Commit to get fit & lean for August!!

Hi,

I went to a baby shower for my nephew's gf (?). It was a lot of fun but it looks like she has it together but my nephew (25) not so much. The worst part is they don't really even know each other & her family is really upset and want her to put the baby up for adoption.

The 2 hotels we're looking at are the Royal Sonesta & Hotel Monteleone. Your all right about the reviews if it's that bad I'll just switch when I'm there.

I'm about to do KPC to burn off the cake & cookies I had:eek:

Lori - You'll break that TM in, in no time:) Are you preordering Cathe's new DVDs?

Belinda - It's amazing that you even lasted 45 min @ a incline of 18! Have fun hiking tomorrow with your family.

Cookie - That class sounds like fun . . . let us know how it goes. I guess your not using bread machines.

Kristin - It's a shame your sister just doesn't take her medicine:( Hopefully you inspired DH to vacuum the pool . . . soon the boys will be able to take over that job.

Amelia - I always think of boxers as being so muscular, didn't realize they barked alot maybe it's just a puppy thing.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
 
Morning girls

Just enjoying my computer-coffee-me-time before work. And its so quiet this morning, peebles ( boxer ) is asleep with the others LOL.

Kristin-Good Idea on the cup of wine after the christening, I can totally relate to your situation with your sister. My sister's never been diagnosed with anything but I'm willing to bet my right arm that she is either OCD or is possible bipolar ( or a little of both). She's so hard to get along with. Its sad too because we were best friends growing up ( we fought a lot back then too :confused:)

Deb-I love baby showers. Good idea on the hotels.

Lori-Hope your DH's foot heels quickly...

I've got some juicy gossip from work. So I found out that my store manager ( who is 33 BTW) has slept with 4 co-workers in the past two years:eek: two that are 10 yrs younger then he is. I was shocked!! That is so disturbing. And another distubing thing is that HE'S MARRIED and one of the co-workers is married:eek::eek:

ok...gotta get ready for work
 
Good Morning:)

My worst fear came true last night...while we were getting settled, the baby woke up. Mostly b/c DS wouldn't keep his pie hole shut! I was so mad. He is so loud and for the life of me, he won't ever whisper. So it wasn't a great sleep. It was almost 12 before he fell back to sleep, then at 4 I woke to put him back in his bassinet and he was awake again at 6:30:mad:. Like I've said before....I'll survive!

I'm not sure if I will run this afternoon or take a rest day. I should rest but I should also take advantage of someone watching my kids so I can run.

Deb** I often wonder if many kids put their babies up for adoption anymore. I'm guessing if you don't want the baby then your more likely to abort then to carry something full term and give it away. Must be tough on everyone involved. So is she keeping the baby?

Kristin** did you pool ever get cleaned? Lol. I hope you have a stress free day with your sister. I can't imagine not getting along with my sister. We all get along well actually. But everyone here is somewhat normal...whatever normal is!;)

Ameila** that guy sounds pretty scummy! Imagine that people he's slept with that he doesn't even work with? His poor wife! There is always some kind of rumors going around in our small town. I'm usually the last to know to though cause I don't go anywhere. That's why I stay home....if I stay home no one can start rumors about me! That's the last thing we need!

I will bbl if there is a workout to report!

Lori:)
 
'Morning!
Belinda, a hike sounds wonderful! The mountains of VT were so gorgeous yesterday, it made me want to do more hiking. I thought you were getting another tm to replace that one. I emphatically agree w/you on dh helping with the yardwork!
Kristin, I'd have a glass of wine before the christening! My eldest suffers with depression and it means we all suffer! Once I mentioned I had doms from vacuuming the pool, my dh interpreted that to mean I liked doing it and it was my job. Not. I'll have to look for that book. I could use some motivation right at this minute. Have one presentation and two workshops to prep for tomorrow, and I'm feeling lazy.
Amelia, isn't it amazing what goes on? Sometimes it is better than a soap opera, and everything makes my life seem so boring. But, trust me, I am fine with my boring life. Strongly urge you to take the painting class - I think we need to have outside interests beyond work and family. I need to do that more.
Deb, well, you know I'm an advocate of adoption! Being a parent is such a hard job, and folks don't know until they're ones themselves what it is like. Was the food good at the shower? How long will you by in New Orleans?
The bread baking class was fabulous. I hadn't anticipated it being fun. In four hours, we made a basic bread loaf, a braided one, lunettes, and scones. A few months ago, colleague at work had mentioned she made sourdough bread, which started the trip. I used to make bread a lot when the kids were younger, but stopped as their activities and work increased. DD went with us, and it was a great day. Now I need a tough wo to burn off all the carbs.
Cookie
 
Morining everyone,

It was a tough hike yesterday, all uphill. LOL! It was fun!

Cookie - glad you had fun with the bread baking class. Any good bread recipes?

Lori - they wanted to sent another elliptical, but we decided to look for another one. Good job on AB. Nice job on your run yesterday. Sorry about your son.

Kirstin - CSS is awesome. WTG! Haven't gone to Sears yet? Forgot about it! Have fun at your niec's christening. Sorry about your sister.

Debbie - glad your had fun at the baby shower yesterday. Trust me, I was deat working aout 45 min @ incline of 18!

Amelia - miss all that juicy gossip from work. Stuff like this goes on all over the world, lol. Just stay out of it, JMO!

I will be back later.
 
Hi,

I'm about to do HR before I go to my Mom's for my brother's birthday.

Amelia - The good thing about gossip it makes your problems pale in comparison:) I'm surprised the dogs don't get up when you get up, because they can sleep all day!

Lori - As of right now they aren't going to put the baby up for adoption. It's going to be difficult for them because they need a place to live, job & money:confused: After your night last night a rest day would be good;)

Cookie - My nephew's gf is Asian (Korean) I'm sure her parents are worried about her she won't graduate until the Spring so they will have too much on their plate. Yummy on the scones that's a lot of bread to make in 4 hours.

Kristin - Have a good time today!

BBL



Belinda - Hikes are so much fun. Do you have a lot of trails by you?
 
It's quiet here today. There seems to be a chill in the air today & it is getting darker sooner:( but I'm sure summer will return soon.

I had some extra time so I did 20 min. of Yogamax.

Goodnight:)
 
'Morning!
Belinda, how are your legs from hiking? Have you read the book Wild? It is really well written about a woman who hikes the Pacific Crest Trail by herself, and previously she hadn't backpacked at all.
Lori, does your dd drive yet? That will be another headache.
Amelia, so how many dogs do you have now? Our littlest one is the barker - omg - she drives me crazy some times. The golden never barks in the house - you might think she was mute until she's out in the field and sees a deer. The middle guy does bark a good amount.
Kristin, you sure do have a social life! Glad you're enjoying it.
Deb, hope you had an enjoyable time at the birthday party. It's not easy being a parent, not at all. You got two workouts in yesterday! Is your middle name Lori?
Going down to do bm2 - double ub premix. Hope I survive.
Cookie
 
Good Morning:)

Yesterday ended up being a rest day. I hung out at my parents waiting for the baby to take a nap but then it got to the point where it was kind of late cause I waited to drive during his 2nd nap...and he was putting his 1st nap off. So I packed the car up around 2:30 and we headed home. I had to put my things away, clean up and then went to my inlaws for dinner...we also booked our tickets for DS's graduation:) and that was a little time consuming. I had to book mine on airmiles and 4 other tickets through the airline website. Trying to make sure I had us all on the same flight was time consuming! So no workout but I was ok with that and I'm sure my body was too. So....I'm not sure exactly what I will do today. If slow and heavy shows up, I may start that this week.

I also preordered the new DVDs yesterday and I also ordered some more bands and the pure strength series. I wanted the ctx series for the weight work but $60 isn't worth it to me for just the weight work and I know I'm not going to use the cardio.

Belinda** nice hike yesterday!

Cookie** my bread class sounds like fun and of course you had to eat some of it! There's no better smell then the smell of baked bread! Yum! DD is learning how to drive but unfortunately she doesn't get out that often caue in order for me to take her, I have to have no other kids with me....and I always have other kids with me:rolleyes:

Deb** yeah I think our summer is coming to an end. I almost thought about turning the heat on in the room last night. I am hoping for a nice fall. We had a awesome summer so I can't see why not!

I will bbl to report my workout!

Lori:)
 
Good morning,

Today I will do CF. I need to start getting yoga or a good stretching in, my lower back is killing me the last few days.

Lori - Cathe has CTX constanly on sale, maybe you can get it when it's cheap. I do like the weight workout on that one. Have fun with S and H this week.

Cookie - I will check out that book. How is your UB form BM2 double premix?

Debbie - not only it is getting doarker sooner, it is getting cooler outside too.. We have lots of trails near by.

I will be back later after my workout.
 
Hey Girls

My workout was long but I still need to get a good cardio workout in today. I did S&H shoul,bic,back and tris and after each body part I switched to HR for the same body parts. I should be good and sore tomorrow! I also lifted a fair bit heavier then cathe suggested or used herself.

Belinda** enjoy your workout! I'll have to keep my eyes open for ctx on sale!

I will bbl!
Lori
 
Hey girls,

Cross Fire is done! I also did 30 min yoga for hip/hamstring and lower back is morning. Found it on youtube;) good stuff!

Lori - I don't know how you do it, with your workouts. You are amazing:D WTG!

Hi Amelia, Kirstin, Cookie and Debbie!

I will be back in the morning. Good night, everyone!
 
Hi,

I did Brazilian Butt Lift Bum, Bum. I didn't sleep well last night so as soon as I finish typing this off to bed. The next 2 weeks will be light for work so I need to get motivated to get some things done around here.

Lori - Your workout today more than made up for your rest day;) It's funny I was thinking I haven't done S&H in along time. Do you check out the deal of the day, maybe they will put CTX on their one day.

Belinda - When I see a good you-tube workouts I forget to go back & try it. I saw one for the gym, copied down the exercises & still haven't done it:eek:

Cookie - I haven't done BM2 double ub but I'm sure you'll have DOMS tomorrow.

Kristin - Are you getting all your last minute things done before school starts?

Amelia - Have you gone to any Brave's games?

Goodnight:)
 
Good Morning:)

Not a very nice day here again today...it's foggy and misty rain. Hopefully the kids won't drive me nuts.

I also went for a run yesterday evening. My sil was making dinner and while she was cooking, I ran. I was debating going before or after but when I found out she was making pasta then I figured I should go before cause dinner would have been pretty heavy.

Today's workout is gonna be abs, cardio and S&H chest and maybe legs.

Belinda** well I just go to the basement and if all the kids are behaving then I just keep on truck'in cause I never know what the next day will be like! I guess I could be proof that people like when they say they don't have time to workout cause if I can do it, anyone can.

Deb** do you like those workouts? I've looked at them before but never bothered to buy them. I'm going to keep checking to see if ctx ever goes on sale and for how much.

Bbl!
Lori:)
 
Good morning,

Today is STS M2 W1 (UB disc of choice)! I also need to work my abs.

Debbie - good job on your butt workout. How do you like it? I can't remember the last time I slept through the night? I see lots of good workouts on youtube and it's free. The yoga is amazing, the one I did yesterday helped my lower back a lot. He did stretches I never seen before in yoga.

Lori - it's very foggy here too. I agree, if you can workout, anyone can. Have fun with your workout today.

Where is Kirstin?

Hallo to the rest of the gang! Hope you all doing well.

I will be back later. Have a wonderful day, everyone!
 
Morning girls, im off today so after getting the kids up I went back to sleep;)

I went against my Podiastrist orders and went for a hike yesterday at the park and this morning my heel was tight and painful, but I had to get some frustration out:eek: Tomorrow I plan on shopping for some new shoes....

Today will be some UB work on the stability ball again. maybe some yoga after. And the house could use some TLC:confused:

I will bbl with some personals...
 
Hi everyone. Sorry I was MIA. I had a busy couple of days. Trying to get myself ready for the first day of school. I did manage to keep up with my workouts somewhat. Sunday I did STS TB and then Monday was an unscheduled rest day. Today I just finished IMAX 3. It is a tough workout, but I feel as if I am able to do it more comfortably than before.

Anyway. . . I survived the Christening. After the church they had a dinner/lunch at this Italian restaurant. I am a very picky eater; everyone knows this especially my sister. It was a family style dinner with three entrees, none of which I ever eat and my sister is well aware of this. I just figured I was better off not eating all the bad carbs anyway. Didn't even get to enjoy a glass of wine because there was no wine, just soda. Whatever. I didn't say anything to anyone about the food. When my yougner brother realized I wasn't eating, he caught on. He said, "You don't eat any of this, do you?" I smiled and nodded no. He said, "This is messed up." I don't even care. I expect it at this point from her. It is really twisted to be malicious when you are planning your own child's Christening. How is that very Christian? Then my mom asked me if I ate anything. She knew the deal too, but didn't say anything and I wasn't about to upset her. DH got was pissed off. He was saying that it's not right how they play this game with us. I said to him, it is a game BUT we don't have to play it. Let them play it by themselves. They're pathetic. It's all good. After sitting there for two hours and doing our "family duty" we went to a friend's bbq. I had a few Skinnygirl maragaritas and all was right with the world ;).

Yesterday I did some errands and then took my mom shopping. I went to NY and Co because they were having a pants sale (BOGO) plus I had a coupon for $30 off purchase of $75 or more, plus they give teachers a 15% discount during this time of year. I made out pretty well and I have a nice new professional wardrobe for September :). I treated my mom to dinner at FRIDAY's. I had the boneless wings and a burger. YUMMY!!!!

Today I cleaned out my closet/living room closet (;) at Belinda) and then I did IMAX 3. My brother wanted to "treat" me to the movies. He hasn't called though so we shall see. I still have to pick up my dress for the wedding on Saturday. And school supplies for DS and myself. Where did this summer go?

Belinda- nice workouts the last few days. I've never done STS discs without doing the whole series in order. I think I will try to mix it up next month and see what happens. I love doing STS TB this month. I feel I am getting some nice definition. I thought it was going to be too easy, not working the muscles enough when I first looked at it. The compound movements really burn the muscles out nicely though. My back/biceps are on fire after their designated triset!

Lori- nice workouts!!! I like how you mix and match heavy lifitng with endurance too. I also agree. if you can workout and do the kind of workouts you do, no one should be allowed to have an excuse not to.

Deb- Brazilian Butt Lift huh? I've seen the informercials on this. I cannot do zumba-like moves though, as you may recall, lol.

Amelia- enjoy an uninterrupted sleep/rest. . . best part of being off when the kids are in school :)

BBL
Kristin
 
Hallo

Kristin-Mmmmm, skinnygirl Margarita's sound good right now:D Nice job with your workout and Im glad the dinner wasn't too bad ( even though you didn't get to eat anything:() Sounds like they went to an awful lot of trouble just to play a silly little game. Hope you had a good time with your brother at the movies.

Belinda-Nice workout girl

Lori-Hopefully the skies will clear for you soon. The weather has been pretty decent the last few days here, last week was horrible. Rain everyday and hot. Nice run

Deb-How was your day? Nice job with BBL yesterday.

Cookie-So did you survice BM2 the other day or do we need to send out a search party? :p Sounds like you have 3 dogs total, I have the same in the house + 1 outside....:confused: The small one is a toy barker, the middle one is a 15lb barker and the large one is a scardy cat ;)oh, and she weighs about 45lbs at the present time (boxer 1.5yrs).The one outside is as tough as they come, I swear she has wolf in her. :eek:

Did 30mins on the spin bike. Its was good, I had a sweat going and traveled a little over 7miles. Im not sure if thats good or not but my HR got up there. I did intervals.
 
Hi,

I took a spin class this morning. We stopped at my inlaws tonight & my SIL brought her puppy he is getting really big. So my SIL's keep complaining how their pets are waking them in the middle of the night . . . not sure if I can deal with that now, need my beauty sleep:p

I like the Brazilian Butt Lift workouts but I don't think they are intense enough or long enough. I prefer them as an add on or extra workout.

Lori - For sure you will win the bet if you keep at the pace you are going!

Belinda - I'm wondering if you should include 10 min. of yoga before bed if it helps with your sleep.

Amelia - Are you looking for a certain kind of shoe/sneak?

Kristin - It's sad about your sister situation but it sounds like you have a great relationship with your brother. If you don't mind my asking do you think she will treat her children the way she treats you? I saw a store advertising discounts for teacher yesterday . . . never saw that before:cool:

Cookie - Hi

Goodnight:)
 
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