Buff Badgers Tues 12/13

[lvnascar]

Morning BB's,

Today will be PUB Triceps & Biceps/Abs/Turbo Jam.

Slept like a warm log last night, so I am chipper this morning even without my coffee. Welcome again to Sarah, glad you found us. Tonight I have a parent meeting for swimming, so it will be late when I get my workout in. Why does December have to be so busy, or is it just me that thinks everyone schedules meetings for December on purpose. x(

They have a contest here at work called Health by Numbers. You have to eat 5 veggies or fruit per day, stay below 25% body fat, exercise for 30 min. a day. You can win a trip to Torino Italy for the Olympics. I signed up, this is an easy contest to do.

Have a great day!

Laurie

 

[thea77]

Good morning BBs,

Starting a run/walk program this week, so was on the treadmill this morning. Laurie, I also slept like a log! You should have a good advantage in that contest at work!

Welcome, Sarah, look forward to "seeing" you!

More snow in the forecast tomorrow, 4-7 inches they say!

Have a good day everyone!

-Thea

 

[sln]

Good morning!

Hi Everyone! Nice to be here!

I finally feel like I can walk normally again after my crippling bout with MIS on Saturday! I'm doing the July '03 Rotation, so my next workout is Power Hour. I don't own this one on DVD, so I'm doing it off the FitTV program that I TiVo'ed. I asked for the DVD for Christmas, so I hope I get it! C'mon, Santa! Mama needs some DOMs!

Had a rough morning with my 4 year old before work. He always is so clingy, makes me run late, etc. My DH is a stay-at-home Dad/attorney-at-night, and sometimes he's not too helpful in getting me off to work by 7:45. I'm always late and can't resist my son wanting to cuddle with me! The guilt! Ack!

Laurie - Good luck winning the trip to Italy! That would be so great! I would LOVE to see the figure skating! I watched some last weekend and it was fun to watch.

 

[chewy15]

Good morning,

Today I did Kick Max and Stretch Max 1.

Welcome Sarah!

I stayed home sick yesterday; I had yet another migraine and was exhausted. I think I was more than a little sick last week and over the weekend; it finally really hit me Saturday night/Sunday. I'm back at work today though. And I made it to class last night for my last dissection of the semester, yuck! Now I'm getting ready to start my exam bonanza: one tomorrow, then two more on Monday and Tuesday. Then I'm done for a few weeks! Yay!

Laurie, that contest sounds like it'll be a piece of cake for you. I hope you win. Edited to say, Laurie, I forgot to ask, what do you think of Turbo Jam? I've started to really enjoy kickboxing again and am looking for options that are similar to Cathe in intensity. I have a Janis Saffell tape that was okay but I haven't used it much, and I used to do the very first advanced Tae Bo almost every day. Any recommendations?

Take care,

Ellen

 

[Pedmom]

Hi all!

Laurie-that contest sounds so awesome!!! There are definitely perks to working for larger companies. My company (8 employees) couldnt' afford to have a contest with the prize being a weekend in the Dells LOL.

Thea-I heard about the snow! My Weatherbug keeps alerting me with the irritating chirping! I cant' believe how much snow we have already. It seems like usually it snows and melts, so we dont' have much on the ground. Not this month!

Sarah-I love PH. I like how it stops in between body parts to tell you what's next so you're prepared. (Not sure if the fittv version does that or not). I have been lucky--my boys were not the clingy type when they were young. But a coworker of mine years ago had such trouble; she'd almost be in tears every day!

Ellen-good luck with your exams! And I sure hope your headache goes away quickly so you can get back to your normal life.

I had quite a day yesterday.....all I did was work. I worked 7:30am-8:30pm (kids at ex's), so needless to say no workout. It feels like tax season already. Today will probably be the same; I have to take advantage of the time when the boys are at their dad's to keep my head above water on the work front. Plus I have to find time to get to Walmart today. Ugh.

Have a happy Tuesday!

Jill

PS---my friend is mailing me her vhs of Survivor today already, via Priority Mail. So I might have it by Thursday. Yay

 

[sln]

I can't believe the forecast either

We have to make a trip to Iowa this weekend (Christmas gathering), and I just can't believe this weather. It's been a rough December. It sure feels like Christmas, though!

Jill - You're lucky your boys weren't clingy. Mine isn't sometimes, but it's always when you're in a hurry and 10 minutes late . . . Ugh! My non-parent colleagues probably hate me because I'm always running late. I need to drag my butt out of bed earlier, I think! Half the time I get to work and wonder if I have my skirt tucked into my tights. Eek!

Ellen - thanks for the welcome, and good luck on your exams! I work at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, so there are lots of kids here really sweating and studying! Good luck!

 

[shakeubooty]

Good afternoon everyone. I'm home today with a sick kid so you'd think I'd have lots of time to peruse the Cathe forums, right? Yeah right. LOL Actually I got up early to do my workout as usual since I didn't know if I'd be sending her to school or not and then once I decided to keep her home so she could rest, we both went back to bed! I slept for 2 hours and feel better. I had a bit of a headache and very tired so I needed the rest also. This afternoon I'm hoping to get some stuff done around the house. For my workout this morning I did GS Legs standing + Power Circuit cardio.

Laurie - I would love to go to the Olympics and Italy would be awesome! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you win.

Jill - What's a weatherbug? Is it one of those alarms that warns you bad weather is approaching? We used to have a really old one in our Data Center at work because 20 years ago our mainframe used to go down during thunderstorms. Thankfully, that doesn't happen anymore. Hope you get to see the Survivor finale. Sorry again for blabbing. Heard on the news this morning that Dani is a former beauty queen! I never would have guessed it when she was on the island. She did look much better on the reunion show though - including more meat on her bones!

Ellen - Good luck on your exams! I remember how hard is was to study right before Christmas. You might have mentioned this already but when do you get your degree?

Thea - Good luck on your run/walk program. I hinted to DH the other night that I wanted a treadmill. I could tell by his reaction that I'm not getting one. :-(

Sarah - My kids were never clingy - just pokey and they still continue to be! I'm frequently late, too, because I'm trying to make sure they're on their way to getting ready before I leave. (DH stays until they leave.)

TTFN,
Sue

 

[Pedmom]

Hi Sue. Hope your sick kid is better!

Weatherbug sounds like what you're thinking.......sort of. I downloaded it from weatherbug.com and you put your zip code in and it shows the current temperature constantly in your icon tray (it's 27 right now!). It also alerts you with that chirping sound when bulletins are issued. We have two "alerts" right now about tomorrow's snow! I ran to Walmart to get more sidewalk salt-I think I'll need it tomorrow!

 

[chewy15]

Sue,

I'm a long way off from finishing this degree! I already have an undergrad degree — now I'm taking prereqs so I can hopefully apply to physical therapy school for 2007 or 2008. I hope to not wait until 2008 but I may not have a choice depending on work and class scheduling options. I'm more than a little scared of the prospect of not working full time, but it's not going to be an option soon if I'm going to continue this path.

Thanks for asking! If I had unlimited funds and time, I'd study about a million different subjects I didn't take advantage of my student status the first time around, that's for sure.

I hope you and your daughter are feeling better!

Ellen

 

[fab40]

Hi Everyone!

Tonight I officially begin my evening workouts. I begin working tomorrow so play time is over.

I will just do a cardio workout tonight as I did ME/BC bonus yesterday. I love Christi's Still Jumpin. So maybe that's a good one to keep me motivated tonight.

Marie: Did you order Cardio Collectables? I heard it's very good. Let me know how you like it. I'm glad you like MP. That sounds like a great Christi to start with. Christi is great on days you want a workout and have some fun too. :7

Boy, sounds like WI is getting hit with the cold and snow a little early this year. Here, we have a high pollutant advisory. No rain or wind causes yucky smoggy weather. I swear I haven't seen rain since beginning of October. You know the air is gross when you can barely see the mountains because of the haze.:-( Oh well, no Utopia I guess.

Have a good night everyone!