Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

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<p>abasket, that would be me - not in very good shape as far as my core goes. I really enjoyed the core clinic I did so I’m hoping a small group will help me push through stuff I really hate doing. And perhaps I’ll really like TRX - D assures me it is fun. Ha. </p>

<p>H always wanted to do a “special” diet - ones that come to mind are the infamous cabbage soup, or counting calories but still drinking beer - I have to say I am impressed with his new way of thinking. Seeing Fed Up really helped him see what I’ve been harping about for so long. </p>

<p>Looking forward to water aerobics again this afternoon. I was really hoping our cooler weather would hold but it’s humid and muggy once again. </p>

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<p>TRX is great. The variations are practically limitless on what you can do to keep it fresh, fun and challenging. And with body weight based exercises, it’s very easy to change the load factor even if you are in the middle of a set. There’s also a big bonus that it’s such a portable system. Beautiful day? Why workout inside. Go to a park, use your back yard, and suspend it off a tree or a piece of playground equipment. Traveling that hotel room door works great to anchor the straps. As I’ve posted before, I’ve even done TRX workouts on the foredeck of a sailboat in the BVIs using a halyard to suspend the straps. “All core all the time” as the company likes to say. Makes for a very efficient way to hit your entire body.</p>

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<p>Wow. I kicked my own butt hiking today. Did one that’s been on my bucket list – above treeline on Franconia Ridge. A little shorter than my last hike (just under 8 miles up and back), but by far the most elevation gain I’ve attempted – 3100 feet. Took 8 hours and I finished after sunset. I was minutes away from having to go to the headlamp. Spectacular views from the top.</p>

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<p>3100 feet of climbing in 8 miles? Wow, I think I would have tipped over backwards and rolled back down lol.</p>

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<p>WOOT idad!
And thans for the “geezer flash cards” :wink: Now can you just draw a little picture of the exercise beside the name?</p>

<p>So, bushwhacking ay be in my future after all…, my sis had to cancel due to unrepaired car trouble. I think her spidey sense may have divined there was an evil plan afoot that involved the hill ;)</p>

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<p>I hope there is a video from that hike! Congrats on new horizons!</p>

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<p>Need a video of latest hike Idad!</p>

<p>Survived clean up of vacation place for renters–rain at home today. I’m off to the gym.</p>

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<p>My GPS distance is a little screwy because it calculates 3D distance on the angle (up or down) – actual distance walked. The official AMC map distance on this hike (GPS distance assuming level ground) is 3.2 miles each way. So, it’s 3100 feet of climb in 3.2 miles. The first 1.5 miles only goes up 800 feet… The second half of the hike is averaging about 1200 feet of climb per mile. Climbing is harder on the lungs (lots of huffing and puffing), but climbing down 3100 feet in 3.2 miles is harder on the legs. It’s all slow loaded eccentric stepping down from one rock to the next – the kind of stuff that just hammers the muscles. Because I knew I was running out of light, I did the descent without stopping, just once to drink the last of my Superstarch shake at the 6 hour mark.</p>

<p>The hike was fine. Relentlessly up, rocky trail, but the only tricky bits climbing next to the biggest of the waterfalls, I had done several times before. I’m just so slow that I run out of day light. But, my quads are absolutely toasted. After sitting in the car for 1.5 hours afterwards, I was completely cramped up. I’m so sore right now that I might have to hit the foam roller!</p>

<p>Went down twice when my foot slipped out from under me on slick wet rock. No harm, no foul, just a little mud!</p>

<p>Video later. I didn’t dig into my dinner salad until after 11pm last night. I got as far as transferring everything from the camera to the computer, but that’s about it.</p>

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<p>90 minute hot yoga class. It is just really hard. I had to take a few breaks, but so did many others in the class, which made me feel better. I was tempted to run a mile before class to extend my mini-streak to 7 days, but I did NOT! I don’t even want to be tempted right now.</p>

<p>I’m struggling with losing the 5 pounds. It’s my own fault for not having the discipline to avoid foods I shouldn’t be eating- coupled with the social events. It’s also discouraging to see how slow the losing process can be. I’m sure the Forteo medication isn’t helping, but 5 pounds on me is not insignificant, and it needs to go. My mindset (and I suspect I’m not alone) is something like this- “OK, I was good about my eating for 2 days and didn’t even have any wine! Why isn’t the weight gone?”</p>

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<p>Agree. 5 pounds might sound like a pure vanity issue for someone not familiar with distance running. My reply is usually something like, “Try to run 10 miles with a 5-lb fanny pack and then take it off and run a couple more miles without it. Betcha you will feel a difference!” Yes, it can be very frustrating when the circumstances do not let you eat clean. </p>

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<p>It is affecting how some of my clothes fit- which is NOT a good thing!</p>

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<p>I just bought some clothes at an end of summer sale at Patagonia, but they are falling off me already.
Not really the kinds of things you can take in easily either.
Kind of frustrating but I guess I shouldn’t complain.</p>

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<p>Well, those clothes might fit better in the fall or winter. I hope you got some great deals.</p>

<p>I am in Boston visiting D and she took H and I to a yoga class. Wowie, 90 minutes and I was sweating and dripping, and it wasn’t even hot yoga. I need to get some of those clingier yoga tops if I am going to avoid flashing the young men in the class, however, my jog bra prevented any real awful flashes. My D used to do ballet so when I didn’t understand a pose I just peeked over at her and copied what she was doing, but I skipped the head stands for now.</p>

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<p>Well, I can walk, but going up and down stairs is a struggle. My quads are not happy with me!</p>

<p>The video:</p>

<p>[Falling</a> Waters Trail hike](<a href=“Falling Waters Trail - YouTube”>Falling Waters Trail - YouTube)</p>

<p>This hike starts from a parking lot on I-93 in Franconia Notch State Park. Very popular and scenic spot with a loop trail that includes the Greenleaf AMC hut and the Franconia Ridge section of the Appalachian Trail on one side of the highway and Lafayette Place campground and the trail to Lonesome Lake on the other side. </p>

<p>The Falling Waters Trail has just about everything. It leaves the parking lot, crosses Walker Brook on a wooden bridge, and then climbs up Dry Creek (which is definitely not dry), crossing back and forth across the stream six or seven times, passing an endless series of waterfalls. For reasons that totally escape me, people were rappelling down the face of the largest, Cloudland Falls. I can’t even begin to imagine how cold that water must be. After departing Dry Creek at about 2 miles, the trail starts seriously up the side of the mountain, first with a series of switchbacks and then, after a final turn, straight up the ridge. </p>

<p>Emerging above treeline for the last little bit, the trail reaches the summit of LIttle Haystack Mountain at 4760 feet. It doesn’t “count” on the official list of NH 4000 footers, because it’s not far enough away along the knife edge ridgeline from the taller Mount LIncoln to qualify as separate peak. The ridge is amazing. Falls off steeply down on both sides with spectacular views. </p>

<p>The group of guys in the video leaving the summit headed across the ridge were in a spot of bother. It was after 5pm, they were miles and miles short of where they thought they would camp, and asking me where they could find the nearest camping and water (neither of which are in abundant supply above treeline). I was cutting it close on daylight, but at least I had plenty of water and was headed down to the car, where I even had hot coffee! I recommended heading to the AMC Greenleaf Hut about three miles along the trail. It was probably full on a Friday night, but I suggested faking a broken leg and begging mercy to pitch a tent.</p>

<p>It never ceases to amaze me how people put themselves in bad situations with poor planning. I saw another couple coming down the trail with a newborn baby in a carrier. Why?</p>

<p>As usual, I was the slowest person on the trail (passed by a nice family with four kids!). However, the two guys who zoomed past me at one point turned around a mile short of the summit, so I’m counting that as passing them! I saw a heart rate of 87% of my max at one point, although I have really learned to keep it at 80% or below (which is why I’m so slow!)</p>

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<p>Love that, iDad! And love the Lyle Lovett song. One of my favorites.</p>

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<p>Another beautiful hike, idad! The falling water, stunning, and the rappelling, fun to watch but cold, yes. How do they even feel their legs?</p>

<p>We drove down south of here to an old fish camp on an undeveloped lake for an early morning air boat ride through the marsh. It was gorgeous and cool–a near perfect summer hour. After that we hiked a few miles through a wildlife management area. Plenty of bald eagles, rarer snail kites, and lots of sweat. </p>

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<p>And, it’s not like it was a sweltering day. It was 61 degrees air temp at the falls. Nice hiking weather, but pretty chilly in the water!</p>

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<p>I will ave to save your video for the desktop, idad – it’s giving me the message about he content not being moblile and I am on the iPad.</p>

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<p>Yes, same here … I will have to wait to see your video iDad, and I love waterfalls. </p>

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<p>Just another Sunday long run, right? 5.3 miles in a few seconds under an hour. I sure hope the doc clears me to run at my appointment on Wednesday! :slight_smile: It felt SO good to go to the path/trail and do a run. I haven’t run there since May when this injury started to appear in my 8 mile run that day. My heartr ate was a little high, but I think the Mio had a few false readings since I’m very sure I never went fast enough to hit 175! </p>