Posted by alexandra_k on February 28, 2005, at 4:10:42
Ok.
So the weight wasn't water weight and it is getting a bit late in the year to justify it as the inevitable expansion that happens fairly briefly every year around christmas time... Time to do something about it...
I hurt my legs / feet quite badly a couple of years back. Spent close to a year in a wheelchair and then on crutches. But it has been in the year since then... I used to walk a lot. But I can't walk more than a couple of k's at a fairly average pace. I can't do any impact. I tried to swim but I can't point my toes to kick for freestyle and I can't do the leg movement required for breaststroke. Well. I can do a sort of deformed movement but I worry that that is reinforcing the bones setting / hardening funny. I don't want to end up with bodybuilder arms. And the pool isn't heated and summer is drawing to a close soon anyway. I also hate biking...
Anyway, the point is that I can't really do much with respect to increasing my exercise. And I guess that because I am not walking etc as much as I used to I require less calories now.
So I have decided to eat healthier.
Replace things...
Lots more vegetables and fruit
No more potato chips and the hardest thing for me is cutting way back on the carbohydrates. I don't really crave sweet things. But carbodydrates. Bread, pasta, and potatoes really were my staple diet. I have managed a couple of days without any problem. Wish me luck.
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