Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Patoo--The Chicago Marathon is in October.  Want to join me? 

HA!  We'll talk about it when we meet in Orlando   By then I will have come up with an excuse why I can't. 

Went to the gym tonight intending to put in a good walk/run but only did upper body work on the machines and left  Place was so packed.  Glad when the 20-sumtings get their bikini bodies back and stop looking cute and taking up air at the gym!

Wow, NWArtLAdy, so inspiring and romantic. What kind of art do you do?

9o minutes very, very vigorous hot yoga. Feeling pretty sore today. I have been fighting a cold which is taking alot out of me. I have a bit of fever this morning. Going to try to work a bit today but I see an early day in my future.

 Oh, and by the way, my crying friend who I forgave and embraced in yoga on Sunday........ well, saw her last night, as she was leaving spin and I was going to yoga. And suprise, surprise, she barely smiled at me and kept on going.

At least I know my karma is all good and hers will be a big fat BITCH (pardon my french!).

missswim like the other ladies I have had many friends jump ship on me during this BC journey.  You have done the right thing.  I have been unable to embrace those who hurt me that way.  You are right your karma is totally good.  Sounds like the woman has many many emotional problems and is embarassed that she let down her guard and admitted (not verbally) her mistake to you.  Now she must protect herself from you because yu know her weakness.  Just doing armchair psychlogy here.

Not so great in the exercise department.  Must focus on learning to work in exercise no matter what.  I think that will be by new goal somehow. 

Wow, I missed a couple days and some profound posts on here!

I agree with JFV too; sounds like Missswim's "friend" is running scared.  The biggest lesson to take away is "Do we do this in other ways to other people"?  I have a good friend, 58 years old, who has Alzheimers.  She was dx'd two years ago, right at my bc cancer dx.  I couldn't reach out then, but I am now.  Her husband quit his job and has been overzealous is sheltering her-it's hard to get in.  Tomorrow he agreed to let me take her to lunch-turns out he is just so afraid that she'll get hurt in the bathroom (she forgets where she is); she'll eat something  wrong; she'll get upset if she has an accident...and he said that most people are just not up for the work it takes to "mind" her.  Well, that was sobering and gave me perspective on his situation and why he was so withdrawn.

Sometimes we are afraid we will do something to upset someone and we are ashamed.  It's hard to meet someone's eyes if we have let them down and it's most difficult to forgive ourselves.

We are so lucky to have this group of women who know how much we need our friends that understand.  Sadly I don't think people ever really get it until it happens to them.  I know that is true for me.  

I read a book once, "Still Alice" about Alzheimers.  There is a line in the book where the woman afflicated says, "As horrible as it seems, I wish I would have been dealt a cancer diagnosis instead of this.  At least I would have had some chance, not this certain slow and agonizing to all around me judgement."  That line slapped me in the face.  Then when my very young friend got this, I really understood it.

I guess my rambling point is that there will always be people that are afraid; we all know how scary this disease is.  And I can see it in those around me who look the other way when I talk anything about breast cancer.  My mother was the very worst, telling me, "I never thought you would die before me."  To move on, I had to forgive her.  It was hard, and she still does stuff like that, but I just tell myself I must keep my mind focused on my God and on the joy of the life I have.  And it ain't easy.  I find myself judging and getting mad all the time, so I know I need to work harder at it.  

Whew!  Very emotional stuff, this life of ours!

K 

I read 'Still Alice', and that is the page I flagged too....I remember the character with early onset Alzheimer's saying 'at least it (cancer) would be something I could fight'....definitely hit me and gave me a new perspective.

Must exercise and do homework!

Got in a nice walk at lunchtime and was going to hit the track later, but Heidi I'll wait for you.  Had a tamale for lunch so will have a healthy salad for supper, then pop in a zumba DVD after a bit. 

Big bright full moon was stunning this morning!

Mary Louise, I gotta get me some of that Zumba for Wii!! 

Swim, hmmm. LOL, I'm with you on the Karma!

90 min Yoga class. Excellent. !!! 

Missed zumba class tonight.  Actually missed the gym tonight.  Really just missed exercising today altogether.  Coworker ticked me off this morning and the day has just been downhill since then.  Ate all the 'wrong' stuff and was very moody, teary actually at times.  Happily I never let myself stay down so hopefully will be back to myself tomorrow, eating better and some sort of exercise after work. 

Night friends.

Esther- yay for the clear mammo, by the way!

I have missed it since my last surgery, Ruth! I was so happy to sweat and lift my little weights!

Body Pump and Body Combat classes tonight but  I am soooooo tired I think I'm going to have an ealy night which is unheard of for me.  Patoo you need me to fly to NJ and "use my skills" on your coworker cause you know we are all for one and one for all

50 minute walk yesterday and 30 minutes of Wii fit plus.  Forgot how fun that game is too!! 

Hugs to all who need one!

30 minutes Walk Strong with weights with Leslie Sansone. I used 5 lbs and I either jogged when they were walking or put a jumo in my kicks and side steps. I got a WORKOUT. Drenched.

75 min hot yoga class tonight!