Control the Damage in the NeW YeAR!

Good Morning:)

Guess I should have spoke sooner...he slept till 7:15 today and I went to bed last night just before 11! Good night had by all...except DH cause he was working:p

Yesterday I ran outside, it was colder then I thought. My mitts weren't nearly warm enough and my poor thumb didn't have anyone to help keep it warm:eek:. At least my fingers have each other. I actually turned off my run at 5.18 k so I had to start over, when I got to our st I was at 6k so I thought I'd do another .32 to make it even. Well....my phone died. I thought it was odd cause it was almost fully charged when I left. I plugged it in and it took a few minutes to come back on. It wasn't dead...it got to cold:rolleyes: who would have ever thought!
I'm not sure what ill do today. It will be inside though. DH is working his last night shift and I suspect he will be sleeping most of today.

Wendy** time for lunch or time for a nap?:p

Bbl!
Lori:)
 
Afternoon:)


Sorry for MIA but had lots going on. Friday, I laid in bed and watched the entire series of Les Mills and felled deeply in love with this series. So, Yesterday, I did Les Mills Combat Live Ultimate Warrior's workout and omg what a thrill:D I never seen anything like it:eek::eek: My entire body is sore. This morning, I did Combat Kick Start and STS legs. I hope all is well with everyone, and shall see you guy tomorrow.:)
 
Good Morning. :)

Y'day ended up being a rest day and that was fine with me. Today calls for Combat 60 and lunges. May or may not add on to it. Not sure yet....

My biceps have been sore for a couple of days. Must be all those punches I am throwing! Good stuff!!! :)

Had a crappy night's sleep last night. I was up for probably a good 2 hours in the middle of the night if not more so there is definitely A NAP IN MY FUTURE!!! :p

Finally got my new phone on Friday and I am absolutely LOVING it! :D

Lori:: No nap for me on Saturday! Can you believe it!?! :p Okay, if your phone can't handle the cold then you definitely should NOT have been out there! No wonder your thumb practically froze off! :eek: Wow, I wonder why a cpr cert is so expensive in Canada!? How many hours is the class you have to take?? Yeah, starting a biz can mean lots of $$$$ out the door before you ever even "open your doors". That's why I'd really prefer to start out working for someone else. Speaking of which...back to the grind of calling for an internship today! :rolleyes:

TG:: Glad you are loving Combat. Combat 60 LIVE is soooo awesome! It's my fave! :D

Laura:: Thank you so much re the dress! Wow you got me beat with your 27 years! You don't look nearly old enough to be married that long!!!! It'll be 10 years for us! Almost didn't make it too :( which is why it's extra special! :)

Jacque:: Hope you had a good weekend! I feel you on the scale being up when it shouldn't be. :confused: Frustrating but normal. Being a scale person, I've learned to roll with it. :) Actually I had that exact experience this morning! I ate well y'day and when I got up this morning the mirror LOVED me ;):p...but the scale, not so much! :rolleyes:
 
Good Morning:)

Yesterday's workout was 20 mins run, 20 mins spin workout and MMA punching combos and abs. I hate having to wait until DH wakes to do my workout. By then, I'm feeling the afternoon blahs. But I did it anyway. My legs felt like led when I was running again:confused: I think today will be cardio and UB. My bics are sore from yesterday's punching with weighted gloves.

TG** sounds like you had a relaxing day and then a good workout to boot. I envy people who say they lay around all day watching tv cause I never get to do that....if I were ever in the mood:eek: like a stormy day or something. I don't know if it gets real stormy here, not like home.

Wendy** it's not costing that much. I need my CPR and first aid anyway. Then it's $2-300 for a business number, my business cards were not quite $100. And there seems like there's something else....unless its the CPR I'm thinking about. Not to mention I'll get to claim it all at the end of the year at tax time. No doubt it will be worth it. It would just be easier if I had some money :eek:! Lol. I'm not broke yet but getting closer! Lol

Oh and today I'm gonna swing by and see that lady about the jobs with with military. Problem is I know they also have full time jobs and the pay is pretty good cause the govt tops it up another $2-$6 dollars. It would be great if I could take care of kids Stephens age and take him with me:)

I'll bbl!!

Lori:)
 
Is it Monday already? ;-(

Good morning ladies !

UGH I would have loved just one more day in my weekend ! Not that I did much but not ready for 5 more days of work! Tomorrow is another travel day of about 5 hours on the road . . .

Anyway . . . Sat was a rest day for me and y'day was LI HiiT. Even though it was short I was huffing and puffing. Course I'm getting back into shape so we'll see how huffy it is the next time around.

This morning I did Burn Sets CBS and it totally reminds me of STS. Am feeling it already less than 1 hour post workout ! Uh Oh ! :rolleyes::eek::eek:

Gotta jet off to straighten my hair before I hit the dentist's chair but hoping to return for a short lunch break to catch up with everyone's weekends !

TTFN . . .
 
MON - ugh

ITA Jacque ... NOT READY for Monday ALREADY .. ugh .. one more day would have been nice!!!

SAT - I managed to half @$$ LI HiiT - then I got a stomach bug :mad: my stomach was soooo swollen and hurting .. and then it exploded :confused: a friend that worked out w/us TUE - got it THURS - then SIL got it FRI - then I got it SAT :mad::mad: dang it I am sick and tired of being sick and tired!! :mad:

Jacque - I got on the scales this weekend (should have got on the AFTER the stomach bug not before) ..:(:(:( HOLY CRAP I gotta get off my @$$ and get this weight off :(:(:( it was a harsh horrible slap in the face - and we are warmer than we have ever been in JAN .. 80 degree SAT .. and this only makes me realize bathing suit season is fast approaching *** gasp *** and THIS BODY is NOT ready for it at all!!

Lori - HOW DO YOUR LUNGS NOT FREEZE running in temps like that!!!! If it killed your phone .. your poor lungs would have to be frozen CRAZY girl!! Good luck on the job hunt!!

Wendy - thanks on the compliment - I dont think we look that old either - funny we were watching Hope Springs last night - and they had been married 30 years .. and we both said .. WE DONT LOOK that old!! LOLOLOL

TG - geesh now I gotta go check out Les Mills - thanks a lot :mad:..JK!!! my knee dont like the kickboxing .. but I may go peak at it anyway .. you have been tempted!!!

DI - enjoy the DGB's!!!!

OK - depending on how my tummy cooperates will determine if I workout today or take another forced rest day - SIL is better today - so I expect tmrw I will be FINE!!! have a great one!
 
Hey Girls:)

Workout done. The baby went for a nap and DH is still sleeping and it's 1 p.m! What a bunch! I did 5 mins warm up run on the TM, CF and PS UB ex back. Good workout. Took me about 2 hours.

I renewed my membership with NCSF on Saturday. For a few reasons, one for my continued education courses, another so I could get everything cheaper and for the apps! Man, these apps are sweeeet! It's going to make my life so much easier when it comes to PT. It has a app for food, desired body fat percentage...MET...the list goes on. That alone was worth the $65.

The baby is a wake and I need to shower. I'll bbl for personals.

Lori:)
 
Hi Ladies,

I'm home now, but had a wonderful long weekend with my granddaughters! Amanda, the girls and I spent the day together yesterday. Amanda and I went to the gym where I did 45 min on the elliptical and ab work. Then we picked up the girls and took them to lunch and then to get their ears pierced! I was so nervous that one of them would cry and then the other one would be scared. Rylee wanted to go first so I took Rallie Mae next door to Bath & Body works. We hadn't been there 5 minutes when Amanda called and said they were ready for us. Neither one of them cried and they love their little pink flower earrings. Then it was off to Cold Stone for a treat since they were so good. All in all a great day!

I only got in one w/o, but had such a wonderful time with Amanda's mom and siblings, its okay. The diet....not terrible, but not how I normally eat. They don't each much protein, so I feel I'm on carb overload and bloated.

I'm started back on the Xtrain rotation tomorrow with Cardio Leg Blast and Abs.

TG-so you've jumped on the Combat band wagon too. Those workouts look superfun to me so I may be purchasing those soon.

Lori-Wow, sounds like you are on your way to having your own PT business soon! What apps did you get? I might be interested in that too. You've been getting in some good workouts, thanks for working out for me too!

Laura-I'm right there with ya on the weight gain. I may be at my highest weight...eeekkkk. I'm afraid to weigh tomorrow after my carb loaded long weekend, but will make myself get on the scale. The Holiday Meltdown class starts next Monday...and I need it! Hope you are feeling better.

Wendy-You've been getting in some good workouts lady! I need to buckle down on the diet. Did you get you Zuzana w/o's? Mine haven't been delivered. I also want to take a look at the BR site and their 30 day challenge. I think it started on the 10th.

Jacque-Our beloved Broncos lost in double overtime. As much as I'm pissedat the Avs, we will be watching them soon enough. Remeber, you can't just go by the scale alone.

bbl
 
Well I didn't have time to check in at lunch (that was basically non-existent).

I forgot to mention this morning that the scale seems to be down a tad from the weekend so I'm feeling pretty good. Belly is not quite so "bloated" looking so I will keep plugging along.

Wendy - when is your anniv? Glad you stuck it out. All total I have been married 27, 15 the first time and 12 so far this time. Seems funny to realize it has been that long but guess when I think of my oldest being 27 yrs old it turn so real. I haven't had sore bi's for such a long time but am hoping that Burn Sets might change that ! ;) Don't stay up all night playing with your phone now young lady !

Lori - Nice job on the workouts today. Sounds like you are doing a good job of getting ready for your business. Checked out your cards this weekend - I love them ! Did you pay someone else to design them?

TG - glad to hear you had a relaxing time watching some new DVD's. I never preview, just pop them in and hit GO ! :p Always fun to have a new set you really like. Can't wait to hear how you like them after you actually workout.

Laura - Sorry to hear the weekend was a sickie for you. That flu is really hitting hard. Hoping that my flu shot takes care of the strain that is going around - they are actually turning people away at the emergency rooms lately. I heard you were getting some heat back there . . . this morning we had 24' ! Really? In CA ! Keep sticking it out with the eating and workouts - WE CAN DO IT ! :p

Diana - glad the visit went well and you had a great time with all ! One workout is better than none you know ! You weren't on a Cathe retreat ya know ! You are brave to hit the scale after a weekend away. Hopefully it won't be as bad as you think it is. So looks like most of us are all in need of "Controlling the Damage" right now ! :rolleyes:

Well time to go eat some dinner and charge the laptop.

Tomorrow will be an early morning as I need to be at work an hour early - on tap is Cardio Legs if I get up early enough. Otherwise I'll have to wait to see if I get home early enough to workout out. Gonna be about a 12 hour workday.

Toodles !
 
Good Morning. :)

Yesterday's work out was Combat 60 LIVE and 100 walking lunges (25 with 10#dbs, 25 bodyweight, repeat pattern one more time).

Today the rotation calls for the Combat Upper Body and Core work outs.

I didn't sleep all that great again last night. Fell asleep fine but woke up at some point to use the bathroom and then I was up for a while. My legs were hurting me and I guess that is what was keeping me up coz when I finally took advil and they started to feel better I fell asleep. The pain wasn't normal DOMS either. It was a constant ache. I think maybe I need to allow for another rest day from the lunges in addition to my regular rest day. I will try it and see what happens.

Well, I finally got a response from someone regarding my PT internship. It's someone I sent an email to...just one...not three and yet I place multiple phone calls to others and get NOTHING in return. People can be so rude!:mad: Not only did she respond but she accepted so I am supposed to meet with her this morning to tour the facility, do paperwork, etc. :D

Gotta go get ready. I need to leave here no later then 8:45 and I want to be ready before that for once. I tend to be late...:rolleyes:

I will come back for personals before I go if there is time...if not I will do it when I return!:cool:
 
Hello :D

This morning, I did burn set chest shoulders and back. Awesome workout, then I did the 100 rep challenge bi's OUCH started with 10's then had to drop to 5's. I decided what the heck hit the triceps 100x so I did kick backs with 5lbers and upperbody has a nice soreness :rolleyes:

Jacque: Congrats girl on weigh lost, I'm going to hop on my scale Monday (((PRAYING))) I did not gain the 3 Ilbs I lost argh......

Diane: You are going to love Les workouts. The workouts are hard but FUN.
 
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Good Morning:)

Everyone is gone to school:). Lets see if the baby will leave me alone long enough to check in.

I think today's workout will be cardio, back and legs. It's suppose to be warmer today and I thought it would be a good day for a long run but dh is going skiing....so....we will see about that.

Laura** sick again? Geeish....I'm glad I don't hang around you;). Hopefully you feel better today. It was pretty cold when I went for a run but it's like anything, keep moving and you stay warm. Pretend I'm in survival mode. I remember when my brother in law worked with search and rescue (he was a pilot). They rescued these two guys (not sure what happened to their boat) on a sheet of ice and they had been just walking around in circles to stay a live. When they found them they also say a polar bear heading in their direction:confused:. Sounds like they got there just in time!

Wendy** you must be pretty pumped! I don't know why someone wouldn't want a intern. Unless you planned on working at the same gym and they didn't a t you stealing their clients;). Have a fun day!

TG** nice workout...still don't have my DVDs yet:(

Diana** sounds like you had a awesome weekend, like I knew you would. I'm sure it went by to fast for you. If you were like my mil you would have started crying shortly after you arrived cause you had to leave in a few days:eek: lol.. When my SIL lived away and they'd go visit for 2 weeks, they would start crying after the first week and one was no better then the other! Haha! Which just reminded me if what I'm in for when they come visit and when we go home.

Jacque** busy as always. I did my cards myself:) It was a pretty neat site actually and the prices were really good. Shortly after I was texting a guy I use to work with and he was telling me where he gets his cards and it was the same place. He said they are great to deal with so I made a good choice.

K...so last night we had dinner with the couple we had New Year's Day dinner with. They brought dinner here...which was really nice of them and they are nice people, I'm just not feeling a great connection with her. There's just something about her. I think she's a little in to herself and I don't think our maturity level is the same. She is almost 30 so lord knows she should be mature. Another guy dh works with stopped in for a beer and you could tell she was just loving the chit chat about her tattoos and her stripper pole.....she was grinning from ear to ear. She asked me if I'd ever been to a Zumba class and she tells me that her and her friends are going...you'd think she would have asked me to go. Normally you'd do that even If your secretly wishing they would say no...lol. I went to bed and they were still sitting around. I couldn't stay awake any longer.

I'll bbl. I'm getting a landline today:) so ill be calling my mom very soon :) Haven't had a great conversation with her in a long time.

Lori:)
 
TUE

I AM FINALLY FEELING BETTER!!!! woohooooo!!! :eek: :D:D:D I didnt workout and did force rest day ystdy and it did me WORLD of good!! Tonight is TABACISE!! woot woot!!

Lori - I KNOW I have been sick for a while now - I didnt get a flu shot - but everyone I know that did STILL got the flu .. seems the strain hitting everyone is NOT in the vaccine! I think my immune system was low due to all the stress and my toxo (blood born immune disease) ... I was SO CAREFUL too - sanatizing everything .. but stupid people come to work sick - then cough w/o covering their nasty mouths .. then i handle money .. which I think is the WORST THING!!! ugh maybe I am good for a LONG time now!!!

Wendy - good luck w/the interview - you will rock it - so thanks to you and TG i CAVED on the Les Mills COMBAT .. yup I ordered them .. should be here THURS and we gonna try it THUR night ..

TG - it is your fault I caved .. LOL ... but my body will thank you I hope!! so are you still liking the combat workouts?

Jacque - I saw your temps .. WOW ... that is weird .. ya we are still hot here .. the front is stalled right above us ... our temps should start dropping THURS night and FRI ... finally!! bad thing I have seen buttercups blooming :confused: and grass is turning green in spots.. the cold temps are gonna kill everything that is trying to bloom in this past week of 75 -80 degree temps!!!

DI - glad you are home safely .. and no worries on the missed workouts .. sure the girls kept you running .. LOL!!

OK .. better get busy - getting the hair done at lunch .. OMG .. I missed my last apnt and man you can tell it .. my hair is a MESS!! have a great one!
 
Quick check in to say that my meeting this morning went well. I have to fill out paperwork, pass their "checks" and then I will be given contact information for all of the trainers on staff in order to coordinate schedules. The woman I met with was very very nice and told me that they will have a few WITS interns a year and if the need is there she will often end up hiring them! This made me happy. :)

She said that although WITS is not recognized like ACE and other certs that she feels it's a great place to start. She loves the idea of classroom learning and the internship and she always tells her WITS interns that they can always cert with another organization down the line and let the WITS cert go after a couple of years if needed. I had thought of that at the beginning so it was great to hear that someone with a prominant position in the industry agrees with me. :)

After the meeting I picked up coffee and brought it my BGF's office. She works in the same town. We hung out and chatted for a while. When I left there I picked up lunch and brought it to DH at work so I never got home until about 12:30....

That being said, I gotta run to get my work out done before it's time to pick DS up from school so I'll have to come back for personals later.

BBS!:cool:
 
Had a productive morning. Went to city hall and got info on the business number I need. It's considered a home based business so I need to get some info from my landlord. Lord knows how long that will take. Then I stopped by the military base with my résumé and ended up booking a meeting for tomorrow morning at 10.

Oh, then we went to Walmart and I ran into the neighbour across the st. I told her I was game for coffee anytime :)....unless I'm working! Which I hope to be!

It's a little windy here but warm...I might go for a run in a little bit.

Bbl!

Lori:)
 
Hello...I'm back!

After my last post...while I was NAPPING instead of working out :rolleyes:...apparently my cell phone rang. When I got up I had a msg that one of the office jobs I had applied to wants to bring me in for an interview! I almost fainted!:p I called the lady back but she couldn't talk to me at that moment. She said we would call back today but I didn't hear from her so I will give her a call tmrw if she doesn't call me first thing in the morning. It's hard to keep track with all of the jobs I've applied for but I THINK this is a part time position at a law firm for about 20 hours a week. Could be exactly what I need to fit in with starting a PT career. The hours are 10am-2pm. Seems pretty perfect so fingers crossed! :D

I FINALLY did my work out around 4pm...Combat U/B, Core Attack and Stretch and Strengthen. Great stuff! No walking lunges today. After last night's leg episode I decided to back off for today. I will give the lunges a try tmrw though most likely. :)

Diana:: I got my Z dvds in the mail today!!!! I intend to try the work outs as add-ons to my rotation over time but I probably won't do the rotation she includes with the set until I am back to work. Her short work outs will be just what I need when I am getting re-acclamated to a morning work out schedule. ;)

Lori:: Ok so if I am understanding this correctly, you are persuing your own PT business but also applying for a job on the base, correct? What would you do on the base if they hired you? Good plan btw! :) LOL re stealing the clients of the trainers I intern with. How rotten do you think I am? Wait...don't answer that!:p

Laura:: LOVE that you ordered Combat! I hope you LOVE it like I do! Can not wait to hear your thoughts!!!!!:D Glad you are feeling better!:)

TG:: Nice job on the 100 rep challenges! I did tri's with 5#ers as well and my tris sure were talkin to me the next day!:eek:
 
I'm first today ? ? ?

Hey there y'all !

What gives when the west coast girl is here first . . . after my workout? :p

Y'day was about 1/2 of Cardio Leg Blast . . . had to get outta the house early and was dragging to boot.

Done with Burn Sets Bi's and Tri's. Feeling it as I type and am still sore in the UB from CBS on Monday. Woo Hoo it is working.

Scale is down again so here is me this morning . . . :D

Wendy - Way to go on the lunges . . . got Buns of Steel, huh? Guess I missed it that you are no longer working but looking for part time PT and a part-time job? Did you make the change or did they? Sounds like you have some great potentials coming up - hope you get a call back from the lady y'day.

TG - I had mentioned doing the challenges but am so sore that I'd probably not be able to stay on track with the rotation. Can't imagine doing a set for bi's and then doing Burn sets in a day or two. Perhaps I'll get in a little better shape and can work them in my rotation in a couple of weeks. I am finding that not changing my eating habits and getting back to the workouts is dropping the scale for me (after what seems to have been a temporary bloat from starting up again) Crossing my fingers you have lost or at least maintained - it can be so disappointing to be focusing on it and the scale doesn't play with you the way you want it to. Like Wendy said the other day, the mirror liked me . . . or the clothes fitting better is good too !;)

Lori - are you enjoing the quiet house lately while the little one sleeps? Good job on a productive morning. Nice you'll be able to catch up with your Mom soon and best of luck with your appt. this morning ! Sounds like it worked out well with you running into your neighbor - now you don't need to text her ! :p

Diana - Hope your day went well . . . Are you on week 2 or 3 of the rotation? Do you start your night workout class this week? Wow the home schedule is totally packed for us with 4 games between Jan 24 and 30! Seems they are doing about 26 home games in 3 months. Good thing I have started morning workouts ! I am looking forward to it and hope they apologize to us BIG TIME ! :eek:

Laura - poor thing with your sicknesses but hopefully you are now immune to whatever is going around. Sure hope that strain doesn't come any where near me ! So what did you think of Tabatacise? I liked it . . . did it before I started the rotation. Sorry to hear you might lose your new blooms . . . I love the first flowers of the spring season. My freesias start coming up in the winter - hopefully they won't wither. On the other hand, without much freezing here the tulips don't last many years (since I don't dig them up) so maybe this frost will help them this year.

Time to get ready for work . . .

Enjoy your day ladies !
 
Hi Ladies,

I'm not feeling well, some kind of stomach bug. I feel like curling up and laying in bed all day. My energy is non existent.

Has anyone looked at...or are you doing the BR 30 day challenge? I think I may try to do it starting this weekend. Not sure I will get it done in 30 days, but hope to get 3-4 BR w/o's per week. I'm really behind on the Xtrain rotation, but still plan on picking it up where I left off.

Yesterday afternoon DH and I went to the Diabetes nutrition class. The second part of the class is next week. It was very informative. They talked mostly about the difference between type1 and type2 and then about carb counting. Next week they will talk about proteins and fats and how to make balanced meals.

Wendy-Way to go on getting the internship, and good luck for the part time job! So you love your new phone....I want one so bad. They are pretty pricey even with my upgrade, but I'm worth it. I think it's $200, so $400 if I get one for DH and I. I like us to have the same phone cuz he figures it out first...then he can help me with mine. :p My Z w/o's haven't arrived yet. I don't know what's taking so long. They shipped from California I think.

Lori-You've been quite productive this past week....designing your business, getting your number, resumes etc. I'm a tad jealous of all your energy but am happy that everything seems to be falling into place for you.

Laura-Glad you are finally feeling better. So you caved on Combat, I may be too.:D I just can't even keep up with the ones I have. Variety is the spice of life so it may be just what I need. I'm missing A2 and Shaun T.

Jacque-I see they posted the Avs schedule...our first game is against the Kings! Now I have the sick bloated belly going on. Sometimes this happens when I fly, not sure why. It should be gone in a few days.

TG-you're such an enabler!:D It's easy to resist if only one person in the group ordered something new...but when it's 2, well that's usually when the rest jump on the band wagon. Now it's 3, what's a girl to do but order Combat!

bbl
 
Good Morning:)

A guy DH works with had a couple of people in last night, as much as I wanted to just veg, I knew I should get out. But we didn't get home until 1'ish! I planned on being home by 11! Met some nice ladies. I was worried that I was being *itchy cause I'm not to keen on the girl that was here.

Yesterday afternoon I went for a run, I did 12 k I think. And my workouts arrived! :D

My interview is today at 10.... Just a few hours. I'm not nervous. Don't know if I should be. It's for child care so it's not a if they will be asking questions like "what can you bring to our company":eek:. I originally thought I was going to take the part time position (that's if I get offered a position) but the more I think about it, the more I think I would take the full time position until I get feed back from PT. Because when it's time to go buy a house, this would make a huge difference. The I can ask for part time when I get busy or give it up all together.

Laura** happy to hear you are feeling better. I often hear about people getting sick after they've had the flu shot. I never get the shot, unless there is some weird virus going around. I think the last one was H1N1. Everyone was lined up outside of churches with their kids waiting for their turn. Like something you would have seen in 1930!

Wendy** now! See what could have happened if you weren't sleeping??? You may have gotten a job:eek: Maybe you should try to stay awake during normal business hours:p. I don't think your gonna be able to help stealing your trainers clients...just so darn cute their gonna want to come with you!:)

Jacque** I wish I was still sleeping! At least it's hump day:) congrats on the scale:) Good job! Have you changed your eating?

I was reading reviews on another thread about weight gaining during xtrain? Anyone else noticing this? I know it's just water weight but I was just curious. I'm undecided about the rotation...what's everyone else doing?

Lori:)
 
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