Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

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<p>I kicked my own butt again. Hiked another of NH’s 4000 footers. Mt. Moosilauke, 4800 feet. It’s actually owned and maintained by Dartmouth College. Spectacular hike.</p>

<p>8.99 miles, 2700 feet of elevation gain. Took me 7.5 hours and I finished up not too long before dusk. Two hour drive home and now I’m pretty desperate for a shower (to get rid of the DEET) and a chicken caesar salad (because I’m starving). More later…</p>

<p>On the runsie video, is that a Stepford Associate Editor? This is your brain on runsie? :)</p>

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<p>I think it was a complete parody.</p>

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<p>That Runsie video was funny. I didn’t realize a guy would also be wearing one. Too funny. Besides the bathroom situation, I like to use the front of my shirt as a sweat wiper … I would be miserable or have to carry my own towel.</p>

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<p>ROFL!!! Just saw the Runsie review posted by MOfWC!!! Mr B got a kick out of it, too. He knows my obsession with Lulu. :)</p>

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<p>90 minute hot yoga class. This was my first 90 minute class in several years. I did pretty well, no dizziness and was able to do everything without lying down. Very challenging.</p>

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<p>Bernard Hopkins (Boxer age 49) quote from ESPN the magazine - The Body Issue “I don’t have a diet. Jenny Craig got a diet. I eat to live, not to die. Cutting out the drinking, smoking weed, the hamburgers, cheese fries — that’s it. That’s the answer right there”</p>

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<p>90 minutes of hot yoga. We’re not worthy! ^:)^ </p>

<p>Wow, was I beat last night. I sat down to eat my chicken caesar salad at 11:00 pm. No lasting damage. I was a little creaky getting out of bed this morning, but now I can walk and everything… :slight_smile: So, that’s good!</p>

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<p>Glad you can walk.</p>

<p>While I certainly present myself as pretty much a one trick pony (runner), I AM grateful that I am able (and willing) to do enough other fitness activities that I’m not completely shut down when a running injury happens. </p>

<p>My instructor today was named Olga, and she had a lovely accent. In the final few seconds of some of the poses, she encouraged us to “poosh, poosh, poosh!” I’ll take whatever giggles I can get at 105 degrees!</p>

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<p>OK, The Mt. Moosilauke video:</p>

<p><a href=“Mt. Moosilauke - YouTube”>Mt. Moosilauke - YouTube;

<p>This was so much fun. I hadn’t hiked a 4000 footer yet this summer. This one is a classic NH hike that I’ve had my eye on for a while. It’s not terribly steep, but it’s a long hike. Well, not long for the veteran hikers, but the longest hike I’ve attempted – 8.99 miles car door to car door.</p>

<p>It’s a huge mountain that sits all by itself west of I-93. It’s the western gateway to the White Mountains for the Appalachian Trail that goes up and over the mountain. At one time, the summit had a hotel and a horse carriage road to the top. Long gone relics of a different age. The land was donated to Dartmouth College in the 1920s and they built a lodge in the 1930s, originally as a ski lodge, but now as a hiking lodge:</p>

<p><a href=“Moosilauke Ravine Lodge - Wikipedia”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moosilauke_Ravine_Lodge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Starting at the Lodge, I did a classic loop up the Gorge Brook Trail to the summit, across a ridge to the South summit, then partway down the old Moosilauke Carriage road to the Snapper Trail to return to the Lodge, shortly before dusk.</p>

<p>Lots of people hiking, many of them staying at the Lodge.The cutest little girl in the video was the youngest of three generations in a family hike. The grandfather, in his 70s, has a 2:43 marathon under his belt. The daughter has hiked the Appalachian Trail. And her two boys and the little girl were leaving me in their dust. Everyone was enjoying a picture perfect day: sunny, low 70s, no humidity. Lots of stopping to chat.</p>

<p>The Dartmouth trail crew was out in force, relocating a portion of the trail that had collapsed into the stream during a flash flood a couple weeks ago. I always stop to thank trail crews. That is back breaking work. This trail had great signage, and even some spots on the way up where trees had been cleared to open up a view.</p>

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<p>Bravo, idad! The panoramic mountain view shots with the hovering clouds are just beautiful. And again, I say, those rocks. I’ve forgotten what it’s like to hike with rocks. We have none.</p>

<p>H and I hiked 8 miles through varied terrain today, all sandy. With all of the summer rain, parts of the trails were wet–ankle deep wet–so we had to bite the bullet and walk through water in super swampy areas. My old shoes will never be the same I fear, even with major rinsing. We finished our walk with lunch at a popular springs where we dunked our poor feet in the cool water. Temps were 93 degrees at our late lunchtime. Too hot! Hiking excitement included some huge banana spiders, a young armadillo, a young white tailed buck crashing through the swamp, a new (for me) milkweed plant, and five gopher tortoises. </p>

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<p>It was a gorgeous day and the views were literally breathtaking. You can see the entire White Mountain range to the east and to the west, the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondacks of New York. Quite a 360 degree panorama.</p>

<p>I’ll be glad to send you some rocks. We’ve got plenty. The song is Rocky Road Blues. :)</p>

<p>I saw four huge rabbit/hares bounding across the trails at different points yesterday. They were too fast to get a photo.</p>

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<p>Speaking of eating your veggies…</p>

<p>I tried a new brussels sprouts preparation tonight. Stemmed and slice 'em in half. Sauteed in two or three TBS of coconut oil. Salt. Pepper. After browning them, I added a few TBS of water, put a lid on the skillet, and turned the burner to low to let the finish cooking by steaming. Really simple. Really good.</p>

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<p>Gorgeous hike iDad! And, yes, the rocks!</p>

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<p>Nice hike, idad.</p>

<p>So, if the weather holds today and I don’t chicken out, I may get to try stand-up paddle boarding!</p>

<p>I’m not certain I have nearly the balance/coordination for this kind of shnanigans but it seems like it would be an excellent core workout. A friend lives on a lake/quarry up the road that is clean, deep and calm. Seems like a good place to learn. I am a tiny bit wary of my back torsion issues, but I suspect since my core is stronger now I might be able to manage. Only one way to find out ;)</p>

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<p>Swam (reluctantly) 1100 meters and then walked 3 miles. I wasn’t thrilled with either part of the workout, but I did get to walk (from the pool) in my old neighborhood so saw some areas I haven’t seen in awhile. It crossed my mind to try a few running steps, but I didn’t. </p>

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<p>Good job holding back, MOWC. </p>

<p>I slugged out 6 slow miles in high humidity. I always enjoy looking back at the pain and what I just finished, but sometimes during the torture I wish I had slept in instead. Icing my neuroma ad I sit here. </p>

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<p>Great workout with D today. The men of the household are at some allegedly enjoyable clan gathering so D came home for the weekend. Today we went to the gym and she led me through one of the workouts she did with her trainer. Tough, but awesome! I need my cheat sheet but we did some really fun planks and some core exercises using an upside down Bosu that I really enjoyed. Lots of squats and lunges too. Far more effective than some other exercises I’ve done. Ended with foam rolling but I can tell I’m going to be sore tomorrow. </p>

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<p>My friend is running a marathon as we speak, and I’m a bit worried. It is already 80 degrees in the shade, and there is probably one more hour to go! Yikes.</p>

<p>My brag of the week: it was so hot yesterday that to stay cool I wore a tank top and a breezy midi skirt, and a Neiman SA complemented my arms and genuinely wanted to know what I did to get such fabulous arms. :slight_smile: Uhm, I have not touched a machine, just pushups and free weights. :)</p>

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<p>Yay Sabaray and BB. A good workout and an arm complement makes for a good Sunday!</p>

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<p>Sabaray - upside down Bosu?! Wow, I’m not worthy! That think kicks my butt all the time!</p>