Ahhh now ... THERE'S the rub.
I'm layed off from work so I try to do the housework the hardest way I can ... I vacuumn, but sweep the carpet first with a broom (a vacuumn is NOT a sweeper ... a sweeper has a broom in his oe her hands), a lot of bend over and pick-it-up stuff, etc.
I'm becoming addicted to garden salads, rabbit food (discovery; sub fresh strawberries for tomatoes, use sweet and sour salad dressing) so I eat a lot of fresh, raw veggies ... the occasional hamburger, cold cereal at night, snack on oranges and apples during the day .. lots of coffee.
and I'm putting on weight.
I'm beginning to think there's not a damned thing anyone can do about anything regarding their weight and their shape/size.
Unless it is all hormonal (I'm 61) and I should just start shooting testosterone.
I have a heart rate monitor (Wall-Mart now sells them cheaply) and wear it when I bike, walk, or do anything like exercise and it has helped me retrain my thinking about exercise.
Yard work and house work can be great forms of exercise if you keep your heart rate high.
I use to be a running nut and was always very skinny. Due to foot injuries, I now ride an old beat up mountain bike. It is hard to get skinny no matter how much I ride, but dieting helps.