Moving Time

Thanks for the idea about the knee brace I hadn't even thought about it but I am not sure if it is so much a joint thing as it is a muscle thing.  If I am remembering my anatomy & kinesiology right I believe the pain is coming from the insertion point of a muscle or tendon. Glad to hear you are doing to those crunches!  I have yet to figure out how I am suppossed to do that while doing the deep breathing during yoga.  At the beginning of our practice they always tell us to engage our "udianda banda" which means pull your belly button in towards your spine or something like that and keep it locked there through the whole practice.  Well, I have tried, but then I can't breath as deeply and the breath is more important.  I find myself doing the crunches though when I can see myself in the windows around the office and I am taking Tracy's advise from Wednesday at group and keeping my abs engaged as I walk now.   ~Nicole

I moved about a month and a half after my surgery last year.  It was the first time I didn't dread moving either!  Good luck with your move!

It's amazing how dropping weight can make even the most daunting tasks seem fun....okay well not neccisarly fun, but a bit more enjoyable.

(...doing kegal exercises as I type this...) LMAO, I'm just kidding! Just had to follow in Darla's footsteps as usual, but I would probably crunch a whole lotta other things trying to do ab crunches, so she can have at 'em - let's not ask her how she types doing those, though, eh.

I'll be thinking of ya, Nicole - how exciting - great location!! Enjoy the nice weather, and keep us posted on that appointment Monday.

I'm just doing them right here at my desk, sitting upright!  Squeezing my stomach muscles in, "crunching", throughout the day.  I do that a lot, HOPING to rid myself of this atomic muffin top.  I'm beginning to think my problem is a bit more excess skin than actual lose-able fat, 'cuz even while I'm crunching, there's some not-quite-set-jello stuff going on there...  I actually do this a lot while I'm driving.  Whenever a new song comes on, I'll CRUNCH as long as I can, usually at least until the first verse is over! 

Hehehe!  You are funny!  I am really looking forward to the new neighborhood!  I will definitely post Monday night about my appointment since I am getting my internet service switched Monday as well and will hopefully be able to rest after my mom heads back home.

Nicole,       It's always fun moving into a new place. Hope you enjoy it, sounds like it's in a nice place with walking paths. Good luck and don't over due...... Kelly

Yeah it is a cute little neighborhood!  I will definitely keep myself in check on Monday cause I don't want to throw off my training schedule with an injury (although this week was kind of messed up by it, but not too much).  I am planning a distance walk to see if I can hike along Minnehaha Creek all the way to the Falls sometime soon! 

Good luck with the move!  How exciting!  (((Hugs))) Michelle :)

Hi Nicole~ I guess by now you're knee-deep in alligators! (A strange Canadian expression for being extremely busy.) Moving is such an exciting time--(although I've moved 4 times in my whole lifetime of 50+ years!)   I hope this new place is a real blessing for you! (((HUGS))) **SUE**