It's the UK April issue, but it's a full body workout - although a little light on the legs I feel, just walking lunges, a "medicine ball deadlift" (illustrated with poor form) and a medicine ball squat... But it looks EVIL for the arms

It's the wonderful world of self-employment, Ilene. A friend and I share a cottage which we use as an office. It's beautiful, draughty, occasionally has mice, and has a wood-burning stove for heating. It's quiet and I can think pretty well here. And as for home! It's a cottage which is beautiful, draughty, occasionally has mice and has a wood-burning stove AND storage heaters for heating! It's too far from the road for any other heating. And it's not so quiet.

I'm trying to gird my loins to go out for a walk in the sunshine but I'm doing so well on this piece of work I don't want to leave it. I must be mad.

Silver, I hope you are feeling better and less bruised. I never liked the treadmill, for me it seemed to be a disaster waiting to happen.

No gym yesterday but I had been lacking quality sleep so I was tired. Also I am still sore from Sunday's and Monday's workout. This weekend is expected to be cool but rainy so probably no hiking. I did pick out a hike I'd like to do, its 4.5 miles at Antietam (A civil war battlefield). Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll have a chance to go.

Hi LWL,

Life is still hectic, but i seem to have calmed down a bit. i managed to squeeze in 10 minutes of meditation yesterday. Today I skipped powerclass; too busy with work & other things, among else shopping for a party coming saturday to celebrate my son's & my own birthday.

I'm going for some more meditation now, i am dead tired again.

Silverbirch... What kind of work are you self employed in??? And wood stoves both at home and in the office?? You must be in a most pittoresque part of Wales !!! What is a storage heater ?

From a house with natural gas central heating (and floor heating),
rabbit

Rabbit -- We have natural gas too with a natural gas fire place... I had the opportunity to stay in a place that had heated floors throughout, oh I really loved it, it felt soooo cozy...

I had a good back and bicep workout last night with 15 minutes of elliptical as a warm up. Also did crunches and stretching afterwards. Stretching is one of my least favorite things but I'm working on it. I can already see where I'm becoming more flexible.

Today I am sore, sore from Monday's workout and sore from last night. I love being sore but my body seems to want to sleep more than usual after I workout. I know it needs to recover so I'll let it. Food has been good, last night was tuna, broccoli and jasmine rice for dinner. I know its not brown rice but its good

I had a pitifully short back and biceps yesterday. Need better effort for shoulders and abs today. This work is really interfering in my plan

I hear you Susan I hate when work gets in the way of gym time, like it has this week... I went to the gym on sunday seems like a very long time ago. I haven't worked on UB since last wednesday and that was only shoulders it's been 2 weeks for chest/back/bis/tris... OY that's a long time... I must get in there this weekend or tomorrow even!

Today I had a great run 8.17k it was 10C here, I ran in just a t-shirt ... This week the weather has gone from Winter to Summer in a day ...

NO WAY!!! It got up to about +1C here today! Blow some of that warmth toward Lake Huron would ya? I might have the oomph to go for a walk after work tomorrow, if it were that nice and warm!

Shoulders and abs today. 35 mins. Not bad. It felt good once I got to it.

Oh YES let me gloat on how BEEEAUTIFUL and and BRIGHT with NO wind it was here ....

Gloater! You probably already have nice shoulders too. Yeesh! for you anyway

Well I tried the workout for the light of dumbbells from H&F It was GREAT! I felt truly worked out! Bench presses on a stability ball anyone??? It had some killer ab moves too - I will post it here if you don't get it in your April H&F issue.

Took yesterday off work to rest in preparation for a brutal (or so I thought) kickboxing class... Well it was no better or worse than usual! But I had a nice day off anyway!

Kickboxing again tomorrow, then WEDDING DRESSES I'm quaking in my boots already! Do you think I can get married in trakky bottoms and a tank top?

Hi LWL,

2frus, i definitely have to check out that issue of H&F!. Today I sort of made up for the past week: Too much work and stress so I did not work out, I even did not meditate! Shows that when you need it most, still care for oneself is the first thing to go out of the window.
This morning I went to the gym, did 20 mins elliptical, 1 hour yoga and 1 hour powerclass, and this means that at least I am getting near my target of 4 hours of excercise a week.

have a great day,
Rabbit

Nelie, SusanB, Ilene, 2F, rabbit, Pat, Mel, everyone I've missed - good going! You can do this!

I know I have to do more cardio to melt down some of this fat. I do it at the gymn three days a week: interval training on the rowing machine, on the treadmill and 45 mins of elliptical/staircase climbing machine/bike.

Now I'm adding two more sessions. I could do them at midday (would get the circulation going and blow away the cobwebs for the afternoon). I could do them in the afternoon (can't think of any good reason here because it's a pretty busy time for me). But I'm actually going to do them in the morning. That's because I can just drop off the Boy at school for 0830 and just keep on walking. I don't have to think. It sets me up for the day. I'm in a much better mood. It depresses my appetite all day. So that's what I've done today: 55 mins of brisk walking.

Now I have to move a wheelbarrow to another place (don't ask: it's a wood thing ) and do a bit of work. Rabbit - I'm a writer and researcher. Mostly socio-economic stuff, which is a pretty big field so it keeps me from getting bored. Sometimes I do big pieces of research and sometimes I just edit things. At the moment I'm editing a booklet into friendly, straightforward English for part of the health service. It's Full of Self Important Capitals. And Jargon. They've got to go, for a start.

Thank you for your good wishes about the bruises. They are mostly a good greeny-yallery colour now. I went to the gymn yesterday and had a humdinger of a session. I got back on the horse - 30 mins on that particular treadmill! Take that, poltroon!

Hi silverbirch ! Thanks for the info!

Hi LWL,
Rant & vent alert..

Just to vent my feelings about XH here: He sent me a card for my birthday. And then I also got a phonecall from the bank regarding that he wants to change some arrangements that he made with me, into the same arrangements with his new love. And an acquintance informed me that he seemed much in love with his new friend. I really HATE this. He keeps telling everyone, including myself and the kids, how much he still cares for us. So why all this crap, and all the stories about "meeting NL again after all those years and a spark flew over". I really really hate this. People say..but it is already almost 6 months ago. Yes, and I am still mad. I still hate the stories about how much he cares. Because if I look at the plain facts, he left me and the kids when I was recovering from burnout & depression, and he did not for one second translate the caring feelings into anything structurally helpfull. He did not cooperate with the divorce therapy, he did not make the visiting arrangements easy, he did not make financial arrangements, he did not make arrangements to get his stuff out of the house and he is always late in paying his dues, and he is now 1 month late with a proposal for the divorce arrangements. So looking at the facts, he is one totally selfish and worthless.

End of vent.

Sorry for the vent, but I needed this in surroundings that seem to find that in the present circumstances XH needs sympathy.
I am going to vacuum the house. Tomorrow we have a birthdayparty for me and my son.


have a great day,
rabbit