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Nathalie, Jen, and Veronika - just stopping by quickly to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I'll have to read and catch up a little later... :)

Ok, ok - ladies you've now got me convinced that I'm eating too many calories! Thanks a lot! :D:D:D Veronika, you are right, restricted diets do work temporarily but are very hard to maintain. I guess that's why I don't want to take the time to count calories, coz I'm comfortable with what...

I finished my 2nd round of week 3 (Meso 1) yesterday with Low Impact Challenge - Double Lower Body Blast premix. I highly recommend that premix! Jen, I'm praying for the best for your mom. I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling so great. That's understandable. Stress can be a huge...

I really wanted to skip my workout this morning. I woke up too many times last night. To get motivated I treated myself to Party Rockin Step 2! In the middle of it I had the crazy idea of following it with Party Rockin Step 1. But no... Still, I didn't want it to end! Jen, thanks for the...

Thank you ladies for the inspiration and motivation to move forward! This is going to be a very good winter for me. Usually I get lazy, unmotivated, and very tired this time of year. I quit exercising, eat poorly, gain weight and feel like I need more sun. This year I feel great so far. I'm...

WooHoo! I did Legs with my brand new 30-lb dumbbells. I used them for all my deadlifts and squats. It was a good choice. My shoulders and hands will need to get used to them though! On one of the deadlift sets I was getting a burn in the back of my right shoulder and through one of the...

Checking in with: Tues: Lower Body Blast Wed: Disc 8: Back and Triceps Thurs: Disc 9: Legs (tomorrow) I've been doing STS MWF, but we decided to do MWTh. I say "we" because, actually, my 17 YO DD has been doing the STS workouts with me (just STS, no cardio). She wanted to make the schedule...

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! Ours was just us at home, so we had more of a paleo-like dinner, except for the gravy and dessert. It was so good! The "really bad food" didn't happen until today. We had a potluck 4-H Christmas Party. So this week will be clean, because I really like...

Nathalie, this had me laughing out loud! In my case, DH is always concerned about "the girls". He keeps encouraging ice cream, my weakness! I have a ways to go before I need that ice cream. ;) I really like how you've planned food and how you're cooking ahead of time. And the pizza - in the...

Yesterday was my rest day, and I DID rest! Janie, you are so right about taking regular rest days. I had more energy yesterday instead of feeling tired. And this morning's workout felt great. Today I did Disc 6 - Legs. I had a really good workout, but I just cannot do the wall squats with...

Oy, I feel beat today! I have DOMS in the glutes from yesterday's Tonique. There was some burn but not as often as in a hard Cathe workout so I'm kinda surprised! I didn't like all the segments, especially the upper/lower one; upper portion is so weak (she uses 1 or 2 lb dbs) so I mostly did...

KC, I could have written your post except my calves are an inch bigger than yours! I cannot wear tall boots at all. I'm short and my shoe size is 5.5, so my legs have a rather stocky look to them, especially from the front/back view. I would love suggestions as to how to slim down my legs...

... and I chose to do Lean Legs & Abs: Warm Up Tonique 2: Disc 2 Lean Legs & Abs: Core and Stretch Today we don't babysit so I'm going to peruse The Paleo Diet Cookbook for some inspiration! With the holidays coming I know I need to try real hard with the diet - even if it's 2 steps forward...

Hi ladies, I'm still going strong! Time flies though - I'll try to check-in more often. Janie, thank you for the cookbook recommendations. I just picked up one of them at the library this evening to look over. Your bread recipe is one I'll have to try. Looks good. How have you been doing...

15 Surprising Muscle-Building Foods

Yesterday I did Tabatacise: Tabatas 1-3, Core 1, and 100 rep challenge Tricep Extensions. Today I finally removed the packaging from Bob Harper's Ultimate Cardio Body and tried it out. Wow did time ever crawl on that one. (I've been spoiled by Cathe. :p) I have several more of his that I...

I had an awesome workout this morning with Disc 2! Most of my weight selections were spot-on. If I'd have had more time I would've added some cardio. :D Fossey - "this is a long rotation and my physical condition can only get better" Yup, exactly this. And since it is a long rotation I'm...

Those pushups are something I am working towards mastering! I'm mostly modifying right now though. :p I guess I'm still undecided about how long I will do STS. Since I've been inconsistent with my exercising lately (months of exercise, months of none) I thought the 5.5 or 6.5 month...

What does this stand for? It's on a Total Body Tri-Sets premix.

Hello Ladies! I'd like to join in. To be honest, I've never participated in a Check-In, so I hope I can keep up. Nathalie, I was really excited when I saw your post this morning because I had just finished STS Disc 1. What great timing! Sunday (yesterday) I decided I was just going to...