Complaint #1 of the day: Unexpected rain has a way of pissing you off when you want to go out and run, though it did finally stop. Went out at 11pm and mixed running and walking for 46 minutes. It was a chilly 54°. 

Complaint #2 of the day: Will people please stop telling me what I already know? LOL Yes, I know exercise alone won't usually cut it (especially in older women) because a standard 30-60 min. workout doesn't usually expend enough to be taking in less than we're putting out and all that fun stuff, and I know how working out usually just gets you in shape and makes diets work better, but we still have to cut enough calories to take in less than we put out, blah, blah, blah. 

The only ways I’ve lost weight in the past were diet alone or diet and exercise. Hell, I didn’t even lose weight as a dancer 22 years ago, not that I had much fat to spare at the time and not that I was dieting, of course. Sure got into great shape for being the smoker that I was, though. 

In 2000 I was 10-15 pounds overweight and we bought a Bowflex machine and I thought, yeah, I can eat all I want now! Wrong. I didn’t lose much more than a few pounds, but I sure did muscle up. I then did some online research and this is when I started learning about how things work and all that. 

Although Tom feels confident I’ll lose weight once my medication is adjusted, I don’t see how or why I would simply because the vast majority of people over 40 also complain that losing weight is damn near impossible. Do they all have bum thyroids, too? Unlikely! 

The calorie requirement to lose at this age is simply way too low to stand and sustain, and what if I could suddenly snap my fingers and be at an ideal weight? I’d still have to diet at least most of the time or else it would come right back. No thanks! I’d rather just work out to stay fit, eat as sensibly as I can, and just deal with the extra weight. Still, I thank people for their input, even if it’s stuff I’ve heard and have been over a thousand times before.