Roxie 1965
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Lisa-where we are going we control what food we eat because we have to cook it and we are taking our bikes and plan on doing some hiking so I don't see that as to much of a problem.
40's - week of 7/29/12
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fitover40
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I got to thinking, the last 2 bouts of Basal cell cancer followed stressful events in my life. Each time after I had to put a pet to sleep, then I ended up with basal cell outbreak (although I do acknowledge that one I had kept coming and going for the last 2 yrs---remember doc said that meant my body was fighting it, and finally it couldn't anymore). That's what got me to look back and try to come up with a pattern. The 1st part of 2012 has been EXTREMELY stressful, DH'ss job, DS23's wedding, Yoshi failing health. Also when I had my first Mohs --- that cropped up right at the end of my IBM career---the job I was in was super stressful (that was why I went on leave).
I also have another skin condition ---- grannuloma annulare. It was on my hands and elbow at the end of my IBM career, then after my leave, went away. Since being back at work (although this job isn't AS stressful---and I try to manage it since I work when I want) the grannuloma annulare has resurfaced on my elbows (thankfully not my hands). I've always thought it was stress that caused that to come up. These are harmless thankfully
So that all got me to googling, basal cell and stress.....very interesting......
I guess I need to manage my stress better........but I"m not one for meditation......not sure what else to do to manage it besides quit work, have no pets (or people) leave this life, and just be happy doing my own thing......
I also have another skin condition ---- grannuloma annulare. It was on my hands and elbow at the end of my IBM career, then after my leave, went away. Since being back at work (although this job isn't AS stressful---and I try to manage it since I work when I want) the grannuloma annulare has resurfaced on my elbows (thankfully not my hands). I've always thought it was stress that caused that to come up. These are harmless thankfully
So that all got me to googling, basal cell and stress.....very interesting......
I guess I need to manage my stress better........but I"m not one for meditation......not sure what else to do to manage it besides quit work, have no pets (or people) leave this life, and just be happy doing my own thing......
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Faithnveggies
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Roxie your vacation sounds fun, hiking and biking, I hope you have a great time and beautiful weather. You aren't camping are you? Will your dtr have to start over in school?
Ronne, enjoy the friendship and games this weekend, too. Re dds (and really everyone); we all have our strengths. I can relate to the scaredy cat syndrome, I guess that is why I hate to see it in her, it pushes my buttons!
Lisa, I'm sure our mental state and negative thoughts impact our health and well being. Interesting about the direct correlation you noticed in your spots. Imperfect meditation is still meditation- I think the act of practicing it is still helpful. I've been listening to oms or chants at bedtime (phone app, lol). A friend of mine says chopping veggies can be a meditation if you are present to the act of chopping veggies and not projecting future or ruminating over past, lol. Just my thoughts since you mentioned meditation as a stress reduction.
Murphy, I did LowMax today and considered throwing a rock at the tv when Cathe said she wanted us to stay low or get down low. I wouldn't have passed muster, but I did complete the whole dang workout so go me anyway. : )
Ronne, enjoy the friendship and games this weekend, too. Re dds (and really everyone); we all have our strengths. I can relate to the scaredy cat syndrome, I guess that is why I hate to see it in her, it pushes my buttons!
Lisa, I'm sure our mental state and negative thoughts impact our health and well being. Interesting about the direct correlation you noticed in your spots. Imperfect meditation is still meditation- I think the act of practicing it is still helpful. I've been listening to oms or chants at bedtime (phone app, lol). A friend of mine says chopping veggies can be a meditation if you are present to the act of chopping veggies and not projecting future or ruminating over past, lol. Just my thoughts since you mentioned meditation as a stress reduction.
Murphy, I did LowMax today and considered throwing a rock at the tv when Cathe said she wanted us to stay low or get down low. I wouldn't have passed muster, but I did complete the whole dang workout so go me anyway. : )
Roxie 1965
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Jody-we will be staying in there house which is 3 bedrooms 3 bathrooms so we won't be roughing it.
Murphy
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I did Circuit Blast today. A blast from the past. ;-) It was good; some things I did have to modify. I too went lower on my squats and expect to feel it tomorrow. I am going to try this month's rotation but do it in reverse. Week 4 will be week 1, week 3 will be week 2 and so forth. Let's see how it goes.
Lisa - don' t you hate nosey people at work. I used to be one of them until I realized what I was doing and now I make an effort to mind my own business.
Roxie - congrat's on the weight loss. I think I found some of the pounds - okay who wants them next?
Ronne - DM is one of my favorties but I do find I have to modify more than I used to do.
Jody - your daughter sounds like my DH's side of the family. My oldest has a lot of their traits. Oy.
Mary - I have not done the rower in years, decades. I guess you find it effective. Did you do a rower challenge some time ago? I thought someone on this check-in did a rower challenge.
Becky - you out there? I hope all is well.
Murphy
Lisa - don' t you hate nosey people at work. I used to be one of them until I realized what I was doing and now I make an effort to mind my own business.
Roxie - congrat's on the weight loss. I think I found some of the pounds - okay who wants them next?
Ronne - DM is one of my favorties but I do find I have to modify more than I used to do.
Jody - your daughter sounds like my DH's side of the family. My oldest has a lot of their traits. Oy.
Mary - I have not done the rower in years, decades. I guess you find it effective. Did you do a rower challenge some time ago? I thought someone on this check-in did a rower challenge.
Becky - you out there? I hope all is well.
Murphy
Faithnveggies
Cathlete
I did a 5k run in 86 degree sunshine. Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noon day sun. I might do original BM upper body only later.
Alert- THERE WILL BE NO GIVING AWAY OF POUNDS ON THIS THREAD, if you receive extra poundage, it is your athletic responsibility to shred them immediately. DO not even think of sending them in my direction. I'm just sayin....
I'm feeling positive about the RT path. I hope all have a nice weekend. I'm going out w/ relationship/friend/squeeze guy tonight for dinner. I'd like the scale to drop tomorrow, so moderation shall be in order.
Murphy, I like what my dd does bring to the table (emotional, sensitive, loving, supportive), but its not practical for both of us to be wishy washy indecisive scaredy cats.
: )
Alert- THERE WILL BE NO GIVING AWAY OF POUNDS ON THIS THREAD, if you receive extra poundage, it is your athletic responsibility to shred them immediately. DO not even think of sending them in my direction. I'm just sayin....
I'm feeling positive about the RT path. I hope all have a nice weekend. I'm going out w/ relationship/friend/squeeze guy tonight for dinner. I'd like the scale to drop tomorrow, so moderation shall be in order.
Murphy, I like what my dd does bring to the table (emotional, sensitive, loving, supportive), but its not practical for both of us to be wishy washy indecisive scaredy cats.
: )
fitover40
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No w/o yet, I really do plan on it...sometime....slept in until 10:00, WHAT?!?! last 2 Saturdays I've slept late, that's unheard of for me....I chalk it up to still healing up. Imagine if I had to go into the office, some may think I didn't need this rest to heal, but I beg to differ! So I slept 12 hrs last night, OMG, I knew I was tired last night when we took DS23 and DIL out to dinner(DS goes to Chile for 3 weeks), but I didn't realize I was so tired to sleep so much!
Jody, you are a mad woman w/o in that heat, ugh! Have fun with the squeeze....that's what it is all about. Glad you are feeling better about your decision....it's what I would do.
Murphy, sadly I feel I'm modifying more lately too....you are the YOUNG one here! Pounds....I haven't weighed, not sure I want to.....I vow to clean up my diet, being blue doesn't help my diet...thankfully I"m on the mend now
Mary, are you rowing?
Roxie, enjoy CO!
w/o done -- LM step only - 45 min, my mind must have been asleep still as I had difficulty keeping up with step combos......hot, hot, hot, DH is tired of hearing me complain about heat....supposed to be cooler today then up over 90 again.
Jody, you are a mad woman w/o in that heat, ugh! Have fun with the squeeze....that's what it is all about. Glad you are feeling better about your decision....it's what I would do.
Murphy, sadly I feel I'm modifying more lately too....you are the YOUNG one here! Pounds....I haven't weighed, not sure I want to.....I vow to clean up my diet, being blue doesn't help my diet...thankfully I"m on the mend now
Mary, are you rowing?
Roxie, enjoy CO!
w/o done -- LM step only - 45 min, my mind must have been asleep still as I had difficulty keeping up with step combos......hot, hot, hot, DH is tired of hearing me complain about heat....supposed to be cooler today then up over 90 again.
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