Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Hi ladies- I have been invited here in the past by several on other threads and decided it was time to get on line here and join into the daily exercise post. I am two years out from diagnosis, but had a complicated journey and recovery due to a ruptured appendix that occurred right around the time of diagnosis, so I had a whole lot of surgery in a short period of time.

I went back to exercising awhile ago, but never felt very strong since my surgeries in 2012 and signed up to work with a personal trainer at my gym in early Sept for 2 months (3X a week) to get my strength and fitness back, and to also loose weight. I will be completing the first month with her end of this week, and am loosing inches (burning the fat as we build muscles) and rode my bike for the first time in two years last weekend (whoot whoot). I feel like I am on my way and going to make my fitness a priority in my daily schedule from now on and have some new tools in my toolbox to take better care of me. 

So daily exercise, yesterday I did a personal training session (1 hour) in the am with my trainer that included some core/cardio work as well as strength training. End of the day I did about 20 minutes of yoga.

Today I hope to walk and also go to the gym for swimming, total for up to 90 minutes!

Welcome Jazzygirl!

Wanted to share this article: study finds that viewing exercise as fun means you'll eat less afterwards.  http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellne...

Jazzy, GREAT to see you here!!!

Mary, I thought I could hear you screaming when I watched the sports highlights of that game. I am kind of sad because the Twin's manager (who is a very nice guy, but hasn't been winning) got the ax yesterday.

Went to my morning exercise class and then stayed & did 30 minutes on an elliptical (mostly because a friend said she'd stay if I did, so we could visit & get our exercise in at the same time.

Badger, I wish the 'if it's fun you will eat less' theory were true, but almost all my exercising is stuff I consider to be fun, and that has not made me eat one bit less!! 

Haven't posted in a few days and it always makes me lazy so haven't done much movement either!

Welcome Me1 and Jazzy.  Ginger, my condolences for your loss.  hbcheryl, you wear me out with your exercise regimen.  ruthbru, I agree that thinking of exercise as fun (which I do when I do it!) doesn't make me eat any less.  The study was probably with the 76 lb., 20-somethings (just kidding).

Coming here motivates me somewhat so going to log off in a bit and hop on the treadmill.

Night my sculpted friends.

Grr no exercise today. Had a loooong work day. Will try tomorrow.

First WOD in two months. It felt good!

Welcome all new ladies!

Ginger: So sorry about your FIL.

Hello All. Was able to get out for my fast walk/run this evening. Getting hot again.

I'm a bit sore after being on the weight machines last evening, so I went for a brisk walk tonight. It was a beautiful fall evening.

Thanks for the warm welcomes!

Did a 5k run tonight. Now watching the rest of a webinar I couldn't finish because I had a meeting conflict last week.

But here is the fun stuff. First, Home Sweet Home for two night compliments of the new guy in my life. Really fits one person better so glad he was off elk hunting.

Next a close-up of Horse Heaven Hills. You may have heard of H3 wine...well guess what that stands for?

From inside the Horse Heaven Hills Saloon.

The area produces 75% of the country's hops and this is taken VERY seriously. Very delicious, as was the food.

Setting off on Day 1. Top of Mount Rainier in the distance. Gorgeous scenery. Second picture is Mount Adams.

Vineyards and HHH in the background at the rest stop. Very strong scent of grapes. Hop vines in the distance.

More grapes, farms and the hills on the other side of the valley on Day 2. We cycled to Benton City.

Heading back to Prosser on the Old Inland Empire Highway which follows the Yakima. Notice the oasis created by the river, and how necessary irrigation is for things such as hops, wine, fruit (saw lots of apples and pears), dairy farming, and asparagus!

Just found out that I made the right decision to go the very scenic route back. The main road was blocked for hours due to an accident. I missed all the fun, plus saw new places. Life is great. - Claire

Welcome Jazzy great to see you over here. Lovely pics Claire. LB you must be very limber Body Balance and Yoga all in the same day 

Had lunch today with a couple of BCO friends which was lovely and then went to a clients office to pick up a job and darn it if my car didn't die on me, got it towed and when I got to the mechanics the darned thing started, he sent me on my way and told me to park facing out wards wherever I go in case I need to be towed again so I'm sticking to home / work, had a friend come and pick me up tonight to go to the gym for Body Jam, what a fun class our intrepid leader was back from her honeymoon, the place was packed and we danced our socks off, great evening.

Claire - beautiful pictures!  Cheryl - oh, having to be towed - a broken down car sure makes a mess of a day, doesn't it?  LA - what's the castle-like fortress in your avatar?  Looks interesting.

More killer workouts last night in the running clinic - 5.5 miles of intervals on the track.  Brutal, but oh so worth it.  Somewhere in all of that my running app said I did my best 5K ever on the app (I've had it for almost 2 years) so these training exercises must be doing me some good.  Of course, that best 5K is still painfully slow (that figurative 90 year old that was racing LA on the elliptical could probably beat me too!) but it's progress for me.  

And I put in my leave slip to take Friday off for the first Nats postseason game - I'm pumped!!!!!

Claire- what a fun trip and beautiful pics! I see a bike in the mix here.

Might jump on the Gazelle tonight after dinner for 15 minutes since i couldn't do my walk outside today!

Welcome Jazzy and Cheryl, hope your car stays starting.

Freestyle step and body balance at the gym this morning.

Sitting in my recliner listening to music and letting my feet dance in time to the music