6 Monthers, STS, Saturday

Good morning, everybody! So, we're still calling ourselves the 6 Monthers, so let me do a quick check on where everybody is on the program? I know Jo and I finished the first time thru and are now playing, right? ;) Where is everybody else? I apologize for losing track! :)

Julie-that adjustable weight DB is an AWESOME deal!!!!!

Cendrine, what yummy things will YOU be cooking up today? I'll be making a Chicken Tuscan Soup later. It calls for ground chicken breast, but since the whole breasts (skinless, boneless) were on sale yesterday, I cubed up a pound of that and will use that instead. Plus, I'll be putting my CSA Swiss Chard in it instead of the spinach. I'll share the recipe below for you all!

OK.....so Disc 13 this morning. Yeah, not any easier the second time around! LOL Jo, I'm curious, did you increase your weights from your first go-round of this Meso when you did disc 13??? I just printed off my workout card and did it, then realized 1/3 of the way thru that I was using the same weights as my first time thru STS. Wondering what you do. Either way, it was an AWESOME workout and my arms are wiggly now! lol

So what's everybody up to today??? We have NOTHING on the calendar today, which just simply ROCKS! :):):):):) Besides cooking the soup, I'm not sure what we'll do. But I'm sure we'll find SOMETHING fun to do.

Tuscan Chicken Soup
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ C chopped onion
1 lb ground chicken breast
2 14oz cans f/f low sodium chicken broth
½ C uncooked orzo
14.5 oz can stewed tomatoes, chopped and undrained
16 oz can great northern beans, rinse/drain
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp ground black pepper
6 oz. bag fresh baby spinach
6 tsp shredded Parm cheese
  • In a large saucepan over medium heat sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, sauté garlic and onion for about 5 minutes until just tender.
  • Add chicken and cook 5 minutes, stirring to crumble
  • Add broth, orzo, tomatoes, beans, basil, oregano and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 22 minutes or until orzo is done.
  • Stir in spinach; cook 3 minutes or until spinach wilts.

Notes:
  • You can use ground turkey or lean ground beef in place of the chicken.
  • I’ve also added other veggies to the onions; like carrots and celery.

Yields: 6 servings, about 1 ½ C each; 4 WW points per serving
Numbers per serving: 216 calories, 2g total fat, 23.9g protein, 25.5g carbs, 4.5g fiber
Original Source: Weight Watchers Easy Weeknight Favorites Cookbook


Gayle
 
Good Morning Everyone.

I am sitting here eating protein pancakes waiting for Rob Thomas tickets to go on sale at 10 am. I am trying to get backstage passes to meet him. Yes I am 40 an a rob thomas addict!-LOL. We will be going to Mohegan Sun in Nov to see him.

Gayle- glad you had a good trip. They rabid foxes and dogs doesn't sound so great though:confused:.
Yes I am planning on staying until monday although I still haven't added the extra night on yet. I am not rooming with anyone. I will probably leave really early friday so I should be there around 9am.

I have to go
I will be back after I get tickets
chrissy
 
Hi, Chrissy. I'm not even sure who Rob Thomas IS! LOL I'll have to google him.
On the RT topic......COOl that you're there till Monday also! I'm not even sure who is teaching a class or even what KIND of class there is Monday morning, but I'M TAKING IT! :p GOOD LUCK on those tickets....I'm off to google him!

Gayle
 
Good morning! Gayle, Rob Thomas sings smooth an if I am remembering correctly h is originall from Santana?* Yes that dumbell was an awesome deal.* However stbx found it today and it was not pretty.* I was at our marriage counselor yesterday (I know see him for individual therapy)* and he explained why stbx believes what he believes and thinks how he does.* stbx bought a chocolate cake 2 days ago and hid it.* I definetly do not eat choc cake and neither of my kids eat chocolate. stbx is stuck in childlike behaviour he never learned to share and must have what ever someone else has.* For example he went out a year ago an d bought ice skates because I have them.* Well I ice skate which is why i have them but he does not.* it is crazy around here and i am just trying to get through to the other sideChrissy,* Youare too funny!* I also like Rob Thomas although I am not an addict.
I just did disc 27.* So next week will be my second week on M2 W2.* I am adding in plyo legs.* So here is how it will okk for me next week, o yeah and I still am not doing cardio!!* But here is my planMon disc 25Tues abs & CardioWed disc 37Thurs abs & cardioFri* disc 27Sat disc 26 & absSun CardioOnce I am done with sts I am going to do the undualtaing rotation and sts cardio and or insanity.* stbx left the house so i am going to grab the kids and get out of here for the dayI have to start circuit pt with both my kids but just ten minutes a day so I don't think that is going to throw me over the edge but every little bit counts!* right??
 
Does anyone know why when i post all my spaces between lines get deleted and my whole postgets posted as one big mess?
 
Rob thomas did a song with Santana but he is from Matchbox20. They sing push, 3am, unwell, how far we've come etc., Solo-Lonely no more and this is how a heart breaks.

I got tickets-FRONT ROW BABY!!!!!:eek::p:cool::D:)

Now I have to wait until nov. Gayle did you figure out who he is yet. I am sure you know his stuff.

Julie-maybe you have to look at user cp options to change that. look under settings.

BBL. I have to exercise now.
chrissy
 
Hi Guys,

I'm feeling tired this morning even though I had a great night's sleep. I'm debating making this week the recovery week, since the last sts workout I did was Tuesday, that means I haven't done weights all week after tues. THat is kind of like recovery. So Monday I might take on a circuit workout and just take the weekend easy since I am feeling tired. We'll see how dh feels, we were going on a bikeride today, but he is feeling groggy too...LOL!

Gayle, the soup sounds yummy, thanks for the recipe!
I made onion, zucchini scramble for breakfast, some turkey rolls with peppers for snack. It will be a rather simple week, since as part of my detox I'm cutting all sugars, including fruit sugars and dairy for the week. I hope it helps reset me and my focus... Dinner will be chicken and asparagus. I am experimenting with green non dairy smoothies for snack. Yesterday I had a tomato, carrot, romaine, green onion concoction from the blender that actually tasted good.

Julie, those dumbells are an awesome deal! I'm so happy you got them! Never mind what the stbx thinks, you deserve them and don't let him spoil the high from getting a good deal!

Chrissy, did you get those tickets? I hope so! Have fun! When is the event?

BBL
 
Sorry, I haven't been around much this week. I thought I would have time to do a catch up post yesterday but the day got away from me. DS had some friends sleep over. They slept in the tent trailer in the driveway and dd went to her cousin's for a sleep over/play date. :rolleyes::rolleyes: I spent lots of time orgazning and driving kids around. Are summer holidays almost over???;) Then we had tickets to the football and baseball games yesterday.

I've been keeping on track though and did RS and STS abs yesterday and today will be my last Chest/Back STS workout. I remember when I found the choreography from RS so difficult now that I know the steps it's so much fun!

We're staying home this weekend, no camping/no cottage. I can't believe how nice it was to sleep in this morning and have a day at home to look forward too:D:D I have a list of things I want to accomplish of course but it's nice to have the time to get them done.

Gayle So nice to see you home!! Sounds like you had a nice visit with your sister and found some fun stuff for the kids! Good for you for getting right back on track! I'm on the last week of STS!

Rachael You're working hard as usual! I sure hope you get some down time this weekend! Any sign of the heat letting off?? It's been cool here the last few days, only19Celsius yesterday. We needed a good jacket sitting outside watching the football game.

Chrissy I'm on the countdown with you for the last few STS workouts! WTG sticking with your workout plan even with your class starting! How are you enjoying the class? I'm not sure who Rob Thomas is either:confused: Hope you get your tickets!

Jo It's good to hear that you still get DOMS from Meso 2 ;) Are you going to do all of Meso 2??

Cendrine High Fives to you for working out on your vacation!! I always have good intentions but rarely seem to follow through! LOL on the sea lion! How cute! I spent quite a bit of time on the phone this week organzing flights/hotels for our Disney vacation in Novemer. Only 141 more sleeps:D I am doing only one week for each week in Meso 3 so I'm on the very last week!

Measureoak Welcome to our group! I'm almost finished M3 and only did each week once like the others. I do find the workouts in M3 kind of boring!

Julie What a good deal on the weight! I'm sorry to hear things are not going well around home. Any chance of moving out soon?? I'm not very computer savvy so can't help you with you text.

Kim
 
Well I thought I was going to workout but my son's baseball coach is having a BBQ today. I thought it was at 1pm but it is at 11:30am. So I guess it will have to wait. I don't like planning on a late workout because I would say about 75% of the time I end up blowing it off.:confused:

I WILL NOT BLOW OFF MY WORKOUT TONIGHT!!!:p

bbl.
chrissy
 
Chrissy, don't you even THINK about missing your workout later!!! I'll come and hunt you DOWN if you do! :p

Hey, Chrissy, have you ever walked the Brooklyn Bridge??? I'm thinking about taking a day trip to NYC and thought walking across the bridge (and back again) with the kids would be fun. How familiar are you with NYC? I'm wondering if we could do the bridge and the Statue of Liberty in one day, without going crazy. I'll have to check out the City to see where each is, and how do-able it is. But what are your thoughts (if any)???

Gayle

p.s. HELLO to everybody else, sorry to hit and run!!!!!!!!!!
 
Hi Everyone! Wow, lots of activity this morning!

I woke up with a migraine about 4 but was about to get rid of it by 7. I waited until about 8:30 and then did CCV6. I haven't done that workout in a while and it felt great! It was just the right length clocking in about 45 minutes or so. It's really nice here today so I had the deck door wide open and was spinning to my heart's content! I forgot how much I like the music in that workout.

The migraine that started before I left on vacation last week lasted for 5 days. I had a headache all but one day while we were on vacation. So, when I got back, I called and was able to get into see my ENT on Thursday (as my migraines are increasing overall). About 15 years ago I had sinus surgery as I had nonstop headaches for over a year (not always migraine level) but very inconvenient. That surgery helped eliminate about 80% of my headaches and now they are increasing again. Sigh... Anyway, they are going to do a CAT scan in a few weeks so we'll see if I have some other problem. They think it could be I have scar tissue that is affecting the area that helps my sinus equalize. (This is probably more information that you need to read this morning but thought I'd share!) The bottomline, probably 80% of the migraines I'm having now are sinus related and the rest are everything else that give me migraines! Considering how good I eat, dedicated to my health and overall fairly fit, I'm very frustrated with all these stupid headaches!

Gayle - I AM DOMS'D from Disc 13! I forgot how good it feels to be this sore! I need to spend some time now updating the workout manager with Meso 2 and figuring out my cardio. I'm psyched to be doing this Meso again! Hope you're as sore as me tomorrow!

Kim, yes, I decided to do a round of Meso 2 until Cendrine and whoever else is ready to do the June rotation in August. I actually will be gone a bit the end of July and August (long weekends) so I won't be able to be as committed as we were with STS, but then will tackle it hard again in September when summer fun is ending and (hopefully) we'll have STS Cardio in our hot little hands!

Chrissy, yes...YOU CANNOT MISS YOUR WORKOUT TODAY! I sure wish I was going on the roadtrip with you guys! I guess we'll all have to live vicariously through your experience!

Cendrine, hope you have a good bike ride today! Your body must be talking to you about needing some rest! I think you should use your recovery time.

Julie, yeah to you about the weights! Hope you and the kids have a fun day today!

Hope everyone has a great day! It's going to be 85 here today so we are off to work in the yard and then BBQ later!
 
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Hi Jo,

I was wondering when you left on your vacation, if your migraine came or not, because I remembered you mentioning stopping your workout early because you felt one coming on and you were hoping to prevent it. I'm so sorry it lasted so long! I would definitely be frustrated as well, it is certainly not fair, considering all the healthy things you do for yourself! I'm glad you can get things checked out and I hope they will be able to help you minimize the migraines all together!
I'm looking forward to doing the June rotation with you and anyone else who will join ( I know Kim and Gayle were up for it, not sure if Rachel has made up her mind? Rachel?)
I have a what I think detox headache today, but I have been eating super well and that takes some of the headache annoyance away... I'm hoping that tomorrow will be better. For the June rotation that we will do in August, I will have a few days where I may have to imporvise as well. DH wants to go visit his folks and I'm not sure when and for how long but sometime in the third week of august I think. Jo, aren't you in Washington state? the inlaws live in bellvue, where are you at? The hotel there has a treadmill and weights, so I can possibly do the workouts as planned.

Do you guys really think STS cardio will be out in September? I'm rather careful to get my hopes up. I was just looking up my workout manager wondering what to do in september and left it blank in the event that Sts cardio comes, but at the same time, I haven't heard updates and all that at all (maybe I don't know where to go look for those) Anyway, there are so many fun looking rotations on the rotation forum that I will not have any problems filling in that month if I need to...LOL!
 
Cendrine! I would love to meet you! Downtown Bellevue is just 15 minutes from me (like your area, we are all connected). I live in Woodinville which is where the wineries are. So I am just like 10 miles from Bellevue. I do all my shopping there (not groceries) and just suffice to say I can meet you if it works for you. I will be in MT the 11th through 17th but home after that. Where are you staying?

I do hope we have STS by September but I sort of doubt it. But since Cathe is working with these more sophisticated companies...who knows?
 
Hey guys.

Jo, I'm so sorry about those migraines....I just couldn't imagine! Oh, on your 'return' to Meso 2, have you increased your weights since the first time thru STS???

Cendrine, I also have a detox headache, and I expected it. lol Whenever I'm 'off the wagon' for a few days and return to clean eating, I usually get it on Day 2 of clean eating. It is usually gone by morning, so I'm hoping.

As for STS cardio, I'm not counting on having it in September. Look at all the things Cathe has going right now, PLUS kids and the back-to-school time at the end of August/beginning of September. I'm HOPING, but not counting on it. As for the June Rotation in August, I'm game as soon as I get back from the Road Trip, which will be that Monday, so I'll start on that Tuesday (Aug 4th). I was thinking about doing the Undulating STS rotation, too, but I may hang with 'my girls' (that's YOU gals, lol) and follow along.

Kim, I LOVE the RS workout...it makes me feel so graceful! And like I can dance! For a little while, at least. Enjoy your day at home!!!

Gayle
 
OK guys I hope you are ready because this is probably going to be a long one.
I tried to check Thurs and Fri posts but for some reason my comp is not complyling with my request but thankfully I was able to open todays...? Go figure huh!

OK first off...Today was my official last workout of STS!!!!!!Woooohoooo!
I made dh take pics right after I was done but since he was having to rush off to work (I had the day off...cover the grey hair day!) They are not really all that great. I might try to get him to help me post them anyway. Of course I am a glossy sweaty mess in them but I just had to have pics to mark such a momentous occasion! But now what. I am taking a recovery week but I have to really set down and think about how I will fill my month until we all start the June rotation Aug 3. What day is that anyway? I will have to look that up be cause my rest days are always Sundays.
It looks like some of you are just picking some of the discs at random and doing them? Or is there reason to this madness? Like I said I could not open a couple of days so I might be a little lost!

OK now for kind of a weird story...
I live in a really small town. When I say small I mean until recently we only had one red light. Well needless to say for the people that have lived here forever (me being one of them) you kind of know all the other people who have lived here forever! Or of them anyhow! Well there was this guy who was definitely what you would call eccentric. Very backwoods and and the kind of person you read about but do not think really exists but trust me they do. He had a bunker, got in shootouts with the cops 30 yrs ago and frequently got in shooting matches with some of his neighbors...I think more to rustle feathers than to actually kill each other...I know hatfield and mccoy right! Well there is such a long back story to all of this that if I just told one part of it you would all think "Geez" but I am trying to shorten it a bit. Anyhow everyone knew this guy or knew of him. Everyone also knew that if you wanted drugs he probably could get them for you. Now he is not you typical drug dealer. He made his living making and sharpening knives for people. But he did deal drugs too and eveyone knew it. Even the small town cops. There was always rumors that he was working with the police because how else did he not get arrested. Well anyway to go on with it...Last weekend he was fatally shot by 2 juveniles and then rolled into his bunker. He was a large guy and they had to have a pulley system to get him out. But the reason I have told you this story is this. He brother is famed power lifter John Inzer...I am sure you have seen all the Inzer Equipment and things. I think that is so wierd. That this guy, who is just completely a kind of off the map sort of person has a brother that is so on the map. You know it speaks volumes for the fact that how you are raised can not necessarily dictate how you turn out!

I told you it was going to be long.

Gayle-I am going to have to try that soup. Do you think it freezes well. That is what I am cooking now a days. Things that freeze!

Chrissy-You persevered and succeeded on the Rob Thomas tickets, now you can succeed on coming home and doing that damn workout:p. Sorry sometimes that is what I call it when i wake up at 4 and am dying from tiredness<---I know that is not a word!

Julie- I just do not know how you make it day to day! I know things will get better for you. Its the little things like those weights that make the difference in a good day or bad day. Hang in there. Did you get my last name? Do you need me to send the money first? Just let me know.

Kim- Sometimes after going and going it is nice to not go for a little bit. We have these friends that were always inviting us to go somewhere. I think they were at least 10 yrs older than us maybe closer to 20 and we finally had to start turning them down because we just could not keep up. With work all week and then going somewhere for the weekend it was just too much. It was nice once we got there but the packing and unpacking and preparing for the week became overwhelming. It is still burning up here. In fact there is a heat advisory warning for the next week. In other words don't be outside unless you have to be.

Cendrine-I guess I missed why you are detoxing or when you started. Probably what you decided to do for the next 3 or so weeks too until we start the June rotation. I think I am going to see what it is going to take and maybe splurge and get the dvds I need. I will run it by you guys first. My fellow fitness finatics!

Ok I think I am going to veg out on the couch since it is too hot to be outside...Oh yeah another phenomenon...I have lost my appetite. I am still eating but nothing sounds good. And I mean nothing. I have not been hungry for a couple of weeks now. I am not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. I am eating regular meals at the times I would normally be starving but I am just not that interested...Anyone else ever have this?

BBL

Rachel
 
Rachel, I only wish I had lost my appetite, ever in my life! LOL! You're not pregnant, are you? that was the only time there were food groups I didn't care for...:rolleyes:

Anyways, I'm detoxing because our family trip to San Diego was not clean whatsoever and I need to get back to a clean eating, especially sugar free eating, since that seems to make good choices harder for me.
As far as workouts go, I'm doing circuit workouts mixed with cardio for the next 3 weeks and then start the June rotation.

Jo, how fun that you are that close! I don't know much, location wise, since dh always drives, but the hotel we will be staying at is silver cloud I think. I still don't know dates, but I'll let you know when dh tells me. It sure would be fun to meet you! I hope it will work out somehow!
 
Gayle, Not Chrissy but, you can definetly do the staute of liberty and the brooklyn bridge in one day. I grew up 20 miles outside of nyc. i took friends there 2 years ago. we had 5 kids ranging from 3 to 12. we did st pat's americal girl, toys r us, times square, battery park, rokerfellar center. we walked everywhere. the kids were beat at the end of the day. your boys would be a great age for the museum of american history.
 
I did it. I just finished the BM cardio blast. It took alot to get started and to keep going. I really dislike working out this late. But it is done!!:D

Gayle-no I have never walked the brooklyn bridge. I really don't know too much about NYC. (terrible isn't since I am so close) I will walk the bridge during the avon walk though....probably won't help you too much now. They are both downtown at the southern end of Manhattan. Nothing in Manhattan is that far away from each other that you couldn't do both in the same day. Everything is connected by subway.

Jo- I hope you figure out what is going on with your headaches. Feel better.

Cendrine and Gayle- I have been through a sugar detox about 3 times in 3 weeks. The past few weekends have been terrible. But I went to a BBQ today and I didn't eat any of the junk. Which is very surprising because I was bored out of my mind for 4 hours. I drank about 5 bottles of water and bought a protein bar. This is the first good weekend I have had since beginning of june (food wise that is).

Well I have to get to my school work.
See you all tomorrow.
chrissy
 
Chrissy.....

WAY

TO

GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Both on your workout tonight AND your control today during the boring picnic!

I think some of us are in need of a new mini challenge.
Anybody game???
Today is Day 2 BACK IN ACTION for me.
And my mini goal is to go from now right to the RT on the 29th which is when I'm arriving!!!
That's a bit over 2 weeks from now.....18 days, to be exact.
ANYBODY UP FOR AN 18 DAY MINI CHALLENGE???

Name your goal(s).
Write them down.
Take it one day at a time.

Anybody game???

Gayle
 
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