Alpha Omega Check-In - JULY 2009

Hi Christine,

Today is a rest day for me too :) I've been doing housework, including my favorite, NOT, (cleaning out the fridge), lol. It's beautiful here too.

My daughter is 13 and my niece is 10. I don't know why there was soo much conflict between them. My niece is suddenly getting kind of moody. Half the time my daughter wasn't even aware her cousin was mad at her, lol. She was really moody, and my daughter has a big mouth at times, which doesn't help. Boys are soo much easier in that sense, lol. My son and nephew are 18 & 19, and they were saying how they never stayed mad at each other like the girls do. They would have a fight and be over it in no time. I'm actually glad to have put some distance between those two again, lol.

Well, it's back to work tomorrow. I'm just praying things are calm, I don't think I can deal with more drama.

Hello Jen & Cathy. I hope you are both enjoying the weekend.
 
Hello Friends.
Today is beautiful here!! I had a great drive down to the new city and I have faith in HIM that the mystery man and I may be talking (not sure when). During worship, HE reveals things to me. My first week of Marketing, I received an A, which is 20% of my grade. Team assignment is doing well. Monday is Grand Haven for a few hours then back to study.
BBL tonight or AM for personals.

Jen
 
jen, no , we were only there overnite , and we ate at home. but, it was probably 10 yrs. ago, so they may not have even been there.

christine, are you sure you don't have a slight concussion? i've had 2 over the years, and they are not fun. and i'm here, but have been w/the grandkids for the last 4 days, either here or at their house, so have been very busy. no time to get online.

iris, that is odd, the heat definitely cause me to have migraines sometimes. like, for instance the last 2 days.

ok, i have worked out the last 10 days straight, and i am wore out, plus being w/the grandkids, and teh horrible heat. so, this is my off week, and i may do nothing. i will be working at the vet clinic in the HOT afternoons, so i may be totally dead. we'll see.
see ya'll around
cathy
 
Hello Friends.
Cathy-Yes, all of those places were there. Not much has changed along the river and the lakefront. Time to clear my head and be with HIM.
Iris-Teenagers and tweens are moody. Thank GOD, it hasn't been worse. Think positive!!
Christine-where are you?
Filler on mystery man. About 4 years ago, my supervisor told him that I have had a crush on him for the past 10 years. With that kind of news, I am sure he was surprised in a big way. He kept finding reasons to check me out when he found out. I think how I would react if I found out the same thing about someone-to put myself in his shoes. I believe it affected him in a huge way. We need prayer to have good conversation.
Thanks.

Jen
 
Hi ladies! I'm back for another post! :)

Cathy, what were your symptoms of a mild concussion? I actually looked it up online after I hit my head to see if that could have happened but I really didn't have any of the symptoms. I did feel "off" that night and a just a bit "off" (more like tired) the next day with a very, very slight headache. Other than that I wasn't nauseous, confused, dizzy or faint like described. I haven't worked out since it happened though, which was Thursday. I felt fine yesterday and fine today and plan to go back to my workouts tomorrow. Wowie, if I worked out 10 days straight I would need a stretcher to get me around, LOL. Enjoy your rest week, you certainly deserve it!!

Iris, the age explains it and you're right, boys are so much easier that way!! :) I don't like cleaning out the fridge either so I feel for you today! I don't mind housework in general but certain tasks have the UGH factor!! :p I'll keep your first day back to work in prayer!

Jen, I'm here, I actually posted earlier in the day (it's the last post on page 4). Does your mystery man work where you currently work, or is he in the new city you plan on moving to? Maybe he is shy! You are right to keep it in prayer!

My hubby and I just got back from a 2.5 hour trip to Lowes! :eek: :confused: Not my idea of fun, but it WAS exciting to finally get our paint for the dining room. After many hours (probably too many, LOL) of debating over which color to get we decided on "Lyndhurst Castle Sand". It's a neutral color with a slight greenish tint to it. I don't think we'll be painting until next weekend, but it's a relief to have the color now!

Have a great night ladies!
 
christine, a mild concussion is just headache and fatigue. when i had my really bad one, i was nauseous, couldn't see, couldn't lift my head for 2 wks. it was bad, but the second one was milder, and didn't have those bad symptoms.
but, there is nothing they can do for it anyway. just have to rest.
cathy
 
Christine,
He works as a examiner but he is also on a internet dating site. This person lives near the area I plan to move to but a big enough cushion so that we both have space and can lead our own lives. My new industry will put me with a new circle of people so a "chance" meeting will be low. I am attracted to him yet I am content with my life. Sometimes get lonely like I have been so he's been on my mind, it lasts for a short time, then move on.

Jen
 
"Be self controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings."
(1 Peter 5:8-9)

Iris, how was your first day back to work? I hope everything went well!

Cathe, thanks for the info. I guess it's possible it could have been a mild concussion, I did hit my head quite hard on an iron handle! I just had a slight headache and some fatigue. I am fine now though, thank God! How was your day?

Jen, I'm glad you're content but understand how feeling lonely could lead you to thinking about this guy. Just keep trusting God, He knows what's best for you right now! :)

Today's workout was my Couch to 5K run/walk plus Pure Strength Back, Biceps & Abs. In total (since I skipped the PS BBA warm-up), my workout was around 57 minutes. This is much better than the 90+ minutes I was inadvertantly doing!!

I started the original C25K program this week (I was previously following a 12 week program, but the original is only 9 weeks). It's okay though because I had 9 weeks left of the old plan so I will still finish at the same time. I decided to follow the original program because I found some awesome Christian music that I could download to my IPOD to listen to while running that goes along with the original program! It's awesome!!! Not only do I hear the music, but there is a voice that tells you exactly when to run and when to walk!! It's so much better than looking at my stop watch, LOL. The songs are all about "Running the Race", it's so motivating! I had a really nice run today because of it.

I pray everyone is doing well and had a blessed day!
 
Hello Ladies,

It's nice to see everyone posting.

Cathy, it sounds like you enjoyed some time with your grandkids this weekend :) I have one grandson, he's 2, almost 3. I don't see him as often as I used to, and miss him quite a bit. He's soo much fun to have around.

Christine, thanks for your prayers. My first day back at work went much better than I anticipated, thank god for that :) I like the sound of your running Ipod program. I've been thinking of getting one of those coach or itrain workouts to download onto my ipod and use at the gym with the treadmill.

Hi Jen. How was your day today? I'll be praying for the situation with your mystery man :)

Today's class at the gym "30/30", was pretty intense as usual. I don't know where this little lady gets soo much energy from! I say that all the time, but I'm just soo amazed when I see her come in with her 3 small children. One is just a little over 1 yr. old, and it just amazes me that she has that much energy in her after running around after 3 small kids all day, lol. I can barely keep up with her.

I hope to check out the new KB instructor tomorrow. She's not new to this gym, just new to teaching kickboxing, and I'm just hoping she will do a good enough job.

Have a great night ladies.
 
Hello Friends.
Great Day off! Praise HIM for that one. With this person, there is mutual attraction but life goes on. It's not my WHOLE life, thank GOD. Christine and Iris, your workouts sound fantastic!! Today, I visited South Haven and seen a classmate I haven't spoke to in over 30 years then I went to Grand Haven to walk the pier finally to farm community to visit a friend with cancer. She looks well and she has peace. I believe she will beat it!!

Jen
 
“If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.” (John 15:10)

Late post tonight for me!

Iris, I'm glad you're first day back to work was better than you thought! Praise God for that! Yes, I recommend one of those IPOD programs, it's so motivating! How was the new KB instructor?

Jen, sounds like you had a nice day yesterday! I'm glad your friend is doing well, cancer is such a sad reality. How was your day at work today?

Cathy, hope all is well with you!

My exercise today was a 60 minute walk with my dog. I was really tired today for some reason and had a slight headache again so I took it easy. I may go very light with workouts the rest of this week, my body is really feeling tired again lately.

Have a blessed night ladies! :)
 
Hello Ladies,

Late night for me. Got to spend time with my son, his fiance and my grandson :)

Work was pretty busy today which was good for me, as it made the day go faster.

Christine, the kickboxing class was pretty good. The only thing I didn't like is that this Zumba instructor uses music much like she uses in Zumba. Instead of the music having a constant flow to it, it breaks after each song. That drives me insane. Also, instead of doing a 60 minute kickboxing class, she does more of a 30/30 (box/sculpt) type class. That's normally a good thing, except, I take a 30/30 class on Monday's, so I had already done strength training work yesterday. Overall, I really enjoyed the class, and just kept the weights low. When I decide to start CLX, I will have a hard time with the classes at the gym, since the ones I enjoy all contain some form of sculpting, but maybe as long as I use light weights for the classes I may be alright. What do you think?

Hello Jen & Cathy. I hope you are both having a good day. Chat more tomorrow :)
 
hi ya'll, well, yeah, i feel better today. no workout, though, the grandkids came over and we rode this monrning and my granddaughter and i went for a hike down the creek, (no water in it, too dry), and wandered thru the bamboo forest and then, she got in the water trough to cool off. by that time i was sweatin' bad. so, this was a nice day off. it is nice to just relax. i'm sure i'll workout tomorrow, do a cardio. i just got my new cathe bands and a new stability ball, that was supposed to be cherry red, but it sure looks pink to me. i hate PINK!!! i already have a pink one, i want a red one. so, i emailed them and told them i don't think it is red and i didn't get the foot pump w/it either. i hope they get back to me. have you ever ordered anything from cathe?
 
YEOW!!!! i am beat. i did 60m. of aerobics, it was actually like a circuit , i guess. cardio segment, lite wt. segment. did 3 of each, and then added 7m. of boot camp drills that i found online. great workout! but, i got so shaky in the middle of it i had to stop and eat half a banana. ???? what is up w/that?
anyway, i am done!!!!
cathy
 
"A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken." (Proverbs 15:13)

Cathy, sounds like you had a good sweat-fest! What did you eat before your workout? Sounds like you might not have eaten enough, or waited too long to exercise after eating? What about how much water you drink? It must be lots in that heat! Most of the times between my walks/runs and my workout at home I also eat 1/2 banana! It keeps me going to finish my workout until I can eat a full meal! Glad you had such a nice time with your grandkids yesterday! I laughed at your ball story because pink is my favorite color!! You can bounce it on my way! ha ha :p I have never ordered from Cathe.com but from what I've heard/read on the forums, they are really good! Have you heard from them yet?

Iris, glad you had some nice family time last night too! It's so important! Sounds like the new KB class is not a total bummer. I see your dilema though with doing weights. When I was doing Slim in 6, I worked my muscles everyday but with very low weight/high rep. That was for the specific purpose of "over-training" the muscles and preventing muscle growth. I'm not sure what the weight work is like in CLX, but I believe there is some type of heavy lifting phase? I guess what I'm saying is that for me it's okay to do weights on consecutive days (I'm going to be doing this again when I start the Slim Series), but I like that slimming effect. I'm not sure what your goals are and I don't think it's wise to lift heavy two days in a row. If you're going to do CLX and the gym classes, I would do one of the following: either go through the motions with no weights, use 2-3lbs, or just leave the class after the cardio portion was over. I'm no expert, but I hope this helps! :)

Jen, how are you?

My workout today was my C25K run plus LIC Upper Body Sculpt & Abs.

Have a blessed day! :D
 
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Hello Everyone,

Just a quick post as I head out to pick my son up at work. My kid really needs to get his driver's license, lol.

My workout today was Powerstrike 5. I love the Powerstrike workouts. They are awesome. Gotta get my kickboxing fix where and when I can, lol.

Have a great night ladies. Chat more tomorrow.
 
Hello Everyone.
Life has been generally good. Last week, when I was trying to dig myself out of my hole a friend pushed me back into it. She is a Believer but we are quite different on many levels outside of spiritual beliefs. I am not sure where this friendship will be in the future. We didn't communicate for a long time prior to the call and maybe not much in the future. So, for now, I am hanging out with my old classmates this weekend from Detroit and chilling on this one.
Hope you all enjoy your workouts and your weekends.

Peace.

Jen
 
Hello Ladies,

How is everyone doing today? I guess we're all busy, lol.

I'm soo glad tomorrow is Friday, being my first week back at work, I'm feeling tired. Also, the classes at the gym lately have all been 30/30 type classes, and I seem to get more exhausted when I combine toning with cardio.

Today's class was supposed to be1 hr. kickboxing, but the instructor let people choose whether they wanted to do 1 hr. of KB, or 30 minute KB and 30 minute sculpting. Needless to say, I was out-voted, lol. Thanks for the advise Christine, I'm keeping my weights low, as to just work on toning. Not going heavy at all. This way I find I am able to do more 30/30 type workouts.

Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary, so I think I'll take a rest day. I can't believe it will be 27 years! Where do the year's go?

Have a great night ladies. Chat more tomorrow.
 
christine, yes, i have already heard from cathe. they are very prompt. they are gonna send me a red ball and a ups label to send the other one back. pretty cool!

iris, that is the type of workouts i do , mostly, aerobic weight training, from the firm. although, i am using lite weights at this time, becuz i'm doing STS adn this is my off week, so i am keeping it lite. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
tomorrow is , ugh, hay hauling day. oh, and it is 9pm here and still 99' :)
ain't that nice?
cathy
 
"I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer." (Psalm 17:6)

Iris, I love your new avatar! You look so tan, is that from your FL trip? Happy Anniversary!! Congrats to you and your hubby on 27 years, that is awesome! How cool that it falls on a Friday too, any special plans tonight or this weekend? Enjoy!! :)

Cathy, I'm glad you got things straightened out with your stability ball! Sounds like you have a tough day ahead of you with that "hay hauling"! That will be your weight workout for the day! :p

Jen, glad to see your post I was wondering where you've been! I would just keep this person in prayer in regards to her life and your friendship and see what wisdom God gives you. Have fun this weekend with your classmates!

I didn't workout yesterday, but today I did my C25K run, Butts & Guts Floor Work, Ab Jam Standing Abs, and Stretchmax. I am going to focus on cleaning the rest of the day. I started yesterday but only got 3 rooms done. Today I tackle the kitchen and downstairs and then this weekend we will be working more on our dining room.

Have a great weekend ladies! :)
 
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