224.4 this morning. Had three family birthdays and Father's Day, and a ton of bad eating. Exercise has been good after my thumb surgery, but simply cannot eat like this.
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224.4 this morning. Had three family birthdays and Father's Day, and a ton of bad eating. Exercise has been good after my thumb surgery, but simply cannot eat like this.
By the way, I'm using MyFitnessPal app again today starting for the first time in a few years. I don't like logging it, but it seems that I do a lot better when I force myself to think about what I'm eating because I'm logging it.
Anyone do any biking? Have decided to get me a bike and wanted some ideas?
I have a bike and thought about riding, but I swear I think it is more dangerous than running and I'm not ready to do that yet. Got my three miles in today, a little bit of a cool break at 85 degrees.
If I'm not mistaken, I think Mick an avid biker.Quote:
Originally Posted by catmanjack
222.0 this morning, so there has been a little bit of progress. Obviously, there is a little bit of variance depending on what I ate the night before as well. So I don't really think I've lost two pounds, but maybe a little bit.
I bike quite a bit. First you need to identify where you wish to ride. Louisville has some great places to ride. The Waterfront area/River Road area is a favorite as are the trails in Eastern JeffCo. I also like some of the downtown city streets for riding at off peak times. For any of that type riding you need a road bike or an urban/hybrid. I stopped riding my road bike after I had a stroke and bought a hybrid which has wider tires and deeper tread. It.is grat for just about any surface, i.e. pavement, crushed stone or dirt. It also has a bit smaller frame. Mine is a Cannondale Quick CX. I get a lot of favorAble feedback from folks I ride with regularly. I am not up to date on Mountain bikes as I have not been in that bike buying scene for 15 years. But, the first step is determining where you wish to ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by catmanjack
Do an internet search for bike groups and rides in your area to see where people are riding. You will pick up some good ideas. I am more into social, no drop rides with groups here in the Ham. We have a great time. In the words of a famous gym, it is a judgement free zone. Rides are generally 15 to 30 miles. Ours generally return to the start after 15 miles for those that want a shorter ride.
My best advice is to find a good bike shop. I use Pedal Power in Lexington and Cahaba Cycles in Birmingham. I am sure you can find a good one in Louisville. But, visit the shop and try out three or four bikes and see what fits you and your needs best. The folks in the shop will be excellent at exploring what works for you.
Sunday I rode about 12 miles in downtown with my daughter and SIL visiting four breweries and a pizza joint. It was a great time. What a great way to stay fit! �� i believe we were about 500 calories negative on the afternoon.
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Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
You may wish to try one of the greenways or trails in Birmiingham. lakeshore is nice but somewhat crowded at peak hours. Shady and flat. Also any of the Jones Valley trails are nice. Riding with groups and/or on trails is generally a safe experience. I do not recommend 280 or Valleydale.
I would also add, that while you will work up a sweat in our climate, unlike jogging you get a cooling breeze.
Mick thanks you are always so helpful and provide great advise, really appreciate that!
Breeze would have been nice today. Went 3.03 miles in 97° temperature. My car thermometer said 103 as I drove up.
Chose a place to run today that had more shade and also involved me not being farther than a half mile from my car at any particular time. I wanted the ability to just walk back to my car if I needed to.
I know you know but have to be careful in those types of heat, plenty of fluids.
No question about it.
I did 12 miles on the bike this afternoon. I can assure you I have never ridden on a more hot humid day. Hell, I had to stop for beer and water halfway through.
Me, too!Quote:
Originally Posted by MickintheHam
OK, I didn't. But could've. Heardmont wasn't too bad at 5.
My activity's good but my weight's not. I need to get back to weighing regularly and using My Fitness Pal to log everything I eat. If I know I have to account for what I'm putting in my mouth I do better.
Jared Lorenzen is a wake-up call of sorts for me. I'm not in his neighborhood by any means but it's a cautionary tale of what can happen if you keep drifting and remaining in bad habits.
I'm at Day 6 of "re-" using My Fitness Pal, logging everything I eat. I use Runtastic Pro as my fitness app for "running" (slow-old-man-jogging-and-resting), and it automatically syncs up with My Fitness Pal, which is a pretty cool thing, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by KSRBEvans
6 days in a row of 3 miles, and devoted food logging into MyFitnessPal have dropped me to 218.0 this morning.
Impressive!Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
I’m maintaining 213-215 doing 3-3.5 mi five days a week. I can’t bring myself to drop the sweets yet. Stop the sweets and the I’ll start dropping lbs. Ahhhh! My ole friend complacency, is here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
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My friends up north have the heat wave, but it's a bit cooler this afternoon here. Went 4.62 miles through Veteran's Park, Spain Park baseball fields, football field, by the soccer field, through the 5k track woods, and down by Jeff State. Mid-80's, and pace slow, with not too many hills. Good run for me.
Almost went to Lakeshore today, but time grew short, and I thought about it being a nice day and probably busy on Saturday afternoon. I try to go when others don't want to go, but it was cool enough today that I suspect others were out enjoying the trail.Quote:
Originally Posted by MickintheHam
I ran it several times three or four years ago. My son wasn't yet of driving age, and his soccer coach trained them one year at Samford. I would drop him off, go park the car and run it while they trained. I had forgotten about that until I read your comments about it, and thought I'd go back and try it again.
Right now, I'm getting a little bored with Veteran's Park, even though it's a very nice run, and Heardmont Park. There's a small park in Chelsea, just past the hidden driving range, where my son's young club team used to train. They have a paved walkway with a lot of it in shade that is about 0.6 mile long, and that's a nice run. I reminisce about the days dropping him off their for practice, and running while he trained. I have one other one like that, at Briarwood Presbyterian Church, where I run around the soccer field, through the church parking lot, across the street, around Westminster School and their soccer field, and keep repeating the process, too. I miss the days when he couldn't drive. Was in decent shape those days lol.
You definitely have to shake up your routine from time to time. One reason I like bike riding downtown (in addition to the breweries) there is always something interesting going on or an interesting place you want to check out. I seldom get bored. But, when I walk I find I have to change the route or location frequently. Tracks get boring fast.
I did go to Chelsea Park Sunday. Went 6 laps around, and each lap is 2/3 of a mile. I enjoyed it because each time I went around the soccer field I reminisced about my son's soccer team and the practices.Quote:
Originally Posted by MickintheHam
But that's not something I'm going to do very regularly. It was a nice change, though. I'm very limited if I stick to running. I can certainly see the appeal of biking. That can bring you into contact with so many other sites during your ride.
2 miles this morning, 4 this afternoon. Bet I will feel this tomorrow.
6 miles? For sure. I have been walking 4 to 5 miles every morning. The killer is the hills. On my morning walk the hills are an equivalent of 38 to 40 flights of stairs. Three days a week I follow it up with a trip to the gym for 40 minutes of weight training. On alternate days I do About an hour on the bike. I haven’t lost any weight, but you should see my calf muscles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
It's completely flat where I'm running this week, which makes it not even half the effort of your hills. Amazing difference it makes.
Back from a week's long vacation. I'm at 218.4, which is not too bad considering what I consumed this week.
I've started walking more and doing planks (which I can't stand, which is why I need to do them, I guess). Feeling stronger in my core and lower body. Currently walking about 35 minutes at an 18 minute/mile pace (any faster and I worry about tripping and falling), goal is to get up to an hour by Thanksgiving.
Weight's another thing entirely. Got to get on that.
Falling is much more important for some of us than it used to be. I'm sitting in my occupational therapist's office waiting on my appointment for such a minor thing as my thumb, and it has been 2 months already and long way still to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by KSRBEvans
Met a lady my age on the elevator whose daughter I coached in volleyball on the way up. She was using a walker from a hip replacement.
I am that age now.
I miss this run. Attachment 8276Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
That’s a beautiful stretch to run. I enjoy the drive between Pensacola and Navarre. Really good surf fishing all along that stretch as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
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you should make an hour sooner than that. I agree that walking is really improving my core.Quote:
Originally Posted by KSRBEvans
Funny story. Had my annual eye doctor appointment last week. He and I wound up discussing nutrition and fitness. I told him I was trying to be active five days a week. He said why aren’t you doing something active 7 days a week. He followed it up by saying if you were a dog or a horse you would be exercising 7 days a week. What makes you different? Last week I was in active exercise all seven days. So, my mind set now is no days off, no even the Sabbath.
A couple of weeks ago something let go in my ankle area. On the top of my foot going into my ankle, at first it felt like a cramp, but it didn’t go away. I looked it up on line and the best I can figure out I pulled a tendon.
I thought I’d take it easy for a few days and lay off the exercise machine. Now it’s been a little over two weeks. Friday I stopped and picked up a couple of ace bandages, and the pharmacist told me to also ice it 3-4 times a day. I think it’s finally getting better, I’ve gone a couple of days in row where it hasn’t hurt after being on it at work, and just normal routine moving around.
Hopefully I’ll be able to get back to 3-4 miles a day five days a week. Luckily my weight hasn’t jumped much, however, where I had been hovering in the 213-215 range, now I’m hanging at the 215 point something mark.
Getting old sucks, stuff let’s go easier than it used to, plus, then it takes longer to get over it after it does let go.
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215.2 this morning.
Twice I have come down with Tendonitis. At least that is what I believe. The emergency room could not say with certainty. I am convinced it is the result of using the treadmill at the gym. I have stopped using the preprogrammed routines and used the manual option instead. I. Am convinced a combination of the incline and speed have caused it. For several days the pain was intolerable.
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3.63 miles, 97°. I didn't think it was supposed to be this hot today. Also got a later start than I hoped for, starting at 2 instead of 12. I'm still sweating lol.
2.04, 97° again. I didn't have as much time today, but when I saw the temperature, I was glad it had to be a shortened run.
The heat the last two weeks is just oppressive! I still have been getting my 4 to 5 miles of jogging/walking done every day, but it is tough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
It's brutal. Just standing in it melts you.Quote:
Originally Posted by MickintheHam
2+ today in 99°. Not trying to stretch it past that