Working Hard in 2008 Towards Dieting and Exercise

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Fri, January 11, 2008

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I went to see my doctor yesterday and he told me I had high cholesterol and high blood pressure. He told me I needed to lose weight and exercise more.

I had fracture my knee last year in May 2007 and I was only able to fully walk properly in December 2007.

Because of this injury and being sedentary my bone density test dropped tremendously. I just see the line drop down from the chart he showed me. When I reminded him I had fractured my knee he understood, because the year previous the bone density test was good.

There are so many things to do and I sometimes wonder how I am going to do them all. "One at a time".

I asked my doctor to send me to a dietician as I found I could not diet alone. I needed help in learning how to eat well for my body and lose weight.

I also have an exercise program with a coach who is somewhat like "a drill sargeant", but I don't mind because that is what I need to get me going and to stick to my program. Sometimes we all need a push.

I shall center on these two objectives. Too many objectives are bound to fail. I have tried too many at a time and you don't have the energy or you become overwhelmed with too many priorities.

Hopefull in one month I shall see a significant difference.

Catch you all later.

Susan

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Kenn Kihiu

1/19/08 11:20am

You are so right, a baby learns to walk one step at a time, so take baby steps and before you know it, you will be in fantastic shape. Please update this site of your progress, you can post pictures and talk to other members here, we all need encouragement from time to time. Also please don't ever give up. Click here to read an article I wrote on never giving up. We are behind you all the way!

Move Your Body, Move Your Life
Kenn Kihiu
http://www.dancexfitness.com/

ladyisis

1/20/08 10:32am

Hello Kenn,

Thank you so much for your encouragement. I read your article and I love your quote 'Never Give Up!'. These 3 words can make a difference. Sometimes we fall but we always get right back up.

I also agree with you Kenn that we sometimes forget that we have the resources to obtain our goals. We just sometimes forget and we get tangled in a web and loose all focus. I have found that centering on two many goals is a negative, because we seem to give up because we just have set our sights too high.

So for this year 2 things I will center on: weight and exercise. I went to see my dietician and she inspired me through commitment and encouragement. I will be seeing her on a monthly basis. She has centered on my high cholesterol intake, while teaching me to reduce calories and eat the right foods to loose weight. It went well and when I left her office I felt good; knowing that I am focused on a goal and look forward to seeing a new ME.

I'll be honest, exercising is not one of my strong suites. I know that I have to exercise to stay healthy and moving. I understand as we get older we really need to keep moving to have a healthy body. I can see myself in 3 months and how I would look following a good healthy diet with exercise. I will be taking pictures of myself every two weeks to see the difference. I shall post them here. Maybe this would encourage other people to work towards this goal for themselves.

There is a lot of information I need to know when it comes to dieting but I am not discouraged because I know this is really going to help me. One day at a time and Kenn, "Never Give Up!".

I may even have some tricks for making recipes that are low-fat, low-sodium and lower in cholesterol. My dietician says make things from scratch and create a masterpiece for yourself. I liked the way she said that. I would love to share some of my recipes later on down the road with anyone who is interested. I think we can all post little tricks for lowering calories in our daily intake. This list could become really long.

LOVE IT!

Get inspired everyone. Talk to you all soon.

Working Hard in 2008 Towards Dieting and Exercise

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