Bizi,

How is your Hubbie's shoulder doing?

I hope that your thigh heals. :hug::hug::hug:

Keep taking care.

M

hubby said his shoulder was a little better yesterday. So I am glad about that. Thanks for asking mari.

I was able to do some altered lunges stretches yesterday holding onto a side table for balance. It felt good to stretch. I will do this stretch twice a day...I can't seem to do squats. and the pigeon stretch seems to hurt let me try this morning, now to see if it still hurts to do it.

It was uncomfortable but not really painful so that is good.
Wednesday night I was on the arc trainer for half an hour which is like a stepper machine but more like a glider... my thigh muscle is so much better. I think that I will try to do a leg press at the gym this weekend. To try to build up all of my thigh muscles, wonder how long that would take to strengthen them. Wonder when I can initiate jogging, am afraid to really.
bizi who is bored to tears of walking on the tred mill.

Bizi,

I looked up the arc trainer because I do not remember seeing them at our gym. Pretty nice way to work out!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxnFgdAjS4



I looked up Seated Leg presses. (I saw a guy doing something really stupid with it yesterday.)
I am sooo happy we have Youtube to help us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq5uxXrXq7c
It looks great.

Mari

ours are similar, they do not have movable arms. just legs that you can adjust the incline the video looks like it is a t a max incline like a stair master. I will increase my gliding position as I increase time and have faith in my thigh.Do you think this is comparable to running at all ?
bizi

yes: heart rate
 

When our mdoc tried to talk hubby out of running in order to save his knees for the future, she told him that the elliptical was just as good because he could get a good endorphin rush.

You can follow your heart rate on the elliptical just as you would on the treadmill.



Mari

That is interesting. When I did the eliptical machine I felt more strain on my knees. I feel none on the arc trainer. I guess I was just wondering if it could replace jogging on the tred mill. I still want to be able to run the 10 k in november. I have mapped out a 3.1 mile course in my neighbor hood.
That is a 5 k. I guess I won't know if I am up to it until I just try.
138.5 this am 8.5 pounds from goal weight.
bizi
Went shopping last night bought a new pair of capri's khaki color for my new york trip with my parents in august.

Capri's sound nice.
Congratulations on the weight loss.

Well The cat was crying and we still have a guest(17 year old abigail) sleeping in our living room. (It has been a cat free zone since we moved in 13 years ago.) She moved there when the cat hair really bothered her sleeping(neck itching) on our guest bedroom bed, cats like to sleep there. Before she arrived jeff tried to brush off all of the cat fur but you can't get the dander off that way. Anyway she is sleeping well on the couch and the cat crying did not wake her up.

It has been interesting having her stay with us.
Yesterday, I explained to her that I was bipolar, told her the story of my first time being psychotic...she took it pretty well. She asked me why we did not have any children, I told her that I had a hard enough time just taking care of myself....
I have been spending more money on food(shopping at whole foods) trying to appease her desire for organics and natural foods and she is a vegetarian but eats fish so we have been eating talapia, shrimp stir fry, I made a veggie quiche the other day which was very good.
Her mom and dad are still out of town for a few more weeks she will be staying with us until thursday I think. Then she moves on to someone else for several weeks until she goes to new york with her friends as a high school graduation trip.
It is unknown when her mom will be back. She is recoverying from her mental health break down at her sisters in north carolina.
Her Dad gets back from Iowa the day after she leaves for new york.

Today is her only day off this week. She works at sonic. 5 hours a day on her feet 6 days a week.
She is really no trouble.
I told jeff it was his turn to come up with dinner tonight.
Jeffs performance went so so this saturday when he played with the wind ensemble. He was not pleased with his performance. The audience liked his work and we could not tell he was having a hard time. I thought he sounded good and told him that. This was the piece that he performed in china, he said he played it much better there.

I have remained alcohol free this whole month.
Abigail shared with me that her mom told her that I was an alcoholic. I told her that I was a binge drinker. That I could not stop at 1 or 2 drinks but would drink 5. But that I would have periods of abstinance like this month when I choose to not drink. The only way that I can lose weight is by not drinking. And the 4 months before that...and the 5 months AF year and a half ago. I love to drink....it is just so fattening! I am more fun when I drink, but it is not good for me. Messes with my meds and I drink too much.

139 pounds this morning.
WE walked in the neighborhood last night it was humid and I was wearing some jeans, I need to dig out some shorts to wear in the future. The jeans were so hot!
Going to take a shower this morning, will have another cup of coffee to start the day.
Last night I was productive, did a months worth of charting that I had gotten behind in...one month left. so that was a relief, I have been so unmotivated. The yard needs attention as does the house, cat hair everywhere and the floors need sweeping. My bathroom floor is grimey.
I want to start jogging again my leg feels normal again. Guess I am afraid I will reinjure it. But the more time I stay away from the gym the more behind I will get. I need to take it easy tonight. I think I will go to the gym tonight and then finish my paperwork.
It has been raining off and on, our grass is high.
Better get going....

Thank you for reading!
bizi

Glad you are enjoying your visitor. And hope you get back to the
gym.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

It's nice of you to look after Abigail while her mom is away.

Good luck getting back to the gym.

Our floors are needing to be washed too... we can always plan a floor-washing day together, LOL... when I feel a bit better though. :)