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Avid swimmer here. It can be a bit more intense than you realize, depending on which stroke you use. Most people use the basic free style (front crawl), but that may not be the best one for you. Depending on your skill level, time available, and pool size, you may want to try the breast stroke. That tends to be more of an…

Round 8, day 3 Last day of the second (of three) seminar classes, so didn't get too much activity in. I know I had 30 mins of walking. Might have had more, but forgot the pedometer this morning when I bolted out the door late. (Alarm clocks? What are those?)

Round 8, day 2 Well, I can definitely say I wasn't a slacker today! Work day, so LOTS of cleaning houses (6.5 hours), a bit of walking mixed in (43 mins), and a bit of cooking for a client (45 min) And a major effort to keep a fraying temper in check. I was running a bit hungry, so the leash on a horrible temper was…

I know you're trying Tazmac - you've done a wonderful job making moving and activity a part of your life. But, life is what happens after you've made your plans for the day/week that make you change those plans to accomidate something else. Get some rest - it is kind of in short supply, so steal it when you can! Don't want…

Round 7, day 21 Well, this wasn't the best series I've had, but I survived, and am ready to start the next round tomorrow. Finished out with a (for me) small walk/hike/backpacking effort of 42 minutes running around campus like a lost puppy chasing its new best friend. I swear, every time I thought I had everything I…

Round 7, day 20 Where on earth has the time gone?? Finally am reintroducing the gym into my schedule. Started today with a nice, short, easy 20 minute swim. Now if I can just convince my right knee and left ankle they are NOT broken, I'd like to get back under the iron. In the mean time pool, here I come! Just to get…

That league sounds fun, glad to hear you are enjoying it. You are doing great keeping things moving and shaking. I know with the fall weather finally setting in things have turned kind of hectic recently to be outside before the winter cold clamps down and locks everyone inside unless you just HAVE to stir out there. Keep…

Don't know what I've done to turn the scale on me, but I need to get it flipped back the other way again! I've lost all the ground I made while I was sick plus a little!

Round 7, day 15 I want to say halfway through this one, but that point passed a few days ago. 3.5 hours cleaning (work), 22 mins or so walking (work), 23 mins or so hauling my backpack around campus to/from class. 15 mins burying my kitten (routine procedure gone wrong, no one knows why really.) I HATE funeral detail, but…

Round 7, day 14 Just a little lingering cough that sounds worse than it is, but it's not holding me back from diving back into the swing of things. 45 min total "walking", half of it carrying the 30 pound backpack. Still not hitting the gym this week. Haven't been tired, but don't want to push it too hard just yet.…

pkdarlin The doctors didn't get a voice in whether or not I would continue to try the metformin route. Though, on the advice of an RN cousin-in-law I did try to cut back the dose to about a quarter with breakfast, another half at lunch, the last quarter with dinner. Supposedly, if you eat with the metformin it should help…

Round 7, day 13 Back on my feet, and working hard! 2.5 hours cleaning (work) 28 mins walking (Mostly work) for a total of .98 miles Good day all in all. Now if I can just remember what the bed is for!

Wow, what a variety! I do understand about the cleaning being hard on the calories, but great for the activity! Congrats on keeping on the move, even when you were out on business! Round 7, day 12 Trying to ease back into the groove. Plan on staying away from the gym this week, and focus on just getting through classes and…

Not much for the last while, but with being sick, no exercise, and everything else that got tossed into my lap, I'm happy for even this tiny drop. Still falling into my average monthly loss, so not complaining.

Congratulations! Big step it looks like in forwarding your career. Keep it going, because you are worth every minute of effort! As for recovery - tried to get back in the swing of things Thursday, but fell flat. I hadn't run up a fever yet, so when it spiked on me Thursday I knew I wasn't through yet. But, that fever meant…

Still wasn't feeling up to tackling a full day of school yesterday, but felt a TON better last night. Tried hitting the schedule today, but only made it to noon (all work stuff) before I fell on my face. Spiked a fever, so am back on the side lines gnawing on knuckles because I DESPISE being sick, and being limited in what…

Tazmac, going to be trying to ease back into the routine tomorrow. No gym, but at least class. Will depend on how miserable I feel once the alarm goes off. (If I even hear it.) Haven't been doing much today - reading when my eyes refuse to stay shut, and trying to drown this muck. So far, it's not working. I hate it with a…

Not getting my hopes up that this is a real loss... yet. Been sick, so this may just be water loss due to the bug I'm fighting off. (According to doctor's records, it's 6 pounds in 2 days. BETTER be water loss!)

Nope. Nose is STILL running away from me. Hopefully the new meds will let me catch it, and get it put back in place properly. Right now, the whole front of my head aches from sinus pressure. And the drainage from that is contributing to making the bronchitis worse. (Now I know why so many of my clients were calling to…

Round 7, day 10 Update: Yeah, got the laundry through the washer/drier, but it's not getting folded today. Did a little weed eating (about 30 min worth) dug up a couple of really annoying cuckleburr sticker plants - probably not a wise idea, nose started running right after that. Now I have to catch the dumb thing.

The calorie burns on Fridays can get to rival the ones I pull in on my swimming days. Especially when I have all of my clients on board for the day. Recently, it's been a little lighter because a few have been down sick. Which has done its wonders for me, and now I am down sick. Have to find the masks, so I won't miss work…

Yeah, it's Friday. Early morning for me, which I don't like. (If it's before noon, it's early for me. I function better later.) Round 7, day 8 Work day, so here goes: 50 min walking (1.62 mi), 5.5 hours cleaning (had a cancellation, so got shorted 3 hours. Ugh!)

Doing wonderful! It's great that you're finding new activities, especially with the cold season coming up that tries to pin folks inside to avoid the raw cold weather. Keep up the fantastic work! ************* Round 7, day 7 More walking - 42 mins around campus and while on the job lots of cleaning - 5 hours today. Miss…

I think my math is right on this. I know the final weight is right. Still fairly happy with the results, even if they are a bit slow.

When I first started here, I did eat back my exercise calories. Then I started hitting the gym religiously, mostly to swim. That's when I switched to the TDEE-% - just because my daily goals were getting HUGE when I added back those calories from exercise. I still log my exercise, just wipe out the burn for logging…

Sounds like you're having a blast with this round! Keeping things fun and interesting is part of what keeps you going back for more. Keep it up! ************** Round 7, day 5 (09-17) 1.5 hours cleaning [work] 25 mins walking Back decided to try to slip out and lock up, so didn't do much except what I couldn't rearrange for…

Don't knock shredding paper. Especially if it's by hand! One of my clients has been doing that, and I know they WORK. I may be there for a couple of hours or four, but they always keep their hands busy while I'm working on the rest of the house. I see the way they sweat just sitting there and ripping up old magazines or…

Well, if the round was a TINY bit slower, that just means a bigger burn, right? ::Grins:: Glad you had a wonderful day on the course. Congrats on ending your round with a HUGE bang! Doing great! ****************** Round 7, day 3 Nope, no swim today. ::Massive pout:: I was lucky to get accomplished what I did. I wound up…

Owwwie! Gonna feel today's efforts tomorrow. Have a great game, despite the protests. ::Grins:: ************** Round 7, day 2 Massive whimpering day of excuses. Got my campus walk in (42 mins over 1.82 mi according to the pedometer) Was supposed to hit the weight room after, but between hormones acting up from the least…

Doing great, and going strong still. Way to go. Definitely means you've got this habit well established and are happily digging in the groove for it to run in for a long, long time. Understand about the sore feet from gardening, though mine are usually knees. Since we're actually getting some of the mytical wet stuff…