Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies! We are finally experiencing summer temps, which has my energy levels soaring. How I ever let DH convince me to move from Florida to Alaska is beyond me! But I decided to take advantage of my 'summer' energy, and did an extra long workout today. I started with STS Disc 5/Back and Triceps followed by the STS Extended Stretch. For cardio, I started with the warm-up and cardio from XT Hard Strikes into yet another Cathe Live class. This one was from January and was a 50 minute kickboxing workout called Kick Punch Cardio. Super fun combo there! Then, for core, I did the ab section from Flex Train. Could have done more......but I got hungry. Now all I have to do is figure out how to replicate this energy in, say, December.

Laurie, no doubt having the shower done will be a relief. Hopefully you are able to enjoy it and have fun. Great job getting your workouts in through all of this. I guess it is good the post office is prepared for wedding invitations. Having one stamp just makes them look better than a string of mixed stamps across the top. I don't know why I cared how the envelope on my wedding invitations looked......but I did! I still feel that way about my Christmas cards, But over $2.00 to England is just crazy.

Tami, sounds like a nice 4th with Bernie and a nice chance to do a great workout. Glad you enjoyed that Fit Tower workout. It does sneak up on you with the barre work, that's for sure. Those are crazy temps for you!! I really hope they don't last too long because your part of the country just isn't set up to be as hot as Phoenix. Those kinds of temps start getting pretty dangerous actually. So I understand going home and getting your pup out of that heat. Poor thing. I'm headed to Colorado in a couple weeks to see my sisters and expect heat and fires. I clearly don't mind the heat......but the fires bring back horrible memories of our experiences in Colorado Springs. I hope your DH doesn't experience anything like he did that summer when the fires were almost on top of him. Just no good.

Amy and Thelma.....hope you are well.

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

Hi Ladies! I forgot to hit post reply last night! DUH!!! OMG the DOMS!!!! I have serious inner thigh and glute DOMS ladies. I feel the inner thighs with every step and specially when I go up stairs. On Wednesday I did XT B&T w/u, BB Bulk Arms, Walking on treadmill, stretch I went heavier on some of the exercises which was wonderful. Tonight I did XT CBS w/u, BB Bulk Chest, Walking on Treadmill, Stretch. I also went heavier with this workout.
I've been really hungry so I think it's time to up my protein consumption now that I'm lifting heavier.

My mouth is definitely a lot better which is wonderful. BTW, I managed to fix my cracked mouth corners with vaseline and the thick version of Eucerin. This always works for me.

Laurie, how exciting that your dd already moved to her new home! The wedding date is fast approaching! I had 2 questions for you last night. One was if she had mailed the invitations yet and the other one is if you'd had the bridal shower yet!! Great workouts BTW! Love that you're totally into yoga with this rotation!

Laurel, sounds like you had a wonderful weekend seeing the beauty of Alaska! Awesome workout combos! I was going to call my rheumy for an appointment and kept putting it off because I'm feeling better. I should get myself checked though.
You always crack me up with your energy levels. I can't imagine what soaring energy levels feel like but if you always do killer workouts when you're tired... workouts with soaring energy levels have got to be a heck of a lot more intense! Awesome job and I hope you find a way to keep those energy levels always!

Tami, those are insane temps! OMG! Thankfully we're having nice temps in the 80's and low humidity. Some rain tomorrow and possibly Saturday too. Sorry work is so busy! Seems that it never ends but on the positive side of things and that means job security!
I'd forgotten this is the time of the year when your DH does his fishing trips. He does work at the same place you do right? How does he handle the fishing time?
Glad you went home early to let Bernie in! Do you ever leave him inside while you're at work? Awesome workouts! I can't wait to get my FitTower DVD's! I really hope they get here soon!

Amy, I forgot to comment on your missionary work. So generous, kind and courageous of you! God bless you! I'm curious about the name of the town you're in! You've been in Mexico for a long time! Do you ever come back to the states? How close to the US are you? Do you have people from the US visit you?


Tami also looks like a fitness goddess!
All that up hill walking while carrying a weighted backup totally qualifies as a workout Amy! No wonder you were tired! I hope you're drinking plenty of water.

So glad you made yourself some riced cauliflower! I love that stuff! OMG I can't imagine how hard it was to spiralize the hard sweet potato and hard carrot! Laurie found a frozen riced cauliflower and sweet potato mix at her supermarket. That is an idea for you too.

Here is a recipe that sounds good and the ingredients should be readily available there. Are you familiar with the skinnytaste website? My favorite site for healthy and tasty recipes. On this same page you will find links to other cauliflower rice recipes
http://www.skinnytaste.com/roasted-cauliflower-rice-with-garlic-and-lemon/

Laurie posted this recipe recently and it is soooo goood!
http://www.skinnytaste.com/skillet-cauliflower-arroz-con-pollo/


We should have a glossary of all our abbreviations. It's easy for us to do so because we practically have the same workouts.
DH dear husband, DD dear daughter, BIL brother-in-law, DOMS Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Thelma

Hi Ladies ~ Went home last night and did KCM Muscle Definition and went HEAVY to stay consistent with my HEAVY training week. Was great. Bernie was very happy to see me and I bet even moreso tonight. It’s over 100° today!! No Spinning, I guess Katy has cxld the Friday night Spin until August due to low participation.

Thelma: Youch on the DOMS! Hopefully they feel better tomorrow for you. Fantastic workouts you have put in and no wonder you are hungry; feed those hard working muscles! Glad to hear you guys are having some good temps; hopefully ours cool back down next week instead of stay up there. Just too hot. I like nice weather forsure and not trying to complain, but its hot. Definitely job security here. I was asked to come in tomorrow and/or Sunday to type some policies since we are so behind so I will bring Bernie with me. Hopefully the A/C is working here tomorrow, its out right now. Very stuffy and hot as the day has gone by. DH does work here too but he is the marketing manager, so his job is to entertain clients and/or create new business. So he works with a lot of the builders and developers in our area. Fishing is actually part of his job when he goes. So it works nicely. IN the Fall, that is mostly his vacation time PLUS clients. So good to make extra money and get paid while doing it from his fulltime job. THANK YOU for the compliment you said about me to CP – so nice of you. Being a fitness goddess.

CP: Yum on the spiralized sweet potato and carrot. I bet it was a lot of effort; sweet potatoes are tough to deal with. I have always wondered how they do that with them. So good job and I bet it was delicious. I was laughing when you called me a fitness goddess -- thank you! LOL I work out typically 6 days a week. I do my “at home” workouts with the DVD’s in the early a.m. and then some days I add on a p.m. workout at the gym after work for extra cardio. OR if I slept in then I use the gym after work as my workout. I also play volleyball on women’s team in the winter and do some cycling in the summer. So working out is truly something I love.

Laurel: Way to go on the workout combo today! That IMAX Extreme workout is never easy, especially after a heavy leg workout. Did you clean house between reps? LOL

Hope you ladies have a great weekend ~ Talk to you on Monday!

Tami

Hi Ladies! I hope you had a great weekend. I didn't have a very good one as I was feeling sick. It's time to go see my rheumatologist.
On Friday when I got home I decided to take a little nap that turned into hours. Saturday we went up to NH for breakfast and then drove almost 3 hours to western MA where DH found a car he wanted to buy. I couldn't stay awake in the car. I slept almost as soon as I got in the car. This is exactly what used to happen when I was diagnosed with Lupus. Today I had another one of those symptoms I vividly remember I had in 2010. I kept getting dizzy. So dizzy that I had to hold on to something so I wouldn't fall. Each dizzy spell lasted a good amount of time. The room just kept on spinning. Energy levels are definitely low. Not happy about this.

I still feel the inner thigh DOMS but nothing like I did last night. Almost gone now!

Laurel, awesome workouts! That LGI8 rotation is a good one. Some day I'll be able to do it. Maybe I should do a BB version of it! I wish most days where days when I can't wait to get to my workout!

Tami, great KCM workout! Sorry the gym cancelled Katy's spinning class! Is that a first? I'm sure Bernie will love to have you home those nights. Wow, still very hot there. We've had nice temps here. Lots of rain on Friday and Saturday. I hope you didn't have to work too much this weekend. I bet Bernie loved going to work with you though. WOW! What a perfect job situation your husband has! So fortunate! You're welcome on the compliment! It's true!

Hi Amy, Laurel is our step expert so I'm sure she will have a good workout recommendation for you.

Hi Laurie! I hope your DD's bridal shower was wonderful!

Good night ladies!

Thelma

Hi Ladies! We had a great weekend here. Picture perfect weather for a change. DH and I were able to golf both days, which was so fun. Saturday we played the furthest north golf course in America. It was very rugged! It is largely built on permafrost, so subject to huge frost heaves. On one hole they had put a sign that the green had been built flat in 1996....and then the sign said 'good luck'. The undulations were probably a good six or seven feet in elevation change! Crazy to see that....and made me wonder how any houses are surviving built on permafrost......like our current house. But it was all in good fun that day with DH losing 10 golf balls to my 1! Sad when you measure success by how many golf balls you lost. Anyhow, yesterday was on a 'tamer' course, which was just picture perfect. Too bad my golf didn't match the course or the day.

I worked out both days this weekend. Saturday was STS Disc 28/Chest and Back, followed by Cathe Live Quick Fix Cardio. Yesterday was STS Disk 29/Plyo Legs followed by Cardio Core Circuit. And today was STS Disc 30/Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps followed by ICE Low Impact Sweat with Blizzard Blast and Icy Core 2.

Tami, hoped your weather cooled down over the weekend a bit.......especially if the AC at work wasn't working and you were there this weekend. That does not sound good! That's kind of interesting about the spin class because isn't that the same class that has gotten so busy at times you've had to sign up for it? But, as Laurie said, I suppose the nice weather has people outside. You made me laugh asking if I cleaned during those LONG breaks in the Squat Rack leg workout last week. No.....I stayed (pretty much ) in my workout room......but I did manage to do a crossword puzzle during those breaks. What can I say? I guess I just need to do something along with stretching during that time!

Amy, you ask a tough question!! Are you set on a step workout? If not, I would suggest Cross Fire, which was made at the same time as To The Max, but is floor (not step) cardio. It also has tabatas like To The Max but incorporates some weights as well. Do you have weights? This workout requires anywhere between 3lb and 15lb. Like Laurie said, X10 is a great workout that is actually 5 ten minute workouts (plus a warm up and cool down) that you can string together in any way to make as long a workout as you want. One of the segment uses the steps. But, again, all but one section use weights (8-10lb) and one section uses discs or a gliding tool for your floor. If you are looking for a step or cardio only workout that is intense but does not use weights, I would suggest Cathe's Tabatacise workout. This is another workout that has five sections (all about 5 minutes long), and you can choose how many to do. Much of the cardio is done on the floor but a step is used as well. Another good one is Cathe's Cardio Slam workout, which was from her latest series (Strong and Sweaty). Again, it is mostly floor work, with one section using a 4" step. And it also uses 3-5lb weights in some areas. And then there is one of my all time favorites....Cathe's Intensity workout. It is 30 minutes step, 10 minutes high Impact HiiT, 10 minutes Low Impact HiiT, and also has a bonus Bootcamp section that is floor-based with light weights. Those are some suggestions!! But there are so many we could recommend (like some of Cathe's Bootcamp workouts), so please let us know if you have more questions!

Thelma, I am so sorry to hear you aren't feeling well. I hope you get yourself checked out.....just to make sure you are okay. But those dizzy spells can't be good, especially with you driving to and from work every day. Please take care!

Laurie, so happy to hear the shower went well! I love that you had a Breakfast at Tiffany's theme. I bet that was so much fun. And knitting outside on a pretty Sunday after hosting your DD's bridal shower the day before sounds close to perfect! It's funny you have taken up knitting again after a long lay off. I just took up crochet again after years of nothing. I am working on a blanket. It is only about three inches wides right now (not even wide enough to be a scarf) so I have to get busy before winter hits! But it feels good to be doing something creative and crafty again. I watched the clips from last week's Cathe Live workout and Cedie is there!! I was happy to see her!! She looks great and was jumping high as always. Hope you enjoy Albuquerque next week. If you like Mexican food, Albuquerque has some great green chili!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies! Felt much better today. I have an appointment with my rheumatologist on Wednesday @8:30. Tonight I did XT CBS w/u, BB Bulk Chest, Jill Miller's Yoga Link: Shoulder Shape-Up. We are having really nice temps. Low 80's and low humidity. No FitTower DVD's yet!
Remember that course I agonized over last year? Well the time to take the exam is August 2nd. CRAP! No one is prepared. We all forgot about it and now we have to study. I'm not going to kill myself. I don't even care if I don't pass. I have yet to start studying.

Laurie, I'm so glad your DD's bridal shower was a huge success! I love the Breakfast at Tiffany's theme! I bet your oldest looked beautiful!
Sorry you hurt your knee again! It stinks when you have critters digging holes all over your yard. We have chipmunk holes all over the place it seems. Good idea to stick with yoga for now. Funny about Rocket being obsessed with the gopher. What a great idea to knit a dishtowel for your DD's home!
How exciting about your trip to Albuquerque! Have you been there before? I've never been. I'm sure it will be super hot.

Laurel, glad you had a great weekend and got to play golf again! Wow I can't even begin to imagine the terrain at that golf course. How do houses survive being built on permafrost? WOW!
Great workouts a always!!!!
The dizzy spell are scary because in 2010 I fainted after I got out of the shower. I landed on the tiled on the tile floor and my head missed the glass shower doors by 1-2 inches. I made quite a sound when I hit the floor. DH who was sleeping at the other end of the hallway woke up and found me on the floor.

Tami, OMG! I can't believe they have you working with no AC! That is terrible! It's a good thing I took last Monday off because the AC broke and thankfully they fixed it the same day. People said it was very hot in the office. I can't believe how it feels for you guys if y
haven't had a AC for days now. Can you do the work at home?
Awesome workouts! I don't remember you ever saying anything about classes being cancelled at your gym. I'm sure Bernie loved going to work with you. Good idea to put the fans in front of him! Your DH has a perfect situation with his job!

I've had a tough month that is for sure.

Good night ladies!

Thelma

Hi Ladies! Had a fun workout today combining two Cathe Live workouts together. These were both from last year. I started with a workout called 'Legs on Fire', which was a good circuit/cardio leg workout. It reminded me a bit of LIHI Legs but whereas that workout alternated between Plyo and weights, this added a third element each round incorporating disc work. When the standing work ended, I went right into a workout called Cardio Boxing and Plyo Legs. This workout alternated cardio drills with upper body boxing drills and finished with Plyo drills and lower body work w/weights. I loved this workout! Cathe really upped the tempo of the music on this one, which really made it tough through the boxing sections. I like that because it really kept my heart rate up. This is the workout I wish MMA Boxing had been. I am curious to do it again but without another cardio-based workout leading into it to see if it still feels as challenging, but based on today I would chalk this up as one of Cathe's toughest boxing workouts cardiovascularly. And it was only 40 minutes long, which is a great plus! Anyhow, after that, I finished with the floor work from the first workout (about 10 minutes), and added on the abs from the Steong and Sweaty series as well as the flexibility work from Shaun T.'s Asylum series (Relief). All together it was right at 2 hours.

Tami, wowza on the workout Sunday!! I had to read it twice to make sure I read it right......High Reps and that ME/BC combo together!!! My arms would still be on my workout room floor! But there you go, following it up the next day with PUB! You are a machine. Great stuff! I can't believe your AC is still out. That has to be miserable. I bet you can't wait to get out of there at the end of the day, just for some fresh air. Hopefully it is up and running before the next hot spell.

Thelma, I am so glad to hear you are feeling better.....but also glad you have an appointment. I can't believe your test is in a few weeks! You would think they would give you a little more warning. Just what you needed......more stress. Great job with the workouts. Have you contacted Cathe yet about the DVDs? I would if I were you. You definitely should have received them by now. If I got mine in AK, you should have yours from two states over. Her people are pretty good about responding to emails from her site based on my experience with them.

Laurie, glad to hear your knee is doing better. Sounds like the yoga is just the ticket right now.....working your body well, taking care of your knee, etc. We get the frost heaves on the roads too, which is what made this golf course so interesting....seeing how it effects land. So weird! There is a bit of concern up here right now because the permafrost is melting causing more heaves, and so there are areas that are showing more damage to buildings and such than usual. Yesterday I was reading about Bethel, AK where they have had to demolish a building because of the damage done. Kind of alarming actually. My sister taught me to crochet, and I tried to teach myself how to knit......with the emphasis on the 'try'. I've thought about trying again now that I am older and more patient. I prefer the look of knitting to crochet, so I think I would like it.....if I could figure it out.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies! I felt pretty good today. Tonight I did XT CBS w/u, BB Bulk Back, Treadmill, Stretching. I was really tired but forced myself to workout. I'm glad I did. I actually went heavier on some of the exercises which is wonderful.
I actually started studying this afternoon. I'm doing a practice exam which had something insane like 65 questions. I didn't get very far as it was late in the day I actually remembered some stuff. I was reminded today that the test is 3 hours long! Somebody shoot me now please!

I don't know what happened with my Cathe DVD's. I am pretty sure I ordered them. I know I even posted here that it was Tami's fault for posting the links to the video clips. I can't find any proof that I ordered them. I don't know how I paid for them. I wonder if I didn't want to log in and went in as a guest. I just checked our paypal account tx history and there is nothing there. Anyway, I just ordered the 3 DVD's. I got 20% off and free shipping.

Laurie, I'm so glad your knee is doing better! Great job with those yoga workouts! I can't believe the gopher chewed holes into your drain hose! I guess it is well protected in those tunnels you installed for him! LOL.
I hope you have a wonderful time in Albuquerque. Much easier to fly!

Laurel, what a combo! That Legs on Fire workout sounds really good! I'm glad you're enjoying that Cathe Live site so much!
We knew the test had to happen by a certain date cause we had a voucher for the cost of the exam registration. We put it in the back burner due to other priorities and forgot about it. The day of the test will be 8/2. But you're right about the stress part. I don't need this right now.

Tami, great job with that BC class! Glad Katy kept her promise of no running and that you guys got a little relief with the temps!!
They should install your software in laptops so you can work from home!
I hope I remember more than I think I do for the test. My boss has been doing some of the practice exams and he says the instructions for some questions are over a page long. They are cases that you have to figure out how to answer.

Good night ladies!

Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today I started my workout, which was upper body, doing all the Muscle Meltdowns from the ICE series. Yowza am I feeling that! But I enjoyed it, and while it took nearly 90 minutes, it really flew by. For cardio, I did RWH Plyo HiiT Two into RWH Low Impact HiiT Two, which made for a good, manageable combo after all those weights.

Tami, glad you enjoyed your return to Bootcamp! Bet Katy was happy to see you back. Thanks for clarifying on your Sunday workout. This morning, as I was struggling through these Muscle Meltdowns, I was thinking to myself 'how did she do that?!?' No doubt you could, though!! Glad you are a little cooler right now, but fingers crossed they get that AC fixed today. Hot is bad enough. Hot and stuffy......unbearable!

Thelma, great workout! I totally relate about the Cathe DVDs. I do things like that all too often. But I am glad you got them on discount and with free shipping. Sounds like you, in essence, got them for the pre-sale price. A three hour test is no fun.....especially with those kinds of questions! Hope it is all behind you on August 3.

Laurie, yikes on the water! Glad to hear it didn't damage anything, though. But what a rude awakening. Sounds like a fun work day......if the weather cooperates. We have been gloomy and rainy for three days now, and I am ready to get some sunshine back, for sure. Sounds like a great plan to get through the wedding and then test the knee. You have so much going on in the next several weeks, the last thing you need to risk is further injury. And yay on sleeping better! Boy, if I wasn't already sold on increasing my yoga workouts, that just did it.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, quick update. No workout for me tonight. I saw the rheumatologist and it isn't a lupus flare up. I also have Sjogren's syndrome which basically dries up your moisture producing glands. This is my secondary autoimmune disease. He recommended I rinse my mouth with a mixture of baking soda and warm water twice a day. Also prescribed a med to help me produce saliva. It could have bad side effects such as diarrhea, nausea, blurred vision, drooling, frequent urination, runny nose. He told me to take it when I'm home and never during a long flight/car ride. There are no meds specifically for Sjogren's. I read today that it affects older women more! Oh GREAT! In 2010 when I was diagnosed I had dry mouth but I hadn't had it since then. I guess I need to learn to live with this. I read too that drinking milk with meals helps. Milk helps with the moisture it seems. It doesn't say what kind of milk. Full fat? I only drink skim and I can't remember when was the last time I drank milk.

It's been raining like crazy! Flood watch warnings all over the place. This is why I got home so late and I had to stop at CVS to get my meds.

Something happened at work that totally made my day. Remember I was so upset about the guy at work who is clueless and made me lose my patience? Now every time I set up meetings with him to present his work I have to include his boss and another co-worker. Well the idiot did it to his own boss! It was a thing of beauty! LOL. She was so frustrated and didn't lose like I did but she was huffed and puffed throughout the meeting. She didn't realize she was doing it until after the meeting and I told her. I said I loved it because I knew that you were as frustrated as I was last week. She talked to my boss about the guy's work and I guess she isn't impressed. Remember how I agonized about taking the manager's position? She took it! LOL. I kept telling her that dealing with the people problems was horrible. She got all the problem people too.

YOu're all doing awesome workouts ladies!

Laurie, you're getting the rain too! We had a 'diversity day' thing outdoors today and they had to bring it inside because of the rain! That was a close call with your basement!

Laurel, I thought I had gotten the workouts at the presale price too but didn't bother to look up the price. I hope I do better than I think I can on that exam. I hope they let me drink water since I have dry mouth I need to keep drinking water.

Tami, glad you haven't lost your golf mojo! Good job! All I can think of is that I didn't submit the order when I thought I ordered the DVD's first.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Thanks for the tips. Sadly, shipping to here is crazy expensive so I will have to wait a little while. Meanwhile, I am experimenting with three apps: Fitstar, Nike+ Training, and YAYOG. I must say, I am not so crazy about the just-do-the-same-four-exercises a zillion times style of YAYOG so far...I may need to create my own workouts with that one. I will visit the States in about 3 months and will get new DVDs then, unless someone else from here visits before and can bring them to me. That is how I got my Cathe DVD in April.

Tami, I am glad that your AC is probably fixed by now. Here, I have gotten used to living without it. Temps are often in the 90's but only a few places in town have AC, and it is rare to see it in a private home. I use fans, drink cold water and try to stay inside in the hottest times of day. Thank you for the X10 tip! Can't wait to order it when I visit the States.

Thelma: I am also sorry to hear you were feeling sick, but I am so glad that you feel better now. Weird about the DVD mixup. Things like that happen to me all the time.

Laurie: Bridal shower sounds like fun! Also yikes about the flooding! Uff. Also glad to know you use your Fitbit to track your sleep. I have been enjoying mine so far. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since I got it.

Laurel: Your workouts...what can I say? W. O. W.

Great weekend, ladies!

CP

Hi Ladies ~ Spinning was pretty good last night considering only 7 of us were there! With these HOT sunny days it makes attendance very low as usual. Katy was upbeat and gave us a great workout though. This a.m. was High Reps and tonight I am going to head home to get the lawn mowed. DH might be home tomorrow evening so I want to make sure it is done. Otherwise he will feel the pressure to do it himself. Bernie will like having company an hour earlier as well. By the way ….. the temporary fix they did on the A/C yesterday is working! So I guess another part was installed and it is truly working! WooHoo.

Thelma: I am glad you were able to get some new medicine and hopefully it will help. Like Laurie said, the side affects (potentially) don’t sound fun, but maybe none of them will happen and you will enjoy the benefits instead. So great that happened at work and she was able to experience Mr. Challenging herself! I bet it was so nice to know he is not “your” problem. LOL

Laurie: Good that the city shut it down if the fields were in that bad of shape. As you have witnessed, even on a good day anything can happen. Yikes! I bet it felt nice to get some weeding done forsure. I can imagine with your rain it is all growing very fast. Great job getting in KCM Cardio Pump #1 …. I am sure it felt like a great workout even low impact.

CP: I can only imagine how expensive shipping is. I am sure you can find some online workouts like you have been doing to create some variety as well. Good that you will be able to purchase some in a few months. Yes, the AC is finally fixed and as you mentioned you have none I feel very guilty for even mentioning it. LOL

Laurel: AMAZING workout(s) today! My legs feel tired hearing about them. Love the name “Oh My Quad” for that Live workout. LOL As I mentioned above, it is working today. It feels so much better and not SO loud in here with fans going at every corner. I hope to try that workout one day soon. It has been on my mind (the muscle meltdown ALL combination) I will have to do it on a weekend.

Have a great afternoon ladies ~ Tami

Morning Ladies,

This morning I did Yoga Warrior Freed Warrior, this one was all about the hips. It is surprising me that these workouts run between 50-60 minutes, and the time flies. It may be because he has you hold the poses for a good length of time, so you are not constantly doing the same thing over and over. I can already tell a difference in my upper body, so I'm happy with that.

Amy, Well noe you have something to look forward to, and will love the workout(s) that much more. Have you looked at the Jillian App? From what I understand it is free for 7 days, so at least you can try it out. The workouts are suppose to be similar to her Body Revolution and Body Shred, depending on what workout level you choose. I like all the information that the fitbit app has available.

Laurel, Glad that you had such a great workout. Interesting that the live workouts are so tough, wonder if it is because she keeps everything moving along. Hopefully you are not to sore from today, but then it may be an upper body day for you today. After that upper body workout you did with the MM workouts, I have to wonder what you have created for today. Someone mentioned that the picnic was pretty boring, so I'm glad I stayed at work.

Tami, So happy to hear that they have functioning A/C, that has to be a relief for everyone. Great job with the High Reps and Spinning. I leave the lawn mowing to DH, I just don't like doing that chore. I stick to the gardening, which DH has no interest in.

Thelma, I'm sure that you will be experimenting with many different foods to see if they help or not. I love yogurt, and usually have it everyday. Guess Mr. Challenging will have to get on board with the program, he is really making it very clear to higher ups that he may not be cut out for the job.

Have a great weekend!
Laurie

Hi Ladies! Well, surprisingly, I am not at all sore today. And that despite a bad night's sleep. One of the problems with 24 hours of daylight is some people forget the time and do things like......mow the lawn......at midnight. Anyhow, our neighbor was loading a dirt bike on to his truck right outside our bedroom window late, and then came the thunder and rain and the sprint around the house to close the windows. So it was well after midnight before I got to bed, and was up with DH at 5:30am......full of energy. Weird. Anyhow, I reached back in the archives of Cathe Live and pulled out an upper body workout from 2014 called Strong Upper Body and Core. This workout is composed of super sets or giant sets for each body part with each set composed of between 2 and 4 exercises. You repeat each set three times (quickly) before moving on to the next body part. Good, tough workout. Since it was my first time through, I did go lighter in some areas than I could have, so I repeated the workout but doing each set twice. This ended up being about 60 minutes long, and my arms are done! The core work was pretty much like RWH Core 1, which was good. For cardio, I did Cardio Kicks which was the perfect intensity for today......and helped ease my arms up a bit!

Tami, great workouts, as always. I am so happy to hear the AC is working. I bet that takes the dread factor of going to work down a notch or two. Hopefully you get a permanent fix next week......and some cooler weather. I am sorry your DH isn't going to make it home this weekend, but at least the lawn is done. I used to love mowing the grass, but DH doesn't like me to do it for some reason. And since that is really his only consistent chore around the house, I don't fight him for it. We work together in our garden. We are really enjoying the little garden we have this year. We have had fresh lettuce for salads every night for a couple of weeks, and are starting to get some cherry tomatoes in now. It has been fun for a garden thrown together pretty hastily a bit late in the season.

Thelma, I am sorry to hear you are still not quite up to par. I think yogurt would be a great addition to your diet. Like Laurie and Tami have indicated, it is good for so many things. I eat a cup of yogurt every day. Hope you get some relief soon from the dry mouth.

Laurie, sounds like a great workout. I didn't realize those yoga workouts were that long! Great job with them, and, like Tami said, the idea they fly by is amazing. That has rarely happened for me and yoga.....just like Tami. Meant to thank you again for previewing Cathe Live for all of us. I don't know how much longer I will keep the On Demand portion of my monthly subscription, but Cathe Live is staying. I love the variety it is adding to my routine. I feel like I doubled my Cathe workouts over night......and that is a very fun thing!

Amy, hope you have a good weekend!

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Laurel

Hi Ladies! I hope you all had a great weekend. I was supposed to have been studying but instead relaxed way too much! On Friday I did XT CBS w/u, BB Bulk Arms, Spinning, Stretch.
I ordered a wobble board from Amazon.com because I read that they help with plantar fasciitis issues. I'm loving that thing! I found a leg/core workout on YouTube and did it on Saturday. I gave myself some nice inner thigh and glute DOMS! I followed the wobble board workout with XT CBS w/u, BB Bulk Arms, Treadmill, Stretch. I was able to go heavier on some of the exercises which is wonderful.
Today I did Popsugar Fitness belly & booty Cardio/wobble board balance and planks.

My cathe DVD's arrived on Saturday.
The saliva producing medicine is helping a little. Thankfully no side effects except for urinating a little more frequently. I bought skim milk and I'm actually enjoying the cold milk with my dinner.
We're going to have rain free week. 80's all week. it was pretty hot today.

Laurie, great workouts! Great news on the yoga workouts! I hope you have a great time in Albuquerque!

Laurel, I'm so glad you're getting your money's worth out of that Cathe Live membership! You're making want to join but I just don't have the time.

I'm glad I saw the doctor too and I'm so relieved is not lupus. I hope I am able to get my mouth back to normal soon.

Tami, glad you had a great time golfing! Awesome job with your workouts too! I'm sure Bernie is enjoying those walks!

Amy, great job with your workouts! So glad you'll be coming to the US soon and will be getting new workouts! So excitng

Have a wonderful week!

Thelma