Daily Check In
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Got my run in this afternoon, yikes, it was almost 80 degrees! I wore shorts. Had a good run for the most part. My heart rate was getting up there but I think that was because of not being used to the heat. It's supposed to be around 70 tomorrow, maybe I will try to get out again.1
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Good Afternoon Gloria, Becky, Jen and all others. Happy Friday.. WOW! 80 degrees!! We should have those temps by Sunday. I took my plants out of the storage building to get some sunshine. They look pitiful. I only hope they survive. I had many Lemon Trees, Pineapples, FL Hibiscus and Sweet potato plants in there. I hope they are not dead. The one lemon on the Organic Meyer Lemon tree shrunk up and fell off. I need to figure out how to get a heater in there for extremely cold nights. I was bringing them in the house every Winter for many years. I did bring my Avocado trees in thank goodness and really wish I had at least brought in my Meyer Lemon- since it is self pollinating and an expensive plant.
Gloria, I plan to grow a great selection of Lettuces, Blueberries, Strawberries, Raspberries, Tomatoes, variety of Squash, Watermelon, Green Beans, Spinach, Red Bell Peppers. I probably missed something.. I should be planting the lettuces, spinach, strawberries like now.
Super happy to hear you have a couple of Half Marathons coming up. I just have the one March 20th. The one I usually sign up for in June will not be happening due to construction in that area. Hopefully they will still have the October one across the street. They cancelled it all during Covid. Then I plan to run one in Nov. and one in Dec. I really miss the two 13.1 Races because they are so close to home. I could walk there. I really hope they come back.
I am trying to lose a few pounds gained since Thanksgiving.. I don't like the calculation on fitness pal as much as the old spark people. My fitness maybe very high a few days a week and then not show high the other days because of doing strength, yoga etc. I try to do a little cardio to register steps. I use my Garmin but I do have a fit bit too.. I have been doing the challenges with friends there and hate to give it up. I read somewhere that after 30:00 cardio, that is when you get into the fat burning stage.. I will try to get out for a walk now. It is too pretty out.
Wishing all a Fabulous Weekend!
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Good Morning!
We had some really Spring like days last week. Rain and thunderstorms yesterday and now today it’s cold, windy and cloudy. We’ve lost a lot of snow. Most is gone in our yard but they’re talking accumulating snow mid week again.
I’ve avoided the lake due to so much standing water. Instead I’m walking on roads full of sand. Sometimes I feel like I’m walking on ice. Treadmill yesterday so so hard. I have to go so slow and it feels like it takes forever. I want to jog so bad. At least I have the elliptical.
Gloria-I’ve been doing really well with watching my snacking. I’ll go for a few pretzels if need be. I really don’t have any sweets around except for candy. I bought a couple protein bars at the grocery store yesterday. I have seen them and wanted to try them. They taste good but they’re a little hard. Plus they’re a little pricey. But then again what isn’t these days.
Time to turn the heating pad off and get moving here. My neck and shoulder are killing me. I really should have this shoulder looked at and if necessary, see about getting an injection into it.
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Hi Becky and Sharon! I haven't been here in a couple of days. I haven't posted this on Facebook and I am not sure I should post it here because this isn't a private group but anyway, I have shingles. I am not telling the planet about it but don't mind if you both know. Late last week I was not feeling well at all, just a feeling of malaise and unwellness. Then Friday I started to have terrible pain in my torso. Friday evening there was a very small rash on my back. Friday night I swear I thought it might be a cardiac event and considered having my DH take me to the ER. Saturday morning, there was another patch of the rash. I did walk/run with my BFF yesterday morning but mostly walking. Then I made an appointment to go to a clinic to get it looked at because by then I had guessed what it was. And that was confirmed - she said it is a classic case. I am on an anti-viral and all I can do is hope and pray that it was caught quickly and that the anti-viral will help alleviate the symptoms. I now have some rash on my stomach as well but the weird thing is that the worst of the pain and burning is where the rash is NOT. I am not sure about running because everything I have read (even on sites for athletes) says not to get sweaty and not to overheat. My race is in two weeks. I hope the blisters will dry up by then but they haven't even broken yet so I don't know. It really feels like I have a pulled muscle or muscles - it is in my front and my back both and when it started I kept trying to stretch because I thought maybe I had slept wrong or something, but I guess this is actually one of the symptoms. Who knew. I thought shingles was just a terrible itchy burning painful rash. Nope. I guess since it is in the nerve endings, it just kind of hurts anywhere that the virus is attached to a nerve.
Sharon, I am not so happy with the calorie calculation on MFP either. I really don't understand it. Sometimes it takes a lot of calories away and Garmin says I should eat a lot more. I am so impressed with your plants and trees and garden. I hope your trees survived the cold.
Becky, I don't have pretzels but I have these gluten free crackers that I will snack on when I feel I have to have something...and grapes. I will grab a grape or two. I think the past week or so we have really been off schedule and I have not done as well with my eating. Plus I do better eating lower carb but on the other hand, I can't seem to adapt to running on low carb, so it is a big struggle to figure this out.
It's been very warm here but COLD is coming back. It won't last long though.0 -
I am just stopping by to say Hi. Today was easy day for me. A little Cardio and my Yoga. Not sure why my 20:00 Yoga did not upload to y phone or Garmin Connect. I went ahead and manually added info from my watch.
Gloria, so sorry to hear about you having Shingles. I was always wondering what the symptoms were. I hope you recover quickly.
Becky, so good to see you. Glad you had some Spring like temps. Sorry it did not last long. This time of year is like a roller coaster, which drastic temperature changes.0 -
Hi! Still not sure about exercise. I did go ahead and do my strength training this morning. I feel very sore and stiff on my side. It is painful and I didn't sleep well at all last night. I tend not to nap but I did today because it seems like sleep promotes heeling. I have to decide if I am going to run or not - I might give it a try and if it isn't good, I will just not do it again. It rained most of today and then it got really cold. I wouldn't mind using my rebounder but I am just hesitant at this point.1
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Hi All! It is a rainy Wednesday here in NC..
I worked on indoor cardio today and did a indoor walk with Leslie Sansone. Not sure why Garmin does not list indoor walking or walk on a treadmill. Has all those options for running. I may call them and ask if that is something that can be added..
Gloria, I think after hearing about what you are going through with Shingles, I will call and find out how much it costs to have the vaccine.. Sounds very painful. Thinking of you and hope you have a speedy recovery.
I ran 13.25 miles yesterday.. I am hoping to run another 13.12 miles in the morning, depending on the weather. Sounds like we will have lots of rain Saturday and extreme cold Sunday. I only hope race day will be clear and temps no lower that 45 degrees. I know, wishful thinking. I really have not done any speed training for this race. With temps being so cold, I just did not have the motivation to. I have such a hard time regulating my breathing when it is so cold.
Excited the time will change on Sunday. Hopefully, I won't have problems waking 1 hour earlier the following week..0 -
Hi Sharon! Sounds like you are doing great! I hear you about the cold...I just can't do it. It is like my joints lock up, and I can't breathe (I start to cough a lot). I cough all winter long, every year, and I am sure this year people probably thought it was Covid.
Becky, hope you are doing well.
The weather here today is okay...not fantastic but better, kind of sunny and a bit warmer. You know what is crazy? It is supposed to be only 30 here on Saturday and 19 at night - and they are saying we will probably have some accumulating snow. Ugh!
Yesterday I had a better day and I went for a very nice walk - it was great and kind of interesting that I walked almost as fast as I run sometimes, lol. I've been staying on track with my strength training - I am on day 66 of 90 and I am so determined to stay on track despite everything. Monday was legs, yesterday was full body, today was mobility and stability. Today I am not feeling great at all, and this rash is so painful. I think that I probably have a mild case and I hate to think what a bad case might be like. The rash is burning today and it also feels like I have pulled muscles in my abdomen. So uncomfortable. I can't believe I got this because I had been saying for two or three months I was going to get the vaccine. My insurance covers it. I know a lot of insurance doesn't.
Today I had a rheumatologist appointment and frankly I thought I was there way too long and that did not make me happy. Plus, even though it isn't very far, it is still 30 minutes to get there and back. I was very late eating lunch and that made me HANGRY! Ha! I stopped on the way home at one of my favorite coffee shops and got some avocado toast and an iced drink. That was a very nice treat, tasty.
People are advising me to try not to run for a while. I feel that I need to. Yesterday I think I could have...today, not so much. I will see how things go tomorrow or Friday.1 -
This shingles junk is UGH! Ugh ugh ugh. I don't know if it is better today or not. I didn't run again, I need to but I am a little afraid to try. I did walk but my Garmin died during the walk, so did it count? LOL. I think I got four miles in and I did upper body strength yesterday and full body today so at least I am still on top of that. It was about 60 when I walked and so pretty but we are due for snow in about four hours and tomorrow it is only supposed to be 30 degrees (average high is 61 and average low is 39 so the high will be colder than the average low and they said we might break a record for the low). There are much warmer days ahead next week and I will definitely try to run - my race is the 19th! Is that the same day as your race Sharon?1
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Good afternoon!
Gloria-I’m sorry you have shingles. My mom had them and she had pain for a very long time time. My Aunt had them the same time as she did and she also suffered well after the rash was gone. I sure hope you aren’t one that has long affects. When I say long I mean 1 plus years. My mom had it in the worse places. My Aunt has a horse and couldn’t ride for a long time. I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to over do it with exercise. You don’t want it to hang on any longer.
Sharon-I can’t wait to get out and garden this year. I just let everything go last year. Just didn’t feel up to doing anything. We did plant a garden. Spent a lot of time drowning Japanese Beetles. They were eating all the leaves off of my plants.
I made another step forward today. I decided to do a dog walk instead of going to the lake. The temps are in the 40’s but it is quite windy and the wind is cold. I was able to walk the dog over half of our walk without using my cane. I then used it lightly. When we got to our house I decided to walk up the hill a bit. Went about half way up and then turned around. It felt so good to be more independent. I feel like I’m slowly getting my life back. This week looks to be a Spring week. Temps in the 50’s and 60’s which means outside walks. I’m going to be working more on walking without an aid rather than distance. I just thought I’d stop by and see how everyone is doing.
Gloria-I hope you feel better soon.
Sharon-great job on those distance runs.1 -
Becky - YAY! So excited for you to be out walking more and without the cane sometimes. You are doing great! It sounds so cold but I hope that the weather this week is indeed warmer so you can enjoy a taste of spring.
I am still very sore and I don't even know how to explain it. The rash itself seems like it looks better but the whole area (even where the rash is not at) feels at times like it is burning burning burning and other times it feels like a pulled muscle.
Today I headed out the door for a three mile run/walk/run. I am trying to increase my running intervals but today was just harder for some reason and my pace was a lot slower than it has been on the other shorter runs that I have done lately. The altimeter on my watch doesn't work so I don't know how much incline there was on those hills but it was definitely a hillier route than I usually do so that might have been part of it. It was pretty warm, about 65 I guess, with a nice breeze. It felt really good and the sun had finally come out too. I wore a t-shirt and capris, wish I had worn shorts but maybe I would have been too cold in shorts. I might walk tomorrow and then try to do a short run on Thursday. My half is Saturday. Not sure that is going to go very well but there isn't really a time limit so I know at least I can finish, and I doubt that I will be in last place (maybe close to last though).0 -
Hi All! Gloria and Becky, so nice to read all your updates.
Gloria, good luck on your race on Saturday. Hope the weather corporates and you have a great time. Hope the shingles doesn't bother you too much out there running.
Oh Becky, I wish I had a dog to be able to go out with- running and walking. It sounds like you are doing very well with your recovery.. Yay!
I really have been enjoying taper week.. I ran 7 miles Saturday, 3 miles on Tuesday. Today was raining so I did indoor workout and run with Leslie Sansone- just a mile to be moving. I may go out this afternoon and get that 3 miler run done. I plan to pick up race bib tomorrow and just rest on Saturday. Hoping to meet up with some Marathon Maniacs' and Half Fanatics for Race Photo early on race day. There is another gal I am hoping to meet up with too.0 -
Hello!!!
Sharon, I can't wait to hear about your race! Hope you have PERFECT weather!
I am supposed to have lunch with some friends tomorrow, then I am heading to Chattanooga for my race. I won't be taking my PC but I when I get back on Sunday I will try to remember to post here and let you know how it went. Sharon, a bunch of the people who I know that will be at this race are Half Fanatics. I should have done that back when I was racing a couple of times a month. Not gonna happen now. Ha!
I did get out and do a short run today, not super fast but I did have negative splits so at least there is that. It was warm enough for shorts and a t-shirt. I am barely ready to race in a 5K, not sure how well this half is going to be but hey, it is going to be a lot of fun. The group that puts this race on is super fun and laid back and they are very supportive of the runners. Plus a lot of my friends will be there, so it will be a good time in any case! I am trying to decide what to wear - it is supposed to be around 50 at race time but as one of my friends reminded me, it will be colder on that mountain!1 -
Good afternoon! Just sitting on the deck having a protein smoothie. It’s going to be a nice day. Looking for highs in the low 60’s. All in all we’ve had pretty nice weather. I went to the lake this morning. It was quite busy down there. Perfect weather for running! Too bad I wasn’t! I’ve increased my walking distance without a cane. Pretty happy about that. Yesterday I did my whole walk which was just a little over a mile without it. Mostly because I forgot it. My knees reminded me about that last night. It’s just so hard to not try and do a little jogging. I see my Dr tomorrow so we’ll see what he has to say about my progress.
Gloria-how did your race go? I hope it went well.
Sharon-I hope your race went well also. I hope you had perfect weather!
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Happy Spring!!!! Becky, so happy you are able to get out to the lake! Sounds like you are are still doing great with your recovery. I wonder what the doc will say - sometimes it is less painful to run than it is to walk but of course I wouldn't suggest that without getting the doc's approval!
Sharon, can't wait to hear about your race!
My race was certainly not a race, haha! I mean, I was never speedy, could do a half in about two hours and 20 minutes or so. My fulls were so slow too, about six hours, so it is kind of embarrassing how slow I am now. It took us almost FIVE hours to do this half - to think it took me almost as long to do that as it took do a full a few years go. Granted, half of it was trails, but even on trails back in the day I could do a 10K in abut an hour and ten minutes!!! This is so frustrating! Oh, my Garmin did register 14 miles, so maybe it was longer than 13.1 but still!!!
Anyway, I had a lot of fun, this company puts on really fun races and they are so supportive and encouraging. The course was nice, on a mountain, beautiful views. They had a lot of aid stations with lots of snacks and also, on the trails, they had spectators all over the place (which were stuffed animals - ha, it was so cute, Mickey Mouse and Smurfs and a lot of others). They had a lot of fun signs. At the end of the race there were grilled burgers. I had a lot of friends there and one of them stayed with me the whole time - she had knee surgery a little over a year ago and she is running again but she is not confident about running on trails yet.
After the race we watched Hook on the TV in our rental house and I was so exhausted so went to bed fairly early. I woke up at 2 am with a raging migraine and this morning was very sick to my stomach. My BFF took care of me though and I rested most of the way home. I've been resting since we got home this morning and feel a lot better now.
I'll try to post some of the pics. If I can get them to load, I am the one in blue with long braids and short bangs. The race is called Raccoon Mountain.
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Today has been a little crazy because we went to Nashville for DH's doctor's appointment, then we had brunch in Nashville. Traffic coming home was awful! I got out and did three miles, despite the fact that my toes are a hot mess (I am having psoriatic arthritis in my toes, UGH) my run went very well! I am still doing intervals but trying to lengthen the run interval and that went well. It was so nice out - shorts and t-shirt weather! I have another half in two weeks and then I am going to focus on shorter distances so I can build my endurance back up. This is the third summer in a row that I have said I am doing that. Maybe I can make it stick this time.1
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Good afternoon!
Gloria-nice pictures! I’m glad you had fun. That’s what’s important. Sounds like you’re having nice weather. I hope you aren’t getting that severe weather. Sad to see so many tornados.
My Dr appt went well yesterday. I’m done going now. He told me everything has healed. I know it takes up to a yr to completely heal but he’s confident with my new hip and my bone graft. The bone has grown into it now and he’s no longer concerned about it. He just told me to use common sense and take things easy at first. Knees should improve too. He also said my shoulder was tendinitis. Now I feel more confident in doing everything I want to do.
Yesterday started out gloomy but by noon the sun was out and it was a beautiful day. Cleaned the house, walked the dog and grilled lunch. It’s felt so good to have windows and door open again. Unfortunately today it’s in the 40’s and has been dark and rainy all day. At least there’s no snow. Yet! I did my workout inside today so it wasn’t as far as I’d like. I did get that treadmill up in speed a little more. I do what my knees let me right now. Tomorrow will also be an indoor workout.
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Becky, that is all great news! I can tell you are happy and more confident about getting out and doing things. I know you will listen to your body and just do what you can. Do you think you will get some more snow? They are saying we might get frost this weekend. Of course it is on the weekend - that has been the crazy thing about this season, it is nice during the week and cold during the weekends! We didn't have anything severe here yesterday - just a lot of rain and wind. But some of the places I have seen on the news got hit so hard, those tornadoes are so frightening!
I did my strength training today, and I was hoping to get out and run but I am not sure now because it is so windy. They put out a wind advisory because of gusts of 45 mph - I checked online and it said wind is 18 mph, which is doable but the gusts are so strong that I am thinking I might do either my rebounder or the strength training cardio that I was supposed to do over the weekend. I guess I will wait a couple of hours and see if the wind dies down this afternoon. And tomorrow it is supposed to be cooler and windy too, ugh!1 -
As far as I know I am going to head to south Nashville tonight to run with the running group down there - hardly ever see them as it is just too far for me to go very often but I dearly love that group and wish I could go there more often. Reason I am going tonight it is that it is the ten year anniversary of that group. I think I started to run with them in 2014 or maybe 2015 and it has always been a long way for me to go there. I am excited because I think maybe a few of my friends will be there too, and they are having pizza afterwards. They usually do three to six miles but tonight is just three because of the pizza.
I hardly ever drink coffee anymore but I had some stars on my Starbucks app and they expire soon so I got a free Nitro today. It's a rare treat. I have some more stars to use up before the end of the month so I will be going back again soon.1 -
Good Afternoon! Crazy weather. Woke up to a dusting of snow on the grass. It didn’t last long but it’s only in the 30’s and very gloomy. A little misty at times. Do I think we will get snow? We probably will. We’ve missed the snow for this month. Usually see a dumping during basketball tournament time but this year none. We never really had a major storm. In fact we haven’t in a couple of years. Hopefully the sun will be out this weekend. I sure would like to get outside for my walk. Too slow with the treadmill. My thighs still have a ways to go for me to do some jogging. I need to look up some stretches to help loosen me up. My legs are really tight.
Gloria-sounds like fun to be able to get together with runners you used to run with. I’m so jealous. Maybe someday for me.
We’ll time to get moving. Waiting for Culligan to come and replace our softener. Ours is leaking.
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Oh gosh, SNOW! I hope you don't get much Becky. We got some earlier this month but it didn't last. They said we might have frost this weekend. For us, this is a really late spring. We have had things blooming but the temperatures have been more up and down than usual. It is okay because I know soon enough we will be complaining about the heat and humidity.
I did go to the group run last night, took an hour and 15 minutes to get to the other side of Nashville, but it was worth it (only 50 minutes to get home). I had a wonderful run, did three miles, it felt great. My pace was good, but no negative splits this time because the last mile was all uphill!
I haven't done my strength training yet because DH got up so late (I do my ST in the bedroom) and so I will do that soon - probably should go for a walk. It is a lot cooler out today - supposed to stay cool for a few days when it will all of the sudden go up to 80 - this weather is just crazy!
I have a half marathon next weekend, I am hoping for good weather - if it isn't windy, it should be pretty good!1 -
Good morning!
The snow left as fast as it came. We had mixed weather yesterday. Rain, snow and sleet and wind. Everything is dry this morning but pretty cold and we still have that wind.
Rest day yesterday. My knees needed it. Today I’m just going to get on the elliptical for a bit. I’m not sure when I’ll be getting outside for my walks. We’ve had a lot of wet weather and now the temps have dropped and we have windchills again. Im not a fan of Spring. We rarely seem to have a decent Spring and now they’re talking about a major storm for the end of next week. Was hoping it was just an April Fools joke but I’m not sure. It’s going to affect a lot of places with snow and severe storms. Right now my area is in mostly rain but who knows. It’s a ways away.
Gloria-you’re doing great. Are your shingles gone now? I hope they are.
Time to get moving here. I’ve been starting to make a schedule here. Since I’m not working, I can easily make this schedule. Plus I need to dedicate a time for dog training. I so want to take both of my dogs for a walk but Cooper needs to continue his training before I can do that. Plus I need to figure out menus. I’ve been seeing a lot of people that do meal preps on Sunday. I would love to be able to do that.
Well, I hope everyone has a great Saturday! I hope your weather is nicer than ours.0 -
Glad the snow melted fast Becky! This is the craziest weather. They say it is one of the warmest seasons we have had in a long time but it sure doesn't seem like it. January and February were so cold. It was January 1st when it was 78 here and then a day or so later it was only 22 here. That happened again a couple of weeks ago - very warm, almost 80 one day and then within a day or so, cold again. Our roads are a hot mess (giant potholes) because of the rapid changes.
I need to be more diligent about scheduling too - it is easy to let things go since I haven't been working. I wouldn't mind meal planning and such, in fact, it would be so helpful but my DH is so chaotic and spontaneous, I never know when we are eating or where!
Met with a couple of girlfriends this morning to walk/run. It was pretty nice out - a bit cool with a strong wind but the sun was so nice. We ended up doing six miles. Then I went to a local coffee shop and got myself an iced latte and some avocado toast. Yum!0 -
Good morning!
In the 20’s this morning! Way to cold but at least the wind has finally died down. Trying to decide if I should just exercise inside today or bundle up and get outside later.
I’ve been really looking at calories, etc. and it seems like many of the plans put me at 1200 calories which I’ve found to not be attainable. If I were able to be extremely active than yes I could do it but not now. I’ve been getting a better understanding about how things work so I adjusted everything and now I think the calories I have myself at are much more attainable. I’m going to try and increase my exercise this week. It won’t be by a lot but I will try as much as possible. I’m also going to increase my protein to try and curb my hunger during the day. Warm weather is coming eventually and I refuse to go out and buy new clothes. I don’t have alot to lose and I should be able to do it. Just need a better plan than what I’ve had. Like cooking more and not ending up eating peanut butter sandwiches.
I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.
Sharon-I hope you’re doing well.
Have a wonderful Sunday! Clear blue skies here for a change!0 -
I have been thinking about calories too, I can't remember now how SparkPeople worked. Didn't it give us a RANGE of calories? I don't like that MFP just says 1,200 calories. I have been tracking though, and it seems to be working okay for me. I had put some weight on in the past year since I quit my job - but was still in range for maintenance. I have taken most of that excess off. I do find that I need to do better though - I have never been able to RUN well on a keto diet - have never gotten "fat adapted" as they say - if I am not eating enough carbs and protein, my running really suffers - but I find that I tend to eat higher fat so I struggle. I don't know, sometimes I just find myself craving things like bagels or French toast (I haven't been able to eat bread in years). The other day at the store I desperately wanted to buy some cinnamon bagels - I didn't though.
Anyway, no run or walk for me today, and it is a day off from strength training. I figured I would go this afternoon but now DH wants to take me to a nice steak place that I love - it is about 30 minutes from here. It is for my BD which is in a couple of days, but that day we won't be able to go all the way over there because of our schedules. So I will treat myself with some other things that day - like some good coffee and maybe a bundlet from the bundt cake store (they have gluten free!).0 -
Such a busy day today! It's my BD but we celebrated on Sunday because we have a lot happening today. So I was going to stick with my regular schedule. I usually strength train first thing but DH got up late so I couldn't get in there to do that (I strength train in the bedroom). Then one of my friends sent me a text and was asking if I would walk with her. I would probably have said no but I enjoy her company so much and don't get to see her that often so of course I said yes! So I went with her this morning and walked for a few miles, then hurried home for lunch with DH. We have a Tuesday routine - we go to Jersey Mike's for a sub for him and then to a local place that I love so I can get myself a salad. I also had a free BD coffee from Starbucks so we stopped there as well, and got gas for the car. After lunch I had professional continuing education, so did that, did some laundry from my DH, and then did my run! Oy! It was awesome though, I had a great run, decent pace, three miles. It's 71 degrees and I wore a t-shirt but should have worn shorts instead of capris. It felt good though. We are going to run over to Fleet Feet after my DH gets off work and then have dinner - I still have to do my strength training!0
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Happy Belated Birthday Gloria! It sounds like you had a nice day!🎉
The weather here is not great. Rain and fog. So dreary. I did manage some time on the treadmill. I’m just not a fan of that thing right now. So slow. It’s going to be hit and miss weather wise for outdoor exercise. Lots of wet days ahead. A little snow thrown in there but it won’t stay.
My calorie range is around 1600 but I find I don’t hit that number. It’s just a relief to not have to stay in the 1200 range. I’m eating more protein now which keeps me from wanting to snack. I just really need to burn more calories but inside workouts aren’t easy so it’s hard to burn many calories. I need to work on bumping my time on the elliptical up. That’ll be next week. I’m trying to get in 20-25 min. I’d like 30. Most I’ve ever done is 45 min. My toes used to go numb.
Have a wonderful Wednesday! I sure could use a nap but that won’t happen.0 -
Becky, I wonder why your toes go numb on the elliptical? I wish I liked the elliptical. I just don't like it at all but I know it would be good for me as a low impact workout.
It's about 80 degrees here today and it is so very windy, crazy windy. We might get strong storms tonight, and I am hoping it is past here before bedtime.
I did my strength training this morning (Wednesday always focuses on mobility and stability). Wow, some of these exercises are tough! I should get out and walk but not sure if I want to be out in that wind. I have seen people out though, running and walking. I sold something on eBay and had to run to the post office, and FINALLY I got to the store. $100 for hardly anything - I did get some chicken and a small roast so that was part of it, but very little else, stuff is just so expensive right now!0 -
Good Morning! Finally waking up to sunshine! It’s been hit and miss here. I took yesterday as a total rest day. I used to take Saturdays off from running except if there was a race. Plus I always wanted to go to the Farmers Market in the summer. I’ve been averaging over 5,000 steps a day so now this week I’m bumping it up a bit. Plus I need to research some stretches I can do. Still a little nervous about some moves. I may go back to PT if I can’t loosen up more. I hate to spend the money on something I can find online.
Today I plan on getting out and walk hopefully at the lake. Still needs to warm up but we have a chance of rain later this afternoon so I want to make sure I can get out there before that.
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend!
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Hello! I am having PC issues, trying to figure outa solution but trying to post here anyway, currently using DH's PC.
Had my race yesterday, it was kind of crummy but I love this race because it is so well done and tons of friends are there so it makes it nice. I started my Garmin at the start and within a minute or so it had CRASHED and it took me like 10 minutes to try fix it, but it had RESET to factory settings and it still isn't right. So frustrating. It appears that I only did 12 miles or so on Strava because I can't figure out how to edit it but I did finish the race. Ugh! Anyway, there is a huge hill at miles 4 - 5 that is about a mile long and the further along it goes, the steeper it gets and hills really kill my hip and piriformis now so by the time I got to the top, I was dying. I had to walk most of the rest of the race. My lower back, hip and knee were killing me. But I finished. I had gone back to see what my PR was for this particular course and it was 2:32 I think and this took me 3:24, UGH!!!
Anyway, Becky, hope you can find some stretches. I will be working on my hamstrings over the next few days to work out this mess. It is still cool here but pretty pleasant and I walked today as well. I find that walking helps me loosen up any stiffness after a race, though I felt pretty good after the race yesterday, other than the hamstring issue (on the right side).
I am going to focus on shorter distances for a while and see if I can't build back up again - but I do this every summer it seems like and I end up with this same hip issue that seems like it will never go away0
