Fitness -
Resistance Exercise - 3 sessions / week
Intervals Minimum of 2 sessions / week
Steady State - Recreational (Walk, distance run, etc) At least twice per week
Personal
I have many personal goals, but at this point in time, only one seems really important
To do whatever I can do to help my wife through her vertigo/ear infection/hearing loss problems. These problems have dominated our lives on and off for the past 3 years and they have become more severe over the past 4 months. Our lives are now structured around trips to out-of-town specialists, new drug regimes (shes highly dose-sensitive and must be closely watched when trying a new drug or higher dosage), and the inevitable emotional turmoil.
Egham, welcome to the challenge. It should be great!
Best of luck with your wife. Sounds like she's lucky to have you! I hope everything works out. Whenever you need moral support, just log in and you'll be all set!
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On Krista mistressing the chin-up, "It's amazing", said one gym source, "considering that for months she just hung there like a dead fish."
Thanks folks, I deeply appreciate your kind thoughts and words. Her medical issues are really upsetting her and I feel rather helpless.
All I can do is get her to where she needs to go when her vertigo precludes driving; stay closely involved in every aspect of her medical odyssey; closely monitor her reaction to any prescribed drugs; provide a shoulder (or, at times, a diversion) when she needs it; help her research issues and reach decisions as necessary; take the burden of her day-to-day chores off her shoulders as needed; and - of course - make sure she always feels very deeply loved and not alone in her struggle.
I do realize that the support I provide is indeed something, but it is frustrating not to be able to more directly provide relief for what she is experiencing.
Thanks folks, I deeply appreciate your kind thoughts and words. Her medical issues are really upsetting her and I feel rather helpless.
All I can do is get her to where she needs to go when her vertigo precludes driving; stay closely involved in every aspect of her medical odyssey; closely monitor her reaction to any prescribed drugs; provide a shoulder (or, at times, a diversion) when she needs it; help her research issues and reach decisions as necessary; take the burden of her day-to-day chores off her shoulders as needed; and - of course - make sure she always feels very deeply loved and not alone in her struggle.
I do realize that the support I provide is indeed something, but it is frustrating not to be able to more directly provide relief for what she is experiencing.
It's a frustrating situation. The best you can do is be supportive and listen to her. There are some great people in the medical profession but, for the most part, they are not going through what she is and so can't totally understand it. Best of luck.
Great start -- the nutrition part is always the hardest for me, so congrats on that!
Thanks Lance. Actually, the nutrition part is not that difficult for me when I'm not traveling. I've developed some strategies to help maintain compliance while on the road, and I often remain close to compliance most of the time, but my success rate could still use some improvement.
Meeting my exercise goals will likely prove the most difficult part for me. Between work and my wife's Doctor appointments, it often proves very difficult to squeeze the gym into the schedule.
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Exercise - Nothing. I couldn't get to the gym this morning due to a wreck out on the main road. I spent the rest of the day close to the phone waiting on a call from a doctor about a blood test on my wife that came back positive late last week.....My wife was on conference calls most of the day, so I had to cover the phone. Much to our great disappointment, we never heard from the doctor, despite her calling 3 times asking for a response.
__________________ "May you live every day of your life." - Jonathan Swift
Exercise - Nothing. I couldn't get to the gym this morning due to a wreck out on the main road. I spent the rest of the day close to the phone waiting on a call from a doctor about a blood test on my wife that came back positive late last week.....My wife was on conference calls most of the day, so I had to cover the phone. Much to our great disappointment, we never heard from the doctor, despite her calling 3 times asking for a response.
Must have been very frustrating, Egham. But, you just have to keep pluggin' away and not give up the fight. You are a trooper!
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On Krista mistressing the chin-up, "It's amazing", said one gym source, "considering that for months she just hung there like a dead fish."
We finally talked to the doctor about my wife's positive test results, now it's on to another specialist. The good news is that our worst fears appear allayed.
Nutrition: Full Compliance
Exercise: NROL FL 1 A, 2.5 walk around the loop we live on w/wife
Thanks for the welcome and suggestion Cappy! I haven't tried bands, but I have used TT bodyweight workouts when I travel. I'll look into bands for more variety.
I could have done one of those the other day, but with everything else going on, I just did not feel like it....It was just one of those days that I had made my attempt and when that failed, that was enough. I simply didn't feel motivated to try something else.
Coming up today - HIIT.......& .....massage
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Nutrition: 1/2 day compliance. I just had to indulge and consume a large Snickers bar.
Tried something new for dinner - Grilled Halibut with Mango-Avocado Slasa, Red-Onion Marmalade and Cilantro-Almond Sauce. Lots of prep, but Oh, so tasty!
Exercise: HIIT - Hill intervals
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1 large mango, cut into 1/4" cubes
1/2 Haas avocado, cut into 1/4" cubes
1/4 cup frozen corn, thawed
1/4 cup finely diced red onion
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro
Mix well, set aside while preparing the rest of your meal, serve
It was quite good. Found it in our local newspaper last week.
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Thanks Lance, those hill intervals weren't any fun in the heat and humidity, but I really did not want to deal with the traffic between here and the gym.
June 7 -
Nutrition - Full Compliance
Exercise - NROL FL I B
Today will be relatively slack. I may swim a bit out in the cove or head out for a walk after it cools off this evening, but that will be about all that might end up counting on the exercise front.
My big task today is to bottle the Australian Shiraz that I've had going in a glass carboy since February. I'll have to clean, sanitize, cork, label and cap 30 bottles of wine. Then the hard part....waiting 12 to 18 months for it to age properly before drinking.
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Another good day for Mr. Egham. This is something I like to see. I also enjoy a nice Shiraz every now and then. I certainly can't make it myself though. It is really neat that you are into production.
Newman
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Hill intervals!! Gotta love those. We'll have you over in the Runners' Forum before you know it, Egham.
Actually, I enjoy running. I've never been interested in competing.....I just like the way a good run can help clear my mind and the feeling I have afterwards. I'll normally run 5 to 8 miles about three times a week and the furtherest I've ever run at one time is 15 miles (I could have gone further, but looked at my watch and decided that I had spent more than enough time on that activity for the day.)
I do keep a "life list" of states and countries where I've run and make sure I get out at least once whenever I visit a new one. I also enjoy beach running and keep a listing of beaches I have run.
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Your wife's ear infection problems sound incredibly frustrating - I hope those are resolved as soon as possible. Ear problems are beyond miserable.
Thanks, we're working on it and it appears we may have found the cause for her hearing loss in her right ear and perhaps, at least some of her vertigo. It appears that it may have nothing to do with infection.....We have an early Thursday appointment with the specialist at the UNC School of Medicine for follow-up on his initial diagnosis of a dehiscent cochleas (based on her CAT scan 1 week and a half ago.). As I understand it, the bone surrounding and protecting the cochleas has thinned and a hole has developed in it.
The Doctor told her that he would likely (pending results of an MRI she'll have on Thursday) start a series of 4 weekly steroid shots into her inner ear to see if that might help recover at least some of her hearing in that ear.
__________________ "May you live every day of your life." - Jonathan Swift
1 large mango, cut into 1/4" cubes
1/2 Haas avocado, cut into 1/4" cubes
1/4 cup frozen corn, thawed
1/4 cup finely diced red onion
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro
Mix well, set aside while preparing the rest of your meal, serve
It was quite good. Found it in our local newspaper last week.
Sounds delish
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Lousy challenge weekend. We ended up with semi-unexpected, but most definitely not unwelcome, company. My wife was feeling pretty good and we both thoroughly enjoyed their visit. The downside is that I have nothing beyond 1 nutrition compliance point to report for the entire weekend.
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