Saef.....
Good to hear from you but I am sorry you have had such a difficult time. When we hear on the news that it could have been so much worse, I think we think it is over. It is hard to imagine that you and others are still so impacted, but of course-- you are.

Do you have any idea when you can go home? Do you have power now?

August 28: 90 minutes Bikram Yoga

Totals:
27 days
1812 minutes

Okay, vacation recap.

8/19: packing for trip
8/20: sat in the car for 8 hours, but did a short dog walk and some walking in the evening
8/21: lots of walking, hiking, and wading in the surf
8/22: lots more walking and hiking
8/23: lots more walking and hiking
8/24: powerwalked the dog to a pond to swim in and back, about 45 mins; 10 mins pilates ab routine; lots of walking, attempted swim but it was too cold
8/25: about 2.5 hours kayaking, lots of walking
8/26: powerwalked the dog to the pond again, 45 mins; rented a bike to bike around an island for a couple hours
8/27: sat in the car for 8 hours, then some cleaning/chores
8/28: 18 mile bike ride (1:20:00, 14.1mph), walked the dog, mowed the lawn

I might have some of those days mixed up in there...

Saef :hug: And again :hug:

Gymn: 10 mins walking on TM; basic set of physio exercises. Attempting to disentangle body from driving and have a rest day after all that tryathloning last week. There's going to be major fitness work this autumn.

August 29: 60 minutes Body Pump

Totals:
28 days
1872 minutes

Monday, Aug. 29

15 minutes on lousy Life Fitness bike, hill intervals, resistance at eight
60 minutes shoulders, biceps & triceps with these really awkward 10-lb weights with really huge discs attached, which made them difficult to handle and also made them feel heavier than they really were & unbalanced
45 minutes on same bike, hill intervals, resistance at nine.

I'd rather have a spin class.

Alone in the company gym, stuck with CNN on all the overhead TVs with Hurricane Irene footage in triplicate, and me crying & crying. Sounds like all I do is cry but actually, I was dry-eyed & focused at work all day but started falling apart in the gym. Something about physical motion and perhaps the perceived futility of peddling a stationary bike. Also thinking my life was so carefully arranged with its array of fitness classes & that structure is gone now, so where does that leave me? With an inevitable regain if I'm not incredibly vigilant? And so there is maintaining this body on top of everything else that I need to take care of? But the gym beats sitting in the dark in a motel room still without power as this major CT city struggles with outages all over town.

Definitely. Definitely.

Can you turn off the televisions?

And has your big company offered you any assistance yet? Surely it could and should.

8/29: 1.8 mile 27:35 power walk with the dog

12 mins on rower.
Basic physio exercises +1

Pleased to be back at the gymn.

Interesting side-note: two people told me I looked wonderful. So I must have done something right this summer as well as putting on a few pounds. NB I think the hair cut helps.

Tuesday, Aug. 30:

60 minutes on New Balance elliptical, about half backward, resistance at eight, heavy going

This hotel has a little Fitness Center -- a standard size room with miscellaneous equipment thrown into it, some of which appears to have been picked up at garage sales. But this New Balance elliptical looked pretty new. I hated the action on it but poured sweat throughout my session. And had a crying jag. It's strange to me how I cry on the equipment. The physical release does something that also opens me up. I feel this is good for me. This is not a new thing: I did this also in morning workouts during 2008 when my father was dying.

8/30: pilates at lunchtime: 10 min legs & thighs, 25 min abominable abdominals

Hi ladies! I love reading your updates! I have been doing the half hour on the treadmill on a daily basis but... Today I started JM30DShred. Has anybody been through it? My plan is to do it for the 30 consecutive days. Hopefully it gets me to lose the final 5 pounds! Maintaining a loss of 62 pounds so far. :) I can see additional changes in my body and the way my clothes fit even with half pound losses, I love it!

Looking forward to being more active in September!

:welcome3: Charin! Glad you're joining us.

August 30: none....

August 31: 90 minutes Bikram Yoga

Totals:
29 days
1962 minutes