Well, at least I didn't gain any...

[grandma_kate]

After reading about your losses, I had hoped to have dropped a pound but the scale is still showing either 173.5 lbs ( 78.8 kg) or 174 (79 kg). I'd think it was broken if it were not for dear Oatmeal crowing about losing another four pounds. He's eating about the same amount as I am but exercising about an hour and a half more a day

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[moonette1]

Hi Kate,

Have you been strength training as well? Of course that's an important component of fitness, but regarding losing weight, sometimes it's the thing that can push you over the plateau of weight loss by building more muscle which has a higher metabolism. That way you burn more calories through the entire day, exercise or not. Plus it's great for bone strength.

[grandma_kate]

Thank you for a very good suggestion. I suspect that I sit at my computer far longer than I should.

Dear Oatmeal is trained as an exercise physiologist and he used to work with people in nursing homes, as well as just plain non aged people. So he gave me a cute little set of weights for my birthday a few years back but I haven't uses them yet. Maybe it is time to get back to doing some things with the Wii Fit and to start some stretching band and light weight exercises.

I have bone spurs in both shoulders, My son-in-law who used to be a tennis pro calls it server shoulders. That's what I get for playing left-handed for twenty years and then switching to right. Dear Oatmeal has to massage my back most nights to get me to sleep even with the Vicoden for pain.

[mollywheezy]

I'm still trying to lose at least 5 more pounds before my doctor appointment in September. I think the scale is stuck . . .

[grandma_kate]

Yikes! I must have posted this to the world at large instead of those on the losing weight group.

I know what you mean about the scale being stuck but I'm afraid that in my case, I just need to eat less and exercise more.