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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 6:45 pm
Yankee, thanks so much for the encouragement. I am feeling pretty down about how poorly I did today and I needed that. I agree that so much of it is mental. One of the things that was different today is that I couldn't seem to get into a positive self-talk mode. I usually talk myself through it when it gets hard. Today I was like the Little Engine That Couldn't. I kept thinking, "I can't do this! I can't do this!" Tomorrow when I try again, I need to switch gears back into the "can" mode! Good luck to you tomorrow as well! Hopefully we'll meet back in here in better frames of mind! 
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, January 23, 2006 - 11:13 am
01/23 - 50 minutes GTTD= 42,360 minutes
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, January 23, 2006 - 3:56 pm
Yay, it's Calamity! Today- I did it!!- 50 minutes run, 15 minutes walk, total = 65 minutes. Whoooo! TTD = 2,337 minutes GTTD = 42,425 minutes
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 23, 2006 - 10:18 pm
Yeah!! Good going, Hermie!! It isn't the bad day that is such a problem, but the not getting back in the saddle for awhile.. and back you are! Yankee, hey you were drugged and drilled on.. you'll be back! Hi, Calamity!! 01/23: Instead of PACE I went to a lecture on arthritis, so the only exercise was the free lunch.. YUMMY pasta with pesto and a fabulous Greek Salad! 45 minutes Curves workout 30 minutes walking TTD = 19,240 minutes GTTD = 42,500 minutes
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 11:51 am
01/24 - 40 minutes GTTD = 42,540 minutes Hi Everyone !
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 11:58 am
1/23 -- 60 minutes Spinning GTTD = 42,600 minutes Heading to NY today... bringing a workout outfit... hopefully I'll actually go to the hotel gym!!!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 4:29 pm
Gosh, I just love posting along with all you guys. It reminds me of when I used to do the charts! I AM going to stick with it! Today- walk (needed to tone down the intensity after yesterday!) = 80 minutes. TTD = 2,417 minutes GTTD = 42,680 minutes
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 3:43 pm
01/25 - 52 minutes GTTD = 42,732 minutes It does feel great, posting here again. Working out is so therapeutic for me, and not just in a physical way. And, boy, do I need the therapy, lol! Keep up the good work, everybody!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 6:02 pm
It's very therapeutic!!! Hey, I got new running shoes today! Can't wait to try them out tomorrow! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 9:02 pm
I love having you all here too. I slacked off so much after I went to Nashville but this month I've been doing very well! Monday I start circuit training but I know the teacher starts very slow with agonizingly slow information.. 01/25/2006: 50 minutes PACE 45 minutes Curves workout 30 minutes walking TTD = 19,365 minutes GTTD = 42,867 minutes
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 9:14 am
In NY. No workouts yet, though I did walk about 30 blocks in heels yesterday. That's gotta count as a calf workout, yes?! 
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 3:29 pm
01/26 - 48 minutes GTTD = 42,915 minutes Yankee: According to this site - "20 uptown/downtown blocks and 10 crosstown blocks (in NYC) equal approximately one mile", so, yes, I think that counts as a very tough calf workout! I prefer to do my main workout first thing in the morning. Otherwise it's too easy to slack off. I read this quote today and it reminded me of myself - "I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing. ~Marsha Doble"
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 3:30 pm
P.S. Have a great time in New York!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 3:58 pm
Yankee, for sure I would count that as a workout!!! Have fun in NY!! Calamity, I am so opposite you. I can't get going in the mornings. I've been stopping by the park on my way home from work for my runs and it just seems to be a perfect time for me. I just got home from today's run and I have a major endorphin high at the moment! I'm all like, "Whoooooooo!" Today- run: 55 minutes (I'm almost at an hour!!), walk: 15 minutes; total = 70 minutes. TTD = 2,487 minutes GTTD = 42,985 minutes Oh, and my new running shoes feel great!!!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 11:28 am
01/27 - 48 minutes GTTD: 43,033 minutes Hermione: Believe me, I'd rather snooze an extra hour but I've settled on morning workouts because it keeps me on schedule better. Most of the time, I actually look forward to working out. There's days when it feels like the only worthwhile thing I've accomplished was my workout! It's just that I get home so late most of the time that all I'm thinking is, "It's almost 8 o'clock at night, I haven't had lunch yet, let alone dinner, and I'm supposed to exercise now?! Forget it!", lol. I also was having problems falling asleep (still am, somewhat) and I thought my late workouts might be a factor in that. *Sigh* My whole life is off kilter! Glad your running shoes feel good! What brand are they? I usually exercise barefoot - except when outdoors or doing activities where I need traction, like playing chase on a slippery floor with the animals, lol. (But then I worry about stepping on them - I've got a 7-month old kitten who's constantly underfoot.) I just have a hard time finding comfortable shoes that aren't ridiculously expensive. My feet are narrow (especially my left one) with really high arches and my left foot is a half-size larger than my right! I couldn't imagine taking Yankee's high heel hike, lol. And congrats on the running! Wow - almost an hour! It's amazing how quickly stamina & fitness can improve, isn't it? Do you still go to that same trail - the one where the Greek god was? It must be swell living in the south, where it's mild enough for you to keep on exercising outdoors even in the winter. Although our weather up here has actually been very unseasonable this winter. Of course, being me, I worry about global warming and stuff! But it's also led to some early bird migrations. I've been watching the flocks of birds in the sky and wishing I could fly and escape with them. The worry & stress from my job and family has only gotten worse. Bleh. So, see, I really need that therapeutic exercise high, lol!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 8:46 pm
Yankee, I sure as heck would count that sort of exercise.. I also count my dashes through airports with my backpack.. I count days at Disneyland with some ratio I forget.. I mean I've been there for 14 hours, only sitting on actual rides and a brief meal but I count it as walking for maybe a quarter of that time (I don't run anyway, though I may work up to very fast walking once I get treadmill access) 01/27: 45 minutes Curves workout 35 minutes walking TTD = 19,445 minutes GTTD = 43,113 minutes
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 8:49 pm
Wow, sharing endorphin highs!! I don't run, but I've been doing my Curves workout which includes light jogging, in my UGG boots and my feet are so happy!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 10:08 am
Yesterday- walk- 60 minutes TTD = 2,547 minutes GTTD = 43,173 minutes I think I pulled a hamstring, though. My left calf is "pulling" when I walk and I'm limping a bit. I think I should have rested yesterday after pushing myself for the 55 minutes on Thursday. I guess I need to take it easy today, which is a real bummer because it is in the 60s, sunny and GORGEOUS and tomorrow it is supposed to rain. I really wanted to run today! I'm so sad! Calamity, I am having a brain fart about what kind of shoes I bought. They're not Nike, New Balance or Reebok, but they are supposed to be great running shoes. They are in my car at the moment so I will check the name later. Yes, I'm running at the same trail where I saw the Greek god! Fancy you remembering that, LOL! He was gorgeous. I haven't seen him in ages. He was probably a college student home for the summer. There really aren't too many people on the trail this time of year. Probably because of how early it gets dark and most people are still at work. I'm lucky to be able to get there by 4:30 so I have 60-70 minutes before it is too dark to be out there. You sound a little sad and stressed. I'm glad the exercise is helping you. It helps me. I can totally identify with how the birds make you feel. I do the same thing with trains. When I see a train, I feel this strong pull to run and board it and just ride the rails to wherever they take me. Take care!!! I hope things get better soon. Seamonkey, you can jog in UGG boots? Cool!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 12:18 pm
01/29 - 50 minutes 01/30 - 50 minutes GTTD = 43,273 minutes Hermione: *Ouch* I hope your hamstring is better! Did you R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate) it? And thanks for your kind words - I hadn't realized I sounded so pathetic, lol! Yea for trains too. I'd love to take a cross country train trip sometime. They have a scenic railway in the Valley that passes through woods and wetlands. Last time I went, there was an overflow crowd, which turned out to be lucky for us. The other passengers had regular bench seats in back but we had gotten our tickets in advance and they put us in the club car up front, with lounge chairs and everything. I think they ordinarily only use that car for charters and parties. It was great. And we saw nesting herons and other wild beauties and got to hear the clackity-clack of the rails. Loved it! Seamonkey: I recently saw a woman with a pink ribbon pin that said Curves in line at the post office so I had to ask her if that was from the gym of the same name. It was and we ended up discussing workouts . There's a Curves in our town but I've never checked it out.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 4:05 pm
Yesterday- run: 30 minutes; walk: 15 minutes; total = 45 minutes. Today- run: 60 minutes; walk: 20 minutes; total = 80 minutes. TTD = 2,672 minutes GTTD = 43,398 minutes Calamity, you didn't sound pathetic, just preoccupied. That sounds like a great train adventure that you had. I took the train from Richmond, VA to Miami, FL last summer. It was loooooong, but I enjoyed it. Oh, and my shoes are Asics gel running shoes. They really feel good on my feet.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 4:16 pm
Oh, and Calamity, no, I didn't RICE my leg at all. Shame on me! In fact, I cleaned my fishtanks Saturday which necessitated me walking up and down the stairs in my townhouse with huge buckets of water about 15 times! That should count as a workout in itself, LOL! It must have been a very mild pull because by Sunday it was fine.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 7:09 pm
Hermie, hope the hamstring is feeling better. Gel sounds really nice. I haven't jogged in years so I don't know but I start circuit training tomorrow and eventually will find out how fast the UGGs will go or I'll wear my Ryka shoes. Calamity.. Curves is 10 years old and has grown like a fungus.. they are everywhere around here, perhaps a bit overexposed. It has been nice to be able to still work out when I go out of town and fun to compare Curves in other areas.. 01/30: 50 minutes PACE 20 minutes walking 45 minutes Curves workout 15 minutes walking TTD = 19,575 minutes 43,528 minutes Hermie you should definitely could some of that stair work 
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 3:13 pm
01/31 - 40 minutes GTTD = 43,568 minutes Seamonkey: Good luck with your new training program! Hermione: Glad your leg's better!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 8:54 pm
01/31: 40 minutes walking 45 minutes Curves workout 20 minutes walking TTD = 19,680 minutes GTTD = 43,673 minutes
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 9:11 pm
I just got back from NY on Sunday, and didn't go to the gym yesterday or today -- been having some dental issues. But I think I MAY have gotten it fixed today (already feeling better), so I hope to be posting here again tomorrow!)
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