Cathe Fans Part 5
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Morning Ladies,
Sorry I wasn't on yesterday, was dealing with the added problems of getting my new iphone for work. I had to set everything up by myself, and it took way longer than it should. No workout yesterday, just didn't feel very good after our night of thunderstorms. I woke up with a headache. This morning was way better, and put in CTX Leaner Legs and sweated buckets. That workout really is a killer.
Laurel, Awesome job on all your workouts! I'm going to do the upper body weight workouts from CTX for the rest of this week, but changing up the cardio with some of Kelly's. I probably could handle the cardio from these workouts if I lower my step, but I'm happier with Kelly. So sorry to hear that you are still dealing with the bathroom contractor. Glad to hear that the hair treatment is working. When I had my hair done, I asked dd about it. They have the information right on the counter, and she said that it is a way better process than doing the straightening one. When I was in the chair processing, a lady came in with her husband and was wondering if someone could cut her hair. Apparently they just moved here from CA, and her husband is in the Coast Guard. She was talking about all the places that she has lived, and it sure sounded very familiar.
Guess Ulta is the place to go. 
Thelma, I'm impressed that you are doing this challenge, and glad to hear that you heel is doing better. Nice that you found your DH to do some of those challenges, and also your lunch friend. Thank you for the fryer information, I will have to check that out. May not be able to get that right now, I have to get my implant done this month, so that will take a little cash out of my pocket.
And of course saving up my spending cash for our England trip. May have to wait until November at this point. 
I'm changing up a portion of my garden so that it more resembles an English garden, since we have a tudor style home. The place that I chose, is in a shaded area, and had landscaping rocks that I had to deal with. What we did looks really good. Love the recipes that you are trying, it gives me some ideas.
Tami, Congrats on the race finish. I think that average pace is awesome, I know that I couldn't do that. Sounds like and interesting race with all the obstacles in place also. Glad that your friend was happy with the finish, I'm sure if she really wanted to compete, she would have taken off. Nice job on the weight work, and your Peloton ride.
Erika, Got to love this weather we are currently enjoying. I stay outside until the mosquitoes start to attack. I don't enjoy being outside when that happens. I do get to enjoy seeing the lightening bugs for a little while before hand. I can totally understand the weeding and sweating. I have been doing the same thing, but then add in the dirt flying around and sticking to my skin. I was amazed at the brown water that was coming off me in the shower afterward. Hope that the little mister is in better shape after his surgery. My boss just had both of his male cats neutered.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was LIS Upper Body Trisets followed by Step Blast. We are having internet issues, so this is the second day I started a Cathe Live workout and had the internet die in the warm up. But, honestly, I am enjoying these older cardio workouts on DVD right now. Today’s step workout was an added mental challenge trying to remember all those moves! But since this one was a long time favorite of mine, I finally figured it out. Fun stuff!
Erika, I was wondering if you were still struggling with your bathroom project as well! Like you, we can at least use the shower. Right now it’s just the principle of the matter that is bothering me....well, and the appearance of our master bath. If DH and I could find the right materials to repair it, we would. Enough is enough! Glad to hear you are enjoying more pleasant weather. We are still pretty sticky down here, but it is pretty manageable most days.
Thelma, with all you are doing, it is little wonder you are tired! But it sounds like you have found a nice balance of doing what you want to do, taking care of chores, and listening to your body when it needs to rest. That’s a pretty chilly temperature on your deck. Our lows right now are hovering right around 70, so we aren’t getting much cool air, but it is way better than the lows in the 80s we had in Florida (or, worse yet, times I spent in Phoenix with my mom when the low would be about 100!
). I love your idea of buying gray wigs! Right now, I am starting the process of making my hair lighter to see how I like that. As my stylist says, if I can’t deal with it being light, I will hate it gray! So.....we’ll see. I am so glad you have friends who are joining you in these activities. Sounds like you really found an ideal place to live.
Laurie, new phones are a pain.
I just changed mine out in June, and I am still working on it. But great workout this morning! Love that one for sure. What your daughter said about the keratin treatment is exactly what my stylist said as well. I don’t really mind the wave and curl in my hair, thankfully. The nice thing about getting rid of some of the frizz is I can actually see the curls and not just.....volume. 
Yes, us military spouses have a way of finding somethings from city to city that are consistent....like Ulta. Unfortunately I didn’t find Ulta until retirement from the AF, but since we haven’t retired from moving, it has been a great find.
Tami, hope you are well.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, I had a fun and really good day today. I did the Low Impact HIIT class at the church, followed by a sculpting class which was a killer but fun at the same time. The instructor decided to play 80's music (her mom's music that she grew up with). Of course, the entire class grew up with 80's music. While the instructor was killing us with the exercises we all started singing along to songs that were being played. It was so much fun.
I was also able to up my weights! I could barely lift the 2 lb dumbbells and today I went with 3 lbs. This is huge for me! It will be a while before I can lift my old weights though. I pushed myself really hard today and needless to say, I felt fatigued so I had to take a nap.
Today's challenge was eating a Buddha Bowl at a local restaurant. This week's bowl was a Mediterranean one and I loved it. I thought I had to have the tofu part but I was able to have mine with grilled chicken. It was really good.
My feet are doing a much better today. My left fingers are doing better but I can feel now my right index and middle fingers are feeling sore. These are clearly RA symptoms.
Treating myself to a pedicure tomorrow afternoon!
Laurie, it really is a pain having to set up a new phone! I'm glad you felt better this morning.
You're impressed about me doing the challenge! I'm impressed too! LOL! I can't believe how much fun I'm having doing it.
I think DH is happy to see me doing much better. He's always such a good sport and I really think he will like the Thai Restorative workshop. I warned him that may be the only man in the class and he is OK with that.
Forget about the air fryer for now. You have better things to save your money for! Think Christmas gift!
Please post pictures of your new English garden! I bet it will be beautiful! All the air fryer recipes I'm making can be done in a regular oven. I bought frozen sweet potato fries the other day to try in the air fryer. You just put the frozen fries in the preheated air fryer and they were done in 8 minutes! So good!
Laurel, great workouts. Internet issues seem to be a thing in the south! Thank God for all those DVD's!
I am doing a lot and it's all good stuff. I am telling you, it really feels cold here in the morning some days. On Tuesday I wore a hoodie to the supermarket and I was chilly in the parking lot.
Some leaves are already turning red around here. Have you seen any leaves turning yet?
We had such a beautiful day here today. There was no humidity and it wasn't super hot at all. It was warm and comfortable.
I'll take 70's and 80's over 100 any day!
I really think I'm going to order some gray or salt/pepper wigs one of these days. I like what your hairstylist suggested about going lighter. I think I will look washed out with gray hair.
Hi Tami and Erika!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
We had thunderstorms last night, but a relief from the humidity this morning. It was so nice to wake up without having to deal with a headache. My workout was Kelly's Amped Up Cardio Workout 1 and CTX Chest.
Laurel, Great job on all the workouts, to bad about the internet issues though. Glad you are having a good time with the oldies, it has been forever since I did Step Blast. I always forget how really good these CTX workouts are, I was really struggling with the push ups this morning after the weight work. I think Ulta should use that for their marketing. Give the military and their wives a discount too. I put highlights in my hair, and being outside made my hair naturally get lighter. I was okay with it, so I think that gray will be okay. Now if I would get the white hair like my grandmother had, I would be really happy. On of my Aunts on my Dad's side has that beautiful white hair, and I resemble her a lot.
Thelma, Great job on the two classes, they really do sound good. Your body has been through a lot, so using the 3lbs is an accomplishment. Glad to hear that you didn't have to eat the tofu, I'm not a fan of that at all. I have tried to like it, but just can't. Enjoy your pedicure today. I will make sure that the fryer is on my wish list for Christmas. If I tell DH we can have really good sweat potato fries from it, I will probably get one. He enjoys those fries, and they never turn out very good when you bake them. I will post once I get the plants in the ground. We have had such hot temps after work, that even thinking about going out there makes me cringe. Today is so much better, that I'm planning on getting the rest of the plants in.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! We have our internet back to normal today (so far) so I decided at the last minute to make it a Cathe Live day (for the most part). So I started with her Live class this morning, which was Cardio Core Plateau Buster. This one wasn’t like her other Cardio Core workouts. It was eight rounds of three moves—one HiiT, one compound upper/lower, and one core focused. It kept the heart rate up throughout and felt much more like a true circuit workout than her other Cardio Core circuit workouts because of the use of weights in those compound moves. I really enjoyed it. But since it was a little shorter workout, I added on the Calorie Crush from LITE Body Weight and Bands workout. And since that uses a firewalker band throughout, it led perfectly into my second workout which was Cathe Live 2019 Road Trip Leg Day. This workout was four rounds of three exercises, each repeated once. And at the end of each round, we put on the firewalker loops for some firewalker work! Good stuff!
Thelma, sounds like a great class! Glad to hear you enjoyed it and are feeling stronger and stronger. Great job! The only time I have had tofu was, in all places, Beijing China. We had just landed and went to lunch, and the soup was Tofu soup. Thankfully the pieces of tofu were small and the broth was good, so I ate it all. My problem with tofu is really a consistency/texture issue. Just does not appeal at all. So were those sweet potato fries in you Air Fryer crispy? We tried to make our own sweet potato fries, and they ended up tasty.....but very soggy. 
I am wondering if I might have better luck with frozen. Anyhow, we have some trees around us that have turned, but I think they have turned because of the heat, not fall. I haven’t seen any signs of leaves turning in what I consider to be a fall-like fashion yet. I think you are probably sitting at 1000 feel higher than us (our little mountain is a little under 1500 feel high), so, no doubt, you will see autumn before us. I bet it is going to be beautiful there!
Laurie, glad to hear you were headache free this morning. Like you, we had a pretty wicked storm last night, but the moisture is much appreciated right now. Great workout this morning. Those push-ups . That first set especially is tough because she holds those staggered positions for so long. Love the CTX weight work. I never really clicked with the cardio in the series, but I wouldn’t part with the series for the weight work alone. One of the reasons I am toying with letting the gray come in is I noticed this time that my roots were actually a very pretty white. So I asked my stylist how much gray she thought I had (she said about 50%) but as she was looking at it, she commented as well that it is a very pretty white color. So I am a little more encouraged that maybe when I do let it go, it might actually be a decent color. But I also wonder if I am ready to have white hair at 54. I definitely take after my dad in this. My mom never went completely gray. But my dad was gray in his 40s.
Tami and Erika, hope you are well!
Until tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Sorry I missed you yesterday. I am very happy to report I have been filling in for our Title Recorder as of yesterday for remainder of this week and all next week. So YAY!!!! On learning and doing something new {finally!} It’s not hectic or stressful just a new thing to be doing so yesterday kind of got away from me.
Workouts: yesterday I did BURN Sets Ch/Back/Shoulders + a HiiT Peloton ride in the evening. This a.m. was BURN Sets Bis/Tris and going out to dinner tonight with my BFF. She is pretty booked on weekends these days so we scheduled a “week day” visit.
Erika: Sounds like a very busy summer with your boys, puppy, etc. as always. But it sounds like a lot of fun. Thank you for the kudos on my bike race. It was definitely tiring but I was amazed at how much my legs did not feel like Jell-O when I was done. Even the next day …… the PELOTON is paying off forsure! I love that you think of me when you see the commercials. I swear I could sell those bikes for them.
Thelma: Way to go with your Barre class! Sounds like you are continuing to truly enjoy those, which is so great. Love the “one-a-day” room cleaning. Great method! Love that you are so busy in your new life. But it is definitely a different kind of busy I am sure from when you were working.
Laurie: Sorry to hear about your headache and thunderstorms. We have had some amazing heat and now a thunderstorm is supposed to hit us tomorrow. Fingers crossed no more fires erupt around us. Excellent job getting in CTX Leander Legs. That is a sweatfest from what I remember.
Laurel: Amazing combinations of workouts!!!! WHOASA. That Cardio Core Plateau Buster sounds so good. All of that PLUS Leg Day. Way to go. I am happy for you that your internet is working better …. Always a bummer when that goes on the fritz. Especially since you use it for so many of your workouts. Like Thelma said, Thank God you have your DVD’s just in case.
I will talk to you ladies tomorrow! Tami 0 -
Hi Ladies, my Barre class is at 11 am, so I decided to do cardio before class. I did one of Jessica's Legs, abs and buns walking workouts and I followed it with a Leslie Sansone walking workout. By the time I got to Barre, I had already fried my legs! It was good though. My Achilles' tendons are still tender and they get a little tight when I workout. My right index finger is still going through the flareup. It will hopefully be OK in a couple of days.
The 'friend' who was going to help me with the "bring a friend" challenge chickened out. I guess it's expected when it's someone who doesn't workout. Guess who volunteered! DH! he said that if it will help me earn a point he'd go with me! I love this man!
The class is a restorative class so it's super gentle stretches. He doesn't own sweatpants or shorts at all. We had to go to TJMaxx tonight to buy him something to wear! LOL
Today's challenge was taking a picture with a friend at the studio which can be used any day. I also did a 30-sec full plank challenge, but it was a 1-minute plank! While I'm downtown with DH tomorrow I'll have him take my picture wearing the studio's logo t-shirt to be used some other day.
The pedicure was good but I had to wait for about 30 minutes. They were busy. Tomorrow night we will go out to spend some time with our friends. On Saturday morning I have a yoga class at 8:30 (all in the name of the challenge!) and in the afternoon we've been invited to an anniversary party. It should be fun.
Laurie, so glad you didn't wake up with a headache! That Amped Up Cardio is a great one! Good job!
The classes are really good, especially the Barre one at the yoga studio. The instructor is a dancer and she is always coming up with new ways to challenge us (I would say ways to hurt us! LOL). I have a vegetarian friend who can cook tofu in a way I can eat it. I wasn't about to find out what it was like on the Buddha bowl so I was thrilled when I was given the choice to get grilled chicken.
French or sweet potato fries - If you hand cut them yourself you have to make sure they are all the same size. The skinnytaste lady has a recipe where you soak the cut fries in salted water. Not sure if she does this for sweet potatoes too.
Gina has this recipe too:
https://www.skinnytaste.com/air-fryer-french-fries/
Laurel, wow! What an amazing combo you put together today! Great job!
The Barre classes at the studio are a lot of fun. The instructor kills every time!
The frozen sweet potatoes were crispy but if they're thick I would think they might not be. Do you spray yours with oil?
I found out the other day that the frozen fries already have oil so we didn't spray or mist ours with oil
A lady on the Skinnytaste Facebook group told me that when air frying frozen foods the cooking time is cut in half. For example, for raw fries you have to cook them for about 25 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through. To shake the basket you have to pull it out, this will also allow you to see check the potatoes. I wonder if your fries were soggy because the temp wasn't high enough? Do you have a fries setting? Did you preheat the air fryer?
Our air fryer has 1700 watts and we cooked the frozen sweet potato fries at 380 F for 8 minutes. DH did preheat the air fryer.
I don't think I could get into tofu as part of my regular diet but when cooked right I can eat it.
Frozen fries are cheap, get a bag next time you go food shopping and give them a try.
I think you're right about us being here at a higher elevation. We will see some amazing colors I'm sure. We are surrounded by trees.
Tami, congratulations on the opportunity to fill in for your Title Recorder! Awesome workouts!
I do have a lot of fun at the yoga studio. The ladies there are great and some are really funny. It is a different kind of busy. I'm busy doing what I want to do and what makes me happy.
Hi Erika!
Have a wonderful weekend ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
What a great morning, it was in the 50's. Got in my plants, now I just need to put mulch down. I think that I might need some more plants next year. We will see how much some of these plants grow and spread before I do that. My workout this morning was Kelly's Circuit Burn Cardio & Legs Premix and CTX Back & Abs. Really having a great time with these one body part and changing up the cardio. I didn't realize how many boxing type workouts that Kelly has, and that is what I love for cardio. I was tempted to change the one body part next week, but I might stick with the CTX workouts for a while.
Laurel, Your workouts sound awesome, and tough. Looks like a lot of us are focusing on that lower body. I'm trying to keep with the theme of the cardio in the CTX workouts. They really do have a lot of step work in them. I just remember that my knees didn't enjoy the cardio, and the only one that I liked was the kickboxing one. I am still feeling the chest work from yesterday, and you are right that first set of slow is torture. Doing the plank work this morning was tough because of that, but I managed to get through it. I'm sure that the going totally gray would be a slow process, it can be quite the change. That is really nice that yours is coming in a pretty white though. My brother that is a year younger than me has more gray than I do, but then my Mom's father was gray in his 50's. There are only three of us that had the dark hair, the others where all blond so I think that has a factor in ours as well.
Tami, Great job on your weight work, and getting in your cardio too! Glad to hear that you are getting to explore and learn, I'm sure there is some relief in knowing that it is finally happening. So far all of these CTX workouts have been a sweatfest for me. I don't know if it is the cardio before hand, but I'm just dripping during the weight and ab work. While in plank big drops of sweat where falling onto my mat.
Thelma, Awesome work getting those step workouts done, and then going to your class. Sorry to hear about you friend backing out, but yes you really do have to give that DH of yours kudos for taking the time to help you with this challenge. Kind of reminds me of all the times I helped out my youngest dd during her cosmetology training. I have the short hair to prove it still. My youngest dd said that we girls need to go get some pedicures done, and I think she might be right. The feet are really looking pretty beat up. I think that when I try out the sweat potato fries, I will just opt for the frozen. It is so hard to cut those things as it is.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with Ramped Up Upper Body, and I did the doubled premix. Such a tough workout! To ease my tired arms after, I decided on kickboxing and did Cathe Live Kick Punch Cardio. Just what I needed!
Tami, so glad you are getting to learn and do something new at work! Bet that makes the day go by faster for sure. Great workouts! I am so glad you are loving your Pelaton so much! I know I never want to part with my spin cycle because it gives me that kind of super tough workout I want at times that my body just can’t really give me anymore through impact moves. Anyhow, just FYI, I am changing the next two weeks of the rotation (I just ended High Reps week today). Next week I am going to do Total Body workouts again, and then the week after (inspired by Laurie), I am going to do one body part workouts (probably using the Muscle Meltdowns but I haven’t decided on that yet). So I won’t be doing Bootcamp or Supersets. Just want to let you know in case my workouts confused you!
Thelma, great workouts! You really are getting back into the swing of things for sure! How nice that your DH volunteered to go with you! So nice to have that kind of support at home. About our sweet potato fries, we did spray them with oil, and I think that was the problem. We preheated the oven, cooked them hot, etc. In fact, I am certain we used Skinnytaste’s recipe. But they just never got crispy. I have bought a new olive oil mister that might work better. But I also think I will try frozen....just for the ease of it.
Laurie, sounds like a beautiful morning. We clouded over last night, so our temps stayed in the mid-70s. My workout room was quite toasty this morning. Great workouts! As I mentioned to Tami above, you doing these one body part workouts this week has inspired me to do a week like that in this last phase of our rotation. Love the focus strength training that way allows. I revisited those CTX cardio workouts a few years ago and while I enjoyed them more than I did when I first got the series, I still find them oddly repetitive (like you said, too much step) and, while challenging, never quite feeling like enough for me. Maybe today I wouldn’t feel that way as my cardio workouts keep getting shorter with each passing year, though! Who knows....maybe I will give them another shot some day.
Hope you all enjoy the weekend! Supposed to be very hot and humid here this weekend, so it sounds like a good weekend for golf.
Laurel0 -
Morning Ladies,
Had another good weekend, but no workouts. On Saturday I had a meeting at church, and as soon as I got home we headed out to a car show. Such a great day for that. On Sunday I did some more landscaping/weed pulling (seems this never stops). The new garden I made looks really nice, just need to get some mulch for the area. This morning my workouts where RAW Box, Bells & Bands plus CTX Shoulders & Abs. While doing the RAW workout my blue band broke. Now I for sure will be using the new elastic bands that I got for Christmas. I pulled the blue band, because it was right next to me. Oh well.
Today I am getting my tooth implant, so we will see what or if I'm allowed to workout tomorrow.
Laurel, Great job on the upper body workout, that really does sound tough. Love that you are able to get in your live workouts again. We are back to the humid temps again today, but the weekend was perfect. I'm with you on the cardio in CTX, but I don't think that I will ever revisit them again. Well maybe I shouldn't say that, because I could do all those workout without the step and do the high impact - low. The weight workouts always surprise me after the fact. I don't feel like I'm lifting that much weight, but that muscle always feels worked really good. I'm looking at those muscle meltdowns after the CTX, so I may be on the same schedule as you.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Hope you enjoyed the weekend. It was warm here but not unbearable. But it finally feels like summer in Alabama. Of course while everybody decided to stay inside, DH and I headed to the golf course both days. It was very quiet playing in the afternoons and we both absolutely loved it. I think, for some reason, we were meant for warm temperatures. Anyhow, for workouts, on Saturday I did Jessica Smith 40 Minute Mega Walk from her Walk On series, as well as her standing abs from the same series. I finished it with Jessica’s Post Workout Stretch on YouTube. Yesterday I did Body Max 2 Scrambled Eggs premix. And today was Maximum Intensity Strength (which has my biceps still screaming) followed by Cathe Live Cardio Mish Mosh.
Laurie, great workouts this morning. Sounds like a fun weekend, though I am sorry your humidity has returned. I don’t know about you, but, for some reason, I kind of have a feeling these next several days are going to be summer’s last big blast before turning a bit. I know we can expect 80s through October, but I just feel summer is waning. Hope it doesn’t get too bad up there though. I will enjoy sharing the pains from the Muscle Meltdowns with you next week! Hope your tooth implant goes well. Sounds so painful. 
I hope it isn’t too bad!
Good news on the bathroom! They came and put our baseboard in this morning and all that is left is for a guy to come seal it and paint. He is supposed to be here on Thursday. So, all things going well, this little project that was supposed to take eight days should be coming to an end one day shy of 15 weeks.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, glad you had a nice weekend. We had a nice weekend too.
On Saturday we went to an open house/anniversary party and it was a lot of fun. DH liked the restorative class on Friday and in the late afternoon, we meet our friends for drinks and dinner. I forgot to mention that I went to a yoga class at 8:30 on Saturday to satisfy one of my challenges. I actually liked it.
I don't drink a lot of alcohol and especially now that I'm on meds, but on Saturday a lady had made sangria which I love. I had to try it and I had like 4 ounces of it. I so enjoyed that!
Sunday we went out for brunch and tried a new recipe. OMG, this was exploding with flavor! This was from the Air Fryer cookbook. It was called Spicy Fried Chicken sandwiches. I marinated chicken breast cutlets in buttermilk with some kosher salt and pepper for about 2 hours. Then I mixed panko crumbs with a little kosher salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper and air fried them. I also had to make some kind of pickled cabbage which I loved but not DH. The cabbage had diced, seeded jalapeno, diced red onion, and whatever spices and condiments. The chicken was served on a toasted Brioche burger gun with lite mayo. I added tomato slices to mine. I can't wait to make this again. Next time I'll skip the bun and will pair it with a salad. I would've never thought about marinating the chicken in buttermilk but it works.
I woke up with a dull headache and in the afternoon it got bad. Took a nap hoping it would help but it didn't. I was trying to avoid taking an Aleve but had to do it in the afternoon. I don't know if it's a sinus thing.
Going to Barre class at the church tomorrow with some of our friends and DH is going to join us. He's never done anything like this before. I hope I don't start laughing! LOL. I did give him some pointers about doing a proper squat and how the instructor uses the gliding discs.
Laurie, great workouts! Way to go!
I'm sure you will need more plants next year! It always works that way! LOL
Thanks for those kudos to my DH. He is so good!
How did you do with the tooth implant? I hope it wasn't uncomfortable!
Frozen fries are the way to go with the air fryer! I was afraid to try the spiced ones cause they all had sea salt and I've had them before and didn't like them.
Laurel, so glad you had a good weekend. We too are experiencing the southern heat finally. Yikes! At least it doesn't feel too humid. It doesn't feel like you could cut the air with a knife-like it felt in MA when it was humid.
I feel that I am getting back on the swing of things. The fatigue gets me by the end of the week though.
It really is nice to have DH support me with this challenge.
I learned today that if you overcrowd things in the air fryer they don't get crispy. The frozen sweet potato fries I got we didn't spray because they already have some oil. Also, you may need to cook them longer in the air fryer. Try the frozen ones for sure Laurel.
So glad the bathroom guys finally showed up at your house! I can't believe it's taken so long to get this project done. I think this is their busy time of the year.
Great job with your workouts as always!
Hi Tami and Erika!
Have a great week ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
I have been ordered to not workout for a week.
They need the implant to set, so my blood pressure has to stay normal. Oh well, guess that means I'm going to enjoy doing my crochet project and some sewing on the new banners that I need to make. The implant was way easier to deal with after the fact than the extraction was. Of course I have to be careful with the implant so it doesn't fall out.
Laurel, Love that you both went out in the heat and golfed. I bet it was really nice having the course to yourselves. Great job on the Jessica workouts, and of course mixing in those older Cathe workouts. Love that your biceps where screaming on the MIS workout. I was looking at that one for a future workout. I always loved that one. I will start next week with the ICE Muscle Meltdowns, it will be a great way to get back into the workouts after having this week off. I think that you are right on the summer into fall feeling. We are starting to see signs of it with leaves falling and of course the choke cherry trees are full of fruit. Yippee on the bathroom, they must be monitoring out thread.
Thelma, Your weekend sounds really enjoyable. Great job on all your challenge workouts, and of course your regular ones. I love that your DH is enjoying some of the classes that he is going to. I think that my DH would be in the same boat with the pickled cabbage. He doesn't like spicy food. I have marinated chicken in buttermilk and sour cream, it really makes the chicken tender. Sorry to hear about the sinuses, I can feel for you with that. Glad to hear that you got to enjoy Sangria, even if it was just 4 oz. The implant wasn't difficult at all. I think having a tooth drilled for a cavity is worse. The only time that I really felt anything was when the implant was going in, and that wasn't even that bad.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with Cathe Live Strong and Long Legs and ended with S&S Cycle Sweat. We are under a heat warning again today and, to be honest, today is the first day I have stepped outside and thought it felt even remotely like Florida hot. It feels good to me, but I am not working in it. I definitely feel for the construction crews in the neighborhood right now.
Thelma, sounds like some great workouts and I love that your DH is joining you! That chicken recipe sounds fantastic. My DH would love everything about that. I may have to try it sometime. I am sorry to hear about the headache though. I had the same thing yesterday and finally had to take something in the afternoon. I think, for me, it is a combination of allergies and an increase in the humidity. But once I took something and just sat for a minute, I was fine. Hope you are doing better today.
Laurie, I am glad the implant went well, but I am sorry about the restriction to working out. Your attitude, though, is fantastic! Best to just rest and do other things you enjoy, that’s for sure. The workouts will be there next week. I am still feeling the MIS workout from yesterday in my arms. That workout starts out very manageable and then......yowza!
Until tomorrow!
Laurel
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Hi Ladies, today's workouts were Barre at the Church and walking 2 miles at the Rec Center's indoor track.
The friend who told us about the classes asked if I wanted to go walking with him at the track last week, but I didn't have my sneakers with me. I took sneakers with me today and went for a walk. It's great because it's indoors and the floor is nicely padded.
DH went to the Barre class with me today. He did pretty well. In some cases, his form wasn't the best but he tried. I was happy the instructor hit us with a challenging routine today. Lots of standing glute work and a lot of abs.
Laurie, I'm glad the implant procedure went well but a what a bummer that you can't workout for a week.
It really was an enjoyable weekend. The pickled cabbage was even better today. I think I'm going to make more to go with burgers or other meat. The sangria was great and I must get the recipe from that lady!
Laurel, You put together a nice combo today! The chicken recipe is not on the website. I can share the recipe with you so just let me know.
I think the headache for me is also allergy and heat-related. I didn't wake up with the headache today but it hit me again in the afternoon.
Hi Tami and Erika!
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Nothing super exciting in my world. We are having a rain day, so nice cool temps.
Laurel, Great job on the workouts! Are you going to be using the To The Mat or Lower Body Blast? I know that I have a much better feel for the later one, and not the mat one. The mat one is good to throw in every once in a while though. LOL about enjoying the humidity, that isn't something that I enjoy. I too feel for those workers that have to be out in that type of heat.
Thelma, Awesome job on all your workouts. I hope that your DH's lower body is okay today with all that barre work. I'm sure that he will be feeling it. If you do get the Sangria recipe do share, because I love them also.
Have a great day!
Laurie
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Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was Muscle Max followed by Tabatacise. Both felt fantastic today. I had mentally planned a lower impact cardio workout, but, for its own reason, my mind said ‘Tabatacise’, and it doesn’t say that very often so I listened. And it was the perfect workout for me today.
Thelma, great workouts. I bet your DH is feeling that barre routine because it hits places people rarely hit in normal workouts. Glad he went with you and, hopefully, enjoyed it. I was better with the headache yesterday as well, but, like you, mine usually hit me about mid-afternoon right now, kind of at peak heat time. Thankfully they are usually not as bad as Monday’s. I would love that chicken recipe. It really does sound like a meal my DH would love. Thank you!
Laurie, enjoy the rain! We sure could use some. It’s funny you asked about which lower body workout I am going to do next week because I was thinking about that during my workout today. It won’t be To The Mat, I will do Lower Body Blast and another Cathe Live lower body/cardio combo to hit my legs at least twice next week. I may also do my favorite lower body Live workout (Oh My Glutes) which is pure strength. I am trying to get these chubby little legs in shape for our trip to Hawaii next month. They need some work! But we’ll see how that goes once I get into next week.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ I am just checking in with you all {finally}. I have been having such a better week being able to do more and learning another position. The sad part is that of course when the full time person comes back from vacation I will go back to doing “misc” things here and there again, but I have been appreciated and felt like I am contributing so that has felt really good this week!
Workouts have been great Friday evening was a Peloton ride and then on Saturday I did Legs + Peloton, Sunday was RU Upper Body, Monday was BootCamp and yesterday was a Peloton Tabata Ride. Tonight after work I will be doing PHA.
I am going to read through your posts tonight and check in tomorrow with more. Just wanted you all to know what I am up to. Tami
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Hi Ladies, today's workouts were Gentle Yoga and Sculpting Fusion. I'm doing well with my challenge. Today's challenge was called "Be Strong" and we had to have a picture taken with an instructor assisting us with a challenging pose. I got to do a headstand! OMG! It was the coolest thing ever, and I was so happy and proud of myself.
One of the students wanted to do a headstand for her challenging pose. The instructor told us she could make almost anyone do a headstand. Once the other lady did her stand the instructor looked at me and said: "you know you want to do this too!" I, of course, said I doooo!!! LOL
I am NOT leaning against the wall, and somehow I managed to get my legs up on my own.
We had really crazy thunderstorms last night and a lot of rain. Temps were cooler today. In the afternoon we got pretty strong winds.
I had to deal with another bad headache this afternoon. I still have it. I've been refusing to take sinus meds given all the other meds I'm taking. I have decided that I will take some sinus meds tonight. Enough suffering!
DH has decided to go to tomorrow's Barre class at the church tomorrow! I am not going because I have a Barre class at the yoga studio. I asked him if he had glute DOMS and he said he did!! LOL
Laurie, I hope you're not feeling any discomfort from the tooth implant.
Funny about DH having glute DOMS! LOL. I will share the sangria recipe when I get it. The lady is part of our Friday group. I'm hopeful I'll see her this Friday.
Laurel, great workouts! Tabatacise! WOW!
DH is feeling the barre routine but he said it wasn't bad. I think he got to see why I keep going to the classes. It really is fun. I wish I could go with him tomorrow but I love my other Barre class too.
I hadn't thought about the headaches hitting me also about mid-afternoon. I would've never thought about associating the headache with the afternoon's peak heat time! I hope you two enjoy the recipe!
Tami, I'm so glad you've been given another opportunity to learn a different position at work. Pretty soon you'll be the most valuable employee there because you know everybody's jobs! Awesome workouts!
Goodnight ladies!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
Another really really nice morning. That's about all that I can say, my implant seems to be doing well.
Laurel, Love the workouts, since it included MM. That one is so good. I don't think my mind would ever say Tabatasize, unless it was one section. Sounds like a good plan for next week, I'm only going to be doing the blast workout, and then doing Leaner Legs again. Yes I need to torture myself.
Tami, Good to hear from you. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the new experience at work. Great job on the workouts.
Thelma, Congrats on the head stand, that is awesome. I love all the challenges that you have done. Hope that your headache goes away, those winds are probably throwing something around. Sounds to me like your DH likes the barre work.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a fun cardio combo. I started with LITE Rev’d Up Rumble and then went right into Cathe Live Boxing with Leg Drills. It felt good on my tired body. I am feeling Muscle Max today for sure! Well, they came and sealed our new baseboard this morning and should be back in a couple of hours to paint. So one step closer to our master bath being complete again!
Tami, thanks for checking in. I am so glad you have had a productive summer at work after the long, frustrating winter. But I am sorry it has to end. I will continue to hope that things don’t go back to normal and you can continue to learn and grow. Great job with the workouts, as always!!
Thelma, wow on the headstand!! That is fantastic! I am so glad you are enjoying the classes and I love that your DH is going back to Barre, even without you! Hope your headache is better today. I think we are both going to have to get accustomed to a whole new set of allergies here in the south. I just wish I knew what was causing it!
Laurie, hope you enjoyed your quiet morning. Sometimes I love having a valid reason for not working out. Of course, other times it frustrates me, but sometimes.....it just feels good to take a break knowing it isn’t just me being lazy (if that makes any sense at all). You certainly are looking for a challenge doing Leaner Legs again! Such a good workout.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, today's workouts were Ying/Yang Yoga, Sculpted Fusion.
I woke up with a little rheumatoid arthritis flareup. My right thumb is pretty swollen and it was hurting this afternoon. My right index finger might flareup next.
Today's challenge was to take a Ying/Yang class. Tomorrow's challenge is a twofer. It will give me one point for taking a Yoga Flow class and it will count towards another challenge that has you taking classes with 5 different instructors.
The hardest challenge for me is one where I have to paint a rock with the studio's logo and name. I can't draw to save my life! I was born without a creative gene!
I got to go to lunch with 2 of my yoga buddies because they needed to do the Healthy challenge at a specific restaurant. I had already done it but liked the salad so much that I was thrilled to go with them. We had a lot of fun.
The Sudafed I took last night helped a lot. I had a slight headache this afternoon but nothing too noticeable. I didn't take Sudafed today.
Laurie, glad the implant is doing well!
Thanks so much on the headstand. I still can't believe I was able to do it. The challenges are a lot of fun and it's amazing how many of the ladies are participating and are being competitive. I've not told anyone how much time I spent on my strategy. I'm not just picking challenges here and there out of the scoreboard. I actually have already thought about which challenge I will do each day of the month.
DH seems to have liked the barre class. He does realize that he needs to work on his form, so I spent a few minutes with him giving him some pointers.
I am not sure that my sinus thing is an allergic reaction. I am not sneezing, neither my nose or eyes are itchy. It could be acid reflux-related, but even that I'm not sure of because my stomach is doing much better.
Laurel, I love your workout choices for today! Fun, fun, fun!
Yaaay on the master bath being one step closer to being done! I hope they painted today too!
I am really having a lot of fun with the classes at the yoga studio. The instructors are good and some of them are super funny.
I am so surprised about DH liking the barre class. I think it helps that I went to the class first and told him how much fun it was.
Also, the fact that a lot of our retired friends from the Friday night group attend the classes helped a lot too. I'm happy he's attending the classes.
Hi Tami and Erika!
Goodnight ladies and have a wonderful weekend!!
Thelma
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Hi Ladies! It took all of my mental strength to workout today. Sleep this week has been sporadic at best and it is really catching up to me today. But I ended up with a good workout which always makes me feel better. I did two workouts I really enjoy, which helps too. I did Cathe Live Lower and Upper Body Dumbbell Challenge followed by Party Rockin’ Step 2.
Thelma, more great workouts! I am sorry to hear about the RA flare up though. Hopefully these start happening less and less for you. Glad your DH enjoyed his barre class. It is always nice when you have friends attending too. Hope your headache stays away. I will be curious how mine feels through the weekend has the heat and humidity go up again. I didn’t have this in Florida, so I don’t think it is the weather causing it as much as maybe it is the fact the pollen levels go up with the heat. I think the pollen levels may be quite a bit higher here than they were in Florida.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies,
As usual, I've been meaning to get on here sooner, but things just keep coming up! Lots of impromptu dinners with friends or the hubby, kids activities, etc. Summer is flying by...only a few more weeks until the boys go back, and my oldest is taking his drivers test on his birthday this month (the 30th) so that will be a fun end to the summer. Leo the puppy healed up well, and is back to his normal self. I call him the Tasmanian devil. This must be what people feel like with a grandchild that is in their toddler ages. I'm exhausted trying to keep up with him! He's adorable and knows it!
Workouts have been good...just doing a mish mosh of whatever sounds good to me!
Thelma, I'm so happy to hear your DH has been joining you for some workouts, that's wonderful! Bummer on the flareups...it's hard to have several better days and then a setback, I'm sure! The challenges you've been completing sound so fun, what a great motivator! I ordered the airfryer you recommended today, so excited to try it out!!
Tami, yay for work being more interesting for you! I have been at jobs where I got bored with the same thing every day, so I understand the excitement to try something new!!
Laurel, I'm chuckling at your love for the hot weather, as I'm the polar opposite. I love the cooler temps. I think if there was a place I could live that was in the 60's or low 70's most of the week and maybe 1-2 days a week in the 80's, I'd move there! Sounds like you are getting closer to finishing the bathroom. We are trying one more time some new shower doors on Wednesday...fingers crossed!
Laurie, I can totally relate to you weeding never ending! I bet your landscaping is just beautiful, sounds like you worked hard on it. I hope you are finding things to do with the downtime from the implant...good reason to slow down and work on your other projects!
Have a great weekend. I'm hopeful I'll be able to get on here later in the week.
Erika0 -
Morning Ladies,
Had another really nice weekend, and I'm finally able to workout! This morning I did ICE Low Impact Sweat Cardio 1 + MM Back. It felt really good to be back into the swing of things. The only thing that I did this weekend was move some very small rocks around and put mulch in my planting beds. Everything is starting to look really good, and then it will be fall and the leaves will be covering everything that we have just done.
Laurel, Great job with all the workouts, and doing the ones on Friday with that feeling. Of course those workouts would make you feel so much better afterward. We will see about the leaner legs now. After the workout this morning my lower body is talking to me. I did have more pep in my step after this week hiatus. I also wanted to do four rounds of the MM, but didn't have enough time. That was okay, because I was feeling it when I got to the third round.
Thelma, Awesome job on those workouts. After this challenge is over will they be having another type of challenge? It sounds like you are really having a great time with this. Nice that you where able to go to lunch with a couple of your yoga buddies, and enjoy that salad again. Sorry to hear about the RA flare up. Glad to hear that the your headache went away with a does of meds. I'm sure that your DH will be a pro with the barre work if he keeps taking the class.
Erika, Nice to hear from you. Glad that you are enjoying your summer. That is a really big step in your family to have another driver in the family. I know the first time that my girls when out on their own with the car, I was a nervous wreck until they got home. I hope to get some pics of the garden now that we have the mulch down. Yep those puppies go through the terrible twos in that first year. I remember having to be outside in the freezing cold, because Rocket needed to get some energy out of his system.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! We enjoyed a nice hot weekend on the golf course. Actually even though the temps were near 100, the humidity was way down so it ended up being a more comfortable weekend playing than the last couple....and those weren’t bad at all. It felt good to be in the sun, that’s for sure. But now I am hoping for rain. It is getting very dry right now.
For workouts, on Saturday I started with a 15 Jessica Smith Coordination Cardio workout, which worked perfectly in warming up my body because I followed it with her Yoga for Back Pain workout. So good! Yesterday I did ICE Chiseled Lower Body Blast with the Blizzard Blast then went right into Cathe Live Plyo Legs Express Plus Core. I loved the way this combo increased the cardio intensity from beginning to end, but decreased the weights in the legs at the same time. Really enjoyed it. Today was ICE Muscle Meltdown Back 4x premix followed by Cross Fire Extreme premix.
Erika, great to see you! I love the sound of your summer!! I can’t believe your DS is going to be driving soon, though. My youngest niece just turned 16 last week on got her driver’s license the same day. And my oldest niece is going off to college this week. It seems just like yesterday they were five and three. I honestly don’t know where this love of heat came from. I hated being hot when I was young and lived in fear of hot summers when we lived in Europe because they are so brutal because of no AC. But ever since we lived in Alaska the first time (2006-2008), I have never really been bothered by the heat. I would say it was because of having AC in our homes, but we didn’t in two of ours since then (California and Colorado.....both pretty warm places at times), so.....I can’t explain it except to say I think those first two winters of ours in Alaska knocked all my love for being cold right out of me. Hope your shower gets finished soon. Ours is finally done!!
Laurie, great minds think alike on the MM Back workout! I know, like you, I wanted to do the 4x premix, and since it is the longest, thought I would get it knocked out today. I was feeling it at the end, for sure. My arms were still quivering during my cardio. Thank you for putting the one body part idea in my head for this week! Glad you are feeling well enough to workout and better for having a break. I keep telling myself a few days off might do me wonders in both how I feel and my motivation. But with this trip coming up in a few weeks, I know I will be taking a week off then (or doing much less if I do anything) so I am pushing on. Glad to hear your garden is looking good. DH and I were sitting outside this weekend and talking about how the ground will be covered in leaves before we know it. 
At least we have the means to mulch our leaves this year which means far less raking for me.
Tami and Thelma, hope you enjoyed the weekend!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a great weekend. DH and I had a pretty good weekend.
On Friday night we went out to meet our friends and as always it was a great time. On Saturday we ran some errands. In the afternoon DH went out with one of our friends to a brewery so DH could meet his son and his family. I was invited too but felt very tired and didn't want to go out. I stayed home and did some house cleaning. I was very productive. I cleaned the kitchen, dusted, vacuumed and then ran out of gas. LOL. On Sunday we went out for brunch to a little place we've discovered. In the afternoon I prepared dinner and cleaned 2 bathrooms.
No workouts for me during the weekend. On Friday I did a restorative yoga class.
Today was a very good workout day for me. I did the low impact Hiit class at the church and I was a sweaty mess after that class. I then went to the Barre class at the yoga studio and this class is never easy!
Tomorrow DH and I are going to the Barre class at the church and then I'll go with our friend Jan to the recreation center to walk at the indoor track.
One of the challenges I had to do this weekend was to paint a rock with the studio's logo and name. I then had to go place somewhere in town. I can't draw to save my life! I had to practice drawing this logo for days! I wanted to draw some flowers and showed DH what I was thinking of doing. His reaction to my drawing was quite comical, he said: "what the heck is that?". The two of us had a great laugh over my drawing skills. Too funny.
My flareups are definitely less frequent but continue to happen. On Friday the ball of my right foot was swollen and very tender. I kept massaging with my little rubber ball and it seems to have helped. I have reduced the prednisone once again and I'm doing to 5mg a day from 15mg. I can't wait to stop taking this stuff!
Ladies, I finally found the perfect frozen fries! They are Ore-Ida Zesty Straight Fries. Our air fryer is warmed up first to whatever the default temp is. DH then set the temp to 390 and the timer to 12 minutes. At 6 minutes he shook the basket. After 12 minutes we had perfect, crispy fries! Crispy, not crunchy, just right.
The sweet potato frozen fries I found are McCain Sweet Potato Crinkle Fries.
I tried a new air fryer recipe and it was very tasty.
I served them over riced cauliflower and peas sauteed in sesame oil with Mrs. Dash Asian spices and steamed broccoli and cauliflower on the side.
https://www.skinnytaste.com/air-fryer-asian-glazed-boneless-chicken-thighs/
Laurie, great job for pushing yourself to workout when you were so tired. Glad you're back to normal with your workouts today. I hope your mouth is OK.
I'm sure your garden is looking pretty good. I can't believe fall is just around the corner. Some trees have some red leaves here already!
I don't think there will be another challenge once this one is over. Everyone is having a lot of fun doing the challenge.
I'm really happy DH is going to the barre classes. He will be really good at it if he keeps going.
Laurel, glad you two are enjoying all that golf time! OMG, it was hot there! We had some pretty good rain today; which we needed badly. Awesome workouts!
Erika, so good to hear from you! Glad you're doing well. Summer is really flying by!
I can't believe your oldest boy is going to take his drivers test!!! How old is your profile picture?
I'm glad Leo healed up well. Reading about Leo sure sounds like you're talking about a small child! DH always suggests to young couples who want to have kids right away to adopt a dog first. LOL
I've been wanting to adopt a dog because there are so many abandoned dogs and lots of sad stories here. I had our friend bring his big dog to the house just to see how the cats would react. The cats were in the screened porch and the dog was on the other side of the screen on the deck. One of the cats actually got close to the screen, the other two wanted back inside the house. I don't think having a dog will go well with the cats.
I am so excited about your new air fryer!! If you're on Facebook, I highly recommend that you join the Skinnytaste Community: What's Cooking Tonight group. It's a very inspiring group. People post pictures of their Skinnytaste creations and you can ask all kinds of questions. Of course, there is also the Skinnytaste website. I can't wait to hear about your experience with the air fryer. I highly recommend the Buttermilk Air Fryer chicken recipe. That was so tasty! You have to keep the chicken under 5 lbs or it won't fit in the basket.
https://www.skinnytaste.com/air-fryer-whole-chicken/
It is demoralizing to feel good and all of a sudden get hit with a flareup.
Good luck with the shower doors!
Hi Tami!
Goodnight ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning my workout was Chiseled Lower Body Blast + MM Shoulders + Icy Core 2. Had to get going a little earlier to get this one finished in my time frame. I think that this one is the longest that I have this week.
Laurel, Oh my on that temp, but glad that the humidity was down. Nice that you where able to get in some golfing. Awesome job on those workouts, I know that I wouldn't have been able to do more leg work this morning, so great job. Can't believe how sore my back is also, I need to do these meltdowns more often. I think that taking that break really did make my body kick back in yesterday. I probably need my body to feel the DOMS after being off that week. I'm sure that when you are on vacation you will have time to relax and enjoy the time off of heavy exercise. I have one area that I haven't planted anything, so I'm planning on getting spring bulbs put in there. I think it will be pretty to see that in the spring.
Thelma, Great job on all the workouts that you are doing, those classes at the church sound great. I love that you got all that done even though you where tired. LOL about the rock, but I'm sure that you had fun painting it despite that fact that you can't draw. Thanks for the information on the fries, when I finally get one I will be all set for creating some tasty dishes. We also have some trees that are turning, in fact our walnut is dropping fruit and leaves right now. I have to get out there at some point and pick up some of the fruit before it starts to decompose. Of course those dang squirrels get to them before I do.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I did a pretty tough workout today, but it felt really good. I started with Cathe Live Fit Legs which is four rounds of three strength moves, each done twice.....and virtually no rest between any of the moves. I was breathing and sweating for sure! From there I went right into Muscle Meltdown Triceps x4. Then, after a little break, I hopped on my spin cycle for Cathe Live Hit The Road. The humidity has climbed back up and I am officially soaked through. But it felt good to have that energy today. DH was out of town last night and I think that helped me sleep a little better. He is having horrible issues with his allergies which is keeping us both up at nights these days. Poor guy can’t help it so I try not to complain. But the sleep felt good.
Thelma, sounds like a good weekend. I love the description of your drawing challenge! I am with you in having no talent for drawing. It’s horrible. Thanks for the fry recommendations. I will definitely look for those. I imagine it would take some time for your cats to get used to a dog if you were to try to get one. It’s sad there are so many abandoned dogs there. One thing I have learned here is that the animal laws and regulations are VERY strict. So I haven’t seen any of those issues, thankfully. That would break my heart.
Laurie, great workout! I am with you on these Muscle Meltdowns. During the second round of triceps I was mentally wondering how I could ever classify these in my mind as ‘easy’. I love the feeling of exhausting the muscle completely, though. Well, when I can move my arms that is. We have lots of trees turning colors here as well, but I am thinking it is still more heat/dryness related than a sign of autumn. But I may be delusional too.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, today's Barre class at the church was a killer! The instructor attacked our glutes and thighs. I saw DH stop during that glute moves because he was hurting. You're familiar with that deep in the glute pain after a lot of Barre reps! LOL
I followed the Barre class with a 2-mile walk at the recreation center with a couple of our friends. My thighs were fried today. Wow! I had to massage my legs because I was hurting.
Laurie, fabulous combo today!
The church classes are really great. I love that DH is really trying and he is doing the moves right given the pain he felt today.
OMG, you have a walnut tree! It's a never-ending job to pick up those walnuts. Those seasoned fries I discovered are definitely restaurant quality.
Laurel, that was a killer workout! WOW! Are you still not using your AC? It really isn't very humid here but the sun feels pretty hot.
Allergies really seem to hit people pretty hard in this area. Has he seen an allergist yet?
I have no artsy skills at all. Here in BR, the arts are a big thing. There are all kinds of craft and pottery workshops as well as art exhibits.
I wish there were some laws around here to protect animals. There are way too many abandoned and abused animals here. Very sad!
Goodnight ladies!!
Thelma0
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