<p>I was feeling kind of sick this morning. Without going into further details, let’s just say I lost a lot of weight in a very rapid way. 
My Excel spreadsheet says I have to run 7 miles tonight - it is going to be a slog.</p>
<p>Sounds like you probably have the AB DOLLY:</p>
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<p>That’s Mike Boyle’s recommended contraption because it allows you to do rollouts on your elbows (easier) or hands (harder). So, he would start college athletes off with stabilty ball rollouts, then elbows on the dolly, then hands.</p>
<p>I just have the cheapo version (hands only):</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Valeo Ab Wheel: Sports & Outdoors](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Valeo-VA2413RE-Ab-Wheel/dp/B0007IS74G/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1310599267&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Valeo-VA2413RE-Ab-Wheel/dp/B0007IS74G/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1310599267&sr=1-1)</p>
<p>It’s actually a somewhat dangerous exercise in the sense that you can roll out farther and faster than your abs can support. One trick it to roll towards a wall that serves as a limit to the distance you can roll. Then, just back up away from the wall to make it harder.</p>
<p>I survived, but my abs were on fire during the [stability</a> ball mountain climbers](<a href=“swiss ball mountain climbers - YouTube”>swiss ball mountain climbers - YouTube). 45 seconds per set, holding the knee in for 2 seconds each time. Three sets. You just have to laugh, it is so hard on the abs.</p>
<p>I really enjoyed today’s workout. It’s not a real heart rate killer. Fairly slow paced and not a lot of jumping around and panting like a dog. But, three sets of six core exercises that are tough as nails. Then a really nice selection of four strength excerices that are demanding but do-able. So I just plow through the workout and end up with every muscle having been worked.</p>
<p>The dangerous part about it is in our fitness center which is pretty crowded with equipment and people at certain times of the day. The guy that uses it comes in at a fairly dead time (same with me).</p>
<p>BunsenBurner:</p>
<p>Take care of yourself! There’s always tomorrow for running if you are too, ahem, dehydrated!</p>
<p>4 miles - was too tired for weights tonight. Probably from tennis yesterday.</p>
<p>Thanks, i-dad. By 5 pm I felt a lot better, drank a full glass of 10% orange juice, and took it slowly. 6 miles, 52 minutes. Drank a full bottle of water while I was running.</p>
<p>Now I know why DD’s coach always recommended OJ as a post-practice recovery drink. In addition to carbs, a glass of it has 450 mg of potassium. Not bad.</p>
<p>BC - is it still hot and humid in your neck of the woods?</p>
<p>Heard about a new fun way to get some different workouts in. Our local pool is open from 8-9 for adults to walk backwards/against the current in the lazy river area. A friend said it is a great workout so I plan to try next week when we have the scorching heat return. Sounds like it might be good for my knee.</p>
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<p>When you get dehydrated, especially from running or other vigorous cardio, I recommend you rehydrate with Gatorade or other sport drink (or just water). The reason why is that the sugar in orange juice is not absorbed in the stomach as quickly as the simple glucose in Gatorade is. And in its eagerness to get the water into circulation the body rushes it through the gut and into the large intestine where most of the water is absorbed, and the orange juice sugar that would normally already be gone is still present. The result is the bowel bacteria go nuts feasting on the OJ sugar. And the result of that can be gas and the runs. </p>
<p>I found this out the hard way.</p>
<p>coureur, thanks! From my HS running days, I know what drinking too much sugary stuff during exercise can lead to. I typically drink diluted OJ before getting ready to go out for a run, and when I run shorter distances (under 10 miles), I drink water. Anything over 10 miles does require more effort and Gatorade as well.</p>
<p>I will add to your words of wisdom: do not drink anything with loads of sucralose or other non-absorbable sugars either. They may not feel like food to your body, but they may look like a yummy feast to the large intestine dwellers. :)</p>
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<p>No, it’s wonderful. It was in the 80s yesterday during the day and it was in the 50s last night. The forecast today is sunny, high of 81 and about 50% humidity. I have tennis at noon outdoors. I’m still going to bring three bottles of water and I’m going to toss a packet of Emergen-C in one of the bottles and also eat that banana before heading out.</p>
<p>Felt ravenous when I woke up this morning. My body seems to be screaming for calories this week. The ten-day forecast looks pretty clear with the highs in the 80s and 90s and the lows all in the 60s.</p>
<p>Glad you are bouncing back, BB!</p>
<p>After a little break yesterday morning (not as hot/humid), this morning was brutal again. I’m heading north this evening and looking forward to some cooler weather. I barely got through 4 miles this morning, but it’s done!</p>
<p>Poor people who have to exercise in heat. I swim outside at 6am. It feels heavenly, boost of energy and something else (I have no idea). Drink coffee only out of habit, not needed at all after you swim even after 3 hours of sleep. Saying godby to swimming will be sad, it is very sad every fall. I cannot swim inside, envy others who do it year around.</p>
<p>MiamiDAP why can’t you swim inside??</p>
<p>NM, I like the sounds of your pool workout. That sounds great. </p>
<p>Our temps have finally dropped and the humidity is lower. I took a break from exercise last evening which also felt great. Eating is under control after my stress binge on Monday. Thank goodness. </p>
<p>I enjoy swimming but I cannot imagine swimming enough to get a workout. I recall my days of lifeguard training and just finding it incredibly monotonous. Really the only good job available in my small town when I was in high school was being a lifeguard at the town pool so of course everyone got their Red Cross certification. Still didn’t change who got the jobs (hint: it wasn’t me). </p>
<p>san-dee, I’ve enjoyed your contributions to the various health/weight loss threads. Glad you’ve joined us.</p>
<p>san-dee,
I do not know. I have tried and I could not, I did not enjoy it. Too stuffy, heavy air, I believe, not nice at all.</p>
<p>sabaray,
"I enjoy swimming but I cannot imagine swimming enough to get a workout. "</p>
<p>-Your workout must be much more than mine. I have to exercise for 2 hrs to do the same as 1.5 miles slow swimming that takes me 1hr 20min. And I still gain every fall when I switch from swimming to other exercises. In addition, while swimming gives me energy, I am very tired after out of water exersices (except for rollerblading, this one also gives me energy). If I exersice less than 2 hrs, I will not just gain, I will gain whole lot.</p>
<p>I doubt that my workouts are much more than yours, Miami! I definitely prefer outdoor exercise to indoors as well but find my body is very tired after an extended time in the pool. Now put me on the beach and that’s another story! I think the important thing is doing something you enjoy.</p>
<p>1hr 20 min. is not extended time by any measure. 1.5 miles is about half of 10 years old competitive swimmer’s daily practice. And they swim much faster too. I am not tired at all, complete opposite. Sometime I literally crawl out of bed because I sleep so bad, some nights only 3 hours, but I know that the minute I am in a water, I am fine. I also do not stop when I swim, do not have time, got to go to work. The earlier I come, the earlier I can leave, So, if pool was open at 5am, I would be there at 5, I do not sleep anyway.<br>
I love beach, but I rarely swim during vacations. Just staying on a beach in shades and go snorkeling few times a day and then to buffet or to the bar (all at the beach). This is my normal vacation. I also think that “the important thing is doing something you enjoy”.</p>
<p>Okay, three boxes of donuts and muffins in the kitchen today.</p>
<p>I stared at them for a while and then walked away.</p>
<p>My wife paid me a compliment on my weight today. She concluded that what I am doing is working. A few days ago, a clerk at Trader Joes asked me if I had lost a lot of weight. I just pointed to my grocery basket - it was loaded with high-protein stuff.</p>
<p>Tennis again today - I put three bottles in the freezer. I was hoping for some high-level doubles but we couldn’t arrange it.</p>
<p>When we have donuts at the office, my regular intake is 3 plain. I do not like others. But it is after my daily chocolate, must have it every morning. </p>
<p>Good for you, BCE. After how many did you stop? I never dain after eating donuts. I am just not hungry after them. They kill my appetite, which is otherwise enormous. I never buy them though, office intake is enough.</p>
<p>well thanks Sabaray! This thread is fun.</p>
<p>MiamiDAP - I like your take on things; enjoying what you do is most important. I like swimming, but I could never spend one and onehalf hours in the pool! a half-mile or about 40 laps, is enough for me. I don’t go too fast, but I am consistent. I swim a couple of times a week, alternating with other fitness stuff on other days. I can’t worry about measuring my heart rate, or protein or calories consumed - or even tracking workouts; that stuff just makes me become obsessive; though I can understand why others like it. I just concentrate on doing something every day; walks, yoga, swim, stretching, some weights (though I much prefer pushups and dips, planks, that kind of thing, and not using weights).</p>
<p>Miami - aren’t there any nice indoor pools where you live ? Our local community center has a very nice pool with large skylights - gives you the feeling of outdoors even in winter. Membership is very reasonable.</p>