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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 8:47 am
8/11: walked 45, biked 30, weights 20 Total:95
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 9:01 am
08/11 - Walking + Pure & Simple Stretch = 83 minutes Yankee: I love your idea for a TVCH get together! I'm not what you'd call a natural athlete but am game to try most activities. Please, no bungee jumping though, lol!. I've never gone kayaking - hope you have fun if you decide to go! And I'm crossing my fingers that the temps cool in your area. Can't complain about our weather - overall we've had a comfortable, mild summer with only a few days having been really hot & humid. Very unusual but I've enjoyed it. P.S. Hope anyone/everyone who's on the Gulf or Atlantic coasts is safe!
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 5:12 pm
8/11: 75 minutes, walk, lower body workout 8/12: 0
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 7:16 pm
8/12 -- 60 minutes -- Ultimate Sculpt class
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 9:17 pm
8/12 50 minutes 35 min treadmill 15 min weights
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 7:58 am
Hey guys, sorry for my disappearance. Personal stuff. I was shocked by an old flame last week and it really knocked me off balance. I was already fragile because of the depression I have been fighting the last few months, which was directly related to this old flame in the first place! It was like being visited by a dementor! For a few short days, all the happy and good progress I had made seemed to have been sucked away. Mercifully, I have bounced back relatively quickly. I am so sorry I slipped away with no word. I have continued to work out, but I have absolutely no idea what I have done. It definitely declined without you guys and I knew I needed to come back here ASAP! Unfortunately, in one of those little ironic twists that life likes to dish out, while I feel like myself again mentally, physically, well, not so good. Tuesday night on my jogging trail I tore a calf muscle at one of the interval stations that has anaerobic workouts. Something actually popped inside my calf. IT HUUURRRRTTT! I had to hobble back to my car in this weird crab-like walk!! The next morning, the doctor felt a knot and thinks I have a tear. So I have to take it easy until it heals some. It has to have been minor, because in 3 days it has healed tremendously, but I am still limping and have to be very careful going up and down the stairs. So it will probably be at least another week before I even think about running again. Grrrrrrr! Calamity, I laughed at your conjecture that I ran off with the Greek God. I did see him again and still look at him agape when he runs past me all golden and shiny. The funny thing is that I did actually meet a man from the trail. We were both running one evening, and then about an hour later, we saw each other in the parking lot of a local grocery store. We both stopped in our tracks and looked at each other and were like, "Hey, weren't you just at the trail?" We introduced ourselves and chatted awhile. He is not the Greek God, but is still a cutie! I will get caught up on the charts as soon as I can, but life is hectic the next 5 or 6 days. It is the last of my summer vacation. My nephew is spending the afternoon and night tonight, and then tomorrow I am going out of town for a few days provided the remnants of Charley don't hit my area too hard. Tuesday I am going to Kings Dominion with Jeff and Wednesday I have a dinner date with ASL guy. Whoosh! I WILL get them done as soon as I can. Sorry for the book!!! You can tell I really missed the camaraderie in this thread.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 8:17 am
8/12: walked 45, squats 5 Total: 50 Hermi, don't be sorry for the long post, we love reading your post. Your grammar is always so excellent that I envy your ability to put thoughts into written words. Sorry to hear about your calf muscle and the visit from the dementor. Everybody have a great weekend!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 10:10 am
Hermione -- Welcome back! I can post more later, but ... about that torn calf muscle -- be careful! I tore my calf muscle last year in February (February 2003) pretty badly. It was in a step class and I stepped down and, like you said, actually felt the pop. I had never torn any muscle before. At first I thought it was getting better, but after a few days realized I wasn't. What happened to me is that I limped around on my tip-toes for so long that the muscle contracted and wanted to stay that way. So I did some pretty intensive physio (massage, stretches, ultrasound, heat, etc.) for about 5-7 sessions. When I went to the physio, they told me it would be 6-8 weeks before I was back to normal. I was devastated and thought that that was TOO long of a time. But you know what? In the end, it ended up taking LONGER to heal 100% than 8 weeks for me, but I didn't let it stop me exercise-wise. I didn't give up working out -- instead, I just stopped doing leg-bearing activities (like running and step) and replaced it with bike-riding, spinning and pilates/yoga. In the end, it ended up being the best thing that ever happened to me, because I started stretching more regularly, and it caused me to try new activities (like pilates) which added to my overall fitness, I think. And today, my calves are more flexible than ever (I've always had tight, overly-muscular calves). Don't know if any of this is useful, but thought I'd share my experience with you. Take good care of yourself, and if it doesn't feel like it's getting better, I highly recommend physio.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 10:36 am
08/12 - BalletPilates = 50 minutes Mak1: I forgot...thanks for the advice about the pedometer. My mom told me she clips hers onto her sock and someone else suggested carrying it in a pocket. I'll see what works best. Hermione: Yea, you're back! But you needn't apologize for taking a break. So sorry you had a rough spell there but I'm glad you're feeling better. Ouch about your calf! That trumps my (almost healed) broken toe for sure. I understand your frustration about the injury mucking up your training schedule but you really need to give it time to heal properly. Have fun with the rest of your vacation and stay out of the way of any hurricanes! Heard Charley was upgraded to Category 4. What a Friday the 13th!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 2:45 pm
Thanks everyone for the welcome back. I think my absence from the thread contributed to my injury. My times and types of activities declined and I was not stretching as much or doing Yoga or Pilates or anything like that. So my muscles probably tightened up and contributed to it. I am so happy to be back. It's funny, and not in the ha-ha way, how when you're feeling bad, you tend to go on doing things that continue to make you feel bad, instead of things you know will help! Life can certainly have some vicious cycles in it. Yankee, thanks for sharing. I tend to be an all or nothing personality and needed the reminder to not rush back in. I'm going to try Pilates tomorrow and maybe a short walk on Sunday. I feel bad calling my old flame a dementor. I didn't mean to imply he is an evil, sucky thing. Now my ex-husband, on the other hand... seriously, I believe that this man is a good person and it just didn't work out. He was a dementor only in the sense that I felt so sad again. I was head over heels in love with him, so the not working out part was very tough. He could have ended it better, but.... that happens a lot. I still miss him, but life goes on and I have a couple of dates on my calendar and you never know what might be over the horizon. I've got my nephew beside me and my life is good exactly as it is.
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Autumn
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 3:01 pm
Yankee, and others who are also doing pilates - do you take a class or have a video or ??? I enjoy both yoga and pilates (have yet to find a good yogalates program/tape.) Till the doctor gets a crack on this I need to continue with some kind of program to help myself and I figure might as well do something I enjoy. (also joined a walking challenge because I love to walk also.) Hermione, I'm sorry you've had such a time of it lately hun. (though I would like to know what an "ASL guy" is. lol!) ((hugs))
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 3:57 pm
Autumn, I do a video I got off eBay. It's a Winsor Pilates video. It's about 55 minutes long. I like it a lot. It's tough, and I know it is giving me a good workout. ASL guy is just a nickname I gave to a man I am friends with. LOL! I have a significant hearing loss, but grew up in the hearing world and did not start seriously learning ASL (American Sign Language) until 3 years ago. This man has been in several of my classes. He started off taking ASL classes to meet people and broaden his horizons, and loved it so much that he is now in the interpreting program and wants to be a certified interpreter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. We have such a good personal chemistry that several of our classmates thought we were an item. However, as yet, it has never gone beyond friendship, though we go out periodically and are going out this Wednesday. He is the type of man I wish I would fall in love with! Back to my nephew. He hates sharing me with the computer!
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Autumn
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 4:06 pm
Oh I've seen those ads for the Winsor tapes - what do you think of it? I have a short one (not by Winsor) and she uses the ball - I don't mind it but would like something longer and yet still be able to follow it. (one reason I can never do aerobics - throw too many moves at me and I'm toast.) Hermione, he sounds like a great guy! And it sounds like a much needed night out for you. (and I'm working on a sig pic that says: "nosey parker strikes again" cuz I certainly am one! lol!)
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 4:08 pm
Hermione I apologize for not worrying about you more. I guess I thought you were still on vacation... jeez! What a dope I am! I hope that you are really feeling better, and that you're not just saying that... you've got mail by the way! I've been working out too, but I'm soooo lazy about posting it here! 
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 4:31 pm
Hi again Autumn! I got a 3 tape set that included- Basics, 20 Minute Workout, and Accelerated Body Sculpting videos. The Accelerated Body Sculpting is actually the only one I do. It is challenging, and she has a "modifier" showing easier positions for beginners. No extra equipment is needed to do this one. I got this off eBay.
BTW, I also have a 2 in 1 Crunch: Total Yoga set. It is two DVDs in one case. I really like it, too. I got it at Best Buy. There is a fat-burning workout that really kicks my butt! Again, no equipment necessary.
You are not a nosey parker, LOL. Yeah, ASL guy is a sweetheart. I adore him. There was a time when I had a tiny crush on him. Maybe that tiny crush will return one day and blossom into more. Que sera, sera!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 4:35 pm
Resortgirl, don't apologize, sweetie! I isolate at the very times I should reach out. I am truly okay! I promise! And hey, guess what? This Sunday will be 8 YEARS OF SOBRIETY!
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Autumn
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 4:38 pm
Ok, apparently this thread is for small type. lol! Thanks Hermione, that does look like a great set. It has her Win-in-10 too? What do you think of it?} As for ASL guy - you just never know when things bloom. (and ya, I am a nosey parker - I've embraced it - no use fighting it. lol!) }
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Autumn
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 4:40 pm
Just saw that: (((Hermione))) Congrats on 8 years!!! That is fantastic! 
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 4:42 pm
Autumn -- for me, I've only taken Pilates in class (mat) and with an instructor on the reformer. It helps me to have someone point out when my shoulders are shrugging too much, or when I'm not "scooping" properly, etc. But I've never tried a tape, and have been considering buying one for my mom, who doesn't work out but who I'd like to see start some type of exercise -- and I think Pilates might be good for her! If anyone has any recommendations for any super-duper-beginner Pilates tape, let me know.
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Autumn
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 4:45 pm
Yankee, that's why I took a yoga class - I've been doing yoga for a long time now but finally convinced a friend to go to a class and I enjoyed it - plus there's the added bonus of finding out when you're positioned wrong. Now if I could just convince her to try a bellydancing class. lmao! She saw the stripper class on Oprah and wants to try that but...I don't think so...so its another video search for me. lol!
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 4:50 pm
Gosh Hermione, I wish we lived closer! I would love to come "celebrate" your 8 years with you! Chocolate, some frozen latte's and maybe some shopping!!! Wouldn't that be a blast!! Thank you for helping me!
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 5:27 pm
}Autumn I use Windsor Pilates dvd's, mat exercises and ball, I do both. I love them, I know myself well enough to know I wouldn't show up to a class if I didn't have the perfect clothes clean, but I can exercise in my living room in a stanky shirt! LOL! I won't be keeping up with my exercises next week, Starting Sunday 10/15 thru Sunday 10/22. It's the annual county fair and we have to be there all day everyday. Sorry about the injuries Herm, both to your leg and to your heart.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 11:28 pm
08/13/2004: 45 minutes Curves Workout Welcome back Hermi!!
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 6:31 am
8/13: 75 minutes, walk, weights, stretches We missed you, (((Hermi)))! I'm sorry for the pain you're going through, but I know you're going to work through it all just fine. Congrats on your 8 years of sobriety!!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 2:20 pm
Thanks again, everyone! I sat down and tried to reconstruct what I have done exercise wise. All of last week was a blur. I had company for 3 days, so I know I didn't do much those days. I'm going to start with last Saturday because that is the best I can remember. 8/07- The Grind, 45 minutes. 8/08- run/walk, 50 minutes. 8/09- run/walk, 55 minutes. 8/10- run/walk, 50 minutes. That brings me to the night I tore my calf muscle. So nothing yet, although I keep hoping to get motivated to do Pilates sometime this evening. We have the fringes of Charley in my area-- rain and wind, so I stayed in town and it has been a "snuggle on the couch" kind of day. My running has actually declined. I've been having trouble with my asthma because of high pollen counts. My doctor wrote me a prescription for an inhaler when I saw her earlier this week and she said to use it about 1/2 hour before I go run, so hopefully that will help. I was SO CLOSE to 3 miles and summer is winding down!
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