Pentagenarians & Beyond: W/B 12/15

Good morning. I did total body metabolic late yesterday. We’re hiking this morning . Will check back in later.

so later.. we did a short hike, about 70 minutes. our map wasn't good enough and we could not read it. oh man, a senior moment. DH brought his pack and he doesn't have any reader glasses in it!. they might have helped a little, but the map had a whole lot of things mashed together in a tiny spot that needed to be seen on a screen and expanded to read it. got confusing. we will do better next time. we took a picture of the blown up map so that we can expand the picture on the phone. will try this area again in a day or two. a nice place to walk uphill and down peacefully without a drive to snow country.

I got kinda sore from TBM so I guess I need to do more workouts like that.
 
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This morning I did WS3 One Mile of Motivation for 15 minutes and Jessica Smith’s Gentle Yoga Hips and Knees flow. My time for both was 37 minutes and 154 calories burned. I wanted a light warm up and a little yoga so these worked out well.

Diane Sue, it’s good that you are taking a couple of rest days this weekend.

Waving hello to everyone. Have a wonderful afternoon.
 
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Yesterday I did XTrain AOLIH Double Floor premix, Burn Sets Biceps, Triceps & Shoulders and the 100 rep scarecrow challenge. I think I will stay with XTrain for the rest of the month.
We are back in remodeling mode. Chris decided he would rather have us replace the upstairs carpet with laminate flooring. I'm thrilled with this as I hate carpet and will be very happy to have all hard floors in the condo. I have a feeling it will help with my allergies, in addition to being so much easier to keep clean. Depending on how things go, we might get started as soon as next weekend. We had been planning on going to Indiana next week but Chris is getting a sleep study and needs to get it done before December 31. We might reschedule our trip to early next year.
 
Good morning,

Today I did Walk Fit Volume 1...32 minutes, 234 calories.

Valerie, don't you HATE when you forget something so simple like reading glasses. I was doing that all the time, so now I have a pair in every bag I carry, both my dog training bags etc. So annoying! Yes, metabolic workouts are tougher than they seem. Good cardio along with the weight work.

Carolyn, 15 YEARS!! wow that was a long workout...LOL :)

Judy, that's great about replacing the carpet with flooring. I bet it will help your allergies too. Is Chris' sleep study one where he has to go to a place and stay overnight? I took my Dad to one of those. They said he had sleep apnea, he got a Cpap machine etc, but hated it so much he never used it. :(. I assume December 31st deadline has to do with insurance?

Hi to Diane Sue, & Lori

Take care,
 
Today I did STS Plyo Legs week 3, disc 32. That was 48 minutes and 324 calories burned. My average heart rate was 129 and maximum heart rate was 166. I am enjoying the Plyo legs. Of course, most of my Plyo is modified, but it is still effective. I never jump up on the step.

Deb, I didn’t catch that 15 years! That was one of the computer word prediction moments. I just corrected my mistake. What is Walk Fit? Is that a treadmill workout?

Judy, great job with AOLIH and the weight work yesterday. X Train is a good choice for the rest of the month. My husband had a sleep study a few years ago. It was an at home study with the technology sending the data to the doctor. It was a nuisance, but better than going to a clinic.

Valerie, we all have those senior moments! Metabolic workouts do work the body differently. I like doing them regularly.

Hello to Diane Sue and Lori.
 
Ha ha.... Deb, I never forget the glasses. I have a pair everywhere, because DH needs them more than I do, and along with the phone, I carry "our" glasses. however, he wanted to take his pack, insisted I didn't need mine, and guess what....he didn't have any in there. we plan to go back to the same area tomorrow and take a closer look at the criss-crossed trails. we cant print an expanded map so we took a picture of the map on our computer screen. we can expand that picture when hiking. its too hard to try to view the online map , signal is not good there.
I don't know how anyone can use cpap. I fully understand why it's needed, but I could not tolerate anything over my face like that. my sister uses one as does cousin. cousin is on (finally) a serious exercise and weight loss plan and is doing well. he has lost 30 pounds so far. I think he will be able to ditch the cpap as his weight drops. he has another 20 lbs to go.

Judy, you will love laminate floors. I am so happy with ours. way easier to clean and keep clean. the smooth surface doesn't collect every particle of dirt like carpets do. Its a little noisier. you might need a few scatter rugs. we used "luxury vinyl" big squares with grout in between. you can use grout or not. ours tile needed a heat gun to soften before you cut it.

we are getting prepared for DH's colonoscopy next week. the prep is way more arduous than previously. they want a "no fiber" diet for 5 days, then the dreaded "clear liquids" day, and a HUGE dose of Miralax, and very confusing timing on taking it. he will check with the office today and see if we are reading this correctly.
 
Deb-Yes, he is supposed to go to the sleep center and stay overnight. I don't think he has sleep apnea, but for some reason his doctor suggested this to him. He says he will never use a CPAP machine either. Yes, Dec 31st has to do with insurance. I'm skeptical about this because he doesn't have any symptoms of sleep apnea and he had 1 in home study that didn't show any sign of it. I think it's an end of year money grab. Chris has a higher tolerance for doctors than I do and he usually ends getting more tests.

Carolyn-Thanks! I love XTrain and am looking forward to really getting into it again.
Chris had 2 in home studies a couple of weeks ago. Our insurance requires the in home studies before they will pay for one done in a clinic. We both thought that would be the end of it, but apparently not.
The first one showed no indication of sleep apnea or anything bad. Supposedly, the monitor got disconnected during the second one so the doctor said he wanted one done in his clinic. Even Chris thinks this is a money grab but he will go through with the test anyway.

Valerie-I can't wait to get this carpet out of here, lol! We will probably get some scatter rugs too.
 
This morning was Lite Metabolic Blast, 41 minutes, 202 calories, met 5.7, heart rate 121 average, max 160, 1,407 steps. I also did Jessica Smith Gentle Yoga: Chest and Back Flow, 24 minutes met 2.0, 38 calories. Total time was 66 minutes, calories burned 240, 1,414 steps. I used Cathe's weights for most of the Metabolic Blast workout. I upped from 5's to 8's on a couple that did not have overhead shoulders added.
This weekend was busy with the grandchildren . I enjoyed them. It is always so quiet when they are gone.

Valerie, too bad your husband didn't have his glasses with him. The cell phone is a great tool for enlarging the picture to see better. I use it for that often. Especially when I want to remember a model and serial number off of something so I can get online and search out repairs. I bet it was nice having an area to hike and be alone. We put a pair of glasses in my husband's tool bag so that when he goes out to do something or fixes something at our church he can see what he is doing. I had a second pair of readers that I kept in my purse, but when we went on that road trip, I must have lost them. I was looking at my phone with them and when we got to the room I did not have them. I searched the car as well. I am guessing they fell out on the ground or something when I got out.

Carolyn, I don't mind a little jumping up onto the step, but the jumping down with both feet seems to have so much more impact and is rough. I really do like the Jessica Smith Gentle Yoga. Nice length and they really do help.

Judy, I was just looking up pulmonary doctors that were on my list and noticed all of them had an interest in sleep studies and the heart. I am not familiar with them and was curious. Also have no idea which of the three they sent me on their list from the Heart Hospital. One is an OD and two are MD. the two men look to be elderly and the woman seems pretty young. That really did not tell me much about them though. My daughter was unfamiliar with any of their names. I often wonder if it is a money thing with these doctors. All of my latest ones seem to be connected with a specific center that has all of their own equipment that they seem to really push people to use at their facility. I guess I am a skeptic on things when they come up with them like that.
 
We didn't do the hike today, was cold and wet, so we pulled the toilet instead and donated it to a building salvage place, and bought a new one. I was able to lift my half of the toilet into the back of the truck, so thank you Cathe! a one piece toilet is heavy, guessing 60-70 lbs, back of a truck tailgate is high. we will need a plumber to replace a metal piece under the toilet base, so we are stalled til Monday. we don't have the tools for it, and need a pro to do it. do- it- yourself is fine but you do need to know when to get a professional. bought a new faucet. we plan to do wallpaper first. we plan to bike tomorrow , unless weather is unpleasant. I did a 35 min spin premix late today. I like spin when I need a fast uncomplicated workout. I have glasses in my bike pack!

I had a sleep study once for something. supposed to stay up all night the night before, so I could sleep during the day, but I couldn't do either. not willing to do that unless I REALLY need to. not so agreeable. DH's colonoscopy prep is awful. he verified the timing. he is on a no fiber diet for 5 days before, large dose of Miralax at end of the clear liquid day, then at 12:45 am, take a second dose of Miralax with 4- 8 oz glasses of water for a 6:45 am procedure. we need to leave by 5:45 am at the latest. No one will get any sleep. he never had issues with the prep before so I have no idea why this extreme protocol. the drive is all freeway peak commute time. I don't want to think about what it will be like if he needs a bathroom between here and there.
 
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My workout is finished. I have to hurry and get some things done because I got a surprise request this morning to pick up my grandson. I have calls I need to make. Anyway my workout was Lite Rev'd Up Rumble + the calorie crush, 51 minutes, heart rate average 131, max 161, 310 calories, met 7.0, 4,294 steps. I then did Lite Abs 2, 10 minutes, heart rate average 101, max 137, 55 steps, met 4.5, 40 calories. I finished off with Jessica Smith Gentle Yoga: Knees and Hips flow and part of the neck and shoulders, 29 minutes, heart rate 88 average, max 126, 95 steps, 53 calories. Total workout time was 90 minutes, 403 calories, 4,444 steps.

Valerie, I had to get up at 2 am and drink that dose of whatever the powder was in my pack. That is so unpleasant.
 
Today I did Total Body Giant Sets, no round 5 premix, for 47 minutes and 213 calories burned. My average heart rate was 114 and maximum heart rate was 153.
I’m really busy today cleaning, wrapping gifts, and planning meals for next week. I am working on being more time efficient this year. I usually end up wrapping gifts at the last minute on Christmas Eve, but I don’t want to do that this year.

Diane Sue, great job with Rev’d Up Rumble, Abs, and JS Gentle Yoga.

Hello to Deb, Valerie, Judy, and Lori. Have a wonderful day.
 
we mt biked this morning. 2 hours. cold and windy, but will be raining for many days starting tomorrow so this was best choice.

diane sue I didn't realize you had late night dosing. I hope the process is over by the time we need to leave. there is no time to get off freeway and try to find a bathroom. I feel bad for DH because he will need this every few years. this is much more difficult than any previous prep. he has had about 4 of these so far, with more in his future.
 
Carolyn, I ordered most o f the presents and wrapped them as they came in. Unfortunately we had to threaten the 5 year old when he discovered his under the tree and was trying to open it this weekend. They are so funny. He was so happy his was the biggest package. Like that makes all of the difference :) I have to get out and shop for the pies and things I am taking to my daughter's house for family Christmas which will be on Monday. Trying to get things done as my grandson said he was off work a couple of days and would come over to visit and I have one more day to go pick up my 5 year old grandson which is an early release from school day.

Valerie, I have been through that process twice. The first time was the worst because it was scheduled for 3 in the afternoon and they told me nothing to eat so I was so weak and hungry. It seemed to take forever after I got there to even get things started. The second time I asked for it to be early. This time it was the one with a little bit of food. Each step had the exact time written out for me as to what to use and the last was having nothing to eat and me drinking that stuff at 2 am. I was pretty much done by the time it was time to go for the procedure. Everything was pretty quick other than they were wanting me to wake up. I am, so sensitive to stuff and it doesn't take much to knock me out. Even a half of a children's Zertec makes me sleepy. I would not want to have to do that routinely.
 
Monday I did XTrain Burn Sets Chest & Back, Core 2, and 30 minutes of Peloton rides with a 5 minute stretch . Total time, 89 minutes. Yesterday was a rest day from workouts. I worked at HD from 10-6.

Diane Sue-Nice workouts this week! One of the things measured during the sleep study is pulse oxygen level so I think the sleep testing is used by pulmonary doctors to test for lung problems as well as sleep apnea.

Valerie-Chris will be getting his colonoscopy next year (he is on the every 3 years cycle). I hope your DH's prep and procedure go well. I would hate to be up all night for that. I think the preps we have used end around 6 pm, and our appointments are early in the morning, like 8 or 9.
 
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Judy, that was the way it was for all his other procedures. the clear liquid day everything was "drunk" by 6 busy with the bathroom for the next couple hours, but you were able to get some rest. this is a new approach but it's pretty demanding. DH is on an every 3 yr too. He picked the early time. its over early, but the traffic is AWFUL at that hour, and we need to get up early to leave by around 5: 30.

we put up one strip of wallpaper yesterday. not sure we like it. I could not find a place to see a sample, so you order from a computer screen. we will put up a few more pieces and try to decide. we though it might be too dull looking but it might be "too busy" instead.
 
I just finished Coffey Fit Raw Intervals 4 using 10# dumbbells, 43 minutes ( a bit longer because I had to reboot the internet and it repeated some of what I had just done starting from where I left off) heart rate average 137, max 179, 2.934 steps, 255 calories, met 7.0. I then did Jessica Smith Build Balance and Inner Strength: core control, 31 minutes, heart rate average 130, max 153, 1,664 steps, 167 calories, met 6.2.
Total time was 74 minutes, calories burned 422, steps 4,598.
 
This morning I did Jessica Smith’s WS3 Cardio Step Jam for 32 minutes and 229 calories burned. Average heart rate was 130 and maximum heart rate was 152.

Valerie, wallpaper can be hard to judge from a small sample. I hope your choice works for your space.

Diane Sue, good choice of workouts today.

Hello to Judy, Deb, and Lori.
 
I downloaded the Step Boss workouts this afternoon before I ran to the store. I will use them the next few days. I think the dvds are expected Friday. I saw something coming in then on USPS.

Judy, nice work with X Train. I think I would have taken a rest day too if I had to work those hours. That makes since on sleep testing for lung problems. I don't think they would ever get me to go to sleep without giving me something to knock me out. I have a hard time sleeping at home.

Valerie, the second colonoscopy was not really difficult for me other than the getting up at night to drink the last dose of liquid. They had me try to go to the bathroom when I got to the facility. I have such problems with dry mouth and not drinking anything after the last dose was hard. Doing that every three years seems kind of harsh on the body. I guess it is necessary though. Both times were clear for me so if I remember right they said 10 years unless something comes up.
I have not messed with wallpaper in years. One of our homes had a bamboo wallpaper in the dining room that was pretty subtle. I hate removing wallpaper. The prep always seemed like the thing to really dread while hanging did not seem too bad as long as there was two of us to do it.

Carolyn, eventually I want to get WS3. Nice work. I liked my workout choices this morning. :)
 
we put up another strip of wallpaper, and like it better. its funny how one panel looked too busy, while 2 panels is more muted. whatever! hard to judge when room is empty of everything including the door. we will continue with paper. if it doesn't look good, we'll take it off and try again. we didn't have trouble getting the old wallpaper down but had to sand the walls some to get them smoother. Old paste made the wall too rough. diane sue, we used dilute fabric softener to get old paper off plus a scraper. Worked pretty well. got it off a u tube video. depends on how old paper was attached. ours was 30 years old.

shopped for my new phone today. we got an 11pro max. ( yes, expensive!) it is our anniversary present to ourselves. we will use this as our main phone and camera. will be nice not to haul a heavy camera around on hikes, rides, skiing. this will be just fine for most photography with the fancy camera. I haven't got everything set up yet, will take a while. most things transferred but not everything. a lot of old extra stuff showed up too, like old versions of a security camera, apps I don't remember ever having or even looking at. had trouble with the password to cathe site, but did a reset this morning. found the desktop and phone were using different passwords. hope I have it all set to one now.

DH wants to get this colonoscopy process done. he has trouble being so hungry, a migraine trigger for him. he will be uncomfortable enough on the clear liquid day, but likely will get a migraine too because jello/ juice/ broth don’t help hunger much for him. like all men, he is used to eating 10x the food I get in a day.
no workout yesterday , busy all day
 
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