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<p>Well, you’ve sold me! Now, I’m just gonna have to start distance running! :)</p>
<p>I know! Makes you want to get right out there!</p>
<p>I have a communication question- why do spouses sabotage each other?
F’r instance.
I am going gluten free- which my H is fine with ( not that he has any reason not to), but I am also trying to lose about 10lbs that has crept up over this past winter what with the hibernation response & new medication. So I asked his help with this mainly- not to be buying treats that I find it hard to resist.</p>
<p>However when he is at the grocery, he seems to forget that part- it isn’t that hard!
I can resist just about any sort of junk food, but ice cream. I even stay away from his chocolate ( cause I don’t care for it generally)- but normally he doesn’t even buy my speciality ice cream- so why is he doing it when I ask him not to?
Irritating.</p>
<p>( because it isn’t irritating enough that he weighs what he did in high school)
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<p>Beats me. I remember once last year, when I was cranking along and losing weight at a very good pace. My wife waltzes in from the grocery store with not one, but** two ** half gallons of my all-time favorite ice cream – Breyer’s Mint Chocolate Chip. She said that it was on sale. I just looked at her and shook my head.</p>
<p>it made me so stubborn that I never had one bite of that goddamn ice cream, even though it was staring me in the face every time I opened the freezer.</p>
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<p>It’s very common with smoking spouses trying to undermine efforts to quit smoking by either offering a cigarette or by leaving a pack lying around. My quit smoking guru advises that you should ask politely one time to not leave cigarettes lying around and then simply destroy any pack left on the counter. Or, if a cigarette is offered, get a hangdog expression and say “OK, you’re right. I do need one”. Then, when they hand you the cigarette smash it to pieces and grind it in the floor with your heel in front of them. At $5 to $10 a pack, they will probably quit offering pretty quickly.</p>
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<p>So I guess that my advice would be to turn that ice cream your husband bought into a positive. Get mad at that ice cream and let be a constant irritant to bolster your stubborn resolve.</p>
<p>Thanks, fellow DEHWST members! Since I already ran 12 miles, I knew that I could run a half, but I did run a little longer distance just to be sure. The most interesting thing was that my lungs and my heart were doing just fine, but my legs got very tired at the end of the run. In the past, it was my breathing that would let me down… I do not like to listen to music while I run, so I was a bit worried that longer distances would bore me to death, but I discovered that my Garmin works as a nice distraction. I kept checking the watch to see if the next mile post was really a mile away from the previous one (not always the case), and whether the pace shown on my watch matched the pace that I felt. Nice little gadget. I like it. It was interesting to see that my pace suddenly slowed down by 20 seconds when I encountered a strong headwind.</p>
<p>idad, your walking pace was very fast! You can try jogging for 30 seconds, then walking for 1.5 min, and so on. In no time you will be ready to run a 5K, especially if the course is flat (your hill training is conditioning you very well).</p>
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MOfWC, I bow to anyone able to run in NOLA! I discovered that I run really hot. 50 degrees makes me strip down to my running tank top. I had a hard time running in Maui last year. H and I are going to HI in a few weeks, and I’m dreading my upcoming training. My 50-state marathoner friend is not very eager to sign for a marathon in HI either.
H just pointed out to me that the temperature in the tradmill room in our house is set to 68 degrees. I guess if I start my runs in HI at 4 am, I should be OK. :)</p>
<p>90 minutes of doubles today - three sets. I was dragging when I got home and then we had to go shopping so it was 3:00 PM before I had some calories besides breakfast (two eggs and a banana). While grocery shopping, I observed how good tuna fish is for getting the protein numbers up - they’re almost all protein. I also noticed that cheese is decent for balancing out carbs though it’s more split between fat and protein.</p>
<p>My spouse isn’t too undermining, but I have a sister-in-law who will talk to me about being good, sound encouraging and then, when I have the family over, bring me a box of Sees Truffles that are “just for you for being the hostess.” Uh-huh.</p>
<p>Bunsen - you are amazing!!</p>
<p>It is so good to see the sun today. It has been one of the longest, most dreary winters. I have been walking faithfully - but I have been unable to sustain consistent weight training, and that is not like me at all. I am hoping the longer days and the sunshine will help motivate me. My weight is great right now, but I don’t feel as strong as usual and I need to do something or my arms will be waving when I am not!</p>
<p>I was a bad influence on my H when I was pregnant…always wanting dessert or even another meal. “Aren’t you hungry?” I would wheedle. He always liked to eat and I should have known then he was an easy gainer and a hard loser. Me, I lost the pregnancy weight immediately. Problem is, you have to go though labor… :D</p>
<p>But in general I do not like to tempt people and even worry that I’m a bad hostess cause I don’t press seconds upon people. I figure, they should know if they’re full!</p>
<p>Another solid workout for me today.</p>
<p>10 rounds of the following exercises 10 reps each:
–Lat Pulldown 60 pounds
–Upright Row 50 pounds
–Step ups 20" box with 20 pound KB in hand
–KB Swings with 30 pound KB
–KB Lunges with 20 and 40 pound KBs in hand</p>
<p>Took me 20:22 with average heart rate of 160 BPM and max heart rate of 178 BPM. Worked up a good sweat and felt good afterwards…</p>
<p>Oh, I’m just terrible. Basically, have not exercised in the 7 months since our move. What is making me sloth off so badly is that I have not gained weight – actually lost a bit – and seem to have plenty of wind on stairs and on vacation a few weeks back hiking mountains. I just don’t see any real difference if I exercise or don’t.</p>
<p>I know I’ll regret this. Worried about arthritis and bones. Stuff like that. Otherwise, exercise doesn’t seem to matter for me.</p>
<p>sewhappy, that’s terrific. If you are active and move about all the time, you might not need to hit the gym on the regular basis. If you eat healthy in addition to your active lifestyle, you have nothing to worry about. Maybe a few minutes a day with free weights to keep the upper body conditioned, that’s all.</p>
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<p>I probably am fit enough to jog, now. I’ve broken into a jog a few times trying to get across the main road without getting run over. It feels completely different than it did 30 or 40 pounds ago, or whenever it was the last time I did a little jogging – before the two sprained ankle/face plants. I no longer set off the US Geological Survey seismographs with every step. I’m guessing that a bike ride may be completely different, too. Knock on wood, I feel like all the leg mobility stuff I’ve been doing has probably reduced my chances of more sprained ankles quite a bit. I’ve been doing forward and backward hopping, left and right hopping, and one-legged hopping during every warmup, three days a week, since New Years. That stuff is so simple, but it really starts to pay dividends in balance and stability after a while. It’s still an ugly thing, the ol’ (formerly) fat guy hopping back and forth on one foot, but at least I can do it now and I know my ankles are stronger as a result. I never thought of that sort of stuff as “exercise” before, but I can feel the different walking on the rocky dirt trails.</p>
<p>sewhappy:</p>
<p>That’s fantastic that you have found a sweet spot where you can maintain your weight. Do you know how many ol’ geezers would kill to find that spot? Fantastic!</p>
<p>If you don’t feel any difference with exercise, you might just need a more challenging workout program. I can’t imagine that anyone could do this New Rules of Lifting for Abs program I’ve been doing and not feel a difference. From an ol’ geezer like me, to a professional athlete, I think there’s enough to produce results at almost any level. I exercised with a fat loss goal for a year, but the fitness gains I’m seeing now are, in some ways, even more motivating.</p>
<p>You probably just haven’t found the right thing and gotten into a groove long enough to feel the results.</p>
<p>hops_scout:</p>
<p>You are an animal!</p>
<p>I thought about doing swings and burpees intervals today, but ended up washing and ironing a bunch of 36 inch pants to go on hangers for “fat clothes” storage instead and then watching the Masters. </p>
<p>I still have just a tinge of this vertigo, but I’m going to give my workout another go tomorrow, minus the Turkish Get Ups. The only other exercise that might give me trouble is bench pressing on the stability ball, we’ll see. I’ll figure something out.</p>
<p>I actually think that five days off from weights has probably done me a lot of good in terms of muscle recovery, too. I’ve been hitting it pretty hard and, with the little break, I feel great.</p>
<p>Idad, I’ve all but done away with traditional cardio equipment. I’ll still use them occasionally but not much. I much prefer the interval training over the steady-state activities like the elliptical. I’ve always despised the treadmill so I only use it sparingly already. </p>
<p>I’m starting to find the 30 pound kettlebell is almost too light for double-arm swings. Those were easy today! I remember back in February when I started I could barely swing it; now I’m able to toss that thing with one hand and catch it with the other. I also played around with one of the 20 pounders today swinging it around my waist and such. I only dropped it once. I’m going to have to practice this Turkish GetUp. I need to put together a kettlebell-only workout. Maybe I’ll do some searching tonight and try something tomorrow! :)</p>
<p>And I’m just an average joe in the gym… I just go in and put the work in to get better everyday. It feels great to see improvement and I have the desire to continue to get better. I have changed my life in the last couple of months and I feel great!</p>
<p>Lasagna - the perfect low-carb food. About 1/3rd carbs, 1/3rd protein and 1/3rd fat according to Livestrong. My wife made a pan yesterday and I had leftovers for lunch (after skipping breakfast - too many errands to run to eat).</p>
<p>Did intervals on the bike, level 7, today. Moved to pushups, kettlebell swings/squats, tricep exercises with free weights, then finished with machine work for lats, chest press, shoulders and back. Felt surprisingly good!</p>
<p>Making pork tenderloin on grill for H tonight. Think I will do some shrimp and grilled veggies for me.</p>
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Ha, ha! That’s what I’m making – only for both of us. The tenderloins are BOGO this week at my favorite market. (I don’t enjoy cooking enough to make separate dishes for each of us.)</p>
<p>For about the last month I’ve been getting to the gym by 7:30 AM. I’ve decided I like going early! (Actually, what I REALLY like is coming home and having a cup of coffee!) :)</p>
<p>Off to the driving range with a friend to hit a bucket. Hope I’m not too rusty.</p>
<p>I’m not a beef or pork eater. Otherwise we eat pretty much the same thing. This is a rare treat for him as I usually don’t buy things that I don’t eat. ;)</p>