Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies, my workouts today were XT Burn Sets - Chest, Back, Shoulders. I was going to switch to STS per the rotation schedule but I am really struggling energy-wise this week.

We survived our trip to the supermarket. I prayed and put our health in God's hands and in we went. This time I was very calm.
There were hardly any customers there and there was plenty of everything except sanitary wipes; which can't be found anywhere. DH and I were choosing some meat and when I turned around there was a woman right behind me. She was so close to me that we could've kissed! She had no mask! OMG!
We have a system now that works at the supermarket and at home disinfecting things and putting them away.

No video call today. my aunt didn't want to upset the nurses with her calls for fear they'd mistreat my uncle. I could've sworn that on Sunday she told me the nurse said it was OK to call. Tomorrow she will ask the doctor if it's Ok for her to call.

They still haven't found a rehab place for my uncle. He told my aunt yesterday that he is bored and can't wait to go home. Hopefully, he won't be in rehab too long because tomorrow will be the 2 months since he was admitted!

My aunt went to the lab for the COVID test. The results probably won't be ready until Friday, then they'll be sent to her doctor. It doesn't sound like she'll be starting work on Monday! The lab technician told her after such long quarantine, there's no way she's going to test positive if she hasn't gotten sick by now. I don't know if she told them the symptoms she'd had right before my uncle was hospitalized. She was nauseous, lost her appetite, dry cough. She didn't have fever or shortness of breath though.

Laurie, you're finding what sounds like really good JS workouts! Those workouts with so many reps in one set will definitely give you DOMS. Good job!

The shopping experience felt pretty normal except for the woman who got seriously close to me. It was good to see that the employees were finally wearing cloth masks.
My poor uncle is in for a big disappointment when they tell him he isn't going but to a rehab facility. I don't know if my aunt has gotten stronger or it's simply that she's Ok because her husband is alive. I have discovered that she's not the strong, independent woman I thought she was. She depends a lot on her husband. I would've called the nurses' station today to ask if calls were allowed. She wouldn't even do that. I've been telling her to ask about the immunity test and she's heard they'll be available at pharmacies. I would've called the pharmacy to find out when the test will be available so I could make an appointment. Little things like that you know. Now I understand why she kept saying what will I do without him? She really would be lost without him which worries me given that she's so far away from us.

This is the squirrel-proof pole system we have. The squirrels can't get past that baffle, in fact, they go inside it, then slide down the pole! LOL. DH used to have to take the feeders inside every night in MA until we got these poles. Worth every penny for us. We now have three here.
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This is what the deer looked like when they were fighting
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Laurel, great workout! I am so happy you did a Restorative Yoga class today! I think those classes are very good for the body and soul!

You are so right about my uncle having lost so many weeks while in a coma and when he went into the hospital they hadn't locked down everything yet. The hot spot at the time was in Bergamo and then it was Milan. Good point about him not knowing she's been locked up in her apartment all this time. She should tell him that. Thank you for mentioning the mental aspect of this because we weren't thinking he needed help in that department at all but he totally does!

I decided to stay with the Burn Sets week. I am really dragging but I think it's the weather. I'll do STS next week.

Erika, great workouts! I'm glad you're listening to your body and allowing yourself workout time off when needed.

I have been wondering if my uncle can't remember that he's been told that visitors are not allowed. Thanks for mentioning the short term memory loss. It totally makes sense given all the drugs he was given to keep him in a coma. OMG with your dad thinking all those things! I'll have to tell my aunt about this too.

It was a little cold this morning and even colder at the end of the day! Much warmer tomorrow though. I'm looking forward to seeing our friends too.

I listed the link for the squirrel proof pole system above for Laurie. This is one of the birdbaths I bought. This one is heavy and perfect for windy locations. These solar panel birdbaths need full sun to work. Ours only works in the afternoon when the sun hits the deck. The other one gets more sun so it runs more. Even a passing cloud makes it stop but when it works, it's heavenly.

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Goodnight ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Disk 33/Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps followed by Cathe Live Cardio Core Blast. Our weather is warming up and even though we woke up to rain, the warmer temperatures already have my body feeling better. We are supposed to be in the 80s the rest of the week and through the weekend.

Erika, glad you enjoyed your weekend. Great workouts! I, too, often forget what workouts I do on the weekends, even though I do write everything down. I hope your plants make it after the freeze. Luckily we didn’t get too cold here and everything seems to have survived. But, like me, I think our plants are ready for some Alabama heat.

Thelma, great workout. I am glad you are listening to your body and sticking with the Burn Sets this week. STS will wait for you. I hope your aunt tests positive for having the antibodies for the virus. From her symptoms, it sure sounds like she had it. From all I have read, they are still uncertain about the immunity in some aspects but I also have read they are pretty certain that some kind of immunity comes with having had the virus. If she has the antibodies, that should put her mind to rest when she goes back to work.

Laurie, great workout. I hope all goes well with the closing. Cathe has a tendency to move heavy weights around much faster than me, and she really does in the chest work in that Push workout. But since I know that, I am prepared for it. Hope you enjoy them! They leave my arms with a really good burn.

DH is anxious for another walk so off we go! See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, my workouts today were Beginner Gentle and Revive and Restore Yoga. I am still dragging. I don't know why. Maybe my body is telling me to take it easy.

My uncle had a syncope last night. He is fine now but this goes back to the lack of blood flow to the brain. They did all the cardiac tests to make sure his heart was OK. He is back to normal thankfully. He is bored out of his mind though.
I'm not sure how much he knows about why he's there. He does know he can't move his extremities. My aunt was given the OK to call the nurses' station every day to ask them to set up a video call. The doctor told my aunt that she will call her every other day going forward, except in case of an emergency.
Nothing about the rehab place yet. The hospital my uncle doesn't set up the rehab transfer. They depend on the main hospital in Milan to handle those things. So now we wait!

Laurie, great workout! Enjoy your day off tomorrow!
I also would've thought my aunt would've gained some independence during this time but she hasn't. It's too bad because she will have to be the one in charge when my uncle returns home. He won't be able to do the things he used to do before the virus.
She didn't get the antibody test. It's unclear if it's being done in Italy already. She doesn't want to have to go to the hospital to do it so she wants to wait till it's available at pharmacies.
I honestly don't understand how people expect to cure the virus by doing diagnostic tests. We need to know who has immunity already.
It really was girly fighting with those deer. They were both girls too.

Laurel, great workouts! We had warmer weather but it was very cloudy until the late afternoon. We are supposed to warm up too. 80's over the weekend!

Unfortunately, my aunt was mistaken about the test she was going to gets. She thought she'd get both tests but the place she had to go to only tests for the virus so it's just the swab test.

Erika, I'm so glad you got to enjoy another beautiful day there!
LOL about airing out on the patio! Great job getting the workout in before your friend arrived.

You have to watch your backyard for the sunny areas. Keep in mind the sun moves around so the birdbath won't run all the time. Just find the are that gets sun the longest. I would say that even if it runs for a couple of hours and you can be next to it with a nice glass of wine, it will be worth getting one. The sound of the water is so relaxing!
I hope my aunt will test negative too. Thank you!

Hi Tami!

Goodnight ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies, my workouts today were JS Power Walk, Sculpting Fusion, and LIS Total Body Trisets - Lower Body.
I felt MUCH better today! Thank God! Last night after my Revive and Restore class I had dinner and I couldn't stay awake. I slept a lot!

My aunt had a video call with my uncle today and their son the day before called him the day before. He didn't ask my aunt to visit him for the first time. I think my cousin's call eased his mind. He told her again that his very bored

Our temps finally warmed up today. It was a beautiful, mostly cloudy day. More of the same for the weekend.

Laurel, great workouts! That live workout sounds really good!
I definitely want to do Body Beast!! I've enjoyed this rotation a lot but my body obviously needed a little break this week. In the next 4 weeks, I'll alternate between STS and BB. Our joints are definitely going to need a break after this rotation!
I hope my aunt is able to do the immunity test soon. I don't think anyone knows if it means true immunity or not. My uncle tested positive for the virus again two weeks ago I think. The sample was taken from his lungs my aunt was told. The doctor said this was normal and basically his lungs were still shedding dead virus cells.

Erika, great workouts! Good job with the chin-ups and pull-ups!!!

I can't even begin to imagine how bored my uncle must be. I'm sure you at least had a TV in your room when you ha your boys. He has nothing!
If you can find a sunny spot for a solar panel birdbath it will be awesome. It was warm enough today for DH to take his work to the deck. He got to work and enjoy the birdbath.

Hi Tami, good to hear from you! Great job getting workouts in with that busy schedule of yours!

I'm sure it was nice seeing your inlaws but so very stressful for your DH!
I'm glad you allowed yourself time to enjoy lunch with your BFF!

Have a great weekend ladies!
Thelma

Hi ladies, I hope you had a great weekend. DH and I had a great weekend. We had another couple over for lunch on the deck and that was a lot of fun. The weather was perfect! It was in the low 80's and dry. Today was also in the 80's but it felt a little muggy. We've had a lot of rain tonight and I believe there will be more during the week.
Our friend's wife loved our solar panel birdbath so much that as soon as she got home she ordered one! LOL

Some of our friends went out on Friday to our lake's Marina restaurant. It's an outdoor restaurant. We are not ready for that kind of adventure yet. Now that we know our friends are getting together again, DH is starting to get a case of cabin fever. He misses playing pickleball and going to the target range. I don't know if he will go out. I doubt it.

My workouts on Friday were Restorative Yoga (I fell asleep toward the end! LOL), Barre, and LIS Total Body Trisets - Upper Body. Today I did Meso 3 - Disc 31 Chest & Back.

my uncle is doing well but is still weak. They did a new COVID-19 test and this time it came out negative! They're finally going to do the CT brain scan on Monday!

The doctor told my aunt that she'd had a long conversation with my uncle. He told her that he worked for FIAT for many years, that he worked in China for two years, their son's name and age, and a bunch of other things. Everything he told the doctor was true. He even invited the doctor out to dinner when he gets out of the hospital! LOL
He really was in a good mood on Friday. He was joking with the nurse during the video call. The nurse said that he sleeps during the day and is awake at night bugging them. She got him back with the funny comments! LOL

My aunt found out from a friend that doctors at the hospital my uncle is in have been forbidden from telling patients they're there because of COVID-19. They feel it could be traumatic for them.

A reporter my uncle knows called my aunt because she found out my uncle had the virus and had been discharged from the ICU. She wants to write an article about my uncle. My aunt told her that she wants to thank the entire medical personnel at the hospital for saving my uncle's life. She asked her to speak with my cousin who is a writer and writes political articles for newspapers. They'll sort of co-author the article. My uncle is well known in town for being involved in politics, and for volunteering at their city hall helping people with their paperwork.

Laurie, I'm glad you're done with the financial stuff. It can be so distracting and stressful! Good job with that quilt! Did you finish it? Great workouts!
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I think my aunt is getting a little stronger. She will have to go through a few shocks I'm sure. At least your MIL was able to depend on her boys. My aunt can't depend on her son. It's more the other way around! The couple we had over for lunch on Saturday think they had the virus in December. Our Barre instructor was hospitalized in December with double pneumonia and was intubated. We heard she had a dry cough too. She is lucky to be alive. This couple think they caught it from her but not as bad as she did. I had a dry cough in mid-December and I had to go to the doctor because the cough wouldn't go away. Our friends think they gave me their cough. I gave it to DH. I really hope antibody tests will be available soon.

Erika, great workouts! Congrats on wrapping up Meso 1!! You are going to love the birdbath! Our friend fell in love with it the moment the sun hit it and the fountain got going. She told her husband she wanted one. He said NO! I sent her the link and she ordered it as soon as she got home! LOL
I totally understand the craving for social interaction. Having our friends over for lunch has been wonderful. We have one couple coming over on Sunday and possibly another couple Saturday or Monday. My body needed serious rest! I need to start listening to my body!

Laurel, awesome workouts! I'm sure you got your wish with the sun and warm temps this weekend. It was a nice weekend.

I definitely needed to rest last week. I was getting worried so I'm glad a little rest went a long way!
I am looking forward to the Body Beast rotation. We're seriously overdue!

Hi Tami!

Have a great week ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Hope you enjoyed the weekend. Ours was quiet. Saturday was very warm and sunny, so we did a few of our chores around the house. And then I went to Lowe’s with DH. It was my first time in a store since mid-March, and it was fine. I wish more people were wearing masks, but it was pretty quiet in there so it was easy to avoid people. With DH leaving in a few weeks for nearly two months, I need to feel comfortable getting out and about or I will go nuts! So this was my first step. Yesterday it rained for quite a bit of the day, so it was more chores around the house and puzzle time.

For workouts, on Saturday I did Jessica Smith Barefoot Cardio Core from Walk Strong 3 (thank you, Laurie, for reminding me about this one!) followed by 45 minutes of yoga from Peloton. Yesterday was Cathe Live Lower Body Bootcamp followed by a tough 30 minute Tabata ride from Peloton. And today was Slow and Heavy Chest and Back followed by Cathe Live Cardio Kickboxing and Cardio Barre, which I so much!

Thelma, great workouts! Glad you enjoyed the visit with your friends. I completely understand the cabin fever your DH is feeling, especially as the weather gets nicer. But even with that, my new ‘normal’ is going to be significantly different from what once was for awhile. I am looking at everything from the vantage of ‘will I even enjoy that with social distancing and safety measures like masks?’, and I am finding most stuff I say ‘no’ to. I hope DH and I can start golfing again because, without question, I think we can do that very safely. And the other thing I will be tempted to do is get my hair cut short if my stylist returns to Ulta. My days of coloring are over for now but, boy, I need about five less inches of hair right now. But restaurants and shopping (outside of groceries) are not things I ever really loved, so it is a ‘no’ on those for now. And I have no problems being with people outside right now. Anyhow, great news about your uncle! I am not at all surprised they are interested in doing a story on him because his recovery is truly miraculous. I am glad your cousin will be involved. I love that your uncle sounds like he has retained his sharpness and sense of humor. That is such a blessing and both will serve him well in the days ahead. Changing subjects again.....I am thinking through the Body Beast rotation, and I am thinking of a 12 week rotation which would look like: Weeks 1-3 Build; Week 4 Recover; Weeks 5-7 Bulk; Week 8 Recover; Weeks 9-12 Alternate Build and Bulk weeks. Normally I don’t take recovery weeks, but after this current rotation we are doing, I am beginning to think it might help with the fatigue we are both feeling. How does that look to you? Please let me know.

Laurie, sounds like a good weekend, minus the pouring rain. I am glad you got your quilt done and am looking forward to photos. Great workout this morning. Thank you again for reminding me of Jessica’s Barefoot Cardio Core. My core felt really tight at the end of last week (especially in my back) after the two long STS core workouts and then the two circuit-type workouts I did where the core moves mirrored those in the STS workouts. It was absolutely perfect for easing some of the DOMS in a gentle way while still working on the muscles. It made my yoga feel so much better than it otherwise would have, that is for sure. I will be curious when and how Ulta opens back up here. Like I said to Thelma, my coloring days are over, but, boy, I really need a haircut!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi ladies, my workouts today were Gina B's Low Impact Cardio, STS Phase 3 Squat Rack - Disc 39, and Ashtanga Yoga. That STS workout was hard. I used dumbbells because I didn't think I could go too heavy with the barbell. I used 22.5 and 25 lb dumbbells. The last exercise was a static lunge and I thought I was going to drop the dumbbells. I could hardly hold them anymore. The Bowflex dumbbell handlebar is really thick and with my small hands, I can't get my fingers all the way around it.

We had a very cloudy day and the temperature felt great. It was perfect. We finally got some rain tonight but not too bad. More of the same for the rest of the week.

I need a haircut badly! I told DH I was ready to call my hairstylist now that people are going out. He thinks it's too soon for that.
My white hair seems to be blending in quite nicely with the dark hair. I am loving not having to color my own hair every 3 weeks! I joined a 'going gray' Facebook group. You won't believe how many women are using this shelter in place time to go gray. A lot of them are giving themselves buzz cuts! I wish I had the courage to do that! I don't wear makeup anymore and I think a buzz cut would require a lot of makeup.

My uncle is doing as well as can be. He's still in good spirits and continues to crave my aunt's pasta with her Ragu sauce. It's a sauce with ground meat, wine, onions, tomato sauce, and God knows what else. He had the CT scan today but the doctors won't have the results until tomorrow.
Italy is now allowing businesses to open. They're even opening their borders and will NOT quarantine people! YIKES!

Laurie, I'm glad you had a nice weekend and spent some quality time with your youngest! Congrats on finishing the quilt! I can't wait to see the pictures! Great workout this morning!

Laurel, I'm glad you had nice weather this past weekend. Good for you for going to Lowe's with your DH! You will definitely need to get comfortable going out. It reminds me of how afraid I was to leave the house last year when I moved here. I didn't leave the house for a month, except to go to the supermarket.
I really think fewer people are using masks now. We will continue to wear masks.
Awesome workouts! I love the sound of that Cardio kickboxing/barre workout!

I think this coming weekend I will finally go to a nursery to get a few more plants for the deck.

I like the way you're thinking about your new normal. Great idea to ask yourself those questions. I would probably say NO to most things too. I agree that you will be safe at the golf course.
I hear you about needed a haircut! I do miss going out with our friends. We'll continue to invite friends over for lunch on the deck and order takeout for now.
I am really happy that my uncle is in good spirits because he will need that for the long road ahead.

I LOVE, LOVE your vision for our next rotation! We definitely need recovery weeks. Thank you so much!

Erika, sorry you had a rainy weekend. Good for you for getting your last STS workout in and the KCM workout!

We did have a great time on Saturday. I really should get kickbacks on all my referrals! Thank God you'll finally be able to spend time with your family! How nice of your SIL's friends to stop by to celebrate her bday with her!
We will continue to shelter in place a while longer and we'll do takeout once a week.
I hope my uncle is able to get out of that hospital soon. He really needs to be in a rehab facility but the doctors don't think he's ready to leave the hospital yet.

Goodnight ladies!
Thelma