Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies, I tried the Travel Fit DVD tonight. I've had it for a while but just now I decided to go for it. I obviously couldn't do the pushups or planks. I did do some of the overhead shoulder moves but not with the bands as I was afraid I was going to have the wrong form. I used small hand weights which allowed me to control the movement. There are certain exercises that I hate to do with bands such as tricep kickbacks so I used dumbbells. I did start with the green band and then I switched a blue or red band.

Hi Tami, TGIF!!! :drinker: I'm sorry your Insane-X class is cancelled till further notice! At least you enjoyed the new spinning format!
Great job with the Rockin Knockout workout. I'm sure spinning will be a lot of fun tonight!

I really wish I could keep this other trainer Tami. He would really kick my butt which is something I expect from a trainer. PT is really going great. I feel great after doing the Travel Fit workout and that had a lot of upper body. Ian one of the therapists told me I could do lite shoulder presses. He said I should do them with my back against a wall so I could feel my shoulder blades. I didn't do the wall part but I did do the shoulder presses with dumbbells. I miss those kickboxing workouts! Punching is not in my future just yet. My vacation will be big test for my shoulders.

I could NEVER wear those minimalist shoes. I have seriously flat feet and that would kill my plantar fascia. The shoe thing has been very frustrating and expensive. I even wrote to Asics asking about the shoes. They say the Gel Forte replaced the Evolution 6 shoe. I can tell by looking at the new shoes that they don't offer the support I need.
Those Brooks felt like I was wearing blocks. The foot bed just felt like I was walking on a piece of wood.

Tami, I made the KT tape last on my feet all week! I actually took it off tonight because of my pedicure. Of course once I took it off I was afraid to walk. I felt so insecure so I walked carefully to the car and the nail salon because I had flip flops on. Not the flat ones but Orthaheel ones. After the soaking my feet in nice warm water and the massage my feet feel great. No tape on right now or tonight. I made the tape last by wearing socks that would go above my ankles so they could cover the tape. I like the fact that there was no glue residue on my skin after having had the tape since Sunday night.
Thanks on the weight loss. I really am proud. It's taken a lot of work and dedication. I just wish I hadn't gotten injured but oh well! I did my last shopping spree in the attic two weeks ago and I've had to buy some new clothes. Specially new underwear.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Quick check-in but wanted you to know I haven't forgotten you! Last week was crazy busy, and this week will be too as we start are travels back to Florida on Thursday. DH's retirement dinner and ceremony went very well last Thursday and Friday. A bit bittersweet, but I am looking forward to the next chapter. It was great seeing our families together again as this is the first time since we've been married!! :noway: All in all......a very special time.

I have managed to workout every day since I have been back in Colorado except yesterday. Actually yesterday marked my first day off of workouts in nearly three weeks! But today was back at it. I have been trying to get two workouts in a day, and today was Lower Body Blast and Supercuts. Good stuff! Well, I must admit all that working out this spring seemed to work as I got so many compliments on my fitness (most especially my arms) from people attending the dinner and ceremony. :noway: :blushing: Slightly embarrassing......but it also made me feel good. :ohwell: Of course, we are eating out every night and even with smart choices, I am beginning to feel all swollen up. So I am looking forward to getting back home, back to my food, and back to my routine.

Tami, I am sorry to hear about the Insane X class. I hope they pick it back up in the fall. And I hope your husband is okay! What a horrible injury. That must be so painful, and I hope he is continuing to improve.

Thelma, I can't believe how soon you are leaving for Ireland!! I bet you are so excited. I hope you have a great time. Congratulations on the continued weight loss. I hope you can find some good shoes soon. I am sorry to hear about the Brooks. Hopefully the Asics will be better.

Michelle, really hope they got your AC fixed! That must be brutal! I can't believe your youngest is already 8! :noway: Where does time go? Sounds like a good celebration. Hope your knee is feeling better!

Laurie, sorry to hear about the thunder storms. We have had our share as well. In fact, there was a very rare tornado warning for the base yesterday as there was a tornado on the ground up in the mountains just west of us. Tornadoes in the mountains are very rare. But we just got lots of rain and thunder/lightening. And cold.

I will check in more when I get a chance. Hope you are all well!

Laurel

Hi Ladies, I trained with the new trainer and he is awesome. If I ever told this guy "kick my *kitten*" like I told Sarah the first day I trained with her he really would've done! LOL Too bad I am injured and can't train with him to the max. I have a session scheduled with him the day after we return from Ireland. I think I will have 2 sessions left after that.
The plantar fasciitis is still there but it's better.

Saturday I did Cathe's Lower Body Blast. I stayed shallow with the lunges and since there were so many of them at times I did other exercises like squats. I did about 170 squats of one form or another during the workout. I was feeling it the next day! :laugh: Sunday I did my usual spinning.

Michelle, you are one busy lady! WOW! How do you do it? The birthday party sounds like it was a lot of fun! Sorry about your AC! I hope the tech fixed it for you! I hope you're able to find the time to got to PT. When do you see the ortho again?

Laurel, how nice to hear from you! Good for you for not having stopped your workouts during the hectic moving time!
I am so glad your husbands retirement party and ceremony went well! I am sure you were the envy of the party with your beautiful arms! Congratulations! All that hard work sure paid off!
I hope the new ASICS arrive here before our trip.


Tami, great workouts as always. Sounds like you had a great weekend. Sorry about your husband's elbow. Hopefully the ortho will have good news for hi.
I am not sure I will take the Travel Fit DVD with me t o Ireland. I'll just use the gyms are the hotels. I taped my feet last night and I used alcohol wipes. The tape stuck but I put it on too tight. I didn't feel it last night but I felt it today. MY foot was getting strangled! I got the compression socks I ordered from Amazon today. One pair is really good the other pair doesn't offer that much compression. Either that or their S/M size it too big.
I definitely have new cute undies and bras. Nothing new in the outfit department for our trip. When I've been to Ireland it's rarely hot. I've only had one hot day during my two visits. Now that I check the 10 day forecast it looks like the day time temps will be in the mid to upper 60's and nighttime temps in the 50's. Of course there is no humidity and it is so windy at times that it's not going to be warm. They always seem to have north west winds too. I'm thinking pants is the way to go.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Evening Ladies,

I just finished up Results 10 Days to a Better Body Upper, and Met-Rx 180 Stretch and Refresh. I don't know what happened yesterday, but after I got my hair done, I came home ate dinner and fell asleep. I think all the driving this weekend finally caught up with me. I did manage to get the Lower Body workout done on Sunday, along with 10 Min. Solutions Ultimate Bootcamp Ab Attack.

My youngest 4x200 team didn't make it to the finals at state, but they did manage to break their school record in that race. She was very happy about that. Guess they get their names displayed at the school, until someone comes along and breaks their record. She is also finished with school on Friday, and starts her new job at the garden center on Saturday.

The oldest dd got a new job also, and it is full time. She is excited about having some normal hours.

Tami, I'm glad to hear that your dh is able to wait until the fall, it sure wouldn't be good to have that get in the way of his fishing season. WTG on the workouts, I kept seeing how well you where doing, and getting mad at myself for not getting my workouts in. It should get better around here now that the youngest isn't in school anymore. I was super happy that we where able to see her run. Got sunburn, but it was worth it.

Thelma, Sounds like a great workout with the new trainer. WTG on all those squats! Glad to hear that you PF is getting better, and that you are taking it easy. I don't know how my legs would have felt like after all those squats though.

Laurel, That is great that the retirement party went so well, and that you had your family there too. I'm sure you both will have some adjusting to do, but that just makes it more exciting. How cool to get those compliments on your fitness, that shows how hard you worked. Today was the final installation to fix our cable. That lightening strike we got pretty much took out the cable boxes.

Michelle, I feel for you, and hope that you got your AC fixed quick. Can't imagine those temps without the AC. Sounds like you are super busy. You will be on the mend soon, and kicking all our butts.

Have a wonderful evening,
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~ Insane-X was a sweat fest forsure last night :noway: The format was 5 min rounds (so 5 exercises at a minute each) w/ a 30 second water break in between. We did a stretch and warm-up beforehand, which she usually doesn’t do much of. This a.m. was Kelley-Coffey Meyer Plateau Buster. This was one of the two that I bought this winter and hadn’t tried this one yet. I liked it :bigsmile: I ended up going heavier than KCM in most of the exercise (but not all), which made my HR get up there forsure. So all-in-all I am happy with both Plateau Buster & Shape Up. Similar formats on each but Shape Up is faster with tabata drills in between and PB is slower with cardio drills in between. Tonight I am getting my hair prettied up so no Spinning.

Laurie: Must be on the same “hair” schedule! :laugh: Great job with the workouts. I bet you were tired, driving wears me out. DH can drive & drive and not think anything of it. I get home and feel like I need a nap :frown: Congrats to your DD’s team for beating the record!! :drinker: That’s great and hopefully it won’t be beat for quite some time so she can have her name up there for a while. Sounds like they will both be having a busy summer with work! Is the youngest excited for her job? Thanks on DH’s arm; yes it is a good thing that he can postpone it until Fall. He said he will wear some kind of an elbow brace though so if he bumps it when he is out in his boat he won’t be sent to the moon in pain :noway: It will be a tender spot for a long time I’m sure. Thanks for the kudos on the workouts …. Appreciate that. I always feel like you do amazing workouts too :flowerforyou: I know how that feels when you just can’t get one in for whatever reason (aka: life activities, work, or being MOM) and you want to so bad. Like Thelma said, give yourself credit for all the workouts you do get in forsure …. But I’m glad that it is slowing down for your shuttle bus and activities so you’ll get right back into the workouts. It will feel amazing.:drinker: :bigsmile:

Thelma: Great work with PT last night it sounds like. Yes, bummer on the shoulder blade but good that you know what’s happening there and can work on it. How nice you were able to work from home today. Funny how packing can side track a person into cleaning their closet. :huh: :laugh: That’s amazing you will have nice weather while you are there. I always feel like it is a bonus to have nice weather on a vacation. WOW! This Saturday. I knew it was coming right up. Awesome you will be able to workout and try something new even while on vacation!! :bigsmile:
Yes, I look forward to the FAST class changing formats to the BootCamp style and mixing it up a bit. I think it will be a good class. My trip is very quick …. I will only be there from June 19 – 23. My mom and I will be flying into LA on the same day and nearly the same time, I will wait for her and then we will rent a car and head to sister’s. DH will fly in the next day after his work’s big Anniversary event he has to go to. I’m glad he will be there for the weekend anyway. Thanks for the video links, I will share these with my BIL. I don’t think he has done much to try and help his situation so far :ohwell: but I think now he will. It’s hurting a lot.
Thank you for your enthusiasm and support for sweet Emma … I’m feeling so much better knowing she feels better and looks better with her new haircut. Bernie grabbed on to my little 3LB dumbbell this a.m. and marched off with it. I tried to snap a picture but he had already put it down ~ very funny moment! He was hoping my workout was over & it was time to eat breakfast. :laugh:

Talk to you ladies tomorrow – :flowerforyou: Tami

Hi Ladies, tonight I did a new DVD: Chris Freytag's Walking Cardio ShapeUp. It actually got my heart rate elevated. I liked it and it's a good workout for those days when low impact is needed like tonight! Well I overdid it with with the spinning last night. The PF is acting up on my left foot. It bothered me all day long which got me totally depressed. I massaged at work with the tennis ball every chance I could. I did heat when I got home and iced after the workout. It does feel a little better now. I have PT tomorrow and will spin but not too fast!
My left calf was super tight and it's the reason why the PF is acting up. I could feel the tightness creeping up my calf this afternoon and that is when I knew it was tight. After my workout I did myself a deep tissue calf massage and I found they mega knot on the calf. It hurt trying to knead out the knot. I do feel better so I HOPE I'll better tomorrow morning.
My shoulder is feeling normal again.

Tami, awesome workouts! That KCM sounds really good! I bet you loved the Insane -X class!
The shoulder feels normal again. Hopefully my foot will be better tomorrow.
The new sneakers arrived!!! Just on time for my trip. No breaking in necessary.
Tami, we'll be on vacation at the same time practically! I hope you have a great time.
I am making good progress with packing. At least my tops, sleepwear, socks and workout stuff are all folded up. I've started to work on my toiletries. I have these small containers and I've made a good dent on the little containers I will need. Tomorrow night I'll start the actual packing.
I think the new and improved FAST class will be something you'll love.
I just can't tell you how happy I am about Emma's noticeable improvement. OMG! Bernie is one funny dog!:laugh: I can't believe he took your hand weight! LOL

Laurie, another fantastic workout combo!! Great job! I hope you enjoyed your kid free time tonight!
I've been working my legs pretty good lately. shoulder is better today. It feels that it's right where it needs to be. I can't tell you how badly my closet needed to be cleaned of all those clothes I've not worn in years. I wish the charity drive will go till the end of the month but it ends tomorrow and I just don't have time to do more "closet cleaning". I hope you and your DH can go to Ireland some day. I really would love to live there. Scotland is another place I'd like to visit some day.

Good night!
Thelma

Hi Ladies ~ This a.m. was High Reps with Cathe …. Tonight is our company BBQ. I would say it is more for the Realtors but she invited staff & spouses too, so that is nice. The weather is a bit on the “iffy” side. Not supposed to rain but cloudy & windy.

Laurie: Sounds like you and DH are slowly moving into being empty nesters :ohwell: I have a friend at work who will be having one of her kids go off to college and she has no idea what she is going to do. She is so close to her daughter and his “lived for her kids” .. her youngest is a boy and will be home for a few more years but she is so close to her daughter. It will be hard I’m sure. I think you would like the KCM workouts; Shape Up does have most of the cardio burst with the step though just so you know. Yahoo for our rotation starting! :drinker: :bigsmile: I figured you guys would start on Sunday ….. I will catch up to you when I return and double up on a day or that following weekend I will be caught up. I’m excited to do that new one.
As many times as I tell myself not to feel guilty when I miss a workout I STILL do :blushing: …. So I’m right there with you on that feeling.

Thelma: Sounds like a good new workout for the stack & perfect for those days your foot might be bothering you. Dang it on that left foot flaring up on you – hopefully tonight it is better. Yahoo on your shoulder feeling normal!! That’s great news. I’m happy for you that your new shoes arrived in time for your trip. Sounds like you are very organized for your trip, always feels good to be ahead of the curve on that vs. packing right before I think. DH doesn’t mind throwing his bag together the day of …. Drives me crazy! I like to know I have everything; but I’ve learned if I start packing too soon I pack too much so I give myself just a couple days ahead. LOL Yes, Bernie is a character forsure ~ gotta love him!

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

Afternoon Ladies,

Our company has a summer policy that you can leave early on Fridays, so I took advantage of it. I did the Results Lower Body workout and Jillian's Kickbox FastFix Workout 3, which is the core workout. It reminded me of a tamed down Insane Abs. :laugh: Still ended up sweating buckets. DH and I are on our own again tonight, oldest is working and youngest is at her friends (who is a boy ) she still is not calling him her boyfriend. :laugh: Hey she is still young, she doesn't have to decide those things yet.

Tami, Yep I do believe that we are headed into that direction. We have to remember what is was like the first five years before we had children, and all the time we didn't spend at home. :laugh: Of course we were eating out and being with our friends more. I think there is only one couple that has a daughter that is younger than ours. I feel for your friend, that has to be hard. It makes you kind of crazy when you don't know what they are doing when at college. Hope that your company BBQ was fun. I saw that you where going to be going on vacation when the rotation starts. I'm sure doubling up will not be a problem for you.

Thelma, Great news on the foot. WTG on the weight loss, every little bit is a bonus! :drinker: Funny how we want to get as much done at work before we leave on vacation. I just know that there will be a ton of work for me when I get back. Nobody does my job when I am gone. :laugh: We have one guy on military, and another is getting married next weekend then going on his honeymoon. I will only have to do one report for him, and my boss will probably never be in the office trying to take care of what this young man does. I like the DVD, because they are only 35 min. workouts, and Cindy Whitmarsh does one min of weight work, and one min. of cardio. I use heavier weights than Cindy, just to make sure that I feel the burn.

Have a great evening,
Laurie

Hi Ladies :bigsmile:

Good weekend of workouts ..... Saturday was STS Total Body and yesterday was Cathe's Afterburn (always a great one)! This photo I changed out is of Bernie with my little 3LB weight that he carried off the other a.m. too funny! Today's workout will be the new FAST/BootCamp class. Interested to see if she changes it up at all this week or not.

Thelma: Have a fantastic vacation!!!! :flowerforyou:

Erika: So great to hear from you! Congrats on getting that new job :drinker: :bigsmile: That's awesome. Anxious to hear all about that when you get a chance. Very nice that you fostered another sweet pup. Sounds like you are busy as always and keeping up with those cute boys of yours. Hang in there!

Laurie: Nice job with the Chris Freytag workouts! Sounds like you really liked them. Those are the new ones of hers right?
Just making sure since I was copying my workout notes today off my computer ... the rotation I sent you that we are doing together is: 4 MONTH STS/LIS/XTRAIN/METABOLOIC ROTATION ~ is that right? :blushing: :laugh: Week #1 looks like this right?!?! I couldn't find my e-mail to you so I wanted to double check ....

Week #1:
Wed: STS Disc #1 (Chest, Shoulders, Biceps)/Med Ball Abs-60 minutes
Thurs: STS Disc #3 (Legs)/Extended Stretch-67 minutes
Fri: Crossfire/Core premix-64 minutes
Sat: STS Disc #2 (Back and Triceps)-56 minutes

I'm SO looking forward to this!!!! :drinker: :bigsmile:

I will check in tomorrow ~ Hope you ladies have a great evening! Tami