Let's Post our Daily Exercise

ruthbru

Lilac, so sorry for DS's disappointment. It's much harder to watch your kids go through hard things than to go through them yourself! But, maybe this will actually be a better fit for him and it will turn out to be a really good thing.

ruthbru

Oh yeah, exercise.....I am out of town for a few days and it's hard to type on my phone so I will check in when I get home. Lots of walking (good), and sitting (bad).

M0mmyof3

Ran to Dunkin to get an iced coffee this morning. Planning a workout later.

pat01

Back from Scotland - what a wonderful trip! My steps were off the chart, as we did a lot of walking and hiking. Best and most challenging hike was to the top of the highest peak on Loch Ness. You start out hiking through slopes of blooming heather, eventually making your way up to a ridge that goes to the top, with gorgeous views of Loch Ness. Scotland scenery is amazing, even with the rain. If I can figure out how to post pictures from my phone I will. We also went to a couple of highland games, seeing the caber toss, menzies stone carry, lots of dancing and bagpipe competition. Was great to see our youngest son for a few days. Now home to lots of laundry and yard work, and company this weekend!

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sorry for the one at a time pics but couldn't figure out how to send multiple photos. Just a peek at beautiful Scotland.

2FUN

beautiful photos. I was there on my honeymoon 23 yrs ago!

DD returns from a trip to Iceland and Scotland tonight.

I walked an hour this morning. Feels good to start the day with exercise.

NatsFan

Is that the Monty Python Holy Grail castle?????

Falconer

Nats- "It's only a model." Lol

Claire_in_Seattle

Pat, I so remember those views from when I was in NW Scotland! Thank you for posting. I also learned that the way to "meet the locals" was to repair to the pub and have them explain the merits of their single malt vs. the one produced a few miles away.

We became fast friends at that point. - Claire

p.s. I must get back as one of the most stunning places on earth.

Falconer

Claire, that certainly sounds like a memorable Scottish experience!

Pat, really lovely photos. And so good for you to be w your DS.

Lilac, I'm sorry to hear about the challenges that your DS is going through while making choices about the next steps in his life. It sounds like such a daunting process from what you've described all year. I agree with what everyone said, as mothers we live our children's emotions. It's hard to feel their disappointment. I hope things turn out well soon

Mommyof2, hope the Dunkin was good to you.

We are off to the beach again this afternoon. I'm taking my 9 AM yoga class before we go as it really helped my aching body last week. I seem to have plenty of scar tissue above and below the DIEP recon. Any advice out there for managing the pectoral weakness following surgery or ideas for dealing with limited range of motion? Thanks in advance!

Peregrinelady

Falconer, over a year later, I am now going to a physical therapist and she is breaking up the scar tissue. I thought it was something I just had to live with. Nipple reconstruction today went well. No pain in chest area but headache and back pain are preventing me from sleeping. I have oxy but reluctant to take them.

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octogirl

Peregrinelady, I hope that headache goes away soon!

Beautiful Scotland pics: I've never been but it is definitely on my list.

Yesterday's exercise was walking around Cambridge and Harvard; seeing the sights while visiting DS and his fiancee,who will be getting married here next fall (a year from September). I walked about 1.5 miles all told, which is about all I can handle till the knee surgery. More walking today.

(Edited to correct mileage per my iphone recording, which says I walked more than I thought. Yay!)

Octogirl

LilacBlue

Falconer, I too had a PT help break up the hip-to-hip and that is where I started, along with BodyBalance/flow & yoga (took 9 months to do up dog again because of frozen shoulder issues and loss of upper body strength) - take it slow. Even though 5 years out, every now and then, I feel a slight internal tugging in the low abdominal scar (seated forward folds mainly) and assume unresolved scar adhesion - mention it at yearly BS appointment and get a shrug. Any frozen shoulder issues? Peregrinelady, good to read all went well and feel better quick. Nice photos Pat and good to see you back. Have fun Ruth and thanks.

BodyBalance this morning.

badger

LB sorry to hear of your son's disappointment. He's a good kid in a strong family that's gone through a lot in the past few years. It'll turn out all right. As we all here know, waiting is hard.

Gorgeous Scotland pix Pat and LOL at your drinking story Claire.

Pretty morning and got out to deadhead the flowerbeds while still cool. Gym later.

LilacBlue

Thanks Badger & Falconer and he made a decision today - Derby Uni. Onwards!

pat01

We saw so many castles! We did go to Urquhart castle, completely mobbed with tourists, we even lost my DH, DS and I climbed a tower, DH waited at the bottom. Took us forever to get up and down with all the people, when we got to the bottom DH was no where to be found. We started looking for him, but never found him, lost him for a good 1/2 hour. Turned out he was around the corner for a bit when we came out, then patiently waited for us at the same spot the entire time!

The Island castle is indeed one of the holy grail movie castles, Castle Stalker. The darker castle picture is Eilean Donan, such a gorgeous place we stopped there twice.

Ginger48

pat- beautiful pics. Looks like a great trip.

Falconer- I had a frozen shoulder and very tight pectoral muscles after my surgery. I found relief with PT using myofascial release and also through acupuncture and a couple of shots to the shoulder.

Lilac- it is so hard to watch our kids deal with disappointment. I am glad he has a plan to move forward with. I start back to school on the 28th.

Octo- be safe in Boston. I know there is a lot of protesting going on up there today.

Just went to walk-in center and I have an ear infection. I missed Zumba and water fitness due to it and Iam feeling very impatient. I only have a week of vacation left and I do not want to spend it feeling sick.

TwoHobbies

Lilac, my friend always says "whatever happens, happens for a reason". I'm not sure I believe her but I try too Hope your son will be happy and successful at his choice.

Gorgeous Scotland pictures, Pat. It's such a unique landscape that it is easily recognizable even if I haven't been there.

Yesterday I did a lunchtime walk of 22 minutes. Today I did my usual lake walk, 42 minutes, and then a dog and son walk as soon as I got home - 15 minutes. DS is recovering from the cough/cold thing too, Ginger. He could only do the short walk. Must be going around the pacific NW because he got his in Seattle.

Peregrinelady

Thanks for the well wishes. Headache improved after I took off scolpamine patch. Love the Scotland pics. I traveled there by train with my English mother when I was 16, many,many years ago. It was in November and I remember eider down comforters in the hotel in Edinburgh. So cozy! No exercise today. They told me to take it easy and not lift anything over 5 lbs. for two weeks. Tomorrow I can take a shower and see what they look like.

sweetandspecial

Scotland is sooooon my bucket list - love castles! Beautiful pix?

This week was body sculpt and treadmill on Tues and Thurs and 90 minutes push mowing today. Hot, humid and exhausting. DH is fighting sinus issues today so I filled in for the mowing - OMG 😵

Wonderland

Pat: Gorgeous pictures! What a wonderful trip.

LB: Glad you son has made a decision. Like you said: Onward!

Hi Everybody. I met a friend today for a 10 mile hike at Stone Mountain State Park in NC (not GA). Hot but lots of fun. Treating ourselves to ice cream afterwards.

Brightness456

I love the pictures. Scotland is also on my bucket list.

I haven't exercised much the past few days. Between various family functions and the hot weather, there just hasn't been time. Plus, I still don't have the results of my surgery pathology and I'm going down hill fast emotionally. The waiting has me worrying about all the bad things I might have looming in front of me. Seriously, how did everyone make it through this? I'm tired of being strong and positive and resilient. I just want to huddle up in a ball and cry and scream at the world. I want someone to make me feel safe. I don't want to be alone and facing this.

I'm sorry for being negative again this morning. I have a big family function in a few hours and have to put on my fake happy face, so I guess the truth is exploding here where it's more acceptable.

All my whining aside, I hope you all have a wonderful day. You truly are a lifeline to those of us facingmthis uncertainty

tessu

Putting Scotland on my Bucket list --- beautiful pics!

I've been having a hard time sticking to regular exercise. Good for a few days, then just can't push myself However --- Just finished cleaning out our refridgerator and feel completely woofed, so I am calling that "exercise" for today.

TwoHobbies

Hugs, Brightness. We have all been in your shoes and it will drive you crazy. I really found "healing meditations" on youtube extremely helpful at calming me down and giving me some peaceful hours, and then when the worry comes back, do it again.

Happy about my day yesterday. Usually when I do those long walks it makes me so hungry I eat more and gain more weight. But yesterday I was able to eat reasonably and this morning I am down .9 lb. Now let's see if a similar routine will continue to work.

badger

((Brightness)) waiting is the pits but you are not alone! We are with you, and we get it.

We did what you're doing... rolled up into a ball then came here to cry and scream at the world.

You don't need to be strong for us. Just take one step at a time and know we're "in your pocket."

pat01

Hugs Brightness - Badger put it very well, you are never alone on here, we get it.

Son and wife was supposed to visit this weekend, but all flights cancelled Friday evening, so they didn't come - was a bummer, I was looking forward to their visit. Last night DH and I walked to the local county fair (right near our neighborhood), so my exercise was a lot of walking at the fair and both ways. Finally back on US time, for several nights since we've been back I kept waking up at 3am and wondering what hotel I was in and where the bathroom was located!

sweetandspecial

Brightness - I hadn't found this site yet when I was waiting for pre-surgery biopsy results on lumps 3,4 and 5. I had many, many curled up in a ball crying moments (and at my desk crying moments and on my hands and knees in the shower crying moments), then i called my doctor and got some Ativan for anxiety. Took it for two weeks until results came back (fibrous tissue). Had bilateral mastectomy with expander placement 3 days later for tumors 1 and 2 and haven't looked back. Never had much respect for anti-anxiety or anti-depressant meds until I was the one that needed them......😖 Just saying meds are a very acceptable short term solution for what you're experiencing right now. We get that even though the support here is awesome, all the virtual support in the world just might not cut it sometimes.

It sucks and my heart hurts for you. Much love and many hugs to you.

That being said - I think today is gonna be a fairly lazy day for me. Will probably finish up a little laundry and may do some baking to take to the office tomorrow. Also am currently reading book 8 in the 'Fever' series by Karen Marie Moning and can barely put it down. Love books like that!

Stay strong my awesome sculpted sisters!

xoxoxo