Health & Fitness Thread - 3/24

Good morning all! I didn't get a chance to come back last night, I just took a shower and passed out in my comfy bed. I took the day off of work today and I am so glad, I am SO sore after my back packing trip. My husband and I along with 8 other people hiked to the base of the Grand Canyon (to Phantom Ranch if you are familiar) in one day. My Fitbit said it was about 10 miles, but I will shave off a mile since I wore it all morning before we got on the trail.

Unfortunately my shoes were a little loose and the constant downward motion (seriously I never want to go down a flight of stairs for as long as I live) left me with two black toe nails. I spent the rest of the trip carefully wrapping my toes each morning and I will certainly lose both of them. I also took a spill on my way down the canyon and have a nice chunk of road rash and a bruise on my left knee. Luckily one of the guys in the group was right behind me to help me get my 30 pound pack off and tend to my wounds.

On Tuesday and Wednesday we made our way back up the canyon. Tuesday we spent the night at Indian Gardens and Wednesday afternoon I finally made those final steps out of the canyon. It was a wonderful feeling, despite being sore on every inch of my body! As I predicted the food was no good health wise, but on those kinds of trips you need to load up on calories to give your body fuel. It is back to normal today as long as I can manage to hobble to the grocery store!

Grocery store and laundry are what's on my agenda today and I'll be spending the rest of the week and weekend being pretty lazy. No Easter plans here, it will just be my husband and I and neither of us are particularly religious.

Hey everyone! Easter is at my house, but on Saturday. We are doing the "usual" Easter meal, but I don't make too many side dishes - just mashed potatoes and creamed corn. Nothing that would be considered healthy, but I'll take portion control into consideration when I indulge ;-)

Saturday is also my 10K graduation race! I am starting to set out my gear in anticipation for the big day

Yesterday I rode my bike (first time outside riding in YEARS) and only went a few miles, because I didn't have a lot of time. Went to yoga class last night.

Tonight is the first night of tri-training with the group - we will run for tonight's workout. I'm going to swim at the gym before the group workout; going there right after work. You should see how I packed for my day! It's nice outside now temperature-wise, but raining, and the temperature is going to drop throughout the day, to the high 30s/low 40s by the time I run tonight. Gotta love this time of year!

Tomorrow is a REST DAY!

Enjoy the day

Sharla, it was a real test of my physical and mental strength. On the last day early on in the hike I had a couple of meltdowns because I didn't think I could finish. It is so intimidating to look up at the top of the canyon when you are still 3,000 feet below. I am glad I finished, but in a week I won't be looking back longing for the experience like I do on my more leisurely camping trips.

sharlag glad you posted about your hip, but sorry you're in pain - it sucks! I am having pain almost constantly and need to make an appt today about that same issue. Are you going to go back for the adjustments?

Had a good day yesterday, and am starting today off a little sore, but think I am sitting too much. I'm going to use my standing desk today and limit time on my butt. And call the doctor. Walking this evening and maybe some yoga.

Tomorrow is a holiday for work, I didn't realize (work from home = not sure why no one answers at the office, then realize it's a holiday, ha!). We are going to see Loreena McKennitt in concert and then have lunch with a friend this weekend, do a yoga class with my favorite teacher and get in some walks.

We are having Easter at our house. The kids have an overflowing of candy for their baskets - I don't feel confident in my will power to even sneak a little bit. I worry once I start I won't stop so my plan is to not start at all.

I have hit 10,000 consistently for the past week. I'm happy with that and every day it gets easier and easier. We are noticing our dog is loosing weight since our nightly walks are getting longer. It's a win/win for she and I.

I never get to 10,000 either.  Unless I run some errands, I typically end up with under 2000 on a normal workday.  My treadmill is really old and doesn't have a display.  I have no idea how fast I am walking (I have short legs, too) but I figured one day that it takes me about 8 min to walk 1000 steps.  I mostly walk but do jog for a minute every once in awhile to get the steps and my heart rate up.  

I have a hard time reading when I'm on the treadmill. I have to make the font so large that I constantly have to turn the pages, and it's annoying.

padresfan619 My goodness those pictures are stunning! What an experience. Sounds like you need. A lot of emotional endurance for that!

needmysanity iamkristinl16 sharlag I am a little obsessive compulsive about hitting my steps each day. I am constantly moving. I walk in place, walk around in circles while watching tv or dinner, and walk up and down the hall to hit my goal drives my dh nuts!

@iovebuble, those pictures are stunning! What an adventure! I hope you recover quickly.

sharlag, an out of whack pelvis is no fun. Hoping your chiro can work it back into place soon!

Technically it was a rest day for me, but DD and I went to Sea World so I definitely got in plenty of walking. She's finally tall enough to ride the "big" coasters so we rode both Manta and Kraken. She did great!

I picked up DD from her dad and he let me borrow her Sea World pass he had for her (I already get in free) then told me he wished he could go with us to ride Manta with DD too, but he's fairly certain he's too big to fit in the seat. He's always struggled with his weight and it's just increased over the years. I'm not sure what to think, honestly. He's not healthy and he knows it, but hasn't seemed to care about it much. Maybe this will be something to motivate him? Don't get me wrong, he can be a total pain in my butt, but I also don't need my DD to lose her dad at an early age either. I'm having a hard time pinpointing why the conversation was almost upsetting to me, honestly.

On the way home we met up with a dear friend for a late lunch/early dinner at Applebee's, which is not my favorite place but it was ok. I ate a side salad and half a maple chicken wrap, along with some fries.

Not the best food wise but not too horrible either.

On Easter we'll be going to church and to a friend's house. Historically she doesn't have much for fresh fruits/veggies (just what's reheated from a can, which isn't my thing) so I offered to bring a fresh salad. Probably spinach-based with some kind of springy dressing.

I mindfully am staying away from Cadbury candy this year. 1. They are always, always a trigger 2. I'm doing enough damage with M&M eggs. I did buy a creme egg for DD's basket but stayed away from the mini-eggs (aka gateway drug). Ha!

Guess I had a lot to say today. Thanks if you stuck through it to the end.

I have GREAT news about my follow up mammogram- it was just a fold in the breast tissue. They took several views of the problem area & took an ultrasound but couldn't find anything. I feel confident that they were being cautious and I'm due back in twelve months. YEAH!!

I didn't have a good nights sleep last night, but I managed to get up and do 60 minutes on the bike before my shower. I love to watch tv while I walk on the treadmill or ride the bike. I can't read but sometimes I will listen to a podcast. There are certain shows I love to watch while I'm working out vs. just watching tv. Lol.

We are having a very quiet Easter at home, but I am making a special treat- fresh pasta with cream sauce, ham and peas. I can't remember the last time I made it! I bought jelly beans for my husband b/c I'm not even a little bit tempted by them.

I am tempted by the yummiest hot cross buns I purchased at Great Harvest Bread. I buy my whole wheat bread there and even though hot cross buns were not a tradition on Good Friday for me growing up, I saw them one year on Pioneer Woman and got curious. They are a raisin (or other dried fruit) yeast roll. If I made them from scratch, I would be so tired I'd have to take to my bed for a week (I am NO baker) so I just buy them. But I only bought three, so I can't do much damage. The ones I bought are a little bigger than dinner rolls.