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  #21  
Old February 9th, 2004, 03:08 PM
Joyce
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Default Darn!! Up TWO pounds???

It really is a neat concept, but I'm pretty sure I'm not going to check it out in
the near future. Too much of a hassle to move a computer to the basement, build
another shelf, string cables, etc. G I also have several built-in programs on
the treadmill and have only checked one out. It was way too slow and easy, so I
decided to just punch the buttons on my own. I love buttons! G

Joyce

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 21:09:15 +0100, "Nathalie W" wrote:

I can do that for my stationary bike! But as it has 6 built-in programmes, I
'm waiting to get tired of those before hooking it up to the internet
thingie. Cool huh?
--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/101.4/minigoal 99.9 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/223.5/minigoal 220.3/Goal 150 pounds
RAFL 105.3/101.4/96 Kg
232/223.5/212 lbs
"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen.

g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built

in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in.

Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the

treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things

a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much

different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what

a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your

basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my

bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into

the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I

haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house,

but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming

on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through

the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline

and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this

until I read
the manual.

Joyce


  #22  
Old February 9th, 2004, 03:21 PM
Joyce
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Default Darn!! Up TWO pounds???

I have no idea what trails they have, don't have the internet access set up in the
basement. And puh-lease don't give me any ideas about trying to tackle THAT job
in the near future. G

How come the treadmill you were on kept dropping the incline down? Or did I miss
something here? I haven't tried doing the incline at a slower pace - have found
it is so much more interesting (the after-effects) of hitting them at 4mph ... if
I go any faster my little legs will be jogging. G

It's been another one of those long week-ends with no treadmill included - not
pleasant stuff going on. But we are hoping the situation now has some viable
solutions ... will know more today and definitive answers on Tuesday. So at least
are moving in on some answers. Am hoping to catch up on the newsgroup and emails,
then get sonny boy out and moving ... then hit the treadmill while awaiting todays
set of answers. At least I got me a plan of attack today!

Joyce

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:39:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

Programming trails I'd love Yosemite.

See if they have the Mt Si trail. 4 miles up with a gain of approx
3,400 feet.

I just used the treadmill at work today for the 1st time. 15 minutes
on hill work. But only about 2mph but I kept upping the slope to 10
whatever and it kept dropping it back down (G)

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:39:06 -0600, Joyce wrote:

hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen. g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in. Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house, but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this until I read
the manual.

Joyce

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:32:07 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:

I'm going to follow your advice. It's almost like you "know me". I DO burn
out easily and I don't want to this time. Thank you for the good advice.
Hugs.
"Joyce" wrote in message
...
I'm going by memory here, from posts I've seen from you throughout the
week.
Haven't you just begun exercising recently? If so, your muscles are more
than
likely hanging onto water while repairing the stress on them from the new
activity. This happened to me also, still does on occassion when I try to
push
too hard, too fast. It takes awhile for the body to let go of the water,
took me
a good two weeks in the beginning.

Just a suggestion from the non-exercise guru in the bunch ...

I read elsewhere that you were walking a mile a day, at a pace of 2MPH.
This is a
great start, won't totally burn you out from overdoing in the beginning.
Then I
read that you added the incline into the routine already. Myself, I would
work on
the distance and speed first ... start gradually increasing the incline
when you
can get your speed up to a cardio level maybe? I think I read somewhere
recently
that a walking cardio level should be between 3MPH and 3.5 MPH - not too
sure of
that though. The incline is a great workout, I love it myself - but I
also didn't
add it until I was consistently up in speed and duration, as I felt it was
tougher
on the legs (which may be why your body is hanging on to fluids???), thus
causing
me to tire out faster. I've been working on the treadmill for many months
now,
walk at 4MPH and a varying incline level of 4-8 ... and I tell ya, I start
feeling
it at 20 minutes when on the higher incline - start declining the incline
and
immediately notice the difference. Maybe you could work a few days at
your 2MPH
level for 30 minutes (1 mile), then increase the speed by .1 or .2 MPH
(I'm making
the assumption your treadmill is similar to mine ... fan and all) - go for
another
few days and up the speed again. If you keep the length of time the same,
you
will notice you are walking a bit further each day. You will still get
the same
benefits of the flat workout, without overtiring yourself in the early
stages -
which often leads to early burnout. Save that tough stuff for later!

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway. G

Joyce

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:47:37 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

HOW??? I've even been exercising!! I am SO bummed out!




  #23  
Old February 9th, 2004, 03:28 PM
Joyce
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Default Darn!! Up TWO pounds???

Same company, different models. Mine is a ProForm 720. I don't remember what
other models we looked at ... one had a radio/cd player included, but I didn't see
the sense in spending an extra few hundred bucks for something I could plug in
myself. G My son wanted this one because of the built in shocks/springs. He
does a lot of jogging on it, says these are so much easier on the knees than the
units without the springs. And it is unbelievable quiet ... at least compared to
the old machine I had.

You have a fantastic attitude, I have no doubts that you will reach your goal. It
isn't a race and it really does not matter at all how long it takes. I'm a firm
believer that slower is the best option around, as it gives you more time to set
new habits and learn lessons along the way. Heck, there are still things I'm
learning! I still have bad moments, yesterday seemed to be one of them. I just
roll with them now, move past them as soon as I can. I never give up and hope
that I never will in the future.

Joyce

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 21:42:04 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:

We must have the same kind of treadmill! ProForm CS9e. I LOVE mine. I turn
on the cable rock-n-roll channel and visualize myself slim and fit while I
walk. I'm still "falling down" a bit on my evening points, but I'm GOING to
do it this time, NO MATTER how long it takes me.
"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen.

g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built

in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in.

Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the

treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things

a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much

different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what

a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your

basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my

bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into

the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I

haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house,

but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming

on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through

the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline

and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this

until I read
the manual.

Joyce

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:32:07 -0600, "WannaBLean"

wrote:

I'm going to follow your advice. It's almost like you "know me". I DO

burn
out easily and I don't want to this time. Thank you for the good advice.
Hugs.
"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
I'm going by memory here, from posts I've seen from you throughout the
week.
Haven't you just begun exercising recently? If so, your muscles are

more
than
likely hanging onto water while repairing the stress on them from the

new
activity. This happened to me also, still does on occassion when I try

to
push
too hard, too fast. It takes awhile for the body to let go of the

water,
took me
a good two weeks in the beginning.

Just a suggestion from the non-exercise guru in the bunch ...

I read elsewhere that you were walking a mile a day, at a pace of 2MPH.
This is a
great start, won't totally burn you out from overdoing in the

beginning.
Then I
read that you added the incline into the routine already. Myself, I

would
work on
the distance and speed first ... start gradually increasing the incline
when you
can get your speed up to a cardio level maybe? I think I read

somewhere
recently
that a walking cardio level should be between 3MPH and 3.5 MPH - not

too
sure of
that though. The incline is a great workout, I love it myself - but I
also didn't
add it until I was consistently up in speed and duration, as I felt it

was
tougher
on the legs (which may be why your body is hanging on to fluids???),

thus
causing
me to tire out faster. I've been working on the treadmill for many

months
now,
walk at 4MPH and a varying incline level of 4-8 ... and I tell ya, I

start
feeling
it at 20 minutes when on the higher incline - start declining the

incline
and
immediately notice the difference. Maybe you could work a few days at
your 2MPH
level for 30 minutes (1 mile), then increase the speed by .1 or .2 MPH
(I'm making
the assumption your treadmill is similar to mine ... fan and all) - go

for
another
few days and up the speed again. If you keep the length of time the

same,
you
will notice you are walking a bit further each day. You will still get
the same
benefits of the flat workout, without overtiring yourself in the early
stages -
which often leads to early burnout. Save that tough stuff for later!

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway. G

Joyce

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:47:37 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

HOW??? I've even been exercising!! I am SO bummed out!






  #24  
Old February 10th, 2004, 03:32 AM
Fred
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Default Darn!! Up TWO pounds???

First, I hope all is or goes well.

Hey, a wireless network will easily provide a laptop with the internet
in the darn basement - that's no excuse anymore (G)

I have not returned to the treadmill - was too tired from biking on
saturday and skiing on sunday (g)

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:21:58 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I have no idea what trails they have, don't have the internet access set up in the
basement. And puh-lease don't give me any ideas about trying to tackle THAT job
in the near future. G

How come the treadmill you were on kept dropping the incline down? Or did I miss
something here? I haven't tried doing the incline at a slower pace - have found
it is so much more interesting (the after-effects) of hitting them at 4mph ... if
I go any faster my little legs will be jogging. G

It's been another one of those long week-ends with no treadmill included - not
pleasant stuff going on. But we are hoping the situation now has some viable
solutions ... will know more today and definitive answers on Tuesday. So at least
are moving in on some answers. Am hoping to catch up on the newsgroup and emails,
then get sonny boy out and moving ... then hit the treadmill while awaiting todays
set of answers. At least I got me a plan of attack today!

Joyce

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:39:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

Programming trails I'd love Yosemite.

See if they have the Mt Si trail. 4 miles up with a gain of approx
3,400 feet.

I just used the treadmill at work today for the 1st time. 15 minutes
on hill work. But only about 2mph but I kept upping the slope to 10
whatever and it kept dropping it back down (G)

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:39:06 -0600, Joyce wrote:

hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen. g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in. Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house, but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this until I read
the manual.

Joyce

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:32:07 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:

I'm going to follow your advice. It's almost like you "know me". I DO burn
out easily and I don't want to this time. Thank you for the good advice.
Hugs.
"Joyce" wrote in message
m...
I'm going by memory here, from posts I've seen from you throughout the
week.
Haven't you just begun exercising recently? If so, your muscles are more
than
likely hanging onto water while repairing the stress on them from the new
activity. This happened to me also, still does on occassion when I try to
push
too hard, too fast. It takes awhile for the body to let go of the water,
took me
a good two weeks in the beginning.

Just a suggestion from the non-exercise guru in the bunch ...

I read elsewhere that you were walking a mile a day, at a pace of 2MPH.
This is a
great start, won't totally burn you out from overdoing in the beginning.
Then I
read that you added the incline into the routine already. Myself, I would
work on
the distance and speed first ... start gradually increasing the incline
when you
can get your speed up to a cardio level maybe? I think I read somewhere
recently
that a walking cardio level should be between 3MPH and 3.5 MPH - not too
sure of
that though. The incline is a great workout, I love it myself - but I
also didn't
add it until I was consistently up in speed and duration, as I felt it was
tougher
on the legs (which may be why your body is hanging on to fluids???), thus
causing
me to tire out faster. I've been working on the treadmill for many months
now,
walk at 4MPH and a varying incline level of 4-8 ... and I tell ya, I start
feeling
it at 20 minutes when on the higher incline - start declining the incline
and
immediately notice the difference. Maybe you could work a few days at
your 2MPH
level for 30 minutes (1 mile), then increase the speed by .1 or .2 MPH
(I'm making
the assumption your treadmill is similar to mine ... fan and all) - go for
another
few days and up the speed again. If you keep the length of time the same,
you
will notice you are walking a bit further each day. You will still get
the same
benefits of the flat workout, without overtiring yourself in the early
stages -
which often leads to early burnout. Save that tough stuff for later!

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway. G

Joyce

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:47:37 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

HOW??? I've even been exercising!! I am SO bummed out!




  #25  
Old February 10th, 2004, 04:05 AM
Prairie Roots
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Default Darn!! Up TWO pounds???

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow and hoping that all works out well.
Peace be with you.

Prairie Roots
On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:21:58 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I have no idea what trails they have, don't have the internet access set up in the
basement. And puh-lease don't give me any ideas about trying to tackle THAT job
in the near future. G

How come the treadmill you were on kept dropping the incline down? Or did I miss
something here? I haven't tried doing the incline at a slower pace - have found
it is so much more interesting (the after-effects) of hitting them at 4mph ... if
I go any faster my little legs will be jogging. G

It's been another one of those long week-ends with no treadmill included - not
pleasant stuff going on. But we are hoping the situation now has some viable
solutions ... will know more today and definitive answers on Tuesday. So at least
are moving in on some answers. Am hoping to catch up on the newsgroup and emails,
then get sonny boy out and moving ... then hit the treadmill while awaiting todays
set of answers. At least I got me a plan of attack today!

Joyce

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:39:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

Programming trails I'd love Yosemite.

See if they have the Mt Si trail. 4 miles up with a gain of approx
3,400 feet.

I just used the treadmill at work today for the 1st time. 15 minutes
on hill work. But only about 2mph but I kept upping the slope to 10
whatever and it kept dropping it back down (G)

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:39:06 -0600, Joyce wrote:

hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen. g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in. Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house, but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this until I read
the manual.

Joyce

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:32:07 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:

I'm going to follow your advice. It's almost like you "know me". I DO burn
out easily and I don't want to this time. Thank you for the good advice.
Hugs.
"Joyce" wrote in message
m...
I'm going by memory here, from posts I've seen from you throughout the
week.
Haven't you just begun exercising recently? If so, your muscles are more
than
likely hanging onto water while repairing the stress on them from the new
activity. This happened to me also, still does on occassion when I try to
push
too hard, too fast. It takes awhile for the body to let go of the water,
took me
a good two weeks in the beginning.

Just a suggestion from the non-exercise guru in the bunch ...

I read elsewhere that you were walking a mile a day, at a pace of 2MPH.
This is a
great start, won't totally burn you out from overdoing in the beginning.
Then I
read that you added the incline into the routine already. Myself, I would
work on
the distance and speed first ... start gradually increasing the incline
when you
can get your speed up to a cardio level maybe? I think I read somewhere
recently
that a walking cardio level should be between 3MPH and 3.5 MPH - not too
sure of
that though. The incline is a great workout, I love it myself - but I
also didn't
add it until I was consistently up in speed and duration, as I felt it was
tougher
on the legs (which may be why your body is hanging on to fluids???), thus
causing
me to tire out faster. I've been working on the treadmill for many months
now,
walk at 4MPH and a varying incline level of 4-8 ... and I tell ya, I start
feeling
it at 20 minutes when on the higher incline - start declining the incline
and
immediately notice the difference. Maybe you could work a few days at
your 2MPH
level for 30 minutes (1 mile), then increase the speed by .1 or .2 MPH
(I'm making
the assumption your treadmill is similar to mine ... fan and all) - go for
another
few days and up the speed again. If you keep the length of time the same,
you
will notice you are walking a bit further each day. You will still get
the same
benefits of the flat workout, without overtiring yourself in the early
stages -
which often leads to early burnout. Save that tough stuff for later!

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway. G

Joyce

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:47:37 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

HOW??? I've even been exercising!! I am SO bummed out!




  #26  
Old February 10th, 2004, 09:18 AM
Joyce
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Default Darn!! Up TWO pounds???

Thanks PR. Todays plan of attack blew out the window ... along with yesterdays
*good* set of answers. sigh Tomorrow is another day, a few other options, then
time to make some informed decisions.

Nothing overly major in the grand scheme of things, just blips in the road. Son
hadn't been doing well in college all year, grades dropped horrendously but he had
said nothing. We worried quietly here at home, while he tried valiantly to dig
himself out. Turns out he was given a bunch of bad information from his advisor
and baseball coach ... took a class he had no need to take ... entire grade turned
out to be based solely on final exam, which turned out to be an oral resume and
job interview that was drawn out of a hat when he entered the class for the exam
(he drew a career he knew absolutely nothing about) ... failed thus making him
ineligible for baseball. In the grand scheme of things this is really unimportant
.... to him it is the world and he is currently shattered. He has had the carrot
dangled in front of his nose, so to speak - had pro scouts talking to him the last
few months, telling him at this given moment he has a 1:4 chance of being drafted
- not great but still not bad for a 19 year old. BUT he says needs to play for it
to happen, and it is his dream. So what do we do? Tell him to give up his dream?
I think dreams are what keep us going, keep us alive - I hate to just tell him to
quit and grow up aleady. So this week-end he has been investigating transferring
schools. Yesterday he was all set up, went to register today only to be told that
the school he is currently at has a wierd class schedule which has made him
ineligible for transferring deadlines (current college is just starting a new
term, whereas other colleges are much further along already). It also explains
why his current school has so many transferring IN at this time of year. My heart
once again broke for him today when he came home, he looked so darned defeated.
He is kicking himself for not saying anything to us over the holidays, he didn't
want to let us down. which he never would anyway

Had another heart to heart with him this afternoon, told him if he is really that
unhappy where he is at, then maybe consider transferring into the local jr.
college during spring quarter ... take some time to make a decision for next year.
Does it make sense for him to stick it out where he is currently at, only to not
go back next year anyway? So tomorrow morning he is back to the jr. college to
talk to the coach there, see if maybe he can even just work out with the team
while attending classes ... talk to one other school in the area .... then back to
current school to see if he can sweet talk his professor into giving him an
incomplete (probably not, is a first year teacher who appears to be in
authoratative mode). At least by knowing *answers* hopefully he can make an
informed decision and hopefully become more relaxed and happy.

I'm out bright and early tomorrow morning with daughter, she has to have 2 teeth
pulled for braces ... then afternoon in traffic court with hubby who hit a woman
who was backing down a one way street ... it's gonna be another one of those
looooooooong days. sigh I am incredibly tired, yet can't sleep.

Joyce

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 21:05:29 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow and hoping that all works out well.
Peace be with you.

Prairie Roots
On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:21:58 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I have no idea what trails they have, don't have the internet access set up in the
basement. And puh-lease don't give me any ideas about trying to tackle THAT job
in the near future. G

How come the treadmill you were on kept dropping the incline down? Or did I miss
something here? I haven't tried doing the incline at a slower pace - have found
it is so much more interesting (the after-effects) of hitting them at 4mph ... if
I go any faster my little legs will be jogging. G

It's been another one of those long week-ends with no treadmill included - not
pleasant stuff going on. But we are hoping the situation now has some viable
solutions ... will know more today and definitive answers on Tuesday. So at least
are moving in on some answers. Am hoping to catch up on the newsgroup and emails,
then get sonny boy out and moving ... then hit the treadmill while awaiting todays
set of answers. At least I got me a plan of attack today!

Joyce

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:39:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

Programming trails I'd love Yosemite.

See if they have the Mt Si trail. 4 miles up with a gain of approx
3,400 feet.

I just used the treadmill at work today for the 1st time. 15 minutes
on hill work. But only about 2mph but I kept upping the slope to 10
whatever and it kept dropping it back down (G)

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:39:06 -0600, Joyce wrote:

hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen. g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in. Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house, but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this until I read
the manual.

Joyce

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:32:07 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:

I'm going to follow your advice. It's almost like you "know me". I DO burn
out easily and I don't want to this time. Thank you for the good advice.
Hugs.
"Joyce" wrote in message
om...
I'm going by memory here, from posts I've seen from you throughout the
week.
Haven't you just begun exercising recently? If so, your muscles are more
than
likely hanging onto water while repairing the stress on them from the new
activity. This happened to me also, still does on occassion when I try to
push
too hard, too fast. It takes awhile for the body to let go of the water,
took me
a good two weeks in the beginning.

Just a suggestion from the non-exercise guru in the bunch ...

I read elsewhere that you were walking a mile a day, at a pace of 2MPH.
This is a
great start, won't totally burn you out from overdoing in the beginning.
Then I
read that you added the incline into the routine already. Myself, I would
work on
the distance and speed first ... start gradually increasing the incline
when you
can get your speed up to a cardio level maybe? I think I read somewhere
recently
that a walking cardio level should be between 3MPH and 3.5 MPH - not too
sure of
that though. The incline is a great workout, I love it myself - but I
also didn't
add it until I was consistently up in speed and duration, as I felt it was
tougher
on the legs (which may be why your body is hanging on to fluids???), thus
causing
me to tire out faster. I've been working on the treadmill for many months
now,
walk at 4MPH and a varying incline level of 4-8 ... and I tell ya, I start
feeling
it at 20 minutes when on the higher incline - start declining the incline
and
immediately notice the difference. Maybe you could work a few days at
your 2MPH
level for 30 minutes (1 mile), then increase the speed by .1 or .2 MPH
(I'm making
the assumption your treadmill is similar to mine ... fan and all) - go for
another
few days and up the speed again. If you keep the length of time the same,
you
will notice you are walking a bit further each day. You will still get
the same
benefits of the flat workout, without overtiring yourself in the early
stages -
which often leads to early burnout. Save that tough stuff for later!

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway. G

Joyce

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:47:37 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

HOW??? I've even been exercising!! I am SO bummed out!




  #27  
Old February 10th, 2004, 09:30 AM
Joyce
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Posts: n/a
Default Darn!! Up TWO pounds???

Thanks Fred. Everything is ok, everyone is safe and healthy, which is what is
important. As I told my older brother this week-end ... just another one of those
freakin' growth experiences. G Then I told hub I lived through it with my older
brother, lived through it myself, we lived through it with our oldest girl ...
will live through this current bout and then just think ... only one more to make
it through! G It's just the emotions that are totally shot right now.

I've been so hesitant moving to a wireless network, don't think I've talked to a
single person who has had good experiences with them. And if I did put one in,
would I then have to disconnect my normal network ... or would I be able to pick
and choose when I wanted to use the wireless? I am just not thinking clearly
right now, probably not the best time to venture into this project. G

Unfortunately, I also have not returned to the treadmill and don't foresee being
able to for the next few days ... definitely not tomorrow anyway ... well ...
maybe by dinnertime? sigh Littlest daughter is having 2 teeth pulled in the
morning, in order to have braces put on. She is my worrier, timid little sould
that she is - and scared to pieces. She is beggin for a general anesthetic -
which scares me. Guess I'll let the oral surgeon and her make this call (I just
get to pay for it). Bring her home, see if eldest can watch her sister for a bit
while I go to traffic court with hub. Hopefully have some answers from sonny boy
in there somewhere. Gonna be another one of those long days, but hey! I got me a
whole bottle of mudslides in the fridge ... makes for an easy dinner. G

Joyce

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 18:32:41 -0800, Fred wrote:

First, I hope all is or goes well.

Hey, a wireless network will easily provide a laptop with the internet
in the darn basement - that's no excuse anymore (G)

I have not returned to the treadmill - was too tired from biking on
saturday and skiing on sunday (g)

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:21:58 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I have no idea what trails they have, don't have the internet access set up in the
basement. And puh-lease don't give me any ideas about trying to tackle THAT job
in the near future. G

How come the treadmill you were on kept dropping the incline down? Or did I miss
something here? I haven't tried doing the incline at a slower pace - have found
it is so much more interesting (the after-effects) of hitting them at 4mph ... if
I go any faster my little legs will be jogging. G

It's been another one of those long week-ends with no treadmill included - not
pleasant stuff going on. But we are hoping the situation now has some viable
solutions ... will know more today and definitive answers on Tuesday. So at least
are moving in on some answers. Am hoping to catch up on the newsgroup and emails,
then get sonny boy out and moving ... then hit the treadmill while awaiting todays
set of answers. At least I got me a plan of attack today!

Joyce

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:39:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

Programming trails I'd love Yosemite.

See if they have the Mt Si trail. 4 miles up with a gain of approx
3,400 feet.

I just used the treadmill at work today for the 1st time. 15 minutes
on hill work. But only about 2mph but I kept upping the slope to 10
whatever and it kept dropping it back down (G)

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:39:06 -0600, Joyce wrote:

hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen. g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in. Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house, but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this until I read
the manual.

Joyce

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:32:07 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:

I'm going to follow your advice. It's almost like you "know me". I DO burn
out easily and I don't want to this time. Thank you for the good advice.
Hugs.
"Joyce" wrote in message
om...
I'm going by memory here, from posts I've seen from you throughout the
week.
Haven't you just begun exercising recently? If so, your muscles are more
than
likely hanging onto water while repairing the stress on them from the new
activity. This happened to me also, still does on occassion when I try to
push
too hard, too fast. It takes awhile for the body to let go of the water,
took me
a good two weeks in the beginning.

Just a suggestion from the non-exercise guru in the bunch ...

I read elsewhere that you were walking a mile a day, at a pace of 2MPH.
This is a
great start, won't totally burn you out from overdoing in the beginning.
Then I
read that you added the incline into the routine already. Myself, I would
work on
the distance and speed first ... start gradually increasing the incline
when you
can get your speed up to a cardio level maybe? I think I read somewhere
recently
that a walking cardio level should be between 3MPH and 3.5 MPH - not too
sure of
that though. The incline is a great workout, I love it myself - but I
also didn't
add it until I was consistently up in speed and duration, as I felt it was
tougher
on the legs (which may be why your body is hanging on to fluids???), thus
causing
me to tire out faster. I've been working on the treadmill for many months
now,
walk at 4MPH and a varying incline level of 4-8 ... and I tell ya, I start
feeling
it at 20 minutes when on the higher incline - start declining the incline
and
immediately notice the difference. Maybe you could work a few days at
your 2MPH
level for 30 minutes (1 mile), then increase the speed by .1 or .2 MPH
(I'm making
the assumption your treadmill is similar to mine ... fan and all) - go for
another
few days and up the speed again. If you keep the length of time the same,
you
will notice you are walking a bit further each day. You will still get
the same
benefits of the flat workout, without overtiring yourself in the early
stages -
which often leads to early burnout. Save that tough stuff for later!

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway. G

Joyce

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:47:37 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

HOW??? I've even been exercising!! I am SO bummed out!




  #28  
Old February 10th, 2004, 03:03 PM
Connie
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Posts: n/a
Default Darn!! Up TWO pounds???

Good luck to your daughter, Joyce. Maybe give her some of that mudslide?!

Connie

Joyce wrote:
Thanks Fred. Everything is ok, everyone is safe and healthy, which is what is
important. As I told my older brother this week-end ... just another one of those
freakin' growth experiences. G Then I told hub I lived through it with my older
brother, lived through it myself, we lived through it with our oldest girl ...
will live through this current bout and then just think ... only one more to make
it through! G It's just the emotions that are totally shot right now.

I've been so hesitant moving to a wireless network, don't think I've talked to a
single person who has had good experiences with them. And if I did put one in,
would I then have to disconnect my normal network ... or would I be able to pick
and choose when I wanted to use the wireless? I am just not thinking clearly
right now, probably not the best time to venture into this project. G

Unfortunately, I also have not returned to the treadmill and don't foresee being
able to for the next few days ... definitely not tomorrow anyway ... well ...
maybe by dinnertime? sigh Littlest daughter is having 2 teeth pulled in the
morning, in order to have braces put on. She is my worrier, timid little sould
that she is - and scared to pieces. She is beggin for a general anesthetic -
which scares me. Guess I'll let the oral surgeon and her make this call (I just
get to pay for it). Bring her home, see if eldest can watch her sister for a bit
while I go to traffic court with hub. Hopefully have some answers from sonny boy
in there somewhere. Gonna be another one of those long days, but hey! I got me a
whole bottle of mudslides in the fridge ... makes for an easy dinner. G

Joyce

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 18:32:41 -0800, Fred wrote:


First, I hope all is or goes well.

Hey, a wireless network will easily provide a laptop with the internet
in the darn basement - that's no excuse anymore (G)

I have not returned to the treadmill - was too tired from biking on
saturday and skiing on sunday (g)

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:21:58 -0600, Joyce wrote:


I have no idea what trails they have, don't have the internet access set up in the
basement. And puh-lease don't give me any ideas about trying to tackle THAT job
in the near future. G How come the treadmill you were on kept dropping the incline down? Or did I miss
something here? I haven't tried doing the incline at a slower pace - have found
it is so much more interesting (the after-effects) of hitting them at 4mph ... if
I go any faster my little legs will be jogging. G

It's been another one of those long week-ends with no treadmill included - not
pleasant stuff going on. But we are hoping the situation now has some viable
solutions ... will know more today and definitive answers on Tuesday. So at least
are moving in on some answers. Am hoping to catch up on the newsgroup and emails,
then get sonny boy out and moving ... then hit the treadmill while awaiting todays
set of answers. At least I got me a plan of attack today!

Joyce

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:39:12 -0800, Fred wrote:


Programming trails I'd love Yosemite.

See if they have the Mt Si trail. 4 miles up with a gain of approx
3,400 feet.

I just used the treadmill at work today for the 1st time. 15 minutes
on hill work. But only about 2mph but I kept upping the slope to 10
whatever and it kept dropping it back down (G)

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:39:06 -0600, Joyce wrote:


hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen. g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in. Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house, but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this until I read
the manual.

Joyce

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:32:07 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:


I'm going to follow your advice. It's almost like you "know me". I DO burn
out easily and I don't want to this time. Thank you for the good advice.
Hugs.
"Joyce" wrote in message
news:e0lu10t13ifg09qc6k3bqujrod55271c7l@4ax. com...

I'm going by memory here, from posts I've seen from you throughout the

week.

Haven't you just begun exercising recently? If so, your muscles are more

than

likely hanging onto water while repairing the stress on them from the new
activity. This happened to me also, still does on occassion when I try to

push

too hard, too fast. It takes awhile for the body to let go of the water,

took me

a good two weeks in the beginning.

Just a suggestion from the non-exercise guru in the bunch ...

I read elsewhere that you were walking a mile a day, at a pace of 2MPH.

This is a

great start, won't totally burn you out from overdoing in the beginning.

Then I

read that you added the incline into the routine already. Myself, I would

work on

the distance and speed first ... start gradually increasing the incline

when you

can get your speed up to a cardio level maybe? I think I read somewhere

recently

that a walking cardio level should be between 3MPH and 3.5 MPH - not too

sure of

that though. The incline is a great workout, I love it myself - but I

also didn't

add it until I was consistently up in speed and duration, as I felt it was

tougher

on the legs (which may be why your body is hanging on to fluids???), thus

causing

me to tire out faster. I've been working on the treadmill for many months

now,

walk at 4MPH and a varying incline level of 4-8 ... and I tell ya, I start

feeling

it at 20 minutes when on the higher incline - start declining the incline

and

immediately notice the difference. Maybe you could work a few days at

your 2MPH

level for 30 minutes (1 mile), then increase the speed by .1 or .2 MPH

(I'm making

the assumption your treadmill is similar to mine ... fan and all) - go for

another

few days and up the speed again. If you keep the length of time the same,

you

will notice you are walking a bit further each day. You will still get

the same

benefits of the flat workout, without overtiring yourself in the early

stages -

which often leads to early burnout. Save that tough stuff for later!

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway. G

Joyce

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:47:37 -0600, "WannaBLean"

wrote:

HOW??? I've even been exercising!! I am SO bummed out!






--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/205/155
RAFL 210.5/205/198.5

  #29  
Old February 10th, 2004, 03:22 PM
Fred
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Posts: n/a
Default Darn!! Up TWO pounds???

Don't slip on too much mudslide. Glad to hear things are sorting out.

I am not a network expert if there are such people these days but I
think you could link a desktop with a wired network to a laptop with
wireless and work with the type systems. But as you say, it probably
is not that important. I do enjoy the wireless laptop downstairs
beside the fireplace.

Take care and I will have to find mudslide - hmmm, maybe on the lunch
time walk in the predicted sunshine I can get to the state liquor
store (G)

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 02:30:17 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Thanks Fred. Everything is ok, everyone is safe and healthy, which is what is
important. As I told my older brother this week-end ... just another one of those
freakin' growth experiences. G Then I told hub I lived through it with my older
brother, lived through it myself, we lived through it with our oldest girl ...
will live through this current bout and then just think ... only one more to make
it through! G It's just the emotions that are totally shot right now.

I've been so hesitant moving to a wireless network, don't think I've talked to a
single person who has had good experiences with them. And if I did put one in,
would I then have to disconnect my normal network ... or would I be able to pick
and choose when I wanted to use the wireless? I am just not thinking clearly
right now, probably not the best time to venture into this project. G

Unfortunately, I also have not returned to the treadmill and don't foresee being
able to for the next few days ... definitely not tomorrow anyway ... well ...
maybe by dinnertime? sigh Littlest daughter is having 2 teeth pulled in the
morning, in order to have braces put on. She is my worrier, timid little sould
that she is - and scared to pieces. She is beggin for a general anesthetic -
which scares me. Guess I'll let the oral surgeon and her make this call (I just
get to pay for it). Bring her home, see if eldest can watch her sister for a bit
while I go to traffic court with hub. Hopefully have some answers from sonny boy
in there somewhere. Gonna be another one of those long days, but hey! I got me a
whole bottle of mudslides in the fridge ... makes for an easy dinner. G

Joyce

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 18:32:41 -0800, Fred wrote:

First, I hope all is or goes well.

Hey, a wireless network will easily provide a laptop with the internet
in the darn basement - that's no excuse anymore (G)

I have not returned to the treadmill - was too tired from biking on
saturday and skiing on sunday (g)

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:21:58 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I have no idea what trails they have, don't have the internet access set up in the
basement. And puh-lease don't give me any ideas about trying to tackle THAT job
in the near future. G

How come the treadmill you were on kept dropping the incline down? Or did I miss
something here? I haven't tried doing the incline at a slower pace - have found
it is so much more interesting (the after-effects) of hitting them at 4mph ... if
I go any faster my little legs will be jogging. G

It's been another one of those long week-ends with no treadmill included - not
pleasant stuff going on. But we are hoping the situation now has some viable
solutions ... will know more today and definitive answers on Tuesday. So at least
are moving in on some answers. Am hoping to catch up on the newsgroup and emails,
then get sonny boy out and moving ... then hit the treadmill while awaiting todays
set of answers. At least I got me a plan of attack today!

Joyce

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:39:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

Programming trails I'd love Yosemite.

See if they have the Mt Si trail. 4 miles up with a gain of approx
3,400 feet.

I just used the treadmill at work today for the 1st time. 15 minutes
on hill work. But only about 2mph but I kept upping the slope to 10
whatever and it kept dropping it back down (G)

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:39:06 -0600, Joyce wrote:

hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen. g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in. Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house, but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this until I read
the manual.

Joyce

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:32:07 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:

I'm going to follow your advice. It's almost like you "know me". I DO burn
out easily and I don't want to this time. Thank you for the good advice.
Hugs.
"Joyce" wrote in message
news:e0lu10t13ifg09qc6k3bqujrod55271c7l@4ax. com...
I'm going by memory here, from posts I've seen from you throughout the
week.
Haven't you just begun exercising recently? If so, your muscles are more
than
likely hanging onto water while repairing the stress on them from the new
activity. This happened to me also, still does on occassion when I try to
push
too hard, too fast. It takes awhile for the body to let go of the water,
took me
a good two weeks in the beginning.

Just a suggestion from the non-exercise guru in the bunch ...

I read elsewhere that you were walking a mile a day, at a pace of 2MPH.
This is a
great start, won't totally burn you out from overdoing in the beginning.
Then I
read that you added the incline into the routine already. Myself, I would
work on
the distance and speed first ... start gradually increasing the incline
when you
can get your speed up to a cardio level maybe? I think I read somewhere
recently
that a walking cardio level should be between 3MPH and 3.5 MPH - not too
sure of
that though. The incline is a great workout, I love it myself - but I
also didn't
add it until I was consistently up in speed and duration, as I felt it was
tougher
on the legs (which may be why your body is hanging on to fluids???), thus
causing
me to tire out faster. I've been working on the treadmill for many months
now,
walk at 4MPH and a varying incline level of 4-8 ... and I tell ya, I start
feeling
it at 20 minutes when on the higher incline - start declining the incline
and
immediately notice the difference. Maybe you could work a few days at
your 2MPH
level for 30 minutes (1 mile), then increase the speed by .1 or .2 MPH
(I'm making
the assumption your treadmill is similar to mine ... fan and all) - go for
another
few days and up the speed again. If you keep the length of time the same,
you
will notice you are walking a bit further each day. You will still get
the same
benefits of the flat workout, without overtiring yourself in the early
stages -
which often leads to early burnout. Save that tough stuff for later!

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway. G

Joyce

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:47:37 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

HOW??? I've even been exercising!! I am SO bummed out!




  #30  
Old February 11th, 2004, 01:40 AM
Prairie Roots
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Posts: n/a
Default Darn!! Up TWO pounds???

Sounds like your son's in the middle of a major life crisis. I truly
hope he comes through this whole, which most likely he will with you
in his corner. I'm sorry you're having to suffer his anxiety as well.

I feel for your daughter. Having braces put on is what turned me into
a confirmed dentalphobe. Now I ask for general anesthetic every time I
get my teeth cleaned; I settle for valium. Course if it was my
daughter asking for general anesthetic, I'd be nervous.G

I hope your day went better than it sounded in advance. Things can
only look UP, right?! Take a few minutes for yourself, and remember to
breathe.

Prairie Roots

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 02:18:30 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Thanks PR. Todays plan of attack blew out the window ... along with yesterdays
*good* set of answers. sigh Tomorrow is another day, a few other options, then
time to make some informed decisions.

Nothing overly major in the grand scheme of things, just blips in the road. Son
hadn't been doing well in college all year, grades dropped horrendously but he had
said nothing. We worried quietly here at home, while he tried valiantly to dig
himself out. Turns out he was given a bunch of bad information from his advisor
and baseball coach ... took a class he had no need to take ... entire grade turned
out to be based solely on final exam, which turned out to be an oral resume and
job interview that was drawn out of a hat when he entered the class for the exam
(he drew a career he knew absolutely nothing about) ... failed thus making him
ineligible for baseball. In the grand scheme of things this is really unimportant
... to him it is the world and he is currently shattered. He has had the carrot
dangled in front of his nose, so to speak - had pro scouts talking to him the last
few months, telling him at this given moment he has a 1:4 chance of being drafted
- not great but still not bad for a 19 year old. BUT he says needs to play for it
to happen, and it is his dream. So what do we do? Tell him to give up his dream?
I think dreams are what keep us going, keep us alive - I hate to just tell him to
quit and grow up aleady. So this week-end he has been investigating transferring
schools. Yesterday he was all set up, went to register today only to be told that
the school he is currently at has a wierd class schedule which has made him
ineligible for transferring deadlines (current college is just starting a new
term, whereas other colleges are much further along already). It also explains
why his current school has so many transferring IN at this time of year. My heart
once again broke for him today when he came home, he looked so darned defeated.
He is kicking himself for not saying anything to us over the holidays, he didn't
want to let us down. which he never would anyway

Had another heart to heart with him this afternoon, told him if he is really that
unhappy where he is at, then maybe consider transferring into the local jr.
college during spring quarter ... take some time to make a decision for next year.
Does it make sense for him to stick it out where he is currently at, only to not
go back next year anyway? So tomorrow morning he is back to the jr. college to
talk to the coach there, see if maybe he can even just work out with the team
while attending classes ... talk to one other school in the area .... then back to
current school to see if he can sweet talk his professor into giving him an
incomplete (probably not, is a first year teacher who appears to be in
authoratative mode). At least by knowing *answers* hopefully he can make an
informed decision and hopefully become more relaxed and happy.

I'm out bright and early tomorrow morning with daughter, she has to have 2 teeth
pulled for braces ... then afternoon in traffic court with hubby who hit a woman
who was backing down a one way street ... it's gonna be another one of those
looooooooong days. sigh I am incredibly tired, yet can't sleep.

Joyce

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 21:05:29 -0600, Prairie Roots wrote:

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow and hoping that all works out well.
Peace be with you.

Prairie Roots
On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:21:58 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I have no idea what trails they have, don't have the internet access set up in the
basement. And puh-lease don't give me any ideas about trying to tackle THAT job
in the near future. G

How come the treadmill you were on kept dropping the incline down? Or did I miss
something here? I haven't tried doing the incline at a slower pace - have found
it is so much more interesting (the after-effects) of hitting them at 4mph ... if
I go any faster my little legs will be jogging. G

It's been another one of those long week-ends with no treadmill included - not
pleasant stuff going on. But we are hoping the situation now has some viable
solutions ... will know more today and definitive answers on Tuesday. So at least
are moving in on some answers. Am hoping to catch up on the newsgroup and emails,
then get sonny boy out and moving ... then hit the treadmill while awaiting todays
set of answers. At least I got me a plan of attack today!

Joyce

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:39:12 -0800, Fred wrote:

Programming trails I'd love Yosemite.

See if they have the Mt Si trail. 4 miles up with a gain of approx
3,400 feet.

I just used the treadmill at work today for the 1st time. 15 minutes
on hill work. But only about 2mph but I kept upping the slope to 10
whatever and it kept dropping it back down (G)

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:39:06 -0600, Joyce wrote:

hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen. g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in. Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house, but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this until I read
the manual.

Joyce

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:32:07 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:

I'm going to follow your advice. It's almost like you "know me". I DO burn
out easily and I don't want to this time. Thank you for the good advice.
Hugs.
"Joyce" wrote in message
news:e0lu10t13ifg09qc6k3bqujrod55271c7l@4ax. com...
I'm going by memory here, from posts I've seen from you throughout the
week.
Haven't you just begun exercising recently? If so, your muscles are more
than
likely hanging onto water while repairing the stress on them from the new
activity. This happened to me also, still does on occassion when I try to
push
too hard, too fast. It takes awhile for the body to let go of the water,
took me
a good two weeks in the beginning.

Just a suggestion from the non-exercise guru in the bunch ...

I read elsewhere that you were walking a mile a day, at a pace of 2MPH.
This is a
great start, won't totally burn you out from overdoing in the beginning.
Then I
read that you added the incline into the routine already. Myself, I would
work on
the distance and speed first ... start gradually increasing the incline
when you
can get your speed up to a cardio level maybe? I think I read somewhere
recently
that a walking cardio level should be between 3MPH and 3.5 MPH - not too
sure of
that though. The incline is a great workout, I love it myself - but I
also didn't
add it until I was consistently up in speed and duration, as I felt it was
tougher
on the legs (which may be why your body is hanging on to fluids???), thus
causing
me to tire out faster. I've been working on the treadmill for many months
now,
walk at 4MPH and a varying incline level of 4-8 ... and I tell ya, I start
feeling
it at 20 minutes when on the higher incline - start declining the incline
and
immediately notice the difference. Maybe you could work a few days at
your 2MPH
level for 30 minutes (1 mile), then increase the speed by .1 or .2 MPH
(I'm making
the assumption your treadmill is similar to mine ... fan and all) - go for
another
few days and up the speed again. If you keep the length of time the same,
you
will notice you are walking a bit further each day. You will still get
the same
benefits of the flat workout, without overtiring yourself in the early
stages -
which often leads to early burnout. Save that tough stuff for later!

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway. G

Joyce

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:47:37 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

HOW??? I've even been exercising!! I am SO bummed out!




 




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