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I'm working at the fitness routine in the pool, my last AOM challenge

over the holiday season was unfinished at the end. Now I'm on a new

AOM challenge and I am at about 86oo steps per day to complete the

trail in time.

Bill

>

> OK ... I've struggled with my weight my whole life. I've bounced

> around between 135 and 235 too many times to tell. About 7 years

ago,

> I slimmed up pretty good by basically starving. I've never been a

fan

> of mindless repetitive exercise so I found starving worked better

for

> me LOL

>

> But, slowly the weight started to come back ... I still wasn't real

> heavy tho, UNTIL I QUIT SMOKING ... yup, about 5 and a half months

ago

> I dropped cigarettes, cold turkey. Now, I find I'm porking up

again :-(

>

> Recently my 90-yr-old mom had a stroke and I had to quit my job (as

a

> college instructor) and move in with her to be her fulltime

caregiver

> .... and, man is this job fattening. *sigh*

>

> So, I went to the doctor, thinking I need to take care of me if I

want

> to take care of mom ... and surprise, surprise, my cholesterol and

> blood pressure are very high. So, now I'm on meds they tell me I'll

> have to take the rest of my life .... but everything I read says

diet

> and exercise are going to be my saviors.

>

> But ... remember ... I hate mindless repetitive exercise. And, I

> really can't leave my mom long enough to go to a gym anyway (thank

> God) ... so, I've started walking .... and I'm totally addicted to

it

> ... when I want a cigarette or something to nibble on, I go take a

> walk ... and now, my leisurely strolls are turning into power

walks.

> And, I'm actually enjoying it!

>

> OH ... add to this that I've never been domestic ... and now, here I

> am cleaning mom's house and cooking for her .... cooking? I've

never

> been a cook! But, I'm learning all I can about whole grains, omega

3

> oils, and all that jazz, and I've actually been able to come up with

> some good stuff.

>

> The irony is my mom is supposed to GAIN weight ... so, cooking for

the

> two of us has been a challenge indeed.

>

> But, now I'm rambling. I just saw this group and saw it was

directed

> at people trying to lose weight and walking, so I said " That is the

> group for me!! " Nice to be here :-)

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