Cathe Fans Part 5

Morning Ladies,

Can't believe that I actually have time to sit down and chat! We have been super busy this whole month. DH and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with friends and family at the beginning of the month. That was a great time. The girls are doing well working and going to school. Oh and dance class has started up for the youngest, but they changed her days. Way better not having to drive there on a Friday! I had done a 8 week rotation of Kelly Coffey Mayer workouts along with running. Now I'm working on a Peak Fit rotation, which will be another 8 weeks. I have cut out sugar from the diet, and have lost all the weight I had gained from the change in the hormones. I have also gained back all of my endurance, and more with the running. I am going to keep up with the running, because I think that has help me so much.

I purchased Cathe's XTrain workouts for $75 at collage, which I thought was a great deal. I have been wanting to purchase these workouts, and I couldn't pass up 9 DVD's for that price. I'm probably going to try a 90 day Undulating rotation after the Peak Fit rotation.

Work has been ok, just finished another our last Lean workout for the year. This one was probably the most productive, because they brought someone into our group that actually could help us understand what the guy from Japan was talking about. By the end of the week everyone was able to understand what he wanted us to think about. I had a feeling that is was some type of culture thing, and it help having someone to break it down.

Only thing that has not been so good, my Mom has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. But they have found it in the early stages, so her outcome it very good. I'm very thankful for that, and to know that it isn't genetic. Not that I will not get tested. Just for the sake of my girls, since those type of things can skip generations.

Laurel, Funny that you are doing those XTrain workouts when I had just purchased them. I am looking at the box that they came in right now. Sure looks like a great set, and I'm looking forward to doing a rotation. How much longer are you and Tami on your STS rotation?

Erika, Sounds like a very hectic time at home. Hope you are able to get back into the swing. I'm so happy that I have gotten back into the workouts, it was making me so depressed not being able to get through a workout. It is good that you can see when one of the dogs is unable to be in your home. It is hard to understand some of the trauma that some of these animals have had to go through.

Tami, We are at those cool evenings also. My morning walks with Cami and my runs sometimes need a hat and gloves. Just seems to soon for that type of thing. LOL on you both doing the XTrain workouts. I just started this Peak Fit rotation, and I'm committed, because I joined a online competition. Even submitted pics to them. Can't believe that I did that, but it really is great motivation to stay with my current eating plan and getting in the workouts.

Michelle, What a great way to make sure you get in a workout, having a gym buddy. That is one of the things that they suggest to do with running also, but I really do enjoy that time alone. May one day when I am motivated to actually do a half or full marathon, I will get with a group of people.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Laurie

Hi Ladies,

Thank you all for the warm welcome to your group. :flowerforyou:

I have been doing the Gym Style Series for about two weeks now. I just finally got all of my equipment. Cathe has been kicking my butt and leaving me on the brink of tears at every workout. :laugh: I also recently purchased STS Shock Cardio:MMA Boxing. Have any of you ladies tried this dvd? I am excited to incorporate it in to my routine on cardio days.

It looks like you are all kicking butt. I am going to spend some time reading through this thread and getting to "know" you ladies a little better.

Jessica

Hi Ladies ~ It is so great to have everyone here, I agree!! :drinker: Yay Sorry I missed you all on Friday (again), with some new Realtors joining, new manager, etc. it has created some extra projects for me, which is good, just time consuming. So the weather was so crazy bad for high winds, rain and potential flooding :grumble: my two ladies cancelled & therefore I cancelled as well on the bike event. :sad: I had gone at lunch to pick up my packet and everything but man oh man was it windy. I had a bit of dread going but was willing to bite the bullet. As it got worse in the day and my friend called I agreed. No sense being in misery just for a t-shirt and free beer at Octoberfest! :laugh: So I will pay the fee to transfer my dues to next year.

So with that I did get in some great workouts and Michelle, I thought of you …. I cleaned out a bunch of stuff! :bigsmile: Felt so great. 3 HUGE bags to St. Vincents for donation. So for the workouts: XTrain Burn Sets All Upper + Abs premix, yesterday was STS Chest/Bi’s/Shoulders followed by HardStrikes in it’s entirety. This always feels good to me after a good upper body workout. Today was STS Legs and then tonight will be BootCamp. I’m actually looking forward to it! Since I know it’s not running camp anymore.

Erika: So great to hear from you and sounds like you continue to do amazing things with those pups.:flowerforyou: They are so lucky to have you on their side. The workouts will be there when time opens up for you. I can imagine between the 2 full time jobs, kids and hubby you aren’t exactly sitting down eating bon-bons and living a non active lifestyle.:laugh: Hope the family is good! Continue the great work and check in when you can. Thanks for the well wishes on my job situation. As I know more, I will let you guys know.

Laurel: We are SO on the same wavelength friend! :bigsmile: :laugh: Again we did it on the workouts. I think those XT workouts are so great with STS. Really loving adding those into the mix. Great thought on putting those back-to-back. I’ll have to make a note of that for future misc upper body day. I would say long workout! WAY TO GO :drinker: My arms were feeling those push-ups yesterday! Yowsa there are a lot. I remember the Elmo push-ups on the ball I used to be like :huh: and I think after X2 they seem just fine now, got the hang of it. Even in my short time with X2 :blushing: I had a long conversation with my mom Friday evening and she said just like Michelle, how frequent this is happening now to companies and more importantly their employees. It’s sad. Thank you for the good thoughts and sincerity ….. I really hope they turn it into something positive as well. In the meantime I am definitely opening myself up to my resume being updated (after 20 years) and new options “just in case”. I was a little bummed in the background of relieved when I found out I wasn’t doing the bike ride. I did wake up really early just to check and see if things had changed. But the wind and rain hitting the window made it pretty clear. So I climbed back into bed. Fingers crossed for next year and other events in the future. Jealous of your nice weather! That’s so great, I bet it felt amazing.

Laurie: Happy Anniversary! :drinker: That is so great. So nice to hear from you. I’ve seen your workout posts on MFP, I wondered if you were doing a Peak Fit rotation with your workouts Ive seen. That’s awesome and good on ya for stepping out of your comfort zone with the photos! I bet it makes you super committed to it. :bigsmile: We’re here cheering you on!!! Yay for purchasing the XT workouts! I think they are such great workouts, I truly think you will love them as well. I’m sorry to hear about your mom and her breast cancer and at the same time it is so great they detected it early. :flowerforyou: As Laurel mentioned, with early diagnosis they can really do amazing things for people these days. Please keep us posted.

Jessica: So proud of you getting another Cathe workout into the mix! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Plus adding to your home gym with the barbell and extra riser! You are on your way girl! Nice work. Pretty soon you will feel even stronger and it won’t “hurt so much” in the workouts! Keep at it. MMA Boxing is a good workout! Not one of my favorites on the “fun factor” but a good comprehensive workout of punching drills and some kicking drills as well; it's a good workout! Helps you get better form with both and if I remember correctly it has some good abwork too. Let us know what you think or if you have any questions. Glad to have you hear with us. As you said the other day, you are becoming a Cathe Fan in a short time! Love your sweet pup's photo ..... this is the one that isn't in the "dog house" from ruining your couch right?!? :frown:

Michelle: I agree, so glad to have a group of us here. I really did think of your idea on the boxes for my "getting rid of things" this weekend. I didn't have boxes, but I made piles and if I didn't even remember things that were shoved into a closet from last year, they were gone! Sounds like you had an amazingly busy family weekend! But it sounds so great (as always). :bigsmile: You do sound like one of the “cool moms” on the block forsure, I have no doubts about that! I bet your Barre Method workout today did feel good for those sore muscles. Hope you are loosened up and feeling better tomorrow. You’re right ~ drink that water! We have definitely been hit with the high winds and rain, but right in our area no flooding so that is good.

Phew …. That was a lot of typing, but fun chatting with you all! Until tomorrow . . . :bigsmile:

Tami

Morning Ladies,

This morning was an early run to the groomer with Mr. C and then I pulled out an oldie from the Slim Series collection and followed that with my new 10 Min Butt Solution which arrived as I was finishing up my stretch.:bigsmile: It was quick but effective and I was actually sweating again after 20minutes.:blushing: :bigsmile: Today will be a busy day of gymnastics and then swim practice until 9pm, so I'm happy that I worked out early and can relax until it is time to hit the road.


Laurie- Wow...20lbs what plan are you guys doing? Awesome results even without the diet! It is true those abs can be made with diet only. Daytona 500 sounds like fun, I bought my hubby laps on Talledega for his birthday but we had to return home twice due to weather, so hopefully we will get to make that one up soon as we have a year to use it. I will keep your mom in my thoughts for a successful surgery & recovery.:flowerforyou:

Tami- Bummer about cancelling the event but the conditions were not conducive to a fun ride. Awesome on those bags of donations and I'm sure you feel great about getting those old things out to others who can use them.:bigsmile: Thanks for the 'cool mom' props as I try to be which can be embarrassing to my eldest on some days and awesome to my youngest all the time.:blushing: :laugh:


Laurel, Jessica, & Erika- Good morning, what great workouts did you do this morning?


I'm off to hydrate and get started on a green bean casserole and some grilled pork chops.

Michelle

Hi Ladies! BootCamp last night was ALL Shoulders & Chest work! :noway: I felt like my shoulders had really been worked after yesterday! We did a few little cardio blasts but not much. I’m glad I have strong shoulders or I would have been dying! Today’s cardio is only a single workout ….. Insanity after work. I had a hard time getting up this a.m. :yawn: It was a cold morning and hasn't warmed up that much today. Brrrrrr are Fall weather is defnitely here.

Laurie: Great job with PF Cardio Strength! I am thinking that one is one of her DVDs that I have and it sneaks up on ya forsure with the weights and cardio, non-stop! Good stuff. You definitely bought the XT dvd’s at a great deal! :bigsmile: :drinker: That is so awesome. I know you will love them and like Laurel mentioned and I have too, the premixes are so good! Really make for some good workouts or extended workouts! Congrats to your hubby for the 20 LBS down! That is so great and just that he is eating healthy and feeling better is the best! Maybe exercise will come into the picture later on. Either way, he is being healthier which is fantastic!

Michelle: Great job getting in your workout this a.m. so you can have your schedule cleared for running the girls to their activities, etc. I’m sure the workouts give you extra energy to keep going! :bigsmile: Thanks for the kudos on the bags! When I delivered them yesterday during my lunch hour the guys were so happy I had already divided everything up for them; again I thought of your tips!

Laurel: Great job with the cardio today and nice stretch afterward! Sounds like it was definitely an amazing combo today. That is a perfect way of putting it on the bike event. “Enjoyed” not “endured” because I think enduring it would have been the case. :laugh: I am super excited to get the new workouts! I’m not sure when mine are arriving?? I know all the pre-orders have been shipped so they must be on their way! I already have them penciled in later in the month, at least the lower body workout for now on our “misc” day! :bigsmile: Funny you mention Tri-Sets this week . . . I have those down as well. :laugh: The lower body I have mixed with something else since it is shorter in time and then I have the upper body by itself but because I am off that day I will add-on something that a.m. Very funny that we are so in sync on these misc days! This Sat/Sun is my annual fishing weekend with DH so I will leave Friday afternoon. Sounding like a broken record but I am hoping for a break in the rain for Sat & Sun. He has mostly had wind but not a lot of rain, so we will see.

Hi Jessica & Erika!:flowerforyou:

Talk to you ladies tomorrow . . . Tami

Hi Ladies! Today marked the end of the Meso 1 Week 3 workouts with disk 8/Back and Triceps. I felt really strong today on this workout, so I followed it with Weights and Plates abs, and even that felt good! So, for cardio, I did Hardcore Extreme workout 2, which is a combo of Low Max, IMAX 3 and Kick Max. The transition at the 50 minute mark from the 10th interval of IMAX 3 into those high impact cardio drills from Kick Max always gets me!!! But, as you all know, I love that. :blushing:

Erika, what a cute puppy! I hope you win the argument with your DH about him. I am so sorry to hear about your grandfather. I am sure he loved hearing from you and your boys. :flowerforyou:

Tami, we certainly are on the same wavelength with workouts right now. No surprise I suppose! :laugh: I can't imagine how tired your shoulders must have been after that Bootcamp class, especially since you had done some heavy lifting over the weekend. :noway: Sounds like your bed is refusing to let go too! I got up a little easier today, but I think that is only because it is warmer. We will be enjoying what will most likely be our last 80 degree day for awhile today. They are predicting some snow on Friday. :noway: That will be a shock!! I really hope you get some good weather for the weekend!

I will probably not be able to sign in tomorrow as I have a full day planned, but I will see you all on Friday!

Laurel

Evening Ladies,

Well it appears that I am by myself this evening. Youngest has homecoming activities and DH is having dinner with his parents. Yesterday all I did was the Weider X-Factor Yoga workout, which is more stretching than yoga, but I really like it. This morning I went out for a short 1 mile run, just to see how fast I could go. Think I might do that short 1 miler everyday, maybe sometimes slow and/or fast. I just finished up Peak 10 More Cardio Strength.

Tami, WTG on those workouts, and doing the warm-up. Don't know if I could do that. The shutdown doesn't have any effect on my DH, since he is considered a state employee. The PF workout that I did is probably the one that you have. She made the same workout separate from this set, but still the same. I think that you have the More Cardio Strength also, that one I'm still iffy on. I like it, but some of the moves are a bit strange.

Laurel, Good job on that Hardcore Extreme! Thanks for letting me know about the Xtrain/running. I'm kind of glad to know the leg workouts are not as intense, they will probably compliment the running well then. Usually doing a heavy leg workout and running, just make my legs really really sore. :laugh:

Erika, So sorry to hear about you Grandfather, you are in my thoughts and prayers. Try to take care with all the work stuff, that can't be a lot of fun. Cute pups!

Have a great evening!
Laurie

Evening Ladies,

A busy day yesterday with a meeting and the dreaded dental appt, in which I was told that my root canal was fractured and the molar could not be saved so surgery is booked for next month for the extraction and Bone graft.:sad: I did attend my KB class which has transitioned into a F.I.T class but the old instructor is still there for another week so she created a KB mix with bootcamp type drills combined with KB. Overall it included tons of push-ups and I was definitely sore from the band work and oblique standing moves so it was pretty tough. Then it was on to Zumba where my energy was definitely not there & even the regulars commented on my energy.:blushing: Today it was Jari Love Get Rippped 1000 and then this afternoon I attended Zumba class and then played Badminton with hubby afterwards. :bigsmile:

Erika- He is adorable and maybe hubby will fall for that handsome face too.:laugh: I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather and my prayers are with your family in these final days.:flowerforyou:

Tami- My hubby is not affected but the majority of his staff & research doctors will be eventually. It seems they were given a 2 week window and then it becomes effective, however with this town being so small many of the contractors here are affected.

Laurie- Way to go on the running! I'm trying t get back on the treadmill for HIIT but with everything else I'm not sure if it will be more effective in trimming down the thighs or just wearing me out.:frown: A friend at the gym has begged me to join her dreaded spin classes so I will see next week for sure if the bike is just not for me.:blushing:

Laurel- Wow for a football game...really!:grumble: Oh I can't wait to hear about those other workouts especially the KB dvd. I watched those previews today and tried to order from Amazon for Prime shipping but it was out of stock.:grumble: The music sounds really great on that dvd.:bigsmile:

Ok off to eat dinner and to enjoy the quiet of the house as the little one went to swim practice with her sister.


Michelle

Hi Ladies! Today was quite a blend of workouts. I started with Cathe's Upper Body Tri-sets, which was perfect for this morning. I think I picked right this week when I chose those Tri-sets workouts. But then I wanted to try some of the new workouts. Since I was up early again (this time because of a very unusual thunderstorm at 4:30am), I decided to do two of the new workouts.

I started with Rockout Knockout, which is the new kickboxing workout. This, for me, was the best full length kickboxing workout Cathe has done since KPC. It is 55 minutes long. It starts with high impact work, similar in some ways to the first part of KPC, but using moves from Cardio Kicks, 4DS Kickboxing, Hard Strikes, etc. It only lasted about 12 minutes, but it got my heart rate up, was fun and easy to learn. The second section is about the same length, but she (and I) used weighted gloves. There is little kicking in this section. It is mostly boxing drills and high impact cardio. I love good, strong boxing drills and these were fantastically fun. I was thinking through this section that this would be a good workout to do when I am angry! My heart rate stayed up pretty good during this section. The third section is more like the second half of KPC in punching/kicking combos. It is a little longer, and just easy to do (mentally) as there is very little learning curve. It wasn't very intense cardio-wise, but I probably could have been more challenged if I had kept my wrist weights on. All in all, I loved the energy of this workout!!

I then did Flex Train which is the total body, metabolic training workout. Suffice it to say I was a tad tired by the time I got to this one! This is a very different workout from anything Cathe has really done. It is a 'strength' workout, but also is cardio in that your heart rate is up through most of it. I thought it would be like XTrain Super Cuts, but it isn't at all. It is broken down by body parts, much like High Reps or Power Hour, but there is no (and I mean NO) break in this workout. The first section is Shoulders and Legs, and all leg work is performed as part of a compound exercise with shoulders (like squats into overhead press). There are a couple of leg-only sections but she uses no weights (just disks or the fire walker band). The minute shoulders is done, she is picking up a weight for back. This makes this a surprisingly tough workout. I went one step lower than Cathe with many weights since I had already worked out my upper body, and I was challenged. I am not so sure I will be able to match Cathe's weights on all exercises when I do it again. This is very much an endurance workout. I think it is a great new workout from Cathe....like I said, it is very different from anything else she has done.

Michelle, I am so sorry to hear about the tooth! That sounds painful!! You really got some good workouts in, though! :noway: Great job! Let me know if you have any questions on the kickboxing workout. The music is a blend of covers ranging from disco :huh: to classic rock to more current pop. I don't remember much of it except it helped move the workout along.

Jessica, enjoy your trip!! Your body will probably really appreciate the break from Gym Styles. You may even find yourself stronger when you get back simply from giving your body a break. Let us know how you like MMA Boxing!!

Laurie, Erika and Tami, hope you are well!! Tami, I hope you stay warm and dry this weekend!

Laurel

Hi Ladies :bigsmile: getting ready to head out for my fishing weekend! Yesterday was busy getting everything done at work since I don't have a "back-up" person really :frown: at any rate, I did and it feels good to be OFF:bigsmile: yesterday was LIS Tri-sets Lower body + XT standing legs as well. This a.m. I did the LIS Upper Body Felt great and then I had to go pick up some necessities that DH is needing... Pack, etc.. The weather is forecasted to be mild and in the high 60's! Sounds good... No rain

Laurel: amazing job on the workout combos! THANK YOU for the reviews so far on the new workouts, from what you have said they sound fabulous:drinker: plus "doable" on the one step workout. Rock out Knockout sounds like a lot of fun! Flex Train too! I'm hoping mine arrive today/tomorrow. Very nice to hear your hubby isn't being affected in his job or at least too much that's good news but I'm sure stressful for everyone!

Michelle: :noway: :grumble: :noway: I'm SO sorry to hear about your pending oral surgery. Does not sound fun but it will be great to have it fixed and on the other side of this for you :sad: you'll be out and not feel a thing! Fabulous job on the workouts again this week! Bootcamp sounds like it was really good:bigsmile: Nice combo of workouts too! sounds like you have a fun Friday night planned with the family and pizza night:drinker: I'm glad to hear your DH isn't being affected either.

Jessica: Hope you have an amazing weekend of rest! I'm sure that is exactly what you need... Not just physically but mentally too! Enjoy the outdoors & hikes! Thank you for such a wonderful compliment .... You are getting more fit & stronger every workout! You'll soon be pushing right through those GS workouts! Anxious to hear how you like MMA Boxing, keep us posted!

Hi Erika & Laurie :flowerforyou:

Have a great weekend ladies, talk to you Monday!
Tami

Hi Ladies! I hope you all enjoyed the weekend, we had a wonderful autumn weekend (again) with blue skies and pleasant temps. Loved it. Saturday was my day off from workouts, which I enjoyed after that long set on Friday. Yesterday was STS disk 10/Chest, Shoulders and Biceps followed by another new Cathe workout.

I did the X52 premix of her X10 workouts. The X52 premix included the warm-up, the Low Impact X10 section, the Cardio Blast X10 section, and the Fat Burning X10 section, plus the cool down. It was 52 minutes long (hence the name). It was a great workout. Each section is meant to be a workout on its own (each last about 25 minutes with warm-up and cool down) so there was very little down time in this premix. It was easy to learn but challenging. I think the 77 minute premix including all sections will be tough. The two sections I didn't do were step and hi/lo. Each section except the cardio one includes some form of weights to increase the intensity. Good stuff. I love the options available with this disk from short intense workouts to workouts up to 77 minutes long of all variety of lengths and combos. Highly recommend this one,

Today's workout was STS disk 12/Legs followed by CrossFire Extreme premix. It was nice to do something familiar today!!

parias, welcome!! I don't know if there is a Cathe group on MFP, but you are more than welcome here!! Sounds like you've made some great Cathe purchases. Tami (2BLean) and I are working our way through a six month STS at the moment, so if you have any questions on STS (or any of the other workouts), let us know. I am so glad you are doing the 1RM for STS as I think it really helps, especially when just starting the program. I can't say enough good things about STS!! Looks like you have been doing some great work for yourself!! Congratulations on the tremendous weightless success!!!!

Michelle, regarding Rockout Knockout, the lower body work (kicking) is about equal to most of Cathe's kickboxing workouts, which means I would put the workout at about 75% upper body and 25% lower body. Let me know if you have any questions--if you haven't already purchased it that is!! Sounds like you did some great workouts on Friday!

Tami, now that is a FISH!!! Great photo!!! I hope that means this weekend was a success! And look at that blue sky!! :drinker: I am loving these new Cathe workouts right now. They are very good and very classic Cathe but with some new twists. Three more to preview. I previewed the Greatest Hits on Friday, and I will have to try it to decide how I like all of the segments she used put together. I will probably do that later this week.

Erika, Jessica and Laurie, hello!!

Laurel

Hi Ladies ~ Yes, that is this year’s biggest catch of the two days! :bigsmile: We had a lot of fun and the weather was gorgeous – thanks goodness! It was very cold in the wee hours of the a.m. when we hit the river but once the fog cleared and sun came out it was nice. I didn’t make it home in time to do all I had to do plus my STS workout . . . ran out of steam pretty early into the evening so I went to bed early and starting my STS week off today! STS #10 Chest/Shoulders/Biceps! Felt great to get back into it!

Parias: Huge congrats to you on your tremendous weightloss and HARD work! :drinker: :bigsmile: WOW, that is so great. You are going to love STS! Feel free to chat with us here, ask questions, etc. Great group of ladies here to get some encouragement or just a daily check in if you would like.

Laurel: Thanks for the kudos on my big catch! Yes, the weather was great. I was so glad for that, I did catch the biggest one of the weekend! :laugh: Not that we keep track but it did become a joke that I caught the biggest one. We had a really nice time and I don’t know if I had mentioned that my step son and his girlfriend came with me so I picked them up in Spokane and they fished with us for the weekend. They are here visiting from Alaska. So it was great to spend a little time with him and meet her PLUS catch some nice fish. Thanks for another review of one of Cathe’s “new” workouts. . . . I checked my mailbox right away yesterday and still no workouts :frown: Hopefully today. Fantastic job with your workouts yesterday and again today! :drinker: I bet your legs were feeling it a bit after CrossFire extreme was over.

Michelle: Your Friday night sounds like it was a very looooooong night ….. :grumble: sorry to hear they were not the best of kids to have over it sounds. I’m sure the lack of sleep and busy day Saturday and another long day did not help for the sickies you have now acquired. Sorry to hear that and hopefully it passes quickly!:flowerforyou:

Hello Erika, Jessica & Laurie ~ Hope you are all doing well!

Tami

Hi Ladies! Today was another 'divided' workout for me as I was up before dawn for the early part, then co-hosted a brunch for 15, and then felt like more workout. The early workout was my Intensity/All Out low Impact HIiT duo, which I really love.

The second workout was Cathe's new Party Rockin' Step 1. This is the choreographically challenging one. I previewed it yesterday and thought it was not do-able. :huh: Then I read some reviews on Video Fitness and there were quite a few who said they didn't have any issues with it. So I thought I would give it a try. Well.....it IS do-able. :drinker: That being said, I really had to pay attention. But I would say I got about 80% of it with no troubles! I don't think anybody who doesn't like turns would like it, though, because there are a lot of turns. I am going to have to try it a few more times to see how I like those turns, but I was impressed that it wasn't as impossible as I thought it would be. Like the other cardio workouts in this series, I would rate it 'moderate' in terms of intensity.

Michelle, I hope you get to feeling better soon! Your Friday night sounds like a bit of a nightmare. I hope that doesn't happen again. I can't imagine dropping my child off at a house for the night without an earlier agreement with the parents. Regarding X10, there is only one section that uses step, leaving four sections without. I think of all the new workouts I have seen/done, X10 impresses me the most, but I think that is because it is the one that delivers the intensity I like. But I haven't looked at the lower body workouts yet!

Tami, congratulations on that catch! That really is amazing. I am glad your weekend went well. Regarding the 'rest' week......I don't quite know what to say. But, for me, I may not take the rest week as I may be headed to AZ to see my Mom for Thanksgiving. Very unfortunately, we found out in August that her cancer has returned. This didn't come as a huge surprise as we knew they weren't able to get all the cancer when she had the mastectomy two years ago, and, at that time, she opted for no further treatment. So...it is back and in her lymph nodes. So she has asked my sisters and I to come down for Thanksgiving, and that is the plan. She started chemo last week, and I am wondering if she will be up to having us all there given that, but, as things stand, I think I am going to push through right into Meso 2 anticipating a week off during the middle of that Meso. You and I will be off for a few weeks, but right back in synch when I get home. I had thought about taking the rest week, and then doubling up on weeks later on. But I am more comfortable pushing on right now than I think I will be when I am lifting heavier weight. And Meso 2 always makes me feel a little worn out, so I am thinking a week off in the middle may not be a bad thing. Sorry to spring this on you, but things have been in a state of flux with my Mom for a number of weeks, and I am just trying to ride it out as calmly as I can. That isn't always easy. :ohwell:

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Yesterday I met my workout buddy from Bootcamp and we met at the park for some running drills with push-ups, dips or step ups at the rest stop benches. We did approximately 4.25 miles and I could definitely feel my hammies talking to me wih those hills. Today I headed to our new class FIT? and there was no one there so I left and came home to Michelle Dozois More Cardio Interval and that was a sweatfest...forgot how that one can be.:bigsmile:

Erika- Stay strong and Congratulations on Sullivan.:laugh:

Tami- Yes I'm feeling better after some quality sleep. Yes, my husband and I spoke to our eldest last night about the one particular young lady's behavior and blatant disrespect. The worst part was her mother was there and said nothing to neither daughters. At this stage we thought it was best to advise her to wean away from that girl and we provided ample examples and reasons that we felt that way about her. We have never done that before but at this age and the way this girl was able to influence the other two girls behavior, I thought it was for the best and her dad agreed 100% and he is the laid back parent.:bigsmile: Sorry tto hear of your missing dvds, I'm still waiting to see if I won mine on Ebay!:grumble:

Laurel- Sorry to hear of your mom's continuing battle.:flowerforyou: Thanksgiving sounds like a great time to be with her and I think she will enjoy the company especially with the chemo treatments. Glad to know about the X10 as many people rated it highly.:bigsmile:

Laurie & Parias- Good Morning:flowerforyou:


Back to work for me.

Michelle