Crutches

I keep a chart of my eating and exercise habits.  For a year I have written my weight at the top, my blood pressure under that and under this I put what I do for exercise for the day followed by what I eat.

I am careful what I read.  All it takes is one article saying you need to go for the burn, or do thirty minutes of arm exercises, or walk, at least, four miles if you can't run and I feel like giving up.  I do give up! 

I hear how hard it is for people "my age" to lose weight and I think, "Right!"

The truth is:  it isn't any harder now than it ever was, but I can't buy in to all the extremes or I quit.  Yesterday I wrote on my chart:  Weight - alot!  BP - I don't know.  Exercise - shop! Food - Eat!

Now that is an extreme I can buy into way too easily.

So what do I do?

I start over.  I did this already and I know where to turn for encouragement.  The person who has done all this with me still stands beside me cheering and listening and commiserating.  That is my biggest crutch, the one thing that keeps me going.