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congrats to your kids, mommyh! Finished CardioX this morning. We're heading out tomorrow for Gatlinburg so I think I am just going to take some R&R and do as much walking as possible and start week 6 over next Monday! Hope you all are doing well!

Oh and I also wanted to add that we took 30 day pics yesterday. I can't see any difference at all! :tongue:

This starts Week 6 for me, I've already done Core Synergistics. We are leaving early Wednesday for Gatlinburg for 4 days. I've been debating about taking my DVDs (our cabin will have a DVD player) but the reality is that once we get there I am probably not going to want to do it. I will probably just start Week 6 over next…

I would just start the week over. Hope you are back to 100% soon!

Yesterday did Kenpo. Today I am enjoying another rest day (I also took Thursday off). It feels like this "new" week (week 5) really pushed my body in different directions, I am SO SORE today! I guess the trick with the chair under the pullup bar must really work better than the bands, my back is really feeling those…

I had an F4 for a year before upgrading to an F11, never had that problem. Mine still works fine just needs a new battery. :smile: Polar is very easy to work with on repairs, contact them!

The Fifer scissors are really hard for me, also. I went thru 2 rounds of physical therapy last year because my hips/pelvis was tilted as a result of childbirth. I still struggle from lower back pain but I know once I get my abdominal muscles built back up it will go away. The Fifer scissors for some reason really aggravate…

Legs & Back today. I barely made it through and had nothing left in the tank to even try Ab Ripper. Do you all really do Ab Ripper first, with no warmup or anything? Today I took the band off the pullup bar and pushed the chair under there. Definitely felt like a better workout but I was still doing a lot of the work with…

You can find 12 pound weights, those are my heaviest right now. I decided to take today as a rest day. I have been feeling sluggish all week and can't put my finger on why. Rather than stress about it, I am just going to take today off. Not sure if I will skip Yoga this week or do it tomorrow...

What are the benefits to the pushup bars? I don't have them.

My mom has been on cholesterol meds for years. She has seen a lot of reduction since adding fish oil into her daily routine in the past year.

I have been doing chocolate milk for a week or two. I mix 1/2 cup fat free with 1/2 cup whole milk with 1 TBSP syrup.

I have been doing the chocolate milk for recovery on rough days. Unfortunately our budget does not allow for the Shakeology PWO shakes.

Funny you should mention the working out in the morning thing. I just posted a separate thread about that, I never eat before I work out but I am starting to feel like I just can't "Bring It" anymore. I need to figure out a solution that isn't working out later. If I put it off, I will not get it done. :bigsmile: Today I…

I saw that segment on Monday and she used fresh coffee grounds when she mixed it up.

You are having great results so far! Way to go! :smile:

That's awesome! I still struggle with this one!! :smile:

Just finished CardioX. Normally I work out at 5am but today just could not get up the energy so opted to sleep in until the baby woke up at 6:30. Did my workout over her nap and am still feeling really drained. Not sure if I am getting sick or if I am dragging due to lack of sleep/nutrition. Hopefully tomorrow I will feel…

I trained for my first 5k over an 8 week period almost all on a treadmill. I set a PR on that race that I haven't beat yet, so I think you will be fine. Increasing the incline by 1-2% can help mimic the conditions of outdoors. You will probably find once you run outside that it is a bit more difficult. I always had the…

Starting Week 5 here. All healed and recuperated from my surgery, unfortunately I took 4 days off last week. :embarassed: Kicked it off with a great Core Syn workout today. I had to stop and eat a little halfway through because I was starting to feel ill (I work out at 5am on an empty stomach). Not enough energy left today…

Today was Yoga for me. I did the whole DVD. :smile: Some of the moves are getting easier, but I still can't come anywhere close to doing that reach-around move!! I am not sure if I am too overweight or too inflexible, LOL! This is the end of my Recovery week but since I had 3 days of rest Tues-Thurs due to my surgery, I…

Finally able to start working out again. Cardio X for me this morning!

I am still recovering from my surgery yesterday (tubal ligation). I am pretty sore and will probably take until Friday to heal up. I am glad I scheduled this during recovery week!

A friend of mine made a copy for me but I am not sure what software he used.

Did 60 min of Yoga this morning. My lower back is really sore so I am looking forward to Recovery week. Tomorrow I am having some outpatient surgery so it will definitely be a rest day. Not sure if I will be up to exercising by Wednesday or not but I am not going to push things if I am still feeling tender. Hope you all…

I am doing Kenpo today to make up for yesterday. Waiting for my lunch to digest before I dive in! :tongue:

That's awesome!! Way to go!! I suffer from lower back pain also (side effect from childbirth last year and I have already gone through 2 rounds of physical therapy, I just need a stronger core). I struggle with all of the ab exercises and some of them really bother me (Banana comes to mind). I try to do as much as I can,…

I also woke up today not feeling quite 100%. I did 45 min of Legs & Back and finally shut it off. I am debating about going to the doctor, I don't want to end up well into the weekend and be completely sick. Feels like it has moved from my head down into my lungs. :ohwell:

I tried doing ARX after Legs & Back last time and only made it a couple minutes. Legs & Back wears me out!

Opted for Plyo today instead of Cardio X. WOW! What a workout!! :tongue: