I have done some things with food prep, like switching to an air fryer that uses almost no oil. For example, if I do chicken in it, I put a dime sized drop of canola oil in my hand and use that drop to put a light coat on the chicken. I air bake, I air broil... That Ninja Foodi XL Pro preheats in 45-60 seconds and does an amazing job. When there isn't 16 inches of snow on the ground and roads and the temperature allows I walk the dog 1/2 mile 3 times a day, but my exercise potential is limited. I'll explain.

When I was young I played baseball, football and hockey. Every season had a sport for me. Then in 2019 an old knee injury with 45 years of wear on it required a replacement. I thought I would just go back to how it was with 2 normal knees. I was wrong. I am not permitted to run on it because of the potential damage to the hardware. I was at the park in about October and 2 20-ish kids were playing tennis. One of them had to use the bathroom. I asked the other if he'd valley with me some. So I tied up the dog and started volleying with the guy. He was hitting the ball straight back to me and I said "Make me move side to side. I need to test my knee." So he started hitting them 10 feet to either side. I asked for more and he moved it out to 15 feet. When it got that far and called for more quick lateral movement I realized I couldn't do that. There is also an old dude softball league in summer that I'd love to join, but I can't run. So while my knee is now pain free it isn't like turning back time to before the injury and my exercise potential is severely limited.

I am dreadfully overweight and am still experimenting on what I can do about it. I will try step aerobics again soon. Mainly I just want this cold, snowy weather to be over so I can get back to walking Chunk as much as we are both used to.