Like every New Years Resolution ever made by nearly everyone, and often not kept, seems that most pre-FIRE people have the goal to get fit, get thin, and get active once they no longer are working and have the time. So have you been able to reach your fitness/weight goals or have you succumbed to the lure of the "just one more donut and a check of the MMM forums while in the flannel PJ's and then I'll go work out" thing. Have you increased you workouts and physical activities as much as you thought you would or fallen more idle or lack motivation now that you aren't working? I'm in the more active/more fit camp since FIRE but do sometimes find it easy to put some fitness things off until....tomorrow... or...
Let's just say I'm not FIRE yet but awfully warm.
I'm in my preretirement conditioning program.
I heriated two discs in May 2010, it set me back for
a little over 4 years.
This May I started swimming 4 days a week,
I also walk 20 to 25 miles a week, after 5 months,
I realized, I was not losing any weight even though
I'm swimming 1.5 miles, sometimes 2 miles.
Most would say I'm not overweight, but I could lose
10 to 15 lbs and still not be skinny.
So at the beginning of Sept., I started eating less.
That simple, eat less.
Now my weight has dropped.
Sept. 03, 167.0 lbs
Sept. 10, 162.5 lbs
Sept. 17, 161.0 lbs
Sept. 24, 160.0 lbs
Oct. 01 161.0 lbs
Oct. 08 156.5 lbs---Yippee
Oct. 15 153.0 lbs
Oct. 22 155.0 lbs
Oct. 29 157.5 lbs
Nov, 05 157.0 lbs (edit to update) Hope I'm back on track now!
Nov. 12 153.0 lbs
Nov. 19 153.5 lbs
Nov. 27 155.0 lbs
Dec. 03 154.0 lbs Thanksgiving day weight :-)
I'm 5ft 7 inches tall.
I take a 4 mile walk every Thursday to a store that has a very large scale in their lobby, I weigh myself there. Above is the record since I started.
I've added to my routine, deep knee bends, (squats)
with just a broom handle behind my head. So far no weight,
I still have back issues. While I'm walking if I have to wait at a light,
I will do squats until I feel the burn.
I use some dumbbells, to do curls, shoulder press and bent over row.
I don't have a regular routine, I just pick up the weights while
I'm watching TV.
I'm finding a motivation I haven't had, I'm getting up at 5am to swim,
but find it hard to get up at 7:15 for work!
I feel much better now that I'm physically active.
I think that should be repeated!
I feel much better now that I'm physically active.
My blood pressure is lower since I started this.
I took a 20 sample average in May and a 20 sample average in Sept.
and I had a 9/7 point drop. I'm on a BP med, but If this keeps up, I
may be able to stop. I went to the dentist this morning, they checked
my BP, it was 105/43, very low! I checked my BP when I got home,
it measured 107/57. btw, I'm 60 years old.
What was your question? :-)
I think I just wanted to tell somebody I'm doing great!!