Talk about your exercise experience today

[Gemme]

I've been doing pretty good, getting my steps in daily. I still haven't worked very hard to get to the gym but I need to really stop dragging my feet about that. The good news is that with the cooler weather, I'll be more likely to do something outdoors.

Hope everyone is well and chugging along.

[Orema]

Last week I rode the bike for a total of 40 minutes. Not sure how many miles. Still getting used to settings.

[Gemme]

I have a peddler that I got because I was having some difficulty with edema. That has since gone away but I'm going to be mindful to use the peddler more as it does burn calories and keep my lower body in motion. Plus it freaks the cats out when I'm using it, so they don't interrupt me until I get off of it.

Also, I lost 2 pounds overnight. Of course, once I eat breakfast it will be replaced but it's just that little surprise of "Oh!" when I hopped on the scale that makes me happy.

[Kelt]

After Labor Day when the beach was full of crazies and I didn’t go, then we had nine days of lousy tides. Finally today had a good tide and a nice sunny day. Went for a great walk and ended up walking down to the off leash dog beach just for the chaos and pandemonium of it all. While I was there a ______- a-doodle seemed to adopt me, I think even his owner thought he was going home with me.

If you ever saw “The Secret Life of Pets“ you can probably envision it. Once in a while I like going down there just to watch all the unbridled joy.

Thread protocol: 3.5 miles.

[Orema]

This week I did the following:

– Rode exercise bike for a total of 2 hours
– Rode a total of 24.8 miles
– Did a total of 280 arm rolls

Challenges:
Having a hard time fasting now that I'm exercising. May need to go off IF for awhile. Am still losing weight so I'm not too concerned.

Having a hard time not hunching my shoulders while riding. I have to keep reminding myself to relax my upper body and keep my shoulders as far away from my ears as possible.

Goals:
My current goal is consistency. Am focusing on riding the bike each day for at least 20 minutes.

[girl_dee]

I recently bought a weight bench and found some weights (hard to find with all the home gyms) and love doing leg curls.. then arm curls

I hate hate hate cardio but i did buy a pair of old school roller skates today!

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Orema

This week I did the following:

– Rode exercise bike for a total of 2 hours
– Rode a total of 24.8 miles
– Did a total of 280 arm rolls

Challenges:
Having a hard time fasting now that I'm exercising. May need to go off IF for awhile. Am still losing weight so I'm not too concerned.

Having a hard time not hunching my shoulders while riding. I have to keep reminding myself to relax my upper body and keep my shoulders as far away from my ears as possible.

Goals:
My current goal is consistency. Am focusing on riding the bike each day for at least 20 minutes.

Your appetite is going to increase with the start of a new fitness program but should level back out in a few weeks.

[Kelt]

Great sunset beach walk 3 miles

[easygoingfemme]

Orema- that's great! Go you! What IF schedule are you following?

With my daughter having moved out I finally have space in my little house for an actual exercise room! On Sunday, I moved my rowing machine in there along with my bosu and hand weights.

Last winter I bought a smart TV but have never used it. I thought it might be nice to have up there to put on a show while I'm rowing, as opposed to music I usually listen to. That's how my brother used to rack up his rowing hours, he'd spend the winter rowing through shows like Northern Exposure. I'm really not a TV person but I think this could change things up from my regular routine which can get boring in the winter.

Yesterday I rowed 5k while embarking on the new Hulu series, Pen15. It was funny and I had a good workout! I'll do the same in a bit here before I go to work.

[Orema]

Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

Orema- that's great! Go you! What IF schedule are you following?

With my daughter having moved out I finally have space in my little house for an actual exercise room! On Sunday, I moved my rowing machine in there along with my bosu and hand weights.

Last winter I bought a smart TV but have never used it. I thought it might be nice to have up there to put on a show while I'm rowing, as opposed to music I usually listen to. That's how my brother used to rack up his rowing hours, he'd spend the winter rowing through shows like Northern Exposure. I'm really not a TV person but I think this could change things up from my regular routine which can get boring in the winter.

Yesterday I rowed 5k while embarking on the new Hulu series, Pen15. It was funny and I had a good workout! I'll do the same in a bit here before I go to work.

Thanks, easy!

It's a variation on IF. I was only eating food between noon and 5pm, but that's changed since I've started exercising. These days I need solid food around 10am and I still have dinner around 5.

I only lost one pound last week, but my doctor is happy with my progress. He had me track my blood pressure daily over the last week because it was high after my last visit with him and it's lower than it's been in years. I cut down on salt and it's made a big difference.

Thanks again.

[Orema]

Originally Posted by Orema

Thanks, easy!

It's a variation on IF. I was only eating food between noon and 5pm, but that's changed since I've started exercising. These days I need solid food around 10am and I still have dinner around 5.

I only lost one pound last week, but my doctor is happy with my progress. He had me track my blood pressure daily over the last week because it was high after my last visit with him and it's lower than it's been in years. I cut down on salt and it's made a big difference.

Thanks again.

Should have written that I was only eating solid food between noon and 5pm. At other times I'd have decaf with cream, protein drinks, vegetable juices, etc. but nothing solid.

I think things will work out once my body adjusts to this new routine.

Any tips or suggestions are really appreciated!

[Orema]

This week on exercise bike I rode:
– 33.4 miles
– 2.53 hours
– Did 640 arm rolls

Challenges:
Am still adjusting food. Losing weight slower than before, but I also need to drop the cashews . Am better at relaxing upper torso but still working on it.

Goals:
Ride bike each day for at least 20 minutes. It's good if I increase my milage, distance, and time ... but it's okay if I don't. Right now I'm doing good as long as I get on the bike and ride at any speed. Continue tracking exercise (and weight loss) on spreadsheets.

[Kätzchen]

I have not been exercising much lately due to banging up my left foot, pretty badly. It's all bruised up, like I cracked a bone in my foot, which makes it hard to walk properly.

But I have been walking some.

We have a stretch of nice weather coming up next week, so if my foot is better, I will go for bicycle rides after I get off work.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Orema

This week on exercise bike I rode:
– 33.4 miles
– 2.53 hours
– Did 640 arm rolls

Challenges:
Am still adjusting food. Losing weight slower than before, but I also need to drop the cashews . Am better at relaxing upper torso but still working on it.

Goals:
Ride bike each day for at least 20 minutes. It's good if I increase my milage, distance, and time ... but it's okay if I don't. Right now I'm doing good as long as I get on the bike and ride at any speed. Continue tracking exercise (and weight loss) on spreadsheets.

I'm reading The Sugar Smart Diet (because I may have some pretty intense emotional connections with sweet and fattening foods) and the author discusses a couple of small studies done where they found that eating either peanuts or peanut butter as part of the breakfast helps control blood sugar and sugar spikes all day long, which in part, helps with weight loss.

How this connects to you? I can't say for sure but maybe changing the time when you tend to eat the cashews could be helpful? Or changing the type of nut you eat might help.

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

I have not been exercising much lately due to banging up my left foot, pretty badly. It's all bruised up, like I cracked a bone in my foot, which makes it hard to walk properly.

But I have been walking some.

We have a stretch of nice weather coming up next week, so if my foot is better, I will go for bicycle rides after I get off work.

I've dropped a 12x12 box of ceramic tiles on my foot so I feel your pain (literally!). Are you wrapping it? Compression may help with some of the pain.

As for thread compliance, I walked 10,609 steps today.

[Orema]

Originally Posted by Gemme

I'm reading The Sugar Smart Diet (because I may have some pretty intense emotional connections with sweet and fattening foods) and the author discusses a couple of small studies done where they found that eating either peanuts or peanut butter as part of the breakfast helps control blood sugar and sugar spikes all day long, which in part, helps with weight loss.

How this connects to you? I can't say for sure but maybe changing the time when you tend to eat the cashews could be helpful? Or changing the type of nut you eat might help.

Yes, I had started eating the cashews earlier in the day and I switched to cashews when I cut down on salt a couple weeks ago. And, I started eating more nuts than usual after I started exercising. It's getting better and I think it will improve. I just have to stock up on more lower-carb emergency food (lower than cashews).

Sometimes I have a tablespoon or two of peanut butter on its own and that helps.

I'll be out of the cashews by the end of the week (if not sooner ) and that will help, too.

Thanks, Gemme.

[Kätzchen]

Today, since the horrible monster neighbor is no longer next door, I re-arranged my studio, which took me about 5 hours this morning. I vacuumed, dusted, washed down walls and floor boards, mopped the wood flooring with special cleaning solutions, then dry waxed the wood floor. Cleaned all the area rugs, and cleaned the kitchen and bathroom.

Yes, Gemme, I have a compression bandage on my left foot. Later today, I will do a foot soak and evaluate my left foot. I think it's getting better, but last I looked it was bruised up something bad and still, I feel bones moving when I walk on it? I probably fractured the left tarsal bones, near my pinky toe.

Hopefully, with time, my foot will be better.

Hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday. I am. I plan to rest for a bit, then go shopping for groceries later today.

[Kelt]

Sunshine, Beach, 3 miles.

[Kelt]

Originally Posted by Kelt

Sunshine, Beach, 3 miles.

Rerun

[Gemme]

I am 142 steps away from my daily goal, which I will make when I take the kids' poo out to the trash. Tomorrow's going to be a killer, though. I'm playing mover and will move some pretty heavy furniture in addition to some manual labor cleaning.

[C0LLETTE]

Seems that it's International Seniors' Day
So I'm going to go out and find someone to have sex with.
You want to do pushups? ok.
I'm going to do it my way.