Waterfairy, how are you? Haven’t heard from you in a bit.
Hi Seenie. I am still here. I hope you are doing well. I have not been on my computer for a long time. Its been a long winter. I am leaving tomorrow for Mexico for 8 days. When I get back, I will be here again checking in and blogging here. Thank you for asking. Hope to catch up with you soon.
ohhhhh waterfairy, I know where you are at and I soo feel for you, saying a prayer for you. I know I posted about the weight thing before and I struggle with that soo much too, and it seems when I feel really good (which usually is in low humidity months here in the Fall in Florida and cool weather) and I try to exercise harder, the pain and fatigue and I just cannot push it without going into a bad flare, and the energy is not there anymore even on a good day.
Sooo that being said, here is my recent ideas on it. I don't beat myself up for the main part. I try to focus on a good diet, (sugar is my downfall) and make substitutions and when I cheat , well I go back to eating healthy. Soemtimes I do a meal replacement shake and eat more veges. I even do our dinners as 2 veges and main dish, and these are not high carb veges. Am I perfect? NO! are there times that I am soo feeling crappy that we do take out or frozen dinner? yes but I try. And if you can find a pool, do it. Now, in this weather I can get in there and do a little swimming, but mostly walking laps and doing exercises to move my joints like I learned back in water aerobics that were geared for arthritis, but I refrain from doing anything fast and limit my time to about a half hour.
My thyroid is still off and I am working with my endo, we keep going up. Am I losing weight lately? no, not really but I am keeping the same weight and have for 10 yers now. Yes, I need to lose like 30 lbs, and I will just try to do better, really that is all I can do. 2 of my drs keep swearing I have lost weight when they see me and I tell them no, but they say I look better, and they are just thrilled that I am trying.
Maybe you can find a local YMCA or city pool during summer months? That is what I have done, city pool and it is very cheap, like 15.00 a year and 4.00 a time.
Please just keep hope, ok? Don't put so much pressure on yourself and take it one step at a time. :)
And Yes! I want to be a snowbird too!!! so oooooo bad and avoid summer in fla, but the pool thing really helps me.