Wellness

[MickD]

@bopper That's too bad about Walmart.  I bet they're going to lose some business.

3 mi/36 min on the treadmill.

[nomless]

Good to see you back, Laura. You sound determined! Be careful of that wrist.

Bopper, I agree,  it's a bummer about Walmart. Just on principal, I don't do self-service checkout. I don't want to be my own checkout clerk. I want the butcher to cut my meat, I want the mechanic to maintain the car, and I want a checkout clerk to provide that service. I've done my work to collect what I want to guy. Then, it's their turn to do the work. 

[Mmsfoxxie]

Good morning, all.  A beautiful day is approaching.  

Not much to say at this moment, feeling lazy, I guess.

I'm going to my health center for my walk and that's it.

Glad everyone is doing well.  Enjoy your day.

[bopper]

Morning all, it's looking like a sunny day here and less humidity. 

Havent' decided what I"m going to do this morning.  It's so quiet here right now, I love it!

foxxie enjoy your time at the health center, I really got nothin too!

nomless I agree with you, I don't like the idea of self check either.  If I had only a couple things then I would use it but not for my weekly shopping.

MickD I did the trail yesterday, let me tell you those deer flies were all over Logan and if I didn't have on a ball cap it would have been the same for me!  Not enjoyable!

Laura take care of your wrist, I know you will!  Love your spunk!!

Lucy need to hear from you regarding DS, you had said he wasn't feeling all that great and the animals and hubby.  How is everything going?  

About all I got for now, adios!

[nomless]

Lucy, prayers that you DS is ok.

[Laura14]

Clocking in with 45 minute bike ride followed by Power class.  I went up on my bad wrist from 2 pounds to 5 pounds are most tracks.  Pathetic but I'm getting there.  

Ortho doc said no push ups.    I call him a few names when we get to those in class and I'm one handed pushing on the step.   

Did some of my PT exercises on the bike and before Power class then followed up the ones with the band at home so all done there if I want to be.

I'm rebelling and not wearing my brace unless I am doing things like Power since I think it interferes with the PT I'm doing to loosen it up and get movement again.  You're just not a proper Italian without being able to talk with your hands fluidly.

Oh and I won a pair of solar eclipse glasses from my Power instructor!  Apparently there is this solar eclipse thing happening next month and we are in the area it is going to happen.  She said the schools are even delaying one hour because of it.  

I am all set to look cool and lose the sun.  With our 90 degree plus heat wave since last month, bye!    

[bopper]

Good Morning, Happy Friday!   It's 55 here now and sunny.   We're going to have a nice day today.  Our annual Blueberry Festival is downtown today and tomorrow and Sunday is Art on the Rocks at the Harbor where people come from all over the country with their crafts, art work, pottery etc and set up on the lake.  It's a lovely thing to attend.

Laura your crushing it even with that wrist.  Listening to dr.'s orders will get you there faster than you think and you're doing great!

I'll prolly bike today, looks like a good biking day and a stretch on the reformer.  A few of my friends purchased that b bounder trampline and really love it.  Now I'm thinking of adding that for my cardio too but the size of it is a factor for me.  Any thought?

Can ya'all belive August is almost here, good grief time goes too fast!  I would love Fall about 6 months of the year, Winter maybe 2 months, and the rest can be summer!  

Any who,,,have a good one!

[Mmsfoxxie]

Good morning everybody!  Another great day on the horizon.  Low 80s expected with low humidity.

Humidity was a little high yesterday and I felt it while exercising.  There is a class that I don't usually take that I was talked into participating in yesterday that is very easy and it made me sweat.  Clammy in the room.  How much sweating should you do working out to Frank Sinatra singing 'Witchcraft' or 'Dancing Cheek to Cheek', lol.  I love Frank Sinatra but not for exercising.  Upbeat music helps motivate me to keep moving.  This instructor used to do broadway dancing and this is the focus of her class.  Next week if they try to drag me in there, I'm refusing.  My Fitbit barely moved and that frustrated me.

Lunch meeting with my Red Hatters today.....yea!  It's over an hours drive...yuck.  I'll have to leave the house at 10:30 to make sure I'm there before 12:00.  I drive on expressways but not the one I'd have to use for this destination.  I'll eat a piece of fruit before I go and hope I'm not so famished when I get there that I don't order the whole menu, lol.

About that self check...I've never tried it and don't want to. It's one more thing to cut jobs, imo.  

Hopefully this evening I do a walk video or something.  Have a great day everyone.

[Iluvlucy]

Happy Friday everyone!  We're 98% humidity again...bleck. We had one morning we were in the 50's and humidity was only in the 80's, I got 10 miles in walking and running, it felt wonderful!  The day I went hiking was nice too so I got 11 miles in that day...woods were wet and buggy though but the further out I got, they weren't as bad.  I would have thought it would be the other way around.

bopper and nomless...he's a little worse, thanks for asking. He has finals today so just wants to get through this, then will call his GI doc next week if he isn't better. It's stressful as this is it as far as his meds go, don't think anything new has come out. Have to try not to think about school being ruined, major surgery, not being able to work, etc...can't help but have it run through your mind.

Oh, no way bopper...I sure hope that isn't for all Walmarts!  I do self check-out if I have a few items, but not for my major shop. I may ask them next time I'm in there.

I baked 2 cakes yesterday and made enough pasta salad for 40+ people. My dil volunteers coaching soccer every summer for underprivileged kids and tonight is the big picnic so I'm going with to help serve and bring some food. It should be fun, I'm looking forward to it other than standing out in this heat but now they're saying rain..we're already under another flash-flood watch(have had flooding since we've been here because of all the rain).  They teach Sunday-School Sunday morning so I may make something for that too...maybe some brownies. 

I've had a busy week...I picked out the quartz for my center island and absolutely love it.  It might end up being my favorite thing in the house, well, maybe my bathroom.  I got lost driving there, DH is working so I'm on my own driving to all these places and when you're not familiar with this area and your GPS goes haywire, it can take you on backroads most of the locals don't even know exist!  It's so irritating!  

DH goes out of town on Sunday...wanted me to go with but DS not feeling well, I really feel like staying put. I already have stuff stacking up for next week so want to get it all knocked out.  Tomorrow is car inspection(got them registered) and opening a bank account here. When you move to a new state there's a lot more to do than just find a house...it's been never-ending. It's like starting over, one reason I was over military life!

I biked and power-walked this morning, deciding on Pure Barre, Kickboxing, or their Total Gym.  Glad to see your back at it Laura...Mmsfoxxie, Mick D, Judy, and anyone else, hope you have a great day and aren't melting!

[Iluvlucy]

I forgot...my gf had called yesterday morning at the end of my walk so I just kept walking around the neighborhood while talking to her.  I look up and see 2 big labs running around a yard and I just knew they were going to come after me...their owner was yelling at them but the one bolted for me anyway, the fur from his neck to the tip of his tail was on end and he was bee-lining full-throttle right for me...I yelled and asked if he was friendly, the lady is screaming for him and is in her underwear and t-shirt...I said to myself "here we go, I'm getting bit" and turned around so he didn't get my face or neck...he slammed into me on my back and I felt his breath on my neck but he didn't bite me even though he made the sound like he was...my gf was freaking out because she is listening to the entire thing and thinking I'm going to be mauled and she can't do anything to help.  I was shaking, heart was pounding...lady in her underwear is apologizing over and over.

I was just so thankfful our dogs weren't with me because I think it would have been ugly. Won't be walking them in that cul-de-sac anymore!