Real Weight loss?

[McPat]

GOB,
My cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic said that I need to loose because if I didn't I would be headed toward diabetes. I'm a heart patient. She told me to eat fish at least twice a week, cut down on the carbs (notice I didn't say cut out), eat much more fruit and vegetables, and get no less than 3 hours of cardio-vascular exercise each week. Seems real simple, and I have been doing this since January and have lost about 6 lbs. You need to kinow that when I started I was 5'5" and weighed 165lbs. Small man on a small frame. But 6lbs for me is 3.6% of my original body weight. That would be about 10 lbs for you. Please note that it has been around 5 months for me which is about a pound per month. Like you, the question is , when do I exercise. I started getting up earlier in the morning to take my morning walk, and believe it or not, I have much less energy for the day when I don't get up and walk. I sincerely hope this helps you. As a side note, my mom has bad knees too and her doctor told her to do her walking time in a swimming pool. I realize this is only good advice if you have access to a pool. Best of luck to you!
McPat