40+ Club: Spring Fitness Challenge
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:drinker: :drinker: OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My darling Duffy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is great to see you here!!!!!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Here is to many more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We've missed you soooooo much!!!!!! Just take it easy girl, you have been through so much. :flowerforyou:
Marla, hang in there girl but "just do it!!" :laugh: :laugh: I really dont know what else to tell you...I was sort of like that early this year. I gave up sweets and alcohol for Lent and was very consistent with it and when I saw how not eating those foods made me feel and look I am now more determined to keep that pattern going. Try to find maybe something in the midst of things right now that can motivate you to eat healthier and continue exercising. I know exercise right now is hard with all you are going through but something is better than nothing, maybe go for a walk in the mornings or evenings. Your husband is not leaving until January, that is still quite a way to go, can imagine how many pounds and inches you can gain until then? Not good...so think about that. I hope I dont sound harsh...
Another thing, is there something now that you can make a goal to look good for? hey how about those warm days on the lake that you love so much...another thing, you said part of you say "heck with eating healthy and all to enjoy the time with your family" You can still enjoy the time with them, it doesnt have to involve "bad" foods and lots of alcohol...I dont know, I might sound like I am giving you a kick in the rear...:laugh: it may be what you need! LOL
Stiring, enjoy the time with your family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How fun!!!!
Sing, we really need some of that rain over here. The other day we got some rain for about 5 minutes. Not good!!!! I have also decreased my protein by that much, sometimes under 100g and I felt great!!!! I really thought I was going to need the carbs for my Zumba classes, and nope....it has really helped to keep a flat tummy right now.
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Good morning!
Duffy, dear lady!!! We missed you very much. I am so glad that you are on the road to recovery and running again! Stay well and I will pray for you and your family. Take care!!!!
We had a short but violent storm here at work last night. I need to stick around for a meeting at 8 am. Hopefully it won't take too long so I can get some sleep!
I had a really good hike up the mountain yesterday, and even though it was a lot warmer, I made it to the top without stopping or getting too winded. I will do the same today, in addition to an upper body workout.
We leave for Utah on Saturday, so I want to get a few more workouts in before then. I can use the gym in St. George UT (Anytime Fitness) because my membership is good anywhere. I'm looking forward to that.
Nothing else to report folks!
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I really wish we could share our rain with all of our friends in Texas. I honestly can't remember the last time rain wasn't in the forecast.
Marla: I know exactly how you feel. It is easy to think just one more celebration and then I'll get back on the wagon.
ALF: I've missed you too.
Sing: Enjoy your trip St. George is gorgeous and great hiking around there.
This morning I'm sore from my baby run yesterday but I'm loving it I had forgotten that good sore feeling. I will definitely be keeping it to just 3/4 days of running now but am going to try and do a little Power 90. It is a nice easy program to get back into the weights.0 -
duffy, SOOOO good to see you!!!! I was so excited to see your photo here! Welcome back!!!! I'm glad you are slowly feeling better. I have no doubt you'll do great in your return to running. I hope to see you more!
mk, I totally understand how you are feeling. I've felt the same way quite a bit over the past 18 months. There's just been too much turmoil with all of the moves, and I've often thought 'I just can't deal with this right now!' But I always step back and give myself options instead of just throwing in the towel altogether. For instance, if I can't focus on completely healthy eating, I tell myself to make sure that I eat two completely healthy meals a day and let myself eat whatever for the third. If I'm feeling like I need alcohol (and I have those days, that's for sure!), I let myself, but I try not to couple it with sweets. If I feel like I need a sweet, I let myself, but I try not to pair it with alcohol. My problems are with food more than working out, but I'm not beyond working out to give myself the 'right' to eat a sweet or drink wine or have an unhealthy meal....because I do. My eating has been pretty poor over the past six months, but because I've limited myself to a small degree while still allowing myself some more 'freedom' than usual, I've not actually gained any weight. So maybe try trade-offs with yourself. If today you feel like a burger and fries....eat them. But maybe try to workout. And then don't eat the ice cream on top of it....or wash it down with a beer. I don't feel any sense of deprivation when I take this approach. I also agree with alf that having a short-term goal might help. Maybe you want to wear a certain pair of shorts this summer or look good for something. Think about that because I know that helps me as well. About the pain, because you've been fighting this so long, the only thing I can suggest is maybe trying to talk to your doctor about it again. Have you ever talked to a doctor about fibromyalgia? I don't know much about fibromyalgia except that it is pain for which they can't really find a cause. I'm not saying you have it! But I just thought I'd throw that out there if, in fact, the doctor has no idea what might be causing the pain.
singfree, they are anticipating pretty violent storms here tomorrow morning. We had some very bad storms on Sunday night as well. I don't mind too much....except we lost the external hard drive to our computer on Sunday. :grumble: Good thing it was just a back-up drive, but it will have to be replaced.
All here is well. I've really cleaned up my eating the past couple of days, which makes me feel better. P90X is going well this week. I probably won't be back until next week sometime, so I wish you all the best!0 -
Hi all!
Duffyz its so good to see you!
So, I've been back to the gym for over a week now, and I no longer have to talk myself into lasting at cardio for an hour. We are in our 2nd week starting today of a walking challenge at work, and I'm pretty much able to do the amount of steps required for the last week of the challenge, so it will be nice not to be struggling. Want to build up for week 5 as our company is going to donate to charity based on how many steps we walk that week, so I want to be able to do more by then.
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Hi all! We have gotten some rain here in North Texas but it comes with bad storms and tornadoes. My brother in Kentucky says that weather this time of year is a full-contact spectator sport. He teaches at Murray State and they had to cancel classes yesterday due to a big storm the night before which took out trees and power lines. There was a dead tree behind his house that he had called the power company to take down because he was afraid it would fall into power lines. The storm took the tree down but not on the power lines (thank goodness.) He called the power company back to say don't bother...
Husband had a pretty good visit with his cardiologist. He is now on doctor's orders to lose 25 pounds and drink 64 ounces of water a day. He thinks the light headedness is due to being overweight and dehydrated. Duffy, I think I will follow your lead and try to get the hubs to do the couch potato to 5k program.
Marla: a couple of thoughts on the neck and shoulder pain: I am still nursing a shoulder problem from about 18 months ago. I have found that light weights with lots of reps on machines is really helping because it gives me controlled movement. At work, try stretching to 30 seconds every 15 minutes and check your posture after stretching. I have used the stick-on heat pads for an acute injury.
Had the first harvest from the backyard yesterday: three okra! We have pumpkin vines growing where we let a pumpkin from Halloween compost and we have cantalope vines growing from under the compost bin. Also have tomatoes and yellow squash ripening.
Sing: have a wonderful time in Utah! I am going to Miss. for my niece's First Communion this weekend. I need to finish the dress for her American Girl doll which matches her dress. Take care all! TxMs0 -
Good evening!
Back to work again. I didn't get out of here until after 10 am this morning, due to a meeting (or two). I was so tired when I got home I went right to bed. I had no ambition to exercise today. That's ok, as I will do a hard exercise session tomorrow. Not too much to report otherwise. Have a nice evening!0 -
Happy Friday!
I can't believe that nobody posted yesterday! Must be very busy!
My last post before leaving for Utah tomorrow. We are flying from PHL to Las Vegas, where my BIL will pick us up. From there it is about a 2 hr drive to SW Utah. I'm looking forward to a change of scenery, that is, less rainy weather!
I will TRY to post while there, even if it is from my iPhone. We will be gone for a week.
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Hapy Friday everyone!!! Thank you all for the support of my 5K. Hope to do another one next month!!
Alf - I would love to send you some of our rain. I dont think we have had one day in April that we have not had rain, most of the time it has been really strong storms. Right now I am looking at something orange in the sky, its kinda shiney, not sure if its an illusion or the real deal. Hope it stays out today.:laugh:
Zebra - I think its great that your company is donating to a charity. Walk your little feet off :drinker:
Tex - Glad your husband had a good check up. I kinda had the same thing with my self not to long ago, I was dehydrated also.
Sing - I hope you find Utah beautiful. Enjoy your trip
KimKelly - How are you doing? Is your Trainer helping you out with your pain? Hope they are able to help you
oh by the way, I see your a STEELERS FAN :noway: LOL I am a diehard BENGALS FAN:happy: I have a lady in my office that is a Steelers fan also, I have my office all decked out in Bengals stuff, she sits across the hall from me and can look straight into my office. This is where I have my Jeresy hanging.:bigsmile: My mom made her a steelers tissue box holder and gave it to her one day when I wasnt there. As soon as I saw it I knew my mom was in deep trouble. Mom told me I had to be stopped. I was out of control. :blushing: I have a GEO Tracker that I am turning into what I call a Bengalmobile. Its going to be orange and Black, I am having my husband build the bumper to look like a football face shield. I also want the headlights to have painting around them to look like Bengals eyes looking out through the mask part. I hope it turns out well. Still just sanding it down right now.
duffy - good luck with your 5k program. I hope you get your energy back real soon. I have seen the side effects of cemo, its just no fun. Glad to see you were able to start your first day. :happy:
Jprice - I hope you are able to break out of your funk soon. I hate it when I get in one. You can do it. Make a new goal for your self
I took a vacation day so I coul have a yard sale, but I decided not to have it since everyone would have to stand in water to shop. Our yard is not that bad, but I didnt have covering and was afraid it would rain today, but i guess i dont have to use a vacation day because I have already worked my 40 hour week as of yesterday. So I guess you could call this my free day. LOL. I dont know how free its going to be, with all the time at worklately I will be spending my day knee deep in mops, brooms, and cleaning supplies. Already started laundry and working on my cabnits.
Finally got on the scale this morning. I did end up loosing 1.4lbs in 2 weeks. Not the greatest but I will take it with the way I have been eating. I have not been able to run 3 miles straight since my 5k last week. I think its the junk I have been feeding my body. I hope to ahave a great week, went to the store and stocked up on healthy items. Goin to start packing my lunch again. I work in a hospital and you can have food anytime you want it, and belive me this week and last thats what I have done eat eat eat. I didnt even log in some days because I didnt want to face what I had done. I made myself post for the past 2 days. WAYOVER what I should be eating. reality check
Hope everyone has a great weekend. It is suppose to be nice here Saturday, and then more rain starting Sunday. I feel for those down south who have been hit by all those tornado's. My prayers are with them.0 -
Good morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doing great! It was a great week of eating and exercising. I will weigh in next Friday. I increased my calories but I feel sort of like "heavier". Maybe I dont need that many. I still cannot remember to turn on my HR monitor before my class. I feel silly wearing the chest strap and not using it. LOL Oh well... I keep reading that the clean eating lifestyle does not include counting calories. But then how am I going to know I am eating the right ratios and amount that I need? Even now counting and eating so much I have periods of hunger...anyone?
Sing, have a great trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drinker:
Gbryant, congrats on your weightloss!!!! :drinker: Keep up the good work!!! Yes, please send your rain over here but no thunderstorms or tornadoes, too scary. We are under water restrictions. We are only supposed to water with sprinklers once a week before 10am or after 8pm. Our day is on Mondays. The rest of the time we can water by hand. So most people dont have to the time to do that so the lawns dont look good already. Oh well...I have a way of cheating a little bit. LOL
Gotta go to the hospital for more xrays of my ankle then to have lunch with my brother. He will be 50 on Monday!!
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Hey everyone! Happy Friday!
Things are good overall. Since it has been nice out this week I am back to my super-active routine so aside from the typical workout for an hour, I am walking with the dog in the morning as usual but then my son and I are out and about creature hunting and outside all afternoon. Nice to have the generally activity level back up--give me a little wiggle room in the calorie budget.
A little frustrated this morning as I'm thinking about the summer. For the last few years in summer, with school out, I haven't had any time to myself--something I rely on for keeping fit and generally staying sane. It is really tough to enroll my son in camps because of his peanut allergy--none of the camps around here seem to have a policy on keeping allergy-kids safe so therefore I end up having to sign him up for a few -hour-at-a-time programs and have to hang out there with him. Anyway, this summer I'll have to find something a little bit more or I know I'll go crazy not having that time to myself. He is older now and will hang out while I exercise but it's really not as easy for me--he typically chatters at me the whole time and I have a hard time concentrating. Well, lots of work to do on this front....we shall see!
Alf, I totally do not believe that--"clean lifestyle does not involve counting calories". I'd say anything that works is all good! And if you are still hungry in between maybe you need to add some healthy proteins mid day? I find Greek Yogurt is my wonder food. Whenever I'm hungry that kind of takes care of it. Also I added green tea, MFP friends suggestion, and that has been helping me out at night. Still have no resolution to the 5pm-6pm cravings before dinner though...that's the roughest time for me.
Tex--your garden sounds amazing!! Very jealous of the harvest!
Duffy--great to hear from you!
GBRyant--Congrats on the weight loss---even if it's slower than expected, it's going in the right direction.
Sing--have a great trip!!
Everyone else, have a great weekend!! Robin0 -
Happy Friday All!
Glad to hear such success news today!
I'm happy to report that I've been able to keep up with the nice and slow couch to 5K. I seem to be sore mostly in my hips. I'm guessing that also has something to do with the extra weight and the menopause.
Eating has been hit or miss this week.
Have a great weekend - the sun is finally shining here even if it is still chilly.0 -
Happy Sat travelin the next two days. Heading home and trying to get back to my regular schedule. Life changes fast. Gotta stay on my toes.
Miss everyone. Hugs to you all. Stay fit0 -
Happy Saturday all! There's a big yellow ball in the sky today, and the wind's NOT blowing like crazy- yeah!! :laugh: Yesterday had 30-mph sustained winds with gusts close to 50......not a fun day at all.
So, hubby was gone this morning, beautiful day, so I decided I'd brave my allergies and go for a walk. My "normal" walk is about 4 miles, did it in about 50 minutes, not bad for not walking since last fall!! Then, I discover I've lost my magnetic ankle bracelet:noway: :noway: :noway: . I usually take it off before I head out; don't know how I forgot to this morning. So, I cool down a little, drink some water, put on dry clothes and head back out to find the bracelet, cuz my knee will really start bothering me if I don't have it. Logic says to retrace your steps, so I head back out on the reverse of my walking route (granted, at a much slower pace). I keep plodding through my hilly route, and still no ankle bracelet. I FINALLY found the thing, less than 1/4 mile from the house!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: So, 2 wins today! Found the ankle bracelet and walked 8 miles instead of 4. My feet really don't like me right now; I'm not used to walking that much at one time. Believe, me, I don't think I'll forget to take the ankle bracelet off again!!! :laugh:0 -
I'm back! Thank you all for your words of motivation and inspiration...it really did help. My work schedule has been crazy busy and the kids are all involved in some kind of after school program or sport so I've had little time to check in and read all the posts...but I'm a great skimmer!
Yesterday was my weigh in day and...drumroll please...I'm down again. :bigsmile: That elusive 200 is getting closer and closer!!!!!! Even with struggling for the past 2 weeks and wanting to just give up and throw in the towel, I stuck it out and I'm feeling good about where I'm at right now. I find myself wanting to watch what I eat, exercise, weighing and portioning. Not so good yet on logging because I haven't been in front of the computer, but I'm hoping I'll get that back on track. I've been trying to keep a daily running tally in my head but I know it's not very accurate, and I'm probably cheating myself one way or the other.
Anyway...just wanted to let you all know I'm hangin' in there and I hope you all have a great week! :drinker:0 -
Guess well need a new page soon:)0
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Duffy- welcome back
StiringW- love your lifestyle...even in th chaos you have awesome plans. so focused.
Alf- count those calories and I hope your ankle is better.
Tex- Garden sounds awesome. Our ground is beginning to thaw...time to plant
Robin- chobani and I have become great friends in the craving dept. I fell full after eating it. My weak point is 9pm because I use to work nights.
MKwood- Great walk 8 miles woohoooo. Glad you found your bracelet.
NikNik....always in my prayers! Great job on the weight loss.0 -
Hello all!!! Everything good here. Looking forward to vacation next week!!!! It is a "cold" day here today!!!! But no rain.
Have a full week planned with work, Zumba and packing for the trip. May is Fitness Month so myself and the other 3 instructors on the base are doing a free 2 hr Zumba Jam on Sat so I will be doing a lot of Zumba this week. LOL Eating is still very good. I am planning on buying some good eats to take on my trip and perhaps stop at the grocery store in Orlando as well to have fresh fruit, etc.
LadyPersia, great to hear from you and that things are getting back to normal!!!
Niknik, congrats on the weightloss!!!! :drinker:
MK, good to hear from you and that you are doing well.
Stiring, I was thinking about you this morning. I was wondering how things were at DC with the news.
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Happy Tuesday All!
I dusted off my garmin for a good 3 mile run yesterday. Felt so good. I switched from the couch to 5K to the sparkpeople 5K your way plan. I guess I had enough endurance left that the couch to 5K was just ho hum after the first few runs. This week I'm doing 3:1 and it felt just right. A little hard but not undoable.
Yesterday was my first day back on the weights. I decided to do power 90. I was pleasantly surprised with my back/bi and leg strength but holy cow my chest/tris were WEAK. Praying muscle memory kicks in soon.
Sounds like all are doing well. ALF: Take care of that ankle and have a great trip. SING: I'm sure you are enjoying St. George. I love the west. STIRING: Hope all is well.0 -
Way to go Kim!! woohoo0
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NikNik - Congratulations on your weight loss! :flowerforyou: I remember waiting to hit that beautiful number--199. One-derland! I think I had a party all by myself! If you can't log on at your computer, there's an android app that you can use on your phone (if you have a 'droid--I'm sure there's also one for iphone). I love it because it keeps me focused on the go.
Alf - May is fitness month--thanks for the tip! Maybe that will motivate me, as in "May's the month to get off the couch and get moving!" :bigsmile: I still haven't braved a Zumba class, but I hear amazing things about it. I also learned that there's a class right in my complex, so no excuses.
Danielle - Hello! We haven't met, but I just want to say hi. Moving from my couch to doing a 5K sounds like a good idea, so I will check out the resources you mentioned. Exercise and drinking water are just NOT my things (not yet, anyway).
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Hi, everyone! I've lost about 3 lbs this week. :drinker: I haven't lost weight in about 3 months because I was on IV nutrition, which is designed to help you gain weight.
It's the 3rd week that I've been off of IV nutrition. My blood work for the past 2 weeks has been normal, which means I'm able to eat enough on my own not to slip back into protein malnutrition. If the 23 vials of blood (:noway: !!) they took from me yesterday are all OK, then I get the IV out of my arm and I'm back to normal. Yahoo! Thank God!
I can't wait for this IV to be out of my arm because I've been trying to go clothing shopping. All my spring/summer clothes are sizes 2X-ish, and I wear a 6/8 now. I haven't been able to try on the dresses and tops wih the cute little sleeves because I have these wires hanging out of my arm and I look crazy. Yuck!
Ok, I'm off to walk this morning. I find that if I don't do it first thing, it doesn't get done. Have a great day, everyone!0 -
Hi all! We had a great time with our houseguest this weekend and kept very busy. Still trying to catch up. Happy to see all doing so well!
duffy, great job getting back to running AND strength training. I have no doubt those muscles will get their strength back relatively quickly.
alf, the activities haven't impacted much here in DC except on Sunday night right outside the White House. I thought my husband might notice some things yesterday at the Pentagon (like increased security or something) but apparently there was little change. Sounds like you've got a great plan for your trip next week.
All here is well. I'm on my third day of my P90X and Month 2 Insanity rotation. So far....so good. We'll see how this progresses though. I'm really happy with the results I'm getting from P90X right now, so that rotation will take precedence if I find the combination of doing both P90X and Insanity in the same day too much. But I'm separating the workouts by a few hours (and a meal) which should help my body cope with the intensity. I'm also really focusing on listening to my body, especially when it comes to nutrition. I think proper nutrition in terms of good clean food AND making sure I'm eating enough will be key in getting through the next few weeks successfully.
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Happy Tuesday everyone!
I've managed to make it to the new gym 8 days in a row. My body is accepting the new vigorous (speeeeeling?) schedule much better than I expected, so now I just have to ramp up the intensity and get to the weight training a little more regularly. I can definitely see a change in my waist not too much on the scale yet.0 -
Good to hear from so many of you!!!
Duffy, wow, you are so inspiring!!!!! I love your positive attitude. :flowerforyou:
Stiring, nice to have you back. Over here the bases have increased their security and the lines at the gate are very long now. :grumble: But it is great that they are being cautious.
Zebras, good to see you. Did you ever go back to that Zumba class?
Victorious, try the Zumba class!!!
At work, needs to be short...:flowerforyou:0 -
Alf:
I would have to get earplugs to go to the class, and I figure I want to be a little more "wtih it" in terms of excercise to properly enjoy it if I'm going to have to deal with the loudness and earplugs. It does look like they are finally limiting the number of participants. Picture trying to do Zumba in a crowded subway car, that is what it felt like that day.0 -
Hi all!
Just a quick post since I have not been here is a while as I have been struggling a bit and didn't feel like sharing more challenges as I am usually such a positive person. While I can hide it (somewhat) at work and with my husband and daughter, this group is a little more difficult for some reason.
My endoscopy revealed a "profound ulcer" due to a doctor never adjusting 2 medication dosages when I lost weight. Given the harshness of taking 500mg of aspirin and the other drug over close to 7 years (for a chronic autoimmune syndrome which has been in remission now for about 18 months) it appears that some serious damage was done that caused me to lose a huge amount of blood. That is what caused my abnormal blood results, edema, pains, etc.
I have been on iron now to built back my red blood counts which were scary low (doubled by yesterday but still not 100% back to normal) and am on nexium for the ulcer - which finally feels better. Follow-up endoscopy on 6/6 will be the real test.
For some reason though, I am losing weight every week and WAY below anywhere I want to be - by about 10-12 pounds. I have increased my calories over the past week or so, but don't want to go nuts as despite the extra pounds I need to put back, the fear of gaining too much too quick is not appealing. My doctor likened it to breastfeeding saying my body has to work even harder to replenish the iron stores as a result of the lost blood (which I find hard to believe especially because I did not even come close to losing weight when I was nursing!!)
So, I am anxious about this as I have no desire to continue to lose, but gaining is rough - NEVER IN MY MY DID I THINK I WOULD SAY EITHER OF THOSE THINGS! Anyway...that's where I am at. Good to keep up with everyone's posts, which I have been, I wish all of you who are struggling the patience to get through it, I do believe that in the end we learn from these experiences and get stronger as a result. Congratulations on all the successes and welcome to the new members.
Hope to feel better next post!0 -
Altushe-Hope you feel better. Welcome back! Maybe I rely on this site too much but coming here when Im struggling has been the best medicine for me. You can count on me to listen if you need to rant.
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Altushe - WOW. That's a lot going on. I'd say that you'll have an easier time gaining some weight once your iron and red blood levels are normal over a period of time. Right now, I vote for eating in a way that gives you the most energy and strength--and of course getting in your green veggies and high-iron foods. I'm glad they found out what's going on so they can treat it. Hang in there, it will be much better soon!
Hi, all. After not puking for several months, I did so yesterday. It brought back horrible memories of months and months of vomiting and not knowing why. Well, yesterday I was very hungry. My hunger doesn't register the same way after weight loss surgery. I don't know sometimes that I'm hungry until I'm starving. That's what happened yesterday. I took a ton of vitamins and meds on what was an empty stomach, unbeknownst to me (I thought I'd had a sufficient amount of food, but I guess not). I also committed another sin of drinking water on an empty stomach. That will send me to the porcelain thrown quicker than anything! So, I'm hoping it was just those errors on my part and nothing more serious. I really want this IV out of my arm and I want to be NORMAL again!
It's raining here, so the chances of me walking again are slim. Maybe I'll do some jumping jacks. :happy:0 -
Hello everyone!!!! Gorgeous day here in San Antonio!!! Looking forward to our trip this coming week. I really need a break, especially go out of town. :laugh: Everything is great over here right now. :drinker: I am going to weigh in on Friday but everything is fitting the way it should.
Zebras, too bad about the Zumba class. I just cannot imagine doing Zumba in a very crowded place, I would not like it at all. And speaking of Zumba, last night I had a new student. From the very first time I saw her she came across as a very dry, unfriendly person but being the way I am it really didnt matter much. Throughtout the workout she seemed to doing alright, smiling at times especially when I smiled at her, etc. Well, at the end of the class she came to me and said "do you know of a place I can go for a more intense class?" She is telling me this while she is still very sweaty after finishing the class...I just wanted at that point to show her a very intense punch to the face and ask her if that was intense enough...:laugh: :noway: :grumble: But of course I kept a straight face and was very "friendly"...she said she had just came back from Tampa and while there for 7 wks took a Zumba class that was "advanced". I explained to her that not all the instructors are alike but that we are supposed to follow the Zumba Formula which is interval trng method and should alternate betweeen fast and slow songs, besides it is a dance fitness class that should incorporate 70% latin moves and 30% international (hip hop, african, arabian, etc). She said she "understood" but still wanted something more intense, advanced...Geez!!!! I suggested a couple more places, people but did not guaranteed they would be to her liking because we are all different and I really didnt understand what she meant about a more intense, advanced class. Maybe she wants to be leaping across the floor doing cartwheels...:noway: :laugh: Some people just like to be mean and have no tact at all...oh well...I really hope she doesnt come back, I dont need people like that. As an instructor and a person in general I know I cannot please everyone but geez...I told her she had the option but every move I showed to make it as intense as possible for herself but that I had to teach the class for all fitness levels. She was in a sense implying that my class was for "beginners". :explode:
Altushe, I am so sorry to hear what you are going through. I really hope you start feeling better soon. At least now you know what is going on. :flowerforyou:
Victorious, wow, you are really going through a lot...take care of yourself.
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Alf:
Its amazing you kept your cool! Considering how little you charge for that class, she is getting a bargain, and she just couldn't be satisifed.0
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