First the bad news. At the weekend I had an attack of what I call "the munchies" and ate quite a few biscuits. I also haven't been very active recently, even by my low standards.
Now the good news. I haven't lost weight since my last weigh in, but I haven't gained any, either. Eating the biscuits gave me such bad heartburn that I won't be doing it again any time soon. You could say that the heartburn worked as aversion therapy!
Regarding exercise, I've decided to practice what I've preached. Before I knew she was agoraphobic I tried to encourage my mother-in-law to go for short walks. Even walking to the end of the road would have been better than nothing. Well, I may not be able to walk 2 miles any more but I should be able to walk round the block, even if I have to do it slowly. So I'm going for a short walk. I'll let you know how long it took.😉😃
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Considering you had an attack of the munchies you did well not to gain any weight.
Walking is a good exercise. I take Bella out twice a day and my shorter walk round the small block works out to over 2000 steps each time. So the small walks are a good starting point.
I'm back from my short walk. I don't know how far it was, but it took about 8 minutes. I'm guessing that it was somewhere around 0.25 mile, so it really wasn't much time a walk and it really was slow. But I'm disabled and unfit so it's best to start slowly, literally taking small steps.
Well done on having a blow out but not putting on weight! I think we all need a naughty moment every now and again but as long as you start over the next day it's not too bad. Good luck with the walking!
I enjoyed the walk so much that it motivated me to do a bit of housework. I emptied some waste bins and did some laundry. It's not much, but any activity is better than spending the whole day doing nothing.
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