Lets Post our Daily Exercise
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Forgot to check in last night. I got in about four hours yeseterday of power washing a section of our deck and siding on the house. It's a large deck and has been at least 2 maybe 3 years since I power washed (hence the four hours just to do one section) . It's absolutely unbelievable how great the contrast is between the washed and unwashed sections - it's like having a new deck! It's supposed to be rainy today and tomorrow but if it's warm enough I'll probably try to attack the next section after work tonight. I end up totally soaked anyway, why should a little rain stop me, right?
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Patoo - love the sculptures - what an interesting place to visit. Beth - sounds like maybe you overdid a bit on vacation - you're certainly not the first to do that! I think sometimes overdoing it on vacation is a chance to take stock when we get back home, to figure out where we went wrong, and try to live a bit healthier - a little more fresh food, a little bit less fast food, a little more exercise, a little less alcohol, a bit more sleep, fewer sodas, etc. Baby steps to an overall healthier lifestyle. Odie - I love the idea of the "surprise" workout - that should shake things up. Sweet - I love the way things look after pressure washing. Like you say, you get soaked pressure washing anyway, so if there's no thunder or lightning, why not pressure wash in the rain?
Mikey (for the newbies he's our 10 year old min pin that the ladies who visited DC year got to meet) had his annual physical a few weeks ago, and the vet found a significant heart murmur. We took him to the cardiologist for a workup Friday (yes, cha-ching) and it turns out that he has a mitral valve issue and his heart is already enlarging trying to compensate. He's asymptomatic now, but long term is not great - the cardiologist thinks it likely he'll start showing cardiac symptoms within 6 months to a year, leading to congestive heart failure eventually. The trick now is to keep him asymptomatic as long as possible, so the vet started him on some heart meds. These are human drugs, and we had quite a time getting one of them. At first we took the scrip to our local CVS, but they wanted $65 for a 90 day supply. We then went to a Rite Aid who quoted a price of $25, but they were out of it. So we went to a second Rite Aid, and was told it would be $145! We finally ended up at Target and paid $20. What a racket. Sheesh.
Mow N Sculpt at the cabin this weekend, plus a 45 minute run in a local park. Yoga DVD this morning.
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Yoga this afternoon at the gym and power step at the other gym tonight.
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Patoo, those sculptures are so cool!
Lilacblue, I live in Torrance, not too far from Cheryl!
Ruth, your pictures are wonderful!
Walked some trails today, with hubby and Grandaughter!
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Welcome, Uds!! I know you will enjoy this thread! The boxing studio sounds like a great workout!!
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40 minutes of cardio. Gained a couple of lbs over the weekend...hmmm
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Welcome uds! Lilac, love the Philly sculpture. Might see something like it at some time here in NJ since they do add and remove sculptures all the time. It is a great place to visit so if anyone is on this side of the earth, plan a visit.
My walk/run program was only 20 minutes tonight both running and walking (majority).
Have mild headache, I think remnants of a cold that did not quite take hold so off to bed early.
Night my sculpted friends.
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Great sculptures Patoo. They look so real.
Lilacblue, love the Philly sculpture and the semblance of breaking free.
Welcome to the group uds. Mary, sending big hugs to Mikey. Hope you had a great vacation Ruth.
Today's exercise was a nice walk. Back to bootcamp tomorrow.
Sweet dreams my sculpted sisters and hugs to all!
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Another 2 hours 45 minutes power washing another section of the deck and house siding tonight. I have a headache from the stupid loud gas powered engine and the tension through my upper back and shoulders but am soooo happy with the way it's looking so far - all clean and new(ish)! It was supposed to be rainy tonight and I figured what the heck, I'm gonna get wet anyway, but it was actually quite nice and the sun even came out for a bit. Quite humid though. Hope to attack another section tomorrow night.
I'm tired.......
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You ladies are good for me. Today walked the dog, took a swim in the pool and weights. Feeling pretty motivated to get myself in a healthy state. Also watching what I am eating. No snacking after dinner.
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Hello All! Got home in time for Zumba & have been re-organizing since then. Will try to get a trip report & some pictures up tomorrow.
Natsfan, so sorry about Mikey's problem. Give him a scratch from me.
Love the sculpture pictures!
Beth, the medical advice for women is to limit alcohol to one drink a day (men two), and some studies suggest too much alcohol may increase recurrence risk for BC, so it is something you will want to watch. I don't drink on a daily basis, and on special occasions (which include, but are not limited to baseball games, my monthly Book Club, and eating at Mexican restaurants!) I limit the alcohol to one (or at tops two) drinks (which I then REALLY enjoy!).
I have had the TV on watching the sad, sad, sad news about Robin Williams as I work.
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I love the sculptures!
Mary-sorry about Mikey; it is crazy meds can vary so much in price from one place to the next!
On Saturday, I jogged 4 out of a 5 mile race. (Couch to 5k works) I was pretty psyched and my fitbit had 15,000 steps by the end of the day. On Sunday, I got in an 8 mile bike ride before church and a baby shower. Today, I swam my 1/2 mile. 5 days till the Tri.
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Oh Mary give our Mikey an extra big hug from me, isn't it crazy how costs vary from one place to another. Ruth all your pictures have been glorious seems you had a really good time. LB are you going to be on the peninsula or maybe the island that is where traffic is the worst. Lilyn glad we could be of help
Ginger you're going to do great in the tri.Did Sh'bam this morning and Spin tonight, I am nursing my sore knee, oh why do I keep thinking I'm 24 not 64 and leaping around like a fool
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Mary, I had to get a very expensive human medicine for my chronically ill kitty - the pharmacist suggested I sign the cat up for their wellness prescription plan, which gives a discount on all future purchases - I think it cost $20, but saved us much more than that on the cost of the drug - I always crack up when I see my cat's prescription card in my wallet!
We went camping last weekend and had a wonderful time. Hiked blueberry mountain (which kicked our butts!) - you hike up to a long ridge that is covered with wild blueberry bushes. Then come back down a different trail which eventually leads to a pristine natural pool - ice cold of course, but so welcome after a long hot hike. That's me diving in (after some procrastination).
Have an appt. with the trainer tonight, will be good to get back to the gym.
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Pat - that looks heavenly!!! What a beautiful spot for a swim - it's so clear you can even see the rocks in the bottom. And the waterfall in the back adds the perfect touch. Ruth- welcome back! Ginger - you'll absolutely have to report back in after the tri - so excited for you! Cheryl - you're not 24? Coulda fooled me!
Thanks for the good wishes for Mikey - one good thing is that he doesn't know what the future likely holds for him, so he can keep on living life to the fullest without worry. I think I'm coming back as a dog in my next life . . . Forty-five minutes of weight training this morning - I'm really trying to do a good session of that at least once a week.
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As you know I use a Fitbit and a few weeks ago I downloaded the Fitbit app on to my cell phone but for the life of me I can't make it work, that is until last night. As I was getting ready for bed I took my cellphone and was getting ready to plug it in to charge and it buzzed, I looked down and this was the message I received, all I could do was laugh, how did it work - I don't know and probably will never know, is it being cruel and mocking me, should I dump it if it's going to talk to me this way
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Thanks for the warm welcome, ladies!
It's wonderful to see so many of you being so active! I have been going to my boxing gym daily and loving it! Today we did mainly upper body and core, and the upper body stretches felt amazing.
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Too funny Cheryl! I pegged you for an overchiever long ago, sight unseen!
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Welcome uds - doesn't it feel great to get back into the swing of things? It sounds like you're in a great program, but just in case your surgeons didn't give you information and detailed guidelines about lymphedema prevention, know that because you've had nodes out you are at an increased risk to develop LE, especially in the first 5 years after surgery. Most women at risk will never develop LE, but there are studies that show that about 12% of women with just a SNB will develop LE within 5 years of surgery. LE doesn't just affect the arm; many women get breast or truncal LE as well. There is even some evidence that women who have an SNB are at an increase risk for breast LE, since the primary nodes that drain the breast of lymphatic fluid have been removed. For guidelines on developing a safe exercise program, check out the thread in this Fitness section called: Guidelines on Exercise for Those With/At Risk for Lymphedema. Here's a link: https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/58/topic/...
The key is to start slowly, and work up gradually. I know it's tempting to want to go all out, but in this case it's better to hold back a bit so as not to trigger unwelcome issues like LE. There's no reason why someone at risk for LE can't exercise, but just work up to it a bit more slowly than you'd probably like.
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Okay, I will post some pictures and give a little travel monologue (maybe I can get a job with the North Dakota tourism department
). If you don't want a history lesson, just look at the pictures and skip the writing.....Here's a picture I took on our way out to western North Dakota. There used to be many sunflower fields, but not so much anymore because many farmers have turned to growing corn because of the booming ethanol industry.
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In 1883, a 26 year old French nobleman, the Marquis de Mores, came out to the Badlands with a scheme to graze vast herds of cattle, slaughter them on the spot, and ship them east in refrigerated train cars (thus cutting out the middle-man and adding to his already vast fortune). He founded a town, named Medora after his wife, built a hunting lodge up on a hill (which was so much bigger than any other dwelling there at the time that the local people referred to it as the Chateau de Mores), and started his business. He did quite well for several years until a brutal winter wiped out 90% of the herd and ended his dream. This is the land he saw, just as it was when he first arrived.
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The Marquis was not at all liked by the local people, who referred to him as "that son of a bitch of a Marquis" because he was very snobby, quick to take offense (among other things, he was involved in an ambush in which a cowboy was killed), and worst of all, he put up barbed wire fences (the cattle grazed freely and everyone else relied on the honor system when rounding up their herds). Here is the Chateau de Mores, much of the furniture is the original and the wallpaper & floor coverings are exact replicas.
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The fall of the same year that the Marquis founded Medora, a 23 year old Theodore Roosevelt came west for a hunting trip. He fell so in love with the land and people that he invested heavily in the cattle business himself. Valentines Day of 1884, in the same New York City house, within hours of each other, both Roosevelt's mother and young wife died (his mother from diphtheria, his wife from complications of childbirth). A devastated Roosevelt came back to Dakota to ranch, write, and heal emotionally from the tragedy. He often said he would never become President had it not been for the time in spent in North Dakota....where he lived with, worked with, and really became one with the common people. You can visit his first cabin the Maltese Cross (that's his real writing desk in the second picture) and also go out to the site of his second cabin, the Elkhorn.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park; amazing and beautiful. If you like to camp, hike, bike ride, horseback ride, anything outdoors.....there are a wide variety of trails and overlooks to enjoy the wonders of nature. If you look closely in the last two pictures, you can see a herd of buffalo grazing by the Little Missouri River.
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Okay, one more set of pictures and then I'll quit. Me standing in front of a whole herd of buffalo, us ready to go on a stagecoach ride (our ancestors must have been tough to go very far by stagecoach!), and just another view....Medora in the morning.
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Love the pictures Ruth. I passed through the Badlands on my way out West. It was coldest February, and I was just awestruck by their beauty. TR was a very interesting person, and wonderful to see his writing desk. I have seen FDR's estate at Hyde Park NY, and my takeaway was the de-canonization of Eleanor. Quite a different view of a woman who had lofty ideals, but not at all practical.
FDR's mother kept the place together and the family finances intact. Very removed from ordinary folks. - Claire
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Beautiful ruth. Nats, give Mikey an extra special cuddle from me.
Came early because I need motivation and I am hearing the voices so will hop on the treadmill while I watch Jeopardy. Program tonight is 35 mins, mostly walking with bursts of running.
Night my sculpted friends.
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Okay, made it to 30 mins that had 5 x 1 minute runs. Thinking my days of running may be gone. Will try and hang in there for a few more but may leave the running to water jogging instead.
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Great photos Ruth. Enjoyed the history lesson too.
Went to bootcamp tonight where we were doing a challenge workout. Boy am I tired!
Have a great night ladies.
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Beautiful pix Ruth!
Patoo - running is REALLY hard when you're not conditioned for it and 60 seconds can seem like forever (been there!!!). Before giving up try dropping your run time intervals to 30 second and try bumping it up a bit every week or two. You'll be surprised
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