My sciatica, yoga and new high weight...

Well, sure, it goes on and on and on...
147 is my new high weight, which I guess means I'm making some progress. It was 148 again the last couple days but I ate a giant salad yesterday, had a good - oh wait, let's amend that weight to 145 -  dropped that nasty pound and then another 2 pounds.
(not to mention the 1/2 bottle of wine I drank last night because I sold a painting and celebrated, so that didn't help did it?)
My sciatica has been giving me horrible grief so I forced myself to do Yoga #1 video of standing poses. It hurt. Bad. I followed the guy who shows the alternative poses. I got through all but the last stretch.
did it again the next day and got through the whole tape.
Hip feels better, not all they way o.k., but getting there. Shoulder not so hot. just stretches today, no arm work.
Just heard a report on NPR about women over 50 having a hard time keeping weight off. Well, that just cracked me up.
The report said that it's not just cutting back on meats, cheeses, sugars, but also adding more fruits and veges. AND EXERCISE. huh. really?
This woman took up rowing in her late 50s. That's me. late 50s. struggling to keep the weight off. struggling to stay in shape.
The pain of sedentarism is what gets me. I tried to pull some fence posts out of the ground so as to put the snow fence in better position and it was agaonizing. I got nowhere. My muscle tone just withers if I let it. I am not old!!! I am still vibrant (in my head).
SIGH.
Walk, run, hike, lift. Eat salad.
Here comes winter.
I'd better be ready!