Cathe Fans Part 5
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Hi Ladies!
Not a whole lot new here, just a new monthly Cathe rotation for workouts, which I'm loving! This last weekend we were able to get away for 4 days with some friends up north at a cabin. It was a surprise to our boys, as the other family is 2 boys they are friends with. It was a beautiful fall weekend with a lakeside cabin, which was great. It was nice to unplug and relax.
Tami, sounds like you have been keeping busy and getting in some fun Peloton rides too
Volleyball sounds fun too!
Laurie, I'm hoping you're getting this beautiful fall weather too! It makes me want to workout outside I love that you are working on some quilts...I am going to start that when I get some more free time...maybe when the boys are off to college
Laurel, yay on some fall weather, but bummer on the rain during golf! Great job mixing in some fun workouts and Peloton rides too!
Thelma, sounds like some very informative doctors appointments. I'm glad you're getting some good information and finding things that work for you. I'm hoping the new eating schedule helps, even if you have some days you have to go off schedule
Have a great evening! I'm hoping to be on later this week, but we all know how that goes for me
Erika0 -
Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. We had a great weekend with my BIL and a good friend. On Friday we went to NC to a shooting range. I couldn't hit the target at all! The boys are naturals! Friday night we went out to our usual gathering with our friends. Saturday: brunch, the Pumpin Chunkin Festival in Brasstown, NC and a dinner party! The pumpkin chunkin fest was a lot of fun! Sunday was all about house cleaning, laundry, and cooking for me.
I allowed myself to eat at the dinner party. My stomach didn't like it but meds helped.
We finally got a lot of rain on Saturday, tonight and more to come tomorrow. All of a sudden the fall callers are starting to pop everywhere and it's looking good. Friday morning was cold! We hit 31 degrees!
Today's workouts were Beginner/Gentle Yoga and Barre.
Laurie, great workouts! That Buff Body Yoga workout sounds great. Glad you had a nice weekend. You are so good about all the work you do for your church! I bet moving that quilt around was quite a workout!
I can't believe I liked the butternut squash pasta so much. DH liked it but he tries not to eat pasta; which means more for me! LOL
Laurel, fantastic workouts! Great job! So glad you also had a great weekend and congrats to your DH for his first hole-in-one!
The eating schedule is strict but it is helping. I'm already not feeling the sinus pressure which is a sign this eating schedule does work.
Good job rearranging your furniture in order to make room for your MIL's furniture! I'm sure she totally appreciates you taking it.
Tami, great job with your workouts and volleyball! How nice of your supervisor to let you leave early to spend a little more time with your DH!
Hi Erika! Glad you're liking the new Cathe rotation. Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend!
I am really getting lots of good info from doctors here. So far so good with the eating schedule.
Goodnight ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning was SS Cardio Slam with some modifications. There where some moves that I new wouldn't be good for my knee, so chose the mod option. I'm glad that she has that option on the premixes.
Laurel, That golf outing really sounds awful for weather, but good for you and your DH for sticking with it for 16 holes. Very nice of you to take the hutch and table, that probably means a lot to your MIL. What a great combo of workouts you had this weekend. Sounds like the spin workouts are really helping with your rotation, even when you are doing legs.
Hope they felt okay afterward. The Power Yoga workout is nice, about 30 minutes into the workout she says you can stop here or continue on depending on how much time you have. It is a tough, but she gives such good pointers. I think that is why I chose the new rotation, it will help me with intensity. I also just wanted to do the weight workouts in SS, but didn't want to do the whole month with just SS. 
We will see how this one goes, and decide if I will then try it with ICE.
Tami, Nice that you where able to get off of work early. Great workouts! Sorry to hear about the Yankee's, but I'm going to be a Houston Astros fan for the Series. Congrats on the wins in VB, even with playing against your old teammate. Hope Katy wasn't to tough on you. I to love to be busy, some days the clock really goes slow. I love it when I look up and it is almost time to leave. That is one of the reasons why my Mom doesn't want to quilt anymore, she has a hard time seeing. I used to quilt, and for some reason I'm really getting back into it with gusto. I want to do some free motion quilting, so I'm planning on trying out some table runners for now. So far so good on the rotation, I feel like I got the two dreaded workouts behind me. I found it interesting that just taking it down to low/lower impact made the workouts a lot more fun and I'm pretty sure that I won't dread them when they come up again.
Erika, Glad to hear that you are enjoying your Cathe rotation. Nice that you could spend the time at the cabin, it does make for a relaxing time when you can unplug. We did have the nice weather, but yesterday afternoon it started to rain and then the wind came. Right now it is cloudy and really really windy. Not to get the quilting bug into your brain, but my Mom gave each of the grandchildren quilts for their graduation from high school. That is the one thing that each of them treasures the most. I will probably have to help her with the last five that need to be made.
Thelma, Your weekend sounds really nice. I used to love watching the pumpkin chucking contest when it was on tv. Dang on the stomach issue, but you probably will only do that every once in a while. You really did have some cold temps, must be from being up so high. Great job on your yoga workout! I'm just glad that I can contribute in a small way to our church, just going to pray that more people would know that their skills are appreciated also.
Have a great day,
Laurie
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Hi Ladies! I started today’s workout with STS Disc 2/Back and Triceps. My arms were feeling it by the end, especially since I did that Chest, Shoulder, Bicep workout yesterday. So, of course I had to reach for a kickboxing workout to stretch out that upper body. I did Cathe Live Jabs and Abs, which is such a fun one.
Tami, glad to hear your DH made it home safely. How nice your boss let you off a little early. Great job with the workouts! I am finding I can go significantly heavier on these Meso 1 workouts right now, but part of me wonders if that is all mental in knowing I only have two weeks of them. But whatever it is.....it feels good. Yep, the changes in my workouts have been subtle, but it really is knocking off maybe 10-15 minutes of cardio some days or committing myself to one lower intensity style workout per week (like the metabolic workouts I have been doing on Thursdays) that have really helped give me a much better outlook towards working out. I really felt I was getting burned out and I no longer feel that, which is good. Hope Katy wasn’t too tough on you! Great job with the workouts, as always!
Erika, I am glad you are enjoying the Cathe rotations. I am also glad you are enjoying the autumn! Like Thelma, we are now actually beginning to see some color in the trees, which is so nice. Of course I keep looking at the trees in the backyard and all the leaves still there....and imagining all the raking I have in my future. But it’s worth it to have the trees.
Thelma, so glad you enjoyed your weekend with your BIL. I am glad the eating schedule is helping you feel better. I can’t believe you were that chilly! The last couple of nights we have stayed in the 60s, which is unusually warm for this time of year. I am so looking forward to the 40s tonight. Those lower temperatures are so much better for my hot flashes.
I am not looking forward to staying with my in-laws in Florida this weekend where the temps are still pushing 90 and my MIL keeps her AC set at 79, even at night. 
I may melt. 
Laurie, great workout! I love that one and will have to look at the modification premix sometime. I am glad it worked on your knee. The second spin workout has been a great addition to my rotation. I feel that really high intensity twice a week gives me mental permission to take it down quite a bit in intensity other days. But I am feeling those legs today! I was surprised I didn’t yesterday because normally the Meso 1 Leg workouts have me in some serious pain. It will be interesting trying to do more spinning tomorrow though. Thanks for the information on Kristin McGee’s Power Yoga!
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ BootCamp was a great class last night! A usual format for Katy but not hardcore. Lots of high reps upper/lower/abwork but not much for cardio bursts. It wasn’t one of her workouts she said, she has borrowed it from another trainer at the gym. I was surprised. She had a lot of new people there last night so with that being said, she was busy helping them set up and no “snarky” comments to me. I was glad. She simply said it was great to see me and how did I like the workout! YAY. This a.m. I did STS Legs and after work tonight I will get in a Peloton ride (head phones on since DH will be watching the game … love that I have that option).
Erika: Your weekend sounds absolutely wonderful! What a great time you must have had. Glad you are enjoying your Cathe rotation for workouts. She has so many good ones forsure. Yes, keeping busy with my workouts & Peloton! The Peloton rides are like a “reward” if I have done my strength training. Just enjoy it so much.
Thelma: Sounds like a very fun weekend for you! Fun and productive, always good. Way to go getting in your Gentle Yoga and Barre workout. Glad you are feeling a little better and you are getting so much good information from your doctors there.
Laurie: Way to go with SS Cardio Slam and making it work for you ~ good that it helps alleviate the dread factor moving forward forsure. Thank you for the kudos on the VB wins. I was really glad Katy was so “normal” about me being there than putting me on the spot as she has done in the past. That’s great you are enjoying quilting so much. My MIL really did have plans of retiring and doing a bunch of quilting because I don’t think she would ever need to buy fabric, she bought so many pieces over the years waiting for those glorious days of "having enough time" when she retired. Now it is all tucked away and she barely does it. She tries to do projects with other ladies so they can take the lead on pieces that are tougher for her now.
Laurel: Way to go with the UPPER body workouts today! There is something about KB that feels like you are going to shake out that stiffness and then part way in your wonder, what was I thinking. The title alone sounds like a fun one. I am pleased with the weights I have been able to do as well, except this a.m. I opted slightly lighter on a couple for my legs. Elevated lunges are still my nemesis. I find that anymore I reach for a slightly lighter weight and go deeper vs. heavier and painful dread factor.
Have a great evening ladies ~ see you tomorrow! Tami
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Hi Ladies, today's workouts were Barre and a 2 ml walk at the local recreation center.
Seems that we're finally in a bit of rainy pattern. We had more rain last night, and more to come toward the end of the week!
I'm going for my hearing test tomorrow. I'm nervous.
Laurie, great workout! So proud of you for choosing the modifications in order to protect your knee!
I didn't know there was a pumpkin chunking contest on tv! This is all new to me and I enjoyed it.
The high altitude in mountains is the reason we have low temps. Today was pretty windy too.
My stomach is definitely happy with this new eating schedule. I will allow myself to cheat from time-to-time.
I think you contribute to your church in a big way Laurie.
Laurel, great workout combo!
I am happy the eating schedule is helping too.
We really are dropping into the high 30's and 40's at night now. I learned that cold temps are the reason why trees change colors. It has nothing to do with rain.
Enjoy the cooler temps tonight! OMG Laurel, you are going to be hot at your in-laws! I hope she has a fan you can use!
Tami, great workouts! I am glad Katy didn't get on your case last night! LOL
I am glad to be feeling better too.
Goodnight ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning was SS Total Body Giant Sets, and I went as heavy as I could handle. I think the next time I do this one, I will wear my weighted vest for the leg exercises. Lifting that amount of weight over my head is getting difficult. Plus it will give me a little padding to place the bar on. This is one of those workouts that make your workout space cluttered afterward.
Laurel, Love the workouts! Got to love it when you can feel the weight work afterward. I'm feeling that right now for sure. I liked the fact that the modification premix still had the regular workout, but showed a box with Cathe doing the low impact. So I could go with whatever I felt worked for me. I actually liked the modification for the mat exercise where she does the scissor move down and back. The modification was ski type jumps into back lunges. It was a lot more fun for me, I hate scissors. I will be taking the intensity down tomorrow with Cardio Party, one of my favorites.
Tami, Glad to hear that Katy didn't hassle you. Is the annual migration of new people to the gym starting early? Great job on the STS workout also. I love the commercial of the guy singing while on his Peloton, and his son getting annoyed. Nice that you can put the head phones on and get your workout in. Now I'm going to continue on with my quilting, because I really don't want to put things off until I retire and then end up not being able. The one thing I really enjoy is my crafting, but I do need to get set up some place besides my dining room.
Thelma, Great job on the barre workout and the walk. Will be thinking of you today for the hearing test, hopefully you get some positive results. My knee has been doing surprisingly well during these SS workouts. It may be because I have lost a few pounds also. The pumpkin chucking contest isn't on anymore, but we always enjoyed watching it every year.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I got up this morning after no sleep with a headache and feeling very cranky.
So, of course, I opted for a really long workout. But I am glad I did because I feel human and pleasant again. I did a 60 minute Peloton Pop Ride which was all kinds of fun and energizing. Then I did Jessica Smith’s 60 minute Yoga/Pilates Fusion from YouTube that was all kinds of challenging and relaxing. It was a perfect combo for me today for sure.
Thelma, great workouts! I hope all goes well with your hearing test today. I think we are due for some rain at the end of the week as well, and we still need it desperately. But I am enjoying the clear skies and the little pops of red I am seeing in the leaves.
Tami, I am glad you enjoyed the Bootcamp class and Katy didn’t get snarky with you. I am definitely feeling the upper body work today. There was a three minute upper body segment in that spin class today and with 3lb weights....I thought I might die! Maybe I pushed the weights a little too much the last two days. . I think one of the reasons I am finding myself shying away from STS at times is because I am not as comfortable with some of the moves anymore. You mention elevated lunges. For me, it is one-legged sit and stands. I never have liked them and anymore my knees really don’t like them. So I plan on doing two sets of two legged sit and stands when we see them this time. Like you, I can do without the dread factor for sure. Go Nationals!!! DH and I never watch baseball but somehow we watched part of that game last night. So happy to see them win. When we lived in DC, they were struggling but we still went to see them play. It’s kind of nice feeling a little affinity for a team in the World Series!
Laurie, great workout! I think that is one of the best in the S&S series for sure. But it does move fast so stuff is everywhere! Good idea using the weighted vest with the lower body work. I have never been very comfortable putting a heavy barbell over my head on to my back because of my shoulder, so I have a tendency to reach for dumbbells. But I prefer the range of motion I get when using a barbell so I am going to try the vest! Thank you for that idea!! I like the sound of modification for the scissors in Cardio Slam. I am not a big fan of scissors either. Have fun with Cardio Party!
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ No Peloton ride last night. The neighbor had stopped by and was visiting so by the time he left I needed to start dinner, etc. You know how evenings go. But I did get one in this a.m. which felt great! Only 30 min HiiT ride but it was perfect for the time I had available.
Laurie: Excellent job with Total Body Giant Sets and going heavy. That’s a great idea to try out your weighted vest next time. I remember you loving the Cardio Party workout! Enjoy that one tomorrow. Yes, the annual migration is happening …. They have the first round of Biggest Loser starting and then the New Years peeps will be happening shortly.
Laurel: Sounds like you had a perfect transition from the “cranks” to a great workout combo! Way to push through. The Pop rides have great music and fly by! I know what you are saying on those upper body intervals with 3 lbs. If you’ve been lifting heavy (STS or whichever program) and then do those it feels tiring with all the reps. The Intervals and Arms rides are always good ones too. I am glad you have a leg “nemesis” as well. Good idea to go w/ 2-legged sit and stands. I don’t know if it is mental or what on those elevated lunges. If I know I only have a certain amount of reps I can go heavier but if it is a lot of reps and then the “1.5’s” I go lighter. LOL Yes, go Nationals! What a great game last night.
Thelma: Hope your hearing test went well today! Good job with the Barre workout and walk, sounds perfect. Our temps are supposed to be pretty cold the next couple of nights. We are having clear “crisp” days so at night it’s getting down into the 30’s.
Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami
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Hi Ladies, today's workouts were Fundamentals and Flow Yoga and
Beginner Gentle.
Thanks for your good wishes for my hearing test. I am happy to report that I passed with flying colors! The lady told me I had exceptional hearing, my ears looked healthy and that I wouldn't need a hearing aid any time soon. What a relief!!
Laurie, great job with your SS workouts! So glad your knee has been doing well. The weight loss could help but also the fact that you're aware of moves that could injure it.
Laurel, sorry about the sleepless night and headache. You sure picked the perfect workout combo today!
I hope both states get rain this weekend. We need it badly! I'm glad you're finally starting to see some pops of colors. We went to Blairsville (east of BR) today for my hearing test and the trees there beautiful with all those fall colors so I think they peaked already. We still have a little ways to go.
Tami, good job with the Peloton ride! We had a pretty clear and crisp day today too. 60's felt pretty cold to me!
Goodnight ladies!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
My Cardio Party workout was a great way to take it down a notch, and I added in the Bonus Abs.
Laurel, Workouts sound awesome! I'm glad that the workouts where able to change your crankiness. Sorry to hear that you had a rough night, and ended up with a headache. I know how that feels. I'm with you on those one legged sit-n-stands. I always do the two legged version. I can really feel the muscles from yesterdays workout, I so enjoy feeling the DOMS the next day. Of course with the STS workouts, it seemed to be two day delay. I also like using the barbell for the squats, so using the vest will made it easier. I should keep it on for the push ups too, since I usually just go to my knees anyway. That would give me more resistance.
Tami, Dang on the non-Peloton ride. I always find it interesting how the gyms are busier during those times of the year. After this week of almost solid SS workouts, I'm going to need some stretching on Saturday. Probably should do that before I head outside to do some raking of walnuts.
Thelma, Great news on the hearing test! Nice job with your yoga workout also. You are probably right on the knee, I do modify when I know that I can't or shouldn't do a certain move. Now I will probably attempt some of the other workouts that I have avoided, since I know a lot more low impact moves.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! For today’s workout I started with LITE Stacked Sets Lower and Upper Body workouts. Putting them together made for a solid 70 minute total body workout. I didn’t feel long at all because of the pace of both workouts. Really enjoyed it. For cardio, I did Cathe Live Cardio HiiT Plus Core.
Tami, I am sorry you missed your ride the other night but good job making it up. I did one of those 30 minute HiiT classes from Peloton last week and really enjoyed it. I think the 20 minute rides may feel too short, but I may try one just to see for days when I am really short on time. Glad I am not the only one who feels those short weight segments in the rides! I really like the option of having some of those workouts though because it really does break up the ride a bit. Some days, mentally, I have a hard time looking at something like 53 minutes of cycling and not talking myself out of it where when I see 30 minutes cycling, 5 minute arms, 20 minutes cycling it feels so much more doable! Another fantastic game for the Nats last night!
Thelma, yay on the hearing test!! That is such good news and should ease your mind a bit. Great job with the yoga. We are supposed to get heavy rain on Saturday.....like a few inches. I hope so! I think our peak colors may still be a week or two away right now. It is so hard to say since the leaves have been changing and falling off the trees since August!
Laurie, great workout! Glad I am not alone in the one legged sit-and-stands. Like I said yesterday, I never liked them but, now, being almost 11 years older than I was the first time around with STS, I think it is time to move on. But I might try wearing my best for the two legged kind for an extra 10lbs!
We are flying off to Orlando tonight so I will miss you all tomorrow! Enjoy the weekend and see you Monday!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies! My workouts today were Ying/Yang and Barre. The same instructor teaches these two classes and they were really good today. In Ying/Yang you hold a stretch for what feels like a long time. Sometimes 3-5 minutes. She worked on stretching the lower body and it was amazing because my sacrum area felt tight. The Barre class was a killer today. A lot of leg and glutes in squat and plie positions. At some point, we had one foot on a yoga block. That killed!
We had a beautiful day. It was warmer and still sunny.
We are hoping to go to another country fair on Saturday if it's not raining. It's in a beautiful park so I am hoping for a dry day.
Laurie, great job with your workout selection!
Great idea to try the workouts you haven't done in a while now that you know how to modify!
Laurel, great workouts! I hope everything goes well in FL. Have a safe flight!
The hearing test results did ease my mind when it comes to my hearing. I do worry about everything else and the effects of the meds I'm taking. Our insurance doesn't want to cover the very expensive drug I'm taking for RA. I don't blame them because it's outrageously expensive. My doctor and the specialty pharmacy are working together to see if they can get the insurance to pay. Thankfully there are other meds available.
Hi Tami!
Goodnight ladies and have a wonderful weekend!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning was SS PHA Training, such a great workout! Today we are going to Wahlburgers for my 20th anniversary for work. I wore my Cathlete hoodie, and sporting my new Michael Kors bag. Not doing anything but yard work this weekend, hope that we have some nice weather.
Laurel, Great job with the workouts, and combining those two together. That is a great idea to use the vest for those sit-n-stands, I'm sure that will make for an interesting feeling being able to add more weight. I think that exercise is one that really is good for getting those leg muscles. Hope your weekend is a good one.
Thelma, Awesome job on the workouts. Nice that your weather has been so nice, and I hope that the weekend is great. Nice that you both are able to get out on the weekends and enjoy all these events. Yep I'm feeling more adventurous with my workout selections.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Later check in and just about to leave! Happy Fri-YAY
Last night I was able to get in another Peloton Ride (45 min Tabata) and this a.m. was LITE Pyramid Upper.
Have a great weekend ladies!
Tami0 -
Morning Ladies,
No workouts this weekend, was busy cleaning out the basement and hauling things to charity. Since we had rain on Saturday, that seemed to be the best option for a wet day. Felt great to get some sense of organization. I so want to get my sewing area better. So while we where at the charity, I found a nice rolling office chair for when I'm sewing. Win Win. We hauled a truck load, and came back with a chair.
This morning was LITE Strong Body Stacked Sets Upper. Keep forgetting how good that workout is when you use the right amount of weight.
Tami, Nice job on your workouts!
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Back from a whirlwind weekend in Florida. Got there at 10:00pm Thursday night, spent Friday getting the moving truck, packing stuff for my in-laws, loading the truck with the furniture we were bringing back, etc and left Saturday mid-morning to get back here at 10:00pm Saturday night. Yesterday was spent unloading the truck, getting rid of our furniture, returning the truck, getting our car back from the airport, etc. I am exhausted, but, thankfully it all went well. I have spent most of today cleaning our ‘new’ furniture and filling up the hutch (which, of course, seemed to require a complete reorganization of my kitchen). But it is done. Even though the furniture isn’t what DH and I would choose, it does look nice in the house. And my MIL and FIL were very happy for both the help we gave them on Friday and for taking their furniture.
I talked myself into working out late yesterday afternoon despite being so tired. But it felt good to do something ‘normal’. I did STS Disc 6/Legs followed by a 20 minute Peloton ride and a 20 minute yoga session from Peloton. Today was STS Disc 4/Chest, Shoulders and Biceps followed by Cathe Live HiiT It, Strike It, Crunch It.
Tami, great workouts! I did one of Ally Love’s 20 minute Boss workouts yesterday and loved the intensity she packed in 20 minutes. Definitely a good workout for a short amount of time. She makes me smile.
Thelma, did you get rain on Saturday? We were doing okay on the trip home until just south of Atlanta. From Atlanta into Alabama it was . Really heavy rain and no fun at all. When we got back home (still raining) we could see fallen branches and leaves everywhere indicating a pretty big storm happened here too. Hope you didn’t get hit too badly and were able to enjoy the day. Great workouts!
Laurie, sounds like the rotation is going well. Every time you post your workout, I think ‘Oh, what a great workout!’ which has me thinking I should do a S&S and LITE rotation sometime too! Doesn’t it feel good to get rid of stuff! We definitely need to do that again soon. Our attic has become a catch-all since we have been here and we need to just get everything out of there! Of course bringing stuff back from my in-laws this weekend didn’t really help the matter.
See you all tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, DH and I had a great weekend. I hope you did too.
Today's workout was Barre. The instructor had us screaming for mercy. Great class!
DH and I went out for brunch on Saturday morning. We didn't go to the fair because we thought it was going to rain. We went to CVS to get our flu shots instead. Turns out it didn't rain at the time of the fair. Oh well. Saturday night was insane. It rained pretty bad with lots of wind, thunder, and lightning. We had a beautiful day on Sunday.
We have been invaded by Asian ladybeetles. OMG, you won't believe how many of them are all over the place. The screen on our porch is covered in them. I'm hoping it gets cold soon. We have thousands of them! I learned today that the state of GA introduced them to GA so they would eat the aphids! Yikes! What a mess!
I see the ENT tomorrow. I can't wait to hear what he has to tell me.
Laurie, great workouts and happy work anniversary! Good job cleaning out your basement and congrats on your new chair!
Laurel, so glad your trip to FL went well and that you like the way your new furniture looks in your house! Great workouts!
So you got encountered the rain too! It was pretty bad and it sounds so loud on our metal roof. Someone said that we got over 5 inches of rain!
Hi Tami!
Goodnight ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Woke up to snow on the ground this morning. Very pretty, but I'm not ready for this weather. This morning was LITE Strong Body Stacked Sets Lower Body plus Bonus Six Pack Abs #1. I did wear my weighted vest for this one, so really got the legs good.
Laurel, Your weekend was a busy one for sure, and good for you getting in a workout despite being tired. LOL about the rearrange of the kitchen cupboards. Hopefully your in laws will sell their house soon, so that they don't need to worry about that. I'm so enjoying revisiting all of the LITE workouts right now, and it might steer me toward just doing them. We will see, I'm really enjoying them right now. The last time I had done all of them was just before the road trip. Can't believe that it had been that long. Your attic is like our basement. It surprised both of us when we found items that we should have disposed of a long time ago.
Thelma, LOL about your barre class, sounds like a really good one. WOW on the storm, and I feel for you with the beetles. We don't have them that bad, but we have boxelder bugs that cluster on the house sunning themselves. Then when it gets colder they start coming into the house. We usually find them around our front door jam, and then they fall when you open the door.
Hope that your appointment goes well today. Thanks for the congrats! Now I just need a new carpet down there, and I'm all set to continue my sewing projects.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 60 minute spin from Peloton followed by Ellen Barrett’s Zen Sculpt. This latter workout was a nice, not-tough blend of balance, range of motion and core. I enjoyed it.
Thelma, glad you had a good weekend. Yep, that rain storm Saturday evening was no fun at all. I sympathize with the lady beetles. We have them here as well....and they are considered ‘protected’ by the state of Alabama (meaning exterminators can’t kill them) because they protect the cotton fields. We haven’t seen too many of them yet this year, but last year.... . I will be very anxious to hear what the ENT has to say. Love the sound of your barre class.
Laurie, hope your trip into work wasn’t too bad because of the snow. Both my sisters are home today because of snow in Colorado. It seems way too early in the season for that!! Great workout! That one is on my plan for Thursday. Glad you are enjoying the LITE workouts again. It really is quite the gem of a series. I, too, can’t believe it has been six months since the Road Trip! This whole year has absolutely flown by. It was one year ago tomorrow we drove out of Alaska. In some ways it seems like forever ago we left Alaska.....but in most ways it seems like yesterday we drove into Huntsville.
Until tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies!
I'm here, plugging away at my Cathe rotation and surviving the fall/winter...or whatever season it is! Getting ready for my oldest son's confirmation this weekend, so we're busy planning the food, pictures, logistics, clothing, etc. I felt like it wouldn't be all that big of a deal to plan, but it's turning out to be a big to-do! I'll be glad when the celebration is underway and we can relax and enjoy!
Thelma, I'm glad to hear the hearing test went well and hoping your ENT visit is informative and goes well. Great job getting the workouts in and glad your dinner party went well too! Yuck on the asian beetles...we must have missed them here with no real warm streak this fall!
Laurie, I'm over here laughing because I happened to have stacked sets the same days you did! Love those workouts! I've noticed that I can't lift heavy barbell weight over my head anymore, so I've been using dumbbells. I'm betting you got some of the rainy weather over the weekend. My oldest and hubby were near Chicago for lacrosse and got rained out Sunday and sent home early. We didn't get snow yet, but we may yet this week.
Laurel, I'm glad the trip to Florida went well. It sounds like it was a productive trip and a nice piece for your home too! Looks like you were also doing the stacked sets workouts...those are so fun! Nice combo with the Peloton and Ellen!
Tami, I hope work is going well! It sounds like you have had some nice Peloton rides!
I'm not sure I'll be on again this week, as it's a busy one, but hope to get back on next week. Enjoy your week!
Erika0 -
Hi Ladies, today's workouts were Barre and Walking.
The ENT visit didn't go as expected. The doctor's interpretation of the test results was different than what the technician said.
There is a minimal hearing loss but I am still well within normal ranges. There is also a little pressure in both ears. I only feel the pressure on my right ear.
I have to continue the intermediate fasting to allow my stomach to heal. He actually told me that the goal was to eliminate that last meal of the day! OMG! Eating early hasn't been a big deal but eating two meals a day might be a deal-breaker for me. I ate late tonight because I started dinner later than expected but it wasn't a stomach upsetting meal so I'm good.
I was telling the doctor how tomato-based foods upset my stomach. He said it's not the tomato. Your stomach and throat are irritated.
No medications at this point. He expects the eating schedule diet to help me. The next step would be an MRI or cat scan to see what kind of damage the sinuses have gone through. He said that if there is damage the treatment is surgery. More reason to stick to this eating schedule!
Ladies, tonight's recipe was delicious and easy to make! I didn't use all that oil though. Seemed like too much. I also used skinless chicken.
https://laughingspatula.com/roasted-lemon-chicken-with-potatoes-and-rosemary/
Laurie, snow already! WOW! Great workouts!
OMG with those boxelder bugs! I found a humongous bug today and asked the locals on FB to help me identify it. It was a wheel bug. It's some type of assassin bug! It likes to eat ladybugs and of course the Asian ladybeetles, so it's a good bug. These ladybeetles want to come into the house and they get in the door jams too. I found some in my Jeep this morning.
Laurel, great workouts! I am glad you enjoyed Ellen's workout. I really have to try those workouts because they sound really good.
Some day if you're ever around Blue Ridge, you'll have to try this Barre class. The instructor is awesome and she loves to work us hard.
I can't believe the Asian ladybeetles are protected in AL!! It got too cold for the ladybeetles last night. There were lots of dead bodies all over the deck and the screened porches! Yikes! At least I discovered a bug today that likes to eat them. It was gigantic! It's called Wheel bug.
Erika, so good to hear from you! Good job with Cathe's rotation and congrats on your son's confirmation! I am no Martha Stewart and any party planting is stressful and a lot of work!
Hi Tami!
Goodnight ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning was Rev'd Up Rumble, and I used my weighted gloves. Just love that workout. Guess I should say I love all the workouts.
Laurel, Great workouts! I'm waiting for the day I retire, so that I can get in some more stretching workouts in. Our snow was only on the grass, the roads where just fine. They are predicting a lot of snow for us this year, so I guess this is just the beginning of our winter of fun. I can't believe that it has already been a year since your move, you are right this year has really flown by. I'm sure it is just because we are getting older also.
Erika, Glad to hear that you Cathe rotation is still going strong. LOL about the Stacked Set workouts. They are awesome workouts. I like the barbell, because my hands can get cramps from holding the db's. I really like using the weighted vest with the barbell. That is quite the haul for a lacrosse game, and to bad that they cancelled the game. We had trick or treating on Saturday, and it was pouring. We didn't have that many show up. Can't say that I blame them.
Thelma, Great job on the barre workout. I'm glad to hear that your ears are within the normal range, that has to be a relief. Thanks for the recipe link, it looks really good. I'm sure that you will get used to the IF, and help to heal your stomach. Nice that you found a bug that actually takes care of those beetles, I will have to look that one up just to see what it looks like.
Tami, I hope that you are doing well.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Disc 5/Back and Triceps followed by Cathe Live Warrior Kickboxing. Both workouts felt great today. I am toying with doing another week of these STS Meso 1 workouts next week. I had originally planned to move on to two weeks of the 4DS strength workouts, but, for some reason, I am really enjoying these Meso 1 workouts. In all the years I have done STS, I don’t think I can say I have ever enjoyed Meso 1. I endure it. But since I am actually enjoying them, I may continue while it lasts.
Erika, great to see you! I hope your son’s confirmation goes well. Like Thelma, I am not a natural party giver, so things like that always stress me out a bit. I have a tendency to over-think everything. Glad you are enjoying the workouts. I will be doing the Stacked Sets workouts the next two days. Just love them!
Thelma, interesting news from the doctor. I am glad to hear your hearing is okay. But eating two early meals a day would be pretty difficult for me. I am fine with two meals a day (breakfast and dinner), but if I eat my last meal before about 4:00pm, I don’t sleep well because of being hungry. I hope you can find something that works for you and allows your body to heal.
Laurie, another great workout! I am glad the snow wasn’t too bad. They had about six inches in Denver yesterday with a temperature of 15! That is highly unusual for October. I think both my sisters are going to want to come to Alabama this winter for a break if these keeps up!
Tami, hope you are well. I have been thinking about your sister and her family out in Los Angeles. I hope they aren’t too badly impacted by the fires. Those fires look very scary. Hope all is well.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ I was filling in for one of our sick gals the last couple days so had a couple busier days, which I loved. Back to my “regular” stuff now though. Weekend was good and workouts were also good.
Saturday: STS Total Body and then later in the day I was able to get in my Peloton ride!
Sunday: STS Meso #1 – Legs + Volleyball (we won 5 out of 6!)
Monday: Peloton ride instead of BootCamp. It had snowed really hard that afternoon and DH had left for a meeting so I headed home for Bernie.
Tuesday: No workout ~ missed my a.m. and DH had the game on last night.
Today: STS Meso #1 Chest/Shoulders/Tris, watching the game tonight so nothing tonight.
Laurel: Excellent job with your workouts, (as always)! I have been enjoying the STS workouts as well. However, all the push-ups are a killer! LOL Looking forward to Stacked Sets as well. Although I am a little behind you again this week on our rotation so it will probably be Fri/Sat that I do them. It has been a while since I did that one. Thank you for asking about my sister. We were texting and missing each other’s phone calls and finally connected yesterday. They are luckily fine and not near to an evacuation area but the smoke of course is not fun. Her boys have had cxld school and then back to school. Air quality is terrible of course and so many main roads closed for emergency vehicles, etc. UCLA, where she works is being used or some of the space anyway for preparing in case evacuees need somewhere to go. Just super scary. I am very thankful they are not in danger.
Go Nationals!!!!! What a great game last night.
Our weather has been very cold at night and we still have a skiff of snow ..... but BRRR on the teens at night and only 30's during the day.
Thelma: Way to go with your Barre and Walking … so good you are doing what you enjoy and I am sure your body is loving it too. Your poor stomach, I hope it is helping and you are getting better. That cannot be fun at all. I’m going to look at that recipe, thank you for sharing it. Sounds delicious.
Laurie: Awesome job to you on your workouts too! Glad you enjoyed the Rev’d Up Rumble and still enjoying your S&S rotation of workouts.
Erika: Good luck with your son's confirmation... sounds very busy!
Have a great afternoon/evening ladies! I will forsure be hear again tomorrow.
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts today were Yoga Fundamentals, Beginner gentle yoga and Sculpting Fusion. I was tired after 3 hours of workouts even though the first two hours are gentle workouts.
We've had torrential rain this afternoon, tonight and more to come tomorrow. Halloween activities for tomorrow have been canceled as a result. At least some businesses have agreed to give out candy to the children if parents take them out in the rain.
Laurie, great workout! I loved that you used the weighted gloves!
I was so relieved when the doctor told me my hearing is well within the normal range. We could use an army of those wheel bugs to eat all the Asian ladybeetles we have!
I found a bag of different kinds of baby potatoes and used it for that recipe. I had never had purple potatoes and they were good.
Laurel, awesome workout combo!
I honestly don't think I can do two meals a day. On weekends I do two meals a day: brunch and dinner. Monday-Friday I go to my classes early so I have to have a small breakfast.
I haven't been hungry but I make sure that I eat an apple after my early dinner which is helping.
Tami, great workouts! Congrats on the VB wins!! OMG, on such cold temps! Our temps are about to drop into the low 30's at night and I'm sure the mornings will feel very cold. I really think our blood is thin like water now. We get cold easily now.
This intermediate fasting is really helping my stomach and I'm not waking up with sinus headaches anymore.
The recipe is really delicious and it offers choices as to what kinds of vegetables to use. The original recipe calls for potatoes and I used a mix of baby potatoes.
Goodnight ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
We have a lot of snow this morning! I was almost in a traffic accident too. I was stopped at a red light, and a truck was making a left hand turn on a yellow, the on coming traffic was trying to stop, but slid right through the intersection and hit the truck on the back end. Just enough force to send it toward me, but the truck missed me by about a foot. I got out of there, because I would have been super late if I stayed to give evidence.
My workout this morning was Pyramid Pump Total Body - Pyramid Up Only Premix. I don't have enough time in the morning to do the whole 80 min., so I opted for this premix.
Laurel, Great job on your workouts! Glad to hear that you are enjoying the Meso 1 workouts enough to do another week of them. Guess that the snow caught up with us today, and people don't seem to be prepared. I had my winter coat, hat and mittens on. I saw others with nothing. I was thinking, what are you going to do if you are stranded on the side of the road. Apparently it hasn't snowed in this area on Halloween since the late 1800's. Being a kid from up north, there where many times that we had to wear our winter gear over our costumes. I think going through the snow was better than having to endure the rain.
Tami, Great job on all your workouts! Glad to hear that you where busy at work for a few days. I'm also glad that your family is fine. Sure was a good game last night, until they changed the Houston pitcher. 
It was a good series to watch though, wasn't the same old same old teams in the series. Sounds like your vb team is doing well with taking that amount of wins.
Thelma, Nice workouts, and that is a long time for working out even though they are gentle. That is to bad on the cancellation of Halloween activities, but that is probably for the best if it is raining like that. LOL about the army of wheel bugs, I'm sure that the ones that are there are having a feast. My mom served us some purple potatoes when we where up there for our last visit. They have an interesting texture, not like your normal russet. Or maybe it is because they are purple inside. She did bake them, vs roasting them like I did.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Since Cathe’s live workout today was Halloween-themed, I decided to start my workout with that. It was called Spook-tacular Boo—tcamp. Because Cathe and most of her class were in costume, it was a little slower paced than many of her workouts but still good and fun. Honestly, I don’t know how people have the patience to workout in costume though!! Anyhow, because it was a little slower paced, I took a break and then did a short cardio before my lower body workout. So I did Fit/Split Mixed Impact Cardio into LITE Stacked Sets Lower Body. I am really feeling my legs right now. Good stuff though.
Tami, great workouts! Glad you enjoyed your busy days at work. I am so glad to hear your sister isn’t in the evacuation zone, but it just has to be so scary right now. That fire is right inside the city, and it breaks my heart. I really hope weather conditions improve and they get a break soon. I am with you on the push-ups in Meso 1! But, for some reason, I want to do them. I don’t get it because, to be honest, I was actually dreading these two weeks of Meso 1 and had seriously contemplated sticking with XTrain. So.....I don’t know. But I am only going to do one more week of it and then do just one week of 4DS. I think I will stick with the LITE Pyramid workouts for next week on Thursday/Friday but then do the originally planned Lower Body Blast and CTX Upper Body on Thursday/Friday during the 4DS week. Does that make sense? I am working on an outline for the second eight week section of this rotation. Are you in? If so, I will hopefully post it some time next week. Yay on the volleyball!! And YAY for the Nationals!!! I must admit, I kind of gave up on them when they lost their three home games, but they showed some grit! Really fun and unpredictable World Series this year.
Thelma, great workouts! That is a lot for one day, even if they are ‘gentle’! Like you....we got rain! Lots of it too. And then when I was working out this morning, our temperature dropped 25 degrees! They are predicting our first freeze tonight. Hard to believe we started the month with a week of 100 degree days right about now. I am prepared for trick-or-treaters tonight, but between the cold and rain, I am not sure we will see any. Thankfully I didn’t overload with candy! I love those bags of the baby potatoes of different varieties. I had never had purple potatoes either, but I started using those potatoes in a salad I made several years ago and now reach for those bags quite often when I do anything with potatoes. I may try that recipe this weekend to use up what’s left of my fresh rosemary. Thanks for posting!
Laurie, yikes on the snow! And double yikes on the near accident!! I am so glad you did not get hit. I don’t quite understand how people are unprepared for winter when it happens....because it happens every year. I am surprised, though, to hear it has been over a century since the last Halloween snow. My oldest sister and I were talking the other day about Colorado weather and we both remember more Halloweens than not of Mom trying to get our costumes on over our coats! And trying to figure out boots and a princess dress! But that being said, I don’t actually ever remember it snowing on Halloween itself so maybe it really is that rare. Great workout!!
See you tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, today's workout was Barre. We surprised the instructor by wearing tutus to class. It was really funny!
We got more rain today and by 3PM the wind kicked in temps started to drop. We are definitely going to have a freeze. It is very cold! Last time I checked it was 34 degrees and this morning it was 70!
Laurie, great job getting that workout in this morning!
I am so glad you didn't get hit by that truck! How scary!
I think people here are too quick to cancel events due to the weather. It wasn't raining anymore by the time the Halloween events would've been held at. It was cold though.
You're right about the purple potatoes having a different texture than a white potato. It's like they are thicker.
Laurel, great workouts! Funny Halloween workout name!
It was a pain working out with the tutus and the pointy witch's hats we had on!
Crazy temperature drops! I am so surprised about you having cold temps in AL.
We didn't get any candy because we would never get a kid in this dark place. OMG, we saw these kids in the middle of a rural, narrow road! It was so dangerous because it was a curvy road and oncoming cars wouldn't have seen them until it was too late. I hope you got the candy you don't like!
I didn't know there were purple potatoes until I discovered the baby potatoes I bought this week. I liked them.
If you make that recipe with baby potatoes cut them in half so they cook faster. I didn't cut them so my dish took longer. I just got a 10 x 15 Corningware baking pan and I was able to add green and red peppers to the dish. Next time I'll add zucchini too.
Hi Tami!
Goodnight ladies and have a great weekend!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning was LITE Cardio Party and Bonus Abs #2. I then went to my mammogram appointment, which I was really early for. The traffic this morning wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Laurel, I saw the pictures for that workout on fb, and I just loved Cathe's outfit. Was wondering the same thing about the costumes and working out. Good job on the other workout also. After I'm done with this rotation I just may move into the Fit/Split, since I didn't really do a full rotation of that one either. The times on those workouts are about the same as what I'm currently doing. You should see the leaves falling off the trees today, it is like snow falling. The snow is covered with leaves, now it is pretty for sure. LOL about the costumes and keeping warm. I so remember those days.
Thelma, Nice that you all could surprise your instructor with the tutus, and then enjoy your barre class. I bet you all looked like ballerina's doing the barre work. Quite the drop in temperature. That happens a lot around here too, they cancel school because it is predicated to snow a lot. Well then we only get a couple of inches. They didn't predict that we would get almost 5 inches with this one. We had 19 degrees this morning.
Have a great weekend!
Laurie0
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