Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies! We had a nice weekend here. Saturday was spent doing stuff around the house and running errands. Yesterday was an absolutely beautiful day on the golf course. I can feel winter coming already as the days start getting significantly shorter and there is a hint of chill in the air, so being able to spend some time outside in the sunshine was perfect.

I took Saturday off from working out, but started my 'Strong' week in this rotation yesterday was STS Disc 19/Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. For cardio, I picked a Cathe Live workout from 2015. This was Cardio Core Circuit Live. It was done in the same format as the Cardio Core Circuit DVD.....but was better. The cardio drills were somewhat similar, but what I liked about it was all the core work was done standing. It was not as much fun as the Cardio Core Blast I have done on Cathe Live, but I really enjoyed this workout. Today started with STS Disc 20/Legs, and I took it as heavy as I could. My legs were rubber at the end, so I followed it with STS Extended Stretch. And even then I needed another 30 minutes to get the 'wiggles' out of my legs! But after that, I was able to do X64 followed by the core work from Flex Train. But I think I am going to be feeling these legs tomorrow.

Thelma, great job getting some workouts in with all the studying! I have no doubt you will do well on the test, but it sounds like a brutally painful study process. I truly admire your perseverance with it. I don't think I have the mental discipline anymore to study for that long.

Laurie, sounds like a great weekend. I imagine your garden looks beautiful given all the work you have done this year. I bet it makes for a nice place to be at the end of a long day, for sure. Interesting to read more of the benefits you are seeing from the yoga. You have me (almost) looking forward to this winter when I will have time for some more yoga! The yoga I am excited about......the winter not as much.

Tami, so happy to hear you had a better weekend. Sometimes some good sleep is all it takes. Great workouts this weekend, which, no doubt, helped as well. Hope the heat doesn't get too bad for you this week!

Until tomorrow!

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

After work I decided that I should probably start cleaning the house before the week of the wedding, that way I don't have that stress to deal with. So I started with our bedroom, because I will need to have dd's dress pulled out of the bag so it can breath and not be wrinkled. At the same time I was pulling clothes that I'm not going to wear again. This morning I was taking my sweet time, and ended up having to do a short workout. I decided to do KCM's Trim Down Workout 1.

Tami, I'm so glad to hear that things are getting better, and that you kicked butt on all your workouts! You have a solid plan for this next week while your DH is gone, and Bernie will be super happy to get into the house with those types of temps coming. I hope those stay your way, because that really is hot. You are welcome, because I know all of you are kind enough to listen when I have a bad week.

Laurel, Way to rock those workouts, and the core workout really does sound like my type of core work. Everyone knows how I really don't enjoy CCC, and it is just because of some of those core moves. I have been noticing the season heading our way also, I have to wear a hoodie in the mornings when I walk Rocket. I also have to have my flashlight handy, because the sun isn't coming up as early either. You are seeing it a lot more than we are I'm sure. I think that you will have a lot of fun with the yoga once you start doing it on a regular basis. I know that it really surprised me, and I have not been doing it every day. I plan on doing a yoga workout daily by the time we start our yoga rotation. I should be up to the advanced level of these Yoga Warrior workouts by that time.

Thelma, Will have to buy that KCM workout when she starts the sale of her new workouts. I think that she usually offers her other workouts at a discount. Will have to check out the HasFit.com site, it really sounds like you had a great workout. I'm sending you all the positive vibes that I have for your test, so that you pass it the first time and don't have to worry about it. I like the sound of curve! The Gathering should be on youtube, I think that I remember seeing it there. It actually is a good yoga workout, because he doesn't forget to flow. He loves to hold poses, but I think that is important. He even tells you to go into down dog instead of doing a Vinyasa flow, it you are tired.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~ Another HOT day as the weather man promised ….. and still rising. I did go home last night and did RWH Lower Body Circuit, tonight I will do Upper Body Circuit. Love those workouts and love Circuit Week. I decided to move forward into this week of “Circuits” and will repeat upper/lower at the end. Bernie was happy to see me …. Such a cute boy he is. He lays right on my workout mat so I do everything and anything I can at the side or in front of my bench …. Its all about him eventhough he is in my workout area.

Laurel: Sounds like a wonderful weekend for you! Chill in the air??!!!?? Not here at all, we are in the thick of summer heat forsure. Even at 9:00 last night our A/C was still running. That CCC workouts sounds AMAZING! I would love that one. Fantastic job with your STRONG week thus far and the STS workouts too. Good grief you have put in some hours already and it’s only Tuesday. LOL Yes, the sleep and some good workouts were my key to getting my mind in better spot forsure. BUT I do again, thank you for listening to my “having the sads” moment.

Thelma: Great job on the workouts! Fun that you were able to try 2 new ones and liked them both!! Always good. Have high hopes and confidence friend …. You’re going to be a star on the test. You’ve got this. It will be so good to have it behind you. I can totally relate to you and hour DH’s schedule. . . absolutely. Yes, retirement is not even a blip on my radar right now; DH talks about his and doing the fishing trips as side money at that point. LOL Which would be great and definitely keep him busy.

Laurie: Can’t even believe the wedding is so close! How is your DD holding up? Good job getting in even a short workout … you got it in and that is great for your body! I need to remember some days when I have hit “snooze” I still have time for a little short one. Yes, Bernie was wagging his tail and happy to see me last night. He likes to also lay right in front of the A/C vent. Hilarious but well deserved I think. When is KCM “new” ones you were talking about coming out again? September?

Have a great evening ladies ~ Tami

Morning Ladies,

Since I am going to have my hair pampered by my dd today, I spent some time last night cooking for her last night. I'm still a mom, and she is missing some of her favorites as far as food goes. I made taco bake, which is her favorite casserole dish. She requested the Scotcheroos. I cut a few of those up for DH. , and I only will allow myself one. This morning I did Yoga Warrior Compassionate Warrior, absolutely loved this one.

Laurel, Awesome job on your workouts! Nice that you could try out that boxing/kickboxing workout. Interesting that the live one isn't as fun as the DVD, but you still enjoyed it. I think that I would enjoy that live CCC workout more for sure, since I really don't enjoy the rolling around option. Yep it is wedding month! DD was over at our house on Saturday, and she was fretting about how much she has to get done. She was on her way to her bachelorette day. By the time she left our house she had a different attitude, and had a great time with her friends and cousins. I have been the one to lift her spirits when she is starting to feel overwhelmed. I think that is my job, and I'm trying to do as much as she will let me. This girl will probably wait until the last minute. Wow seven minutes every day is fast, no wonder you where dreading that aspect.

Tami, Great workouts! I'm glad to hear that Bernie was really happy that you where home. All of our dogs have loved laying on that yoga mat. It got to the point that Cami had her own personal mat to lay on. I still have the mat, but I don't think that Rocket likes to lay down where I have it placed. I suppose I will have to move it one of these days, so that he can lay on it too. I'm a little surprised that dd isn't more stressed than she is, but I think a lot of that is because she has a wedding planner. She doesn't have to worry about anything on the day of the wedding, because the planner is setting up and taking down. I was so stressed about my flowers when we got married that I was crying, but I haven't seen that yet from dd. KCM is filming in September, and I think that she starts her sale either right before or right after that.

Thelma, Great job getting a workout in, doesn't matter if it was a short one. Still sending positive test vibes!

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~ Last night I did RWH Upper Body Circuit + Core and today’s workout is KCM Lean Body Circuits, which is always a great one! Heading home after work again. So hot and now the “smokes” from fires in Washington State have blown over. Not fun for that part of the country forsure.

Thelma: Oh my goodness about the wrong test! I am glad you get to “re-take” the correct one. You are going to pass forsure. Poor thing, no sleep and tons of stress ~ you must be beyond tired. Hope you are able to sleep well tonight.

Laurie: So sweet of you to pamper your daughter with some homemade treats and dinner. I bet she will LOVE it! Your DD is so lucky to have a wedding coordinator, that takes so much pressure off I have heard. If I was to do over again I would have figured out a way to pay for one. I did it all myself and it was very stressful. I think they like the mats because a) they are near us and b) its cool to lay on. Great job getting in Yoga Warrior this a.m.

Hi Laurel

Have a great afternoon ladies ~ Tami

Hi ladies, I was hoping I'd be able to get a second workout in tonight but too tired for that.
I can't just go take the exam tomorrow. We were given a free voucher for the exam when we signed up for the course. So I have to wait till they tell me they'll allow me to take the exam for free. I hope I can take it sometime next week.
I ordered the new Cathe series tonight. This time I made sure I got a confirmation!

Laurie, awesome job with your yoga workout! AWWWWW you're such a good mom making your dd's favorite foods and for helping your oldest to feel better about the things she has to do before the wedding.

Tami, great workouts! OMG with those temps and the fires!

Laurel, what a combo! WOW! Great job!
I love the Fit Tower workout I did last weekend. I hope to get to the other two and want to check out FT rotations too. I just downloaded the FT user's guide.
I couldn't believe I managed to get a workout in this morning after the terrible night I had but I knew I needed to move in order to feel alive.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Another gloomy day with another early morning spent trying to convince myself to workout. I finally just plugged in DVD, found the longest premix and hit 'play'. That DVD was Cardio Slam, so it ended up being a great workout! I really enjoy that one and find the doubled premix actually pretty manageable. I followed it with the Strong and Sweaty Core and, for flexibility, Stretch Max 1.

Thelma, I don't blame you for not working out last night after the day you had. I hope you can take the test soon so you don't have to re-study everything. But like I said yesterday, your brain will probably enjoy a bit of a break between tests. I pre-ordered the new DVD's this morning too! Really looking forward to them.

Laurie, glad you enjoyed your time with your DD. This was probably your wedding cut, which probably made it all the more enjoyable. I think you mentioned she will be doing both your and your oldest daughter's hair on the day, which I think will be so much fun for all of you. I was laughing when you said I need to get to work on Cathe Live. I have done quite a few of them twice now. But at the pace I am going......with Cathe adding new workouts each week......it would take me over a year to do them all once. I don't think I will ever do them all, but, again, I love the variety they are adding to my program. I was going to mention something about Cathe and the new workouts, though. I don't know if this is caused by Cathe prepping for the upcoming filming or what, but she looks remarkably fit and strong at the moment. Cathe, of course, always looks fit, but right now......just that much more. That's one of the reasons I decided to preorder the new workouts today. Not that I am trying to enable you or anything....... . But I will keep you all updated if she gives any hints about the new workouts.

Tami, hope you are staying cool.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, tonight I did two HasFIt.com workouts. Back and Biceps and a 12 minute ab workout. I didn't care too much for the back/bicep workout because they did a reverse grip bicep and deadlift trisets that were more of a squat. I don't like the reverse grip biceps because I can't go heavy. I definitely won't be doing this particular back/bicep workout. I chose that workout today because I forgot to take the ipad to the basement with me and I didn't have the rotation with the links to the workouts I'm supposed to be doing. I was too lazy to go back upstairs to get the ipad after I'd dragged myself to the basement to workout. That won't be a happen again!
I still don't know when I can take the exam. Tomorrow I will take things into my own hands and will get on the phone with the exam center just to see what my choices are.
DH and I will go to NH for brunch on Saturday so even though I have to study I will allow myself a break.

Laurie, I"m glad you had a great time with your dd. Congrats on doing the last workout of the Yoga Warrior program!!
It really was unfortunate what I went through with the exam. I wish I could've passed it though. I could've had another certification under my belt.

Laurel, good for you for getting yourself to workout! Great job!
I'll be studying this weekend again. Got more study materials from my boss.

Tami, I think mowing the lawn in the heat counts as a workout! Bernie sounds so cute!
The mental strain I went through and that I have to go through again! YIKES!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies - I hope all is well with you, and I will do my best to catch up. I started a month strength training program called Hasfit. http://hasfit.com/muscle-building-program-at-home/ Each workout is only 20-30 minutes, so I thought I would give this a try since I go back to work soon. So far, I like the program. My lower back is not too happy with me, so I am going to stretch some more. I saw that Thelma had done a little of the program, too. As I read through your posts, it sounds like Cathe has a new series coming out, so I will head on over to her website after this to check it out.

My kids start back to school on Monday, and my youngest starts kindergarten. She is so excited. I start back at work in 2 weeks, but I will be going in next week to start prepping. I really hope I can handle working full time and taking classes. I am still enjoying my graduate program (I submitted my first big paper last week and am waiting patiently to hear back from both instructors).

I hope it is not a problem coming and going like this. I don't want to officially leave this group because I think about you all when I am planning my workouts. I will continue to pop in, if that is ok, to say hi.

I don't think you all realize how helpful you have been to my fitness journey and getting back in shape. We are strangers, but you all have really helped me......more than you know. So, THANK YOU!


Thelma - Fabulous job on your workouts. I am glad you are liking some of the Hasfit workouts. I agree with the reverse bicep curls....I don't care for those, and yes......their deadlifts are more like squats. I know there is a different form for squats vs. deadlifts, but it still felt like all squats. My lower back isn't too happy with me because of it, so I may not do their back video with legs the following day. Your story about taking the wrong test is crazy! Geesh.....it's kind of funny, but then it isn't. What would have been SO cool is if you had passed it. I just saw Laurie's post to you about KCM having some youtube workouts. I keep thinking to buy a couple of her 30 minute workouts to help me this fall.

Laurie - Wonderful job on your workouts and getting all that yoga in! Congrats on finishing the yoga program; that is wonderful that you enjoyed it and want to start it from the beginning. I started doing some home yoga stuff this week; my hip flexors, groin area and lower back are starting to get really tight. So, I need to bring yoga back into my training. How are things going with your knee? I read in your post to Laurel that it is feeling better. Are you having to still watch what you are doing with weights? Are you getting excited about the wedding? It's wonderful how you and your dd got time together while getting your hair done. I am having fun taking my dd clothes shopping for kindergarten. It's so different having a girl. My boys fight with shopping; she loves it.

Tami - As always, fabulous job on your workouts. I am in awe with what you do! That is great how Katy didn't want to lose you because of having too much running. That says a lot about the type of trainer she is............she listens to her clients. I love how Bernie lays on your mat while you workout. My dogs start off staying away from me, but they start creeping closer and closer throughout the workout. I am quickly glancing through the posts, and unless I missed it, are you on break from volleyball?

Laurel - Amazing commitment to your workouts, as always. That is great you are loving the fit tower workouts. I saw in one post you are in the strong week of your rotation. Did you restart the rotation we were all doing a few months ago? Or, do you have another rotation you are doing now? How is DH liking his job? (if you have this answered somewhere.....I missed it.....sorry). I hope things are going well for you in Alaska.

Until next time.......have a great day!
Becky

Hi Ladies ~ After mowing in the 97° heat I decided that was good. All I wanted was a shower, I should have done a workout first but thought I wouldn’t venture out to the yard if I didn’t do it immediately when I got home. LOL Today’s workout is S&S PHA to end the Circuit Week … always love this one and find a way to mix it in often. This weekend I will be getting in some good workouts and going in to work again for some more OT. Was planning on it but was also asked by my supervisor so it’s forsure and most appreciated by them. I'm appreciating the extra $$ on my pay checks forsure.

Thelma: Great work dragging yourself downstairs to get your workout in. Despite it not being your favorite, hopefully the abwork was good. Hoping you are able to get some answers on “when” the next exam will be for you. Have fun with your DH at brunch on Saturday!

Laurie: Excellent work getting in Rock’m Sock’m boxing this a.m. Glad you all agreed that mowing was enough …. I was sweating forsure and dying of thirst partway through. So Bernie and I took a quick break and went back out. My shower felt wonderful afterwards with all that grass sticking to me. I bet Bernie and Rocket would be great friends. I am pretty sure there are low impact options on Cathe’s new workouts; I think I read that as well. So great to hear that your tricep push-ups have improved from all those vinyasa yoga moves! Definitely a bonus. Sounds like your DD will have a busy time getting everyone ready for the wedding but glad she has had practice of what that day can be like. LOL

Laurel: Awesome workout combo! Sounds like it was perfect and I bet you were so glad you did it. The gray and cool temps would definitely have my motivation down too. Great job keeping on with what you do no matter what Alaska brings at you. Probably all our talking about the hot weather and fires here put that in your mind about your dream to Colorado Springs. Not fun forsure. Here’s hoping things improve …. Air quality as well right now for many people who suffer with breathing issues.

Becky: So glad to hear from you and YES!! Of course it is absolutely fine to check in whenever you want … whatever works for you. We are here when you can chat and I do love seeing your posts and workouts on the thread. Excellent job finding something that will work into your schedule, especially as school begins. You are a busy woman. Thank you for the kudos on my workouts and you as well inspire me, so thank YOU. Volleyball is on a break until beginning of November. We play November – April.

Have a great weekend ladies ~ As always, but I don’t thank you enough I appreciate all of you and your day-to-day encouragement. So glad I had a better week this week Tami

Morning Ladies,

On Saturday I did Yoga Warrior Versatile Warrior, and helped DH with the landscaping part of the deck. On Sunday it was gloomy, but I got in YW Responsible Warrior, and pulling weeds/cleaning the house. We had intermittent rain yesterday, and I had to stop pulling weeds because of it. DH and I decided to go to the home improvement store to get the last of what he needed for the landscaping. He is down to electrical for my frog fountain. This morning I was a little more adventurous, and decided to do ICE Metabolic Total Body. So far so good with the knee, and I was good with the weight selection. I used the same weights Cathe used. Will be doing the next yoga workout after work.

Becky, Awesome that you can check in with us when you are able, I have no problem with that at all. Glad that you where able to find that HasFit program, and that it is working so well for you and the amount of time available. LOL about shopping with your dd, mine always had fun with that part of the school year. The shopping for supplies was harder. I'm really loving the yoga, and the fact that I'm getting more flexible everyday. Really enjoying Rudy's style, he doesn't make any of these DVD's so complicated that you fear coming back to them. The only thing that I have been avoiding with weights, is with the lower body. I have been doing light or no weights for the lower body work. Didn't want to put to much pressure on the joint, and it seems to have worked really well. This is the same knee that I had problems with when I was doing to many step workouts, and just this morning I realized that it feels the same. I'm getting very excited for this wedding, I went shopping yesterday and purchased a clutch. So I'm all set with accessories.

Laurel, Sounds like you and I are having the same type of weather. Great job with your workouts and now I would love an updated version of MIS! I love that workout, but tend to avoid it because it is older. Does she use a barbell and dumbbells like in MIS? That is a very long workout. Interesting information, and probably something that is a good idea. I just tend to go for an hour, but maybe will try that option out at some point. It is only once a month. Right now everything new to try with workouts is going to be after the wedding.

Tami, Great job on your workout, and mowing the lawn in that heat! I don't blame you for opting for the shower. Those extra overtime $$ really come in handy. I'm probably going to be doing that when we have our shutdown. I have to get a stockroom organized, and I only have a week to do it. At least the shutdown is after the wedding too. Everything seems to be that way. I'm very glad to hear that you had a much better week this week, and nice that we all where able to help you during it. If I didn't have you all, I probably wouldn't have thought that I could do something else when the knee flared up. The last time I had the knee issue, I just stopped working out.

Thelma, Well not doing your test study, you got in some good workouts. Sounds like you found some great workouts on HasFit too. Now I really have to check out those workouts more since both you and Becky like them so much. KCM will have all the premixes from her workouts on the youtube channel also, I forgot to say that. It makes me think that she might be charging a subscription.

Here are a couple of pic of the deck, DH really did a awesome job. We did everything that is in the front of the deck this weekend.






Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, tonight I did HasFit Legs, 8 Minute Abs, walking on treadmill, stretching. I had a really good workout tonight. The ab workout had me almost in tears. It was good! The HasFit instructors are a husband and wife team.
They wear the same outfit during all their workouts. All workouts are free.
I need to lose a few lbs before our vacation next month! Remember the 6lbs I gained last November? I'm still trying to lose them. I've lost 2 of the 6 lbs. Hopefully I'll be able to lose them before 9/2 when I'll be with my sister! LOL.
This morning when I woke up the temp was 53 degrees. The mornings have been very crisp lately. Fall is definitely in the air! We've had a very cool summer which I love. More rain moves in tonight and it will continue through tomorrow.
I finally heard back from the exam center. They'll let me take the exam for free. I was asked for 3 dates/times I wanted to take the exam on in order by preference. My first choice is next Monday morning. I don't know when I'll take the exam but it will be next week.

Laurie, great workouts! I'm so glad your knee didn't mind the ICE workout! I LOVE your deck and what you guys did around it! WOW! Great job! Please post a picture of your frog fountain when you get it going!
If KCM is going to have her premixes on her YouTube channel then she might charge for the price of admission.

Laurel, glad you got out on the golf course. Wow that was a long game but like you said people are trying to make the most out of the last few summer days you have left in the season.
Great workouts! I think it's a great idea to start planning your next rotation. I must've missed that rotation Laurie posted but I like the idea of doing each week for 4 weeks. It will make you feel better to have a plan given you were worried about gaining weight now that you live in Alaska.
You might find a few HasFit workouts you can add into your rotation.

Hi Tami and Becky!
Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies ~ Sorry I missed you yesterday. Weekend was really quiet again without DH but Bernie and I spent a lot of quality time together, he’s sure my little pal. We went for a walk on Saturday a.m. before the heat and smoky air boiled in. I ended up cleaning and running errands later in the day and then Sunday I started with HEAVY week and did LIHI Back/Bis/Shoulders XTreme premix, yesterday was Katy’s BootCamp, which was a little different format, but good. Reminded me a little but of Insane Abs + Heavy squats, KB swings and cardio with the bench + we also ran the stairs in between rounds. DH arrived home yesterday so it was nice to see him and he was very happy to be home. Today’s workout will be Insane X after work, I woke up a million times last night so when my alarm went off I was not ready to get up. So tomorrow will be LIHI Legs.

Thelma: Congrats on the 2lbs down! That is great. Sounds like a nice plan for your next exam. Give it a little time and the weekend to study. Great job with your workouts and the HasFit workouts sound like you are really liking them.

Laurie: Your deck looks AMAZING!! Such a great job you guys did on that and I love the lights too. Looks like a perfect spot for a.m. coffee or evening glass of wine! LOL Great job with your workouts and the Metabolic Total Body addition, glad your knee felt good for that. Yes, I love getting the checks that have our OT hours on it.

Laurel: Sounds like you had a gorgeous and much needed weather weekend in AK! Yay for that and the golf too. Fabulous job with your workouts on Sunday and yesterday as well; as always …. Some tough combos! OMG it was very hot mowing last week. I am happy DH is home so he will be up next. He will be here now until end of September when he leaves for his Fall season. I ended up just working on Sunday and put in 4 hours. Was glad I did because I would have been very far behind yesterday. Didn’t get to what I had originally planned but that’s ok.

Have a great rest of your day ladies ~ talk to you tomorrow! Tami

Hi Ladies, no workout tonight. I came home late from work and was mentally dead. I had to spend about 3 hours in the afternoon with this woman who is very difficult and I had to work very hard mentally to not lose it with her. I think that left me mentally drained. I just couldn't get myself to workout.
DH and I continue to be very distracted with the retirement idea. We've decided that we will start getting the house ready for the day we decide to sell. This means start getting rid of things. So tonight we started by emptying out a bookcase. These were books that I've read and many books I will never read. At least not any time soon so it doesn't make sense to keep them. The attic is kind of our storage room but it is finished and can be used as a bedroom. Right now it's a mess. It's full of things that we definitely don't need since some things have been there for years and we haven't needed them. Talk about out of sight, out of mind! I think I will enlist my aunts to help me with this clean up task in November when they're here. Now I have an incentive to start getting rid of things we don't need and I have a long time to do it. I will need the time because I'm going to want to see everything that's in those boxes.
I got my exam confirmation email for Monday at 9am. I will definitely be studying this weekend. I have Friday off. I may ask my boss to see if I could have Friday as a study day. Not sure I will get it this time though.

Laurie, so glad your knee continues to tolerate the workouts. I'm glad you're not going to push it until after the wedding. Great job with the yoga workout! These HasFit workouts are actually causing me DOMS. Clearly coach Kozak ( It's kind of weird that he calls himself coach) is doing different moves than the ones my body is used to. This is the change my body needed it. Thankfully because I do a lot of stretching and massage with the lacrosse ball my DOMS don't last too long.

Tami, great workouts! I'm glad you had a good weekend and that things went much better with your DH this time!
Thanks on the 2 lb loss. I had a goal to try to burn through workouts at least 400 cals a day. So much for that tonight!

Laurel, nice workouts today! That live workout sounds awesome!
Thanks so much for those encouraging words on the weight loss and for reminding me what I've been going through this year. Wow that is a big change in temps from one weekend to the next! Will you cover the vegetable plants at night in case of frost? It would be sad to lose the veggies due to frost. Let me tell you it doesn't take much to damage the tomatoes. I wonder if you could make some kid of an A-frame kind of tent with sticks and then throw a tarp over the sticks to protect the plants at night?
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Hi Ladies ~ last night’s class was a good one. She (Kathy) is meeting with the head trainer tonight to put a plan in place for a Tues/Thurs. Insane X at our gym. With that being said, she has a plan of doing a Circuit/HiiT/Killer Combo together for both nights at 3 weeks then change it up. So it was a minute of: Mtn Climbers, Burpees, Candlesticks (stand, roll down backwards, legs shoot up and as you roll forward you stand up without using your hands) it is similar to that move Laurie loves on the CCC workout with Cathe. LOL, Bicycle Abs, Planks w/ variations…. Then you do a combo of 21-15-9 of 3 strength moves but repeat the first part before moving on to the 15 and before moving on to the 9. Then Repeat but change the 3 strength exercises. So it was pretty tough stuff. We were told to grab HEAVY weights; I think only a few of us listen to her on that. LOL Today was LIHI Legs and headed to Spinning tonight .

Laurel: Fantastic job with your STS and Live workout yesterday! The combo of all of it sounds really tough but great! So good you extended the rotation, its hard not too really. It can just keep going and going; especially for subbing in whatever workout you want for each style of week, like I have been doing. I love the variety of that and with your help and Laurel’s on which ones for those couple weeks I was stumped on it has made it really nice. I would have to look and see exactly what week I am on. I just keep going and going. I am sure here pretty quick I will decide what “else” I would like to do.

Thelma: I can imagine the drained feeling you must have had. Sometimes just a REST and no workout is good for your mind/body as well. Love that you and DH are starting to go through some things, regardless of retirement plans it feels great to get rid of things you aren’t using and/or needing. Thank you on the workout kudos and DH. I think last time it was a combo of both of us being tired and the transition of being back into a couples routine vs. our own. He is very thankful to be home and enjoying it until his next season starts up (end of Sept). Which will be here before we know it.

Laurie: Another great Yoga workout! I bet your flexibility is noticeably different to you nowadays?!?! Sorry about your DD, it is so natural for that feeling and I am sure she is doing really well. So good of you to take whatever you can off her plate. Good on you for enjoying that wine on your new deck. Our weather is still 90’s and gray/brown skies of smoke. Its awful for sitting outside. Supposed to cool down into the 80’s next week. No sign of clear skies for a while though.

Have a great evening ladies ~

Tami