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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 468300" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It sounds like you have a really good plan. If you make changes and do not see a change in your weight, be sure they have checked your thyroid. Also be sure they have done the A1C test. It shows if you are heading into diabetes.</p><p></p><p>One fairly easy way to increase your activity is to use a pedometer. You can usually find them inexpensively in Walmart, Target or even cheaper online. It doesn't have to be fancy or have bells and whistles of any kind. First wear one during a normal day - a day where you are not doing any exercise you wouldn't normally do. Start a notebook and write the date and how many steps were on the pedometer. Set a goal to do maybe 100 or 200 extra steps for a week, then increase that number the next week or so. Just keep track of the number of steps for the goal and the number from the pedometer.</p><p></p><p>It sounds rather silly and like the increases are very small. But you will work up and it can help a lot. One of the reasons it is successful is that it isn't big and super challenging like running a mile every day. You can SEE the increase in activity in the notebook and it is a tangible reinforcer. It also is a small commitment done every day. This helps because you don't skip a day which takes you out of the routine and it doesn't take a lot of hard to find spare time to do. </p><p></p><p>Not sure if you know this, but it is FAR better on your body to make slow lifestyle changes that you can stick to for the long term. father in law had a heart attack a few years ago. Before that his weight went up 20-25 pounds in the winter and went down about that much in the summer. We were all surprised to learn that this weight fluxuation is much harder on the heart than if he gained 10 pounds and kept it long term. I am not saying to not work to be a healthy weight and have a healthy lifestyle, just that the up and down weight thing that so many people do is very hard on the heart. So make changes slowly and make them for the long term.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 468300, member: 1233"] It sounds like you have a really good plan. If you make changes and do not see a change in your weight, be sure they have checked your thyroid. Also be sure they have done the A1C test. It shows if you are heading into diabetes. One fairly easy way to increase your activity is to use a pedometer. You can usually find them inexpensively in Walmart, Target or even cheaper online. It doesn't have to be fancy or have bells and whistles of any kind. First wear one during a normal day - a day where you are not doing any exercise you wouldn't normally do. Start a notebook and write the date and how many steps were on the pedometer. Set a goal to do maybe 100 or 200 extra steps for a week, then increase that number the next week or so. Just keep track of the number of steps for the goal and the number from the pedometer. It sounds rather silly and like the increases are very small. But you will work up and it can help a lot. One of the reasons it is successful is that it isn't big and super challenging like running a mile every day. You can SEE the increase in activity in the notebook and it is a tangible reinforcer. It also is a small commitment done every day. This helps because you don't skip a day which takes you out of the routine and it doesn't take a lot of hard to find spare time to do. Not sure if you know this, but it is FAR better on your body to make slow lifestyle changes that you can stick to for the long term. father in law had a heart attack a few years ago. Before that his weight went up 20-25 pounds in the winter and went down about that much in the summer. We were all surprised to learn that this weight fluxuation is much harder on the heart than if he gained 10 pounds and kept it long term. I am not saying to not work to be a healthy weight and have a healthy lifestyle, just that the up and down weight thing that so many people do is very hard on the heart. So make changes slowly and make them for the long term. [/QUOTE]
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