Lets Post our Daily Exercise

Wonderland - such a funny pic with the wind. Hope that was the worst of it.

Ruth - gorgeous trail. Love your pics and dog humor. That's great training that you're doing with Bruno, especially with not barking at the doorbell and being able to walk nicely on a leash or a loose leash. I see so many neighbors walking their dogs and the dogs are pulling desperately in my direction. So thankful the folks have a firm grip, but if I had a dog, I would need to hire Ruth to come train him.

Badger - I admire your gardening work. Pulling weeds is never-ending, and getting the root is tough.

Karen - so once someone is on Medicare, it becomes difficult to find health providers? I would love to quit my job and move to another state, but I just learned that individual plans either don't cover prescriptions or only cover half the cost. Some of the stuff I take is terribly expensive, that even paying half is more than I can afford. I am many years away from Medicare (so is DH), and I am 6 years and 9 months away from being able to retire with partially funded health insurance.

I finally went back to the neighborhood swimming pool and tried out my new swim cap. It worked really well! I saw online to use talcum powder inside the cap before the first use so that it wouldn't stick to my hair. I did that, and it worked but my hair looks more gray with baby powder on it!

I also rode my bicycle yesterday and did some walking and weights at home.

Watered & supervised a doggie play date this morning. We need to do our training walk (it is very hot out so I am rather dreading it). Pound & Zumba tonight. Tomorrow I am heading to Minnesota to meet up with my three oldest friends for the first time in forever. We have all been vaccinated & staying the house of one of the gals. I don't that we will do anything other than s

it around, eat, and visit. I don't even care as long as we can be together (we have Zoomed once a week during the pandemic, which is good but not at all the same!). I suppose I better go dust off a suitcase!

GoKale, you better see if we actually do get him trained before you hire me (even for a theoretical dog)

Trimmed the hedges and cleaned up the cuttings afterwards.

Y'all.

I have lost it. I have lost my will to try. I have lost my will to exercise, to get stronger, to be preventative. I'm tired and whenever I try to motivate to go get exercise, I feel like, "What's the point?" I've been trying so hard to change my diet and habits in sustainable ways -- since before my cancer diagnosis.

At this point it 's been about two years that I've been trying pretty assiduously. I've made changes, like swapping out processed grains for whole grains, lean proteins for the fatty ones I used to consume, measuring and weighing and making healthy substitutions and cutting out sugars and eating a lot more vegetables. And I've exercised. My average movement per week has definitely not hit the recommended 150-180 minutes of cardio, but I'm no longer a couch potato with a snack habit.

And you know what? I weigh exactly the same amount as I did a year ago, and I'm still struggling with a body that goes out of whack after less than a week of doing 40-60 minutes of PT everyday. And my husband doesn't work out or try to eat right, so I'm alone in it, and I'm sick of it.

I've been avoiding this and my fitness board that I'm on elsewhere because I just feel so discouraged. Got any words of wisdom? Wanna slap me upside my head virtually? Have you been here, and if so, what did you do?

Saltmarsh, what I think you need is a little break! You have been trying so hard that everything is just a chore. Take one or two weeks off. Eat what you want, sleep in, sit and read a book, buy some new clothes, get a massage, only exercise if you feel like it AND if it's an activity you enjoy. Make some lunch dates, or coffee dates, or walking someplace pretty dates. Plan a get-away with DH, or friends, or by yourself. The reason why we should be trying to stay healthy is so we can ENJOY life!!!

Speaking of which, I'm doing my get-away with 3 of my oldest friends right now. We ate at a fabulous Irish restaurant for lunch, talked the afternoon away, ate about a million calories in appetizers and watched a couple shows on Netflix this evening. Since none of the rest caught the exercise bug, it has come to pass that I am the most agile of the group. Which means, lucky me, I get to sleep on a couch......

The weather here on the east coast, southern RI has been so humid and rainy. It can get right down depressing. Worked out on treadmil, weights, low impact arobics. Just wish the sun would come out and humidity will drop. Much easier to ride bike outside without thick misty fog

Salt, I'm struggling too.

Ten days ago, while on a hike w/ my son I hit some loose rocks on the way down, and they might as well have been ball bearings. I fell hard on my left wrist and it's either broken or severely strained (x-rays are inconclusive and since the treatment is the same, I opted to wait for follow up x-rays in a couple of weeks rather than have a CT or MRI--I've had enough radiation, thanks anyway).

This injury makes so many things impossible and others incredibly hard. Want to tie your shoes? Try doing that with only one thumb. Or wear pants? Bet you, like me, pull them up with your thumbs. And on and on. Driving is possible but a real chore, and shoot even flossing my teeth is harder.

To top it all off, my MIL died right before I fell. So we have been doing all the funeral things, including driving to two states for her visitation and actual burial. I do not begrudge this at all but it's just more on top of this injury.

I'm incredibly discouraged as this is the fourth summer I've either had a broken bone or cancer, and it's just too much.

Oh Saltmarsh, I am so sorry. Agree that a "me" day is in order. I also think there is a certain 95 year old whom we all should be emulating. Queen Elizabeth II ends her day with chocolates and a glass of champagne. Very wise. She also rides horseback and gets in a daily walk.

I had a giggle at Ruth's story of being the one designated the couch. Similar benefit for me. I had envisioned a getaway in a nice bed and breakfast in a quaint room with high thred count cotton sheets. The reality is that what was available was campsites. So I hastily booked one. Will pack my tent and count setting it up as "flexibility exercise." This is for the very end of the month. I will get to cycle Lopez Island without needing a 15-hour day to do it. Campsite has hot showers, coffee-making facilities, and Adirondack chairs. I am set.

I also signed up for the Virtual Seattle-to-Portland to get some saddle time. Wish me luck. I have 22 days to fit in the 200 miles.

Edj....have been there with the wrist, though a few decades ago. I was much better in 4 weeks. It turned out to be a hairline fracture, and I had to re-learn how to shift my 5 speed car so I could drive. The worst was turning my steering wheel with a sharp turn. I saw stars. Oddly enough, it affected my confidence walking, but all returned once I had healed.

I am enjoying the handoff of my nonprofit work. I am there through the end of the year. I will continue to do some consulting work, but my goal is to be mostly NOT working, but have enough to fund fabulousness and lots of travel. I can't wait to be there.

Perhaps Boston a bit later this year as I have a place to stay for free and an unused ticket. Will see how it all goes. Promise to keep moving. So many cool things to do, so little time. - Claire

Thanks, people. I really appreciate both the sympathy and advice. I have to admit...being kind to myself sounds nice. I have a sort-of-big-to-me birthday coming up in October and I wonder if I could plan a get-away for that... I've never done that before, but maybe this is the perfect year to make it happen!

After getting a pm from one of you last night, I picked myself up, took some deep breaths, and did a short bedtime yoga video, and picked out one to do this morning as well -- and I did.

edj3, I am truly sorry to hear about your MIL and your fall. I hope your recovery is surprisingly quick! I have an orthopedist who recommended an aggressive icing regimen the last time I sprained something, and while I was skeptical and somewhat convinced he was a weird kind of sadist, I tried it and I will admit, I healed faster from that sprain than any other I ever had.

edj, what a terrible time you are having and my condolences to you and your lovely husband. Can well imagine how difficult this is for you. Big hugs to you beauty.

Yea Karen, I am glad you made it there in one piece!

I got home from my little girlfriend's reunion. A great couple days of visiting, laughing, eating etc.I just spent a couple hours doing yardwork before it gets too hot, am going to walk the dog, and then need to clean the house. Yuck!!

There's so much smoke from the wildfires here it burns my eyes and can't breathe, plus heat wave ugh! No bike ride I watered my poor toasted garden.

Hot, hot, hot here. I did yard work and watered this morning. I'm watching Bruno play with the neighbor dog in the yard and have sweat pounds off me. Pound and Zumba tonight.

saltmarsh: Sending you a huge (((HUG))) and hoping that with each passing day your inner spark is growing bigger and stronger. Thank you for trusting us with your despair. We are here to help each other in our times of need.

edj: So sorry about the death of your MIL. And then your fall. Please let us know how you are doing and how your wrist is healing. I've always been amazing at your drive but it sounds like this injury has stopped you in your physical and emotional tracts. Sending you a healing (((HUG)))

Wonderland, yes this has just knocked the wind out of me. I never realized how important the non-dominant hand/thumb are. I'm running but carefully as I sure don't want to trip and fall.

It's super muggy here, and we're in for dangerous heat starting Friday through next Wednesday. I got in 4.6 miles today, I've been walking on the non-running days since I can't pick up weights.

Hope everyone is doing well.