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  1. AlisonK

    Wow I have been away since 2008!?!

    I just wanted to jump back in and say hello...again. I was shocked when I looked at my profile and saw my last visit was Aug. of 2008! I could go into the ups and downs and struggles that life brings but I am sure so many of you understand that. What I do know is that I have not taken care of...
  2. AlisonK

    Happy to return to the Cathe Forums

    I wanted to say hello and reintroduce myself since I have been away from the forums for a few years (well lurking anyhow). Between having my third baby, injuries and other health issues I had gained weight and was totally out of shape and not even close to being able to do a Cathe DVD...
  3. AlisonK

    Cathe and the Rescue Heros

    Hi Cathe! I just had to share this story with you about my DS who is 5 years old. He has watched me do your videos for the last 3 years. This year he has become a bit "obsessed" with you in the cutest way. It started with him doing the kickbox videos along with me. Then he started doing all...
  4. AlisonK

    I've missed these forums

    Hi everyone, I just wanted to say hello and reintroduce myself. I kind of slipped away after having my second baby last May. It has taken me a while to get the hang of having two kids and working out AND finding time to be online lol! Anyway, I am back on track, losing the baby weight and was...
  5. AlisonK

    Ethan James is here!

    Hi everyone I just wanted to let you know about my wonderful news. My second son Ethan James was born on Tuesday May 28th. He was delivered by a planned c-section and everything went extremely well for both of us. He is healthy and beautiful and we are so blessed :-) The big suprise for me was...
  6. AlisonK

    Having a c-section Tuesday!

    I have to have a planned c-section with this pregnancy due to complications from having my son. So I am scheduled for this coming Tuesday and I can't believe the big day is almost here! I was just wondering if anyone who has had a c-section recently or ever had any advice for me that I may not...
  7. AlisonK

    3rd Trimester Workout Questions

    Hi Everyone! I have a few questions and also just wanted to get some stories from those of you working out in your 3rd trimester. Currently, I am almost 31 weeks. My first questions have to do with weight training. I am wondering whether I should be eliminating certin moves because of my belly...
  8. AlisonK

    I had my ultrasound and...

    It's another boy! This is quite a surprise to me since I really thought I was having a girl this time. However, I am so happy that my son gets to have a little brother! The ultrasound was amazing and our little guy was so cute grabbing his foot with his hand :-) We don't have a name yet:-(...
  9. AlisonK

    Happily joining you all here!

    Hi Everyone, I'm so excited to be able to join you all on this board now that I am pregnant with my second child :-) Without having seen a doctor yet it looks like Im about 5 weeks pregnant and due somewhere around June 4th 2002! My son who is 31/2 is sooooo excited to be a big brother. We...
  10. AlisonK

    Wrist Recovery - Attn. Cruncholi and Targo

    I had promised Diane (Targo) to give her an update on my recovery from my surgery to my wrist removing a ganglion cyst. So I thought I would post for you. It's been 3 1/2 weeks and things are progressing nicely. I got my brace off after 9 days. For the first 9 days I couldn't do much of...
  11. AlisonK

    Wrist Surgery - Please help

    This question is for Cathe or anyone else out there who can help me out with some suggestions. I am having surgery to remove a ganglion cyst from my wrist and I have some questions. I'm kinda down about the fact that I won't be able to lift weights for 6-8 weeks:-( but Im trying to look on the...
  12. AlisonK

    CTX Strength Question

    I was just wondering if anyone out there has used Leaner Legs and the Upper Body Split from CTX DVD as a total body workout all at once? If anyone has could you tell me how that compared to MIS. I can't use my MIS tape right now but can use my DVDs and I wanted to do a total body strength...
  13. AlisonK

    Returning to Cathe

    I just wanted to say hello to everyone out there and reintroduce myself so that I can start posting and joining you all on the message board again:-) I had been using and absolutely loving all the Cathe tapes last year and seeing wonderful results with weight loss and strength gains...
  14. AlisonK

    Rotation Question

    Ive just completed my first 12 week rotation using the PS series and Im ready to switch to a new rotation. I was thinking of doing endurance training using MIS and maybe also Body Max or Circut Max. My questions are how many times per week do I need to do MIS or the others in order to keep...
  15. AlisonK

    Yippee!!

    Well I just had to share my excitement with people who can truely understand. I finally made it thru an entire Cathe video on an 8" step :-jumpy Now granted it was Step Heat which was a little shorter but still :D I started using Cathe in May on a 4" step and couldnt even imagine getting up...
  16. AlisonK

    Question about IMAX

    This question is for Cathe or any of you out there who can give me some advice. My question is about the best way to approach IMAX when doing it the first few times. I tried it today for the first time and got all the way through it (with MANY modifications hehe). I lowered my step to 4" and...
  17. AlisonK

    Am I doing the right workouts?

    This is for Cathe or anyone out there who can give me some advice. First I just want to say how in awe I am of all of you! You are all so incredibly knowledgable and to top it off so helpful and supportive. My question is am I doing the right workouts for my situation. I started excercising...
  18. AlisonK

    Getting Started

    Iam wondering if I could get some advice about getting started. Iam ready to start excercising again would like to use the Cathe tapes. Im wondering if they will be too hard for a beginner. Also which ones would be the best to start with? I am particularly interested in the step aerobics. If...
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