[trixielou]

its sad when u have to go thru doc after doc that wont just blow u off wow the disc thing sounds horrible! after my lazy day yesterday i walked on treadmill 4 90 minutes today my toe foot knee r really actin up maybe cuz of snow thats coming

[Skully]

Originally Posted by trixielou

its sad when u have to go thru doc after doc that wont just blow u off wow the disc thing sounds horrible! after my lazy day yesterday i walked on treadmill 4 90 minutes today my toe foot knee r really actin up maybe cuz of snow thats coming

sorry your knee and toe, foot are acting up but I know the feeling. I hae had several surgeries on my knees and I feel it when a storm is coming!

Well, I have decided to take today off because I have so much to do. I need to get my house clean today so that will be my exercise!

[trixielou]

i cant count how many times during the day i go up the stairs so thats kind of like 15 minutes on a stairmaster & i know it works cuz i have a saggy type butt but it stays higher up where i always work those muscles. saw a guy jogging outside today i should have made myself do it but i stuck with treadmill just as well cuz last nite my stomach was crampin didnt think much of it hardly ever eat greasy food & i had eaten some hash browns with weinies when i got on the treadmill i started gettin clammy & have spent day throwin up uugghhhh been a stomach virus goin around here was very grumpy & snappy also i hope its just a virus & not flu cuz even if i had a temp i wouldnt know it ive got so many fever reducers in me messed up to feel this way rite at Christmas i feel hungry now but im afraid to eat cuz i dont wanna throw up well 4 skully i see u live in penn so with the snow comin your knees must be given u fits

[Skully]

I have been pretty lazy lately, back is bothering me. But I plan to run today regarless of how I feel...I just can't stop. I stopped and put on 10lbs! I am not going to let that happen!

[yellowted]

I am really ashamed to say i do not do any exercise at all! I do however have to pull myself upstairs on my bum, use the upper body strength i have to manouvre myself around my home, pull myself up onto the loo, bath etc. I also have a constant trial just to stay sitting upright without nose diving or keeling sideways so everything i do is trying and exercise for my muscles!!! I do love water so swim (using only my arms) 10-15 lengths as often as i am able though, so i suppose this is my exercise! i wish i could do more as i really need to lose weight but find whenever i do I do not have the energy left to pull upstairs to bed that evening!

[Skully]

Give it a try in the new year yellowted! Always a good time to try something new. If you would like me to help get a program together for you, join the fitness group...I believe it is listed as Skully's fitness group or something like that. I can design a program around what you are willing to do! The link to the fitness group is in my signature!

I ran yesterday and this morning...it felt ok,not too much strain on the back. At this point I don't care, I miss running and am going to run no matter what!

[Beholden]

Happy new year all...

I've been going to pt for several weeks now and I think it is helping. We are working on my low abs to help stablize my pelvic muscles, reduce the strain on my back muiscles. I still have pain, but it is getting better

Yesterday she started me stretching the tight calf muscles, plus she stretched me out using passive stretching rather than me doing the exercises myself. And Electrical Stimulation since I was so tender. I must have overdone it with the home exercises, even though they are very easy stretches.

Today I will walk Jack a mile. Then come back inside and do the stretches. It is standing in the kitchen cooking that bothers me the most, so I'll do the exercising BEFORE I start making potato soup to see if that works better for me.

Take care all of you and keep moving!

[Skully]

Great job Be!

I got great news, I found another neurologist today and have an appointment next week with him!

Hopefully he can get to the bottom of things and something can be done soon. I have started running again, just a couple of miles each morning, but at least it is something!

[Beholden]

Originally Posted by Skully

Great job Be!

I got great news, I found another neurologist today and have an appointment next week with him!

Hopefully he can get to the bottom of things and something can be done soon. I have started running again, just a couple of miles each morning, but at least it is something!

Great. Hope the new neurologist can be helpful. It's really the pits to be in pain to begin with, but to have someone who totally doesn't know how to treat your "real" problem! That's worse.

Glad you are able to do some running.

[Skully]

We have 10 members now so I think we get our own sub seciton under social groups forum! I will have to check into that!

[Beholden]

Yeah

[Skully]

Ok I was wrong...a subforum requires 25 members

We got lots of work to do recruiting beholden!!!!!!

[trixielou]

i feel so lazy & unmotivated but i make myself do atleast 4 miles on my treadmill & yesterday I did 5 im even mixin some joggin in with it it helps so much mentally & physically had a bad binge day on the food yesterday everyone here r winners here & i admire u all! ok this is my big ugly secret i smoke cigs & while im on the treadmill i will slow it down to 2.4 & smoke half of one since i go about 90 minutes i smoke maybe 1 or 1 & half cigs yikes ok theres it is need to get on there i love reg coffee to make me get on there cuz im sensitive to it & it gets me going not to mention kills appetite its stupid to smoke period especially while exercising also whats the best ab thing to do on the floor cuz thats where alot of my weight is keep on going everyone!

[Skully]

Glad you are trying to stay motivated. I know at times it is hard...it is hard for me right now as well.

Well, back to physical therapy I go. The doctor ordered another 6 weeks for core stregthening exercises and traction....oh boy what fun! NOT. Oh well, I am going to keep running anyway. I try to do at least 2 miles each day. That is about my limit with the back issues right now. So, I will keep plugging away!

[trixielou]

glad to hear ur keeping up ur workout with physical stuff goin on with u. well the past couple of days ive went five miles on my treadmill & have been jogging more & ive only smoked one cig during both workouts. that'll be my goal 4 rite now a cig after 35 minutes & thats it. small steps. last nite i got a rude awakening cuz my treadm kix off at 100 minutes & i was rite in the middle of a fast jog. i just had the light on in the next room it got dark out during my workout & i couldnt see the display it was funny! dont know why it kix off at 100 minutes?? i just got it back up to speed real quick & finished. i feel like taking a day off so bad but then i feel like a failure maybe i will today i dunno just feel burn out tired & feel like i could use a days rest

[trixielou]

also how do u change ur mood where mine says sick never mind i went to my profile & it let me do it there i guess thats how also what do ya think of raw egg shooters i dont do them very often maybe once twice a week & they help me feel better like if i have a simple carb hangover from too much junk too late in the day i was mixing the raw egg with milk but this morning i mixed it with low acid orange juice been doin them for awhile & ive never gotten sick

[Skully]

I used to mix in a couple of raw eggs with my protein powder. You can go to any health store and get a good protein powder. That will also help recover from your walking/jogging on the treadmill. Good job about controlling the cigarette smoking...that is never good while you are working out. I know because I am a smoker too.

[trixielou]

lol i was so embarassed to admit i smoke especially while i work out its great that u r stayin movin my husband had a back injury from when he was young & also has arthritis & he wont go thru the pain to where its easier but i dont guess i can judge cuz ive never had those issues except 4 my toe thing at one point it was to where it wouldnt bend & would pop when i walked & my foot around it was puffy i made it bend past where it hurt & it went back to normal range of motion even though it still hurts esp on the inside part when i press on it dunno weird feel like goin to be & sleepin all day as ive been struggling with depression a lot.

[Skully]

It is ok, I understand about the smoking. But try to cut it down a little at a time, it will allow you to breath better and you will get more oxygen to your muscles

[Fresia]

Is there a way to make abdominal exercise interesting? I am so bored with them and over time, the more fit / strength I get, the more I have to do. I really dislike doing them in the first place but love the results. Any suggestions?

[Skully]

you can mix it up by using medicine balls and trying different types of exercises. Do a google search to find different ways to work the abdominal muscles

[Fresia]

Thank you, great idea. I will give it a try!

[trixielou]

i did my usual treadmill today but my dad & i also walked for an hour outside this evening i took one cig & lit it on the wrong end while i was trying to tear the burnt part off the filter i broke the whole thing lol & my dad was like come on u can walk without it so we walked for an hour & it was so nice just to be out all i had on was a thin baseball shirt & this winter coat that will make u sweat of course i wore all the other stuff gloves earmuffs hat but that coat is goose down or something & it keeps ur core so warm & great big pockets to stuff cigs just kidding! actually when i workout outside & i do my 7 walk/jog laps i dont smoke but if i go 10 or 12 i smoke a couple about the abs what exercises do u do fresia i need something bad til i can get back to the monkey bars

[trixielou]

ok my treadmill went out i have been isolating but i made myself go out & do laps i was sooo mad i did a ten lap like i said when i do 10 lappers i usually have a walkin lap in there where i smoke but i didnt even do that the only one i smoked was my first lap & that was a whole mile walkin to let nicotine levels go down it even started rainin on my third lap but i kept goin have walked in worse my toe did not like it & the arches of my feet didnt either the only shoes that r good 4 my feet r new balance & all of those i have r worn out have new avia shoes but not good enuff 4 pavement. today wasnt super cold but winter isnt over so i guess i will have to just bundle up & get used to it only thing is if it snows & the streets have ice i guess im stuck but i dont think its supposed to snow big atleast 4 the next week. thank u God 4 those 10 laps maybe He wanted me out of the house. my t always asks me if i get my walks in

[Skully]

I didn't do anything today...woke up to a big ice storm so I couldn't run outside and my back is really hurting bad today. I think it may be because of the weather that is happening right now. At least I hope so. I put Lidoderm patches on my back and that made it somewhat better. I hope to get on my treadmill tomorrow morning. The roads will still be too icy to run on. I hate the treadmill but I will do what I have to do to get the run in