Weightlifting, an adventure
lucillle
8 years ago
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Comments (14)Yes, this will be an adventure! DH suggested last night that maybe we should consider using our winter dry dock space at the marina as our pot garden this summer. Each space has its own water supply & there's not quite so many trees. Next week, we're going to see what the dockmaster has to say about turning the marina into a farm? :) Grainlady, we are a coastal Zone 7(a). That sounds better than it really is...way different than, say, a Kentucky Zone 7(a). What is really means is that we don't get absurdly cold in the winter (or, at least not too often!). Our springs are usually cold, raw, wet, & with an onshore wind. Brrrr. With spring water temps in the upper 30s to low 40s that wind is COLD. We average around 4" precip/month year around...no wet/dry season as, for example, the PNW. This year has been unusual. We had 15" in March & it's been a little dry ever since but certainly not dry enough to consider watering. Nobody waters anything here except for pots & many of those don't need water either. Rain barrels are sorta funny for Mystic. :) Sounds like you've got an extensive watering set-up. Late May, June, & the first half of July are typically FOGGY...did I mention summer is foggy here?! lol Yesterday, the fog was so thick I couldn't see the gardens. Every surface is dripping wet until 2:00 p.m.'ish (maybe a bit earlier if we're lucky). A common joke here is that we need marine radar head gear to take a walk safely to Dunkin Donuts on a Saturday morning. It's always mid-day before you can find a seat outside & not end up with wet undies! Summer temps are in the mid-70s with evenings only dropping to the upper 60s (if we're lucky) and low-mid 70s if we're not lucky. Always less than 10 degrees difference between daytime high & nightime lows. Dew points have been climbing the past decade...mid 60s a decade ago & now are frequently more like 70-74 degrees. Hence, temp + dew point = fog. Did I mention it's foggy here! rofl Our veggie growing problems are rot & salt related not the need to water. Fungal disease is also a problem if the plants survive long enough. This is rhoddy, azalea, & hydrangea territory. We have almost effortless drop-dead gorgeous ornamental gardens but growing veggies is challenging. Add the salt spray & my neighbors are going to have a good laugh seeing our veggie pot garden. :) Fall is great in New England. Clear skies, still have our routine 4" of rain/month & little fog. Here, at the southern coast our growing season extends to Thanksgiving & often well into December. Leaf raking is a Christmas & New Year's activity. We don't get the beautiful New England fall folliage colors because it doesn't get cold enough at night...have to go inland for the famous New England leaf peeking. Anyway, even though it's been a warm spring it's ridiculously cold (45 degrees right now) & windy today. Certainly not good basil weather (they are in the garage). I do hope we get lots of greens. Our summer dinners are usually huge salads with fruit, nuts, & various seeds topped with either a piece of fish or chicken. I use herbs as salad greens also. I've always grown those...even basil adjusts to the fog & develops more intense flavor than when I was living inland. But potatoes, onions, tomatoes, squash, etc...not so much so we'll see how this experiment goes. If nothing else we'll give the marina & neighborhood something to chuckle about all summer! /tricia...See MoreFat, your time has come, you have overstayed your welcome
Comments (38)debby_ab, I actually like the Quest bars. I haven't tried any of the ones with sucralose because I can't stand the stuff. These are one of the few products I've found with stevia that doesn't really have a stevia aftertaste for me. I don't eat them on a regular basis, but I do keep a couple at the office for those days when I just didn't get any lunch together. They're certainly a better choice than anything from our vending machine! I like the lemon, coconut cashew and banana nut ones. The cinnamon is good but has a little too much stevia aftertaste for me. I like the thinkThin bars too. They are comparable to the Quest in protein (20 g) and sugar (0 g). They do have app. 24 g of net carbs, though, so a lot more than the Quest. If I'm pretty low carb at breakfast and dinner it's not an issue. They are also much lower in fiber than the Quest. They are more like a candy bar, so it's like a treat without the guilt. I really like the chocolate espresso. debby_ab, I admire you. 20 grams of carbs daily is difficult to stick to. I don't crave pie, cake, bread or pasta when I go that low carb. Instead I crave fruit. Doing the grocery shopping is torture, especially if I go to Whole Foods, because they often have samples of their fruit out. That, plus the fact that really low carb doesn't seem to work well for me, was why I decided to moderate my carb intake but watch my calories more. I think I was actually eating too many calories on the low carb plan. I was definitely in ketosis but not losing the kind of weight others describe. I stayed below 20 g of carbs for two weeks and still lost less than five lbs. DH's weight just drops right off when he's that strict about carbs. This post was edited by kittiemom on Sun, Jul 20, 14 at 20:27...See MoreExercise
Comments (33)I'm taking a new approach. I had a weightlifting set with a weight bench, but it was taking up half of a room and in my tiny house that was just too much room. So it is gone and in its place I have 3 sets of dumbbells in a large basket (light, medium, heavy) and an exercise program called Stack 52, a set of cards that illustrate and give info on a total body workout using only dumbbell weights. Less space, and the card method is kind of fun, keeps it interesting, you can shuffle the cards and deal yourself a new set of exercises every day. The weights, along with dog walking and bicycling, make the road to fitness fun. I think the reason many people start and then stop exercise is that it gets boring, but if you have several things you like to do, you have the opportunity to choose what you feel like doing that day, and adjusting for bad weather/extreme heat or other reasons you may not want to do outdoor exercise....See MoreJanuary 2018 Reading
Comments (131)Netla, I think by late March there should be enough of interest for a visit to Kew Gardens. I notice that there are guided tours held quite frequently which might be worth taking advantage of. Plenty to see at Hampton Court esp. the Tudor part which could be combined with the Kew visit. John's ancestors way back in time had worked 'in the gardens' at Kew and lived in the area that is now so eye-wateringly expensive that no gardeners could afford to live there! He also grew up in Thames Ditton, the nearest station to HC. Apparently the Tower now has queues stretching several times round the block so it could be rather a scrum. Have you ever taken a trip down the Thames to Greenwich and made a visit to the Royal Observatory and the old Royal Naval College? The last time I went many years ago the river was still lined with the various London Docks now all replaced with fancy apartments. It can get very nippy on the water but being from Iceland you will be well prepared. I know my US relations arrive in England wearing nothing warmer than light-weight poplin rain coats and wonder at the cold . . .and that's in the Summer...See More
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI set up a weight room 20 years ago. They give away those HUGE mirrors on CL, I picked up 2! I really enjoy the artwork(A freebie, a decorator used these to stage a model homes workout room) and BIG tube TV(free on CL). DH made/welded the dumbbell rack.....hope you enjoy your room as much as we enjoy ours!
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