Weighty Issues

From my experience:  1. Don't take prednisone.  2. Don't take hormone.  3. Do make sure that your thyroid levels are normal.  4. Don't sit for 8-12 hours per day.  5. Don't eat most of your meals at restaurants.  6. If you are taking glyburide, ask your doctor for an alternative that doesn't cause weight gain.  7. Don't use artificial sweeteners.  8. Don't eat when bored, tired, lonely or angry and not even if you are hungry if it is not a scheduled meal or snack.  9. Do weigh and measure the food you eat on a daily basis.  10. Do eliminate or limit refined flour and sugar.  11. Do drink water.  12. Do exercise every day. Build up to an hour - walk, bike, swim,take an exercise class, etc.  13. Do some meditation, or take some quiet time every day.  14. Do stretching exercises and/or yoga.  15. Join a support group -- Overeaters Anonymous is my favorite.

 As of today I am down 111 lbs from my highes weight of 283.  My goal is to be at 165 lbs- one day at a time!

July 2022 A lot has happened since my last post - 2021 was not the best year for out family.  My daughter Sharon had to have her left leg amputated below the knee in March.  Then on April 11 my son Doug died. My world fell apart!  Sharon and I made the best of things for the rest of that year.