<p>Wow, MOfWC, that’s scary stuff. I’m glad the guy is recovering and it looks like he is going to be OK.</p>
<p>Catching up from the weekend here. MOWC glad your running buddy is OK, so scary when it happens to someone in prime condition like he seemed to be! AND Eddiodessa what an amazing job you’re doing! Keep up the good work!</p>
<p>Actually, what an EMT advised was the dogtag necklace. If they are ripping open your shirt, they can’t miss it. DH has both and wears the necklace all the time now and the wristband for swimming.</p>
<p>All of this snow is putting a damper on exercising. Roads are too bad to get to the YMCA. Walked the dogs today - only about 1.5 mile. But at least it was something. Feeling frustrated. Might have to pull out an old exercise video. I’ll try to get to the Y tomorrow before the next snow storm hits in the afternoon - 10 or more inches coming on top of the 28 we just got over the weekend.</p>
<p>I worked from home yesterday due to the snow, eddie and am headed to the office early this a.m. to pick up more work. I know how you feel with all the snow!</p>
<p>Re: the RoadID…got one for my H and S this Christmas. I know posted this on another thread, but years ago, my brother’s best friend, then in his 20’s, was hit by a car and killed while running one evening. He carried no ID. His body lay unidentified until the next day, when his father went to pick him up for their daily carpool and found no-one at the son’s apartment. Worried, he called the local police, who asked if the son “was a runner”. </p>
<p>Not to be a downer, but CARRY ID!!</p>
<p>Now, back to regularly scheduled Health/Wellness support…</p>
<p>eddie, I feel for you. So far I have been able to make it to the Y. I tried a sculpt class yesterday and it is way over my ability level. The back to basics class I took this morning is the right intensity, so I will stick with that twice a week until I build more core and tricep strength. I followed that class up with 45 minutes of brisk walking at a 7% incline. Tomorrow is a 30 minute run day. My next big milestone will be increasing that pace from 4.6 to 4.7, but based on the last run I’m still at the 4.6 for tomorrow.</p>
<p>I admire anyone who travels for business and doesn’t gain weight. I even worked out on my recent short trip, but still gained weight. It was a convention where food was “provided” meaning not a lot of healthy choices.</p>
<p>The Analyst - You are doing just great! I am working myself up to trying a class. Today I watched Zumba through the window for a few minutes. Wasn’t what I expected. I seemed to think it was sort of “sexy” dancing/exercise…So…I did get to the YMCA today and it felt soooo good. Got out of there just as the snow begain - we are supposed to get 10-20 inches, so I don’t know when I will get back to the Y.</p>
<p>Wow, good job, everyone! Weather and travel can through serious monkey wrenches into one’s exercise plans! H and I stuck to ours on vacation, but if it had not been for a wonderful trail near our hotel, we would have canned it after doing one workout in the hotel’s gym! Although I liked the stepper with a personal TV screen 
H is under the weather and could not run last night, so I hopped on our home “dreadmill” and run for 30 minutes trying to increase my speed from 7 mph to 7.5 mph. I finished, but was really pooped The machine said I spent 425 calories doing this run - that’s not even *a quarter of a slice *of the infamous Hula Pie :eek: Those numbers, even if they are a bit off, make you think about what it would take to burn off certain foods!</p>
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<p>Do you mean that it WAS sexy dancing/exercise which was unexpected, or that you thought it would be, but it wasn’t? <zumba instructor=“” here=“”> It can be either, depending on a) the instructor; b) the song (there are many within one class); or b) your attitude!! :)</zumba></p>
<p>I observed our drill team girls doing a Zumba class lead by a lady who specializes in Zumba. The other moms and I were laughing our heads off because it was EXACTLY our 80s era aerobic class, only with better music and without the neon colored leg warmers.</p>
<p>Oh - - Zumba - - I thought it would be sexy - and it wasn’t. Maybe it was the song or something. I wouldn’t have a problem with it being sexy. I will check it out again sometime. A lady in there was motioning for me to come in and try it, but I had already done the dreadmill and was on my way out to get snow storm groceries.</p>
<p>LOL. 
Sometimes when I teach, I THINK I’m being sexy…then I look in the mirror. </p>
<p>Some moves work, others make me look like a spider…on crack. :eek: My students and I have a good time, though. And one of my students tells me she burned 550 calories in a class, measured on one of those watches…</p>
<p>Is anyone else finding the 5 minute bread thread difficult? I can almost smell one baking!</p>
<p>I am avoiding the bread thread!
Forced myself to go out for my walk once the rain and hail stopped. I find even if it is hard to get started I feel good when I am done.
I am doing pretty well on eating healthy. Had a slip last night when I went out to a dinner meeting and the choice of the group was IHOP. Had scrambled eggs but also ate half the hash browns and 2 slices of bacon. I was still under my calorie count on Daily Plate since I had an skipped breakfast and had homemade healthy Butternut Squash soup for lunch.
I know skipping breakfast is a sure fire way for me to overeat later in the day.
I wanted a black coffee this afternoon and stopped at Starbucks over the local place I like. The baked goods at Starbucks don’t tempt me. The baked goods at the local place are delicious.</p>
<p>Had a personal best on the treadmill today: 2.30 miles in 30 minutes. I keep bumping it up bit by bit.</p>
<p>^^No, but the loaf of rye bread which I bought yesterday drives me nuts. When I was a kid, I survived on rye bread and milk - that was the diet of my choice! I do not think this “diet” would do any good for me now. :)</p>
<p>My boss has a tradition to have coffee with employees once a quarter. So I ate a bran muffin that was so ginormous, I only needed a cup of yogurt for lunch! Still not hungry!</p>
<p>VH, personal best - that is awesome!</p>
<p>Congrats, Very Happy! I’ve been trying to walk more in the neighborhood, today I walked to the post office and to pick up a couple of things at the grocery store. It’s almost exactly two miles roundtrip. But I’m not hoofing it as fast as you by a long shot!</p>
<p>Starbucks used to make a pecan diamond bar which I loved, luckily they haven’t carried it for ages. None of their current offerings tempt me. I’ve made a butternut squash soup this week too. Bacon doesn’t have nearly as many calories as you would think it would. I have it twice a week.</p>
<p>VeryHappy - You go girl!</p>