Lets Post our Daily Exercise

Wow, congrats to your sister, Lilac!

Good job on the PT, Octo!

Have fun with the family, Pat.

I am taking a break from errands (came home to put groceries in the fridge). It is supposed to be 50 today & have a high of 20 tomorrow, so my next stop is to get a car wash, then I will pick up the puppies and do a dog walk with a friend & her dogs. Zumba tonight, followed by yoga (only it's not going to be yoga, it's going to be an hour of Guided Relaxation.......we are instructed to bring blankets & pillows, so it already sounds wonderful to me!!!).

No, we lost, but took it to a 5th, and tie-breaking set. We had lots of fans there and it is always fun to be part of a tournament atmosphere.....although it is even more fun when you win! Some pretty sad girls after the match .

My Guided Relaxation class was WONDERFUL......although I can't count it as exercise!

last night had a 75 min Yin Yoga class with a new instructor...very much more traditional Yin than my normal Wednesday evening class, very few poses held for minutes at a time...so Ruth, does it count as exercise??? I say yes...clearly not aerobic exercise, but was definitely working my body in ways that are helpful

Off to lunch time normal yoga/pilates class soon...this one definitely counts as exercise!

I'm going to POUND tonight, then maybe dance along while watching the finals of Dancing With the Stars.

Trm, yes, your exercise 'counts'.....mine doesn't because it was lying on the floor for an hour and meditating.....but exercise for the soul is good too!

Thanks Everyone for the advice on the classes!!! It's funny because there's an exercise class (for cancer patients) where I received my treatment. But, it is wayyyyyy too easy. I think I get more of a workout just doing laundry than doing that class. On the other extreme - is the GRIT Pylo!! haha...

I've got so much catching up to do on here!! Busy at work today...but plan on taking a new class tonight (if I can get out of here on time!!) I had a great time in my U-Jam class on Sunday followed by a nice and sweaty 45 min on the stationary bike...

Thanks again everyone - for being such an inspiration. I love hearing about other people's workouts!

Ruth: Sorry the volleyball team lost. And yes, how you treat people does matter.

Lilac: Oh my goodness! What your sister endured during the Ironman! She is an Ironman to me!

Good Evening All! Grocery shopping the day before Thanksgiving is ridiculous so I went after lunch. Came home and walked/ran. Tomorrow the cooking starts.

The Walking Women did the track at the new community fitness center this morning and I'm going to yoga tonight. We're spending Thanksgiving day in South Dakota with DH's family. Since a ton of people show up (he is 10th of 11 children), my assignment is to bring a salad, relish tray, and some board games. Works for me!

I am very, very thankful for all of you!

Well...didn't make it to the gym last night. But, just had an amazing one hr on the stationary bike. Burned up 458 Cals!!! Feeling so much better right now!!!!

Lilac your sister should be proud to compete and do that well. That's great. Octo, glad your recovery is going well and I'm sure it will give you some good relief once you get fully recovered. TTab I say yin yoga is exercise. For sure it has benefits. Runnersmom, interested in the mindful running idea. I always think of mindfulness attached to stillness. Ruth, wish I was close to go with your Wednesday Walkers. It always looks like you have fun.

Happy Thanksgiving, all! Don't eat too much, and we'll all recover together with some exercise afterward! We had a half day of work today so I went for a 40 minute walk with two run periods there, which were surprisingly easy (maybe I finally see improvement) and then I came home and mowed to get the leaves up for 30 minutes. Had a horrible couple of days at work so my exercise today was quite therapeutic and really looking forward to this long weekend.

Just popping in to say Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 🍁🍂

It’s been really hectic and I haven’t been able to fit in all my stretching and strength. Things will settle into a new routine soon I hope. Running is steadily getting back to where it was and that time is really therapeutic for me.

Hope everyone in the US has a great day and that everyone has a good end to the week! I hope to catch up on what I’ve missed here tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope all of you beautiful ladies have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

One year ago, I was very down on this day, because it was my first Thanksgiving after my diagnosis...

This year, although I still struggle, I am so thankful that I rediscovered my love of exercise and grateful for all of the wonderful ladies on bco though I have never met in real life, have been a wealth of information and an anchor of kind support...

Hugs and Happy Thanksgiving to all you wonderful ladies!

I finally got out for a long walk in the park yesterday; and just got back from our local bc support group’ s exercise class. Body feels completely out of shape again, of course, after three weeks of just sitting around waiting for my toe to start to heal. But I’ve had to build up from zero enough times before that I know it’s possible, if I just keep moving. And keep checking in here for motivation!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I need to get moving as making dinner for myself and a friend who I fortunately asked at the last minutes. I think it would have been Swanson's frozen turkey dinner otherwise. I am making quail with tons of veggies plus wild rice with chanterelles as a starch.

I got in a ride earlier, but only 13, and not the 20 miles I had planned because so many of my favorite cycling roads were under water. The good news is that my new Endura cycling jacket is everything it claimed to be. I gave it a good stress test today and stayed dry.

I am hoping all the critters are safe, and also thinking about the people who are stranded with impassable roads.

Just put the last of the flowers from my deck into water for a centerpiece. Will light candles and make it all festive.

Life is good, and so much to be thankful for. Thinking back to my childhood, we truly have an abundance of good food to choose from. My grandmother's house had a huge root cellar. I suspect meals got a trifle monotonous come March. No wonder dandelions and stinging nettles were welcomed in the spring!

Off to look up how to cook quail so I can replicate a dish I have made before. - Claire 

We stayed home for Thanksgiving this year - just my hubby and son and the dog, and talk about stress-free. Weather is beautiful - sunny and pleasant enough to go for a walk, so we went to the lake and walked around the long way 50 minutes. I did one spell of running to get in my bone-preserving one to two minutes per day. Came home and had non-traditional soup, crab legs, potato, green beans, fruit salad. I did feel I erred on not getting a pumpkin pie because I missed that, but we had strawberry cheesecake cookies so that satisfied the "dessert".

Good morning, everyone! Is anyone taking part in the Black Friday madness? I’ve never really gotten into it. Most of my adult life, I’ve had to work the day after and times when my employer at the time gave the day after as a day off, my daughter who dances had to march in our Santa parade, which means I had to march along too. This year, I took a vacation day this year because it’s been a crazy year and a particularly crazy last 6 months. I need a break. Hubby is working today, college daughter is home, but so are her friends so she’s been gone a lot including today, and my high school daughter is babysitting my niece while her parents are at work. What? The house to myself? There’s will be a run, lots of decluttering and cleaning, some decorating, and whatever I want on the tv, lol. Hubby and I have to go to a visitation for the father of a friend tonight and one for our young neighbor tonight when he gets home. So somber and sobering end to the day.

I’ve been able to get in 4 runs per week and cross training at least 2 of the other 3 days. I’m still nervous about doing the strength training unguided, so I’ve just been doing very light weights for the arms, but not as regularly as I’d like. Body weight leg exercises are more regular and going well. I see my PS on 12/20 and will try again to pin him down on specifics about anything involving the abdomen and what I can do. On the plus side, I have lost 12 of the 20 I originally wanted to lose. When I get the full 20 gone, I’ll reassess. Fingers crossed tamox doesn’t slow it down the longer I take it.

Ruth, have fun at the masters class and putting up the decorations.

Twohobbies, sounds like a great Thanksgiving. And the family walk by the lake sounds lovely.

Badger, Your post makes me want to get some soup going. Except it’s going to be in the 60’s here for the next few days and that’s not soup weather.

Claire, I hope you and your friend had a great dinner. Quail sounds delicious.

Hbcheryl, body combat class is a great way to make the Thanksgiving feast guilt-free.

Tessu, glad your toe is on the mend and you can get back to exercise. Yes, the realiazation of how quickly you lose the progress you have built up is a downer, but you are so right in that you getit back.

2fun, I hope you had a wonderful time with your family!

Scared, today is the day I had my annual mammo that started all this again for me. My daughter came with me and this morning I got a huge hug from her because she remembers. I’m struggling now with all the anniversary-ness this time of year now means. I’m trying to be thankful but it’s hard. I know from the last time (I was diagnosed shortly after my birthday) that it will get easier.

I am so thankful for this motivating place to post. Being in the company of likeminded people who are positive and uplifting is a blessing when things don’t seem so positive. Thank you all for everything!