Cathe Fans Part 5
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Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was Muscle Meltdown Back x 4 and a 45 minute spin. And two hours of raking leaves. But with it being sunny and 75 degrees, I didn’t mind all that time outside. I wish my back could say the same.
Raking is so hard on it.
Thelma, great workouts. With our Subaru, we were initially told not to keep our key anywhere near the car when we weren’t in it because it apparently has been an issue that whatever communication that is constantly going on between key and car kills the battery, especially if you don’t drive it too much (all of this started about six months into the pandemic when DH was in Alaska and I had two cars in the garage—his and mine—that I alternated taking out for the few errands I was running at that time). So that might be an issue you can mention to your friend. But, ultimately, they did a software update on the car (if I remember correctly) and we haven’t had issues since. I do have recipes for all of my MILs cookies.
Laurie, great workout. I so admire you for your kettlebell workouts. I really wish I had gotten into those, but I never found one that gelled with me so my kettlebell collects dust.
For years I didn’t like Whiskey cookies. But we were living overseas or far away from my in-laws, so by the time they came to us in the mail, they were dry and hard. The first time I tasted one fresh was when we were living in Florida, and now they have become a favorite. If you want the recipe, I am happy to share. No doubt I will make my favorite Christmas cookies next month which usually include spritz cookies, shortbread, ginger cookies, cinnamon chocolate chip snowballs…….I could go on forever. From all the years baking for DHs co-workers and other military personnel, I have quite a list of ‘favorite’ Christmas cookies.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, I allowed a workout rest day today. I had a doctor's appointment 90 minutes from home and those long rides leave me exhausted. Thank God DH drives me to my appointments.
My PT place had a couple of cancellations and I'm going for my eval on Tuesday at 7AM.
Laurie, great workout! Variety is always good!
Thank God your husband is so handy! DH had to do that two houses ago. We had a house that was buit I think in the early 1900's. That sink took several trips to the hardware store.
How nice of your DD to give the current condo owner until the end of the month to find a new place.
Laurel, great workouts! Raking is really hard on the back. I sure don't miss doing that at all.
How strange that having the car key near the car would cause the battery to die. Thank goodness they gave you the software update!
I'm glad you have your MIL's cookie recipes!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning was a workout that I don't do very often, but I found it fun and a good workout. I did HiiT Barre Fusion. I didn't burn a lot of calories, and the workout concentrated on barre and core work. I do have to say that Heather must have been a dancer at some point in her life. A dance mom can tell, because of the flow and toe point. Of course I probably would get laughed at by my dd because of my form.
We will be heading to Chicago this weekend for a car show. Our oldest and family will be joining us there. Should be a fun time.
Laurel, Great job with the workouts! Dang on the back.
Hope that most of those leaves are finally off your trees. We don't have any leaves on our trees, but there are a few in the area that still have them. Yes I would love to try those Whiskey cookies. I'm sure that DH would love them. I always try to make a new cookie every year, and still include our favorites. I have to find the shortbread recipe that my SIL's grandmother from England gave me. They where so tasty.
Thelma, Don't blame you at all for taking the day off. Nice that you where able to get an appointment so soon. I'm sure that we will be at the dd's new place helping her paint and get the old carpeting out. She needs to decide on what colors she wants. I didn't see any rooms that had wall paper, so that is a plus.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! This will be a quick check in because we are in early prep for our decking project which, all things going well, will start tomorrow. DH is at work this morning, so I am trying to get everything prepped on the deck, do a grocery list for Thanksgiving, get the house cleaned, etc before he (and the deck materials) get here. But, of course, I prioritized my workout. I did Muscle Meltdown Triceps x 4 premix, Icy Core 1, and Rock’m Sock’m Knockout with the Blizzard Blast.
Thelma, I am glad you have yourself a day off. I am so glad you are going to be able to see a PT next week. At least you are going there with some more information and, hopefully, they can use that to give a thorough evaluation.
Laurie, great workout. I admit I kind of envy the grace with which people move who have had since training. I am SO not one of them.
I don’t have time today to type out the Whiskey cookie recipe but hopefully I can do that in the next week or so. They are definitely worth a try. Enjoy your trip to Chicago.
DH will be off work next week while we redo the deck and, hopefully, start decorating for Christmas. So if I don’t check in, that is why. And if I don’t check in before Thursday, Happy Thanksgiving!!
Laurwl0 -
Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. Ours was busy, but it was good. We're having a dear friend over for Thanksgiving, so I'm cleaning up the house a little bit at-a-time.
We had a massive fire in downtown BR on Saturday. It was awful. It was one a little shopping plaza full of little shops and a restaurant. People are saying the fire started at the restaurant. There was a propane explosion apparently. The little plaza was engulfed in flames within 6 minutes! The flames were incredibly high. It took firefighters from three counties to put the fire out. This happened in the afternoon on Saturday, so downtown was full of tourists.
We have a cold front coming our way on Tuesday and it is expected to give us some much-needed rain. Our weatherman confirmed over the weekend that December will be warmer and rainy.
My workouts on Friday were Gentle flow, walking and Tracy Steen Inner/Outer Thighs.
Saturday - Walking
Sunday - Walking X2 and Caroline Girvan Epic Heat - Day 3 Depleted Lower Body.
Laurie, sounds like a great workout! Good job! I hope you had a great time in Chicago at the car show!
Your DD will appreciate the help with painting and the carpets.
Laurel, great workouts and good luck with your deck project!
I hope the new PT place is able to help me too.
Have a great week and Happy Thanksgiving!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Did a lot of walking at the car show on Saturday, and Sunday was devoted to sewing. So no workout on the weekend. I will probably just be doing 5 days a week, that seems to be what I'm willing to do at this point.
My workout this morning was Heather's Total Body Strength / / Dumbbell Supersets. I really liked this one a lot. She did this one circuit style, and after the weight exercises she did a cardio move.
Laurel, Great job getting in the workouts before all the deck building starts. Hope that all goes well with the build, and that it turns out exactly as you dreamed it would be. No rush on the recipe, not going to be making any cookies until after Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thelma, Nice job with the workouts! That is great that you will have company for Thanksgiving. We will be having the girls over and of course the grandbaby. I'm going to be making the whole Thanksgiving meal. I just love making that meal for some reason.
Have a wonderful day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Monday were Walking, Tracy Steen No Jumping, All Standing Cardio HIIT and CG Abs.
Laurie, I'm glad you had a great time at the car show! You've been doing a lot of sewing lately. Are you working on your quilts, something for the church or both?
Great workouts!
Our Thanksgiving meal is very simple, air fried turkey breast, roasted sweet potatoes and baby carrots, steamed broccoli, mashed potatoes for DH, rolls and cranberry jelly because DH loves that stuff out of the can! Our friend will bring dessert and for appetizer I'll have a little cheese board with crackers.
Are you working on Wednesday?
See you tomorrow!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was a really good one. It was Heather's Yoga Inspired Full Body. This is a great workout to get those yoga moves done in circuit style. This was two rounds of the same moves, and then the last round was all stretch.
Thelma, Great job with the workouts! Sounds like a great way to get in cardio and abs. For my sewing, I'm just loving everything about it. I'm working on a few projects, and most of them are "can I do this" type of project. Yes I'm working on Wednesday, just didn't see a need to take a vacation day.
Your thanksgiving meal sounds a lot like ours, but my oldest is bringing the wine and appetizer. Of course that will be the same as your appetizer. I'm making everything else, and of course the jelly cranberries. Both my dd's love the cranberries that way.
Instead of broccoli we will have the steamed green beans. I will make carrot souffle, and stuffing. Our dessert will be pumpkin pie.
Have a great day!
Laurie
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Hi Ladies,
This is going to be a lite workout week for me. Tuesday's workouts were walking and Yin Yoga. The rest of my energy went into cleaning the house. At the end my sweet DH offered to mop the floors when he saw me grabbing my shoulder. I also asked him to vacuum the perimeter of the house as well as under appliances and furniture with the heavy Dyson vac. I normally do these things myself, but I just couldn't with this injury. The vacuum is heavy but tonight if felt like I was dragging 200#s.
We finally got rain! It rained most of the day on Tuesday and we got 6/10". This is the most rain we've gotten in a long time. The fire department chief FINALLY issues a burn ban, which includes trash, charcoal grills and firepits. The guests next door were lighting massive fires under windy conditions in the firepit. I called the rental company that manages that cabin to ask how their guests were notified of emergency situations. The lady told me guests are sent emails. The company knew about the ban days ago and send their guests an email before checking in notifying them of the ban. These people clearly don't care about the consequences of their actions. They must've gotten a call because they didn't light a fire tonight, either that or things were too wet to lite a fire up.
My PT eval this morning went very well. I got the best therapist they have, and he was also the one I had last time. He is so good. He did all the right things in terms of strength and mobility tests.
My shoulder MRI is on Wednesday afternoon. Say a prayer for me that I don't freak out inside that scary tube!
Laurie, I love the sounds of that yoga workout! Great job!
I'm so glad you're having so much fun with your sewing! how's the new table working out for you?
Your meal sounds delish! We're having a dear friend over on Thursday and she will make a pumpkin rum cake! YUMMY! DH and I don't drink, so she usually brings her favorite beer.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was another good one from Heather, Total Body HiiT with Weights. This was done with her traditional circuit style, but all low impact. I used the same weight as Heather, with 5 and 10lbs and I really do feel like I got a good metabolic workout in.
Probably not going to be around work all day, just have a couple more things to do before Thanksgiving.
Thelma, Great job with the workout! Of course that sweet man helped you with the chores, that vacuum really does sound like it was a painful job to accomplish. So glad to hear that your PT is someone that you are familiar with, and that he is good. Nice that you had that rainfall, even if it wasn't much it was something. Hope that those guests don't plan on starting anymore fires. I'm sure that you will do fine with the MRI, but of course I will be saying prayers that your injury isn't to serious.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We had a nice holiday and were joined by a dear friend.
I survived the first MRI. I did Ujjayi yoga breathing and prayed the entire time. I had two procedures. The shoulder joint contrast injection was like surgical procedure performed by a doctor. He used a 22-gauge needle, so it wasn't bad at all. My doctor gave me an anti-anxiety pill so I wouldn't freak out. My heart started racing when I first went in the tube, but I started to pray and made sure I was doing my yoga breathing. Everyone at the facility was absolute kind and friendly. I asked the MRI guy to put a folded pillowcase over my eyes. He gave me ear plugs and also put a headset on me. I asked him to play classical music for me. the MRI was quite noisy. It usually takes 20-30 minutes. Mine definitely took 30 minutes because apparently, I moved. I was strapped in around the shoulder area, so my shoulders couldn't move, but my forearm was not strapped in. I think that is what moved when I started to fall asleep.
The results haven't been posted yet. My neck MRI is late afternoon Tuesday.
We got some rain on Sunday! Yaay! Sunday night turned very windy and cold. I don't think we'll get above 40 degrees on Monday.
My workouts over the weekend were walking, yoga, Tracy Steen inner & Outer thing, abs and mobility.
My workouts on Sunday were walking and Caroline Girvan Epic I - Day 1 Lower Body and a 10-minute CG ab workout.
Laurie, great workout! I will be giving Heather a try this week. I need variety with legs, abs and glutes workouts.
DH is definitely sweet and a keeper! LOL
Those guests started another fire at noontime on Thursday. I could see all the smoke from our house. I walked over there to inform them that there was a fire ban, but they could care less. The fire burned all day long.
Finally on Thursday night it occurred to me to check the county's emergency management agency's page on FB and found the burn ban post. I was able to ask them what local residents should do when short-term renters don't know or follow the laws. I was told to call the fire department's non-emergency number. I did and the lady was very helpful. She told me to call back when the people start another fire. Thankfully those rude people left on Friday morning.
Have a wonderful week!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and of course spending the weekend with my family. Crazy how big the family is getting. Not only with babies, but with the new spouses. Our grandson was super cute playing in the water, and everyone got splashed. Next year he will be very mobile, so that will mean all eyes on him because he is fearless. Now the prep work for Christmas will start. DH was able to get out on Friday to put up the lights on the house. Today it is 10 deg, so no way is going to do anything outside. I'm sure that he will be getting some indoor items out.
DD will be closing on her new condo on Thursday, so we will be spending some time at her place helping with painting. DH already has her new door locks ready to go.
I didn't work out at all the whole time I was off. This morning was Heather's Inner + Outer Thigh Toning. This turned out to be just perfect.
Thelma, Glad to hear that you had such a nice Thanksgiving. Very glad that you made it through the MRI, and incorporated your yoga breathing. I have never had to have an MRI. DH and the youngest have had them, but it was only for their head so they didn't go into the tube as far. How rude of those people to ignore the fire ban. They didn't live there, so of course they don't care. So happy to hear that you had some rain. We have snow on the ground, not much but enough to cause some crashes on our way home yesterday.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our week didn’t go exactly as planned, but it ended up being a very busy and productive week, with a wonderful Thanksgiving day tossed in the middle. Sadly we have done completed our deck yet. Shortly after I posted last time, DH called to let me know he was coming home and said he was going to check to see when we could expect the materials to be delivered. And, much to our dismay, the lumber company hadn’t even received them from the vendor yet. To say I was irate, especially since we placed the order in plenty of time, would be an understatement. So was DH, especially since he had taken the week off of the work for this project.
Anyhow, we decided to fill our time that first weekend with clearing out and placing concrete tiles down under the deck. That was no fun at all. We had put rubber mulch down there after we moved in, but it was ineffective at keeping critters out. Removing that rubber mulch was filthy and painful, especially since I am the one who gets to work under the deck since I am short enough to stand up in parts of it. So we spent two days doing that. Then the rain came last Tuesday, so we spent that day decorating the house for Christmas (and I have too many decorations!!!). Then, on Wednesday, we were able to complete the under deck project while simultaneously getting our decking materials delivered. Thursday was a lovely Thanksgiving with DH smoking a turkey, me making cornbread stuffing and walnut chocolate whiskey pie and sweet potatoes and salad…..Then Friday we started replacing the planks in the deck. We got all of the deck planks replaced by sundown on Saturday, but the railing and stairs will need to wait until DH is home again for the Christmas holidays. For all of the hassle, the improvement to our deck already has been worth it. Yesterday it rained, so we did some Christmas shopping. So it was a busy, physically exhausting but positive week.
And, somehow, I managed to workout every day.
I finished up the Muscle Meltdowns on Friday, and really am amazed how quickly those three weeks went by. Yesterday I was feeling very tired, so I did ICE Low Impact Cardio Sweat and the Standing and Floor core work from 2.0. Today I started on my total body week with High Reps. That workout felt brutal today, but it always feels tough for me. I followed it with a 30 minute spin.
Thelma, great workouts. I am happy to hear you enjoyed your Thanksgiving with your friend. I hope you get your MRI results soon. Great job keeping yourself calm for that long in that tube. I have had several MRIs, and I have to practically be out to sleep to endure them. I am so sorry to hear about the rude interlopers refusing to adhere to the burn ban. That is horrible. I am glad you found a way to report them, though. I just don’t understand the mindset of ‘I don’t care if the houses around me burn down as long as I can roast a Marshmallow’. But I am a rule follower through and through.
Laurie, sounds like a wonderful Thanksgiving with your expanded family. No doubt your grandson will be running around everywhere too soon. Great workout today. So here at long last is the Whiskey cookie recipe. My MIL always doubles it, but I think you would get a few dozen (at least) from the standard recipe.
Whiskey Cookies
Mix:
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
3 eggs
1/2 lb butter (2 cups)
Add:
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup whiskey
Sift together:
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Add to the first mixture.
Stir in:
1 lb (2-3 cups) dried dates (chopped)
1 lb (2-3 cups) nuts (chopped)
1/2 lb (1 1/4 cups) white raisins
Mix together. Drop on ungreased cookie sheet (about a tablespoon). Decorate with 1/2 maraschino cherry on top.
Bake 12 minutes at 375 degrees.
Note: since I have never made these and DH is on a plane, I used an online calculator to convert ‘pounds’ to ‘cups’ since I bake in measurements, not weight.
Enjoy!
See you tomorrow.
Laurel
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Hi Ladies, I am so glad you also had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
It is freezing here! I don't think we got above 41 degrees on Monday and the low on Monday night will be 24. The delicate plants are in the garage along with the chickens.
The MRI results were posted on my patient portal sometime on Monday and the news is not good. I have torn two rotator cuff tendons. I have two tears of 2.2 cm each of the infraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons. My appointment to review the MRI results is on 12/5, but I am going to call to see if the doctor can call me. I guess I'll be out of commission for a very long time.
I was doing some research and not all doctors recommend surgery for tears smaller than 3cm, BUT they frequently do for active people. The recovery is painful and have to keep the shoulder immobilized by probably wearing a sling for 4-6 weeks, then PT with passive exercise for another 4-6 weeks, active exercise for 4-6 weeks, and finally at 8-12 weeks strengthening exercises.
My bicep is OK and thankfully there is no high-grade atrophy of the muscles of the rotator cuff or deltoid.
I went into panic mode when I first read the report, but I'm Ok now. At least it can be repaired. The thing that's bothering me more is to have to depend so much on my poor DH during the immobilization period.
My neck MRI is on Tuesday at 4:15 PM.
My workouts on Monday were Walking X2 and Tracy Steen No Jumping, All Standing Cardio HIIT. Tracy used 2# dumbbells but I didn't use weights at all.
Laurie, I am so glad you had such a great holiday with the family. The baby is going to keep everybody on their toes! LOL
It is soooo cold there!
Congratulations to your DD on her new condo! I'm so glad your DH already has new door locks ready to go for her condo. Are you all going to the closing with her?
Great workout! I may be doing that workout this week too.
The shoulder MRI involved a full body tube. Hopefully the neck MRI won't require a full body tube.
It was extremely rude of those renters not to care. They started the bone fire at noontime! Other people were at that house over the weekend, and they didn't light a fire. Hopefully it's because they read the notification about the burn ban.
We only got a little bit of rain on Sunday, but this coming weekend it's expected to be rainy.
Laurel, great job getting your workouts in last week! I'm glad you also had a great Thanksgiving holiday with your DH but how frustrating about the decking materials not arriving on time. It's very hard to get building materials on time these days.
You sure found ways to keep busy while you waited for the decking materials to arrive! Sounds like you made great progress with the deck! Good job!
Those interlopers were incredibly rude and inconsiderate. This type of behavior is a huge problem for locals all over this area. People are so rude! I am a rule follower also.
See you tomorrow!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Another cold morning with 11deg, plus the wind chill made it -1! My workout was Heather's Intense Full Body Strength. This one did not include a warm up and cool down, but she does provide that option in the description. If you use the right weight, this is a very good workout.
Laurel, So sorry to hear about the delivery of the material. Your experience with the mulch sounds awful. Great job to the both of you for getting the deck done, well except for the rails. Nice that you where able to enjoy your Thanksgiving meal, sure does sound good. Thank you so much for the recipe, it really looks delish. We will see how DH reacts to me using some of his Whiskey. He will love this cookie, because it has raisins in it. Great job getting your workouts in, and I'm sure that you had to be really tired.
Thelma, Dang on the results from the MRI, but now you know what is going on. Glad to hear that the bicep isn't a problem. I'm sure that your lower body will be getting in some good workouts, but that is a lengthy recovery. Your DH will be happy to give you assistance, remember he is a keeper. Good luck today with the neck MRI. Awesome job with the workouts!
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was Cathe’s Intensity DVD, and I did the Max premix. It felt really good today. I followed it with Peloton yoga, which also felt really good today.
Thelma, I hope everything goes well with your MRI today. I am sorry to hear about the rotator cuff tears. I will be very curious to hear whether they recommend surgery. Watching Cathe progress from her surgery nearly a year ago is both encouraging and discouraging…..encouraging because there is progress every week, discouraging because it really is taking a long time. But I have no clue how bad her tear was. I know how hard it is to rely on your DH to do things because, if you are like me, I am not big into asking for help (a wicked understatement to be honest). But please do rely on him because you will get better that much more quickly.
Laurie, great workout. You are cold up there! Like Thelma, we are in the 40s for highs and 20s for lows, which is chilly right now. But I think you would be basking in our warmth. I am not much of a whiskey drinker (maybe a glass every few years), but when I was making the whiskey pie for Thanksgiving, I am reminded that I love the smell of whiskey….and the taste in a pie or cookie. Hopefully your DH lets you use a little. It’s a good thing DH and I aren’t big on whiskey since we live pretty close to the Jack Daniel’s factory. We did a whiskey tasting up there when my sister came to visit last year, and I did like whiskey that day for sure.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my MRI experience was much better than last weeks. I think that because I knew what to expect I wasn't even nervous. Thankfully their 3:30 appointment didn't show up, so they took me in about 45 minutes earlier than expected. The best thing was that the MRI only took 22 minutes not a whole hour like I'd been told. I had the technician put sandbags around me so I wouldn't move. I am already thinking of ways to do things left-handed and how to do things when two hands are needed.
I did call the shoulder doctor to ask if I should continue with PT and he said it was up to me, that it wouldn't hurt anything. I have PT on Wed morning and I will go just to hear what the PT has to say because he has the rehab experience.
It is cold here, but the yoga studio was even colder today. The owner is finally in the process of selling the studio. We are already losing one of my favorite instructors, but that was expected because she bought the second yoga studio from the current owner. She needs to focus on her own studio now.
My workouts today were Yin yoga and walking.
Laurie, great workout! It really is cold there! Our low tonight will be in the low 20's.
At least I know what's going on with my shoulder. My lower body will be getting some good workouts but without weights, which brings me back to thinking that I may need to join a gym to be able to use the leg machines. DH will definitely assist.
Laurel, great workouts! It just occurred to me that I may have to start doing step workouts while my shoulder recovers. It will be a nice change of pace for me.
I hate having to wait till next Tuesday to see the doctor about my shoulder. I hadn't even thought about Cathe's shoulder injury! Did she also tear her rotator cuff tendons? The recovery process is definitely very slow. I hate to even think how atrophied my shoulder is going to be after 4-6 weeks of immobilization. Cathe did STS 2.0 though and she was lifting heavy weights. I am surprised she's still recovering.
I don't have a problem asking DH for help for certain things when I need to, but I like to be pretty independent. I'll have no choice but to rely on him.
See you tomorrow!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was Intense Low Impact HiiT. Another good workout, and done in circuit style. She had two different rounds of exercises, and each round was done 3x.
Today was better temp wise, in the 20's.
Laurel, Wow on that Intensity workout! I remember that one being tough, and I do think that I sold that DVD to a very happy person. Have to say that the 20's was much nicer to be in than yesterday. DH is a whiskey drinker, and I do enjoy a wee bit once in a while. He really enjoys Glenfiddich. I actually like some of the whiskeys that are peaty. DH and I will have to do that tour one of these days. Can't believe that it has been almost a year since Cathe had her surgery.
Thelma, Nice to hear that the MRI went much better this time. Great job with the yoga, but to bad the studio was so cold. I'm sure that you will be adapting workouts to make sure that you recover correctly. Doing them without using your arms will be tough. Not a bad idea to go to the gym.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Total Body and a 30 minute spin. It has been a few years since I last did STS Total Body, and it is still a killer workout. But I was able to go up in weight over what I had written on my worksheets from last time in some areas, which I think is a testament to the lasting effects of 2.0.
Thelma, I am glad the MRI was better this time. Not having the dye injection probably helped as well. Cathe filmed 2.0 before her surgery. And in looking at the video clips for her new workouts, I am thinking she filmed those before her surgery as well. I may be wrong about that though. All I read about Cathe’s injury is that she had been nursing a shoulder injury for awhile (she mentioned it at one of the virtual road trips I participated in) and that trying to open a jar, she heard a ‘pop’ and had a full tear. So what that means regarding the size of tear or location….i have no clue. This is all based on my aging memory, but she had the surgery last December around the holidays and, before her surgery, she filmed 6-8 weeks of Live workouts to cover the time she couldn’t do anything. When she came back, she had limited mobility but got that back pretty quickly, but I don’t think she used any weight with that arm for a few months. And she still modifies with weight selection for that arm for certain moves. Now whether she is doing that because she is teaching and wants to ‘preserve’ her arm for her own workouts or because she needs to…..I don’t know. But her modifying in Live is why I think those videos we will be getting were filmed before her injury. But, again, I might be way off base on that. But I get the feeling her injury was far more severe than your injury so don’t be dismayed by this. When she said she heard a pop, I think that means she completely tore something in that rotator cuff. But I have just been paying attention to her recovery because I have so many shoulder issues and think I will be getting shoulder surgery some day in my future.
Laurie, great workout. I am glad your temperatures are warming up. I highly recommend the Jack Daniel’s tour. Not just because of the whiskey but because it was fascinating how they found the location and, also, how they managed to survive prohibition. We got a bottle of whiskey from our first visit up there that was aged in red wine barrels. That is some good stuff.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Walking, Gentle Flow yoga and Tracy Steen Inner and Outer Thigh workout.
I had my first PT since I got the shoulder MRI review and asked my PT what he thought of my case. He thinks that because my tears are under 3 cm, he'd like to try PT to see if we can get scar tissue to form over those tears. The problem is there is some retraction of the tendon that's started to happen. Right now, it's 1.1 cm, but if that keeps happening things will get bad because they can't stretch it back in place.
We are doing dry needling and electric muscle stimulation. Of course, the only way of knowing if the scar tissue has formed is another MRI. Who knows if the insurance will want to pay that, but I imagine it's cheaper than surgery.
Our temp early Wednesday morning was 21 degrees! We will be on high fire alert all day on Thursday due to the low humidity. The rain is expected to start late Thursday night, then rain Friday afternoon.
Laurie, great workout! I'm glad you're enjoying Heather's workouts.
I don't know why they can't get the heat right in that studio. It's not like it's a big space.
Laurel, fantastic workout combo! Great job going up in weights!
I just can't imagine that Cathe didn't feel anything wrong with her shoulder before that injury which sounds like a full tear. I'm amazed that she was able to film those workouts before her surgery. I hope you won't need shoulder surgery.
See you tomorrow!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was really interesting. I did Heather's No Equipment Arms and then HiiT Cardio + Abs. I was surprised how worked the arms without using weights. She did all the familiar bodyweight type exercises for two rounds. The HiiT cardio + Abs is fast becoming my favorite ab workout. It is all low impact. She does a move called flying frog, and it really gets the hr up without any jumping.
We will probably be taking the youngest dd out for dinner tonight to celebrate her closing on the condo. She did the walk through yesterday, and it all appears to be good.
Laurel, Great job with that total body workout and spin. I call that one the pull out all your equipment workout. Congrats on upping the weights from the previous time. I tend to agree with you that those new workouts where filmed when she was filming the 2.0 workouts. I'm sure that she remembers what happened the last time she injured herself before filming, and how all the haters came out. That whiskey really does sound very good. DH and I had a wee nip last night, it just felt right.
Thelma, Awesome job with the workouts! Sounds like a solid plan with the PT. Hope that you are able to determine if the surgery or PT will work for you. I'm surprised how much I'm enjoying these Heather workouts. I have started her 6 week low impact rotation, and so far I'm loving them. Lots of planks, but who doesn't need a stronger core.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was Cathe Live Boxing with Leg Blasts followed by Peloton Pilates, which felt good today. It has been awhile since I did Pilates.
Thelma, great workouts. I hope the PT solves the problem so you can avoid surgery. I’m glad he is willing to try at least. Some PTs can be a bit skittish, which I guess is understandable. We are supposed to start getting rain again tonight as well. The Weather Channel is still predicting we might have a wet winter, and I really hope that is the case. We need a lot more rain to begin addressing the drought.
Laurie, sounds like a couple of great workouts. I love the idea of No Equipment Arms. You are so right about STS Total Body and the equipments. Barbell, dumbbells, discs, bands, bench, etc. I think the only thing not included was a stability ball! Congratulations to your DD on her new home. She must be so excited. I hope you have a wonderful celebration tonight. And maybe another drop of whiskey?
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts on Thursday were Caroline Girvan Lower Body Calisthenics and Walking X3. I loved the calisthenics workout. My legs were killing me at the end of this workout. I definitely need more of these workouts since I can't lift weights. The Bulgarian lunges were killers.
Our forecast still say rain for Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday. YES!!!! We're back to warm temps. Low 60's the next two days during the day!
Laurie, great workouts! I love the sounds of that HiiT Cardio and abs workout!
How exciting about your DD being a homeowner! You definitely need to take her out to celebrate.
The PT plan sounds good. I can't wait to hear what the doctor says on Tuesday though. The neck MRI report was still pending as of late this afternoon.
Heather sounds like another great find. Caroline also has a lot of body weight workouts.
Laurel, great workout! Sounds like a fantastic combo!
I hope PT helps me avoid surgery too. My only concern is needing another MRI to know if PT worked or not. I saw today how much the shoulder MRI cost. It was a LOT! I really like this PT. He is the best in BR.
I'm glad you'll be getting rain too. I also hope the Weather Channel is right about the wet winter. I can't survive the winter worrying about fires all the time!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was 11 Min. Abs and Relaxing Full Body Stretch. Both of these workouts are great.
Will be picking up the grandson after work, and he will be staying with us overnight.
Youngest dd has some painting to do, and of course after than she will be pulling staples out of her hardwood floors. She is keeping the old carpet down until after we are done painting. This condo is so dated. Nothing has changed in it since the 60's. Her basement is painted top to bottom though, so it really looked impressive. The condo is 1900 sq feet, so lots of room for one person. I don't think that the guy used the stove, so she has this dated stove that probably works like a champ. We only turned it on to see if it worked. Overall she has a really nice fixer upper, which is really hard to find around here.
Laurel, Awesome job on those workouts! You are doing some really tough ones this week. DD was very excited. Her realtor said that she has never seen a buyer so excited about getting keys to a new place. The gave her champagne and glasses as a gift, and her loan officer gave her a gift card to Amazon. I know that we have never been treated that way when buying a house. Some of the ideas that she has for deco are really cute, so her style is more modern vintage. This place suits her to a T.
Thelma, Great job with those workouts! Sounds like your lower body really got a great workout in. Hope that both you and Laurel get that much needed rain. We have some misting going on right now, and they do say that we might get some snow mixed into this. We did go out last night to celebrate, but we first stopped at dd's new place. I had not seen it yet, but DH was there to change the locks. He was also there for the inspection. Hope all goes well with your neck MRI!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! For today’s workout I decided to ‘shock my body ‘ and did 2.0 Total Body Super Sets. I was surprised how good this workout felt today and how strong I felt doing it. I thought putting it at the end of a week of tough workouts was, frankly, a little silly. But it was definitely the right workout for me today. I followed it with my favorite relaxing 45 minute soft rock ride, which gives me so much energy. And that is much welcome on this rainy foggy day where I can’t see the house across the street. But I am not complaining because the moisture is more than welcome.
Thelma, great workouts. I love how you are finding ways to keep exercising despite your injury. You amaze me. You’ve had quite a year with injuries and surgeries and you just keep going. So inspiring. Yes, we are getting rain, and we are supposed to get more tomorrow. I really hope this is a start of a pattern of a few days of rain, a few days of dry and repeat, because that is what we need right now. Hope you get your MRI results soon.
Laurie, great workout. I bet that felt good. I look forward to something similar tomorrow. I love how you describe your DDs excitement about her new home. At 1900 square feet, that is a great space for her to stay in for a long time. And if she is into vintage or mid-century, she has definitely found herself the right place. I bet she will have a great time renovating what she chooses to do change. So fun. I can’t believe she got so many gifts for buying a home. We did get a ridiculous silver tray with our name engraved on it when we moved into this house. I mean….who uses engraved silver trays? But I know it was the thought that counts.
Enjoy the weekend.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, I hope you had a great weekend. We had a pretty good weekend and got 8/10" of rain. I'm very happy about that!
I got the neck MRI results and it wasn't good news. Apparently, I have a rare joint dysfunction in which a spinal vertebra slips backward over the one below it. There's something else narrowing parts of the spine that causes compression of the spinal nerves. I am really sad that my body is falling apart like this. I just want to cry. I see the doctor Tuesday morning to review the MRIs.
My workouts on Friday were Tracy Steen No Jumping, All Standing Cardio HIIT and Gentle Flow Yoga.
Saturday - Walking X2
Sunday - Walking X2, Caroline Girvan FUEL Giant Leg Day. Another great leg workout by CG.
Laurie, great workouts!! I hope you enjoyed the time with your grandson!
1900 sq ft! That is a nice size condo, and it has a basement too! What else is your DD going to do besides painting ad pulling the staples out of the hardwood floors. I hope the refrigerator is a self-defrosting one!
Thankfully we got a good amount of rain. I'm glad your DH already changed your DD's locks and was there for the inspection.
Laurel, great workouts! Amazing that you felt so strong at the end of the week! Good for you!
I'm glad you got some rain too. Our next chance of showers is next Sunday.
AWWW! Thank you! I have to exercise while I still can because I don't know how this body is going to end up.
Have a great week!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Had a very busy weekend. We went to dd's condo and tackled the living room. We went to Home Depot and got all the paint. I was the one cutting in by the ceiling, dd was following behind me with the lower portion, and DH followed her with the rolling. We where able to get that room painted, and got the old smelly carpet out. After that dd pulled all the staples, and I took out the tacking strips. The hardwood floors have some issues, but nothing major. They actually look beautiful, and she is very happy that Vic carpeted the floors. On Sunday I spent the day sewing and cutting material.
DH and dd will be tackling the dining room today. That room is fairly small, so they should have that done in a few hours. We did tape everything, so that should help with the timeframe. We just need to get her master bedroom painted, and she should be able to move in.
The grandson was a very good boy, and he totally enjoyed visiting his Aunts new home. His parents picked him up at her condo, and baby R managed to climb up the steps. Of course Dad was following him the whole way.
My workout this morning was Heather's Total Body HiiT with Weights. Another workout that I will gladly do again. I didn't do any other workouts this weekend, the up and down the ladder workout I had on Saturday was good enough.
Laurel, Awesome job with those workouts! You really did do some tough workouts last week, so having that one feel just right is great. DD was showing me some of the ideas that she has for her new home, and I loved them all. While we where driving to Home Depot we where discussing what rooms to paint which color. We painted the living room the darker white that she liked, and then the small dining room will be the lighter. Vic had this really pale blue on the walls, and just changing that room to I think it was winter white, made the room warm instead of cool. I think it probably helped that the floors didn't have that carpeting in it also. DH and I received a whole silver tea/coffee set when we got married, and that has never been used. So I really don't know what you would do with that tray.
Thelma, Great job with all your workouts! I'm sorry to hear about your neck. DH's brother has issues with compressed spine. I'm sure your doctor will have more information for you on what your options are. Can't blame you for feeling sad about it. All the major appliances came with the condo, because Vic moved into an apartment. The refrigerator is small, but for sure is self defrosting. Eventually she can put that one in her basement, and buy a bigger one. DH is just itching to redo her kitchen. I'm like don't push to had Dad, let her live with what she has for a little while.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. We had a good one. Saturday was foggy and rainy all day, with even a thunderstorm in the early hours of Saturday morning. We spent all day running errands, and that was nice because the rain was keeping some people home. After dinner that night we sat outside with a glass of wine and just listened to the rain. It seems like such a long time since we have been able to enjoy that sound. I have no idea how much rain we got, I just know that water is showing back up in places it is supposed to be. Yesterday was sunny and warm, so after a few more errands, we took a nice long walk. So nice.
For workouts, on Saturday I did a walk with Jessica Smith followed by 45 minutes of yoga. Yesterday was ICE Metabolic Total Body and Blizzard Blast followed by Perfect 30 Low Impact HiiT. Today was a fun 30 minute spin into Cathe Live Total Body Blast. So far I am loving Metabolic Week.
Thelma, great workouts. I’m sorry about the neck MRI results though. Hopefully you will get some more information tomorrow. I don’t blame you one minute for being upset about all of this. But I also believe you will be able to get some help that will make you feel better. I am so glad you got rain as well. It was wonderful here for sure.
Laurie, great workout this morning, I am glad you are enjoying Heather’s workouts. Sounds like a busy weekend with your DD. It is amazing how changing wall color and getting rid of old carpeting can change a place. But I agree that up and down a ladder is a good workout. I am not a huge fan of ladders, so great job taking that role on Saturday.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, my workouts were walking X3 and Tracy Steen Low Impact Cardio and Standing Abs. My glutes are feeling CG's workout from Sunday.
I was a bit emotional about my medical problems today, but I kept on moving and felt better. I also had to take one of the kitties to her physical, so that kept me busy for a while.
Laurie, great workouts!
Nice teamwork with the painting! I love it! Sounds like great progress has been made! Your DD must be so excited about her new place. How far will she be from work? How nice that she got all those gifts from her realtor and loan officer! The realtor we used to buy our previous home was quite generous. We got all kinds of gift cards. The one here didn't give us anything at all. She is co-owner of the multi branch real estate business too.
I'm so glad your grandson was such a good boy. He's already climbing stairs! time to get baby gates!
Hopefully I can be fixed. Now I know that the throbbing I feel on my neck is because of those nerves being squeezed.
Thank goodness your DD's refrigerator is the self-defrosting kind! It's probably big enough for her now. AWWWW! How sweet of your DH wanting to redo your DD's kitchen. Good advice to let her drive the reno and to let her live with what she has for a while.
Laurel, I'm glad you had a good weekend. The burn ban was lifted here today. I think it was premature to do that because as of 11/28 we were still under extreme drought conditions according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. It was very windy today here. Our forecast is now predicting heavy showers for Sunday morning!
Great workouts! It sounds like Cathe's new workouts will be mailed out by mid-December if everything goes well.
Hopefully the surgeon will give me some good news about fixing me up. I can't imagine what condition I'd be in if I didn't exercise!
See you tomorrow!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
This morning's workout was HiiT Cardio + Legs. This one was all low impact, but the hr was way up there, so highly recommend this one also.
Yesterday DH and DD where able to get the dining room and master bedroom painted at the condo. They also removed the carpeting from the dining room, but not the bedroom. DD is very excited that such great progress has been made.
Laurel, Such a nice weekend you enjoyed. Great job with all the workouts! Don't blame you for enjoying the metabolic week. I'm a person that doesn't enjoy heights, but for painting I'm okay. I'm only going up a few steps, so that's okay. Now if she wanted me to paint the stairway, that would be a different situation. She has said that she would paint that with someone spotting her. DH had left some of the foam from under the carpet in the kitchen, and when they walked into the condo they could smell the funk from it. It really makes you more aware of how carpeting can contain to many bad odors.
Thelma, Nice job with the workout and walking! My workout this morning was really good for those glutes also, I'm feeling that one right now. Glad to hear that you where able to distract yourself for a bit. Yep baby gates are something that we will have to put up also. I think that we still have one from when the girls where little. DH has used it in the past to keep the dog upstairs. So glad to hear that your burn ban was lifted.
Have a great day!
Laurie0
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