I'm just angsty in general. Actually, it was just using the bag gloves that messed me all up, I thought they were better fitting than they actually are... not so much! Wraps and gloves it is!

Nothing exciting here. Still doing a lot of walking with the pup every day to keep things rolling along. Stable weight, which is better than increasing. I only ever have 5 lbs to lose (which seems to never go away no matter what), so it is not a big deal on that end.

I like having the increase in energy I have when I am exercising regularly. That and health is more my focus.

Dapper, I agree, health and energy are focus, even though I have more than 5 to loose, lol.

I went on a 2.5 hour walk in Riverside Park. For the most part I walked repeatedly in a fairly small, nicely shaded circle that consisted of walking up a set of steps and down the Forever Wild dirt path amongst the trees. I'm very into this set of steps because they are spaced far apart, like a slope instead of just up. Thus I can jog up the steps at an angle that is more knee friendly. It's a nice sprint. I got very dirty on the Forever Wild path. I guess it's labeled as wild for a reason. It was so warm and fragrant on the Forever Wild path that it was worth it. When I repeat a small area, I see the same people who are sitting on the grass and on the benches over and over (and vice versa if they are looking but usually they are not). I just keep circling around them like a shark in a fanny pack. Then I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on the stair master, followed by a cold shower to remove the "wild." My gym only offers cold showers but I didn't want to take the "wild" home so I endured the madness.

Yesterday, I contorted my body in a very small space in order to to remove the hardtop from my very small two seater car. Stripped screws are NOT fun! :seeingstars: I really was concerned I wasn't going to be remove the screws and therefore not be able to remove the hardtop of the convertible.

So glad I got it off. Nothing like driving with the top down!

at work:

I had to haul 3 things (1.5 cu ft each) of soil for my client... I say it counts!!

after work:

a 2 mile hike (about 30% uphill) with 3lbs ankle weights...the weights work totally different muscles. I felt my inner and upper outer thighs (around the hip flexors) and even my calves and butt a little on the hills....my knee started giving me grief at the top of the hill, so i used the weigjts in my hands instead...

im thinking yoga with wrist weights would be interesting.....as would the tae bo ish workout I have.....

tonight : a step workout with 5~7lb weights.... Im trying to "earn" my TV time by exercising as I watch.... :)

started my day out with yoga....

then going to do a cleaning job....it burns calories...so it counts to me...

speaking of which, I may have mentioned previously the site fitday.com They help you calculate your caloric needs for weightloss and even tell you what your everyday activities burn for calories. They even include sexual activity....ahem...

Ive found it to be one of the more user friendly sites that exist...

I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on the Stair Master (Interval program 45/50), followed by a combined hour of weight lifting, planks, and leg exercises.

Trainer to me (while working with a woman named Gail nearby on exercise mat): "How is your day, Ma'am?"

Me: "Good, how's yours?"

Trainer: "Fabulous. Every day is my best day."

:|

I've been using that site for about three years now. I don't know which view you use, but a couple of years back they introduced Fitday2 which is the new one I think designed to look like myfitnesspal and it loses about 2/3 of the info for me. If you haven't done it yet, try looking at "classic view", it's more boring looking at first but you can manipulate the data and charts 16 ways from Sunday, very fun if you like numbers. :cheesy:

I hate positive people. <joking>

youre officially my guru now :)

Today I did the 2 mile hike with ankle weights...then I added in a climb up the Quabbin dike....which...is straight uphill.....theres a series of 3 tiers. I did two of the three....one with weights one without. Then I went downhill....which for me is actually harder...or used to be....with the weights and finished my walk with them....

when I say straight uphill.....standing still killed my calves...and nothing kills my calves....Im sure it was over 100 feet in total....so I did 2/3.....and will be adding it on to my repetoire.... :)

Still doing Pilates. I really love it.

I never thought I would find a form of exercise that I not only enjoy but miss after a couple of days off.

It never feels difficult while I am doing it but always need a couple of days for my muscles to recover between times.

:moonstars:

I had to get a blood pressure cuff for my new PT back exercises. :blink:

They have me put it under the small of my back when I lay down, then I have to do various inverted marches and other leg things without making the needle on the gauge move.

That's a whole lot harder than it sounds and really works the lower abs.

Combined with my "I don't even know how many" squats in various configurations with resistance bands make for a pretty good core workout.

Now, if it only would only hurt less. :thinking:

ever the minstrel of knowledge Kelt; I never thought to look for core exercises using resistance bands...I have many! My back doesnt like floor exercises...and my dogs always come smell me if I do get down on the floor...so....I will look into that now that you gave me a mind to. :)
today was an epic fail for exercise. I did 15 min of my typical 30 min yoga...so basically it was stretching; couldnt go for my walk after work since I knew my mother needed to go to the ER (Shes fine tg) and then I ran errands after dinner then came home and started some heavy cleaning for no apparent reason. Still...I should throw on my big girl yoga pants and get it done....but....i dont wannnna ..... im TIRED

I did an hour on the stair master (Intervals: 45/50) and then a combined hour of weight lifting, abs, and yoga. I've become addicted to the stair master for now. Love it!

Story from the gym (not from today but I can't help thinking about it whenever I have the choice between stairs and an elevator in life... which is, of course, a lot):

This normal looking, fit, young woman had just finished some intense exercise class, and she was at that level of combined fatigue and exhilaration where one is somewhat psychotic. I heard her whisper to herself in a fog, "I'm so exhausted. I'm going to take the elevator." And then she stopped suddenly, turned on her heel, her glassy eyes wide, and whispered to herself definitively, "No, I'm going to take the stairs." It was like she caught herself while in a post exercise delirium almost committing the sin of taking the elevator, but instead she was going to keep the momentum alive. It was so memorable to be inside her internal process. Not sure why! It still gives me a laugh but also holds some power in it I guess.

I did an hour on the stair master (Intervals: 45/50) and then a combined hour of weight lifting, planks, and stretching.

Who did I end up next to again but Clayton, the Positive Trainer, training a woman named Samantha. He asked again how I was, and I again said, "Good, how are you?" He said, "Fabulous! I couldn't be better!" :hrmph: I get a laugh how he sounds so sexual when instructing his clients, "Samantha, I want you to get on all fours!....Now, Samantha, turn over on your back and lift your rear-end!" It's all said in such a definitively positive tone. He says it without any sleaze which somehow makes it all the more perverse to me. :mohawk: