Cathe Fans Part 5

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Insane X was a small class last night but of course “tough” always. Probably not as tough as some but still. She also included sprints at the beginning and the end. Today was RWH Circuit Lower Body and Spinning for cardio tonight.

Emma had a bit of a tight shoulder or something last night? Pinched nerve again maybe? She was laying the hardwood floors as she always does and was having a really hard time getting up. It was so sad; DH was in panic mode so I had to go into calm but I am telling you guys I was/am worried about my sweets. I have her yearly apt this weekend anyway, which is good. This a.m. she was fine but OMG, I hope this isn't another onset of soreness and feeling her 11 years (officially 2/28) . . . might need to get some meds from the vet. We will see. She had a haircut apt scheduled but I cancelled it. Didn't want her being stressed and pulled on there with the slick floors they have as well.

Thelma: So glad to hear about Miss Bella! That is great news and I bet she is feeling much better. Great job getting your workout in, that is an awesome one isn’t it?!?!!! Hopefully your feet are feeling ok today. Funny you say that about the plug-in timer, that’s exactly what DH has suggested. He was bummed for me; but I did shred the chicken into the remaining ingredients and ate it that way. I will also try Laurie’s suggestion of starting from frozen; which I have a whole dinner froze for that very purpose! That recipe sounds perfect and easy, thanks! More snow?! NO.

Laurie: I bet you were beyond frustrated. It is really frustrating when people go too slow for not so bad conditions. I can see why just having a break and now workout probably felt great! Rest day anyway, like you said. As I mentioned to Thelma, I am going to try that on my next meal that is waiting in the freezer. Shredded teriyaki chicken this week. Odd, but I didn’t want to throw it away.

Laurel: Great job today! Sounds like a perfect combo. Yes, BC was a tough finisher forsure but she thought it was a good “change up” from her normal on Monday night. I’m glad you are going to embrace that NW weather when you come. It will be a nice trip no matter what. Is everything all done at your house now? No more touch ups or finishes?

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, spinning for me tonight. It was a hard day at work and in the afternoon had to go for my annual mammogram which was done with a 3D instrument. Pretty cool stuff. Each take they do captures like 67 images at once and they can scroll up/down the image and it they see the breast tissue at different layers. Thankfully my mammo was normal. I learned today that around 60 years old is the age that seems to be big for women to develop breast cancer! WHAT? I thought I was home free after menopause!
My Bella is back to her old self now that we've figured out how to keep her regular! YAAY!

Laurie, OMG! 20mph on the freeway! I would've been frustrated too. Don't even get me going on that subject. People see a snowflake and all of a sudden they have to slow down to a crawl

Laurel, great combo today. That Tabatacise workout is a really good one. My upper back was back to normal today. I must've shocked it yesterday. We're going to get a little snow tomorrow. I heard a coating! Then 3-5 inches on both Sunday and Monday. Thanks for the good wishes for my baby!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Well there wasn't a workout done yesterday either, I didn't think that youngest dd had such horrible vision. After her appointment, which revealed that she also has astigmatism like mine, we had to go through the glasses to fine something that she liked. Of course the ones that I picked out where MOM glasses! Too funny. She is the same age that I was when I had to get glasses, poor kid.

Laurel, Great workouts, that Tabatascise workout is something I don't think of a lot either. That one is another one that is good for doing something short but effective or going extreme. I don't know what it is about snow, but there are more and more people that go super slow. I guess they think I'm a nut for going around 40-50, but the conditions where not that bad.

Tami, I feel so bad that all of you are getting in such great workouts, and I have been a slug. Oh well tonight is I'm getting in my workout no matter what. Oh that chicken sounds really good.

Thelma, Great job on the workout! Oh very cool that you had the 3D experience! My mother got breast cancer in her late 60's, but it was caught early enough at stage 1. She only had to do radiation therapy. I'm sure that you understand my driving pain. Guess there are people like that all over the place.

Have a wonderful day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with RWH LIHI Legs. I love this workout. I also added Core 1 at the end. For cardio, I did my Hard Strikes/Rockout Knockout combo. Good, fun steady state cardio after all the intensity earlier this week.

Tami, sounds like a good class. Does Katy teach that one? If so, I hope this means she is better. Unfortunately things aren't quite done on the house, and my frustration is building because I am wondering if they will get done. One item (replacing a section of the kitchen floor) we identified to the builder in our final walk through before closing, and he asked if it could wait until after the holidays. We said 'yes', but now I am wondering which holiday he was referring to. Silly me thought it was Christmas. Seems like a long time ago. I have asked him about it about three times since, and still nothing. So I don't know what to do about that since we agreed to move in before it was fixed. But it is a warranty issue, so they should still do it. There are a couple other things as well (like sanding/refinishing the granite in the kitchen), and I am thinking that won't get done under warranty since we didn't know there was an issue until after we closed. Oh well. But, for the most part, the house is done.....and beautiful! Thanks for asking.

Thelma, glad to hear your mammogram was clear! My mother got breast cancer in her 80s, so we are never free from it as far as I am aware. I don't think those check-ups will ever end. Anyhow, glad to hear Bella is better! Stay warm!!

Laurie, I hope your DD is okay with getting glasses. I remember at that age I would rather be caught dead than seen in glasses. Funny to think about that now. Anyhow, hope she is fine with it and wears them. You will be catching up with workouts in no time I am sure!

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Spinning was a packed class last night. People waiting outside the class to see if "no shows" were there even, trying to get on a bike. I was glad I sign up every week. This a.m. we had an early staff meeting so I opted to get my workout in tonight instead of even earlier than my "norm".

Thelma: So glad to hear your mammogram was normal and Miss Bella is back to being herself. Such a relief.

Laurie: No worries on the workouts . . . as we all know, some weeks are just like that and then you get right back in it. Hopefully your daughter found a pair of glasses she likes and isn't feeling bad about wearing them?!?!

Laurel: Awesome job (as always) on the combo! Katy teaches the Insane X class yes . . she is better; I asked her the other night before class and she said she is at 90% she would say. Her 90 is most people's 100+ .... LOL That is a bummer on the builder not following through; that is unfortunately so typical and I hope he does get back to you guys sooner than later on that fix. I would just keep on him. I am glad everything else is good and you are loving every minute of it. How is your mom doing?

Hope you ladies have a nice afternoon ~ I will talk to you tomorrow! Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! I had to take a day off due to work. I left work almost 2 hours later than usual and had to bring some work home with me. It's been a tough week at work that's for sure.
We got about 3 inches of snow and the temperatures have been dropping all day. It's freezing out. We'll have temps below zero tomorrow morning. We are expecting at least another foot from a slow moving storm that will last from Sunday into Tuesday morning.

Laurie, at least your dd will get her new glasses soon. Poor kid! I hope she wasn't having headaches.
I'm glad your mom's cancer was caught early!

Laurel, what a nice combo!! In the afternoon when I had to attend a meeting from hell all I could think of was coming home and doing one of Cathe's kickboxing dvd's with the boxing gloves so I could punch the wall.
Sorry you're having problems with the builder not fixing things you need fixed! I can't believe your mom had breast cancer in her 80's.

Tami, sorry I missed your post last night! awesome workouts! I was wondering if Kathy wasn't being her usual tough self in class because she wasn't feeling 100%.
I'm so sorry Emma's shoulder is bothering her again! Do you still have her on the Adequan? Smart move on cancelling Emma's grooming appointment. I'd suggest looking into acupuncture for her too. I can just imagine your husband freaking out over Emma.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Yesterday I got in KCM's 30MTF Weights Workout #1 (Back, Legs, Chest & Core) and Combat 30.

Laurel, Wonderful workouts you had there, like that you combined the two kb workouts. I think that dd is okay with glasses, she probably will be getting contacts after a while. Right now she just wants to see how things go with the glasses. The doctor made it very clear that she needs to wear the glasses for driving. She also said that she should wear them for seeing movies and the board at school. I told her that she could just pull out her glasses at school when she needs them. She got a really cute pair though.

Tami, Guess that start of the year rush is still going on, but glad that you where able to get a bike. Good idea signing up every week. I'm kind of glad that it takes a week to get the glasses, it gives her a little while to get used to the fact that she needs to wear them. I told her sister not to tease her about the glasses, and of course she said she never would do that. I looked at her like she was crazy, big sisters always tease their siblings.

Thelma, Totally understand missing your workout, look how my week went. Just sorry to hear yours has been about work. Sounds like you are having the weather that left us. It was warmer this morning that it was yesterday, so hopefully you will be getting that soon. Suppose to be in the 20's tomorrow. I can deal with the cold, but really don't like the sub zeros.

Have a great weekend,
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Quick check-in for me today as I need to run some errands here soon. Enjoyed a good workout to end this January rotation from Cathe that I have been doing. I started with HiiT Upper Body Circuit and did the premix with the core work mixed in. I followed it with PRS2. I think I am starting P90X on Sunday. I will only know for sure that I am when I push play!

Tami, sounds like a busy time at the gym. Glad you had a spot! Also glad to hear Katy is doing better. How is Emma? I hope she is okay. Thanks for asking me about my Mom. Her cancer has returned, and this time they aren't doing chemo. That is because of her age (85) and her congestive heart failure. But, honestly, she sounds good when I talk to her. My BIL was there last weekend and watched the Super Bowl with her. He sent a photo of her watching the TV and enjoying some wine! She is still enjoying life, that's for sure. She has talked about selling her house, but last I heard, she changed her mind. I kind of hope she stays where she is at because it makes her happy. So....on we go. I worry about her but she sure is a fighter!

Thelma, I completely understand about the missed workout! I heard about your temperatures! Stay warm!!

Laurie, good workouts! Bet it felt good to get back at them. I am glad your DD is okay with her glasses. They really have some cute frames these days, so I hope she looks at them as a cute fashion accessory and enjoys them!

Must run!! Have a great weekend!!

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I'm so glad this week is over! It's been a very stressful, long week at work. Today we found out Siemens (my employer) is going to have 8000 layoffs worldwide. As if I need more things to worry about with my job. My team was under a lot of pressure cause we didn't understand the solution a developer had come up with for an neonatal bilirubin blood sample under certain conditions. I'm new at this blood stuff so I delegated to the guys who have been there for years. Even they didn't get it! My boss got mad at us and sent us back to the drawing board. I'm in charge of the team so I had to make sure we figured it out. For the last two nights I've been reading this stupid document and today I locked myself up in a conference room with my team for 3 hours and we still didn't come up with what the developer explained (in a different way) to us today. I had not felt so physically, mentally and emotionally drained all at the same time in I don't know how long. What a horrible feeling! When I got home I didn't feel like working out but I had to do something because I feel like I haven't worked out all week even though I've done the bike. I did the bike AGAIN!
I can't believe how cold it was this morning. As soon as I went outside and inhaled I could feel my nose hairs sticking together! LOL
We are going to get 3 more inches tomorrow, 5-6 on Sunday and 8 + on Monday and it won't be done till Tuesday morning. My poor DH!!!
People's fear is the weight of the snow on the roofs. DH goes around the house with a roof rake so hopefully that is good enough for us. I'm happy to report that my Bella has returned to being herself now that we have found the dose to fix her problem.

Laurie, that combo sounds like fun! I'm glad your daughter wants to try out glasses before she decides on contacts! Looks like we're going to have a high of 27F tomorrow! HEAT WAVE! Sub zeroes are not fun. I feel so bad for the people who have to take public transportation because those services are running late these days.

Laurel, great combo today. How awesome that you'll start P90X
I'm so sorry that your mom's cancer has returned. It's amazing how brave some people can be. Where does she live?
Have a great weekend ladies! Hair cut for me tomorrow.
Thelma

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Sorry I missed you all on Friday! It was another day of training, just expanding on some of the things I have already learned . . . . all good stuff! It was my 2 month mark last week! So my workout Friday was RWH Upper Body Circuit & Spin after work, yesterday was RWH Lower Body Circuit and today was HardStrikes + Volleyball. We won all 6 again!

Thelma: I bet you were completely worn out after all that. Its sounds very challenging and a lot of team thinking involved forsure. I hope your job and team remain safe from the layoffs, that is never fun to hear and scary forsure. Emma had her vet appt. today and it went really well. He did a full exam (as always) and he thinks the limp and pain is arthritis in her right elbow area; he examined her hips and they are good, her shoulders (which is where I have always thought & he did too before today where her pain has come from). I told him about giving her the Adequin and how well she has responded, he suggested we try Rimadyl and see how she responds, especially after the other night. So that is where we are right now. He is very calming and good - doesn't feel too nervous about her symptoms, so that makes me feel better. I do hate to go the Rimadyl route but he said if she responds well and it makes her feel better then it is just a matter of monitoring her kidney function/blood work and most dogs dont have issues. So fingers crossed ladies!! Nice job getting in your Spinning . . . as Tony H. would say "do your best and forget the rest" the workouts will be there. Stay safe in your continuing winter snow. Poor DH is right. That is a LOT of shoveling!

Laurie: I am glad big sister is not going to tease her about the glasses! lol Great job with your workouts! You must be back to normal, you have been doing amazing and awesome combos!
DH started on his sleep apnea machine and it is going really well. He is adjusting to the awkwardness, but in just 4 "sleeps" he is noticing the difference in his day and no headache in the a.m. He hopes it just continues to be better. Which I am sure it will. The sound is not bad at all to me, compared to snoring its like listening to the ocean or something! LOL

Laurel: Way to finish up the January rotation strong!! Nice job . . . I think with all your workouts throughout that rotation you did two rotations, not just one! As I told Thelma, Emma is doing better. Thank YOU. It is always hard to see dogs age and I want the process to be as smooth and pain free as possible. She is a very large Golden Retriever so this doesnt help when she has painful issues and we cant get to the root of the problem. Fingers crossed this new medicine will help!
I'm sorry about your mom's cancer being back, that's tough. Sounds as though she is very comfortable with her decision to not do chemo and living life to it's fullest. I love the glass of wine! That's so great. Good for her. Staying in her own home will be the best for her I would think' especially if she loves it so much. That's great she chose to stay.

Hope you ladies had a nice weekend! Talk to you tomorrow .....Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We are in the middle of yet another snow storm. It started after midnight last night and it stopped at about mid-day, then it picked up at about 6PM tonight and it will continue all day tomorrow into Tuesday morning! I am definitely going to work from home tomorrow.
Yesterday I did XT Hard Strikes. Hadn't done that one in a long time because of my shoulder and so far so good. Today was spinning.
Tami, great workouts and congrats on winning all 6 VB today!
YAAay for your DH finally using a CPAP mask! I've heard it takes a while to get used to it. At least he's seeing the benefits of using one of those masks.
I'm glad Emma was seen by her vet and now is going to be on good pain meds. I hear you about not wanting to give her Rimadyl but if it's going to help with her pain she has to take it.
Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Got in a lot of good workouts this weekend, so here is the list. Friday was Les Mills HiiT: Power and 30MTF LIFT Olympic Lifting, Saturday was TaeBo Max Intensity and Barry's Bootcamp Belly Blaster and Sunday was the LIS Trisets Total Body Premix.

Laurel, Great job on finishing the Jan Rotation, and will be interested to see if that P90X workout was pushed or something else. Sorry to hear about your mother and her cancer, but it sure sounds like she is enjoying life. I want to be that way when I'm that age. I like the fact that she was watching the super bowl with a glass of wine. Now that sounds like a great way to watch that game. My hair appointment is Wednesday!

Thelma, Dang on all that you have had to deal with at work, now that can't be fun when it isn't clear what is needed. Glad to see that you had a good weekend with your exercising. Also really glad to hear that Bella is back to her normal self. That has to be a huge relief. So sorry that you are getting another snow storm, sure sounds like our winter of last year for sure. We where lucky yesterday, they predicted that we would have the sleet, but we didn't have anything. So so happy about that.

Tami, Congrats on those VB wins! Good workouts too! Yep I feel back to normal, and I really enjoyed my workouts this weekend. Feeling the love from that Trisets workout today. I'm so glad to hear that your DH is embracing the CPAP machine. That is awesome that he is seeing improvements already. Hope that the new meds help Emma out. It is hard to see our pets in pain.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Well, I did everything in my power to talk and rationalize my way out of P90X/X2, but when all was said and done.......I pushed play!! I started yesterday with an absolute killer trifecta. I started with P90X Chest and Back, then I did P90X2 Core. For cardio, I did Insanity Max Cardio Challenge. It all rang in at almost exactly two hours, and it felt great! But it was tough. I must admit.....it is good to see Tony Horton again.

Today was another really tough one. I started with X2 Plyocide, then moved right into Insanity Max Tabata Power. I really wondered if this was a smart move when I was switching DVD's but, honestly, it really was a great combo. That Tabata Power workout is just so fantastic. For a 'finisher' I did the floor work from Great Glutes. Good stuff. I am going to make this a ten week rotation (3 weeks each for the first two cycles then four weeks for the last). I will have a week off before the last cycle as DH and I have decided to take a little trip up to NC for his spring break. Looking forward to that for sure!

Tami, sounds like some great workouts and yay! for the volleyball! Glad to hear Emma is doing okay and she had a good appointment with the vet. Also glad to hear you and your DH are adapting well to the sleep apnea machine. I hope it ends up making a huge difference for him. Sounds like it is working already.

Thelma, I am so sorry to hear about your job.,...and more snow! It defies reality what you all have experienced this winter, that is for certain. Good job getting some kind of workout in, even if it spinning. But great job on Hard Strikes!! Always a good one when you have some frustrations. My mom lives in Phoenix. Bit of a distance from here, but also just a plane ride away.

Laurie, great workouts!! How did you like the Total Body Tri-sets workout? That one has really grown on me recently. My mom really has aged well. I think she is 'younger' in so many ways than she was 40 years ago! She makes me smile, that's for sure. When she was having chemo last time, she was having some numbness in her feet, and it frustrated her to no end because she couldn't use her treadmill! She always says 'I want to die healthy', and I love it!

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ No workout this a.m. but I will be headed to BootCamp after work.

Thelma: Great job with the workouts! I cannot believe the snow you are getting . . . . our weather is like Spring (not trying to rub it in) just saying how strange the weather patterns are. We are setting records now for warmth this time of year. It is very VERY rainy but in the 50’s all week. I hope yours lets up soon. I am glad for Emma too and I am anxious to see the Rimadyl work. I know he will be calling me in a few days to check on her, he always does. They are so good there. DH was pretty much waiting in the driveway to make sure it all went well, he is so funny. He loves her to pieces and worries so much about her, but didn’t want to go to the vet “just in case” it was bad news. Sheesh.

Laurie: Thanks for the kudos on the wins! It was fun, even if we didn’t play our very best and made some dumb mistakes, we still won. LOL Each one of us had a few “moments” on the court. It was just one of those days. Fabulous job on the workouts and I saw on the thread yesterday and commented on the awesomeness of LIS Trisets! That is such a great one when you have the time. I am so thankful that DH is embracing his machine. The nurse scared him straight though . . . let me tell ya! She said to him that he is lucky nothing has happened to date with the severity of his condition & he has to treat this like he is taking his prescription every day, not just if he feels better. So he doesn’t enjoy it and he said mentally it is challenging for him but he hopes if it starts changing his life and he is adapting it will be worth the awkwardness.

Laurel: YOWSA! You just never back down, do you?!?! So amazing. I have said this before but not for a while . . . you are my inspiration in the amazing workouts you do! Thank you. That Tabata Power is on my list to try next. Not sure “when” but hopefully soon. I need to get into those so I know when I can add them on or substitute them into my next rotation. I’m trying to remind myself “it’s only 30 min . . . you can do anything for 30 min” LOL Thanks on the well wishes for Emma & DH too. Here’s hoping both of them have good results from their new “medicine”. Sure will make me feel better too! What a great spirit your mom has . . . I love that she wants to be healthy and uses her treadmill. My mom at 73 walks nearly everyday even in the rain with her sweet little dog. Sometimes she gets on her treadmill when it is just too rainy but exercise in some format; she also started doing Cha Gong (sp?) a few years ago and absolutely loves it.

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

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, RWH Legs tonight. What an awesome workout! As you may have notice I've not done yoga in almost 2 weeks. I just don't have time and it is a big time commitment if I want to do RWH also. I think I'm going to give up on yoga for now because I'm getting close to my surgery date and I want to do Cathe workouts.
We got hit again with about 16 more inches of the white stuff. I worked from home. My poor Ray looked pretty tired today after his snow duty. Thankfully the university he works for was closed today and will be tomorrow too. This will allow him more time to do rake the roof. I discovered our first ice dam right off our bedroom. There is thick ice all around the roof I think. Forecasters are predicting another storm for Thursday. Our rail transportation system shutdown tonight and will stay idle tomorrow so a lot of people won't be able to get to work. Our rail system is one of the oldest in the country if not the oldest. There are mountains of snow everywhere.

Laurie, awesome workouts! She's baaack!!! You've been doing really great combos!
Yeah my job is crazy. I was on a conference call with my team for 3 hours in the morning and 1 1/2 in the afternoon. I was dead after that. DH said to me: I don't know who had it tougher today me for clearing the snow or you for dealing with your co-workers. LOL! I told him now you know what my life at work is like.

Laurel, YOWSA is right! You are amazing lady! WOW! Those sound like killer workouts! Fabulous job!!! How exciting about your trip to NC!! I can't wait to retire there!
I really needed to do a kickboxing workout. I must've been doing it with a passion because my lower back was killing me after that. I could tell I was really tight on my lower back on the left side so kept on stretching. It scared me!
Wow your mom is far from you but it's good that you're always in touch via phone. She sounds like a wonderful lady and what a great attitude!

Tami, did you hit the snooze button again? LOL. I'm sure you'll make up for it tonight at Bootcamp! This winter has been insane. We started out like you are with warm temps for a while. Then it got frigid cold for a while, then back to normal and we've been getting whacked left and right for the last 2 1/2 weeks. DH heard something on the news that we were in a 6 week period where the snow is going keep on coming. My aunt arrives on 3/5 from El Salvador and I'm sure the mountains of snow will be here. I just hope it doesn't snow on 3/5 (aunt arrives) or 3/6 (my surgery date).
I have the feeling Emma will feel much better when her pain is properly managed and Rimadyl hopefully will do the job. How sweet of your DH to be waiting for you and Emma to return home from the vet's office!
Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Yesterday was Combat 60 Live, and that was a good one. We are suppose to find out who our new boss is this morning, and it may or may not be a good choice. Depends on which candidate the plant manager picks.

Laurel, Wow those are some tough workout combos you had. I really enjoyed the TB Trisets. One of the main reasons I liked it was that it used just dumbbells, and little other equipment. I'm finding that having to move from one thing to another isn't my thing right now. I just love your mothers attitude.

Tami, Hope you had a good time at Bootcamp. Glad to hear that the nurse gave your DH a little scare, it sometimes takes something like that to make the person realize what the cPap is actually doing for them. One of my brothers doesn't use the machine, and he is suppose to. I don't understand why not.

Thelma, WTG on the RWH, and of course you need to do what is best for you. If the yoga doesn't fit in with your schedule then keep doing what you enjoy. I'm going to try and mix in Cathe and Kelly workouts. Hope that you job settles down for you soon, it can get stressful if this goes on for to long.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Loved my workout today! I guess this really means I needed to shake things up.....as much as I tried to talk myself out of it, I must have really known I needed a change. Today started with P90X Shoulders and Arms, which I always enjoy. I followed it with Ab Ripper X.....which is still as tough as ever for me. I took a bit of a break and then, for cardio, I did X10 Cardio Blast right into Insanity Max Sweat Intervals. I should be exhausted....but I feel so energized from it all. Go figure.

Tami, thank you for the compliment! I totally understand the mental hurdle with the Insanity workouts....but they really are good. I find myself smiling at Shaun T. through them, and I am not usually one to smile through my workouts. The Tabata Power one is one not to be feared at all. It isn't as cardiovascularly challenging as the rest. Really recommend giving that one a try. I have never heard of Cha Gong? Is it like Tai Chi or something like that?

Thelma, I was thinking about you last night when I was watching the news and heard about how much snow Massachusetts is getting.....again. I really wish I could send some sunshine and warmth your way! Great job with RWH Legs! I think it is good to focus on what workouts you want to be doing right now. With all the stress you have (job, weather, surgery, etc) just enjoy what you can do.

Laurie, great workout! I hope you are okay with the boss selection. I completely understand about equipment! I think that is one of the reasons I am enjoying my rotation so far. These are just simple, straight-forward workouts (X2 excepted), and I like that.

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Good workout last night at BootCamp, I nearly won a squat challenge too! She had it right before we went through our 3rd rotation of weights/cardio, etc. as usual. So didn’t know it was going to be a challenge but we loaded up either a barbell or hand weights. It was me and 2 other ladies left, who had super light weights (I had a 40 lb barbell), they each had 15 lb dumbells. Well the guy won. I came in 3rd! Kind of fun, I was really motivated since it was a $25 Starbucks card. This a.m. was RWH/X10 combo and tonight will be Insane X with Katy.

Thelma: Yes, I did my “Monday Snooze” which unfortunately is more often than I would hope for from myself. So yes, I will be making it up into the week/weekend. OMG, I saw that on the news this a.m. about your part of the country just being slammed AGAIN with snow. Hopefully things went well with the end result of your conference call?!? Sounds pretty intense for you right now no matter what direction you look. Great job getting in your RWH Leg workout though. Nice job. Keeping my fingers crossed for beginning of March to be much better! For your Aunt and your surgery time.

Laurie: I bet you are nervous to find out about your new boss. I hope he/she is someone you like when it is all set in motion. So important I think. Yes, I was glad that nurse scared him straight. Every morning he checks all the electronic reads that it gives and in an hour it sends him the percentages of sleep, any episodes, etc. He is trying to already set personal bests and it has only been 5 sleeps now. LOL Whatever it takes to remain motivated I say! Feeling better would be my #

Laurel: I don’t have words . . . SEROUSLY! So I will go with simply WAY TO WORK!! And WOW!! I’m glad you loved it. You are very welcome on the compliment and it is well deserved (again today in fact) Cha Gong (sp?) is a slow moving action, similar to Tai Chi I think, but it is slow, concentrated movements. Which is perfect for what she enjoys. I believe a lot of the moves are standing. She said it is like Yoga to her; which she used to do when I was a little kid. So if she likes it, all good stuff I say.

Have a good afternoon/evening ladies! Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, We got about 17 inches this time and now we have an ice dam leaking from our kitchen ceiling. OMG! This is such a bad spot for the damage to have occurred in. I would've preferred a window. We can see a dark line on the ceiling and then it breaks and a few inches later you see where it's leaking from. We were just getting a few drops in fact DH had a can of cat food catching the water! LOL Then about 1 1/2 hour later it stopped. I thought maybe his ice dam fix solution had worked but he said: no I think what happened is that it got cold and the water froze. Of course that makes sense! He filled women's nylons with calcium chloride and tossed it up on the roof to melt the ice. I thought the thing had melted a section of the dam. Thankfully I had been snooping in FB in my town's group wall and everybody is talking ice dams, roof snow removal and who could they call. so I had a list of roofers and handy people to call. Everybody is booked. One called and said: we're not taking new customers. We're booked solid and have a huge waiting list. Thankfully one person answered and said he'd be here in the morning and will be able to do the work if we accept to pay whatever he wants to charge that is. Plow and roof people are making a killing around here. Thank God we don't have a 30 ft ladder or DH would've been up there! So the ice dams are on our bedroom's roof which must not be insulated well given there is no attic above it. What a pain!
Spinning tonight. While I was in the middle of my spin I realized that I was not getting increased resistance when I turned the resistance knob. I asked DH to look at it and he said the break pad was gone. It had totally disintegrated from use. I wonder how long it's been gone for. Found something online that looks like it will fit and ordered it.

Laurie, sounds like a great workout! I'd forgotten about your boss leaving! I hope you guys like the new one. Yoga right now is not fitting into my limited time and I just can't see how anyone can get fit on yoga alone so I need to supplement with cardio and of course Cathe! Kelly and Cathe sound like an awesome combo Laurie!

Laurel, another killer combo! You're really shaking things up lady! Nice going! We really could use a little sunshine or somebody to get up to the rook and break those ice dams off the roof. I told DH I want to have those electrical coils at the edge of the roof to melt the snow. He says our electric bill will be expensive and I just think the coils can be worth the electricity they consume if they will prevent ice dams. I think I'm slowly convincing him about these things.

Tami, too bad you didn't know there was going to be a squat challenge!! Congrats for winning 3rd place. I'm sure if those two women were ahead of you is because they had such lite weights!
Hey! Nothing wrong with hitting the snooze button specially after your Sunday workout!
I don't think the outcome of my conference call was what I was hopping for. I work with these old men and I think they are the poster children of "you can't teach an old man new tricks". It is so frustrating! Thanks for the good wishes for early march! We're watching the forecast for Thursday. So far it's not going to be a big one but it all depends on which way that things goes.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Yesterday was my rest day, and today I have my hair appt. after work. I think that I should be able to get in my workout, but it will be really late. I'm planning on doing a full body weight workout.

Apparently our plant manager is not able to make a decision, so we still don't know what is going on. He is out sick today also. This is something to do with nepotism.

My parents where in a car accident, they are both fine, and no other vehicle was involved. Just raises serious issues about my father driving anymore.

Laurel, Glad that you are enjoying your visit with Tony again, and yes you should have felt exhausted after that cardio! I think that the less equipment will be something that I do up until the youngest is done with all her activities. One of the workouts I was looking at was STS Total Body, I really do like that one alot, but the thought of all the stuff that I would need to use made me so no.

Tami, That challenge sounds like a great way to make the workout different. Of course in my book you won, since you had the heavier weight. Of course that prize is great also. That Cha Gung does sound a lot like Tia Chi, they do alot of the Tia Chi in the Les Mills Combat. Once you get used to the moves it can be very much like yoga.

Thelma, I am so sorry to hear that you are now having roof issues. Some business around here had roofs cave in last year. That is because they have those flat roofs. Snow is a lot heavier than we think. I'm actually excited to do a combo with these two ladies, and of course doing all the different cardio workouts that I have.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I enjoyed a much tamer workout today and, boy, did I need it. I started with Cathe's Cardio Fusion. And then I did P90X YogaX. First time I have done yoga in a long time, and probably two years since I did this particular workout. It really felt fantastic on my tired body. Here is hoping this is a good sign and maybe I will have the patience to stick with yoga for this rotation!

Tami, sounds like a great Bootcamp workout! Congratulations on the squat challenge. How fun! And, of course, it wasn't quite a 'fair' challenge since you were lifting so much heavier! Cha Gong does sound a bit like Tai Chi. I just remember seeing people--especially older people--doing Tai .chi all over the place in China. I think there is something to be said about its effectiveness because those people could move! I am glad your mother enjoys it and that she has found something to do that brings her back to younger days.

Thelma, oh my goodness on your roof!!! That is scary! I am sorry to hear you may get a bit ripped off by a roofer, but better to have somebody look at it. I hope they can get some of the weight off. I heard last night that your next storm has been downgraded a bit. I hope that is true. Good job getting a workout in throughout all of this.

Laurie, hope you enjoy your hair appointment. I am sorry to hear about your parent's accident. I am glad they are both okay, but it is worrisome when the driving ability starts to decline. Again, I am just glad they are okay. That issue of nepotism also doesn't sound good. I hope that isn't the case, but my experience with nepotism has never been positive. STS Total Body does use quite a bit of equipment. When I want less equipment, I always opt for High Reps.

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Insane X was great last night. It was stations, which she has decided to do “every other” week and so it just changes it up. Always tough stuff but I really enjoy them. Lots of box jumps, burpees, tuck jumps, squats on the Bosu ball. But no SPRINTS! Yahoo for that. Spinning after work tonight.

Thelma: That is so scary about your roof! I hope the guy was able to come out and fix the problem and not charge you so much you are now taking out loan to pay for him. YIKES! I bet they are making serious ca$h with your storm and winter clean up. Thanks on the “congrats”, it was fun and she said she will surprise us with something else in the future. So we will see. Thanks too on the “snooze” factor. I do stay super active and burn mad calories on Sunday’s that might be why I feel the tireds a bit on Monday a.m. I know it used to be because of my dread factor and going to work was why. Darn it on the conference call outcome and I hope you can try to shape them into place a little better moving forward! I’m glad you will be able to fix your spin bike and nice going getting that in despite the roof emergency you had going on.

Laurie: Have fun with your hair appt and hopefully you get in your workout afterwards! I am going to be getting my hair done on Monday a.m. I have the day off so it is nice that I will fit that appt in then. Yay! I think the Chi Gong and Tia Chi are a lot the same. Just happy for her that she loves it so much and it is something she can do with no problems. Thanks for the good thoughts on the “winner” – it was funny, because I naturally am competitive but didn’t really go into it with the idea to be last man standing with all that we had done and seeing so many with light weights. Once I was down to the end I thought, how long do I let my legs quiver before stopping …. LOL Sorry to hear about your parents and as Laurel said, I am glad they are ok.
Laurel: Now today sounds like a great combo! Nice cardio and end it with some serious Yoga action. Way to go and I hope you do find that love for Yoga again through this rotation. Yes, I am sure the two practices are quite similar; she talked about it being sort of a Chinese meditation/exercise . . . movement and breathing deeply. She said it keeps her "centered".

See you tomorrow!

Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I took today off. Between work and roof stress I was emotionally drained by the end of the day. At least it ended on a super good note. The handy guy and his crew were here YAAAY!!! DH had been out for 2 hours this morning banging on the ice dams he could reach from the lower roofs. The guy came and gave him an estimate of $700 and DH had him do it. They didn't only remove the ice dams but also the snow off the roof. We really didn't have much weight on the roof. I've been reading a lot about ice dams and the problem is having a warm roof. Heat escapes through the roof and then on top of that you have snow up there which is another layer of insulation. Add cold and you have ice dams form from the snow that's melting. Our biggest problem is having a roof valley where two roof lines meet. The leak didn't continue this morning because it was very cold. Thank God! The problem hasn't been fixed. We'll have to wait for that until the spring. We are also expecting another nor'easter over the weekend. That will dump on us 12-18 inches more. At least our roofs are clean right now. DH says there were 6 guys working on the roof and did the work in one hour. We were so fortunate to have found somebody who was available and also was reasonable. We're thinking this was a miracle.
My boss' boss stop by to thank me about the wonderful work I'm doing. He said I am making a huge difference in the department by teaching people better methods to do the work. It made me feel better for sure and told me some changes that I would be happy with were coming. This means doing something about the difficult people.

Laurie, I hope you have fun during your hair appmt. I had mine this past Saturday. I wasn't too worried about our roofs caving in but the ice dams were freaking me out.

Laurel, I'm glad you enjoyed the yoga workout! I think the way you've been pushing yourself with the new routine a yoga practice 1 - 2 times per week will do you a lot of good.
I thought this guy would've charged us a fortune but thank God given the times he was reasonable. I'm sure had we waited till tomorrow to make the call he would've charged more now that they announced another big storm.

Tami, I'm glad you enjoyed your Insane X. I can't believe you didn't have sprints this time around!
you have no idea how relived we are about being having found someone to remove the ice dams and snow off the roof. Now I just hope the bike break pad I ordered fits my bike! I can still ride the bike but I can't give it as much resistance as I like.
I'm sure you're feeling tired on Mondays from everything you do on Sundays workout wise. You shouldn't even set the alarm up early. Allow yourself the rest so you sleep in.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I didn't get in a workout, I was just way to tired when I got home. My hair appt was a good one, and I now have a really cute new short cut. We have below zero wind chill today. Just really glad that this is only suppose to last for today, and then we are back into the 20's. The dog didn't even want to go for a walk this morning. It was to funny.

Laurel, Good job on the P90X workouts. I really enjoy that yoga workout also, it has to be that last section of stretching. Unfortunately the nepotism is going into effect, I can weather this just like I have other things. Just unfortunate that I will have to be "teaching" again. And this person appears to be one that will only be here for the 2yr stint. Basically get his check box filled.

Tami, LOL about not having to do sprints. Sounds like those are the dread factor exercise for you. I think that we all have that one exercise that we just don't like to do. I'm competitive also, so totally understand that.

Thelma, Glad to hear that you where able to take the day off to decompress from all that is going on. Also very happy to hear that you where able to get your roof cleaned off. If you are going to be getting this cold weather, then it is very good. Who would want to be out there in this cold trying to get snow of a roof.

Have a wonderful day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I am waiting for somebody to come fix my DH's nautilus equipment, so I apologize if this is short. But I am glad they are coming to work on it.....for free! Anyhow, back to a more intense workout this morning, but not too bad. I started with X2 Total Body and followed it with X2 Ab Ripper. For cardio, I did X10 Low Impact right into Insanity Max Tabata Strength. This is the first time I have done the Tabata Strength workout, and it is a good one. There are no water breaks in this workout, and it definitely focuses more on strength as it involves more push ups and power leg moves. But I really enjoyed it! I really like how Shaun T. did these tabata workouts so far.

Tami, sounds like a good class. And yay for no running!

Thelma, so glad to hear they did a good job on the roof--and it was reasonable! Hopefully everything will stay good for the rest of the winter. Good news from work! I am glad they are recognizing your hard work.

Laurie, I saw it was cold up your way! I understand about not feeling like a workout, that for sure. I am sorry to hear about the nepotism decision. Very frustrating, no doubt. Hard to lose a good boss for that option.

Okay, must run! See you tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Great Spin class last night. This a.m. was RWH Upper Body Circuit + Abs #1, which I really enjoy. No classes tonight, it will be my "non-rush" evening of making dinner doing a load of laundry, etc. It's nice to have one evening prior to the weekend like that.

Thelma: I am so glad that guy came and fixed what he could and you are prepared for the next round. I did hear that on the news. I am SO sorry, it must feel a bit overwhelming (to say the least, right?!). I understand why a break from workouts with all the stress lately. Congrats on your boss stopping by and saying that to you, had to make you feel like a million bucks and if he mentioned the changes coming would make you happy also had to feel good.

Laurie: Glad to hear you have a brand new hair do that you are happy with! Very fun. Sorry about the new boss and how that has all come together. I can definitely relate from my last job. . . . Which, by the way, he (the mgr that was so awful) is leaving that company in 2 weeks and they don't have anyone else lined up. Sadly I am feeling a little of my bitter/angry head raise and think that I hope they squirm for a while. Is that horrible? This is just another chapter of the decisions they made for the wrong reasons in the past catching up to them.
Yes, they are the dread factor, but its funny. I would do sprints way before I would sign up for the long distance running our old BootCamp instructor made us do. I actually enjoy sprints once I get into them . . . its the anticipation I think that psychs me out! LOL

Laurel: Yay on the FREE fix! Fabulous job with your workouts AGAIN today. Thank for the info on this Tabata workout, this is the other one in that series then? Not the same one you told me about before? Nice to know.

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

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! My management team wants to make me a manager! WHAT? More work? More stress? Turns out our director is finally cleaning house and is dealing with all the problem people he inherited. A problem group is now going to be reporting to my boss and he can't manage two big groups directly so he needs managers reporting to him. He told me that since I'm already doing the job (this is true) that it would make sense to make it official BUT I would also manage a brand new project (which had been promised to me before). It feels good to be recognized and appreciated for sure and for our director to be so happy to give me this opportunity. Nothing is decided yet but seems to be a matter of time. I worry that this will mean long work hours like today I worked 12 hours. I'm frowning a lot which I didn't do before. I'm developing a #11 on my forehead which I didn't have. No time for workouts. I was incredibly exhausted when I got home and I forced myself to at least ride the bike.
We are expecting a blizzard this weekend. I really wish it had waited till Sunday to start so I could work from home on Monday but it will be over on Sunday. Oh well!

Laurie, glad you enjoyed your hair appointment and like your hair cut! It's going to be super cold here tonight too. Tomorrow morning we'll have below zero wind chill too. Your poor dog must've been cold too!
Laurie, I can't believe I missed your comments yesterday about your job and your parents car accident! Sorry about your job and the nepotism issue. Sounds like there is something unfair going on there and now you'll probably have to train someone who may or may not be qualified. I'm glad your parents are OK. It is scary knowing that your dad's driving abilities are declining.

Laurel, another killer workout! Good for you! I hope your husband's nautilus equipment got fixed. We are relieved about the roof for sure. Not ready for more snow and I read tonight that forecasters are watching another storm for Wednesday! YIKES!

Tami, great workouts! Enjoy your dinner tonight! How is Emma doing on her new med? Your DH and his mask?
Can you believe more snow is in our future? I had made reservations to go out to dinner since V-day finally falls on a Saturday this year but had to reschedule for tomorrow night.
The changes at work make me happy. My director who is my boss' boss told me that I have their full support on the work that I'm doing now. I am not sure I want more responsibilities though. A guy who is famous for going postal on people made a nasty comment to me on Friday that basically told me he thinks my team and I are dumb because we didn't understand something he did and asked for him to explain in a different way. I didn't reply to his stupid comment but I told my boss and our project manager. When the PM read my email this guy's boss was next to our PM and he read it too. He was spoken to because today he offered a public apology but no names were mentioned. He said: On Friday my frustrations got the best of me and I made an out of hand comment so I apologize. I then said: apology accepted. thank you. This way everyone in the team knew he was talking to me.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I got in my workout yesterday and the choice was 30MTF Muscle Up Lift 2B Fit Total Body Premix. I really liked this workout, it was done in supersets. The first part of the workout was Back/Chest then Legs/Glutes, the second part was Shoulders/Abs then Biceps/Triceps. At the end of the premix there was a bonus abs workout, which was done in tabata style. So I think it was around 20-30 sec on and 10 sec off. Kelly really didn't say what it was during the workout. Really didn't matter to me, because it was a great workout for the abs.

Laurel, Hope they are able to repair the equipment, sure is nice that they are doing that for free. To bad the Insanity workout didn't have a X in it you would have had a theme going. Great job on those workouts.

Tami, Very nice workouts. I have scheduled some of the RWH workouts for next week. I think that I'm ready to start trying them out again. The rest of this week is going to be total body. You should absolutely not feel bad about the feeling you have about the x-boss. So far we may not be getting this guy, because of the fact that everyone found out about the friend thing. I'm sure that they will find some way to get him in here though. Apparently the guy is nice, but not qualified. I would vote for sprints before long distance running also. I do enjoy runs, but only 1-2 miles at the most.

Thelma, Good job on getting on your bike! You sound like you are exhausted. Very nice to be recognized for you achievements, and that is a huge decision you need to make. Feel for you on the snow, to bad we can't make it snow when we want it to. I would love to have a snow day every once in a while. I know that my youngest has been wanting one all season. My current boss has been sending me information, just to make sure that this place doesn't implode because something has been forgotten. I have been through a bad boss before, so anyone has to be better then that one.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Happy Friday! I ended the week with some tough workouts, that's for sure. I started with X2 Balance and Power. Not my favorite workout, but it sure does challenge the core in a different way to any workout I have done. But that being said, I am glad I only need to do it a few times this rotation. I followed it with P90X Legs and Back. For cardio, it was Insanity Max Friday Fight. For the first 12 minutes, I was thinking it felt so much easier than the first time I did. The next 18 minutes changed my mind! No way around it.....that is a tough workout.

Tami, glad you enjoyed a good spin class. There are two Tabata workouts in the first month (Power and Strength) as well as the second. While I am not doing an official rotation of Insanity Max 30, I did notice that Shaun T. only does the Tabata Strength workout (the one I did yesterday) during the last two weeks of the first month of workouts. So that is why it took me a bit longer to get to it. But they are both good, and I see no reason you couldn't manage Tabata Strength at any time. I haven't looked at the second set of workouts (for the second month) yet. Still adjusting to these! I don't think it is wrong at all how you are thinking about your former boss! Those thoughts were earned!

Thelma, congratulations on the compliment at work. But yikes on more responsibility. I hope you are happy with whatever direction this goes. Hopefully nothing will change until you get through your surgery. I can't believe you are getting more snow. Take care!

Laurie, great workouts! I think core work done Tabata-style is great. There is a five minute section of core workout in Insanity Max Tabata Power, and it is fantastic. Nautilus equipment is all fixed. One guy who was here fixing it spent more time gawking at the photos we have from Alaska than working. Sometimes I forget how 'foreign' a place like Alaska must seem to some native Floridians. But it was fun talking to him about it.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hop you all had a nice weekend. I didn't workout on Friday because I had to change our Vday plans from Saturday to Friday due to the storm. DH and I went out to dinner and had a lovely time. Saturday I did RWH Back, Biceps, Shoulders and I loved the workout. I hadn't done this full workout before because I was doing TUY so it was nice to do the full thing. Then today I did my usual Sunday spinning. My bike break pads came on Saturday and DH installed them for me. Thankfully they fit so I ordered two more sets for the future in case they stop making them.
We got 16 more inches and the winds are howling like crazy. I'm afraid to even think how cold it will be tomorrow morning when I leave for work. I just heard we may get 6-8 more inches on Tuesday. DH told me that we had ran out of space to put the snow on because our snow banks are already 6-8 ft high. We are fortunate our house is right in the middle of the land and this gives us a lot of space for that snow.

Laurie, the workout you did on Friday sounds awesome! Good job!
I really have been exhausted from work. I don't know how many school days kids have lost here already but guess what? They have vacation this week! I really hope your new boss is a good one Laurie.

Laurel, what a killer workout lady! Awesome job on Friday!
Thanks so much about my job. It really is a lot of responsibility. I have to talk to my boss about what the job will be like. I need to know what his expectations are. I also want to know if this is a lateral move or if I'll get a raise to go with the title. The promotion won't happen till after my surgery. I'm sure it would've happened sooner had it not been for my scheduled surgery.
Good night ladies!
Thelma