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[Sans Souci]

Good morning-

I'm still working out. I'm just dealing with drama between my mother and my gram and I'm really stressed out. LOL

I finish my 12 week program next week and I am going to move on to something else. I don't know what it is about higher intensity workouts, but they make me gain weight. I like them and I don't want to stop. I still can't stand the idea of going back to yoga.

Anyway, today was an arms day and I will bundle up for my walk since it's chilly (but sunny) today. I didn't walk yesterday, since it was on and off rain with high winds.

 

[Songbird76]

Good news about the blood sugar! Are you regulating it with your diet?

How long does it take to get a license over there?

No, I'm on metformine to bring my sugar down, and then if it doesn't go down enough, they can add a pill. So we'll see.

It depends...over here it's all stick shift. I drove in the US, but I never learned stick, so I had to learn that, and it's a LOT harder over here. The laws are different...like, people coming from the right have the right of way, so if you're driving down the street and you're going straight through an intersection, someone turning right onto the street you are on has the right of way and you have to stop. It doesn't make sense, because it interrupts the flow of traffic. But then there are some streets with a particular sign that are right of way streets....if you are on those streets, others have to yield. And then there are the roundabouts....and bike lanes. Sometimes you have to yield to bikers and sometimes you don't. And they don't post speed limit signs periodically. Certain kinds of streets are always the same, and you just have to know what kind of street it is so you know the speed limit. It's just a lot to learn. And it makes me nervous because the law is on the side of everyone but drivers. So like...I watched a lady on a bike dart in front of a car without even looking. The driver of the car had no time to stop....he hit her and she died. But it's HIS fault, even though SHE was the one who broke the rule. She turned without looking or signaling, but he should have anticipated she might turn and slowed down. It makes it a HUGE responsibility to be a driver. My instructor said average is like 35-40 lessons. I'll have had 31 or 32 by the time I have my test, so I hope that's enough. I have an issue with not seeing signs soon enough, so then I have to brake when I get to a do not enter sign....like,...I see the sign, but not until I'm almost there, and then I have to make a sudden adjustment. But it's just hard with all the other things to pay attention to, like is that guy on the bike going to dart out in front of me, or what is the speed limit on this kind of road, or should I take this speed bump in 1st or 2nd gear? I just don't have the brain space to do it all at once is what it feels like. I think I'd be fine in the US because there aren't the bike lanes. I'm terrified of hitting someone.

 

[Songbird76]

Good morning-

I'm still working out. I'm just dealing with drama between my mother and my gram and I'm really stressed out. LOL

I finish my 12 week program next week and I am going to move on to something else. I don't know what it is about higher intensity workouts, but they make me gain weight. I like them and I don't want to stop. I still can't stand the idea of going back to yoga.

Anyway, today was an arms day and I will bundle up for my walk since it's chilly (but sunny) today. I didn't walk yesterday, since it was on and off rain with high winds.

Do the higher intensity workouts build muscle mass? Perhaps that could account for the weight gain?

Was it your grandmother who got covid? Or had to quarantine when she moved in? Where is your mom now?

 

[Figgy1]

Thank you @Sans Souci

 

[Songbird76]

Thank you @Sans Souci

How is it today? Any better?

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Guess who sprained her other ankle? I've got a special talent or it's just 2020. Anyhoo it's just a regular sprain, guess the twist on the gravel the other day was just a smidge more than I thought. It's not bad at all but I'm going to "take it easy" until the end of the week

Oh no! I hope this one isn't too bad and you med quickly. Definitely take it easy!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I finish my 12 week program next week and I am going to move on to something else. I don't know what it is about higher intensity workouts, but they make me gain weight. I like them and I don't want to stop. I still can't stand the idea of going back to yoga.

It's funny that you say that, because whenever I beef up my workouts, I gain. Some of it is muscle, but some of it is because I'm just ravenous from the added intensity and sometimes time involved.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

No, I'm on metformine to bring my sugar down, and then if it doesn't go down enough, they can add a pill. So we'll see.

It depends...over here it's all stick shift. I drove in the US, but I never learned stick, so I had to learn that, and it's a LOT harder over here. The laws are different...like, people coming from the right have the right of way, so if you're driving down the street and you're going straight through an intersection, someone turning right onto the street you are on has the right of way and you have to stop. It doesn't make sense, because it interrupts the flow of traffic. But then there are some streets with a particular sign that are right of way streets....if you are on those streets, others have to yield. And then there are the roundabouts....and bike lanes. Sometimes you have to yield to bikers and sometimes you don't. And they don't post speed limit signs periodically. Certain kinds of streets are always the same, and you just have to know what kind of street it is so you know the speed limit. It's just a lot to learn. And it makes me nervous because the law is on the side of everyone but drivers. So like...I watched a lady on a bike dart in front of a car without even looking. The driver of the car had no time to stop....he hit her and she died. But it's HIS fault, even though SHE was the one who broke the rule. She turned without looking or signaling, but he should have anticipated she might turn and slowed down. It makes it a HUGE responsibility to be a driver. My instructor said average is like 35-40 lessons. I'll have had 31 or 32 by the time I have my test, so I hope that's enough. I have an issue with not seeing signs soon enough, so then I have to brake when I get to a do not enter sign....like,...I see the sign, but not until I'm almost there, and then I have to make a sudden adjustment. But it's just hard with all the other things to pay attention to, like is that guy on the bike going to dart out in front of me, or what is the speed limit on this kind of road, or should I take this speed bump in 1st or 2nd gear? I just don't have the brain space to do it all at once is what it feels like. I think I'd be fine in the US because there aren't the bike lanes. I'm terrified of hitting someone.

That's great that the meds are helping.

After reading those driving rules, I don't think I'd ever want to drive there. At some point, it starts sounding like...you have the right of way on Saturday's and bank holidays, but only during warmer months and when there is no traffic coming from the left. I'm sure some is that I'm also so used to driving over here. I can't recall where I was in Europe, but my husband almost got us killed because he assumed pedestrian and traffic laws were at least similar. Good luck with everything! I have to hope it gets better over time.

 

[Songbird76]

That's great that the meds are helping.

After reading those driving rules, I don't think I'd ever want to drive there. At some point, it starts sounding like...you have the right of way on Saturday's and bank holidays, but only during warmer months and when there is no traffic coming from the left. I'm sure some is that I'm also so used to driving over here. I can't recall where I was in Europe, but my husband almost got us killed because he assumed pedestrian and traffic laws were at least similar. Good luck with everything! I have to hope it gets better over time.

Well, I've been here for 18 years and I'm just now taking driving lessons. It got to the point that it just isn't convenient to rely on my husband to drive me everywhere. Like...last year, we took the kids to a...I guess kind of a museum, but mostly outdoor and it was a WWII fortress and it's all about following coordinates and such, very interactive. So we went there, and then we went out to dinner. We had just gotten to dinner, and it was a buffet. I got back to the table and my husband was grey and waxy. He thought he was having appendicitis...his stomach hurt so bad. We couldn't call an ambulance because I had no way of getting the kids home, but I also couldn't drive him to the hospital. He had to drive himself to the hospital. It turned out it was kidney stones and by the time he got into the ER, he was already feeling a lot better. But I never want to be that helpless again. And my work is about 25 minutes away...my husband has to drive me there and then come pick me up at 11:00 pm, and then he has to go to work in the morning. So I really need to get my license to lessen the burden on him, and for emergency situations. Otherwise I wouldn't be doing it. I never liked driving in the US, but it's even worse here. I just keep telling myself that at least once I get my license, I won't have someone sitting next to me judging everything I do, telling me I didn't need to hit the brakes to take that curve, or that I should have been able to see through the trees to see no one was coming from that side street so I didn't need to slow down. And I'll only need to drive to get to work or choir and home for the most part...I won't have to be driving unknown routes with someone telling me when to turn where, and then be condescending if I misunderstand. It will be much easier when I can rely on my own judgement about when to start breaking before a red light instead of having to do everything exactly like my instructor wants me to do. My instructor literally told me a few weeks ago that what I was doing was driving defensively and I needed to stop that. I told him sorry, but that's hard because defensive driving is considered a GOOD thing in the US, and that's what I was taught and what I was used to. His comment was "Are we in the US or in the Netherlands?"

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Well, I've been here for 18 years and I'm just now taking driving lessons. It got to the point that it just isn't convenient to rely on my husband to drive me everywhere. Like...last year, we took the kids to a...I guess kind of a museum, but mostly outdoor and it was a WWII fortress and it's all about following coordinates and such, very interactive. So we went there, and then we went out to dinner. We had just gotten to dinner, and it was a buffet. I got back to the table and my husband was grey and waxy. He thought he was having appendicitis...his stomach hurt so bad. We couldn't call an ambulance because I had no way of getting the kids home, but I also couldn't drive him to the hospital. He had to drive himself to the hospital. It turned out it was kidney stones and by the time he got into the ER, he was already feeling a lot better. But I never want to be that helpless again. And my work is about 25 minutes away...my husband has to drive me there and then come pick me up at 11:00 pm, and then he has to go to work in the morning. So I really need to get my license to lessen the burden on him, and for emergency situations. Otherwise I wouldn't be doing it. I never liked driving in the US, but it's even worse here. I just keep telling myself that at least once I get my license, I won't have someone sitting next to me judging everything I do, telling me I didn't need to hit the brakes to take that curve, or that I should have been able to see through the trees to see no one was coming from that side street so I didn't need to slow down. And I'll only need to drive to get to work or choir and home for the most part...I won't have to be driving unknown routes with someone telling me when to turn where, and then be condescending if I misunderstand. It will be much easier when I can rely on my own judgement about when to start breaking before a red light instead of having to do everything exactly like my instructor wants me to do. My instructor literally told me a few weeks ago that what I was doing was driving defensively and I needed to stop that. I told him sorry, but that's hard because defensive driving is considered a GOOD thing in the US, and that's what I was taught and what I was used to. His comment was "Are we in the US or in the Netherlands?"

I can understand from that why you'd want to get your license with all of that. The difference in driving perspectives is interesting though. I'd find it extremely difficult to deprogram from that US conditioned defensive driving approach.

 

[Songbird76]

I can understand from that why you'd want to get your license with all of that. The difference in driving perspectives is interesting though. I'd find it extremely difficult to deprogram from that US conditioned defensive driving approach.

That's exactly my problem. It's been so ingrained in me to be cautious, always looking to be sure someone isn't going to dart out in front of me, making sure oncoming traffic or someone from a side street sees me, etc. It's really hard to break those habits, and to be honest, it doesn't feel safe to break them! One time, I was driving down a street and from the other side of the street, a group of young guys....probably around 18-20 year olds, had come out of a grocery store and were wanting to cross the street, but the crosswalk was further down the street. One just stepped right out in the street without even looking. If I kept my speed up, I'd hit him, so I hit my breaks. My instructor asks me why I'm braking....I have the right of way. I say well, I can't really run over a pedestrian! He says I have the right of way, and by hitting my brakes, that signals to him that he can go ahead. If I kept going, he would be forced to stop. The thing is, I can't control what he does. I can't see into his head to know if he sees me, if he intends to force me to stop or if he would eventually stop himself. I'd rather yield and give way 100 times than force it once and that be the one time I hit someone. Even if he's the one in the wrong, it's not going to make me feel less wrong that I hit someone. And it would still most likely be considered my fault because pedestrians are "vulnerable users of the street". But he said if I did that in my test, I'd fail, because it comes across as a lack of confidence, and it's disrupting the flow of traffic. If I hit the brakes, a car behind me might decide to go around me instead of waiting, creating an unsafe traffic situation. Surely they could see there was a pedestrian in the street? And -I- didn't create an unsafe situation...the pedestrian did by not waiting to cross.

Another time, there was a crosswalk, which you have to stop for pedestrians, but there were trees on the side of the street and I couldn't see if there was anyone approaching the crosswalk, so I slowed down to look. Nope... I wasn't supposed to brake there....I should be able to see enough through the trees. It just seems so counter-intuitive and borderline aggressive. It's no wonder that people fail their driving tests so many times. I thought they were just really picky about driving, and you had to be a really good driver to get a license. Now I think it's because the way they want you to drive is ridiculous and it's kind of the luck of the draw. If you are lucky and there's no dangerous situation you have to avoid, you can pass. But most people have to take their road tests several times before passing. In some cases 6 or 7 times. My husband had to take his 3 times. I guess there's no pressure to pass the first time, but it just makes it scary to drive at all. If everyone is being taught never to yield, to just take the right of way and not worry about causing an accident...that's not a safe environment!

 

[Figgy1]

How is it today? Any better?

Oh no! I hope this one isn't too bad and you med quickly. Definitely take it easy!

Thank you yes. I took 2 days off after the insulation showed up and this morning I knocked out a couple of miles. I wrapped tight and I didn't feel it at all until the jogging parts. I may have to do a dvd without those for a few days to a week

 

[Sans Souci]

Do the higher intensity workouts build muscle mass? Perhaps that could account for the weight gain?

Was it your grandmother who got covid? Or had to quarantine when she moved in? Where is your mom now?

I think it is some muscle, but I also think it is some fat.

Yes, this is my grandmother who got covid. They were having a hard time finding a nursing home that would take her. My mother wanted to know why we couldn't take her in. My house has loads of stairs. Plus she needs a hospital bed with a hoyer lift. She needs skilled care. Then a family member caught my mom trying to deposit a check written to my grandmother (with a forged signature) into my mom's bank account. I'm just done with her.

 

[Sans Souci]

No, I'm on metformine to bring my sugar down, and then if it doesn't go down enough, they can add a pill. So we'll see.

It depends...over here it's all stick shift. I drove in the US, but I never learned stick, so I had to learn that, and it's a LOT harder over here. The laws are different...like, people coming from the right have the right of way, so if you're driving down the street and you're going straight through an intersection, someone turning right onto the street you are on has the right of way and you have to stop. It doesn't make sense, because it interrupts the flow of traffic. But then there are some streets with a particular sign that are right of way streets....if you are on those streets, others have to yield. And then there are the roundabouts....and bike lanes. Sometimes you have to yield to bikers and sometimes you don't. And they don't post speed limit signs periodically. Certain kinds of streets are always the same, and you just have to know what kind of street it is so you know the speed limit. It's just a lot to learn. And it makes me nervous because the law is on the side of everyone but drivers. So like...I watched a lady on a bike dart in front of a car without even looking. The driver of the car had no time to stop....he hit her and she died. But it's HIS fault, even though SHE was the one who broke the rule. She turned without looking or signaling, but he should have anticipated she might turn and slowed down. It makes it a HUGE responsibility to be a driver. My instructor said average is like 35-40 lessons. I'll have had 31 or 32 by the time I have my test, so I hope that's enough. I have an issue with not seeing signs soon enough, so then I have to brake when I get to a do not enter sign....like,...I see the sign, but not until I'm almost there, and then I have to make a sudden adjustment. But it's just hard with all the other things to pay attention to, like is that guy on the bike going to dart out in front of me, or what is the speed limit on this kind of road, or should I take this speed bump in 1st or 2nd gear? I just don't have the brain space to do it all at once is what it feels like. I think I'd be fine in the US because there aren't the bike lanes. I'm terrified of hitting someone.

That's great about the metformin. I hope it keeps working for you.

My husband tried to teach me to drive in England. His car was stick, too. Plus, they drive on the other side of the road. My husband took me out in his Fiat Tipo and I was kind of OK until we got to a roundabout. Then I got freaked out and I was riding the clutch way too much. So, we called it a day and that was my brief adventure in overseas driving.

 

[Songbird76]

I think it is some muscle, but I also think it is some fat.

Yes, this is my grandmother who got covid. They were having a hard time finding a nursing home that would take her. My mother wanted to know why we couldn't take her in. My house has loads of stairs. Plus she needs a hospital bed with a hoyer lift. She needs skilled care. Then a family member caught my mom trying to deposit a check written to my grandmother (with a forged signature) into my mom's bank account. I'm just done with her.

I don't even know how to respond to that. Ugh...yeah, I think I'd be done with her, too...but did they find a home for Grandma, then? I thought you said they did, but maybe I'm mistaken?

 

[Sans Souci]

It's funny that you say that, because whenever I beef up my workouts, I gain. Some of it is muscle, but some of it is because I'm just ravenous from the added intensity and sometimes time involved.

It is frustrating. I try so hard every week, but the scale keeps going up. I thought maybe three hiit workout alternating with high intensity circuits might be too much, so I scaled back this week to one hiit workout/week. I replaced the 2 other hiit workouts with dance workouts and I still gained .5 lb, but there is some monthly water retention going on right now.

 

[Sans Souci]

I don't even know how to respond to that. Ugh...yeah, I think I'd be done with her, too...but did they find a home for Grandma, then? I thought you said they did, but maybe I'm mistaken?

She's the worst. She is such an entitled person. She keeps asking my brother for a serious amount of money and when he says no, she reminds him that she gave birth to him. SHE chose to bring a child into the world. She is a very transactional person. This is my personal opinion on stuff like this, but I don't expect anything from my son when I am older. He owes me nothing. She is just such a gross person. My brother is actually my half brother and his father was from Cuba. She says gross things to him about being half-Cuban. It makes me irate and she wonders why nobody wants to talk to her anymore.

They did, she is moving today. It sounds like a nice place.

 

[Sans Souci]

Thank you @Sans Souci

I found this YouTube channel and thought of you. Maybe you already know about him.

Reps to the Rhythm

Hi guys, my name's Keoni Tamayo and I'm the creator of Reps To The Rhythm. This channel is focused on easy-to-get-into workouts for people all fitness levels...

www.youtube.com

It is all walking workouts. I haven't tried his channel yet. I am waiting for days when it too wet/too cold to get out for a walk.

 

[Figgy1]

She's the worst. She is such an entitled person. She keeps asking my brother for a serious amount of money and when he says no, she reminds him that she gave birth to him. SHE chose to bring a child into the world. She is a very transactional person. This is my personal opinion on stuff like this, but I don't expect anything from my son when I am older. He owes me nothing. She is just such a gross person. My brother is actually my half brother and his father was from Cuba. She says gross things to him about being half-Cuban. It makes me irate and she wonders why nobody wants to talk to her anymore.

They did, she is moving today. It sounds like a nice place.

The like is for grandma moving

 

[Figgy1]

I found this YouTube channel and thought of you. Maybe you already know about him.

Reps to the Rhythm

Hi guys, my name's Keoni Tamayo and I'm the creator of Reps To The Rhythm. This channel is focused on easy-to-get-into workouts for people all fitness levels...

www.youtube.com

It is all walking workouts. I haven't tried his channel yet. I am waiting for days when it too wet/too cold to get out for a walk.

Thank you I already have it bookmarked.