Signs of weight loss. Sitting on the floor.

I've been shrinking out of my wardrobe over the past six months. The most recent surprise was when I realized I was no longer unsnapping, unbuttoning or unzipping slacks or jeans when I go to the bathroom. They're slipping right down with no effort. As a matter of fact, I have to wear a belt with the jeans. I moved the buttons on one pair of slacks and a week later had to pull them tighter around my waist with a safety pin.

My Pilates instructor says to sit on the floor - often. I've avoided the floor in recent years because of the difficulty getting up and down with the excess weight. Then, too, when I did get up, I sometimes felt a bit dizzy. Sitting on the floor is good for the hip/leg joints, she tells me. Keeps you limber. She's got a point there; the few times I did get on the floor with one of my grandsons in the past, I was certainly stiff on rising. So, I've added floor sitting to my list of things to remember and to do.

Kids have no problem squatting or sitting on the floor. We seniors need to follow their example more often.

Three ways to sit on the floor...
*legs extended straight out in front
*bottom of feet together and knees out to opposite sides almost touching the floor (think frog!)
*a "half lotus" (a lotus - which I was able to do and loved to do many, many years ago - is legs crossed and ankles pulled up onto opposite thighs)

Wikipedia has a good description of floor sitting.