Cathe Fans Part 5

Morning Ladies,

Just getting ready to go down into my basement to workout, but thought I would give a little chat before hand. Another busy day ahead of me, so I knew if I didn't get on here, I wouldn't post anything for another week. Have been keeping up with my Michelle Dozois Peak Fit workouts, and I have 2 weeks left of this challenge. I have not done measurements yet, but all of my clothes are pretty much falling off of me. :laugh: I can say that I have lost 9 lbs in the last 6 weeks, so I am very happy with that. I can see a really big difference in my thighs. That and my stomach are the hardest areas for me to take off fat, and I'm happy with what I see. Not a completely flat stomach, but it sure looks way better. After these two weeks are done, I'm planning on starting Cathe's X-Train. I'm hoping that the Cathe rotation will give me even more definition that what I have right now.

My oldest just purchased her first vehicle! She has an older version of the Santa Fe that I have, and she put $1500 down, with a two year payment. Of course DH co-signed, but this will be a good way for her to increase her credit score.

Youngest is getting great grades, so she inherited the old vehicle that her sister had. It will do well enough to get to and from school.

DH and I have been busy with our parents. Mom is doing really well, and will start having her chemo treatments in the next couple of weeks. DH's dad has been having some medical issues, and just had surgery also. I think that DH has been at his parents house more in the last few weeks that ever before.

Well sorry that this is a short update, but I have a ton of things to get done yet today. Just never seems to get slower around here. Can't believe that it is going to be Christmas in just two months. :noway: Off to get PF Pure Strength 1 and Cardio Strength 1 done yet today.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Laurie

Morning Ladies,


A busy and awesome weekend for my DD. She took 1, 3rd, 2nd, 1 and 2nd out of the 9 events so we were really happy as she has dropped her times signifcantly this year.:drinker: Usually I avoid her meets due to nerves but with such great results on Saturday she asked me to come back and so I did and her last race was the best highlight in the 100m as she came from fourth and placed second, missing 1st by .05 so I'm so happy and proud.:bigsmile: This morning it was MM and those 101 push-ups ended our hour mark.:grumble: Then it was time for Zumba which is always more fun than a workout.:bigsmile:


Laurie- Awesome results especially in those trouble areas which I too suffer with for sure.:laugh: Awesome of the new car for your DD, geesh both girls are driving already! I hope the chemo treatments go great and your FIL recovers quickly.


Laurel- Sorry to hear your sister is affected so drastically, hopefully they find a good combo to alleviate those issues. After the meet this morning my DD sounded horrible so back on the machine tonight before practice.


Erika, Tami, & Jessica- Good Morning:flowerforyou:

Ok wierd short shift today so it is time to sign in.:grumble:

Michelle

Hi Ladies! Today was cardio day so I did the X77 premix from Cathe's new X10 workout. This is such a fantastic workout. Tough, tough stuff but flys by. Can't get any better than that. Last week I talked myself out of yoga-style workouts, but today I felt like one. :ohwell: So I followed it with Kari Anderson's Angles, Lines, and Curves, which felt perfect. I may try to get a walk in later, but it is chilly (35) and quite windy right now, so I may wait until the wind calms down at least.

Michelle, congratulations to your DD on her fantastic meet!! No doubt you are proud of her! Great job with Muscle Mania and those push-ups! And Zumba! Sounds like a perfect combo of tough stuff and fun stuff!

Tami, I am feeling the time change.....no doubt. Last night about 8:00pm, I was looking at the clock thinking surely it was time for bed! :noway: :yawn: I did last until after 9:00pm, but it felt like a long evening. This is not my favorite time of year only because I don't like the long, dark evenings. I could really do without the time change, that's for sure. Great workouts over the weekend! I love that Afterburn premix!

Until tomorrow!

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

I had an early appt with the dentist for my youngest so I did TJ Cardio Party3 for a nice energetic start to my day, then I packed my clothes in hopes of making it to F.I.T but after droppin g my DD to school I noticed my sneakers and socks were missing.:mad: So I came home and decided on Cathe Friedrich Turbo Barre which may get me in the morning.:bigsmile: Wowsza, forgot about her high reps in that dvd.:blushing: Now it is off to work.


Laurel- our nights have been chilly too and my heat has been used this week. It sound like a tough workout but I know you love Kari Anderson dvd for great stretching.:bigsmile:

Tami- Glad to hear you chose dinner and quality time over the exercise, you can always burn those calories later.:laugh:


Ok off to log in the system. Have a great day!:flowerforyou:

Michelle

Hi Ladies ~ Dinner was so great last night! :bigsmile: He ended up opting to take me out instead (his afternoon was a little busier than planned) so that was fine. We went to this fun little authentic Italian restaurant and it was early enough that it was quiet, great service and very relaxing. I didn’t have an ounce of guilt for missing Insanity :blushing: Michelle was right, I have many MANY opportunities to burn those cals! This a.m. was STS #15 Back/Bi’s which felt great and I will be headed to Spinning after work.

Michelle: Great job getting in your workout, even if it was Plan B I have done that before and it is so frustrating. I now have an extra of everything in my gym bag that I just leave in there “just in case”. Yes, as I mentioned above dinner was great and we haven’t had a ton of quality time lately with him being gone and then straight into a work schedule, gone on weekends, etc. so it was nice. We laughed a lot and it was just really relaxing.

Laurel: Great job on Back/Bi’s today and the jello arms! :laugh: Yowza is right adding on To The Max Xtreme :noway: for some cardio. Sheesh-ola! You deserve a nice break after that. Thanksgiving sounds like it will be absolutely wonderful and one for the memory book forsure! :flowerforyou: WOW, that is a long time since you’ve had Thanksgiving with them.

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

Hi Ladies ~ Great Spin class last night and I think I had one of my highest calorie burns! Good stuff there. She of course asked me where I was the night before … along with a few of the “regulars” in that class too. Good to be missed. Today was Legs so I opted for Great Glutes since I hadn’t tried that one yet. It was pretty good but of the two new lower body workouts of Cathe’s I like the other, Lean Legs & Abs better (like Laurel … surprise I know:laugh: ). Tonight I may head home and do a shorter workout in between DH getting home and cooking dinner …. We’ll see if I have time. I opted out of the ab class today because it is raining SO hard & cold so the thought of changing/freezing/sweating/changing/freezing just didn’t sound good today :frown: So maybe an Ab/HiiT workout or something to match that.

Laurel: Great job today! :flowerforyou: I have LBB on the schedule this month. I’ts been so long since I did that one and like you, I really LOVE:bigsmile: that workout. Glad to put the AfterBurn bug in your mind … Your combos constantly do that for me! Which is great. Yes, DH & I need more times like that forsure.

Talk to you tomorrow ~ Tami

Hi Ladies! Today didn't go quite as planned with workouts. :grumble: I woke up with a headache (not unusual for this time of year due to the dryness), and waited for that to subside. So when I got to my workout room, I found out the TV decided to stop working! No idea why. I tried messing with the plugs and such, but since I had already waited to workout, I didn't play with it much. So I quickly revised my plans and instead of doing XTrain upper body work and moving all of those weights across the house into another room.....I opted for Flex Train. MUCH easier to move weights for! And I enjoyed it today. Since I had those weights out, I then opted to do the Circuit premix from Cathe's Greatest Hits DVD. This workout starts with four intervals from IMAX2, then does the four circuits and compound weight segments from Cardio and Weights, and finishes with the sit-up/push-up combo from XTrain Super Cuts. Not a very challenging workout, but it got the job done today. I like the ending with the push-up/sit-up combo! So now I have to figure out what is wrong with the TV!!

Tami, great Spinning class! I am not surprised by your response to Great Glutes...since it is the same as mine. It is a good workout, though. Sorry to hear about the weather!! We are in the 60s today with lots of wind (hence the earlier headache). No sign of winter anywhere in our future. This is the time of year when I really start craving any moisture nature will provide as my skin is falling off! Not good. :blushing: So send the rain this way!!

Jessica, great job with Butts and Guts!! I have grown to like barre. I have only done Cathe's barre routines so I can only speak to them....and they aren't really ballet. They are just good body-weight lower body workouts that use a chair or barre for balance and really focus on endurance. If you want to get a sweat on, they aren't the workouts to choose. But if you want to get deep into the leg/hip/butt muscles, they are. About motivation........it is tough. For daily motivation, I always ask myself if I will feel better or worse if I don't workout. And the answer, invariably, is worse because I know my mind won't let it go. That answer changes only when I know that I don't have it in me physically to workout. And on those days, I know that I will feel better (mentally and physically) if I don't workout. But on days when I am just feeling lazy or rushed or whatever to make me not want to workout, I go with knowing I will feel better for having done it. But I also think it is important to have inspiration to keep with long-term workout commitments. Motivation is a daily thing, but inspiration is a life-long commitment. For me, my inspiration comes from wanting to be mobile and active as long as I can. I have, sadly, seen the effects of inactivity in people as they age, and at 48, I am not ready to give up walking in the next 20 years (as some people I know have had to do). I have also had a number of injuries that I know will catch up with me if I don't keep my body conditioned. So I really do what I can to stay active. That doesn't mean doing two workouts a day. I just do that because I can and enjoy it. But, for me, it means consciously doing something everyday that makes me a healthier person.

I hope you all have a great weekend!!

Laurel

Hey Ladies,

Quick break for me. We went away this weekend to view a Science and Math school our daughter is interested in for 10th grade and the girls and I came back coughing with sore throats, etc. So I have been relaxing all yesterday and hosting playdates with the girls. This morning I walked the park for an hour and now I'm trying to be creative and just use my office chair as a Barre for some deep isometric exercises, soo far so good.:bigsmile: Tomorrow is my F.I.T and Zumba so saving my energy for that combo.


Jessica - I have been there and taking Zumba got me out of my ruck and back into pushing myself, another thing is buying magazines and looking at those success stories. If they can do it I should be able to and of course we are here for you too. Sometimes weighing myself and seeing no changes can affect me mentally so stay away from the scales and use your clothes as a guide also, plus the tape measure.

Tami- Yeah on volleyball, forgot it was that time of year again.:bigsmile:

Laurel- Bummer with the wacky start but you persisted.:bigsmile: This weekend the temps reached mid-70's, no wonder I'm sick but will drop tonight in the 20's:noway: . I hope I remember to bring my plants in from the front and back. I have been suffering with headaches all this week and maybe the heat being is causing some dryness and affecting me.:huh: Lather up with some baby oil/gel.


TTYL,
Michelle

Hi Ladies! Today was lower body, so I did Great Glutes. This workout is growing on me! I followed it with a tough cardio--my blend of all three HiiT workouts from Cathe's Shock Cardio HiiT disc. It flew by today! Love that!! Finished it all off with the core work from Butts and Guts.

Erika, so good to see you! It sounds like things are crazy for you. I am sorry to hear about the issues with the new health care law. That can't be fun. Interesting that you are considering a career change. I understand about the money, but if you get the opportunity to do what you love and feel passionate about, I hope you are able. Check in when you get a chance as it is always good to see you!

Tami, sounds like a good Bootcamp class! I am with you on the DOMS from the STS Leg workout. I was going to do Butts and Guts today, but my legs felt pretty tired still from Monday's leg workout! That's why I opted for Great Glutes, and I could feel that too! Yes, I remember you saying you get more of an appetite from Meso 2, while I have a tendency to want more sleep! :yawn: I remember when somebody on Cathe's site nicknamed the Slow and Heavy series the 'sleepy and hungry' series......and I feel that way about Meso 2. I don't mind it because I know it is working. And at least my DH has a good sense of humor when I find myself sliding down in the chair about 8:30 every night. :blushing: :laugh: You make a good suggestion on a humidifier. We might have to do that this winter if we don't get any moisture again. On the news this morning, there was a story about a car blowing up at a gas station near here from static electricity! We have to be really careful with our electronics this time of year. In fact, when my TV went out, that was my first thought! But I know I didn't shock it. That's funny about your workout TV being the smallest in the house. Mine was too! We went a little bigger with the new one, and it is taking some getting used to. :ohwell:

Until tomorrow!

Laurel