Let's Post our Daily Exercise

DecisionFreak

patoo,

I'm waiting for the elliptical bike. Until my mother had the metastatic cancer diagnosis, I did yardwork 20 minutes at a time often several times a day. I have arthritis in my feet, so I can do some walking but not vigorous. I think I was burning lots of calories outside before my mother's diagnosis. Also, I was hauling big heavy loads of trash to the dumpster until I hired someone to do that.

Does getting up from the couch to go to the kitchen for potato chips count?

I was tired today but I wandered around the house and did some stuff. I have to treat for water bugs, and that is hard work.

On other fronts, I shopped on Zulily where I found a $46 dollar wool cloche hat for $9.88 plus shipping with free shipping for whatever I buy til midnight. I had someone look at my dryer to see if is working.

I ran my mouth all day. That should count for something. I also raised my arms up in the air and said "fat" at least 15 times.

Annie88

Hello everyone! Today I went w/ my DH to walk the dogs on the trail, afterwards I walked at the park. The weather has been beautiful today. My sister and I went shopping this afternoon. My total mileage for the day was 4.6 miles on my Fitbit. Tomorrow I return back to work after 4 weeks of leave due to my hysterectomy. I am a little nervous about returning. Wish me luck!

Decisionsfre- I love Zulilly! They always have the best deals

Claire_in_Seattle

Catching up just now. I wanted to do a run today, but had to content myself with a 5k walk today. I slipped on some wet leaves last night and pulled something in my right knee. Fine, unless I do something like try to run. I did weigh the sack of stuff I was carrying, and 17.5 lb. So suspect I was a bit off balance.

I am counting setting up the Christmas tree as exercise. Even though the place I bought it is literally across the street, I still had to get it home. Now, this is a lovely, fresh Fraser fir, and it weighs a ton. I finally loaded it into a shopping cart which took some doing. But I got it here, including up the elevator and into my apartment. Then, there was the part about getting the equally heavy and clumsy object into the stand. Amazingly, I succeeded with that as well.

Of course, I didn't have a large trash bag to put on the carpet, so back to the supermarket for those (as well as return the cart). Then, realized that more lights would be a good thing as well as more ornaments. It's all done now and looks fab. Even vacuumed the place as fresh trees always shed.

Needless to say, it smells just wonderful around here.

And, I am counting this as exercise!!! - Claire

p.s. Message to self - some things go better with 2 people, and setting up a large fresh tree is one of them.

Anonymous

DecisionFreak - walking to the kitchen counts sans potato chips! When I first started my weight loss journey I started by just marching in place in front of the TV 10pm news. That was a 30 min walk. Now whenever I get on the phone I walk back and forth, around furniture, in and out of rooms, whatever, until the call is done and I have very long-winded friends.

Only made 20 mins on the treadmill with 3 x 1 minute spurts. Forgot that my left ankle has been giving trouble last couple of days. Oh well, it was exercise. Yay!

Night sculpted friends.

DecisionFreak

Annie88,

If I just could find a way to get vigorous exercise while shopping on Zulily. When I went out of town, I took a pair of Sanita booties with me and wore them to the day long evaluation and meeting with my medical team at a huge teaching hospital with a designated comprehensive cancer care center. I was talking to one of the clinic staff, and she said she liked my booties. I told her they were Sanita's and that I paid about $44.95 on Zulily for them. On the Sanita site they were originally $150. She gasped and said the hospital gave the staff loans to buy Sanita's and she had spent about $150 for a pair.

How many calories do I burn tapping out posts on this site? Oh well, tomorrow is a new day. Maybe I will try to take a walk around the loop where I live. I hate the way everything looks here in this Deep South state in the fall and winter. It is lush and gorgeous in spring and summer. The roses and milkweed plants are still in bloom. I could cut back the roses in preparation for winter. The yard needs raking. The porch and deck could use a good cleaning as I am going to seal the wood this spring. I gotta get busy. I don't want to keep packing on body fat sitting on this couch.

I did tend twice today to my mother's bedsores that she developed after her last chemo session. She has another one tomorrow. It will be a miracle if she lives through the year with metastatic breast cancer. However, I am not ruling out that this chemo may give her a little more time with us. I dread the idea of hospice.

mysunshine48

Hi all, I just looked at my fitbit and I have over 11,000 steps again today! Yea! I did a long walk which added a lot. I have to keep this up as I am loving Cheetos! Oh, and Organic pizza tonight. Publix has really good Organic vegetable pizza.....thin crust and not too big.

Jazzygirl

12/6-50 minutes of resistance training at the gym this afternoon.

Decision, I am also trying to loose weight per my doctors. It is harder on the meds we take, zaps our metabolism big time. Like Ruthbru said, you have to find what works for you and just do it. I find not eating too much later in the day helps me to drop pounds too. We are here for you to share ideas about what works for us!

Reader425

Patoo, thank you for the 30 minute news, marching in place idea. To me, when I get demotivated that is the type of thing that could get me back motivated. I already intentionally do it for short spurts ( say to hit a daily step goal) but it never occurred to me to plan it. I'll be implementing this for slower, sluggish days!

DecisionFreak

aw, patio, no potato chips? I have nearly stopped the sugary sweets. I eat a couple of densely packed Granny Smith apples a day. I snack on peanuts and almonds, both of which are good sources of fiber. But, I have developed a taste for kettle chips. These have six grams of fat per serving. Yes, fried foods are bad and are for special treats, right. I am eating almost no meat, almost no cheese or other full fat milk products.

I am terrified this Celaxa will make me gain weight. Some people gain, some lose. So far, no cravings for sweets or carbs. The kettle chips taste good, that's all.

I was a food and nutrition writer. This is not guidance for anyone. This is simply what I have learned. One of the keys to weight loss for me and many others is a high fiber diet. Another is not having too much variety. The more different kinds of food a person - in this case me - has around, the more she will eat. Drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day is a good idea. Often, people think they are hungry when they are actually thirsty.

I have never seen the regular consumption of potato chips mentioned in any weight loss diets. Sigh. I guess I will have to start eating oatmeal as a snack.

I love your marching in place to the news. That is inspired. Researchers have found that people who fidgit and move around a lot tend to burn many more calories a day than those who spend their waking hours sitting on their buttocks.

DecisionFreak

Hey, Jazzygirl,

I think I am going to get some dance music tapes and jump around and throw my arms up into the air! Thanks for the idea that limiting calories late in the day may help with weight loss. Drinking ice water may help too. Your body has to work harder to deal with cold beverages, so iced drinks MAY improve metabolism as long as they are not laden with sugar. Diet drinks are really not so good for many people, and there is a theory they may stimulate the appetite.

I look forward to hearing more about what works from you and others.

Heidihill

Jersey, speedy healing to you! Cheryl, glad to hear you are on the mend. Decision, exercising is a great way to help your meds do their job. Marching to the news is a great idea. Patoo, you must be winded after talking to your friends.

Yesterday was another rest day. Saturday was Zumba, tonight will be Body Jam. I've decided to do some yoga everyday now even if just for fifteen minutes. I need to gain more flexibility!

Anonymous

Off to water aerobics in spite of the 62 degrees and gray cloudy sky! Leader says he will hold the class as long as the temp is over 40 degrees. I will probably try it as long as it is over 60 as doubt I want to get out of the 82 degree water into 45 degree temp!

ruthbru

You Go, Girl!

Yoga this morning, Zumba tonight & a long list of errands in between.

Scottiemom11

DecisionFreak. . .for snacks I have found that high fiber/protein cereal is great. Cereals like Kashi fit the bill and I often mix them in a large container with plain cheerios which are low in sugar. Half a cup of this mix and my cravings and nutrition are met. For salty, I keep plain pretzels at hand. They are non-fat or very low-fat.

I also eat no meat except for very low fat turkey. We use the ground turkey in all recipes that call for ground beef. Lots off egg whites as well.

Best wishes,

Scottie

NatsFan

DH and I were supposed to run the Jingle All the Way 5K in DC Sunday morning - one of our favorite races. Saturday evening we were getting ready, and I was looking for the confirming email they always send and couldn't find it in my emailbox. I asked DH to check his mailbox to see if it came to him. Nothing there either. Finally I looked at him and said, "Well, you registered for it, right?" DH: "I thought YOU registered for it!!" Neither of us had registered. I checked the race website but it said there were no day-of-race registrations, so were out of luck. Can I still blame chemobrain almost 8 years later? Or is it just old age??

So to make up for it we took a nice 4 mile run in the park Sunday - it was a beautiful day for a run. Saturday was spent doing a Shop N Sculpt workout all morning, and a Decorating N Sculpt workout the rest of the day. This is the first time we've felt like putting up a tree since the Cancer Year of 2008. It's kind of fun having a tree again - I'd forgotten about some of our pretty ornaments. And our new place has a fireplace in the living room, so we decorated the mantle and even hung up some stockings. We also put some some lights outside, so the whole place looks festive!

DecisionFreak

Hi, Scottie,

Thank you for the ideas. I was looking for no gluten Kashi, but it doesn't exist. I am supposed to be on a strict no gluten diet to see if it helps with my pain. Gluten free products are expensive. Sometimes I eat gluten free cheerios, probably the ones they recalled for having gluten. I add a handful of peanuts or almonds with almond milk.

So far, my daily exercise has been getting my mother dressed and ready for chemo, stripping the linens from her bed, putting in a load of wash, doing about 20 leg kicks while sitting down, doing about 10 sideways leg exercises, and raising my arms over my head about 20 times while saying FAT.

It is sunny outside. I don't want to go out.

Wonderland

Nats: Good for you on putting up your tree this year and decorating your new place. I bet it looks very festive!

Patoo: I don't think I would want to be in a pool when the air is 40 degrees either! brrrrr

Decision: Did you make it outside into the sunshine? Sunny days are good for our mental health.

Walked/ran this afternoon.

DecisionFreak

Hi, Wonderland,

Thanks for asking.

I walked around the yard for a few minutes. I am going to try to spend more time outdoors. I have plenty of physical work waiting for me in the yard.

Anonymous

DecisionF, yard work is good steady exercise and nice sunny weather helps to get you out, and you being a nutritionist already know what to do about what passes over your tongue .

Water aerobics class was okay and temp had climbed to about 72 by end of class. Also had 80 min massage afterwards then some shop and sculpt. Sister and a friend arriving t'm morning so may only get in some walking but the next few days probably not very much exercise so need to really watch my food intake.

Night sculpted friends.

DecisionFreak

yeah, patoo,

Yard work kept me in decent shape. I was a food and nutrition writer, but did not study nutrition in school. For years I read everything about human nutrition that I could find. Many aspects of eating are behavioral. We just get into habits when we are young that hard to break. Some food preferences may start in the womb.

Scottiemom11

Nats. . .I think that it's just a byproduct of marriage. You get to the point where you think with one brain. The left side thinks the right side has it handled and visa-versa. My DH and I are scary. We finish each others sentences and say the same things at the same time. We have to have a very sophisticated system of checks and balances to get anything done though.

As for decorating, last year was so hard. I remember very little of December, although DH put a small tree in our room so I could enjoy it. So far this year we have a tree and lighted wreath. This weekend, I need to get down to the basement and look for our other stuff. Festive sounds wonderful and I have so many reasons to be blessed. Good for you Nats!

DecisionFreak. . .if you PM me I can send you a list of certified gluten free foods. Our13yo DS only recently outgrew his wheat allergy and is still allergic to milk so most of his life he's been on the GFCF diet.

Thanks for the good thoughts all! After several phone calls and way too much time on the phone this morning my lumbar epi was instantly approved. My insurer was either deliberately or very negligently withholding the approval. So I'm now propped up in bed very sore from the procedure but very grateful that it's done.

No treadmill till Thursday Booo

Scottie

DecisionFreak

So, I kept moving most of the day doing things around the house. I am tired.

TwoHobbies

Twenty minute walk at lunch. Not much but that's all I had time for. Work is so busy Im not sure I'll get my house cleaned or decorted before Christmas

mysunshine48

Ohhhh, not much true exercise today......errands, other obligations and no time for my daily walk. Oh, well, some days are like that. Sure wish Cheetos had more nutritional value!

ruthbru

Geez, now I am craving Cheetos!

Cubbie2015

Got to the Y early, so I walked for one hour today.

I can resist Cheetos, but I like cheddar cheese popcorn. Almost as bad for you.

hbcheryl

Yesterday went to a special event in Los Angeles, really for instructors led by master trainers but they let me tag along it was great but really long as there was education for them and I just sat around while that went on, they were filming a - depends on who you talked to it was either a Coca Cola commercial or the Hulk movie right outside the gym the event was held in so I watched a lot of hurry up and wait, they had probably 4 blocks blocked off and were moving cars and trucks around then film a little then move everything again.

I did a Body Jam and Body Combat class and watched Body Pump and Body Flow, I had actually signed up for Body Flow but my Vietnamese couldn't get into that so I gave him my spot and I just watched, honestly it was beautiful to watch a room of professionals all do a class and they were in perfect sync with each other, ended to day going out to eat. Tonight went to Cardio Dance Party.

Scottie so glad you go the procedure approved and done. Mary too funny, now you're going to have to double check each other when you sign up for things. TH although you're swamped at work don't forget to take care of yourself. I am a Fritos addict that is why I don't buy them but chocolate on the other hand

Anonymous

mysunshine, Cheetos are NOT allowed in The Villages!

mysunshine48

Ha Ha......that may have to change!

Exercise today is physical therapy and eye doctor appointment, followed by getting ready for my trip to The Villages tomorrow to close on my house! I am going to try and squeeze in a good 3 mile power walk. Will email you, patoo!

TwoHobbies

I can totally pass on potato chips, french fries, and every other salty snack, but tortilla chips are my downfall. I like Fritos too, the close cousin.

I'm officially sick so I'm giving up exercise for a few days. I was fine the first couple of hours at work and then felt a fever and achiness coming on. Welcome to winter...