BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 02:13 PM

Might be seeing you at the pool as I have a friend who works out there and has invited me to join her.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 12:20 PM

Aquatics are back into a measuring-mode for the season, and last night I found that I'd cracked the 160 BPM barrier (150's just a week ago) into the 170-190 BPM, intervals zone. The Fall and Winter will include, as well, our home weight room, with Hardi as mentor. I'll be posting starting weights, reps, and sets as soon as he can start me off with a baseline assessment. We have some REAL nice toys here now.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 11:42 AM

qi gong - 30 minutes

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 10:36 AM

Yesterday we did a 5 mile walk pushing buggies and today I did a 30 minute jog and then we did a 4 mile walk.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 05:19 PM

An hour at least of sweeping, cleaning, etc. all of which counts with WW, and qi gong - 30 minutes

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 04:39 PM

Yoga (on Friday), 75 minutes worth...first time in awhile. I'm sore today! Signed up for weekly classes though so I hope to get back into the routine of it...I have missed it and so has my body. Kinda weird to think that the two are separate entities, no?

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 29 Aug 09 - 10:27 PM

Today: qi gong - 15 minutes; 1-1.5 hours of cleaning, moving, picking up etc. (the sore muscles tell me I am doing something right!)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 29 Aug 09 - 10:52 AM

For the 28th: qi gong 30 minutes, standing!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Aug 09 - 11:46 AM

Stretches plus, for the first time in months, I did the qi gong standing up instead of in a chair and boy do I feel it! It's a good feeling!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 10:58 AM

I am managing qi gong each day and have started back with the free weights as well as some stretches specific to the muscles we're working with in my legs, back, and feet.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 24 Aug 09 - 04:32 AM

Yesterday went for a 2 mile wlka, an hours yoag followed by an hours step aerobics and a 2 mile jog home. Tonight I going for a jog.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 04:42 AM

Great news Liz!!

We're just back from a soggy but enjoyable week in Scotland visiting family. I've managed to put on 3lbs by eating very nice and rich food, not to mention too much birthday cake! I did manage one run along the loch side but as it was so wet for most of the week we drove most places and didn't do alot of activity. So I'm back home and back on track, exercise classes have been booked and I'm going for a jog tonight once the kids have gone to bed and Paul is home from work.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 10:24 AM

MAG,

   If you can't get it on iTunes try calling the Kripalu gift shop in Massachusetts. It's a yoga retreat place with a gift shop that is half music....all kinds of obscure meditational kinds of stuff. If they don't have it, I'd bet they can get it.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 10:22 AM

MAG,

   Have you tried iTunes? You can purchase the music and burn it to a CD for her...maybe that would help.   Feel better.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: MAG
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 09:17 AM

Well, I've done enough yardwork to reactivate an old shoulder injury.

I'll have to see if it gets better or worse on its own.

The besy thing for it is physical therapy, nut mine is mad at me after I lost a meditation CD she lent me. It's not the kind of CD you can run down to the corner and replace.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: MAG
Date: 19 Aug 09 - 08:49 PM

Great news, Liz.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 19 Aug 09 - 07:50 PM

Picked blueberries for a few hours this morning. Walking, bending, squatting...it all counts! And the berries? DELICIOUS!

Michelle with purple fingers

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 19 Aug 09 - 04:28 PM

Good news this week, the extra couple of pounds have vanished, taking half of another one with them... only half a pound to go and I'll have lost 10% of my body weight since last year. It's been a slow old grind over the winter, stuck at one point for nearly 3 months, but it's back on track now and I'm already feeling the benefits!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 11:34 AM

My husband and I went on a sunrise (kayak) paddle this morning. It was WONDERFUL! It was kinda neat to be the very first person to enter the water this morning. The water was much warmer than the air and it was absolutely still. There was a heavy mist in the air that seemed to swallow me as I paddled off. It's an interesting sensation to have some of your senses removed. I couldn't see anything in front or behind be except for the gray, silvery mist. The only sounds I heard were an occasional fish jumping out of the water & the bird songs somewhere in the distance. Absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to go again.

Activity (so far) for today: 2 hours of kayaking

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 12 Aug 09 - 04:37 PM

They added a couple of pounds but that's nowhere near as bad as it could have been!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 12 Aug 09 - 12:09 PM

Lots of walking last week - up and down bits of Hadrian's Wall and pottering around castles, cathedrals and towns... but lots of sitting in the sun and sewing too!

Back to work and the walking routine now.. it's taking time to get back into it after those weeks I took off in June/July. Glad to say that the suspected 'swine flu' 2 weeks ago didn't take a big toll and although I got tired quickly for a few days afterwards, I was fine by the Saturday.

Weigh-in in a couple of hours so we'll see how much those holiday ice-creams have added...

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 12 Aug 09 - 04:11 AM

Great Gnu!!!

Yesterday I took the kids into town so I could run some errands. It's a 3 mile or so round trip pushing the double buggy with buggy board. Last night was a 2 mile walk an hours step aerobics and a 2 mile jog home. On holiday from tomorrow morning but my running closes and shoes have been packed so I'll be jogging along the lochside for the next week!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: gnu
Date: 11 Aug 09 - 07:45 PM

236! (Closing in on 50!)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 11 Aug 09 - 07:43 PM

Yep, I did the extra mile making a total of 3 miles today. I made homemade oatmeal bread too. All that kneading must count for SOMETHING. Dang that dough is stiff!!!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 11 Aug 09 - 04:12 PM

Okay. So here's the deal. I'm tired of NOT doing anything. I dusted off the treadmill, set up 2 fans nearby and walked 2 miles. It felt great and I might just do another one before the hour is over. My body misses the movement no matter what my head says.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 11 Aug 09 - 11:47 AM

Given the heat and humidity, I have put off starting my new walking adventures until it cools off a bit. The thyroid medication I take makes me sick when it's this hot & adding exercise only makes it worse. My yoga instructor is on vacation so really, I'm not doing much of anything except hanging out in front of a fan. Oh. And filling out more adoption paperwork. I suppose I could do yoga at home but my cats and dogs think that when Mommy is on the floor, it's playtime! Fun but not helpful when hanging out in poses like standing forward fold, down dog, up dog, any belly poses.....not fun (or productive) with dog noses poking every which way!!!!!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: MAG
Date: 11 Aug 09 - 09:16 AM

Refresh; I will get back to my regime, honestly, any day now ...

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: GUEST,MAG
Date: 10 Aug 09 - 09:44 AM

OOPS; guest above was me; guess I ned to go reset cookie.

MAG

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 10 Aug 09 - 03:51 AM

Yesterday was a 4mile walk, an hours yoga and an hours step aerobics

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Aug 09 - 10:42 AM

I'm on vacation this week and plan to get my bike tuned like I haven't akk summer. Now that I can ride it without stressing the tires.

Does that count? I've been lousy at getting to the Y.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 09 Aug 09 - 09:32 AM

I'm starting a new walking program today!!! (really, training for a half marathon)!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 09 Aug 09 - 12:08 AM

35 minutes walking, plus lifting, moving, and other cleaning activities of about one hour

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 04:24 PM

qi gong - 25 minutes

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 04:12 PM

3 mile run this evening

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 05 Aug 09 - 03:46 PM

Went to the park with the kids and a friend and her daughter. We all then went on a 3 mile round trip walk into town. This evening I have done a 3 mile run. I feel great and had some wonderful news from my best friend who had her 20 week scan on her twins today. Today has been a very good day!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Aug 09 - 11:35 PM

maeve, congrats on cinching the inch up!*bg* Goodonya!

I am doing a lot better. We spent most of yesterday morning moving stuff out and going through it and all in our bedroom, more on the declutter thread in a minute, but it was all physical and, for me, hard work. I counted actual bits throughout the day came to about 3 hours. I did about an hour more this morning, getting stuff sorted and put away and i felt as though I'd worked really hard, again, but as soon as I sat down my energy level came back up so I know things are on the mend!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: maeve
Date: 03 Aug 09 - 09:34 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: maeve
Date: 02 Aug 09 - 11:58 PM

gnu! Congratulations! You've gotten rid of some big numbers.

kat- You're doing so much better- congratulations!

Catherine Jayne, Liz, Michelle, MAG, kat and gnu - Your success is inspiring.

Yesterday I had to pin up 1" of the waistband of my gardening grub shorts to keep them up.

m

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: gnu
Date: 02 Aug 09 - 03:32 PM

238!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 02 Aug 09 - 01:30 PM

4 mile walk this morning, an hours yoga and an hours step aerobics. We all went for a lovely walk in the gun powder park in Waltham Abbey this afternoon. Been a really nice day.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Aug 09 - 12:36 AM

Thanks, Michelle.:-)

I did another solo drive on Friday. Went to the store with Rog, today AND did some major housework with him, mucking out our closet an bedroom...I felt it afterwards and we have more to do tomorrow. I am definitely getting my strength back!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 01 Aug 09 - 08:07 AM

Sounds fantastic Michelle!! Glad the puylled muscle is feeling much better.

My breathing is much better thank you.

Did a 3 mile round trip walk today with the buggy and kids. Got the kitchen floor to clean this afternoon and make up the spare bedroom for my brother who is home on leave and his girlfriend!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 07:54 PM

****Cheering for Kat****

Catherine.....side effects....ewwwwwwwwww. Hope you are feeling MUCH better (which I imagine you are given the activities you posted!)

Big news for me...I have been asked to join a triathlon team!!! It's a mini triathlon with kayaking, running and biking. I've been asked by 3 different teams if I would be their paddler!!! WOOO HOOOO! That's exciting to me!!!!!

Let's see....yesterday I walked 3 miles. Today I did yoga for an hour. Shavasana was difficult as I pulled a muscle in my back last week. I'm happy to say though, that it's getting better!

Tomorrow I am taking out 20 new kayakers...I am SO FREAKING EXCITED that I can hardly wait!!! The weather forecast is in our favor: 86 degrees, sunny and less humid! And today it poured which means water levels will be UP....this is GOOD NEWS!!! HOORAY! I'll let you know how it goes!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 04:56 AM

Tuesday I needed my nebuliser but it was down to a reaction to some antihistamines I took....that will teach me to not read the small print!!!

Had a 3-4 mile walk yesterday with the twins in their buggy. Treated myself to a pair of trousers a pair of jeans and a new top. I can't believe how much better I feel and look wearing clothes that fit me instead of being too baggy!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 Jul 09 - 05:16 PM

LtS, well it might've been me was being stuffed!**bg** I have lost nine pounds of water weight in a week and have about seven more to go by my doc's and my reckoning. All left-over crap from the pneumonia and "curatives." WeightWatchers online cautioned me to stop losing so much!:-) I feel much better, esp. my breathing.

Today, for the first time in three months, I had my first solo trip out of the house; I drove myself to a nearby restaurant and met a friend for lunch. I did okay with the walking, with carrying the O2 bottle and visiting. Didn't get too tired and actually feel a bit energised which tells me it is time to get moving more...now the fear is gone.

So lot's more activity today and lots less shaky. I am getting better!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: MAG
Date: 30 Jul 09 - 09:17 AM

Still 177 at the Y; guess it's a good thing the body waantsto stay in stasis otherwise I might have gone even higher. Still fighting the sugar craves.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: LilyFestre
Date: 29 Jul 09 - 09:44 PM

An hour of yoga, hip openers today!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: MAG
Date: 27 Jul 09 - 01:09 PM

A fair amount of walking this week; only the 1 visit to the Y.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 27 Jul 09 - 06:44 AM

Katl - I misread that as 'taxidermy work'... and was wondering what you were doing in your spare time!

I had a good workout this morning, vacuuming and cleaning a floor that had previously been lost under a pile of crud.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability All Summer Long 2009!
From: katlaughing
Date: 26 Jul 09 - 11:53 PM

About 45 minutes of taxing housework, well taxing for me, at the moment. Every little bit helps, eh?