A Little of This; A Little of That

Recently I had a discussion with a friend about food prices. He was telling me he had fresh berries in the fridge yet, he was only eating a few at a time because they cost so much. Now, he lives where I do and shops where I shop (mostly) so, I know how much berries are. Recently they've been running between 99 cents to $2.99 depending on which and the size of the container.

I also know that he goes out for coffee (regular) and a loaf of white French bread almost every day ...

There are so many factors when it comes to aging well.

The basics of course, food, rest and movement.

Today, I'll be talking about movement.

Playing off of my "use to" (I've been corrected that it should be "used to" )~ blog, it's really been made clear to me that there is a LOT to consider if one wants to age gracefully.

Next time you go somewhere where there are a lot of people, watch them. Watch how they move, ...

Well, this isn't the "tomorrow" I said I would write this ~ sort of "manana" time though.

The problem I'm finding with writing my blog is that I get up fairly early, do some mundane things, then get out and walk. After writing my "How I Gained Weight" blog, the next morning I walked for about 2 hours. The following morning, I walked for 90 minutes (over 8,000 steps). During that time I think about all the things I want to write about including how I eliminated ...

I awakened this morning contemplating weight gain. How fun is that? lol

There are a few ways and reasons I gained in the first place.

First was possibly menopause yet, I'm not sure of that one. I hadn't gained before I got married at 55 and I'd gone into it a few years before OR, maybe I just didn't notice which we'll get into in a bit ~ the noticing, I mean.

One thing I'm sure of is going out and eating. Once I realized how much I'd gained since getting married ...

Do you find yourself having problems getting movement in every day? Well, here are a couple of suggestions ~

If you sit at a desk, set a timer for 55 minutes. When it rings, get up and do SOMETHING! When you sit back down, set the timer for another 55 minutes. If you work an 8 hour day, you'll have done at LEAST 30 minutes that day.

Suggestions ~ walk up and down stairs; get down on the floor and up again for 5 minutes; fast walk around the block; sit-ups; push-ups (if ...