Cathe Fans Part 5

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Had a busy but fun weekend. Really enjoyed Saturday evening at the in-laws. The dinner/dance we went to was a cancer benefit, and those types of events always leave me with a better perspective on life, that's for sure. Yesterday was spent baking for DH's students. It took me about 8 hours to do everything, but I must admit.....baking is a labor of love for me. Especially when I can package everything up nice and pretty and send it out of the house!

So Saturday was my usual day off, which felt nice. Yesterday started with RWH Plyo HiiT Two followed by X10 Step. I liked this combo. I followed it with Legs and Glutes and the core work from KPC. Today was RWH Lift It Hit It Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. Tami inspired me to try the extreme premix (the one with four sets of each exercise plus finishers). It was tough but I enjoyed it! I followed it with Core Two. For cardio, I started with X10 Hi/Lo and then did Insanity Max 30 Friday Fight. Yowza!! This was the toughest of the Insanity workouts in this set I have done so far. Only 2 breaks (30 seconds) in the workout. I enjoyed it but it certainly pushed me to the max! Was absolutely dripping at the end. I can't imagine how these workouts will feel when it actually gets hot here!!

Tami, glad you enjoyed a nice evening with your DH. Had me laughing, though, about running inside. I can only imagine how my workouts sound throughout the house! My DH had me laughing Saturday night when he suggested I get on the dance floor and show off my Cathe moves! Um.....i don't think so! Thanks for inspiring me to do the Extreme premix for LIHI C/S/T. What a great workout!

Thelma, sorry to hear about your kitty! I hope she is okay. No harm in taking a couple days off your workouts. Your body probably needed it since you take so very few days off. I was thinking about you this morning with the storm headed your way. I hope both you and your DH are able to stay in where it is safe and warm. Sounds like an epic storm. Be careful!

Laurie, great workouts this weekend! I am glad to hear you are enjoying these PiYo workouts. I am also glad to hear you are feeling well enough to contemplate trying these RWH workouts. I think I will stick with them for another few weeks before moving on to Tony Horton. These Lift It Hit It workouts are so good I am not nearly ready to move on from them yet!

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Weekend was good. I took a REST day on Saturday, I actually felt I needed it and so it was good. Was able to do my regular chores & errands around the house and in the afternoon we went to the Gonzaga University Basketball game . . . they have an amazing team this year, ranked like #3 I think in the nation right now. At any rate, a friend of my husbands is a big supporter and had box seats, so we had a great time. Yesterday was back at it with RWH Plyo HiiT Two + X10 Step and then volleyball. We won all 6 games, it was very fun. BootCamp tonight, since I did my Monday “snooze” action.

Thelma: Sorry to hear you weren’t feeling well. Hope little Bella is feeling better now with her meds?!? Yes, you will definitely need some cooperation with your shoulders when you are on those crutches for real. Hopefully they will be feeling better & you can continue practicing. Stay safe and warm during that storm. YIKES. It sounds like a big one. We are having unusually warm temps (50’s) and it’s like spring, very strange for us. The snow is all melting like crazy. . . but we haven't had a lot of that this year either. Strange winter for us.

Laurie: Great job with the continued success and completion of amazing workouts!!!! Nicely done. Glad to hear you are getting used to the PiYo workouts too. That is a great idea to make a menu for dinners. I try to mentally plan it out but then I veer off track sometimes or don’t feel like making what I had planned. I go in phases being really organized about it and then not; if DH has a lot of evening plans and not home I tend to not cook as much. I can eat pretty simply and minimal so not a lot of prep time is needed. LOL I actually made a pot roast in crock pot yesterday thinking it would be a great dinner to have for 2 nights; at least for him and I wouldn't worry much. Well my crock pot completely dried it out . . . horribly. It was on low for only 6 hrs and it was leather. so disappointed. I think it's my crock pot - cooks really hot. I tried to go less time but just didn't work out.

Laurel: Sounds like you had a great weekend and yet keep raising the bar on those workouts! I am now officially scared to try Max 30 Friday Fight . . . I read and heard his description when I was looking into them and I know there are a few of them that are just like what you are saying. Yikes. This will most likely not be a 5:00 a.m. workout for me on that one; when I do end up trying it. LOL I’m glad you liked that pre-mix, you’re welcome! I think it is a great one. Tomorrow a.m. I have that planned, looking forward to it. So after this rotation you will start your P90X rotation?

Hope you ladies have a great afternoon/evening! Talk to you tomorrow.
Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! RWH Low Impact I and TUY Strength tonight. The snow started at about 4PM in my town. So far it's only light snow but it is sticking. The stuff will come down after mid-night. We are in state of emergency. DH works for a university and they will be closed tomorrow. I on the other hand will have to wait till tomorrow morning to find out if my job will be closed. My boss told us to bring work home in case the company opens tomorrow. DH told me that the area where I work is going to get hit pretty bad so hopefully I won't have to work tomorrow.
My Bella seems to be feeling better and that makes me very happy.

Laurie, WTG! You're doing great with your workouts! Are you sure you're not back 100% yet? Good job! Moving DOMS is a good sign! They move according to the workout of the day as opposed to staying in the same spot!

Laurel, glad you had a nice weekend and how sweet of you to do all that baking for your husband's students! Killer workouts yesterday and today! Nice! I'm sure doing those workouts in the summer will feel extremely hot.
I think my body needed the days off. My Bella seems better at least we got her to eat tonight which is really good.

Tami, I'm glad you too had a nice weekend! Yesterday cardio combo sound like a really intense one! Congrats on winning all 6 games yesterday!
My baby Bella is doing better. We think the meds were making her feel sick so the vet had me stop them today. I hope she'll be better tomorrow. I am worried about my shoulders not agreeing with the crutches. I'll keep practicing. We'll stay safe at home tomorrow. DH will be going out in stages with the snow blower. We have plenty of food for us and the cats. You are having warm temps! It was 10 degrees this morning here.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Yesterday was Combat 60 and PiYo Sweat. I was in one of those "I don't want to workout moods", but I got it done anyway. Actually it really was should I do the PiYo workout, and I'm glad that I did, even though it made for a long workout. Funny thing, DH was able to handle the dinner last night. I think that maybe I will have one day a week that he is able to make the dinner. It was nice.

Laurel, Wow you had a busy weekend! Those Insanity workouts really sound good. I don't think that I will be getting them, but they do sound good. I think that I will be trying out some of the premixes during this Combat rotation. I am not ready to give up these Combat workouts just yet (my dd said that my legs where looking awesome ), but the HiiT workouts are very similar to Cathe's. I think that Cathe's are better though. This week they have the same workout twice, (HiiT Power) I think that I will change one of those to the RWH HiiT Upper Body.

Tami, Congrats on the volleyball wins! Great job on your workouts, and taking the day off. Sometimes we just don't want to do that, but our body's really need it some days. Sorry to hear about your roast, that must have been very disappointing. I would say that your crock pot has a problem. I'm going to try to do at least one crock pot during the week. I have chili on the menu for tomorrow, and DH scheduled a eye appointment for our youngest that same evening. Our oldest was disappointed that there might not be chili. I will get it all together when I get home from dance class tonight, then put it in the crock pot when we leave for the eye appoint. Sure is interesting to see the reactions of my family to our menu.

Thelma, Hope you where able to stay home today. We don't usually have snow days off at my job. Glad to hear that Bella is doing better. Great job on the workouts. Yep I'm feeling so much better, and I'm really praying that it stays that way. Just wish my body would cooperate. I was a little worried about my shoulders, but the tightness that I had is gone this morning. Guess I might have been tightening up my shoulders more than I should have during my workout.

Have a great day!
Laurie

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! we've gotten over 20 inches of snow. We live next to Framingham, MA that got 30 inches so I'm thinking we've gotten more than the 20.5 inches someone is claiming we got.

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Like Laurie was feeling yesterday, I was having one of those 'I don't want to workout' days today but managed to put together a workout nonetheless. I started with Lift It Hit It Legs and did the premix that added the core work in throughout the workout. I liked that but think I prefer the 'normal' workout on this one more because of the cardio factor. With the core mixed in, I felt it wasn't cardio at all. So, for cardio, I decided on a long, low intensity steady state workout after all the craziness I have been doing with X10, RWH and Insanity. I did Body Max 2 Scrambled Eggs premix, and it made for a very nice change. I feel much more energetic now than I did before my workout, that's for sure.

Tami, glad you enjoyed a day off on Saturday. Great workout Sunday and great job with the volleyball!! Sorry to hear about your pot roast. Dry roast is no fun at all. I think I will start P90X in the next few weeks. I am not sure if it will right at the end of this rotation (which for me is over next week) or if I will wait another week or two. I think I will probably know if I am ready to move on only after next week's workouts. Right now I still feel like I am learning RWH a, so it seems weird to move on already.

Thelma, hope you aren't being hit too hard by this storm. My BIL lives on the NH/Mass border, and he has really been hit hard. So I hope if you have been hit hard, you are home safe and sound. Glad to hear your kitty is feeling better. Poor thing. Great workouts yesterday!

Laurie, like I said above, I completely understand the 'I don't want to workout' sentiment you had yesterday! Great job at putting together a good long routine despite that. I try to plan my meals for the week as well, but, like Tami, my menus are always subject to change. I really wish I could learn to love cooking! The good thing is my DH will eat anything, so he doesn't really care what I make. We were describing out diet to my MIL this weekend and she said it just wouldn't work for her (she likes meat and potatoes....which aren't for me at all). Glad my DH adapted to my style of eating, that's for sure!

Have a good day!!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ We had a full class last night in BootCamp + a sub-instructor but all was good. She did a different mix of things and it went by pretty fast. This a.m. was RWH Lift It Hit It Chest, Shoulders and Triceps (extreme pre-mxi w/ the add-ons) and tonight will be Insane-X.

Thelma: That snow is pure craziness!! OMG. We had snow like that one year but not with the winds on top of it. WOW. I was listening to all the news and it sounds like a lot of areas are shut down. I wondered if you would be at work today. Great job with the workout last night and I am so happy to hear Miss Bella is feeling better. Sounds like you guys are prepared if you get “snowed in” keep safe!

Laurie: Great job with the workout combo again!! I really liked the PiYO Sweat workout when I tried that one! Nicely done and glad you pushed yourself into doing it! Thanks for the kudos on the wins at Volleyball. Its always fun when you win; but our team has fun anyway. OMG, I know my crockpot needs to be replaced I think. It has done this to me forever and if I am home, I can turn it off way earlier. I am going to just get a new one so that the idea of set it, leave it and all will be good can happen. LOL

Laurel: I am happy to hear that you do have “one of those days” once and a while, you still did an amazing job with your workout combo! Nice job. Sounds like you have a good plan in place. You didn’t comment on my “fearfulness” of that Insanity workout . . . must mean I should be scared! Ha Ha ….. it won’t be my next one to try forsure. I think my plan will be to finish up this January rotation and then into the RWH/XT combo rotation. I’ll mix in some new Insanity as well.

Hope you ladies have a great afternoon/evening! Talk to you tomorrow ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! We're still pretty buried in my town. Even the plow trucks are getting stuck in driveways. DH claims to like running the snow blower. He spent hours going around this big, old house with the roof rake. The house has multi roof levels and the process is really slow. The snow was up to his waist in some spots. Later on in the afternoon he shoveled his way to the shed, got the blower going and about 1/2 hour into the job the thing died! Thankfully he knew what it was and fixed it. Then he started to dig the cars out and the telescopic car rake handle broke! YIKES! He still has a lot to do. My company announced a late opening. I am going to work from home. We live in a town with narrow roads. You should see the snow banks!
It was a long work day for me. Bella hasn't felt well all day so I've been offering her room service (bring food to her wherever she's at) all day long. The vet had me stop the meds yesterday cause she didn't feel well but it was clear they were helping. I restarted the meds today again. One of those meds makes her nauseous and she's not eating. We're giving her baby food now and I'm syringing unflavored pedialyte into her mouth.

I didn't have a chance to workout today. Miss Bella took up my time. I was up and down the stairs offering her food, giving her meds and syringing water into her.

Laurie, great job with those workouts! Glad your husband was able to handle dinner. I don't know what I would do without my DH handling our weeknight dinners! Are your shoulders tight because of the PiYo workouts? Could be that you're leading with the shoulders on pushups. The office building was close for us but we were expected to work. I was hoping for a freebie!

Laurel, good for you for getting in such an awesome workout! we got hit pretty hard last night. I got up at about 5AM to give Bella her inhale and everything was buried. It really came down pretty fast after midnight. We got about 2ft. I read a lot of people in MA are without power and that the travel ban will be lifted at midnight.

Tami, awesome workouts! Was the sub instructor as tough as Katy is? The snow was pretty bad. Thankfully the storm happened after midnight when most people were home. The travel ban started at 7PM last night. Essential vehicles only! Everybody at work has laptops so no excuse for people not to work from home if they had power. My boss told us yesterday to take work home, otherwise; we'd have to take a vacation day!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

It was my rest day yesterday, and it was funny that I had to force myself not to do a workout. I was thinking of doing a PiYo workout, but glad that I didn't. Got home from dance class and got the chili prepped for today. DH was kind of confused as to what I was doing.

Laurel, I kind of figured you ladies would understand that feeling. I'm glad to hear that we both pushed play. I really want to try that premix with the ab work in-between. It has to be a lot like doing Bootcamp. LOL about your DH eating anything. The only thing I have to watch is legumes, he really doesn't like them. I do put them into things, but he will pick them out. My in-laws are meat and potato also. The only time we eat that way is when we are with them.

Tami, Great workouts! That PiYo Sweat workout actually makes you sweat! After doing them a couple of times, I am way better with the poses. I will be trying the Core workout this week, I know that I have not tried that one yet. I have two slow cookers, they are the older ones without the timers on them. When one of my cookers decides to quit, I really want one with the timer.

Thelma, That is a lot of snow! Those storms are not fun afterward with having to shovel and snow blow it all out of the way. Hope Bella starts doing better with the meds. You are a good "Mom" to her. Could be that was the problem with the shoulders, but it did go away, so I think that I was looking up at the tv to much to see what Chalene was doing. Now that I know the moves better, I have not been feeling the tightness.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Felt much better about working out today than I did yesterday, that's for sure. Guess I needed a little 'break' from the intensity. So today started with RWH LIHI Back, Shoulders and Biceps. I did the extreme premix (four sets) and loved it! It just flew by. For cardio, since I lowered the intensity yesterday, I did Cathe's Intensity today with the BC portion. Always love that workout.

Tami, sounds like a good BC class, even with a different instructor. I don't think you need to be afraid of Friday Fight at all. It actually reminded me of Insanity's Pure Cardio (the shorter one that isn't interval training) but with some tougher moves. I definitely think you may not want to try it first time at 5:00am though! It might be a bit much for a cold body. I am actually glad I did another short workout leading into it so I was completely warm for all the impact.....especially since there is no break at all for the first 15 minutes of the workout. I will be interested in how you like the RWH/XT rotation. I think I have decided to save that one for when I am done with P90X.

Thelma, yowza on the snow! I imagine it is going to be a mess for some time. Hope Bella is okay. Sounds like a rough day yesterday for both you and your kitty.

Laurie, I laughed when you said you had to convince yourself not to workout. Isn't it funny how one 'down' day can be followed by such a strong desire to workout? I was like that today too! The core workout added into these RWH really does make them feel like Bootcamp workouts....especially the Upper Body Circuit workout. I like the option for these workouts, especially since she adds core moves from both her core workouts into the mix. Feels very balanced to me that way.

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Last night’s Insanity workout was cxld. Poor Katy is sick is why she is “MIA” right now. I guess since last weekend. At any rate, I luckily got a txt from a friend at the gym so I headed home. This a.m. was RWH Legs + Ab work. I did the pre-mix with all legs, cardio then at the very end finished up with Abs. Tonight will be Spinning (probably a sub).

Thelma: That snow sounds intense! Glad you were able to work from home. Poor Bella, I hope things improve soon for her. I am sure you are worried about her. . . naturally. Its always scary when our 4-legged children our sick. Our sub-instructor was not as tough as Katy, definitely not. Nobody seems to top her training method(s)! LOL

Laurie: Nice job on forcing yourself to NOT do a workout! I understand that feeling many times. PiYO Sweat did do just that. I remember it being my biggest calorie burn of the ones I did. I just liked the moves, etc. too. I think I will definitely look at getting a new crock pot this weekend. Maybe Costco will have a good one?!

Laurel: Great job today and getting right back into that intensity! Nice work. Thanks for the encouragement on that workout! LOL Glad I double checked with you. Yes, after a nice warm up of something else maybe it will be perfect. When I get into that rotation, I will definitely keep you all posted. I think it will be a good one. I have just next week left of this January rotation, which I have also really enjoyed. A nice “prelude” to that new one.

Talk to you ladies tomorrow! Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! XT All Out Low Impact Hiit. What a great workout! Showed me that doing yoga is killing my cardio endurance. I was a little winded. No yoga today for me. Bella is still not eating well. I've been doing assisted feeding with her. Between finger feeding to syringe feeding. In the late afternoon DH had a suggestion that worked and Bella ate a little. We had some grilled chicken and I mixed some of her cat food, with chicken baby food and the grilled chicken. She managed to eat about 1 tbsp of food. Called the Tufts U. animal hospital but due to the snow they were closed for normal business and it was ER only. I tried to get a hold of our vet but he never called back which tells me he wasn't really at the hospital today. I'll call back tomorrow and if they can see Bella DH will take her.
Thank God for all this snow because it allowed me to work from home 2 days and I was able to get Bella to eat a little. Not sure how she'll do tomorrow while we're at work.
My poor husband spent all day outside digging out. He is exhausted. That is hard work. I had to do my own shoveling when I was single and owned a house. We have a snow blower but there's also shoveling to do. He told me to be careful tomorrow morning getting out of our driveway because I won't be able to see if cars are coming due to the mega snow banks.

Laurie, funny how you had to force to take a day off! I am sure you're glad you did it so you could prepare a meal ahead of time! Glad your shoulders are better!
We got a total of 30 inches! I can't believe it.
I try to be the best meowmmy I can be with my 4 legged kids. Lucky for Bella I have a lot of experience with sick cats.

Laurel, glad you got your energy back. I do think your body was asking for a break. Great workout choices today! I love that Intensity workout. Funny I had that very same DVD in my hands this afternoon when I was trying to find a workout for tonight.
The snow will be around for a while. I'm sure most people are hoping for some melting so the snow off their roofs melts before we get any rain. Yesterday was a rough day with Bella and it continued today.

Tami, I can't believe your class got cancelled. I hope Katy gets better soon. I didn't think the sub was going to compare to Katy. LOL! Great workouts today!
The snow was crazy. I am really worried about my Bella. I hope the vet can see her tomorrow.
Have fun getting the crockpot! Maybe you should look online for reviews before you buy one. I also have two. I have a large oval shape one and another one with 3 different size vessels.
http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-33135-6-Quart-Stainless/dp/B000R8A1OK

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I had a horrible headache yesterday, and it was with me all day. When I got home I was not interested in doing anything that required me to bounce, so I decided on a total body weight workout. I did MetRx 180 Conditioning Workout 1, and must say that was a very wise decision on my part. Today is better with the headache, but this is the time of year that my sinuses go wacky.

Laurel, Great job on the workouts. Now I really want to try those new workouts! I'm thinking that I can start to incorporate them into my rotation. I still want to do the Combat cardio, but yesterday made me realize that I really enjoy weight work too. I might even do the HiiT Upper Body Premix workout, on Friday. It looks like she incorporates legs in almost all of the weight/body weight portions, so it would be a lot like the Combat HiiT workouts.

Tami, Dang on the cancelled class, sure hope Katy gets better soon. Great job on the workouts, nice that you have options when something like this happens. Hope you are able to find a better crock pot, I really love using mine. Having the chili done when I got home was wonderful. All I did was make some cornbread muffins.

Thelma, I'm sure that my endurance is flagging quite a bit, but that is something that can improve. Good that you where able to do the workout though. Sorry to hear that Bella still isn't feeling that well. Dang that is a lot of snow, we had that last year and I'm really happy that we have not had to deal with the snow as much this year.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with RWH Plyo HiiT One, and I did the 'Double It' premix. And then it was right in to X10 Cardio Blast. Tough but fantastic combo. Then, for legs, I did Lean Legs and Abs with Barre. I am glad I did the cardio first today because those power moves in the RWH workout really exhausted my legs, making Lean Legs and Abs actually feel tough! I like that!

Tami, sorry to hear about the cancelled class and Katy being sick. Hope she is feeling better soon. I have really enjoyed this January rotation. I am going to remember this one too. I love how Cathe combined the X10 workouts with the HIiT workouts. Very effective!

Thelma, I really hope the vet gets a chance to see Bella. It doesn't sound like she is doing well at all, poor thing. Hopefully he can give her a better fix than the one she got this weekend. Great job with Low Impact HiiT. I love that workout! Don't worry too much about your cardio endurance. It will come back pretty quickly.

Laurie, sorry to hear about the headache. I was like that all day on Sunday. Just wanted to lay about in the dark for most of the day. Of course I spent the day baking instead! Mine was caused by a weather system coming in. Good job with the workout regardless. Sounds like you are ready to get back to these RWH workouts!

I have a hair appointment tomorrow, but I will try to check in!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Spinning was good last night despite Katy being gone. It was an instructor I have had many times in Spinning. She LOVES hills every time she teaches. At any rate, it was her 4th class that day so we didn’t go the full hour; 45 min instead. This a.m. was RWH Plyo 1 + X10 Cardio Blast. No class tonight and I think DH will be home. So maybe a “not rushed” dinner will be in order.
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Thelma: I do understand a million times over how worried you must be about Bella. I hope you can get her into the vet to get better and all is well there. Poor little girl. Nice job getting in your workout. Thanks for the link on the crock pot, I will take a look at that! I really do love having meals ready to go when I get home & sometimes the "pre-cooked" chx breasts, etc. just don't cut it. I bet your DH is exhausted and sore from all the shoveling. When we had snow like that one year it felt never ending.

Laurie: Sorry about the headache, but good on ya for getting in your workout despite that. I think if you are feeling up to it tomorrow you will really like the HiiT Upper Body workout! It’s a good one. The circuit one is the one with cardio mixed in. I guess there are several instructors out right now; hence the girl who subbed for Katy had taught 4 classes yesterday. Yikes. Katy should be back soon, I guess its bronchitis. So her chest is very tight and just not good to be teaching or anything right now.

Laurel: Same workouts today! (sort of) I didn’t do the double premix or the added legs & barre but …… LOL Great job! Enjoy your hair appt tomorrow. Always feels great. Do you like your new hair dresser so far?

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi ladies, quick update cause I'm exhausted. Had to leave work at 2 to take Bella to the vet. We got home at 8:45pm. So no workout. Poor Bella was obstipated and had to get an enema. She did go a little at the hospital but has more to go. At least she ate more than she has in the last day 1/2 in one sitting!
Good night!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

First off Thelma, so sorry to hear that you had to go through that with Bella. Hope that she keeps on improving as the days go on. With animals it is so hard to understand when there is something wrong. Take care of yourself and of course Bella.

Yesterday I really felt like doing some yoga, so I plugged in Yoga for the Warrior! Dang was that a good one, and I'm really impressed with my improvements in the yoga poses. Credit that to the PiYo, so I'm going to keep on with my current Combat/Piyo. I'm going to add in some of the HiiT work as I go though, because I think they will compliment this rotation also. I think that the leg strength is what I was surprised at the most.

Laurel, Great job on the workouts, isn't it nice when they just flow really well. That is the problem I had with my headache, seems that when a front comes through my head starts to pound. I also get stuffed up, so I'm not able to breath very well. It happens most times when it is a rain front, well we didn't have rain just sleet.

Tami, So I take it that you didn't have to do as many hills? Sounds like some nice workouts. I'm going to try that workout tonight, along with the Combat HiiT. This will be a true test of how well my endurance is. Dang on Katy, that really isn't good to try working out with those conditions.

Have a great weekend!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Had a great workout this morning, and then a good hair appointment. Always feels good to have 'fresh' hair! Anyhow, my workout this morning started with XTrain Burn Sets--all upper body with core premix. For cardio, I did X10 Low Impact right into Insanity Max Cardio Challenge.

Thelma, I hope your Bella starts to feel better soon. I am glad the vet was able to see her. I am sure you are exhausted. Take care of both your kitty and you!

Laurie, I love that workout! How great to see some improvements from PiYo. You are definitely selling me on those workouts. Yep, my headaches come with rain (and always with snow). I don't always have trouble breathing, but I do get that at times. No fun...but it has been happening since childhood so I am used to it.

Tami, sounds like an okay spin class, even though it was short. I was wondering if Katy might have some kind of bronchial infection for as long as she has been sick. No fun. It always takes me weeks to recover fully from something like that. Hope she is up to teaching next week. LOL on the same workouts!! I really like my new hair stylist. This is the second time I have seen her, and she is great fun to talk to. Today we talked workouts. This was after she nearly passed out when I told her I am just a few months shy of 50. She said she wouldn't have guessed me to be in my 40's (I laughed....and gave her a great tip! ). She asked my secret and I said workouts! She is a fitness fanatic too, so that was fun to talk about. BTW, Cardio Challenge felt much better the second time.....so something to look forward to. Still tough.....but a good tough.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Laurel

2BLean

Happy Friday Ladies ~ This a.m. was RWH LIHI Back, Shoulders and Biceps, tonight will be Spinning before I head home for the weekend! Lots of "Go Hawks" moments happening here at the office today, people are all dressed in their jersey's etc.... super fun there is such spirit here. Also, our Manager bought everyone lunch from a really good salad/sandwich place. I guess they do that every month, just not last month because of all the Christmas goodies, party, etc. So nice and yet another "gesture" I appreciate so much, with or without food; it is the little things they do here.

Thelma: Thinking of you so much and hoping Miss Bella is better soon. So sorry. It's very stressful going through that. I know it all too well with my "kids" over the years.

Laurie: Congrats on feeling the improvements with your Yoga poses due to the PiYo. That is awesome to hear! Nice going and sounds like a great plan moving forward. Yes, I think Katy will be taking it easy until she is good to go; although it wouldn't surprise me to see her soon and even if she doesn't join in the class, telling us instructions and being there I could see. Hope you enjoy the workout tonight!

Laurel: YOWSA! Way to end the week. Nice going. So awesome to hear you like your new hair dresser and what an amazing compliment. I too would have given her a big tip! LOL Nice to know you two can talk about workouts, always a fun conversation. That's why I love having you you all here. What are your plans for the big 5-0? Thanks for the encouragement on that Cardio Challenge workout . . . I know often the 2nd time through it is always better recognizing the moves, etc. Knowing what might be next.

Enjoy your weekend ladies! Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a nice weekend. Ours was great now that Bella is better and that we know what her problem was. Thanks for all those good wishes for my Bella.
We are bracing for 10-14 inches of snow for tomorrow.
On Friday I was still tired so I did a little spinning, then on Saturday XTRAIN Super Cuts and just got a new yoga DVD called Beginning Yoga with Chrissy Carter. I'm on a quest to find a good beginner's yoga workout. This is a good one and I think the best of the other so called beginner's yoga workouts I have. Today spinning again.
GO PATS!

Laurie, awesome job and congratulations with all that improvement! I'm sure Bob's yoga workout is not an easy walk in the park. Good job!

Laurel, what a great combo you did on Friday! I hope you had a great hair appointment!
By Bella s finally doing better. Poor little girl! Thank you!

Tami,You had an awesome combo on Friday too! People at work were dressed in Patriots gear and on Thursday they had a Superbowl party. I'm not into football but DH is watched the game.
Nice of your boss to get you guys a free monthly lunch! Definitely a nice gesture!
Thanks for sending those good thoughts for my little Bella. I can't believe my baby was constipated and I thought she had a urinary problem and the vet went with that. Then on top of things the pain med she was given for the so called bladder inflammation causes constipation. No wonder things got so bad. She's better now and we just have to make sure that we keep her "regular"

Good night!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

It was a combat weekend for me with the following workouts. HiiT Power (twice) and Combat 30. Didn't get anything else in, just to many things needing my attention. We went out on Friday with the oldest dd, her boyfriend and the bf's parents. We had a very good time, they are a lot like us. Yesterday we where having a snowstorm, so it was one of those go out and get the drifts off the driveway. DH and I where the only ones home, so it was really quiet. Just glad that both girls where home safe at the end of the night.

Laurel, Great job on the workouts. I know how much you love that Intensity workout. How cool to find a hair stylist that is into working out, it is funny how having a good talk with the stylist makes the time you are there fly by. I don't even realize that I have been there for an hour. Oh the bit 5-0 is around the corner! I bet you don't feel 50, I know that I never feel like I'm in my 50's.

Tami, First off sorry that the Seahawks lost yesterday, that game was a lot like the Packer game two weeks before. How fun that the company does the monthly lunch. WTG on your workout, and hope your spinning class was a good one. People around here have been getting pneumonia with this recent bout of sickness, hope that Katy takes her time getting back at it. As you can see I didn't get that workout in on Friday, since we where going out I didn't want to get to sweaty. I know that I need to do something though.

Thelma, So glad to hear that Bella is doing so much better. Sorry to hear that you are getting the snow that we just got, we still have a three foot snow drift in front of our front door. Neither DH nor I had enough want to dig that one out. So we have one happy football fan, and one unhappy one on the thread today. The half time show was actually good this year, I was just very nervous when she was floating through the air. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the yoga workout, that must be encouraging.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Another busy weekend here, but it was all good. Only watched three quarters of the game last night. I was bored to no end. Looks like I missed the best part! Oh well. Congrats to the Patriots and sorry for the Seahawks. I am a fan of both teams so feel for both.

Anyhow, Saturday was my day off from workouts, as usual. Yesterday I did an interesting trifecta. I started with RWH Low Impact HiiT Two, then went right into X10 Fat Burning Circuit. From there, I went right into XTrain Cardio Leg Blast! This wasn't as long a workout as it sounds without all the warm-ups and cool downs. It clocked in at about 80 minutes or so, and I really enjoyed it! Today's workout was Lift It Hit It Chest, Shoulders and Triceps Extreme premix, followed by Cross Fire Extreme.

Tami, sounds like a fun Friday, though I can imagine the end to last night's game was pretty difficult to take. I am sure there is analyzing and over-analyzing about that play all over the place. Makes me feel badly for Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson, though I appreciate both of their attitudes, that's for sure. No big plans for my actual birthday this year, though with both DH and I turning 50 and celebrating our 25th anniversary this spring, we have planned a trip back up to the Seattle/Victoria, British Columbia area this summer. We spent our honeymoon in Victoria, so we thought it would be fun to go back. Definitely looking forward to seeing your part of the world again. I haven't been up there since we moved away back in 2003!

Thelma, so happy to hear Bella is feeling better! Poor thing! I hope your weather isn't as bad as predicted, that's for sure. It has been a rough winter..........well, for everywhere except here! I ate breakfast on my back porch yesterday. Not bad for February!

Laurie, sounds like a good Combat workout weekend! Glad you enjoyed your DD's boyfriend's parents. That's always nice! I agree with you about the half time show last night. To be honest, I kind of expected to not like it, but I was entertained......which is more than I can say for parts of the game!

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Nice relaxing weekend but felt like I got a lot accomplished! New Crock Pot included on that list. I did get in some nice workouts. Sat was RWH Plyo #1 Xtreme pre-mix and yesterday was RWH Low Impact HiiT 2 followed by X10 Fat Burn Circ. So yesterday I made some chili in the new crock pot and today is a Teriyaki Chicken recipe. Also, made another chicken recipe that I froze and is ready to go into the crock pot whenever. So far so good, it has a timer and turns to warm when it is done instead of over cooking the food. Today’s workout is BootCamp after work.

Thelma: Yay!!! So happy to hear Ms Bella is all better now. That is so scary when they are sick and you can’t get them “fixed” right away. I bet you both feel so much better, and Bella too! Great job with the workouts over the weekend & hopefully your new Yoga workout is just what you were looking for.

Laurie: Great going on your workouts! Weekends are often like that for me, I want to get in more but feel the pressure of getting all my weekend “stuff” done. Funny, I was thinking the same thing about the Packers loss and Seattle’s loss. SO close. Yes, the lunch was so great and such a nice gesture + late in the day our manager sent out an all office e-mail saying how proud he is of every dept. and every person and to continue the great work. It’s just those little gestures that mean so much I think; especially when you are not used to them. I thanked him for the e-mail forsure and how nice it is that he takes the time. Yes, Katy was back on Friday at Spinning and took it easy. She’s a crazy one so hopefully she continues to just “ease” into it.

Laurel: Great tri-fecta of workouts yesterday!! Nicely done. I really liked that combo of HiiT #2 right into X10 FB Circuit! I bet the add-on of the leg workout was perfect. Today’s combo sounds amazing as well. I feel bad for Pete Carroll as well, I cannot imagine how badly he wants a “do over” on that play call. YIKES. It was a heart breaker for Seattle forsure. We felt like it was a good game (being close throughout instead of a blow out either direction, that is never fun to watch) and it was just DH and I watching. Half time was a good one I thought too. Of course my favorite commercial was the little Lab puppy/horses Budweiser commercial. They are always my fav!

Hope you ladies have a great afternoon/evening!!
Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, we got about 20 more inches of fresh snow. My poor husband is outside now (almost 10PM) in the bitter cold digging me out so I can go to work tomorrow morning. I feel so bad! He went out in the afternoon as he was finishing the snow picked up again! It's still snowing! I just read the groundhog declared 6 more weeks of winter! YIKES!
When I work from home I end up working longer hours! I failed at keeping Bella regular and she's constipated. I've been pumping Miralax into her all day and nothing! I'm worried again so my workout was simply spinning tonight. That was the only thing I could get myself to do tonight.

Laurie, great workouts! I don't blame you guys for not wanting to remove the snow drift. Why bother at this point? I hope we get a break from the snow!

Laurel, I didn't watch the game but I didn't hear any reactions from DH except for one time early one. He was very quiet during the game! LOL
Great workout combos as always Laurel! I'm glad you're having nice weather in FL. I heard temps were going to drop at night there though? Was that last night or tonight? Both?

Tami, awesome workouts! Which crockpot did you get? those things are awesome but I've never let it run while I'm at work. I am scared so we usually use ours on the weekends.
My poor Bella is starting to not be as playful but she's been eating like a piggy today so that gives me hope. I've been given her canned food loaded with Miralax.

Good night!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Yesterdays workout was Combat Warrior Upper Body Blowout and KCM's 30MTF Split Sessions Workout 2 (lower body) and the Bonus Blast Floor Work. This was a good combo, and I was feeling those leg muscles while walking into work this morning. Youngest is home from school today, she wasn't feeling well. I don't know if we will be going to dance class tonight, will see when I get home. It will be a yoga day, will see how long of a yoga workout I can get in.

Laurel, Great weekend workouts! You are going Extreme. I was reading a book during the game, so missed out on some commercials. Still wasn't impressed with any of them, and they sure spent a ton of money. When we had our 25th anniversary I also turned 50. That is so funny. We where married two weeks after my 25th birthday, it just worked out that way.

Tami, Wonderful workouts that you got in too. Congrats on the new crockpot, and that it has the timer. I so want that. Yesterday I had the ingredients ready, and youngest started it all up. Our chicken was ready for dinner, but it sure would have been nice to have the timer one. I think dd actually enjoys getting the dinner ready, even though all she is doing is taking the pot from the fridge to the heating element. Glad to hear that Katy is back, but easing into it. I'm sure that she isn't quite up to it yet.

Thelma, Sorry to hear that you got another dumping of snow! Very nice of your DH to do that for you. We now have the bitter cold, sometimes I would rather have the snow. We are suppose to get more tonight, but nothing serious. Take care of Bella!

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I couldn't quite figure out what kind of workout to do today, so I worked out in two parts. The early workout was RWH a HiiT Circuit Lower Body and Core Two. That was a good combo, but I couldn't figure out what to do after! So I took a long break, then settled in X10 Hi/Lo right into Insanity Max 30 Sweat Intervals. Boy was that a tough combo after the earlier workout! But it felt really good.

Tami, sounds like a good weekend. Yay on the new crockpot! Sounds like you are getting good use of it already. I am glad to hear Katy was back and taking it easy. Hopefully she will continue to do so until she is better. I love the Budweiser commercial too! That is one I made a point of watching when I saw the little puppy at the start of it. I wasn't overwhelmed by the commercials this year, but I also wasn't thinking too much of them (if that makes sense). Most just seemed like....commercials.

Thelma, I am so sorry to hear about the snow! You have been hit so hard this winter. My BIL who lives in those parts is so ready to see the end of this winter. I am also sorry to hear Bella isn't feeling well again. Hopefully it is just temporary. Good job getting spinning in with all that is going on. We got 'cold' last night with some parts of Florida in the 30's (we were in the 40's). But I think we are going to start trending up in temps soon, so it felt very good to me to wake up to fresh, crisp air.

Laurie, sounds like some great workouts yesterday! Hope your DD is feeling better. Like I said to Tami, I wasn't too impressed by the Super Bowl commercials either. I actually kind of wish they wouldn't make such a big deal out of the commercials because I really don't feel like I should stay and watch them! Commercials are when I do things. DH and I were married one week after his 25th birthday and 4 weeks before mine. And believe me, he hears about the age difference for those five weeks every year.

See you all tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ BootCamp was a good one last night. Nothing new really as far as stations go, she did however at the end have us do 20 burpees, 15 push-ups, 10 burpees, 5 push-ups, then one more round of the whole class. Definitely added to the intensity. This a.m. was HiiT It Chest/Shoulders/Tris Xtreme pre-mix and tonight will be Insane X.

Thelma: OMG on the 20 inches & freezing cold. I hope you guys get a break soon. Poor DH out there. Darn it for poor little Bella. I hope things are going better for her today. Nice job getting in the workout despite everything going on there for you. I ended up getting the CrockPot brand (that’s what it said on the box and outside of it). I think with chicken I am going to have to figure something else out, unless I am home. Last night’s chicken was still a bit over cooked. I thought with the timer and then to warm it would be ok . . . not so much. Still too long. But I do like the CrockPot since it has the timer options.

Laurie: Sounds like a fantastic combo you got in ~ nice work!!! Thanks for the kudos on the workouts. Yes, as I mentioned to Thelma, the timer is great but I think it was still too long for what I cooked. I’ll have DH start it later in the a.m. next time. He leaves later than me.

Laurel: You are going Extreme (as Laurie said)!!! Yowsa lady, nice job. Yes, we will see how Katy is tonight at Insane X. Hopefully not “all out” for her. Forgot to say how fun your anniversary trip sounds!! Yay for coming to the Pacific Northwest. Fingers crossed you can have decent weather and not too much rain that time of year. Yes, the commercials were not so great. Each year there is such hype over them (due to the $$$ spent) and each year, they aren’t over the top. Just the Budweiser ones in my book! LOL

Have a great afternoon ladies ~ talk to you tomorrow! Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did RWH Upper Body Circuit! What an awesome workout! I over did it because my upper back is all tight. I even did the jumping on the trampoline which I hadn't done in a while given my feet. I hope I don't pay for that later.
My Bella finally went #2 last night! DH and I were thrilled given we were thinking we had another trip to the vet in our near future. We believe she went tonight again but with 3 cats it's hard to tell. It's a matter of finding the right miralax dose and I think we're 95% there.
I heard on the radio that we may get more snow on Thursday and DH heard that we may get plowable snow on Monday. A friend posted something on FB that a local weather guy is saying we could get 2 more feet in the next 10 days. This will be bad because we have no place for all the mountains of snow all over the place.
Laurie, what an awesome combo you did last night! Good job! I hope your little girl feels better soon!
Laurel, great combo today and for you to say that something was tough it had to be tough! Made me thing I would've needed an oxygen tank! LOL
People are really sick of this winter. We were seriously overdue for snow like this. I don't remember having had such a cold winter in a long, long time. I've worn my long down coat a lot this winter. Sounds like you're having great temps. Cool nights and warm days! Perfect!
We hope the issues with Bella are temporary. We just have to figure out what dose she needs to stay regular cause it could turn into a really bad problem.

Tami, great workouts! Sounds like Katy is back! Maybe she's not 100% yet and that is why she didn't have new stuff for you guys. Bella is doing better. Thank you!
We really need a break soon but they're talking another 2 feet! When we bought our current home we didn't know we were buying in the "snow belt"! We found out the hard way which is kind of comical.
Sorry your chicken was overcooked! We usually do pulled chicken in the crockpot. Very simple recipe, diced onions at the bottom, chicken with your own spices, salt/pepper to taste and your favorite BBQ sauce. Let the chicken cook in low setting for 6-8 hours. Then separate the chicken with forks. One of the things my SIL does with her crockpot is to plug it into a timer so that it starts on it's own when she needs it to start as opposed to leaving it on before you leave for work.
Good night ladies
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

No workout for me last night, with only two inches of snow, everyone was going so slow that by the time I got home I was to frustrated to workout. It was my rest day anyway, so I wasn't to upset about it. I can't believe that someone was actually going 20 mph on the freeway, and no snow was on the roads.

DD is feeling better, just having really bad cramps. Told her she will have to learn to deal with this when she starts in the working world.

Laurel, Nice job on the workouts, and finding something that you got sweaty doing. LOL about the commercials is when you do things, I'm like that too. During this game I was doing things during the game. Maybe since the commercials where so lame, I should have done my normal routine.

Tami, Great workouts! I bet the crock pot will work better with something that is frozen, and then placed in the crockpot. I usually try to put the meat in as frozen, then it doesn't seem to dry out so much. Of course it does help when you can put it on later also, it was nice that dd was home.

Thelma, Great job on the workout, and so glad to hear that Bella was able to do her business. That is the way we felt about winter last year, there was just so much snow and cold that we where done with it by Christmas. So I understand that feeling very well.

Have a wonderful day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with RWH LIHI Back, Shoulders and Biceps Extreme premix. I followed it with Tabatacise, which I haven't done in awhile. Felt great even though my legs were still a bit rubbery after yesterday's workout.

Tami, sounds like a good Bootcamp class. I love finishing a workout with a strong push, but that sounds like a REALLY strong push! Bet you enjoyed it though. Really looking forward to our trip up to the PNW this summer. I don't even mind if it is cool and rainy as that would make for a nice change from here in early July. I just remember the two summers we spent living up there were about as beautiful as summers can get, that's for sure.

Thelma, great workout! That one is definitely one of my favorites from this new set. Hope you aren't paying for it today. I heard you may get more snow this week! That is crazy. I hope it doesn't work quite as they are predicting. Glad to hear Bella is doing better. Hope that continues.

Laurie, I am still surprised that people around you haven't figured out how to drive in snowy conditions. That's just silly, to be honest. I understand being careful, but going that slow on a highway is just plain dangerous. I can imagine your frustration. Glad to hear your DD is okay.

See you tomorrow!

Laurel