Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Monday were walking and Gina B Hiit Low Impact workout.
DH drove me to the restaurant I was meeting my yoga friends for lunch. It was a lot of fun. There's a supermarket there too, so I went food shopping. It's a good thing they have the small shopping carts, because I wouldn't have been able to push the large cart. This was my first trip to the supermarket since December 22! I hadn't seen my friends since that same date too!

I had PT in the morning, and it went well. The PT moved my arm in all directions, and it felt good.

I was exhausted after my little outings and slept a little bit in the afternoon.

Temps are definitely back toy. normal here. We are under perfect fire conditions again, so the rain toward the end of the week will be very beneficial.

Laurie, I'm glad you had an enjoyable weekend. The Cosco experience sounds like a lot of fun! I'm glad you made it to work safely.
Great workout!

I can't wait to hear what the doctor has to say.
I'm glad the Mushers secret stuff is working on Rocket, and that he is venturing farther into the ditch. Good idea to putt the booties on him for your walks!

Laurel, I m so happy you were finally set free from the hill, and that your DH was able to make his flight without problems. I can only imagine what a zoo the supermarket was on Friday! Thank goodness your DH didn't take a nasty fall on the ice! I can't believe how much ice you had! I agree with you that Huntsville should do a better job at treating and clearing roads.

We are expected to get a lot of rain too. I hope we won't have flooded areas or power outages. I hope we won't see arctic air any time soon around here.

Great workouts!

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

I'm off the sling!!! I'm so happy! The doctor said I could do normal daily right handed activities, like showering, washing my hair, eating. No lifting of course.
Will write more later!
Thelma

Hi Ladies, I haven't missed the sling for one second! I don't know how the doctor said I could start doing my daily living activities such as bathing, eating, washing my hair. I am having to learn to eat with my right hand. I can't wash my hair because I can't reach my head. I can already see that I've gained some range in motion. Just today alone I couldn't reach any of our faucets with my right arm, but by the end of the day I could. I was also able to unhook my front closure bra and peel some tangerines. I can type with both hands again!

The doctor nearly gave me a heart attack when he tested my range of motion. He said, "passive movement, ok?" I knew then I had to turn my arm into a wet noodle and not resist him. He grabbed my hand and quickly lifted my arm up and to the side. His movements didn't feel passive at all. The PTs are very gentle and move my arm slowly.

My workouts Tuesday were Walking X2 and Sydney Cummings Butt and Thighs Burnout with Mini Bands. Anything done on the floor, I modified into something sitting or standing.
I need to check with the PT if it's safe for me to do bridges and some ab work. I am going to start doing some standing yoga even though I can't extend my right arm.

We are expecting 2-4" of rain in the area starting tomorrow night.

Laurie, I'm sorry the new road crew in your subdivision isn't doing a satisfactory job. Thank goodness you have a good car.

Great workout! I meant to do one of Heather's workouts, but somehow, I ended up with a Sydney workout! It was good though.

Seeing my friends did me a lot of good. We also tried a new Mexican, Colombian, Venezuelan food restaurant. I had Colombian food, and it was really good.
I am glad my supermarket has both size shopping carts too. They call them buggies here. I don't think I will ever get used to saying that because I never remember they're called buggies here! LOL
We are supposed to get a lot of rain.

Laurel, great workouts! I like the sound of that 2.0/ Meso 2 rotation!

I am amazed that this doctor let me out of the sling so soon. It seems to depend on the doctor. Some doctors have patients on the sling for 6 weeks. The doctor was laughing when I told him I was ready to ditch the sling. I asked him about driving, he said when I felt ready, but my PT thinks 10-12 weeks. I am going to go with the PT's recommendation. I could really hurt myself by reacting quickly at the wheel. Since I can't go to yoga, I don't care if I can't drive for a while. DH is OK driving me to my appointments. The PT place is literally 5 minutes from our house.

4-6 inches of rain is a lot of rain! Thank goodness we're not having another arctic front after the rain, or you'll be dealing with lots of ice again.

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was 2.0 Body Part Legs with Bonus premix and a 45 minute spin. I added on 10 minutes of hip focused yoga because last week after the lower body workout, my hips were screaming for about two days. Hopefully the yoga will prevent that this week.

Thelma, great workout! And great news in the sling!! I bet it feels so good to be able to use both of your arms again. I would agree that taking a little more time before driving is probably the best bet. Most likely you would be fine before 10-12 weeks, but finding out that you aren’t is way too dangerous. We are very foggy, warm and rainy today. It is a gentle rain so far, and I wouldn’t mind at all if it was like this for the next four days. We need a really good soaking.

Laurie, great workout. I think the reason I like 2.0 so much is that good feeling that comes from lifting heavy. Sounds like you are getting that from your current program. I don’t blame you at all for not wanting to get up earlier to make time for STS, especially in the winter. Glad to hear you are still enjoying the rebounder. If I didn’t have my spin bike, I would probably be moving in that direction as well.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

I really enjoyed this workout with Heather this morning, it was No Equipment Abs + Hip Mobility. She did about 20 min. of ab work, and then moved into the hip mobility. My right side is always stiffer than the left, so that one was a bit more challenging to work. Glad that she had it in the rotation. Next week is shoulder mobility.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! Interesting that we had hip mobility in our rotations. I don't usually have to many problems with my hips, but if I'm following in my Mom's footsteps, she is currently having issues with bone spurs in her hips. It really looks painful for her, so I really want to keep those hips functioning well. For sure STS is not a winter rotation for me. Staying warm under the covers is a lot more appealing.

Thelma, Love the workouts! Glad that you are getting the rain, but hope that there isn't flooding. I don't know that we will be getting the rain that they predicted. Right now we have really bad fog. Nice that you are making your friend a meal, I'm sure that it will be appreciated. Thanks for the info on Sydney.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, we have gotten almost 3" of rain between Wednesday night and Thursday. Some rain is expected on Friday morning, then a lot of rain back on Saturday.

I've made good progress with my arm. I can now reach my left armpit! The things we take for granted! I can hook up my bra and dress myself.

Making the chili by myself was a total fail. I just couldn't do it. I cut a red pepper using my left hand, I measured the spices and a couple of ingredients, but opening the cans and adding their contents to the pot, DH did. He also diced the onions for me. It was teamwork. He made our friends corn bread to go with the chili. On Friday afternoon we'll go to the supermarket to get them a rotisserie chicken. I will make my friend some oatmeal in the crockpot and on the way to their house, we'll stop to get them some dessert at a restaurant. We'll have them covered for a couple of days.

My workouts on Thursday were walking and a Tracy Steen Lower Body workout, followed by some much needed stretch session.

Laurie, great workout! I love the sound of that workout!

I haven't read of any floods or damages from the rain. I did read tonight that there are power outages. I hope you didn't get any severe weather.
I am sure our friends will appreciate the food. I wish we lived closer to them.

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was 2.0 Body Part Triceps with bonuses and a super fun 30 minute spin. I toyed with repeating the spin but DH called just as I was finishing the 30 minutes, and since he is traveling today I decided I should probably take the call.

Thelma, great workout. I am glad you are making daily progress with your shoulder, but also glad to hear that you didn’t force yourself to do everything making the chili. Teamwork is good! Like you, we have a break in rain tomorrow with some more storms predicted tomorrow. I am so happy for all of the rain. If you can believe this….I have daffodils coming up. So spring is coming and rain is good.

Laurie, great workout. No doubt the rebounder is a test of balance. Sometimes I think I should spend the bulk of my workouts on balance, mobility and core because that is what I think is most important to me in my aging process. But I still love the weights too much……and super fun spins. That is scary with the fog and not being able to see other cars, even with headlights. Glad you made it home safely.

Enjoy the weekend.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

We had a very nice weekend. We visited our youngest dd on Saturday evening, and took her out to dinner. On Sunday we got to enjoy a brunch at church for our interim Pastor and his wife. I really like this Pastor, but I'm sure our new one will be just as nice. Not that we won't be seeing the interim, because they are both members of our church. Otherwise I spend a large part of my weekend sewing, and of course listening to the football games. Should be a good super bowl.

My workouts where Saturday P30 Perfect Flow Mobility Basics and I was off on Sunday. This morning's workout was Chest + Triceps with Michelle Briehler. Went heavy, and I'm feeling it right now.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! Sounds like the ride was a good one, but you are right, it was important to answer that phone call. I also enjoy the weights. I find it funny that it happened as I got older. I really didn't enjoy weight work until this point in my life. Of course I think that the workouts that we have to choose from are so much better. Cathe was probably one of the few people that lifted fairly heavy.

Thelma, Awesome job with all those workouts! Just looking at the list of workouts that you did, it truly shows that you are progressing. Our weather was warm, and we did have mist. This morning the wind is coming from the north, so it was a bit brisk.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi ladies! Monday was cold and raw. I wasn't expecting to feel so cold at all.

Mu workouts on Monday were walking and Jessica Smith Belly Buns and Thighs Walk.

Laurie, sounds like you had a very nice weekend! Great workouts!

Laurel, I'm glad your DH made it back home safely! Great workouts!

A lot of my little achievements feel very fulfilling. You are right that using my left arm to do things will help to not overuse my right side.

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was 2.0 Body Part Chest with Bonuses, Cathe Live In The Ring, and Peloton Pilates. Looks like I forgot to post my workouts from the weekend when I posted yesterday. Oops. Saturday was a walk with Jessica Smith and yoga. Sunday was 2.0 BP Shoulders with bonuses and the Cardio and Legs premix from Cathe’s Low Impact Circuit workout. And yesterday was 2.0 BP Biceps with bonuses and a 45 minute spin.

Thelma, great workouts. I’m sorry it was so cold there. That sounds like our Sunday. Yesterday (and today) we have sunshine and decent temperatures for January. It makes for a nice change of pace from the weather yo-yo we have been on all month.

Laurie, great workout. But I could not possibly agree more about Bulgarian Lunges. I pretty much have just stopped pretending to even try to attempt them. I figure any lunge is more effective than struggling through with a Bulgarian Lunge. Thank you for reminding me I forgot to post my weekend workouts. The first time I watched the 49ers this season was last week when they played the Packers. We also watched the Packers demolish the Cowboys the week earlier, which was so much fun (I am not a Cowboys fan…..at all ). I kind of like just watching the playoffs and not the rest of the season games. I am far less annoyed with the announcers this way because I haven’t been listening to them all season. I only ever had one of Kathy Smith’s workouts, but I just remember that era of her and Denise Austin and the tights and big hair.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel