Breathwork might help - I am talking Holotropic/Transformational breathwork, not yoga pranayama.
Running is very hard on the body.
What would the breath work help with? I’m very aware of its touted mental health benefits, but I’m not sure if that’s what you’re talking about here. Do you mean to increase my acceptance of not running, or because it has some physiological element that might help make running less hard on me?
As a substitute for the runner’s high. It’s not exactly the same, but is similar. What they call samadhi.
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Ah. No, not for me. I lack the patience for deliberate non-movement. Even yoga, whose physical benefit to me is apparent, strains my patience.
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Lol.
I am familiar with that feeling.
I am very anti running. Have you tried cycling?
Well, you know my history of the past few years, so… 
I feel ya.
@unicornsandrainbows I think there are a lot of applicable concepts that cross over here. 
There are varying degrees of acceptance. Mine usually hovers somewhere between acceptance at gunpoint and bargaining far beyond my better interests. Like, “I’ll do this, but I want that for it.”.
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March 17: Back to 151.8 this morning, which was my weight just before vacation two weeks ago. Total loss 7.4. Family birthday today, out to a pizza/wings/burger/craft beer place after snacks and gluten-free and hopefully dairy-free brownies at home (birthday person’s allergies). I’ll do my best. We’ll see.
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I do cycle, but where I live is not optimal for it as a day-to-day thing. Very steep, twisty, narrow rural roads, and we’re all driving 50 mph on them because they’re our familiar luges.
I’m more like a creeping forward, tentative-try type. Like, oh, a mile went well…so maybe…two miles but that’s IT with long warmup/cooldown…oh, did that go well, too? Hmm…maybe if I just did ONE three miler every third reasonable thing it would go okay and then I’d stick RIGHT THERE at three miles no more than twice a week…or three times, but with extra long warmups. Etc. LOL
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March 18: weights, 75 KB swings, cool down on the TM
Over the weekend did a 5K walk with my work team and a hike with the husband and dog
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I have nowhere to hide in this conversation. 
. Because you’ve been there with me in such a caring and supportive way, the whole way. 
!
As you’ve seen, I go “cardiologist said take it easy for a few months to prevent reperfusion injury/bursting…”
To “deadlifts- singles at 2xx to 3xx…”.
Cuz I want a reward for doing cardio.
On a different note:
So I wanted to share with you something that must be a sign from the universe.
We had our little chat this morning about cookies. Then I go about my business, which included stopping by the bank. A brand new, just built bank that looks like instagram. And guess what was right next to it?
A cookie place. Fancy cookies. A place called Crumbl, that makes all kinds of fancy cookies.
So I took that all to mean that I should get four fancy cookies for the family (
). Because I often have a very optimistic interpretation of what these “signs” mean.
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Those buggers are dangerous. Probably 800 calories easy, each. Crumbl started in Utah only 7 years ago and is now in 45 states. It’s spreading like wildfire. They are everywhere here, 18 stores within an hour drive.
Great. Now I am thinking about cookies too.
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You guys! Try the dog cookies! They totally taste like health food, so they MUST be only 60 calories each.
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Em Started It !!! I was just minding my own business… 
I can see how they fit into the contemporary aesthetic. I didn’t even know you could buy a single cookie until about 2 hours ago.
Ok! No arm twisting necessary!
Those look good, like actual people cookies.
Inner monolog-
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What forms of cardio do you actually enjoy? It could be pickleball for all it matters, just something fun that keeps your heart rate up.
I would substitute out running for that, or the most enjoyable form of cardio you have. For me, that leaves basically sex or stationary bike/treadmill, and it’s hard to do the first one at the gym - no matter how much I try.
I have a lot of coworkers who ask me fitness advice, and most of them aren’t interested in looking like me… so the advice I give them is “do whatever form of physical activity you enjoy 3x a week at minimum.” This has worked well for a lot of folks… one dude lost 35lbs in 2 months, another friend lost 45lbs in 6 months, and both have started lifting ventures because suddenly they want muscles lol.
At any rate, if you dislike running, you’re never going to convince yourself to like it. It’s like kale; we know it’s good for us but that doesn’t make us want to eat it… even if we do eat it, it’s only because we feel semi-obligated to.
So find whatever form of cardio you enjoy, or dislike the least, and do that.
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Oh, I have plenty to do, and I do it. I have a treadmill and a Concept2 rower at home. I’m more just moaning that it’s hard not to run when I’m feeling good. I can - and do - walk on both the TM and the trails, but I can’t walk 3 miles in 30 minutes before work.
I’ve been at this for a long time. I hike a couple times a week regardless of weather, snowshoe, ice skate, cycle, kayak and canoe, and so on. I’m active as well as well-equipped for cardio at home. Weather permitting we’re playing volleyball or kickball with the kids.
I just struggle not to push back into running is all, because that’s what I love, and what allowed me to have the body I wanted without having to do much of the things I don’t like, such as extended diets. My joints don’t love the impact however.
Just whining about what I want vs what is wise.
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March 19: ran, lol
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March 20: weight back up a pound, keeping cool. Diet good, weights increasing slowly. I took pics yesterday and they’re hopeful, but not dressed or lighted the same as previous, so of somewhat limited value.
Yesterday’s run felt good, and I’ve decided to play with it a little. My thinking being that when I’ve run 25 miles/week I’ve not worried about working legs, particularly as I spend so much time climbing around on rocks. This time things are different, so maybe more genuine focus on cross training and particularly with the lifting front and center 1-2 days at a run will strengthen rather than break me down.
So that’s the game plan as of today.
You all talked me into it! lol
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Worth taking into consideration as well that weight training is an inflammatory activity, and the body’s response to that is to hold onto water. With this venture into increased resistance training, the bodyweight might tick up a little, but it’s not an indication of increased fat mass.
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Actually, that’s what I’m hoping for, particularly after adding yesterday’s run to the mild DOMS I had from lifting the day before. I took today as a rest day, mostly because I somehow turned off my alarm, and though it was only a 15 minute difference mornings are tight.
I think it’s been 10 days since my last nothing day, so it works. Depending on weather I may take a walk after work.
In other news, I called in sick to today’s hospital luncheon celebrating social workers. I said I have a headache. I’m happily eating chicken breast and veggies in my office.
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haha, I do similar things to avoid social eating
I’ve also used one group of people as an excuse to not do food with another group (e.g., I have dinner plans with y, how about we meet in the afternoon for a walk) or more commonly (“i’m drowning with work in x class” or “advisor needs z”)
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