Michele, I'm not sure. I thought they were working a few days after I started taking them, but now it seems like they didn't really do anything at all. I'm down to 3 pills a day at this point. Maybe I just need a higher dosage? I go back to the rheumatologist on the 29th so we'll see what happens at that point. My podiatrist said that if the steroids didn't work he would do some more diagnostic tests on my feet like nerve conduction tests or maybe an MRI to get more details of what the tissues look like. I feel like I could deal with everything else if my feet would just get better.
Thanks, Jessica, I'd also wondered how you were feeling. Also, I was remembering reading about Joseph Pilates. Apparently he worked out his exercises to help bedridden & recuperating soldiers regain their strength. No wonder they work so well at times like this, when you have to be off your feet.
Thursday, August 18th:
60 minutes elliptical, resistance at eight, half backward
60 minutes Pilates class
Our charismatic, talkative and probably not-completely-stable Thursday night Pilates instructor returned to the gym today. She had cancelled at the last minute for five consecutive Thursdays. I thought we might not see her again. But there she was, expressive and enthusiastic as ever. Which means my butt muscles will hurt tomorrow, as that's her specialty.
My exercise during weight loss consisted of 30 minutes in the treadmill doing intervals at various speeds. I only skipped 2 days in the last 6 months and did other forms of exercise those two days. Now that I am entering maintenance I need to figure out how to incorporate strength training, with my busy schedule it needs to be something I can do at home...that will be my project to add on to my routine right after Labor Day. Maybe I will start with doing simple sit ups, push ups and squats with a couple of weights I have at home. It needs to be something I can do forever too and that I enjoy, is that too much to ask? . Suggestions are welcome. Thinking that elastic bands could help too though I have never used those... Or something with the Wii maybe?
9:33 rowing on the Concept 2 got me to 2018 meters
60 minutes arm & shoulders routine
45 minutes arc trainer, intervals, resistance at nine
Managed to get to the gym while packing and finishing off stuff in my apartment before departing on vacation. I put in a full workout, thinking all along that I should be on the road already. (And I'm not, I'm online here typing, but about to power off the laptop.)
A horrifying weigh-in this morning. No question that when I'm stressed, I tend to put things in my mouth, chewing and drinking continuously. Even if they're healthy things, it's just not good. I will try to focus on the food thing as well as the workout thing, where I'm no slouch.
Instead I walked around a big outdoor antique show from about 10 AM to a little past 5 PM, getting quite a sunburn on the backs of my arms and calves in the process. I also got a brown & white quilt stitched during the 1860s for the bed in my guest bedroom, a covered dish made by the Doulton pottery in England between 1891 and 1902, when they became Royal Doulton, and YAY! a plate to replace the one that I broke earlier this year. (Not easy to do as these plates were made in the 1840s.)
I'm trying not to think about not having gone to the gym. But I did not eat kettlecorn, a snow cone, a pulled pork barbeque sandwich, a Nutty Buddy. Or sadly, any piece from any of the pies baked by the Methodist Church ladies for sale at the show.
(I regret only the pie. No one makes pies anymore. Except maybe at Thanksgiving, or else The Little Pie Company in the city.)
Charin I do strength training 3x per week at home. I set up a series of 4 appointments with a personal trainer and specified that I wanted to set up a home gym in a limited space with a tight budget.
The trainer gave me exactly what I wanted. I use a ball, bands, and free handweights. I use my stairs for cardio bursts and I bought a small balance disc (that's one of my weak areas). I get new routines from print - magazines and Women's Health Big Book mostly - but that's just me. I'm sure there's a ton of stuff online and on DVD.
. Suggestions are welcome. Thinking that elastic bands could help too though I have never used those... Or something with the Wii maybe?
I wish it were longer for you.
