Xers.......Moving forward Monday..........

[blkblt]

Ladies,
Just starting us up today.
Phase 3, Week 12, Day 7.......:Stretch...... then.....Recovery.....
I have to run to my German class.... x( BBL for personnals.;-)

[teddy16410]

Good Morning Christiane & all Xers!:D Good News! Stacy is safely tucked away and probably wont be rearing her snippy self until at least cycle day 22 or so....We are safe once again!:7 Wendy- You shall have to find another scapegoat for any antics today!

Today is Classical Stretch Segment 1 Deep Muscular Stretch + MIS Lower/Abs (omitted yesterday) & 10 Minute Trainer Lower, I really need it (stretch) as Kickboxing 2 days ago & MIS upper yesterday has left me veeeerrrrryyyyyy sore!

The baby shower was fine.... we snuck out once gifts started being opened (about 2 hrs into it)..... Wendell survived but told me it was OK if in the future I wanted to do those with just my girlfriends!:+ I mentioned that at our age we probably wont be having many more of those to attend unless we decided to hang out with the grandkids of all our friends;-)

JEANETTE
WooHoo! Sounds like you are winning the germ war! Sure feels like they last forever! ~ Oh you are so close to having a golf enabler! What great fun for you two! Somehow I think its just going to take one very pretty day, a few "WOW Honey's" from you & he'll be hooked! 45-50 range is max I ever feel comfy with on my BB for the back..I normally keep it between 25-35 just for comfort- the padded bar thingy helps ALOT! ... I guess I just dont have that inner "drive" to hoist it & squat when its heavier- I'm OK with that! ;-)

DEBRA
Busy day/evening for you! Very productive for Sunday!!! GOOD GIRL making sure your back was worked a bit harder this week! I find with most of Cathes work that I have to either do additional sets of back, lower sets on chest, or add in some extra exercises to keep it balanced. Chest gets worked so much in most exercises that I dont think working them "evenly" actually works them "evenly" at all. I thnk people are just brainwashed about chest work... It makes us feel STRONG & TOUGH as most can lift pretty heavy....ROF on your stuffing chicken! :+ Spoken like a woman who is in a new mechanical relationship! YOU JUST WAIT! :P ~ Oh dear! I totally forgot about a change in meds!!! Well you just cardio away & see what gets rid of that pesky .3333 ounces you have gained! :7

Latrese
:7 What a nice surprise!!!!! :*

NICOLE
Your Meez cracked me up!!! I picture all you Xers with little ones in that workout environment!

WENDY
Why did I LOL at seeing your post under Healthy Snack Idea??? It really struck me as very funny! I think you have made a reputation for yourself.... }( I do not think you or anyone else is ignorant! My word!! You & Sandra can go in circles all day day long if ya want...I just suggested you take a breather & let some other topic fill your brains! Isnt it much more fun talking food???}( But if ya all MUST talk fat/muscle then go right ahead! :* Btw.......did someone say BATHING SUITS? -- WOOHOO on taxes!!! Now you can afford 2 new bathing suits! ROFl:Hot Men in Drag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh dear! I am THRILLED you dropped some weight but e-gads! What a way to do it!!:+ BOTTOMS UP BABY!:* :*

CHRISTIANE
Off to German class so early?! I guess we are 5 -6 hrs apart tho so thats not too early in your world. ~ Glad you tried Interval+!!! Fingers crossed that the modifications were all good!~~ OH NO for DH!!! Tell that travel secretary to start hitting the pavement!
:7

KIM
Thankfully migraines are not part of my life! Not sure what triggered this 1st timer..most likely winds & hormones...Both have had some irregular patterns in the last 30 days. ~ ^5 on a run to remember! Gosh I cant imagine being dedicated enough to the cause!

Laurie, Sandra, Tracy
Please come back...Stacy is gone - I SWEAR

LEA
Hey GIRL!!! ~~~wave~~~wave~~~~wave~~

[taprice]

Hi all,

I never got back yesterday, but you guys were pretty chatty for a Sunday! CST went better than expected and as usual I went up in some, stayed the same in others. I'm glad it's over, but that didn't have the dread factor like last round. I can pump out quite a few pushups without too much problem. Then I ended up taking the dogs for a walk and walked my short run.

Today is legs and short cardio, plus a little yoga. I'm planning on Tone, but I'll see how that goes.

Traci - Stacy just has the nerve to say what people are thinking:) I have to agree with the blond comment....

Off to work, I need to be there by 6:30 today. Next week is our spring break and I'm looking forward to that.

Tracy

[blkblt]

I am glad to report that I survived Interval X+ without too many consequenses for the back. The pain is not worse than before. I thought it was an interesting w/o.
Well when I reported about DH yesterday I misunderstood. When he called he was in Russia but delayed at their customs, which is probably much worse than in France. When checking with his assistant this morning, it was not her mistake but the Russian Ambassy's mistake. All the paperwork she filled had the correct B-day. THat's probably why after a few hours they let him in. He was still not a happy camper. He did Plyox at 10pm as he was so stressed and pi.....ed. Didn't feel like it but he knew it would do him good.}(

Debra~~So ya, DH is now in Moscow for a couple of days. DH asked me a while ago if I wanted to go but I passed. I just don't trust these people, Vlad is not my kind of guy...if you lnow what I mean...x(

Nicole~~ Well I'll keep trying the pull-ups and chin-ups. Maybe one day I'll be surprised and be able to manage one...who know?:+

Teddygirl~~ Good wishes to you too.:+

Jeanette~~ Well your health seems to slowly return to normal, at least it's not getting worse. Still sending healthy vibes to you....:+ If you wake-up in the middle of the night all hot and sweaty, I'm sorry to say it is a night sweat. The hot flashes are during the day when you get hot all of a sudden. Didn't have to many of those. Mine were mainly at night, when you want to sleep.x( x( x( As what you said about regrets, I think everything in moderation has it's place. Perhaps before having a glass of wine every night was a little too much, but on the other hand I've been on some boards where thy do not allow themselves anything whatsoever. It's just not for me. All is relative in life. And it depends where you find your enjoyment in life. If having the perfect body (and that's also relative...) is worth all the sacrifices than go for it. I find a "happy medium" where I feel comfortable in the choices I make and that makes me happy. Since the start of that program DH has gone completely wacko...;-) When we were out in Switzerland and eating for days in restaurants, he would ask me every single food caloric value (like you know what they cook with in restaurants...}( ). His journal has been filled to the letter since day 1. I fill mine 90% of the time. But when I go out, yes my caloric intake might be more than 1700 but all in all for the week I average about that much. Bottom line is I am quite consistent and disciplined but not obsessed.;-)

TraciX~~ Glad the baby shower went well. You got to love your man for putting it so nicely about next time...with the girlfriends... you know...lol:+

Well off to do some chores that I didn't do yesterday. I did zip, nada, nicht, rien. So I have some catch-up to do. See you later...:7

[aschendell]

Have I mentioned lately that I really dislike DST???? I felt like I was pulling the Diva up from the dead this morning to get her out of bed! Ugh. And it's dark. And I am not a morning person anyway. Okay, enough of my whining for now!!! Had a nice time with CBL last night...Nothing much else to report...except I have a few more DOMS in my legs today from SH on Saturday. Don't know why they waited 2 days to come. I must really clean the house this week so that XDH doesn't think his daughter is living in a pig sty. I also have to get a few things ready for the Diva's birthday party on Saturday, too.


Tracy....
We are on spring break next week too! We are headed down to Charleston to see my BFF. And I can't wait...we haven't see her since before Christmas...It has been way too long!


Christiane..
Vlad is a piece of work, isn't he?? I realized my XDH had completely assimilated into Russian life when I said something negative about Putin and he said that he was smart. I said, "Well, he may be smart, but he scares us a bit over here!" Crazy. Hope DH has a wonderful time, though. It is a very different country....but Moscow is completely cosmopolitan.


Okay...gotta run for now....back later with more personals...
Debra

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[FiddleFit]

Good morning,

I'm heading to the basement in a minute to do the w/u and first 2 combos (26 mins) of Amy B's Advanced Step Challenge, and IntervalX+ (skipping the warm up). That should be right around an hour.

My alarm went off at the new 5am today, but I stayed in bed until 5:30. So, I'll have to come back later this morning to see what you're all up to. I hope all your workouts are great and you have a Super Monday!!

Sandra

[crunchymomof3]

Happy Monday Xers!!

We had a nice, quiet weekend and now we're (FINALLY!) getting back to normal around here. DH FINALLY went back to work! (YAY!). The kids are still coughing, but really aren't too sick anymore. It's mostly residual crud. The rabbit's better, too :) No more runny nose for him. I'm ready to be DONE with germs for a LONG TIME!

So, today I'm restarting the Feb rotation, but since I did KM last week, I'll be subbing the 4DS bootcamp/kb cardio combo. It's fun and I haven't done it in awhile. I'm looking forward to getting my workouts back on track, too :)

Laurie -- WAY TO GO!!! Congrats on being the first triple Xer!!

Christiane -- Congrats on being almost done!! As for rotation suggestions, I'd look at Cathe's Feb '08 rotation that a couple of us are doing. It's similar to P90X in that it's a 3-day split. It also has 2 days of cardio and 1 day of circuit work. It uses the GS and S&H workouts, so you should definitely not lose any gains you made with the X. Just a thought :)

Wendy -- LOL about DS. Kids are so honest. I'm glad you're doing well with cleaning up your diet, too :) That's the hardest part of the equation...

Traci-X -- LOL at the Stacy/Traci dual personality... I think Stacy's amusing ;-)

Hi to everyone else! BBL to finish catching up...

Carol

[wkoutmom]

Hey there gang. How is everyone? I see that Jeanette has been sick. Sorry Jeanette. I hope that you feel better today. I also saw that Stacy poked her pretty little head out}( and that Wendy was a little upset the other day. Debra is stressed with good reason and Sandra stayed in bed instead of getting up and working out. Nicole is getting a little better and there are other things going on too. Ohhhh...was it Laurie that finished her third round? Congrats! AND if I happened to get the wrong person, sorry.

Anyhow, I have been busy. Older DS's school had a different and earlier(ugh) schedule last week due to parent/teacher conferences and this week we are going to Arizona for spring training(baseball). My DH's 40th is this week and this is what he wants to do, for he loves his baseball.

I was finally able to do a little cardio, HSC. Wasn't as easy as usual since I haven't been doing that type of workout in a while, but felt good. I have been feeling like jello lately. Tomorrow is yoga.

All right gals. Have a pleasant Monday. Talk to you all soon.

Lea

[Netta]

Good morning girls,

Today was Cathe's Basic Step Circuit work and it kicked my butt!!! I'm so glad I have it for these times when I've been sick and starting back. I was sweating big time with my puny little weights. I slept pretty good last night, had the humidifier on all night and today the post nasal drip induced cough is much, much looser. I'm going to drink a ton of water today at work to keep things going in the right way.

Traci, glad Wendell didn't have too bad of a time at the shower. Did he really think he might have to wear a diaper? I am hoping that you are so right about golf for my DH. There'd be no question at all if the "girls" could come along too. He loves them to be with us whenever possible. I think Tiger plays on Thursday (Golf Channel) so I'll be sure and tune that one in. He loves watching Tiger. All this from a very, very redneck guy. That's what's surprising to me. Hope the stretching makes you feel much better today.

Tracy, wish I had spring break here too. The weather yesterday was so nice. I saw 2 cyclists go by and I so wanted to ride, but knew it wouldn't be too smart for me in my condition. I may take your lead today and take the dogs for a walk after work.

Christiane, so glad your DH made it to Russia okay. I have such a tendency to go overboard, or at least I have in the past, what with my horseback riding, cycling, etc. Some bad decisions I made and much regret now, by putting those things ahead of what I see now should have been higher priorities in my life. Oh well, I'm still a work in progress and will keep trying to maintain a balance. I must be sleeping through the night sweats, just wake up and my hair is wet but I'm not feeling overheated. No hot flashes during the day yet, just when I eat my hot cereal. That makes me hot right away LOL!

Debra, so sorry about DST. I'm a DST lover!!! I really hate it when we go the other way. DDOMS it is for you!

Sandra, so how was Amy's Step Challenge? I tell you what, Cathe's Basic Step was tough enough for me today. Must be trying to breath thru the phlegm that makes it so hard. It was all I could do to do 3 (or most of) circuits of basic step.

Carol, so glad all is returning to normal. LOL even the rabbit!

Lea, thanks for the well wishes on my crud. My DS went to Arizona to watch spring training many years ago. He had a great time. Hope you guys have a wonderful time there.

Oooh, got to get ready for work now,

Jeanette

[lvnascar]

Morning Xers,

Rotation: Cathe's Feb 08 (Modified)/Week 1/Day 2
Workout: Drill Max - I did Total Body+ / 2m Run

I was having problems with getting Cathe's web page up at home. Did anyone else have that problem, or was it just my internet provider. The page wouldn't load, and I did what I knew to get it to open. I thought maybe it may have been because they where updating the blog, but that was on Sunday. My youngest was playing on the computer yesterday. :D So I didn't try then.

Oh well, I didn't start the Feb 08 rotation until yesterday. I considered cleaning the house to be a workout on Satruday. :7 :7 Yesterdays Kickmax was good, and my legs took a while to warm up to running this morning. :D You don't realize how much KM works your calf muscles until the next day. :D I want to thank Sandra for the suggestion to do the KM Drills without the chair. I think that my abs where worked along with my legs. Tomorrow I think I will be doing Interval+ and follow up with the core work instead of doing Imax3 and Coremax. I probably am trying to avoid working on the step. :7 :7

Traci, Glad you could sneak out of the baby shower. How those things can take soooo long is crazy. Do I get a pole in my basement for being the official X porn queen? :7 :7 I am afraid to check out the OD and STS if it brought out Stacy!!!

Tracy, How does your DS feel about completing the X? Is he happy with the results? CST for the last time is a good thing.

Christiane, So you are doing the plus workouts. I'm incorporating these into my rotation for the next 4 weeks. Just inserting some Cathe workouts and running. :D I like how your DH used PlyoX as stress relief. ;-) You are in your recovery week for the last phase of the X. I can't wait to do a congrat post to you too.

Debra, I also do not like DST, for the very reason you have given. My oldest didn't have a problem, but youngest was a bear this morning. I think it took her almost 30 min just to get out of bed. :D

Sandra, Great workout this morning. I couldn't lay in bed this morning, guess the dog doesn't understand DST. :D :D She just knows that when the alarm goes off for the 2nd time, that it is time to go for a walk. I have created the monster that I have now, but it really is a great back up alarm. :7 :7

Carol, Glad your family is starting to get back to normal. So far my youngest DD only has a cold, I'm hoping it stays that way. Don't need to have what you experienced the last two months.

Lea, Yes it was me that finished the third round of X. :D Spring training in Arizona sounds like a lot of fun. Glad you where able to get a workout in without back issues.

Jeanette, It is nice that you can still get a workout in when you are still not feeling 100%. Just take care of yourself. Guess what, DH started sewing on Saturday. He went to dance rehersal yesterday, but it is a start.

Kim, Dang on the cold run you had, but it must be nice to be running with a group. I love doing Total Body Stretch after my runs, the first section is really good for the legs. Hope it helped with the thighs.

Wendy, I was in the grocery store on Saturday too, and it was a madhouse then too. DH and I went to get a new phone for our house, and then to the store. I was waiting in line for almost 30 min., before we where checked out. In that time DH went to Ace Hardware and did some shopping too. I like your News Flash, glad that unwanted weight came off.

Nicole, A cold is running through our house right now. My youngest has been attacked, and this morning the oldest said her throat was scratchy. I'm hoping is stays a cold. :D

Thanks everyone for the Congrats on the XXX status!! I'm going to where the crown of X porn queen with pride. :7 :7 :7

I have to get to a meeting will BBL,

Laurie