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December Fitness Challenge

Butterthebean

By Butterthebean, in Fitness & Exercise

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gamergirl    4,609

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I've always been a wimp about trying an actual ice bath. The closest I have gotten to it is the coldest I can set my shower to. It starts giving me a headache after more then 5 seconds on my neck, upper back and shoulders. It does seem to help temporarily. Pragmatically, how does one have enough ice to take a daily ice bath. Well, perhaps not daily but often.

Ice bath is figurative in my case. The Water temp at the spa is 65-70 degrees. Not ice by any means, but still super cold and effective for my inflammation. I'd say tap water in a Seattle winter ought to do it. I'd fill the bathtub with body temp or colder water and get in quickly, and just stay there until the water gets cold and then some. You really need to "soak" in it.

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proudmom239    20

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I haven't done half the exercises I planned on this month...gosh darn workaholic..lol...I'm starting the plank challenge over next month and gonna stick to it!

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Globetrotter    1,340

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"no one likes a skinny Santa!" name that quote .........

Day16 Insanity: double sesh, the pain goes deep. too tired to eat. Not seeing any difference in clothes fitting or in my weekly photos :(.

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Sweet Pee    349

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"no one likes a skinny Santa!" name that quote ......... Day16 Insanity: double sesh, the pain goes deep. too tired to eat. Not seeing any difference in clothes fitting or in my weekly photos :(.

Globe

(((HUGS)))

Everybody needs one sometimes.

Shaun T is so cute!

If anything - looking at him for 16 workouts - Oh Yeah!!

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M2G    1,836

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I've been pretty bad about keeping up with this thread. And having 2 girls sick with the flu for a week killed my plans. Bah!

Oh well, I'm at 90.5 today. I'm certainly not going to make my goal of 180. We will just have to see where I end up.

GT, HANG IN THERE GIRL!!!!

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gamergirl    4,609

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And I haven't updated in a while, I'm at 42 miles for the month. Eight more to goal. Haven't planked or crunched in a while. Will have to try again next month.

On the plus side? Easing up has meant only ONE flare up this month yay! and it only happened because I didn't take my meds, not because of overdoing it. So it's a bit of a mixed blessing. I would like to where I can exercise a bit more and still not have a flare up. Maybe one day.

44 miles MTD, 6 more to go.

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erp    2,016

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At 14 miles for the month and did upper body this morning. I may try another Jillian DVD tomorrow. My right calf still hurts but only when in heels. Looks like flats for the next few days.

16.5 miles down, 1.5 miles to goal. On week 8 of C25K looking forward to finishing. Not sure I want to do more (C210K).

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Globetrotter    1,340

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DAY 17, INSANITY: It's Christmas Eve and I did Insanity, I've earned my gluten free cookie and sugar free apple cider! I am not going to do Insanity tomorrow. I've been getting side stitches that last 3 days, right away at the start of the workout. I don't eat prior to working out so .... ?

Thanks for the hugs guys!

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Globetrotter    1,340

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Oh by the way - I force myself to do Insanity daily, it's not fun times, but what I do like is after it is all over and after I have done my weights, I go to a little set of steps and hang my heels off and do toe-lifts until my calves, psoaz, and glutes are screaming. As I wobble away my body is just FLOODED with pleasure, seriously, mmmm yeah...

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ReDbEaN    654

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So that was random....but great!!!!

Haha...wanted to share but didn't know which thread :-P. I thought it was too cute

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