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  1. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Monday, October 27, 2025

    Too funny Linda, doctor's visit was all positive. My labs were the best they have been in a year. If my numbers continue to improve I can actually not be in kidney disease any more. I now have an appointment with my foot doctor on Wednesday. My foot that I had surgery on a few years back is...
  2. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Monday, October 27, 2025

    Hi ladies, Today was a weight workout at the gym for 77 minutes give or take. It was chest and back using machines, barbell bench press, dumbbells, and cables. Plus I did floorwork for legs, abs and glutes with a nice stretch. Tried a couple of new to me moves, I have a printout of...
  3. Calico

    Weekend Check-in, Saturday & Sunday, October 25 & 26, 2025

    Hi Linda, I decided that this weekend will be a rest weekend as well. I think I put my body through enough this week it deserves a break!! Have a great weekend!!
  4. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Friday, October 24, 2025

    Hi ladies, Can't believe I just did 83 minutes of a heavy weight workout. Started with barbell bench press with just the barbell which is 45 pounds. Did that for 10 reps, then upped it to 65 for 8 reps, then 75 for 6 and 85 for 4 and 1 rep (barely) at 95 pounds, moved to the back machine...
  5. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Thursday, October 23, 2025

    Hi ladies, My bloodwork results are trending in the right direction, Yay! Creatinine is down, GFR is up so I am closer to stage 3a kidney disease which would be wonderful to see. But I am stable at 3b for now. Today was an 85 minute gym workout using only machines and cables plus floorwork...
  6. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Wednesday, October 22, 2025

    Hi ladies, Today after getting my blood drawn I came home and did a 71 minute light weight workout going really high on the reps. I was using 8,10 and 12 pound dumbbells in that order, roughly 15 minutes per weight for all the exercises done, then I would switch to the next weight and work the...
  7. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Tuesday, October 21, 2025

    Hi ladies, I am sore from yesterday's workout so that is a good thing. Today was my Lower Body workout using 6 machines. On the calf machine (45 pound plate) 2 sets of 8, incline leg press started with 25 each side, then 45 each side, then a 45 and a 25 each side, ended with 2, 45's each side...
  8. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Monday, October 20, 2025

    Hi ladies, Today as per my new routine, I came to the gym and did a moderate weight upper body weight workout. I used 15, 17.5 and 20's for the majority of the workout about 15 minutes per weight to go through all the exercises. This included flat chest press/flyes, hammer curls...
  9. Calico

    Weekend Check-in, Saturday & Sunday, October 18 & 19, 2025

    Pretty much a rest day. Went shopping for new casual shoes that won't hurt my feet and while walking through the mall my phone registered a 10 minute workout. Ended up not finding anything after 5 stores, sigh. Came home and ordered 2 pairs from JC Penny in hopes that they work. Getting...
  10. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Friday, October 17, 2025

    Ok, today nothing was tickling my fancy soooo at the advice of a gym friend I am changing things around with my workouts. So I will be implementing more weight workouts phased in over the next couple of weeks. Hopefully by November I will be weights focused just trying to figure out a rotation...
  11. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Thursday, October 16, 2025

    Tired might be the wrong word more like my legs are screaming at me asking my 'why lady? What did we ever do to you?' LOL!!
  12. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Thursday, October 16, 2025

    Hi ladies, Today ended up being 103 minutes of a circuit workout at the gym using the rowing machine for 10 minutes as my cardio. Spent more time on legs today using 4 leg machines including the incline leg press machine starting with 25 on each side and ending with 2, 45's on each side. 2...
  13. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Wednesday, October 15, 2025

    Hi Nicki, Today I saw the dentist because my only lonely molar on my right bottom jaw is being over worked because I have no upper teeth on the opposite side. So this lonely molar was getting all the chewing action and it became sensitive. So it began to hurt, (and it was causing my ear to...
  14. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Wednesday, October 15, 2025

    Hi ladies, Today after my dentist appointment I just finished Jamie McKagan Boxing Circuit. I wore my gloves until the floorwork then I took them off. It was a 52 minute workout. The only 'weights ' was the body weight abwork in the middle. It was a good workout. Nice workouts so far ladies!
  15. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Tuesday, October 14, 2025

    Nicki, I was at the gym for 2.5 hours with only 75 minutes being the actual workout. That was the lengthy part.
  16. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Tuesday, October 14, 2025

    Today's workout was a 75 minute gym circuit consisting of 2 leg machines, back machine, cables for shoulder press, 3 chest machines, sled for cardio and floorwork for abs, legs and glutes , light dumbbells for triceps and shoulders. Very lengthy due to talking but overall workout was the time...
  17. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Monday, October 13, 2025

    Hi ladies, Today I went to the gym and did 42 minutes on the elliptical and 17 minutes of floorwork for abs, legs and glutes plus some light weight work for bicep, triceps and shoulders and a stretch. Plus I caught up with 2 friends that I hadn't seen in a while. Nice workouts ladies!
  18. Calico

    Weekend Check-in, Saturday & Sunday, October 11 & 12, 2025

    Hi ladies, Today I did KCM TLC Boxing Combos with my Cathe boxing gloves on. It is 32 minutes long. Might be something else later but not sure and at least I got a workout in. Have a great rest day Linda! I am sure Siobhan is deep into cooking for her family. Hi to Nicki, Nora and ChelePA...
  19. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Friday, October 10, 2025

    Hi ladies,. Today I found a new (less than a day old) Garage Taebo on YouTube. It was 53 minutes long broken up into the 1st 27 minutes were all fast paced weighted moves holding light dumbbells. I had 3's to start, switched to my boxing gloves which are 12 oz. then back to the 3's towards...
  20. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Thursday, October 9, 2025

    Hi ladies, Today I changed things around by doing 2 rounds of cardio: 20 minutes of weight work machines for legs (4 machines) and chest (2 machines) 15 minutes on the elliptical ~40 minutes of more weight work including the back machine then dumbbells for chest, biceps, triceps and...
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