Lets Post our Daily Exercise

added a 5 km run/walk OUTSIDE this afternoon. Granted, I had double layers on, grips on my runners and the windchill was -13....but I was OUTSIDE!!!!!

sweet....I think we have to listen to our bodies sometimes. I'm a big believer in not going all out every day...I think we need to do something everyday...but sometimes what that is needs to be "tweaked". Maybe you just pushed too hard for too long?? You'll get back at it, I'm sure.

stillrunning...that's a milestone to celebrate!!! woohoo!!!!

I am new to this site and finding some interesting info! I just had permanent implants and nipple reconstruction done on 3/11/2014 and can't wait to get back to exercising regularly. Still dealing with 20 extra pounds since treatment. PS does not want excessive arm motions, which makes even walking difficult.   Any idea how long before I get the ok to resume full body exercise?

Welcome cd and Jonellis! I too continued walking post surgery but did not really start any other exercise for a couple of months. Just do what you feel up to when you can. 

Sweet, it may be 9 weeks to California dreaming but it is also 9weeks until bathing suit season......

Exercise today was 30 minutes on the treadmill. 3 weeks from tomorrow, I will be running my very first 5k with obstacles......counting down and running regularly to prepare.

Thanks all - I know I'll get back at it, I'm just sick of falling asleep again now if I let myself sit on the sofa before bed!  If I sit down to watch the 6:00 or 6:30 news I'm comatose before it's over.  I'm starting to think I may have a low-grade respiratory thing going on though, or maybe some sort of allergy (which I've never had before), so may call my PCP.  Had a dry cough for a few days about 3 weeks ago and have been sneezing quite regularly too.  No head congestion or heavy feeling in the chest, just tired.  Still a bit of a dry cough during the night but it's slightly productive during the day now.  Haven't seen PCP since pre-BMX so I'll probably give him a call.

Don't I know it Dulci.  One of our department heads at work yesterday warned us not to go upstairs because his people were 'dropping like flies' with the flu.  It's just very, very unusual for me to succumb to the normal illnesses that continually float around.   I haven't even had a simple head cold for many years and haven't vomited since morning sickness in 1988!  Last bout with diarrhea was only because of colostomy prep last April.....lol!  It's worth getting checked out though and like I said, I haven't seen my PCP since before BC diagnosis.  I'll make it worth my while though and ask him lots of questions about my aches and pains and arthritis and such.  He's a wonderful guy, I think about 15 years younger than me, and very knowledgeable and conversational/easy to talk to.\

Busy with housework today and just did 3 minutes on my zero gravity contraption.  Will probably go into the office a little later to work on a flowchart I have to have done by Tuesday AM and may go for a walk outside. It's kinda chilly today but we had a lot of rain last night that is helping clear the snow.  I haven't done my cemetery route since last fall so maybe I'll see how that's looking.  If I'm really ambitious I can walk to the office and back (4.4 miles round trip).

1 mile walk and hoping to meet with my daughter to walk at the park later today

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" ~Lao-tzu, Chinese philosopher.

Sweet - they said on CNN this will be the worst allergy season ever, and the levels are already extremely high.  I even heard my kitty sneeze this week!  Also, with what you described it does sound like an allergy.  Sometimes the tired feeling is actually a by-product of allergies.

I want you all to know, that I lived on Allegra and Allegra-D and/or Claritin for 10 years (lived in the south when I started taking it).  Also was allergic to many fruits, couldn't eat a banana without my mouth getting itchy, tomatoes would make my lips swell, etc.

After my dx, I was suspicious of everything. Cut out diet coke, coffee and all allergy medicine instantly upon dx. Then, introduced lots of veggies and fruits into my diet.  After a very short period of time (maybe as little as 6 weeks), my body adjusted itself and I have remained off allergy medicine and am no longer allergic to my food - for 2+ years now.  I think my allergy medicine was making my body over produce the antihistamine, and it was a continuous effect. 

Doing the hike today.  Guess I should post after I exercise, so we for sure know that I got it done.  LOL  )

2 more miles today walking outside with daughter & neighbor  

Inspired ... I don't think I could survive without my morning coffee!!!!

I thought the same thing, regarding giving up coffee!  LOL I loved it so much and I drank it daily, especially when I first sat down at my desk in the mornings.  When I was dx'd with bc, I always felt it was something new that I had introduced to myself in the past 2-3 years.  Two of those things were:  Coffee drinking (never had it before then) and turkey meat - I quit both.  After learning that California, under Prop 65 warns that coffee has chemicals known to be carcinogenic, it didn't take any effort to drop it.  I replaced it with hot green organic tea.  At first I needed a packet of raw sugar in the tea, then got to where I can drink it without the sugar.  It's been a great trade off, and green tea has some potent anti-cancer benefits.  Now, at the holidays, I do enjoy my Starbucks Eggnog Latte (which does have a shot of espresso in it).  I do just have a small one, and I try to only have about 2 or 3 for the entire winter season.  They are so yummy!! 

Can't speak to the green tea issue as I'm not a tea lover, but this is an interesting conversation. Someone on another thread recently posted a study that shows coffee as having a positive impact on reducing recurrence !!!!! 

My theory is....most things in moderation. Eventually, everything we eat, drink, breathe and touch goes through the cycle of bad...good...bad (again)....good(but in a different way).....You can go crazy trying to keep up with things!

Just found this on a website ...

Please stop all herbal supplements and Vitamin E products two weeks prior to your surgery. This includes: garlic, fish oil, glucosamine, green tea, and St. John’s Wort. These products could thin your blood and cause excessive bleeding during surgery. Please discuss specific medications with your surgeon.

I have been working long days, so today was a major pleasure as did a run, then bussed it into Seattle for some fun.  First stop was Nordstrom, where the lady who had me scheduled in for a hand massage, also did a full facial!!!  My skin was showing the effects of the move and all the work, so most welcome.  Also got two hot lipsticks for spring......so prepared for whenever it finally arrives.

Then of course to the wine bar, a glass of champagne to celebrate everything and catch up with my fellow wine drinkers.  I didn't see Sarah the manager as she is recovering from a concussion.  However, I did get to attend the party at Oldschool Pinups upstairs.  Learning is that not all corsets are like the ones my grandmother wore. 

Below is an example of what a well-fitting one can do......

Claire...please do share how to properly fit a corset! I've been thinking of adding one to my Victorian cycling costumes, but have no clue how to fit one. Or where to look for a simple, "good" one. And wondering if I should get the underbust kind because I don't want to risk my recon. I just want a tiny Victorian waist. 

Thanks! My antique bike keeps me in a very upright position, however cycling changed corset design to shorter more ride-friendly shapes before women stopped wearing them altogether. 

My dad worked at Boeing when I was born.  :-)

Thanks for the LOUD pro-exercise Voice-of-the-day!

Claire you look great and what a fabulous philosophy.  CD I love Tai Chi, I don't do it much anymore but I  use the breathing techniques that I learned doing it. Odie how sad for your co-worker. Sweet you could also have a bug in your system, think back did you have the flu and 'got over it' sometimes it can lay dormant in your system and just throw you out of whack.

This morning did a Body Pump class and now off to walk the aisles at Costco oh and return the crazy insane Golden Retriever I have been minding, she's just turned 1 and when she's about 4 she's going to be a fabulous dog, but for now she's a crazy insane teenager!!!!