~~~6 month STS alumni~~Week of March 7th~~~

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I thought I would get us off to a fresh start this morning. My post will be kind of self absorbed, it's a crazy weekend and the next week will be full.
This weekend includes getting over to the showhome to finalize details, help organize a fundraiser for dd's before/after school program, ds is in hockey playoffs, dd has a friend coming over and they have to design/do/write up a science experiment (they are only 9 seems like they will need some guidance) and the usual piano/swimming lessons. We have started some fixing up projects on this house and the driveway is like a skating rink from the melting so need to get outside and chip away the ice. DH's company is being audited by two different government agencies and so he is rarely home.

And the absolute worse, is a very close friend of mine, her husband tried to commit suicide, he is presently in hospital. I guess this happened 5 weeks ago but she was trying to hide it, the stigma of mental illness. She just called me last night to tell me. I had just been thinking that I hadn't heard from her in awhile. They have 2 boys ages 11 and 15. He is an extremely intelligent man, in a high paying job and very involved in his kid's sports teams etc. My friend is a panic as she has never been involved in any of the finaces etc so I'm going to go over and try to help her get organized and of course just try and spend time with her.

I might not be around much the next few days just to let you know. Hopefully things settle down soon and it's only 20 more sleeps until spring break!:D DH and I both taking the week off work so we can have a week of family time and no set plans!
 
Wow Kim - do you even have time to workout? You are busy! I'm sorry to hear about your friends situation. That is so hard on everyone trying to understand why. That's great that you can be such a strong support to her. I hope that they are all coping. I hope you're finding some time for you as well! We will miss you but just post when you can (and try not to miss TBL! :p) Good luck to both your kids: DD on the fundraiser and DS on the playoff's! I've been buying Girl Scout cookies (and giving them away) to support friends DD's. I'll be glad when cookie time is over!

Okay, GF and I went and did the spinning class today at Gold's. It was 80 minutes and a killer workout! Again, we got lucky and had a great instructor but she was a maniac! It is so fun though doing these workouts with GF as she is more and more doing things she couldn't have done before and I think it helps keep her motivated. And she is doing fabulous! But I don't know if I'll be able to do my leg workout later. I was shaking when we finished. That was the hardest spin class I've ever done! Oh and another interesting thing. Yesterday in the BodyPump class, GF said to me: "Did you notice I wasn't the biggest person in the class?" She still sees herself 75 lbs heavier and yes she was nowhere near the biggest person in the class! I mean she's down to a size 12 from a 22! So you can imagine she doesn't look big anymore! :D

Okay, I'm off to the shower. I will get my leg workout in later as I'll hate myself if I don't. But I definitely need more food before I do so maybe I'll do it around 5. Hope your all having a good weekend! We have split pea/barley soup cooking...
 
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One more thing. I kind of like shaking things up a bit and throwing in these workouts from the Gym. I think it's good for my body too! So this pass is good for 7 days and I'm going to try and go 5. Tuesday night I'm going to try a step class. Of course this is all assuming I don't kill myself! Last night I got the BEST night's sleep!
 
Jo, I so need the calorie output that you are getting right now! I think I am going to have to start doing more active stuff with the kids during the day so I can be moving more. I'm so thrilled for your friend to gain confidence and realize she can keep up in the class and isn't the biggest any more! That is just so wonderful!
I'm with you about the germs in the gym.... But I also really don't like the smell of the gym, I haven't found one yet(of course I'm not looking either) LOL that doesn't smell... It's also nice to be able to stay with your equipment until you are done without feeling rushed by someone standing behind you wanting to go next....

Kim, I am so sorry for your friend, what a tough thing to have to go through! I hope you are able to help her get organized and get her bearings. I know it would take me a while to figure things out, since I don't handle the finances at all either. I have dh give me little refreshers every once in a while so I remember where the important stuff is and how he pays the bills and stuff, but I forget since I don't use it. Does your friend know how much loger dh has to stay in the hospital, and does he have a good prognoisis, or did he do some permanent damage? What a good friend you are helping her out in the middle of being maxed out yourself with all the things going on at home for you! I'll be thinking of you.

Rachel, how did the granola turn out, if you got around to it, that is? I made the coconut cups from the CE magazine today. They turned out so smooth I was shocked! Dh liked it. The kids haven't tried it yet. It's pretty easy to make, I may add more coconut extract next time though. And I have found that CE magazine recipes skimp on the sweet side for my tastes, so I added a bit more agave to fit my taste. Are you going to do anything from the magazine this week?
 
Oh man what a busy day.
I just got to sit down and now am realizing that I am wiped out. I think I was running on what I like to call 'period power' all weekend and now it is the big come down!:rolleyes:

We were trying to button up some more loose ends on the mudroom and still have so much more to do but it is coming along. It is hard to get alot done when you are only working one day a week on it.
Needless to say , I am glad this week is my rest week because right now I am needing it. I am sure I will revive after a good nights sleep though!

Jo-You are really putting it all in! It sounds like so much fun. I wish we all lived near each other so we could go to some classes together! That would be so much fun. Your GF sounds like she is working so hard and you sound so proud of her. She is lucky to have someone boasting on her!
The soup sounds great. I have never made a split pea soup...Isn't that crazy???
I am a total germophobe when it comes to gyms too. When ever I have to go, I am always trying to use the wipes and the antibacterial juice!

Cendrine-I guess I missed the coconut cups recipe somehow...I will take my mag with me to work and read it on the way there and back again! I won't be making anything this week. We get home so late that I just don't have time. That is why I rely on my freezer so much. That is why I live through you:D I did make the granola and I love it! There is so much though! But I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that it was not as sweet as I thought it would be. I subbed agave for the honey and a mix of the molasses and maple syrup! This I will make alot! Thank you

Kim-I am so sorry about your friend. I have some family members with mental health issues but thank goodness they have never tried to hurt themselves, There were times though that we were really worried about them. Thank goodness that he is alive and hopefully will get the help that he needs.
Be careful de icing your driveway! That sounds treacherous!
Good luck with all the house stuff this week and good luck to Ds and Dd!

Ok I am off to probably eat some granola:eek: See yall tomorrow!

Rachel
 
Hi Everyone! I was unable to get Legs done last night so pushed everything back a day and did them today. (I guess that's okay! :p)

We have visitors this week at work so need to get going but I'll come back and post a little more later.

Happy Monday!
 
Oh I felt so bad for not getting in to post this morning and now I see every one must have been as busy as me. It's funny...I always think I am going to have so much extra time on recovery week and some how it never works out that way.

I just did about an hr of yoga this morning and now I have a tweeky hip. I hate that. I really felt like I was having a good yoga too. Becoming zen with the pain:D and then this afternoon...DOP...I get pain in my upper left hip or lower left back area. uggghh.
I am hoping I will sleep it off!

Well other than that , not too much going on! It is a rainy murky day and I am in my pj's...the first thing I did when I came in was shower and get comfy. I almost believe I could go to sleep...haha I think I need to try to make it to 8..Don't yall?

I am off to fast forward through the Oscars. See yall tomorrow.

Rachel
 
not much to report here either... Rachel, go to bed if you think you can sleep through the night! I do sometimes and it is great! I could use a little extra today, I was not feeling all that energetic....
Hi Jo and Kim!
 
Happy Tuesday! Okay, I'm here! Couldn't get back yesterday; then had to do a presentation this morning so no time to post. With that said, however, I did get up and do CCC (yes uh-huh you heard me right! I got up and did my workout! :eek:). So tomorrow is disc 24 and then I'm done! Tonight I'm going to go take a step class at Golds.

Rachel, how bizarre about your hip - what's weird is my left hip was tweaky yesterday afteroon and sending sharp 'nerve' pains down the side of my leg. All gone now though! Hope yours is too!

Cendrine, hope your energy is back today! Do you think it's from your back or do you have something else going on? Are you eating enough?

Hello Kim! TBL tonight!

BBL!
 
Just had a minute so thought I'd stop by....I'm getting excited to go to the step class tonight! I hope I don't fall down! :p
Rachel, I forgot to mention earlier that "YES I wish we were all closer" so we could go spend a fitness day together! When Cendrine and I met, I had said to her that when we could get together again we should go to the gym and workout! I think that would be so much fun!

Okay...I'll report back later on the step class.
 
Good Evening Girls!!!

I am telling you ...somehow I manage my time way better when I am working out in the morning. I totally ran out of time this morning again and then realized when I got to work that I forgot to put my chicken in my lunch...so it was sort of a vegetarian lunch today for me but I did have a boiled egg so instead of eating that as my snack later, I ate it with lunch... I am no good with the terms and what means what...vegan, vegetarian, I know they are all different but I am really none of the above...haha I do like to have meatless meals though today was not one that I planned for or I would have put some beans in there. That might be a good idea for tomorrow.
That raises another question for me for yall...Do yall calorie count or just eat well? I am more of an eat well kind of person. I have tried to count calories and I have kept a food diary and I do think it did help me in the beginning to really keep up with what I was eating but now I feel like I know if I am eating right or not. I know all those little bites add up so I try to just not have as many.
Wow that was a ramble.
This morning I did nothing. My hip was feeling great but I thought if it was something that I irritated, I would let it have a day and then I will probably do more yoga tomorrow. I really like to give myself this week with pretty much nothing esp. if I am feeling worn out like I was at the end of the last meso, that way next week I will have a lot to give again!

Jo-It sounds like you are having so much fun in all these extra classes. It was weird that you had a hip thing too...We are in synch...That's not good when it is a tweak though:p You will have to let us know how fun the class was and if it was cued as well as Cathe's.

Cendrine-I know I should have went to sleep but I did stay up until 8 but I slept all the way through the night all the way until my alarm at 4am and then snoozed it until 5...Well really that was off an on due to the cat being used to getting up at 4 so she was ready for breakfast and all I wanted was more sleep. She was trying all her tricks but I did not budge out of bed until I could not keep her from waking dh, then I got up! On the weekend he gets up at 4 to feed her which I think is just wonderful since it is my fault that she expects that anyway!

Kim-I know you are busy but I just wanted to say hello!

I am off to do very little...We had a tough day at work so I am going to recuperate. Have a great night.

Rachel
 
Hi All!

sounds like we are all pretty busy right now! Jo, let us know how your class was, I hope you enjoyed it!

Rachel, I tried the calorie counting thing during the STS round when I tried to lower my bodyfat percentage. It kind of got obsessive.... I don't look at calories at all right now. I did really well just eyeballing my portions and maintained well that way until I started the calorie counting. Now I feel pretty messed up. I haven't had a good consistent handle on portions and feel all out of synch with myself. I hope it will balance back to where I was before and I'll just quit trying to get sucked in by some inpirational book about body fat percentage and all... Really, I was doing just fine before I started the counting and I really need to not mess with what's not broken. All t his to say, don't start counting if what you are doing is working just fine for you!
I had to laugh about the vegetarian and vegan thing. I believe vegetarians are ok with dairy and eggs, while vegans don't touch any animal products at all. I'm neither either, but I don't mind eating like them. But long term, I don't think I would like it.
 
FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN!!! Yes it was FUN! I don't know why I think these classes are going to be easy! THEY AREN'T!! This was actually an interval step class. It was about 5 minute warmup, then 5 minute step, 2 minute intervals (sometimes 30 seconds) for 55 minutes, then cool down, abs and stretch. For the 2 minute intervals, some people ran outside and did a lap around the building, some jumped on the spin bikes, GF and I ran around the room! She had never stepped before and again, did really well! The instructor's cuing was excellent. But, since I did CCC this morning, after about 50 minutes I hit the wall (class was 70 minutes) and my legs started refusing to cooperate! I had an out of body experience and had to stop and stand on my step for a minute (to stay out of everyone's way!). LOL! The instructor was extremely impressed with me (I didn't have any trouble with choreography) and thought GF was doing excellent for first time. The class had about 30 people and the instructor was probably in her mid 50's and amazing! I think she was from Australia or some place and in fantastic shape! VERY FIT! I have to say, we have been very lucky with the instructors and classes and the fun factor! In all honesty, I was thinking about you guys and wishing I could share this experience with all of you! OKay, so tomorrow I'll finish Meso 2 and then I'm going to go take another spin class tomorrow night! I'm enjoying this little shakeup in my routine!

Okay, Rachel, I NEVER count calories. Even when I was doing the body fat thing like Cendrine, I was just paying attention to what I was eating. I hardly ever eat junk or sugar or processed food. So bottom-line, I mostly eat fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, and fish. And, you know I do have the occasional drink, dessert (or sausage :p) but rarely.

Okay TBL is starting...
 
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After the class I came home and fixed the biggest salad EVER! And, I'm still hungry! I burned a lot of calories today! :)
 
Jo It sounds like you are burning so many calories!!!

Just a quick in and out...I did yoga again today. Its nice but I just can not get to that state of mind where I am just concentrating on the moment. I think I am trying to hard. Or I am so used to racing around since normally that is how my fitness routine is going. I think one time I got to a good meditation point but this was a long time ago and I just can't find that spot...Oh well.


I will have to come back later for personals!

Cendrine, Kim and Jo ...I hope you all are having a great day!!!
Rachel
 
Hi Everyone!

Well today was it! Disc 24 - DONE! Yippee! Felt great! Meso 2 over and out!

Rachel I know what you mean about the meditation thing...it doesn't work for me either! So several years ago I went to Red Mountain Fitness spa for a few days. Besides hiking, great workouts and food, one evening they had this guy there teaching meditation (this guy trained with the monks in Tibet). Well, it wasn't working for me and after class I went to him and said: "I try to meditate but doesn't seem to work for me. If only I could get to the place I go to when I run or do intense cardio..." To which he said: "But my dear, stop trying! You're obviously an "active" meditator and achieve meditation through your physical activity!" I was like 'do'h'! Nobody ever tells you you don't have to sit and be quiet to meditate! I find meditation through spinning, running and Imax 3! :p (And sometimes even in STS Strength!) The more you know about the activity you're doing where you don't have to think about it (like in running or knowing a DVD workout really well) the more your mind can go elsewhere. Not good when you're doing abs though! LOL! So think about that!

Okay, back to work! Hi Kim and Cendrine!
 
Wow Jo...That is something I never knew was possible...Active Meditating...sounds like an oxy moron sort of but it totally makes sense. I think my whole thing is that I am trying which is probably the total opposite of what you are supposed to be doing. I am concentrating so hard on trying that I can not turn my mind off.

Well Dh has decided that he wants to go to the Grand Canyon this year so have any of you been there. He wants to check on hiking in the Grand Canyon and I am super siked about this. You know I love an action packed vacation. So I am going to start doing some research so if yall have any suggestions let me know!

Cendrine-I know exactly what you mean about doing worse when you calorie count. When I was doing that I could think about was my next meal. Food became all I could think about. Either what I had had before or what I was having then or next. I knew it was a problem when I was thinking about my next meal when I was eating one. It was terrible. It got very depressing because I wondered if it was always going to be a struggle like it was. I guess it all turned around when I quit doing all the counting. I can not really say. It is like when something has been hurting for a long time, so long that you learn to live with it, and then one day you wake up and realize it doesn't hurt anymore. That is sort of how I realized I was not obsessing anymore. So I can not pen point exactly when it turned off for me but I am glad that right now...every moment of my life is not about food. I do think it is harder for us that have to plan and prepare all the meals though because for me , if I am planning then I am always thinking about recipes and different things to do so in turn, I am always thinking about food...So that makes it harder. So for you , who probably prepares most of the families meals everyday, I am sure you are always thinking about it.
Hang in there though. I remember when you started juicing you felt alot better about your diet (not in the weight loss diet sort of way but the way you were eating and feeling about your self)...maybe you need to find something that gets you excited again.

OK I am off to relax before bed...see you tomorrow.

Rachel
 
Sorry to be such a terrible STS team mate! I have to say I'm missing my workouts and my forum time.

Congrats on completing meso 2 Jo! Don't have too much fun at the gym and leave us:confused:

Rachael The only time I was at the Grand Canyon, it was 1984! Long time ago! Hiking the canyon would be so much fun! How about some white water rafting??

Cendrien Are you and the kids taking a spring break from school?

Sorry to post so quick, hoping to start Meso 3 on Friday or Saturday! Getting many things sorted out here this week.
 
Quick last minute late night before bed post....

Hello Kim, glad to see you! No worries, even if I joined the gym I would not leave you guys! LOL! Hope everything is going okay for you this week!

Rachel, oohhh Grand Canyon! That's one of my dream vacations! Yes, let us all help you plan it! LOL! I want to go tooo!!!! I've researched some of the possibilities in the past.

Okay, I'm crazy...I went to the gym tonight and did a BodySculpt class and then did 40 minutes of spinning! I'm crazy I know! I'm having a good time but my free pass ends Friday.

I also think I might be getting a touch of something. Our roommate had a terrible head cold last week and now my throat is all scratchy...we'll see how I feel tomorrow.

Hope you all have a good day tomorrow! Off to read - keep your fingers crossed this is just allergies and not that stupid cold! Just for safety I started Zicaming earlier.
 
I am hoping for allergies Jo! That seems weird but I know it is better than being sick!:p

OK quick in and out. It is a beautiful day after some terrible storms last night so I am looking forward to a lot of driving today...I hope you all are going to have a great day!

TTYL
Rachel
 
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