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Hope everyone's enjoying their...FRIDAY! Woohoo! HJ the girl who gets hooked on your line will be the lucky one. Thanks for your thoughts on how to proceed with advice. My boyfriend took a big step yesterday...he made a doctor appointment to get the ball rolling in diagnosing and treating foot and shoulder injuries. Good…

Glad to hear the date was good HJ. Hopefully she values health and fitness. I was in a relationship for 12 years then dated. Met my new boyfriend 2 months ago. He wants to lose 30 lbs but has been saying that for 2 months. I never give advice unless he asks because I don't want to become a nag! I wait for him to discuss…

Heron, so sorry to hear about your back! Ugghhs! PT and yoga sound like good substitutes until you've had time to heal. WOOHOOOO on losing the holiday weight from last year...even with Vegas...can she say buffet? Why no. No she can't! ;-) HJ you might be on your date as I write this. Hope it's going well buddy!

WOOHOO! Go HJ!! Thank you for the kind and inspirational words Heron. I'm working on it!

Cool HJ, I've got your profile now. You looked great in your suit on Valentine's Day! I'll give you a heads up for sure whenever I refer someone to your page. Love your paintings! The third one down is my fave. Heron I just saw your photos and I think you're lovely. You've reminded me how, especially on "fat days" but even…

HJ do you have a PC or Mac? If PC: <right click on the pic <Open with <Paint Paint will open on the Home menu. On the Image portion of the toolbar, click on Resize. I generally start with reducing the size by half. Keep the radio button on Percentage. Keep the checkmark in the Maintain Aspect Ratio box. Type 50 in the…

Sounds like you enjoyed yourself anyway HJ. Do you have anyone else in mind at the moment? You're a great catch, the right one will be a very lucky lady. I went to Idyllwild, CA for a three day vacation. It's up in the mountains but just a 1 1/2 hour drive from home. Did an interval jog/walk up the mountain for an hour. I…

Hope everyone's week is off to a great start. Lately I've been missing being part of a team sport. I want to work on upper body endurance, which has been challenging because my RA affects my wrists and elbows. I started rowing at the gym, so far with no joint issues. If I can row regularly for 2 weeks without my joints…

*WOW* HJ, that sounds like an amazing time for all involved. I hope the fundraiser goes well above expectations and the two Vietnam Vets get housing ASAP. My heart goes out to them.

Hi Angela, the interview went great, I got the internship! I'll be shadowing kinesiotherapists and grad students, training clients with disabilities. I'm also going to do fundraising and community outreach work. I can't wait to get started! Your question about self-sabotaging is such a good one. For me personally, fitness…

Morning HJ. I have an interview today for my personal training internship. If I get it, I'll be working with adults with disabilities and chronic medical conditions. It's in an academic setting so my mentors will be like mini-professors. Wish me luck!!!

Hi Angela :smile: I love the mountain scene too HJ! Awesomeness!!

Heron sorry to hear about your knee and back. Glad to hear your back's feeling better. I tore my hamstring tendon 3 months ago. I was doing Bulgarian bag training for the first time with my personal training classmates and professor. I felt my tendon rip at my pelvis but didn't stop working out. I'm kicking myself now for…

Heron I like how specific you are, including a kettlebell weight goal to work towards. I'm hearing from you and from my exercise science professors that kettlebell training is one of the best workouts you can do. I think I'm going to re-define my program with more natural kettlebell movement. I'll re-post exactly what my…

WTG Heron on the clean and jerk! Sounds like your goal to focus on strength training is off to a great start. I hear you on the injuries. Since I've been traveling and before that was sitting to study a lot, I haven't been working out. My injuries are so much better from taking a break. Guess I'll see how they are when I…

Happy New Year friends! I've been traveling to spend time with family and friends and just met a wonderful guy so I've been going out on fun dates with him. I came out of retirement from dating to get to know this guy. Before I went into retirement I dated an ex-NFL player who played for the Bears. He's an eternal bachelor…

Good advice, Carol! I've already imagined hugging some relatives (would actually hug them but they're not huggers) when the barbs get thrown my way! Heron that sounds like an amazing spread! And berry turnovers to top it off...yumm! Right back atcha HJ! Merry Christmas everyone!

I'm doing the 5 peaks challenge for a class assignment. The 5 peaks challenge was designed by the park service to get people off the over-hiked, stressed trails of Cowles Mountain, which is the highest point in the City of San Diego at 1592 feet. I hiked Cowles yesterday from a less traveled trail up the back of the…

Hi Heron I haven't made the kraut yet. I have the supplies I need and will make the first batch after my final exams next week, I can't wait to sink my teeth into some kraut and sausages!! Nummmy!!!

Hey everybody! Love these workouts Heron! The cross squats and all the movements working the transverse plane are now in my workout :) HJ I received my holiday card, thank you! I loved the sentiment of spreading joy. It inspired me to add one thing each day to my gratitude list. I feel the most joy when I'm grateful. I'd…

Cool HJ and Heron, thanks! I'll be teaching this in a park when I get my group fitness certification. All of those full body movements will be great for cardio intervals. For the strength intervals, I'm going to have a couple pairs of push-up handles available for people with wrist issues who want to do push-ups on their…

HJHMC: 1 hour walk to and from my doctor's office today. WTG everybody! Kris a streak is a streak...woohooo! HJ the arthritis workout still needs work. I need a couple more low-impact, moderate-intensity cardio intervals that can be done in a small space for the small group format, i.e. towel runs, high knees, butt kicks.…

Heron thank you for all the great info! I'm on Kraut Source's site now and can't wait to sink my teeth into my first batch.

I haven't walked for a couple days in a row but I have to work on my arthritis interval workout tonight for my final project for my Exercise Science special populations class. Gona go the gym to practice in the group ex room once it clears out.

Happy Thursday! Yeah, there's a lot of pressure on us to eat perfect, workout perfect, etc. etc. I'll walk through the supermarket parking lot telling myself I'm not going to buy any packaged food, then walk out the Vons with crap, which I start eating in the car on the way home. Sometimes I wish I could ride a time…

I would like to have a letter! It's profound what you're doing with real letters, thank you for being such a positive force in our world.

Happy late Monday/early Tuesday everyone! Kris and Heron the dietary anti-inflammatory info is super helpful. I haven't tried tincture of Umcka but I'm gona get it in my body ASAP! Heron have you ever made your own fermented veggies? I've been eating Bubbies sauerkraut every day and it's getting expensive!

Go Kris and HJ!! You guys are beasts and so motivating! Kris I read your posts, no worries if any of us are able to respond in kind, sometimes we don't have enough time to respond the way we want to, and it's all good because we're just here, imperfect, supporting each other and ourselves. I had a nasty arthritis flare-up…

I sometimes get the strong urge to throw my scale across the room yet at the same moment I'm telling myself it must be water retention/too much sodium/muscle not fat. Hahah! Lucas almost has that devilish 'I know I'm handsome' glint in his eyes! What a cutie!