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[CollinsMom]

Am I really the first one out of bed??

Happy Weekend, ladies!

[CollinsMom]

Angie, where are you? I hope things are going okay with you.
Kate, you are silly with a THIRD workout last night. Is this your 'active recovery' week from STS?
Morris, I'm so glad to hear you are feeling better. ^5 on taking 2 whole rest days!
Anne, how was tap class? Are you going out of town this weekend?
Robin, how are you feeling after week one of meso two?
Colleen, what beach are you going to, Ocean City? ITA on iceberg lettuce!
Klaudia, how was the funeral? How was the game?

Collin is gone for the day with Frank, and Chris has to work today, so Mommy is ALL ALONE -- ALL DAY -- YIPPEE! But it seemed like as the weekend got closer, I kept hearing Chris say, "well, since you will be home alone Saturday, why don't you XYZ." F--- off, buddy! It's MY day! So last night when I got home, I put on some coffee, and just started knocking it out. Cleaned the laundry room, several loads of clothes, cleaned Collin's room, wrote some thank you notes, etc.

So today I am going shopping -- ALONE!! -- for some spring stuff for me and Collin, and I need to run a few other errands before I head home for nap max!

Workout will be Disk 11, my last disk on meso one It's gonna be hard not to pick up any weights next week!!

Have a good one, ladies!

[chefkate]

katie, yes, my active recovery was pretty active yday wasnt it? just trying to ward off some of this flab!
im so jealous of your day!!! sounds fantastic!!
you will love a recovery week! ive enjoyed it....its so much easier to get cardio/stretching in for me than an hour of weights. ive been toying w/ the idea of not doing sts right now.....its so hard to get a full hr right now. im not getting a lot of sleep so by8pm, to do an hr of heavy training...im pretty spent already and not feeling like giving it mmy all. im trying to do a.m. wo's but j's schedule is so all over the place id basically have to wake up at 430 to ensure an uninterrupted hour. im getting really bummed abt the situation. one side of me says "suck it up and do sts!" the other part says " you cant do everything". i'll likely keep going w/ sts but i dont feel like i'll see the results i was hoping for. i just dont know what to do.....any thoughts from anyone?

plans for today are getting ready for g's 7th bday tomorrow. lotsa fam coming tomorrow afternoon for cake/ic. im just not up to doing a meal for everyone right now. =(
sorry im kind of a downer...not sure where its coming from...
but anyway...planning on a good day today! gotta go buy steaks...thats what g wants for bday dinner tmrw. thats my girl!!! =)

[morris]

hi kate - big hugs to you! i am sorry you feel down, and i do understand. i hope you feel better soon. give yourself a break, please. you have so much on your plate - take a bnap and do take out as for sts, it will still be there, even if you take 2 weeks off or more!

katie, i too am jealous of your day and admire your attitude to chris dh pciked kids up at daycare on thursday as i was on my way home from the dr. i was home 25 min before him and he asked if i enjoyed my "break." wooppeee - 25 whole min extra for me to make dinner! men don't get it.

wo was rought his am. i was 4miles into it when both kids woke. i was trying to let k sleep as he is jet lagged. anyways, i stopped and started for another 4 miles, but not what i intendded. finn just is not sleeping well without his paci, and i don't know what to do. i cannot wake uo any earlier to wo, and i just cannot imagine working out ocnsistently with kiddos awake. kate, how do you fit in the time with the kids up? hope to ahve a good day here, no fights

anne, i will post details of my core exercises later. the biggest thing for me was having the physical therapist watching me - i realized my form was not as good as i thought. i have a very flat tight tummy and i thought it was strong, but he humbled me for sure!

[Jazcam]

Morning

Katie good for you. It's like you are not suppose to have a day off...shop until you drop. I'll meet you in k-mart

Kate order in some food for the party. IMO you can split each STS into 2 workouts (meso 1). Just do 1/2 hour of legs this week, for example and the other 1/2 next week. This way you can get a w/o in and you won't feel so drained. I also agree with Morris STS is not going anywhere.

Morris when my kids were small I could not workout. I did not start working out until they were around 5 & 7 and even then I had to get up 1 hour early...it's not easy. I wish that I knew the magic trick to it. My kids are older so the only thing I have to do is feed them breakfast and they are out of my hair.

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My w/o today will be k-bells Providence with my toy (10# bell). I'm still a little sore in my biceps.

I need to go grocery shopping and order my Versa Gripps today.

bbl

[CollinsMom]

Kate, re: continuing with STS.... I think you should. I know that if I were in your position, meaning I had flab I wanted to get rid of, the FIRST think I would turn to would be Meso 2 type workouts. If I remember correctly, your body responds really well to that type of training too, doesn't it? Something to think about... LOL at Gina's request for steak!

Morris, sorry about the interrupted run. Collin is old enough to occupy himself while I workout. If he woke up while I was on the treadmill, he would just turn on cartoons. Sometimes I even turn them on before I head downstairs. He probably wakes up thinking 'I'm gonna go distract Mommy while she works out' but then he sees Sponge Bob and he gets totally sidelined and doesn't make it downstairs. There is definitely an argument for sticking your kids in front of the tv, and I do feel guilty. But on the other hand, we are doing a good thing for ourselves.... It's tough. On the paci issue.... Collin is a thumb sucker and refuses to give it up. We were all, "when you turn 4, you can't suck your thumb anymore, you have to be a big boy." But EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. I go in his room at night, his thumb is in his mouth. It's just a natural behavior -- for him anyway. I've just resigned myself to fact that braces are in our future....

[CollinsMom]

Morning Robin!! All your talk of versa grips has me interested...

MESO ONE COMPLETE!! YAY!!

Off to make beds, shower, then SHOP!

[chefkate]

thanks for the pep talk! i will continue meso2...starting tomorrow. maybe even tonight. i do enjoy that style more than meso1. its only 3 days/wk i need to stay up at night....right!? im just missing A LOT (julia!) of sleep lately and i think its kind of built up on me right now.

morris, lol at your break!!! too funny! m's the same way!
sorry about the wo.... i never wo w/ the kids up anymore. if m is home i can do it. or if both g&i are here i can. but on a wkday...i cant when j is up. when js asleep i feel like i need that time w/ isabel. so am or pm wo's for me. on prek days i can slip in crdio or stretching but she doesnt nap long enough consistently for me to get sts for an hr uninterrupted. 45 min is about her max for a nap...tho we're working on lengthening. its hard tho!

robin, have fun w/ your new toy! we need vg's too...i tried to order them the other night but my @%#^% computer died! will do it today. still need to open new laptop...maybe i'll make m do it. coffeeman has plenty o'time on his hands!

katie, im insanely jealous of your saturday!

part 1 of the cake is in the oven. resisting licks so far!
after nursemax i need to go to the store for fondant. i hate that stuff!

[kgalas]

Happy Saturday!

I'm home all alone enjoyng some unexpected me time Darrin and I dropped the girls of at my parents last night so we could go to the funeral. We ended up going to Chili's (had 2 gift cards!) where two of Darrin's cousins met us. We find out that his one cousin who just had her 3rd baby 5 weeks ago is getting divorced!! Her husband served her with papers when the baby was 2 weeks old! Can you even imagine?! So it was getting late and my mom calls and said everyone's asleep-we'll talk tomorrow. Lucky me I ended up doing STS 10 yesterday and it was tough!! Today I'm going for a run/walk outside and abs. Darrin's going away for the night, not sure what the girls are doing.

Katie, have fun shopping-hope you find some good deals. Funeral wasn't bad-Darrin's great-aunt was 84 and had Multiple Myeloma. She was a sweetheart. The game was good-we won and play in the semi's this afternoon Were you really sore from disk 10? It fried me-especially my biceps!

Kate, deep breaths! You're an amazing mom, wife, sister, and freind. You do so much for everyone-you need to have time for yourself. You will be miserable if you don't workout. MAybe you can split Meso 2 in to body parts to making it shorter and add more cardio on the weekends when Mike is home? Cake and ice cream is perfect-it's Gina's day and I'm sure that's all she wants, right?

Morris, you'd be surprised about working out with kids-Nevena comes down with me now when I workout. I agree with Katie-tv isn't the best but a little won't hurt and it's for your sanity As for husbands-Darrin's usually really good with the girls-he takes them out to lunch, on errands, etc. But yesterday in the car I told him I was going to a friend's next Friday for girls' night and he goes, "Are you taking the kids?" WTH?! I said, "Are you?" referring to him going up north. They can be dense, that's for sure!

Robin, yay on the vera gripps! I already forwarned Darrin Iwas going to get them He needs a pair, too-more incentive. I really want to get those kb workouts, too. If only there was a money tree in my backyard!

Hi Anne and Colleen

[mrsmel]

Ack! I was totally going to do personals, but now I'm running late! Can I catch up later in the day? I'm going to lunch with friends, but we're meeting at 11:00, it's half an hour away, so I need to get my sweaty self into the shower! I did the cardio blast of DrillMax this morning. It took me 43 minutes to do a 39 minute work out because I took extra breaks, but I decided that was okay. I haven't worked out since Wednesday, so getting back in the swing of things. I promise I'll be back later in the day. I hope everyone enjoys their Saturday!

anne