October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

[LVT25]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

Netball sounds like my kind of game! I kind of gave up on team sports when I started dreading the games. I usually had to drink plenty of beer before to get me in the mood, and of course beer with my friends after. Now I prefer more individualized activities. I'm going to start playing raquetball again this winter, but I need to find a partner. I might have to coerce my boys into playing. Hubby refuses to play with me anymore since I hit him a couple of times with the ball.:upset:

The "race" was great. It was so much fun and the energy there is amazing. Most wear a sign in memory or in honor of someone. One lady had "in memory of.....my boob!" There were the "hooters' carrying their balloons that looked like a pair of big boobies. I wish I would have taken a picture of them. And of course the ones that bring a tear are the husbands, fathers, mothers, sisters....walking in memory of a loved one. I hope that one day there are major medical advances to prevent/cure all cancers!

I was pretty darn sore yesterday....the race was a 5K, but I wore my pedometer and we walked more like 5.5 miles counting the walk to and from the vehicle. I might try a little jogging/walking because I get bored on the treadmill just walking. I am going to make it a part of my day every day--very soon.

Thanks for the support!

[peacenik]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

lv, good work on the walk! we did those with my mom and once in memory of her...i find them to be a little too much emotionally because they remind me (and my sister) so much of all the pain our mom went through...someday i will do another one!

det...get crackin' man, you have alot of time to make up!!! (i kid, i kid)

dg, GO GIRL!

marshy, no more twinges, k? yikes!

im going to walk around outside today, it's supposed to get into the upper 60's, so that is perfect weather for galavanting!

peace!

[Doggygirl]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

Deter, good to know you haven't injured yourself seriously!

Peace, "galavanting." That sounds like fun! So how was it??

LVT Raquetball sounds fun now that winter is around the corning. I'm sure you can find people to play with and won't have to rely on Mr. LVT. Keep us posted!

:b&d:
Personal Torturer kicked my ass again today. I think she has finally gotten comfortable that I will at least TRY in a big way to do anything she asks. So now she is having fun! She really pushed me today in Upper Body Torture and I admit I liked it. Don't tell anyone though. I was going to blow off the last 20 minutes of cardio, but I didn't. Can't have you guys calling me a slacker or anything.

Tomorrow is lower body by myself and cardio, then Saturday is DAY OFF!!!!!!! I hope to goof off most of the day too. I hope my plans work out.

:b&d:

DG

[Marshy]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

LVT25;731206 wrote: Hubby refuses to play with me anymore since I hit him a couple of times with the ball.:upset:

:H Did he think it was deliberate? Or, in fact, WAS it deliberate??

Hmm, racquetball. I had to look it up. We call it "squash". I used to play it at school. Vicious game!

Det - enjoy those endorphins!

Peace - are you back from your gallivanting?

DG - it sounds like such a great idea to have a personal trainer. I could do with someone to push me. I do tend to apply myself more to whatever piece of gym equipment I'm on if there's someone next to me doing the same thing. Not that I'm competitive or anything :H

I need to start exercising towards the end of the week more. At the moment I'm finding I don't have time coz of work, and my gym is about five miles away from where I'm working so it's not possible to go there on days I work. I'm only getting to the gym on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday most weeks. There is a small gym at work that I need to investigate.

[redhibiscus]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

DG, thanks for posting that exercise helped with moodiness in early sobriety. I have been struggling with the same and possibly will be helped if I step up my exercise. I am kind of disappointed that my weight is holding steady when I have cut calories by not drinking. I just don't get it. I mean I must be consuming thousands less calories. Any suggestions?

[Doggygirl]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

Hi Red. I felt that exact same disappointment you are speaking of!! I thought when I stopped drinking (copious quantities I might add!), started eating right and exercising, the pounds would melt off. A fast melt was desired but a slow melt would have been OK too. It really didn't happen. I found myself struggling to lose a little bit, and any small infraction resulted in easy gains.

I read one of Suzanne Somers books after seeing her interviewed on a TV show. Ageless or The Sexy Years are good ones with common information. I'm 51 so was dealing with a lot of the symptoms of the "middle years" that she described. It's not easy to find the type of doctor she talks about - ones who are NOT "Big Pharma" oriented and who will work with you on natural bioidentical hormones. But for me it was worth all the search efforts!

I am now on a moderate dose of natural thyroid medication, and am on BHRT Estrogen and Progesterone. It's made a huge difference in reducing annyoying symptoms like hot flashes and other mood problems that were hormone related. AND it has allowed me to manage my weight "fairly" - I get the expected results for my efforts. It's still not magic or anything, but if I exercise and eat right, I can keep my weight in the proper place now. Before I was fighting such a major uphill battle. And even if you aren't yet into the menopause years, thyroid problems can happen at any age. And most doctors will tell you your thyroid is "normal" unless it is WAY out of whack. (that was my situation) You might want to pick up one of those books as a starting point if any of this resonates with your circumstances.





DG

[Determinator]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

wow DG! wow wow wow! congrats!

[Doggygirl]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

Thanks Det! I will keep trying to fight aging and gravity as much as possible.

It's an uphill battle at my age. My boobs are trying to stay at the bottom of the hill. I used to hate bras. Now I can't imagine life without them. And good, sturdy ones too. All this TMI in honor of Breast Awareness Month. My mammogram was cancelled yesterday as they were having trouble with the machine. I need to reschedule it. Mean time, one of the ladies at the clinic made an appointment with my hormone Wonder Doc. Spread the lurve I say! I'm a little worried that the boob squishing mammogram process will accelerate the toll that gravity is already taking naturally. That's a risk I'm just going to have to take though.

OK - enough of that! Due to some Cooper the Pooper babysitting issues combined with an AM dead battery yesterday, I took yesterday off and will be doing my lower body self torture today. :b&d: That actually worked out OK as my muscles were still feeling a little exhausted yesterday and they feel much better today.

Marshy - I gave thought to what you said about not being sore any more after net ball. Made me realize and appreciate that I no longer get sore in that bad way any more either! (yay!!) I know I've done OK when I've worked my muscles to exhaustion, but don't actually hurt anything. (Det are you listening?? )

Have a good day everyone! October is flying by. The holidays will be here before you know it. We want to look HOT in our LBD's (Little Black Dresses) right????
:b&d::sofa::b&d:

DG

[peacenik]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

dg, i've seen that picture before, but it still amazes me...you look 15-20 years younger and so fit! woohoo!

i have been wrking out hard lately. i feel strong, and i'm at the point where it feels really good to push hard. i have been on the treadmill and outside running. i am losing weight and i can see alot more muscle tone, because the fat is melting! i'd like to lose 30 lbs by next summer, which is totally doable.
everyone tells me i'll be skin and bones, but i'm tall and they don't realize how much i weigh...i am 5'9" and 185 lbs...so i don't look too fat, but i am in the overweight category and i don't like that!

peace!

[Determinator]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

didn't hurt anything? how the heck do you do that?

ok, off to Muay Thai for call #2 'post injury'

Peacenik, your tall! well done on the results

xxxx

[Determinator]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

ok, NOW I'm freaking sore. oh man. everyone breaking a sweat? come on.....

[peacenik]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

i've been working out for at least a hour a day lately...probably won't today as my daughter and i are sick. h1n1 has been making its rounds in our area...i hope thats not what she has...poor baby.

[Marshy]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

Gym and swim today. No netball this week. Hooray! Restful time for an old codger.

Peace - oh dear. Hope you and your daughter feel better ASAP.

Det - you are taking care of that ankle, aren't you?

DG - my LBD story, and why I will NEVER wear one again: was going to a friend's wedding in Manhattan. Borrowed an LBD from a friend here before I left. Tried it on once and although I don't like dresses, it fitted well and looked fine. Headed off to NYC with LBD. I was staying with the friend who was getting married, and she asked what I was wearing to the wedding, and I showed her the LBD. She said "oh, I've got one just like that" and got hers out of the wardrobe to show me, then put them both away until the day of the wedding.

Wedding day: rushing around getting all her stuff ready to take to the hotel that she was getting married in. Grabbed LBD, went to hotel. So... I put the LBD on as we set off to the ceremony... and it was horrible! Much too short, much too clingy, much too tight. I spent the day tugging at the hem to try to make it look slightly more decent.

Only when I got back to London and my friend called and said "you left your dress in my wardrobe" did we realise there'd been a mix-up and I'd been wearing HER dress (and she's at least three sizes smaller than me).

I haven't worn any kind of dress or indeed skirt ever since :H

[Doggygirl]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

Peace, thanks for the compliment! At my age I'll take all of that I can get. I love the way you describe feeling STRONG. That is such an awesome feeling, isn't it? Rock ON with that!! Sorry to hear that Little Peace is under the weather. Hope it is not H1N1.

Deter, no wonder you are always injured. You need to stop doing things that nobody else (or at least me) can pronounce!!! At least so far it's just "sore" and not "broken!" :nutso:

Marshy :H:H on the LBD story!! OMG that would be such a horrifying long day in a dress 3 sizes too small. I haven't worn a dress in so long and horrifying stuff like that is probably why. So what posessed me to buy a skirt over the weekend????? It's not a "mini" but it's above the knee. I am so used to wearing pants that umm....I hope I remember to keep my legs together when sitting, whenever I get around to wearing it. Had to have it to go with those boots! The tights might be the saving grace. No netball this week?? They better look out next week. Us Old Codgers can be viscious with 2 weeks to recover.

:b&d:

Saturday was Lower Body workout and cardio. Sunday was PINK TREADMILL and Upper Body Workout. Today was just cardio, part of that was on the PINK TREADMILL again. It is so cool that the women are keeping this thing rolling every minute the gym is open for business. There is literally ALWAYS someone on it and I feel good participating. That would have NEVER happened in my drinking days, that's for sure. Heck, I would have been oblivious to the gym, much less anything important going on there. Here is a link to the newspaper article. Much less impressive is the article without the humongous picture of the PINK TREADMILL in action that was in the print version!! Time on the treadmill goes to fight breast cancer :: Herald News :: Lifestyles

I can't even imagine how people such as LVT must feel doing a big walk or marathon or bigger event for the cure!

Tomorrow is Lower Body with Personal Torturer and Wednesday is PINK TREADMILL again. Oh - and I'm running on it now!! I've never broken a walk on a treadmill in my life!

Sober Fitness rocks! :b&d:

DG

[LVT25]

October Abbercizers - Think Pink, at least at my gym!

Hope you and child are feeling better, Peace! I have a nurse friend that actually works for Public Health, and she says it will be pretty hard to avoid the H1N1 virus as we have 0 immunity. Local schools in our area have had it, so...... I'm still not going to get the flu or H1N1 shot. I might regret it!

Thanks for the link and the kudos DG. The article is cool, I would love to see a picture of the pink treadmill. I love the color pink, and October is a great time to stock up on all the pretty pink things. I even ordered a couple of fleece jackets from the breast cancer site. Pink and black. But, I am ashamed to admit I am now a couple of months over due for my own checkup and boob torture. I will call for appointments this week!

Not a lot of exercise going on around here. With the snow and cold temps, my outside time has been limited, and my inside time not devoted to exercise. I know.....BUT, I did have to help hubby get the cows out of the neighbor's cornfield the other day, which in heavy snow boots and coveralls was fairly aerobic!! I am going to be hitting the fitness center more regularly from now on!