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on 6/27/16 7:02 am
I carry my phone with me. I like to have it to stop and take a picture. Or I may stop at a park to maybe call my mother.
I like to keep mine on me in case something would happen. Like if I fall and trip. I keep it with me since sometimes I do get dizzy while walking.
I need to be connected to my kids if they need me. I will shut the ringer off so I am not bothered. But I like to know I can call someone if I need to.
I take it in the yard with me when I am gardening. This may sound silly. When you are by yourself and you are bending over and standing up I can get dizzy.
Keeping it with me when I walk I usually do 4 to 6 miles a day and I like to have the weather at the tips of my hands. A storm can come out of no where in the summer.
When it comes to eating back calories, I have a personal rule of thumb. Anything under 500 burned and I don't worry. Anything over 500 and I eat back some. Now this can change depending how I feel, how hard the workout was, etc., but that's my general guideline. If you want to eat calories but are worried about eating too much volume, look to nuts and nut butter. Lots of good calories in a small package.
As with a lot of this stuff, it's very personal. Experiment and find what works best for you.
VSG: 3/12/15
Monday-rest
Tuesday-7 mile run
Wednesday-5 mile hill repeats
Thursday-7 mile run
Friday-Rest
Saturday-20 mile trail run
Sunday-5 mile recovery run
VSG: 3/12/15
I always carry my phone, I throw it in my trunk bag along with other supplies (spare tube and CO2, electrolyte tabs, first aid kit...). I primarily use it to run MapMyRide, which also displays bike-computer stats on my smar****ch. I also wear a RoadID, just in case I get hurt and can't get to my phone. Works nicely for music, too-- I've got a bluetooth speaker that straps to my handlebars.
Granted, I never do rides under 10 miles, but I always ride on the paved off-road trails which start about 10 minutes from home.
Not sure I really see the downsides of having a phone on a ride, provided it's not taking up jersey space you'd use for other stuff. Couldn't you just turn it off if you don't want a distraction?
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
Kind of a rude response here, Brian.
Many people enjoy solitude and beauty and can do so with a cell phone in their possession. If you can't, then don't bring it. I rarely use my cell phone (it's also a prepaid one), but bring it with me just in case. You know what I use it most for? Taking pictures of the lovely things I see or calling the police to report a lost/loose dog. I, too, also use it to check my Fitbit status, because nothing irks me more than stopping a walk after 59 minutes, lol.
~Jen
RNY, 8/1/2011
HW: 348 SW: 306 CW:-fighting regain GW: 140
He who endures, conquers. ~Persius
Why do people go backpacking to places that are completely out of cell service areas?? Why do people use the Pacific Crest Trail and the John Muir Trails on the West Coast? Why do people enjoy the Appalachian Trail on the East Coast? You would need to have gone backpacking (not camping), to understand the reasons. You never forget it once you do...It changes you forever.
Well enjoy your summer. It is funny that people always think that teachers are off for the whole summer they forget than some teaches do work.
Monday 45 hiit clas 60 minute swim with my wonderful triathlon group
Tue power yoga, strength training and 60 minute speed work out with trainer
Wed master swim
Thursday temp run and strength training
Friday is up in the air gym closed so maybe a two hour bike ride or more if not Friday than Sunday for sure.
Saturday 130 minute run if we do the bike ride Friday than run will me Sunday.
Sunday is question mark depending on the other two days.
Usually I have it planed out but the bike ride is with other people so we are still working on what day is best for everyone. I am hoping for bike ride on sunday so I can have a sleeping which is 8 for me. I don' t usually sleep that last but nice to think I could
Schedule for the week
Monday-Spin Class & 3 mile run
Tuesday- Strength Training & Swimmimg
Wednesday-Spin Class & 4 Mile Run
Thursday- Strength Training & Swimmimg
Friday-Strength Training & Spin Class
Saturday-5 Mile Run
Sunday-Rest
Excited as I am a teacher and school out for Summer!!! In last 13 years I work Full Time in Summer but this Summer only working Part Time! As such more time to EXERCISE ??
Yours in Health & Happines,
Bill Mac
Yours in WLS Journey,
Bill Mac
I walk around 7 miles a day and always take my phone. My kids are 11 and 13. If they need me, I want them to be able to reach me. I wear one of those silly pouch belt things with the waterbottles so it's not that big a deal to put my phone in the pouch. I also have my iPod and keys in the pouch.
And I must admit I am obsessed with getting my steps in, so I use my phone to sync my fitbit about halfway through. I worry I might "lose" my steps if I don't 
Why would people NOT bring their phones? Because it's too bulky? Or because you worry it will distract you (you could turn off the ringer)? Or worried someone will steal it? 
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I bring my phone, always. If I did crash, I don't want to depend on someone else to call the cops/paramedics. What if the guy is a jerk & leaves you stranded?
I carry the phone in a bag that's attached at the handlebars, but its on vibrate, so I don't have to answer if I don't want to, plus I can look up bike places close by if I get a flat or anything else goes wrong with my bike, if anything the location of a good bathroom. lol 
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another.
T-Rebel
