I just now found this thread....wonderful idea...didn't know about it. I'm old, (68) short & fat, & am enoying living so want to live some more and enjoy it more.
I had made up my mind over Christmas vacation when at my daughter's in Indiana, that I was going to do something about this fat around my middle and feeling better. So, I started a different eating plan in January and am keeping a journal of everything I put in the "food hole"..and I mean everything..even tea.
My sister and I have been going to a gym for FREE (under the Medicate Advantage program)...called Silver Sneakers about 3-4 yrs. now..off & on..using the eliptical, treadmills, etc., and never signed up for a trainer due to lack of funds. I was diagnosed with RA (rheumatoid arthritis)last year and on medication/steroids which stimulated eating...drats! The gym designed a new program for Seniors with a trainer and it's only $35 a month, so we signed up and have been going regularly..2-3 times a week for a couple months now. He is sooooooo good, and takes into consideration when my joints hurt, etc., and when I have to be careful. The group is small..only 5 of us.
So far...I have lost 7 lbs., and don't know how many inches, but my fat middle is getting smaller, and am definitely getting stronger and feel better. That is my goal, keeping the muscles strong to take the strain off the joints, and to get rid of this fat around my middle & my butt.
I have some Leslie tapes of walking too and use them & some old Richard Simmons ones and try to do something with them when need more than the gym.
ALWAYS....ALWAYS.....feel better after I exercise. It's wonderful.
Sorry..I've yakked so long, and just want to thank you for whoever started this idea.
Judy