I’ll come out of lurkdom and join this thread. I may not post much, as I only occasionally get to threads I follow on cc and then it takes me a while to catch up on them.
First, to answer this question from @thumper1 on the first few pages:
I am also a lifetime member quite a bit over goal weight. In October I rejoined when an at work program started at my office. This is what I had previously done, and I liked the convenience and familiarity, it works for me. Although we are in a large building we have barely scraped by with the minimum enrollment. Anyway-
I did a plan in the 90s with exchanges and then a plan about 10 years ago which is similar to one of the three plan options now, the green plan. When I joined in October the plan was ww freestyle, which is equivalent to the blue plan. There is also a purple plan. The difference between the plans is how many food fall into zero points, they should still be tracked, but are less tied to weight issues (according to ww) and by having fewer things to “count” make the program fit more into a long term lifestyle. I personally do feel I could continue the program even after I reach my goal weight, the app and the flexibility are much easier for me than the programs I did in the 90s and 2000s. I have lost 30lbs since October which is not quite half way.
Here is the rest of an intro.
I am 55 and although never athletic, I like being active and have had ebbs and flows of exercise, I used to run and then I blew out my ACL skiing. I also was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes so the whole management thing has been workable but another thing to manage. I love to eat food, not as a reward, but because it tastes good! I have been reducing portions and am satisfied with less now.
I broke my ankle in April and did physical therapy over the summer and then have been seeing a trainer to get back for skiing this winter. So far my fitness is great, the ankle is still sore. I am trying to do some sort of activity 5 days a week.
I was adopted and found my birth parents and therefore some medical history in the past year. I don’t have good genes, both things like cancers and also heart disease. I take meds for high bp and high cholesterol. I want to live a long life and have an active retirement, so I am getting serious about being healthy.
The personal trainer is winding down, I bought a package to a local yoga studio and although not my thing, it does help with flexibility. I have done a few classes at the gym where the PT was, I will be moving sometime in the next few months so am in a holding pattern now and won’t join a place until after the move. I do some weights and core at home sometimes. I do walk several days a week and do ski/kayak/hike in season.
It was too good of a day to waste it on sitting in front of a TV. Still was able to join the Superbowl thread at half-time.