Commit to get FIT & Lean for November!!

'Morning!
Belinda, you are a party animal - 3:45! And then cooking up a storm. Your dinner must have been delish.
Amelia, we've been there also. They say the number one thing couples argue about is finances. It just makes everything else so much worse. To give you an idea what a pita one of our sons is, money is the second most thing we argue about!
Kristin, that must be beyond aggravating. I'm sure you need to do the lessons on the SmartBoard, but could you use an Elmo to show some of your students's work?
Melissa, get some rest and time for yourself this week.
Deb, thank goodness you hired an attorney and can do so. It sure doesn't get easier as they get older, does it? Ultimate Yogi was on Amazon with a big discount yesterday.
My mom's celebration was nice yesterday, and she sure seemed to enjoy it. Since most of us had just seen each other two days ago at my bil's, her celebration didn't last very long. For Christmas, thinking of getting her photos of everyone into one collage. Of course, that's the only way I could get everyone together!
Cookie
 
Good morning,

10 Pounds Slimdown Xtreme UB + Recovery UB is done. =60 min.

Cookie - glad you had fun with your family this weekend. What a great idea for your mom's. Let me know how you like the Ultimate Yogi! I think it was half price:eek: I thought about getting it, but already have way to many dads.

Waving Hi to everyone that checks in after me. See you all tomorrow. Have a great day/workout.
 
Hi,

Today I made it to yoga class & it was nice to get back on track:) I caved & bought Ultimate Yogi with my Amazon points.

Geez, listening to the news & there is a shooter at a Mall in NJ:confused:

Belinda - That was a great idea & I'm sure you were a very pretty soldier:)

Kristin - I hope everything went well for your presentation. On Thurs & Fri schools are closed in NJ for a teacher's convention, is that in NY too?

Cookie - I'm sure your Mom would love a photo gift. I usually do photo ornaments I should get to it;)

Waves hi to Amelia & Melissa

Goodnight:)
 
Good morning,

Getting ready to get my workout in. I will do 10 PSD KB plus Recovery UB. I have nice DOMS in my UB.

Debbie - I just saw the news about the shooter:( Very sad! You and Cookie, need to let me know how you like the Ultimate Yogi;) Good job on your yoga last night.

Waving Hi to the rest of the gang. BBL!
 
'Morning!
Belinda, I just noticed your name starting the top three check-ins! You are amazing. I'm just proud when I manage to consistently check in here. How do you keep everyone straight?
Kristin, is today your presentation? Thinking of you. Just remember, if others think they could do it, why aren't they? Most folks have no idea what is involved in presenting. You have great presence; you'll do well.
Deb, was wondering if you would cave. I'm so excited about getting it. Got my shipping order yesterday, so hopefully end of this week or early next. How is your ds handling the episode? Didn't hear about the mall shooter. It is very crazy. Be cautious every where.
Did b&g. That wasn't nice of her to put that in the rotation the day after all those walking lunges! And today's the day I'm in and out of four buildings with lots of stairs. my legs and glutes will be talking to me. Last week when I did her new glute wo, my calves felt pinched for days!
Cookie
 
Good afternoon,

I did my workout right after I posted this morning.

Cookie - :p Been doing it for a few years:eek: I been checking in the other ones for 4-5 years:eek: Looks like I am always up early:confused: Although all the check ins are getting smaller:( Really sad! Everything changed when Cathe changed the new forum a few years back and started to post mostly on FB. I think everyone followed her on FB or went to other things. Lori and I were the last original posters. This thread used to be the Weight Watcher check in...a long time ago. Since no one really did Weight Watcher anymore, we change the name. Sad, that Lori isn't checking in anymore. I miss her! Nice job with B&G!! How are your legs feeling?

I will be back in the morning. Good night.
 
Hey girls! I decided to take a rest day today. We had an exam today and we have 2 next week, but I'm doing NO school work tonight. I need a break. My brain is literally fried :eek: I also thwarted my whole P90X/STS rotation that I was planning on doing. I just can't get into P90X this time; probably because I'm doing it side-by-side with Cathe, and I just don't have fun with other workouts like I do with hers :confused: So I decided to do the 2 months for each Mesocycle...even though I'm already on Meso 2 lol.

So drama happened today; there is a guy in our class who is kind of bullied (yes, bullies exist in their 20s: sad). He is very socially awkward and is kind of hard to tolerate at times, but I feel bad for him. Anyway I was in the library and he came up to me and started telling me about how awful his roommates are and asked if he could move in with us. Of course his roommates are sitting right across from us as this is going on. Later, one of them confronted me in the hallway about what the other guy was saying and I told him I wasn't getting in the middle of it and I was just lending a sympathetic ear when it was needed; it was super awkward. Seriously people GROW UP!! I don't get it.

Kristin, how did your presentation turn out? I hope you got everything you needed!

Deb, that is so awful about your son! I can't believe that!! I'm glad you and your DH had a great anniversary :D

Cookie, how are those glutes doing, lol? Are you doing the rock bottoms rotation? I'm glad you had a nice time at the birthday this weekend. The collage is a great idea as a gift! I'm sure she will love it.

Belinda, I agree with Cookie: you are a fierce woman being able to check in with 3 different groups! I can't even do it in one consistently lol. Nice job on your workouts!

Amelia, I hear ya girl; money is a rough issue. Have you tried this app called Mint? I use it all the time and it really keeps me on track with budgeting. You can set budgets for rent, gas, food, everything and it links up with your bank accounts and credit cards so it tracks all your spending. And they tell you when your accounts are low in funds too. I love it!

Have a great night ladies!!
 
Hi,

I took today off from work & did Lean legs. I went to vote & couldn't believe I was one of the youngest:eek: it was around lunchtime so maybe younger people vote after work.

Belinda - Wow, on the history of the threads never knew it was called a different name. I didn't even think about it but facebook does probably pull people in other directions.

Kristin - I voted at a school today & was surprised it was open. DH thinks they only close for Presendential elections.

Melissa - That is shocking that bullying still happens when people are older:confused: I just assumed it was a grade school thing. You must be looking forward to Christmas break too!

Cookie - The positive about the shooting was he didn't harm anyone but himself, your right you have to be careful everywhere you go:( DH has been down but the lawyer was encouraging. Walking lunges always get you for days too!

Amelia - Hi
 
'Morning!
Belinda, I also wonder how Lori is doing. It is amazing how we can all get so connected together, that then when I leaves, it does come with that feeling of loss. How do you keep up with the different groups, and keeping everything straight?
Kristin, hope things went great yesterday. Did you have a drink to celebrate that it was over and relax?
Amelia, can't wait to hear how you're doing.
Melissa, I'll have to check out that app. It sounds great. Very sad that bullies exist at all ages and levels. Yesterday they were reporting on the nfl players bullying each other! Last year I started reading a book about bullying in schools, and it was about 100 pages in before they revealed it was teachers not students who were bullying each other. What ever happened to being compassionate and just trying to be nice? Glad you are that person.
Deb, What happened with your ds is another form of bullying. I'm sure you hired a good attorney. We don't close for elections any more. While elections are stil held in most of our buildings, life goes on.
My glutes spent the day talking to me, with my biceps (from pub the day before) interrupting them! Got up to finish up some paperwork. Hoping to get done to squeeze in KM before work. Then those glutes will really have something to talk about!
Cookie
 
Good morning,

Today I will do stretching/yoga?

Cookie - Lori is posting pic from her family on fb. Yesterday I wrote on her timeline, she isn't answering:confused: I don't know what's going on with her? I do miss her:( How I keep all my check ins straight? :p Like I said, in my last post....the groups gotten much smaller over the years. They are all a very nice group of ladies:D I learned so much over the years about fitness and nutrition. I just love it! Good job on your glutes. Have fun with KM.

Debbie - Unfortunately fb did. Cathe, KCM, Amy Bento, Coach Sean (just to name a few) used to have an active forum. Once they all started posting on FB, their forum almost died down or after awhile didn't excited anymore:rolleyes: The only forum still is every active is VF. A lot of people from the old Cathe forum moved over there. Cathe's forum isn't what it used to be, sad:(

Melissa - good for you for staying away from this!! They all need to grow up! Sad, isn't it? Are you doing the 6 month STS rotation? Once I am done with this one, I am thinking starting STS again:eek:

Happy Hump Day! BBL!
 
Hey everyone. Took the last two days as rest days for this week. Tonight's workout was slide and glide :). I already feel some DOMs creeping in my abs, lol, oh and my legs.

Both presentations went really well. I was very fortunate that I was able to save my files on a flash drive and open them up on my school PC. I was very nervous, but I pulled through. The first presentation, I was under the impression that my director would lead it and I would just chime in here and there. Well, she had me do the entire presentation. I was soooo nervous with that one, but it went really well. My director even sent me an email praising me for how I "sold" it to the teachers. The SMARTboard presentation was easy too. My AP and principal came in and took pics, so I think they were pleased as well.

My classes are getting better. I am beginning to really like these students, lol. Thank God for that. Still have three marking periods to go, lol. I still miss my old students. The students I have this year just seem to be craving adult attention. With 30-32 kids in a class, I feel overwhelmed in that I cannot meet all of their needs, especially their emotional needs. I was talking to another teacher today and we both agreed that even a class of 25 would make a difference in how effectively we can develop relationships with these kids and really help them with their academic struggles. As it is, I give extra help every day and most of my students have lunch during my lunch period. I've been giving extra help then as well. Some are taking me up on it.

Cookie- I was presenting on how to use the SMARTboard for beginners. We don't have Elmos. . . what is an Elmo? At first I thought you were referring to Sesame Street, hahaha! The first presentation I did was on the Odell materials (these materials are on engageny and they are more supplemental materials on top of the modules, but they are shorter mini-units of study, such as reading closely). BTW I know a few teacher bullies. They are real a$$holes.

Deb- a two day convention for teachers? I wish! That sounds interesting. We always have a conference day (within the district) on Election Day. There have been years that I banged in sick on these days because there was nothing worth attending. BTW it has been my experience that younger people vote after work. Older people that are retired can go at any time.

Belinda- I know what you mean about the check in getting smaller. I hung on to our threads because I feel connected to you guys, as weird as that may seem. I truly belive being on here is what has kept me going after I reached my goal weight. It is part of the reason I am still going strong with working out.

Melissa- those people sound so pathetic. Some people never get out of middle school mode. Ugh! You handled that situation perfectly. What idiots.

Amelia- how've you been, girl. Hanging in there?

Okay, of the relax.

Kristin
 
Hi,

I didn't get a workout in tonight my cramps were bad & tired. TTOM came real early, last month real late . . . I give up:rolleyes: We were at a restaurant recently and some poor girl was wearing white & will leave the rest up to your imagination:eek: times like that being a man would be great! Actually she handled it really well, turned her skirt around & put her handbag in front.

Belinda - Your one of the reason's the Cathe forums are still around;)

Kristin - Great job on your presentations!!!

Cookie - It sounds like you are getting in a lot of workouts, which rotation are you doing?

Waves hi to Amelia & Melissa

Goodnight:)
 
'Morning!
Belinda, that's strange that Lori hasn't answered you yet on FB. She may be so busy running around. Hopefully she'll respond soon. It's amazing the connections we make and it is sad when folks drop off.
Melissa, I agree: some folks just don't grow up. I'm amazed at how some folks feel they can bully others. This part of life really bothers me. Glad you are the compassionate person you are!
Kristin, knew you would do well with your presentations. An elmo is a document camera. You can show student work to a small group, demonstrate how to do something and have it shown much larger to a small group. It seems as if bullying is getting worse and more widespread than ever.
Deb, I'm so excited about UY. Of course, I have no idea how I'm going to squeeze them in to my workout time, but I'm hoping for at least once a week. In my mind, I'd like to do it in the evenings, but that's just not reality!
Yesterday took too long doing that paperwork and didn't get in KM. Today was a planned rest day so it is today! Nothing like a good kick and punch to get rid of thoughts of nasty bullying folks.
Cookie
 
Good afternoon,

Workout is done:) I did UB recovery. I enjoy the shorter workout today.

Cookie -I agree with your on everything you said. You probably right about Lori! She did had a lot going on with the move, new job and the kids. What KB workout did you do? Hope you feel better after your workout:p

Aww...thanks Debbie:D That is so sweet of you. Hope you feel better soon.Maybe take it easy today? Yoga or some stretching? Oh no...about the girl! Poor thing! What else can you do?

Kirstin - I am glad your presentation went well. Good for you! Time to relax:D I feel the same way about the forum:D You guys keep me going and pushing me every day! High fives on your workouts.

I'll see you all tomorrow. Have a wonderful day/workout. BBL!
 
Hi,

Today I did an upper body workout. I'm hoping to squeeze in hot yoga tomorrow. I'm so happy the weekend is almost here:)

Belinda - How is dd doing with her thyroid?

Kristin - I bet at the end of the school year it will be hard to see your students leave with all the hard work you are putting in.

Cookie - I'll probably use UY once a week too. Any parties this weekend?

Waves hi to Amelia & Melissa

Goodnight:)
 
'Morning!
Taking a rest day today. My allergies are bad, plus I had a late night again last night.
Belinda, thre check ins are a big commitment and lots of friends!
Deb, I'm hoping my shipment comes today so I can try one out tomorrow. Of course, if not, I do have other dvds...
Hockey games tonight and tomorrow evening, and a get together with friends on Sunday. I have a huge project due on Tuesday, so that will be my other focus, or should I be honest and say it should be my focus?
Cookie
 
Good morning,

Today I will do TB and abs.

Cookie - hope you feel better. Glad you listen to your body. Rest! Sounds like a fun weekend. Enjoy!

Debbie - since the doc upped her meds she is doing much better. Thanks for asking! Good job on your upper body workout. Hope you enjoyed your yoga class last night.

I will be back later. Have a great one.
 
Hi,

I didn't get a workout in today, took care of a bunch of errands:rolleyes: I'm happy I can sleep in tomorrow but need to catch up with things around the house.

Belinda - Good job with your workout.

Cookie - I received UY tonight just previewed one DVD & it looks like something I will like. Do you watch hockey on TV or go to the games?

Waves hi to Kristin, Amelia & Melissa

Goodnight:)
 
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