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Morning ladies, I am still feeling like crap, but I WILL workout today!! Not sure which is worse - feeling bad enough to not work out, or feeling bad cause I didn't workout.

Clintonya, welcome to the check-in! I am the C&T member who shows up at 5 am, only to never be seen again for the rest of the day. I have a busy life - workouts at 5 am, I have a husband and an almost 5 year old, and I also work full-time outside of the home as a probation officer/case manager for alcohol and drug offenders. OH! And I live in Virginia also - originally from Richmond (Mechanicsville) but moved to Harrisonburg almost 10 years ago to attend James Madison University and never left. Where do you live?

No work for me today - or any day for the next FIVE days! I am sending Collin to school so I can go shopping for stocking stuffers and get all of Santa's stuff wrapped and re-hidden. I may also go to the doctor about this lingering illness, not sure. What do y'all think - should I go?

Off to the treadmill - I miss running so much. I am going to do an easy run, followed but STS SC Circuit Blast I think it is called.
 
Good Morning Girls ! Welcome Clintonya!

I am a mom of 3. Two are already out of the house and have families of their own, youngest lives at home and just started college this fall. (boy, I sound OLD !!!:eek::eek:)

Yesterday I did Athletic Step and loved it. Today I'm thinking about trying Travel Fit. Just am very curious about that one and haven't previewed it and want to see what it's all about . Has anyone done it yet ?

Is Jai not in these workouts ????? :( I haven't seen her yet and I will truly miss her if she's not.

Everyone have a great day !!!!:D Try to enjoy your Christmas Eve- Eve !;)
;)
Becky
 
good morning - fly by here. i slept sooo much, all the way until 6:15:):)!

katie, enjoy that wo. i am so jealous. my sc will not be here until the 30th:(:(.

becky, that is too bad jai is not it these. i will miss her too.

i think we may go swimming in a bit, or i will i should say. lots to do today, though, and i really should not take any time away from the day, but if i don't, i will go crazy:eek: tonight we are going to another navy wife's for dinner. it is a long drive, but i think we should make the effort. must get breakfast for my small guys. bbiab
 
Whoa... I am all dressed and ready for my workout. Chris is boiling some chicken to make a dip for work, and the smell of it just made me dry-heavy and almost puke in the kitchen sink/floor :confused: What on earth is up with that???
 
Hey Merry Merry Christmas EVE EVE:D

I know Katie......hehehehehehe:). Coffee used to make me sick in the mornings.

Off to the north pole.
 
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Whoa... I am all dressed and ready for my workout. Chris is boiling some chicken to make a dip for work, and the smell of it just made me dry-heavy and almost puke in the kitchen sink/floor :confused: What on earth is up with that???
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when i was preg w/ g the smell of raw egg made me puke every time!;):D:eek:
 
katie... yup, maybe you should goto the dr, maybe youre pregnant!

becky, i think travel fit looks great! try that one or step moves! i previewed step moves last night and it looks like so much F U N...

hi kate! hope gina is ok. did you have date night?

robin, have fun in the north pole. itll all be over soon!

nina, how nice for that other navy wife to have you. is she someone you know well? we live so far from the base it makes it hard to socialize. i guess im looking forward to CA for that reason, we will still be off base but either at an apt complex or long term stay hotel with lotsof others in the sameboat.

clintonya i shouldve mentioned, i have a weird sticky space bar so pls dont mind my random words stuck together!

so far coffee and a pear today. TODAY IS CLEAN AND TIDY. 100%. because i know xmas eve at my friends and xmas morn here will be tough to keep clean.

DH will be home from his overnight in enough time to take me to the gym. he still doesnt want me to walk with JJ. a woman was killed the other day walking when a plow hit her and then left and last year a boston teen was hit waiting in the st for her school bus, both of these walking in the st due to enormous snow piles and unshoveled sidewalks... hes totally freaked out. dont think i can handle spin today, i need more than 2 day to recover! so groove (dance class) it is. not exactly an hour of heart pounding moves but it aint bad either. i can always add on some cathe later.
 
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oh who am i kidding, i do not have time to add on any wo today... still baking!!! and i dont hate it yet =) made 6 dozen gingerbread cookies for him to bring for his friends (he wanted star of david and reindeer, lol). also more choc cherry for neighbors. more more more today. at least dh is not back on until fri night 7pm, so i can bake without the rugrat at my heels
 
Wendy, chocolate cherry sounds so yummy !!!!!!! and I LOVE gingerbread !!!

I did Travel Fit and loved it ! It flew by I honestly couldn't believe when she said it was almost over !!!!!!!!
Really good change of pace from weights, and I feel like I will be sore tomorrow !!

Katie, do you think you are pregnant ? You sure sound like it. Are you going to take a test ??????

Gotta run !
 
Morning, glories! I got my DVDs yesterday. I may get out of work early today (my boss sometimes closes the office early the day before a holiday). If so, I'm going to go to the honeybaked ham store and just get some ham slices. I love honeybaked ham and we usually have it for Christmas dinner, but not this year. My sister is handling the menu and I think we're having pork tenderloin. Anyway, I want honeybaked ham and tater tot casserole either for Christmas Eve or New Year's. Not clean or tidy, I know, but very delish! Anyway, after my run to the store I'm going to head home and try Step Moves. Altho Travel Fit looks fun, too.

Becky, you're making me waver on which work out to try first! Maybe I'll do Travel Fit on Sunday.

Wendy, you're always so busy! That is so :( about the people killed by snow plows. It happened here, too, last year. It was a young girl, I think she was about 12. Enjoy your groove class, that's right up my alley!

Kate, how was date night?

Robin, are you exhausted yet? I hope the next days fly by for you.

Katie, I'm not a huge chicken fan so I can relate. Especially boiled chicken for some reason; it turns my stomach every time. But, yeah, go to the doctor; it will give you peace of mind for the holiday.

Nina, I love how 6:15 is sleeping in for you. ;) My alarm woke me out of a deep sleep twice this morning--at 7:25 and again at 7:35. And I almost didn't get up then, but I dragged myself out of warm, snuggly bed. Have I told you guys how much I love my flannel sheets and down comforter? They're heavenly.

Hi to Klaudia, Clintonya, Colleen and Lisa. Wait, I'm a librarian, I should have done that in alphabetical order. :p Hi to Clintonya, Colleen, Klaudia and Lisa.

anne
 
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LOL, I knew I shouldn't have posted something so scandalous and juicy;) It is waaaayyyyy too early in my cycle to know if I am preg - or to even be having symptoms. I would love to be preg!

WOs done- 3 miles on the TM then Circuit Blast - super fun - sort of a mix between plyo legs and drill max. I definitely had trouble with some of the heavy breathing moves and I had to stop a time or two to blow my nose! I am really tight and need to spend some time stretching today.

Now off to the shower and last minute shop-MAX - I need stocking stuffers! Then home to wrap!
 
Anne, I loved your comment about doing it in alphbetic order ! My sister is a librarian in Colorado !

Nina, Since you WANT to be pregnant, I am sending baby vibes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :)
OOPS!!!!!!!!!!
I MEANT Katie !!! LOL LOL nina, hope I didn't jinx you ! ; )
 
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Hi everyone-

Thanks Katie. Hope you feel better. I live in the Richmond area - Midltothian/Bon Air area. That’s great about working out at 5am. I am not a very good morning person, can find 5 million excuses not to get out of bed :)

Did you get your swim in morris? We were just in Florida last week and I miss the warm temps and pool. I have 2 heaters on here at work and I am still cold :)

Hope you had a great date night Kate. Hope your day is going well.

Thanks Becky. No, I don’t think Jai is in any of them from what I can see.

Anne, glad you got your DVDs yesterday. I was able to preview about 3 of them. Let me know how Step Moves goes, I haven’t watched that one yet.

Wendy, my oldest daughter would love you – she loves gingerbread cookies and gingerbread in general!

If I miss anyone, so sorry, just let me know:)

Not too much going on here today. I still haven’t finished wrapping Christmas gifts, so I guess I will need to do that tonight! Really need to go to the store because just did a quick trip when we heard the snow storm was coming. I want to do Circuit Blast (think that is what it is called) tonight. Looked at that last night before I went to sleep and I can see I will be using a few less risers on some of that! Have a great day everyone!

Clintonya
 
Good Morning Everyone!

I did bakingmax last night and made pumpkin bread (for Cmas morning), pumpkin muffins (had leftover bread batter) and peanut blossoms for a work party today. I should have eaten dinner before I started because I was exhausted after it was over. Today is happy hour followed by wrapmax if DH doesn't finish it for me. This morning's workout was athletic step since I had too much junk last night and probably more today. Good heart pounding workout but the cueing was not great so that was a little frustrating. It won't be a problem once I get used to the workout.

Clintonya - welcome to the group. I am married and live in the DC area. I have been doing Cathe for about 3 or 4 years now. What part of VA do you live in?
Katie, my sister was sick with a cold before she figured out she was pregnant. Sorry you are not feeling better. I would recommend going to the dr so you don't end up in the emergency room on Christmas.
Anne, you are brave to go to honeybaked ham today. I hate waiting in horrendously long lines so I avoid it around the holidays. Your splurge meal sounds yummy. It is the holidays so you can splurge.
Nina, it was nice to for the navy wife to invite you over today. Hope you can get your swim in - ikwym about skipping exercise when you are busy.
Robin, I hope the North Pole is not too insane.
Wendy, Bakemax it is. As long as you don't sample you are burning calories.
Becky, thanks for the review of travel fit. I am on the fence as to when I will use that one.
 
Sorry, I see I already missed someone:)
Hi Colleen and thanks. I live in the Richmond (Bon Air/Midlothian) area. I got the same feeling with the athletic step, but like you said it will be better once I've done it a few times. I liked the 'feel' of the workout.

Clintonya
 
Becky, did you notice I got the alpha order WRONG? It's fixed now, so don't go look, but sheesh. I guess I'm a tad distracted. I used to be in sales for a library company and CO was part of my territory. I love it out there! I was supposed to move out there, but that didn't work out.

So, I looked at the Honeybaked Ham store web site and I totally forgot there's one right by my house. So I don't have to go all the way to the other side of town. Yay! But, if it's super busy I'll skip it. I hate crowds and long lines, too.

Okay, I have to get some work done. Seriously. Stop it! Don't distract me, I have lots to do! I can't play on the Internet and watch clips of my new Cathe work outs. That would be wasting time. My boss can't have that.

anne
 
hi girls .... have just a min while nursing j

for those who asked.... date night was wonderful! needto do it more often! (how often do we say that??!!) went to outback & cmas errands

todays been good...lauras coming over soon to frost cookies w/ us! mixed, rolled , cut & bake them this morning. none for me, thank you! (i hope!:p)
 
colleen, yr right, bakemax is my 2nd wo of the day! PB blossoms are on my list, too and i havent made one batch of those yet.

clintonya, im not done wrapping yet either and im not working right now, you def have an excuse! ods 16 loves to bring friends over to cook or bake with me and gingerbread ones are great bc they can decorate! do you bake?

anne, there is a HAM store?!?! never heard of that and for some reason it made me lol! yes, you would love groove! every song is different style/intensity of moves. i love hip hop and latin dancing. today we did thriller and it was awesome! i also love the 78yo woman in my class shaking her bonbon! shes always right up front, working it.

so groove was fun and i put my all into it, knowing its not as intense as spin or even step class. its starting to feel like nothing will measure up to the high (and the high cal burn) from spin but my body can only take so much. id like to work up to 3x a week but for now its 2x/week max until i feel like im not walking funny for days!

b - pear, oatmeal, coffee
l - spinach salad with roasted eggpl and zucch from y'day
d - bout to head in the kitchen to make a pot of meat sauce and do more baking. oh joy!!
 
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