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Good Morning! swissmiss, I love hearing about how good the exercise is making you feel!! That's one of the many reasons I love exercise. It is great for weight control but, more importantly to me, I love how much energy it gives me and the feeling of being strong and fit. Congrats on doing so well getting back to it!…

Good Morning! Back from a lovely trip to Maine. We decided at the last minute to fly up there instead of drive and am I glad we did! I think we would have found ourselves caught in some bad weather/flooding trying to get around the northeast. Even here in DC we've had alot of flooding (in fact, the beltway was closed near…

Hi all! singfree, be careful in this heat!! Like you, I don't mind doing some stuff in the heat because it doesn't bother me but on days like the next few (where the heat index is supposed to be around 115), I have a tendency to be a bit more cautious. I hope you do the same. :flowerforyou: I think logging your foods for a…

Good Morning! Welcome Back, KokomoJoe! If you can get through about three weeks or so, you should be fine. For me, that's when it is easiest to slip up. But after about three weeks, I really notice how much better I feel, how much more energy I have, and I'm not constantly thinking about what I used to eat. So stick with…

Welcome back, alf! Glad you enjoyed the convention. Hope you enjoy your granddaughter's birthday!! Friday check-in....not much to report. Haven't worked out since Tuesday and, amazingly, feel better for it! I've lost some of the extra water I retain when I'm working out hard, which is nice. I know it will be back once I…

sdereski, spaghetti and meatballs are a silent killer, aren't they? I think they are the highest calorie dish at one restaurant. Who would have thought? But sounds like you handled it well. Your house sounds like it's in a lovely situation. I lived along the ocean when we were in Los Angeles (a couple of years ago) and…

Hi Ladies! Good and bad news from the doc. The good news is that the knee is fine. Just bruised (and a little swollen) but nothing serious. I was sure that was the case, but wanted to have it checked out nonetheless. The bad news....he thinks it probably hurt more than it should because I'm overtraining. :grumble:…

Hi all. Thanks for all of your kind words. I'm doing well. Just bruised and swollen. No serious damage. BUT....the doctor thinks the injury is more serious than what it otherwise would have been because I'm overtraining a bit. I don't think that comes as a huge surprise to me....or probably anybody around me. :blushing: He…

tron, congrats on your first Insanity workout! Yeah, the warmup is a killer. I was wearing my HRM the first time I did Insanity, and I burned more calories during that 9 minute warm-up than I did the 90 minute YogaX part of P90X. :laugh: Crazy. But you're doing it smartly if you're taking the rests you need when you need…

Hi Ladies! An early check-in for me because I'm headed out the door to see a doctor. :grumble: Had a bit of a fall last night on our stairs and, thankfully, it isn't as bad as my last fall on stairs in the house (when I dislocated my shoulder back in 2006). But I did hit my knees pretty good (or bad) and it is stiff and…

Hi Ladies! We had a good weekend here. No rain and plenty of sunshine. The humidity even dropped a bit making it a tolerable 90 degrees (or maybe a little more) both days. But today...not so much. The humidity is going back up and so are the temps. Oh, well. It's only supposed to last a couple of days. Got some golf in…

crewel, without a doubt the increase in your cardio activity can lead to carb cravings. When people are doing more cardio and very intense cardio, they actually should increae their carbs a bit to sustain that activity. There is science behind that which I'm not able to fully articulate right now. But whenever I do more…

Hi Ladies! Well, all this talking about Insanity's Max Interval Circuit had me wanting to do that workout this morning. So I did. My first insanity workout in about six weeks. It felt really good! I could tell I have definitely improved on some moves because of Asylum which was a great feeling. No doubt I was feeling it at…

Good Morning! tladame, I'm glad you listened to your doctor and your body and didn't workout after giving blood. Glad you're feeling better now! loseisthegoal4me, welcome!! Thank you for giving us a little info on you. Sounds like you are doing really well with the workouts. I'm sorry you seem to be stuck with weight, but,…

Good Morning Ladies! I've decided to try to finish another week of Asylum since I only had two more workouts to do to finish this week, so this morning started with Asylum's Game Day. Love this workout!! Then I took a break and did S90 Legs followed by Ultimate Ball. Such a great combo!! Unfortunately, that didn't leave me…

TxMs, I think you'll love the spinning and yoga classes! Can't believe you're half way through the river season, but it must feel good in that heat. And YAY for water polo!! How fun! Swissmiss, I'm glad to hear about your daughter and her driving test. How funny that she was too busy texting to drive, but at least she…

Hi Ladies!! I started my day today with Turbo Fire 60, which is all kinds of fun for me. Then I did S90s Back/Biceps. This is the first time I've done that workout, and I really enjoyed it. I think Tom Holland's approach to these workouts is brilliant to be honest. I love his focus on compound exercises, and he really does…

Victorious One, I used to wear a GoWearFit (one of those Body Bugg devices that calculates all of your calories burned per day), and I was amazed at how many calories I could burn when I was cooking or baking, especially when I was entertaining. While I've never eaten my exercise calories in total, I do find it good to…

Hi Ladies! Hope you all enjoyed your Fourth of July. We went down to the Pentagon yesterday to watch the fireworks over the National Mall. There were people EVERYWHERE! We went in about 6:00pm, and there were people lined up along the highways and such just to see the fireworks. I can't imagine what the National Mall was…

I hope everybody had a good holiday. We enjoyed the day. Played some golf and watched the fireworks over the Capitol/Washington Monument from the Pentagon. That was fun. I even kept my eating well under control this weekend and got in alot of good activity, so I'm happy. No barbecue here unfortunately. But maybe next…

Happy Friday Ladies!! Another good workout today...and fav combo of mine. Did Intensity followed by Asylum's Strength. Both felt great. In fact, at the end of Strength (which is probably one of my favorite workouts ever!), I was like 'I want more!' That's how good it felt. So I pulled out Paul Katami's Ab Lab. Maybe that…

Happy Friday Everybody! Check-in....I'm finishing my first month's rotation of Asylum today. It is only a 30 day program, but I'll probably incorporate a couple of workouts from it per week for the next few weeks since I enjoy them. I've really enjoyed this program, and the 30 days has flown by. My eating is getting better…

Hi Ladies! Today was Asylum's Game Day and Overtime, which both felt really good but intense. I followed it up with Kari Anderson's Angles, Lines and Curves, though, which totally relaxed me. So a good combo for today. Just one more Asylum workout. Hard to believe. Erika, I'm sorry to hear you aren't feeling well and that…

tladame, I have the Deluxe Edition which really includes only a couple extra workouts. I really love Insanity. It isn't great fun to do, but it is effective for building cardio strength and, as I said the other day, I feel such an accomplishment when I do the program. The other great thing about it is it doesn't require…

Hi Ladies! Today was Cathe's Drill Max Ultra Cardio Premix. I love that workout. It felt really good this morning. Then I did S90s Shoulders/Arms, and upped the weights a bit. Yowza. I sure felt that. In fact, I felt it a little too much, and had to take a bit of a break to let those muscles recover before I attempted…

singfree, there is NO doubt you are a young '57'. You are living proof that age is just a number. Hope you had a great birthday! TxMs, your workouts sound great. I'm glad the intensity of the river aerobics is picking up. I wish I could find something like that around here but I don't think the Potomac is a great river for…

Hi Ladies! This morning was Asylum's Verticle Plyo and Relief. So good! Then I did S90 Legs and the floor work from Cathe's Gym Style Legs. That was a terrific combo! The GS floor work is always tougher than I remember it being! Tami, I'm glad you got a chance to go camping and the weather cooperated. I hope the same goes…

Good morning! alf, good to see you. I'm glad you enjoyed some time 'away' with your husband. Enjoy your time in Florida. It sounds like fun! Swissmiss, are you enjoying the Zumba DVDs? I hope so. I think 20 minutes is great!! You are very smart to take the time to build up to the full workout. crewellademel, unfortunately,…

Hi Ladies!! We had a nice weekend here. The weather was very pleasant (highs in the mid 80s with no rain....though some clouds which was okay with me). We got golfing both days since it was so nice which made us happy. Saturday was my rest day, and I took it! But yesterday I started my last week of Asylum. I did Speed and…

Happy Belated Birthday, singfree!! Glad you enjoyed some time off, even if it was uneventful. Sometimes that's a good thing too. Good luck on Insanity. But listen to that knee. No doubt Insanity is tough on the knee joints. Regarding Asylum, it is a 30 day program, and I'm on my last week of it! I can't believe it because…