Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We had a very busy and productive weekend.
My last day at work started a little emotional but by the end of the day, I was OK. I wasn't happy to be leaving but I wasn't crying. I just don't know how I feel. I am not jumping up and down with happiness. I think I'm a little sad but I don't have time to think about it.
I worked a full day on Friday. People couldn't believe that I was still working. I just wanted to finish up as much as I could to help the team.
When we went to my luncheon my current boss basically suggested they send me an instrument to GA so I could help them test from there. So this may or may not happen, but I said I'd do it.

On Saturday we met my BIL and his wife for brunch. As soon as we got back we went running some errands and I got a crash course on pumping gas. I hadn't done this in years! I also got a crash course on how to back into a space. The space I was backing into the gas the spot next to the gas pump!!! With DH directing me I did a good job and it seems so easy! I'll see if I remember next time.

Once we were done with our errands we started moving stuff off the heavy 6ft bookcases we'll take with us to keep the garage organized. Thank God I thought of moving them to the shed which is next to the driveway were the truck will be because those things are super heavy. We had to move 4 of them from the basement and across the yard to the shed. We also had two upstairs in the house. My arms were fried after moving the bookcases. I was so tired after moving those things. I took a hot shower after that and took a long nap! I did a Leslie Sansone walking workout on Saturday and tonight I did HasFit Legs and some stretching.

I wanted to do one of the new workouts but I am not ready for that time wise.

We got about 5 inches of snow followed by sleet and very cold temps. The highest temp tomorrow will be 8 degrees and I have to go out to a doctor's appointment in the early afternoon.

Laurie, great job with your workouts. I am glad you also are enjoying Cathe's new workouts! I hope traffic is lite tomorrow!

Laurel, WOW! Fantastic workout on Friday and thanks so much for the wonderful workout reviews!

My last day at work went well. I got a little emotional when a co-worker gave me a gift but I was busy working so I didn't have time to think about wanting to cry.

Hi Tami!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! We had a nice, quiet weekend. Didn’t do much except run errands and buy some more things for the house. Even though it was raining buckets on Saturday, the temp was in the 60s, so we finally got some house plants. Of course, the temp dropped out on Saturday night so yesterday we were shopping for pots to put them in in 20 degree temperatures with a light snow. But I won’t complain too much given what you all are going through.

For workouts, Saturday I did a Jessica Smith Power Walk just to wake up my body followed by Kari Anderson’s Angles, Lines and Curves 2 for a good, soothing stretch. Yesterday I did LITE Stacked Lower Body. I upped the weights pretty significantly in some areas, and was really breathing hard throughout. Definitely love this workout. I followed it with Tabatacise and XTrain Core1. Today was XTrain Disc 1/Chest, Back and Shoulders, which I love SO much! I followed it with Cathe Live Cardio Band Blasts with Weights, and added the LITE Body Weights and Band Calorie Crush in the middle with the fire walker band work in the Live workout. Good stuff.

Thelma, I am sure you are still in a little shock how quickly everything is going right now. I am glad to hear your last day wasn’t too tough though. Great job moving those book cases! Moving is physically brutal, no doubt about it. I am amazed you are getting any workouts in right now given all you have going on. Stay warm and safe!

Laurie, so glad you enjoyed the Metabolic workout. Like you, I loved how it got my heart rate up. Glad you enjoyed the Pyramid Lower Body as well. She really kept up the pace in that one, didn’t she? I like your plan for lower body. I am still toying with tossing in the STS Meso 1 Leg workouts for this month because I get such great results from the STS lower body work. But the dread factor is pretty high, so I will be curious what I reach for tomorrow. I hope you enjoy the Cardio Party Calorie Crush. I think once I master the moves, it will become a favorite add-on for me. Stay warm and safe too!

Tami, hope you had a good weekend.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning was XTrain Chest, Back & Shoulders and it was a really good workout. I truly enjoy this one, probably because it doesn't make my workout space cluttered. I am also surprised that my outer hip area is sore today. So the Strong Body Lower got my inner thigh and the Pyramid got my outer hip area. LOVE it!

Laurel, Great job on all the workouts, loved how you incorporated the band workout into the mix. That is a great way to incorporate some of the Jessica Smith workouts, I'm going to have to steal that idea. Like you I really do enjoy those XTrain upper body workouts. I know that I will avoid the leg workout, so I'm steering toward the ones that I know I will do on a consistent basis. I'm looking at either CTX or 4DS Legs also. Will have to contemplate that for a bit. I'm planning on the Meso 2 Legs though, because those I enjoyed. Tomorrow is the Cardio Party with crush, hope I get through it okay.

Thelma, You are going to be busy for a while packing and then you get to do unpacking. Nice that your DH packed up all your weights. Once you get all settled you will get a chance to try out these new workouts, and I think you will love them like I do.

Tami, Hope all is well with you.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~ Sorry I missed you Friday and then yesterday due to the holiday we were able to leave early. At any rate, good weekend. Very quiet but quiet is good sometimes. Since I missed you ladies on Friday a couple things to tell you about. The basketball game was SO great on Thursday night. Truly a special memory I think for every one of us. The guys sat right in front of us ladies and we walked around, DH bought special T-shirts for everyone and snacks. It was so sweet to see him treating his mom/dad and son to a special night. He had pure joy on his face. Our seats were amazing and the game was kind of a blowout but that’s ok. So fun and my MIL surprised me with loud cheering and clapping throughout the game. I was laughing and loving every moment. Also, I talked to my supervisor on Friday and was very glad I did. Told her my concerns with how quiet it is and it feels "over staffed" in our dept. with not a lot to do right now. She said not to worry, she is going to be continuing my training for my future in this dept. and not to worry about not having a lot right now. The other two ladies who have nearly nothing to do is what she is more worried about until we pick up again. It's good to finally be caught up but again, making for some longer days. I am just glad I got that off my chest to her.

Workouts have been good and officially started up our new rotation yesterday. So Saturday I tried out the LITE Body Weight & Bands workout and liked it a lot, Sunday I tried a class with some of my local gym friends. A couple of them recommended a class at another local PEAK gym …. They do all the Les Mills classes; this one was Les Mills Combat. Reminded me a little of Cathe’s KB workouts crossed with a little Turbo Fire too. It was good. I will go again this Sunday probably. Katy (our local instructor) even went. She stood next to me and was swearing throughout. She said it was too much choreography for her. LOL Once you get the moves down I can see it being a really great workout, luckily years of DVD’s and I can follow the KB stuff pretty good, thank goodness. Anything “dancy” and of course I would have been OUT. They repeat for 4 weeks and then go on to another set of drills. Yesterday I went home after leaving early and did LITE Strong Body Stacked Lower Sets for my “LEG” workout; went heavier on pretty much everything. Liked the workout a lot. This a.m. was XT #1, Chest/Back/Shoulders, which felt great.

Thelma: Glad to hear you had a productive weekend! Sorry to hear you aren’t jumping up and down with happiness just yet on having your last day of work. Maybe right now it is the SHOCK factor. Once you are moved, etc. the happiness part will come in. Nice of you to offer your assistance forsure to your team. Good job getting in a workout when you can. They will always be there when you are moved and ready for them! Hang in there sweet lady. All the goodness is right around the corner.

Laurie: Sounds like a very cold and wintery weekend along with a nice hair appt. Way to go on the LITE Metabolic Blast workout. These workouts are great, I agree!!! Loving what I have tried so far. Anxious to get the sheets. I’ve been writing my weights down on paper as I go so I don’t have to do it when I get them. I find I am going A LOT heavier than Cathe in most. I think I will try out the Pyramid Lower for my Leg workout tomorrow. Haven’t tried the Cardio Party yet … is the choreography tricky at all? Maybe I will do that one as well this week for my cardio day. I also love those STS Meso #2 Leg workouts … I have to pre-plan, but I actually only have next week (Sun – Wed) and then I will pick up with you ladies after I return from my trip. So Feb 10th will be when I pick back up.

Laurel: Sounds like a very nice weekend! Doing a little more settling into your new house. Very nice. FABULOUS job with your workouts woman! Powered through all the new ones and now the awesomeness of your combos continues. I really enjoyed that LITE Stacked Lower Body last night as well and definitely went heavier. XT #1 felt great this a.m. too. I haven’t tried any of the calorie crushes yet but hope too. Along with so many others in this new series. Loving them so far. I cannot believe I am leaving for HAWAII next Thursday. It’s coming right up now. Have to get packed this weekend so that I am all ready. Feeling a little bit of anxiety right now as I always do before a trip, but this is a "fun" trip so it's good nerves.

Have a great afternoon ladies ….. talk to you tomorrow! Tami

Hi Ladies! Today was one of those days where I got up tired and just didn’t feel like working out at all. My body felt completely spent.....or at least I thought it did. I decided to do the XTrain Disc 2/Biceps and Triceps workout and promised myself if I wasn’t feeling it, to lighten up the weight. Much to my surprise, my body was on a completely different wavelength than my brain. In fact, for one exercise I had to check to see if I had picked up the right weight because it felt so light. So weird because when I was done.....I still didn’t feel like working out, which is unusual for me after I’ve started my workout. But I decided to press on with my planned cardio workout, which was Cathe Live Jabs and Abs and, once again, my body was bouncing with energy. I even put in the Cardio Crush from Rev’d Up Rumble before cooling down for the abs. Well, I still don’t feel like doing anything.....but I sure did get one great workout today.

Tami, I am so happy you enjoyed the game! Sounds like a wonderful time for all of you. I can’t believe your trip is coming so quickly. I completely understand the pre-trip jitters. But once you are on your way, I hope you can just soak in all of the relaxation and enjoyment you can. I am also glad you talked to your boss and have some idea what is going to happen with your training and such. Sounds like a fun class on Sunday. Glad you are enjoying the LITE workouts. I think it will take me a few times to get the right weights, especially in the lower body workouts. But I feel like I am getting a good workout from them all the same.

Laurie, I completely understand about the Calorie Crush. No way would I have suggested it on a sore knee at all. And as much as I do Cathe step, I still had to pause the workout a couple of times to get the moves down. They aren’t vastly new from anything she has done....but they do come at you fast! I think trying it on the floor isn’t a bad option. DH is doing good with this MFP challenge. In addition, I am making him hold a plank as long as he can. And, right now, we can get it done just a few minutes. I was a bit alarmed on the first day how winded he got doing 10 squats (without weights) though.....and so was he. I am hoping this shows him that just a little something.....even 10 or 15 minutes of basic moves is better than nothing. Like your DH, mine has lost about 10lbs this month, and I can see his energy levels improving drastically. Makes me happy. Yikes on the snow and temps!! I guess winter has arrived in full.

Thelma, hope you are well.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, glad to see you're keeping up with your workouts! Today I finally felt like I got a pretty good workout in. I found the Body Project workouts on youtube again and did a low impact one and one of the modifiers was using weights and going high impact at times. I followed the advanced modifier and that felt great. In the afternoon I made a lot of trips between the attic and the first floor (2 flights of stairs), and I got my heart rate monitor going, I burned 150 calories just going up/down the stairs.

I have made some nice progress with packing this week and it feels good. I expect to make more progress tomorrow too.

Laurie, sorry about your knee! I hope you feel better soon.

Laurel, good for you for listening to your body today. I'm sure you'll be back to normal today!

Tami, OMG I better check my Cathe DVD's in case I'm missing a DVD myself! Is this the week of your trip? At least you're still going to Hawaii! LOL. I'm sure it will be beautiful!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Another weird day of workouts. I had a plan in mind, it sounded good to me, I was all ready to go....when my iPad notified me that Cathe Live was on the air.....and I hit play and ended up doing a Live workout. I can’t explain it. It was Lower Body HiiT with Abs, so similar to LIHI Legs. I actually ended up really enjoying this workout. It was short and sweet but effective. But I certainly hadn’t planned another lower body workout for today! Anyhow, after that, I completely tossed aside anything from my original plan and did LITE Cardio Party Doubled. I added my kickboxing gloves to it which upped the intensity. But it was so fun that, honestly, I could still be in my workout room doing it. I love a workout like that! I finished it with LITE Extended Stretch 1. So we’ll see if my legs are up to PHA2 tomorrow or if I need to opt for more upper body-only work.

Tami, glad you enjoyed Cardio Party....and you made me laugh about the sashays. I am so with you on that. Moves like that are the reason I workout in the privacy of my own home, that’s for sure. I hope you get a replacement Rev’d Up DVD soon. I agree that Cathe’s customer service is usually pretty good about things like that. That is funny about your trip. We have never been to Kauai, but I have heard nothing but fantastic things about it. I think it is good you are staying south, because I have read the same about the rain up north. But I have also heard the north part of the island is stunningly beautiful. If you have the time, resources and inclination to take a helicopter tour......I hear that it would be unparalleled in beauty. Kauai is also probably a little less developed that Maui, and I think that is a good thing. I will be so anxious to hear your impressions!

Thelma, great job getting a workout in! Bet it felt good to do something ‘normal’. Oh, yes, stairs and moving. Luckily in the house we are living in now, the bulk of our living is on one floor. The only thing upstairs is my workout space (and storage) so there were far fewer trips up and down stair in moving in to this house.

Laurie, sounds like a great workout! I am glad your knee is feeling better. These arctic blasts this year seem to really be involving significant pressure changes (which I feel in my head ). That could be what you are feeling in your knee. I like your idea of doing the step portions of the Cardio Party Calorie Crush separately and as add-ons. That is probably a great way to learn them. Your DH sounds very motivated right now! I hope that continues. I know I like to see my DH more focused on his health again. Actually, referencing Thelma and the stairs and moving, he told me last night that it was carrying those few things up the stairs into our storage space and how tired he got doing it that convinced him it was time for a change. And he has not complained once about doing these few exercises each day, which is good. Love the sound of Rocket’s coat. I am sure he will appreciate it with these cold temps!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, I did another Body Project workout today. I really like this instructor and his modifiers. I had to nurse a very stiff back this morning so moving was a must. Back to normal now but I wasn't very productive in the packing department. I think the rainy day made me feel lazy.

Laurie, so glad your knee is doing better. Great job with your workouts and congrats for going heavier! I bet Rocket is going to look adorable with his new coat!
I hope you're able to convince your DH to do the workouts with you!

Laurel, what a great workout combo!! So glad you found it so enjoyable!

I can't believe you managed to get your DH to workout with you! Congrats on that munumental achievement!!

The bulk of our living is going to be on the upper level. My workout and DH's office space will be downstairs though. The stairs at the new house are spaced too far apart and my knees don't appreciate that when going up the stairs. I hope my knees get used to them.

Tami, glad you're enjoying your workouts! I can't believe Cathe got fancy and through some 'sashays' in the workout! LOL
Going up and down the stairs is a nice workout!

Have a great weekend ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! I did the workout I planned to do today! Yay!! The sun is out, so I think that helps me mentally. The last couple of days, I have felt a bit like Eeyore. But back to normal today. So I started with PHA2, and I still love this workout. Since yesterday’s unexpected leg workout was short, I didn’t have any issues with doing this one today....thankfully. For cardio, I did the cardio from Cathe Live Summer 2016 Kickoff into Cathe Live Breathless Upper Body. Made for a great 60 minute combo.

Tami, while I enjoy doing hills on the spin cycle, I can’t imagine them for an hour. I think my mind would wander to. I am happy Cathe’s customer service was so responsive. My sister is planning/hoping to take her family to Kauai this spring for my oldest niece’s high school graduation. One of the things she mentioned they want to do is take the Jurassic Park tour, which I think is the areas where some of the Jurassic Park movies were filmed. When we were on Oahu, we took a tour to one of that island’s most popular movie/tv filming places (for series like Lost and the earlier Jurassic Park movies). While I am not much into visiting ‘hollywood’ things, I loved doing this because we got to see parts of the island we never would have been able to see otherwise....and it was so stunningly beautiful. Just thought I’d throw that out there.... .

Thelma, great workout! No doubt your back feels tight from all the moving stuff. People always ask me why I workout when moving, and it is for that exact reason....to loosen up my body (and, of course, help me keep my sanity. ). Hopefully you get used to your new steps. Thankfully it doesn’t sound like you will have to go up and down them a dozen or two times a day.

Laurie, great workout for such a cold morning. I think I would have been like Rocket....curled up in bed. Like I said above, I didn’t have any issues going into the PHA2 this morning with my lower body but that being said, I also didn’t go as heavy as I could either. So it was a trade-odd I suppose. I highly recommend the Cardio Party Doubled premix. I have a tendency to get very bored doing some of the doubled workouts, but not this one! And as you pointed out with the Rev’d Up doubled premix, it is a manageable length which helps. Hope your DH enjoys the workout tonight! My DH continues to improve, and I know he is enjoying that. Last night we started with planks (I try to switch up the order of the exercises every night), and he held it for 2 1/2 minutes. I was saying to myself (holding that plank) ‘is he never going to drop?’ My whole body was shaking! I love it that he is pushing me, if only in that one area (right now). I think he enjoyed pushing me too.

Stay warm and enjoy the weekend!

Laurel

Hi Ladies! Well, as the rest of the US is being hit hard with winter, we had a beautiful weekend of sunshine and highs around 50. So DH and I took advantage and explored more of the walking/hiking trails in the hills around us. It was so nice to be outside this time of year! There is a possibility we will get 1-3” of snow tonight, but, right now, it is beautiful. We even saw buds on some trees, so spring is not too far away here in northern Alabama. I know.....I can about that at the moment.

Anyhow, in addition to the walking (we did five to six miles both days), on Saturday I did Cathe’s Yoga Max. Yesterday was LITE Pyramid Pump Lower Body, and I took it pretty heavy this time. Yowza! Heavy on this one is hard at the pace of this workout. I was definitely breathing hard! I feel it today, especially in my outer thigh/hip region. For cardio, I did Cardio Core Blast Live. Today was XTrain Disc 1/Chest, Back and Shoulders, and I took it as heavy as I could. So to ease up the arms after, for cardio, I did Cathe Live Warrior Kickboxing. It helped with the shoulder tightness, which is good.

Laurie, glad you enjoyed the PHA2 workout. Such a good one. I love the pace of it. Actually.....I just love all of it. Sorry to hear you had to send Rocket’s coat back. From the sounds of it, he might need it this week. I will be curious to see how Huntsville handles snow if we get any. I have a feeling DH may be the only one on the road tomorrow if we do get hit. Thankfully they aren’t predicting it to get as cold as they were last week so if we do get snow, it won’t stay for long. I am sorry you didn’t get the chance to workout with your DH. At least he is feeling better by eating better, and I think that is most of the battle.....at least it is for me. Workouts....not a problem. Avoiding bad food..... .

Thelma and Tami, hope you enjoyed the weekend!

Until tomorrow.

Laurel