Swat Walking group - July

AZchatter... Congrats on the new Car :drinker: Whoo Hooo, How Nice!!!! Wish it was me :bigsmile:

Jenny..... Sounds like you'll be burning a lot of extra calories at work, NICE! But Uncomfortable
But burning fat is never pleasant anyway :laugh:



I walked 5.5 miles Today PLUS!!! For the first time in Many years I rode My Bike. I think I rode it further than I did as a kid & against the wind UGH!! I biked 6 miles & I added that to my ticker :bigsmile:

Thank Goodness I had the day off . Tomorrow Off also, I Can't wait to meet the rest of the walking group.

Must write out some bills Check in later. I hope you all are having a Great Day!!!

I chose the bike ride outside tonight. I wore my HRM and rode for 33 minutes, not all flat terrain. Still have a mild headache so drinking a huge glass of water.

Beautiful evening to be out but I'm tired and now relaxing and on MFP! House needs cleaning and yard needs care, but another day.

Nice distance Teresa!

Have a nice evening ladies!
Jenny

Mary, I have a pair of Sketcher Rocker Bottom workout shoes. They are cushy and comfy for walking but not as good for side to side steps, etc. with cardio dancing. Great arch support too! I love mine.

Jenny

Teresa I had a mild head ache when I woke up but it went away quickly. I think I'm caught up on my fluids and feel more energetic and hydrated. Your walk on the beach and then a swim sounds so nice.

We've had a reprieve with two days of weather in the 70's with sun and breeze! Tomorrow starts the heat up and the weekend is suppose to be heat index of 90's and low 100's. Work on Monday after the building has been closed and no fans running should be an experience... Lots of walking up and down steps and down long hallways today. I really need to find that pedometer so I can see how many steps I'm taking and not feel so guilty if I don't exercise every night after work when I'm hot and exhausted.

Mary I hope you get well soon. I feel for you!
Sandy I have not had problems with MFP. What happens when you are logged on?

Off to get a hair cut, tempted to shorten even more because of the heat. Grows fast...

Jenny

Hello SWAT walkers, just wanted to let you know I am still here and still in the game. Did 3 miles PW last night with a gymbox program. Good worjout but the fee is $10.00 a month qnd they did not have enough variety to justify that. Today I will be cleaning up the mess from a tree that was cut down. So loading wood and trimming brush will be on my workout agenda.

Mary so sorry to hear your back is so painful. Prayers for you. I hope you can find some relief and a long term resolution for this problem.

Teresa you are just sailing along. Hooray for you!

Jenny hope the headache leaves soon, I rarely get them but dearly hate them.

I haven't had time to read all the posts. Just want you all to know I am thinking of you with affection, Alice

I've not been doing very well the last few days and now there's company coming tonught and there will be extra food and beer. Oh well.

I just seem to get off track when I don't get enough sleep! Thank goodness I slept better last night! (We appear to have some very inconsiderate neighbors but we can't quite figure out where they live!)

Hi Ladies

Kathy..... I hate them annoying neighbors, I have them here too. But I know where they live, right next door & right behind me. Thank goodness its not all the time. But I go to bed at 10 pm & the neighbors love staying up till 12 am playing music & smoking pipe & its right next to our bedroom. Grrrrrrrr. Every holiday I know I'll be staying up late.


I walked 7 Miles today, I started off early this morning, so I was able to walk around track another time. Then went to work cleaning house for 4 hours. Time to relax!!!!

Ann..... I need to go back lifting weights, I'm thinking about starting out very, very small with 3 lbs hand weights and 4 lbs. just to boost my matabolisim. I actually did 25 reps with the 3 lbs 'ers this morning BUT that was it :blushing:

Good Night

We have some annoying neighbors too. There is a pond in our backyard that many houses are around so the sound carries across the water. There is a young man that has all his friends over for bonfires and the girls are always squealing and screaming. If our AC isn't on and the windows are open, we can't sleep. I'm waiting for him to move out of his parents house. It's 4th of July all summer here with bottle rockets and roman candles, fire crackers, etc. going off.

Today's exercise was weeding, raking, planting, and vacuuming for a total of 215 minutes. I'm pooped! The yard was a jungle and needed TLC since we were gone for so long. I weeded just before I left but my gardens were overgrown.

Well I still need to spray Liquid Fence (Fox urine) on my perennials to keep the deer from eating the blooms. I would like to enjoy them this year. Last year I wasn't so lucky:grumble:

So too hot for anything but fruit and a light sandwich for dinner tonight. I'm going to read and relax in the AC. Gonna be a very hot week here in Minneapolis area. Work ought to be interesting with no AC too! Wonder if they will send us home?:laugh:

So more later and have a nice evening!
Jenny

Ann-the school buildings where administration work have AC and the main offices of each building where principals and secretaries are through summer months. Newer buildings probably have it but the older ones do not have AC in the classrooms. I'm in a 50 year old school. Only a few rooms have AC and my office is not one of them. I may need to set up "shop" in someone else's space, LOL!

Good job on avoiding fair food and planning healthy things to eat tomorrow!

Jenny

I'm slacking again! Not because of heat, though--here it's been gray, rainy and in the 60s. I want stews and other 'winter'-type foods! I also want to hibernate! I need some sun!

Sorry to complain when so many of you are suffering from the heat but feel free to send some sunshine our way, okay?

I feel like I am in a rut and can't get out. Working on it, though!

Here's to a fresh new day!

Hello Hello Hello!! :bigsmile:

Hi Girls! I Love hearing everyones stories, It really puts a smile on my face. I'm so happy I have you all!

Jenny.......Soap sounds so much nicer than the fox urine :laugh: . I think I'd rather look at the deer though
I am Also A Harry Potter Fan. I read all the books & watched several movies, but prefer reading the books.

Alice..... talking about workout machines look at you girl your an ox, pounding steel post into the ground & power walks & weight lifting. Whoo Hoo!!! Alice same here I've been going back and forth between 146 to 144 for a month now. So i'm trying to kick it back into gear with more exercise and eating less. I'm finally adding some bike riding to my routines. Hopefully that will kick the scale into movement "going down"

Ann... congrats on the weight loss And fabulous staying away from the fair food. Definitely not easy to do :happy:

Okay, Yesterday I walked 7 miles again and later that evening I rode my bicycle from my house to the beach to watch a free concert the city has in the summer months. That was 8 miles
Today I only walked 4.5 miles since I walked with the new walking group I joined, But came back home and took my bike for a spin, 9 miles
But I ate terribly last night, Luckly I stayed under calories But!!! I ate cheetos & Mr.Goodbar Ice cream ( NOT GOOD) Since those are trigger foods. But I'm okay today So far. I'm Trying hard to get this last 10 to 15 pounds off.

I got a pile of clothes to iron, So I probably won't be back on tonight
:frown: Grrrrrr Back to work tomorrow :sad:

You All Have a wonderful week :flowerforyou:

Hello, Everyone.

I'm getting back on track, but still slightly below my goal of 60 miles for the month (I should be at 34 miles). Teresa, I don't know how you get those seven mile walks in; you seem to stay so motivated --- Good for you! Alice, congrats on the smaller bum. :drinker:

Seems like we all have some challenging neighbors. Mine have barely spoken to me in the 13 years I've lived here. In fact, the day I moved in, I said hello to them and they stuck their tongues out at me and raced back into their house. I think they must be agoraphobic??? Whenever they are out and I come out, they rush back into the house. They are the same with everyone on the block. Weird. One year, they went so far as to continually shut off my power because my Christmas lights bothered them. When I finally caught them, they shared that the lights went into a bedroom window. Fine, then, why couldn't you have just said something instead of shutting off my power. It was actually one of the only times they have ever spoken to me and they probably wouldn't have if I hadn't caught them and confronted them. Oh, well. At least all my other neighbors are friendly. :ohwell:

Have a good week, everybody.

Morning all, hot and sultry here. Smells like Florida outside, temps and humidity same as the Brazillian rain forest! In Wisconsin?

Jenny, I walk through my flower beds with the grater and bars of soap and just grate lightly over the plants. If you put it on heavy it will not hurt anything. I use the large holes on the grater. I grate right on the centers of their favorite plants. Will last through a rain or two.

Animals have been a battle here this year. A bear stole my bird feeders, I had to tromp around and find them. He chewed two up,:grumble: . I finally just stopped feeding til he moved on. I have never seen him but sure found his tracks. The neighbors have seen him cross the road twice, so they know he's real. Just a little guy on his own for the first time and looking for an easy meal. A beaver moved into the pond by my house, in my backyard and has proceeded to cut the trees to make a home.
I have been puting the dog poo around the ones I really want to keep and it seems to be working.
A raccoon moved into the yard, another little guy on his own for the first time, showed up when snow was still on the ground and I let him pilfer the feeders cause I felt sorry for him. The GKDS loved to watch him and he had been very respectful. Came out to find him looking in the window of the front door one afternoon , and proceeded to make him a lot less welcome after that.

As I said I love my neighbors but one has to have some limits.

2 miles of PW this a.m. Off to move the water lines, Alice