SWaT Walking Group - June

sandara

The SWaT Walking Group is kicking off the summer with a June Free for All. Anything goes, this is your time to try something new, punch up your current routine or just go with the flow! Some of us have decided to take a little vacation from the tickers and just see what we can accomplish.

New members are always welcome. This is a great group if you’re looking for friends and support so if you would like to walk, run or just amble along with us just join right in. This has mostly been a walking group and of course walking is still totally acceptable. We’re just trying to broaden our exercise routines a little bit. So this month anything goes. If you want to set a goal or use a ticker go right ahead. There is nothing special required to join, just introduce yourself and / or post your goals for the month and you are set. Just check in whenever you would like, daily, weekly, whatever works for you.

Happy June! Let’s get moving!

:flowerforyou:

pmjsmom

I'm in! Not much time right now but will be back later!

Happy June, everyone!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

jrbanta

I'm in! Exploring a combo of swimming laps, walking, biking and maybe even hot yoga! Let's get moving...

Jenny

TeresaSavage

Hi Ladies,

I'm In :bigsmile:

Thanks Jenny!! for the tips from that book "Diet free for life" I'm also trying to incorporate some things. I'm trying not to eat carbs after 6 pm (which I blew big time last night) and This morning I lifted weight's for 30 minutes and did 30 minutes of cardio right after. That was a big accomplishment, since I have definitely been sliding backwards for weeks.

I did my own version of Leslie Sansone this morning for 30 minutes while listening to country music :blushing:

My plan this month......... swimming, walking & weight training & light aerobics with Leslie Sansone
My goal is to get 25 minutes in every morning with weight lifting and then 30 minutes of cardio

Good Luck!! And Happy June everyone

sandara

Hump day again! :happy:

I just spent the last 2 hours (with hubby's help) untangling Christmas icicle lights in 96 degree weather. We're going to use them for decorations on the Relay for Life booth. And in case I forget to mention it, I won't be on after tomorrow until probably late Saturday or Sunday. It depends on how long it takes me to recover from the Relay. When I signed up I didn't know it was an all night thing, but it sounds like it's going to be fun anyway.

When I took my ticker off my signature I erased all of them, now I have to figure out how to put the MFP one back on :laugh:

I"m really liking some of the ideas you are all coming up with. After this weekend I'll try to get myself together with some kind of plan too.

:flowerforyou: :bigsmile: :laugh:

AliceLMS

Yay for June and the free for all! I did 25 mins weights and 35 min Alice's freestyle walk. It's a combination of Leslie's. Biggest loser, and Denise Austen's walk with alot of attitude thrown in.

I am just going to mix it up all month but continue to do resistance and weights. A lot of my walking and cardio woll be Agricise for now. Many gardens and animals to tend.

Time for bed, I am so glad we came into June with the thread intact. We make a good group! Nite all, Alice

TeresaSavage

Hi Ladies!! Good Morning!!!

I'm both disappointed with myself & happy . I just got on the scale after staying off it for a week, knowing I haven't been eating right. Sure enough I'm up 5 POUNDS ( 5 Huge Pounds) YIKES!!!! The nights are the worst for me I will pig out on bread that I had bought for the lunch sandwiches I made when I went boating. Well the bread is gone :blushing: . I should have thrown it out, but No!!!! :frown: ( I won't be buying seeded rye bread again)
On A good Note! I Hope I'm back on track with exercise. This is my Second day : Lifted weight's for 30 minutes and right after I Did the light aerobics for 30 minutes. My own routine again, this time I added some Biggest Loser moves (Thanks Alice! :drinker: ) And I added skipping to it. OMG!!! The skipping really felt like a workout plus I felt like a kid again :bigsmile: .

Just working out to music I Love listening to & throwing some dance moves in, Makes me So Happy. It Feels Great!!

Alice.... You made me laugh when you said " It's a combination of leslie, biggest Loser & Denise Austen's walk with alot of attitude thrown in. :laugh: I could just picture the both of us working out together, I'm sure it would make U tube :bigsmile:

Sandara....... I can't wait to hear about the "Relay for Life" event.

Jenny..... Hot Yoga Interesting!! ( i'm Thinking of You )

Kathy.... Hi!!! I see we're on another group challenge together I'm always showing up late:ohwell:

Only two more days left till the weekend. YAY!
Have a wonderful Day!!!!

jrbanta

Hi Ladies/Gents- June 2nd and I haven't been able to work out yet this month. Last night was a retirement party for work with 4 colleagues retiring. Wish one of them was me! Bad day, need to do paperwork tonight, and I'm not going to vent and put a damper on this thread. Enjoy your evenings and I will report back in when I have time and am feeling more upbeat and talkative.

Night Night!:flowerforyou:

Jenny

AliceLMS

Without attitude what have we got?

Jenny I hope things go better for you. I hear you about the paper work, I am in the middle of an audit.:grumble: Feel free to vent whenever you need to.

My work out today was all Agricise. Another woman and I fed, and cleaned the farm animals. Whew! I burned over 1000 calories. With HRM turned on only when I was really actively working. Then I ran the weedeater for another 500 cals.

I think I have today covered. Lot's of walking with feed and hay, and such and plenty of upper body work with that weed eater.

I am so thankful that my body works this well at the age of 57. How blessed am I?

Nite all, Alice

TeresaSavage

Hello Ladies!!

Jenny.... Please Vent all you want thats what we're here for, support! I know your paper work is at work :blushing: , But I have a huge desk at home that the papers need to filed and logged into excel. And My husband & I just Ignore it. Last yrs taxes we both had to do the last 3 months right in front of the tax preparer. I'm sure she wasn't to happy. Thats why she charged us an ARM & a LEG :mad:

Alice....... Thats It! I must get an HRM. Is yours a WATCH & does a strap go around your waist? What kind?
Hearing what you do, OMG!!! I would pass out. Seriously! That is very Hard work. Just walking with Hay & feed putting it out is exhausting. I used to go with my Dad's wife and help her, she had three or four horses. And Weedeating That is alot of arm muscles being used. I tried that at home & didn't get very far before I handed the tool back to Hubby.
You REALLY Are a HARD worker. In our family we'd call you an OX :drinker:

Just From working out yesterday, My legs are sore from skipping & jumping around like I'm 6 yrs old again :blushing: and My arm's are sore as heck from weights. I'm taking a rest today from weight lifting. FOR some reason I have a very difficult time breathing correctly while lifting the weights. I can feel the headaches coming back again. I will try and use smaller weights with some of the routines I do.

Thats It I'm in a FUNK! I gained 5 pounds and I don't feel like doing anything, I just want to sit here and complain :frown: . I just don't feel like exercising either right now. I pigged out again last night :grumble: :noway: ( WHAT AM I DOING TO MYSELF :sad: )

Have A GREAT Weekend Girls!! :flowerforyou:

jrbanta

Just checking in but no time to exercise as of yet and it is 6/3. I guess the "free for all" is getting a slow start on my end. I do plan to ride my bike on Sunday and tomorrow is shopping at the malls for my son's summer wardrobe. I'll wear my HRM and see what I burn. I also plan to put on my swimsuit and lay in my lounge chair on the deck and read my book on Sunday. I need color and we've had very little sunshine this spring. This weekend is suppose to be beautiful. One more week of work and then a 4 week break. Counting the days, hours, minutes and seconds. Worst year of my career and time to leave it behind. Can't wait to walk and lay around on the Lake Michigan beaches in a few weeks.

Teresa- it has to be hard in the Florida heat. Weight lifting 2-3 times a week at our age range is just fine so don't feel you have to do it every day. Remember to exhale as you lift or push and inhale on the easy side of it. You don't want to put pressure on your heart valves by not breathing through the lift. Another way to do strength training is in your pool. Water aerobics works wonderfully to sculpt the body and rid it of fat. Just by jogging in place and doing arm movements for biceps and triceps under the water you are doing a resistance workout. Google aquacise, aquacize, water aerobics, water jogging, etc. and see what you find. Those water noodles are a great thing to hang onto or sit on (between your legs) in the deep end while you work your arms going back and forth across the pool. Wish I was there to show you. I use to do it twice a week and it changed my body back then. Haven't found a good class in years.

Well enjoy your weekend ladies and hopefully I will burn some calories and have that to report:) I picked up Leo's ashes and paw print yesterday. He's on the mantle until I decide what to do with his remains.

Jenny

AliceLMS

Hot, hot, hot!!!! We had frost last week and a high of 91 today. You have to love WI!

Teresa I really do like my heart monitor, I think this one is a Proform. I'll have to look when I get it out for workout in the a.m.
You set it for your age, height, weight, activity level, and I think resting heart rate, It tells you time elapsed, calories burned, time at target heart rate, above rate, below rate. Those are the main functions I use it has many others. I have checked it against other HRMS and it was always within a few calories of what the others read for the same workout. It does have the chest strap.

Today I did an hour of weed eating in the heat, and walked the dogs for 35 minutes, their idea not mine. To darn hot!
The airconditioner is humming happily and thanks to it I am off to bed! Alice

pmjsmom

Well, it's been a rough couple of days but I plan to have a nice, relaxed weekend and only do what I want to do!

I want to do some walking and also some yoga but I always seem to put that off in order to help out with the baby, etc.

I want to get more of my jewelry supplies sorted for organizing, too, and to just enjoy the beautiful weather we are having this weekend.

I hope you all have a great day!

sandara

Hi Everyone!

Relay for Life was AWESOME!

7 pm yesterday until 7 am this morning, I'm too old for staying up ALL night and I've been asleep most of the day. I'm still not woke up good and I can't stay out of the bed. I'll give more details tomorrow but just wanted to check in. :yawn:

mbvenske

Hi, I'm Mary, you guys mind if I jump in? Looking for a group to keep me motivated, and when I was "peeping" I thought you all sound like a really nice, motivational group.

This month I am trying to incorporate some light arobics to my walking routine. I try to walk 4 miles 3 or 4 times a week, and now I'm trying to do 30 Day Shred on 3 of the other days. I like walking better, but I get a better work out with the DVD.

Oh yea, I also threw my scale out for the month of June, well, I had my hubby hide it. I measured on the 1st, and then I'm going to on the 15, and then on the 30th I will dig the scale out and measure again. I was getting two depressed with the 1 lb loss, 2 lb gain, 3 lb loss, etc.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend, and it'll be nice to get to know you all. :drinker:

jrbanta

Welcome Mary! Glad you could join us. We are open to everyone. This month we are all doing whatever kind of exercise suits our mood and schedule. Many of us use to use exercise tickers to track progress each month but are not doing that this month but feel free to do so. We hail from all over the country and check in daily or weekly whatever you prefer.

Today my exercise was walking and shopping at the Mall of America with son and hubbie. My son needed summer shorts and a swim suit, flip flops, etc. and we went to the big mall for a change and then out for a nice early dinner. Unfortunately it was the nicest day we've had yet outside and we should have spent it outside but we needed to get this shopping done. So now he is set for awhile. I wore my HRM and clocked my time and calories burned. 2.5 hours of walking leisurely and burned 717 calories. That place is 3-4 floors and huge. We walked up and down stairs, escalators, back and forth from store to store. I ate a nice dinner and then had gelatto for dessert at at gelatto stand. Didn't feel guilty. My chicken, potatoes and spinach with a salad felt pretty healthy and balanced.

Hope you are all having a great weekend! Tomorrow better be nice for my bike ride.
Congrats Sandy on doing the Relay for Life. I would like to do that sometime too. I've walked the Susan B. Komen Walk for the Cure, the Walk for Alzheimers and rode my bike in the MS50 one year. Now they only do the MS150 which is too long for me.

Bye Bye!
Jenny

pmjsmom

Welcome, Mary!:flowerforyou:

Sandy--I used to do the Relay for Life every year but I haven't found a team here. I want to for next year, though! I always found it to be a lot of fun.

I got lots of my supplies sorted and plan to do more today but first I am going to walk to the store for a few things and take the little guy with me. It is beautiful outside and I want to get out in the sunshine!

Have a wonderful Sunday, everyone!

TeresaSavage

Hi MARY WELCOME!!!!! :flowerforyou:

We Love to Have you with us!

I Have clearly feel off the wagon & I'm slipping deep. I feel like Im in quicksand & can not get out. ( I'm pretty scared). This feels like something I cannot control. It feels like a chemical imbalance that is triggering something to grab carbs & Sugar. I took my diary off viewing, So I can start really logging the stuff I'm eating, so I won't be embarrassed .
On top of that I have Not exercised either,

I'm trying to talk about something pleasant, Happy & I guess when your soo low it's hard to come up with anything. My Dad should be coming in town in two weeks & I already gained back 5 pounds & probably more than that since I pigged out last night at my cousin's graduation party.
The heat & humidity here is not helping much with my exercise routines.

Well, I finally cleaned out my fish tank today ( 90 gallons) and yesterday I shaved one of my dogs & gave her a bath, So I got something accomlished, that's been over due for months.

Have A GREAT SUNDAY!!!

TeresaSavage

Okay Ladies, I hope your Sunday is going great!

I'm feeling much better than my last post . I went for a 30 minute swim & then did 20 minutes of gardening, It really cleared my mind. Not that I'm feeling better about myself, But I'll get back up and brush myself off & Start working on things I need to work on. Like eating right & exercise.

I think I'm going to look into that HRM & invest in that as soon as possible. I hear it's cheaper to purchase on Amazon.com. I'm not sure But I think it was a polar7 that was concidered one of the best? But I'm not sure.

TTYL Time to search for HRM
Have a Nice evening :happy:

jrbanta

Teresa-What can we do to help you? You've come so far and it's normal to have a slump at times. Just keep talking to us so we can encourage you and listen when you need us to. As for the HRM... I love mine! It's a Polar FT4 (women's). I went to the Body Tronic Site that is advertised on here. There is also a promotional code on this site PoPo is the code I think and that gives you another $5 off. I researched many sites including Amazon. Amazon is good too. I paid $89.99 for mine and if I'd remembered the promo code I would have gotten it for $84.99. You may see them cheaper if used or on sale. Just google Polar FT4. It's so easy to use and the chest strap is so comfortable sometimes I forget to take it off! Before I bought mine I posted a thread asking people to respond to me about which HRM"s they liked and if it was the FT4 why they liked it. It was helpful. Most people love this one.

Today I met a friend from work and we rode our bikes. I left the house at 10:00am to meet her on the trail and didn't get back until 1:15pm. It's a hot day and her asthma was giving her problems so we had to take breaks and sit in the shade. I turned my HRM on pause when we rested. We explored the trail systems in our suburb and discovered where some of the new paved paths connect to the regional park near my house. So now I have a really good path mapped out for some serious riding when I need to get in 7-10 miles or more. Burned 654 calories in 102 minutes. This was only 9 calories under what MFP calculated so pretty accurate!

Laid on the deck in my suit and started my summer tan. I used 30SPF but still got red which usually happens before I tan. Oh well...

Have a nice evening ladies!:flowerforyou:
Jenny

TeresaSavage

Thank You Jenny!! :flowerforyou:

I already purchased the polar ft7 3 minutes ago on Amazon.com. I wish I read your post first :indifferent: I just paid $116.00 including tax.
Can't wait to try it out, That should get me back in the mood for exercise

Good Night Ladies!

Redneckgirl924

Hi, my name is Ann and I was looking at the message boards and I would like to join your group if you would let me. You all seem like you get along really well and really motivate each other and that's what I need. I have joined another walking group but all we do is log miles and that's great, it's keeping me accountable for miles, but there's really not a lot of interaction going on. You seem to banter off each other and give suggestions and that's what I need.

I hope you all have a good evening!

Ann

mbvenske

Evening all, thanks for the welcome! I only got about 10 min walk in today, but I did do 20 minutes of exercise video.

Teresa, I know you'll pull yourself out of your slump. You did the right thing getting some exercise, it's amazing what it'll do to you. You are going to LOVE your HRM. It's addicting to see how many cals you burnt and then the next time you wear it, your going to push yourself harder to get more cals. I love mine and it irrates me that it took me so long to break down and buy one.
Also great job on your swim today, I wish I had access to a pool where I could swim.

Jenny, awesome job on your bike ride. Sounds like alot of fun!! I would like to get a new bike, (or at least a seat that fits my butt), but not feasible at this time, maybe next year or later this fall. The one I have will have to do for now, (skinny seat and all)

Ann, I'm a new one here, but from me to you welcome. This group is all you read about!!

have a great evening everyone!

sandara

Welcome to the group Mary and Ann. We're glad you are joining us. This is a wonderful group, everyone is so motivating and helpful.

Teresa, We all have slumps, especially me. I'm right there with you with the weight gain. I've got to get off about 5 lbs of regain but I know I will do it. I've just got to get back to a regular exercise routine. I am going to join the YMCA but maybe not until after our bike ride next weekend. Maybe sooner if my husband gets a chance to go by and sign up. I really want to try out the water aerobics class for some reason.

Jenny, bike riding is great. My neighborhood just isn't made for it though and the weather here has just been so humid and hot.

For anyone that is interested in the Relay for Life . . . . It was like one big all night party. There was a large track set up at one of the nearby raceways and booths lined both sides all the way around. There was a big stage in the middle with entertainment all night long. They even had zumba demonstrations! The best thing was the womanless beauty pageant. Those guys really gave it their all. Kariokoe (spelling?) was a hoot. I really enjoyed getting to know some of my coworkers. You'd be surprised how relaxed everyone gets at 4:00 in the morning. There was food, games, raffles & contests everywhere. I actually won a hand made quilt. I can't remember what it looks like but they are going to deliver it to my work one day next week. It was a carnival like atmosphere and very family friendly. The best buy booth next to ours had kids playing wii all night long. I don't know where they got the energy. I highly recommend attending or volunteering on a Relay for Life if you get the chance. I'm so glad I did. I have never been so tired and slept off and on all day yesterday but it was worth it. So many people coming together for a wonderful cause. I'm glad I got to be a part of it.

:flowerforyou:

Redneckgirl924

Thanks for the warm welcome Mary and Sandy. I can't wait to get into better shape with all of you and get to you know you all better.

Sandy - you will love the water aerobics. I did that a year ago at our local fitness center and loved it. It's a good workout but it doesn't feel like you're working out at all. It does take a little while to get use to trying to stay in one place if you're a little top heavy like I was. It was like having built in floation devices that wouldn't let you do what you need to do. :blushing: The water is so relaxing and after 30-45 minutes you are zen like. It's great! This year I'm going to start doing the water walking at our local pool in their lazy river. That starts tomorrow and I can't wait.

I agree with Mary the HRM is great. I'm always trying to figure out how I can push myself further with mine and I love how you can track weeks of your exercise at once.

Have a good evening everyone!

Ann

TeresaSavage

Welcome Ann! We would Love to have You join us :flowerforyou:
I understand exactly what your saying, I had the same experience with another group. Interaction is very important for me as well.

Mary.... Thank You! Thats great you got 30 minutes of exercise in. What DVD did you use?

Sandara...... The "RELAY FOR LIFE" really sounded awesome. Did your hubby go too? It sounds like a Great thing to be involved in. I'm sure you can't wait to join the YMCA, do they have a pool? I also wanted to join a water aerobics class, but really can't afford it. So I was thinking today while I was in my pool to buy those water exercise thingy's :blushing: . im not sure if there actually weights but I'll look into that.

Jenny... Sounds like a beautiful bike ride. Take some pic's & post on your profile. I use a sunscreen of 110 proof, It works GREAT! But I forgot to put it on the day I went out on the boat & I got fried. I'm So dark now, it isn't funny.
I think the heat has kept me from doing my walks. I feel sorry for your friend with asthma, UGH!!! The heat must be aweful for her.

Night Night!! 10:20 is past my bedtime :blushing:
Have a Great week everyone!!

MARY & ANN It's really nice you've joined us :drinker: :flowerforyou:

AliceLMS

Teresa any HRM that you will use is the right one. My proform has worked fine for over a year, and the batteries are easy to change. The chest straps do get to be something you forget about, they are no more of a bother than a bra strap. I went shopping the other day and discovered in the fitting room that I still had mine on. OOOPs. Really just went for the walk and became distracted.

Sandara the relay for life sounds wonderful. Exercise that serves two purposes, what could be better. The beauty pagent sounds great!

Welcome Ann and Mary, we do get busy and sidetracked, but also enjoy each others company. It's a lovely little group and we are happy to have you join us.

Glad to hear things have gotten better over the weekend Kathy. I love sorting and organizing things. It always makes me wonder how they got in such disarray in the first place.

Jenny I hope your friend can control her asthma, the heat and all the pollen in the air now must present a real challenge.
7 miles of good bike paths, Wow! We are very rural and just ride on the road, which is very curvy and narrow so not to safe.
But it is a beautiful area to ride or walk in. We have several walking neighbors and three riding neighbors. My GRDK's are riding bikes now. I worry about them out on the road. My grandson is more than just a little to independent.

Today was a stretch, up at 5:30 a.m. to dig plants from the nursery beds for the park. A little farm work, off to church, scope out the church yard and gardens for improvements. Home to cook for DS and DIL's anniversary 12 years, they are way to young for it to have been that long. A little farm work, off to the evening get together. Managed to eat well but did have a cream cheese bar. Tsk, tsk, tasty! Oh and a glass of Alice White. Home for my night check on the critters and off to bed.

See you all in the new week. Alice

TeresaSavage

Hi Ladies!

Well, I've been so off track for several weeks now. So I decided to try the ticker again to keep me on the walking path. I hope I can keep it up

I just walked 5.3 miles and I'm heading to work soon :frown: .
I just have to force myself to get up earlier to get those walks in before work :grumble:

Alice.... I'm sure your right about the HRM strap. There can't be anything worse then the dreaded bra.
Congratulation to your Son's 12 yr anniversary.. That's a good Sign :bigsmile: LOL!!! I think getting up at 5:30 AM is just way to early for me :blushing: . I'm trying to wake up at 6:30 so I can get walking by 8 AM or even 9 AM.

Ooops, I better get a move on. Time for early lunch & off to work
You All Have a wonderful day :happy:

jrbanta

Welcome Ann, glad you found us! We are a nice group and wouldn't it be fun to meet some day?

Teresa-The FT7 was also highly recommended especially if you want to upload your workouts to the Polar site and keep track of your progress. I only wanted to know how I did per workout so didn't spend the extra money for that feature. Either one is a good HRM. You'll love it! It feels good to know accurate calorie burn so when you go to eat back you don't over do it. I like wearing it gardening, shopping, etc. to see how my body burns calories during activities I do during the day.

Sandy-The Relay for Life sounds so fun! I think there might be one here in the fall. I'll have to pay attention and get involved with it.

No exercise tonight, writing a report for work. The clock is ticking and I have two reports left to write and files to close out before Friday ends. It will get done!

Have a nice evening!
Jenny

Redneckgirl924

Thanks again for making me feel so welcomed here.

Alice - I have to say I envy you getting up at 5:30. I could set the alarm for that, but I would still end up sleeping until 7:00 am. I'm not a morning person, Oh how I wish I was, and so does my husband, he's tired of getting me up in the morning, because I sleep through the alarm.

Jenny - It would be fun to meet everyone. Maybe when we all meet our goal we can get together and celebrate and reward ourselves for all the hard work. I hope everyone has a lot of time to wait on me. I think it will take me a year or two to lose all my weight. I can't seem to get that scale to go down as fast as I want it too.

Teresa - Good job on the 5.3 miles walk.

I did the water walking tonight for an hour and 36 minutes and was depressed when I found out I only walked 3.5 miles. I thought if I can do a mile on land in 15-20 minutes that I should have done at least 6 miles in the water with that time. Guess not, but I'm sure wiped out from it. The only good news is my HRM said I burned 756 calories so I must of worked out harder than I thought. I'm going to do it again tomorrow.

Going to bed now ladies! Keep up the good work and I hope to talk with you all soon.

Ann

mbvenske

Ann, walking against or in water is hard, I can believe you burnt that many cals, good for you.

I didn't feel up to par yesterday, I feel myself slipping into a depression. I hate it when that happens. I'm interested to see how I handle it tho, because pre MFP I would just crawl in bed and pull the covers over my head. Yesterday I did make myself go for a walk. It was more like a stroll down by the river, but I was moving. Then I worked last night and made myself do the 30 day shred dvd this morning when I got home. Now, I'm ready to brush my teeth and head to bed. I have to work again tonight. Friday I go back on my month of days, so that should help.

You all have a great day, and super fantastic job with all the exercise you all are getting! :flowerforyou: