SWaT Walking Group - May Walk

Lesliet05

Jenny you are so lucky to get acupuncture,

Well got 2 miles in today.

jrbanta

Today was gorgeous outside! I cleaned the house in the morning, went to the grocery and then attacked the gardens on either side of the house. I wore my HRM through both cleaning and gardening to see how many calories I would burn. Quite a lot! The other good news is that I slept pain free last night without Tylenol PM after my acupuncture session yesterday. Nice results with only two sessions done! So very active day for me but not sure I will ride my bike later like I planned. We'll see after dinner...

Good evening!
Jenny

TeresaSavage

Hello Group!

I wanted everyone to know I'm leaving the group. My exercise goals have changed

Everyone take care & I hope you all the BEST!!! THANKS SANDARA for all your time & commitment

sandara

Is everyone cutting out?

Sorry to see you go Teresa.

I got in my 2 1/2 miles yesterday and did 2 miles today. I still haven't done my ticker.

Jenny, I wish I could spend some time on my yard but I just don't seem to have the time these days.

panda742002

Hello,

Walked yesterday 1.7, did walk today - My knee sometimes gives me troubles I think it's due to the storms rolling in tonight. Oh well there is always tomorrow.

AliceLMS

I am still here Sandy! Just have to post my walks for the week. Bump for now, 84 degrees and about to storm have the go get the dogs!

jrbanta

I'm here but just been busy in the evenings and little time to chat. Last night was Zumba and then I was so tired I went to bed early. Tonight a coworker and I went to see Water for Elephants after work. Got home at 7:00 and then my sister called and that is always an hour or longer phone conversation. So this is my first time to check the boards.

Gardening, cleaning, Zumba and walking at work were my exercises so far this week. Hope to bike and walk this weekend.
Have a nice day tomorrow!

Jenny

sandara

Hi Everyone!

Glad to see some faces here this evening. I did my 2.5 at lunch again today. I'm going to have to go back to my home workouts if it gets any hotter. We hit 90 here today I think. I don't know how Teresa did all that outside walking in the heat. I hate going back to work all sweaty :blushing:

pmjsmom

I'm still here! I only get here in the mornings, though, for the most part. Doing some Yoga for Aches and Pains (Netflix) now--hoping it helps. I have also started back on the glucosamine--don't know why I ever stopped!

I have been really busy now that the weather is FINALLY starting to warm up. Yard work, gardening and working on organizing my jewelry supplies and pieces has been taking up my time after work.

I am averaging 6 miles a day this week so far! I just forget to update my ticker.

AliceLMS

I have a modest 8 miles for the week so far. :blushing: Have been working on that strength, and oppositional work.
Hope to see a change.

Sorry that Teresa delisted me as a friend, I enjoyed her company.:ohwell: Onward and upward! Alice

jrbanta

Hi Ladies,
I have skipped some days of exercise this week due to being busy. I had Zumba, did gardening and cleaning and a little walking. Tonight I walked 2 brisk miles with Leslie Sansone and did some resistance bands. A good sweat and felt energizing.... I need to be good with exercise this weekend to make up for the week!

Good night and hope you are all well!
Jenny

sandara

Yay! It's friday! My favorite day of the week. :bigsmile:

Glad to see all of you still here. I haven't been real productive this week but I did get in a few miles even tho I didn't get to walk today. I'm also trying to get back on track with my logging. I haven't been doing that bad but on a gradual slide the wrong way. Just trying to get it in check before it gets out of hand.

It looks like we're in for a little rain here this weekend but then blue skies for a while. I'm still enjoying the outside walking I just need to find the time for a bit more. I'm checking into some zumba classes. I finally found a place that has classes that might work with my schedule. Now if they just have beginner clutz classes I'll be good to go. :laugh:

Keep up the good work everyone.

jrbanta

Sandy you don't have to be good at Zumba just move to the beat. I'm not a good dancer and just do my best but it feels great and is a fun cardio workout. Give it a try if you can!

Well I need to put in a DVD or walk with Leslie so I'll check back later!
Jenny

Lesliet05

Got 3 miles in today, still will be glad to get back up to 5 miles at once, working on it

jrbanta

I found a good workout on Exercise TV, Walking Cardio Shape Up. It was 47 minutes of brisk walking with intervals of weights and strength training exercises mixed in. Dripping sweat by the end but felt good.

Jenny

sandara

That sounds like a good one Jenny. I'll have to see if it's on any of my channels.

For anyone interested in the WATP dvd's, I just saw the Punch up your Walk kit at our local Wal-Mart. It's an excellent 4 mile workout with weighted gloves. It's one of my favorites. They also had the Walk off more Weight kit with the weighted belt. I'm going to check it out and make sure I don't already have the dvd. I'm glad to see them available again.

pmjsmom

Jenny--I have the Walking Cardio Shape Up as a download from exercisetv.tv (I don't get On Demand or any of the exercise channels) and I love it! I'm going to try it again later when I have time. RIght now I am sticking with the shorter workouts I have been finding online. They just fit my current schedule better.

Need to get moving on my plans for today--organizing my room and craft supplies and HOPEFULLY some grocery shopping.

Have a wonderful day, everyone!

AZChatterB

Hello, Fellow Walkers.

Missed my midweek check-in, but I'm still here... I did the five mile Slim Down today, mostly to catch up on some miles toward my May goal! I missed walks several days this past week. My brother was in town to visit with our dad, who is still getting his chemo treatments. I stopped by my dad's on both Wed and Th, so got home late and didn't walk; then on Saturday I admit I was just too lazy to walk (took a two hour nap Saturday afternoon!).

On a good note, my dad seems well. The chemo really wears him out, but he's been in pretty good spirits. Also, I found out last week that I got that job I was interviewing for (yeah me!); I go in Tuesday to officially sign. I'm so relieved.

Jenny, glad to hear the acupuncture has made a difference for you.

Keep walking, everyone!

sandara

Congratulations AZ! I"m happy you got the job. I know it must be hard dealing with your Dad but I'm glad he's doing okay. It's hard dealing with family illness, jobs, and doing all this too so your doing great.

Saturday was a lazy day for me too but I made up for it today. We went to another big flea market and walked around for hours (I only spent $1.00) but it's a great way to get some walking in.

Now it's time for another week at work.:sad:

AliceLMS

AZ, Hooray for the new job, and how wonderful that your Dad maintains his good attitude in such tough times. Bless his heart.


Kathy, wish I was in the craft supplies today. What are your favorite crafts?
I quit smoking years back. It was so much easier than I thought it was going to be. Did it cause you to gain weight? I was already gaining when I quit. I had broken my nose and decided that if I am going to feel punky when they reset this, I will just quit smoking and get it all over at once. Worked for me!


Sandy hope you enjoyed the flea market, excellent way to do the walk.

I am off to work myself and looking forward to a great day. Will get some walking in later. Strut your stuff :bigsmile: ladies!!!!

TeresaSavage

Hello Ladies!! :flowerforyou:

I miss the group and need back in :blushing: . I realize how much I really need you all, It gives me the drive to keep on going.

I don't know what's going on with me? (Mid life crisis / early menopause) Or just going crazy on the treadmill 2 weeks in a row. UGH! Grrrr I also plan on stopping my 2 hour walks to the park. trying to slow it down

My customer came back last week, So I started back work early :ohwell: . So With the Wildfires / Rain & Heat I missed getting my outside walks & now I'm back working more hours, I'll have to be stuck on that treadmill longer. I just thought of something :bigsmile: Maybe I should go back doing the Leslie Sansone Tapes. YAY!! I'll go back and give it a try.

I'm starting all over with the ticker, So as of yesterday till the end of the month my goal is 48 miles . Sunday I walk to the beach one way with my umbrella ( which I had to use 1/2 way into the walk) My husband picked me up when I got there & we went out to lunch And this morning I walked the boring treadmill 1 hour. Total miles walked 6.

AZchatter... I'm glad your Dad's in good spirits, Thats so important. Congratualtions on the new Job!

Sandy ...... walking around the flea market for hours and only spending $1.00 to Funny. My husband would Love you!! :laugh:
plus a great calorie burn

Have A GREAT Monday! :happy:

jrbanta

Wow lots of chatting going on.
AZ-Congratulations on your new job! I asked for a new position at work but I guess they've eliminated half of the position I was inquiring about and that won't work since I'm a full time employee. Glad your Dad's spirits are high...

Sandy-love flea markets but I could never get away from one only spending $1! My favorite part is looking at all the things that we had in our house growing up that people save, buy, or whatever. It's like a walk down memory lane... Also a question for you. Are WATP DVD's Leslie Sansone or someone else?

Teresa-Welcome back to the group. Sounds like you need to find more variety in your exercise routines. Are you still playing tennis? Do you have a bike? Are you swimming in your pool? I'm trying to do different things so I don't get bored and I'm also backing off a little since I've read that 30 minute workouts if they include bursts of cardio and strength training intervals are more effective with weight loss that going for 60 + minutes of the same cardio routine that your body adjusts too and then you plateau. I changed my goals and am changing up my routines....

My middle son Jeff is home from college now. He and I went for a 56 minute bike ride together through the regional park by our house tonight. Beautiful weather and it was nice to ride and chat, catch up on life, etc.

Got a call from my cousin today and my mom's oldest sister who also had late stage dementia like my mom, died today at the age of 91. It's a blessing considering her condition was poor but I feel bad for my cousin because she lost her brother 1-2 years ago and her husband was just diagnosed with cancer. Talk about bad things coming all at the same time.

I guess we all should feel blessed that we are experiencing success in improving our health and have our families and one another for support. Life's short...

So on a lighter note, have a wonderful day tomorrow, embrace the day, make good choices, and enjoy yourselves!

Jenny:flowerforyou:

AliceLMS

Monday 4M

Jenny, It is such a struggle dealing with dementia. My MIL has been in the grip of this disease for many years. Probably many more than anyone realized. It is so hard to watch, I hope that she is not aware of all that has changed. Prayers for you and your family. Your poor cousin, I hope she finds some comfort, and the strength to go on.

Teresa, do you have Netflix? Lots of great workouts on there. I pay $8.00 a month for unlimited streaming to my TV through another gizmo. But really enjoy the whole thing. I also watch a movie or some such if I am on the elliptical. I am also downloading workouts from Exercise TV on my computer. You can burn your own DVDs and use them on the TV. The TV has to be good for something other than a magnetic dust collector and DH entertainment unit.

Sandy, hope to hear from you soon.

AZ, is this your first day at the new job? Hope it's great, good luck!


Back to work for me, :drinker: Alice

TeresaSavage

Hello group!!!

I walked 4 miles today with Leslie Sansone.

Sandy.... I usually log Leslie S. as aerobics moderate & how many minutes. It seem's to be more Aerobic to me then just walking. How do you log your workouts? It felt really good, Its been such a long time. I was able to do the knee lifts even with the boost, couldn't do that before.

Jenny...... So Nice you and your son going bike rideing together. How sweet! Sounds like such a wonderful bike ride through the park. Sorry! Your Aunt past away. I feel horrible that your cousin's husband has cancer & her brother died. Thats So sad Your so right! Life is way to short :frown: Thank God we're finally taking our lives back. My grandmother had dementia for 13 years before her death at age 93. My Mom is 69 yrs old & I pray she doesn't get dementia at age 80 like her mother did. It's absolutely horrible when your mother doesn't remember you. When i was 16 & my mom overdosed on sleeping pills because her husband left her, She was admitted to the hospital & when I went to visit her, she did not know who I was. ( Something I'll never forget) at age 16, I was crushed. Thank God her mind came back soon after.

Tennis! I wish. My only good partner is my younger brother & our scheldules never match up. My bike needs fixing & my husband never cleans the pool often enough.
Your right! I need to switch up my routines.

Alice...... I don't have Netflix. But I love the Idea of downloading workouts from exercise. tv to your computer. Now if I can figure out how to do it ;-)) LOL, about the tv being a dust magnet :laugh:

Alice I want your life, living on the Farm. Staying busy Sounds wonderful & working with animals. Plus you must be burning lots of calories working on a farm

AZ... How was the new Job? I keep saying Im going to start filling out applications online for extra work, But I get so caught up on MFP.com I never get the chance :bigsmile:

Have a Great night !!! Time to cook dinner

sandara

Hi Everybody!

I'm still here! I was so tired last night I just went to bed early. I didn't even walk at lunch yesterday but I did today. Perfect weather for it, not too hot, not too cold.

Jenny, I really do love the flea markets for looking at the old stuff like you said. I see so many things that I remember having as a kid and wishing I still had them now. LOL If we only knew. I also have a weakness for old chenille bedspreads but I think my husband will kill me if I get any more. :laugh:

I've really been worried about my Mom too about the dementia issues. She's 83 and it's hard to tell if it's just natural aging or really something else starting. We are going to start her on a memory helping drug in a couple of weeks and see how that goes. My Dad is the same age and his memory seems fine he just has other health issues that go along with being 83. It is sometimes overwhelming dealing with parents, teenagers and work.

Teresa I'm glad your back with us. I need to get back to walking with Leslie again too. I use the walking exercise setting because when I tried the low-impact aerobics it worked out to be exactly the same calorie burn. But I do agree that some of her workouts could go to the higher level aerobics. I haven't really wanted an HRM in the past but I've been considering it lately. Maybe it would help me now since my calorie burn has dropped so much with the weight I've lost. It might help me see where I need to improve.

And I don't know what is up with me this week but I just want to munch all the time! :sad: It's driving me crazy!

jrbanta

Sandy-I hope your mom isn't heading into dementia. It's hard to watch and I'm sure the person is aware of the change in themselves. In my Mom's case I think it caused her to be easily agitated, paranoid, and angry at us as her children. She trusted strangers but not us at that stage. Now she doesn't know any of us and is calm because she doesn't seem to understand who she is, what things are or her situation. Are the WATP's Leslie or someone else?

Teresa-glad you enjoyed Leslie today. I really like her workouts and they get results. My sister has a lap pool and hates taking care of it. She does it but complains. Her husband has advanced MS and use to swim to maintain muscle tone but I don't think he goes in it any more unless someone is with him.

Took a break tonight. Too much to do and it gives my joints a rest. Walk and Zumba tomorrow...

Have a nice evening.
Jenny

TeresaSavage

Hello!!

Jenny, You brought back alot of memories of my grandmother. She didn't trust any of her family members It was aweful, Sad But some how being with my mom through it, we had to laugh at some moments. She was living in my house at the time & she would get very, very jealous of my Mom and I when we talked. She got so paranoid that she was getting nasty with us and started running away from the house. We let her go to see how far she'd walk. She walked to the second house & was starting to tell the neighbor about how bad we where. I think back about times me and my Mom had with her and I cry I thank God I had my Mom with me. It just reminds me of how horrible it really is. Oh!!! I don't look forward to having to go through that again with My Mom being the victim. :frown:

I tried cleaning my pool twice. Way to big of a pain in the butt. It takes forever for it to vacuum up it mostly seem's to stir the dirt on the bottom instead. I expect it to vacuum like the house vacuum :blushing:

It was actually a beautiful day today & I don't have to go into work until 6:30 PM so I finally got a nice Outdoor walk In. I So apprecitaed it. I walked to the Beach today & then along the beach sand & back home. Next time I need to bring my bathing suit, The ocean was flat as a pancake, It was gorgeous. This beauty is why I live where I do. 2 miles from me & I don't make the time to enjoy it more often. But then again I guess I wouldn't appreciate it as much as I do. It made up for the horrible 2 weeks I had on that treadmill.

Walked 5.6 miles , 1hour 49 minutes

Time to relax with a cup of coffee
Everyone enjoy your evening
And stay strong

jrbanta

Teresa, Humor is the way my sibling and I have gotten through the last 12 plus years of my mom's journey with dementia/alzheimers. People who haven't experienced it with a loved one don't understand and think we are insensitive. We have cried and laughed and humor is most often the only way to cope with the sadness and stages of deterioration. I hope your mom doesn't take that journey and I hope you and I don't either!

Did Zumba tonight and it was a little cooler in the gym. I didn't appreciate that the custodians at the school watched our class. Maybe they were curious but it felt like they were gawking at all of us women. Then someone's teen daughter watched the class and snapped video or photos with her cell phone of some of us and her mom while we were dancing and I could see she sent or posted it somewhere (Facebook, You Tube, etc.). That makes me mad and feels like a violation of our privacy. My friend told the instructor and asked her to talk to the person. They ended up deleting the photos but I'm sure they sent them off and did not tell their mom or the instructor. Cell phones and how people use them in certain situations/locations is a pet peeve of mine.

Loving my HRM and glad I bought it. Burned 477 calories in 45 minutes of Zumba tonight. I was able to check my heart rate and work to stay within my zone for cardio work.

Well need a shower. I'm going to surpass my exercise minutes for the month and hope to make the 40 miles walked goal.

Jenny

sandara

Late check-in for me tonight. I did my lunch walk again and this time I went up to the lookout. It's a pretty steep hill and I did it just fine. No way would I have ever made it before losing weight. Now I'll have to do it more often.

I'll catch up with you guys tomorrow!

2 more days until Friday! :bigsmile:

TeresaSavage

Good morning!

Jenny... I understand perfectly. My Mom and I did the same, we laughed many of times, So we could cope with the pain. I cry sitting here writing you, Thinking how much I miss my grandmother. I Loved her So .... I Feel so heart felt that your going through this now with your Mom. ( I Am So very, Very Sorry) I also pray My Mom & You and I don't go through it either.

congratulation on surpassing your goal, YAY!!!!!

Sandy ..... great! On your steep hill climb. WTG!!!

I'm not doing to good this week. I've been late night gorging, It's horrible :frown: The scale is showing it this morning :sad:
Ever since my customer came back & I have no time for enjoying my long walks in the mornings is depressing.
I downloaded a workout video from exercise tv, BUT!! It seem's to only have downloaded to exercise tv location & not to my hard drive? That stinks! It says you can copy to a DVD I don't see how if it's not on your hard drive. I guess I'll just have to play it on the Exercise tv site. :ohwell:
I better get a move on if I want to get some exercise in before going to work.

Hope you all have a wonderful day