<p>Well, I have a bureau and closet full of XLs - I’m just moving some really ancient clothes in but it’s nowhere near enough for a full wardrobe. Fortunately I have a couple of months before I have to start adding clothes.</p>
<p>Just did weights at the Y today. Still tired from the run yesterday. Took a nap in the early evening.</p>
<p>Beer Mile is a mile. In Dallas one year we had a 10K beer run (6.2 miles) with a can every mile. They came weaving into the finish line. Lots of pukage. Isn’t running a healthy activity? :)</p>
<p>Reminds me of college, MOWC. We had an infamous “relays” in which every activity involved some type of athletic endeavor and beer chugging. Of course I was a star athlete then! As in I excelled in the beer chugging portion. </p>
<p>I am pretty excited about the loops feature in Livestrong. I just mapped out my routes. Pretty cool.</p>
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<p>I hear ya. Fortunately, the workout tech shirts are still serviceable, even though they are too large.</p>
<p>For a little while, I feel pretty good wearing some item of clothing that is too big for me. I wore a pair of jeans that I need to keep pulling up because they were pretty loose yesterday. After a bit, it got annoying and I decided I’d put them in the pile of clothes for Goodwill.</p>
<p>My ankle was rather stiff tonight – one of those days when it just wasn’t articulating very well – so instead of the planned intervals, I just took a forty-five minute walk around the neighborhood on a gloriously beautiful night, right at twilight. Light breeze, cats darting around, some birds still on the wing and a few bats as it got darker. Lots of dog walkers (or pet guardians, as we call them here) and a few cyclists drifting by. The last bits of light gave interesting looks into gardens, and the scents of roses and pine trees and some tree with white flowers was a lovely combination. It probably didn’t do too much on the overall exercise front, but it was complete balm for the soul.</p>
<p>I used to love big baggy clothes. Now, I like just the opposite. Funny how that works.</p>
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<p>I did something I’ve never done before: took back a pair of jeans I’ve worn. I bought a pair of Levi’s 505 jeans from Kohls that were the exact model and size of a pair I already had that fit perfectly. Unbeknowst to me, Levi’s had just completely changed the fit of that style. The new ones are hip-huggers and absolutely pants on the ground falling off of me. The old ones still fit perfectly. I finally realized that was riduculous when the whole reason I paid $40 at Kohls was because I knew that style and size fit. They knew exactly what I was talking about and took them back, no problem.</p>
<p>Great YouTube demonstration of a really fit 56 year old guy doing intervals on a recumbent bike. Eight intervals. 30 second sprints. 90 seconds recovery:</p>
<p>Part One:
[YouTube</a> - Peak 8 Demonstration (Part 1 of 2)](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
<p>Part Two:
[YouTube</a> - Peak 8 Demonstration (Part 2 of 2)](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
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<p>Marketing error. You shouldn’t change the design of a product without changing the name. You wind up generating a lot of confused customers and product returns.</p>
<p>Today is going to be a nutty day - I have packed sunflower seeds, almonds and pistachio nuts. I didn’t feel like getting another container for walnuts. It’s also a no-cook day which means that I didn’t cook anything - bringing turkey meatballs and brussels sprouts to cook in the microwave at the office.</p>
<p>I missed tennis yesterday and am hoping to play today - not sure if partner will play because it is raining out. He dropped his membership at the Y for the summer so he would have to pay for a guest pass to hit at the Y. I really want to try out my new arm-friendly racquet. I went last night with my son but the courts were busy so we went to the new Y for other workouts.</p>
<p>BCEagle- send one of those muffins my way. I feel the need for a treat this morning!</p>
<p>Some stupid little bug that I didn’t even see stung me under my eye this morning on my run. It’s all puffed up, but doesn’t hurt or itch. I put some Benadryl cream on it.</p>
<p>The humidity here is really bad. I am going to try a 10 mile run in the morning, which will be challenging. My PT thinks I’m doing a lot better. The kneeling chair has been great.</p>
<p>I haven’t read all of the 693 pages so I don’t know if any of you have discussed breathing while exercising but I have been having problems recently. I am post-60, at least 30 pounds overweight, and currently (since Jan.) exercising 4-6 hours a week ( 2 hrs with a trainer and the rest on home elliptical. Lately I have been trying intervals. I use a heart rate monitor which seems to match pretty well with the equipment at my gym.</p>
<p>Under exertion, I was getting my heart rate into the high 140’s and then down to 109 after 2 minutes of lesser exertion. This week, I can’t seem to get enough oxygen, even working in the air-conditioned gym. Today, I was huffing and puffing and my heart rate was in the mid 120’s. I tried some fitness sites and found info on running and breathing that said how important proper breathing is, so I am thinking that I need to figure this out. My trainer thinks the high humidity might be a cause.</p>
<p>lotsofquests, I definitely find interval workouts more challenging than just going for a run or working on an elliptical. I don’t use a heart monitor but find myself feeling as though I am working harder when doing intervals (which I have not done in some time). High humidity, mold spores or other allergens could definitely be contributing as well. Have you had a physical exam recently to rule out any medical problem?</p>
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<p>As an ex-smoker (pack a day or more for 38 years) I know all about breathing hard during exercise. I pretty much pant like a dog.</p>
<p>I don’t want to dismiss the possibility that you have some issue by playing doctor on the internet, but not being able to catch a breath is pretty much standard fare for interval training. Well conditioned athletes make the same gasping noises I do, so I figure that it is just part of the deal.</p>
<p>I have found that it varies a lot and heavy breathing doesn’t perfectly correlate with heart rate. Heat and humidity definitely makes it harder. When I do intervals indoors, I need a fan and an open window on me, especially on a muggy day.</p>
<p>After I posted above, I thought about a probable reason for my breathing problem. I have had problems in the past with anemia and don’t think of it when I start to feel overly tired. Not wanting to give TMI, I should have thought of it first. I will take some iron pills for a few days and see if things improve. For me, the “talk test” had worked in the past to determine amount of exertion but for the past few days, I was getting out of breath at a much lower level. Thanks for the responses.</p>
<p>I came across these two posts I made last August on the day I had lost 50 pounds and weighed 200 pounds:</p>
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<p>And this one, in answer to a question about my goal weight:</p>
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<p>At the time, I thought that getting to 180 pounds was probably about as far as I could go – a target I hit two days after Christmas.</p>
<p>I never thought I would see this day. After tormenting me with three close calls over the last ten days, tantalizingly close, the scale made me shout out loud this morning, having lost another five pounds! </p>
<p>159.6 pounds. I’ve lost five pounds 18 times, now for a grand total of 90 pounds. Kind of hard to comprehend, really.</p>
<p>Huge applause. Should post a pointer from the other thread to over here. A chart would be really nice to see too. I like studying the slopes over time periods.</p>
That is fantastic. You have got to feel great. We need an applauding hands icon to insert here. Can I be proud of you?
I’m working on a chart! I made a bone headed Excel error. I had been marking dates with a formula – yesterday’s date plus 1 – and had never gone back and cut/pasted as values. I sorted the chart one day (looking for all Airdyne intervals or something stupid) and then saved it without realizing that I just lost all my date information. So, I have daily weights and daily workouts and daily heart rates and so forth, but was unable to put them back in proper date order for much of 2010. I’ve actually been going back through this thread to get it all put back (thankfully, I posted my daily workout each day!)
<p>Great job, iDad. Super Congratulations.</p>
I have to pinch myself every time I look in the mirror or put on a pair of pants. I mean… that’s Biggest Loser territory. It’s a pretty significant change.
90 pounds is a lot of weight. Just to pick up 90 pounds isn’t easy, let alone carry it around all day. No wonder walking to the mailbox got me winded. Heck, if I grabbed two 45 pounds dumbbells and carried them down to the end of the driveway and back, I would be huffin’ and puffin’ for sure. I’ll have to try that this weekend when it stops raining. I’m not sure I can do it without stopping and putting the weight down for a rest or two. I’m not sure I can even carry that up the stairs from the basement.