Let's Post our Daily Exercise

ruthbru

Gosh, I am so, so sorry, Mary.

I can walk as much as I want 'just listen to your body'......my body says not to walk for an hour straight yet......although it was probably pretty close this morning because I ran into a friend and walked farther than I planned (we were gabbing). I am going to attempt to drive this afternoon for the first time since surgery. Wish me (and my potential victims) luck!

2FUN

I'm new here too, at the invitation of ruth, from another thread. I've been on the board for almost a year, but I've just started to turn a corner toward normal-dom. I'm 4 weeks past my last of 4 surgeries, each with multiple parts. Just this week I've been able to walk, so I am trying to get in.multiple shorter walks daily before I return to work. Nice to meet all of you!, thanks for letting me join in!

ruthbru

Welcome 2FUN to our fun thread

Brightness456

Good morning. I walked about an hour and a half yesterday. I'll probably head out again this morning before it gets too warm. I ate healthier yesterday and I'll definitely eat healthy and drink a lot of water again today since my surgery is tomorrow. I'm so scared. I haven't passed the stage of still wishing this was all a misunderstanding and I could go back to my normal life. It's hard to accept that I actually have breast cancer. Will I ever feel light hearted and unafraid again?

Sorry to be such a negative person this morning.

2FUN

hang in there brightness! It does get better. Do you have in person people to help and support you?

ruthbru

Sending hugs your way, Brightness. We have all so been where you are now. I would cry so hard that I'd either have to quit or throw up......just get through this part and know that, yes, life will be good again.

ruthbru

One of our walking women (who, incidentally is a BC survivor herself) invited us to walk out at her house in the country. She & he DH are avid gardeners & landscapers and have created a 25 acre Garden of Eden. Since walking a whole hour is still 'iffy' for me, the DH gave me a private tour on a golf cart!

ruthbru

NatsFan

{{Brightness}} We've all been there and we all get it. Believe it or not life will get better again and you will laugh again and find joy. Good luck tomorrow!

Welcome 2Fun! With a name like that you're going to fit right into this crowd! Ruth - love the private tour idea! Your friend's place sounds beautiful.

Had my annual MO visit today. All is well. Of course I had to gripe to her about the letrozole side effects but since my MO is also a b/c survivor and is on letrozole she totally and completely gets it.

Yoga this morning.

badger

hi all and welcome Brightness456 and 2FUN!

((Mary)) so sorry to hear about your SIL. Stupid cancer.

((Brightness)) gentle hugs, good luck 2moro. I'm seven years out and fear no longer rules my life. It does get better and exercise definitely helps.

80 mins gym tonight - 40 treadmill and 40 weights.

badger

Really interesting article on Politico today about the connection between depression and obesity.

The tantalizing link between obesity and depression

Two of America's biggest health problems seem to be connected. The key to treating both may be to tackle them together.

By SHEFALI LUTHRA, Politico, 08/09/2017

About 15 years ago, Sue McElroy, a psychiatrist in Mason, Ohio, started noticing a pattern. People came to see her because they were depressed, but they frequently had a more visible ailment as well: They were very overweight.

McElroy was convinced there had to be a connection. "Many of my [depressed] patients were obese. And they were very upset by obesity,'' McElroy recalled." I looked into the literature, and it said there was no relationship. It didn't make sense."

That disconnect has started to change, promising new avenues for treatment but also presenting a puzzle: Just how can you chart the relationship between the two? And how to link treatment of two disorders that exist in totally different parts of the health care system?

Ingrid Donato, a top official in the federal agency that promotes mental health treatment, says that both conditions are on the rise, heightening the need to unlock the connection and develop treatments that address both conditions simultaneously. "You can't address obesity in a person that's struggling with major depression without addressing that major depression," said Donato, chief of mental health promotion at SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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A 2011 paper by researchers from the University of Texas-Southwestern found that patients' depressive symptoms were reduced when physicians gave them prescriptions for weekly exercise sessions, which were supervised at the Cooper Institute in Dallas or at the patient's home. And in 2014, a study at Duke University found that simply helping obese women maintain their weight—via small lifestyle changes and monthly dietitian check-ins—cut their rates of depression in half.

Full article at: http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/08/09/mental-health-depression-obesity-000488

Falconer

Mary, I am so sorry to hear about your SILs diagnosis. Hoping she has good health care and support. I just switched to letrozole- took my first dose tonight. Exemestane makes me feel like I have glass shards in my feet and up my ankles, so trying something non-steroidal to see if I can run a little better. We shall see.

Ruth, you are looking well, even if you're still a little slower than you were, you're way ahead of most of us!

We just returned home from Vancouver this evening. What a fun time we had! We walked a lot as well. Lilac, I totally understand what you said- can get steps from everyone else. Yesterday= 9.8 miles. We got lost looking for breakfast in the morning. Then walked around Stanley Park in the PM, which is larger than NYCs Central Park. My feet ached, yessir.

Ginger, how was your trip to BC?

Btw, my family would prefer we use the photo booth images for our Xmas card!

ruthbru

Falconer, you will have to make a collage for your Christmas card with all those great pictures.

Thinking of Brightness today.

Off for a walk.

octogirl

((((Brightness))))

Thanks for the link, Badger. I've been feeling a bit depressed by the fact that I can barely walk as I wait for my knee replacement in early November, and it does feel like a bit of a circular issue (the less I can walk, the more I feel depressed, then as I start to feel depressed, walking becomes even harder). Bottom line though: it is hard to exercise through pain, so I go with the only viable solution: more time in the pool! Unfortunately, I have been traveling this week as I think I mentioned earlier, visits to friends in San Francisco (blissfully cool) and to visit my father north of here: swimming is hard to coordinate when on the road. Next, I head down to LA for a few days to visit the grandkids and my daughter and SIL. I asked the grandkids if there was something special they wanted to do while I was there: and the answer was Disneyland! (more specifically, 'Splash Mountain!'). Sigh: the only way I can do Disneyland right now is in a wheelchair. I was hoping they'd say trip to the beach where I could supervise sandcastle building. or hanging out by a a pool somewhere while I swam! Oh well, we will see....

ruthbru

Boo Hoo, Octo. You will be sooooo way past ready for surgery by fall!!!!! Besides the pool, that about rowing and/or stationery biking? Would either of those not hurt as much? You could also concentrate on seated and/or lying workouts (years ago I had a great ab/lower body workout tape that was all done while lying down). You could google some DVDs or check out some of the easier Silver Sneaker programs.

I ended up walking 40 minutes (because I ran into a friend along the way). Maybe I will be up to 60 minutes by next week! Since the weather is still pleasantly cool, my friend with the Husky and me with my Stella are going dog walking later this afternoon.

ruthbru

I am stealing this from Patoo's Facebook page:

Brightness456

Hi ladies. I made it through surgery. No nodal involvement! I won't be exercising too much too soon, but hopefully can start eating healthy tomorrow. Ginger ale and crackers today to combat nausea. Thank you for being so wonderful to me

Peregrinelady

Hi everyone, I am another convert of Ruth's. (I am jealous of your walking group, btw, Ruth.) When I was diagnosed I went into a deep depression, but I had a friend that walked with me every day and listened to all my angst. She is now a forever friend. I also was riddled with anxiety (because I was misdiagnosed) and hardly ate at all. Consequently, I lost 40 lbs. I know, not a healthy way to do it, but boy it felt good to be lighter. I took a year off from teaching and walked, hiked or biked almost every day. I was in great shape for reconstruction surgery and sailed through with no complications. Unfortunately, after the second stage, I had a DVT and pulmonary embolism about a week afterwards. I survived that, thank goodness, but switched from Tamoxifen to Arimidex, with all the accompanying aches and pains. I went back to teaching and even though I was on my feet all day, I managed to gain back all 40 lbs and a little extra. I can blame the meds for part of it, but frankly, teaching is tiring and I am so exhausted at the end of the day that besides, walking the dog, I haven't done much. So I am here to try and get back to that fabulous feeling when I was off work and felt really fit for the first time in years. I am seeing a physical therapist who is fantastic,and she is giving me exercises to build up my arm strength. I plan on finding and sticking to an exercise regimen this year, because as I have found and heard from all of you, exercise is great for AI side effects, mental health, and emotional health. Thanks for inspiring me!

coffeelatte

Brightness, so very good to hear you made it through surgery and have no nodal involvement. Now some time to heal, rest and restore before you get back to your walking and catch up with Ruth!

badger

I've walked a fair piece myself but wouldn't attempt the above due to a lack of bridges!

It just occurred to me that I haven't worn my pedometer since joining the gym. oops... :-)

Falconer, wonderful pix! What a fun family you have.

((Brightness)) thanks for checking in and letting us know you're OK.

welcome Peregrinelady! Ruth is a great ringleader... I mean cheerleader LOL.

((Octo)) agree re: circle of pain, inactivity, and depression. TG for short-term relief in the pool and long-term relief in early Nov. I say forget Disney but I'm not a fan. I also don't have grandkids.

Someone asked about the body scanning scale. IDK about one for home as have access to a fancy one at the gym. Good point raised about measuring fanny fat. I will ask next week and let you know what they say.

Finished the last of the ham & potatoes for supper and still early enough to hit the gym. Here's a screen shot of yesterday's heart rate annotated with what I was doing for 80 minutes and 500 calories. Cool, eh?

Treadmill warm-up, weights….........................………stretch out, treadmill cool-down.

ruthbru

Brightness, thank you for checking in.That is great news about the lymph nodes.

Peregrinelady, so glad you came over to play with us! What grade do you teach? And what kind of dog do you have? It is HARD to find a balance between work/exercise/trying to eat right/everything else.....we are always works in progress!

Badger, neat graphics of your workout. Looks very impressive!

I, for one, don't think I want to know the details of my fanny fat!

LilacBlue

Falconer, love the family photos, animated and fun compared to most that we receive at Christmas - by the way, you look marvelous! Brightness, no node involvement is terrific news - wishing you a smooth recovery. Nat/Mary, so sorry to read of your SIL diagnosis and healing thoughts her way. Octo, for out of the pool, mat Pilates has quite a bit (available online) you could do in supine, side lying and prone that would keep your knee out of action and the rest of your body moving. That is a long wait for surgery. Peregrinelady, welcome to being inspired to be active and hopefully change will occur. Badger, that is a cool colorful graph of your heartbeat.

Beautiful sunny blue sky morning after a week of rain and gray. One more cup of caramel mocha coffee for me, with DH working from home today and next week, exam results which includes which uni DS will attend. Digging deep to stay patient, a virtue that I could use more of. Have a great start to the weekend everyone!

Pilates mid day.

Heidihill

Nats, sorry to hear about your SIL. Hoping for the best under the circumstances.

Falconer, great family photos.  Brightness, yay for no nodes. What a relief.  Welcome, Peregrine.  Badger, way to hit purple for an awesome workout.  Lilac, keeping fingers crossed DS gets his wish.

Half an hour of Zumba and half an hour of Bodyattack.

M0mmyof3

Since yesterday was the first round of my new chemo regimen I am taking it kind of easy just a few house chores and a quick couple of errands today, on orders from hubby to rest when I am done with the little bit I have to do

ruthbru

Now's the time to listen to your body, Mommy.

Off for a morning walk & will do another doggie walk this afternoon.

coffeelatte

Ruth, you are amazing. You are out-walking me and I did not have any surgeries yet this year! How do you ladies continue to walk daily? I love to walk, but my feet hurt really bad. I have tried several types of walking shoes and have found the more padding the shoe has, the worse I feel. So for the past two years I have been wearing the Merrell Vapor Glove 2, which is a barefoot, minimalist shoe. I think I need to switch it up to keep my fee from aching so much. I have four pair that I rotate daily, but my feet still hurt so I need to try a different brand. What do you guys wear to walk, run, or exercise? Thanks.

octogirl

welcome, Peregrinelady!

Yay for getting through surgery with good outcomes, brightness!

Thanks to all of you for suggestions regarding exercises I can do lying down: believe it or not, that never occurred to me! I am not sure I can row without pain, but many of the suggestions are ones I will try, and very soon.

Badger, I am a Disney fan, but we decided it was a bit much for this weekend, especially since my grandkids were just there two weeks ago. And Disneyland on a weekend in August?: nah, not when I go. Instead, my DD came up with a perfect plan: there is a local pool/waterpark near them where you can rent a cabana, and then I can sit in the shade and swim while the grandkids attack the slides. We can all enjoy a picnic lunch and hanging out together. I may even try the lazy river :-). I will offer to babysit Saturday night while DD and SIL have a date night. It will be the last weekend of summer before the kids start school Monday (well for DGD anyway, DGS has another year of preschool). Heading out today in time for dinner at their house, after some pool time here...

Keep moving all!
Octogirl

Peregrinelady

Thanks for the welcome, everyone. Ruth, I have taught 4th, 5th, and 6th grades, but this year I am switching to Title I reading. I am hoping this will be a little less stressful and I will have more energy to exercise. My dog is actually my 20 year old daughter's dog, and his name is Murphy, a little terrier mix. We share custody and he helped me through my depression, so I love him like a grandson. Lol.

Lilac, my PT said that she prefers Pilates to yoga so I am going to try a class this winter.

Coffee, I started wearing Ahnu hiking boots before diagnosis and now they are the only shoes I can walk in for any distance without getting painful feet. A little spendy but so worth it. Merrell is my second favorite brand.

Yesterday walked around a college campus for older daughter (21) and today going to the beach!

M0mmyof3

I am doing just that Ruth. And I know if I don't, my hubby will be all over my case!

zogo

Hi gals,

I'm back at my heaviest and trying to focus on losing again.

I found a protocol called Sprint 8 and tried it today. So Day 1 under the belt.