Cathe Fans Part 5

Morning Ladies,

This morning was LITE Pyramid Pump Upper + Bonus Six Pack Abs 1.

Laurel, Great job on the workouts, and the kickboxing workouts sounds like a lot of fun. LOL about being a kickboxing day. It's fun when that happens. We had single digits yesterday and 30's today. I think that is why I tend to not like the other hiit workout, just don't like to have all the extra equipment. I usually don't use the mat for those workouts either. I find that I tend to trip on them. When we tell people that we might leave WI when we retire, people are surprised. Once DH's mother is no longer with us, it really isn't that big of a deal for us to be in this area. So I know what you mean about staying in one spot, but you two are much more accomplished at moving than DH and I would be.

Thelma, Awesome job on the workouts! Now that I have the quartz that I like I have to think about painting the kitchen again. I don't think that the yellow that is in the kitchen will be that good of a match. I love the yellow a lot, but I think that we need to go to a bit lighter color. One of the things that I like about thrift stores, is getting good quality clothing for little expense. I can change my wardrobe, and then donate the ones that I have for someone else. Recycling at it's best. My youngest picked out some things from my closet that she wanted, it was mostly some sweatshirts. I was just not wearing them anymore, and I like the zip up hoodies more. Funny how our tastes change over the years.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Thursday were Zumba, Vinyasa Flow Yoga, and Jessica Smith Interval Training. The Vinyasa Flow was an amazing stretch class.

Laurie, awesome workout! I love the Pyramid Pump workout.

You will need to select a color that will appeal to buyers for your kitchen cabinets for sure.
The only clothes you can get around here are pretty casual but some are in excellent quality. Donating clothes to the thrift store after you purchased them is definitely recycling at its best!

Laurel, awesome workout combo!
That entire kneeling routine on one knee was a bit of a killer. I was feeling it in my abs this morning which was a nice surprise. I sent an email to Gwendolyn asking her when she'll add the workshop to the class schedule.

The fact that you're thinking of Huntsville as a retirement place is definitely huge! You definitely need to take into consideration a state's policies for 100% vets when you decide to move again. It would be nice if your DH actually retired in a few years! I just can't see DH being retired full time. I think he would go out of his mind. His plan is to hopefully transition to part time work with his current employer in about two years.

Have a great weekend ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was Flex Train followed by a super fun combo....X10 Low Impact into Perfect 30 Low Impact HiiT. I finished with the P30 Extended Stretch. Once I talked myself into working out, it felt good today.

Thelma, great workouts. I felt Wednesday’s workout most especially in my upper glutes/lower back yesterday.....areas I need work in for sure! So that was a good feeling. I don’t think DH will retire 100% either. He talks about going back to school for his real estate license, which would be fine since he still has GI Bill benefits. More than anything, he just wants to be more in control of his own schedule than he is right now. And I do too. One benefit of this pandemic is I have long wondered how I would handle DH being home all the time, and now I know. And it is good!

Laurie, great workout. Hope it doesn’t get too cold this weekend. I definitely understand wanting a slightly warmer climate. It is, more than anything, snow and ice I hope we can avoid. Cooler temperatures are okay, but I want to be done with walking (and driving) on ice. I think my DH will talk more and more about retirement when/if they go back into the office full time as well. I think he likes not having a commute.

Well DH is pulling me out the door for our walk, so.....enjoy the weekend!!

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Had a very nice weekend, and the snow wasn't to bad. We did have about 3 inches though. We are suppose to be getting more tomorrow. My workouts where Saturday P30 Perfect Flow: Yoga Strength & Flexibility, Sunday LITE Pyramid Pump Lower and this morning P30 Perfect Pump: Upper Body + Upper Body Bonus. This is the last week of this P30/LITE rotation. Can't believe that I worked out every day.

Laurel, Awesome job on those workouts! Your attitude is what I had this weekend. I didn't want to do the workouts, but I was glad that got them done. The one thing about the cold temps that I don't enjoy is exercising and then going on our walk. I'm not going to give up on the walks, because DH is actually getting his butt out of the chair and moving. I just hope that I don't get a cold because I'm still a little sweaty before we head outside. I still have about two solid months that we can have severe cold weather. I know that if I was at home working, the best part would be the driving to and from work.

Thelma, Love the workouts! I always love the feel of a haircut, just feels so good. We have the potential to get a dump of snow tomorrow it the system hits us just right. They say up to 12 inches, and I sure hope that isn't the case. Although I do enjoy seeing the snow, but driving in it isn't fun. I was surprised that DH was okay with working from home, it really gave him a feel for how retirement could be. You are right, he wouldn't be able to sustain that one hobby forever. As you can see I did manage to get in yoga, even though it was a short one.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies! Hope you enjoyed the weekend. Our weekend was a blend of quiet and productive. Saturday, while DH pressure washed the driveway and sidewalk, I cleaned all of the linen closets, re-lined shelves in the kitchen, laundered all the bedding, and did a complete clean of the house. I was exhausted at the end of the day, but it felt good to be so productive. Yesterday we went for a very long walk and watched football, which made for a much more relaxing day.

For workouts, on Saturday I did Jessica Smith Strength Interval Walk from her Walk On series followed by 30 minutes of yoga with Kristin McGee. Yesterday was F/S Legs and Glutes and Core Bonus followed by a 45 minute spin with Peloton. Today was RWH LIHI Chest, Shoulders and Triceps x4 premix followed by Perfect 30 High Impact HiiT and Pyramid HiiT Bonus premix. The weight work today felt tough, but I think that is because my arms are still tired from Saturday’s housework. But the cardio felt great. I just love Perfect 30.

Erika, so great to see you!! Thank you so much for checking in. I am so sorry that your work and, well, COVID everything has you feeling not quite yourself. I can tell you that, without any work issues at all since I don’t work, this winter has not been my best winter.....and still miles to go in it. I hope you can figure out what is causing the drastic changes in your weight because, no doubt, that kind of fluctuation is probably on your mind and impacts your energy. Hopefully the right workouts, like KCM, will help. I am sorry you have had so much COVID in your family but glad everybody has managed it well. I know I will feel better when the people I love finally get the vaccine. So far, my oldest sister (who is a special needs school teacher) has received her first shot, which is a huge relief for me, and my SIL is fully vaccinated because she works in a hospital. But I am worried about my in-laws and will feel better when they are finally vaccinated. As for DH and me.....well, Alabama was dead last in the nation last week for vaccinations, so, like the winter, we have miles and miles to go before we will see it. That reality doesn’t improve my mood, that’s for sure. Yay for another son driving! That will take some more pressure off of you, no doubt.

Thelma, great workouts! I am glad you enjoyed the F/S workout. When I was doing the Boxing Bootcamp warm-up, I was wondering why I don’t do that workout more. I am not sure how many realtors are here, but I do know Huntsville is a booming city at the moment so if we do opt to stay here, it wouldn’t be a bad career choice for DH. My biggest issues with DH working from home are listening to all of his phone calls (I know way more about his job than I need to know ), and the feeling that I really can’t make much noise because, like you, our house is very open. But I love our daily walks and being able to just talk to him more than I really have ever been able to do, so that outweighs the negatives for sure. I am signed up for both classes as well!

Laurie, great workouts this weekend! I can’t believe your rotation is coming to an end already either. All of your workouts have sounded so fun! I don’t blame you for not enjoying going outside right after a workout. That would definitely make me feel chilled, but I have a tendency to feel a bit chilled after workouts anyhow. I hope you don’t get a foot of snow tomorrow. I have seen some projections for Chicago, though, that don’t look good. Hopefully it misses you because that kind of snow is not much fun.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning my workout was LITE Cardio Party + Bonus Six Pack Abs 2. I made it to work very slowly, and it is still snowing. Not sure how much longer this is suppose to last.

Erika, Glad that you are back and I hope that you are able to chat with us more often. Sorry to hear about the job, that is tough to have to deal with during this time. Hopefully chatting with us will give you better mental health, since we give everyone some happy exercise thoughts. Great job on getting your workouts in and monitoring your health in that way, I'm sure that you will have those 10lbs off in no time. Hope the boys are able to get back to school, most of the schools in our county have been in session since before Christmas. They have found that it really helps the kids with their mental health, just to many teenagers have been attempting suicide. Our family has been fine. Only one of our friends has had COVID, so we are doing really well. Hope your ds passes his test, and that it isn't in snow.

Laurel, Wow what a great mix of workouts, and great job on the organization. We did our linen closets a few months ago, it amazes me how they can get out of control. I was surprised how quickly this month has gone. I guess it is true that as you get older time speeds up. Like I said it is still snowing and Rocket decided that he needed to potty at the bottom of the ditch this morning. Talk about wanting no one to see me scooting down the snow pile. Rocket of course was like, Mom where did you go. I think he was a little worried about me. Of course I did tell him that there was plenty of room by the road, why the ditch?

Thelma, Great job on your workouts! Sorry to hear that you are dealing with a storm. Yay on the closet purge, I'm ready to send my stuff to the thrift store also. I wonder what type of part time work my DH would like to do. He could do just about anything, but it would have to be interesting for him.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was LIHI Legs and Core 1 followed by a 45 minute spin with Peloton. DH is working at work today, and since we have sunshine and temps in the mid-60s, I opted to take a longer-than-usual walk outside today. I could have stayed out there forever it felt so good.

Thelma, great workouts. I am paying dearly today for that x4 workout yesterday. My arms are screaming at me! But I came up with a plan for our STS rotation because I have learned a few things this week about how my body is reacting to this intensity. First off, it will definitely be two weeks on, one week off. Second, any strength workouts outside of STS will be strictly optional and I won’t even make recommendations for them. These three weeks with the extra lower body workout and total body workout has my body screaming ‘too much!!!’ and I want to put the emphasis on STS, not side workouts. So thank you for pushing through these three weeks with me because it has not been easy. Hopefully your weather didn’t get too bad last night. We were under a tornado watch all evening, but we had no weather here.....unlike just south of here. Looking forward to tonight’s class!!

Laurie, great workout. Hopefully your weather doesn’t get much worse. Rocket certainly didn’t make your morning an easy one! We have moved so much that I have a tendency to leave things where I put them when we move in....even if it really isn’t quite right. So a big part of my linen closet cleaning this weekend was just moving things around so they made more sense. And I did the same with a few things in the kitchen. DH even remarked on how better organized it is. It feels good to feel like we are settling in a bit....which means our time here must be limited. Last time I said that.....I found myself driving to Alaska within weeks.

Erika, I have my fingers crossed for your DS today. Hopefully he gets through it on his first try. I hope the happy light helps. If I had known how cold and gloomy January was going to be, I would have left some Christmas lights up. My mood took a deep dive the minute those lights came down. And we are fortunate to have days like today which is sunny and warm to help. But I know people loved those happy lights in Alaska, and hopefully you get some improvement. Changing your entire career focus during an already unsettling time cannot be easy at all. Alabama is still trying to figure out how to vaccinate over 75...and that just started last week. There was an article in the paper this morning about all of the mistakes they have made with vaccinations (and this info came directly from the Alabama Department of Public Health), and I just felt like hitting my head on the table over and over. I know the pandemic is unusual and I know funds are limited, but, in my view, there really is no excuse for not establishing some kind of tracking and appointment system before the vaccination arrived. But, no, they didn’t. But there should be one soon.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning's workout was P30 Perfect Pump: Lower Body.

Erika, Got to love when that sun shines, this morning it is out. Very cold here, but at least it is sunny. Hope your KCM workout is a good one. I'm planning on KCM for some of my workouts in the next month. Probably going to incorporate Michelle Dozois workouts into them also. I hope that all goes well with the new job. I'm glad to hear that you are giving it a chance, you never know if it will be a good fit until you try. Your states roll out of the vaccine sounds a lot like what ours is going though. Some of the groups getting the vaccine make me wonder what the heck, but then the next day it changes. I'm sure your DS will do well on his test.

Laurel, Great job on the workout, and your walk sounds wonderful. Oh my on the moving, that would be interesting if you organizing lead to that. Even when you have been in a house for years, you still need to do some of that. Now ours is mostly purging, but it just feels so much better when you open a door and see things organized. This morning I told DH that we need to get the coffee pot and Keurig off the kitchen counter. I'm just not liking all the clutter on the countertops. Of course when we get our new ones, it will be like a ghost town on my counters. So we are going to be looking at thrift stores for a cabinet that we can put those items on. Kind of like a coffee bar. I never thought that I would have one of those, but it just makes sense.

Thelma, Awesome job on the workout, even though you where not wanting to do one. Yay for your friends getting the vaccine. The drive home was not bad at all, the roads where in great shape. The snow stopped about 2pm, so by the time I got out of work, the plows had taken care of the majority. This morning Rocket was a much better boy in his choice. No hiking down the ditch for me. Sounds like you have some nice temps.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were RWH Back, Biceps, Shoulders, Peloton Beginner Ride and Pure Barre. I felt more energetic today.

We're having really strong winds tonight. The wind is howling like crazy! Back to cooler temps!

Laurie, great workout!
I'm so glad you had a good commute after the snow and that Rocket was better about his potty location! LOL

Laurel, great workouts! I hope you still had energy for the Barre class because it was a killer! I thought I was going to die! I liked the addition of the elastic loop and the ball. They brought the pain intensity to a new level! OUCH!

I love the idea of using the Meso 1 workouts for one body part a day.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a super tough 45 minute HiiT and Hills ride with Peloton followed by 45 minutes of Pilates with Peloton/Kristin McGee. Despite feeling worn out this morning, both workouts felt surprisingly wonderful, which made for a nice surprise.

Thelma, great workouts. I agree about the addition of the equipment during barre last night. It really made me concentrate more and the ball didn’t allow for any cheating. I was feeling it this morning in my hips and hip flexors for sure, but the Pilates seems to have helped that. I am really loving the added element these barre classes are bringing to my fitness routine, because I could notice a difference when doing the Pilates class today, especially in the strength in my hips. So thank you again! Btw, your hair looks so beautiful!

Laurie, another great workout. And, yep, I think I would have stayed in this morning as well with those temps. Hope you enjoy the HiiT workout. I am going to try to take it easier this weekend, but, for some reason, the baseboards in the house are driving me crazy all of a sudden, so I have a feeling if I don’t do anything else, I will still try to wipe down all of those. And in this house.....it is a lot. But I need to do it on a day where I don’t need my back to get me through a workout, so that means Saturday. I do have my priorities.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

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Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Total Body followed by Cathe Live In The Ring. Honestly, I am amazed I made it through that STS workout today because I find it tough, and these last few weeks of workouts have finally caught up with me. I am so looking forward to a gentler week next week, that’s for sure.

Thelma, great workouts. I think the barre workouts catch up with me two days later. I was half way through the STS workout this morning, and my legs were really considering giving up. I know that is coming from the barre work because the last two weeks, after class, my legs have been shaky. I actually have thought about our STS rotation and how it will work with barre. While we may be working legs on the same day for a good portion of it, the Thursday workouts will either be upper body or cardio/yoga....so no day-on-day lower body workouts. And if the STS lower body workouts are too much on the Wednesday, they can be moved to Sunday or Friday. Like I said before, I am trying to build in a lot more flexibility in this rotation to allow our bodies to heal. Sorry to hear about the wind there. We are chilly, but it is pretty still here.

Laurie, great workout! I am glad you enjoyed doing that one again. I have to do it on a lower step than I used to, but it is still a tough workout. I don’t pay much attention to our baseboards either which is why it is weird they are bothering me. But pre-COVID, when I had the house to myself for 12 hours a day, five days a week, I always made a point of hitting them once a month. And that has been more sporadic with DH being home and my whole cleaning schedule changed. And, of course, my sense of time anymore is non-existent. So....I have something to do this weekend.

Enjoy the weekend.

Laurel

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. Ours was nice and quiet.
My workouts on Friday were ICE Metabolic Total Body, Wind Down Friday Yoga. My workout on Sunday was ICE Boot Camp Circuit.

Laurie, great workout! I hope your temps warmed up. We're going to have a cold night and a cold Monday.

Do you still have your Chris Fraytag membership? I'm thinking of doing the $3 for one year special.

Laurel, great workouts on Friday! Good for job with the STS Total Body workout! I am also glad we're doing a recovery week this week!
I will move any leg workout on Wednesdays to Sunday. Legs and Barre on the same day will be too much for me. Thank you for building flexibility into the rotation. I usually rearrange workouts harder workouts to Sunday when I have more energy! LOL
We're having another windy night here and tomorrow our temps will be in the low 30's. It may be raining or maybe snowing.

The Barre class has been added to the schedule but it appears to be on Tuesday. I will ask to make sure that it is on Tuesday. It could've been a scheduling mistake.

Erika, sorry your son didn't pass his test and OMG on that close call with that truck! No wonder your DH and DS have PTSD! Thank God nothing they're OK!

Things always happen for a reason. It took that close call for you to have the courage to tell your boss the new role isn't a good fit for you. I hope everything will work out for the best too. Is the new role your only option in your department?

I'm glad you're enjoying your new workout routine and that you already figured out a food that is not agreeing with you!

I am sure admitting the new role at work isn't for you has lifted a huge weight off your shoulders but I bet the happy light is helping too.

Have a great week ladies!
Thelma

Erika, barre is on Tuesday @4:30 this week. Let me know if you're interested. I can bring a friend for free this month.

Thelma

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Monday were a Peloton ride and Ashtanga Yoga.

Sunday was another blustery night and woke up to snow but just a dusting. We never got out of the low 30's today. We're having another blustery night and a little more snow.

Laurie, I'm so glad you enjoyed the yoga workout! Great idea to follow the concept of Cathe's February rotation and using workouts of your choice! Great workouts!

Sorry about the snow! Thank God your DH was able to plow you out so you could get to church! Wow your DH totally saved the day on Sunday!
I'm glad you had a nice visit with your DH's brother and SIL.

I know I wouldn't use GHUTV membership but for $3 for an entire year it's worth it. I'll just program a reminder to cancel!

Laurel, I'm really sorry you've having to deal with that hip flexor flare-up, and I'm glad you're feeling better! Great workouts!!
Sorry you haven't been able to get a haircut again! I hope you're able to find another salon.

I'm so glad you feel good enough to do Barre tomorrow. We are definitely having the same weather again! DH and I are glad we're not in Boston though. They are getting hammered!

Have a good night ladies!
Thelma