Mar 17, 2013 04:07PM ruthbru wrote:

WHAAA! We are under another winter storm watch here for tonight and tomorrow....seriously, we are out of storm days and I will probably never be able to retire because I will be spending the rest of my life making up all the days we missed this year!

OK, end of rant.

Did an hour of toning, spent two hours writing Easter cards to all my old aunties, uncles, nephews, nieces and assorted relatives/friends, next on my list is a bunch of paperwork for school. I am making a yummy crockpot pork chops with gravy and yams recipe. I will make mashed potatoes to go with, as it is a 'comfort food' kind of a day!

Mar 17, 2013 07:14PM misswim wrote:

Can't catch a break. Figure out the anemia thing. Get a weird, pinching like rash........mention to onc. It's SHINGLES!!! Can't keep the medicine down and can't take it without eating, which then makes me sick. So the last two days I had to go to short stay and have the anti viral IV. Blech.

Still managed 7 straight days of yoga. Went skiing today. 

Coco- Congrats!!!

Our girlies under the weather- feel better.

Dieing to see Maui photos from Claire........

xo all

Mar 17, 2013 07:33PM - edited Mar 17, 2013 08:49PM by 1Athena1

Hello, everyone. I am new to this thread and I hope you will forgive me if I don't read it all!

So here is my fitness/non-fitness story: I gained weight after cancer thanks to Lupron, Tamoxifen, and the fact that every bloody time I finally got into a great routine at the gym I needed another surgery for breast reconstruction or something or other. I have a pot belly that I loathe and shopping is depressing.

Losing weight and being fit is part of my lifestyle goal to help prevent recurrence - that is probably my prime motivator, with vanity reasons coming a close second. 

I am no longer on Tamox. or Lupron. I was only 10 percent er-positive and 1 percent pr-positive, so sometimes I think of myself as a triple neg-er. I like muscle building (weight bearing exercise, as you all know, is recommended for triple negs) and hate endurance and am too ditzy to play group sports, so being a gym rat suits me perfectly. I happen to belong to the best club in town, so I have my pick of machines, classes, etc....

I am about to embark on week 3 of an intermediate muscle building workout plan that I found on the web. Here is the page: http://www.workouttrainer.com/. You can create a free account and follow whatever workout routine suits your goals and needs. It is the site attached to my favorite fitness magazine, Muscle & Fitness Hers. I love quick, high velocity bursts of energy and strength. I feel soooo relaxed and de-stressed afterwards.

Anyway, I am holding my feet to the fire for this one. No surgeries scheduled, so no excuses! The program I am following goes on for four months, I loathe my bugs bunny belly, and I want to regain the body I had when cancer first gave me the chance to go for those wonderful b-cups for the price of a co-pay.

I am glad to find this thread.

So here is my accountability for today: I did go to club, did legs, biceps, triceps, abs and some stretching. I have to follow this plan five days per week.

I blame all typos on my bipolar spell checker! :-)

Mar 17, 2013 08:45PM badger wrote:

hi ladies and welcome Athena.  This is a great place for accountability & support.

misswim - OMG shingles?  Sorry!  Glad you still managed yoga & skiing though.

(I get knocked down, but I get up again, you're never gonna keep me down.)

Walked this afternoon 5 miles in approx 90 minutes.  Snow tomorrow here too.

Mar 18, 2013 04:12AM - edited Mar 18, 2013 04:13AM by lilacblue

Hi Athena and great you are going into week three.  Misswim, hope the shingles clear soon, Marinne, you amaze me and keep at it, Nicole, you too! Welcome back Claire and that was quick.

Off to bodystep and pilates at the gym.