Since Microsoft no longer supports FrontPage, I've chosen to re-build my website using Wordpress. It's a new learning curve!
Take a look and let me know what you think. It's still in the renovation process. Let me know what you'd like to see on those pages!
www.lindajhutchinson.com
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Weight Loss
We've all been told to lose weight, stop (fill in the blank), blahblahblah, and all will be well. Our health will improve vastly. Our pain will diminish. Weight seems to be the first one mentioned each time the subject is brought up.
In April 2010 I started to lose a few pounds. It was slow going. My aches didn't diminish and I didn't feel better, even 17 pounds into the plan.
In April 2011 I got serious about it. I also accepted a psition as a part-time courier with a major healthcare company. At the time, I wasn't sure I could even do the job. It involved getting into and out of a car repeatedly. And walking. And carrying. The first couple of days were horrible! The first couple of weeks were excrutiating. The first couple of months were downright rough.
Then it started getting easier. All of it.
To date, I've lost 54 pounds. I do feel better. Most of the time. Even though I only walk short distances at any given stop, it has helped with the chronic bursitis in these hips. My arthritic knees and lower back still ache, but it has gotten easier. However, I didn't notice much difference until I'd hit the 40 pounds lost point.
I also started taking kelp. Kelp is iodine. This supplement, along with the regular exercise, has given me more energy and has diffused some of the pain issues.
My weight loss goal is 81 pounds. That's 27 to go!
While I'm hopeful, I know that not all the pain will go away even when I hit goal. However, I remain hopeful and believe whatever exercise I've managed has helped.
Even if you can't walk a mile, if you can walk a few feet, do it. Do it every day! After a couple of months, you probably won't be taking those stairs two at a time, but you'll be walking farther--and feeling better about yourself.
In April 2010 I started to lose a few pounds. It was slow going. My aches didn't diminish and I didn't feel better, even 17 pounds into the plan.
In April 2011 I got serious about it. I also accepted a psition as a part-time courier with a major healthcare company. At the time, I wasn't sure I could even do the job. It involved getting into and out of a car repeatedly. And walking. And carrying. The first couple of days were horrible! The first couple of weeks were excrutiating. The first couple of months were downright rough.
Then it started getting easier. All of it.
To date, I've lost 54 pounds. I do feel better. Most of the time. Even though I only walk short distances at any given stop, it has helped with the chronic bursitis in these hips. My arthritic knees and lower back still ache, but it has gotten easier. However, I didn't notice much difference until I'd hit the 40 pounds lost point.
I also started taking kelp. Kelp is iodine. This supplement, along with the regular exercise, has given me more energy and has diffused some of the pain issues.
My weight loss goal is 81 pounds. That's 27 to go!
While I'm hopeful, I know that not all the pain will go away even when I hit goal. However, I remain hopeful and believe whatever exercise I've managed has helped.
Even if you can't walk a mile, if you can walk a few feet, do it. Do it every day! After a couple of months, you probably won't be taking those stairs two at a time, but you'll be walking farther--and feeling better about yourself.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)