13 Feb. 2020 - Diet Diary - Doctor appointment well fine, weighed in at 150.4 but note that their scale generally weighs 3-4 pounds heavier than mine at home. Still, I'm sitting at least 6 pounds over my goal so will need to keep working on it. She agreed with my assessment of the salt issue, said I am apparently one of the "salt sensitive" people and should continue to try to limit it.

She did ask about my walking and I admitted it isn't so good. I go to senior exercise twice a week, which is a fair substitute but the other days don't see a lot of aerobic activity. More consistent exercise would be good for my health and might even help elevate my mood, which has been rather sober lately. I've said for a couple months I should clear a space in the basement and set the treadmill up again. Maybe put the old TV down there so I could be entertained while walking. That hasn't happened though.

However, today I heard about a deal at the community rec center. They will issue a key fob for the cost of $10 the first year and $5 a year after that. You can gain access to the rec center any time you want with it, not just during "open" hours. They have a bunch of exercise equipment there or you can walk laps in the building. This would allow for some options when the weather is not conducive to walking outside. Think I will stop in tomorrow and get one of the fobs. The center is only a block away from my house so unless it is slick/storming, can easily walk to the building. Even 30 minutes out of the day, between walking there, working for 25 minutes and walking home, would be a big improvement.