@alive

So happy to read you have turned the page on your quest for health. I always tell people to read the labels on everything and kind of follow the Mediterranean type approach to eat.

Wheat and white flour and processed foods are major food items to cut back on as much as possible. Eight thousand steps daily is awesome. I attend gym classes and walk daily and set my walking goal at 5,000 steps minimum but I average 9 + depending on the day. My watch gives me a Blue sneaker award for reaching 5000 and is a great motivator as I have set hourly get up and move reminders.
Walking is very addictive and I started that before the pandemic.

I like gluten free products but read the label on them as they often contain more sugar than non gluten. I try to limit complex carbs to one a day. I don’t have a weight problem….my family is on the thin side but all women get the wheat belly so I watch that because it is noticeable on me.

A story…When I was working I drove past a beautiful waterfront area on the way where there were a lot of early walkers and joggers. Over the corse of about a year I saw a young overweight woman being dropped off with weights and she walked as best she could…don’t know the distance but you could see her struggle. The last few times I saw her she was half her size and I will never forget how her blonde ponytail flipped from side to side as she briskly walked and sprinted down the trail. I retired around then but felt so happy seeing her it made me teary.

All the exercise in the world doesn’t help if your diet is no good so they always go hand in hand. I can’t remember when I tasted real sourdough bread…yummy. I make most of my meals from scratch….easy to do….there are so many good spices out there. Kudos to you and you energy will increase triple fold. Keep those nasty food products out of your house and avoid temptation but don’t deprive yourself of enjoying your food. I read cookbooks all the time…my daughter has quite the collection. I have learned a lot about food and , at nearly 82, I feel the same as I do 10 plus years ago.

Yours is a happy post😃

FL Mary