Hi, oscar!  I too have some mobility issues (had polio and it sort of came back) so I've struggled with my weight the last 3 years since I've retired.

Recently I bought some seasons of Biggest Loser - the reality series where fat folks let themselve be tortured physically, mentally and emotionally - well it motivated me to move more and pay more attention to what I eat.  Like using a fork instead of a spoon the size of a shovel, for instance.

Also, since I can't afford a gym membership - probably could easily think up excuses not to go, anyway - I have started to put alot more effort into housework.  Like over cleaning the tile in the shower for the exercise - and the pleasure of looking at it afterwards.  I've never been a big fan of housework but if its exercise without paying for it, then that seems to be OK.

I haven't lost much weight yet but I am stronger so there is the possiblity of losing weight, anyway.

Good luck to us both!!

Well muscle doesn't weight more than fat, a pound is a pound whether its feathers or steel.  Muscle works far more efficiently and helps metabolism.  Also much leaner and takes up less space than lumpy old fat.

Thanks lily, it is a lot to do with mindset for me.  I think I read once that it takes 6 days to make a habit and 6 weeks to break one.

Yup Lilyr is lucky.  I got the sharp end of the stick in that dept. no lean willowy people in my family portraits.  mores the pity.

i haven't been very diligent today.  But I'm down 2 lbs.  and my exciting news is I have a job interview on Tuesday! Lol I'm probably going to have to go out and buy something to wear.

Thanks for the post sun.
 

Good luck on the interview, Oscar.
I've always been a decent size, at the most 20 pounds overweight.  When I got up to that 20 pounds over I finally did something about it.  Now it's creeping back again.  My size 10 jeans are really really tight.  I'm totally happy when I'm a size 8 so I don't have too much to do, but I just can't motivate myself.  The way I lost weight was by weightlifting, but nothing serious, real easy stuff.  That wonderful muscle replacing that nasty fat.  I have a book I love
Jorge Cruise .... 8 Minutes in the Morning. 
It has a lot in it about emotional eating and inspirational stories and mantras.  I ignored all that and just focused on the excersize part.  Each day you do 2 types of excersizes.  Monday is chest and back, Tuesday is abs and shoulders, Wednesday butt and hamstrings, etc.  You do each excersize 12 times and then switch to the other excersize.  Then you go back to the first one.  You do 4 sets of each excersize, so 48 chestlifts and 48 back lifts total on Monday.  That's not too hard, is it?  Then Tuesday it's the same thing but you're exercizing 2 different body parts,  You do that for 6 days then take a day off.  Then when you start the second week Monday is still chest and back but he has 2 different ones than the week before.  It keeps it from being boring and if there's an exercize I don't like I just substitute with one I like better.  Pushups is one of the chest ones, I couldn't do them so I just kept doing the one where you lay down and lift dumbbells up.  Then when I got to pushups again in the second month I could do them!!!! I sat on the floor and cryed cause I was so proud of myself.  I got pretty strong without too much effort, it's a real easy program and it works.  But since my late husband died I just can't seem to be consistant with it.  I'll do it for a few days or a week and then I'm not doing it anymore.  Maybe I'll vacuum the floor, lay down, and start lifting weights!

You ladies are all lovely.  I appreciate the support from you all.

and I'm going to check out that book Wendy.