Cathe Fans Part 5
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Hi Ladies ~ BootCamp was an entire hour of Shoulder presses combined with squats on 4 of 9 stations. :huh: Then the other stations were burpees with hands on weights + lateral raises, burpees w/ hands on weights + upright rows, sit ups and more shoulders. Holy :noway: Shoulders! The three ladies I was with had me use the “guys barbell” every station because they didn’t want to go heavy. It was pretty funny :laugh: We did all the stations 3 times but I survived. This a.m. was …. Yes, you guessed it: SHOULDERS Bi’s/Tri’s. I thought about flip-flopping my cardio day with today but just went for it anyway.
Tonight is Insane-X for my cardio.
Thelma: Holy Calorie Burn lady! :noway: :bigsmile: I saw that on Saturday and was so proud of you ~ especially reading that you were planning a day out with your family. Sounds like you made great choices and treated yourself as well! Love it that you came prepared. Good girl. Sometimes eating days can just go that way (like Sunday). Try not to beat yourself up and just get right back on track and drink lots of water! Sounds like you did get right back on the horse yesterday so no worries. So did you need to train your hubby to be such a helpful sweet man for cooking for you or he just simply enjoys it and took on this role willingly?!? You scored in the “Man Cook” dept forsure
I should have mentioned on the Turkey Muffin recipe … I use either dried red chili flakes or chili paste/garlic chili paste … anything similar will work. You will see if you make that one a few times you can alternate all kinds of things in/out. You could even use a hot sauce of choice or salsa. The “base” is the turkey/oatmeal/egg whites. I’m with you on the Sunday food prep. I usually dedicate a good couple hours if I can so that I am ahead of the program for the week. Congrats on your workout regime and exceeding your MFP goals last week! That is so great & you should feel very proud of yourself. You’re working hard and it’s paying off just by how you feel! That’s what it is all about.
:laugh: :laugh: I really do take REST days. Lately I haven’t taken a full day just because on my typical REST day I’ve just felt like getting something in. :blushing: I feel better in my entire day when I workout but understand as well that a full day of rest is necessary. When I was gone that week of Christmas to my sisters I was DYING to get back to my normal routine and so I hit it hard since then. I did take that Monday, Jan 6th off with my alarm clock error & then watching the football game with hubby….. lol Typically I do take a day a week off though. Yes, I played all 3 games; we normally play 6 games each week, but the first match the team forfeited so we only had the one team to play. It was exiting beating them in 2 of the games. We were playing really well, which makes it even more fun!
Michelle: Sounds like a very fun weekend with your family and Mr. C! I love the sprints on the driveway and using him as your competitor! I can picture that perfectly because our dogs will do that if I decide to run down our cul-de-sac with them at the end of our walk. They both want to dart in front of me several times. One time I was tripped even :laugh: & was laughing so hard. Hope you are feeling back to normal now. Does that happen very often to you?
Laurel: Great job with the weekend and getting your garage cleaned out! :bigsmile: Never fun but definitely feels good when it’s done! Cardio Kicks is always fun . . . nice that you reached for an oldie but goodie! I had KPC on my mind the other day ~ maybe because of the recent leg workout I did. It’s funny you ask . . . yes, I started thinking we are going to be turning that calendar page very soon and we will also be done with STS.:sad: I truly cannot believe it is coming to an end. I will probably reach for one of Cathe’s 4 week rotations and started thinking of an XTrain/Combo type rotation. Have you thought of what you are going to do?
Hope you ladies have a good evening ~ Talk to you tomorrow :flowerforyou:
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies,
I'm so upset tonight because I didn't have a chance to workout today. I was at work at 6:30 this AM because I had to leave at 2PM to go see my ophthalmologist at 3. He is always triple booked because he specializes in dry eyes and autoimmune diseases of the eye. He finally saw me at 5PM when the snow storm had finally started. I left the clinic at about 5:15 and got home at 7PM when it normally would've taken me 35 minutes to get home.
Michelle, sounds like you had a great, active weekend with your family and Mr C! How many children do you have? I hope you weren't without water too long.
I hope you're feeling better. Why does your BP drop like that?
Thank you for those wonderful words of encouragement Michelle! I never thought I'd be able to find the Thelma I was so many years ago. I was like you girls working out all the time, making good food choices.
My husband uses PAM on everything and he's big on egg whites too!
Hi Laurel! I bet you're relieved to have gotten the garage cleaning task out of the way! Great workouts!
I was scheduled to do XT Biceps and Triceps + XT Core. Tomorrow will be another day! On Saturday I knew that the "Ride" spinning workout was going to make burn 700+ calories and decided to go for 1000 by walking on the treadmill after the spinning workout. It felt great! I'm really enjoying rediscovering myself. I was able to wear a smaller size pair of pants today. That was another great feeling! I do have to allow myself a bad food day from time to time. That was the first time I ate something bad since January 2nd!
Tami! You're really killing those workouts! You attacked those shoulders twice today! I would never make it through one of those intense BC classes!
Thanks for being proud of me! I was a very good girl on Saturday for sure. Planning ahead is very important during a weight loss journey. Lucky for me I like to plan ahead.
I know I shouldn't worry so much about eating bad one day but I'm still pretty horrified about how many calories my beloved Salvadoran food has. YIKES!
I didn't train my DH to cook. When we first met I was doing the cooking but he loves taking care of me so he cooks, washes dishes and cleans up the kitchen after he's done cooking.. I needless to say let him do it! :bigsmile: . I think he took over 95% of the cooking since 2010 when I was diagnosed with Lupus. I was really sick and very tired, achy and stiff so he had to do everything. He really is great. He's also handy, when he starts a project he finishes it! The only thing I don't let him do is laundry. He's a keeper!
Good to know about the dried chili flakes or similar stuff. I've never used chili paste before. Sounds like it would be very hot!
I really felt proud of myself for having exceeded the goals MFP setup for me. I'm going to be 50 next month so even more reason to continue with this healthy path. I want to hit 50 feeling really good about myself and hopefully at least 10 lbs lighter!
I'm so glad to hear that you do take rest days Tami! Every day when I read about your workouts I wonder if you're some kind of super human!
I do understand what you mean about feeling great when you workout. You play 6 Volleyball games a week! WOW! You really are amazing!
See you tomorrow!!!
Thelma0 -
I am proud to say that I worked out. I wanted to do Cathe's Gym Style Legs but didn't feel strong enough to do that so I tried my new " Patrick Goudeau -URX-MT Urban Rebounding Extreme Metabolic Strength Cardio Interval DVD" and oh boy! It got my HR pretty close to the max which was awesome. I only did the cardio part which was 30 minutes because he then got into doing things that were hurting my hands. You had to do pushups with feet on the rebounder, hands on the floor and then you went around the rebounder doing the pushups. My hands were killing me so I had to stop. I then jumped on the treadmill for 20 minutes and at the end my HRM told me that I'd burned 756 calories! YAAAY!!!!! :bigsmile:
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Hi Thelma -
Good job with the URX-MT. I bought the set of URX-14 and they are extremely challenging. I am new to the rebounder so it is neat to find others using it. So far I love it and it is a lot of fun. I really like the URX-2 Total Body Metabolic Strength Conditioning with Gay Gasper (it is actually mostly cardio) and Patrick Goudeau's is really good too. I did the URX-4 Boot Camp Metabolic Intervals today and it was mostly stuff like push ups, plyo, etc. I am just going to keep at it and modify where I need to and hopefully build up my strength. Good Luck to you! 0 -
Hi Ladies! Today was lower body, so I did Butts and Guts.
I followed it with the Ultra Cardio premix from Drill Max. That is a workout that I just don't do often enough anymore. It is SO good! And it flew by today.
Thelma, sounds like a tough day yesterday! Hope you aren't buried in a mound of snow right now!! Sounds like it was quite a storm. Don't worry about the workout. Your body probably enjoyed the break. The good thing about workouts I they will always be there the next day! Yep, your husband definitely sounds like a keeper!! My DH is a keeper too.....but the kitchen is a room he doesn't spend much time in. :ohwell: Congratulations on busting your MFP goals!! I have no doubt with how hard you are working and your exceptionally positive attitude that your 50th birthday will be a special one!!
Tami, sounds like a brutal Bootcamp! Yowza on the shoulders. I am amazed you got through the STS workout!! About life post-STS, right now I am toying with doing a 30 day rotation focusing on the XTrain workouts. I haven't really thought through a rotation yet, but I am leaning that way right now.
JennBunny, welcome!!
Until tomorrow....
Laurel0 -
Afternoon Ladies,
Hubby has started running in the mornings again which equates to our daily morning breakfast omelette, etc. After getting the girls out the door, I decided to rest for a few minutes with hubby and then an hour later I felt horrible. I'm not sure what is going on with my blood pressure but I can not find my portable kit so needless to say I may need to head to our new CVS and use their machine. Today is our eldest 13th birthday , this is my academic yet snarky daughter that truly challenges me with her personality but scares me with her naivety. Unlike the 7 year old she takes everything at face value which worries us as she will head to college early. :ohwell: We opened some of her gifts this morning and I picked up her cake this afternoon, so we will enjoy a family gathering until Saturday when some friends may join us for a movie and fun date. After my errands it was Kelly Coffey-Meyer Legs & Cardio Premix followed by Jessica's Kickboxing.
Thelma- I'm not sure in all honesty what causes it as during my pregnancy it was extremely high and my doctor was concerned about a post delivery stroke. My family suffers with high BP but like my aunt, I tend to stay in the normal to low range and unfortunately it can get a bit too low for me. I will continue to observe foods, etc and see if maybe something is triggering my reaction. Patrick always has some great tough workouts so way to go on 30 minutes. Yes your hubby is definitely a keeper.:bigsmile: I have two girls.
Tami- Yowsza on the double upper blast. Running with Mr. C is fun but I'm trying to avoid the flipping and the crashing part.:laugh: I will continue to take him out there however as it is great exercise for him and fun time with the youngest.:bigsmile:
Laurel- Come on over here as that is one of my future projects , donating half of the stuff we traveled with on the last move before it is time for our next move. The way the year is moving along it seems like we will be deep in boxes again. Have you guys narrowed down a retirement state yet?
Have a great day ladies.
Michelle0 -
Happy Wednesday Ladies ~ Insane-X was another good one (as always, so I sound like a broken record:blushing: ). She is training a girl that is new to the gym to take over her class when she can’t be there and so she did a little bit of it. I felt for her from those times she had me go up front! It was all good and a great mixture of upper & lower. Thank goodness not too shoulder intensive! :laugh: Today’s cardio day will be Spinning after work. I needed a few extra zzzz’s this a.m.
Thelma: I understand that feeling of missing your planned workout . . . :ohwell: try not to beat yourself up too much! Easier for me to give that advice than take it for myself sometimes but truly, you have been doing so great and the workouts will be there, (as Laurel also said). :bigsmile: Glad you made it home safely, sounds like the roads must have been a disaster ~ Yikes! That is never fun. Congrats on wearing the smaller pants today! :bigsmile: That is a great feeling forsure and rounding that corner to your 50th will be a celebration of getting your “Thelma back”, how exciting! :drinker: I think it is fantastic that your DH loves cooking & taking care of you! That’s awesome. I’m sure your exercise & eating are a positive thing for having Lupus? I don’t know a lot about it but a lady I work with has it. I know for her, the medication and consistency of a healthy lifestyle help. Hopefully that is true for you as well.
Laurel: Great combo today! Don’t you just love those two?!? Eventhough I don’t do either very often anymore. The other day when I did DrillMax it was lots of fun. I’m doing Legs tomorrow, I’m not sure why I had Cardio wrote down for today?!? I must not have changed it on my calendar when we changed up the rotation for Meso 3 :huh: I was surprised that my shoulders weren’t dying last night doing anything we did quite honestly after Monday. Sounds like we might be leaning in the same direction as far as a new rotation goes …. involving XT workouts! As I get my thoughts around what it will be I will let you know what I’m thinking.
Hi JennBunny! Great job with your workout yesterday ~ nice work! :drinker:
Michelle: Great combo of workouts today! :happy: Hopefully you were feeling back to normal today with the BP and all. I bet you cannot believe where the time has gone with your eldest turning the big 13! How exciting for her. Enjoy your family Birthday party.
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Hi Ladies!
I was really tired today and Lazy Thelma was trying to talk me out of working out! I simply reminded myself that tomorrow is my weigh in day and down to the basement I went! I did XTRAIN - All Out Low Impact HiiT which is 38 minutes, plus walked 15 minutes on the treadmill for a total of 643 calories burned. I just LOVE my HRM!!! I live for that Review at the end where I find out how many calories I burned! :laugh: I hadn't done this DVD in a while and I'd forgotten how HIIT it was! It really got my HR going!
I didn't sleep well last night thinking about the snow and not knowing if I was going to work from home or have to go to the office. I went for working from home just to wake up to hardly any snow! :mad: I wasn't prepared to go to the office today but since I prepare my lunches ahead of time that part was easy. It was a matter of getting ready for work while HD did the snow removal. I usually get to work at 7 and today I got there at 7:30 so not bad. Most of my teammates worked from home and I was the only one in my area. It was great! Got a lot done.
Hi JennBunny! We're proud of you for working out too! :drinker: I love "Patrick Goudeau -URX-MT Urban Rebounding Extreme Metabolic Strength Cardio Interval DVD" too! It really is a big calorie burner. I totally hear you about those killer push ups. My hands were killing me so I quit at that point. I was doing them on hard surface which didn't help. I had carpal tunnel syndrome years ago so I am very careful about my hands. I am doing a Cathe rotation Laurel put together for me so I've not done that rebounder DVD again. I almost fell off the rebounder when he has you jump off the thing to the sides. My foot got caught on the cover. You've lost 35 lbs!!! That is terrific! Good for you! :flowerforyou:
Hi Laurel, yet another amazing workout combo!!! Nice job! We had a weird storm. Where I live we usually get a decent amount of snow but not this time. It was more in the southern MA where they got hit badly. Sometimes people see a snowflake and all of a sudden they slow down to a crawl. since I burned a good amount of calories today I no longer feel bad for having missed yesterday's workout. I'm so glad you have a great hubby too! Thank you on the MFP goals! That little counter keeps me motivated too.
Hi Michelle, sorry you felt sick again today! Good idea to observe your foods in case something is triggering the low BP. Your oldest is 13 today! WOW! I'm sure you're feeling as if you were changing her diapers yesterday yesterday! LOL
How scary to hear your doctor tell you that you could have a post delivery stroke! I hope you went to CVS to check your BP!
Sounds like your daughter will have a nice bday celebration!!
Hi Tami, Thanks for the recipes! The gym instructor has you go to the front with her? That is awesome. You should be teaching the classes! I can't believe you actually needed extra zzzz's this morning! I hope the spinning class was fun. I'm sure you burned 1000+ again!
I think the fact that I've been working out so hard is going to save me tomorrow when I weigh in. I do this at home on Thursdays. The gym's weigh in will probably be in early Feb. It really is a good feeling to be "redesigning" myself. My HD is really good to me for sure! I don't think the roads were that bad yesterday Tami. People sometimes freak out over a little snow as if they're not used to it.
On the Lupus thing a healthy lifestyle is a must. When I was first diagnosed I was really, really stiff. I sometimes needed an assist getting out of bed because it was really hard. I've been lucky my rheumy tells me because I've only had that first flareup. He says Lupus is a disease of young women because hormones trigger the flareups. I had my age going for me being so close to menopause. I still take the med and it is the smallest dose they prescribe.
Good night!
Thelma0 -
Hi Ladies! Today was cardio, so I did another oldie. Seems like a theme this week for me! Anyhow, I did the 90 minute all cardio premix combining Step, Jump and Pump and Step Blast. So much fun! When I chose that for cardio, I made myself promise myself that I would follow it with some kind of stretching/yoga.....something I have been neglecting for months. So I followed it with Kari Anderson's Angles, Lines and Curves II. It felt fantastic!! Makes me wonder why I don't do it more often. :ohwell:
Michelle, Happy Birthday to your DD!!! My niece is turning 13 in a couple of weeks, and it is such a big and important birthday for them at that age! I hope your daughter has a very special day. My niece sounds similar to your daughter in still retaining that little girl naïveté. I love that about her, but I also understand the concern. My 10yo niece, on the other hand, is quite the opposite!! Anyhow, I love your clean up goal! Mine is similar. Sadly, we are no closer to deciding where to live!! We still have four months to decide! I'm not panicking.....yet. :laugh: Hope you start feeling better soon!
Thelma, great job with the workouts despite being tired. :drinker: I really enjoy that All Out Low Impact HiiT workout. Not too hard on the body but still a good cardio workout. I am so happy to hear your lupus is manageable! I hope it continues that way. I really wasn't aware it is a younger person's illness. It seems as I go into menopause that I am hearing menopause causes everything! So it is good to know that some things are bettered with menopause. Glad to hear you didn't get too much snow. We woke up to a couple of inches this morning--just enough to make everything pretty!
Tami, glad you enjoyed your class! Does this mean you won't have to demonstrate again in the future because there is now a permanent sub for the class? Are you relieved about that? Just curious. I really did enjoy yesterday's workout. Like you, they are workouts I just don't do that often anymore. But I think I was falling into a bit of a workout rut and have tried to shake it up this week. And it has been fun!! I am sure I will fall back into my rut soon enough, though! :blushing: Regarding the XT workouts, I am kind of thinking about focusing on the upper body a lot for four weeks since I enjoy those upper body workouts. So I am thinking about doing something like disk 1 on Sunday, disk 2 on Tuesday, and all upper Burn Sets on Friday. Then I would do maybe Cardio Leg Blast on Monday, another non-XT leg workout on Wednesday, and cardio on Thursday. So it would look almost exactly like our current week I guess!! I am just wondering if it is too much repetition for four weeks. Maybe three weeks instead? Obviously I am still thinking it through but thought I would toss that out there.
DH and I are headed to the mountains for the weekend. He is going to ski and I am going to read! :laugh: I will take some workout stuff with me though. I am not sure how that will feel at 9000 feet! Anyhow, I will try to check-in tomorrow before leaving, but, if not, enjoy the weekend!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Spinning went great last night, we did “hills” and sprints on hills. This a.m. was STS Squat Rack Legs, which felt pretty good lifting heavy, just those loooong breaks between sets :laugh: :huh: Tonight I am getting my hair prettied after work :drinker: :bigsmile: Will feel good to have that done.
Thelma: Nice job talking “Lazy Thelma” into that workout today, especially with that weigh in tomorrow. Not that sometimes choosing rest over getting up is a bad thing Sounds like it ended up being a great workout and I’m sure you were happy you did it. Glad you made it into work ~ you must be in one of the hard it areas? Our instructor for Insane-X had to have knee surgery and was on crutches for a couple months. So she had asked me and a few others to be her demo person; they allowed her to teach the class from crutches but of course needed “demonstrators”. :laugh: so that was what I meant when I said I felt for the girl in training. I got over my nerves after a couple times but the first time my heart was racing:noway: I’m so glad your Lupus is manageable and that the onset of menopause is on your side! Yay for that. You are very welcome on the recipes. Happy to share, it's nice to try new ones once and a while.
Laurel: Fabulous workout today :bigsmile: and I love it that you stayed with your promise to yourself and did the stretching! Yay, I bet it did feel amazing. She is training this substitute because she might be getting different job that will require her to be gone once & a while. Sad news for us, since I take 3 out of 5 classes a week from her. So we will see. Her knee is healed enough now she doesn’t need demonstrators so unless something else happens (God forbid) I won’t be a “helper” ~ that is ok with me It felt good that she asked me & gave me a feel for what it is like, so a good experience. I was happy I could help out when she needed it & would do it again. The XT rotation sounds like a perfect transition out of STS :bigsmile: I agree, the upper body workouts are so great, that is also why I was thinking of going that direction.
Hi Michelle :flowerforyou:
Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami0 -
HI ladies!
Tonight was PT and we had a nice chest/back workout. Someone at work scheduled a meeting from 3-4 thinking it was going to be a 1/2 hour. That never happens! Needless to say she screwed up my cardio time and I was only able to do 12 minutes on the elliptical before my PT. I was happy to see that I'd burned 602 calories! I'm going to do GS Legs tomorrow.
I got really upset with my trainer tonight. :mad: I was telling her how good I had been on Saturday when we went out to eat and that I had enough cals left for cake. All she could focus on was the fact that I'd eaten cake! She kept lecturing me about not eating that kind of fats because then my body wouldn't burn too much fat or something like that. I was really p.o'd and wanted to walk out. :explode: She told me that she was afraid that if kept having "cheat days" like that I wasn't going to be committed by the time March rolled around.:huh: I said I am NOT going to deprive myself of the things I like to eat. I am managing my calories by planning my meals ahead. I am also working out like crazy. I don't see why I wouldn't be committed. I told her diets fail because people deprive themselves of everything considered bad. I am not going to do that. she couldn't even focus on the fact that I had burned 1000 on Saturday! I just wanted to say who the heck made you an expert just because you took some nutritional training?
Sorry for venting girls!! I LOST 5 LBS IN 3 WEEKS!!!! Why couldn't she see that? I brought her printouts from my progress reports in MFP too. How does that not spell commitment?
Hi Laurel, "oldies but goodies" week! I have the hardest time following Cathe's step workouts so good for you for doing them! I saw that she had a "slow" step workout. I think it's called "Low Impact Challenge Step Aerobics". She seems too be going slow so it would be good to learn the steps in "slow motion". I don't own any Kari Anderson DVD's. I'll have to check her out. Why do you like her workouts? Do you only like her Yoga DVD's?
Now where I'm seeing results it's easy to ignore the lazy "Thelma". I am also enjoying that All Out Low Impact HiiT workout. It has enough HIIT for my level right now. I am glad my Lupus is manageable. It was horrific to be so fatigued, stiff and achy. The 80 year old lady across the street would leave me behind in the dust! I lost over 10 lbs early on because I just wasn't hungry. I was lucky that the nurse I saw when I finally went to get checked tested me for lime disease and ran the tests that that tells them if lupus is in the picture. There isn't a specific lupus test but they have certain markers to check for. Even going to the bathroom was a a chore! I was happy when my doctor told me that menopause was in my favor with this disease. Even when I was so stiff I still worked out. Just little low impact, dancing workouts. I couldn't even lift my arms above my head!
Where do you live? It was 1 F this morning when I woke up at 5AM. BRRRR! We may be getting a little more snow over the weekend too.
I hope you and your HD have a wonderful time in the mountains!
Hi Tami! That spinning class sounds HARD! I've never taken a spinning class I just do Cathe's DVD's and the workouts that came with the bike. I don't think I would survive a gym class!
OMG! That STS Squat Rack Legs is a killer workout! Not that I've done but when Laurel mentioned it before I checked out the little video clip on Cathe's website! How long are those breaks between sets? You and Laurel make it sound like 5 minute breaks! Laurel said she was doing housework in between :laugh:
I hope you enjoyed your hair appointment!
I was really happy to have talked "Lazy Thelma" into the workout because as you know it paid off this morning when I got on the scale. I actually couldn't wait to get on that scale! The pants I had on today were really big on me and they were not like that a few weeks ago! the workout yesterday was good. I still can't believe how many calories I burned doing it.
I am not in one of the hard hit areas. Not this time. I don't even think we got 3 inches. Around my job there were 9 inches which is more south of Boston. There may be more snow over the weekend but not that much. It's been super cold though.
Now I get why you had to go to the front of you class! I bet you were nervous at first but I bet you were really good as the "demonstrator". I lucked out with this menopause thing. My period became irregular a while ago and then it just stopped.
over a year ago. I did have some hotflashes but not too bad. I was also lucky to work with a bunch of ladies going through menopause and they had an excellent remedy for hotflashes. The stuff works! I've met two women who were having terrible hotflashes and they took this remedy and couldn't believe how it relieved this terrible fires inside their bodies.
I can't wait to try the stuffed peppers!
Good night!
Thelma0 -
Hi Ladies! Getting ready to hit the road but wanted to check in first. I had a good workout this morning starting with STS Total Body. I followed it with To The Max extreme premix. Tough stuff! I am hoping to get a short workout in tomorrow while DH is on the slopes. I probably won't workout on Sunday, so I will have to make up my STS workout on Monday.
Tami, I am really happy to hear your instructor continues to heal. But that is bad news about her not being there as often!! Hopefully she won't have to miss too much. Great job doing Squat Rack Legs. You are right....it does feel good. But, boy, it takes a lot of patience! And that is not something I am known for. :blushing:
Thelma, I am sorry to hear about your PT. There are a number of people who believe (with some justification) that sugar (if that is what she was focusing on) is toxic to the body. To me, it sounds like this is what she is saying. For people who can sustain that kind of life--my hat's off to them! But I think you are SO right in trying to make this work for you in the long term....not just until March. I don't know anything about your PT so I am going to speak in generalities here since I don't know her background. But I know I was studying to become a PT a couple of years ago and it alarmed me how little information there is about nutrition in the PT studies. And what was in there....I didn't always agree with (for instance, the course I was taking emphasized the need for drinks like Gatorade after workouts which I completely disagree with). So I would listen to what she has to say, but I would also recommend checking it with other references. I consider myself lucky as I found a series of actual lectures for a nutrition class held at the University of California a few years ago, and listening to those really changed my views on some things as I realized that too many nutritional recommendations today as shown in the media are being made by people trying to sell something (or stop the sale of something). So there is unbiased info out there--you just may have to hunt for it. So, again, no harm in hearing what she has to say but still forming your own opinions with her as just one source.
About that Low Impact Step Challenge workout.....I don't recommend it. In fact, I think it is one of Cathe's more confusing step workouts. I have never really mastered it and, as a result, rarely do it. Sadly, the best way to figure out Cathe's step programs are to start with her oldies when she broke things down better and moved a little slower than she does now. If you want any recommendations, let me know. About Kari Anderson....I used to love her cardio workouts! I bought my first one from her over 20 years ago!! But, sadly, I am a little too advanced in my workouts to feel her cardio workouts are effective for me anymore. But her yoga-ish workouts like Angles, Lines and Curves 1 and 2) are stellar!
I currently live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. My DH is in the Air Force, so this is home number 13 since we got married!
Enjoy the weekend!
Laurel0 -
Morning Ladies,
Yesterday was "me day", at home manicure, eyebrows and any facial hair day.:laugh: I felt better but I could feel some pressure so I opted for a Barre routine with Ballet Beautiful.:noway: I can feel those 32reps per exercise today...omg how could something so simple weaken me.:laugh: Afterwards I worked my Abs but some of those exercises were brutal on my back so I definitely modified. Overall it was low impact but worked those inner muscle fibers especially in that glute area. Today another episode, not sure what I ate as I made a homemade beef chili with zuchinni which turned out delicious, hmmnn maybe my late night cup of coffee.:blushing: I'm pushing my water intake so maybe I need to hit my 2L bottle again. I have never suffered with migraine headaches before but the symptoms seems to be the same with light and noise really hurting me.:huh:
Thelma- Your vent really made me laugh out loud as you are so right, it would be different if your workouts were not as intense that day to burn off that cake but she focused on the negative in lieu of your achievements. Your Fired! :laugh: Sorry but I tend to believe that if I'm paying for your expertise and services then at least work with me and realize that life and celebrations happen and working within those limits you did a great job. Sugar is addictive and for some of us, the more we taste the more we crave but completely eliminating everything with sugar is not realistic for most. I had a sliver of my DD Neopolitan ice cream cake, ate it, dumped the rest and moved on but more importantly my DD did not have to feel that I did not partake in her celebration because of my "diet".
Laurel- Safe travels on the road but have fun on the slopes.:flowerforyou: Yikes only four months. We are 2 years out unless hubby chooses to do it sooner and I'm looking at other homes and schools already, yup that type A personality reared its head.
Tami- Killer Spinning as usual, still can not force myself to go back to class.:blushing: The funny thing is my cousin who I'm smaller than and stronger than loves that darn class. I think it is a mental thing for me because obviously I did the class already it is just such a dread factor or maybe combining it with 75 mins of Muscle Mania was the stupid factor.:blushing: :laugh:
Have a great weekend ladies. I have Girl Scout cookies to sell this weekend, Valentines day with Veterans and some more birthday celebrating to do minus the cake this time.
Michelle0 -
TGIF Ladies ~ I say that every Friday, I know:blushing: Hair appt went great, always feels good to freshen up the highlights & trim. Nothing new, although people have commented today that it looks different & some nice compliments so that’s good. Today was STS Total Body and headed to Spinning tonight! I’m excited, my favorite (Katy) is subbing for the regular Friday night gal! So it will be a good one.
Thelma: Great news on the 5 lbs in 3 weeks! :drinker: :drinker: That is so awesome. I’m sorry your PT was kind of stuck on the whole “Thelma had a piece of cake” instead of mentioning it, moving on to all the positive things you have been doing. I think she got kind of stuck on wanting you to not think it’s ok to eat cake say every day because you burned 1000 cals ~ :laugh: Obviously that wasn’t your thought process. :grumble: I’m sure that was a “joy kill” forsure in your “New Thelma” and the progress she has made. Keep at it, share your food journal with her and she will know that you mean business… Sorry about that. The Wed night Spin class is a toughie but I love it! She always has a format to what the hour will be; not just riding along. The break between sets on SR legs is approx 3 min. So yes, you can quickly get a load of laundry in like Laurel has done before! :laugh: She will remind you that the rest period in between sets is important and to not FWD to the next set. It’s hard sometimes, but I trust Cathe so I do what she says! Speaking of step challenges. I can get some of her workouts down on the step (after several pauses & rewinds) but many are choreography challenging for me too so don’t feel bad about that. Low Impact Step I thought the same thing and was standing there wondering what in the :huh: but Laurel offers a good suggestion. I should find out your remedy for hot flashes. A friend of mine at work has been going through hot flashes terribly, poor thing. Enjoy those stuffed peppers. That is the ONE single recipe that I have fooled my hubby into eating Gr Turkey and he loves them. Thinks it’s beef . . . don’t ask me why but he does. It’s hilarious and I still haven’t told him it’s Gr Turkey. :blushing:
Laurel: Great minds think alike again! :bigsmile: I was actually thinking if I don’t take a REST day tomorrow I would do To The Max …. Seriously. That is pretty funny. :laugh: We’ll see how I feel tomorrow but lately on Saturday I have felt like getting in a workout. Awesome job today, way to end the week!
Michelle: Sounds like a fabulous “me” day! :bigsmile: Very nice and great job getting in that Barre routine & abs as well. Not fun on the headaches . . . hopefully you can find out what is triggering it. I understand that lots of people have that dread factor with Spinning or fear factor ~ maybe they go hand-in-hand …. But probably the follow-up from your other class didn’t help. Kind of like this past summer when I took my BFF on that 30+ mile bike ride. She hasn’t been on a bike since :frown: Hope you sell lots of cookies!
Hope you ladies enjoy your weekend! Talk to you soon ~
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, TGIF is right Tami! Tonight I did Cathe's Great Glutes and OMG!!!! I thought I was going to die. Those moves hurt! I wanted to give up in the middle of it but kept going and did my best. I always favor my right foot so I seem to cause a muscle imbalance on my left thigh because that one works harder all the time with leg moves like lunges. I had to massage my legs and butt on a foam roller for a while to work all the knots out. Tomorrow: triceps and biceps and hopefully some cardio too.
Laurel, sounds like you had a really hard workout! I'm sure you loved every minute of it though!
I totally get what you're saying and when you put it that way it makes sense. It's all in the delivery right? That message wasn't delivered. I come from a culture that eats a lot of sugar in every possible form, candy, pastries, etc. So I know I can be a sugarholic. A few months ago I gave up artificial sweeteners because I read an article that explained how sweet these products are and they intensify our sweet cravings. That just totally drove the message home to me. It's been unbelievable but all of a sudden I stopped adding the stuff to my coffee and I don't miss that sweetness. I must admit that I do add a little bit of Swiss Miss No Sugar Added hot cocoa but I also used to add the sweetener. I've come a long way. Of course when things are put in front of me my will power gets seriously challenged. I've also learned to drink water with my meals which I thought was impossible for me to do given that I grew up drinking some sweet drink with my meals.
I don't get the Gatorade thing after workouts. My gym has free Gatorade and don't even know why they offer that if they're trying
to make people healthy.
Colorado Springs! I bet it's beautiful there. You have moved 13 times! WOW! My husband's father was in the military so they moved a lot too.
I'm so glad I mentioned that step DVD! If you think it's confusing then it will be bad for me! LOL
Have a wonderful weekend!
Hi Michelle, I bet that "me" time felt fabulous!! Barre is another one of those innocent looking workouts that have nothing innocent about them at all! Nice workout combo!
That chili with zucchini sounds delicious! Sorry those episodes continue to happen. Do you think maybe the spicy food could be a trigger?
Glad I made you laugh with my ventathon! To me that day was all about having planned ahead, workout like crazy, having been good with food all day so I felt that the cake was my little reward. It was a small piece too because it was a small cake. This is after I sat at a table with a huge spread and all I ate from the table was some fresh pineapple! Sugar is really addictive. I am addicted to sugar but since I started avoiding artificial sweeteners managing my sugar intake has been much easier.
Good luck selling the cookies!
Hi Tami, I hope your spinning class was fun. Thanks for your nice words about my PT session last night. I wish she would've said it just once and moved on. The fact that she kept going on the subject upset me. It really was a "joy/pride kill" moment. I was so proud of myself for having workout so hard and planned my foods ahead while avoiding most of the temptation. I have shared my food journal and she looks at it or at least she says she does. Makes me think that she doesn't or she would know how good I've been.
Sounds like you have really good instructors at your gym. All of your classes sound tough not just your spinning class!
Wow those STS breaks are really long! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who can't follow the step workouts! I will take a look at the old step workouts Cathe has.
The remedy for hot flashes is a supplement called Calcium,.magnesium, and zinc. I was told to take one a day and that is all I take. The woman at my doctor's office had to take a shower in the middle of blow drying her hair.
I use this brand
http://www.naturemade.com/products/minerals/calcium-magnesium-and-zinc
I'm still laughing at your husband not knowing he was eating ground turkey! :laugh:
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thelma0 -
Hi Ladies! I hope you all enjoyed the weekend. We enjoyed a very nice weekend in the mountains. I even dared to do a workout on Saturday despite feeling the altitude! We were at Keystone, Colorado, which sits at 9100 feet. The first night I thought I was going to collapse walking up the stairs ( as DH and I always do) to our room on the sixth floor. I couldn't breath--and I live at 7000 feet!! Anyhow, I decided to try working out Saturday.....just because. I started with Cardio Supersets, and after the first 15 minutes, I acclimated and so followed it with Cathe's HiiT Double Wave Pyramid!! Good stuff. But the stairs still killed me that night! :laugh:
Yesterday we got home early enough for me to do STS Chest/Back and Cardio Core Circuit. Today was Plyo Legs, After Burn Bonus Burn premix and the core from Muscle Endurance. It felt good!
Tami, yep, great minds on the workout Friday! Meso 3 is really working for me right now. Yesterday was the heaviest I have ever lifted for chest!! I was excited about that. Of course, I feel it today. :blushing: But I think After Burn worked that out a bit. I hope. :ohwell:
Michelle, I love your 'me' day! I need to do something like that......soon! :noway: I am sorry to hear about the headaches! Maybe you could start with eliminating the coffee and see if that helps. Could it be hormonal? Just curious as my sister developed migraines at the start of peri menopause. It is the only time she has ever had migraines. Hope you feel better soon.
Thelma, I hear you on sugar. It is a weakness for me, and that's why I know I can't cut it out completely. But it sounds like you are starting to make some very smart choices. I cut out all artificial sugars back in 2007, and I was amazed how much better I started feeling. I used to like my coffee to taste like coffee candy but now haven't had cream or sugar in my coffee in five years....and don't miss it at all. So making those choices like you are making in small, manageable doses is the absolute best way to figure out what you can and cannot live without in the long term. For me, I really make sure that if I am going to have a dessert or sweet that I know it is going to taste good/be what I want. I used to eat whatever I could when it came to sweets, but now I can say no to some if it isn't worth it to me. And if it is worth it--I eat it, enjoy it, and move on! Sounds like that is the path you are on, and I think it is wonderful!!
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Morning Ladies,
A busy weekend with us with Girl Scouts, movies and dinner with the International committee from Austria. Overall it was a typical booked weekend of activities split between both parents and eventually gathering together at the dinner table or on the sectional laughing at funny anecdotes. On Sunday I ran for 45 minutes, more of endurance than intervals plus I wanted to test my new bluetooth headphones hubby bought me so it was great and although they sit behind my neck it did not bounce or cause any discomfort at all.:bigsmile: This morning it was a Beach Body oldie Slim Series Tone It up, which is endurance based high reps but a total body workout which accounts for the high caloric burn. The weather here is rainy and foggy, perfect for laundry or a good book.
Thelma- Awesome job on the Glute workout as Cathe definitely knows how to hit the glute area. Not sure if it is the spices as I'm the oddball in my family who avoids spicy food so when I say spicy to me it is probably laughable to most especially my hubby who loves spicy Korean foods.:laugh: My background is Caribbean so I have encountered some very spicy dishes but the Chili had a bit of heat but nothing that prevented me from enjoying the combination of flavors, I must say it was awesome and next time I will use ground turkey.
Laurel- Welcome back from the mountains and those high altitudes. Yes I'm thinking of a possible coffee detox where I will eliminate coffee for a week but I love waking and knowing a cup is waiting for me.:blushing: I have to mentally prep for this and of course inform hubby so that he does not sabotage my efforts.:laugh: If only I could eliminate the stevia and cream, blah, maybe not yet!:ohwell:
Tami- Yes, ground turkey and even soymilk I have used in recipes without informing the husband, the funny part is when he discovers it and then states he though it tasted "different".:huh: Really after 5 years of consuming the same dish.:laugh:
Ok off to the showers!
Michelle0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Sounds like you all had a nice weekend! Mine was good between the usual errands I got in a couple nice workouts and took the dogs for a walk. It was a lot colder than I had planned/thought so was ready to sprint home but didn’t! They loved it. I almost turned around earlier than our normal spot and Emma (the Golden) pulled on the leash, knowing it wasn’t time to turn around. :laugh: They are smarties those pals of mine! So Sat. I had a nice relaxing a.m. and then decided before my errands I would just get in a quick workout . . . so I did Tabata Inferno from S90, that was fun and energized me for the rest of my day. Yesterday was STS Chest/Back . . . then headed to my Volleyball games for a little cardio! This a.m. was Plyo Legs & tonight is BootCamp
Thelma: Way to go on the Great Glutes workout! :drinker: :bigsmile: Hopefully you weren’t too sore over the weekend if you were needing the foam roller Spinning was pretty good. My favorite instructor was not leading the class afterall, :frown: the original lady did it so wasn’t quite the intensity I was hoping for but a great way to end the week!
It is pretty hilarious that he doesn’t know those peppers are ground turkey, I know. :laugh: :blushing: He complains when I make anything with Gr Turkey and when he sees me making those little Turkey Muffins, etc. he comments that he doesn’t know how I eat that “stuff” ~ which is essentially the same ingredients inside the peppers! Even after all these times I think he would not eat them if he knew, hence I just don’t say what it is. Thanks for the info on the Calc/Mag/Zinc remedy, I will tell her. Yikes on the woman at your doctor’s office! :huh: That doesn’t sound fun at all and I have heard that’s how it can be.
Laurel: Sounds like a nice weekend in the mountains! Good on ya for getting in those workouts ~ Yowsa! :noway: I bet you were sucking for air at the beginning. Way to get in your Chest/Back workout when you got home. That can be hard sometimes after a road trip (even short ones) to feel like a workout so great job! Your combo this a.m. sounds intense! Plyo #32 is truly one of my favorites. I even have it highlighted as such so if I am ever needing one of her leg workouts I go back to it. I also went my very heaviest yesterday; I thought to myself . . . now is the time to try it and it was great. With just 6 reps, why not work as hard as possible, that’s the point. I felt great, even after Volleyball but later on I could tell my muscles just felt like relaxing. That worked hard feeling. I’m sure AfterBurn loosened up anything that may have felt tight. That one has such a good variety in it.:bigsmile:
Michelle: Sounds like a very busy weekend for you! As always, great job getting in your workouts in between it all. You are a Wonder Woman with all that you stay on top of. :drinker: I’m with you on the coffee. It’s not that I have to have it, but it is my one little vice that is a “comfort” to me in the a.m. I’m a light cream/sweetener gal too. I’ve tried black coffee and just can’t. If I had to just have black I could probably give it up. I actually have a running count on the Stuffed Peppers ~ 10 times! :laugh: Yes, every time I have approached it with the attitude “if he asks, I will not lie” but he has never asked. One time he said they tasted different than “regular” and I told him I used Quinoa instead of Bread Crumbs, he was satisfied with that much so I didn’t offer more. :laugh: :blushing: Our weather has been like Groundhog Day (the movie) for probably 2 weeks. Low thirties, a low fog sitting right on top of us and GRAY. No rain, no snow, just fog and cold, day after day after day. So strange. I am thankful that it isn’t rain but the weather people are saying we need it ……:frown:
Hope you ladies have a great evening! :flowerforyou:
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies!
I started week 3 of my first rotation (Thank you Laurel!) today. Friday as you all know I did that glutes workout and because I massaged and stretched my legs and butt right after I was fine the next day! Saturday I did bi's and tri's and that one hit my shoulder blades funny so my back felt like it was going to do something bad. Thankfully by Sunday it was better. Sunday I walked on the treadmill and did the XT Core bonus 1 workout from the Bi's and Tri's DVD. Today I did the Athletic Training Workout and OMG! It was hard! I started with two raisers but then it was getting too challenging for me and my heart rate was going way too high so I went down to one raiser and it got better. I can't believe I survived that DVD! :happy: It felt really good! My shoulder blades have always been a weak spot for me. Tonight I felt them acting up during this workout and I massaged them with these little Yoga Tune Up balls I have. That helped a LOT! I burned 577 calories. I probably would've burned 800 had I been able to use 2 or 3 raisers! How about the routine with those little bands? My God! That was a hard routine but I loved it!
Welcome back Laurel! It really is a weird feeling to feel like you can't breathe when you're at a high altitude. That happened to me when we went to Vail, CO. It just made feel as if I was out of shape when I was in really good shape back then! I'm glad you persevered and actually acclimated to the higher altitude! Of course you had to do a killer workout just to prove that mountain that the altitude wasn't going to make you weak! LOL
I really don't know if I'll ever be able to give sugar completely but I am trying. I don't think this is something I can do cold turkey. Baby steps is the way to go for me.
Congratulations on having lifted your heaviest weights on the chest exercises!:flowerforyou:
Hi Michelle, you had a very busy weekend! WOW! I'd need a vacation after all that! On top of all those social activities you actually worked out! Good girl! :drinker:
Cathe sure knows how to hit the glutes in all the right spots. She makes you hurt good!
I noticed that Laurel suggesting avoiding caffeine for a while. I have two friends who are migraine sufferers and caffeine is a big trigger so definitely remove it from your diet for a while to see if that was the migraine trigger.
Hi Tami, You really did some great workouts in this weekend in addition to your Volleyball games! Too bad the spinning class wasn't led by your favorite instructor! Your doggies sound adorable and smart too!
I can see why you can't tell your DH that the stuffed peppers are made with ground turkey! My DH makes the normal ground beef dishes with ground turkey
Good night!
Thelma0 -
Hi Ladies! Another good workout today. I did STS Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps and went pretty heavy on it! I was concerned my muscles may be a bit fatigued after doing After Burn yesterday, but they felt fine. I followed it with Cathe's Greatest Hits workout, which is slowly becoming a real 'go-to' workout for me now! Never would have guessed that when I did it the first time.
Tami, your weather sounds horrible! But you are in the same weather pattern we are while the other half of the country is being hammered! At least our pattern is sunshine instead of clouds but, boy, we sure could use some winter here. I was really surprised how little snow the mountains had as well. Could be another long summer. :grumble: Anyhow, I always laugh when you talk about fooling your DH with ground turkey! What he doesn't know won't hurt him, right? I am very lucky that my DH will eat just about anything. Great job with the workouts over the weekend! How fun to pull out one of the S90 workouts!! I enjoyed that series.
Michelle, sounds like a jam packed weekend! Are they predicting any snow for your area? I have a friend in Alabama who just posted on Facebook that the state is in panic right now! I can only imagine. I really hope the weather doesn't cause too many problems for you or your family!
Thelma, wow on the workouts!!! You are doing some tough ones right now so be very proud!! Athletic Training is one of those all-over body workouts that I really enjoy. Don't worry about doing it on a six inch step!! That's a tough workout! Sounds like you are doing a good job listening to your 'trouble' areas and making sure you stretch them out properly after your workouts. Shoulders can be tricky so make sure you pay special attention to them and go lighter on weights or do fewer reps if necessary. Speaking as somebody who has had too many shoulder problems, I find it best to err on the side of caution with that body part!!
Until tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ BootCamp was good last night. She made up some brand new moves and mixed in some others we haven’t done in a while along with jump ropes, burpees, etc. She was trying to make it all about cardio. No workout this a.m. :sad: DH snored, snored and more snoring! :grumble: I was awake at 11:30, 1:15, 2:00 . . . you get the picture. He felt horrible this a.m. when he noticed I didn’t get up. That is usually the first reason why I’m not up. He apologized but it’s not like he meant to … poor guy. When he is super tired (as I’ve mentioned before) he snores, loudly.
So tonight I will get in Insane X and tomorrow I will do STS Shoul/Bi’s/Tris in the a.m.
Thelma: Great workouts! Glad to hear that you didn’t suffer the next day after massaging/stretching those legs out. Athletic Training is a fun workout, lots of variety in that one, don’t worry about lowering the step. It’s good to listen to your body and not push yourself beyond what you are comfortable with . . . you don’t want to A. Hurt yourself or B. Have the dread factor next time you reach for that workout because you put yourself over the edge! Your strength, along with endurance will increase – no worries! You are doing fabulous. :flowerforyou:
Laurel: Awesome combo today! :bigsmile: Nice work going heavier again today. That is my plan for tomorrow a.m. as well. That Greatest Hits truly is becoming one of your “go to” workouts, that’s so great! Right?! :huh: On the weather pattern. When I talked about that yesterday, I should have mentioned eventhough it is the SAME thing day after day it’s not the East Coast and what is going on there, so I am thankful for that. We are having a little flurry today that is supposed to turn to rain/freezing rain. It’s truly the craziest winter.
Hope you ladies have a great evening! Talk to you tomorrow :bigsmile:
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies!
Today was PT and we focused on legs, chest and biceps. I also was able to do 20 minutes on the elliptical for a total of 645 calories burned. It was a good workout.
Laurel, great super workout today. You're amazing! I hear you about the shoulders. I started to feel something that didn't feel right and right away I lowered my weight. I've been hurt too many times before so now I've learned to listen to my body. I really like that Athletic Training Workout. Tough but seems to hit the right spots! Thank you for encouraging me!
Laurel, when I'm done with this rotation should I go back to week 1 again?
Tami, sorry you didn't sleep well last night! When my DH snores I simply tap him on the shoulder and I say: sweetie, turn on your side cause you're snoring and he does! I am lucky he stops once he turns on his side. I hope you got your Insane X workout in tonight. Bootcamp class sounds tough!
The Athletic Training DVD was challenging enough for me with the 6 inch step. I was afraid I was going to fall off the step on the side lunges she does and definitely my heart rate was just going past my target zone. As long as I massage my legs with that foam roller I'm usually OK. I always have problems with my IT band getting tight. Thank you also for being so encouraging! I really can tell that I'm getting stronger which is a great feeling.
The stuffed peppers tasted MUCH better tonight. I think it was the peppers cooked a little more once we warmed them. They didn't even taste bland to us anymore! Go figure!
Have a good night and a great Wednesday!
Thelma0 -
Hi Ladies! Well, I really tried hard to talk myself out of Squat Rack Legs today, but when it came to popping the DVD into the machine, it ended up being Squat Rack Legs. :ohwell: It felt okay today. I did take walks around the house during the breaks (no laundry or housework though) just to feel like I was doing something. I followed it with STS Stability Ball Abs and then moved into cardio. Today I did a combo of Turbo Fire HiiT 30 right into TF 45. Loved it!
Tami, sounds like a good Bootcamp class, especially to focus on cardio when it was shoulders last week (or the week before), right? Sounds like she is really trying to change things up a bit. Yeah, it is a good thing about the Greatest Hits DVD. I think what I like about it is that it is familiar so no learning curve and when I am done, I always say to myself 'that was good!'. I like workouts like that!! Sorry to hear about the lack of sleep!! I've had a few nights like that this week thanks to DH. Like you say, it isn't as if he means to keep me awake. But......still......I am awake. Isn't the weather in the east crazy? We got some snow on Monday, and they are predicting more over the next few days. But it has been crazy unpredictable. Right now, it seems we are going from the 20s to the 60s every other day with no transition in between. Not good.
Thelma, great job with your workout!! About the rotation, if you want to do it again, there would be no problem with that because the rotation has so much variety (in other words, it's not like it is going to be ineffective because your body is too used to the workouts). Since this has been your first time through with some of these workouts, you might actually feel it is MORE effective a second time through. I hope you are enjoying it!!
Michelle, did you get snow?? I hope not!!! Be safe!
I will be out and about the next couple of days, but I will try to check in when I can!!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ After a great night’s sleep I felt like myself again this a.m. :bigsmile: Thank goodness. This a.m. was STS Shoul/Bi’s/Tri’s (from yesterday) and headed to Spinning tonight. Our snow flurries did turn into a few inches and some wintery roads but all is good. Still gray and low clouds but there is snow on the ground now so it is a change of scenery! :laugh:
Thelma: Great job on the workout! :drinker: That is a serious calorie burn, nice job. Hopefully your trainer offered a few “kudos” your way this week. Maybe subconsciously realizing she was a little much on the “cake” moment last week :ohwell: I’m glad you enjoyed the peppers ~ sometimes the second round is better for some recipes! It marinates or something and offers a better flavor. I try the “honey your snoring, please roll over” method but somehow he ends back on his back again & again. You’re welcome on the encouragement! It’s so awesome what you are doing and getting back on track (aka: Getting your Thelma back) so it’s fun to be able to offer encouragement in whatever form that comes in! I’m glad you are already feeling stronger too.
Laurel: Good on ya for plugging in that SR Legs workout! Not sure that I will do that again tomorrow, but maybe. We will see. Nice combo with the TF afterwards, I bet it was a lot of fun. Yes, I can tell she absolutely tried to change things up in BC. The week before was Super Shoulders workout forsure, others were commenting on that as well. :laugh: :huh: She has already referenced that she can’t wait until it’s nice out again and we can go outside …. I said, for “Running Camp?” and she laughed and said yes. :grumble: So BOO on that, but since it is still pitch dark out I have a ways to go before that begins again.
Michelle: Hope all is well for you! :flowerforyou:
Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami0 -
Hi Ladies!
Today I did Rockout Knockout. I actually didn't think I could do it. I'm under a lot of stress at work this week and last night I was up until midnight working. Of course by the time I went to bed my brain wouldn't shut down and didn't sleep well at all.
I was very exhausted by the time I got home but I forced myself to go to the basement to do my workout. I did the entire thing with the 12oz gloves. I didn't have full energy but I got a good burn. I didn't push myself as hard as I normally would've but I gave all I had!
Next week my trainer will measure everyone to check on our progress. I actually can't wait for that! I won't worry about my weight there because by the time I get to the gym I've already drank at least 8 glasses or water throughout the day.
Laurel, what a killer combo you did today! I get out of winded simply by reading what you did! :laugh: You're so disciplined!
Thank you on my workouts! I think I will be OK doing the rotation a second time too. There is plenty of variety in the rotation so my body won't get used to the routines any time soon! :happy:
I really, really liked the Athletic Workout one and I can't wait to do it again. PT tomorrow. I'm not sure what we'll do for upper because I have planned chest and triceps and we did legs, chest and biceps yesterday. So we'll probably do legs, back and shoulders.
Hi Tami! Nice workout! I am so glad you got a good night's sleep! I think I'm too selfish and simply don't allow my husband to keep me awake with his snoring. I say if I'm going to be awake he is going to keep me company
My DH actually got one this night guard thing that keeps him from snoring and it seems to work. He doesn't snore all the time and he doesn't isn't too loud.
My trainer did give me a couple of kudos. She sounded congested and I was freaking out during the entire workout that I was going to catch whatever she had. of course this week she'll tell me my sugar consumption was high but that is because I ate more fruit which I love.
I am really excited to be getting back on track after all these years. I just wished this weight would melt at the speed of light! I have to be patient because it's not like I gained it all in one month! Tomorrow will be 4 weeks since I started doing MFP and my workouts. I'm not so sure that I've gone down one more lb so I'm worried about weighing in tomorrow. I did weigh myself this morning and I hadn't even gone down 1/2 lb. Hopefully I'll be at least 1/2 lb lighter than I was last week.
I've stuck to my diet this week but it's been a struggle. I've been hungry during the day. It could be stress related though.
I hope you loved your spinning class tonight!
Good night!
Thelma0 -
Quick check in ladies,
We made it through the ice storm with everything in our small town closed, so the home has been filled as we adjust to no snow but tons of ice. Unfortunately the garage was too cold to exercise so it was floor leg exercises. Today I had those symptoms again along with TOM so I slept in to the point where I felt my husband standing and watching me to make sure I was okay. I'm hoping to run today or do a Slim series dvd now that the temps have increased above 20. The internet has been a bit iffy but at least we did not lose electricity.
Thelma- I know that felling of doing it but not fully engaged but you still burned calories and you did it after a long day.
Tami- Oh the bliss of a good nights rest, unfortunately as a parent and a light sleeper I never get those unless we are on the cruise ship.:blushing: This morning after getting back into bed hubby had the girls in quiet mode and my body fell into a deep sleep for 3 hours and I only woke up because it was time for him to head to the office. It felt so good!
Laurel- No snow although my girls were excited at the thought but tons of ice which turned everything white. Even the dog was apprehensive to go outside in this unknown terrain.:laugh:
Have a great day ladies.
Michelle0 -
Hey Ladies! Very quick check-in for me today. I started off my day in the wee hours of the morning by doing the X77 premix from Cathe's X10 DVD. I love this workout. Then I ran out of the house for a long meeting. When I got home, I did more cardio--Step Moves. It felt very easy today, but I didn't want to push it too hard after the earlier, tough workout. But I think I could have pushed it a little harder on the second workout. :ohwell:
Thelma, great job pushing aside the stress and stuff to workout!! I have days where I can't give it my all, and when I do I always think back on something I heard in one of my workouts years ago. The instructor was talking about days when you can't give it your all and how that's okay because 'it is better than sitting on the sofa eating a bag of chips'. I don't know why that image has stuck with all the years, but, for whatever reason, it has stuck with me and makes me feel positive about days when I am trying but just don't have it all. Congrats on your four week point!!!! And the continued weight loss! :drinker:
Michelle, I am sorry to hear about the ice! And I am doubly sorry to hear you still don't feel very well. I hope this gets better soon. It makes me think of Laurie and how she went through a similar thing last year with the overwhelming fatigue. Take care!
Tami, I am so sorry to hear it is going to be 'running camp' again this summer! :noway: At least you know, so you can make your choices accordingly. And, as you said, you have months until that starts up. Glad you were feeling more rested yesterday!!! We are supposed to get more snow tonight and through Saturday morning. I hope we get it! Like you, I like the change in scenery!!
I will try to check-in tomorrow, but if I don't......enjoy the weekend!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ This a.m. was XT Cardio Leg blast! Always a good one. I opted for a fun/cardio for legs today. No workouts tonight & unfortunately I had to miss my noon Abs class due to filling in at our front desk unexpectedly :frown: So just the leg blast workout for today.
Thelma: Great job with Rockout Knockout yesterday! Especially with all the work stress going on and feeling the tireds ~ good on ya for giving it what you had. Sometimes it is just doing something & you feel better afterwards forsure. Hopefully tonight you get a better night sleep. I did see on the thread that you were down in weight! :drinker: Congrats. I’m sure your measurements will have changed in your 4 weeks ~ Definitely! You have been working so hard. Your hunger I’m sure is definitely from your new workouts and pushing yourself along with the stress.
Michelle: Glad to hear you guys made it through that storm! :noway: Yikes. Sorry to hear you are still suffering from those symptoms. I also remember Laurie last year having a similar situation. Are you thinking about going into your doctor just for a check-up?! Yes, I’m sure you can relate every single day of your life on the non-sleep. :frown: Being a busy mom, light sleeper, Mr. C moments and all that you have going on. My nights of DH snoring are probably nothing compared to yours.:embarassed:
Laurel: Fantastic job AGAIN friend ~ You are on fi-ya!!! :bigsmile: I love it that you went to the meeting and then came home and did another workout. Were you thinking about it at the meeting? :laugh: We have now acquired a good 6-8 inches of snow. It’s still snowing. So I know the weather specialists are very happy about this! I just know I enjoy the change of scenery and I know we need the moisture, especially in the mtns. The main roads are all plowed and sanded . . . side streets are a little tricky.
Talk to you ladies tomorrow :flowerforyou: Tami0 -
Hi Ladies!
30 days since I started doing MFP and my wonderful workout routine. I've been having a "fat" week. I've just felt fat probably because I could see on my scale that I wasn't going to lose one full lb this week. When I saw that I had only gone down .6 lbs I was being really hard on myself. Then it occurred to me that I've only been doing this for 30 days and that I've already lost 5.7 lbs. I thought THAT is pretty good!
I also realized that I set an unrealistic goal in MFP for a weekly weight loss about of 1 1/2 lbs.
I had a great PT session tonight. We did back, biceps, abs and a few squats. I was able to do 20 minutes on the elliptical before my workout and I burned 597 calories which was great. Tomorrow I will do Lean Legs and Abs. I was also able to hold a plank for 1 1/2 minutes! That was awesome for me since I can't get past 1 minute
We already planned our meals for next week and will go food shopping tomorrow.
Hi Michelle! I'm sorry you haven't been feeling well. I hope you get yourself checked by a doctor soon. I can't believe you got hit with the ice storm. That sounded awful! You're so lucky not to have lost power!
I felt guilty for not giving the workout my all but it was really MUCH better than no workout at all.
Hi Laurel, thank you. I'm really excited that these past 4 weeks have extremely pretty well. 30 days ago I wasn't sure if I was going to last more than a few weeks!
great workout combo today! I have that X10 DVD but I've yet to try it.
Thank you on the weight loss and 4 week
I used to tell myself years ago on those days when I didn't want to workout.: Remember how good you worked out on a day you didn't want to do it? So I totally understand what your instructor was saying.
Hi Tami, XT Cario Leg blast sounds like a nice workout. Sorry you missed your Ab class!
Thanks on the weight lost and on getting myself moving when i didn't want to. I really felt much better when I was done.
I got on the scale at the gym and I was down 3 lbs. which is great! I sure hope my measurements have changed!
I will be making a Mediterranean Quinoa salad on Sunday so I can take it for lunch for a few days.
Good night!
Thelma0 -
Hi Ladies! My meeting this morning was canceled due to snow!! We don't have much but enough to delay work here on base. Anyhow, I got a good couple of workouts in. I started with Power Hour. I haven't done this one in awhile. I am trying to do more endurance-based total body workouts to contrast with the heavy weights of Meso 3. Suffice it to say, I prefer heavy weights. :blushing: But Power Hour flew by, so that was good. I followed it with the 66 minute premix from Party Rockin' Step 1.....but did the 'finished product' section (about 10 minutes) twice because I was having so much fun! Love that!
Tami, sorry to hear about the missed Abs class. That must have been frustrating. I bet the XT workout felt good, though. I am anxious to get back to that one soon! We only got a few inches of snow here last night, but they are predicting more for later today and tomorrow. But the mountains are getting hammered! Up to 3 feet of snow already in some places. And after being up there last weekend, I know they are so thankful to see it. Glad we aren't driving into the mountains this weekend but must admit I wish I had been able to see it looking all pretty and fresh like it does now.
Thelma, I think your weight loss is fantastic!! As you lose more and get closer to your goal, the weight loss will slow down (and 1/2 pound a is about what you can expect for the last 10lbs). At this stage, if you find that you hit a wall and stop losing for a few weeks in a row, you may need to increase your calories a bit. The body likes to hold on to a little weight so sometimes you have to trick it into getting rid of it by letting it know you really are taking care of it! Great job with the planks!!!
Hope you all enjoy the weekend!!
Laurel0 -
Morning Ladies,
The schools were delayed by 2 hours so the girls were able to sleep in this morning. After my coffee I got an early start with Slim Series, an 80 min circuit based routine that hits the full body. It was a great calorie burn as I only did 45 mins of Ballet Beautiful yesterday evening. Overall I feel well but Laurel mentioned fatigue and last week I could not get enough sleep and would crash untl late morning. During this timeframe I have also pulled away from "boxed" items" and have been sticking to proteins, veggies & some dairy. I have been neglecting my vitamins and relying on too much coffee, so this week I reduced coffee and asked hubby not tu use anymore sausages for breakfast. If this continues then I will go in for blood work late next week.
Thelma- Way to go on the weight loss and great workouts.:flowerforyou:
Laurel- The base here is finally back on schedule today but yesterday's sunshine melted all of the ice and last night low temps froze everything.:grumble: Now we have rain headed this way this weekend so it should be interesting.. Too funny on the repeat of the segment due to its fun factor.:laugh:
Tami- having a snorer is no fun so I feel for you but thank goodness hubby has been sleeping better since our mini vacation which means less snoring.
Have a great weekend!
Michelle0
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