Swat Walking group - July

Ann - I am soooo sorry to hear your news about your foot. I can so understand where you are coming from. I've had surgery on my right foot twice in the last 6 years. (not on the spurs) I can't speak about the torn tendons, but I understand the heel spurs. I've got spurs in both my heels. Found them about 3 years ago. Hurt like hell, I was crawling from my bedroom to the bathroom in the morning! Once they figured out what the pain was, they put me in orthotics and gave me these braces to wear at night to keep my foot at a 45 degree angle. Worked like a charm. Took awhile, I didn't wear flip flops or go barefoot even in the house for about a year, but my heel spurs give me absolutely no problem now. I can wear flip lops for awhile, I can go barefoot, and I only use the brace when I feel sore at night. As long as when I do major walking or at work I have my orthotics in. So, bright side, heel spurs are managable! Hoping they heal fast and your pain goes away!

Jenny - fantastic job on your walks! You are doing fantastic. Keep up the great work!

Good morning Everyone!

Sounds like all of you had a nice 4th. I did too. Fireworks were Awsome this year. I seem to be hearing that from alot of people this year.

I apologize for offending some of you when I said "Real Exercise" compared to hard physical work. I guess I should have explained that alittle better. I have some medical issues that I am learning to deal with and I have always chosen "hard physical work" over exercising. I still do! My rheumatologist gave me a serious lecture a couple weeks ago and told me I can enjoy my gardening but it CAN'T be my only form of exercise. Thats what I have been doing since the weather has gotten nicer in Wisconsin. This past winter was just unbearable for me and I have been in heaven lately. I will definately still log my work but for ticker purposes I am just counting "Exercise" for my personal goal.

Alice- I wrote down your soup recipe. Thank you! Wow I am really impressed with all that you do. I have a small garden. I do sqauare foot gardening and love it. I have a new favorite veg. this year. Pak Choy and Bok Choy. Been trying them all different ways. I froze tomatoes last year. Thinking I might want to try canning. Probably easier than it sounds right?

Ann- Take care of that foot & ankle. I know how hard it is to stay off it. I went through it for an entire year. There are all kinds of exercises you can do sitting. I found alot online. I have also had alot of relief from orthotics and the night splint. Foot pain is NOT fun.

It was in the 90s yesterday and humid. So I didn't go walking until 7:30 last night. I was worried about taking my walking buddy out in the heat. (Fletcher the dog) Im not an early morning person so thats out of the question.

Supposed to be better weather wise today. So I will check in with all of you later.

Have a good day guys!

Good Evening Everyone!

Thanks for all your support! I will definitely be obeying the doctor. I'm going to do some exercising like sit-ups, weight lifting, etc. to tone up. I was just hoping that there was some magic exercise that lets you burn 600 calories like with walking, but by just using the upper body. I guess I could walk on my hands, but I would probably end up with a whole other set of injuries. :laugh: I've even thought about trying to ride a stationary bike one legged, but I think that says disaster all over it.

I'm glad to hear that everyone is doing well with their walks and exercising. I envy all of you and keep up the good work!

I hope you all have a wonderful evening!

Ann

Last day in MI and off to WI tomorrow to visit father-in-law in Rhinelander. We'll be home on Sunday and go back to work Monday. Today is very busy doing the last stuff we want to do, breakfast with a friend, saying good-bye to my Mom again. I anticipate that she will still be with us by October and I will see her then if I can get back here.

Not sure what exercise I will get today except running from here to there. Probably should wear my HRM to see how many calories burned!

Have a nice day!
Jenny

good morning all, just got back from a 4 mile walk outside. Nice walking the first have there was a breeze, but the second half the breeze was at my back so I really got a sweat in.

Ann - another thing you could do to bring your heart rate up is punches. They really get you going if you do them fast. That was one of the things on the 30 day shred tape I did. She said if you can't keep up at least do punches, works your arms and keeps up the heart rate.

Jenny - enjoy thre rest of your vacation. It's hard to leave I'm sure, but I'm really glad you got to go in the first place!.

I'm headed down to Des Moines, IA this weekend. My mom, aunt and cousin are taking a mini vacation. There is a living farm down there that spikes our interest. I don't know if I am more excited to spend time with my mom or get away on a adult weekend. Either way I'm sure it's going to be a good time.

Have a great Thursday all!

Jenny glad you are having such a great time. Enjoy your visit with your FIL and enjoy your time in Rhinelander.


Ann hoping you find a workout you can handle. Is this a full cast of an air cast? Can you swim? You could do water work without a lot of strain on your foot.

Mary sounds like a wonderful weekend. Enjoy your time with your Mom and family.

Constance good for you for brushing yourself off and getting back in the game.


I do count some of my work exercise as "real exercise". General everyday work is not included, and it is mostly physical work. Although I also do accounting and office work. I do however include things like 180 minutes of weed eating which is not in my normal work routine and burned 1136 calories, or 100 minutes of hauling barrels of woodchips, which also burned a bunch.

There is no consistency to my routine right now, when winter returns I will have a more clear definition between work and workout.

I must get back at it. This afternoon I am installing an irrigation system for the last of the nursery beds here at the farm. I think I finally have the system down and can begin setting these up elsewhere.

Happy Thursday! Alice

Hello, Everyone!

I didn't get much exercising in today, but I did get sit-ups in tonight and I will add on the weightlifting stuff tomorrow.

Jenny - Enjoy your last day in MI and I hope you have a safe trip home.

Constance - Great job on the two 3 mile walks. Keep it up, you are doing great! :drinker:

Kathy - We do have PBS here, so I will definitely check and see if I can find the Sit and Be Fit. I think I will also scope out Xfinity as well and see if they have it on demand or whatever else on demand might have for the upper body. Thanks for your suggestion.

Mary - I didn't think about doing punches, I bet I could combine some of biggest loser upper body routines and some of Leslies upper body routines with her resistance bands and make my own routine. Thanks for the suggestion.

Alice - My cast is a full blown air cast. It looks like a moon boot. I feel like I'm reliving the 80's but without the big hair. I was bored today at work and for giggles my co-workers and I weighed the cast. It weighs two pounds. I did ask the doctor about water walking, since I bought a season pass for two months and he said no. I may try it in a couple of weeks anyway and see how it goes. I wonder if I can use crutches in the water and that way I wouldn't be putting weight on that foot.

Sandy - Good job on the step routine today. Hospitals always wear people out, and it's understandable that you didn't get in any exercise yesterday. You have been doing a great job on the exercising. How is your dad doing?

I hope everyone has a good evening! I'm off to help my son with his 4-H book and then I will see what exercises I can find to make up my own routine. Thanks for all the suggestions. Who knows maybe if my routine is good enough, it might end up on the shelf of Wal-Mart. Maybe I will call it "Swatting Away the Pounds".

Have a good evening!

Ann

Just a quick check-in. I did 15 minutes of Jason'sFitKitchen (on youtube) this morning. (Revisiting old routines I did before getting a bunch of Leslie's DVDs.) It was fun--and moved different muscles in different ways. 5 minutes of it was with weights, which I haven't done in a while!

Hope everyone is having a good day!

Made it to WI to father-in-law's house. He and his partner Jean are in their 70's but not in the best physical health so I offered to weed her flower gardens today. It benefits me and helps them out. Breakfast was huge so I have some calories to burn. If the rain hold off I may be able to fit in a nice walk too.

Sandy-Sorry you are dealing with illness of a parent. It is so hard.
Ann-If you get a good upper body routine let us know what it is.
Teresa-have you met more people from your new walking group yet?

I'm off to weed so catch up with everyone else later:bigsmile:

Jenny

I did not get in any 'real' exercise yesterday. Shopping took longer than expected and then my DD wanted company on her trip to get the oil changed in the Cobalt. After that we ended up getting the car washed and then stopping at Dollar Tree to pick up some things we didn't get at Winco (baggies for food storage, etc.)

I do plan on at least 30 minutes today and I HOPE to get in more--the yard needs weeding so that will help!

Teresa and Sandy--from what I hear the MFP apps don't let you access the message boards--only the diary. I have a Windows Mobile phone and can access the message boards but using the diary on it is a PAIN so I got a different food and exercise tracker for it.

Time to get moving! Hope you all have a great day!

Arrived home today around 3:00pm. Hotter than XXXX here in the high 90's but AC is working luckily. No exercise today and sitting in the car for 4 hours. Go back to work tomorrow and back to a healthier routine with better food choices, eating at home and exercise!

Stay cool!

Jenny

Hello Ladies!

I'm envious of everyone's workouts, but Kudos to all of you. Your all doing an amazing job. Keep it Up!

I'm trying to get a routine down for the upper body, but it's going slowly. I'm not as strong in the upper body as, I thought. Boy do I hate that reality check. I guess that's what my desk job does for me. Makes my butt bigger and my arms weaker. I also don't know how to record some of these exercises, because I don't know the official name of the exercises I'm doing. The good news is, I weighed myself today and I haven't gained any weight back so far. Yay!

I hope everyone has a good evening and a great Tuesday!

Ann

Ann... Thats awesome you haven't gained weight back!. Thats Huge!! MFP has in there exercise data Weight training. Just type in your minutes & it calculates how much you burned. Under the exercise's

Marie..... I think The walking is all you really need :bigsmile: To get the Job done!

Hello, Everyone.

Happy July. I took a spa vacation, but have been pretty lazy this month (once again; I REALLY, REALLY need to get back on track!). At the spa, I did swim five laps on Saturday. I don't know what an average is, or how many one should be able to swim, but I was proud of my accomplishment. It sure tuckered me, but some time in the hot tub and the sauna helped! It really was a relaxing and most enjoyable vacation. :glasses:

As for the rest of the month, it's been pretty slow on the exercise front. I started out on the first and the second with two mile walks, but haven't done a walk tape since until tonight (yikes!). I think the slowed weight loss is getting me down. I started a year ago and set a 12 month goal that I'm 30 pounds shy of. My weight loss is nothing to sneeze at, I know, but I have to get over this mental hurdle and keep at it. So, I just had another birthday, 47, and that too may be having an impact; I was really hoping to make my goal before my birthday.

On a good note, the new job is going great. :bigsmile: I also got a new car (couldn't pass up the zero percent interest, and my car was 12 years old). My ticker is to celebrate the new car. I kept my goal at 60 miles (last month was the first time I didn't make it :frown: ) and plan to make it (here come a lot of five mile tapes to get caught up!).

Glad to see everyone back and the new faces. Thanks for being a support!