<p>Watching the Nadal - Federer match. Federe on the break drank about six ounces of some orange-colored drink that he took out of his bag. It doesn’t look like those match-supplied bottles. That’s a lot of energy drink on one changeover but he’s playing a very tough opponent.</p>
<p>I went to that tournament a few times. My company was a sponsor so we stayed at the tournament hotel, had a suite in the stadium, etc. Talk about a nice place at a nice time of year…</p>
<p>The players love the tournament.</p>
<p>Thanks for the recommendations, iDad. I’ve been watching videos on YouTube, and I notice there’s a lot of emphasis on making sure the door is bolted closed if you use the door anchor on the handle side, as opposed to the hinge side, and are standing where the door normally opens…</p>
<p>Three mile walk today–plus, I went to the Flower Show and walked another mile (back and forth) to the parking lot. </p>
<p>I lost the watch part of my Polar HRM. I’ve looked all over, but I haven’t found it yet. I bought it two years ago and don’t want to buy another. Does anyone know if you can just buy the watch and not the strap? Thinking that might be cheaper. I have the FT7 model.</p>
<p>Yeah. I guess it’s not a happy thing when a band pulls the door open and you go flying. Best bet is to find a door that opens out, so the force of the band is pulling the door closed. In my old house, I bolted three anchors to a door frame in the basement – one near the ceiling, one at waist level, one at ankle height. I could clip the resistance bands to those and pull to my heart’s content!</p>
<p>Speaking of basement gyms, here’s a YouTube of the [Basement</a> gym 2.0 with new toys](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)… Go to high def and full-screen for big images. I’m getting pretty well equpped and I have enough room that I’m not tripping all over stuff when I work out.</p>
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<p>I hate when that happens. I’ve usually shoved it in a jacket pocket and it’s hanging in the back of some closet (or in the dirty clothes hamper in a pair of pants!). Center console of the car, trunk of the car next to the hiking poles, or buried in some backpack seems to be favorite hiding places for my stuff, too! What really frosts me is when I buy a replacement and THEN find the old one! That’s how I ended up with 17 box cutters in my tool box…</p>
<p>Polar won’t sell the watches separately. It’s an irritation to gym owners who end up with a million straps after countless watches walk out the door.</p>
<p>Good morning, all. Hate the dark as I have to hurry up the hill to make it out of here on time! So this will be a short post!</p>
<p>Romani, I kicked the pop habit by substituting chai tea (nothing added.) The flavor and scent eventually feel like a “treat.” Research shows it takes 25 days to “habituate” to something. Drink a flavorful, no- sugar tea instead of pop for 25 days, and believe it or not, you’ll likely gag the next time you take a sip of something like coke. I was at a party and given a vodka and red bull, which I used to be able to drink two months ago, and I couldn’t stand the taste 
I can almost smell the grease and salt from fast food wrappers in the garbage at the building where I work, and before I’d blithely consume that stuff. You can re-condition yourself, in other words ;)</p>
<p>1,433 calories yesterday. 22% carbs. My calories range has moved up to around 1,400 - 1,600 which is okay with me. It’s moderately higher on the weekends. The kitchen isn’t open as much as my wife is doing a lot of cleaning there of the small things before I move the heavy stuff for cleaning.</p>
<p>I enjoyed the first set of the Federer - Nadal match last night but it looked like two old guys out there. Federer stopped running after balls late in the first set and his serve quality had fallen off. I’m pretty sure that his back problems had returned. Nadal played quite well for someone that has had such little tournament time lately and he made shanks and errors that I’m not used to seeing from him. I don’t know how bad his knee is but I’m pretty sure that it’s going to fail in several months if he tries to play a ton of tournaments. Maybe he’ll realize that he’s getting older and play fewer tournaments - but that will mean a harder time getting back in the rankings.</p>
<p>Idad, your gym set up is awesome!</p>
<p>I didn’t exercise yesterday, but I think I stressed off about 10 lbs in car hell.</p>
<p>PlantMom, regarding the heart rate strap, I find that it works a lot better if I really wet down the sensors before I put it on (a tip I got from the runners here). I used to just put a little water on them and I got a lot of spikes for the first couple of miles.</p>
<p>kmcmom13–I agree about reconditioning your taste buds…I was given a small candy bar yesterday and since I haven’t been eating sweets, I just couldn’t eat more than a bite. The giver said it’s “hazelnuts and chocolate!” but it was just SUGAR. Ugh.</p>
<p>Exercise has been hit & miss here…one day it was a hike home after dropping the car off for a wheel repair. 
Today promised to be warmer & sunny so I’ll definitely do something outdoors.</p>
<p>idad…the basement gym is awesome!</p>
<p>Ok…the big review. The 3 day Dr. Oz Detox and cleanse was ok. I wasn’t really hungry which surprised me. Three to four shakes/drinks a day were satisfying and I really liked two of the three so would have them again. I lost minimal weight…3 lbs…which I expect to gain back quickly once eating solids again…or maybe not since this program is so much higher in carbs than I usually have even if they are from fruits and veggies. I did sleep very well. As to feeling better and having more energy…no difference. Nor do I feel “lighter or less bloated”. In the end I found some good smoothie drinks and loved the relaxing soaks in the Epsom salt and lavender baths. I guess those are positives! :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the report, NM. IDad, I love your home gym! Really impressive.</p>
<p>NM, glad you were the guinea pig and not me!!! The soaking baths sound like the best benefit!!!</p>
<p>NorthMinnesota, maybe you should try some other teas? Hibiscus maybe?</p>
<p>This has been a bad week - unexpected party Wednesday from a friend who likes to celebrate dates (03-13-13). Four couples, way too much wine and good food. Thursday was a gallery opening. Tonight another food filled meeting. Tomorrow a restaurant dinner. Party prep ate into gym time. Ack! Am going to gym today, but will have to go in the middle of the day.</p>
<p>What do you say to friends/family when they ask why you are not eating the unhealthy choices/offerings at meals and parties? It becomes especially hard when they are enjoying those foods. You don’t want to offend, but you don’t want to partake either.</p>
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<p>I will sometimes partake of the other stuff if I can find something to eat or if I’m particularly hungry. I had half a plate of noodles a few days ago at a Chinese restaurant. Now I had only had a cup of oatmeal for the day before that so I was fine calorie-wise. But they’ve all seen the weight come off of me and they know that I’m careful with how much I eat and what I eat.</p>
<p>Restaurants are a little easier as you have choices on the menu (though a pizza place might be tough). If you’re going to a meal at a home, you usually bring something along and you could make that a healthy thing that you nibble on.</p>
<p>But what do you say?</p>
“I’m on a restricted diet.” They don’t have to know it’s self imposed!
<p>If they’re all trying to lose weight and I think they’re interested, then I may go into a discussion on some of the things that we talk about here. If it’s a superficial thing, then probably not. Sometimes I’m just blunt.</p>
<p>We homeschooled so we got all kinds of oddball questions and comments and the key to answering questions and comments is to figure out what the other person is asking or saying to provide an appropriate response.</p>