Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies! Another good workout today. I started with RUUB Triple Biceps. Then, for cardio, I did F/S Mixed Impact Cardio into Cathe Live 200 episode. Erika mentioned a couple of weeks ago how tough that Live class is, and she wasn’t kidding. Talk about rapid fire! It went so fast there wasn’t any time to even check the clock.....which I am prone to do every now and again during tough workouts. Four rounds of four exercises, each round repeated five times and each combining cardio and compound moves. All done in 44 minutes. So good!

Tami, great plan on your workouts. I hope you get a chance to take the weekend off and enjoy doing something else. But you are right about the real estate market. Busy=good. Not busy.......not good at all.

Thelma, great workout! I was thinking about re-ordering my workouts as well to out shoulder before back instead of after chest. That chest workout uses a lot of shoulders. So I think I will try the order of shoulders, back, biceps, legs, triceps and chest next week.....or something like that. Hope you are enjoying your long weekend!

See you Monday.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

The drive in the car was HOT, but we made it. We left Lansing about 6:30am our time, so that we could avoid the majority of the heat yesterday. The temps are suppose to go back to normal today at some point. No workout on Saturday and Sunday, when we got home we went to visit DH's parents. His FIL isn't taking his meds, so DH has to deal with that today. His mom is looking really good, and is in rehab. I think that she will be there for a good week or so.

This morning was GHUTV Sweat and Sculpt Circuits. I will be doing GS Chest & Back when I get home from work.

Laurel, Awesome job on all the workouts, and that you could get a chuckle while working hard. That Live 200 class sounds tough, and I do the same thing with workouts that are tough. That clock seems to go slow sometimes, but I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it so much that you didn't have a chance to look. Dang on the roof not being done yet, hope that you are able to get out of the house for a while. I'm sure there will be lots of hammering with the new roof being put on. I can do 20#, but only with a low amount of reps. Say 6-8, otherwise I have to go down in weight.

Tami, Sounds like some good workouts. Glad to hear that your temp employee is familiar with the title business, that really does help.

Thelma, Great job on the workouts. Nice that you where able to do so well on the shoulder work, you probably did your parts correctly for your body. I thought I didn't do that well this weekend, but came home with no change in weight. So I must have done better with food selections that I thought.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~ I had a pretty nice weekend, Saturday was a little bit foggy (will explain in a moment) and then yesterday was very nice. My in-laws came over along with my step son and his girlfriend and little 3 year old. Weather was nice and so we BBQ’d, sat outside and enjoyed. I did RUUB Chest + MM Chest & Blizzard Blast yesterday. No workout this a.m. but will go to BootCamp tonight. BACK tomorrow.

Thelma: Fabulous job with your workouts! WOW what a step that would be. Making a decision to move is always huge but if you are both on board and excited for it you will make it happen I am sure. Plus you wouldn’t have to be at your job anymore! BONUS. We have an expert in moving here in our group for support!

Laurie: Glad to hear you made it home safe & sound. I’m sorry to hear about the continued struggles with your in-laws; but good your MIL is looking good.

Laurel: Sounds like a very nice weekend! Fun getting your container garden going forsure. Being outside and a little golf as well. YAY. Excellent job on the workouts! Those cardio workouts sound tough being back-to-back.

So here goes my foggy bit of news (aka: shocking) :

So on Friday my mom was in so much pain in her back she could hardly move. Her heart was racing through the roof and she called my sister who of course came and got her. After spending the entire day in the ER and into the night running x-rays, CT scans, etc. they have found that her back is so sore because she has two cracked vertebrae. She also has a 13 cm tumor in her lung and a smaller one behind her liver. They are not certain what caused the crack in her spine but it could be the pressure from the tumors and/or they are hoping it isn’t lesions from cancer/tumors, etc. The first step is keeping her out of pain so she is on Ibuprophen and has a back brace. Kris called this a.m. to get appts started. First one is to do a biopsy on her tumor in the lung. They said most likely next week will be the earliest. She will also do a Pet Scan maybe later this week and then another biopsy on the tumor behind her liver will be after the lung tumor biopsy.

Kris said due to the pain in her back and the horrible coughing she is going to have zero independence for a while. Luckily Kris was supposed to be on a family trip this week and off work. So mom is there all week. Kris canceled her trip to Australia and Bali in July so she will be available. I am on “standby” right now waiting for what is next. I have no idea what in the world is going to happen but as you of all people can relate I am scared whitless. Of course I will keep you all posted.

Thank you in advance for listening.

Tami

Hi Ladies, tonight I did Fit Split Boxing BC w/u, S&S Ramped Up Upper Body Triple Biceps, Treadmill, Stretching. I had planned to do shoulders but my shoulders were a little tight this morning.

Laurie, nice combo today!! We've had warm temps here too. Not loving it! The office was super hot today. I felt like I was having hot flashes all day long.
Sorry about your FIL not taking his meds.
I think it was a good move to leave the shoulder workout till the end of the week. Good job with your food choices over the weekend!

Laurel, glad you two had such nice weekend! You definitely need to get those plants acclimated. We've decided not to do our usual annuals this summer. It feels so wrong not to have our usual annuals in the front of the house but DH is already in that 'we're moving' mode. He ends up watering the plants because I get home so late from work so I won't push the issue. I did convince him to buy 3 plants for my hummingbirds which we put on the deck.

Awesome workouts! Was the rise and shine yoga workout a long workout? I discovered her Cardio Core Flow and that was a lot of fun.

OMG Laurel, now that the move seems imminent I am scared. It's such a big step! I always say that I won't have a hard time getting used to not working but now I'm scared. I know DH will keep working if he needs to as long as possible. I do wonder if that will be enough financially. I wonder if this is the right place for our forever home. All of a sudden I'm having all these doubts. I'm driving myself nuts! You're right though in the fact that we don't have a set deadline for figuring out what our move date will be. I hope my employer allows me to work remotely as they have done with another person in the past.

I can't remember if you did your own packing when you moved to Alaska? You have a lot of experience packing and I hope you give me a lot of packing/moving out of state advice when the time comes.

I was really excited about the shoulder workout not bothering my shoulders. On Friday my shoulders felt well rested prior to the workout.

Tami, glad you had a nice weekend too! Awesome job on that killer chest workout!!

OMG Tami, I'm sorry about your mom! I can just imagine how scared you are for her. Thank God your sister was in town and was able to help your mom! Sending lots of prayers to all of you and healing energy your mom's way. Please keep us posted.

Moving out of state without jobs is a very big and scary move. I would feel much better if DH had a job before we moved.
How wonderful that you have an expert at moving! If you can get any advice for me from that expert I will appreciate it very much!

Hi Erika! OMG, take good care of yourself! Definitely take it easy with your workouts for now.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Another good workout today. I started with RUUB Triple Biceps. I put on my 1# wrist weights and used them throughout (including with the band). It felt great! Next week I may try to add 2#! For cardio, I did my last ‘new’ spin workout, which was Cathe Live Spin Those Wheels. Another really fun one. But now I have done all the spin workouts available to me at least once....until Cathe films more. But I love that it took me six months to get to where I start repeating!

Tami, I really don’t know what to say. Your year is reminding me so much of the one I had two years ago, and that makes me wish I could take away all the pain and fear. I am so glad your sister is with your mom. I won’t even say ‘don’t worry’ because I know that is impossible. But I will say this.....take care of yourself. You have been and are going through a lot. So if you need a break from something—anything!—give yourself permission to take it. And hold on dearly to anything that gives you stability (you all know how workouts have played that role in my life). I am so glad you got to spend some time relaxing this weekend. I will be praying for the absolute best news to come from the tests. Huge hugs my friend.

Erika, so sorry to hear about the heat stroke. Thanks for checking in because I was wondering about you yesterday. Sounds like you are taking care of yourself in the right way.

Thelma, great workout. That Rise and Shine workout was less than 30 minutes. It surprised me because I expected it to be slow moving, and it wasn’t. But I was really sore before starting (which is why I was looking for something gentle), but when I finished....I felt great. Hence the 18 holes of golf that followed. So I do recommend it, but not if you are looking for something really gentle. Anyhow, I so understand all your concerns about both your job and moving. I gave up a nearly 20 year career....because of moving too much! So I really do hear you. But I suppose I can also say there is life on the other side of all the disruptive changes. The hardest thing about giving up my job was figuring out who I was without a job. The hardest part about moving is, well, actually doing the moving! We packed and moved ourselves from Colorado to Florida and then, also, within Florida when we moved into our new house. So I do have some tips and pointers for packing when you need them. I will suggest this.....try to focus as much as you can on the ‘why’ behind your change. Of course, the ‘how’ is important.....like how will we finance this, and how will we pack and how will we live once there. Those details often overwhelm and take away from focusing on the ‘why’. For instance, a ‘why’ may be ‘so when it comes to watering our flowers, DH and I can do it together and I won’t be stuck at work’. My biggest issue with moving to Alaska (no question about this at all) is there was no compelling reason for me to do it. In other words, I had no ‘why’ outside of something DH wanted for his career. But in terms of the quality of our life outside of his job.....it just wasn’t and isn’t there. But I have found when I have a good reason, I can adapt to and learn to love anything. Just some thoughts.....

Laurie, great workouts! The good news is they moved the dumpster yesterday, so I am free to roam around Alaska again. The bad news is.....this roof is taking forever. I hope your weather calms down a bit. I am sorry to hear about the flooding. Hope that stops soon.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, tonight I did Fit Split Boxing BC w/u, S&S Ramped Up Upper Body Triple Chest, Treadmill, Stretching. I was really tired so I took long breaks between sets.

Laurie, great job catching up with your workouts! WTG!
I think that moving timeframe is too soon. Two jobless household members is not an option as far as I'm concerned. We will use movers for sure.

Laurel, fabulous combo and congrats for having done all the spinning workouts Cathe Live has to offer!!!

I am starting to think we're thinking with our hearts and not our heads about this move. So I agree with you that we need to focus on the 'why' first. Is it the right time and the right place?
DH is very good about tracking our expenses so he has asked our Financial advisor to see if this is possible or not. Thanks so much for those words of wisdom!
We will be doing our own packing but not the move. We will hire someone to move us. We know we will buy a house in GA before moving and we hope our house will sell quickly. We live in a town with a good school system. People come here to reproduce, put their kids through the school system and move the moment the kids graduate from high school.
We definitely love the idea of spending more time together as opposed to being dedicated to our jobs.
I can understand the huge sacrifice you made by moving to Alaska knowing that there wasn't much there for you. I hope you're still thinking about moving next year or the very least taking a vacation outside of Alaska!

Tami, OMG BC included shoulders and chest after the killer chest workout you id on Sunday! You must be hurting! You should do shoulders on Friday! Great job!
I am glad your mom has her procedure appointments already scheduled for next week. Keeping your mom, you and your sister in my prayers and hoping for the very best. Definitely take good care of yourself. I know you already do but sometimes during difficult moments, we don't feel like doing anything.

Hi Erika! I hope you're feeling better!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! I did a pretty tough workout today. I decided to reach back to an old Cathe Live lower body workout (from June 2014) that I have wanted to try for some time but just haven’t. It was Cardio Leg Blast with High Step. This workout was tough!! Think Cathe’s toughest lower body workout.....and add a segment of cardio on the high step. That’s pretty much what this was. After the warm-up, it was cardio on the high step, followed by metabolic lower body work, followed by loads of squats and lunges, followed by floor work. All with little to no breaks for nearly an hour. Tough, tough stuff. So I took a good break after that and then opted for what I hoped would be a lighter cardio, which was Cathe Live Cardio Kickboxing and Cardio Barre. This was about 35 minutes of kickboxing-ish moves (part of it was more hi/lo cardio than actual kickboxing, though), which was fairly moderate. This was followed by high intensity drills (15 minutes) of cardio using the barre for stability. I absolutely loved this section! It was intense, but I loved the use of the barre. So while the workout was a little more intense than I hoped going into it, I ended up enjoying it. Now I am wishing for a Cardio Barre DVD in the future though.

Tami, great workouts. I bet your upper body was feeling that BC class, though. I am glad your mom has her tests scheduled. This has got to be a very scary time for her, so it is good she will get some answers soon. I so completely understand about needing to choose when to go visit. I know for the last year my mother was with us, I was in a constant state of uncertainty about when to go and when not to go. If I could recommend something else, it is to not feel guilty for the decisions you make with this. I have no doubt your sister and your mother know the depth of your love and dedication, even from a distance. So don’t beat yourself up for being further away. Easier said than done......I know. Again, huge hugs and all my prayers headed your way right now. I am here for you if you ever need anything.

Thelma, great workout. I mentioned earlier on the shoulder workout that next week I may take it slower so I can go heavier, and what I am thinking about is doing just what you did.....adding longer breaks between sets. I think I will do that next week on all the workouts, focusing more on heavier weights, and then going back to normal pace the last week.....just to shock things a little bit. Again, thank you for recommending we do this segment in four week increments because I am absolutely loving playing around with these workouts right now. Anyhow, about moving. I definitely agree with the decision to do your packing and let somebody else do the moving. Hopefully you can find a company that will allow you to follow the truck from one house to the next. I wouldn’t do it any other way, to be honest. I know you want to make the right, logical decision on this. (In fact, your decision making thoughts sound so much like the constant dialog in my head, it is amazing). But don’t discount what the heart wants totally because it matters as well. My DH still asks me what I loved so much about Florida. Well......nothing really about the actual place. But what I loved was how I felt in my life there. It wasn’t about Florida. It was the life I was living there that made me happy. Again, just some thoughts. I’m definitely not trying to push you into moving if you are not ready......just trying to give you some food for thought. And, yes, we are still hoping to move next year. And we have a vacation to Hawaii booked for September!!! Since we chose not to move there, we decided we could at least visit. So time for me to work on getting a beach body!

Laurie, great workouts. I was thinking about that GS Legs workout today doing that Cathe Live workout. I was playing ‘which one is tougher?’ in my head, and was comparing the Live workout with GS Legs, Leaner Legs, Legs and Glutes. I’m not sure which one of all those is tougher, but they are all tough enough!! Wow, I am happy to hear Kelly has already filmed!! Love the sound of the Step Boxing workout. I will definitely be looking into that. I am so surprised every time we switch things up a bit how my body reacts to the changes. This past nine months of changing workout focus every month or so has really been eye opening for me. Again, so glad we are all doing this together. It has really broadened my workout horizons, that’s for sure.

Erika, hope you are feeling better.

Until tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Got in the shoulder work after work, so glad those are short. This morning was KCM's 30MTF Plateau Buster and then I added on the additional stretch from that DVD. I felt that I was needing that.

Laurel, WOW on that first workout, it does sound like a tough one. Cathe really does know how to torture with that high step. Nice that you enjoyed that barre type workout, guess you need to suggest that one for a future DVD. I too am really glad that we are doing this variety, I'm actually loving this phase for summer. It may become my go to summer workouts, because I can keep them short but work that muscle by going as heavy as I can. Incorporating other muscles makes other muscles so fatigued doing something else, that I don't think I see the benefit as much. I know I'm rambling, but I think everyone gets what I'm talking about. That is a good question on those leg workouts, they all seem to make my quads and calf muscles scream at some point during the workout. I'm looking forward to the Step Boxing workout also, because the RAW one she did is fun.

Thelma, Dang on being busy, but if it makes it so you can enjoy your off days then it is understandable. Glad I could be of some help with the moving situation. I'm sure that you and your DH will work through some important issues while making those lists. I'm so enjoying going heavier than I usually would on these workouts, so may try your idea so I can go heavier than half a pound. Enjoy your Friday!

Tami, Hope all is going well with you!

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~ I'm here Sorry I missed you all yesterday. I started writing everyone and then just got busy and didn’t get a chance . . . Today’s kind of the same so I will check in tomorrow forsure! So lets see, no am. Workout yesterday but I did go to Spinning and it was a pretty fun class. Small but fun. All women so Katy played her favorite “pop” music. So this a.m. was Giant Sets Legs (x2) and no workout tonight.

Tomorrow will be shoulders and then Sat I will do Bis/Tris and a Stretch.

Great workouts ladies! TGIF tomorrow 😊 Tami

Hi Ladies, tonight I did Fit Split Boxing BC w/u, S&S Ramped Up Upper Body Double shoulders, Treadmill, Stretching. Another long day at work. I had to finish my sprint planning so I did the double shoulders as you can see.

Laurie, great workout. I bet the stretch felt great! We definitely will be working on those lists! Try going heavier on the first set and take and listen to your body on the following sets.

Laurel, great combo today. I can't believe you're not sore after yesterday's combo!
It really stinks that I had to work long days so I could have Friday off but having a long weekend makes it worth the sacrifice!
I hear you on the comfort. I want to live in a safe town where I will feel safe at home. I want privacy and I'd prefer not to be close to any neighbors. Finances do worry me. Not so much because I'll have to become a recovering shopaholic but because I want to feel safe financially in case of an emergency.

Hi Tami, great job with those workouts!!

Hi Erika, so glad you're feeling better and back to normal workouts! I know that I no longer enjoy high impact workouts. Cathe's fancy step moves are not my fave. I am afraid I'll fall off the step!

Have a wonderful weekend ladies! We'll be going to my BIL's on Saturday for my SIL's 60th bday celebration. I'm going for a pedicure tomorrow.

Good night ladies!
Thelma