Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi ladies, my workouts on Monday were walking and Tracy Steen Upper Body. I having fun with Tracy, so I've decided to stick with her for now.
It is absolutely freezing, and the wind is howling like crazy! We had a little snow on Monday early afternoon. The weather people are talking possible snow for us on Friday.

DH is sick. He sounds like he has a cold. I hope I don't get whatever he has. So far so good for me.
Our holidays were quiet, and DH got a good taste of retirement during his almost two weeks off period.

Laurie, I'm so glad your holidays were great. I can't believe you hosted all those parties!
Good job with your workouts. Sorry you had to give up on Cathe's workouts due to your knees! You should try those exercises that bother your knees with lower weights, just to see if that's the problem.

Laurel sounds like you and your DH had a very special quality time period! I love it!
Great job with your workouts!

I am not liking this cold weather. It's not inspiring me to workout, so I'm struggling and needed to switch to workouts that are fun to me right now.

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a fun 45 minute spin followed by LMR Functional Core Fusion.

Thelma, great workouts. I agree about needing something enjoyable right now. It is so cold here. I just went out to feed the birds, and in the five minutes, despite wearing gloves, I was losing the feeling in my hands. And now they are predicting snow for Friday. DH will be gone, so I plan on stocking up with groceries on Thursday and staying in for as long as I can. I remember being stuck on our hill for a week last year, so I don’t want to be caught unaware for sure. At least we have warning for this storm, unlike the one last year.

Laurie, great workouts. I agree about the passing of time. I am 16 weeks in to this rotation I am doing, and I cannot believe that many weeks have passed since I started. It’s crazy. Yes, I think most of the country is cold right now, and those places that aren’t, like California, are still getting storms. It must be January.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Our workout yesterday was a JP Cardio Workout. This one was low impact, but very good. This morning I felt tired, so decided to change my full body workout to Yin Yoga. I did a session with Shaunneka. I'm scheduling my workouts, but if I feel like my body needs something different, then I will sub.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! Has it really been 16 weeks that you started this rotation? Seems like you just started it a few weeks ago. Those fires in CA are really scary from some of the videos that I have seen. They are forecasting snow for us on Friday. We have just been having this cold weather. I'm sure that the below zero will be headed our way soon.

Thelma, Nice job with the workouts! I love those no repeat leg workouts. Sounds like you are ready for the winter weather that you may get. DD's baby is due at the end of April. So with the way time is flying by that will be here sooner than I'm prepared for.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi ladies! Wednesday's workouts were walking a Tracy Steen full body workout. My favorite yoga instructor got fired yesterday for not being reliable. I guess we all saw that coming, but I'm still sad about it. On Tuesday a friend and I will go to a local gym to try a class. It's called Butts & Guts. Sounds like a Cathe class!

It is very cold here. I can't believe it! We're anywhere between 1-3", 3-6" or 5-8" snow range for Friday-Saturday. I guess we'll know how much when it's all said and done! LOL

We're going to be around 13 degrees by early Thursday morning! Our county government offices are going to be closed on Friday.

I decided to go food shopping on Wednesday instead of waiting till Thursday because the supermarkets will probably very busy.
I prepared dough for my cinnamon raisin SD bread and actually doubled the recipe because it's really a sandwich bread recipe. It's called Honey Whole Wheat. I've convinced DH to give the sandwich bread a try instead of supermarket bread. He worries now when he's running low of the artisan and cinnamon raisin breads! LOL

DH is doing much better. I felt a little off in the morning and thought I was coming down with the bug too, but I was OK in the afternoon. Thank God.

I heard about the CA fires. What a tragedy. I can't believe they don't have water and have to use home's hoses to fill up their tanks.

Laurie, great workouts! I'm glad you listened to your body. It seems that our body's get more opinionated about workout types as we age! LOL

April is definitely going to be here soon.

We are as ready as we can be for the storm. We no longer own a snow shovel though.

Laurel, great workouts! I can't believe you've been on the current rotation for 4 months! Good job!

I also hope we won't get any freezing rain. That's the part that worries me the most because they could cause power outages.
Ha! Great minds think alike! I think it was definitely a good move to go to the supermarket on Wednesday. My supermarket wasn't busy at all. I got everything we needed too. The only thing I've noticed the last two weeks is that the eggs case is practically empty.

I actually plan to venture out to my warm yoga class on Thursday morning. It will probably about 15 degrees! I won't go out again till early Monday morning to take my cat to the vet.

Have a safe weekend!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Disc 33/Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps followed by a great 30 minute spin. The spin was focused on soft rock songs from the 70s and 80s, and I just lost myself in the music. I love a workout that doesn’t feel like a workout, and that was the spin today.

Thelma, great workouts. I am sorry about your yoga instructor. Hopefully you will find another one you like. I had forgotten today is a government holiday for Pres. Carter’s funeral, so I am doubly happy I did my shopping yesterday since we have a lot of government workers around here. They have reduced our snow expectation…..but raised the chance of ice storms. Not at all what I want to hear. But, like you, we will see what we get when we get it.

Laurie, great workouts. I am glad you aren’t going to have to deal with snow tomorrow. Generally around here people are pretty pleasant during emergencies when it comes to shopping. But as the city grows, I do see that changing. I remember when everything was shutting down for the pandemic, there were stories of people fighting in grocery stores around the country and there I was in a very crowded store having a conversation with a nice man who wanted my opinion on the best wine to go with ribs. I’m okay with that.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

After work we did a PJ Inner Thigh Workout. Both of us where just about crying at the end, so it was a good workout. Feeling the burn on the inner thigh area today. This morning I did a Yin Yoga stretch with Shaunneka.

They put the snow back into the forecast, not going to get much. Looking outside right now, we have total cloud cover and it is dark.

Laurel, Nice workouts! That type of music always gets me pumped to do a workout. One of the things that I really didn't have to deal with was shopping during the pandemic. DH was working from home, so he would take time to go shopping. Funny now that he is retired he doesn't do that anymore. I'm sure that if I was more organized and had a shopping list he would do it. Just can't trust that he would get the correct items though.

Thelma, Love the workouts! DH still doesn't like those dead bugs. I think it is the coordination factor with doing opposite hand and leg. That is pretty cold for your area. Next week we are heading into the single digits, so not looking forward to that. Interesting that they are unable to find instructors. Wonder what that little spider knows that it went into hiding.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi ladies! We survived the storm. We got about 3 inches of the white stuff. Everything looks beautiful with that white snow. I don't know what phase the moon is in, but it's pretty bright at night. The moon light reflected on the snow makes everything look so beautiful at night.
People here live for the snow because we hardly get this much snow. 3 inches is a lot for us. People built snowmen, sled from the hills, and God knows what else, but it's been a big celebration.
Now the bad part, there have been accidents left and right, cars have ended up in ditches. There are hills everywhere! The storm started as freezing rain, so ice formed under the snow. Everything was closed for the weekend. Even on Sunday there were only a few restaurants open.
The secondary roads are pretty dangerous still. Our road is hilly, so I've asked DH to drive me to the vet in the morning because I'm afraid to drive down our road.
Oh! We don't own any snow shovels anymore. We really could've used one of those push shovels. DH had to shovel a path to the garage with a dustpan! LOL! I laughed so hard at that! LOLr

Our dogs hate the snow. One is afraid of it, another didn't want anything to do with the snow and our little Louie was the brave one, he stepped on it and ran back to the carport.

I had a very successful baking run. DH loved the sandwich bread, so I think he's firing Sarah Lee! LOL. My artisan bread came out amazing too and I made DH a new recipe for his after dinner sweet treat. It's pumpkin with orange zest and juice. I added dried cranberries. Yum! DH eats the soft sandwich bread at lunchtime and the artisan bread at dinner time. My heart is happy about him liking the breads I'm making for him.

My workouts on Friday were walking and Tracy Steen Low Impact Hiit.
Saturday - walking.
Sunday - walking and Tracy Steen full body workout.

Laurie, great workouts! That inner thigh workout sounds like a really good one. I will have to see if I an find it! I found it! She has several inner and outer thigh workouts too.

The deadbug workouts do require a little coordination, but you do get good at it eventually.
It really has been extremely cold for our area. We are going to get another hit of arctic air over the coming weekend.
It really is interesting that these new owners can't find instructors. I think they're part of the problem. I love the owners, but I've also heard they're not very good bosses. News spread like wildfire around here, so I think all instructors know about their reputation.

Laurel, great workouts! Wow! You got more snow than we did! Our snow ended at about 2pm on Saturday and that was the end of it. It never turned into freezing rain or snow again like it had been predicted.
A lot of people are also stuck in their homes. People are asking for help on Facebook.
It really is surprising about the yoga instructors; the previous owner never had a hard time finding new instructors. This new couple have gone through a lot of instructors in just one year of ownership.

Have a great week!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Mine was pretty quiet. Even though our road up the hill opened late Friday, I had no reason to venture out while there was still snow and ice on the roads so I didn’t. I did venture out into the backyard on Saturday to get some food to our birds, and (like Thelma’s husband) used a dustpan to get some of the ice off of our backstairs yesterday so I could get down to the feeders even easier. Most of the snow should be gone by the end of today except for in shady places. I am actually surprised it has stuck around this long. The rain didn’t clear it out at all on Friday.

For workouts, on Saturday I did LMR Functional Lower Body Fusion and 60 minutes of Peloton yoga. Yesterday was STS 2.0 Body Part Shoulders with bonuses premix followed by a 45 minute spin. Today was 2.0 Body Part Biceps with bonuses followed by Perfect 30 Low Impact HiiT with the bonus pyramid, core and extended stretch.

Thelma, great workouts. I am glad you survived the storm. I laughed when you mentioned your DH using the dustpan since I had just done the same. I would imagine it was easier for me to use it on stairs than it was for him clearing a path. But it worked! We still have a snow shovel and I thought about using it on the driveway but since I wasn’t going anywhere, I decided not to because it seemed pointless. I’m sorry to hear the accidents. I didn’t hear about too many here, but I imagine they happened. Your breads sound delicious.

Laurie, sounds like a busy weekend and it definitely involved activity for sure. Undecorating is no joke. I am glad you didn’t get too much snow. I have my eye on the cold front that is hitting you. It looks like it is going to be brutal. I don’t know if it will reach us, but DH is supposed to be flying through Denver on Saturday and last I saw, they were expecting 4-6” of snow and temps between -5 and -15. Yikes. I think that might mean you are in for some brutal, brutal cold. I hope you can stay in for much of the weekend. Great workout this morning.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was 2.0 Body Part Chest with bonuses, the core work from Lean Legs and Abs and a 45 minute spin.

Thelma, great workout. I’m glad you made it to the vet safely yesterday. I hope your trip this morning went well. We still have ice in shady areas, but all of the roads are clear. The weather people here think next week may be the coldest of the year, so this little break with warmer temperatures is welcome. That being said, we are still several degrees below where we normally are this time of year. I was going to take a walk after my workout this morning and went out to feed the birds which made me realize it is still a little chilly for a post-workout walk. Maybe tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

Sorry I was offline yesterday, but I was home sick. I had fever, chills and body aches. Of course I didn't feel like eating anything either. Got up in the morning, and I felt all achy so I went downstairs and did a short stretching workout. That didn't help at all, so I then realized that I was sick since I just couldn't get warm. Today I feel so much better, just had aches in my lower back. That could be because I slept weird, I was pretty much sleeping all day yesterday.

No workout this morning, since my back was not cooperating.

Laurel, Nice job with those workouts. Has it been working well incorporating those new workouts into your rotation? This cold is just brutal, but it seems that we are going to be getting warmer toward the weekend and then back down into the negative numbers. I'm just glad that we will be on vacation next week when that happens.

Thelma, Great job with all your workouts! Dang on the ice. I'm sure that it is bad in that area vs what we go through in ice. The amount of salt that we have down on our parking lot here at work is crazy. I don't blame you for having your DH drive you to the appointments.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi ladies, another day with not much melting. Mr. UPS left my refrigerated medicine in the same spot he left the packages yesterday. It's a good thing the medicine is in a cooler. DH passed it and missed it because the box is white! LOL
My workouts on Wednesday were walking and Tracy Steen standing abs.

Laurie, I'm sorry you're sick, I'm glad you're feeling better. Take it easy and I hope you feel better soon.
There's no salt on little road, so the snow is still white.

Laurel, great workouts!
The snow is definitely not melting in the shady areas. We live in the mountains so there are plenty of shady spots.
The weather people are saying that we definitely have HIGH probabilities of cold weather, but LOW on the precipitation. It's too early to tell.

See you tomorrow!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was 2.0 Body Part Back with bonuses, the core work from Ripped With HiiT, and a 30 minute spin.

Thelma, great workouts. We are warmer but very windy today. I haven’t heard the latest on possible snow for us next week. Since this current snow is still sticking around, I would be just fine if we got the cold without the snow. I hope that’s the case.

Laurie, I’m sorry you still aren’t feeling well. I am glad you aren’t pushing your body by doing workouts. I really hope your DH stays healthy as well, especially with a trip planned next week. These Lift, Move and Restore workouts might be just the right thing for you and your DH when you get back to working out post-illness and vacation.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

I'm feeling almost normal this morning. No workout last night either. I feel really good in the morning, and then as the day progresses I start feeling tired. Hopefully I will not be feeling that way by the end of today.

Laurel, Great job with the workouts! You may be right on the LMR workouts for when we get back into it. I'm still hoping that we can do something tonight when I get home. Last night DH was complaining about having a headache, so the first thing I think oh no he's getting sick too. Of course he then sneezed. So far so good though.

Thelma, Love the workouts! DH and I may have to do a Yin Yoga workout tonight, just to get us moving. Last night I told him that he could workout without me. He said yes I could, but he didn't. Hopefully the weather gets warmer for your area so that the ice melts, we are going to be in the 40's tomorrow.

Both of you have a great week next week. We will be someplace nice and warm.

Laurie

Hi ladies! I hope you had a great weekend. Laurie, I hope you have a wonderful vacation.
It is cold here! We got a little bit of snow on Saturday, but we are not in the snow zone for Tuesday/Wednesday.

My workouts on Friday were walking and yoga.
Saturday - walking.
Sunday - walking and Tracy Steen Low Impact Hiit and Abs.
Monday - walking and Cathe LMR Functional Upper Body.

Have a great week!
Thelma