It's been a while, I admit, I gave up for a bit. :<. Got nothing more to say about that.

NOW!!! Hby upped the level of the board on the Total Gym to the highest point. (I thought it was before, but, oops there was one more)  Now to do the abs and arms is HARD!

New exercise move I have incorporated/discovered:

Lay on the incline board on your tummy.

Grasp the handle bars(which I keep at the top)
palms up to do a chin-up.

Slightly bend and lift your legs behind you to incorporate butt, back, hams.

Now pull into a chin-up while keeping legs up.

Move arms to different points, and palms down, to incorporate all the muscles in the arms, shoulders, traps, back.

I can only do 5 at a time so far.

Now for legs, I do a 'lunge' by tucking on leg up on the bench, and with the other, do lunges.  Place bottom foot in the centre of the bottom behind the bar to secure it from sliding out.  This takes care of the 'balance issue' as I am leaning/sitting on the board.  If you're sitting perpendicular to the ground, you'll work more higher quads(toward hips) and glutes, if you lay back on the board, you'll work more lower quads(toward the knees)

I do these as well as the deep plie squats w/ 2, 25lb dumbells.  2 sets of 20.  Again, slightly bend forward to incorporate the back.

I always try to find/do exercises that incorporate as many muscles or muscle groups at a time because working one will work another thus killing as many birds as you can with one stone.

Don't forget the plank (which I modified) coupled with push-ups. (I can now alternate between actual plank and modified version-tops of feet and on toes)

BUT we've been having gorgeous warm weather lately so I've been spending more time in my bikini.  Hby came home from work and the first thing he said when he saw me was 'Hey, you've been working out!'

There it is!!!  That's what we do it for right?!

As for my supplement time, I'm going to have to move it up to noon because I keep forgetting at supper. Lunch is usually just home by myself in between loads of laundry and housework.

I've been getting regular email newsletters from various health/nutrition sites, and one of them is Dr. Mercola.  The other day one came through about removing sugar from your diet.  I did this years ago but lately have been a 'bad girl' so I will try again.  That is the toughest for me 'cuz I'm soooo sweet!'. NOT! 'Cuz I'm so weak' is more like it!  That IS my weakness.

I made biscotti the other day for my neighbor who is going in for surgery, and even though I did eat the 'ends' (I always do! :<) I gave the rest to my other neighbor who loves them.  So I was a good girl there.
I don't need to have simple carbs/sugar sitting there.

The majority of our brains are made of protein, as well as the myelin sheath around our nerves so upping  my protein, as well as my Vit D is another defense against MS.  Sugar is my enemy as it wreaks havoc on my immune system(the whole MS disease).

Figures - that which you love the most is worst for you! Ahhh so here is my never-ending battle!

Good to be back,

l8r g8r - B hlthy