Workout Warriors Getting it Done June 21-27

[Peaceful Rainbow]

Ok, got the right dates now.

This morning I did Step Moves and AC Medicine Ball Abs - with my new 8 lb ball. I went back and looked and I hadn't done a step workout since May 2!! And I did it barefoot! Wasn't sure how I would like it or it would feel, but it went very well except for one thing. You do not want to stub your toe on the step! I managed to keep going after a very brief pause which included some impolite language and a couple hops.

 

[Peaceful Rainbow]

I AM TIRED! Our air isn't working and I was SO hot last night, then a couple mosquitos were hanging out in the bedroom driving me nuts - managed to kill one. I finally went downstairs and got the fan from the workout area. That helped cool me off and kept the other mosquito at bay. It also meant that I didn't hear the radio this morning and so DH and I both slept an extra few minutes.

Started my workout late, but I did it. Again, if it wasn't STS I'd have skipped! I did Disk 6 and even though I had the window open and the fan on I was dying and dripping. I actually did something I have never done and took off my top. I took extra towel and water breaks, too.

Ok, time to lay this out here. I have over the last two years been slowly adding a bit of weight. I actually don't know how much. I'm thinking 10 lbs maybe, but when you are 4'9" that might as well be 50. Ok, I'm exaggerating a bit. I gained that much with Derek and I know it looked way worse. If I hadn't had to lay off the cardio so much the last six months, I don't think it would have been as bad, and I KNOW that it's like 95% about my diet. So, come Monday I've got to crack down again. I'll do what I can before then, but with the tournament out of town this weekend it'll be harder. I've got to make a menu and stick to it!!!! Complicated by the fact that I'm shopping early because of the tournament. I'm even contemplating forcing myself to weigh and measure. I really don't want to know.

Definitely have a nap scheduled for this afternoon. I haven't actually accomplished anything yet today - except the workout.

I hope you are all having wonderful days and accomplishing great things!

 

[Janis]

Hi Cathy

It sounds like you got a good workout in, despite the heat and humidity, and the evening mosquito hunt.

I hear ya on the creeping weight gain, especially given how hard we exercise to stay fit.

I'm not doing anything until I see the orthopedic surgeon in a couple of weeks, in the meantime I am getting acquainted with the couch.

Enjoy your nap.

 

[Peaceful Rainbow]

I feel for you Janis - the inactivity is very hard. Is there anything you can do? Too bad you have to wait so long to get seen.

Lately I look at myself and just see my mother - which in a way is weird because I don't take after her at all, I take after my Dad's side, but she's been overweight for years and I'm gaining in the same areas. Not a road I want to head down. She could stand to lose about 25 lbs at least, but what kills me is that a few years ago she did lose weight - and was still at least 15 lbs over what would have been a good weight for her - and my Dad and her friends starting getting on her about having lost too much weight and she gained back what she lost. Peer pressure in the retirement community at its finest. I need to stop this before it gets any further. My problem is that I never in my life really had to "diet" so I have absolutely no will power whatsoever. And the older I get the more it seems to elude me.

 

[Peaceful Rainbow]

This morning I did 4DS Kick Box cardio only. Boys have haircuts and then we have to go shopping. I had things all planned out to shop and pack on Friday for the tournament and then Nicholas' coach called a practice mid-day on Friday. Mainly because they totally fell apart for the first two innings the other night - every one of them! It was very weird. Anyway, it messed up my plans, so we're doing part of it today and I'll have to squeeze in the rest tomorrow.

Oh, and the nap never really happened. I was sort of dozing and then Derek's coach called with some info and got me up, so I gave up.

Hope you are all going forth and conquering!

 

[Janis]

Hi Cathy

Congrats on 4ds kickbox, that's a fun one, short and sweet.

Too bad your Friday-get-organized-for-the-weekend plan have to be condensed down to get-er-all-done-on-Thursday. My ds12 needs a haircut, he looks like a Humboldt Hippy.

I can't do much because I am in too much pain. Everything I've read about stress fractures of the hip (the femoral head) say to stay completely off of it. What sucks is tylenol and ibuprofen are of no help.

I think my running days are over.

 

[Peaceful Rainbow]

That really does suck Janis. And even more so that you have to wait so long to be seen. Could they at least give you some stronger pain meds while you're waiting?

 

[Janis]

Hi Cathy

It is tempting to dip into my ds18's percocet, which are left over from his wisdom teeth extraction, but I'm afraid to take anything stronger, honestly, because the pain is a useful reminder to stay off of it. The ibuprofen/tylenol combo makes the other sedentary related bodily aches manageable. My dh has taken over dispensing so I don't forget.

He just ordered me a pair of crutches. They'll arrive tomorrow.

 

[littlefiretop]

Hey there Janis and Cathy!

My arent we a depressing group of warriors this week...creeping weight gain, stress fractures and then me and my work situation which has turned out as I had feared, so I am none to happy on that front and my rotation has suffered to boot. Pathetic week

Anyway, I was so mentally burnt out and physically tired that I just decided to take yesterday and today off from work to give myself a break, not even using vacation days for it. Yesterday I was so exhausted that I didnt really do anything but watch Wimbledon, some laundry, grocery store and nap on and off through the day. By the end of the day I was so sick of feeling this way that I decided I had to do something that would feel good or at least make me fake it a little. So this morning I was brave and finally went and took a tennis drill class. An hour and 3/4 of constant tennis drills in the almost 100 degree heat! It was insane and tiring in the good way and I definitely couldnt think of anything else but what I was doing which was good. Plus I got the most points over the course of the different drills and games through the practice that I won the session. lol I earned a can of tennis balls! lol Thats as exciting as anything is going to get in my life for a while lol ....yes pathetic I know At least I made myself go do it, eventhough I have been inconsistent with workouts for the longest time now. Maybe a few of these classes will help get me back on track.

Cathy - Good job on staying up with your new STS rotation. Dont worry about the creeping weight, a few small tweaks, not big ones to the diet and just consistency again with your workouts will take care of it. You will not end up being your mom! lol

Janis - I am sorry you are relegated to sofa time for a few weeks. Are you allowed to swim? Your in CA, there has to be a pool somewhere you can use. Dont assume your running days are over, people recover from these injuries all the time and get back to doing what they love. It just might take a while. Furthermore, resist the urge to read everything on the internet about it, you know there is alot of misinformation and lots of peoples fears out there that may not be true in your case and the fact that you are already healthier than 95% of the population to start with, thats got to give you a healing edge.

Alright, back to the sofa to tweak my workout rotation and to rehydrating. I may be brave again tomorrow and try another class.

Hang in there everyone. We will get through all of it.

 

[Peaceful Rainbow]

This will be short as I'm in the middle of my preparations to go out of town tomorrow morning for the weekend baseball tournament. First one we've stayed at a hotel for and may or may not be the only one. Haven't heard anything definite about anything else.

I did Disk 5 this morning which is back and triceps. I'm looking forward to a night of no dog and since the boys will be in the room with us there shouldn't be any nighttime issues. One more week of league play and then just a few potential things, but nothing written in stone and certainly no every day stuff. I'll probably go into mourning. Crazy as it is, I love watching the games and all the socializing. Of course, there is fall ball to look forward to as Nicholas wants to play in the wooden bat league. Way less involved though as they rarely practice and just play doubleheaders on Sundays.

MJ big high five on getting out there and doing something to reenergize yourself! I certainly hope things start looking up for you job wise very soon. 100 degree heat - you are way tougher than I am. You probably even kept your top on. So how did you tweak your rotation?

Janis I do hope you are able to manage your pain until you can be seen. We are definitely quite a group lately aren't we?

I definitely won't be back until at least Sunday night and probably Monday morning. You all take good care of yourselves!