Cathe Fans Part 5

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

DH and I went out on Friday, so I didn't workout. Saturday I did Muscle Max and 10 Days to a Better Body Upper, and on Sunday was CTX Kickbox cardio portion only. We had a really busy Valentines weekend. Went to my sisters on Saturday night for Birthday parties, niece's 11th and BIL's 40th. Had a good time talking with the family. Sunday was shopping and getting everything ready for this week. I still didn't get the bread made for church on Wednesday, so that will be my mission tonight. Would like to drop it off after work tomorrow. Starting up my month of RWH workouts tonight. Have to get dd to dance though, so will see how this all works out. I will have a very busy week.

Laurel, Really great workouts! I don't know how you do it, I think I would be on the floor passed out after that day of workouts. I was just happy to get through the CTX Kickbox workout yesterday with all those plyo scissors. Glad to hear that the equipment is all fixed. That is funny about the guy's interest in Alaska. I would imagine that a place like Alaska would be very strange to someone who would have spent all their lives in FL.

Thelma, Great job on the workout. Sounds like you both did the same thing as us. Apparently it was really busy at all the restaurants around the area on Saturday. We where at my sisters also, so that was the major reason why we went out on Friday. We had that bitter cold with wind all weekend, so I really feel for you. It just ran right through everything. Today is a lot better conditions for us, but suppose to get cold again. On vacation from school already? What a weird time of the year to be off, it's not even that nice of weather.

Have a great day!
Laurie

2BLean

Hi Ladies & Happy Monday! I am actually OFF work today, which seems so weird. I have never been at a job where we get some of the other holiday's off. It feels like I should be at work. But, I will enjoy my day and I am getting my hair done. My BFF went back to doing hair again so I have my first appt with her in 3 years and we will probably go to lunch afterwards. I also plan on getting in a workout later today. My workouts have been: Intensity on Saturday, which felt good. I haven't done that one in so long, yesterday was HardStrikes + Heavy Bag Tabata & then headed to Volleyball. I started the new RWH + XT rotation yesterday so that was the first workout on the "schedule". Upper Body Circ is for today, since I feel like I just did that one & I will have more time later today I think I will also add on something. We will see what the day brings.

Thelma: Seriously cannot believe the amount of snow you guys are dealing with! YOWSA. I hope you had a safe drive to work today. Congrats on your kudos at work & at the same time, SIGH for the more responsibility factor. I hope your decision comes easily for you & you feel good about what's happening @ work. Hopefully you were able to get in a little rest and relaxation over the weekend, you had a loooooong week last week. Nice job with the workouts and glad to hear you enjoyed the RWH the other day. Nice Sunday Spinning yesterday!! Thanks for asking about Emma. She is doing really well, thank goodness and I went by the vets office yesterday to refill her prescript. We will try another month and then have her bloodwork tested. I guess they need to monitor it yearly when on Rimadyl. DH is doing amazing with his new sleeping mask. He falls right to sleep with it and is only having 1.5 episodes an hour now, compared to 25+, so that is great and he feels so much better already. No headaches, no heart burn, his back feels better and he just has more energy/more alert. All good things, giving him confirmation that it is working.

Laurie: Awesome job ending up the week with a great total body workout it sounds like! I hope your weekend was nice and if fI remember correctly, that Cindy W. workout you did over the weekend was one of your favorites!?!? Nice job. Thanks for your thoughts on my old boss. DH and I were just talking again about all of that over the weekend and he blurted out quite a few thoughts about all of it; I thanked him because I have been feeling it inside and he verbalized it! Just good to be validated (even still). lol

Laurel: As always, you are killing it with your new rotation!! Nice job. I'm always amazed at how long your workouts are! Thanks again for the info on Tabata Strength. I am actually considering that one today as my "add on" as I mentioned above (if I have the time), depends how long our lunch date goes. We sometimes get to visiting for a very long time. Thank you as well for the "much deserved" feelings being validated. That's how I look at it and DH will tell me to just move one, stop thinking about it, etc.. Easier said than done sometimes. So this new bit of "news" about him quitting has me just waiting to know what they will do next. They are in such a mess.
Looking forward to my rotation that I started, however it is only a month long. I was thinking it was a 3-month rotation. We'll see, as always - - - so many options!

Hope you ladies have a great day! Talk to you tomorrow . . . . Tami

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Hope you all had a nice weekend. We had a pretty quiet weekend, which was nice. I took Saturday off from working out, which was much needed after the workouts last week. But yesterday I was right back at it. I did the same combo I did last Sunday--P90X Chest and Back, X2 Core and Insanity Max Cardio Challenge. Tough but good. Today was P90X Plyometrics right into Insanity Max Tabata Power. That felt really good! After a bit of a break, I did Cathe's Lower Body Blast which was perfect for easing some of the tightness the earlier workout had caused in my legs.

Thelma, I can't believe your snow! On Saturday, I saw a car on the highway from up your way and it was covered in mud and dirt......obviously from ice and snow. It literally looked like the driver said 'Enough!', hit the road and wasn't going to stop until he hit the Keys! Honestly I wouldn't blame him if that is exactly what he was doing! I am glad you got a chance to go out for dinner Friday. DH and I did the same on Friday, and it was nice. I was wondering if your new work responsibilities might include a raise. I hope so. While money isn't the be all and end all of everything, it would be nice to get some compensation for the extra time/responsibility, for sure. Stay safe!

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, RWH Chest, Triceps, Shoulders and a little spinning for some cardio tonight. The windchill factor was -25 this morning! WOW! We're due for yet more snow tomorrow. This time 1-3 inches and less cold. The shower stool I ordered so I can shower while I'm sitting down arrived over the weekend. DH put i together and I have to figure how I'm going to get in and out of the tube. I'm thinking ahead to make sure I have a method for everything. I even ordered one of those handheld showers things with the hose so I don't get my foot wet. I will put my foot inside a bag but still I have to be careful. I'm getting scared ladies! I'm also going to be getting a temporary handicap parking permit which will come in handy.

Laurie, great workouts this weekend! You guys definitely did the same thing we did about Friday! Glad you had a fun time on Saturday with your relatives! Good luck getting your workouts in this week. You are one busy lady! The bitter is here now! My long down coat needs to go to the cleaners badly given that the salt from the roads gets all over the cars. I can't afford to take the coat now cause it is really warm. I don't care if it's dirty! LOL
I don't know how school vacations work but it seems that they get a winter and a spring break! They've been on break with the snow too!

Laurel, WOW! Laurel, those are killer workouts! Don't know how you could move after all that! LOL Awesome job! I do like that P90X plyo workout. Some day I'll be able to jump again!
You and your husband went out to dinner on Friday too! Great minds think alike!
People are really sick of the snow. There is just no place to put it! By law people should clean the snow off their cars but they don't hoping the wind will blow it away. I wouldn't be surprised if people are booking vacations to tropical places now. I really hope that being promoted to a manager's role comes with increased compensation. I would have to push for extra $ and look at it as one step closer to retirement. I have a meeting with my boss on Thursday so I can ask all these questions.

Tami, you're so lucky to have today off! What a great company to work for! I hope you enjoyed your hair appointment and lunch with your friend! Awesome workouts. That Intensity workout is awesome! That RWH/XT rotation sounds like a winner!
I'm so glad both Emma and your husband are doing better with their "meds". Make sure you keep doing the bloodwork on Emma to keep track whatever value may get affected by her med. Usually they check liver or kidney values. Your husband must feel like a new man! Thank God he's adjusted to the mask so soon!
I am leaning toward taking the job simply because I'm already doing it so I might as well get the title. I would not be getting this opportunity if the entire management team weren't on board with this so I guess it is a compliment. One of my conditions is to make sure I continue to do what I'm doing right now. I want to be hands on as opposed to being a manager who just spends day after day going from one meeting to the next. I'm sure there will be more responsibility but they already keep giving me all these special projects so the title is probably a good thing.
Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Yesterday I was able to get RWH Lift It Hit It Legs, that workout sure is a fun one. I think I would put this one at the top of my favorites list. I like that the plyo work is a doable. We then went to dance, dd needed to start her feature dance. It is going to be very pretty, and it is a song from Brave.

Tami, Very nice workouts! I'm going to be following the Getting Started with RWH rotation, and on the off days inserting some cardio or yoga. How nice that you had the day off yesterday. The MM and 10 Days was a great combo. Yes the 10 Days to a Better Body is one of the workouts that I really enjoy doing. I like that it is one min of plyo and one min of weights. Well we are still wondering who our boss is going to be, it doesn't seem that the plant manager is going to go with the friend after all. Or maybe he is letting the dust settle.

Laurel, WOW! Those are some really tough workouts you did there. How was it revisiting P90X Plyo? That really is a good workout, I just don't think about doing it.

Thelma, You are very proactive, which is a good thing. I probably wouldn't even think about everything that has to be done day to day. I hear you on the salt all over the vehicles. Mine was clean for maybe two days before it looked like a gray ghost again. I always check my black pants when I get out of the car also, because I hate going into work with a big white spot on the back of my legs. Your coat can get to the dry cleaner as soon as the weather permits.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I was very surprised to log on and see I missed Laurie and Tami yesterday! I don't know why your posts weren't showing up, but I am sorry for 'ignoring' you! It wasn't intentional.....I promise.

Anyhow, more tough workouts today. I started with P90X Shoulders and Arms. For cardio, I started with X10 Step right into Insanity Max 30 Sweat Intervals and Ab Attack. Tough, tough stuff. This rotation is really pushing me, and I am not sure I will keep at it for the full 10 weeks right now. But I am really glad I am doing it because I really needed to be pushed out of my rut. What I love about these programs is they really make me push me, and too often, with Cathe, I find myself kind of going along with her and not really pushing. Every now and again I need to remind myself to push, and this rotation is definitely making me do that.

Laurie, I really hope you like the RWH rotation. I am already looking forward to getting back to those workouts when I am done with this. The Lift It Hit It workouts are so good! P90X PlyoX felt good! I am really enjoying the P90X workouts, much more than the X2 workouts right now. But when I change up in a couple of weeks, I think I will be saying the opposite. Tony still makes me smile!

Thelma, great workout! Sounds like you have everything planned for your surgery. It is only a couple of weeks away, right? Try not to get too nervous about it! I know....easier said than done. Well, we are finally going to get some of that cold air you are having. We are supposed to be close to freezing on Friday morning. I know.....that is a heatwave for you! I just don't feel quite so guilty since we have had such good weather and we are finally included on a weather map of the country! But it is only supposed to last a day...and then back into the 70s.

Tami, hope you enjoyed your hair appointment. I am anxious to hear how you like this new RWH/XT rotation. That is the one I plan to do when I get back to Cathe. I am curious if you tried another Insanity Max workout. Like I said above, I am really glad to be pushing myself again. I was mentally thanking you today during Sweat Intervals for encouraging me to get this series. I really needed this. I must admit my 'dread' factor for my workouts is up a bit, but my 'I feel benefits' factor is up even more! So it is a good trade-off right now.

Until tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ My day was very nice yesterday but since I spent most of it getting my hair done & lunch. She had to "fix" a portion of my hair she didn't like the color on and then another appt. came in so it made for a longer time. But all was good and I am happy to be back with my BFF. She's happy to be doing hair again; made for an action packed afternoon trying to get everything wrapped into one afternoon. Went to Costco after that, cleaners, errands and then home for my workout. Needless to say I didn’t have time for my planned “add on” so I did RWH Circuit Upper Body. This a.m. was XT Legs and tonight will be Insane X after work.

Thelma: BRRRRR! The hits just keep coming with your winter storms don’t they?!? I think it is great that you are pre-planning and preparing for your post surgery days. I can imagine you are nervous, very normal I would say!! I just know it is going to go well and you will have your recovery time and then on the other side, you will be glad you did it! Yes, the vet explained the importance of the blood work for Miss Emma, so I will definitely keep up with that. Sounds like your promotion will be a good thing and I hope you find out good news from your boss on Thurs. More $$$ I hope for you too!!

Laurie: Isn’t that a good one?!?! I love it too along with several others in this series, rapidly becoming some of my favorites. Nice job getting into the RWH rotation and adding in some of your own, that sounds perfect! Fingers crossed that just the right person will come along for that manager position and you are happy with whoever they choose.

Laurel: No worries! I figured we somehow posted at the same time or it was my “Ipad issues” again. LOL Good going again and again on your workouts. I will keep you posted on my thoughts of this rotation, I think I am going to really enjoy it though and figure out a way to extend it. Unfortunately I didn’t get to try another Insanity workout yesterday . . . just ran out of time. But hoping too while in this rotation/weekend, etc. I’m glad you are enjoying them so much and you are welcome for the encouragement! I hope to be reporting back the same kind of feedback to you too! You trying them out gives me encouragement to keep plugging them in!

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did RWH Low Impact II - Premix #2: Extreme Low Impact HiiT #2 and #1 Combined which is the warm up and all of the high intensity intervals from Low Impact HiiT Two followed by all of the high intensity intervals from Low Impact HiiT One. This was an amazing workout! I was winded at the end of the Low Impact II part. Just at the end though. I can't remember what move she was doing but I was winded. Loved it! Very challenging for me. I think this is going to be one of my favorite premixes.
As I was doing this low impact workout today I was very much aware of how I could modify the moves to be done while I'm on a chair. I think I'll be able to get a little bit of heart rate going! Upper body and abs for sure oh and some yoga too. Just need to have DH move the DVD player into the bedroom, bring my exercise chair upstairs, some hand weights and some resistance bands. Of course I'm not sure how long I'll be out of it due to the pain meds. Last time I remember sleeping for a long time! LOL
I was wondering if Cathe had the same premixes for Low Impact I and II and she does. I just checked the description on www.shop.cathe.com

Laurie, that RWH Legs workout is really an awesome one. Good job! I sure you're dd's dance will be beautiful!
Thanks Laurie on the proactive comment. I want to be able to figure things out before the surgery so everything is ready. I practiced getting in/out of the tub today while standing on my right foot so I could have a real dry run. I think I figured out how I need to do it. The stool height is set so I can just sit on the edge of the bub, lift myself slightly as if I were going to do a dip and slide over to the stool. It's perfect! Same drill on the way out. The tub thing was feeling like my biggest challenge and I feel more comfortable now. The other big challenge will be when I have to take care of my incision. Now THAT will freak me out.
Oh the white stuff all over your clothes! I hear you! I'm always checking my pants too. A lot of us are just wearing jeans these days.

Laurel, KILLER workouts today! My little workout felt like a killer to me! LOL. I would've died doing your workout! LOL. I understand what you mean about needing to push yourself. You're so used to doing Cathe's workouts that they're no longer challenging to you and it sounds like you've found yourself a great way to challenge yourself. Good for you!
I'm sure you'll start to feel those cooler temps in FL like the below zero temps you used to experience in the cold places you've lived before! LOL
My surgery will be on March 6. I won't know the time until the day before! I just feel that I need to prepare myself on the logistics of how my life will change when I can only put weight on one foot. I haven't been good about practicing with the crutches because my shoulders didn't really like it when I tried them out a few weeks ago. I think I'm trying to save my shoulders for when I need to really use them.

Tami, I'm glad you had such a nice day off! It's so good to have a hairdresser you like. I just lost mine because she had her first child and who knows if she'll return to work. She's been doing my hair for years. The lady they hired to replace for now actually did a really good job. Good job with your workouts! I'm sure you can count your VB on Sundays as your add ons for the entire week! LOL
We had much warmer temps today and the snow wasn't that much. Maybe an inch tops. Preparing myself for the post surgery time is important because I need to be able to navigate around the house and be able to bathe myself. I think the fact that my aunt is going to be here is going to make be a cry baby the day of the surgery. When I had my toe surgery years ago I was scared but I didn't want to be a cry baby with DH. I wanted to say my good bye's to him in case I didn't make it and didn't even have a chance to say bye. When they stuck me with the IV needle I think whatever sedative was in that bag was instant for me. Next thing I knew I was in the recovery room feeling totally starved! LOL
I had a little chat with my boss he explained that I wouldn't be managing two teams. It would be an either or thing. So I actually have a choice to make. If I stay in the group I'm in now I will be managing 8 people which I'm fine with. The other choice is to lead a brand new project for our next generation of instruments which means new technology. If I stay with the current team I'll be working with old technology but old technology that keeps us employed. At least I know there will be some kind of $$ increase if I go the management route.
Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Yesterday was RWH Low Impact HiiT One Premix #6. That is the one that includes the Abs Two. I can tell that I'm feeling much better this round that when I had tried these before. I am able to get through all the plyo without having to double over after each move. Makes for a much better workout.

Laurel, Not a problem that you missed us. Glad to hear that you are getting in some great work with this new rotation. I have a really hard time sticking to a lengthy rotation sometimes, but the only one that I can stick with is STS. Probably because the workouts change up each month. I know that I will only do RWH for a month, and then plan on doing something else. I really enjoy working with Tony too, that is what is so appealing about P90X3. I keep seeing those workouts on tv, and of course his funny comments, and really want to try them out. Of course I'm going to wait a little while yet, but I am going to purchase them at some point.

Tami, Sounds like a very nice day off, and you got a lot done. Great job on the workouts also. I'm sure there will be some dread factor workouts while doing these RWH workouts, and the one I'm thinking will be the Plyo one. That workout doesn't show up until next week, so I have some time to check it out before hand.

Thelma, Great job on the premix you did. I of course have not tried that one yet, and it sounds like it would be a very good challenge. I love that she can get your heart pumping without having to jump around. I think that RWH Legs is my favorite, and following that with XTrain Cardio Leg Blast. It seems we are following the same weather, so get braced for cold temps again. We had -1 this morning, and tomorrow is suppose to be even colder. I just keep thinking that it isn't as bad as last year when we had a couple of weeks with sub zero temps. You have a tough decision to make at work!

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today was my 'sane' workout day, and it comes at a perfect time in the week. So I started my workout with Cathe's Party Rockin' Step 1 and did the 74 minute premix. I followed it with P90X2 Yoga. Absolutely love this yoga workout, and it felt so good on my weary body!

Tami, sounds like a nice day off from work. I am glad you like being back with your friend doing your hair. You got a good workout in too!

Thelma, great workout! I have not done that premix yet. It sounds like a good one. And great thoughts on how to make the workout work for you when you are recovering! Doing some of those upper body moves with the weight should get your heart rate up for sure. Glad to hear the new job responsibilities are more manageable than you thought they might be if you choose to take them. And more money too!

Laurie, I am so glad you are feeling better with this second go at RWH. I am not a big fan of long rotations either and always struggle with motivation doing P90X. But I have made it through before, so I am hoping too again. I think I might not have this issue with P90X3, though, because of the length of the workouts. I will probably end up with that program down the road as well.

Enjoy the day!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Well last night’s Insane X class was more like her Insane Abs. It was good though and we did hand stands! Yes, hand stands. lol I haven’t done hand stands since I was in junior high! We did them against the wall, timed increments. (20, 30, 40 & 50 seconds) then another round of that then back to it after some cardio/abwork. It was fun and definitely after all the other misc. stuff she had us doing it was a workout. We only went for 45 min but it was ok, only 5 of us there (the 5 regulars) and so she just mixed it up with some abwork & made it a short class.

I do have to share the most amazing compliment I received since you guys are the only peeps who would think this was awesome. Katy was talking to our small group afterwards saying she was feeling like she needs to change things up with her diet/training, etc. and asked me what I do and what I eat. The other 3 ladies jumped in and said “yeah, would you write it down for us” Katy actually asked first and then said she would make copies for the others. WOW - I was blown away by this compliment. Katy is very fit and looks amazing in my opinion; but I told her that no matter what sometimes getting ideas from others or trying new combos is just what you need. Funny, I was just thinking lately that I should change things up a bit for myself. So at any rate, I am writing down a typical day for them and sharing some of my “staple” recipes for lunches/dinners/snacks.
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This a.m. was HiiT It Back/Bis/Shoulders & Spin tonight.

Thelma: Nice job on the workout! Sounds like a lot of fun and I saw your calorie burn, I wondered what all you had done! Way to go. I will have to write that pre-mix down and try it sometime, sounds amazing! That is so great your aunt will be there to help you during your post surgery time. That will be awesome and will ease your mind as well as DH I’m sure. Decisions, decisions on the job. I’m sure you will make the right one for yourself and feel good about it! So nice to have choices and more $$$ too!!

Laurie: Great job with your RWH LI workout!!! I am glad you are feeling much better and notice the difference. So far I haven’t found one of them to give me a dread factor in this series ~ which is always a bonus. No choreography issues either that I have to skip an entire DVD. lol

Laurel: Awesome job today, that sounds like a perfect combo and I love that you called it your “sane” workout day! I know you had mentioned before how much you love the Yoga X2 workout. It is fun having my BFF do my hair again as I mentioned. The lady who has done it for the last 3 years I know from Volleyball league and I loved her as well but it was time to be the loyal friend of nearly 35 years do my hair again now that she is back in the business.

Hope you ladies have a fabulous evening! I will talk to you tomorrow.
Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tough day at work which left me emotionally drained so I went for spinning. Had another talk with my boss because I was thinking last night where would I be of more benefit to the company which = employment security? This is a no brainer. It is in staying with the group I'm with now and taking on the manager role. My boss told me that if I went to the other project it would not be as a manager (which I didn't expect) but he said it didn't mean either that I would be the lead. I didn't want to tell him that is not what you said the other day! so I didn't. LOL. I think the manager's role is where I need to be. I have to make sure they give me a salary increase for my pain and suffering with some of the people I have to manage though.
Since you all commented on the RWH Low Impact Premix #2. It was a lot of fun and I burned over 600 calories. I think you ladies will like this one. Laurie, this will be your ultimate challenge to know if you're back to 100%.

Laurie, great workout! No doubt you're feeling better with all the workouts you've been doing lately! Temps have been in the single digits when I leave for work but we don't have the winds so now I feel like we're having a heat wave! LOL

Laurel, good for you for giving your body a break from the killer workouts! Great workouts! I'm glad you enjoyed that P90X2 yoga workout!
I agree with Laurel that those moves with the weights on the RWH Low Impact are things that will get my heart rate going while I recover from my surgery.
I was glad that I wasn't expected to manage two groups too. Managing some of the people I work with can be so exhausting.

Tam, awesome job with your workouts and what a wonderful compliment from Katy and the other ladies in the class. You're an inspiration to others and you should be very proud of that! Funny about the hand stands! Why did Katy change the class so much? I am very lucky to have my aunt be here to help out.
Decisions, decisions about the job is right! The new project already flopped once before and they had to redefine the product. How do I know there won't be another flop? The stuff I'm working with has been around for a long time.
Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

No workout for me, was at Ash Wednesday service. All the running around is done for the week, and I'm really thankful for that. I think DH will be going out tonight, he is in an all day team building event. I think that he will need to go out for a beer afterwards. So I will probably be all by myself tonight.

Laurel, LOL about sane workout day. Your sane is my version of extreme. I wish that they sold those DVD's separately. I do think that Tony is very good at instructing yoga. That is what is appealing to me about P90X3 also, the length. One of the things that I really like about these RWH workouts is the fact that they are under the 60 min. mark. I can get so much more done at home after my workout is done.

Tami, Wonderful job on the workouts. What a great compliment! I think I would have been blown away also, but it sure lets you know that you are doing things correctly. One thing I really want to get in the habit of doing is getting my lunches ready the night before. I get to the point that I just want to go to bed, and totally forget about my lunch and snacks for the next day. So that has been my goal this year, and it sure is working out so much better. I'm glad to hear that there is more to like about these RWH workouts than I had even thought of. The one workout I was dreading was the Plyo workout that used the step. Guess it will not be as bad as I thought.

Thelma, I like the way you think about your job, and I think you are going about it in the greatest way possible. WTG on the spinning, I'm sure that your legs where matching the way your brain must have been churning too. What a great burn on the calories you had with that workout. LOL on the heat wave, I'm ready for ours tomorrow. This morning the temp was -13. The walk with the dog was a lot of fun, my eyelashes where stuck together by the end.

Have a wonderful day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Another good workout today after my refreshing 'break' yesterday. I started with X2 Total Body and X2 Ab Ripper. These X2 workouts feel better each time I do them. They are so balance-oriented that during the first week, I am usually falling all over the place and frustrated as can be. But by week 2, the balance is better and I start being able to lift heavier. They really do work....if you can get through the 'falling over' break-in period! For cardio, I did a different combo. I started with RWH Low Impact HiiT Two and then went into Insanity Max 30 Tabata Strength. Really a perfect combo as the moves in the workouts really complemented each other as well as the earlier X2 workouts. There are not enough words to describe how much I enjoy these Insanity Max Tabata workouts.

Tami, hand stands?!? Oh my. I think I would still be trying to get up against the wall. Never liked hand stands even as a kid! Kudos to you for doing them. And what a great compliment from Katy!! If you want to share with us as well, I wouldn't mind! I have been trying to change things up lately by trying different recipes for dinner. DH is actually a good lab rat when it comes to new recipes. But it is so easy for me to get into a rut since I don't really enjoy cooking.

Thelma, good job with spinning. I am glad you have some more clarification at work. Sounds like you know what you want to do. I hope they compensate you for it. I was laughing at our local TV station last night. You and Laurie are suffering from dangerously cold temperatures and, sure, our temps took a plunge last night. But last night they kept flashing the temp on the TV--like they do in places when it gets dangerously cold (or hot). It was 51 degrees. I couldn't stop laughing. Silly Floridians!

Laurie, hope you enjoy your evening! DH is going to be gone all day on Sunday and I keep thinking maybe I will actually have time to read a book for a change. I love my DH but sometimes it is nice to have some time alone. I think you would probably enjoy the X2 Yoga workout and I agree that it is a shame they don't sell them separately. It is 65 minutes long, so 30 minutes shorter than YogaX. It is much more manageable than YogaX, that's for sure.

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Spinning was a good class last night, she did a "mock ride" as if we were really outside, going up nearby hills and around the lake. The time flew by actually! This a.m. was To The Max. No workout tonight and I have the house to myself! DH is doing an overnight bird hunt with some clients and will be back tomorrow. I don't want to hear about the poor birds when he gets back but I hope they have fun. He is taking Bernie with him to just enjoy the outdoors and run in the field; he was never trained to be a bird dog so when the guns go off he gets scared. Hopefully he will be too busy running around and not be too frightened this time.

Thelma: Congrats on your decision and sounds like the meeting went well with your boss! Yes, a pay raise should be a must at this point it sounds like. It also sounds like you made the right decision for the long run. Nice job with the Spinning, I am sure you were exhausted so good on ya for getting that in. Thank you so much for the kind words and I am glad I could share my compliment with you ladies .... I think Katy changed it up because only 5 of us were there and she was just "not feeling it" she said for a regular class. So she apologized but we all told her it was still a good workout. I think I am feeling those hand stands today more than yesterday.

Laurie: Hope you had a nice relaxing evening and were able to get that beer later with DH! lol Love it when all the running around is complete and you can just relax in an evening. DH had dinner all ready last night when I got home. It was a very nice surprise; leftovers but still, he had them all out and heating them up. Saved me some time. Thank you as well for your support on my compliment; yes, seriously I wanted to say, REALLY?! Me? But she was dead serious. I think packing my lunches/snacks is so helpful. I have started doing a lot of meal prep on Sunday afternoons which helps with all of the meals a lot.

Laurel: Sounds like you are truly enjoying your new rotation! Which is so great. Wish I would have found that same love for P90X2 I still have it but will most likely put it on Ebay; I don't think that is one I will go back too. Also great to hear about the love for Insanity Max Tabata (again) .... I hope to try that this weekend. Hand Stands, yes . . . I know, I was getting my mat and weights, jump rope all set up and she says "let me see your hand stand" UMMM, pardon? lol I did find out she used to do a lot of CrossFit is why her mind went this direction and some of the moves we do remind me of CrossFit. So at any rate, I was happy I popped right into one after all these years. I will definitely share what I come up with for the "group" and see if it is anything you might be interested in. Sometimes just a few extra recipes gets the mind going in a new direction.

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I did RWH Legs tonight. Love that one too and I've been doing the jumping on the trampoline. I feel like I should do only leg and cardio workouts for the next two weeks since that's all the time I have before my surgery.
I met with my boss yet again today. He basically didn't know how much the raise will be and I'm thinking the doesn't even know if there will be one. At this point I don't think I should get my hopes up for a raise because it's almost a lateral move given that my work level is the equivalent of a manager. Nicely planned by the company huh? The only reason why they're making me a manager is to give me the authority I don't have yet. I am the group's lead and since my boss is too busy doing other things I already do the job.

Laurie, I am sure your DH is going to need more than one beer after one of those team building workshops. I hate those things!
I'm with you on Laurel's "sane workouts" being the equivalent of our extreme workouts!
Thank you for liking the way I'm thinking about my job. I am glad I've been able to thing about will be best for Thelma's career. We're going to have another insane windchill factor day tomorrow. I believe in the early morning the "feel like" temps will be around -20!
BTW, I prepare salads for 3 days on Sundays and they stay fresh. The key is to have dry lettuce and nothing too watery. When I use tomatoes I take the seeds out, I use English cukes too. I don't mix the salad and maybe that helps? Lettuce at the bottom and then on top veggies, cheese and meat in separate little piles.

Laurel, sounds like another amazingly extreme workout! WTG!!! Sounds like that tabata workout is a lot of fun. Funny about you local TV station making a big deal of temps in the 50's! LOL

Tami, great spin and what a wonderful idea to do a "mock spin". I don't want to hear about the birds either! Poor things!
Thanks so much Tami. The promotion won't happen until after I return to work post surgery. I wonder if they'll change their mind between now and then? LOL. They're going to miss me BIG!
I'm with Laurel in that you should share with us the stuff you're writing up for Katy and the other ladies at the gym. Makes sense that Katy changed the class because there were only 5 of you. I would've expected her to make it more challenging though.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Yesterday was RWH Lift It Hit It Chest, Shoulders & Triceps. Felt great to be lifting those heavy weights again.

Laurel, Nice workouts! I really like that you are enjoying those Insanity Max workouts. I don't remember the last time I did an Insanity workout, they do have that dread factor to them. What makes these more fun, is it the fact that they are only 30 min.? That to me would be the driving force for enjoying them. I have one of Tony's 1 on 1 yoga workouts, it is good but not as polished as it probably would have been in a set. It is a good 45 min yoga workout though. I really did have a nice evening, the oldest was around. She had me watching the Bachelor, and I just have to shake my head at those reality shows. I can't imagine that a guy can be so blind to these women's tactics. It really made me laugh.

Tami, WTG on the workouts. Hope that Bernie has a good time, and doesn't run away if the gun scares him to much. Our dog goes toward the booms when people let off fireworks in our neighborhood, so I can't let her out during that time. Well I didn't have a beer, but I'm treating myself to a glass of wine tonight. Very nice that your DH had your dinner ready for you. I know that my DH can do that too, and of course really simple menus. When we where dating he would make me meals all the time. I don't think he enjoyed it, but he did do it. He has been helping me more in the kitchen since the girls are not home as much, and it takes a little getting used to having someone invade my space. I have been doing that Sunday prep also with cooking the meat. Makes for faster prep work.

Thelma, Of course that is a great workout you did! Our business does that with the salary range also, it is really wide. I also hate the team building events, we are having one in March, but I'm planning a vacation day. I've already told my outgoing boss that I'm taking that day. I just find them to be wasted days, but then again maybe they enjoy paying me overtime for having to take work home because I was at these events. I will have to try the lettuce, I just don't trust not having a soggy salad.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Another brutal workout to end the week. Today started with X2 Balance and Power, followed by P90X Legs and Back. For cardio, I did Insanity Max 30 Friday Fight. Oh my. Glad tomorrow is a rest day!

Tami, sounds like a good spinning class! Thank you in advance for sharing your diet plan with us! I really need some new ideas and keep staring at recipes asking 'is it worth it....or do I go with my rut?' It is good my DH doesn't really care what he eats, but that isn't good for pushing me out of my lane, that's for sure. I can't say I love P90X2 workouts as much as i love how they challenge me differently than anything else I do. But the workouts themselves are not my favorites. I really understand why you couldn't get through them, especially given how early you exercise. I know I would be wondering why I was up early to do so many balance moves when I would prefer to just be lifting weights. Like I say, I like the challenge and results, but the workouts are no fun. I think this will be my last go around with this program. Hope your DH and pup have fun!

Thelma, great workout! I am sorry to hear the new job responsibilities may not come with money! That has got to be a bit frustrating.

Laurie, I bet that workout felt good! I love those LIHI a workouts. I can't say the Insanity Max workouts are any more fun than Insanity, but the length does make them better. And there isn't the stretch after a tough 10 minute warm-up that always cooled me off too much in Insanity. I prefer a short break after the warm-up and then into the body of the program which is how these workouts are done. The Tabata workouts, though, are different because they have that same 20 second work/10 second rest of typical Tabatas. But the workouts are broken down into different sections to emphasize different parts of the body. For instance, in Tabata Power, we start with cardio/leg moves for 4-5 minutes, then go into push-ups, then back into cardio/leg, next up is core (I think), then triceps, then a final 'blast' of cardio. The variety of moves and the Tabata format really appeal to me for some reason. The workouts fly by, and I like that there is emphasis on strength and less crazy Shaun T. jumping!

Hope you all have a great weekend. We are going to be up near 80 on Sunday. Should make for a good Daytona 500 which is all the news these days. Maybe some year we will go see what it is like since it is only about 90 minutes from us, but not this year.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a nice weekend. We had a great one. Got a little more snow last night but there was a lot of melting today as temps got into the mid 30's and it was sunny. On Friday I did RWH Upper Body Circuit. What a great workout! I decided to take Saturday off and today was usual spinning.

Laurie, congrats on being able to lift heavy weights again! I'm glad you're feeling so much better! Smart strategy to plan a day off for the team building day! LOL
My salads never get soggy. I think the key is to start with dry lettuce. I buy organic lettuce that is prewashed and is packed on plastic tubs. You have to check the boxes for condensation. The key is to avoid anything with condensation. The English/seedless cukes are great too because they don't get watery and for tomatoes I get really firm ones. The other thing you could do is to cut your vegies on Sunday and put them in separate containers that way you just add what you need to your lettuce container.

Laurel, OMG Friday's workout does sound brutal! WTG!!! It really stinks for me to think that there may not be a salary increase to go a long with the manager's title. I've not given up hope on that just yet though.
Have a great night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Had a good, but cold weekend. Friday was RWH Plyo HiiT One with Bonus Abs Two, Saturday RWH Lift It Hit It: Back, Biceps & Shoulders and Sunday was Kristen McGee's Power Yoga.

Laurel, WTG on ending the week with some tough workouts. I think that you will be enjoying your rest day for sure. I enjoy tabata workouts also, and those do sound like they would be good. The Supreme 90 Tabata workout is like that where you do different parts of the body. DH and I where at the race last year, and it was a lot of fun. We want to go back again, because that was the year with the horrible storms. We got to see the race, but it sure would have been a lot more fun with the weather that they had this weekend.

Thelma, Good job on the workouts. Hope you don't get the below zero temps we had this morning. I'm ready for the melting to begin. Prepping like that would require me to spend more time in the kitchen! I see articles all the time about getting the veggies ready beforehand, and I always want to do that. The most I get done is the meat for the week. I also boil up some eggs, since the youngest has those for snacks after school also.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! We enjoyed a nice, quiet weekend. DH was out yesterday with some of his students, and I enjoyed a day reading! I haven't glanced at a book since early December, which is very unusual for me. So it was nice to reacquaint myself with one of my favorite hobbies.

Of course, I reacquainted myself with my workouts yesterday too after enjoying a much needed Saturday break. Yesterday marked the start of the third and final week in the first phase of this P90X/X2 rotation and looked exactly like the workouts from the previous two Sundays. I started with P90X Chest and Back, followed it with X2 Core, and then, for cardio, did Insanity Max 30 Cardio Challenge. This is a good combo, but I won't miss it next Sunday. Today was X2 Plyocide followed by Insanity Max 30 Tabata Power. Then to hit the legs a little more, I did RWH Lift It Hit It Legs with the core worked mixed in. That was a great addition!

Thelma, glad you got a little warm-up over the weekend to melt some snow. I got a photo from my sister in Saturday showing their freshly fallen 10" of snow in Denver. I really hope that storm isn't headed your way. Great workouts on Friday and yesterday! I prepare some of my salad veggies early each week.....cucumber and bell peppers can keep fresh cleaned and cut for about a week. I have a tendency to leave other veggies for later, but this does save some time in salad prep. I don't know what I would do without my huge salad with dinner every night. It is such a staple for me.

Laurie, great workouts this weekend! I remember that S90 Tabata workout! That is a good one. Of course, the Insanity workout is a bit more intense but not so much that I have a dread factor for these Tabata workouts. I remember you were in Daytona last year. Yes, the weather this year for the actual race was much better.

Tami, hope you had a good weekend!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Sorry for missing you all on Friday (again) . . . I’m actually filling in for my supervisor in the Long Term Escrow Dept. Yikes! I’m still the new girl . . . but there is another lady that can help me if I get stuck. Which is great because all kinds of situations come up in that dept. Never the same question or request. Friday night Spinning was great. We had a smaller class and one couple who comes to that class every Friday had Katy announce the sex of their first child right at the end. They handed her the envelope to read. Really sweet, I was glad I was there. They met at the gym I believe and just wanted to share that moment with us. Not sure, but it was sweet. Weekend was very quick, but good. Sat. was pretty much all my errands and cleaning/laundry. I did get my workout in first though. I did the RWH Low Impact HiiT #1 & #2 combined premix. Lots of fun. Yesterday was Lift It HiiT It Legs and then in the afternoon we had our end of the league tourney. We WON first place this year! It was fun but I was there until about 7:30 last night. So needless to say my Sunday afternoon/eve was done. We had gone to DH’s friend’s/client house to watch the Dayton 500 so that took a big chunk of the day, then I changed, did some dinner pre-cook and headed to my V-ball tourney; headed home and had some dinner, wound down a little bit and didn’t set my alarm for this early a.m. workout so just BootCamp is today and an XT workout tomorrow a.m.!

Thelma: Great job with the workouts! You are getting them all in while you can, I understand that. Nicely done. So DH said Bernie had a blast and wasn’t too frightened with the gun shots because he ended up leaving him at the cabin in his crate when they left for the “hunt” He had run off once and so he was worried between exploring and fear he may not find him. Lol Good idea, but he did let him roam and run when he got back and he stayed close. Even was able to come in and snooze on the couch with the others. That will be nice timing to start into your promotion when you return. Does sound like you are already doing the work but hopefully you will receive some sort of compensation for it. I am happy to share my eating plan with you guys. I am hoping to have it done tomorrow so I will send you guys a copy too. Some of the recipes you will recognize from before

Laurie: Sounds like you had a great evening at home last Thurs. and nice job with the workouts over the weekend too. Nice to hear you are lifting heavy again. Yes, Bernie was kept safe from the loud gun shots (thank goodness) and still had a fun time. Emma was of course at home looking out for her little brother. So sad when I left Friday a.m. she was at the gate with her stuffed animal (aka: baby) in her mouth looking at me like “don’t leave me alone” in that Golden Retriever sad eyes look they do.

Laurel: YOWSA on your workouts on Friday. Truly amazing! Sounds like the weekend was great as well and a much deserved Sat. break. Your weather sounds so nice. I bet it felt so good to pick up your book and just relax and enjoy it. Very nice. We are still having beautiful sunny days and cold nights, but I will take it. We normally have so much rain or even snow this time of year so it is a pleasure seeing the sunshine. If I wouldn’t have ran out of time yesterday I would have taken the “kids” for a much deserved walk. I will definitely be sending that your way (eating plan/recipes) this week as I mentioned above. Nothing to scientific or amazing about it, but as I said last week, sometimes seeing the way someone else does it or new recipes helps get your mind thinking. Those Tabata workouts do sound SOOOOO good. I was hoping to try one on Saturday but just didn’t get to it. Hopefully this week/weekend.

Hope you ladies are having a great Monday ~ I will talk to you tomorrow.
Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, RWH Chest, Triceps and Shoulders tonight. We're back into artic air mode. The cold air set it after I got home from work but I'm already set to wear extra layers tomorrow. I will be remote starting my car twice tomorrow morning too.

Laurie, great workouts this weekend! I would appreciate it if you stopped sending those cold temps our way! LOL
I prefer to do as much as possible on Sundays for the following week food wise. I just don't know how women work f/t and then go home at night and prepare dinner. How do you do that?

Laurel, you are incredible lady! WTG with those tough workouts! We were glad to have a little melting take place over the weekend. I think most home owners in MA were working on their roofs. So many people were up on ladders raking the snow off their roofs or trying to break the ice dams. It doesn't look like there are any storms coming our way.
I'm with you on preparing the veggies ahead of time. I wish I could get into the habit of having a salad with dinner but I just never could get into that. I do have a salad for lunch at least M-F.

Tami, congrats on winning the VB tournament! I can't believe you're done already. It seems like you just started a few weeks ago! Also congrats for being asked to fill in for your supervisor in the escrow department! Clearly you're doing a wonderful job there!
How sweet of that couple to share their baby news with you guys at the gym!
I'm glad Bernie had a good time with your husband and good idea to keep him in his crate at the cabin.
I am hoping to receive some compensation for becoming the manager. Even though my boss says my job will stay as is and all they're giving me is more authority you know that won't be the case.
Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Last night was RWH HiiT Circuit Upper Body. Can really tell that I'm back to my normal self, this was the workout that did me in the last round. I didn't have a problem finishing any of the cardio blasts.

Had to be at work this morning for an conference call with India. Sure glad that I have hard boiled eggs in the fridge just for this instance. So after I was done with my presentation, I got to eat my breakfast while the India group was doing theirs. Thursday I will hopefully get to talk to the people in Switzerland. Received my review yesterday, and of course since my boss is leaving, he said that I would need to take over some financial information. He said that the person that they might hire will probably not have the training in our financial reporting system. I don't mind the added work, just seems like I'm getting busier and busier every year. I'm employed for another year, and will get a raise. Can't say anything bad about that.

Laurel, What a way to start your workout week! I'm glad to hear that you where able to crack open your book. I actually was able to do the same thing just before the race started. It was really nice. I can imagine that Shaun T's version of Tabata is much different than Tom Hollands. For now I think I'm sticking with Cathe, Chris Freytag and Tom.

Tami, Congrats on your vb team being the Champions! (*) Great job on filling in for your supervisor, makes for a challenge. I think that we learn so much more in situations like that because we have to deal with it at that moment, instead of hearing it happen or getting an explanation. LOL about the sad eyes, they really know how to play that card really well. Mine was on the bed this morning making her noises, DH just can't sit on the bed when she is in it. I swear if this GS could talk it would be very interesting. That is a very cool way to inform the group of them having a baby. Guess the gym has a very special meaning for them, if that is where they met.

Thelma, Great job on the workout. Oh I so hope that you don't get the wind and cold that we had this morning. I was frozen through walking the dog. Even though the temps where in the single digits, the wind was horrible, couldn't wait to get into the house. I made fish last night, and didn't make a carb. Told DH that it was our low carb meal. He was actually good with that.

Have a wonderful day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I am having a bit of a crazy day around here, so my workout has been cut in half. So far, I have managed to get in P90X Shoulders and Arms which felt great. I got a phone call yesterday afternoon that people wanted to come work on the house today. Long story, but the builder was supposed to install a termite/pest product into the walls of the home when building, and he forgot to do it. We kept asking about it during the building, and didn't get an answer until the end....and not a good answer at that. So they decided to come lay traps and work on the attic since it was their error and decided to do it today. I am glad they decided to do something for sure. But a little more warning for this project would have been nice! I have insulation all over my closet from whatever they are doing in the attic. Not good. So maybe once they leave and I get everything cleaned up I will do some cardio. Or maybe I will sit outside with a glass of wine instead.

Tami, sounds like good workouts over the weekend! And congratulations on the volleyball success! That's fantastic. I am definitely looking forward to the eating plan/recipes! I just need a nudge in a different direction.

Thelma, great workout! I am sorry to hear the cold has returned. The entire US seems cold right now....except for us. We are in the 80s again today.

Laurie, glad the upper body circuit workout felt better this time! That one is definitely one of my favorites from the new series. Sorry to hear about the extra work. But I am glad you don't mind it too much.

Must run to see what they are doing to my attic! Sounds crazy up there!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ BootCamp was pretty good last night, kind of the same with a few "new" items added in. Jessica said next week we would do something different and have another contest! lol She does need to change up the exercises in my opinion. They are all kind of becoming the same each week but maybe a different order or she throws in different kinds of burpees/sprints but everything else the same.
This a.m. was XT Bi's/Tri's and tonight will be Insane X with Katy - I think it is stations tonight.

Thelma: Great job with the workout! Sorry to hear your cold temps are coming back. I thought it was maybe starting to melt a little bit for you guys?! Guess not. Our winter league is pretty short and now we wait a week and start into the next V-ball league; they call it the Spring league. So it is short but they just run them together. Not for the same price, we have to pay $$ each time . . . kind of a bummer but that's all good. Thanks for the kudos on the "filling in for my supervisor" I have done what I can do and have to ask on things that come in via her voice mail forsure, but handling what I know with accuracy feels good!

Laurie: Awesome work! So happy for you that you are back to 100% and able to get through all those cardio bursts, heavier weight the other day, all sounds good! Yes, I am definitely forced to learn in this situation. I am anxious for her to be back, as there are some things that myself and the other lady "helping me with questions" does not know the answer to either. I hate to leave her anything to return to but it is just that way sometimes in that dept. I guess. Since she has done it for like 25 years.

Laurel: Way to work and I am sure you will get in your super fabulous cardio as soon as the house workers leave and then maybe have that glass of wine outside later. I am glad they are showing up to fix whatever it is. I know you were concerned about that a couple weeks ago.

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

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies RWH Low Impact tonight. We did get Laurie's cold temps and on top of that a snow storm I didn't know about. It is scheduled to snow tonight.

Laurie, that circuit upper body workout is a really good one! I'm so happy for you being back!!! We were in the single digits this morning too.

Laurel, sorry your workout was cut short. If you didn't have a chance to continue working out... I hope you treated yourself to a glass of wine of wine outside to enjoy those nice temps!!

Tami, great workouts. Sounds like Jessica is not as creative with her routines as Katy is. If you do the contest next week make sure you don't pick up heavier weights than everybody else! LOL
I was 100% that we were done with the arctic air but it came back and it looks like there are small chances of snow every day! We did have some melting over the weekend but not enough. Trucks continue to transport snow to snow farms. There are mountains everywhere still.
I didn't realize you had to pay to play in the VB league! Do the same team members continue on to the spring league? I'm sure your supervisor doesn't expect you to know everything and won't mind that you've left some thing for her to handle.
Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Last night was RWH Low Impact HiiT Two along with the Bonus Abs One. I really liked this workout, it wasn't as heart pounding as the first one. Still liked it a lot though. I also liked the ab workout, might be my favorite one of Cathe's right now. I was in one of those moods of not wanting to workout, but I'm again glad that I made the choice to move my butt.

This morning the oldest dd came to Dh and I with a job posting from her bank. She was wondering if she should apply for the position, and I told her she should. It would be for scheduling mortgages, and I think that she would be good at it. The person that brought it to her attention, said that she was looking for smart tellers. The only problem she saw was that her boss wouldn't allow her to move positions, I told her if he was a good boss he wouldn't hamper anyone from moving up in the company. I have know some bosses to do things like that though.

Laurel, WTG on getting in your workout with all the craziness going on at your house. I would imagine that that product would be super important in that part of the country. It amazes me what gets forgotten when they build house. Glad that it is getting taken care of now, and I hope that you don't have to much cleaning up to do.

Tami, Sorry to hear that Bootcamp was only pretty good, hope that she is able to do a shake up on the routine at some point. This time I'm rooting for you to win! WTG on the RWG workout, and that your X class is fun. You have to leave some work for the supervisor, that way they feel that they where missed. At least that is what I say when I'm unable to help with something.

Thelma, Sorry to hear about your area getting more snow! Sounds like we are in the same weather pattern, and yesterday was very nice. Guess we will see how the beginning of March comes in with lamb or lion. Nice workout!

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! The house is all back to normal.....for now. They are going to come rip up part of the floor in a couple of weeks, but I will worry about that then. I did get a workout in yesterday afternoon--Insanity Max 30 Sweat Intervals. It was perfect yesterday. And then I did enjoy that glass of wine!

Today was back to 'normal'. I started with X10 Low Impact then did XTrain All Out Low Impact Extreme premix with Core 1. That low impact felt SO good today. Then I did P90X YogaX.

Tami, I hope she changes things up in the Bootcamp class. Is this the instructor that came in after the Running Camp instructor left? If so, what is it about Bootcamp instructors getting into a rut? We are down to two issues with the house--the floor and the counter tops. And at least I have a date for the floor. That was the issue we identified before we moved in. We may never see anybody about the scratches in our granite counters, which upsets me. But at least we are getting closer. It has been a bit of a frustrating stretch as a new homeowner as the HOA has decided we can't have any fence of any kind. Go figure, especially since there is no indication of that in the community rules. But.....oh well. Not much we can do about it now. Except enjoy the house as much as we can!

Thelma, so sorry to hear about the return of the cold! Hopefully spring will arrive soon! I bet it will be awhile before you see grass though. I can't even imagine what a mess it will be during melting. Great workout!

Laurie, I completely agree about RWH a Low Impact HiiT Two. But I do like the weighted moves. I was waiting for you to try that core routine! I remember thinking that you might love it when I did it the first time. it is a great combo of standing moves with weighted moves with planks. Good stuff. Obviously I like it too. Yep, termite and bug control are a must down here...without question. It would have been nice to have a distribution system for chemicals installed in the walls--which is what we were supposed to have. But at least we have something now in any case. Hope your DD gets the job! I would hate to think her boss would hold her back. But, sadly, I have heard of such cases too.

Until tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ We had a tough, but fun Insane-X class last night. Obstacle course forsure (aka: stations) but we all had our own and rotated one to the next. After 35 min of that we did running and side shuffles across the length of the gym while a partner was holding you back with a huge tubing around your waste. It was kind of hilarious and at the same time a great workout! This a.m. was RWH Circuit Lower Body + Abs, tonight will be Spinning.

Thelma: I hope the snow storm was not as bad as they predicted . . . you poor thing. Yes, Jessica is not nearly as creative and sometimes I want to throw in ideas but I would never do that unless they asked. lol Yes, definitely going to pick up something lighter if we have a contest next week. For each league with our team it just depends on who is available . . . it is always 2 -3 of us the same and then we usually pick up different girls for the 4th or 5th player. A lot of the ladies coach volleyball right now and aren't available on Sunday's to play, so it gets tricky. OR they have families and it is just too hard with activities.

Laurie: Great job to you too on the RWH workout! I really like both the ab workouts in this series; #2 is great too, some standing work. Yes, the supervisor came back today and she was happy and understood the small stack. I did make a mistake on a posting of a payment she helped me with. Its a lot of work to go back and fix .... I told her I hope to not do that again. She was totally fine with it though. She's never been in a position to have much help so she is happy I am getting trained up; that way she can take more days off here and there vs feeling stuck to her office because she is the only one that knows how.

Laurel: Yay for the house being back to normal and here's hoping they come fix your granite one of these days. So frustrating; but normal when you build That is odd about not being able to have any kind of fence; usually it is a particular kind is the only kind you can have, but not "NO fence". Fantastic job getting in your workout and the nice glass of wine yesterday. Awesome, you deserve it. Jessica is the instructor that came in after the Running Camp instructor, so I definitely like her classes better than running BUT she does need some variety added. It's not bad for the people that come once and a while but the "regulars" get kind of bored, like me.

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