Cabs & Abs Happy Hump Day

[rmrmr]

It's 3:20 am and I can't sleep. I hate when this happens. I mapped out my 7 mile run for the morning since I've been up. Hopefully I'll be able to drag myself outta bed in a few hours.

I've been psyching myself up for my 15 mile run on Saturday and just learned that Jerod has a football game at 8am, another at 1pm and possibly another game that evening. Now I'm looking at Sunday for the long run, the longest run I've ever done anyway.

Wendy-I wish I was sleeping instead of starting this thread! What does your day look like today?

Angie-I didn't realize you were heading out so early next week. You will get an extra long weekend with the holiday in there. I'm looking forward to seeing all the RT pics and of course Maggie too. Vacationstogo.com has great deals on cruises. I'm sure you'll find something that everyone will like.

Laura-What kind of torture will you be inflicting on class tonight? BTw, my bday is sep 1.

I'm heading back to bed and hope to be asleep soon.

 

[Fit_mommy]

Good Morning Cabbers.

Ang: I haven't looked to see if they sell UV here yet but once that bottle is empty you can darn well bet that I will be checkin'! If not, I may just have to send you a check and have you ship me a bottle! LMAO! I am lovin' the nutrtion tracker. I haven't done so well the past few days. My GPA has been okay but my cals and/or fat have ended up too high. Oh well. It happens. As long as it's not a continuous trend I'll be fine. I recently upped my calorie intake thanks to a gentle Cheetah nudge and I think it did the trick. It seems my weight/body fat are actually starting to move in the right direction again! YAY! Have fun booking a cruise with BF on friday! I want to go on a Royal Carribean cruise. I've been on Norwegian and Carnival and liked them both but RC has larger ships with more activities. It's right up my alley since I get ants in my pants on vacation if there is too much relaxing going on! LOL

Di: YIKES, sorry about the insomnia. I HATE when that happens. My dog woke me up earlier then usual this morning. Pain in the tush! LOL I hope you have the energy for your run. I'll be cheerin' for you on Sunday girl! 15 miles-WOO HOO! The farthest I've ever run today is the HM distance so don't feel bad. When I get to 15 I'll be shakin' in my shoes!

Laura: Too bad about Fay possibly heading your way but girl, you got the right idea on what to do while she's visiting! LOL How terribly sad about your friend's dog. What a heartbreaker. One of the gals on the Cheetah thread's dog was hit by a car and killed a bit over a year ago now I guess. He was a 5 year old Australian shepard. They were devestated. I can't even imagine.... They ended up getting a new pup pretty quickly and I think it helped them to heal.

So I am undecided. I am done with 3 weeks of 4DS. I was going to make it a 4 week rotation but I think 3 weeks is enough for right now. My plan is to move on to CTX. I wrote out a possible rotation through the end of the month which would require me to start today with CTX weights but now I am wondering if I would benefit more from taking the rest of the week off as far as weights go (even though I don't wanna! ) and starting fresh next week?? I HATE making decisions so somebody please make this one for me! LOL

OMG my obliques are soooo sore this morning! I did 4DS kickbox core y'day. I've done it before and it was no big deal. Well I must've really worked my obliques more then usual cause they are HURTIN' and my arms are fine! Strange!

Okay, I'll end this novel here I guess.

BBL!

 

[Poochy]

Hello Ladies ..

Wendy .. I am DOMING w/you ... oooooo oooooo ooo my abs are screaming at me .. along w/hip flexors, legs, buttocks and chest .. .. eerrrr.. I might have overdone it on trying to make up for lost time!! LOL

Class .. a combo of plyo - planks - core - 4 steps - lower body shaping - pushups from H#### ..... oy!!! no lunch w/o this week it looks like .. something every day .. tonight ...HHHMMMM ... not sure what tonight will bring w/this sore body!! I will think of something!!

Di .. Inomnia... OH MY .. I hate that .. I had it all last week .. w/all the BS drama going on ... I "may" have averaged 3 hours a night last week .. finally my body gave in and I slept over the weekend really good!! could have been the w/o w/DH!!!! .. and 15 miles .. yes just the sheer thought of that sends chills up my spine and re-assures me why I will NEVER run a marathon .. lol!! YOU GO GIRL!!! Sept 1 .. happy almost B-day .. SIL's b-day is next week ... the 26th .. mine is Sept. 25! that is at least THREE more reasons to celebrate .. CABS all around .. lol!!!

Ang ... a cruise! OH how fun!! When are you planning on going?? and where?? I am like Wendy .. ants in my pants w/too much relaxing .. think I am an adrenaline junkie .. but one that inlcudes some nature hikes .. exploring . . diving .. deep sea fishing .. and I am there!! You and BF take the bull by the horns and pick it out .. I am sure DH will comply w/whatever you two decide!! Let me know when you get the pics up .. cant wait to see what Maggie looks like .. my beagles I had one smaller one and one larger one .. the larger one lived to be 17 1/2 years old!!bless his heart!

Wendy .. I remember your Cheetah friend .. when her dog got hit .. think her name is "andtuckerto" .. I remember her pouring her sadness out and it just about broke my heart .. that is a pain that hurts so bad .. especially if you consider your pet your family .. and she certainly did .. me too .. my babies are MY babies.. part of my heart and they always will be. My friend is tore up .. but working .. heck I would have to lay out of work .. she said she kept waking up looking for him to be by her bed .. OOOOhhhh .. so sad!!

OK .. on a lighter note .. I am trying a new stylist today .. mine MOVED AWAY .. .. I do not like trying a new person out at all!!! Ang .. had to laugh when you said my hair was lighter than expected .. LOL .. summer sun .. pool chemicals ... does a number on these blonde locks .. that is why I was going today to get it toned down .. not so in your face summer blonde .. WITH A NEW STYLIST ... ahhhhhhhh .. .. I am scared!! Keep your fingers crossed .. I am not taking lunch .. and going today at 2:30 .... maybe it will do good!!

and Fay (which is my mothers name .. should have told me something right there .. lol) ... YUP .. she is still predicted to make that U turn .. although she is moving slower than expected .. and looking to be a little more south than expected ... ssoooooooo .. it is a waiting game .. but sun or rain .. we are gonna "blow it out" in the pool room ... LOL!!

Better run . . have a great one I will BBL to check in w/you girlies!

 

[rmrmr]

Hi ladies,

No run for me this morning I was too tired. Since I woke up too late and too tired for my run, I did 4DS B&B, abs. I decided to rearrange my workouts for the rest of the week. If I can get to the gym at lunch, I'll do the 7 miles on the TM, 4 miles run tomorrow, gs legs on friday, rest sat and long 15 mile run on sunday.

My legs are a bit sore today but not biggie. My triceps on the other hand are screaming at me today! Those 4DS weights really rock!

Laura-hope you like the new stylist. I thought you were looking very blonde in the pics also. It's a nice color for summer. I hope Fay turns and doesn't ruin your pool party. At least you have a plan B for partying inside!

Wendy-I say you take a break from weights and let your muscles recover before heading on to CTX. I love when my abs are sore so I know i've worked'em good.

Angie-Do you know where you want to go for the cruise or is that still tbd? I'm sure it will be fun perusing all your options. What w/o do you have on the agenda today?

 

[Fit_mommy]

Hey Girls.

Fly by post amid cooking dinner to say that after lots of going back and forth on what I wanted to do for a work out today I opted for LowMax blast premix only. Let me say though that this was not the original choice. Oh no, I was set to do the IMAX 3 blast only premix. Well...warm up went fine and blast 1 was tough but I survived. She started the 2nd blast and my brain was already too exhausted to keep up with her cues so I gave up and that's when I popped in Low Max. LOL NOW I know why I sold IMAX 3!!!!

K, gotta jet but I should have time a bit later on for personals.

Ta Ta!

 

[rmrmr]

No lunch run for me today. Things got busy and I never got away for my lunch run. New plan is 7 miles on Thurs, 4 miles-Fri and 4DS legs if I have time, rest sat and long run on Sunday. I feel like Wendy with all these changes.

Wendy-Oh No, don't give up on Imax 3. Maybe when you're not doing the workout, just watch the blasts or whatever section you want to learn and practice it (low impact and just learning the moves). It's so much fun you can't give up on it already. Personally, I think the choreography in lowmax is pretty confusing.

 

[Fit_mommy]

Not gonna give up THAT fast Di. I just wasn't prepared. I had forgotten the fact that the choreo in that one miffs me a bit. It's not nearly as bad as the step routines in 4DS but nonetheless there IS a frustration factor going on there at times. I'll work on it. Perhaps a preview would help as you suggested.

Sorry you missed your run today. I hope the rest of your week goes as planned. LOL about feeling like me. I guess I can't deny that I change my mind all the time!

Alrighty, time for that after dinner java!

BBIAB!

 

[angie_nrs]

Evening girls

Wow - it's late! It was a busy day today along with grocery shopping day. I got up late and stayed that way all day. Oooops. I just turned off the alarm clock this morning.....just not in the mood to face the day so early. *lol* Plus, I'm addicted to the olympics! Love it!! Why didn't the writers strike when the olympics was on? I wouldn't have even noticed then.
I got home and did PUB - ouchie! I really need to find a rotation and go with it since I haven't had a rotation since P90X. I need to put that on my list of things to do this weekend.
The boys went over to grandmas so I started on my to-do list tonight. I don't have to leave the house tomorrow, which is the first time in what seems like forever! Hopefully with the boys gone, I can get some things done. I think I will do a CC tomorrow but haven't really decided yet. See.....I NEED a rotation. *lol*

Diana - Thanks for mentioning the vacations to go site. I forgot about that. Only 4 adults are going and the guys could care less where we go so it should be pretty easy to book it. We just don't want a package where the cruise also books the flights. I guess if the cruise books the flights, you don't have any choice of seating or times or how many layovers, etc. BF doesn't like that idea at all! I'm not too keen on it either.
Boo on the sleep problems. Hope you are catching lots of ZZZZZ's tonight.
3 games on Saturday?? Holy crap! Jarod should sleep like a lamb Sat. night eh?

Wendy - Oh yea - I'll set you up with the UV. Maybe Monster liquor store has it?? LOL! I'll be having a couple of those this weekend.
We're looking at a Carnival cruise. I don't know why but BF heard from a friend of hers that it would be a good one to go with.
Glad the increased calories are working for you. I wish I had that problem - I'm sure I go way over most of the time.
I'd vote for the rest. I had almost a week of NO exercise and I think I really needed it to get my mind right. Now I'm back to looking forward to my exercise time instead of dragging my feet around that time. Give it a shot and see what happens.
ACK! Not the IMAX3 hatred again? LOL! It's almost impossible for me to preview anything! Remember sitting there at the RT and watching the STS preview. We were all dying.....sitting there watching and not being able to do it! Maybe just do one or two of those blasts in addition to whatever else you are doing and keep doing that one or two until it sticks in your brain, then move on to another. It wouldn't take long for you to get the whole workout and then you'll feel sooooo accomplished. Although, I hate the frustration of learning a new routine too.

Laura - Hope the hair appt. went well today. It's always tough going with someone new, but maybe you'll like her even more. So, how'd it go?
We're looking at a Carribean (Cozumel) area type cruise toward the end of Feb or early March.
My heart goes out to your friend. Unfortunately the wounds are still fresh for me, but the pup has helped us heal. My heart still aches and my eyes fill with tears when I walk by Kirby's grave. It is just exhausting to go thru that emotional hell.....and then to deal with a pup right after that can be a bit much. I'm sure it's different for everyone, and if the boys hadn't been home for the summer, I'm not sure we would have went that route. Maybe we would have adopted an older dog instead. Was this her only dog or does she have others too?

Hopefully I'll be around tomorrow. I plan to get some lazy time in there which is MUCH needed! I'll have some java with you all in the moring.....just not too early. LOL!

Sleep tight cabbers.

Angie