THE OFFICIAL VNA EXERCIZE & FITNESS DEPARTMENT...

[stickyvicky]

Good for you Zany! Glad to hear it! Keep us posted on the tests!

[UncleDave]

Just bought 2 electric bikes. Went for a 13 mile ride yesterday morning. Turns out it's a lot of fun and a nice low impact workout.
I've also lost almost 25lbs in the last 3 months. I lost 30 during COVID then put 20 back on then was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I changed my diet and have cut out almost all sugar and carbs now down to 204 lbs. The bike is step one, now that my gut is gone time to start the situps and start lifting again to tone up.

[stickyvicky]

Woo hoo! That's amazing news Uncle Dave!

I keep saying I'm gonna go back to bicycling but so far my poor old bike is just sitting in the garage collecting dust.

Did you suspect that you had diabetes? What were your symptoms? Or did it come as a surprise to you and they found it in routine blood tests? Do you have to wear a continuous glucose monitor like one of my friends here? Or you do glucose tests daily or weekly?

[UncleDave]

I'm telling you look into an electric bike. Makes cycling so much fun.

I had some signs like constantly thirsty and having to urinate a lot and urgently. Like quick pull over I'm peeing right there. I've marked my territory all over Michigan

I'm on medicine and test glucose levels twice a day. The Dr had me doing insulin shots at the beginning then took me off that once my levels went down and pills seem to be working.

Noe I force myself to drink enough water a day and pee like a normal person lol

[Hornylady9]

I am happy to say the past couple of weeks I have been finding a little more energy to practice everything I have to refresh! The side of my left knee has been painful ever since the end of the school year in June. Wearing a knee brace at times has helped a lot!! I am trying to start a regular walking routine again. Still dealing with a very, out of breath tired feeling ever since testing positive for covid in April. So some days there is not much exercise going on but I am not quitting!!!

Zany

[stickyvicky]

Good for you Zany! I honestly still don't feel like im back to pre covid days myself..... It will be years before we figure out all the ramifications..... But what can we do? Just keep on trucking..... Each week is a little better than the week before.......

[WalterB]

Being fit is a good thing, but buy a smaller jock strap, sport. That monster you're wearing is too big for your little sausage.

(On the video, click the settings to get a clear 720p. Mine came up in a fuzzy 240 or so. And, of course, they blur out the good part. You know the part that the whole freaking story is all about.)

https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/05/italian- ... -mid-race/

[Hornylady9]

Good for you Zany! I honestly still don't feel like im back to pre covid days myself..... It will be years before we figure out all the ramifications..... But what can we do? Just keep on trucking..... Each week is a little better than the week before.......

Thanks Vicky! I am trying and determined that I will be better! School starts the August 15th so I will be busy for 4 hours a day Mon thru Fri soon! hahaha! Time to go walk before it too hot!!

Zany

[ErikB]

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[ErikB]

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[stickyvicky]

Off topic, but do you know how much cockroachs fart? I'm not kidding!

[ErikB]

I didn't, but now I do.

From a website called CockroachZone:

https://www.cockroachzone.com/how-often ... oach-fart/

In fact, one of the main sources of methane gas is cockroaches. For example, the American cockroach can release up to 35 g. of methane per year, which is more than 43 times their average body weight. Cockroaches that eat more rotting food will fart more often.

They want us to eat bugs because it's all we plebian peasants deserve to eat, not because it is actually better for the environment.

[Anthony_JK]

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Whoever undercooked that heifer must be passing far more gas than the damn cow did.

Not a vegan, either. But, seafood is better.

[Anthony_JK]

My fitness issues are a bit different from Zany's.

Over the last 10 months or so, I have been under medication and treatment for chronic dizziness that has knocked me off my current work occupation; I have been on sick leave from work for the past 11 months. Thankfully, I have short- and long-term disability benefits that pay 60% of my former work salary biweekly, so I am able to survive and pay my major bills....though it's a struggle to get through the biweekly period. I've been tested for everything from an inner ear infection to POTS (Postal Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, a condition where blood doesn't travel up to your upper regions when you stand up) to heart conditions, but thus far they've not been able to pinpoint exactly what is going on. Not life threatening by any means, but a nuisance that prevents me from going back to work. I have been walking for exercise, though I have to be careful not to push it too hard lest my dizzy spells commence. An electric bike would do wonders for me.

[stickyvicky]

That's crazy Anthony! I never heard of that? Did anything change right before it started? Did you have covid?

[LizLemon85]

Hopefully, they'll be able to figure out soon what the reason for your symptoms is, so you'll feel better again asap, Anthony!

[LizLemon85]

I now lost a little more than 30 kilos over the course of ~18 months and got rid of a lot of health problems that way. Don't think I'll be able to lose more at the moment, but I'm already pretty happy if I manage to keep my current weight.

[Davest]

Wow, great job!

I was down 14 pounds (6+ kilos, one stone) over six months, but the last time I checked was a few months ago. I'll be checking my weight again in a couple of weeks and am hopeful that I may have lost some more.

[stickyvicky]

Congrats to both of you! You should be so proud! It's not easy!
I'm up and down like a yoyo lol....

[UncleDave]

Congrats to both of you! You should be so proud! It's not easy!
I'm up and down like a yoyo lol....

Now that's a yo-yo I would actually play with

Great job guys on the weight loss. With my recent health issues. I changed my diet and amount of what I eat. I'm down now to about 200lbs. Not sure how many kilos or stones that is. But I find I have more energy now.

Keep it up!