Dedication and Self Control is the Key!

At my age, 53, you begin noticing some strange things beginning to happen to the shape of your body - it suddenly begins to resemble your aging parents body! Some times as I pass a mirror I catch myself doing a double take - just to make sure that the reflection is actually me! (LOL) When I was younger, if my body was not pleasing to my sight, I'd just get out my Jane Fonda workout tape and get to stepping! And in a week or two I'd whip myself back into shape! But now, with the problems that I've had with my physical health since 2001, I find it very hard to walk as much or as far as I did in the days of old.
Getting fit and losing weight at my age can take some dedication and some self-control over your eating and exercise habits. There are certain things that you should be eating, and certain things that you should not be eating. And I am learning that as a rule of thumb, you should "eat from the earth". By this I mean that if it does not grow in or on the ground and comes pre-packaged, you can likely do without it. Grains, vegetables, water, meat & fish are eating from the earth. Package crackers, cookies, non-perishables, chips, most sauces...basically anything prepackaged you and I can do without! Secondly, there are also certain exercises that I can no longer perform; but with commitment and steadfast determination I can accomplish a work out routine over the coarse of a day. Where there's a will, there's a way! I just have to build up to a set goal a few minutes at a time, all during the day! Not putting too much stress on my back and knees. I started walking around the perimeter of my two acre yard. Then I graduated to walking for 15 minutes down my street twice a day also. Easy does it at first! And when I actually walked that first full mile, I cried with tears of pure joy! I am gaining more control over my body and I'm getting my life back! I KNOW I CAN DO THIS!