Today I did 30 minutes on the stairmaster and found a good doc on Amazon prime, called "without charity" about a small town murder. Today I had chatters around me. They weren't on phones but were chatting with each other, so it was annoying.

Wrangler, so you are getting bored with walking? Do you have a phone where you can listen to podcasts while you walk? Oh, well, that's something I like, what are you thinking of doing instead?

I listen to music while I walked. I have been looking at exercise equipment. I'll continue walking but it would be great to break it up with other things. I just need some variety. Even taking some sort of class would be great. So I'm exploring my options.

Any suggestions are welcome. I've lost 19.6 lbs and should reach my first goal sometime next week. I am happy about that.

I walked around at a huge farmer's market (most days walking is very painful)
I tried to mow my friend's yard with an old push mower.
Much later in evening, I unloaded 20 bags (out of 30) of top soil.
My body will hate me...

I'll be double shifting in a nursing home that is ridiculously short of help today and tomorrow, so that will be my exercise!

Today I kicked it up a notch,

120 sit-ups.
22 push-ups.
85 counted for planks.
30 push-up position run in place.
5 different arm weight lifting.

I dance a bit in between. The music was good today.

I have lost 30 pounds since I started three months ago. Ten pounds a month is very good I think, especially when it's naturally.

Thanks guys, keep it up. I love this thread.

Have a great weekend.

Met my sister at her "big house" to help her take several loads (after lifting and sorting several boxes) to charity and loaded my great grandma's ancient Hoosier cabinet in my truck. Then unloaded it for safe keeping until I can take it south.
I'm give out...this was physical and emotional exercise.

Saturday night work-out for me. 30 minutes on the stairmaster. I did a pattern of two-minute intervals, levels 1-5, which makes it fun (to come up with patterns). I'm almost done with the Amazonprime doc "Without Charity" which has been such a winner.

Then I did 30 minutes of floor exercises (weight lifting, yoga, and general floor exercises).

The exercise felt great, but my back is stiff now, which will hopefully go away tomorrow.

The clock is ticking until the day after Labor Day when I go back to work!

What a beautiful quite Sunday Morning.

I got up at 5 am, got ready and worked out before I start my day. I have a lot to catch up on with homework. I did,

100 sit-ups
60 count planks
20 push-ups
20 push-up position running in place
5 arm weights, I usually do 6 pound weights with 10 reps, today I did 12 pound weights with 5 reps.

When I feel ready, I up my workout and when I don't feel well I simply rest.

I hope your back feels better today nycfem.

Have a great Sunday everyone and be safe.

Today I did 30 minutes on the stair master (levels 1-5, intervals) while watching "Intervention" (so excited to be able to watch this on Hulu). I LOVE Intervention, even though it's emotionally hard to watch because it is usually so intense and sad. Sometimes the intervention works, though.

Then I did 30 minutes combined of weights, yoga, and floor exercises. My back was still stiff so I did my weights all from a sitting or balance ball position, and I didn't do heavy weights. My back feels great tonight, so, score!

[QUOTE=Gemme;1166060][B][SIZE="3"][COLOR="YellowGreen"]Do you mean mountain climbers? They are hard!

Yes, Gemme that's the one "Mountain climber" thanks.

You're telling me! I'm enjoying the challenge.

Yesterday I did 30 minutes on the stairmaster.

Today I also did 30 minutes on the stair master and then lifted weights and did floor exercises for 30 minutes combined.

I watched a true crime show on Hulu for the first time called "Nightmare next door." It was well-done because I didn't really know until the end who the murderer was.

I got up at 5 am to workout before it got hot. My father was a baker so it's not a problem for me to get up early. It's so peaceful!

Today I did,

100 sit-ups
10 push-ups
25 counted for planks
15 mountain climber
5 reps of 16 pounds arm weight.

I usually do 6 pound weights. I switch once in a while, depending on how I feel.

You all are awesome! Keep it up, your hard work will start to show. I see the definition in my stomach and I love it:blush:. I have asthma and with this heat, I don't feel it because I've been working out.

Have a beautiful day and be safe.

Thank you.

As long as you keep trying Gemme. I didn't just get up one day and decided to workout lol I wish!

It's been over a hundred degrees in Los Angeles all week. I worked out once this week.

Just keep trying and don't give up. This forum is awesome because to me, we support each other regardless of how often or what we do. It's different for everyone, the pace, the weights and the exercise. Just an idea, maybe try something different and later change it again.

I love that there are no rules, as long as we keep moving lol Our bodies are not meant to sit still. (I'm rambling, sorry. Coffee kicked in haha!)

Try it again later Gemme ;).

I got my fat butt down on my yoga mat out on my deck and did a half hour of Pilates. Then I got my axe out and cutdown a big tree limb that needed to come down. I'll be doing my double shifts this weekend at the nursing home plus Monday is my holiday to work, so I'll be getting plenty of exercise the next three days.:jester:

Yesterday 30 minutes on the stairmaster and then today same thing. I watched a great Amazon Prime documentary about a man convicted of murder who was then found to be innocent by the Innocence Project! He was in jail for 25 years!

Sooo... today was a big day for me and Judith. We had our biggest conversation ever! She was in the locker room sleeping at 6 pm (on a Friday night), not having exercised since a yoga class at 1! Didn't I tell you she lives at the gym! So I woke her by putting my bag down (mean). She asked me if I just came from work, which was kind of funny because I was wearing my raggedy ass gym clothes. Maybe she was still semi-asleep. Anyway, her asking me this question allowed me to feel comfortable getting a little deeper with her. After I said blah blah blah about what I do for work, I asked her what she does. She can't be paid to watch t.v. all day at the gym, which is all I knew until now. She told me that she worked in finances, trading, investing, etc. Wow. The Life. Since we were having one of our few conversations not about the gym or the weather, I came out to her! I said, "My partner... [blah, blah, blah]." Sometimes if I'm not sure how someone will react to me being gay, I revert to the old-time "partner" instead of "wife." "Wife" sounds more aggressive- "See, I have rights just like you!" "Partner" evokes more of a small-time backyard commitment ceremony. I did then use "she" in reference to my "partner" so that she would know for sure what I meant. She didn't have a visible reaction. Hmmm, sometimes relationships get deeper just when you think they never will!

I'm way behind on my reporting! 4 work-outs to report:

Friday- forget about Labor Day weekend early closing- grrrr, arrived and had to go home without even going inside!

Saturday- 30 min stairmaster, 30 min weightlifting and floor exercises

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday- 30 min stairmaster. I watched Ladyboys on Amazon Prime about trans Thai women. It's a doc t.v. series, very interesting, learned a lot.

Yesterday I cut grass and did yard work for 3 and a half hours. Today I'm going to work out in the living room doing a walk in place thing on the exercise tv channel, then some Pilates later. It's pouring rain and my spouse is sick so I can't walk on the beach as planned. That's ok, this will do.