**Control The Damage Dec Month**

Hi Ladies,

DH and I had a great day yesterday. I forgot to pick up a couple things for my nieces so will have to go out again today, something I was trying to avoid. Oh well.

My kitchen is packed with all the baking stuff I bought. Tomorrow will be baking day as I don't want to have it around...cuz I'll eat it too. I'm making a peanut butter pie, peppermint ice cream dessert, chocolate peanut clusters, peanut butter balls and peanut brittle. Thank goodness no one is allergic to peanuts and we all love them!

DS1 left at 3:30am this morning for the airport. They are doing construction at the airport and he didn't want to miss his 6am flight. It sure will be different without him being here for Christmas. We will get some video calls with the girls though. I'm looking forward to that. He should be landing any minute.

Lori-You are such a trooper. Your Christmas tree is beautiful and you already have gifts under it. I stopped putting gifts under the tree until Christmas Eve night a long time ago. I'm sure you will make the 3 bedrooms work although it will be tough. Hopefully it won't be for too terribly long. I'm sure you'll be house hunting soon enough and moving again!

Wendy-Your tree is beautiful! I had a small crappy tree for years and finally through it out and bought the pre-lit one I have now. I love it! You seem to be the only working out...keep up the good work. I will be doing something today, not sure what. So you sprang for the additional 4 discs, you can't beat the price!

Laura-glad you are finally starting to feel better. I've been fortunate and haven't been sick. My poor DS has been sick enough for the whole family. Feel better girl.

TG-what are you up to today? 'Tis the season for impromptu shopping and drinking!:D

Have a great day!
 
Hello. :)


Combat 45 Power Kata, 95 squats (20 one legged squats per side holding a 20# DB (40 total), 20 standard stance holding 15# DBs, 20 plie w/one 20# DB and 15 narrow stance holding 15# DBs.) and STS Extended Stretch...DONE!:D


I'll be back...:cool:
 
Hey Girls,

I finally got my workout in! I ended up doing Cross Fire, 115 squats to get caught back up on the squatathon...and my own weighted ab work! I feel so much better after working out.

Off to take run some errands...bbl
 
Good Morning. :)

Today we have a "party" to attend with DS at CCD this morning so I can't hang out in my pj's until 10am today. The horror! :eek: LOL

This afternoon we go to my mom's to celebrate Christmas since we won't be seeing her for the actual holiday.

Today's work out calls for lower body and 100 squats!:eek: I don't have the Lower Body Combat disc YET so I will need to sub in something else. I planned on using TBTS LB but today I am thinking AfterBurn instead as it certainly works the lower body but is also some fierce cardio which I desperately need at this time of year! :rolleyes: I have no idea how I am going to manage to do 100 squats with that work out though!:confused:

Diana:: Good job with CRF and all of those squats! Thanks re my tree. I love it! :) Have you heard from DS that he arrived safely to see his girls? OMG I would be soooo upset if I ever developed an allergic reaction to peanuts. Peanut ANYTHING is soooo yummy!

Ok, that's all for now. BBL or tmrw!:cool:
 
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Hi Ladies,

I have a busy day ahead of me, but probably nothing compared to what Lori is getting done today.;)

This morning was Athletic Training and 100 Squats, 50 plie and 50 standard wit 65# barbell!

I'm off to shower and get to baking and making tons of holiday treats for the next few hours. After that, I will be locked in my bedroom wrapping gifts for the remainder of the day/night. I may have to go out and pick up something up for one of my nieces. DS2 drew her name but he told me this morning he wasn't able to get what he wants for her.

Wendy-Merry Christmas....hope you have a fun day with your family!

bbl to see what everyone else is up to.:D
 
Merry Christmas Eve Ladies!

I have another busy day ahead of me. Making peanut butter balls, cookies, more wrapping and laundry are on the agenda for this morning....after my workout. This afternoon will be house cleaning and cooking.

My sister and her family and my brothers kids and their families will all be here for our family Christmas gathering tonight. My brother made other plans so he won't be here. My nephews are bringing their girlfriends, so I'm expecting about 20 guests for dinner tonight.

To the Max is sounding good this morning but so is an all out cardio blast w/o. I'll just pick something when I get downstairs.

Wendy-hope you had a great Christmas at your Mom's yesterday.

Hi Lori, Laura and TG...hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!

bbl
 
Today was a 5 mile run ala' ITread and 30 mins of Kundalini yoga.

Tmrw is a rest day!

Off to finish lunch and finally get to wrapping DS' gifts!:eek:

Church at 4pm and then heading up north for the annual Christmas Eve craziness with DH's family!:D

Merry Christmas Ladies!

Hugs and much love to all of you!:)
 
Merry Christmas! :D

Had more time the expected this morning so I got an hour of yoga in! Kundalini Yoga Flow Boot Camp to be exact. Felt great. :)

Last night was lots of fun. Didn't get home until 1am and then up at 8am to open gifts. Heading out at noon for Christmas Day festivities.

Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday!

BBITAM!:cool:
 
Merry Christmas Ladies!
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We had a great Christmas Eve celebration with my family last night. We enjoyed our own family Christmas this morning and will soon be heading to my MIL's.

bbl to hear about everyone else's Christmas.

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Good Morning Girls!:)

Hope everyone had a fabulous Holiday!:D

Today's work out will be Combat 60 and 100 squats. I am sooo over squatting. I can't wait for December to end! :rolleyes:

BBL!:cool:
 
Hi Ladies,

This is the first time ever in my working life, that I've had to work this week. I've always either been given it off or taken it off as vacation. Since the girls didn't come out this and my boys are older, there wasn't any reason for me to be off. That's what I thought anyway til this morning when my house is still in disarray from the holiday festivities. It's going to take several hours to get this place cleaned up and everything put away.

I'm not really feeling like working out this morning, but am going to anywhere. No Excuses! I think this morning will be cardio supersets!!

Oh my goodness, we got a few inches of snow, but the its so stinkin' cold. BBRRRR. Overnight lows are in the single digits and the high today is 28. Lori is probably hoping she had my temps. :p

Thanks for the Christmas wish TG!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, looking forward to reading all about it!

bbl
 
Combat 60-Extreme Cardio Fighter -wearing weighted gloves. (YEOWCH!)

100 Squats-25 one legged per side holding a 15# db, 25 plie holding a 20# db, and 25 narrow stance holding a set of 10# db's (10 of which were triple pulse reps)!

Stretch Max #1

DONE!:D
 
Hi Ladies,

Work was pretty laid back today and there weren't many of us there. I updated my calendars and did a few things, but left at 4pm. The house smells wonderful, from the ham & beans I put in the crock pot this morning!

This evening will be spent de-Christmasing the house and putting away all this stuff we have everywhere.

Wendy-Nice w/o lady. I'm a little behind on the squat challenge and am also looking forward to moving on to another challenge. Although I can say my derrierre is much higher and rounder now. :) I saw your post about getting the new galaxy III, that's what I want to. We aren't getting new phones until March though.

Lori-I had to look at our world map at work to see what time it was in Zurich.....That is when I discovered that you moved into my timezone! Obviously I'm not well versed in the Canadian provinces..that is what they are called, right? I didn't realize Alberta was so far west from where you were. I lived in Montana before and thought it was pretty cold there in the winter....nothing compared to where you are. Bundle up!

Laura-what are you up to....probably back at work already.

TG-are you back at work to?

bbl
 
Hi Girls:)

Im hoping everyone is enjoying the holidays! I miss my cyber friends and my real friends too! This house is so tiny but I am trying to be optimistic and not be a whiner! LOL There is a guy living in the basement, dont know if I told you that already. He is from Egypt and seems harmless enough. He has 4 birds down stairs and I think DS will drive him crazy. He has taken a liking to both kids though. His wife left him and went back to Egypt with their baby so I think he enjoys seeing the kids.

We had a good Christmas so far. It was different for us but it wasnt terrible. Probably because it didnt feel like Christmas.

The kids were happy. DD got what she wanted which was a turanchala. Gross I know...and I know I didnt spell that right either.

I finally did a workout on Christmas eve and talk about sore!!! LOL I did DWP and CF. My legs were sore and even my UB! I only had 5 days off. Yesterday I did CTX UB and today was CTX LB and 30-30 and 40-20. Tomorrow I think DH is going to move my TM into the basement:D Its so cold here...I could never run outside in this!

I had some nice lulu for christmas. DH also pretended that he didnt get to spend much money on me because he didnt have the time to shop, which was fine by me. After we opened all of our presents there was a box in the kitchen and it had a nice bridal set in it. The diamond feel out of my engagement ring just before he left and we had always planned on getting a new one. Id like to show you girls, but I dont want to post it on FB.

Diana** You better believe I wish I had those temps! Its so cold here! And apparently jan and feb are even colder! Good Lord! I dont know if I can stand it. I think Ill just keep having kids so that Christmas never gets boring! LOL That tree went up in record time. It was pretty funny! I had to get it done!

Wendy** Im sure Joey had a wonderful Christmas! Sounds like youve been busy. Im on the job hunt to now. None in the PT field here though. But Ill just take what I can get now. I need a job so we can get a bigger house! I cant stay here for long, I will crack up!

Laura** Hope you are enjoying the holidays!

DH has been working every day since we got here but he is off tomorrow for 6 days straight. We went to his trainers house yesterday for dinner. I met some ladies but no potential BFFs yet! I miss my friends. The lady across the st brought over some cookies the other day, I thought that was really nice of her. But then I noticed that she took down her tree today...reminded me of Diana. I dont know if I can be Bffs with someone who takes their tree down so soon!

I will bb in the a.m!

Lori:)
 
Hi Ladies,

OMG, I braved the scale and it is a very scary number. Up 7lbs since mid November. I did have homemade ham and beans for dinner so there is a lot of salt in that meal....uummm...but nothing close to 7lbs. I've got some work to do. Glad I got on there today, knowing that number will help me buckle down with my eating, no need to wait until the first of the year. Starting back to daily weighing for a while...until this fluff falls off.

I may start alternating cardio and weight days until Xtrain arrives. For me that will probably be next week sometime. I've been sticking to circuits for a while, but just feel like changing it up a bit. I feel better with more muscle.

Lori-congrats on the new bridal set! I've wanted to upgrade mine for years, perhaps this year since it is our 25yr anniversary. Oh my goodness, I saw your -22 degree temps. With those temps I wouldn't be surprised if you had another kid in record time. :pIs DH stationed there for 2 years? What's the weather like in the summer? By the way, my tree is still up!:D So I'm guessing you need to get the kids registered for school now. You just take all this choas in stride. You must have the patience of a saint.

Wendy-Is Combat as fun as it looks?

---waving Hi to Laura and TG
 
Good Morning:)

DOMS from LL hasn't set in yet but I know it's coming. I used heavier weights cause I was to lazy to take all of the weights out of the closet:eek:. I used 25 lbs db's for plié squats and squats and I was really feeling it. I didn't haul the 20's out and I didn't want to drop to 15's so I sucked it up. My legs were shaking during the plié squats!

I'm not sure what I will do today. The TM is still in the garage and I'm guessing it will need to sit in the warm before I can turn it on. It's just as cold out there as it is outside.

Diana** oh no...the dreaded scale. At least you didn't put off the inevitable. My scale is about the same. I was weighing less when I left home. I think I saw just below 117 but when I weighed yesterday I was back to 119. I thought I would have weighed more actually. Not b/c I was eating a lot but I think it's a mind game when you don't workout as much as you use to...or like to:eek:. Yep...-22..and the thing is, it might be -22 but with the windchill it feels like -35. My poor body would freeze in mid run. At least I have nice pants for the spring! So are you going to follow any diet plan?? I can't wait to get x train and to tell you the truth, I don't even know what it is. I just hope I don't need a lot of space to do it.

I may bbl. I think it will be a grocery day today!

Lori:)
 
Good Morning Ladies! :) S.H.*.T! ;)

I am sore from y'day's work out both on the top as expected and on the bottom BUT not nearly as bad as I thought I would be!!!

Today's work out, IIRC, is Combat Power HiiT + 50 squats plus whatever else my little heart desires depending on how much energy and time I have!:)

I barely slept last night bc the wind from the nor'easter was INSANELY loud and basically non-stop all night. :( When it finally stopped, I passed out util about 8:30-8:45!!!

Diana:: Sorry about the 7# but I'm sure you can beat it!!! :) Lots are in the same boat so don't feel bad! Daily weighing is key for me as well. I guess I should never have stopped doing it. :rolleyes: I know a few people with the new Galaxy phone and everyone loves it! I'm so excited to get mine! Can't wait! Yes, Combat is fun. The choreography is not tricky which I love about it. It's all about hard work baby! :D

Lori:: A tarantula?? Really?? OMG! EWWWW! I would get my son ANY reptile he wanted but a spider!? HEEEELLLLLLLLLL NO!!!!! And she's afraid of the darned crickets it eats?? LMAO! Crazy girl! :eek: Welcome to my world of living in a house that's too small for you! :rolleyes: It's not fun. I hope you get out soon!!!!!!
 
THURS

Hey -

I am alive - barely - the sore throat turned into the flu/bronchitis - yup I have been on the couch the entire holiday!!! i have coughed, blown my nose, hacked and gagged - terrible - I am better today! Still coughing and wheezing - so NO exercise in what seems FOREVER - I couldnt exercise if I wanted to - XTRAIN is shipping today .. wooohooo .. it is gonna kill me .. but maybe it will help melt some of this lard off me - I feel like a piglet!!! ugh this is longest I have ever gone not exercising!! ugh :(

I did manage to get dressed for Christmas - the family came over - DM was sick - DN was sick - but we all managed to have a nice Christmas celebration anyway!! DH surprised me and is putting in granite countertops :eek: wooohooo .. I have been wanting them forever! I am so excited!

I came into work today - everyone here is sick - we are down to 2 temps and me :confused::confused::confused::confused: and I was SUPPOSED to be off tmrw - dont look like I am gonna get it :mad: they are putting in my countertops tmrw!

Lori - so how cold is it there??

Di -I am right there with you in the extra pounds problem - I am scared to weigh - in fact NOT going to weigh until I feel more myself again!

Wendy - congrats on the new phone - we love new toys dont we! lol

hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas - and hope you dont catch whatever bug got a hold of me .. ugh!!! have a great one!
 
Just tidied up in under the tree and mopped the floors. Now Ill sit here until they are dry. The baby went back for a nap and its pretty quiet here. I thought the guy in the basement had to work today but he hasnt moved yet either:confused:

Wendy** Oh man, if you feel half as crammed as I do no wonder you want a new home. Not only that but we have to share the fridge and the cupboards with this guy. My fridge at home was always jam packed full of stuff and now I feel like I can only buy enough for a few days. The guy who owns the house decided last minute to rent it to us and all of his food is still here to:mad:. Dont talk about that spider! Trust me...it wasnt on the list of things to get in this lifetime. She has been asking for one for a while. When we went to the pet store (I didnt think theyd have any) there was 2 there. She said that she would pay for the spider and I pay for the tank...well, you know how that goes. That $50 tank turned into $214 by the time we bought everything that it needed! Anyway, she loves it! Some of the crickets broke free though..I wasnt real thrilled about that either!

Laura** Sorry to hear youve been so sick. You should have called in sick today instead of going into work. Hopefully you are on the mend. Its been in the -20s since I arrived but feels like -30s. Apparently its worse in Jan and Feb...thats just great!!!

I will probably bbl!
Lori
 
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