Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Ortho put me on rest with no treadmill or lifting until Thursday, so my exercise until then is eating cookies and cake w/a side of cider. Oh and Dh is taking me to dinner tomorrow for my "29th" Birthday. If I don't make myself sick by Thursday, I'll be back at the gym.

Scottie

I went for a night walk at the trail. My total today is4.36 miles, which wore me out! I returned back to work yesterday and is exhausting. My sleep is very restless due to night sweats due to my hormone changes from my surgery. I hope it will get better. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated 😀.

Annie. . .I also agree about Gabapentin. It helps with both my nerve pain and the hot dry flushes. I don't sweat so it's hard to cool down when it happens. DH and I sleep with a portable air condition even in the winter and I have a tower fan. Ice water by the bed is another good trick. Hope you get some relief.

Scottie

Annie88. I'm with Scottie. I hope you get some relief. I had some brutal hot flushes the first two weeks I was on Tamoxifen. I guess the Celexa and the Gabapentin together have made them nearly disappear. Unless you are depressed and desperate, I would avoid antidepressants to manage hot flushes or night sweats. The Tamoxifen sent me reeling into a nightmare depression. I hope to beat this depression with exercise so I can go off the antidepressants.

Gabapentin has very few side effects for most people. My mom Anne takes it, and I take it for fibromyalgia but it helps with the hot flushes.

I think the take away message is to do what you can to stay cool at night.

That way, once you've got it going on, you will only have to change the vowel from 'a' to 'i'......FAT to FIT!

Not much exercise today as had a board meeting in Seattle. 71 as a temperature for sleeping????? Not even in the summer if I can help it. I like a cool room <60F. Snuggle under a nice Hungarian goose down comforter. When really chilly, I do a hot water bottle.

As for potatoes, I discovered the ultimate. I made extra Yukon Gold for the crab cakes the other night, and of course made extra as I had a feeling that mashed would be delish with my pot roast. They were, and even more so with the 10 small drops of truffle oil. The recipe: boil potatoes with skins on, cool and then peel. Mash and put in a pot with butter and cream. Add a few drops of truffle oil and stir. Didn't need any salt or pepper.

I have leftovers for tomorrow night when I finish the pot roast  Off to bed in a bit. - Claire

Touche, ruthygirl, you get it!

Cubbie2015, you go girl!

Like the idea to eventually change the vowel. 2-hour line dancing class today. Will use some of the steps/moves at dinner/dance getting ready to attend tonight.

Night sculpted friends.

Wow, that's a lot of people, Cheryl. Was there room to actually move.

I vote for a cold room too....about 66 degrees is perfect for me (plus the fan). Speaking of temperatures, it was an unbelievable 57 degrees here today. I am going to post a picture of our walking ladies OUTSIDE again, and the gorgeous sunrise we got to experience.

Got on the elliptical bike today about four or five times for one to two minutes.That is all I could do. It is a tough work out. Walked around the house outside one time. Did a little picking up inside. Will try to get in a few more licks on the bike and some leg lifts.

Don't feel well. Feel achy and yukky. A bit of a headache. Wonder if it is the Tamoxifen.

Wow, you ladies could do a plunge into the Arctic. Your rooms are COLD! I moved to the Deep South five years ago. We start to get a chill in our bones at 68 degrees Fahrenheit. It is in the 80s for many months of the year here, and it can stay in the low 90s for weeks. It is December 9, and there are roses blooming everywhere in the front yard. I would keep the house cooler to save on electricity, but it is a hazard for my mother to be in a cold environment. Anyway, I have gotten acclimated to living in the heat. 68 degrees is cold, and I have to get under a blanket in the winter months at 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Got out for a walk tonight. Bagged yesterday post board meeting as was pouring and about 9:30pm. We had the Gloomiest Day in decades (centuries perhaps?) here on Monday. So I wasn't imagining things.

Had dental work done this afternoon and treated with wine brandy once the Novocain wore off. Glad I had non-chewy food (pot roast) on hand for dinner.

I LOVE cold weather. I was born when something like -20F. I have always loved sleeping in a cold room. I remember college when fine when I went to bed, but they turned on the steam heat a 2am. Of course, I got up and opened a window. I will say that if I don't go skiing in the rain ever again, it will be just fine.

But cold, crisp, and clear is what makes me really feel alive. - Claire

A month ago, I asked the doc for sleeping pills. Then, I decided I didn't like the safety profile of hypnotics. Now, with some exercise during the day, I am starting to sleep at night. Instead of waking up six times a night or not sleeping at all, I am waking up one time at 2:30 a.m.

Claire_in_Seattle. I LOVE cold weather. I had to move to the Deep South for a host of reasons. I look longingly in catalogs at winter coats and scarves and rubber boots meant to survive rain, snow, and sleet. It rarely gets very cold here. The temp went down in the house last night to 66 degrees, and it doesn't usually go lower than that. We have a few freezing night in winter, but that is all. It will be 78 degrees here in Sunday! Doubtful I will make it back to the East Coast where a blizzard was the opportunity for a blissful day of coffee and reading in bed.

I remember about those steam heat pipes in college! I lived in an old dorm at a college in Virginia that had those pipes. That made me take a little trip down memory lane to some happy days.

Ruth....that is so true! I often see people out running in very light clothing, even when it's in the 40s here. However, I need fleece. All of us are likely to have coffee outside even with temps in the 30s here...IF the sun is out. (We had the gloomiest day in decades earlier this week....least amount of measurable light, with most of the day like deep twilight.)

Agree with winter clothes being a lot more fun. I love my cashmere sweaters. Not to mention boots and scarves. Enjoying the vintage Made in France leather gloves I got for a song on eBay. Then there are those patterned tights I rocked one day of the conference.

You also get to eat things like the leftover pot roast I had with truffled mashed potatoes and mashed parsnips (frozen peas too) for dinner last night. So good, and just what I needed post dentist.

I may be eating my words when I do my long ride on Saturday. Which I will do unless thoroughly putrid (or icy) outside. Because I also find that a lot of exercise is what is essential for good sleep.

Happy exercising everyone! - Claire

Some walking this morning showing my guest open houses and also looking at exterior colors as we have to go to the designer tomorrow to pick out everything for our home which will start to build next week. Home resting now as my cold is still hanging on and I'm not feeling well.