Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies, I felt a little better today so I did a low impact Leslie Sansone workout. DH seems better too which is great. Thankfully we don't have the flu.
DH and I did pack two more boxes tonight and strategize about how we would move the heavy things between the two of us. We have these big, heavy bookcases we use in the basement for storage which we will take with us. I suggested we move them into our shed in the next few weekends so we don't have to do that the day we have to pack the truck. This way they'll be right next to where the truck will be parked. He booked the truck tonight.
8 work days left! As emotional as I was about giving my notice, I firmly believe it was one the best decisions I've ever made. I think this is the reason why I'm feeling better/braver about the move to GA.

Laurie, that boxing & drills workout sounds fun. Is it one of the paid ones? Great job!!
I noticed too that the shipment notices went out before the actual shipment date. I hope we get them next week. Step ups or Jump-ups? I will not do jump ups/down. Those are scary. I can deal with step ups. I'll have to check the previews.

Laurel, fabulous workouts! I can't wait to be able to do my workouts with the doors open! I'll be able to do that given that the lower deck is all screened in.
Thanks for sharing your moving experience with trucks. As soon as I shared what you said with DH he changed his mind about doing it one day. Thank you!
You are so fortunate about those trails being safe. A couple of co-workers told me about an app and website called meetup.com where you can meet people in your area with similar interests. I am going to check it out for sure.

Tami, glad you enjoyed your BC class and that your DH is doing so much better! We take meds as soon as we feel sick. I think this is the reason why we are both feeling better today.
I am thrilled or you and your DH going to Hawaii with your friends.
DH used to have a timeshare. We did get a few awesome vacations out of it before he got rid of it.
Will Bernie stay with the grandparents?

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with Bulk Shoulders. For cardio, I did Cathe Live Low Impact HiiT Cardio into Cathe Live 200. That latter workout remains one of my favorite Cathe workouts ever and is so tough! I love how it just flies by. I guess the sunshine this week has had me in the mood for some intensity.

Tami, I am so happy to hear your DH is feeling better. Like Laurie said, I love the way you encouraged him to focus on health. When my DH was talking over the holidays about going back on Nutrisystems, he said something like ‘Don’t you want me to look better?’ And I told him quite honestly that I don’t care how he looks, I just want him to be healthy. Great workouts! Glad Katy was able to be back instructing and glad she didn’t push herself too hard through the workout.

Thelma, I can’t believe you are down to eight days of work! Glad you are feeling better and making some progress on the move. I am happy my thoughts on the drive helped! Be careful with that big furniture. I so wish we could help you because we are, after all, kind of professional movers. But just FYI, you can hire some movers for even just an hour from u-Haul if you need some assistance. We did that on our first move to Florida to help get the washer and dryer upstairs. It cost a little bit, but there was no way DH and I could do it alone.

Laurie, I almost did kickboxing again this morning and remember I had just done it on Monday. So I must be in a kickboxing mood too! Great workouts. Glad you are enjoying 30DS so much. Always makes working out easier. Glad to hear your DH is getting healthier. My DH can seemingly drop 10lbs just by saying the word ‘diet’. Last night he proudly proclaimed that in just one week he is already down a belt size. Sigh. I can’t say the same. But as you said, my DH has more to lose. But, honestly, I am happy for him. This is the biggest he has ever been, and it has really impacted his stamina in doing things like yard work. I think that is what finally convinced him he needs a change in his lifestyle because, in his heart, he loves being active.

Until tomorrow!

Laurel

Hi Ladies, tonight was yet another short workout due to a long day at work. I did HasFit Back & Biceps.
7 work days left! All those sad emotions I had about work last week have quickly vanished thanks to some co-workers.

Laurie, great job with your workouts today, and congrats for graduating to level 2!

It is definitely a huge relief that my heart is getting into the move to GA because that is making it less scary. I am definitely packing for a reason now!
I am excited about finally getting to my last day at work.
Excellent point on the jump-ups! I'd forgotten this new series was a low impact one! Perfect for me!

Laurel, great combo today!
7 days now Laurel!! We will be careful with the big bookcases. I already told DH we have to take it slow. Thanks for the thought of wishing you could help us with the move. You guys really are professional movers! HD did mention hiring movers to help us pack, but now he's booked through a company other than u-haul. We think the heaviest things we'll have are the 4 storage bookcases, my weights, and my spinning bike. We are going to see if my BIL wants our treadmill. There is no way we can move that thing ourselves.

Tami, I hope the class wasn't boring. Glad your DH is doing better! Enjoy your spinning class!

Good night ladies,
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was Bulk Arms followed by Cross Fire Extreme. I put Body Beast back on the shelf after this workout. Since I ordered the digital downloads of the new Cathe workouts, and they are supposed to be a available tomorrow, I have decided to go all in on the new workouts next week. I am hoping I can try them all next week, but I doubt I can do all the bonuses and all the workouts in one week. But I might try. As much as I hate to say goodbye to Sagi again, I am excited to try some new workouts.....and then move on to our rotation!

Tami, glad to hear your DH is still improving. Hope you enjoyed your spin class!

Thelma, good workout after a long day. I am so happy to hear your excitement for the move! When we moved ourselves, we bought a furniture mover like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/50-5401-TruePower-Furniture-Appliance-Swiveable/dp/B0161OMDQ2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1547138600&sr=8-4&keywords=furniture+movers+with+wheels

It made it so easy to get the heavy furniture from the truck to the door......and at times, across the house. It doesn’t do stairs, of course, but once we figured out how to get the furniture on it without it rolling away, life was so much better. Don’t know if you have anything like that, but just a thought!

Laurie, good workout! DH’s former co-workers in Alaska keep posting photos of the weather up there. It got to -40 earlier in the week. Every time I see something or hear about it, I just love where I am at that much more. Even the rain and the fog this winter have been welcome in contrast. But a week of sunshine like we have had this week.....in January.... has me celebrating. I love Alaska.....but I don’t miss living there for a single second. Your BIL sounds like my sister’s DH. Love him to bits....but he likes to tease just a little too much at times.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, quick check in. I only got a little JS cardio today. Oh well!
Temps this morning in my town was 34, temps in Blue Ridge also this morning was 24!!! Much colder in BR!

I found this video of two teenage boys trying to figure out how to use a rotary phone. So funny! The first home we had in El Salvador at my grandmother's house was one of those!
https://fxn.ws/2FoqW8U

Ladies great job with your workouts!
Laurel, thanks for that link!
Tami, I can't believe your DH lost 15 lbs! The flu can hit you pretty bad so it is possible. Does he get the flu shot?

Thelma

Hi Ladies! I started today’s workout with Cathe Live We’re Talking Legs. For cardio, I did X10 Cardio Blast into Cathe Live Hi-Lo Cardio and Core. This has been a pretty high impact and high intensity week for me so I am definitely looking forward to trying those low impact workouts next week! But it felt good to push myself this week and get rid of some of that holiday puff.

Tami, sounds like a good spin class despite the mind wandering. I find I like it when my mind wanders during spin....because when it isn’t wandering it is usually saying ‘why am I doing this!?!?’ That’s a lot of weight for your DH to lose so quickly! I hope he continues to improve and decides to try to stay focused on good health. I also hope things pick up at work soon. And, yep, all set to start the new rotation on the 20th! I am looking forward to having a three month plan right now, that’s for sure.

Thelma, good job with Jessica Smith. Yes, we are a little chilly down here right now. We have been in the 20s the last couple of nights and are supposed to get some heavy rain this weekend. But I think the storm that is giving us rain is bringing lots is snow a little north of here, so I will be happy with the rain. That video made me smile. I grew up with a rotary phone hanging on the kitchen wall. And it was even 1960’s green!

Laurie, I am sorry to hear about the headache and sore neck. Good job getting anything in at all in a workout. I think I might have opted to stay in bed.

Off to get my hair taken care of. Hope you all have a good weekend!

Laurel

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a great weekend. My weekend wasn't very good. On Friday I ended up in the ER because I had chest pain, on the left side. I knew I wasn't having a heart attack but of course my doctor made me go to the hospital for an EKG. I told her I'd go after work. Needless to say I have great vitals and have never had a heart attack. On Saturday I started having a sinus headache and today I was a mess. My head was killing me! I've been taking Mucinex and Aleve and that helped a lot.
My Cathe DVD's came on Saturday! I was going to try one today but I just don't feel well so I rested. I also managed to do a little packing on Saturday and today I packed the 3/4 of my workout DVDs.
This is my last work week ladies! I have made appointments with all my doctors so I can have all the checkups I can possibly get before I move.
On Friday I managed to get a little cardio in and Saturday too.

Laurie, sorry you woke up with a headache and a kink in your neck! I hope you're back to normal now.
I didn't know rotary phones didn't work with the new phone lines! That explain why you don't see them anymore!

Laurel, fabulous workout combo on Friday! I am looking forward to doing Cathe's new workouts too. I managed to watch a little bit of one of the videos and I loved what I saw.

Wow, you've had cold temps there too! We are still having low temps. Very cold! My grandmother's phone was on a little side table and it was a weird beige.

Tami, great workouts!
I was wondering if your DH hadn't gotten the flu shot! OMG poor guy, I am sure he will NEVER miss getting the flu shot again!
So taking care of Bernie is a mini vacation for your MIL too!

Have a great week ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Hope you all had a good weekend. Ours was pretty quiet. I guess it is the season for headaches, because I had quite the sinus headache both days this weekend, and DH ended up with a migraine last night. But we are both better today. I did manage to get my workouts in, though, including a few of the new LITE workouts.

Saturday I did LITE Body Weight and Bands workout and the Extended Stretch 1. There is no cardio in the band workout. She uses a fire walker loop, and regular band and tubing in it. She hits all muscle groups, and I think it is great for traveling when you just want to keep your muscles used to some resistance. I can’t see myself doing it outside of that scenario (much like Travel Fit), but that is okay with me. I didn’t have a chance to download the Cardio Crush bonus for this workout before I did it, but I tacked it on another workout today. The Cardio Crush is all high impact cardio, all done with a band around the ankles. To be honest, I can’t see myself wanting to jump right into cardio at the end of the Body Weight and Band workout without some cardio warm-up, especially since the band workout ends with resistance moves on a mat. But the cardio was tough and a good ‘blast’ for 8 minutes. I really enjoyed the Extended Stretch. It was flow-y and relaxing.....nothing too outside the box but a good overall stretch.

Yesterday I did LITE Strong Body Stacked Lower Body followed by 6 Pack Abs #1 (and then Cathe Live Boxing and Plyo Legs for cardio). The Lower Body workout is two giant sets (five exercises each), each repeated once. I used one weight increment up from Cathe throughout (and two increments up for the last giant set) because she goes pretty light in this series from what I have seen so far. This is a good workout. I think it will fit in perfectly for the first month of our next rotation. I think the key for the effectiveness is finding the right weight, though. But there are some compound moves (like lunges into squats), and some basic moves (like static lunges), so good variety without anything crazy. So definitely a thumb’s up on this one. The core work, though......I can’t say this was my favorite Cathe core routine. It is ‘boxing’ based core work, so very similar to her MMA workouts core work from the STS Shock Cardio series. I think why I didn’t like it is it starts with alternating leg outside sit outs (a move I don’t like at all) and ends with supermans, which I don’t really like either. But the stuff in between was fine and not exceedingly challenging. Of course, I will try it again and see if I like it better.

Today was LITE Strong Body Stacked Upper Body, the Body Weights and Band Cardio Crush I described earlier, and the Abs #2 workout (followed by Cathe Live Power Step and IMAX Live for cardio). Again with the first workout, I used weights one or two increments heavier than Cathe. This workout is three giants sets (chest/triceps, shoulders, and back/biceps) repeated once each. With the right weight, this is a really good, thorough upper body workout done in a short amount of time. One thing I really liked about this workout is she did some slightly different exercises from anything I have ever seen her do, and I like that! I must admit, the shoulder work felt tough to me today at one increment higher than she was using. But I definitely could have gone even heavier than two increments higher in some areas like back (just for some reference). But I really liked this workout. I also really liked the core workout, which is just 8 moves. Not killer challenging but no walk in the park either.

Hoping to keep trying them every day this week. As always, the production is good, Cathe is Cathe. From everything I have seen, this is another great intermediate series from her. Now I am looking forward to the DVDs so I can play with a couple of premixes.

Tami, great workouts! I hope you enjoyed your time with your BFF on Saturday and I hope your DH continues to improve. That is very interesting about the flu shot. I had to keep reminding my DH to get a shot because he has gotten them every year until now. He just got it a week ago, and after reading what you said about your DH not getting one and being sick both years, I am SO glad I nagged and pestered him into it.

Thelma, oh my! I bet that was a scary trip to the ER! I am glad you went because it is smart to get something like that checked out. I am sorry to hear about the headache, and completely sympathize. Saturday was a really long day for me with my head pounding all day. I hate that! I am glad you let yourself rest. I am sure this week is going to be very bittersweet for you.

Laurie, I am glad your neck feels better today. And that you didn’t get any snow! What a nice time with your MIL and family. I am glad to hear she is doing so well. I have the kickboxing workout mentally penciled in for Thursday, but we’ll see if I can wait that long before trying it.

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

Hi Ladies, just a quick check in. The sinus congestion is killing me! I have a runny nose and I hardly slept last night. No workout tonight. I came home late from work with a sinus headache. Not fun!

Laurie, glad you had a nice weekend and that your neck is better. How nice that your MIL had such a great time at your oldest DD's. You guys must be relieved to see that she is doing well!

OMG, about your aunt having a heart attack and needing quadruple bypass! She really is one lucky lady! My priorities right now is to complete the tasks at work I am working on and then packing. I hope you got your DVDs!

Laurel, a weekend of headaches! Sorry you and your DH didn't feel well over the weekend, but I'm glad you're doing better.
Great job keeping up with your workouts, and thanks for the reviews! I did notice that Cathe was using lighter weights than usual on the metabolic workout. She did mention that if the weight was too light to go up.

Going to the ER by myself was scary but I am glad I went because it gave me peace of mind knowing that my heart is in good shape. I just have to up my acid reflux meds. This week is feeling a little sureal. I am so busy at work that I think the week will go by quickly, and it won't hit me till next week.

Tami, glad you had such a good experience with that new BC class! I hope you got your DVD's too!

The ER experience was scary for sure. I hope this sinus headache clears up quickly. I didn't realize I was starting to feel a sinus headache last week because I was too busy focusing on the chest pains, and I didn't take meds soon enough.

Have a great week ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! For today’s workout I tried two more LITE workouts and two more calorie crush bonuses as well. So I started with Metabolic Blast. I loved this workout. I did use higher weight than Cathe in most moves, but I will say my shoulders were feeling it. They could be fatigued from yesterday’s and Saturday’s workouts, but I was surprised how much they were burning with light weight. The workout is about 20-25 minutes standing work and then she takes it to the floor for some core/upper body work. The standing work definitely got my heart rate up, and I would say it is probably Cathe’s best metabolic work available on DVD. Okay, so then I added on the Calorie Crush. I am learning that, unlike the ICE Blizzard Blasts, the calorie crush add-ons are not necessarily related to the workout preceding it. Just like the Body Weight and Band workout into calorie crush, in this workout you, again, go from the floor into high impact cardio. There is nothing ‘metabolic’ about it really since there are no weights involved. I would have preferred this as the first segment in the workout, then doing the standing metabolic work then floor. There is no premix for that, but if I do one of the premixes with the calorie crush again, I will do the one that puts this right after the standing work and before the floor work.

The second workout I did was Cardio Party with the calorie crush. The Cardio Party workout was an interesting and fun blend of boxing, hi-lo (low impact) from the olden days and some low impact cardio drills. It was not very intense and I may toy with adding my boxing gloves next time, but I absolutely loved it because it was fun and easy on the body. Many of the moves were old-school Cathe cardio moves. There was nothing threatening about this, no burpees, no weights, etc. For days when I am looking for a light, simple fun workout, I will reach for this one without question. The calorie crush, on the other hand, is done on the step and is four IMAX-like drills. Good stuff.....but not easy. I have already decided when these workouts are available On Demand I will create a workout of just the Calorie Crush segments, and it will, no doubt, be very tough. Anyhow, I didn’t mind the transition into the calorie crush as much on this one because it was all cardio, but it was interesting going from light dancy-ish moves right into pretty tough step work. And, FYI, there is no breakdown of the step moves at all....and they come fast.

Tami, glad you enjoyed your Saturday workout! Sounds like a good change. Glad to hear your DH is still improving. Your trip is coming up so fast!

Thelma, sorry to hear about the continuation of the sinus headache. Hopefully it clears up soon. No doubt next Monday you are going to wake up and think ‘what do I do now?’......and then you will hopefully say ‘whatever I want.....and pack for a move’. Such an exciting time.

Laurie, yikes on your DHs injury. I am so glad he had it looked at before it got worse. Glad you enjoyed the Lower Body workout! And I agree with everything you said about it. I will be anxious to hear your impressions of the Kickboxing workout. I think I will be doing PHA2 tomorrow, the KB on Thursday and the Pyramid Pump on Friday.....if everything goes according to plan. That should give me a taste for most of the series. I know I definitely want to find ways of incorporating it in the first month of our next rotation. I have been reading quite a bit about that girl up there. I can’t even begin to imagine what she experienced. She is an amazing survivor, that’s for certain.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

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Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with LITE PHA 2. I went one or two increments heavier than Cathe and absolutely loved this workout. It is two sets of 8 exercises, each repeated once. I loved the pace, I loved the rep counts, I loved the exercises.....I loved it all! Again, I think finding the right weight is key and it will probably take me a few times to do that. But I already can’t wait to do this one again. I added on the Core #1 workout on the end, and I did like this better today than Saturday. I suppose doing it with a headache on Saturday probably wasn’t the best idea. I will keep trying it to see if I grow into it more and more. Anyhow, for cardio, I did S&S Cycle Max.

Tami, I think the BC class sounds tough! It sounds like Katy is feeling better. I hope you enjoy PHA 2 as much as I did. I know you have been looking forward to this one.

Laurie, so happy to hear you liked Rev’s Up Rumble! And no jumping jacks is a huge bonus! Now I am excited to try this tomorrow. I was reading reviews on Cathe’s site a little earlier, and another person mentioned it was like KPC. KPC has been one of my favorite workouts since it was released back in—what—2003? I think I am going to try to make up a Calorie Crush only workout today or tomorrow to try on Friday after doing Pyramid Pump. I think it will make for a short, intense workout which I like after such a long strength training workout. I am really curious to do the Calorie Crushes like that and see what my impression of them is after.

Thelma, hope you are well and your last week of work is going okay.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, just a quick check in to say hello and to tell you that I'm alive! I am working long hours till the last day. I'm so busy that I don't even have time to think about what a big week this is. I'm starting to get a little emotional again but nothing at all like when I first gave my notice. I thought I was over the sinus headaches so I stopped the Musinex and I woke up with the sinus pressure again today! YIKES!
I've not exercised and I probably won't this week. I am too tired after work and I can hardly function when I get home.

Great job with your workouts ladies and I'm glad you're enjoying Cathe's new workouts! I can't wait to try them myself.

Good night ladies!

Thelma

Hi Ladies! I had a fun workout today. I started with LITE Rev’d Up Rumble with the Calorie Crush and really enjoyed this workout. The Calorie Crush on this one worked really well because it wasn’t so different from the workout (much of it was cardio blasts she has used in other KB workouts) but added just a little push at the end. Last night Cathe posted she was doing a Live workout today called ‘Kicks, Box and Bags’, and I had a feeling this was going to be a kickboxing workout drawn from the Rumble workout, so I went right into it when it came on Live....just as I was finishing up the Calorie Crush. And I was right! It was a very similar workout except she threw the Calorie Crush blasts into the main body of the workout between combos and had a heavy bag segment. All totaled, it was about 90 minutes of kickboxing, but since I love kickboxing....I was good. I followed it with LITE Extended Stretch 2. This stretch was a little less relaxing and more ‘athletic’ than the Extended Stretch 1, but I enjoyed it just the same. She did some different stretches that really hit the hips.....which I need. Both these stretches are only about 10 minutes long, and I see doing them often. So I only have one more LITE workout to try! That will be the long Pyramid Party tomorrow. I will follow it with my Calorie Crush combo....if I have the energy.

Tami, so glad you enjoyed the PHA2 workout. I love this form of workout too. I have myself mostly convinced that my Friday workouts in this first month of our rotation are going to be PHA workouts. I have done both core workouts now. Neither is too intense, but that’s okay. The first one is boxing based and consists of exercises like alternating sit-outs, sit-ups into punches, etc. The second one is more straight forward and consists of 8 pretty standard core exercises. They both seem to go really quickly, which is nice. I liked the second more than the first, but I think the first is more intense.

Thelma, thanks for checking in. I don’t blame you for a second in missing the workouts this week. No doubt you are exhausted right now. I am sorry the sinus issues haven’t left you yet. Hope these next two days are nice to you!

Laurie, glad you enjoyed the Stacked Upper Body. I am glad I am not the only one who thought the shoulder work was tough! I really felt that segment. I really enjoyed Rev’d Up Rumble. When it started with all the kicks (after the warm-up) I wasn’t sure it would get my heart rate up, but it really snuck up on me in a good way. My calves were burning too! The Crush was tough and very high impact, but nowhere near brutal.....which is good. I am loving this series for the options it provides, that’s for certain. And as I said to Tami, I am thinking PHA on Fridays, with next Friday being LITE PHA2.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, one more day!!! I was so exhausted very exhausted when I got home tonight. I felt like a zombie! My right wrist was feeling funny as in carpal tunnel syndrome funny. I guess I've been typing and using the mouse a lot. My head seemed pretty good today which is great.
We are expecting our first snow storm of the year this weekend. DH told me the big stuff will come on Sunday night. Thank God I won't have to go to work on Monday and DH has a holiday.

I am so happy you're all enjoying Cathe's new workouts! I can't wait to try them myself.

Have a wonderful weekend!!
Thelma