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Welcome to the March Exercise Thread

bopper — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 12:40:37 GMT

Welcome to March!!

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Mmsfoxxie — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:38:52 GMT

Good morning! Oh, what a beautiful, inviting picture!

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bopper — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 19:40:24 GMT

Hey Foxxie, I loved that picture too. We can all gather around the table for coffee, who's in?

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Mmsfoxxie — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 23:56:17 GMT

Wow, The Biggest Loser trainer had a heart attack? More than enough exercising and I assume he did clean, healthy eating. Perhaps he had a lot of stress and bad genes. One never knows.

I remember years ago there was a man who had a health clinic named Pritikin who dropped dead from a heart attack. He ate just enough to live and it was all, imo, nasty. He literally ate to live, not lived to eat like most of us. His father had died from an early heart attack, too.

It has to be a certain level of 'taste good' for me in the long run. I can eat healthy tasteless food for a few months but I always stop for a break.....like right now.

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Iluvlucy — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:49:46 GMT

Hi everyone...can't believe it's March already! Getting ready to head out with dh. Yesterday was cooler and overcast so I took advantage of it...got my highest exercise miles in since we've been here..and have the pictures to prove it...haha. I went early with Lucy, then by myself, then met up with Beth, then went again yesterday afternoon with my other gf and did a long one. My feet were aching last night!

Her husband made it to NY...58 hours of flying. She got to go meet him at the airport for 3 hours....then they are trying to have him come home for good after the funeral since he was supposed to be back in April anyway. It's harder when you're higher ranking as they have to get a replacement.

I got my Pilates box and pole yesterday so had to do another work-out(had already worked out in the morning) to play with that...I love it. I had seen an exercise I wanted to do but needed a foot strap so was going to try and find one...well a foot strap came with the box so I was happy about that and glad I didn't order it.

Hope everyone is doing well and has a nice day....dh is ready to roll!

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Mmsfoxxie — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 14:19:52 GMT

Fifty eight hours of flying @Iluvlucy! No way for me to do that. I'm trying to decide to go to Hawaii where one of my sons lives. That's eight hours but it's hard to get a direct flight so two flights together might be ten or twelve hours. So glad that he made it safely.

I see that the February thread is still being used but since I posted on the March thread yesterday, I'll stick with this one.

I had a good workout day yesterday...walking, cardio and strength. I don't understand this Fitbit, though. Sunday, for instance. I had a little over 11,000 points done in the house. In place walking, arm movements and regularly going up and down stairs doing daily routine. No stairs indicated on the Fitbit. Don't get it. Yesterday, my workout showed 14 stairs with a little over 12,000 points. No big deal but sometimes I just want to rationalize things in my head.

This looks like a good day ahead for me. Hope yours is, too.

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nomless — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 23:49:06 GMT

Apparently bad genes explains Harper's heart attack, at least in part.

Lucy, yay that he got home. What a long, awful trip.

Bopper, I love the tulips...my fave.

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Iluvlucy — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:33:42 GMT

Happy Hump Day! I read the same thing nomless...also a doctor was in the gym and did CPR on him right away which possibly saved his life. Mmsfoxxie, my gf is doing Zumba too, she loves it.

Remember my gf in Va Beach that I begged to go to CF with me and she fell in love with it and even does the CF Open??...well, she has been training with a coach to do a Triathalon this month. She broke her foot yesterday leaving the gym..how disappointing after all that hard work. And her mom, also my friend, was taken by ambulance for pneumonia AND the flu(throwing up)...so they had a rough day.

I've been doing bedsheets and stuff this morning...we're going out of town for a race(5K) this weekend so I'm trying to get everything done..also going to Richmond next week so we'll be busy. I did taxes yesterday afternoon so got that checked off..woo-hoo!

My gf wants me to go to lunch with her later and I'm going to Barre class this morning so I had to hit the ground running. Still not sure how I'm going to make it all work, might have to meet her out in town.

Hope everyone has a great day!

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bopper — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:20:04 GMT

Morning, March is coming in like a Lion here this morning, snowing and blowing and slippery roads. Canceling my Chiro appt. this morning too.

I posted in February yesterday, glad to see the early posts in our new month!

My DIL is heading to Florida this morning with the girls, my son is staying home, working and doing some remodeling in their house but I'm not sure she'll get out on the plane on time, I saw delays..that would not be good with a 1 year old being delayed. But it is what it is and my DIL is very calm so she'll be fine.

Lucy I hope you have a good time at the 5k and on your trip to Richmond. What a blow your friend had breaking her foot, how disappointint she must be and then her mother's illness....my DIL said the hospital is filled with so many sick people and even weird things she said.

Nomless Bob Harper was interviewed on the Today Show from his house, says he is very very lucky to be alive. What a huge wake up call, appearance isn't everything, it's what's inside we can't see that can change out lives.

Foxxie I have a friend who teaches Zumba and she said it's a blast, the classes are always full. Hope you had fun!

Well since I"m not going into town I'll get my workout going in a bit here, finishing my coffee and need to eat something.

Have a great day everyone!

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MickD — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:45:39 GMT

Did 2.5 mi/33.5 min on the treadmill.....cleaning the grout is killing me....really needed the run!

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nomless — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 21:02:14 GMT

Bopper, I'm sorry I missed Bob's interview. I hope docs can figure out what needs to be done to reduce the possibility of another attack. Scary that things happen no matter how well we take care of ourselves.

Lucy, bummer about your friend who broke her foot after all that training.

Mick, good job!

Hi, Bopper. I hope the plane's delay was a short one. A cranky one year old would be a handful.

Last night, Coco was acting like she has a UTI so I took her to the vet today. I was right. She's now on a med for two weeks. I was so happy that I had today off work so it was easy to get her to the vet. So much better than trying to schedule a vet visit around a full time job.

I'm enjoying Q's silver day, like QVC of old. A nice change from vacs, bed, and computers. I ordered a couple of things I saw online.

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Mmsfoxxie — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 19:29:55 GMT

Omg, yesterday in Illinois was awful with tornadoes going through in some places. I was blessed to only get torrential rain and winds that only lasted a few hours.

@Iluvlucy, what a day your friend and her mother had. Plans ruined. I hope they both recover quickly. I can't run but I like 5k walks cause I can do them.

Traveller's mercies for your dil @bopper. Florida should be nice weatherwise.

Hi, @nomless and @MickD and everyone.

Well, by this morning the rain had stopped but it was extremely foggy so I exercised at home. Also, lots of places had excess water on the streets so I decided to use caution and stay in. Pictures on the news were horrible. One poor lady that I saw on tv, decided to drive through what she thought was a slight puddle and she and her baby had to be rescued. I'm sure she has car damage, too. Water can be your friend or your enemy.

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bopper — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:38:42 GMT

Morning everyone, just finished up Pilates Reformer and Treadmill intervals. Yesterday was terrible here, ice, snow, wind. Tons of head on accidents. My son was 2 minutes behind a severe one and we heard there was a 1 year old involved in one of the cars. My GD is 1 The plane delays were a nightmare. They ended up having to drive to another town to get a different flight and then Detroit had delays because of wind. She was traveling with a 1 year old and her 11 year old daughter since 9 am and didn't get to FL until 11:30. I'm so glad they are finally there!

We just got a plow! I wondered if they were coming at all!

Nomless I hope Shadow feels better and glad you are home today.

Foxxie I saw the damage from the terrible tornados and storms, and lots of hail damage too. Smart move to stay home!

Laura hi and waving to you!

SanFran girl how is the training going for your half marathon?

Lucy enjoy your weekend and trip!

Have a good day everyone!

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Iluvlucy — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:48:00 GMT

nomless....I hope Coco is on the mend. Some cats sure are prone to UTI's...Kat never had them and Kit has had many.

Mmsfoxxie...glad you are safe! Saw the devastation on the news.

bopper...horrible about that accident. Glad they made it safely.

We're heading out this morning. Wednesday we were 80*(DC broke a record at 85*) and this morning we have snow on the ground. The race is going to be cold but better than hot.

Wed I did weights(heavier than I have been) then Barre...and found out you're supposed to sign up for Barre 48-hours in advance! When I joined, I asked if there are any classes that you had to sign up for...the guy said "SPIN"...that was it! I guess you're supposed to get a ticket to reserve your space at the bar....no one had ever mentioned it before nor did I ever see an instructor ask for tickets. I hadn't even seen a ticket...until Wed. How embarrassing...sure hope I never took someone's space at the bar that had a ticket(it gets crowded so you have to use the bare wall if the bar is all filled up)! They were cracking up that I'd actually taken Barre before though and was clueless...one lady was a little snooty about it. Oh well, you don't know what you don't know!

Yesterday I did a full-body weights/pilates/yoga workout that has me sore from head to toe and I'm not kidding..some of it is probably from Wed though. Even my neck muscles and the muscles up the back of my head are sore...calves, butt cheeks, back, abs, biceps, delts, etc.

Leaving town this morning...don't think I'm taking my laptop so won't be on. Saves me money too...lol! DS has his infusion today, he's had a rough week. We're going to stay with them since the race is about an hour from their house.

Heading out with DH now for a few quick miles, stretch out the sciatica. Have a great weekend everyone!!

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Mmsfoxxie — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:24:52 GMT

Good morning everyone. Enjoy your trip, @Iluvlucy.

Whew! Where did yesterday go? Every time that I tried to post here, I couldn't sign in. Happens to me a lot and as I read from someone else's post on another thread, it might be because I'm on my iPad. I rarely post on my computer even during the day. My computer is fickle, lol. Takes forever to come on and yesterday, a sign and a voice told me that a virus was on it and that I needed to call the number on the screen and said to delay would mean that my credit info was going to be taken. Scary but a while back this happened, too. I knew not to call the number because they ask you to pay them I knew from previous googling. I immediately turned it off. It wouldn't let me shut down. Later that night I got back on because I had to charge my Fitbit. I went online and there was no sign of the invasion. I never do my finances on that computer, though.

Anyway, today is the birthday of one of my twins! One was born on the third, 11:55 pm and one was born on the 4th of March, 12:15 am. Where did the 39 years go. One lives in Hawaii and one lives in San Diego. I have a third son, who will be 50 on march 31st. I'll have to call one of the twins today and the other one tomorrow. They are identical twins but their life choices turned out very differently. But that's a story for another day, lol.

My knees are feeling good so I know I'm going to have a great workout. I called my orthopedic doctors office Monday (I think it was) to see if it's time for another knee injection. The right knee gives me the most trouble but he does most knees because of how insurance works. The left one has cartilage lost, too, so rather than come in a couple of months later, it's cheaper just to do both.

My appointment is on the 15th but I have to see the doctor before I know if I can get the same treatment, SynVis One which is an injection in each knee rather than other types which would require a series of THREE painful injections. I think one a week. Nope, I won't buy that one very easily.... painful. This will be my third time having injections which have worked really well. Unfortunately, they give you a little more pain for a week or two, then, bam, things get better. They last about a year for me, whereas, most only get a6 month benefit. The right knee is almost bone to bone, unfortunately. The receptionist made my appointment later than I wanted because, this time, they need to check and double check what my insurance will pay for. It could be that they don't pay for Synvis One anymore which is the more expensive treatment. I'm having an insurance depression moment, Ladies, as I'm sure a lot of us are.

Enjoy your day everyone.

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nomless — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 15:54:12 GMT

Lucy, have a great trip. I hope DS is ok.

Bopper, what a nasty storm. Thank goodness you all are OK.

Foxxie, I'm like you....nothing important is on my computer. Good luck with those knees.

No news here. So far, Coco has beenough fairly good about letting me pill her. I try to catch her by surprise and do it quickly. This morning, I'very been messing with my books. A friend is culling her collection and sent me some that I want to read. Problem is I have no place to put them, so I'm trying to cull my collection to make space. Ugh. But, a good problem to have, IMO.

Wishing a great day to all.

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Mmsfoxxie — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 13:42:00 GMT

A quick good morning, Ladies? What a gloomy day outside! But that's ok....I going to make my own sunshine. Zumba and walking are on my schedule today. Right now I'm debating whether to leave early and grocery shop or wait until tomorrow morning. Decisions, decisions. I have a taste for some chili for tomorrow. We have leftovers for today. I love making chili because unless you freeze it, you dinner for at least 3 days and the taste gets better each day.

Have a great healthy, happy and safe day!,

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bopper — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 15:57:53 GMT

Good Morning, it's extremely windy here. Getting ready to do Pilates, just been reading the Sunday paper and drinking my coffee. Taking a slow relaxing morning with the hubby and Logan.

I'm ready for Baseball season to start, that's my sport....

I didn't buy a thing on fashion day, I didn't hardly watch either, things are too high priced and I can find it cheaper locally if I choose too.

Mmsfoxxie I love chili and agree it's hard to make a small batch! We had pancakes last night. We sometimes have breakfast for dinner!

Lucy how did the race go? Is there much snow there?

Nomless is your weekend going okay? Are you still doing your KB dvd? I havent' used my kettlebells for a long time now. I may order the Vionic insoles and see if they help with my feet. Have you tried them?

Well I guess it's time to head to the Pilates machine, have a great day everyone!

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nomless — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 17:54:17 GMT

Hi, all. Happy Sunday.

Warm weather here. Nice. I think it will be in the 70's the next few days.

I spent yesterday figuring out how to organize piles of stuff that's piling up all over. We recently got a Container Store here, and I went for the first time yesterday. Oh, my, what a fun store. I got a folding bookcase to put in the entry near the kitchen and pretty boxes with drawers to store odds and ends .... mail, coupons, recipes, etc. Library books on one shelf, puzzle books on another. Finally, a place to put stuff that was cluttering my dining table and sofa table. It cost more than I wanted to spend, but doesn't everything? But worth the expense to solve a problem that's been bugging me for months.

Bopper, I haven't done any KB workouts recently, but I'm happy to have them and still love Paul Katami. His DVD workouts are terrific. Using my chair some.

Foxxie, chili sounds good. I haven't made it recently. Might do so next time it gets cold.

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Mmsfoxxie — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:35:08 GMT

Top of the morning to everyone! It's gonna be around 60 degrees today! Light jacket weather. Yesterday was nice but I wore my mid weight coat. No complaints from me, though, this whole winter season. I'm still hoping that there is no end of March sudden snowstorm. I'm not anxious to try out my QVC Snow Joe shovel that I bought in December when it was a TSV, lol.

Made my chili and it was quite good, if I say so myself, lol.

@nomless, your Container Store sounds like a store we have or used to have here called Crate and Barrel. I only went in once many years ago and they have/had just the kind of stuff you mentioned. Cost an arm and a leg which is why I only went once. With so many stores disappearing, I wouldn't be surprised if they are gone. It was downtown in Chicago and only in the high end malls like Orlando Mall in Orlando Park, Illinois.

Wow, these weeks are going fast. In May, my husband will be 70. And right behind him in August, I'll be 70. Whew!! I remember when my mother was 70 and I thought she was so old, lol. She had lots of health problems, though. Legally blind from advanced glaucoma, early dementia and unbeknownst to us, osteoarthritis when is why when she fell on my carpet, she broke her hip.

I have glaucoma but thanks to good health care and regular eye exams, I caught mine early. I have osteoarthritis, too but unless I fall in a strange way, my bones will be ok. It's these darn knees that are a minor concern. I'm keeping on top of it so, not much of a worry.

Monday is my senior express cardio class, weight training andif my bones say so, I'll add my walk into the mix. Monday's and Tuesday's are my favorite workout days until the spring schedule comes out.

Enjoy your day and be SAFE ladies.