What's on your Monday Menu?
Trish, was that a recent picture you posted on Friday?
Jim Age 58 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
on 2/6/23 4:04 am, edited 2/5/23 8:18 pm
Good morning! Everyone ready for the week? I am! It's going to be busy busy and I'm sure by the end of the week, I'll be exhausted but I'm ready.
QJB, I spent 3 12+ hour days over the weekend in one of our warehouse facilities and was so happy that I made smart shoe choices. Definitely felt my age with all the bending, twisting and concrete walking but I'm also very happy with how quickly I recovered after each day...I tend to think that fitness is not getting fatigued, sore, when you are doing something but I'm trying to remind myself that quick recovery after exertion is also a test of fitness....but I will say, by the time I walked onto the plane yesterday, I was feeling all my years, lol. Then add in some hilarious conversations with one of my younger colleagues about Nirvana and Milli Vanilli and really I felt my age emotionally too.
Today I have to cram in most of my work day to the morning and then I get my hair done this afternoon; when I had to reschedule because of this work trip, my choices were monday mid-day or March...not waiting to March here.
I will also need to hit the grocery store today and get some food for the week so my menu plan is week for today. I also need to get a quick rowing session in this morning, with so much travel I have to stay on point to get my 50 miles for Feb. Now, would I be able to row in any of the hotel gyms? Chances are high but it wouldn't track them on my iFit dashboard and just like steps don't count if you don't have your pedometer, apparently rowing doesn't count if it doesn't hit the YTD dashboard, lol.
Coffee plus half and half X 3
PB English muffin
yogurt
tbd on everything else
Have a wonderful monday everyone!!
oh, forgot the QOTD - I hold my breath or I ignore them; thinking about them makes them worse but distraction works!
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
How far do you usually row to get your 50 miles per month?
HW 296 SW 267.8 GW 130 LW 128.2 CW 131.6
Age 55 5 ft 4 inches
Roux-en-Y 3/24/21
Internal Hernia 1/14/22
Gallbladder 3/22
Volvulus 10/7/23-Reversal of RNY 11/19/23
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on 2/6/23 8:13 am
How far do you usually row to get your 50 miles per month?
I'm not sure I understand the question, lol. I row 50 miles to get 50 miles. My goal is to row 600 miles this year which is 50 miles a month.
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
Lana, rowing and running are pretty similar in terms of time. A 5K row takes about the same time as a 5K run, and is about the same difficulty of a workout. Jen's December marathon session to hit her yearly goal was quite a lot of work.
It also depends on body size and upper body strength to some extent. I find rowing easier, but some people on here would say that running is much easier for them.
Jim Age 58 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
on 2/7/23 4:38 am
I don't get much variation on my upper body but definitely the lower body can impact my distance per stroke- today was a power/endurance sequence (so lower rate, but more force for 5 minute blocks) and it was 4.06 miles in 24.38; I've been consistently around a 5K (3.3 miles) in 25 minutes so had more force today. I definitely do not want to have to repeat my December 31st activity any time soon, lol.
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen