Friday, December 20, 2024

I'm so very sorry about your friend, Diane!

215.5 (up .2) I'm pretending to be okay with a 0.8 uptick, but "secretly" among us, I am ticked because today is "official" weight day for the week. I know I'm down a pound from last week, but I sure did like being under 215. I think with body dysmorphia triggered this week, (and in response eating disorder, too) I am hyper aware of the scale...

Today was a short day at work! I teach only 3 sessions before lunch on Friday, so I scooted out of school at 11:15 this morning. Whoo hoooo! I went to Costco and was lucky to find they had eggs, so I stocked up and got a carton for my trainer, too. Like me, she eats a lot of eggs and was bemoaning the cost and low supply of eggs last night. She was overjoyed to get a Costco carton of eggs. (Ron just paid $14 for a dozen organic eggs. At Costco I got the carton of 5 dozen eggs for $6!)

A third good workout for the week was had last night. I will try to get one more in this afternoon. I have to run to the notary after my NUT therapy session and will try to squeeze in a workout before meeting brother and dad for dinner.

Diamond D, I am all about leg building using machines for aesthetics, but honestly what we "older" people need to consider is functional fitness. By definition functional fitness focuses on improving the body's ability to perform everyday tasks and activities. Therefore, in Diane S.'s case, I think squats are more in order than machine work. Squats work not only on improving quad and glute strength, but also include balance and static core work. Regular squats done properly can help improve knee, ankle and hip function. There are many types of squats that can be done, but I would recommend for any one of us who is currently fit to start with chair squats. Michelle Wilson has a great Youtube channel with exercises to do at home. Here is her quick clip on chair squats: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_nRmCyvWows I love chair squats for beginner because you don't end up on the ground if you lose your balance. You plop into a chair! It's also such a functional move.

I do squats almost every time I workout. Sometimes when I want to burn a few calories I will do 12-15 squats after each set of whatever exercise I'm doing for upper body. Yesterday I did weighted squats (35 lb dumb bells in each hand while squatting), reverse lunges, and then roman dead lifts. Today will be side squats, bosu ball squats and leg extensions on the machine for sculpting.

Time for the NUT... Toodles!

We did chair squats with the majority of our cardiac patients (mostly elderly). We called the exercise sit to stands and they really do help with functional fitness! So many people were finally able to get themselves out of a chair with just a little training! We also saw people move from using a walker to using a cane to not needing anything to support walking!

I hope your body dysmorphia calms down soon. Of course you do know the fluctuation is normal and also that you are looking very fit and have the muscles to prove it!

I eat lots of eggs too and it is getting crazy finding and paying for them.

Well Queer was not the movie for me. I thought it was going to be about an older guy finding his person. Instead there were lots of scenes with drug trips: heavy on surreal symbolism. In some ways brutal and ugly, but I found it mostly sad, but not in a cathartic way. I will give Daniel Craig props. He can inhabit any character, even this weird, sad guy he portrayed.

I think I will skip that one.