<p>I can do side planks all day, but the regular ones are hard for me. I do 2 minutes for the regular and 1 minute on each side, 3 sets. My trainer always had me do the side plank for 1/2 the time of whatever I did for the regular one.</p>
<p>Yea, I don’t like other protein bars…they do taste like cardboard! These SB ones are like a rice krispie bar…crunchy and chewy and are called cereal bars, actually, but they have lots of protein in them. As I mentioned I did hear that only the cinnamon raisin ones are worth trying so I have stuck with them. when I want a sweet treat.</p>
<p>I’ve been watching Star Trek Voyager and I think that Seven of Nine would just respond that taste is irrelevant. I tend to just live with the taste - or lack thereof. If I want flavor, I can always eat real food later on.</p>
<p>Walked on the dreadmill today and my knee is a little sore. Did my pushups. Heard there will be another 90 day weight loss challenge starting this weekend. Hmmmm…may need to do this again to stay on track and lose a little more. Will see if H will do it with me this time.</p>
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<p>try this</p>
<p>[Self-treatment</a> of benign positional vertigo (left)](<a href=“http://www.charite.de/ch/neuro/klinik/patienten/krankheiten/schwindel_vertigo/englisch_links.html]Self-treatment”>http://www.charite.de/ch/neuro/klinik/patienten/krankheiten/schwindel_vertigo/englisch_links.html)</p>
<p>My SIL (former colonel in army) who teaches PT at a college in NC has performed and demonstrated the technique with my mother-in-law. When D had a couple of episodes in college, she talked to her roommate who helped D during one of her attacks. Works like a charm. </p>
<p>Check out Epley maneuver on Youtube.</p>
<p>Played two sets and won 6-0, 6-1 in an hour. I felt very strong and am probably down about five or six pounds from the last time we played - I could definitely feel it after the match as my knees weren’t sore after playing.</p>
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<p>Thanks. I tried that manuever the last time. That’s actually how I confirmed what my problem was. Doing those set off the most violent room spinning sensation! Just like snapping my fingers and – bam! – the room is spinning. I might as well have put my head on a baseball bat and spun around in circles. That dizzy following each move of the head. There’s another version where you lean your head back off the side of the bed. Yeow.</p>
<p>I was never able to successfully dislodge the crystals and fix the problem that way – in part because the maneuver was so unpleasant that I couldn’t bring myself to do it repeatedly!</p>
<p>You can see how Turkish Get Up is not the way for me to go right now. I’m going to walk today and then take another stab at yesterday’s workout tomorrow, but I’m going to plug in TRX plank and side plank in place of the Turkish Get Up for the time being. I’ll work on the get ups as a standalone until I’m sure it’s not causing this vertigo issue.</p>
<p>Yup - it helps to have someone with you so you follow thru. I have seen my daughter turn green, but when she is finished she really bounces back. </p>
<p>Funny story - my SIL had an old dog that was weaving around, seemingly poor balance. She tried the technique on him and it worked. </p>
<p>I feel so sorry for you - I have seen how miserable it makes someone.</p>
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<p>It’s really no big deal. For the most part, it’s just a short sensation of dizziness that lasts for maybe 10 seconds after certain moves – like getting up out of bed. And, even that only lasts for a few days a couple times a year. Usually, like one day where it’s really disruptive and then just avoid sudden moves of the head for a few days. Yesterday caught me out because I hadn’t had any signs of it until the turkish getups. They must have rolled the little crystals into the wrong spot.</p>
<p>I just did my little 5k hilly walking route. A little faster than the other day, the third fastest I’ve ever walked it and I wasn’t trying to push the pace at all. Down to just two little patches of snow on the trails, which is nice.</p>
<p>I’m officially in good enough shape that walking is no longer a big cardio challenge. I mean, I breath a little heavy on the hills, but my max heart rate was only 78%. I think that’s a good thing.</p>
<p>Ahhh- I re-discovered FLAT here in New Orleans. That was nice. 7 miles out St. Charles through the Garden District. You run between the trolley tracks and make sure you move when the trolley comes. Surface is packed dirt littered with Mardi GRAS beads and beer bottle caps. Uneven in many places with some roots and rocks, so my pace was slow even though it was flat. That’s OK. Wasn’t too humid for here.</p>
<p>MoWC, your run reminds me of mine in Houston last year! It’s so weird to run quite a distance without ANY ups or downs. I’m glad you had a good run!</p>
<p>80 degree weather coming up on Monday. Good for outdoors.</p>
<p>I ran for 32 minutes tonight. Felt good. Just over 3 miles so I’m happy…</p>
<p>high 50 low maybe 30 Mid Will. Valley Oregon. March & April rainy and cold. Abnormally rainy and cold. Mar 28 days of rain. 7 degrees below norm for highs. </p>
<p>Saw my first Osprey for the year. Fish in talons, pumping wings for altitude. The Osprey’s nest still not rebuilt. I think they just arrived.</p>
<p>Got a blister on my heel from my long walk on the dreadmill yesterday so today will be biking. My glutes are a bit sore from the change in routine. Very gray and chilly so hard to be motivated. Will force myself out the door in a little bit.</p>
<p>North Minn - when is the wedding? How are you doing on your search for a dress? I don’t EVER remember a spring when we had this much rain and cold weather. I keep telling myself that I have to stay focused - I don’t want to look frumpy at the wedding - that gets me out the door on these miserable days!</p>
<p>I hate blisters. They can keep me from running or playing tennis. Sometimes I cut them off with a knife so that I can get back to working out more quickly. I’ve taken a look at the liquid aspirin that removes blisters but I haven’t tried it.</p>
<p>This low-carb diet makes me feel guilty - before, it took so much will-power to cut back on calories and when the will-power was gone, well, the weight came back. Dieting isn’t supposed to be easy. I was able to put on my wedding ring this morning for the first time in many months. I think that the current diet and some patience will have nice results in a month.</p>
<p>One other thing that I find is that I’m doing more food preparation - it’s a bit hard figuring out the nutritional composition of food at restaurants unless they are chains that list the information. I like Panera Bread because they list the calories right on the menus in the boards above the cashiers. It doesn’t matter that much because I always order either the greek salad or the asian sesame chickken.</p>
<p>NMinn, if you are getting blisters from walking, you need to rethink your foot “wardrobe”. I highly recommend Smartwool PhD socks sugested to me by two avid runners (MOfWC, thank you!). Take a look at Injinji socks - yes, they are weird, but they keep each toe individually wrapped, and that prevents a lot of trouble. You may need a new pair of shoes, too. I feel your pain - I got a terrible blister a few weeks ago, and I had to keep on with my training. A little bit of Neosporin and a bandaid applied overnight did their magic for me. I hope your foot heals quickly.</p>
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<p>That’s fantastic, BC. I think that you are no alone in the frustration of only being able to lose or maintain weight on the strength of unsustainable will power. That’s like people trying to force themselves not to smoke cigarettes when they are still using and actively addicted to nictotine. People can do it for a while, but it is hard to battle underlying physiology, especially when that physiology is working on key brain areas that demand food or a drug.</p>
<p>I have a sneaking supsicion that even a a modest reduction in carbs would produce noticeable, and relatively easy, weight loss in most of us. The US government recommendation, printed on every food label in America, is for a minimum of 60% of daily calories to come from carbs. That’s an astronomical number and a lot of folk trying to “eat healthy” and avoid fat probably eat an even higher percentage from carbs.</p>
<p>When I look back, I’m basically eating exactly the same meals now as I did before I was a (formerly) fat guy – maybe a little more seafood, a little less breaded and deep fried. All I really did was cut a boatload of the carbs I was eating out of my diet.</p>
<p>Yesterday’s tally:</p>
<p>1838 calories</p>
<p>52% fat
23% protein
25% carb</p>
<p>I’m going with the omelet for lunch: 3 large eggs, 1 ounce of Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese, cooked in butter. 356 calories. 25 grams of protein. 3 grams of carbs.</p>