working out for Disney

HouCuseChickie

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Wasn't sure if I'd get anything in yesterday. I wound up logging off of work and getting back into bed around 10am. Without getting too graphic, certain feminine issues trigger severe cramps and anemia related issues for me. Sometimes I can manage it and sometimes I get woozy from it. After a few hours of rest and some more ibuprofen, I was feeling better, which is good...because I got a text from my younger one that she felt like she was going to throw up. No, she wasn't actually sick. She just hates taking and eating a lunch and never leaves time for breakfast. I can't blame her on the lunch part...at least not too much. She has lunch right before PE. So either she eats and feels sick trying to do athletic stuff on a full stomach or she eats nothing and feels sick after PE because she's got no fuel in her system. The nurse gave her some crackers, but it wasn't enough. After we both rested some more, I decided to hit the gym. I stuck to the bike, because at least I'm sitting. I biked 45 min/14 miles, did arms again since I didn't have it in me to do legs, and I was afraid of getting on the twist plate, so I did three sets of planking...since it's easy enough to safely go to the ground if I don't feel right. Our chance of rain today and really for the next few days, is relatively slim, so I may actually get to try getting the roof rails on either today or tomorrow. After 10 straight days of rain, I'm hopeful the weather will be better today.
 

HouCuseChickie

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Yesterday started as a conventional workout, but wound up being an unconventional day.

During a meeting, in a long part not pertaining to my group, I decided to grab the 10lb kettlebell and put in a set...thinking I'd do several more sets before the end of the day. Well, that didn't happen...but, during that one set, I did 15 swings, 10 clean and jerks on each arm, and 15 tricep presses on each arm...followed by some stretching. The unconventional came in later in the day. After doing a 5 minute round of squatting and lifting a bucket of balls at batting, I came home to work on the car. While it looked like we were going to get some showers earlier in the day, our consecutive days of rain ended with 10 and I was able to safely work on the roof cross bars. That was a little over an hour, and I was totally drenched with sweat and exhausted...but with all of the rain, the vehicle looked dirty. So, I spent about 30 minutes washing, drying and buffing the car along with doing a tire treatment.
 

Songbird76

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Wasn't sure if I'd get anything in yesterday. I wound up logging off of work and getting back into bed around 10am. Without getting too graphic, certain feminine issues trigger severe cramps and anemia related issues for me. Sometimes I can manage it and sometimes I get woozy from it. After a few hours of rest and some more ibuprofen, I was feeling better, which is good...because I got a text from my younger one that she felt like she was going to throw up. No, she wasn't actually sick. She just hates taking and eating a lunch and never leaves time for breakfast. I can't blame her on the lunch part...at least not too much. She has lunch right before PE. So either she eats and feels sick trying to do athletic stuff on a full stomach or she eats nothing and feels sick after PE because she's got no fuel in her system. The nurse gave her some crackers, but it wasn't enough. After we both rested some more, I decided to hit the gym. I stuck to the bike, because at least I'm sitting. I biked 45 min/14 miles, did arms again since I didn't have it in me to do legs, and I was afraid of getting on the twist plate, so I did three sets of planking...since it's easy enough to safely go to the ground if I don't feel right. Our chance of rain today and really for the next few days, is relatively slim, so I may actually get to try getting the roof rails on either today or tomorrow. After 10 straight days of rain, I'm hopeful the weather will be better today.
Could you send something with her in the morning for breakfast, like some blended fruit or something? Healthy, but also just to give her some fuel, and it's easy to take along....no silverware needed. How much longer does she have school?

Our weather is FINALLY getting nicer. We've had the coldest spring in decades this year and today is finally supposed to get up to 65 degrees! I wouldn't mind the cooler temperatures, but we've also gotten a lot of storms and hail, so then I can't get out to walk. I did a Leslie Sansone walking workout the other day, but with someone else leading...it was just a short one, like a 15 minutee thing. I had already done a 3 mile walk and needed a few more steps to get me to 10,000, so I tried that one out and my daughter thought it was hilarious. She said these workout videos are great entertainment because they say stupid things and get so overly excited about working out, that it's so fake. Then there was this guy in the back who was so funny...he did everything in a really sassy way....lots of hip swinging and a mischievous smile, which she thought was great. It was a pretty fun video.

I took Wednesday off because I just wasn't feeling it and I had a 6 day streak, so I didn't think 1 day of the week was going to derail me too much, and it looks like you all take a rest day every week, so I think I'm fine.

Have we heard from @epcotisbest ? And did anyone hear from @Sans Souci after asking about her? I hope everyone is ok!
 

HouCuseChickie

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Could you send something with her in the morning for breakfast, like some blended fruit or something? Healthy, but also just to give her some fuel, and it's easy to take along....no silverware needed. How much longer does she have school?

Our weather is FINALLY getting nicer. We've had the coldest spring in decades this year and today is finally supposed to get up to 65 degrees! I wouldn't mind the cooler temperatures, but we've also gotten a lot of storms and hail, so then I can't get out to walk. I did a Leslie Sansone walking workout the other day, but with someone else leading...it was just a short one, like a 15 minutee thing. I had already done a 3 mile walk and needed a few more steps to get me to 10,000, so I tried that one out and my daughter thought it was hilarious. She said these workout videos are great entertainment because they say stupid things and get so overly excited about working out, that it's so fake. Then there was this guy in the back who was so funny...he did everything in a really sassy way....lots of hip swinging and a mischievous smile, which she thought was great. It was a pretty fun video.

I took Wednesday off because I just wasn't feeling it and I had a 6 day streak, so I didn't think 1 day of the week was going to derail me too much, and it looks like you all take a rest day every week, so I think I'm fine.

Have we heard from @epcotisbest ? And did anyone hear from @Sans Souci after asking about her? I hope everyone is ok!

We've tried a number of things with her. Most recently, my husband got her a jumbo package or protein bars since she's liked them in the past. We've also tried less healthy routes with an assortment of Pop Tarts. She comes by it naturally. None of us really like eating breakfast unless it's on vacation.

Awesome that your weather is improving. Man, I would love temps in the 60s right now. My older one went through a video workout phase last summer and she was cracking up at how cheesy some of them can be. Still, many do really help work up a sweat.

Break days are good. I know from my experiences, I tend to wind up injured if I don't allow myself a day or two each week for my body to recover. Back in 2014-2015, I started a walking program that I let get out of hand. At my peak, I was walking 5-6 miles M-F, and 7-10 miles each weekend day. I also decided to throw in an extra workout most days on the elliptical and additional weights and abs. Eventually, several parts of my body just said no and I was sidelined for a while.

I was looking on their profiles. It looks like epcotisbest hasn't been on since some time in February. San Souci was on earlier this month, but no actual posts since last month. Man, I sound like a stalker, but I've also been thinking it's been a while since they've posted. Hopefully all is OK.
 

HouCuseChickie

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Yesterday's workout was more traditional. I decided to make the jump from the 8lb weights to the 12s. It was just triceps, back, biceps and shoulders...so nothing too crazy and my normal number of reps and sets, but the extra weight does make a difference. I biked during my lunch break...a little over 45 minutes for a little over 15 miles. I did the twist plate for the obliques yesterday and jumped up to 100 reps with 10lbs total in hand weights. My hamstrings felt really tight from working on the car on Wednesday, so I added in a number of long hamstring stretches just to round things out.

Today is a break day, but I'm sure I'll get a workout dog wrestling. Voodoo stays with me most nights, which is normally fine, but she was up at 4am and would not stop shaking her head. Her collar makes quite a lot of noise, so after several minutes of it, I got up to see if I could figure out the problem. At first, I didn't notice anything, but then decided to flip up her ears and could see she's got an infection with one of her ears. At least, that's what it looked like. We had a golden retriever when I was growing up that was prone to them and this looked just like that. So, a trip to the vet is in store today. Fun.
 

StarWarsGirl

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I'm back from WDW. My body forced me to take two days off after vacation. I sometimes do this since having my thyroid out where I sleep excessive amounts if I get at all worn down. We had one day where we were at Disney Springs and didn't leave until after 11 and then I unexpectedly got boarding group 4 for RotR the next day, which I've never done before, so I had to get up and go. So then I came home and took naps at lunch and after work for two days.

Yesterday I did my elliptical, but not nearly as intense as usual. I'll see how I feel at lunch if I feel like putting in some strength training or a walk. If not I'll just go back to my elliptical tomorrow.
 

Figgy1

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Allergies are insane this year. Usually I just pop a pill when needed but this week has been BAD!!!!!!!!!! Today is just walking and supine and standing moves. There's no way I can get into down dog or any down facing positions without leaking and today is better than yesterday as meds are kicking in. Tomorrow I'm out at dawn heading to the farm market then spending the ret of the day cooking Have a great holiday weekend
 

Songbird76

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Is it a holiday weekend? Which holiday?

So, lately at work, I've been doing a lot of stocking rather than walking orders, because I've been there for so long and know all the rules, so they put me on stocking so that it's done the way it's supposed to be. But I don't get my steps in with that like I do with walking orders. I wasn't sure what I'd be doing tonight, so I decided to do a LS 3 mile walk today so I would get my 10,000 steps in even if I was doing stocking. I didn't need to do that....between the LS walk, going to the grocery store, etc I had 6000 steps by the time I started work. I worked for 4 hours and ended with 23,000 steps. I definitely got my steps in today!
 

MinnieM123

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Is it a holiday weekend? Which holiday?

So, lately at work, I've been doing a lot of stocking rather than walking orders, because I've been there for so long and know all the rules, so they put me on stocking so that it's done the way it's supposed to be. But I don't get my steps in with that like I do with walking orders. I wasn't sure what I'd be doing tonight, so I decided to do a LS 3 mile walk today so I would get my 10,000 steps in even if I was doing stocking. I didn't need to do that....between the LS walk, going to the grocery store, etc I had 6000 steps by the time I started work. I worked for 4 hours and ended with 23,000 steps. I definitely got my steps in today!
It's Memorial Day weekend (Memorial Day is Monday).
 

HouCuseChickie

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Hope everyone had a nice weekend and a nice holiday weekend for those in the states. Friday was my break day. I didn't have the healthiest of diets over the weekend (Ok...I ate all the stuff...the bad stuff), but I did work out each day. At least 15 miles on the bike each day, arm stuff, leg stuff, abs, etc. We also got out yesterday and played for 2 hours at Topgolf. I'm awful, but it had us up and moving around. I guess if you also want to count wrestling the dog with her ear infection treatment, maybe that counts too?
 

Figgy1

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Hope everyone had a nice weekend and a nice holiday weekend for those in the states. Friday was my break day. I didn't have the healthiest of diets over the weekend (Ok...I ate all the stuff...the bad stuff), but I did work out each day. At least 15 miles on the bike each day, arm stuff, leg stuff, abs, etc. We also got out yesterday and played for 2 hours at Topgolf. I'm awful, but it had us up and moving around. I guess if you also want to count wrestling the dog with her ear infection treatment, maybe that counts too?
Everything sounds good except dealing with the furbaby. Is the medicine helping?
 

HouCuseChickie

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Everything sounds good except dealing with the furbaby. Is the medicine helping?

I think it's improving. There's still some discharge, but it's not nearly as much and she's now sleeping through the night. She only seems to do a lot of excessive head shaking after I treat or clean the ear. So, it seems like progress. I just don't like the meds. They're very hard to dose and my fear is running out early. It has this long syringe that gets inserted into the ear canal. You can't see the tip, so you can't tell how much has gone in without potentially putting in too much.
 

Figgy1

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I think it's improving. There's still some discharge, but it's not nearly as much and she's now sleeping through the night. She only seems to do a lot of excessive head shaking after I treat or clean the ear. So, it seems like progress. I just don't like the meds. They're very hard to dose and my fear is running out early. It has this long syringe that gets inserted into the ear canal. You can't see the tip, so you can't tell how much has gone in without potentially putting in too much.
Poor furbaby:( {{HUGS}} for both of you
 

StarWarsGirl

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Good afternoon.

I ended up taking a couple of days off because of my asthma. I did my elliptical on Sunday. Yesterday we went and watched the Orioles lose (again) and I took a walk while there.

Today is back to the elliptical. I normally do hand weights with the elliptical, but I woke up with sore shoulders yesterday, so I'm probably going to skip the hand weights today and either use the resistance bands that are on the elliptical or just wait until tomorrow to do arm work.
 

MinnieM123

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I think it's improving. There's still some discharge, but it's not nearly as much and she's now sleeping through the night. She only seems to do a lot of excessive head shaking after I treat or clean the ear. So, it seems like progress. I just don't like the meds. They're very hard to dose and my fear is running out early. It has this long syringe that gets inserted into the ear canal. You can't see the tip, so you can't tell how much has gone in without potentially putting in too much.
No pressure . . . nothing like worrying about either overdosing, and/or (less likely) puncturing his eardrum, if the tip goes through too deeply -- and there's no way you 'd know, as you're not a vet. My heart goes out to you, and to your dog. :(
 

HouCuseChickie

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No pressure . . . nothing like worrying about either overdosing, and/or (less likely) puncturing his eardrum, if the tip goes through too deeply -- and there's no way you 'd know, as you're not a vet. My heart goes out to you, and to your dog. :(

Yes! The vet and I had a whole discussion about saturating cotton balls with the medicated cleaning solution how and cleaning her ears that way was safer that Q-Tips, and yet the antibiotic dispenser looks even more dangerous. I wish it was just drops. I can count out drops and they drip right in. It's how we managed so many kid ear and eye infections.
 

StarWarsGirl

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Yes! The vet and I had a whole discussion about saturating cotton balls with the medicated cleaning solution how and cleaning her ears that way was safer that Q-Tips, and yet the antibiotic dispenser looks even more dangerous. I wish it was just drops. I can count out drops and they drip right in. It's how we managed so many kid ear and eye infections.
Poor buddy. Animals and medicine are no fun when mixed.
 

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