SBF Reboot Week of Sept 20, 2010

mechanicmom
mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Good morning friends!

How are you all doing?
Today is a busy but good day for me since my part of my family is coming to visit! :bigsmile:
I got a lot of cleaning done yesterday, but still have a bit more to do this morning. I am also going to walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes and do Taebo for 30 minutes. I am sore from hiking Saturday, but it's not from actual hiking. I'm sore from crossing a slimy and rocky riverbed barefoot while toting a very scared 35 pound boy behind me! He whined with fear the whole time (crossed it twice) and my arm is sore from trying to keep him on his feet. I couldn't believe how sore I was yesterday.
I'm also a lot more hungry which is kind of frustrating since the goal is to not eat as much. I am trying to log my food again to help with this.
Goals today: work out hard, finish cleaning, eat wisely, and have fun!

I love family boogaloo!
MM
PS I posted a couple of videos of Alex on FB yesterday if you care to see. You can find me under Mechanicmom if we are not friends on there yet. :smile:

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  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    We got back yesterday afternoon from a very sad visit to Dallas. Our next visit, probably within a week or two, will be for a funeral. Husband is very close to his grandmother, who helped raise him and his brother. She's lived a good long life though. I'll always remember the day I brought over chocolates for her - and she ate 8 of them with no guilt whatsoever :bigsmile:

    V - you could always try my tactic - if I want to get rid of something I don't want to carry or throw away, I put a sign on it that says "free". I don't know how your apartment management would feel about you putting that on the curb.

    MM - enjoy your family! It is getting cooler? - I think it's only going to be 90 or so today, right?

    Today: yoga, and if it stays dry, bike to the store.

    No guilt, boogaloo!
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Mary, I'm sorry to hear about your husband's grandmother. Praying for peace for you all in the coming weeks. I love the chocolate story though. :happy: A tad cooler today. I think in San Antonio it's a high of 82 today. We're 91 here.
    Change of plans for a work out due to lack of time and still to much cleaning. 55 Minutes of Taebo (which supposedly has a higher burn anyway) and 15 minutes of strength training. And probably another hour of cleaning. Hope I don't wear myself out before they get here! Oh and we are suppose to go swimming today as well.

    MM
  • Mummsy
    Mummsy Posts: 347 Member
    Just popping in. Trying to get back into the swing of work after the awful week last week of losing a dear friend. Mary, I am sorry to hear about your situation. It is just so hard.

    Keep breathing boogaloo! :flowerforyou:
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Morning (afternoon already?) pebbs,

    Had another night of go-to-bed-become-wide-awake-at-three-a.m.-then go back to bed at 7 only to have to get up at 8:30.

    Due to an overindulgence of wine last night, almost bailed on my morning Zumba...ended up deciding it was better to sweat it out and went.

    I'm super tired now. I bought some stuff yesterday that supposed to help with my sleep (I have a naturopath acquaintance who steered me towards a couple of things). I just am getting more and more drained essentially taking two longish naps instead of sleeping through the night.

    Other goals for the day are to take food inventory and make some lunch and dinner out of food that's in the house already, and come up with a slightly more organized plan of attack for my class tomorrow. (essentially, it's all feeling thrown together in not my fault territory.) I have to remember that the whole "get to know everybody" portion of the first class takes up a lot of time with very little effort on my part. Also, I've gotten very good at using the Socratic method to get the students to teach themselves. Also, this serves to keep them awake. Bonus.

    My big goals for the week are:
    log calories and try to stay balanced, getting in my veggies and protein.
    workout six out of seven days, and try to solidify a sched. (dance on M, W, Sat and Sun...weights on Th...yoga on Tues....day off on Friday).
    drink some water (see "too much wine" above).:drinker:

    No fretting allowed, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

    Also, I've invited a friend of mine to join us. She's new to MFP...and I know you ladies will make her feel right at home.:smile:
  • Bobbie145
    Bobbie145 Posts: 331 Member
    Hi, everyone!

    I've followed Jenny Craig for four straight days. Yay me! I'm a little hungry tonight. Maybe it's just munchies. I'll try to keep it up until my clothes fit again. At least I didn't let it get up as high as I got last time. That's good.

    Goal for this week is to follow Jenny C faithfully. Guess I'll have trouble doing that tomorrow because I have a lunch group meeting. Don"t want to take Jenny to the restaurant, but will get a salad and behave.

    Jenny boogaloo!

    :heart:
    Bobbie
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Awake at 4 again today. Oh well, at least I was in bed by 10:15 and slept through until 4.

    Big busy day today: teaching, lunch meeting, downtown for an appointment, home for a rehearsal. Just finished a very short, very stretchy yoga session, rain is coming...in fact there's a big scary rain and thunderstorm icon on my weather...eek!) so probably won't get my usual walk home from the subway. I'm exploring the idea of starting a Tuesday evening spin/yoga combo, but not this week because of rehearsal. I'm using this week to gauge my energy after a full day. Tuesday might turn into a very lovely day off.

    I'm actually excited about the first day of school, so that's good. I did a whole "back to school" ritual last week. The peril of grad school is that it just grinds on endlessly, so I sat down and thought "what did I do to mark the new school year when I was a kid?" I went out and bought a brand new pen and moleskin notebook (because I am a nerdy nerd:wink: ) and a new outfit (I always got three new outfits as a kid (I'm sure there were other clothes purchased, but these were the big deal ones) one for Christmas, one for Easter and one for the first day of school.

    Lots to do, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Good morning,
    I don't have time to comment on everyone's posts, but I hope you all have an awesome Tuesday!

    We had fun with my family yesterday. They brought Alex (and I) a bunch of stuff! It was like Christmas! The toys were my brothers' when they were younger. My mom brought me some homeschooling stuff for Alex and his new books came in the mail yesterday. So we have lots we can do now! We watched the planes last night and then went swimming at the hotel. I'm kind of sore so that's good! They have to leave this morning though. They might go watch Alex ride the horse before they leave.
    Today is: horse therapy, finding a place for all the new toys and books, get some school work done, walk on the treadmill, and I have to drink more water! I think that will be enough for the day.

    Three weeks from today boogaloo!
    MM
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Sorry to hear about your friend, Mummsy :flowerforyou:

    So many options today. Right now the plan is: weed the yard, bike ride if it's not going to rain, clean house, yoga this afternoon. Also on my to do list for "soon" are: clean gutters and trim trees. All this outside work piles up at the end of summer.

    I'm amazed that I can feel overwhelmed by the amount I need to do; yet, I do not have kids, nor a full-time job. There are people with both!

    Busy, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Mummsy, I've been so flakey that I haven't extended my sympathies. I'm so sorry for your loss.

    Teaching went well yesterday, so on the list for today:

    workout (typing quickly as I need to leave soon), finish prepping for choir workshop this eve, haircut, food shopping, workshop, then to bed.

    This has been a few days of "big important things on the list to get checked off and then crash after." Hoping for more of the same. I know what you mean about the overwhelmeds, Mary...sometimes I feel contrite feeling them (no "real job" no kids, etc...) but, overwhelmed is overwhelmed. Also, I find that September is a month of the overwhelmeds...it feels so serious compared to the frivolity of summertime...

    checking it off, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    So because I was feeling a little overbooked, what did I do? I contacted Community Yoga Austin - a non-profit that provides teachers to underserved communities (prisons, at risk youth, seniors, etc). I don't have my certification, so I can't teach - but I said I would like to assist with the seniors class. I figure the best way to learn is to watch. I also needed to come up with a thesis topic for my yoga certification and wanted to do chair/senior yoga anyway. I also found out that I'm underpaid at my regular gig. I'm not going to stress about it, though - I'll just move on when I have something else lined up.

    Not only do I feel better when I get exercise, I feel better when the house is clean. I enjoy looking at a clean house. I need to remind myself of this. I didn't get the bike ride in, but I did get two hours of weeding done.

    Today - double yoga - maybe a tiny walk.

    More to do, boogaloo.
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Good morning,

    Woke up a little groggy but I seem to be coming around. I miss CP. :cry:
    Bobbie, glad to see you still plugging away. :smile:
    Mary, and V, you may not have kids or a full time job but that doesn't mean that life is a piece of cake either. I have an easy child, and I was told I have a LOT of time on my hands right now (and I'm sure in a few months I will miss it) but it doesn't mean that I'm not busy. There's a lot to do in "just" being a wife. I think all of you ladies are really awesome! :flowerforyou:
    Today is my usual heavy cleaning day at home, but I have to get out this morning and get my fingerprints redone for the government. Thankfully this is not for the FBI in which my prints failed 9 times. My prints passed the first time on this one. They expire in October because our adoption is taking too long. :wink: Steve also sent off our visa applications, which is a huge step of faith since we do not know if we will get a child referral or if we will want to meet her, but we think we will.
    Alex had Christmas yesterday and the day before. Now I have to figure out what to do with all these toys, books and more toys. I need to let go of some of his old ones and make room for the new ones. Yes, "I" need to let go of his toys. :laugh: I will work on that today some. He gets bigger and so do his toys.
    As far as exercise, I'm worn out. I will try to get a walk in and some taebo strength training. I think I might need a day off, but as AF is due soon (maybe) then I need to get my work outs in now, so I can rest later. I also would like to find time today to watch BL.
    I'm chatty.

    Time to purge boogaloo!
    MM
  • cp005e
    cp005e Posts: 1,495 Member
    Hey everybody! I just don't seem to post more than once a week anymore, huh? I do peek in to see what you all are up to, but don't usually have time to actually write anything. :frown: Well, I'm about to leave on a business trip - so depending on how things go, I may have more (or less) time to check in. It's in Vegas, which is supposed to be fun - but I'm honestly not looking forward to it much. I've been a couple of times, and it's just too over-the-top for my tastes. So, I'm hoping to get some workouts in, maybe catch a show and go on a rollercoaster. :wink:

    Last week went pretty well - most importantly, I managed to leave work by 5:30 every night! And I got some workouts in. This week, I am going to try and drink my water and make good food choices - harder if I am feeling bored and lonely on the road. V and Mary, I need your help in dumping my stuff. I'm just no good at admitting that I'm never going to use/read/wear/do something.

    Mummsy, so sorry for your loss. And Mary, I'll be thinking about you and your husband. :heart: :flowerforyou: MM, I hope your critters are gone. It sounds like you have lots going on. But, how exactly do one's fingerprints expire?!? :laugh:

    OK, gotta finish packing!

    Vegas, boogaloo.
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Good morning,

    CP, hope you have a good trip! (And I have no idea how fingerprints can expire.)

    I need to go to the store this morning but I don't even have a grocery list made. It usually takes me hours to get one made, especially when DH is have IBS symptoms (so I'm trying to change his diet), and I am seriously thinking about getting off wheat for a week to see if I lose anything (or even bloat less) and Alex can't have wheat or dairy, so all of that makes the list difficult. It was easier, though less healthy, when I could just walk through the store and throw stuff in the cart. I also have a budget and that doesn't help.
    I think I have had too much bread lately, so I am wanting to get off wheat for a week to see if that changes the way I feel. Honestly, a week seems like a really long time. :laugh: And I know if we get invited out to eat, it better be Mexican food so I can get corn instead of wheat. I just want to see what happens being off it completely for one week without changing anything else in my diet. I'm working out for at least an hour everyday and I'm just not seeing results like I think I should. My mom told me that her physical therapist said it would take six weeks for her back to stay in position (or something like that) so then my mom said she would apply that to other things concerning her muscles, like losing weight. So I am thinking of giving myself a goal of six
    weeks of doing what I am doing (might be difficult to do anything in Russia) and see if things have changed. I will try the wheat for a week, and honestly I hope it doesn't change anything. :tongue: But I'll probably drop 3 pounds or so, just enough to show me that I need to get off of it. And of course everyone and their dog will invite us out to eat this week.
    I watched BL yesterday. I remember when that show started they said 2 out of 3 people in the world were overweight. Now it's 2 out of 3 people are obese! I don't think that movie Wall-E was so far off about people getting fatter and fatter. :wink:
    Goals for today: drink water, buy healthy things at the store, no wheat, work out for an hour (which may be cleaning for a few hours), and do some thing with my son.
    Hope you all have a good Thursday!
    Bye bye wheat boogaloo!
    MM
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Have a good time in Vegas, CP.

    I'm sure getting off wheat will help you lose weight - though it may be because you are cutting out a major source of calories or because your body doesn't like gluten. It's a tough one to give up - maybe you could treat yourself at a gluten free bakery? There's one here, there's gotta be one in D.

    Today - walk & bike. I will probably skip the yoga today, to give myself a day off. Next week the lows are in the 60s again - yeah! If the humidity goes down, I can open the windows!

    Fall around the corner, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Wow...so had a miniature goal fail this a.m. My alarm went off so that I could get up for weights class...and I rolled over and turned it off. I slept for a total of 14 hours. I just started my special lady time, so it's partially that, partially I think I may be fighting off a cold (or still having some allergies) and partially a complete crash of all my nervous energy of the past weeks. I figured my body demanded it.

    So, in the spirit of re-boot, I'm deciding between an evening strength class or doing one of my weights DVDs (either "no more trouble zones" or "work out with jackie" are my current faves in that department). It also looks lovely outside, so I might try to get a walk in.

    And, keep hydrating, get some brain work in and try to clean something (or everything) in my apartment.

    MM, feel free to hit me up for wheat free recipes...the only thing is, only bread is bread. I've never found a wheat free bread that's worth anything...but I'm picky. :tongue: I unfortunately have collected lovely substitutes for any naughtiness you might be craving. I feel lots better when I only have it rarely. Once a week, and I might have a little bit of stomach upset, but more often and I feel weepy and sluggish.

    I had a good week conquering all my worry-ful things. Anticipation is always harder than doing. I must continue to remind myself that I'm a capable smart person. This is hard.

    Embracing fall, boogaloo.:flowerforyou: <
    pretend flower is a fallen leaf.
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    So happy it's Friday!

    Mary, I am going to have to look up a gluten free bakery. That would be awesome. I don't know why I didn't think of that!

    V, I will gladly take any wheat free recipes you have because I could always use them for Alex as well.

    Today is Bible Study, a work out, and a little straightening up around the house and some rest. I'm tired and sore. Yesterday I cleaned. I don't even know how long but I was feeling sore afterwards. As for this weekend I don't think I have any plans, but I may try to work on my car. The weather will be nicer. YAY!

    Steve had something neat happen to him this morning. He's been walking outside every morning since it cooled off a little. He prays while he walks and this morning he was praying about Maria and telling God that he knows He made a promise that Maria is suppose to be our daughter. He looks down and this is etched in the sidewalk: Expect a miracle. He has walked that way a few times and has never seen it before. I don't think it's coincidence. I believe God can use anything to speak to people. We have thought many times about the dream I had about Maria and neither one of us can down play it. It was a promise from God and we are holding on to that. We don't know how long it will take to get Maria but we believe she will come home one day. I asked God to blow my mind when we started this journey and I believe He will.

    Expecting the impossible boogaloo!
    MM
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Morning pebbs,

    Yesterday, instead of accomplish the above goals, I accomplished resting. I think I grossly underestimated how stressed out I'd been, because pretty much I slept all day long. I'm also having a semi-brutal special lady time. This happens whenever I'm crazy, extra super stressed (especially if I'm in push through/don't rest mode).

    Today, it's yoga at 10:15, then I have to go to the mall. Yesterday, I had an incident and had to bleach something in the wash (didn't work...it was ruined). Then, I ran another load of wash (darks) which contained three shirts I'd bought last week and worn one time each. Bleach stained. Ruined. (other clothes included in the load were fine....including the sweats I knock around the house in, a t shirt I sleep in...it was a targeted attack on new clothes!) So, I ruined four items of (new) clothing. I'm replacing three out of the four today. (hopefully the store still has them...I really liked them) Ugh. I actually ran a "rinse" empty load in between, so I have no idea where the bleach was hiding. Gremlins, I guess.

    Also, who broke the internet? MFP and Facebook were a mess yesterday, and this a.m. I can't get through to my bank. This makes me very, very nervous. I always do my bills (and it's tight/nervous anyway this month) first thing Friday mornings. I hate routine disruption. Blergh.

    Sunspots? boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Russian hackers? I haven't had a problem, though "words with friends" was pretty slow last night :tongue:

    Got lots o' walking in yesterday - today is lots o' yoga. Pretty much yoga themed as I need to finish my homework, teach a class, and go to 2 hour group practice - yeah arm balances!

    I need to think of some things to take for lunch on Sunday, when I spend the night in SA on Saturday - so it has to be vegetarian, non-refrigerated, easy to put together, and relatively healthy. So far, I've come up with peanut butter and jelly on ak mak crackers with some fruit. Luckily, apples are coming into season.

    Lunch ideas? boogaloo.
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    My husband's grandmother passed yesterday. We are going to Dallas either Sunday or Monday.

    I'm spending the night in San Antonio today, so I'll get some exercise in - but it will make for an extra long drive if I go up to Dallas tomorrow. I just need to get packed for the night, and I'll be off. I would come back home tonight, but husband is getting together (date made a month ago) with a group of friends - and he'll be out late.

    Driving, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    So sorry for your loss, Mary. :heart:


    About to start another busy day. A newly added Zumba class at my gym (really hope this teacher is good, so I can have more time at the gym I'm trying to justify paying for). Then, I really have to clean my apartment and do some work. And drink water...I think I may officially be fighting off a cold or something.

    Other than that, a slower day for me. I have a dress I ordered online that's too small in the shoulders and upper arms, um attention women's clothing manufacturers: I am not Barbie, and sometimes use my arms to pick up heavy things. It fits everywhere else, too so I'm wondering who are these tiny armed people? I'm bummed because I ordered it for a gig, and now will have to wear something else. Boo. Wah.:sad: So, a trip to the post office to send it back.

    need a personal tailor, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Mary, sorry to hear about your husband's grandmother. I pray for peace and comfort for you both this coming week.

    It's dark and rainy here. I don't mind so much, but Hubby is disappointed this morning. He (and Alex though we hadn't told him yet) were suppose to go flying this morning in our friend's four seater Cessna. But it's a grass strip, so it's too wet to go. :frown: So hubby will be pouting today. I might be too. I was looking forward to some me time here at the house to get some things done.

    So I'm not sure what my plans today are going to be. I think I am going to meet up with a friend some time today. I am also going to try to get a walk in on the treadmill. I've been pretty tired the last few days thanks to AF, who hasn't even shown up yet. The later the better though so she doesn't come with us on our Russian trip. :tongue: I'm going on day 3? of no wheat. I had a flour tortilla Thursday morning and that was the last time. I've been okay except that I've dreamed about sugar cookies and woke up wanting pizza. :laugh: I'll be okay. I may allow myself wheat once this week if we go to my favorite restaurant. But at home I am not going to eat it. Maybe that should be a new rule?

    Pulling out the rainy day box boogaloo!
    MM
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Thanks y'all. Looks like I'm going up on Monday (back on Wednesday). Husband left yesterday, so I had to come home last night. I'm quite tired today.
    Partner yoga was fun, if a little weird. I think it was more appropriate for couples (not as bad as that makes it sound, but slightly awkward). Esther Vexler is an amazing woman. If you want to see this 92 year old yogini : http://www.yogasanga.net/?p=3366 The picture is recent, and she does sit on the floor in half lotus as shown.

    Back to school again today, then a walk this afternoon. Followed by lots of sleep tonight.

    Inspiration, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Morning pebbs,

    Yesterday was a weird day. My gym has an issue with classes going over/starting late, etc...and my Zumba teacher (at 15 minutes after our class was supposed to start) walked into the previous class and said "I"m sorry, but I'm supposed to be teaching in here.) Drama ensued, including one of the members of the previous class coming out and yelling at us. Something along the lines of "I'm a member at this gym, too!" She was really rage-y and entitled. And, she was coming out of a yoga class. :noway: This is the third time I've had a "no, you are NOT the only person on this planet" moment at my gym. Lovely equipment, beautiful facilities, snotty clientèle...I'm not sure I'll stay there. The Zumba class was pretty awesome, though.:ohwell:

    Later in the day, I had a migraine with aura...and the aura was really, really bad. Swirly, sparkly, motion-sickness inducing and included holes in my vision...very scary. I've never had vision disturbance that bad before.
    Today, it's Zumba at the non-snotty studio, then a meeting with a former student who I'm (I guess...um) mentoring. Also, in the Zumba class yesterday we danced a "boogaloo" (it's essentially latin swing/jive dancing):laugh: I couldn't help but think of ya'll. Sort of cheered me up, remembering there's nice people in the world.:wink:

    I hope to also get some grocery shopping and cleaning in. I'm developing a social life that's really cutting into my vacuuming time...

    Cat hair piling up, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • Bobbie145
    Bobbie145 Posts: 331 Member
    Hi, everyone. Sunday afternoon. Watching football. Jack's team played yesterday. Had fun and will leave it at that!

    Followed Jenny C faithfullly. Lost 3 pounds. Got the munchies last night and had pizza and pecan pie after my Jenny dinner. :huh: Oh, well. Back on today.:bigsmile:

    Need to get moving. Sitting around too much.:ohwell:

    Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

    See you soon!

    :heart:
    Bobbie
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Hi everyone,
    Late check in for me. It's been a busy day, but a fun day.
    Bobbie, congrats on your loss. :smile:
    Mary, safe travels.
    V, I hate auras with migraines. I promise that I can't look at a zigzag line (especially black or white) without getting a headache. :grumble: The dark holes are horrible. I can tell when one is coming on because when I look at faces, words, or pictures, half of it just disappears. I can't see it. It's very creepy. I hate them.

    I have not had any exercise this weekend. Yesterday I felt horrible, partly because the day just started out bad but also because I ended up not working out. Today I haven't been home till now and we're about to go out again. I did have one flour tortilla today which I did not need, but I am realizing that I don't miss wheat as much as I thought I would. I also realized today that I HAVE to lose weight over the next three weeks to be able to fit into the dress pants that I need to wear in Russia! I still don't know if we are going but we are planning on it. I tried on the pants this morning to wear to church and they zipped up but they were too tight to comfortable wear. I'm going back to counting cals I think, and continuing to focus on no wheat. I need to get that "Hey I'm actually hungry" feel back in my tummy. I have had that earlier this week (starving actually :tongue: ) but I've eaten too much the last few days. I'm also going to try really hard not to talk to my hubby about my weight anymore, unless it's positive. He's getting sick of hearing about it.
    Goals for next week: count cals :grumble: , no wheat, and work out for at least 30 minutes (preferably an hour but AF is here so I might nap) everyday. It all seems doable and not over demanding. I also need to drink more water. Why is that so hard? It can be all I drink but I still don't get enough.
    Rebooting boogaloo!
    MM
  • cp005e
    cp005e Posts: 1,495 Member
    Mary, so sorry for your loss. :heart:

    I made it back from Vegas a couple hours ago. Trip highlight: definitely seeing "Le Reve" last night! It's an amazing Cirque-type show in a special theater with giant pool and movable stage and people appearing from underwater - go on YouTube and look at some of the videos if you're interested. Oh, and V, while I was watching, I thought of what you said:
    I am not Barbie, and sometimes use my arms to pick up heavy things. It fits everywhere else, too so I'm wondering who are these tiny armed people?

    I was in the very front row, so I had a really good view of the fantastic athleticism of the performers. And I will tell you, those women definitely did NOT have tiny arms and shoulders. I'd rather look like them (or, more importantly, be able to do THAT). :wink:

    Unfortunately, I seem to have picked up a cold, so I am now feeling sorry for myself (only got 4 hours of sleep to catch early flight, then lost all day to travel and time zones). My husband is very sweetly taking care of me, though. Glad to be home.

    Sniffles, boogaloo.
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