Pentagenarians & Beyond: W/B 9/18

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Good morning,
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Up at 2:00 am with heartburn....ugh....I can't wait to see the DR tomorrow. I am so tired of this At least the diarrhea is gone.

Valerie, glad you are both ok....lucky that the falls/stub were not worse. Good that you know what you can and can't do so you have minimal accidents.

Diane Sue, I don't know if I would like those sweet potatoes, I really like the sweetness of the regular ones...so good, nothing is needed on them at all. I get a bone scan every 2 years, was on Fosomax for a while, but I guess those meds are no longer being prescribed for some reason?

Judy, my niece got a stress fracture from running.....she had to stop for quite a while, but it did heal and she finally did a full marathon. I may look at those JS walking type workouts.

Hi to Lynda, Josie, Lori and Carolyn,

Take care,
 
Good morning ladies!

Week one down from Xtrain. Was fun and I am enjoying as much as I did when I first did it. Feels odd doing dvds though. As long as I mix in some Live and SB every week I will be happy and getting my Live fix! :)

Oh Deb...so glad you have a doctors appt tomorrow. Hope this is all behind you soon. Our graphic designer used the ball for quite some time. She said it was good for her back? When she left it literally rolled all around the office.

Judy...they had the exact one in stock that I wanted and it was the last left. I wanted the 38mm Rose Gold and they had one! The 42mm is too large for me. I would be banging it all the time. I have different color bumpers so I change out my colors all the time with my current watch. Love the rose with my black bumper. We had to order Bob's and will be in towards the end of October. Feel bad as he really was looking forward to it and I already have one! I just bought on ebay JS Walk On 30 day program for $14.99. Will be good for the ladies and for me when sometimes you need a lighter day. After reviewing...like the Walk Stong set I have seems to be no walking and more of an intermediate cardio workout. This set I bought uses bands for some leg moves which looked good to me. I like that you can easily increase the intensity should you desire.

Valerie...yup that is what I do...plan everything. It can be overwhleming as I have other responsibilties that need to be done. Next two weeks are the hardest. I leave on 10/1 and so much to do. My worst fear is I forget a major thing to do or order! Your husband is lucky he did not break his neck going over the handle bars. Very scary Lucky man!

Diane Sue...after the conference I'll take a peek at H&C. The muscle meltdowns make a great little finisher. I should do them more often.

Lynda...Workout, grocery shopping than Pats game! That is my plan today!

Have a great day all!
 
Deb, I am sorry the meds art helping. At least the other stuff hasn't come back. When a person is miserable and in pain it seems unfair that they have to drag through the process and testing to really get help. I quit taking the genericBoniva because when I read the insert it said it could cause bone loss. It works for the back . Also, there were other side effects like my joints becoming more painful for a couple of weeks after I would take it. It was a once a month pill. That would taper off till the next one. I have had Fosamax too.
 
Deb-I'm sorry you are feeling worse. It's good that you have an appointment tomorrow. I think you would like the JS workouts. I ordered 3 of the "10 Pounds Down" dvds from Ebay. I was surprised at how inexpensive they were.

Lori-Great job with XTrain! That's great that they had your watch in stock. I just got the Walk On 30 Day Program too. It looks like a good one for lighter days. I'm finding these workouts to be a nice change from harder cycling days.

Valerie-That's good to know about Ketchum and Sun Valley. I know what you mean about not wanting to get hurt. We are very careful when we ride. The last thing we need is to break something. I follow a facebook page for local women mountain bikers and during the summer they seem to have one or two crashes a month where someone breaks something. They will post selfies from the urgent care or ER where they are getting taken care of.
 
Deb hope things go well tomorrow and you get some resolution. I'm trying to remember what the problem was with that group of drugs. I think they are supposed to build or at least preserve bone but (inexplicably) people were getting femur fractures and jaw bone necrosis to the degree that dental offices would not do procedures if you were taking the drugs. I'm not sure what meds are used for osteoporosis these days.

judy we thought the whole sun Valley area was too built up and crowded... there are a lot of mts and a lot of trails open to bikes and even motorcycles. It was our first stop, and living at sea level as we do, it is a shock to the system. where we were riding in MT it was 3-4000 feet elevation, and that takes some getting used to. the areas we tried were closer to 7000. It takes several days to acclimate. We can usually find places to ride but not every place works. too flat is boring and too steep is no fun. areas where trails are unmarked don't work either. there was a place we wanted to try last week but trails are unmarked and loop around. we were told one needs gps to know where you are. not a good place to try on a vacation. if you are local and can experiment little bits at a time, that's different. a lot of mt bike places are like that.
I am not aggressive enough to be careless about breaking bones. I've had my share of falls, digs, gouges though! I've heard the area around Helena is good for mt biking but we haven't been there yet.
Lori I was riding slower than DH and didn't see the fall. he has never done that before, and we thought at first he might have broken a bone in his wrist/hand, but it was OK after a day or two. it was a sharp hairpin turn. I walk those. if the turn is less sharp and banked I'm OK. I'm not a good planner so I'm in awe you can get all that stuff figured out and planned!.
 
Hi everyone--

This morning I did live Boxing, Hiits and Core (48 min.). I really liked this one. She alternates high and low impact on the hiits and with the boxing, I felt like I had a really good cardio workout. The core work was good too.

Deb, I am so sorry that you are still suffering. Crossing my fingers that your gastroenterologist will find a solution/medication that works and doesn't make you sick in other ways.

Judy, that does not sound like a very good website for motivating people into mountain biking. Are stress fractures over-use injuries or related to bone density?

Valerie, I know what you mean about hiking downhill and ending up with bruised toenails. That happened to me at Rancho la Puerta and I wasn't sure whether it was my hiking boots (too big so your toes slide forward? or too small?). It certainly took awhile for them to grow out, but my pedicures covered up the bruised part.

Lori, maybe I will do the XTrain rotation again next month and skip a month of live. I remember liking that rotation a lot. Go Pats (even without Brady)!

Diane Sue, I thought Boniva was supposed to help you with osteoporosis, not make it worse. I'm glad my bone density tests have been very positive. My doctor says I don't need anything.
 
Lynda, there are a million conflicting theories on how to avoid sore feet/bruised toes. believe me.... there is no agreement. double socks used to be the rule but it never worked for me. the inner sock always creeps down and makes a lump. constantly having to pull the sock up.
DH, meanwhile, always wears double socks happily.
I need enough toe room.... but not too much... or I slide around and get blisters. often it's recommended to size up a half size. many suggest doing "double throw" surgeon style wraps, or so the boot stays tight around the ankle and instep and doesn't allow your foot to slide forward. that way you can leave the lower front laces looser for more room. some people swear by stiff, hard protective boots. some swear by softer flexible footwear. You keep trying until you find a combo that works. I need single sock, soft flexible footwear even though the orthopedic foot person I saw last year wanted me to wear stiff soled shoes. Might be fine in theory.... but I can't walk at all in anything stiff. I have a stiff tennie I wear for road riding but can barely walk 10 feet in it. so the textbook may say one thing but reality is different.
 
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Today was family day. I did chalk drawings with my granddaughter 8 and we all played games. After brunch my son came over and installed small varied colored ceramic tiles to an area where they had to tear out our ceramic tile to get to the slab leak. It really looks pretty. This morning I did Suzanne Bowen Strengthen and Stretch Advanced stretch. I thought I could use an extra stretch.

Judy, I think the older we get the more we learn to exercise a bit more caution. Getting hurt is not something to take risks on.

Valerie, those sound like some really rugged rides. I think I would prefer hiking boots that fit somewhat snugly. Not loose. I could see needing toe room though.

Lynda, I just told the doctor I was not taking Boniva anymore and why. There are a lot of side effects and joint pain in the legs, groin, and jaw and even cause ulcers. You are lucky to have no problems with your bones.
 
Good morning,

Did not work out yesterday. I think its been 2 weeks now. :(.

Lori, Nice that you got your watch! I forgot what the xTrain rotation was all about. I feel like you....would be torn about not using the Live streaming. I think using the stability ball is supposed to help strengthen your core.

Judy, that site would make me not want to try mountain biking! Sefies from the ER when they are being treated? It almost sounds like they are happy to have had an injury...

Valerie, yes...issues with bone etc with those drugs. John heard all the problems early on from dental stuff he reads and was not happy that I was taking it. He predicted that they would be out of favor in a while and he was right.

Lynda, that Live sounds like a good one. Are the higher impact HIIT moves easily modified?

Diane Sue, your family day sounds so nice!

Hi to Josie & Carolyn,

Dr appointment at 1:00....wish me luck.

Take care,
 
Deb-I hope your appointment goes well. I follow quite a few "extreme" athletes on facebook and you would be surprised how many injury selfies they post. It does seem like they are happy, as long as the injury isn't too bad. I guess if they are able to use their phone and post photos of it, it's not too bad.
 
Deb hope the procedure goes well today and that you get some relief.

osteoporosis is a real problem for a lot of women. I remember a question on a dental form asking about that class of drugs.

Judy I think my worst biking accident was this summer when I jumped off and the chain ring ran into the back of my left calf. Nothing dramatic but fairly ugly series of punch holes. all those pointy metal prong tips and dirty greasy chain cut right in. you can still see the "pattern" on my leg although it healed up fine. you definitely can get wounds filled with dirt and grease. It bled a lot. I washed it well after I got home. mt bike injuries always seem to involve a lot of dirt. I went over the bars on my road bike once so I understand braking too hard.... momentum and all that. I was lucky... somersaulted and landed on my feet without any injury. DH was coming up on a sharp turn and clamped down on brakes and went flying.

I've taken a 2 days off. need to get back on it today. DH is having tooth problems again. glad we are at home to deal with it. His dentist just retired last month but is going to be involved with procedures started before that. this might be a big deal as it's probably related to the implant that is "in process". he had another 6 weeks or so before the last step. not expecting a real good day....

did a bunch of garden work yesterday. garden is mostly done. winter squash is still out there but not a very good harvest this year. I love butternut squash. we need to replace some walls this winter. will need to buy a lot of landscape bricks.
 
Good morning,
We had a very enjoyable weekend with our daughter and now everything is back to daily routines. My workout today was Rock Em Sock Em Kickbox. I was up early to get it done before going out for a medical appointment.

I hope everyone is having a good day.
 
Hi everyone--

This morning I did live ICE Total Body Compound (43 min.). Very good and efficient workout. Felt metabolic too.

Deb, good luck on your appointment. I wasn't sure, given that you are going back to your preferred gastroenterologist, whether you would be going ahead with the endoscopy. If you are, I hope the doctor finds out what is going on. I thought you could fairly easily modify some of the high impact hiits.

We had a beautiful Saturday, but it was rainy and muggy yesterday and today. Kim was totally busy driving to Providence to pick up his chickens and then customers showing up to pick up their orders.

Diane Sue, it sounds like you decided to take your health into your own hands when you found out what the possible side effects of Boniva would be.

Valerie, I guess there are risks with any sport, but you always sound pretty conservative in what you try to do.

Carolyn, our younger son was with us this weekend, but he was on the golf course most of the time. It was nice to see him for dinners anyway.

Judy, thanks for the information!
 
This morning I did All Out Low Impact Hiit, 39 minutes, 260 calories. I followed this with Ripped with Hiit lift it hit it chest, shoulders, and triceps 40 minutes, 261 calories, and finished with Suzanne Bowen Barre Amped Upper stretche, 13 minutes, 29 calories. Total time was 92 minutes and calories burned 556. I decided this week that I would do Ripped with Hiit weights and cardio and abs on opposing days. I could not make up my mind on something to commit to. I have a plan that I made up using different workouts and a bit on my own that worked out really well and contemplated it. I think I would want to adjust the off days from the workouts where I had a lot of kettlebells and Hiit . It has workouts that are in a workout A, B, A one week and then B,A,B the next. I used some Cathe, Amy Bento, and my own stuff. I set it up to move smoothly from one workout to the other by putting in 3 set of an exercise on my own while I switched out dvds. I may still do it. I got the idea from some of Rachel Cosgroves stuff but like using dvds. I also pulled out some STS and then sort of was, I don't know if I am ready for even a short rotation.
I am trying to really hit the house cleaning today. Vacuuming lamp shades and under furniture.
Weights
Flat Bench Press 12 reps 3 sets 25's, 25's. 25's
finisher push up 15 reps
Incline bench press 12 reps 3 sets 22.5's
finisher triceps push ups 16 reps
incline fly 12 reps 3 sets 20's
finisher decline push ups 16 reps
superset barbell overhead press/upright row 10 reps each move, 3 sets, 30#
finisher scarecrows 5# 20 reps
superset lateral raise/front raise 10 reps each move, 3 sets, 10's lateral raise/15# front rase
external rotation lateral raise 15 reps 8's #
Overhead triceps extensions 12 reps 3 sets 30#
finisher dips 20/20 reps
barbell lying extensions 12 reps, 3 sets, 35#
finisher triceps kickback 10's#


Deb, I hope your appointment went well today. By now you are probably done with it.

Judy, yes, that is what I read that overuse was a cause. There are other causes too. It is probably the bone density that makes it worse. It sounds to me like it would be better to be taking pictures and bragging about riding on rough terrain without getting hurt instead of look at me I really put my all into this and now I have my wounds to show it. Things happen though that we do not anticipate. You are right, if they are able to take selfies they must not be hurt to bad. I am more inclined not to do things that I might hurt myself doing. My husband is more the daredevil than I am.

Valerie, my dentist always asked me about the Boniva and the Nexium when I used to take it. Having that greasy chain cut into your leg must have hurt a lot. I hope your husband is not in too much pain with the dental work. I always think anything hurting in the mouth is probably one of the most miserable. My daughters' gardens did not do well this year. Usually they are giving me all kinds of stuff. The older daughter canned and froze some stuff. They had to resort to more garden sprays this year and lost most of their bees. Now they are wanting to plant honeysuckle and some plants to attract the bees and possibly start over. I tore out my tomato plants that produced one tomato and I have a pepper plant that would not set on peppers. It is 3 foot tall now. I have never had problems with either before. I think our soil is really bad here. I cannot even get grass to hardly grow.

Lynda, we had several good downpours this last week. It was nice yesterday though. We are getting back up into the 90s for a few days. That should be nice and muggy. I see toadstools growing all over the place. I have had to go out in our backyard and pull them so Gertie does not mess with them. I think our lawn, or what there is of it in back needs dethatched and aerated. I think that everyone should be aware of what they are taking and what the consequences can be of prolonged use. Doctors give patients what they can to help with their symptoms.
 
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Good morning,

The DR appointment was good, he was patient and answered any questions I had. I feel a lot better about what is going on. The procedure will be in about 6 weeks. He wants to see how the issue reacts to the meds, and then take a look at what is going on. I am ok with that. They seem to be working.

Judy, yes, I guess their injuries couldn't be too bad if they can take selfies...still seems strange to me, like they are proud to be hurt or something.

Valerie, no procedure yesterday, just a consult with my own Gastro guy. I think I remember when you were hurt with the bike chain. That was not fun. Hope all goes well with your DH.

Carolyn, how is your DH doing? I bought some fresh ginger the other day...now can't find your post on how you make the tea.

Lynda, that Live compound workout is one of the best Live workouts! We have been having the most beautiful weather this September too..70's-80's, not too humid. A couple good rainfalls this past week and everything is turning green again.

Diane Sue, that rotation sounds good. It's good that you got off of those bone meds....way too many side effects. Like you, I am hoping to wean myself off of these meds by diet...am having trouble finding a lot of food that is not spicy or acidic. Almost considering consulting with the Nourishing Gurus to see if they have any ideas on what to eat.

Hi to Josie, & Lori

Maybe a workout this morning, we have the A/C company coming to look at one of our units...it was spewing water the other day...and not cooling...probably too overworked this summer...:).

Take care,
 
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Did chiseled upper body yesterday. used cathe's weight this time. ran out of time and didn't do the core workout.

Deb, we referred to the approaches to controlling reflux "non medical measures." Things you can do to help your problem, with or without medication. DH has the head of our bed elevated. just propping your head up on pillows is not advised as this can turn your torso in a way that can make reflux worse. he has wood blocks under the feet at the head of the bed. a PITA to do. you want the bed stable. we had to put wood blocks in the middle of the bedframe as well to support it.
he quit carbonated beverages, avoids foods that bother. eats nothing he calls "spicy" especially curry dishes. he drinks some coffee, mostly decaf. Most of the time he's not bothered anymore. well controlled without meds. he keeps meds on hand in case of a flare. tomatoes, citrus, chocolate are not a problem but people have different triggers. he likes salsa as long as it's mild. I reserve Indian and Thai for restaurant meals for me as it's not worth it if I have to leave out 90% of the seasoning. .

we are doing some kind of ride today, were planning on mt biking but might switch to a road ride. DH has a root canal tomorrow so will be out of commission for a day or two. I am so glad I don't have his teeth. I wish HE didn't have his teeth! the issue is another tooth not connected to the implant.
I think people like to brag about their injuries to prove how tough they are.

diane sue the chain injury was messy but it didn't hurt much. it was the back of my calf. it bled a lot because I was riding hard at the time. which was good ...as if self cleansed the series of puncture wounds. not a sensitive spot. It's getting cool enough to wear longer pants now and they give a layer of protection. If you lost your bees, you might not have had good pollination with the end result of no tomatoes or peppers. Scary to think about a world without bees.
 
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Today's workout was X Train Chest, Back, and Shoulders. I'm doing the ICE/X Train rotation from the ICE manual. I have done it before and I really like the combination. If I get bored with it I will add in some other workouts.

Valerie are you still thinking of joining Weight Watchers? I noticed that they are running a special now with some discounts.

Deb, I am so glad that you are making some progress with your reflux problem. My husband is scheduled for an Echocardiogram and a 30 day event monitoring. The appointments are next week. The ginger tea is just boiling a small piece of ginger in 2 cups of water, then allow to steep for 10 minutes. I googled it the first time I tried it.

Diane Sue, I am amazed by the length and intensity of your workouts! I always feel that I have to research our health issues and make whatever lifestyle changes that I can. Most things involve food and exercise.

Lynda, your son seems to be an avid golfer. I am always sad at the end of a visit, but I love having them home. They are scattered up the east coast so I don't see them as much as I would like.

Hi to Lori, Josie, Judy, and Caitlin.
 
Hi everyone--

This morning I did both Sweat workouts (46:13).

Deb, are you now on a new medication without Magnesium? It sounds like your doctor wants to see if the issue resolves itself before doing an endoscopy procedure.

Diane Sue, I have so many tomatoes I don't know what to do with all of them. Kim just brought in another load yesterday. I have been roasting them and then freezing for later use, giving some away, and gorging on them. I hope the spraying did not kill the bees. I know that in South Carolina, they sprayed for the zika virus from mosquitoes and ended up killing a lot of bees.

Valerie, your poor husband! I agree with Diane Sue--nothing worse than pain in the mouth. I don't know why people want to brag about their injuries. My sons and husband are more likely to curse their bad luck and complain. Me too.

I am off to get my annual flu shot this afternoon. I hope this vaccine is effective!
 
Today we went to the fair. I got up early and did X Train Tabatacise, 45 minutes and Suzanne Bowen Barre Amped bonus ball stretch, 6 minutes. Total time was 41 minutes and calories. If I get in another 100 steps I will have my 10000 today. We went to lunch after we left the fair. It was hot when we left the fair. It was 94 and the heat index with the humidity was much higher. We stayed inside as much as possible.
I need to go to Sprouts tomorrow. They have been having an everything pumpkin sale. They have a pumpkin pasta sauce, pumpkin butter, a pumpkin syrup. and pumpkin salsa. I thought all sounded interesting. Besides there are other things I need and I have been using some I and Love and You canned food mixed in Gerties food. That seems to work well. No problems lately.

Deb, I am glad the meds are helping so far. It sounds like your doctor is doing it right. I am definitely for trying to work on the cause of the problem so the meds are not required. I know, how it is trying to find the foods that you can tolerate. I have not done very well at trying to do the food elimination for histamine intolerance. It is very limiting. I am better at the low histamine diet than that. I still have problems eliminating tomatoes. They are in the nightshade category and eliminated is so many different ailments. They do not bother me as far as reflux but they are usually in soups and stews combined with other veggies and protein. Tumeric and even Glucosamine Chondroitin will cause it to flare up at times.

Valerie, I often wonder about pollination and that sort of thing. I told my husband I that I wondered what will happen in the future with the growing of all of these seedless varieties of fruits. How do you continue growing more if they no longer produce seeds. Are we taking it for granted that someone knows what they are doing? I guess I could research it and see if there is anything on that. They had a table set up at Sprouts with information and all about trying to save the bees. I would hate to see us without bees and honey. They do so much good for us and move that pollen around. My aunt that keeps bees and has sold honey says my daughter's bees are mean bees. I guess not al bees are. My son in law mentioned looking for more friendly bees.

Carolyn, I looked at that rotation. I have been using Ice for 7 weeks going by my workout cards. I think it is time for a bit of a change. I may try that one later though. I really have enjoyed the ice workouts. My workouts come out long ,but I try to fit in some yoga and stretching as part of that time and make some days shorter cardio and low impact.

Lynda, when I had lots of tomatoes I canned a lot and also canned lots of jars of salsa. I was worried when I heard they were spraying for the zika virus and that the bees may be affected. Hopefully it was just mainly areas where there is water and a more concentrated group of mosquitos. I heard that they were doing it at night??
 

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