Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies, glad you all had a great weekend. I had a great weekend BUT was a bad girl on Saturday and used my arms on Saturday while working out. I'm good now so it was a big shock. I had a PT session today for some reason my left tricep hurts like crazy since I did a couple of pushups last week. It only hurts when I try to do a tricep stretch or I touch it. The therapist told me on Friday that it was really tight there so she proceeded to dig into the muscle and OUCH! It hurt like crazy but I just let her do her job. I know that tightness needs to be kneaded out. I have bruises right where she was digging into the tricep. Today more of the painful digging took place. The therapist thinks that there may be so scar tissue so for now the therapy will consist of seriously deep massage. It hurts but that's OK. Whatever it takes so I can start using my arms again during workouts again.
Friday I did Cathe's Cardio Hits' Step Works, Saturday XTRAIN - All Out Low Impact HiiT, Sunday Spinning and tonight I had to keep it short because I had to go to PT so I did X10 premix 41. I have my personal training session tomorrow.
I hope to find out tomorrow at the gym which team won the challenge!
We had a very busy weekend and more rain which made its way into a corner of my workout area AGAIN! More rain tonight and tomorrow so DH already cleared up the area and put towels all over that corner. Our handy guy is going to do some digging on the outside of the house and will install a french drain system. I hope that is the solution to our problems!

Hi Kira, Way to go girl!!! :flowerforyou: I'm so happy for you and your muscle "there you are" moment! This is so exciting!!! :drinker: :drinker: I can't wait to have that moment too but have to wait for now. At least I can see my thunder thighs toning up. It's subtle but I can see something happening there.
I agree with you about the conversation in this group being very inspirational!

Laurel, I'm so happy your husband already has a job offer and that you will be staying in the US! I hope the offer is signed soon! Florida sounds wonderful!
Great workouts! I'm afraid to try Insanity due to all the jumping involved but I can see why you would love this program.
Step Works is really good. I'll get the step choreography some day! :laugh:
I'm sure your arms are looking pretty muscular by now! No picture needed!
Feeling good about yourself which comes with being in good physical shape sure makes a person look a lot younger than they are.

Tami, you sure had a busy Friday! Sounds like a lot of people are not ready to be working out outdoors just yet! I'm sure Katy will deliver an awesome class this week! It sounds like the class was challenging enough but maybe not enough for someone in this group who shall remain nameless!
I love that Athletic training workout! OMG! i ordered more Cathe DVD's! I made the mistake of looking at her daily deal one night last week! One of the DVD's I ordered is called Lower Body Blast and I'm sure you and Laurel have it because the name sounded familiar when I saw it. It looks like an awesome workout. I can't wait to get it. I know I ordered 3 more but I can't even remember what they were! LOL
I'm so glad the harness is working out for your babies! I assume both are on harnesses now?
I hope BC is a lot of fun and I'm sure you're going to love the XT rotation!
Good night!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today started with Gym Style legs, and I added on the 100 hip thrust challenge from XTrain on the end. Then I did an oldie....Cathe's Max Intensity Cardio. It made for a good combo today.

Tami, sounds like an interesting class. I don't know why, but I think it would be hard to workout on a tennis court. Is it? I hope not! I am glad you were enjoying some nice weather this weekend and the pup is healing nicely. I think my DH is excited about the job. I know he still really wishes we were going to England, but this opportunity was too good to pass up on a hope for that other job. Me.....I would much rather be in Florida than England. So I am happy! I am on day 2 of my Gym Style rotation. I am thinking I won't get a full four week rotation, though, since chances are we are going to be going to Florida to house hunt. But I am enjoying it so far. It is different enough from XTrain that it feels like a good challenge. In fact, my chest muscles are a bit tight right now from those push-up drop sets! Thanks for the info on T25. I will definitely have to look at them before coming up with a plan. I want something that challenges me in short period of time.....not something that is just short in duration.

Thelma, great workouts over the weekend. Sorry to hear you are still hurting, though. Hopefully things will get better soon. I love Lower Body Blast!! May be my favorite Cathe lower body workout. I hope you enjoy it! Try to stay dry.

Laurie, glad you enjoyed Captain America. I completely agree on the Avenger movies. Both DH and I are looking for a change in climate from here in Colorado. And it isn't the temperatures that are the problem. It is the dryness. At times, it is just painfully dry. And I know I will never say that about Florida! I wonder what I will be saying when the first hurricane hits though. :laugh:

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, My team won the challenge!! We kicked serious booty!!!! :bigsmile: :drinker: Our score was 66% and the second place team was at 30 + % improvement.
I started this challenge with a fitness score of 43 and ended up with 58! 12% lower body fat. I lost a total of 7.25 inches.
I had my personal training session tonight and it was all about legs and abs but I also did 2 sets of 10 inverted rows using a TRX strap. That felt good and thankfully I didn't hurt myself!
OMG ladies the pollen is killing me! I haven't had allergy symptoms in years! I take daily allergy meds and they don't seem to be working. I'm sneezing all day long and my nose is sooooo itchy!
I don't know if you subscribe to Cathe's e-newsletter but she must've been thinking about Michelle because she has an article about the benefits of foam rollers!
Since I hit my 15lb weight loss goal last week I decided to up my goal to 20 lbs. I hope I can do it!
We got a little water in the basement AGAIN! DH told me the handyman will be here next week to work on the drain thing. I hope we have a dry week!

Laurel - what a great workout combo today! Outstanding! :flowerforyou: My arm feels good today but I can tell there is still some tightness. I feel great after the inverted rows. I knew you and Tami loved that Lower Body Blast DVD. I'm sure I'll like it too. I already love it just from watching the video clip.

Tami, glad you liked the BootCamp class. I didn't realize you went outside for portion of this class too! I hope it doesn't turn into running camp! Congrats on starting your XT rotation! Have fun tonight withe Insane-X class!

I really was a bad girl on Saturday. The arm feels good today but I can tell the rotator cuff is still not where it needs to be. It seems that my pec is still tight. I survived the painful massage by reminding myself that I had to do whatever it took to get better. I'm starting to feel like I'm not making any progress. I know I'm being too impatient! :ohwell:
I've been addicted to workout DVDs for a long time but now I'm going full force! LOL I know my addiction won't be judged in this group. I wonder what DH is thinking when she sees the DVD stacks getting higher and higher! HAHAHA!
I can't wait to try the Lower Body Blast workout. I just wish I had more time to be able to do longer workouts.

I just thought you'd have both your kids on harnesses! I hope Bernie does as well as Emma has done with her harness. Now that picture of you skiing behind the two dogs is FUNNY!!! :laugh: I always think of people being walked by their dogs! :laugh: I like the skiing version better!

Good night!
Thelma

Hey Ladies!

Can't believe that this is not blocked! I just have a quick question for those of you that have To The Max and Cross Fire. Cathe has these on the deal of the day. They look good, but wanted some opinions from ladies that have tried them. I will try to get on line more, it just has been so dang busy. Everyone is doing great in our house, and I'm feeling super tough! :laugh:

Laurie

I have them both and LOVE them. They are tough, but doable. I would recommend highly.

Hi Ladies ~ Well to my surprise last night we were outside again on the tennis court for Insane-X. The weather was nice but really windy! My mat kept blowing up and rolling unless I stood on it; which wasn’t possible all the time. I guess we will be out there of course this Thurs again and then next week during some remodeling that’s happening inside the gym vs. cxlng the class. At any rate it was a format that was pretty tough stuff, done in 5 min increments ~ then 15 second rest and repeat. I felt doing some challenging moves while fighting the wind made it even more challenging :huh: But “change is good” as Cathe says! :laugh: This a.m. was XT Cardio Leg Blast followed by 100 Hip Thrust challenge! Yes, my hamstrings were feeling it, good stuff there! Tonight is Spinning.

Thelma: I had a great feeling your team was going to do well! :drinker: :bigsmile: Because of your success alone I knew that had to bring in some high numbers! WooHOO congratulations :drinker: I bet it felt so great to hear that. I do get Cathe’s newsletters ~ they are great! I saw that on there this week and though of you actually. You can do 20 LBS girl!! :flowerforyou: You got this ~ way to go upping your goal. Darn it on the water in the basement again. Praying for dry weather for you. My in-laws deal with that where they are located whenever we get a lot of rain. Not fun :grumble:
Yes, the BC class is the one that slowly turns into Running Camp ….. I think she’s just getting us all ready for it by our little sprints outside here & there. That’s how it went last year :frown: I love that we all share in that addiction! :bigsmile: So fun and it’s great to laugh about it and enable one another! Not a bad addiction to have I say. I know what you mean on more time . . . so many workouts ~ so little time. Yes, the skiing action is what I think of – I’m not skidding my feet but I’m definitely behind both of them with arms extended straight out most of the time. I know, I should have trained them both better. :blushing: If I can get them both on one side of me, they don't pull, but that doesn't last the whole walk.

Erika: Great job trying out the a.m. workouts again and CLX Intervals!! :bigsmile: I can picture your 4-legged pals trying to help. So happy to hear you are going to be able to do some rescue work again. :drinker: Always good for the soul to include those things we are passionate for. BootCamp ~ Thanks for feeling the pain with me! Yes, this is the class that often turns into an entire hour of running. I’ve warned some of my gym friends that if I see the class turning that direction I may be taking a "miss" on Monday's. How do you like the FitBit compared to when you used your BodyBugg?

Laurel: Amazing job again today! :drinker: I’m sure your arms were fried beyond fried! Way to go. I did actually wear my “normal” indoor shoes last night since I had them on prepared for the gym. They felt a little better than the ones I wore last Thurs. So I will probably stick with those but I’m sure before too long between BC and this class being outside I’ll wear out the comfy cushion and traction of any kind. I bet you are so excited to go house hunting. Truly the first time ever and I’m sure you will have a lot to choose from. Out of curiosity, why would he not want the AF to move you guys if that is an option?!? So much nicer I would think and a little less stress. I LOVE that about you asking DH to grab the DVDs during the fire you had. I remember you guys being evacuated but I don’t know that I knew that part of the story (or forgot) I would probably do the same thing! Those babies are priceless – replaceable but priceless! I’ve often thought too, would I have time to grab my SelectTechs as well? Probably not. Good luck with the rest of your week! :flowerforyou:

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

Hi Ladies, I decided to take it easy tonight and did the spinning bike while I was watching my soaps in Spanish. I'm only about 40 episodes behind! LOL
Three of my new DVD's arrived while I was in the basement working out! They are Circuit Max/Cardio Kicks, Imax 3 and After Burn. I would LOVE to try the Cardio Kicks workout but I'm sure it will be too much for my shoulder :sad:
At least I'm doing well after the inverted rows I did yesterday!

Laurel, "tough workout today" I would say that is the understatement of the year!!! :laugh: OMG! You're amazing with your killer workouts!
I hope you start house hunting online NOW! It is so exciting to go looking at houses! The house we bought in NC years ago I actually found online! We made an appointment to go see it on a Saturday and we flew to NC on a Friday night! By Saturday night our offer had been accepted!
I can't believe your husband wants you guys to move yourselves! When was the last time you moved yourselves? That is HARD work and not fun at all! I hope you're able to convince him to let the Air Force move you Laurel.

Thanks so much on the win at the gym! It really is a HUGE personal accomplishment. I asked Sarah to find out how I ranked in the team. She can't give me anyone else's info but who cares. I just want to know how I did in comparison to the other team members. OMG! I am still laughing at you and your DVD's! Who cares about the stuff in the house just save my DVD's! LMAOF!!! :laugh: :laugh: Have a great weekend in case we don't get a chance to check in tomorrow.

Laurie, thanks so much! We started this fitness challenge at the gym in January which is when I joined MFP and found this wonderful group. I've always loved Cathe and now I'm totally addicted. DH doesn't get upset about my DVD's but I sure wish I could read minds to find out what he thinks. At least he knows this time I'd kicking my own butt working out! LOL
Excellent job on those workouts! I love those kickboxing workouts! I don't have Kick Max though but I'm sure it's a lot of fun.

Tami, you better get used to working out outside!! Don't your hands hurt when you do pushups and things like that on the tennis court? I know you have your mat there but on that surface I would have to have a very thick mat.
Sounds Insane-X was really challenging! Good job with that XT rotation Tami! Spinning tonight? I thought tonight was your other outdoor class?
Thank you so much about the gym challenge win! Sarah didn't even know we had won. I just happened to see the board where they had posted it! Sounds like the announcement was posted a little too soon because there was still one person from another team that hadn't done the assessment yet. I don't think one person on the other team can make a team go up from 30% to above 66% which was our score.
I am pretty sure I can lose another 5 lbs. As always I'm concerned about my at home weigh in tomorrow. I'm afraid I got carried away with the peanut butter this week! I eat 2 tablespoons every day as part of my fat intake but I'm pretty sure I did about 3 tbps. Needless to say I'm feeling fat!
I love Cathe's newsletters. They really are super informative and encouraging.
The workout DVD addiction is a good addiction for sure.
The water in the basement is a pain. I hope we don't get heavy rains next week so that the handy guy can do his job. I also hope that his drain thing is the solution to our problems and that also that the drain location is the area where the water is coming from! It's not easy to tell where the water is penetrating from.
I'm sure the dogs get so excited to go out on walks that they just want to run and explore their surroundings. Do you ever watch the Dog Whisperer?
I'm sure you've trained the kids just fine. It will be interesting to see how Bernie reacts to the harness. I often see either a man or a woman in my neighborhood walking 4-5 dogs at the same time. They're all different sizes too and they seem so good about walking. It never looks like the human is getting pulled.

Good night!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Well this time I guess correctly about my weight. I didn't gain but I didn't lose either. I did over indulge on the PB!!! This shows me that just because I lost the first 15 doesn't mean that I can relax about my diet. I need to keep my food journal and always count calories!
At least I'm not being hard on myself. I knew I'd been bad. The other thing is that I'm always tired. Since I hurt my shoulder I can't sleep on my side and I never have a good night sleep when I sleep propped up with pillows. It takes me forever to fall asleep because I can't get comfortable.

Tonight I had my personal training session. As always I did the elliptical as a warmup and we worked on legs, abs and I did two sets of reverse rows again.

Tami, great workouts as always!!! I hope ab class doesn't move outdoors on you! The temp sounds perfect for an outdoor workout! I could never workout outside if the temps were too hot and humid! I would just die!
I got my days mixed up last night! I knew your outdoors class was on Thursday and I guess I was thinking yesterday WAS Thursday!
Thanks on the new DVD's I'm excited to try them. Of course you'd know I've been building a nice collection!:bigsmile:
Can you wear weight lifting gloves when you're working out on that tennis court? Maybe you can protect your hands a little that way. I didn't realize Thursday was a double dose of Insanity for you! You're incredible!!!:flowerforyou:
The Dog Whisperer is a great show. I love the shows when he trains the dogs to walk on a treadmill! I'm sure a lot of people wish Ceasar would show up at their door! Wow I can't believe that guy on the bicycle has his dog so well trained! That is awesome!
Good night!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! TGIF!!! :drinker: :drinker:
I went for physical therapy today and I was in pain. Even though I like the lady she was not using any of the usual methods to treat tendinitis which are ultrasound and electric muscle stimulation. In the beginning when she realigned my vertebrae I felt huge improvement but now I'm feeling like I'm not improving and things are getting worse again. So I went determined to have her do the ultrasound and EMS but as soon as I told her I had a little pain she grabbed the machines and it felt SOOO GOOD! I left there in pain though. I think it's because those devices penetrate deeply and things are probably starting to relax but are also still injured. My shoulder blades are hurting. I was not allowed to workout because we need to have the injured areas calm down.
I'm also not to do the planks she had me doing or too much with my arms until I go back on Monday to see how I'm doing.

So tonight I rode the spinning bike for 55 minutes. I had to take it easy because I tried not to use the handlebars too much.
My Lower Body Blast DVD arrived today. I hope to be able to do at least one of the new DVD's this weekend! It really all depends on how my upper body is feeling.
I'm going for pedicure tomorrow morning at this new place which has gotten incredibly good reviews. Can't wait! I am planing to wear open toe shoes to work next week even if my toes are cold when I leave the house at 6AM. We are going to be in the mid 70's on Monday! AMAZING!
DH wants to go see Captain America. Not my kind of movie but I'll go with him. I'm sure I will like this movie. It has to be better than Noah! :laugh:

Tami, I'm glad your Insane-X class was good! I hope more people showed up last night! Excellent job with that XT workout! WOW! Both 100 rep challenges! WAY TO GO!!! :drinker:
Every time I think of you doing push ups on the tennis court I think that your hands must hurt. With my luck my hands would always land on a stone and it would hurt. I think you should try a some leather gloves. The nicely padded kind!

I was happy that I didn't gain weight but it was a close call! A scary close call! The sleep part is killing me. I don't like to take anything to help me sleep. DH has some natural stuff but I'm afraid to take that stuff. I suppose I can try them over the weekend but I'm afraid to become dependent on them. I know DH takes them every once in a while but I don't like the idea of relying on those methods.
I've been on a quest for a reduced fat, natural PB and finally found it today! Laurel is going to be so proud of me for making the switch! :bigsmile: I found reduced fat Smucker's natural peanut butter. It tastes just like peanuts. No corn syrup like the one DH and I love! It was like wet cement! HAHAHA! What a different flavor but I'll get used to it. I also had a measuring tablespoon so I wouldn't indulge. The only sort bad thing is that my salt free rice cake didn't taste as yummy with this PB but I'll get used to it.

I love to see those dogs walking on the treadmill! I had a cat that walked on the treadmill a couple of times. It was the funniest thing!
I'm sure the dogs are going to have a blast at the dog park tomorrow. Did you get Bernie's harness yet?
Enjoy your workouts Tami! I wanted to do some hard work this weekend but I guess I need to dial the patience meter to the max for now.
Have a great weekend!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Sorry I missed you all on Thursday and Friday. It was Volunteer Appreciation Week here in base, and I was busy doing things to thank our volunteers. It was fun. And I got my workouts in to end week one of Gym Style/Pure Strength.

Saturday was my rest day, but yesterday was back at it with STS Meso 2 legs (which compliments these series nicely) and Insanity's Plyo Cardio Circuit. Today was Cathe's Pure Strength Chest, Shoulders and Triceps and I added on the 100 rep challenges for those body parts. I finished it off with Intensity.

Laurie, I hope your youngest enjoyed her prom. It seems early for prom, but I guess it really isn't. Hope she stayed warm. We had more snow yesterday and more projected for Thursday. Winter is just hanging on tightly!

Tami, I don't think I would enjoy working out in the wind. I hope your weather improves soon.....or you get back inside. I love that they are 'making it work', but it doesn't sound like much fun on the tennis court. I am glad you are enjoying the 100 rep challenges. They just add a little 'something', don't they? You asked why my DH wants to move ourselves. One reason is we would make some money doing it. But, honestly, the primary reason is because we can.....unlike any other move we've had. And that means we would know how things are packed, where they are packed, how the truck is loaded, etc. I can't express how frustrating some of our moves have been. For instance, first night in a house and trying to find sheets. Nowhere to be found. Until I found them packed with my shoes. Really? Or the time I couldn't find my shoes.....because they were packed in with a dining room chair. Or the time they wrapped each shoe individually and trying to unpack them took forever. I could go on and on and on. So, really, it is just about controlling what happens....for once. But, physically, it will be brutal.

Thelma, don't worry too much about the lack of weight loss for a week. Your body probably really enjoyed a little break from the strict diet and may respond better now that you've given it a little break without going overboard. I am so sorry to hear you seem to be going backwards in your recovery. Hopefully your PT can reverse that. Congrats on the new workouts!! You got some good ones!! We have been doing a lot of house hunting on-line and have been in contact with a real estate agent (who isn't impressing us much). Because of that latter fact, DH and I are considering renting for a bit before buying....just because things are getting tough here for DH to be able to get to Florida and allow us time for a proper search. So...we will see. I am good either way. I just want to move!

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

Evening Ladies,

Just got finished with the Kelly Coffey-Meyer Kickboxing Premix 1. Yesterday was Cathe's Supersets.

Youngest had a great time at her prom, and she looked elegant in her dress. She isn't one for the "cupcake" dress, so hers was way different than all the girls there. I went to the grand march, so I got to see all the dresses and tuxes. Really funny to see the colored tuxes, because I have not seen those since I was in high school. The only thing they didn't have was the ruffled shirts. :laugh: I don't remember if the guys had the option for the mint green tux though. :huh: That was not a good color.

DH just called that he has landed. I'm just glad that he is finally getting home. :drinker: Going through all the running around with prom was enough for this girl.

Laurel, Great combination of workouts. I know how much you love that Intensity workout. I have not pulled out and Insanity workout for quite a while, I really have thought about pulling those out again. :noway: I'm just feeling so much better about my endurance, since I was sick last year. Sounds like moving yourselves is the best option, if they pack your things like that. I can't imagine having my shoes individually wrapped.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a nice weekend. On Saturday I did Low Max. I really like this workout and I can actually follow it 90% of the time! :drinker:, I was in pain and I didn't want to ice because the PT said I should use heat. I finally said screw the heat I'm going to ice and OMG! That is exactly what I needed! So when I did Low Max I was using my arms a lot. Sunday I did my usual spinning.
My left shoulder blade has been bugging me since yesterday and I just keep trying to gently stretch and to massage the area. I think the way I'm sleeping is not helping me at all as my neck muscles are getting stiff.
Tonight I tried the Intensity Workout for the first time and it was INTENSE! :laugh: I did premix 5 Timesaver - Step + HiiT (High). This one was hard but I loved it!
I made the decision today to fire the physical therapy facility (not the therapist) I was going to. I loved the therapist but the sessions only last 30 minutes and that is not enough time based on my history of going to PT. 1/2 hour is not enough and I think this is why I'm not getting better. I had them transfer my prescription to this other facility in my town which located at this fancy health club in my town. I've always wanted to go to that health club but I'm sure it costs a fortune. At least I'll get to see what the gym looks like while I go for therapy. Their sessions last 1 hour and I have my evaluation session on Thursday afternoon. I felt bad for the therapist but I told them that it wasn't about her but about the duration of their sessions. I hope this new place is good!
DH and I saw Captain America and we both actually like it! We hit 75 degrees this afternoon! We are expecting another huge rain storm and we are on flood watch! :mad:
Our handy guy was here today and when I got home I found a huge trench along the side of the house. There was NO WAY they were going to be done before the rain tomorrow morning so I'm freaking out. Our foundation is made out of field stone and DH told me that the holes on the foundation were huge and probably where the water was coming in from. The guys did cover the holes today and they ran a test DH told me by running the hose in the trench. He said the water kept going down the train path and away from my workout area. I am still worried about tomorrow. DH is going to clear my workout area and will leave towels on the floor just in case. I have my personal training session tomorrow so I won't get home till 6ish. DH will be home before me though.

Laurie, great workouts!!! I'm glad your little girl had fun at her prom. I can't believe they made the boys were mint green tuxes! It would've been funny if they made them wear the ruffled shirts too! :laugh: :laugh:
About my PT - I would put up with a lot of pain if I knew I was going to get better but it's not happening and I only get so many PT sessions a year from my insurance. I thought I'd already wasted 7 sessions as of last Friday. Enough of that!

Laurel, I'm sure it was nice to be part of Volunteer Appreciation Week on base! :flowerforyou:
Wonderful workouts as always! I did Intensity today and it kicked my butt but I loved it!
I wasn't hard on myself for not losing weight last week because deep down inside I knew I had eaten more PB than I should've. Incredibly enough I actually was 1/2 lb lighter this morning which is unheard of for me on Mondays! I've been measuring my PB too and I'm getting used to the natural PB.
OK now I understand why your husband wants you to do the move. I didn't realize the air force guys would also do your packing! That would freak me out. When we packed for our move to this house I labeled each box with what was in it and also what room it should go into! Can you do your own packing and have the Air Force guy just do the move?

Tami, you sure got some really good workouts in this weekend! How nice of you to throw a birthday dinner celebration for your friend Carly!
Thanks on your comments about my workouts. I'm trying and I have been much better about the peanut butter! LOL
I hope my recovery starts to go in the right direction with the new PT place! I've felt depressed all day about the fact that I feel I'm back at the beginning except that his is my right side
What a nice idea for you and your friend to treat each other to pedicures for your birthdays! I'm sure that will be a lot of fun.
OMG Tami! I can't believe what a huge success that harness has been for your boy Bernie!
You should post a review about the harness so that others know those things work. Your dog skiing days are over! :laugh:
Good night!
Thelma

Good Afternoon ladies,

Things have been so hectic on the home front. These past three weeks have been spent praying and praying for the recovery of one of my young cousins who I grew up with in New York, she literally lived next door to my grandmother. She practices medicine in NY and has been dealing with lupus for several years now but things took a turn for the worst and she has been in and out of ICU these last two weeks. The last time I saw her was 3 years ago during an OTC in San Antonio and we had a great family meal, so this was a total shock to me.:sad: Things have improved since Friday and her heart surgery is scheduled for this Thursday, so lots of prayers and positive thoughts.

As for work we are behind on the contract which equates to bonus incentives being lost if specific numbers are not met on stated deadlines. This had led to OT and 12 hour days along with the usual scheduled activities, etc. With my left knee still hurting especially at night from TF, Barre exercises have been my go to routines which has improved the mobility of the knee but extensions are still painful especially with any forms of kicks, etc. Today I opted for MD cardio intervals and compared to her Strength Interval Remix, this seems like a breeze. :blushing: :laugh: Afterwards it was a post-op appointment and my stitches were removed from my upper and lower quadrant but he will remove the packing in three more weeks. Unfortunately this morning upon loading the truck with the dog for grooming, the girls to drop off to school and prepare for my 40 minute drive to my appointment the caddy was as dead as a doornail. So of course hubby has an apt meeting to get to which means running down the street to get the neighbor to take the youngest with her son and then trying to find someone to get the eldest to her school. TG my neighbor grabbed both girls and dropped them off and my GF from the gym came and picked me up and drove me to the doctor. Afterwards I took her to lunch and we enjoyed catching up since it has been 4 months since we have seen each other. I definitely have to pick up a small thank you gift for my neighbor.:bigsmile:


Laurie- Thanks for the heads up on MD reduced booty effect. Please do tell the exact rotation. It seems like the 80's are back and the thought of colored tuxs are hilarious. I'm glad she enjoyed her prom and opted to go in what she felt comfortable in even if it was different.:bigsmile:


Laurel- Enjoy your light day, tomorrow is another day to go full speed ahead. Although 100 hip thrusts sounds pretty intimidating to me.

Thelma- Hopefully this new clinic will provide great services for the PT plus you get to peak at the facility. :laugh: Hmmn peanut butter sometimes just hits the spot and almond butter is delish also.:bigsmile: Glad to hear Capt. America was great as that is our next scheduled family movie.

Tami- Yummy salmon !:bigsmile: My husband was just telling me that he would like some salmon cakes for Easter as I'm trying to stay away from a large dinner for only four of us. Although we do have some French friends of ours coming over so I'm not sure what is traditional vs. non-traditional on this holiday, so a light brunch seems ideal for the occasion.

The temps here have taken a dive after these storms so we headed for the mid-30's tonight after shorts this weekend!:noway:

Ok off to prep dinner and enjoy an hour to myself.:flowerforyou:

Michelle

Hi ladies, I had my physical training today. For the first time in a while I slept on my side. I just couldn't take it anymore an had to do it. I slept well and my neck wasn't as stiff which meant no achy shoulder blades. Now I know it's my stiff neck that's causing the shoulder blades to act up.
The handyman and his son came back today and worked on while the rain was coming down! They closed the hole but not before the heavy rain started. Thank God they came though! DH cancelled his afternoon meetings so he could come home to check out the basement. There was a little water in the usual corner which means our problems are not fully solved yet but we are on the right track. While it was raining DH ran another test and ran the hose for about 5 minutes around the corner from where the new trench ended. Water got in the basement so now the handy guy has to dig out another section, seal the foundation and do whatever else he did to the other side. We are hoping all this work will be the solution to a problem we've had since 2010.

Michelle, good to hear from you. I'm sorry about your cousin. As soon as I read she had lupus my heart stopped. I don't know how hard people have it with Lupus but since I have Lupus and thankfully I've only had one attack I consider the horrible experience easy compared to others like your cousin. Sending her lots of prayers and healing energy.

Sorry about your knee and work having fallen behind. You sure have an overloaded plate! You do have good neighbors and friends! A thank you gift is in order!
I really hope this new PT place is what I need. I've never tried almond butter. I love almonds so I should give the butter a try.
I'm sure you'll enjoy Captain America. It did great at the box office!

Laurel, great workouts. Your workout today wasn't lite. Trust me on this one please!
I hope this PT meets my needs. In my experience you go to PT for an hour. Once they evaluate you and design a program for you. The first thing you do when you get to your appointment is do some cardio (if possible) to warm up, then the therapist will have you do some exercises, then ultrasound, electric muscle stimulation, heat then ice. If I don't get this kind of service on Thursday I'll to find another place.
If you just went to PT to workout on your own and didn't even see the therapist, it doesn't count as therapy as far as I'm concerned.
I'm adapting to the natural PB very nicely which is surprising to me. After a while I'll probably graduate to the full fat natural PB.
I'm getting scared of IMAX3 now Laurel!!! If you think this one is tough I can't imagine what it will do to me!

Tami, I'm glad you had a great time with the birthday dinner! The meal sounds wonderful! Which Quinoa salad recipe did you make? Smart move to send the cake home with the birthday girl! Serious will power you have!
Great workouts today. I hope your Insane class was fun!
Tami, I really need to take care of my own needs cause the PT place is just there to make money. They don't really care about me.
The Intensity workout is tough but in really good way. One of these days I'll try the full routine. 75 degrees yesterday and ray all day today, tonight and then back to the 40's tomorrow!
Can't wait to hear how the kids do the next time you take them out for a walk with their new harnesses.
Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies – Insane-X last night was good, but again fighting the wind it just felt tougher to me! :noway: She had her sub go up in front for a couple of the rounds, poor thing. Just switched with her on the spot. I ended up in the very front row too . . . Yikes. She is having us meet her next week at the High School for a special “TOUGH” workout for those of us who feel brave! Ummm, what?! The gym is entirely under construction so it is the tennis courts or the high school track. :huh:
This a.m. was XT Bi’s/Tri’s + 100 Rep Challenges for each! Tonight will be Spinning.

Thelma: Such good news that you were able to sleep how you wanted and no achy shoulder blades! Yikes on the continuing water problem but like you say, they are on the right track so that is good. Almond Butter is very yummy! I think you would like it, along with your new healthy PB. Great job with your workout last night! Looks like you burned some cals
I made the Quinoa Lemony Chickpea Salad w/ Avacado. I think I sent you that one right? If not, I’d be happy too.

Laurel: Fantastic job with the workouts! :bigsmile: Always shake my head when I hear you do that “tri-fecta” of HiiT workouts. Outstanding :drinker: Glad you were able to preview a T25 workout. The first one we did where she incorporated moves I think I had shared that it felt like a slower/controlled insanity and I do really like the quality of that; when Katy shared they were easy a couple weeks ago she also mentioned she hadn’t previewed all of them and especially the more advanced workouts. ST’s infomercial makes them look a lot more challenging, so I’m anxious to incorporate more and hear more ~ thank s for keeping me posted! As I was doing my 100-rep challenges this a.m. I realized I didn’t answer you the other day, sorry about that! I’m very happy that you inspired me to take these on with the XT workouts, nice little addition and you definitely feel the burn at the end. Darn it on the house hunting by yourself. Is that when his new job will start? Mid June or does that give him a little time for the move and move in process?

Hope you ladies have a great evening ~ :flowerforyou: Tami

Hi Ladies! I came home a little late from work and was exhausted so I only was able to do an easy spin workout. Tomorrow is my physical therapy eval at the new place so I won't be going to my personal training class as the times conflict with each other.
My co-worker let me borrow her Insanity Program so I might give one of the workouts a try.
I thought we were home free with the rain but the water got under the carpet where DH didn't even bother to look but I happen to notice a dark spot on cement floor and when I lifted the carpet I could tell water had gone there. So fans and the dehumidifier are going all day/night. when I looked last night the coast was clear but it kept raining overnight and I heard that today the handyman had to run the house to figure out where the other foundation holes were? Don't ask! Hopefully we're still on the right path with this solution.
My shoulder blades are not bothering me! YAAAY! So it was really the way I was sleeping. The rotator cuff on the other hand is telling me it's still injured as well as my bicep. I have the feeling that I was so stiff all over the upper back, chest, neck areas that it was masking the real injuries. So it's good that this stiffness seems to be out of the way so the new therapist tomorrow can evaluate me.
I have to tell you real quick about my baby Bella. I am still injecting her for her asthma and now she gets up on a pedestal like scratching post so I can give inject her! She just lets me do it because she knows she'll get some kitty crack! This kitty crack is just freeze dried chicken. :laugh:

Laurel, awesome workouts! WOW! Your arms must be looking pretty amazing by now!
Sorry you have to go house hunting alone! That's not fun! June is just around the corner Laurel! This means that you'll be going to FL pretty soon right? If you can't find anything online the best thing is for you to go there in person. Are you searching online yourself or are you just going by the selections the realtor sends you? We looked at about 25 houses before we found "the one". Of course I found it not our realtor!
Laurel, we did get a lot of rain. we could've gotten more water in the basement but the corner where it usually happens didn't get much water. This water last night seeped in from the ground.

Tami, I'm glad your Insane-X workout was fun. OMG! That poor sub instructor! it sucks for her to have to be tested that way but that is probably the only way Katy can make sure she is going to be good.
OMG the workout at the high school sounds scary!!! awesome workouts for you today too!
I'm happy to be sleeping better let me tell you! The water problems totally suck! I'm going to have to try the almond butter. Does it taste anything like PB? I'm putting my PB on plain, salt free rice cakes.
I bet that Quinoa salad was delish! You did send me the recipe.
You won't believe this but I got a dog harness from someone in Australia. I never ordered it. I checked my usual online places like Amazon and eBay and there is no such order! There wasn't even an invoice. it's for a medium size dog and I think it will be too big for my big cat. I haven't had a chance to really look at it. but I'll try to figure out how to contact the vendor.

Good night ladies!!!
Thelma