claire

Darrell, I too am looking for smaller meals as they are more comfortable to digest. One thing that has helped me is to keep the blender out on the counter and use it frequently, mostly for breakfast or lunch. I will put in a banana, a fresh pear, a splash of milk with a T. of honey and blend away. If I have no fresh fruit available, I will use what I have in the freezer and it works just as well. Sometimes a container of yogurt will join the group too. Now working on some veggie blends that are palatable.

Good workout yesterday at PR. 45 minutes on the TM with a 2.1 ending distance and speeds from 2.8 to 3.2. Average incline of 3. Two pound upper body weight work for 15 minutes. I know, two pounds sounds very weak and I have been at two pounds since the beginning of PR but I have arthritis in both shoulders and when I have tried to go higher my shoulders ache.
I am trying to mix it up a bit and so Friday's workout will be all about incline and less about speed. Thursdays are walking club and that is about distance as I try to do 2 continuous miles. Does this make sense? I've read alot about mixing up the workout to gain maximum benefit and this all I can come up with. Any other ideas?

Take care, all.

Claire

Neva, glad to hear that you got things figured out with Apria for your DC trip. I would also like to agree with your plan on using the TM to increase your walking endurance. I have to force myself to get on that boring thing but have to say that it has really helped to increase my walking ability. I hope you find that it does the same for you. Best wishes for your upcoming trip.

Claire

Hi Peg:

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences here with us.....much appreciated. It is so good to hear from you as I have thought about you and Nick often and wish you both the best. I look forward to reading your posts when you feel like sharing and am thrilled that you have a supportive team surrounding you.

Claire

Good Morning Everyone:

A very busy week last week with lots of excitement. Friday I woke at 4 am and drove over to our son's house so they could go to the hospital and have their third baby. They had a boy, their third, and he weighed in at 9 # 12 ozs. Looks like a middle linebacker already! both Mom and baby are fine and they came home on Saturday. I had a full workout with their two boys on Friday as they are two and four years old and finally got home about 6 pm. Friday night I slept the best I have in months, haha.

Sunday hubby and I rebuilt one of our flower bed boxes that had rotted and so we hammered and moved dirt and work at it for 4 hours. It is done and so today I will start the annual planting. So good to be out in the yard again with functional exercise that provides flowers as the ending point. It makes all of those hours on the TM in the winter months worth the effort.

Everyone here sounds like they are doing well.....Larry with his mushroom picking and rowing, Ken with his new TM and Darrell with yardwork and the gym. Hi to Neva also. I do miss Tim and his talk about garden centers and planting.......Hi Tim.

Take care and have a great week.

Claire

Hi Jane:

I hope you are feeling better and getting stronger daily. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic as it seems to have struck a chord with most here. Enjoy your time at home now and if it gets too quiet there come in and say hi to us. Happy Mother's Day.

Claire