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So, I had planned to do two dance videos for the next 3 days. I had so much fun with the first two that I did all 6 this morning! I was behind in getting me and the kids ready for school, but it was worth it. I absolutely love latin style dancing......I miss going out and dancing to this music (it's great for the abs and…

Morning from 4-5am. It gets my day going (I have 3 kids). After work, I am typically running the kids to their activities. On those days, I walk while they are practicing.

I really like this week's challenges. The info for our new destination is very interesting (frog juice, really?????).

@Dictorbutt - welcome back. It's great to have your numbers; you are a huge part of this team. Our numbers are great this week. Nice job everyone!

Hi ladies - it's been a busy week and a half - 2 weeks. But, it's been good. I took the recommended week off from STS and focused on yoga and walking. I started back with STS on Wednesday (disk 13 and 14 complete) and have gotten a Tabata class along with Bikram yoga in. I really like the new round of STS (I believe it is…

Wow! Great story. You obviously put a lot of time and thought into this post. Thank you for doing that for us all. It's inspiring.

Just finished the rocket workout. Did other workouts this morning and may get another one in tonight. I hope everyone is doing well. We definitely need to get our times in. We are way behind. Have a great day.

I am here and hope to check in soon. I start the 2nd set of dvds tomorrow. I hope all is well and will read your posts soon. Becky

Hi all- I did my 5k today. I need to start the rocket workout and will do so tomorrow. I love everyone's positivity for the week.

I am grateful for my life. I have a loving husband, 3 crazy/healthy kids, amazing in laws and parents, cutest dogs and turtle in the world, money to pay bills, cars are running, house is cozy and warm, and I can honestly say that I LOVE my job. I am so blessed with this life.

Fabulous! Looking great

@sandkp - that is wonderful about your son. I love those mom moments. :) I am sorry to hear that many of you are struggling with illness, injuries, and just plain ol' life getting in the way. Remember to take time for yourself.....even if it is only 5 minutes in the morning of breathing and thinking about your day. Your…

Hi all.....things going well here. Today should be day 5 of under calories. This is huge for me because lately, I have only been getting 4 days in of the 7 days. Even though we only need 5, I will try for 7. Have a great day!

Hi All - like @samra338 said, we are lagging behind. We can do this! :) I finished the 4 miles today by taking a walk during a break after class to get my last mile. I also finished the dance videos this morning. I absolutely love to dance and try new things, but I did not enjoy these at all. I felt silly and felt like the…

Hi All - Sunday was not a scheduled workout day, so I did a lot of walking and cleaning. Yesterday, I decided to skip disk #11 (back/triceps) and do #12 (legs) instead. My back is still quite sore and I didn't want to hurt it. So, tomorrow I should be able to do #11. During the week off between Meso 1 and 2, I hope to fill…

Like the others said, I really like this week's challenges and where we are headed. I've only been to Hawaii once, but it was on a lay over! So....stuck in airport. :s My son's baseball practice ended last week, and that's when I would walk outside, twice a week, for 90 minutes each time. With it being over, I don't have…

@enuf200 - great job! I hear that running is the same....lots of swear words during then runner's high occurs. I have never experienced runner's high.

Hi Ladies - I hope your weekend is going well. I did make it to yoga on Thursday, and it was awesome.....body needed that stretching. Yesterday, I did the MishMosh mix of #2 from low impact (it does the entire low impact and 3 sets of back exercises), and today was disk #10 STS (shoulder, bicep, chest). I am starting to…

GREAT choice in drink.....looks good.

@MissionEnforcer (I ate a lot more veggies than this, so if I am missing something, let me know). Thanks! Colors (White, green, red, yellow, orange, purple/blue) Mon: Mushrooms/onion (white) and spinach (green) Tue: Carrots (orange) and strawberry (red) Wed: Bell Pepper (yellow) and broccoli (green) Thu: Raisins…

We can get out of last place.....we can do this! Hopefully it's just because minutes haven't been logged. We are the sneaky team that let's others think they are winning, then "bam", here we are!

Hi Ladies.....I hope everyone is doing well. Yesterday, I decided to take a nap instead of workout. I fell asleep on the couch with 3 kids, DH and tv blaring. Apparently I needed it. But, this morning I did get disk 9 done (legs). It was a great workout; I had sweat dripping off me! I still have sore triceps from disk 8…

@HASWLRS - please don't hurt yourself. Just do what you can. When I was doing physical therapy for my knee years ago, most of the people in pt were there for shoulder issues. Ever since then, I really watch my shoulder work. Ask the head honchos for alternatives (maybe more bicep and triceps work?). We need you…

Hi ladies - Yesterday I did disk #8 which was tri/back. My triceps are sore today! I am hoping to get some type of workout in today, but I don't know what. I don't want to over do it because tomorrow will be STS #9 for legs, and I am sure it will be intense. I am also pretty tired today, so it might be a treadmill type of…

Good morning everyone - I hope you all are doing well. I finished the arm workouts - my arms are pretty tired and I have to teach today! :D Not sure how much I will be raising them up to write on the boards. I also did a little more jumping yesterday (the jump rope challenge was really hard, so I now want to get better at…

Great, thanks!

Hi All - I was able to get the jump rope challenge done yesterday (spread it out....great cardio workout, too). The color challenge shouldn't be a problem; I try to eat a huge salad every day around lunch time. The arm workout is also a good one....I am checking to see if I can count my STS weight training program for the…

Question regarding the arm workouts: I am currently doing a strength training program called "Shock Training System" and all the arm exercises in the fall fun challenge videos are in the STS workout. There are two 55 minute dvds that are arms/upper body and I do both dvds this week. May I count these for the suggested arm…

Previous post should have said "tip" not "top".

Welcome! Biggest top is to attack challenges early in the week. This is a really fun challenge.