Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies

Today's workout was no other than STS Total Body :bigsmile: I was anxious to get in a weight workout, so this was perfect! Work was craziness today as it usually is if I've been gone. :ohwell: But, being busy is always a good thing. I cannot believe how good my bottled water tasted today & clean food! I'm feeling a bit bloated today :noway: Most likely a combo of traveling, not the usual foods or normal water intake while on vaca, and TOM starting today :grumble:

Laurel: Wowsa on your combo of workouts! Sounds so good & that you are feeling really good about P90X2! That's so great. I would imagine the combo of balance & body control is going to improve your strength as well on a whole new scale You're welcome on the recommendation! I really love them too.... Like you, the variety packed into both makes the time fly!

Erika: No worries on your sweet boys....I'm sure they are just having fun & excited right now. No doubt they will be missing you guys soon. Hope your evening was great with the pups & you were able to get in your workout too!

Laurie: Happy Belated Anniversary to you both:drinker: That's so great! Good on your hubby for a nice piece of jewelry Sounds like you chose the perfect combo for your poor feet, hope they are feeling better tomorrow.

I did find out that in a couple weeks the Insanity workout at he gym will be back!, Different instructor but this is the spinning trainer I like a bunch so hoping it will be good! Two nights a week as well :bigsmile:

Talk to you all tomorrow!
Tami

Morning Ladies,


Another rough sleepness night in the house but this time due to scary dreams and then the eldest being sick:huh: I always have a difficult time sleeping in new places but the wierd dreams and waking up because I thought I heard someone is getting scary:blushing: Yesterday the eldest stepped off the bus wheezing and stated immediately how her asthma was really bad so she napped for several hours and then I woke her for a hot shower to help open her passages and then take her meds. Well at 1am she started with uncontrollable shivering and with 3 blankets I could not stop her body shivering and I actually woke my husband up so we could find a hospital and get there immediately. Eventually I wrapped her in a sweater and climbed on top of her with my body while he was trying to locate a hospital in the GPS, soon the shivering subsided and her temperature lowered and she started talking of playing with her Nintendo DS and that I was suffocating her:blushing: :sad: , I must admit that I was afraid and unlike our old home where the hospital was less than 5 minutes away this was an unknown territory. So after all the hoopla she seemed better this morning and then the 6 year old volunteers to stay home to help with her big sister...uhhh No thanks slick!:laugh: After a nice omelet breakfast my energy returned and it was off to see which dvd the player would allow and unfortunately TLC is not one of them so hopefully Jari Love 30min circuit will work..fingers crossed:bigsmile:


Laurie- Setting up the place means moving into the garage as the inside is Brazilian Cherry wood floors:ohwell:, and constantly monitoring Mr. C's doggie socks is a pain in the butt as it is so setting up the TV/dvd outside is better for now. Barre workouts I can sneak and do in my daughters room as that is carpeted:bigsmile: Happy 24th Anniversary:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: ...apparently some days they are tuned in more than others

Tami- I 'm with you on the clean eating and water increase for the stomach bloat but TOM arriving this week will hopefully remove some of that bloatiness by next week:grumble: Glad to hear that you had an awesome time with your sister:bigsmile:

Erika- I looked up your JNL fusions and those 30 minutes sound appealing. I went on Ebay to see if anyone was selling any single dvds but nothing yet:laugh: Kids always suprise us and as parents we tend to worry more than they do when they are without us I'm sure that when they come home you will hear how much they missed you:bigsmile:

Laurel- Yes it is strange here. I forgot what living in a smal town feels like and traveling 30 minutes to get to a Target is crazy:grumble: I actually miss San Antonio and our home as this house is smaller and lacks some critical things like a great closet system or storage for my pots and pans. The community is friendly with that Southern hospitality that you don't see everyday and hopefully things will get easier in the coming months.

Have a great day Ladies, thinking of hitting the garage again and tackling those boxes.

Michelle

Hi Ladies! Another good workout today. I started wth X2 Total Body, and because I'm beginning to get better balance, I was actually able to increase the weight in some areas. YAY! I followed it with X2 Ab Ripper and Turbo Fire 45. Lots of fun today.

Laurie, I forgot to answer your question about what's next in P90X2. The next phase focuses on strength. I haven't looked at the workouts yet, but I imagine they may be more tradtional in the P90X way. The third phase is performance, and unlike Phase 3 of P90X, these are all new workouts. I haven't looked at them yet either, but I imagine they will be a blend of strength and balance type moves. At least that is what I'm hoping for! Great job with the workouts!

Tami, I bet STS Total Body felt good. I love that one. I understand the bloated feeling. I felt like that when we came back from Florida. It is amazing how much better I felt after a few days of being home. I'm so glad your Insanity class is going to start up again. I know you loved that one!

Erika, how sweet of your little one! No doubt that made you feel better. I love your idea of cardio for your circuit workout. I must admit, I've done my fair share of cleaning during the 2 1/2 minute breaks Cathe takes in her Meso 3 Squat Rack Leg workouts! Maybe I should look at those are circuit workouts!

Michelle, I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter. That must have made for a long night. I'm glad she feels better today. That is indeed a scary time...wondering where to go in case of an emergency. I hate that about moving into a new community. Sounds like you've got a bit of a transition ahead of you right now. I'm thinking about you!

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Well I was awake at 3am this morning due to construction noise from the freeway. I usually don't hear them hammering away, but the wind must have been blowing in the right direction. :huh: I decided to get up earlier than normal, so I managed to get in Banish Fat Boost Metabolism and 6W6P Level 1.

Michelle, What a scary experience you had with your dd. Hope she is doing better each day. LOL about your youngest dd though, of course she would volunteer for the duty. :laugh: WTG on getting in a workout after all that! I take it Mr. C. doesn't like having doggy socks? I know that mine would be trying to take those off. :laugh:

Erika, Today is the boys homecoming, bet you are very happy about that! I'm sure that you will receive two big hugs. :laugh: WTG on your girls night, we have been having a whole week of those this week. :laugh: I really like the Ripped in 30 workouts, and it is a great deal. You get four 30 min. workouts.

Laurel, I'm glad to hear that Tony still has the three phases, and it will be interesting to see what those workouts are like. I think that we can all use the balance part, I know that is why I want to make sure I still get in some type of yoga.

Tami, Sounds like some great workouts you have lined up. Yes I'm doing the Jillian/Skogg combo, they really work great together. I can get in both workouts within the 60 min. timeframe that I give myself. This morning I added on the 6W6P workout, just because I had the time. :laugh: I'm going to extend this combo into Sept., then I'm thinking of doing a Bob Harper rotation. Just a thought for now though. :laugh: That first two days back are always my busy days, glad that you are seeing some daylight before the end of the week. :bigsmile:

Have a wonderful day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies! I started out today with Cardio Fusion.....the Mix and Max premix, which is my favorite. It felt really good. Then I followed it up with X2 Yoga. I really like this yoga workout from Tony. I think the more I do it, the more I will like it too, and that's a great feeling.

Tami, don't worry about the missed workout. You are still getting back on schedule and, as you said, you have spinning to look forward to! :drinker: I don't know if P90X2 is top of the list yet for recommendations, but it might just get there. I'm even getting used to the warm-ups. I will have to look at the other sections first, though, before making a full recommendation because my only thought right now with this first section is about the lack of weight work. What I like about this program, though, is that Tony doesn't even pretend there is any traditional cardio in it (unlike P90X), so in alot of ways, it reminds me more of STS in that I can do my own cardio without thinking twice. And I kind of like that it is five days a week instead of six so on days like Tuesday, I can take a Tony break. So in some ways, I'm finding it more versatile than I thought it would be, especially since I've been adding in other weight work.

Erika, I hope your son has a great birthday! How nice that they are so excited to come home, and that you have a special birthday planned for your oldest. What a great way to end this week (one day more, of course!) Don't worry about the lack of workouts. I am sure you've been a little uneasy this week with your boys away, and you'll be back on track in no time.

Laurie, I'm sorry to hear about the construction noise. We have some train tracks about 2 miles from our home, and when the wind is blowing just right, it is like those trains are coming right through the house :noway: ....all night long. :grumble: But great job at utilizing the time! I think a Bob Harper rotation would be some great fun. I really like his personality because he makes me smile!

Michelle, I hope things are going well for you. :flowerforyou:

I won't be around tomorrow. It is Parent's Weekend here at the Air Force Academy, and the season of college football starts Saturday. So there are lots and lots of events to attend over the next couple of days, but it is all good fun. Can't wait for the game on Saturday (Air Force v Idaho State). It is going to be so much fun back in this college setting and attending these games. I'm beginning to feel like a kid again. :laugh: So I hope you all enjoy a terrific Labor Day weekend!

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

As much as I would love to jump back in with daily workouts realistically it is sooo not happening. I think that mentally I'm just drained and if I can get in at least 3-45mins sessions then I will accept that until I have a place and necessary equipment available:sad: Jari Love Get Ripped 1000 circuit was a nice 45min routine but my motions were definitely limited in my DD bedroom for those combo moves:blushing: Today I opted for a Bar routine as it does not require too much space and the rest of the day will be in the garage as I plan to create a new path so that my truck can come back inside:bigsmile: My husband is in Montgomery with his dad going through the pre-op procedures for the heart transplant and will not return until late Saturday. Hurricane Isaac seems to be officially gone and the rain and Tornado watch has lifted for our city, which means the school was back on a regular schedule this morning.

Erika- Yeah on the Nintendo:bigsmile: , it is such a great device and of course the 3DS XL is in the store and even my eldest daughter is talking of selling her DS lite to purchase the bigger screen. She just earned the new one for her bday this January after dropping hers twice on concrete.:noway: It sound slike a will be a great weekend and of course a tip to Gamestop is a bonus for used games at discount prices

Laurie- We actually started with our youngest daughter's socks first as he is a sock smeller and he actually ignores them and the scrunchies I use to hold them up:laugh: We are waiting for some new ones to arrive with the rubber soles so hopefully those work even better:bigsmile:

Tami- Yes Mr. C has to wear socks to prevent damaging the Brazilian floors, apparently the prior renter/owner had a pet whcih scratched them up pretty good and she was against renting to pet owners initially. Her husband had to leave immediately which meant an empty house with a mortgage and their own rental, so we negotiated and signed the lease on this house. My husband and I took lots of pictures of the prior damage to protect ourselves and after watching him in motion I honestly can only see that happening if he was running or just scratching the floors.

Laurel- Yeah to feeling like a big kid again and cheering at a football game:bigsmile: Go Air Force!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


Have a great three day weekend ladies!

Michelle

Hi Ladies! I hope you all had a good weekend. Everything here was really good. We had alot of fun at the game on Saturday (sorry, Tami, but Idaho State didn't win....YAY Air Force!!!) The weather was so nice that DH and I golfed both Sunday and yesterday which felt great because we know the season is going to come to a quick end here in about a month. And, of course, I got my workouts in. Sunday was X2 Core and Drill Max cardio/legs premix. Yesterday was X2 Plyocide and CTX Upper Body. Today is my 'rest and recovery' day from X2, so I did Butts and Guts followed by Rhythmic Step. Not much of a recovery day, but it all felt good! I actually put in the X2 Recovery and Mobility DVD after my other workouts to see if I could gel with it and got through more than half of it this time. I might have continued....but I ran out of time. :blushing:

Tami, sounds like you had a great weekend of workouts. The rotation you are doing sounds great. I hadn't done Butts and Guts in a long time, and I think I might feel it tomorrow! So enjoy when you get to it.

Erika, so glad the boys were happy to see you and the birthday went well. Sounds like so much fun. It is a real toss up for me between YogaX and X2 Yoga. I like the latter because it is shorter, flows better, and Tony doesn't hold all of the moves as long as he does in YogaX. I YogaX the former because it is more thorough, contains balance moves, and has better stretching. So.....they are both terrific!

Laurie, great job on the workouts. Your summer weekends are over now, aren't they? That seemed to fly by this summer for some odd reason. I wish BB would sell individual workouts as well. I still think that company is such a racket. But they do put out some good workouts, so I don't complain too much. I'm growing increasingly impressed with these X2 workouts. I could really feel a difference in my core strength today when doing Butts and Guts. I love that feeling.

Michelle, I think a few 45 minutes sessions a week is just perfect for right now. Don't be too hard on yourself because moving is painful and stressful....PLUS you've got other stressful things going on in your life. So do what feels good to you and forget the rest. That's the best thing to do right now. I hope all is well with your FIL. :flowerforyou:

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

Hi Ladies ~
This a.m. was Lower Body Blast …. Planning on trying a Step class at the PEAK Fitness near my house after work for a little cardio. My friend who I meet at spinning, etc. said it is a good one and she will be there so thought I would give it a try.

Laurel: I’m glad you had fun at the game ….. I was teasing you about ISU … just because I live in Idaho. :laugh: Glad it turned out for Air Force. That’s awesome that you had such nice weather, we did too. We are supposed to have sunny skies and low 80’s all week. The golf sounds like it was lots of fun and of course WAY to GO on the workouts! I had to chuckle about your “Rest & Recovery” day! :laugh: :huh: It’s funny you mention B&G because as I was writing it down on my calendar I thought, I bet I’ll be feeling that the next day. It has a combo of something else with it in the same day, definitely a burner! Which is always good though.

Michelle: Sounds like you had a nice weekend of relaxation …. Which I’m sure you cherish when you have that time! :bigsmile: Very nice that the neighborhood kids are making friends and I’m sure your eldest will find just the right friends in due time that share her interests. That’s so hard sometimes. Nice job on the family activities and workouts you did, I bet it felt good! I’m glad to hear things are going smoothly with Mr C and nice that there is a good groomer close to your home. Yum on the Pumpkin Spice Latte ….. Fall is in the air forsure isn’t it?!

Hi Erika & Laurie ~ Hope you both had nice weekends!

Talk to you all tomorrow,

Tami