Cathe Fans Part 5

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, another long day at work but I managed to do Jessica Smith's Kickboxing Interval Training, Cardio Fat Burning Workout. I hate that I've not been able to keep up with the rotation this week and forget about next week!
Sadly the weather continues to look rainy for next week in Blue Ridge. So disappointing.
I was diagnosed with dry eyes before 2010 but I think I've had this since my early 20s.
I remember trying to wear contacts back then and it always felt like I had a few eyelashes in my eyes. I think because my eyes were dry back then.
It hasn't been easy. Things improved a little when I found this ophthalmologist around 2010 when I was diagnosed with Lupus. He specializes in dry eyes and autoimmune diseases of the eye. He's had to cauterize my 4 tear ducts in order to keep tears on the surface as opposed to going down the tear ducts. I need to go back to using lubricating drops hourly I think. I've not been able to get the new prescription. My insurance needs more info from the doctor in order to decide if they can cover the drops or not. I these are new to the market as well and of course, they know I already use other tear producing drops. I was hoping I could have the prescription to try it out during my vacation but that may not be possible. This pre-approval process can take days.

Laurie, glad your IT department finally fixed that issue! That is a long time to have such an important system be out of commission!
Great workouts! I hope you guys have a wonderful long weekend up north!

Laurel, happy birthday! You are good! That cake would've been calling my name until I ate it! How sweet and thoughtful about your DH to make sure you had cake on your bday before he left for Korea! Awesome workout!

The key to managing dry eyes is to get ahead of the dryness. Once you feel the dryness it's already too late. This is why I need to go back to being good at using the OTC lubricating drops hourly. I have to use the preservative free kind because of the frequency I use them at. I also have to do warm compresses once a day. This actually helps. What a pain though!
I am so glad I decided to take Friday afternoon off so I can do the actual packing without having to stay up all night.

Tami, your body clearly needed a break from your crazy work schedule. It's funny how work is not physical but it is mentally draining; which makes you feel physically drained too. I hope the spin class was good.

I think your confusion with the rotation is my fault. I am the one who thought we were starting in two weeks! Sorry! LOL
The sad thing about me not applying my eye drops at work is that I have them next to me!! At least I'm good about my water!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

fitzfour

Good Morning, Ladies!!! Happy Thursday!

Well, the week hasn't gone as planned, but that happens! Little guy is still not feeling well (able to go to school, but we've had him sit out of sports this week) as the ear infection is slow to clear up and the coughing has gotten to the point of choking and/or throwing up a bit. Oldest and hubby seem to be getting better though. I woke up with a sore throat, so doing all I can to avoid sickness. We have a big 70th party we are throwing for my FIL this weekend, so no time for downtime.

I'm still plugging away at the Cathe Live workouts! Trying to do 1 day upper, 1 day lower, 1 day total, and the rest cardio (or whatever I feel like). My goal is to get through them all, and I'm marking the ones I like on the app as my favorites, so I can go back to them!

Laurel, Happy Belated Birthday!!! I love your workout for your b-day, sounds really fun!! I hope you enjoyed the cake. We LOVE Coldstone in our house!! I'm finding that the Live workouts are a bit more varied with the weight work, but I too have noticed there isn't much for heavy lifting (understandable) so I will be incorporating that in as needed. I believe I've done about 40 of the workouts so far...still a lot to go, but I'm not doing the bike ones (no spin bike here) or anything step that's too choreographed.

Laurie, Sounds like work has been busy...IT issues are never fun!! I just did Rock em Sock Em recently...really enjoy that one! Hopefully your work week slows down a bit. I don't know why, but mine is unusually slow (not normal), but I think with this blast of 80's and 90's, a lot of my clients have decided to take the week off!

Tami, I'm glad you got to enjoy Friday off, but dang on having to go in for 4 hours over the weekend. I run into that with my job too...take a day off, and you almost have to make it up before you go back or you'll pay for it! I wish it was more regulated where a day off didn't mean a pile up upon return! That class and those weight moves sound a little scary! I have been very aware of weighted moves lately, especially with my shoulders. My biggest fear is injury and then I can't get a daily sweat in. That has been my saving grace lately!

Thelma, I'm happy to hear your eye appointment went well. I also have glaucoma in my family, so have to get extra tests done each time I'm in. I have horrible dry eye, but I wear contacts, so I just have the highest content of water that contacts allows and so far, so good. If I don't have contacts in and wear glasses, my eyes turn bright red and are a mess. Bummer on the long workday the other day, but I love your dance party with weights. What a great idea! I hope you get to fully enjoy your day off tomorrow!

Back to work...hoping for the week to remain quiet so I can go into the long weekend without extra work to worry about! Enjoy your day!

Erika

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

After work yesterday I got in Tae Bo Get Ripped Basic 1. I'm always surprised at how my abs feel after these workouts, and they are only 30 min. This morning was Body Revolution #10 and our walk. I'm probably going to try another Tae Bo workout after work, since I really liked yesterdays combo.

Laurel, Belated Happy Birthday to you! How nice that your DH bought you that cake before he left. I would have had a hard time with that in the freezer, good job not being tempted. Great job on the workouts, and I'm surprised that you didn't do the birthday one. Hope you where able to get in the garden between the rain. I was going to do some more yesterday, but the lawn was treated and I didn't want Rocket to be in the grass for to long of a time period. I'm sure that once your DH is back, and the sun starts shining that you both will be out having fun golfing till the wee hours of the night.

Tami, Sorry you didn't get a workout in, but it appears you where really tired. LOL on your spin class, she may surprise you with something crazy one day. I have a hard time going shopping after work, since I spend the majority of my day doing that at work so understand why your DH would not want to talk all that much. Of course I'm shopping for things that I would never use at home.

Thelma, Nice workout! Don't feel bad about keeping up with the workouts, you are doing what you are able to. We will be in the one body part in a couple of weeks, so that should be a nice change after your vacation. Dang on not being able to get your new eye drops. It was a long time for that system to be down, and I still have a couple that have issues. I had people complaining, they think that I can work wonders for something.

Erika, I'm so sorry that your son is not feeling well, those ear infections are sometimes tough to get rid of. Hope he gets better soon. Nice job on the workouts, and a great rotation. How many of the live workouts do you have to do yet? I think that you are right about people taking the time off, they probably are getting ahead of the holiday weekend. Of course a lot of them are busy with the end of the school year also, so many activities that are going on.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Thank you for the birthday wishes. I really enjoyed my day yesterday. Strange since I was alone, but.....it was a beautiful day outside, so I spent about 90 minutes in the sunshine, most of it talking to my sisters. DH had two big bouquets of flowers delivered, which was so nice, so we video chatted for awhile (something we don’t normally do) so I could show him the flowers. And the cake was . I told DH before I had it that I was going to save the rest to share with him. After I ate a slice.....I’m not sure that’s going to happen. Good thing I didn’t try it before yesterday or it never would have survived until my birthday! So, a good day all things considering.

Anyhow, for my workout today, I did a Pull workout using the CTX workouts. I did the upper body back and biceps workouts, plus the pull exercises from shoulders. Then I went to Leaner Legs and did just the deadlift and calf exercises, but I inserted hamstring roll-ins with the stability ball between each of the four sets. My legs were quivering at the end. It was well under an hour, so I did the Leaner Legs Abs as well. For cardio, I did IMAX Live.....one of my favorites.

Tami, sounds like you definitely needed a night off. I’m glad you took it. Don’t worry about being confused on the rotation! Like I said to Thelma the other day, if I didn’t write this stuff down in my workout calendar, I would have no clue what workout I was supposed to do on any day. Besides, you have had so much going on this year between your job and your DHs health. So don’t give it a second thought. Thank you for your kind words as well. I will admit that I am definitely beginning to feel the aging process kick in to a higher gear. My energy isn’t what it was, and I definitely see/feel a difference in things like my balance and flexibility. Some days I get a bit discouraged/sad......until I remember I am doing more at 53 than I was at 23. So I am just going to keep doing my best and, as Tony Horton says, forgetting the rest.

Thelma, don’t worry about the rotation. This extra month is just icing. You are doing a great job getting activity in with your busy schedule. I am sorry to hear it looks like you are going to have rainy weather for your trip. But I really hope you enjoy it and get a chance to relax a bit. I am sorry you have not been able to get your prescription. My mother suffered horribly from dry eyes, and she was so very uncomfortable some days. Again, I hope you can find some relief.

Erika, I am sorry to hear your youngest is still so sick. I hope you are able to enjoy the party this weekend and stay healthy yourself. Your plan with the Live workouts sounds really good. I have toyed with trying to do an entire month of Live strength workouts, but I am not sure I could do that. My body still responds better to heavier weights, and I think I would really feel like I was losing strength. Chances are that would only be in my mind and not a reality, but, still, not the best way of thinking when working out. But.....we’ll see. Never say never, right?

Laurie, great workouts! I thought about doing Cathe’s birthday workout yesterday. But since I just did it a couple of weeks ago, I decided to press on with pure boxing fun! I didn’t get any gardening in yesterday since I was too busy chatting on the phone. But after spending 90 minutes staring at the weeds out there.....I need to do something this weekend for sure. We are supposed to have rain for the next three days but, hopefully, by Sunday I can get out and do something about them. As quickly as things are growing right now, if I don’t get to it, they may take over the house!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Spinning was a good class last night eventhough we had a sub for Katy. I guess she wasn’t feeling well. I do like the lady that fills in for her once and a while though, good music and good energy. This a.m. was RWH Upper Body Circuit, which I always love.

Thelma: Great job getting in your JS KB Interval Training/Cardio Fat workout. I am also sorry to hear the weather may not be the greatest for your trip, dang it. But at least having TIME OFF and being able to relax and enjoy the time with your DH. It is funny how tiring work can be forsure. We have been on a push to get things done for so many days/months it is tiring. Plus, DH had a horrible night sleep that night before and I was awake A LOT plus couldn’t go back to sleep. Which is usually not hard for me so it was not fun. All good on sleep now. The grind still continues at work however, which I know you can relate. You’re so funny …. No worries on the rotation and my confusion. LOL We are all straight now.

Erika: Sorry to hear your little one isn’t feeling well still darn it. I hope if you are getting the sickies it is short lived for you. Yes, sometimes the price to pay when you take time off is paying for it on the other end. Normally in my position here I have a person that helps out but she wasn’t “helping” that day in our dept. at least. LOL Plus more work came in over the weekend. So it was just good to come in and get it all done. I have to be careful in katy’s classes to do what I know is proper form because some of her crazy stuff has caused me to feel pain before and not good pain. So I do what I know is right; she never tries to correct me into doing it her way or rarely does she sould I say, so that’s good.

Laurie: Awesome job with the Tae Bo workouts! Always fun. It’s funny how there are those things you don’t want to do after work because you do it all day long. I guess it would be like DH asking me to type something or be on the computer. I am there ALL day.

Laurel: I’m very happy for you that you had a nice sunny day in AK for your Birthday! That is awesome. Sounds like a fabulous workout you got in today, very nice! Great job with the CARDIO as well. Thank you again for your understanding on my rotation confusion. From the workouts you do I cannot even imagine when you say your “energy is what it was” but I know what you are saying. And Yes ….. you are doing so much more than the majority of people anywhere at any age!! That’s what I tell myself too …. Tony’s mantra “do my best and forget the rest” it’s a good one!

Have a great evening ladies ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, just a quick update tonight. No workout. I worked till 6:30 then came home to work until 9:30. DH almost cried when he saw me working as soon as I got home. He felt so bad for me.
Work didn't end on a good note tonight. I had a minor blow out with the guy who's been my problem. I won the argument as far as I'm concerned. I started out very nervous, and I could hear my voice crack. Eventually, he said things that seriously pissed me off (excuse my French!) and that is when my Spanish blood kicked in! LOL

I'm exhausted, and still upset and concerned that I'm not going to be at work after this 'encounter' because I just know he's going to bad mouth me. It's a good thing I talked to our project manager about what was happening before I left. That was before the argument with this guy but he had heard my side of the story!

Thanks so much for your vacation wishes. It's going to be raining badly. I got an alert from my weather app. I forget what term they used but they expect 4-7 inches of rain! There's some tropical depression heading that way and it could last until Wed! So much for renting a house with a mountain view! We won't be able to see anything! Like I always say any day outside of work is a good day!

Great job with your workouts!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Still morning so I can say good morning! Have been on the go since I got into work. I decided to do GHUTV Ultimate Intervals after work so that probably is why I changed my mind again this morning about changing up what I had on my schedule. I opted for KCM's Meltdown Workout 2, and that was perfect.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! Love how you add in exercises for the legs. Dang on the cake, but how nice that you got to chat with your DH and of course receiving the flowers. Hope that you get in the garden at some point this weekend.

Tami, Nice workouts! Having the sub gives everyone a change of pace. Love the reminder of the Tony Horton motto. We do have to remember that often.

Thelma, So sorry to hear that your day ended that way. Do enjoy your vacation, and get some rest. It sounds like there will be a bit of rain, so gives you a chance to relax a bit.

Have a great weekend,
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a tough one. I did CTX Chest and Triceps and well as the overhead presses for shoulders. Then I did the Leaner Legs ‘front’ leg workouts, meaning the squats, lunges, leg presses, etc. Yowza!! Word to the wiser.....doing those exercises without the deadlift and calf breaks is brutal! My legs are still shaking.....and I have done my cardio since. Tomorrow is going to be a rough one for sure just getting out of bed! Anyhow, for cardio, I did F/S Mixed Impact into Cathe Live Mixed Impact HiiT and Core.

Tami, glad the spin class was good despite no Katy. Yes, my energy levels are mostly about my endurance levels because I do have plenty of energy to workout and such. But I used to be able to get up with DH at 5:00am and, sometimes literally, not sit down until he came home from work over 12 hours later and be fine. Now, I can still do it but only for a day or two.....and then I absolutely crash. That kind of work push (non-stop while he is at work) is how I have always handled things like moving or decorating for Christmas. And last year’s move and this Christmas.....just not the same for certain. But I shouldn’t complain because I really am very lucky with my overall health and stamina.

Thelma, hope you have a wonderful vacation despite the rain. Relax, eat good food, enjoy time with your DH and don’t spend a second thinking about work.

Laurie, great workouts. I was confused when I read your quote and realized you took to mean ‘bad’ when I meant it as ‘drool-worthy good’ when it came to my birthday cake!! Oops! No, it was sinfully delicious.....which is probably why DH won’t get any.

Erika, hope the party goes well this weekend!

Off to garden while we have sunshine. See you next week.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I managed to get a little workout in tonight. KCM 30MTF L2BF Chest & Back, Treadmill, Stretching. I worked really hard for 5 hours today and finished a task I owed someone. So that was good. Right after that my body just crashed. I was really tired and I felt dizzy so I just went to bed and took a nice nap. The pre-packing work I did last weekend paid off. Even though I procrastinated with the packing it was easy and I was done by 10 PM which is a first for me. I usually stay up till 2 AM!
I wanted to let you know that I am in a better place mentally. All I can do is make sure that my team does a good job. If we can do that we'll be OK.
BTW, I still don't have the new eye drops. Hopefully, I'll remember to check with the pharmacy while I'm away.
Thanks for the nice vacation wishes!

Laurie, great workouts! I hope you have a great weekend!

Laurel, how sweet or your DH to send you the flowers! How nice that you were able to video chat! You are being so good with that cake! Good girl!!! Awesome workouts as always!

Hi Tami, great workouts! Sorry your DH didn't have a good night the other day but at least you were able to catch up on your sleep. I hope your work will slow down soon. Mine is not going to at all any time soon. The weather will be rainy for us for sure but we will have fun. Both of us can use a break. DH set up my iPad with the software he needs to access his work computer just in case he gets an emergency call. Thank God I can't do that! Our iPad only works on wifi so he won't be near during the day.

Hi Erika! I hope your little one is feeling better now.

Good night ladies and have a great weekend!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Well there was no working out this weekend, it was so dang hot! The mosquitoes are horrible too. I was able to get more gardening done on Monday, and then I did YW365 Gentle Warrior. That felt great after being bent over with the gardening. This morning I did the F/S Push/Pull combo since I'm a little behind.

Laurel, I can just imagine what your legs felt during that leg workout. That is a tough workout, and you where going from one torture exercise to another. I'm so sorry that I misunderstood that the cake was a good one. LOL. I don't know how I missed that one. Hope that you had a good weekend. I think that we worked this one body part into the rotation fairly well, going into tank top weather now.

Thelma, Awesome job on the workout and getting your packing done at a reasonable time. Great attitude for your project! Have a great time.

Have a nice day everyone!
Laurie

2BLean

Hi Ladies and Happy Tuesday after our 3 Day Weekend! I hope you all had a wonderful time. I wasn’t able to check in on Friday but I wanted to let you all know that DH and I went golfing with another couple at a beautiful course in our area. So I have not even picked up my clubs since last year when I golfed one time after my lessons! LOL Needless to say I was very nervous but it was just fine. I enjoyed the beautiful course on a sunny day and it was very casual/no pressure with the people we were golfing with. We didn’t even keep score ….. perfect! The rest of the weekend was normal chores and errands on Sunday and then relaxing yesterday + we BBQ'd both days.

So workouts for Sat – Mon were: Saturday I wanted a get loosened up and feel like you did something before your afternoon into evening day of golf. So I went with KCM B&B KB Kickbox Fusion + Tabata Legs, it was perfect. Sunday for Cardio Day I did RWHiiT Low Impact HiiT Xtreme (#1 & #2 together) and then yesterday I did Fit|Split Push + Pull all as one workout. No workout yet today and since Katy will be doing the traditional MURPH Challenge (with extra running) and so I am going to hopefully do something at home when I get there.

Thelma: I am so sorry to hear about your horrible long day(s) at work. Great job getting in a workout on Friday it sounds like and then crash at 10 PM. I had to read that twice when you said you go to bed at 2AM normally. YIKES. I am getting up sooner to that time than going to bed. Glad to hear you are in a better place mentally and I hope your vacation is glorious and relaxing! You deserve it.

Laurie: Sounds like you had a very nice weekend being outside …. Minus the mosquitoes. I remember living in Minnesota as a kid and there were times my mom would not let us even go outside because they were so bad. I bet your wonderful Yoga workout did feel great after all that gardening. Same thoughts as I had yesterday doing the Push/Pull combo because I had a feeling I would not get up this a.m.

Laurel: Fabulous job on your workout Friday! I love that leg workout you did …. I am sure your legs were feeling it forsure. Sounds like we were on the same page with “Lower Impact” for cardio. LOL Your strength and stamina continue to amaze me every day! I can go-go-go-go too forsure if needed and if I don’t need to, I have a tendency to feel guilty just sitting and relaxing. Not sure why that is. Trying to get better at it because I think more than ever I appreciate the down time mentally vs. physically.

Hope you all have a great day! Talk to you tomorrow ~ Tami

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Had a nice but quiet weekend here. The weather was beautiful all weekend, so I did get some sunshine and gardening in. It feels so good to be outside getting fresh air, that’s for sure.

Well, I was really, really sore from that leg workout on Friday. So Saturday I did do a Cize workout (In The Pocket) then opted for Cathe’s Yoga Relax. That really did help ease up my legs a bit. Sunday, for cardio, I was still sore so kept it low impact (mostly) and did XT All Out Low Impact Extreme premix followed by ICE Low Impact Sweat and Blizzard Blast. Yesterday was F/S Push followed by Cathe Live Cardio HiiT Metabolic. And today was F/S Pull followed by IMAX 2.....followed by four hours of lawn mowing and raking! Yep, I am feeling that right about now.

Thelma, hope you are having a wonderful trip and relaxing!

Tami, golf!!! I am SO jealous! Actually, that sounds like the perfect golf outing. Lovely day, no pressure and no score. The only time I have kept score golfing was with my FIL. Other than that......I don’t want or need to know. Great workouts this weekend as well. Like you, I feel guilty whenever I relax.....something that drives my DH crazy. But I am slowly changing because, like you, I just need a mental break from constantly thinking about what I should be doing!

Laurie, sorry about the heat and mosquitoes! We are enjoying (not!) quite the mosquito season as well. Bet the yoga felt good after the gardening. I could use it right now! I do think the one body part is coming at a great time.....shorter workouts, good for the arms and flexible enough to fit in some summer fun. I am looking forward to it!

Erika, hope you are well.

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

fitzfour

Hi Ladies!!

I see you all have been getting in some fun and challenging workouts...nice work! This weekend was a lot of down time, trying to get everyone better! The party on Monday was good, but we were all feeling worse by the end of the day as we hit 100 here and we were outside for 5 hours. I felt ok, but both my boys were suffering from heat exhaustion and my husband ended up with a fever and today has a stomach bug. Finally, we are getting some relief from the heat (and poor air quality) so maybe we can all get well. Respiratory crud and bad air quality don't go together well!


Tami--golfing over the weekend sounds great! I have clubs, and haven't touched them in a few years. Eventually, I'm sure I'll find some time to get out and try out the sport, but for now they are safe in storage! Sounds like some great workouts...hearing you mention KCM makes me miss her...I might have to break from Cathe a bit and bring some KCM back in!

Laurel--Ouch on the legs!!! I'm glad you were able to ease back into using those muscles...I'm sure they were tight! I loved hearing about the birthday flowers, how sweet!!! Sounds like you had great weather over the weekend...I actually thought about you this weekend wishing I was in Alaska!

Laurie--You can share in my misery over weather and yes...mosquitos!! My BIL lives on a lake, which is where the bday party was. Hot, little shade and mosquitos becuase their front side of the house is all woods! I love that you did some Tae Bo and mentioned the abs feeling! I remember that too about those workouts...which is why I loved them so much...as long as you can get over the counts being off!!

Thelma--I'm so bummed that you had a run in with your co-worker. I'm glad you spoke up and also talked to the project manager beforehand. I may have missed you already, but if you happen to read this, have a good vacation. I've heard lots of rain in the forcast too...hopefully that shifts for you! Either way, enjoy the time away and hopefully you can get in some nice, relaxing exercise too!

Well, I'm going to relax and watch some TV on our night off of sports for the week...and enjoy watching it rain since it missed us every day this weekend!

Have a good night.

Erika

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

No workout after work yesterday, I think that total body did me in. That's okay, it just gave me more energy for a cardio workout this morning. I did a favorite Les Mills Combat 45 workout. It was a good one to get the dust off of. We are getting rain today, so we should have more normal temps this week.

Tami, Nice that you could get out and enjoy a golf day with no worries. Awesome job with the workouts, and of course great minds think alike. I really love your KCM combo, it does sound like fun. She just made a new kickbox/kettlebell combo for her RAW channel that I want to try out. Maybe today after work. We have also been using our grill every night, just don't want to heat up the house. If it isn't the mosquitoes, the wood ticks are out at this time of the year also. Not fun.

Laurel, Oh my on two days of sore legs from Meaner Legs! Glad you where able to enjoy the outdoors, it sure is nice after being in the snow for so long. Awesome job on your workouts, such a great combos. I saw the cize workouts at half price books on Friday, but passed on them. I should have bought them, because they where having a sale. I got two books that I was looking at on Amazon for probably 75% less that what it was on Amazon. That is a long time for mowing the lawn, I bet you where sore after that. Hope you can get in a stretching session at some point.

Erika, Dang on all the sickness around your house, hopefully it will leave quickly. I understand what you are saying on the heat this weekend. I had was lucky that I started gardening in the morning, because around noon it was just to hot. I was dripping and uncomfortable, so went into the house and didn't go back out until dinner time. Of course when we where eating the mosquitoes decided it was time to have dinner also.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I decided to challenge myself again today for cardio day with another extreme spin class. Today was XT Ride Extreme, which was 81 minutes long. I absolutely loved it! It was really the perfect choice today because my shoulders and back are a little sore from all that mowing and raking yesterday, but my lower body (once warmed up) felt fresh. Really was pushing it at the end which felt so good. But I would imagine I won’t be using the words ‘legs’ and ‘fresh’ in the same sentence tomorrow.

Erika, sorry to hear about more sickness and such hot temperatures. When it gets that hot mid-summer, at least your more acclimated to it. But this time of year, where you are at the body just isn’t ready for 100 degrees. We have been very consistently at our ‘norm’ temperature which is the mid-60s. We are supposed to be in the 70s over the weekend and throughout next week. Because of how our house is situated, the main living area stays cold....and by that I mean the temperature in our living room and kitchen at the moment is 58. But because it is almost June, I refuse to run the heat. So a little warmth right now wouldn’t be bad! Hope everybody gets feeling better soon.

Laurie, glad to hear you are cooling off and getting some rain. We really could use some rain as well. I am getting a little concerned right now about fires this summer if we don’t get some moisture. Yes, the mowing took so long because it was the first of the season. Since we have a gravel driveway, when I shoveled the snow this winter, well, a lot of gravel from the driveway ended up on the grass. So I had to rake the rock out of the grass first (not fun), then mow, then rake the clippings. So normally it doesn’t take that long! But that being said, we bought ourmower when we lived in our townhome in Virginia. Our lawn there was, literally, a postage stamp of grass about 8 feet by 6 feet, so we have this tiny mower. Now.....we have a half an acre, and it is 95% grass (just a two foot rocked area surrounding the house and two small garden areas are the exceptions). So it is a chore regardless. Anyhow, Cize is fun but only if you don’t mind looking and feeling like an idiot. If you don’t like dance or choreography, I think you are safe skipping it. But yay for the books!! I really miss our Sam’s Club because that is where I got all my discount books.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Well no workout afterall last night. DH had a terrible day with work so I was outside just visiting with him when I got home. He was out puttering in the shop and spending time hooking up something in his boat. I think we are all feeling a little burned out at the pace we have been at for so long. I did take Bernie for a little walk though. He loved it
This a.m. was F|S Legs and after work I am going to Spinning.

Laurel: Sounds like a wonderful weekend and excellent job with your workouts!! Always love reading your combos. Love the sound of XT Ride Extreme and I bet it did feel better than any upper body workout today. You really got in some activity yesterday. WHOA!

Erika: Hopefully everyone at your house can all be well at the same time very soon. That does not sound fun at all. Yes, my clubs are hardly ever touched either. I took some lessons last year, golfed in a tourney and then hit balls maybe 1 or 2 more times last summer. That was it until last Saturday. Glad there wasn’t anything living in the bag …… didn’t even think to look.

Laurie: Good that you took the rest you needed yesterday and then had a great one this a.m.! Nicely done. I bet those new RAW workouts will be great. We use our grill year-round since it is covered on the back porch. Love not having the mess and it is so easy.

I don't think I told you all at DH's fundraiser i won a package of Barre classes at a local "Pure Barre" gym. I am going to call (finally) and inquire and sign up to try it out. I bet I will be sore. It will be fun to try and maybe go to on nights i don't want to go to running camp this summer.

Hope you all have a great afternoon ~ talk to you tomorrow! Tami

SouthernMamaUnderConsruction

Hello all

SouthernMamaUnderConsruction

I'm officially doing the STS program with the shock cardio. Anyone else doing this?

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

After work I did KCM's RAW Just Step workout. Our weather really is humid, I'm wanting our springs from the last two years again. Mother nature, what can ya do. This morning was Body Revolution Workout 11

Laurel, Awesome workout, and I did have to LOL about your legs and fresh. Nice that you could work the legs so well. Now I understand why it took so long to mow that lawn, I'm sure that was a tough one. Now that all the gravel is in it's proper place, you shouldn't have to bad of a problem from now on. I do hope that you get some of this rain, we had been in the danger zone for grass fires earlier this spring. I always see the Smokey the Bear sign, since it is very near our house. Love seeing the Low sign on there now. I still have to try out our local Costco, it is on my way home. I know they offer those type of discounts on books too.

Tami, Nice that you could be there to listen to your DH. I was complaining to mine this morning, don't know if he really wanted to hear that on our walk though. He listened and that is all I really wanted. Great job on the workouts, and making Bernie's day with a walk. Sounds like you will have some fun with the Barre class, you will of course tell us all about it. I'm really loving the RAW workouts. Kelly is coming out with new workouts, and will be filming around the same time as Cathe again. Will be interested in what she comes up with.

SouthernMa, None of us are doing the STS workouts right now, but will be doing a mish-mosh of them in the coming weeks. You are more than welcome to check in with us if you want support, since all of us have done the workouts before.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Enjoyed a pretty long workout today, but I knew it going in so I was mentally prepared for it. But I just had to get the Gym Style workouts in during this rotation!! So I did GS Chest and Triceps (still one of my favorite Cathe workouts) into Gym Style Legs—standing work only (minus deadlifts.....I will do those tomorrow). This was about 75 minutes long, but I really enjoyed it. For cardio, I did Cathe Live Hi-Lo Cardio and Core.

Tami, I am glad you are giving yourself a bit of a break right now. No doubt you and your DH are feeling from everything that has gone on this spring.....starting with a cancelled trip through a pneumonia! You pushed through it all but, no doubt, you need a little time to decompress. Sorry to hear about your DHs bad day, though. But I am glad he talked to you about it. I was thinking about you yesterday doing my spinning. If we were on bikes together I would, no doubt, be chasing you down!! So you inspire me even though you aren’t here!! I will be curious to hear about the Barre class. Sounds like a nice break from running on concrete this summer.

Laurie, sorry to hear your weather has turned oppressive. Send some humidity here! We are much drier now than we were all winter. Thankfully the temps and winds are down, but now that all the tourists are arriving, even with those gentle conditions, the chances of forest fires will rise hugely. I am worried about it this year because my in-laws are visiting. They were up here back about 12 years ago (before we lived here last time) when a 7 million (!) acre fire was burning. They saw nothing because the air was so thick. I so want them to be able to enjoy it this time. Anyhow, great workouts!

SouthernMama, welcome! Hope you are enjoying STS and Shock Cardio. As Laurie mentioned, no one in our little group is doing those programs right now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t join the conversation. I have done STS more times than I can count anymore (did it the first time when it came out in 2009, which is also when I joined MFP and lost the 40-50lbs I needed to lose!), and try to do it at least once a year. It remains my favorite workout program out there. So please let us know if you have any questions or just want to chat along with us!

Thelma, thinking of you and those storms back east! Hope you are doing okay and able to enjoy your trip.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

fitzfour

Hi Ladies!

What a week, I'm glad tomorrow is Friday! Hubby is back to work and now the oldest has the stomach bug! Hoping his is short lived, as this week is finals week for middle school, so he doesn't want to miss tomorrow. I'm just hoping I don't get it, or if I do it's over the weekend since I leave for CT on Monday for work.

Laurel, your workouts sound amazing..I'm guessing your legs recovered ok from spinning being that you went for Gym Style Legs! I thought of you today during my workout...Cathe 200...her live workout from this morning. First time in a long time that I was swearing at my computer. That was a tough one, but I think you'd love it. 4 rounds, 4 exercises each, repeated 5 times fast. Cardio, Lower, Upper, Core. Virtually no rest. 44 minutes long. Whew!

Tami, bummer on the tough day at work for DH. Seems it's going around right now. I have many, many friends and family having a tough go with work lately. Hopefully the walk with the dog and workouts help and of course talking and just relaxing does wonders too!

Laurie, the humidity is crazy here too...not so much on the mosquitos, but I'm not near a wooded area so that could be why! Nice workouts you've had I see!

Thelma, hope you are having a nice vacation!

I'll catch up with you ladies sometime next week when I return from my work trip!

Erika

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, we are back from the rainy GA mountains. It rained on and off most days but for short periods of time. We used our rain jackets but never the umbrella.

Our rental was a great house, location and view wise. It is minutes from downtown Blue Ridge which is grest. A great quiet location. We never saw neighbors at all.

Our trip was a very sedentary one but managed to do Jessica Smith cardio most days. Our days were spent with our wonderful real estate agent Nicole. We were in her car going from house to house most of the time. It was a research trip. We think our mission was accomplished. We know now that Blue Ridge will be our retirement home and we know what kind of house we want.

It took us over 2 hours to get home last night. We hit rush hour traffic!
Back to the rotation today after a much needed haircut, and a food shopping trip!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Oh so awesome we have a cool down! We are in the 50-60's depending on how close you live to Lake Michigan. It's in the 60's at home, and at work it was in the 50's. Our walk felt so good after I was sweating through my workout. No workout after work yesterday, I went to a retirement party. Can't believe that I'm only about 5 years away from retiring myself. For my workout I did Body Revolution #12 and added in GHUTV Pyramid Power. And yes DH is getting up for our walk in the mornings. Still don't think I'm going to get him to do weights though, but we will see.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! I'm looking at the Gym Style one body part to replace the STS, at least I'm thinking along those lines. I sure do like those workouts. That would be horrible if your in-laws have to deal with fires again, so I'm hoping that you all get some rain soon. Hopefully our humidity will flow up that far.

Erika, I'm so sorry to hear that your house is still dealing with all these sick bugs! That can only mean that your summer should be sickness free right? I'm sure hoping so. Hope you don't get the sickness before you have to leave. I saw that Cathe had done her 200th live class, that is awesome that you had a chance to try it out. Hope you are having the more reasonable temps as we are, it sure was nice to open up a few windows this morning to get some air into the house. Even with the AC, it can still get sticky in the house.

Thelma, I'm so glad to hear that you found your retirement location! Now you really do have something to look forward to when you have those tough days at work.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Another long workout today. I started with Gym Style Back, Shoulders and Biceps, then did the floor work and deadlifts from Gym Style Legs. I think this was about 1 hour and 20 minutes long (I got a phone call from DH in the middle of it, so I am not for sure how long it was ), so I followed it with a short cardio—Cathe Live Move It.

Erika, I am sorry to hear about the rotating sickness in your house! I hope it stays away from you and you have a good trip. I saw the info on that 200th class and it looks tough!! I look forward to trying it soon!

Thelma, I am so glad you had a relaxing and productive trip. At least you have one big question answered with figuring out your ‘where’. That must feel good. Great job getting some activity in as well.....and not letting the rain stop you from doing what you went there to do. I was concerned when I heard about all the storms back there.

Laurie, yay for cooler temperatures! That always feels so refreshing after a really hot spell. Glad you and your DH are still enjoying the walks. The Gym Style workouts are so good and I think they would be great one body part a day. Love the pace of her reps in this series because she definitely doesn’t speed through....which she is a bit prone to do at times. Loved how it balanced out this week with the faster work in the F/S Push/Pull workouts. Five years until retirement? There are benefits to this aging thing.....and that is one of them.

Tami, hope you are well.

Enjoy the weekend.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Sorry I missed you all yesterday. Being the end of the month/pre-summer busy at our office I was busy as well. My trainee had a lot of questions too yesterday. Somedays are just like that. At any rate I did get in a workout which was ICE BootCamp, felt great. I guess I was missing my BC class this week. Tonight I am working out when I get home. No Spinning on Fridays and DH is gone fishing for a couple days.

Laurie: Sounds like some great workouts you have done! Way to work. Of course Miss Kelley is going to come out with some again …. Her and Cathe just keep our “DVD addiction” going. LOL

Laurel: Fabulous job with your workouts!! Thank you so much for your encouragement and understanding. Means a lot … even from a distance in our online friendship. I love your thoughts of me during Spinning. That would be so fun if we ever had the opportunity to ride together. I haven’t been able to find someone to ride with this year – hence not getting my bike out yet. Hopefully I will.

Thelma: Welcome Back!

Have a great weekend ladies!

Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. We had a quiet weekend thankfully. I was busy doing laundry, cleaning and getting ready for the week.
My workouts were as follows: On Friday-RWH Lift it HiiT it Legs. Saturday-Jessica Smith-1 Mile Walk and Rudy Mettia Yoga Warrior 365 The Gathering. Sunday-Fit Split Push - Mixed Impact Cardio - Just Pull, Walking on Treadmill, Stretching.

We continue to dream about living in Blue Ridge. DH said he was going to start looking for a job there. It will have to be at least one hour from Blue Ridge given that most jobs there are in the hospitality and food industries. I just don't think it will be easy.

Laurie, great workouts and so glad your family walks are still ongoing! Wow, 5 years away from retirement! That is wonderful!

Laurel, killer combo on Friday! I've not done a Gym Style workout in years! Sounds like you ladies are thinking of using Gym Style workouts for the one body part workouts. I'll have to look into that because we start Sunday!
Thankfully we didn't get hit too bad by that storm last week. There were moments of heavy rain but nothing that lasted all day.
We are thinking of building a house in Blue Ridge and wanted to ask for your thoughts about your experience on building a house. It would be long distance for us. We'd have to trust the builder which scares me.

Tami, great job getting your workouts in even when busy at work! Great job! Sounds like your DH is feeling better given that he's gone fishing!

Erika, I hope everyone is healthy again in your household!

Have a wonderful week ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

It was a really nice weekend, had some really cold temps but it was good. On Saturday I did GHUTV Power Yoga Flow. Yesterday I started off the Jessica's Cardio Strength Mash Up, Gym Style Chest and GHUTV Cardio Kickbox. Total the combo was under 60 minutes, and my chest is talking to me this morning. I liked using the Jessica workout as a warm up. I may be using different workouts, and using others on different weeks. I just so wanted to do the GS first. This morning was Jessica's 2-in-1 Toning, and GS Back. I'm going to be taking a half day today, DH and I are going to see the Star Wars movie. It's his birthday today, so I know that this is the one thing that he would love to do. HUGE fan of Star Wars!

Laurel, Great job on the workouts, even though you had a nice interruption. The surprising thing about DH and walking is that he got up this morning on purpose, even though he is off work today. I'm very encouraged about it, and I think that I may get him to lift some weights also. Still working on that one though.

Tami, Nice workouts, and you got in a boot camp without running. There are those days that do get super busy, I'm usually running around on those days. Hopefully that will not happen today, even with the flood that we had with a hydrant riser this weekend. With the age of our building these things start happening more often. I know one workout that Kelly mentioned was a Kettlebell Kickbox Fusion.

Thelma, Awesome workouts! The Gathering is such a great workout. I love that you both are dreaming about the Blue Ridge mountains, they are beautiful for sure. That sure is a long distance for a job, so hopefully he is able to find something closer to where you intend to live. I'm sure those 5 years will fly by, I hope that I will be able to do this. DH is seriously looking forward to 60 which is only two years away for him today.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Had a quiet weekend here. The weather was beautiful, which made it nice. But DHs return trip home is on hold right now (long story), so that had me a bit down. Hopefully we will find out later today that he will still be home this week. Workouts this weekend were Cize Go For It and Eoin Finn’s Magically Hips on Saturday; Cathe’s Max Intensity Cardio and the bonus stability ball abs from Butts and Guts on Sunday; and today was F/S Push followed by To the Max Extreme. And more lawn mowing following this message.

Thelma, sounds like a busy time at work. Hopefully you enjoyed your quiet weekend and your DH enjoyed fishing. Hope you find a bike partner this summer. It would be so fun to ride together some day!

Thelma, great workouts this weekend. Regarding building a home, our house wasn’t custom built which means the quality of builder wasn’t as high as those used in custom building. So keep that in mind with what I am about to say. We found ALOT
of issues with the build while it was occurring....and some very major. For instance, we chose the layout of the house with the garage on a particular side, and when they outlined it and laid some of the plumbing (before pouring the slab), we caught that they had oriented the house opposite what we requested. Then there was the issue of the builder deciding to use our $20,000 back lanai for the AC as opposed to building a separate slab for it. Then when they framed the rooms inside the house, they completely messed up the dimensions in one room, making it half the size it was supposed to be. So....not a great experience. No saying you shouldn’t do it, but I would make sure that if you do, you have somebody who can do some quality inspections. I know when we talked to the people in Tennessee about building there from this distance, they said they would inspect the home for us. But I would recommend caution. Hope that helps.

Laurie, great workouts! Did you start one body part this week? Just curious. Hope you enjoy the movie and your DHs birthday celebration!!!

All right.....off to tackle the lawnmower. See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, first day back at work went well. I'm back to normal with the long hours. My workout tonight was Fit Split Push - Mixed Impact Cardio - Just Pull, Walking on Treadmill, Stretching.

Laurie, great workouts! Did you start the one body part rotation already? I am not prepared for that yet. I need to look into the exercises involved in the GS workouts so I can create workout sheets.
I hope you and your husband had a great time at the movies!

The Gathering is really a great workout. I know. I really hope DH is able to find a job close to home. I've suggested moving closer to Atlanta at least for a couple of years where it will be easier to find a good paying job. That was a no go! I hope the next 5 years fly by! We have 5.5 years to go for 60. I don't think we'll last that long in our current jobs. All I know is that I have to take it one-day-at-a-time.

Laurel, sorry your husband's return trip is on hold! I hope he'll be able to return next week. I'm glad you're having good weather! You're mowing the lawn already! That is progress! Great workouts!!

Thanks for your sharing your thoughts about building a house. I remember when you were building that you arrived at the site right in time to correct a major mistake. That must've been the garage! I talked to someone at work today who also had a house built. He adviced against long distance building. He said he's heard nothing but horror stories from people he knows who had houses built. He was lucky with his builder but that seems to be a rarity. I told DH I no longer feel comfortable with the idea of us having a house built whether long distance or locally.

Hi Tami!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

This is going to be a quick one, have been putting out fires since I got here. I did JS Fusion Sculpt Workout 1 and Muscle Max Legs. The Star Wars movie was a good one, no matter what the critics say.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! Yep I've started early, since I was out of Body Revolution workouts I decided to just start the one body part. I needed the change of pace, and new I was going to be super busy this week. I will just extend my rotation by an additional week. Dang on your DH's return is on hold, hopefully you will hear some information soon.

Thelma, Your workout combo sounds great. Like I mentioned to Laurel, I did start early. I don't know what is going on with this week, but it is crazy. DH and I also built, and if DH wasn't at the house everyday they would have made a major mistake on our house also. Good attitude with the one day at a time, that is how my DH is dealing with his boss right now.

Have a great day!
Laurie