Let's Post our Daily Exercise

PoppyJQ

Woohoo made it to pilates class! Ouch found 2 positions that my post bmx underarms are not quite ready for. But in general it feels good to be back in the land of the living.

karen1956

I love my early morning walks in the COLD weather...no one is out and it is so peaceful...nice way to start the day. The weather is warming up starting tomorrow and then on Tuesday another bitter cold day and maybe snow.

I talked to my daughter today....she is so excited for my visit....I'll be there in 2 weeks. She wants to stay with me every night instead of the dorm...have lunch...she was telling me her schedule and wanting to know what I'm doing. I mentioned that I wanted to go to the Israel Museum as I haven't been there in several years and she goes, I want to go with you.....Two weeks of Mother /daughter time!!! I have no real plans so whatever she wants to do. I was thinking of spending my first Shabbat with friends just outside of Jerusalem, but after talking to her decided not too. She has something from a youth leadership training she is doing over Shabbat but she will sleep at dorm or with me, so don't want to be so far from her. I will look for an invite in walking distance even if its with people I don't know!!

I need to get busy baking....the cookie jar is almost empty (the cookie jar is the freezer)!! And no other sweets. going to make a rum cake tomorrow and when I done here going to make chocolate chip cookies. DD has a list of home made cookies that she wants.

Stay warm...Hugs from Denver.

badger

Welcome back, PoppyJQ LOL. Have you seen the BCO thread about guidelines for safe exercise? Here's a link and I'll also 'bump' it to the top of Active Topics for you. https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/58/topics/801453?page=1

Scottie, I like winter. Snow is beautiful and transforms the world. Without the cold to make the bulbs sleep, we'd have no spring daffodils. That said, we got NOTHIN' on North Dakota!

Karen, we have a holiday party at work next week so I am making rugelach this weekend. YUM!

7th inning stretch break this afternoon.

ruthbru

I have never heard of that group, Lilac.

Good job, Poppy!

Your trip sounds like it will be wonderful, Karen.

Even though it is SO cold here; the room I am teaching in is tropical hot (due to the age of the building & the lack of upgrades to the heating system), so it is kinda hard to know how to dress!! I had the window up with zero degree air pouring in to try to counteract the heat. Optimal learning conditions, to be sure. I went to Dance Attack tonight.

LilacBlue

Not a group per se Ruth (although it depends on the *no refunds* package you purchase), a marketable and rather expensive psychological'ish self-help online course to get your happy back after breast cancer treatment (when given the all clear).

Off to drive in thick fog to teach body balance at a town 18 miles away - eek.

M0mmyof3

Ran a couple errands yesterday so I did a lot of walking so today is a rest day.

ruthbru

Lilac, I think we make ourselves feel better here for free

KB, it is definitely the steriods. They get you all jacked up & then you crash.

I am waiting for my car to warm up before I head out because it is 8 BELOW!

Claire_in_Seattle

Got in a 5k run yesterday and also giving myself credit for hauling my live tree from parking lot to apartment. I was just able to carry it so as not to leave too many needles in my wake. It's ready to set up which I will do later today. Just gorgeous and so fragrant.

Working from home as a snow day. However, snow was a BUST, so no skiing on golf course. The GREAT news is that one of the SNO Parks in the Cascades will be open this weekend, so will be able to get on my skis. Plan is to do about 8 miles.

As wasn't busy, I got to chat up the young man selling trees. A real varied series of jobs. Selling trees, house painting (I see signs looking for painters all the time, so a good fallback), selling goodies in Pike Place Market. Anyway, I got the "special discount" as having been in the business at one time during my life (high school where we went out and cut down suitable trees on our farm woodlot, using the proceeds to fund Christmas and winter clothing purchases), He normally trims the stump with a chainsaw, but let me borrow his bow saw. I did the job just fine. He was impressed and said the first lady customer who had ever done this.

Back to the salt mines

- Claire

LilacBlue

Completely agree with you Ruth!

ruthbru

An hour of toning & correcting a big pile of papers were my entertainment for the night.

Claire_in_Seattle

Just had to share this year's Christmas tree. More exercise putting it up, especially lifting it into the stand! - Claire

badger

Claire, pretty tree!

Spent the morning doing errands including shopping for goody boxes to out-of-state relatives. Wonderful cheeses, summer sausage, and candies (peppermint bark and butternut crunch - OMG I have that bag put away so I can't see it). Will mail out next week.

Now in for the day. Brought some work home and also going to bake. It's snowing, we may get a foot by Monday morning.

ruthbru

Beautiful tree, Claire,

I did a yoga DVD, went to POUND, and then ran around buying 'stuff' all afternoon. It is supposed to snow tonight and then we are going to have a 'cold snap'......since it was already 13 below this morning, you can image how much we are looking forward to even 'snappier' weather .

ruthbru

PoppyJQ

Used the treadmill today, would stay on there longer but I get so bored. I read but maybe should listen to music also.

Badger - thanks for the encouragement and the link. No of course I did not read that first! That would be unlike me...I will take a look now though. It looks like a lot of great information you ladies have put together. I will take it easier at pilates next week now that I've had a reminder about the LE.

Claire - the tree is really pretty, and full! How much did that thing weigh?

Claire_in_Seattle

I actually looked it up. They said 25-30 lb. I am guessing more than 30 as extremely full and fresh. I can say that even heavier than last year's. Lugging it around was quite the chore. Not as heavy, but a lot more unwieldly, than a 50 lb sack of potatoes.

Went into Seattle today. Spent time gifting myself, first with a year end cosmetics set special of things I can use. I got some lotus oil as a gift with purchase. Lovely facials ahead.

Then I got a gorgeous Lanvin heavy silk skirt for a song at the resale shop. I resisted the amazing suede coat. Perhaps for my birthday if it doesn't sell. The skirt will look fab with a sweater, tights, and boots and a belt from my collection. Warm and fab for the holiday season ahead.

Onto Pike Place Market where I stopped at the butcher and bought suet for Christmas puddings, plus a nice chop for myself. I must shop there more often as they have interesting meat and fowl, and in the "nice splurge" range pricewise. I got the last of the chanterelle mushrooms at a veggie stall - 2 lb. as a special - and some other mushrooms. A few other odds and ends.

Onto the wine bar (actually a tasting room) for their menu as new website isn't up yet. This, so I can put my wine list together and place my order via email. Works great. They ship, and my wine drinking friends are thrilled. Ran into a fellow foodie who is a Savor Seattle tour guide. We may go snowshoeing together.

Slept on the bus back. Trying to get up the courage to tackle the online email project I am working on. Got to the point of doing links, but finding out that not everything worked as planned. I think it's called "learning". - Claire

Wonderland

Pretty tree Claire! Your food sounds amazing.

Ruth: Scary story about the train tracks.

LB: Healing boobs sounds ridiculous.

Hi All. It's cold here but nothing like many of you are experiencing. Was able to get in my walk early this afternoon. Also decorated our tree today and I love to sit and just look at it.

badger

Snowstorm round 1 came through and now expecting round 2.

DH shoveled away round 1 this morning before heading off to work. I'll reciprocate by doing laundry, finishing the Nov bookwork and cooking Sunday dinner. Roast pork loin with garlic & rosemary and raspberry cobbler for dessert. Ya know, sometimes the 'traditional' division of labor is OK.

tessu

After five sessions of Pilates for back problems, today I braved first level regular Pilates. No, I could not physically do some of the moves (muscle weakness, not pain), but did enough to get a decent workout. Best part: my body is starting to complain if I DON'T exercise

Kay_G

Nice Tessu! I went to the new gym last week. I thought I was in pretty good shape, although I know I have always had hip issues, mostly flexibility. I jogged 4 miles on the treadmill a few days before, but the personal trainer tested my strength and flexibility and I got a 13. Apparently, under 14 they worry about you. I guess I need to work on that, but slowly. Very excited, they have pound, yoga, pilates, pool classes and bike classes. Hopefully will try some next week. Also supposed to get a program to follow for 6 to 8 weeks from the trainer to work on building up strength.

Visiting my son in Minneapolis (he is a student at U of M). I thought it was cold in Philly, but this is so much colder! And we got 7 inches of snow yesterday into today. I hate snow. Heading to the hotel fitness room now to check out the treadmills. Have a great day everyone!

hbcheryl

Lovely tree Claire. Kay our very first get together from the LPODE thread was in Minneapolis I was so impressed how in the winter you could go from block to block without going outside. Scary about the train tracks Ruth. Yesterday went to an RPM master class, 3 of my instructor friends are in the training so another friend and I drove out to the class and today did Body Pump. We really haven't had much cold, it's been overcast the past few days and supposed to get some rain today, then of course next weekend it's supposed to bucket it down and the temperatures are going to really drop, yes next weekend when it's my goddaughters outdoor wedding and I have a lovely summer dress to wear I don't know whether to brace it or go shopping for another new outfit!!!!!

ruthbru

One can never have too many outfits

Did a 5 miles indoor walking DVD & shoveled twice. Blah!!!

TwoHobbies

My exercise has suffered a bit during the week with winter finally hitting. This weekend I got my tree up and the containers back in the basement. That counts for some lifting. Yesterday around noon we went for a 30 minute walk. Snow arrived yesterday afternoon and today so its been a shovel and sculpt day for me also, and some shopping/walking on a trip to get my son a winter coat. He finally decided a hoodie was not going to be sufficient since its going to be a high of 9 next Wednesday when he has finals.

BTW, Scottie, that's how we northerners survive the winter- proper clothing. I have several coats for varying degrees of cold and wet, sorel boots to keep my feet warm, ski pants, lots of hats and gloves (just ask my husband who doesn't understand why I have so many). It works!

Cheryl, isn't that always the way when something outdoors is planned. I hope she has at least a dry wedding, even if it turns out chilly.

karen1956

Woke up to snow this morning but most of it is gone due to the wonderful sun!! Temps were actually quite nice today.

Spent a couple hours at Mom's going through her closets. As much stuff as I took out, I didn't make a dent!!! Unbelievable how many pairs of shoes she had that she hasn't worn in years!! I need to take an inventory of everything to donate....giving it to a place that gives the clothing to their clients. It took me 4 trips to my car to get it all!! Not sure of the date of the move to the smaller apt that is more handicapped accessible...hoping its before I leave, but means by next Sunday. May have DH help me take stuff that won't fit in the new apt and add it to all the stuff in the garage....

10 days till I leave....and so much to do before then....Looking forward to the 1:1 time with my daughter.

Stay warm, and sweet dreams!!

Claire_in_Seattle

I love the snow and really love to ski. And today I got to do it!!!. Only about 8 miles as my first day out. This is the loop at Cabin Creek. Feel just fab now. Just to prove you can't take me anywhere, didn't notice the nose. Oh well. Still haven't grown up. Second sport was winter driving. Fine going there, but getting back was a slow go. Now, I am fine for the season. - Claire

karen1956

Claire.....great picture!!!

LilacBlue

Go for it Claire! Kay, like what your gym has on offer; many different classes each day, with new or good equipment including clean facilities makes a monthly gym membership a terrific bargain. TW, I'm with you on winter wear and a closet full of different types of coats to prove it. Wonderland, our well connected community and I mean the whole bc enchilada, use off-beat names to attract our ilk. We have a bc org here called CoppaFeel, started by a stage IV young woman who aims for young women. For me, it's making a large'ish sums of money on the backs of women who are finding it difficult to move forward after treatment. It would be cheaper to go weekly to an actual, face-to-face qualified psychologist than pay what Dr Keri Chiappino, a chiropractic neurologist and certified yoga teacher is asking for up front - online. I went to a clinical psychologist, starting three weeks post DIEP surgery. It was the EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) that helped me move forward.

Spent Saturday on a 10 hour advanced (AIM 1) body balance instructors course in East London. Learned quite a bit, enjoyed the other participants and trainer a lot. End of the day was anticlimactic as it always is when I go on a course by berating myself for how poorly I did. It's important for me to stop that inner berating voice in my head. An old habit so many of us have developed of cancelling out our efforts and valid achievements. We do the best we can and we muddle along and it always helps to be kinder to ourselves. Yesterday I baked vegan Russian tea cakes and made small wrapped parcels to take to our Pink Ribbon Pilates Christmas coffee/tea and cake gathering this morning, rather than class, at a out of the way restaurant called The Secret Garden. I better get this day going.

Teaching Block Fit in the afternoon and Body Balance tonight.

M0mmyof3

Going to get a little workout in this morning. Gotta shovel the sidewalk in a bit

mysunshine48

Hi all! Been reading, but don't post much. However, LOVE the snowy picture, Claire. It got down to 53 Saturday morning, but warmed back up quickly. Hot again now! I would welcome cooler weather! Everyday.....warm or hot! Too much!!!! Wish I could pack it up and send to some of you. I must say that I do not miss shoveling snow as I did years ago! Guess I will take Florida!

Been doing Walk Away the Pounds classes and a step class. Also walk my doggy several times a day. I still feel like I need to do more, especially after making (and sampling) a lot of Christmas cookies!

I have a question.....I am a 14 months into taking Arimidex. My back hurts sometimes and I find I get tired faster. Do any of you have this? Just wondering!!

Hope you all get your holiday shopping done and have a happy, healthy holiday season!

Lyn

ruthbru

Lyn, it might (or might not) be Arimidex related. I didn't have any horrible problems, but was surprised how much better I felt overall once I was finished with it.

It is SOOOOOO cold here that it hurts to breathe when you are outside (the wind chill is 25 below right now). I went to Dance Attack and Yoga tonight.

Lilac, kick that old habit!! You are doing FABULOUS things, and the rest of us are too!!!