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[morris]

good morning! this will be full of typos due to nursemax

angie, how was your dinner oout? enjoy a run today. that is a pain that your running days are like that

klaudia, how are your doms???

robin, 60 sounds wondetrful. it was 32 this amn - that is march for us!

colleen, glad you had fun with the girls. you should get a treadmill.

kate, i hope you feel better today. i bet your abs are great. i need to stretch more too.

good morning katie. what is on tap today?

well, i got out for my run this am!!!! so nice. dinner was fun last night too. looking forward to more cleanmax and familymax maybe lunchout. also, i am going to try ps b and b later with bl2 b and b (thank you katie!!!) bbl

 

[chefkate]

angie, good luck w/ the running!
hope you meet some nice people! hopefully w/ little girls!

morris, i bet the run outside felt great!
have a great familymax sunday!

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church, out to lunch, planetarium (isabel is dyingto go back. hey, maybe she'ss be an astronomer or astronaut?!)

clean eats planned.
hoping for vc and stretch tonight - we'll see how my %&#$ throat is. dds told me i sound like a man

 

[CollinsMom]

Kate, I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU ATE A CHEESEBURGER! Did it make you sick? That's amazing! I'm so glad to know you are human! I really really hope the throat gets better for you!
Morris, YAY, I'm glad PS arrived safely! I think you will find that you really like it, I know I do!
Angie, let us know how the church is. Do you have appropriate groceries in your house for your detox? I am going to detox with you, okay? We're in this together!
Colleen, did you eat dinner outside last night? It was gorgeous during the day here, but quickly turned very cold after the sun set.


Weeeeellll, I CHEATED last night (but I was sorta planning to). Chris and I went to our favorite kebab grille for dinner, and I had spicy chicken with veggies in a pita, a few fries, then COLD STONE ice cream! It was worth every single solitary calorie!

Today I need to do a bit of shopping, a LOT of laundry, and finish 1RM testing.

 

[angie_mitchell]

We're back from church. It went well. There were a total of 12 adults there (including us). We met some really nice people. One other american, the rest british. I got a few names and numbers. I'm not crazy about the church service (having grown up in a very contemporary/non denom church) but it's better than nothing.

We finished lunch about an hour ago and I'm waiting for my food to digest to get out for a short run. Then I'll work on my 4DS WO for the day.

Katie, I have to go to the store in the AM (stores aren't open here on Sun) but I have enough to get me through the morning. Prob egg whites and fruit.

Kate, sorry your throat is still bothering you. I hope you have fun at the planetarium.

Morris, glad you were able to get outside for you run! Let me know how you like PS!

OK, time to get going! I wonder if my iPod is charged...

 

[kgalas]

Morning!

Crisp, sunny day here-supposed to be 38*. Next week we might hit the upper 50's! Last night was fun. Instead of the ice rink, I ended up taking Nevena to McD's for a playdate with my friend-you know the one Had a grilled chicken salad with ranch-1/2 packet. Then had a small cone. Sabotaged everything when I went to bed with a small cupcake sans frosting that Darrin brought home from the party Gotta hit the grocery store today-debating between Costco or Meijer. My workout will be upper body and some short cardio and abs.

Angie, have fun with your run. Running outside seems so much easier than the treadmill for me. I think my oldest dd and I might do the Couch25K in the late spring

Morris, I'm feeling good and sore in my glutes/hams this morning. Have fun with the family today.

Kate, I'm super inflexible, too. Let's keep each other accountable. Did you like the pilates abs? Have fun at the planetarium!

Katie, I love Coldstone! But it's so expensive!

Hi Robin, Colleen, and Anne!

Gotta get to the store...

 

[angie_mitchell]

Hey girls,

Just finished my WO. Felt great. Went for a 20 min walk/run (day one of the couch to 5K) and then did HIS/chest&back. Burned 590 cals and overall felt great!

Klaudia, I'm sure you didn't sabotage everything with one cupcake. Wanna join us for detox Monday and Tuesday?

Time to read stories to the girls...

 

[angie_mitchell]

Where is everyone? I am watching the dark knight with Ryan and just enjoyed my last French dessert for a long while.

Check this out: www.startrac.com and tell me if you think the girl on the main page is a weight lifter. Ryan is so afraid that if I lift heavy that I am going to build too much muscle but he thinks the girl in this pic doesn't lift heavy... She has to - she is cut!!! But ryan says he likes the way she looks compared to Cathe.

Ok... Come keep me company!!

 

[trixie42]

Angie, it is hard to tell if she is a weight lifter or not. I have seen athletes who are as cut as she looks. I haven't seen Dark Knight yet. Need to wait for it to come on HBO.
Morris, I am so jealous of your outside run. I thought about going out today to run but my legs are still fried from STS legs yesterday. As long as I don't move them they are fine.
Kate, take care of your throat. Have you done your planks yet? I think I might join you because I am feeling flabby too. Maybe I should clean up my diet.
Katie, I am going to look at Cold Stone options for Valentine's Day/my Birthday. I really like their ice cream.
Klaudia, Don't worry about the cupcake last night. I am having a mental battle with myself as to whether or not I should eat the cake in the fridge. I really just need to throw it out.

Today was a rest day so I did YS lower body. I picked up my IronMan pullup bar this morning and assembled it on my own because Chris is sick. I should probably get him to tighten the screws because I have no strength in my hands. I tried a few chinups and I could muster the strength to do a few but pullups were out of the question. I guess I will need to have the chair handy this week.

 

[kgalas]

I'm back from my 2 1/2 hour grocery excursion. I'm tired and hungry. Everything's put away and I'm waiting for my afternoon java. Gotta eat a late lunch and get to my workout!

Angie, what are you planning to do for this detox? Let me know the basics and maybe I can join you guys. I think that girl loks great and I bet she does lift. I go through phases of wanting to be more cut then not so much. I like Evangeline Lilly's shape and Jessica Biel's. They look fit and strong-and sexy

Hi Colleen! We were posting together! Good luck with the pull ups! Don't give up, just keep at them. They do get easier, I promise!

 

[mrsmel]

I'm BAAACCCK!

Hey, everybody, quick drive by as I'm waiting for laundry to dry. We had a great time. Very relaxing. We definitely got caught up on our rest. We slept 9-10 hours every night and then napped every day. It was fantastic! A little cooler than I would have thought, but definitely warmer than here. We went snorkeling 8 times and saw lots of fishies, sea turtles, a barracuda eek:!), sting rays and an eagle ray. We went to Tulum one day. DH told me I looked good in my bathing suit, which was very nice. I'll attach a few pictures. The view from our balcony, Tulum, and the view from our spot on the beach. I'll be back later to catch up on personals, I hope everybody's doing okay.

anne

 

[chefkate]

hello!

i STILL have no voice!
i am whispering......im sick of this!
i feel great, i just cant talk!

gotta run - bbiab!

 

[kgalas]

Welcome home Anne! We missed you! The pictures are beautiful Can't wait to hear all about it.

Just got done with BM2 upper and abs. Debating on some cardio. Does 2 hours pushing $340 dollars worth of groceries and then loading/unloading and putting it away count? Darrin is at Dick's right now looking for a small home gym/squat rack I like this monster I've created!

Kate, have some tea with honey-and maybe a shot of something That should help.

Gotta heat up the meatloaf...

 

[chefkate]

oh, anne, your vacation looks/sounds amazing! cant wait to hear more details!

klaudia, you def MAXED grocerymax! how did the playdate go? did she "run out of money"?

katie, c'stone!!! im jealous!!!

colleen, our birthday girl this week!
man hand strength amazes me and makes me SWOON! i *love* how strong mike is.....sigh....
good job on your pulls!

angie, i will support you and have zero cheats for the next two days! (does that mean i can pig out tonight???)

katie, my laundry pile is so, so sad. i was all caught up friday.......wah!!!! i stripped the beds yday to wash the sheets and never got them back on! hopefully tonight i'll get them back on......but i doubt it!

day was mostly clean. i might do sts1 just for fun tonight

 

[mrsmel]

Hola, chicas, coma estas? Laundry and work out are done! I did Slow and Heavy Chest and Back. I need to do 3 cardios this week, any suggestions? I'm thinking premixes from LIC, BM2, and maybe Drill Max. Or, the kickbox/boot camp combo from 4DS. I don't want to do too much step, even though I love it.

Klaudia, holy cow on the groceries! Great work out today, too.

Kate, sorry you haven't been feeling well. I'm sure your voice will be back soon.

Morris, how are things with you? Sorry about your mom, that is so tough.

Colleen, are you selling your old car?

Robin, is it warm in NC today?

Angie, did you enjoy the visit from your ILs?

Katie, what movie did you and Collin see?

I think I'm caught up, but if I missed anything big, I'm sorry! We're having pot roast and veggies for dinner, it was frozen from when I made it a few weeks ago and DH is warming it up in the oven with some beef broth. Should be yummy.

We took tomorrow off, too, just to have one more day to relax before we have to get back to the real world. I'm looking forward to sleeping in again. We were up early every day in Mexico, as the sun rises there about 6 AM. That was fine, though, since the latest we went to bed was 10:45 one night. And that was late! Most nights we were in bed, asleep, by 9:30. There was plenty to do at night, it just didn't really interest us. We were happier getting up early and getting down to the beach. Take care, everybody, I'll be back tomorrow.

anne

 

[CollinsMom]

Anne, those pictures are beautiful, I am sooooo jealous! Look at that white sand and palm trees -- heavenly! Good thinking to take tomorrow off of work too, better to ease back into the real world.

Kate, are you starting STS today? Sorry about your voice, but glad you feel okay. I agree, drink some tea. Green tea with fresh lemon juice is my favorite!

Klaudia, $340?? Holy crap!


Dinner was...........so so. Relatively clean, just higher in cals that I usually eat. It was warm and sunny today, so Chris wanted to grill. We made jalapeno-jack burgers (burgers stuffed with a jack cheese and jalapeno mixture). I had mine on a toasted bun with romaine lettuce (LOTS) and some pico de gallo. I do feel guilty, though, because I ate white bread (the bun) which I almost NEVER do.

Then I made dessert (two days in a row, BAD GIRL, I know). Graham cracker crumbs, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and strawberries.

Good think I am detoxing with Angie tomorrow!

 

[chefkate]

anne, you are productive on your day back home! we usually order pizza for the1st nifgt back to ease the transition! and we like to plan an exrta rest day too! except in our case it means come home on sat bec, mike hates to take more time off work.

katie, will officiallyy start sts next wk but wanted to do some now.
thanks for joining the chzburger club w/ me! dessert - yum!!!

 

[CollinsMom]

Kate, I eat cheeseburgers all.the.time. You eat one, like, once a decade. My jaw literally hit the floor when I read about your cheeseburger yesterday!

 

[kgalas]

Dinner is done. We had meatloaf, mashed sweet potatoes, and peas. The girls had some GS cookies, too. Let's see if I can hold out. Is $340 a lot? I don't go weekly, more like every 10-14 days with a trip for milk/produce in between. I am buying for 5 people who like to eat Oh, and I love cheeseburgers

 

[chefkate]

Katie, I am ROFL about the cheeseburgers!!!

Klaudia, That's a little more than I spend right now. Well, a lot more actually. I avg about 110/week. When I go to Walmart (aboaut 1x/month) I spend another 100 there.

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I did STS1. It was great! Very fast-paced. The time flew by.
AND CRAZY - it eased up my voice! I can speak a little louder! Must've been all that huffing and puffing!!

 

[morris]

kate, i swear i thought you went to the store like evry other day - seems you always are grocery shopping at midnight or something

klaudia, i don't think your grocery bill is really a lot for thatinfrequent of trips and that many people. good workout today! i know what you mean about going abck and forth ebtween heavy weights and what not.

katie, i detest cheeseburgers - not sure when i last had one. your dessert sounds so yummy.

angie, cannot tell if that person lifts or not. she does proably have a very very low body fat %. i am joining you on the detox. i already feel like i will mess it up, though as mondays are notoriously stressful.

anne, welcome home!! the pictures look great, and i am so glad you and dh had some nice time together.

colleen, i love this weather. it was 37 but very windy today. felt like spring. not sure when i will get out again for a run as dh leaves again in the am. ahwell. at least i have my tm.

i did my upper body work this afternoon. i was not too crazy about ps. maybe b/c it is dated? anyways, hopefully i will be sore tomorrow. i also did abs. no pullups today - no time.

super clean day for me, maybe too much so as i am hugry now, and i never eat after dinner. maybe a glass of milk then bed for me. see you al tomorrow