After browsing round the shops this morning I have decided that I need to take myself in hand and get rid of a lot of weight especially before the summer comes. Most of the excess is due to some medication which has made me balloon out and although I am constantly being told 'don't worry, it will settle down', I don't believe it. I don't need anyone to tell me that I am now very obese, I have never been so heavy in all my life, not even when I was pregnant and I can't stand it anymore.
I don't believe in fad diets or any diet come to that. Throughout my life I have always had a varied, balanced and healthy diet and believe in all things in moderation. Now I am going to have to tweak my eating habits and pay more attention to portion size, which is always a bit of a problem living alone, because I hate waste.
There is absolutely no point whatever in giving up the odd chocolate bar, biscuit or glass of wine that I enjoy now and while there are certain foods that I have to be careful about anyway, there are a lot that I can enjoy more of without feeling too guilty.
Luckily I enjoy salads but I think I will have to be a bit more adventurous and inventive with the ingredients and I am also going to keep a record of what I eat too.
The other factor to help with weight loss is exercise and although I have a few health problems, I will make sure that I fit in a good amount of walking every day. I don't do swimming and I have never been a 'gymbunny' so I will stick to what I enjoy.
There! Now I've put it on my blog I will have to make sure that I am successful and hopefully by summer there will be a new 'streamline' grumpy-grandma so watch this space!
Hi Grandma,
ReplyDeleteAfter thirty-four years, I quit smoking two years ago. Since then I've put on loads of weight. I've always been a petite woman like my grandma, but once I hit fifty, boom! I've now become my mother in size. To top it off, I've been diagnosed with Emphysema and Fibromyalgia. Exercise takes the breath and causes agony in the muscles. I don't know what I'm gonna do, but I have to do something. I now only eat raisin and bran flakes for breakfast, roasted chicken breasts or baked fish with steamed vegetables for dinner.
I'm hoping that once the warmer weather gets here, I can get out and walk more. I can't mow the lawn any longer like I used to. That was one thing I dearly loved doing. But I'm not giving up. I'm going to ask my doctor if he has any ideas for me in a couple of weeks.
Hi Robin!
ReplyDeleteI too gave up the ciggies last May 17th after forty odd years of on and off smoking but I didn't put on any weight then. Mine went on six months before that when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and given medication. Since retiring it has crept up another 3 kilos. Although my job was sedentary I think my brain activity may have helped keep the weight stable!
Anyway, if I can give up smoking, I can lose the weight so I'm gonna keep on walking and eating the salads!