<p>There are very many nice indoor pools where are live. I cannot swim indoor, not enjoyable, too stuffy. I swim every day in a summer. I do other exercises vary them by season. But when I do not swim, I have to exercise for 2hrs every day, otherwise I will weigh a ton. I must spend at least 1 hr outside in any weather, otherwise, I feel down. So, I either rollerblade or walk or both and go to gym for weights. I am very old, I have to do weights, or I will start breaking my bones. But I enjoy doing them, not as much as swimming though. I can rollerblade only in temperature range 50F - 70F, I do about 6.5 miles. Rollerblading also gives me lots of energy, so I can still go for 4 miles walk after that and gym. I have been doing all of these for decades, I learned what I love what is torture, Tortures have been eliminated long time ago. One of them was yoga - gave me bad vertigo.</p>
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<p>I didn’t have any of them. I had my tofurkey sausage and three turkey meatballs in the microwave. If I know that I have good food in the office, then the temptation for donuts, chocolates, candy bars, chips and ice cream are much less strong.</p>
<p>Miami, it seems like you know exactly what works for you, that’s great!</p>
<p>Had a hard time at the gym today. Hot and humid, legs tired and just couldn’t seem to get it going. Was a sweaty mess but never seemed to get the HR up where I wanted it. At 30 minutes in I wanted to quit biking but played some mind games and finished at my usual 70 minutes. Got my pushups in and then used the weight machines for back, chest, triceps/biceps and shoulders. Thought about a little dreadmill walk but came home instead. Having a light rain but may walk this evening if it stops. 30 days until D1’s wedding!!!</p>
<p>Got a slightly different exercise in last night – call it stair climber intervals. First you get a call from reverse 911 alerting you to imminent threat of flooding as your dinner party is ending. Then you grab important stuff from the lower level, and race it upstairs. And you repeat, every so often taking a 60 second rest by going out on the deck to see what the creek level looks like. Then you go back to more of same, mixed with some weight training (lifting up smaller pieces of furniture to set them on top of larger pieces of furniture or counters). Then you get another call from r911 advising that the emergency is over. </p>
<p>At that point I had a drink.</p>
<p>Not sure it will ever make it as a you-tube demonstration exercise, but between the lifting, the stairs and the stress I’d say my heart rate was right up there. </p>
<p>Today I just need to get everything put back together. </p>
<p>(There was real flooding in the mountain areas just adjacent to us, with some significant mudflows, but our creek rose only a few inches rather than the 4’ surge they had feared. After a big fire last year that denuded the nearby watershed, they’re being particularly conservative on the risk issues associated with the heavy rain they had up canyon, so the warning call was very legit.)</p>
<p>Wow. That sounds like a very high intensity workout, ararbrab! I’m glad that it was a false alarm.</p>
<p>It is so gorgeous here today that I’m definitely headed to the park for a walk/jog this afternoon. Right now, it is 72 degrees, low humidty, brilliant blue sky, and a little cook breeze out of the north.</p>
<p>san-dee,
Most people wise up at my age. Being old has some benefits.</p>
<p>BCE,
You are good!!
Donuts taste much better than meatballs or tofu IMO. Make sure not overload on protein. Protein overload causes osteoporosis, since excess of protein that our system get rid off has to be binded by calcium. Also too much beans (tofu) casues thyroid cancer (elevated % in asian countires). Everything is good in moderation and you need to ask yourself if you love what you eat. Our body knows what we need, tasting good is very important. I do not consume much protein. I love nuts. But chocolate is my king. No chance at dropping chocolate.</p>
<p>“Protein overload causes osteoporosis, since excess of protein that our system get rid off has to be binded by calcium.”</p>
<p>^^This has been debunked by our biochemistry experts in the Dairy thread.</p>
<p>[Osteoporosis:</a> Risk factors - MayoClinic.com](<a href=“http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/osteoporosis/DS00128/DSECTION=risk-factors]Osteoporosis:”>Osteoporosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic)</p>
<p>Given the choice, a meatball or a donut, I’d pick the former. Especially if I can get a drop of Swedish chanterelle mushroom sauce with it. :)</p>
<p>I think I would be hard pressed to think of a worse food, from a fat loss standpoint, than a donut. The combination of refined flour, fat, and sugar is like the holy trinity of obesity! You know it’s bad news when Gary Taubes and Dean Ornish both agree not to eat it.</p>
<p>arabrab- that workout sounded very stressful!</p>
<p>Today’s workout</p>
<p>Galloway run 5 miles, flat and easy.
Hamstrings are tight and sore after yesterday’s deadlifts.</p>
<p>Going away for weekend, so tomorrow will be a rest day, then hopefully some biking and hiking.</p>
<p>I haven’t had a donut in quite a while. It’s the one food that if I started eating I couldn’t stop. Hence, no donuts in my house. I used to tell myself I was buying them for the kids. Right. </p>
<p>arabrab, that is a workout indeed. Most of all I am glad the crisis was a non event.</p>
<p>I did not clain that donuts are good for you. I said that they taste better than meatball for me. Others like taste of meatballs better, which is fine. I know that donuts are bad. But I never gain when I have them. I am not a fan of meat, except for bloody steak, but it has to be perfect, soft and dripping bood and great tasting. I cannot have it more than once/week though, it will not taste good if I have it more often.</p>
<p>I do love donuts - we only eat them when we are on the road. Never buy more than 1.</p>
<p>^I never ever buy them. I eat them only when people bring them to the office for their B-days. I like plain donuts. I usually pack something to have on a road, but we do not take long driving trips. The longest is about 4.5 hrs and only when absolutely required.</p>
<p>The Trader Joes turkey meatballs pack a decent amount of fiber in them. Tofurkey is tofu + wheat gluten and packs a lot of protein and fiber. It’s also quite spicy.</p>
<p>Almost two hours of tennis. Split sets 1-6, 7-6 (7-4). It was very windy out and it took me a while to adjust to it. Temperatures were about 17 degrees cooler on the court compared to Tuesday. I finished the three bottles of water anyways. Regular match partner came close to winning both sets today.</p>
<p>I should have brought a little more food today. I only have two cups of broccoli left.</p>
<p>I could always grab a donut …</p>
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<p>Yeah. I thought the number of deadlifts in that workout looked pretty brutal. I’m not a big fan of deadlifts for high reps and time. Form is so critical that it doesn’t seem like an execise where you want to get sloppy from exhaustion. I did two sets of 6 reps with my ghetto dumbbell deadlifts yesterday and that felt like gracious plenty.</p>
<p>Doing high reps for time of olympic lifts is one of the things I don’t like about CrossFit style workouts because it leads to poor form and soreness/injury.</p>
<p>I saw two teenagers doing a modified deadlift. They were using an olympic bar with about 100 pounds on it. They would lift it with one palm facing in and the other facing out. They alternated doing the exercise so the rest period was rather long. I’d rather just do 2x50 farmers walk.</p>
<p>Well, I was facing a mirror and had a trainer right next to me checking me for form. So I don’t think form was an issue in this case. I mean, the deadlifts are, after all, working in part the hamstrings. With my tight hamstrings, I wouldn’t expect anything else.</p>
<p>I try to maintain proper form even under time – and in many cases- the reps “don’t count” if they are not done with proper form. </p>
<p>Admittedly, on some of the other Olympic lifts there really is a learning curve for me/my lack of flexibility can be an obstacle on perfect form, but I try to be pretty vigilant. It is possible, though, that there may be some lifts that I just won’t be able to do at a high (for me) weight because of that. </p>
<p>Soreness I can deal with – injury I would really like to avoid.</p>
<p>Making a new salad tonight since I watched Giada today. Cannelli beans, edamame, and crumbled pecorino cheese with a garlic and rosemary infused EVOO then mix in some chopped flat leaf parsley. Hopefully it will taste as good as it looked on TV! The sun is peeking through so I just may get that walk in tonight!</p>
<p>NMinn- What time should I arrive for dinner? Sounds wonderful! My dinner is going to have to be on a plane on the way to cooler temps in PA! Not sure what I’m going to do- 5:55pm flight (one stop- no plane change) arriving 10:20pm (really my 9:20). Won’t clear airport until after 11 local time- too late for dinner. Have to take something on the plane, I guess.</p>