Cathe Fans Part 5

Morning Ladies,

We had a cold weekend, and of course rain. Suppose to have rain for the next few days, and then our normal temps in the 50's. Our weekend was quiet, and I did some cleaning and sewing. Guess I'm in a weekend rut, but I'm okay with that. DH went to the DD's to do some construction work. They are remodeling the kitchen, so the house is in a bit of disrepair. We will be watching the little man soon when they have their floors redone. He will be happier here at our house than in a hotel with them.

We did Fuel Day 5 Dumbbell Cardio on Saturday, and a walk on Sunday. This morning I did a Jessica Lower Body workout which was floor work.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! Sorry to hear that your Halloween turn out wasn't that great, but yippee on the rain. I'm sure that everyone in the area is very happy about that. I've been trying to get my DH onto MFP. He really needs to log his food intake. He is getting the workouts, but I don't think that he eats enough protein or even enough food.

Thelma, Great job with the workouts! Looks like we did the same workout! I actually enjoyed that one quite a lot. Nice that your barbell showed up, and that it has a one inch bar for holding. Good news from your family! My mom is doing really good, best of all no more pain in the hip.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi ladies, Monday's workouts were walking, yoga and CG Iron Day-6 Quads.
My glutes were feeling yesterday's workout. The quad workout had lots of Bulgarian lunges. I rested my foot on the workout bench, but it didn't feel as good as the flimsy chair did.

My uncle was about to be discharged from the hospital on Monday, but his bilirubin and another parameter were slightly high. They're going to do a cholangiogram. I really don't think he's ready to be discharged yet. I'm afraid he'll go home and crash.

DH turns 61 and on 11/5 and will fly out to Boston on the 6th.

Laurie, great workouts! How exciting about your DD getting a new kitchen. I'm sure you'll love the time with your grandson.

I also loved that Fuel cardio workout.
I'm glad your mom is doing so well!

Laurel, great workouts! I am so glad your DH is home.
I don't know if Cathe is selling the shoes, but a the very least she's getting commissions.

My barbell collars came on Monday and they are humongous

See you tomorrow!
Thelma,

Morning Ladies,

Our workout was Iron Day 1 Leg Workout. This morning I did a Travis Yin Yoga workout. I'm seeing a difference in my flexibility doing all these yin yoga workouts.

Laurel, Nice job with all the workouts! Glad that you had some time spent with the DH before he heads out again. I've heard from quite a few people that they are seeing dietitians. A lot of them are because they don't want to go on medication, and of course the side effect is losing weight. I'm just going to continue making healthy, but flavorful meals for dinner. What he eats when I'm not there is another thing.

Thelma, Great job with the workouts! Finding the right equipment for exercising is important, so I hope that at some point you are able to find something like that chair but stable. Happy Birthday to your DH, but dang on the timing. Glad that they kept your Uncle in the hospital. What a different in those collars.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were walking, Yin yoga and CG Fuel Day - 7 UPPER BODY COMPLEX. I also got a yummy Thai massage after Yin.

DH will be traveling to Boston on Wednesday afternoon, then back on Thursday in the late afternoon. Please keep him in your prayers.

You won't believe this, but my poor cousin had to take my aunt to the hospital on Tuesday morning because she was in a lot of pain from her gallbladder. This is the second time she has a gallbladder attack. The first time two years ago she was told it was full of water and this time they found stones. She got all kinds of meds and needs surgery. She has to see an internist next week. This doctor will order pre-op labs, and then, the surgery will be scheduled. Things definitely work differently back home. I think that in the US she would've gone straight into surgery.
My uncle had some tests done on Tuesday. He might get discharged tomorrow.

Laurie, great workouts! I love Yin yoga and Travis is such an excellent instructor, too. His wife also has her own channels now.

I hope I can find a good foot support for Bulgarian lunges, too.
Thank you for the birthday wishes for my DH.
I would've never imagined the 2" collar would be so big. It's also shocking to see the difference in the barbell from the 1" middle shaft to the 2" ends.

Laurel, great workouts! Good job on those DOMS! Since my shoulder surgery I can't push my upper body. It's kind of sad, but it is what it is.

Thank you so much for the bday wishes for my DH. We went out to dinner last Friday and I made him a lemon blueberry cake.

The barbell is 20# without the collars, which weigh 11.4 oz in total. The plates haven't come yet. They should be here any day now. I hope they come on Wednesday before my glute workout. I just know there will be hip thrusts involved! LOL

I think you're doing the right thing by cooking healthy meals for you and your DH. Getting into recording foods is not easy for some people. I went into it kicking and screaming but it made a huge difference. It's hard to be good about foods when you have to travel, and your DH travels a lot.

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 15 minute spin into STS Disc 17/Legs. I finished it with the core work from Cardio and Weights.

Thelma, great workouts. A massage sounds so good right now! I am still feeling Monday’s workout. I know it took Cathe probably 18 months to start getting her strength back post surgery, so you may still improve. And, if not, you are doing great where you are at. I am surprised those collars don’t weigh more than that. Thanks for letting me know. I am so sorry to hear about your aunt. I hope she feels better soon. Your cousin must be exhausted right now. I hope your DHs travels go well.

Laurie, great workouts. I love your morning workouts. I am fortunate that DH will eat about anything. My biggest problem is me when it comes to cooking. I am not much interested in eating (unlike my DH), so I have a really hard time justifying the length of time it takes to prepare some meals and then dinner is over in a minute. I can think of a million better ways I could have spent that time and still managed to eat a healthy meal. This is why I eat repeat meals so much. But DH prefers a little variety, which I think is normal.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Our workout yesterday was Fuel Day 3 Glutes and Hamstrings Supersets. This morning was Yin Yoga with Travis.

I may or may not be online tomorrow, we are going to a Funeral for DH's SIL's mother.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! Tonight I'm hoping to explore ab workouts with DH, so I may pull out Cathe's ab workouts from Pure Strength. I remember those being pretty simple, and that is pretty much where DH is at right now. One thing that I enjoy is cooking, but with doing these workouts right after I get home it doesn't leave a ton of time for anything lengthy. I'm always scouring recipes to see if they are easy to make, but healthy. I love the sheet pan recipes the most.

Thelma, Nice job with those workouts! Glad to hear that your DH made it safe to Boston. Hope everything goes well for your Uncle at home, and that your Aunt improves. Again safe travels for your DH as he ventures home. I'm sure you will be very happy to have him back.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi ladies, Thursday's workouts were walking and CG Iron Day-8 Glutes & Hamstrings.
I am in love with my new Olympic barbell and 17" plates. This is definitely a game changer. Those plates are so big! I just roll the barbell up my thighs.

DH is home.
My aunt and uncle are doing OK. Thank you so much for your prayers for my family.

Laurie great workouts!
I'm sorry you to attend another a funeral.

Laurel, great workouts!
DH was exhauste when he got home.

Have a great weekend!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Mine was pretty quiet given DH left again on Saturday. I spent the bulk of both days on indoor and outdoor chores. For workouts, on Saturday I did a really good 45 minute yoga/Pilates combo class from Peloton. I really hope they do more of those. Yesterday was Cathe Live Steptastic. And today was STS 2.0 Lower Body 2 and a 30 minute spin.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Had the day off yesterday, so I wasn't online. We went to Costco yesterday, of course thinking that it would be less busy than on the weekends. Well it wasn't as busy, but still had a lot of people there. It has been nice, rainy and cold weather on and off.

Our workouts where CG's Iron Day 4 Full Body, Iron Day 5 Arms and Abs.

Laurel, Awesome job with those workouts! Thanks for the information on the experience you had with the PS workouts and your DH. I will have to rethink that option. I'm finding that DH is comfortable with Caroline, because she gives a demo of the move beforehand. So what you said about previewing beforehand is probably what I need to look at with ab work options.

Thelma, Love all the workouts! So glad to hear about your Aunt and Uncle, and that they continue to improve with their health. Great news on the barbell, I'm envious of the roll on and off the thigh option. I did see that Cathe is promoting those shoes. I actually have a pair of those shoes, and have to say that they are very comfortable. Of course the ones I have are not super high heel, so the company does have other options. I think her Instagram is more of what she personally wants to talk about vs. all fitness all the time.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi ladies, Tuesday's workouts were walking, yoga and CG Fuel Day - 6 QUAD FOCUSED Leg Workout.

Laurie, great workouts!

It is a miracle my uncle continues to do well. I hope my aunt find out the day of her suregery tody.
Being able to roll the barbell on off and very sweet.
It's good to know that the shoes Cathe is promoting are comortable. Are yours super pointy?

Laurel, great workouts and congratulations on feeling stronger!! I hope you got some rest after mowing.

I won't finish this rotation until early January. I like your idea of incorporating the new worouts into your current rotation as recovery workouts. I am also not sure all workouts are recovery type workouts. She's using weights in some of them. I don't know that I would consider those active rest workouts either.

See you tomorrow.
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 45 minute spin into STS Pilates Based Abs. It felt really good to do a longer spin today. Some days I just need a good sweat session, and that was today.

Thelma, great workouts. I am so glad you had a similar reaction to these new workouts as I did. I really am hoping they are recovery, but, based on the clips, some of them kind of looked like normal Cathe workouts, maybe with lighter weights and shorter in length. And since I am still trying to lift heavier weight (as we all are), I am not sure about them. I kind of wonder if they might not be for people who can no longer lift heavier or are just starting to lift at a later stage in life. But…..we’ll find out soon! I could be wildly wrong, which wouldn’t be a first for me.

Laurie, great workouts. I love the sound of your yoga workout. When I did the original STS Ab workout this morning, I remembered that Cathe does a lot of cuing on those longer workouts as well. For my DH, finding core work that doesn’t hurt his back and works with his limited flexibility is a challenge. He kind of has to stick with crunches and planks. And, like your DH, if he gets frustrated, that’s the end of that. What about standing core work, though? That STS 2.0 Standing Metabolic Ab routine is pretty basic, and something like that might work. Just tossing out ideas.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

We got in our workout last night Iron Day 7 Shoulders and Triceps. This morning I must have hit the off button instead of the snooze, so I slept past my workout timeframe. Guess I needed the sleep. DH and I are really working on increasing our weights, and we are both feeling the difference.

Laurel, Great job with those workouts! Nice that you had a good spin session. I looked at a few of the clips from the new series. Some of these workouts would be perfect for DH, since she does go at a slower pace and some of the moves are for sure modified. These workouts will be the ones that I would use in my morning workouts. Thanks for the info on the standing ab workout. He enjoyed the one workout that we did with Brandon Palmer, so I think that would be a good one to try out. The other thing that we can try is a plank challenge, because he really needs to strengthen his core. I found one that starts out with just 20 sec for the first day.

Thelma, Nice job with the walking! We all have those days where our interest get in the way of working out. Sometimes we just need a break, and then our workouts are so much better after that. These workouts are tough on the body. I actually still feel that leg workout today, so it was a good one and I saved it to a playlist for when we need a short leg workout in the future. I've been looking at some of her earlier workouts, just in case I need some upper body workouts that are short too. With the holiday's it just might be a good idea to have them available. I'm really looking forward to these new workouts, just because they look like what I do in the morning's.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi ladies, my workouts on Thursday were walking, warm yoga and Tracy Steen Standing Abs and Cardio.
We got a really good dose of rain Wednesday night. It rained all night. The current Drought Map is valid through the 12th, so it doesn't include this rain. We are in moderate drought condition. We may have a chance of rain toward the end of next week.

My sourdough bread came out amazing. This is my best loaf yet. I think I'm finally learning to read my dough, but I didn't figure it out on my own. Someone posted a picture of what well proofed dough should looks like and it was a game changer. I hadn't made a loaf in months!

Laurie, great workouts! You obviously needed a little extra rest. Good job in upping your weights. I mentioned last week that I can't lift heavy weights for upper body since my surgery. It's kind of disappointing, but it is what it is.
Caroline's workouts are hard. I always feel the leg workouts for days. I think my body did need a weight from lifting this week.
Someone posted a list on FB about Caroline's shorter workouts, but I didn't pay attention to the post at all, though.

Laurel, great workouts! Congrats on the improved strength.

I have finally perfected my pizza dough recipe. It's a Neapolitan pizza recipe from a famous pizza guru named Vito Iacopelli. We have pizza every Saturday night, so I make a big dough batch that yields 4 pizza balls, and I freeze them. Every Friday night I take a frozen pizza ball and put it in the fridge overnight. I then take out of the fridge three hours before I need it. I tried making sourdough pizza dough, but we didn't like it.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was 2.0 Upper Body 2 and a fun 30 minute spin. The deeper I get into each of these six week segments of this rotation, the more energy I have for cardio. And that makes me happy.

Thelma, great workouts. Our drought has gotten so bad. There are reports of cattle farmers needing to sell because they can’t sustain their farms anymore because of lack of water. We had rain all Wednesday as well, but it barely put a dent into the drought. I am still hoping we enter a wetter pattern as we approach winter. I need to get into your habit by making a number of pizza dough balls and freezing them. Thanks for that recommendation.

Laurie, great workouts. No doubt your DHs form will improve on the planks. But that’s a great start. I remember thinking planks were impossible the first time I tried one. I used to make my own pizza sauce out of tomato sauce. I just added spices to that and called it sauce. Now I use Rao’s sauce which is also all natural but much tastier.

I think I am going to have pizza for dinner tonight. Enjoy the weekend.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

We had a really nice relaxing weekend. I ended up making bread, this was loaves. I'm trying to find a nice sandwich bread, just want DH to get away from buying the bread from the store. Well the one that I made on Saturday was perfect, it's soft but holds together enough to make sandwiches. Of course one loaf is already gone. We had to try it out toasted cheese sandwiches. That was delicious.

We did Fuel Day 9 Full Body Circuits on Saturday. My workout this morning was Cathe's STS 2.0 Stranding Abs.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts, and of course gaining energy. Sound like you have the right combo of strength training/cardio. I tried out one of the standing ab workouts from STS this morning, and I'm fairly confident that DH will be able to do that one. I know that I was motivated to make dough this weekend, but nothing in the pizza department. I'll probably venture into that area next weekend. Dang on the drought. It's hard to sustain a business when the weather is a factor.

Thelma, Love the workouts! Thanks for the playlist, that is the Advent rotation. Sounds like a really tasty sauce recipe, will have to try it out when I get the chance. This time of the year is so busy, it can get hard to do dough type items. I made the youngest dd some bread on Sunday, and I let the second rise go a little to long. The bread was a little high, but still good.

Have a great day!
Laurie