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I accidentally double posted but it won't let me delete anything or edit it to nothing. So never mind about this one!

Mmmmmm smoke turkey. I bet it was delicious. Sucks about being sick. I've been sick the past few days and it's no fun especially over Christmas. We postponed a road trip because I wasn't up to it but at least we got to enjoy a trace of snow on Christmas Eve. I had my followup visit with my Orthopedic doctor and my shoulder…

Things went real well! For some reason, I woke up in the middle of the procedure (I had a lot of local blockers in my arm/hand and sedated) and told the anesthesiologist that I could really go for some BBQ! He laughed a bit and said that he was putting me back under because I was making him hungry! My followup is on…

Hopefully he will a fruitful visit this week

Update on my shoulder.... X-Ray showed that a possible bone spur is starting to form. The doc gave me a cortisone shot and prescribed PT, which I start next week, the day after I get the stitches removed from my hand. My shoulder is actually feeling a little bit better just from the shot so I'm looking forward to seeing…

I guess it takes a village for us to grow, or something like that. Or maybe the group is greater than the sum of its parts? I think I'm lousy with the analogies today! Anyways, I hope your maintenance mode is going well for you and I know if I don't watch everything like a hawk, things get away from me very quickly! I see…

How was that visit Debbie?

Sorry I've been away for a while (again).... hopefully you are still going strong Debbie! Getting up at 5:15 is pretty foreign to me! That group sounded pretty cool Kristine. How's the Games of Thrones type thing going? I don't watch the show but I do know a lot of characters die so hopefully that group isn't that intense!…

Hi Debbie. That's great that you are getting in workouts, as it's really tough to start up again. The DB workouts have been great and the new 365 program is a different twist worth checking out. I hope things are progressing in the positive direction for your son.

Funny you should mention DB365 Kristine, uh I mean the world famous Kristine!! I just got my beta invite that afternoon and so I actually did that workout and your post was shown pretty much right away and no wonder they loved it. I like that word "stick-to-it-tivenss" and they even used it at the end of the program, so…

Work was a total time drain for me this past week. So much time sitting in front of the computer and not nearly enough movement. Luckily I was even on the scale again but I'm not feeling so great. So this evening, I carved some time out and fired up the Daily Burn and did the first workout of Cardio Sculpt (Thighs, Butts,…

When I had some in-laws living in Pennsylvania, I visited there during a Christmas and we went skiing on some mountain there. You're right... not much to speak off and it didn't take long to ski all the trails, but at least it's something.

And here is a selfie with Miss Half Dome or Tissiack herself...

Here's my awesome view from my hammock on North Dome

Unfortunately I have had a lot of weaknesses this past week and I'm up a couple of pounds and these moments of weaknesses are starting to become bad habits once again. But I am finally ready to admit that I've gotten away from my desire to workout and remain active. Oh sure, I have some moments where I go play basketball…

Thanks for creating this week's thread Kristine! I caught up with your Cross Fit experience and WTG for jmping on those boxes! You gotta show them who's boss. B) You're gonna get rid of that 140# card and get all buff in the process! I think I was flat for last week. I've been all over the scale lately so it's hard to keep…

Thanks for the stuff to think about Debbie. I have been looking into other options and still trying to figure things out.

For my weigh in for Sunday, I was down 2 pounds from the previous Sunday, and I'm down a bit from then already. I had an extremely busy weekend. My wife and I had to go into Modesto (a larger town for us) so I ended up going to Home Depot and bought some materials for a DIY garage shelving system I read about in the latest…

Congrats about winning your challenge but sorry to hear about your son. Hopefully the MRI will shed some much needed light into what's going on.

Hopefully you were able to recharge this week Kristine. Yeah I had a nice drop on the scale the day after playing about 90 minutes of basketball. Unfortunately, I've been seeing the number creep back up. I actually went for a short run this week and didn't feel too bad afterwards so hopefully I can go for another one soon.…

This taking it slow ain't working for me.. I'm up 10 pounds since I left on my vacation! 10 pounds! So I'm going full bootcamp mode starting Monday, including getting my sleeping schedule back to normal. I'm going to the gym this evening to play a little basketball and then tomorrow, I'm firing up Daily Burn and gonna work…

Congrats on doing that many "real" pushups Kristine! I haven't done pushups in a long time so I bet you can do more than I can! Cross-fit sounds like a great change up... too bad it costs that much for your gym. Ouch! I have seen getting some kind of pull up bar is great for the home gym but I don't feel safe putting it in…

Woohoo! You're kicking some major butt there Kristine! WTG! 8 lbs to go huh? Pffft you so got that!!! So chile roasters are the things to roast chiles in. Here's the one that roasted my chiles. It's a pretty good size unit but not as large as the ones I grew up with in New Mexico. You can't see it in the photo but in the…

Well you can proudly say you've increased your vertical by 800%!!! :D Actually jumping on top of a box isn't that bad as I've never been known for my vertical. You squat down a bit, swing your arms back and then thrust them down and then up to get some momentum and then you jump... but you can keep your knees sorta bent so…

I think you do a much better job creating these new threads than I ever did Kristine! You're very entertaining so maybe I can aspire to your level going forward. I'll start doing it next week, ok? Oh and I'm very proud that you created this thread on a Sunday!!! B) So yeah... successes? Uh.... well not really. Last week…

That's so awesome that you're 11 lbs from your goal Kristine! How was that CrossFit? I welcome your prayers for my shoulder. I haven't gone to a regular doctor about it yet but I think I'll have to start thinking about that course of action. The other day, the thought of a pinched nerve popped into my head but I haven't…

Well I've been back for a bit and I'm finding it tough to get back to it. I gave myself until Monday to take it easy but Monday has come and gone and I didn't do any exercise. According to my scale, I put on 4.5 pounds during my 3 week + a few days vacation. It sounds like a lot but yeah, I really ate a lot of delicious…

Great photo Kristine! You're looking great on top of that mountain! Also great job getting some workouts in when it was tough to do so.

Zion was really cool so if you get a chance, I highly recommend doing Angels Landing and the Narrows. The first half day (later half since we left Vegas around noon), we got on the tram shuttle bus and got off at each stop and explored a bit and then caught the next one. We were able to see quite a bit of the park like…

Hi ladies! Sorry about the radio silence but I went on a extremely long vacation (in fact I'm still on it)! My brother-in-law got married in Las Vegas, NV two Saturdays ago, and my sister is getting married this Saturday near Las Vegas, NM (yes there are more than one Las Vegas and no, the NM is nothing like the NV one!).…