50 and Over: ~~ It;s the weekend!~~

[fox2star]

Good Morning!

It's the weekend! I have my nieces baby shower today ( the baby was born Tuesday evening, 5 weeks early.. he may be at his own shower! . Then tonight I have to go to that work cocktail partyx( . So far those I asked that I knew were invited were not going. I plan on getting in and out fast! Rest day today so no workout.

I got the Amy Bento Slo-Mo Weight Challenge yesterday. It has some good pre-mixes and a very interesting core section! All different types of standing core work, no lying down crunches! Yeah:7

I broke down and had 4 of those mini candy bars yesterday;( . I have to get them out of the house.

Todays Menu:
Protein drink with water/ice
B- Cheerios with strawberries & skim milk
s: applesauce with cottage cheese
L: shower food! I will try to make good choices
S: depends on what I eat at the shower!
D: not sure.. cocktail party food? yuk!
S: Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich or WW ice cream bar

Garance:
You can always buy more Cathy dvd's or shoes from ZAppos! Ebates has a 6% rebate on Zappos purchases right now! Happy Early Birthday!

Josie:
Have fun at the gala! As Linny said, watch those Manhattens or your run may be to something other than the sand dunes ;-).

Linny:
Yes.. get that picture uploaded to here if you can. If not, e-mail it to me: [email protected]!. Now that Halloween is over, your DD and you can start the challenge again. Don't look back! Go forward ! Sorry to hear about your friend's sister..

I hope everyone has a good weekend. I will check in again tomorrow!

Deb

 

[linnyrn]

Hi Deb and those to follow:
Well I was awake early this morning(5am) to the sounds of chainsaws. Quess a telephone pole was hit during the night and it was in the road.At least tonite we get an extra hour of sleep from daylight savings.
Deb: Have fun at baby shower today(watch out for the cake).I have been thinking about getting the Slo-Mo dvd. I won 2 Amy Bento dvds,and have been playing them to learn her style. She has a lot of energy,Whew! I ate so many mini candy bars last night I don't want to post menu}( .I am definitely a emotional eater.
Seems like there is more and more cancer deaths everyday. Scary when they hit close to home. I hope everyone has a great weekend~Linny~

 

[garance]

Hi Deb and Linny--

Just housecleaning today, but my knee is not feeling so good. I still plan on doing some upperbody weights tomorrow, though. What's really odd is that I seem to have lost 2 lbs. It might be because I am so worried about gaining weight when I don't exercise that I really am super-careful.

Going out to dinner tonight with my cranky husband, who is having difficulty weaning his calves. They keep running through his fences to get back to their moms, and then he has to herd them up and separate them, and so on. Eventually things will settle down, but for now there's a whole lot of mooing going on and DH is cursing his animal kingdom.

What's the slo-mo DVD, Linny??

Have fun at your shower, Deb, and stop getting emotional while looking at candybars, Linny.

You read my mind Deb. I just ordered two pairs of flats from Zappos in unusual colors. Perked me right up.

 

[linnyrn]

Hi Ladies: Just got back from watching American Gangster with Denzel Washington. Good movie,I remember bits of that era(late 60s,early 70s)a little bloody,but what do you expect from a gangster movie.
Garance: I kinda laughed at myself,when I saw your husband was having difficulty weaning calves,I thought"Boy most men have problems building muscle on calves and Garance's DH has to wean them."
Going out to dinner tonite not sure where yet but I'll try to be good~Linny~

 

[linnyrn]

Garance: Slo-Mo is Amy Bentos new dvd. Weights in slow motion. Deb has it.~Linny~

 

[fox2star]

Good Morning & Happy Sunday!

It is a beautiful fall day here today. I did Amy Bento's Slo-Mo Leg workout. Lots of different excercises, but not too easy on the
kneesx( . I will definitely be keeping track of how my knees feel in the next couple of days, and if any pain or even twinges, this one will be shelved. I will be doing the other 2 upper body ones this week andI will let you know what those are like.

I skipped the work oriented "cocktail party" last night and opted to go out to dinner with DH instead. After the shower food, I didn't want to be stuck eating cocktail party munchies. Had my chicken souvalki salad instead.

Todays Menu:
Protein drink with water/ice
B- Cheerios with strawberries & skim milk
s: triskets with stringster
L: hamburger and baked beans
S: almonds
D: we are doing some type of chicken thing in the crockpot, with mushrooms, a salsa, etcS: Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich or WW ice cream bar



Linny:
I hear you on the emotional eating when it comes to candy! Hope your dinner last night was good!:9

Garance:
I think you lose weight whenever you stop weight training. I think I read somewhere that muscles hold water, and if you stop lifting, they lose the water, so your weight may drop a pound or two... I feel really bad about the calves looking for their moms.;( . The Slo-Mo is the new Amy Bento weight workout.. a 3 day split, with lots of pre-mixes for only $19.99. There is a clip over on the open forum. I would wait until your knee is better though.. see above!

Well today I am doing the seasonal clothes switch! I am having a hard time with summer pants that are too big now, so hopefully I can find some winter ones in the closet that fit!

Jen, Josie, Nancy: Hope you are having fun this weekend

Deb:7

 

[garance]

Hi Deb and later posters--

I did the double upper body premix on Supersets. My knee is pretty good today. I might do a Leslie Sansone walking tape tomorrow--with the sound off. I cannot stand her nasally whiney voice.

I looked at the clip for the Slo-Mo over at Collage Video. This looks like a very good tape. I would probably use the upper body routines a lot, with the abs. But I will wait for your reviews, Deb.

I had two Manhattans last night, a crab cake appetizer, and a grilled salmon with spinach and polenta, pine nuts and basil. It was really yummy, and I just had the leftovers for lunch. Tonight promises to be something of a challenge, since DH wants to have a picnic ham (from our recently slaughtered pigs), and I will make macaroni and cheese to go with it. Haricots verts for veggie.

Don't feel bad about the calves. They cannot suck on their moms forever, and the cows are all bred and growing new calves for the spring. It's the "circle of life." They were much quieter last night, so another week and the herd can re-join. What's interesting from a bovine perspective is how the moms seem to pass on their personalities to their calves. A really nasty pecking order among cows. Aggressive Mary has passed on her bullying techniques to her calf, who then lords it over Francine's calf, who is twice its size and should be able to stand his ground. Francine is low on the pecking order and gets pushed around a lot. She has one "treat," though, that the other cows let her enjoy because they don't "get it." Francine loves stale bread, and DH rattles the bag and Francine comes running. Very funny.

I'm going to slip in a movie matinee this afternoon--Michael Clayton--while my DH watches his football game, which he says is a Big One. I really don't "get" football. It just looks like a little bit of action between long waits. How does 1 hour expand into 3???? Much prefer soccer and baseball.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone!