Well I'm 53 and I quit smoking on 12/28. The next week I went out and bought a fitbit to get me moving more so I would keep control of the weight gain. I am as of this morning 161. When I started my quit back on 12/28 I was 155. I am not looking for skinny I have no desire for that at all. With my walking I have had some issues with my knees and hips and know if I can get down 10 pounds I will be able to move easier.
I know you might think 10 pounds is easy peasy. It's not for me. I have always been able to control my eating at night. It is just a habit to eat small at dinner and nothing else period. I brush my teeth and even if I go to bed a little hungry that's OK.
Even though this has controlled my weight to a certain point I eat a lot during the day and don't have much control over it. I stress eat and geeze do I have a lot of stress at work. I have started walking 3 times a day at work and two of the walks are small walks but they do help and distract me.
I really want to cut back slowly I would totally fail if I tried something like you are doing Donna. I just don't have that much control with food. Still Matcha tea free but once I get it I will happily report on how it is.
PS: did not do any cut back today on food but did get at 5:45PM 8,515 steps so did not get my 10,000. Once it warms up I can do a little walking in the evening but too cold still.
