Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies! I ordered the Cross Fire DVD just because the description said it included a couple of Tabata sections and wanted to try it before the full on Tabatacise. It was HARD and I FINISHED IT! :happy:
I modified the pushups on the slides. Did them on my knees. I have a long way before I can do that sort of push up in a proper form. Need to gain serious core strength. I burned the same amount of calories yesterday and today! 630 on both workouts!
My legs were pretty fatigued at the end and could feel the usual muscle imbalance I sometimes feel after a workout on my left thigh. I started to feel it yesterday so I think it started with one legged squats. I did use the foam roller yesterday and clearly not long enough. Tonight I totally kneaded the tightness out of my legs and glutes. I also could tell I was tight from the waist down and knew the hip flexors were tight so they got serious attention during my 15 minutes of stretching post workout. I feel good and actually I think energized! Can you believe this?

I also lost 1.8 labs since last Thursday. In 6 weeks I've lost 8.5 lbs this means that losing 10lbs by my birthday in about 1 1/2 weeks is quite doable. Too bad MFP broke the ticker code! Notice how the place for my ticker shows numbers now. It is the image number. They introduced new ticker code from what I can see and clearly didn't test their code well! This is the sort of thing I do at work. I look for bugs in the software! I was so looking forward to seeing my ticker advance past the half way mark! :mad:

Laurel - YOu did both the Hard Strikes/Rockout Knockout? That is awesome! I love those workouts! Glad you had nice weather there. I hope you enjoyed your walk. We got about 10 inches and it was bad around here. I stayed safe at home but DH went to work. I was so relieved when he finally got home at about 1PM. He said there were cars stuck along the roads and some couldn't go up hill so they got stuck! Thank God we have all wheel drive cars! the snow switched over to freezing rain and I just read it will turn over to snow. Tomorrow morning is going to be slippery I'm sure.

You're lucky your achillis doesn't bother you while you sleep. I have to use my boot or it hurts. Definitely listen to your body!!! Specially when you've had these tendonitis on and off. You really have been working out extremely hard since I joined. Of course that's probably your normal way or working out!
Do you think your step is too high? I know that if do any step workouts and the DVDs I have have short step sections. If the step is too high I feel it on my knees.
I can't believe you lost the use of your shoulder!
I hope your hubby gets a good night sleep so you can rest and your body can heal faster! Thank God you recovered! :flowerforyou:

Tami - I'm so glad your spinning class was good and what a great cause to spin for! Those Insane classes are serious calorie burners! I think you deserve a break tonight after what you did in the AM and lunch time! :flowerforyou:

It's really amazing to be able to gauge the difference from where I was at the end of last year and where I am now.
We really are lucky at work with the flexibility they give us to work from home. That is why they got laptops for all of us. My boss is really good about it too. He just tells us take work home just in case.
My job has become quite stressful. I have a HUGE responsibility on my shoulders for several reasons: 1) I'm the person expected to make this dysfunctional team work well together, 2) I have to learn the product 3) I have to deliver a quality product 4) doing 1, 2 and 3 will help me earn the respect I don't have from the project manager who didn't want me in the project because I don't know the product. I have my boss' and his boss' full support right now and they can see that #1 deliverable above is way ahead of schedule. It's a scary thing! :ohwell: I had to go into this new role kicking and screaming but the big guys didn't take no for an answer. I countered with a bunch of demands for support and so far the big boss has delivered.

I am really happy with the PT increasing the intensity of my workouts. She clearly can tell I'm working out really hard. She got excited when I was able to do the one legged squats holding on to the straps on the wall. I'll do STS workouts tomorrow and Saturday. I'll definitely do upper body tomorrow I can tell you that much because my legs are TIRED! I've worked them hard this week!

I hope you enjoy your Valentine's day dinner! We no longer go out to eat for Valentine's anymore. It's crazy! Tomorrow will be all about healthy foods for us.
I actually sent DH chocolate covered (sugar free) strawberries to work. I had them delivered today because I was afraid they wouldn't deliver on time due to the weather we've been having. I actually had one and it was delish. Being sugar free the chocolate part wasn't that sweet which I was happy about because my sweet taste buds didn't go crazy for more. I made sure I planned my food in order to be able to have a berry. I must admit that it was weird not to have that "OH SO GOOD" feeling when I ate it. I knew after I ate it that I was going to be OK not having anymore. This is huge progress for me!
DH sent me a beautiful floral arrangement which I have to lock up in the bathroom because one of my cats wants to eat the flowers! :laugh:

Happy Valentine's day ladies!!!
Thelma

Quick check in:flowerforyou:


Yesterday was Jari Love Get Ripped and then 50 minutes of Zumba. It was a nice way to make up for missing class this week. This morning I had great plans for a killer routine but woke up feeling weird due to low calories and low water intake. Then hubby suprised me by taking the day off to spend with me which was a great way to enjoy some quality time and then a late breakfast.:bigsmile: He said today is all about us so back to my snuggle spot on the couch.:blushing: tomorrow I'm hoping to get a fun run in and then a hair appt. If the weather is great then walking the neighborhood for Girl Scout cookie sales with the little one.:bigsmile:



Happy Valentine's Day ladies!


Michelle

Hi Ladies, Happy Valentine's Day!!! :flowerforyou: TGIF!!!:drinker:

Tonight I did STS Meso 1 Chest, Shoulders and Triceps as well as the stretch routine on that DVD. I did push myself to fatigue but I have to tell you that this was not a fun workout for me. I found it extremely frustrating to have to change the setup after every exercise because I don't have a lot of space available. Hopefully I'll get used to this but it was a big turn off for me.

The most frustrating part was the step bench. I had to keep pushing it out of the way to use the chair or the ball. Every time I did the risers got out of alignment because I was pushing them on carpet. I'm not giving up on this though. It was a slow go but even needed extra time between sets to get my setup ready. Now I understand why Laurel does other things during the rest periods!
There were way too many push ups and my hands simply can't handle all that pressure. I was doing them on my knees and in a couple of sets I did seated flies or tricep kickbacks to give my hands a break.

The ticker is back!!! :happy: I wish they wouldn't round up though.

Laurel - I'm so happy about your speedy recovery! I'm glad the walked was the remedy you needed! Sounds like you did another killer combo! Way to go! I hope you and DH have a wonderful time at the Birthday Ball! What a great thing to do on Valentine's day!
Where will you move to once your husband is off active duty?

Cross Fire - Wow! It really kicked my behind! I'm feeling it today my knees felt the high impact and so did my hips. I'm achy from the waist down. I can tell my hip flexors are tight and my lower back too. I've been stretching but not having much luck at relaxing those areas. It really is a hard workout. I like it a lot.

I had a feeling the step height was the root cause of your tendonitis because I noticed that I was doing exactly what you said you did about landing on your toes. I'm short so there is no way I'll ever be able to do a really high step for cardio.
There was a lot of melting today because it was sunny and the temps were in the 30's. Next week: Heat wave! We'll be in the 40's! :happy:

Tami - I hope you and DH are having a wonderful Valentine's Day dinner! Ahi Tuna & Shrimp sounds delish!
Nothing special for us except our usual Friday routine. Glad you got your Spinning class in tonight. I'm sure that STS Total Body workout was hard! Great job!
What did the vet say about Emma's fatty cysts? I hope you asked a lot of questions on the cons/pros of removing/not removing the cysts

Thanks on the Cross Fire. I still can't believe I did it. I have to believe it though because I'm feeling it! :laugh: My knees don't have any cartilage left so plyo stuff is always hard on my knees. I'm concerned that the Tabacize DVD will contain too much high impact for me. I could jump on the trampoline I suppose.
It's a good thing I stretched and massaged my thighs with the foam roller or I would be in seriously bad shape today!
I was feeling pretty fatigued tonight so that my have added to my frustration with the STS workout. I was also having a hard time putting the step on a good incline position. Don't know why because I got it right before but I think I need to get those wedge risers Cathe uses.
You won't believe this after locking my flowers in the bathroom since Wednesday night today when I went to work I forgot to close the door. I was afraid to go in the bathroom for fear that the cats would've broken the vase. Thankfully they hadn't been there!

Hi Michelle! So good to hear from you. What a wonderful surprise from your husband! I like that Get Ripped DVD!
Don't forget to eat/drink enough!

Have a great weekend!
Thelma

Hi Ladies,

I'm new to MFP, but am a super Cathe fan. I'm currently doing the January rotation for the second time. I think I made some real strength gains with it. I'd love it if I can join your group.

Hi Ladies, glad you had a good weekend. I did have a good one specially because by Saturday my body was back to normal after the CrossFire butt kick I got on Thursday! What a relief!!!
I think I did hurt my shoulder with the Meso 1 chest, biceps and shoulders workout on Friday though. It was the shoulder move on the ball. I felt something and I'm still feeling it. My left arm has felt pretty heavy and has been throbbing. I also could tell that my left shoulder blade was pretty tight so tonight I too my little Yoga TuneUp massage balls and went really good for those tight areas. I hope that this tightness helps my arm. I have the feeling that my frustration with the equipment change distracted me from the task of focusing on doing the exercises correctly.
I have to tell you that I did the Meso 1 legs on Saturday and I LOVED IT! That was an awesome workout and Cathe uses the small step which takes up a lot less space.
Tonight I did Slide 'n Glide. I had a challenging day at work and my arm not feeling right has me worried so I had to force myself to workout and didn't give it my all. The energy just wasn't there and the calories burned reflected it. :sad:

We're getting hit with more snow tomorrow :mad: so I had to cancel my PT session because the snow will affect the evening commute. So I think I'm going to try Meso 1 Back and Triceps.

Hi Michelle! sounds like you and the family had a great weekend! Sorry DH is not feeling well though. I hope you have a humidifier for those sinus issues and the dry winter months.
You've been working out which tells me you've been feeling well! YAAY!:flowerforyou:
I have that Patrick Goudeau Kickbox Burn DVD but I've not tried it yet since I started doing Cathe's workouts. Sounds like a hard one! BURPEES? :devil: One of these days I'm going to learn how to do those things!

AWWW! Thanks for being proud of me! I've come a long way. I have this motivation that I lost about 12 years ago and I never thought I'd get back!

Hi Tami - I'm so glad Emma is OK! What a relief is right! I know how what it means to have a pet be your child. DH is daddy and I'm mommy to the cats! :laugh: Sometimes when one of the cats gets in trouble DH will say: "your daughter did...." :happy:
Maybe you should find a chiropractor for Emma's neck or someone who does acupuncture. We used to take our elderly cat for acupuncture to help her with her arthritis pain and it helped her a lot. A good vet should allow to ask as many questions as you want without making you feel rushed. I go there with a list of written questions. If DH take the cats in to the vet I sent him with the written list with space for him to write the answers down after each question. :bigsmile:

Sounds like you Valentine's dinner was delicious! Please send me that cilantro like dressing recipe when you have a chance!
Didn't I tell you the Mediterranean Quinoa salad was really good? I love it!
You had a killer burn on Sunday with all that exercise you did! You're a fat burning machine! :drinker:
I'm sure Katy kicked your butt tonight and you loved every second of it! :laugh:

I wish I had something to help me slide the step/risers on the carpet easily because when I push them I have realign them again. I'll have to ask HD if he can think of something. I did order the wedges for the step because I think that is the part that started my frustration. My workout area is getting tight so I can hardly afford to buy any more equipment due to the space issue. I didn't watch the DVD before I did it because I never watch any of my DVD before hand. I just go for it! I will be better now that I know what to expect.

I think I may order these furniture glider things to help me with the step: http://amzn.com/B004FS1VHO

What a relief to know that the Meso 1 chest, shoulders, biceps is the one with the most push ups! OMG! Way too many!
Thank God I recovered from Crossfire. It had me worried because I didn't want it to take me out of commission.
I also ordered the Tabatacise DVD. I'm looking forward to trying it.

Thank you on your comments about my job. I ofter have to remind myself that it is a huge compliment to have been selected for this role but sometimes the fact that there is so much weight over my shoulders makes forget that fact!

Hi SJDavis! Welcome to our little group! Glad to have another Cathe fan on board! Isn't it wonderful when you go through a rotation a second time around and you realize that you've gotten stronger?

Will talk you ladies tomorrow!
Thelma

Hi Ladies ~ BootCamp was another great one :bigsmile: Of course with Katy. She set up some different stations that included Kettleball Swings, snatches, clean and press with barbell, box jumps, super burpees, mtn climbers, etc. She had us do each station for 1 min, 15 sec rest, 1 min, 15 sec rest and then 30 seconds. Then rotate to the next. Yowsa! My shoulders were tired driving home glad that today was a leg workout :laugh: This a.m. was STS Plyo Legs and tonight will be Insane-X. Tomorrow a.m. is my last STS workout :sad:

Thelma: I’m so glad to hear that your body was back to normal yesterday after that "butt kicking" you did to yourself with CrossFire. Also, glad you like the STS Legs workout.
That is a great idea about researching a place for Emma and her neck pain. Acupuncture/massage, etc. I know forsure there is a place in Spokane that I looked into a while back. They are about 45 min away though. Maybe I can find somewhere close.
I’m with you on new workouts/DVD’s, I just plug them in and go for it. Sometimes I may preview it just slightly but otherwise I just go for it. If it’s choreography issues I will pause, replay, etc. but usually if it’s not a new step workout I just go for it. I really hope your shoulder is feeling better . . . Stay safe in that new storm :ohwell: I will send that dressing to you! :flowerforyou:

Laurel: I'm happy for you both that the event on Friday was so great. Sounds like you looked very elegant in your black dress. Our Saturday sounds nearly identical! :laugh: It felt really good to just relax and not have so many “tasks” I feel like I have to do. DH was gone to a Basketball game at WSU so I had the couch and TV to myself. Way to go on the workouts the last couple of days & Congrats on finishing up our 6.5 month STS rotation today!!! :drinker: I’m a day behind you so tomorrow is my last day. It is bitter sweet As always THANK YOU so much for doing this together! :flowerforyou: It keeps me motivated to have you as my workout buddy forsure. I’ll look forward to another round one of these days. :bigsmile: Are you looking forward to a mixture of “whatever you feel like” for a little while? Thank you for the good thoughts/wishes for Emma. I'll of course keep you all posted.

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

Good Morning Ladies,


This morning was an early start as hubby is still stuffy so I had breakfast duty. After the girls got on the bus it was a nice cup of coffee and a light breakfast from their leftovers.:blushing: I'm feeling bloated and sluggish this morning..TOM..so I dragged my clothes on and prepped for an oldie, Cardio Supersets, sheesh that was a nice sweatfest. I forgot about those gliders and mountain climbers...:noway: Overall it was a great burn and now I can get ready for my afternoon 3 hour Video conference with my Cali team. Today is a dreary day with temps close to 70's but in all honesty, curling up with my Pumpkin Spice cappuccino after the conference will be the highlight of my off day.:laugh:


Tami- Those tags sound like Chyna's which is more common than I thought after researching them for my mom. I actually used an OTC ointment on Chyna's last summer when I accidentally pulled one thinking it was a tick and it healed nicely. Glad that all is well as our four legged members are like our children which affects the maternal instincts in us especially as they can't convey where it hurts.:ohwell:


Laurel- I love black too and try desperately to change up my color which then falls to gray, the other black.:blushing: I'm glad the ladies wore long gowns as that usual makes the occasion feel more special. I remember years ago on the cruise ships, Formal nights meant long gowns with a visual array of beautiful designs from the top stores, now the new trend is cocktail dresses and unfortunately even a few shirts without ties.:grumble: It takes away from the beauty of the occasion when it is treated so casually.


Thelma- Burpees are not my favorite either.:laugh: Unfortunately I have a bad back and suffer with pain, inability to move..etc, so I try to challenge myself with a few but the suffering a day later is not worth the inability to climb off the couch.:noway: So I will usually switch to jump squats or mountain climbers in lieu of the entire set of burpees.


Ok off to get myself ready, review some docs, and prep myself for this dreaded conference on my off day.:bigsmile:


Michelle

Hi Ladies ~ Insane-X was another tough one :noway: She let the girl who is learning do most of the class, she’s a much different personality than Katy so of course Katy would chime in and at the very end when we thought we were done she (Katy) had us do one more whole round and then . . . Jumping Jacks to Burpees as she called it out, up/down, up/down! It was a sweat fest forsure. This a.m. was my final STS workout of Shoulders/Bi’s/Tri’s. . . . Tonight will be Spinning.

Thelma: Nice job on the workout last night! :bigsmile: Good that you listened to your body and went lighter. Don’t worry about the lower calorie burn, your body is still burning especially after weight workouts. Yowsa on the snow! :noway: I bet you are very tired of it; sounds like Friday will definitely be some serious melt down though ~ nice.
I’m glad Laurel reminded you of the STS sheets. Those are truly a life saver in doing the program; or anytime you want to throw in an STS workout with whatever you are doing. You can go right to your sheet for that workout and see what is next, weight you need, etc. You can even record your progress with the push-ups! I “ditto” on doing each workout twice, especially your first time through. Often there are exercises that she repeats in other workouts but I think it is the biggest benefit to doing them twice. Plus, the more familiar you get the more prepared you are too! Again, the sheets will help with that. Don’t be too hard on yourself with the push-ups! :flowerforyou: You will gain strength, that is the beauty of the program.

Michelle: Awesome workout with Cardio Supersets! :drinker: That is such a good one, lots of variety. Your day sounds busy but the reward this afternoon will be so nice. Enjoy. Thanks for the thoughts on Emma. Yes, the one on her cheek was the first one I noticed and my first thought was it was a huge tick :huh: Thank goodness it wasn’t. That one is pretty flat now, but just “there” and as long as her nail doesn’t nick it she is good.

Laurel: Great job on the leg workout this a.m. ~ :bigsmile: That is truly one of my favorites but definitely that X-treme premix you feel it by the end. I wouldn’t say your follow-up was lazy by any means . . . that sounds like a fantastic combo! Katy definitely brought variety & intensity to BC forsure. I think she will maybe get to teach it again in the near future. I’m looking over some weekly circuit based combos to put together for the next couple weeks. Will feel good Enjoy your seminar tomorrow, hopefully it provides some good info. for both of you. :flowerforyou:

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

Hi Ladies ~ Today’s workout was XT Cardio Leg Blast! :bigsmile: Always enjoy that one. I’m filling in for someone at work for a couple days so no Abs Class at noon today :frown: I may be able to get in a workout when I get home.

Thelma: Awesome job on the XT Ride! :drinker: :bigsmile: Yowsa You burned some serious calories. I saw that last night and thought, there she goes burnin them up! Way to work :drinker: I understand your “want/need” to burn a bunch of calories. I sometimes feel that way and can be disappointed :blushing: but then I remind myself that I am still burning calories even long after the workout and sometimes the lower calorie burn the more fat you are burning too! So that’s something to think about. It’s all good and give yourself pats on the back no matter what the number shows. Congrats on another success with the weight loss!! Woo Hoo you are really doing amazing and it’s paying off!! How did it go today with PT?
We woke up to a couple inches this a.m. but it is going away pretty fast. I think we are in that crazy weather pattern now where it can be snowing, raining, sunshine, cloudy and back to rain all in a matter of an hour! Crazy. Glad to hear your temps are warming up.

Laurel: Hope today went well for you and DH and you learned lots about his future retirement! :flowerforyou:

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

Morning ladies,



Yesterday's workout was fun with a focus on various punches and then arm exercises without weights. Billy torched my arms out so today the focus is lower body. My left knee is achy this morning and this is my good knee so I'm wondering if I need to switch my sneakers?:huh: During Supersets this week I noticed some pain when we did the side lunge lift routine but ignored it until yesterdays Taebo, bummer one bad knee from the military is enough.:sad: Today I will do a floor routine with the tortuous Ballet Beautiful and her 32 rep per exercise.:noway: , afterwards a Zumba routine. Tonight we are headed to a Chili cookoff and I'm judging so hopefully the spices are not too caliente!


Thelma- yeah on the 10lb mark:drinker: , how are your clothes fitting? And your PT sessions?


Tami- Woo-hoo on 700+ days!:flowerforyou: Keep inspiring us to be fit.


Laurel- Our first year here we had a formal event and I ordered and altered a long grey gown. Unfortunately the youngest was sick that night so hubby went without me and when he returned he said he was glad I did not attend because the ladies wore suits.:ohwell: The new generation is carefree and unfortunately socially clueless, we have tried to relax our standards so much that we have lost sight of some our traditions. Now when I see formal or semi- formal on invitations, I question my husband constantly on dress code as some functions tend to be hit-or- miss.:laugh:


Have a great weekend ladies!

Michelle

Happy Friday Ladies ~ Today was Cross Fire, :bigsmile: which was lots of fun for a good cardio day! Spinning will be after work for a little bonus. Won't be Katy's intensity Spin but a good workout to end the week is how I like to look at it.

Thelma: Hip, Hip, Hooray on the 9.8 lbs down! :drinker: :drinker: You are going to pass your goal by next week forsure, that is so awesome. Good for you!! :bigsmile: I love it that you are looking forward to your weigh in/measurements in two weeks. I think you should definitely reward yourself with some new pj’s! You deserve it and get rid of the ones that are way too big. Start dressing for "New Thelma" Good job printing out the workout cards, again they are a life saver.

Michelle: Thanks for the kudos and saying I keep you inspired! Very sweet of you … :flowerforyou: being here with you ladies each day inspires me as well, so right back at ya! I was laughing about your mention of Billy Blanks still has it yesterday after you did that workout! :laugh: That’s awesome. I used to have some of his workouts but passed them on to a friend. Hopefully your knee is feeling ok ~ maybe you do need some new shoes with a little better support. Maybe today’s floor work and take it a little easier in the Zumba?!? Enjoy the chili cook-off! Be careful with all those spices and mixtures of flavor :huh:

Laurel: I’m glad your day was informative and hopefully helpful to you both! Can be stressful I’m sure so the more info you have, the better. Great job with AfterBurn I need to pull Flex Train out again; I was thinking of doing it as an “add-on” to something else to see how it felt with the lighter weights, etc. I will be figuring out what I am doing this weekend so that I don’t stand there each a.m. and wonder :noway: Especially on Monday a.m. (if I get up :blushing: :grumble: ~ Oy! Monday’s have not been my best for getting up lately). But I will share with you what I have planned to help spark some thoughts maybe.

Have a great weekend ladies ~ Tami

Hi Ladies! Hope you enjoyed the weekend. Saturday was my rest day, which was good. I headed to Denver that evening to help my sister celebrate her 50th! That was fun!!! Yesterday I decided to do a circuit workout and ended up doing High Step Challenge. It felt good! Today I started with All Out Low Impact HiiT Extreme Cardio premix followed by XT Core 1. I followed it with the 80 minute premix of XT Legs. Still don't enjoy that workout, but it was good for today since I worked my legs some in yesterday's workout.

Tami, hope you weren't staring at the DVD player this morning!! I struggled a bit both yesterday and today in deciding what to do. I am going to try to focus on workouts I don't do very often this week. In fact, I may end up doing the 4DS series Wednesday-Saturday just for something different. We'll see. So all ideas and thoughts on workouts are welcome right now!!!

Thelma, I am SO glad to hear you enjoyed your second attempt at that STS workout!!! Great job with the push-ups!!! No shame doing them on your knees at all because it is ALOT of push-ups. There is plenty of time for growth, that's for sure. I am so very impressed on what you are doing in your workouts!!! It is amazing!!

Enjoy the day!

Laurel

Hi Ladies, glad you enjoyed the weekend! Ours was extremely busy and I feel like I need a weekend to recover from the weekend!
Saturday I did Cross Fire. That is such an awesome workout! Kicks my behind each time but I love it. I worked out in the morning because my brother-in-law and his wife came over for our monthly get together and to celebrate my birthday. We always play board games, watch a movie and go out to dinner. We went to TGI Friday's because I knew their menu is in the MFP database. DH got me a cake so I had a piece of it. It was good but the best part of the cake was that I didn't have the "OMG! I'm in heaven!" feeling I always used to have when I ate sweets. This is just amazing coming from me! :bigsmile:

Sunday was spinning on my own while watching the Olympics for 45 minutes. Then the rest of the day was laundry and food prep.
Today I did Meso 1 week1 Legs for the second time. On Friday or Saturday I'll do Meso 1-1 Back and Triceps and this will complete the 2x's for Week 1. Then next week I'll start the Meso 1 Week 2 workouts.

OMG! I almost forgot to tell you the best part of my weekend! I went shopping in my attic and found out that I've skipped a size! I've gone down TWO pant sizes and ONE bra size. I was in heaven for this one!
I can tell that my current size pants will be big in a short time. I had two pairs of pants I bought last year when I lost weight and those pants wouldn't even go up my thighs. I tried them on today and I am able to button them up! They are still a little tight so maybe in a few weeks they'll fit me just fine. This is the difference between having lost weight by dieting and doing wimpy workouts and now eating better because I'm more aware of nutritional values and working out hard! I'm so excited!

My Achilles tendon started acting up yesterday afternoon. I'm not sure why because I stretch like crazy. I may have to sleep with the boot tonight! :grumble:

Laurel - sounds like you had a great weekend. Way to go with those killer workouts! I'm sure you'll plan a good routine pretty soon so you don't feel lost.
I was really happy that I actually enjoyed the STS chest, biceps & shoulders second time around! Thank you for being impressed with I'm doing with my workouts. I'm totally hooked now!
On the pushups - I'm sure some day I will be able to do full pushups. At least now I can tell that I get my chest closer to the floor when I do the pushups. That is improvement for me.

Tami - I'm glad you had great weekend workouts and actually had time to have lunch with a friend! Sorry about your spinning class though!
More snow for you guys! WOW! We actually had a break this weekend and had warm temps so there was a meltdown. No heavy snows in our future for this week but there may be snow showers.
I'm sure your body loved the extra sleep today. Did you end up getting a huge storm today? You leave your dogs outside all day? Don't they get cold?
I'm so glad Emma is doing well on her new med! What a nice vet to call you to check up on Emma! He is a keeper!
Can you put the harness on Emma while inside the house just to get her used to it? I have harnesses for my cats and they know what it means so they don't fight me when I put it on them. So cute!
A couple of years ago I bought a tent designed :laugh: for the cats and in the summer time we put the it out on the deck and we take the cats out there. They love it!
The workout cards are a MUST! I haven't received my wedge risers yet. I know things will be better when I get them. I actually had already forgotten I got the Tabatacise workout! Thanks for bringing it up! I think I may do it on Wednesday since I have PT tomorrow.

Good night!
Thelma

Afternoon ladies,

So it was a sick weekend for me as hubby's cooties caught up and I fell victim. I gave my body two days to get over it:blushing: and by Saturday night I was able to watch a show with the family amidst the chaotic sneezing fits.:grumble: I promised hubby a breakfast date at Panera's and when he laughed at me I was determined to get up and get out the door. So Sunday was a breakfast date at Panera's and we had a good time.:blushing: Yesterday I worked but my body was a bit achy so I skipped my workout. Today I was scheduled but the internet was down which led to a great kick and punch routine of CP3, after a 2 rounds of Bodystrikes with Ilaria as I was severely annoyed.:blushing: Afterwards I called the tech support and apparently the codes for the fiber optic system were not in the system so although the internet was online, all of the electronic gadgets were unable to link.:grumble: Whatever, after 5 hours I'm just glad that it is back online as I was truly disconnected except for the home and cell phone.


Thelma- Awesome on the clothes fitting better and two sizes, sheesh it takes me 15 lbs to feel the difference in this pear shape body.:blushing: Happy Belated birthday and I'm glad the cake was good but not addicting. I have a sweet tooth for scones, muffins and baked breads but at Panera I looked at the scones on Sunday and completely ignored them. I did enjoy 1/2 of a cinnamon crunch bagel but it was perfect in that moment and did not lead to wild cravings. My house is full of GirlScout cookies, can you imagine if I was a cookie lover.:noway: :laugh:


Laurel- Sounds like a great way to spend quality time with your sister. Funny you referenced pulling out dvds that you have skipped for a while as I went into my dvd armoire and pulled all of the old TJam dvds and Bob Harper to the front in hopes of doing something different but fun, plus some of Bob's are still shrinkwrapped.:blushing:


Tami- Snow:ohwell: , our temps are sunny and cool but overall the dress code has shifted to shorts with longsleeve shirts for the locals. Poor pups, I'm sure they enjoyed your early arrival to save them from the elements.:laugh:


TTYL,
Michelle

Hi Ladies ~ This a.m. was Cardio Core Circuit! Tonight will be Insane-X. Our weather did a 360 degree turn and is blue sunshine today. Cold, but blue sky and sunshine. Last night I went home and hand shoveled the driveway because I wasn’t sure how much we were going to get. The forecast said it was going to continue through the night. When I was done you couldn’t even tell hardly :grumble: the dogs had a blast though. They love to be out there in the snow and Emma pounces on the pile every time I throw it to the side. At any rate, after all the shoveling I was soaking wet from the snow falling and freezing along with starving so needless to say no workout when I went inside. It takes a lot longer hand shoveling vs. the snow blower that DH uses. I don’t know how to even start it so I went with what I knew.:blushing: Oh well, a little bit of a workout, right?!?

Thelma: Happy, HAPPY Birthday! :drinker: :drinker: Sounds like a super fun weekend and so great you treated yourself to Birthday cake and didn’t relish in it like normal, but appreciated it!
So amazing on the clothing sizes! Yahoo :bigsmile: I’m glad you had 2 sizes down up in your close to “go shopping” that is excellent! Congratulations and all of these little things have to be fueling your motivation beyond!! Hope the Achilles is just a little reminder and not something that will continue. Yes, the pups are outside all day, which makes me worry about them BUT they have not only a covered porch that is also protected by our house/shop with heated beds and dog houses. So they truly are fine. It’s just the “human” in me that thinks they must be cold and sad. :laugh: Emma is often laying outside in the midst of the storm …. Soaking wet and loving it or she goes to her house. Bernie on the other hand lays in a ball on his cushy heated bed. He’s a smarty! I will try that on Emma in the house to get used to it. She doesn’t know yet that means we are going for a walk. Which I normally cannot even get my workout jacket on or say the words or both of them will lose their minds in excitement! Thanks for the well wishes on my workouts. They felt great and I’m glad I at least have a few wrote down for the week. As you can tell, I’m not used to “not” having a schedule, especially for the last 6.5 months.

Laurel: Great job with BodyMax! :drinker: :bigsmile: Sounds perfect. I have DrillMax on the schedule for tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Crazy on the snow right? But today is sunshine . . . cold but sunny! That is so awesome you had the mid-60’s! I would love to open my windows about now and yes, take Emma on a walk that I don’t look like the Michelin Man going down the street to stay warm. The Birthday celebration sounds absolutely perfect. I bet it was special for your sister.

Michelle: Sorry to hear the sickies made it your way. :ohwell: Darn it. Sounds like you were able to get some nice relaxing time and able to rally for the breakfast date though! Glad to hear you were feeling up to a workout today . . . despite the internet issues it sounds like you were able to get in a little something. So frustrating when technical problems happen with the internet. We have had many rounds of problems with ours. SHORTS!?!?:noway: We are a long way from shorts in our area. Probably June is usually the earliest. Yes, I couldn’t get home fast enough and both “kids” were fine but it put my mind at ease to be home with them and yes “save” them! :laugh:

v70t5m: Welcome! That's a great workout isn't it?! Great job with the push-ups. Laurel & I just finished up STS, such a great program. Is this your first time through it?

Hope you ladies have a nice evening! Talk to you tomorrow ~ Tami