ACCEPTHECHLNGE's SparkPeople Blog

"Rise & Shine" Day #30

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:50:24 EST

This is my last Rise & Shine blog. I am happy that I posted every day, although it was not easy at times. I just wanted to see if I could have a 30-day streak, and I did.

Breakfast: needed some protein, because we had the official Golf Season Opening at our club, today. It was not as warm as expected, but I wore shorts, anyway. Once we started playing, we noticed the cold wind come down over the mountains. I was glad I had a light jacket with me. Better that than nothing at all. ...

"Rise & Shine" Day #29

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:44:58 EST

Last night I decided to have Swiss Muesli for breakfast, this morning. This meant that I had to soak oatmeal in milk, or yogurt. I only had almond milk, and decided that would do.
This morning, I added a banana, cuties, a t-spoon of maple syrup, to add some sweetness to it, raisins, and some roasted almonds. Dh was in a hurry because he had an early doctor's appointment, so, I totally forgot to add the berries, I usually enjoy. It was ok, though,

By 9:30 AM my trainer show...

Quick and Easy Meal Ideas

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:43:27 EST

Spark Coach asked us, today, to describe a quick and easy meal idea.

My most recent, quick and easy breakfast or lunch, mostly lunch, though, is a smoothie that can be mixed and blended in less than 5 minutes.

I start out with unsweetened almond milk (1 cup-30 cals.) and 1/2 cup of 1% Kefir (yogurt drink), or use 1.5 cups of the almond milk, only.
To this, I add 3 cups of organic baby kale, 1 cup of a frozen, three-berry mix, 1/2 banana, 1 tbsp. of Arbonne protei...

"Rise & Shine" Day #28

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:05:30 EST

Breakfast:

Grapefruit, fresh, pink and red, California and Arizona,.
Dr.Kracker Klassic 3-Seed Organic Crispbread, 1 pc.= 25g, 1 serving
Butter, unsalted, 1 pat
Jam - Smucker's Strawberry, 0.5 tbsp
TJ Sprouted Multi-Grain Bread, toasted, 1 sl., 1 serving
Egg (Jumbo) 63g = 1 serv.

391 Calories total.

Copied the above from my Tracker. I should have thought of it sooner.

I spent 2.5 hours weeding, loosening the soi...

SP's response to my email, 4/27/13

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:31:07 EST

In all fairness to SparkPeople, I need to inform you all of their response. I was very impressed to receive an answer so quickly, and will certainly try to work through their recommendations.

Here is their response:

"Hello,
>
> I'm sorry that you are frustrated with some elements of the Fitness Tracker. I will try to respond to each of your questions here and hope that this helps to at least provide some explanation or background.
>
> Regarding Exa...

SparkPeople's New Exercise Tracker

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:14:19 EST

My frustration about the new SP Exercise Tracker frustrated me, today, to no end, and prompted me to write to SparkPeople:

"I have been very frustrated with your recent change of your exercise tracker.

Example #1: I live in a very hilly region, surrounded by mountains. I have been using the APP "Runkeeper" that gives me an accurate count of mileage walked, the time, and due to its GPS capabilities 'knows' where I walk, very much unlike SparkPeople. It also gives me the ...

"Rise & Shine" Day #27

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:05:36 EST

Breakfast: 1 cup of fresh pineapple cubes, my leftover oatmeal from three days ago, followed with one half of a piece of crispbread w/some butter and jam.

Had a golf tournament today, which took 5 hours. Way too long!!! We played as a team and didn't make it into the money. That was ok, because I finally played one of my better games, which meant more to me.

This has to be short, today, because I am really tired. It was quite warm out there.

"Rise & Shine" Date #26

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:19:53 EST

Hello All.

Breakfast: 1/2 Grapefruit, an omelet with 1 Jumbo Egg, 4 Mushrooms, 1 Green Onion. Added 1.5 serving of my 3-seed crisp breads, I like so much, with a touch of butter and Fig jam. (Just over 400 cals)

Exercise: Did the ArrowCreek (our community) Circuit, with a couple of new records. Walked an elevation of 496 ft., 3.8 miles in 66 minutes. Improved the walked elevation and minutes. It usually takes me 70 min.. I seem to have trouble breathing a bit, going uphi...

"Rise & Shine" Day #25

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:37:30 EST

Seeing the end of the month and the end of my blogging for "Rise & Shine".

Breakfast: 1/2 Grapefruit, 1 cup fresh berries w/Kefir and topped with 1/3 serv. of Post Great Grains (I always need a little crunch!).
Dr. Kracker 3-seed organic crispbread. I wished I had never bought that box - they are so good - with a pat of butter and some jam. Coffee

Exercise: Was running around all day, and ran out of time. AGAIN. I did do 35 min. of ST, and some yoga this morning, th...

"Rise & Shine" Day #24

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:17:59 EST

Breakfast: 1/2 Grapefruit, 1 Serv. of Oatmeal, 1/4 Apple, 2T 1/2 & 1/2 & 1 cup of fresh mixed berries.

Exercise: 40 min. walking, 2.2 miles; 20 min. of yoga.

I didn't have time for the longer walk today, besides my 'Runkeeper' didn't work (I think I have it fixed now), but I have walked that route many, many times before, and had it measured previously. When I returned, I showered and rushed out to the hairdresser. Hadn't seen her in a little over three months, and I su...

"Rise & Shine" Day #23

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:29:39 EST

Breakfast: 1/2 Grapefruit,
Smoothie: 1 cup of Almond Milk, 1/2 cup of Kefir, 2 cups of Kale, 1 cup of mixed Berries, 1/2 Banana, 1T Chia seeds, 1 scoop of Arbonne Protein powder, mixed in a blender.

I kept about 1/4 for a later snack, but dh did breakfast dishes and threw it out. Boy, was I mad! 39
Well, I adjusted the numbers when tracking my food.

Exercise: 3.8 miles, walking the circuit in our community. The weather was gorgeous, The snow-co...

"Rise & Shine" Day #22 - Earth Day!

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:05:38 EST

Breakfast: my usual 1/2 grapefruit. They are so sweet and juicy, right now.
Oatmeal, with cinnamon, 1/2 apple grated into it, 1/4 cup milk and 1 Tbsp. of Agave syrup. I prefer Maple syrup, but had run out of it.

Exercise: My trainer came today. She decided to up all my weights, and I can feel it, tonight.
Tomorrow is opening day of our golfing season. We have a game, along with the 9-holers, followed by lunch and a meeting. I hope, I can hold on to a golf club. I am a ...

"Rise & Shine" Day #21

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:16:41 EST

This morning, I needed to eat some protein for breakfast, because we had a golf date for 9:45 AM, and needed to leave the house around 9:00 AM. I knew we wouldn't be done playing until way past our lunch hour.
Breakfast: my usual 1/2 grapefruit, 2 soft-boiled eggs, a piece of whole-grain bread, toasted and slightly buttered, then a piece of Wasa bread, with jam. Coffee, of course.

I am taking my golfing for my exercise, as I warmed up for 1/2 an hour, then played for about 4 ...

"Rise & Shine" Day #20

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:53:36 EST

I woke up early this morning....
Had breakfast: 1/2 Grapefruit, 1 soft-boiled egg, 1 slice of European whole-grain bread with a touch of butter, and on half of that slice, some jam.

For Lunch I had a berry and kale smoothie with some Protein powder, Chia seeds, mixed w/coconut water, and almond milk.

For my exercise, I took a long walk, a circle through our community. 3.8 miles, with an elevation of 493 ft. Actually, I learned through my 'Runkeeper' program that ...

"Rise & Shine" Day #19

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:38:47 EST

I am sort of getting tired of these blogs - boring... and I am sure, anybody reading them feels the same way. But, I committed to it, and will continue through the end of the month. Hopefully, after that, I can come up with something more interesting than just reporting about my breakfast and workout.

So....I started out with my usual 1/2 grapefruit. The grapefruits I am eating at the moment are still from the CA Desert, while we were staying there. There was a grapefruit tree, rig...

Rise & Shine" Day #18

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:08:47 EST

Today was not my best food day. I had a good breakfast: 1/2 grapefruit, and my French Galette, whipped egg white, then added 2T of Oat Bran and 2T of Kefir (yogurt drink) which I folded under the whipped egg white and then "baked" slowly in a non-stick frying pan. I topped this concoction with 1/2 banana, 1T of sliced, roasted almonds, and 1t of Agave syrup. So far so good.
What was not good was that I had to leave the house before lunch, decided to have some cereal with some milk before...

"Rise & -Shine" Day #17

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:16:12 EST

I woke up early, saw blue sky and the sun rise from behind the mountains. It was time to get up. It was only 30* at this point.

Had breakfast, while waiting for dh to get up: 1/2 grapefruit, two small slices of whole grain bread, toasted, with almond butter and some jam. Coffee.

I was going to wait for it to get warmer, outside, and attempt one of my long walks. Well, the morning went, and it was time for lunch: Sautéed mushrooms & spinach, topped with two eggs, which w...

"Rise & Shine" Day #16

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:39:38 EST

Had a good night's sleep. Finally! I felt so much better all day than these last 5 days.
Breakfast was 2 poached eggs, served on whole-grain toast with a little bit of butter.
I just realized, I didn't have my 1/2 grapefruit this morning.

Exercise was a bust. Had planned a long walk, and woke up to snow all around us. The temperature never reached 40, today, and we had snow flurries throughout the day. I did walk on the treadmill instead (35 min.) but that doesn't compa...

"Rise & Shine" Day #15

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:25:07 EST

I got up early this morning, because I just couldn't sleep any longer.
Prepared breakfast: Strawberries, banana, blackberries with Kefir, and topped with some granola. Coffee, of course.

My trainer showed up at 9:30 AM. She worked me hard, and, actually, my back is hurting, tonight. I have no idea which exercise could have caused that. Need to think a little more about that.

I am really tired, tonight, and will keep this short. I think I have said that a few times...

"Rise & Shine" Day #14

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:01:54 EST

I have not much to report. We had oatmeal for breakfast, with grated apple, sliced roasted almonds, a touch of maple syrup and a little bit of half & half. I didn't finish mine and was going to have the rest for a snack, but totally forgot about it.

Planned on going for a nice long walk, but joined dh to shop at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. We should be all set for a while.

Lunch followed, and then we started to watch the Masters (Golf in Augusta) and couldn't get away...

"Rise & Shine" Day #13

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:35:50 EST

Worked out with my trainer this morning, mostly ST and some yoga.
Dh had breakfast ready when I was done. He fried some eggs and added those German sausage links again. Too many calories for my book.
Shortly after that, we went golfing. The wind was blowing like crazy. The flags on the greens were actually bent, and the wind gusts almost pushed me over. Of course, I wore shorts, because dh told me that we will have about 73*. Well, the wind came over the (still) snow-covered mounta...

"Rise & Shine" Day #12

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:12:23 EST

Today, was sort of a low-key day for me. I slept in until 7:00 AM. We had breakfast, but there was not much to chose from. Dh finished all the berries, and bananas; I didn't have an apple to add to my Oatmeal, I just didn't know what to have for breakfast. I had brought some grapefruit from So. CA, so I ate 1/2 a one, which I usually do every morning. I enjoy Wasa bread that is readily available in almost all the stores. It's like a cracker bread, and I grew up with it in Germany. Anyway, I h...

"Rise & Shine" Day #11

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:52:31 EST

I am really too tired to write very much, but don't want to miss out on my "Rise & Shine" streak.
It was a long day......Got up at 5:00 AM, had breakfast in the hotel by 6:30 AM. None of the other ladies had made it into the breakfast room. It gave me time to have a 'mindful' meal, as required by us for our 5% Winter Challenge, this week. After I had finished breakfast, three other ladies joined me. We discussed our day and the trip to the Golf Club. A little later, our former golf pro ...

"Rise & Shine" Day #10

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:18:55 EST

As mentioned, yesterday, I am away from home. We (7 golfing ladies and I) traveled to Lodi, near Stockton/Fresno CA, to visit our former female golf pro who is delivering her second baby any day now, and needed a little support. She arranged for a couple of winery tours and a nice lunch and dinner served outside, at a couple of fabulous restaurants.
However, I am really here to discuss my healthy breakfast this morning: an omelet with shi-take (the word that got me into trouble with SP ...

"Rise & Shine" Day #9

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 23:47:57 EST

Breakfast was again, 1/2 grapefruit, and the French Galette, I mentioned before. You whip the white of an egg, and then fold in 2 T of Oat Bran. 2 T of Yogurt or Kefir (which I prefer). Occasionally, I add the egg yolk to the Oat Bran & Yogurt, then fold the three into the egg white. Spread it into a frying pan like a pancake, sprayed with Pam, and let it cook slowly. Turn, when the underside is brown. It's very fluffy and light. I top this creation with berries and 1/2 banana. Sometimes, I a...

"Rise & Shine" Day #8

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 00:14:52 EST

Today, was a rushed day, all day long. Just thinking about it, exhausts me, so I won't bother you with the details.

Had a simple breakfast of half a grapefruit, a soft-boiled egg, two slices of Wasa bread (30 cals. each) a little butter and jam on one of them. I was hardly finished when my trainer showed up. Another tough session, but only, I assume, because I didn't feel well, this morning.

I had to rush all day long, then had to go to a baby shower at our golf club,...

"Rise & Shine" Day #7

Sun, 7 Apr 2013 20:38:09 EST

I woke up again at 5:00 AM and forced myself to stay in bed until 6:00 AM. Then, I thought, what the h.ck, I may as well be productive. I got up and started ironing. I iron probably more than most people in today's world, and that includes my bed linen. Just having bought two new sets of sheets and washed them this past week, I went to work.

When dh got up, he decided he wanted a more substantial breakfast than his usual cereal with berries, banana and milk. When he asked if I wan...

"Rise & Shine" Day 6

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 23:14:47 EST

I finally had a better night and did not wake up until 5:18 AM. My trainer came at 8:00 AM, and she gave me a good, but hard, workout. I can't believe I am so out of shape, after a two-month absence, although I worked out while away.

Didn't have breakfast until after my workout. Enjoyed 1 serv. of old-fashioned Oatmeal, with some fresh apple grated into it & cinnamon, topped with a touch of Half & Half and Maple Syrup. I love it that way, just have to watch the Half & Half & Syrup....

"Rise & Shine" Day #5

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 00:22:54 EST

This will be a short one:

This morning I fixed my French Galette (sort of a Pancake) with an egg white, beaten, and folded 2 T of Oat Bran, 2 T of Kefir (like yogurt but more liquid and milder) and the egg yolk (which I usually discard) mixed together. Then cooked it in a frying pan, very slowly, so it wouldn't burn. I topped it with 1/2 cup of Raspberries and 1/2 cup of Blackberries and half a sliced Banana. I poured just 1 tsp. of Maple Syrup over it, to give it a little sweetnes...

"Rise & Shine" Day #4 (We found the Culprit)

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 21:06:19 EST

We found the culprit. A couple of ladies from my team "Lighter for Life", figured it out.

Here is the Blog with the correction.

I did have a healthy breakfast: First, half a Grapefruit; then I sautéed Shi-take Mushrooms and (1) green onion in a frying pan, using Pam. To this, I added a scrambled egg. It was good, but I did get hungry before lunch. I, probably, should have had two eggs. I made up for the low calories at lunch time.

I waited for my walk ...

"Rise & Shine" Day #4 - NOT!!!

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 20:29:43 EST

Well, there won't be a blog, today. SP wouldn't allow me to post it, asking me to remove my "Profanity". I rarely use profanity, and certainly, never, ever in a public Blog.

I went over my blog, over and over again, trying to figure out what prompted SP's refusal to let me post. I can't find it. English being my second language, I wondered where it could be.
I did send it, via regular email, to my first team, here at SP, asking for advice.

I'll let you know what...

Rise & Shine, Day #3

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 00:14:03 EST

Had a good day, food wise, today. Started with a Mixed Berry, Banana, Spinach, Avocado, Kefir & Almond Milk and Chia Seeds Smoothie this morning. Couldn't finish it all, because I had to head out early to the dentist. I had the rest just before lunch. For lunch I fixed steamed spinach topped with two poached eggs, plus a cucumber salad. Tonight, we went to the Wednesday buffet dinner at the club. I figured, I could pick and choose. Started with a big mixed salad, with a small amount of citrus...

"Rise & Shine" Day #2

Wed, 3 Apr 2013 00:39:15 EST

Well, the day turned out a little different than planned. We made it home around 12:30 PM, after stopping at Trader Joe's for vegetables, milk, Eggs & thin pork chops, which we were going to eat, tonight. Little did we know how much we needed to do, once at home. That car was loaded! I concentrated on plants that were overwatered during our absence. My entire collection of Orchids has died. 24 Too much water. My Australian Pine did fine, despite sitting in water.
Then I wen...

''Rise and Shine'' Challenge - Day #1

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 01:24:44 EST

I joined the Spring "Rise and Shine" Challenge. Today, is the first day. All you need to do is have a healthy breakfast and a workout, and then blog about it, or mention it on Facebook that you followed the rules.
I had half a grapefruit (I always start my day with grapefruit) followed by a serving of healthy Oatmeal w/Almond Milk. There wasn't really much left in the fridge, because we were packing up and leaving the CA Desert after spending 2 months there, and heading home. We are sta...

Can you imagine a Paperless World?

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:12:34 EST

Can you imagine a paperless world?

If you do, look at the video below:

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Day #7; Anything else you would like to share with your team...

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 19:19:32 EST

I can only confirm that practice makes perfect. Not that I have perfected my walking, but I certainly am at a point where I WANT to continue it. I feel physically so much better than a week ago, and that should encourage me to continue this program.
A 'Big Thank You' to our leaders to come up with a great challenge. You will never know how grateful I am to ALL of you.

Day #6, Do you need some motivation or advice? Ask for it!

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 21:20:26 EST

I do ok with my motivation at the moment, but worry what will happen when I have less time again. I read a SP article today, and something made a lot of sense to me.
"Schedule your work-outs like anything else, and mark them on your calendar."
At home, I frequently work out with a trainer, and, yes, I do mark it down on the calendar when we meet. I should start marking down a regular, weekly exercise routine, in order to stick to it.
I guess, I just gave myself some advice. ...

Day #5, Walking

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 20:51:04 EST

Today's topic: What can you improve upon?

I still have not been able to walk 20 min, in the morning, the same in early afternoon and then again late afternoon/early evening, to accumulate my 60 minutes/day.

I had planned on going out right after breakfast, but dh wanted to go to the post office and grocery shopping. By the time we returned, it was almost noon, so we had lunch. I was determined to get my 60 minutes in, though. I, finally, left, early afternoon, and deci...

Day #4; Walking

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:35:26 EST

This is my third attempt. My Blogs seem to disappear in Cyberland.

Question of the day: How are you doing from day to day?

I mentioned once before that on days I golf, I have very little time for additional walking. If I golf in the morning, I might get another walk in, in the afternoon. I walk most of the course, and take one hour of exercise the days I golf, because I practice 20 - 30 min, and a round of golf might take any time from 4 - 5 hours.

The days...

Week #2, Day #3

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 00:39:34 EST

What do I do to encourage myself to walk?

I enjoy walking, so that is not my problem. To squeeze in the time is sometimes difficult. I knew, I did not have time this morning, as we had friends come to our condo, early this morning, and I needed to tidy up our (rented) condo a bid. Our husbands left for a golf game, and we girls had to leave, about an hour later, to go to a golf tournament, ourselves. That did not bother me, because I always walk a lot while playing golf. We came h...

Day #2; How will I enforce a habit of walking?

Sun, 3 Mar 2013 14:34:50 EST

How will I enforce a regular habit of walking again?

I have thought about it hard, and am now trying to figure out, how I can enforce it. With the weather getting warmer (I hope), I should hit the hills as soon as I wake up in the morning. I am now talking about, once I return home to the mountains. Here, in the CA Desert, it should be a given, unless we play golf early in the morning, during which time I walk a lot, anyway, and then again go for a walk in late afternoon. Ideally, ...

The 5% Winter Challenge, Week #2

Sat, 2 Mar 2013 12:49:17 EST

The following are the Blog topics we are discussing this week:

1) What new habit you wish to develop?
2) How will you do that?
3) What are you doing to encourage yourself and keep on track?
4) How are you doing day by day?
5) What can you improve upon?
6) Do you need some motivation or advice? Ask for it!
7) Anything else you would like to share with your Team

This is not a NEW habit, but a habit I have been neglecting, either due to ...

5 Years with SparkPeople

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:40:20 EST

Next week, we, a group of us, are going to 'celebrate' our 5th. anniversary with SP. We had moved over from another site, e-diets.
Has it really been that long? Have I reached the goals I set for myself, then? Hardly. I did lose more weight than I had then, and have been a lot lower once or twice, since then, but I am fighting the battle of the bulges again. It happens every time I have challenges in my life, or am busy with family. My husband was told last fall that he had kidney cance...

Have you bought Coach Nicole's 28-day Boot Camp DVD yet?

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:25:29 EST

NO? What are you waiting for?

I was one of the lucky ones to receive Coach Nicole’s NEW Boot Camp DVD for free from SparkPeople, to try it out, and write a blog about it (actually, this is my third). I am not being compensated in any form by either Target or SparkPeople for my review. You can purchase the DVD at a Target store. SP Members will get 250 Points for buying their DVD at a Target store. Request a $3.00 Target Coupon at www.sparkpeople.com/28daybootcamp

A short update: Reno/Fire & Coach Nicole's DVD

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:04:01 EST

Just a short update about yesterday's fire, here in Reno.

The final analysis was: 29 homes burned to the ground. One barn (this is horse country!) burned down, but the fire fighters were able to safe the house right next to it. The fire is 60% contained, due to hot spots. Strong winds again today, but, as of right now, it's raining.

An elderly gentleman came forward today, declaring himself the culprit. He took hot ashes from the fireplace to the outside, and the wind w...

Another Bad Fire in Reno, NV

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:56:23 EST

So, what excuse do I have today for not exercising?

We went grocery shopping this morning, and the wind almost blew us off the ground. We were expecting rain today, but it rained only around the mountains, and we stayed try, once again. This High Desert area needs water, meaning rain, so badly. We haven't seen a drop since probably October, and that wasn't much. So, now this high force wind is added which promises disaster. We saw dark clouds moving in around 2:00 PM and looking fu...

What happened?

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:25:45 EST

On Sunday, I was so enthusiastic about the new 28-day bootcamp DVD. I was ready to continue on Monday.

I had just been up about 30 min. (Monday) and was preparing my tea. I went over to the sink and felt funny, then, all of a sudden, everything around me was moving. I knew, I had to get to the breakfast nook and sit down. I moved, holding on to the counter, and everything around me started to spin, faster and faster. I needed to make a dash to our table/chairs and finally did, but...

Coach Nicole's NEW 28-day Bootcamp DVD

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:51:22 EST

Yesterday, I received the long awaited 28-Day Bootcamp DVD, developed by SP's Coach Nicole. I couldn't wait to get started today. It was a good start, had my heart pumping, and am eagerly waiting to see what else is in store for me over the next 28 days. What I like about this DVD is that it is addressing beginners, intermediates and experienced exercisers.
What I like the best, so far ( I know there is lots more in store for me), is that when I am traveling for two months I can always ...

My first 5K!

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:57:42 EST

Last year in July, I had total hip replacement surgery. I was wondering how soon I could return to my favorite activities. It took longer than expected, and then it was hard to get back to the exercise schedule I was used to. I could barely move during the three months before surgery. I was supposed to get back to golfing three months after surgery, but I was still in pain. I knew I had to get back to a walking scheduled before doing much else.

In January, SP offered a bootcamp. I...