CoNtRoL tHe DaMaGe OCT!

[Poochy]

FRI

Hey -

YSTY - I managed a short run ystdy after work - hauled butt home to be able to take Toots for a ride - it was a ruff night last night .. DH is still soooo upset - and Toots was barking for Buster and searching the yards and every room in the house .. sooooooo sad .... .. I am not ready for another pup .. but I have never seen DH this sad and weepy ... I sent out some emails looking for pups .. they are rare dogs .. and want to get a REPUTABLE breeder - b/c of the health problems they tend to have!! there are NONE in this area - found one in AR and AS and NC .. but that is closest I have located -

Lori - Toots came down the hall last night and her collar rattled - it woke me out of a dead sleep - sounded just like Buster's collar - DH jumped up too - he shut the door .. must have gotten on couch w/her .. poor thing!

Wendy - too bad on the job .. but you didnt really want collections anyway right??? when is your first class again???? I am excited for you .. think it is a move in the right direction!!!

Hello to Di .. and where are you????

OK .. I am on the counter - it is busy ... today I am going straight home .. ride Toots .. and then DH gonna go fishing at sunset .. have a great one!

 

[rmrmr]

Hi Ladies,

Late post for me today. I had to be to work early this morning so this was my official rest day. I start week 2 of the Oct. rotation tomorrow.

The police discovered a body "not intact" in some open space nearby....and have finally identified it as the missing 10 yr. old girl. My heart is breaking for her family. I don't know the family, but the little girl and her family live 1 block from my work. Many of us run through this neighborhood and a couple coworkers actually live in the neighborhood. There has been a lot of police activity in the area and now the media is indicating there is a child predator on the loose. The police have been taking pictures of all the vehicles entering and exiting the neighborhood for the past several days.

Lori-You are super busy all the time....the tale of a mother to 3....and I know it all to well. If you have to live in an isolated area, perhaps doing that while the boys are little would be preferable. Older kids and teens want to be around all their friends. Have you and DH decided on a location yet?

Wendy-hope you are having a great night out....and I'm so looking forward to hearing what you think of your class. I have to pass on the Butternut Squash recipe...I live with a bunch of carnivores! Glad to hear your prospective employer is keeping you in mind. Hopefully you won't need it, but at least you know of a company that is interested in you.

Laura-the days are definitely getting shorter for sure. We are supposed to have rain/wind in town and snow in the mountains. I plan on trying horizontal bootcamp this weekend...I'll let you know what I think.

bbitam

 

[gidget1978]

Good Morning

Slept well last night. The baby didn't wake until 6:52...but if course I woke a few times b/c I'm use to it. Both mornings he's had his poop done...weird. I went to put him in bed with me so we could relax for a bit and that wasn't happening cause he needed to be changed. Oh well...

Yesterday's workout was cardio mixed in with PH, I think I did 35-40 mins of tm and bike. It was a good workout. I haven't done PH in a while. I'm not sure what I will do today. I was hoping to just run outside but it's suppose to be chilly.

Exciting news....we have a viewing at 11:30. Funny thing...one of the girls I train text me yesterday and asked what number my house was. I asked her why and she said that her brother wanted to know. Shortly after that I get a call saying that they have someone who wants to view the house at 11:30 and it's a her stuff/his stuff situation and they need four bedrooms. It's def my clients brother b/c they are both divorced and have 3 kids between the two of them. Apparently they like the location...let's see what happens. I wouldn't get to excited just yet.

3 more people from DH's troop is being sent home. They call it "up for termination" then you have to write a letter pledding your cause but it's just as well you pack your bags. Like one of their instructors said yesterday "it's not if your going home-it's when are you going home". It's sad that they get that far and dont make it.

Wendy** I hate it when I have to talk myself into a workout...it's does happen SOME times. That's why I like working out first thing in the morning. Theres no time to talk myself out of it but as the day goes on and I find things to do, it can get harder. Esp if I get lazy. Ohhhh....is today your first day of class!? Exciting?? I found a course in sports nutrition I am considering taking. It's only little over $500....I feel like I need to add something else to my plate

Diana** that's so sad and it was even sadder when i logged into fb and you had posted a link about it. Then I had a face with the name. What is wrong with the world we live in? What kind of monster would want to hurt a innocent child just walking down the st? We should all have some kind of tracking devices so that if we go missing, someone can find us ASAP......

Laura** I feel bad for your DH. It's not easy. And your thinking about getting another dogSilly, silly girl....mine sheds to much. I dont know when he plans on stopping with the shedding of his winter coat cause it's almost winter time again!

I will check back in later!! I also have drinking cards tonight with the girls! I'm looking forward to it!

Lori

 

[Fit_mommy]

Hi. Writing from class during short break. Had a blast last night. Bbiab during lunch break!

 

[rmrmr]

Hi Ladies,

I'm sitting here enjoying my second cup of coffee this morning. I plan on doing Horizontal Bootcamp today...I was going to say abs also, but I'm pretty that won't be necessary.

The neighborhood where the little girl lived and my business park too is covered with purple ribbons around all the trees. It was her favorite color. They are having a big balloon release in her memory today. The media is indicating there is a "predator on the loose" and asking for tips from the public to help them find Jessica's killer.

DH just told me can he pick up his truck today. I asked how much...he doesn't know. I'm hoping we can put it on one cc and then transfer it to a 0% interest for 18 months that we have available on another card. At least that would give us a little time to pay for it in case it's more than we have on hand.

Lori-that's good news on the house viewing. Buying and selling a house takes a long time. The timing has to be right for both parties etc. It's amazing that it ever comes together. We looked at a ton of houses before we found ours. I tend to like PH over High Reps because Cathe tells us how much weight she's using. I like having a goal weight or something to start with. Oh, I forgot to tell you I used 20#'s on shoulders in GS...well for the first 2 sets anyway...had to drop to 15's for the third set. Do you have weighted gloves...those could help you only go up a couple of pounds instead of jumping to 25#s.

Wendy-hope you are enjoying your day in class. Can't weight to hear what you think of it.

Laura-so you are already looking at puppies. I don't blame you. You can never replace Buster, but having another dog around may be just what DH needs to heal...and keep Toots from being lonely.

Guess I better get going on laundry and get my w/o done.

bbl

 

[Fit_mommy]

Hey ladies. I am my lunch break now. The class is interesting. We finished the lecture portion and move on to practical when lunch is over. This is the most useful I have felt in months! :/ So apparently the course outline has changed a little since what I read online was published bc we just spent two hrs going over info from a chptr of the book that I didnt read!!! Grrrr. Oh well. I will read it this week. Have lots of notes to review as well. Not going to attempt personals from my phone. Just wanted to check in to day it's all good so far!) Be back tonight if I have time or ITAM!

 

[rmrmr]

Hey Girls,

Back to report that Horizontal Bootcamp is done. It is tough for sure. I was sweating a ton too. It's very tough on the wrists and I modified a couple of the moves that were not safe for my shoulder. The workout program is a core/plank exercise for 45 sec to a minute and then a minute of cardio and continues throughout the w/o. I've seen most of the moves before, but a few were new to me.

off to shower and football...even though my son isn't playing again this week....probably wouldn't anyway because he's sick...but he's also ineligible due to grades....Stinkin AP Chemistry.

bbl

 

[gidget1978]

Hey Girls

Headed out to my card game soon but thought I'd check in first. I also wouldn't mind having a quick nap! But I don't think that's going to happen.

I went for my run later today. There just wasn't enough time. DS had gymnastics from 2-3:30 but it wasn't quite enough time to come home, change, run, shower and pick him up. Then he had a party I was debating taking him too and wish I hadn't b/c the bowling part of it was over by the time he got there so he just sat and ate, I didn't know anyone and he wasn't really having fun cause there was no fun to be had. When I came home from that my inlaws were here so I went for a run. I did 13.15 k which took me an hour.

The real estate agent called me today and things went really well. She said that they are just looking at houses and they have a few more they want to view but ours was their fav. They liked the location and the garage No trouble to tell there is a man involved. So we shall see what happens there.

Wendy** Sounds like you had a good first day of school! I was just thinking...what will you do about nap time? I think they cut nap time out after preschool....you could be in trouble

Diana** Oh...you wanna talk money?? I got a little upset with DH today b/c he spends more then he makes and Im not exaggerating. Its almost as if he thinks that the cc has no limit and that it magically pays itself off. I told him he was going to have to cut back on his weekend outings b/c he could spend upwards of $200 a weekend or more...in most cases...its more. And you know what..thats fine for the people who are there and have no kids or wife at home. They get their little pay checks and get to do whatever they want with them. We on the other hand have more bills then we did before b/c we are now paying a truck payment that was paid through the company and the cell phone bills...I think he finally got the hint. I don't mind him going out for drinks or a nice meal...but not two nice meals a weekend and then their annual trips to walmart.

Alright...should get my butt in gear! Ill bb in the a.m. My limit is two drinks tonight! I don't think I could handle anymore.

Lori

 

[gidget1978]

Good Morning

Cards was fun last night. I could have drank more and stayed later but I came home around 12:30-1:00. It's a good thing I did cause the baby woke around 3, I put him in bed with me and then DS woke too and crawled in bed. Having the two of them next to each other isn't wise cause I'm afraid DS will elbow the baby in the face or something. I had to push him over a few times. And I didn't want to put the baby on the outside of the bed cause he's safer sleeping next to DS...and then he was up again before 6. AGAIN...what do people do who don't drink coffee!? Maybe that's why it takes my sister so long to get anything done

I'd say my workout will be sooner then later cause I'm up so early. I am going to start with GS chest and tris and go from there. I'm thinking about doing AB as well. I will warn you that today's workout might be a long one....b/c I have the time and I need to do something to keep me awake. There isn't much else going on today. Maybe I will get to have a cat nap after lunch...fingers crossed!

Bbl!

Lori

 

[rmrmr]

Hi Ladies,

Since I did Horizontal Bootcamp yesterday, today will be Leaner Legs and SJP so I can be on track with the rotation. Normally I just continue the rotation from where I left off, but SJP is too long for me to do on a work morning...and I have to be at work super early tomorrow so won't have time to w/o in the a.m. For obvious reasons I don't want to miss a leg w/o either.

We got DH's truck back yesterday, free of charge! DH gives this guy a lot of business so he fixed it for free. DH is going to pay him something though and rightfully so.

I need to go into work today for a bit. I could probably do my work from home, but I would prefer to go into the office for a couple hours and give my full attention.

Lori-glad you had a fun time out. I think we may going to karaoke next Friday night. I'm looking forward to it...not sure if DH will come or not but I have fun either way. I love the GS triceps...probably the most comprehensive tricep w/o of Cathe's...IMO.

Wendy-so how was class? I hope you liked it. I would do so much better in a class setting as well.

Laura-hope you are enjoying the weekend.

I'm enjoying my second cup of coffee...then will get going on my day!

 

[gidget1978]

Hey Girls

What an off day I had. I did the GS UB workouts and then I felt grosser then I did before. I think it was a combo of being hungry and tired. There were points where I thought I was ginna barf. And what a slow day!!! Everytime I looked at the time I was always surprised. I had a 2 hour nap after lunch though and I just finished CM.

Diana** thats good news about the truck! You were expecting a lot worse. I've learned to expect the worst! Ha! My mom keeps saying that everything will work out but I'm still waiting for that day to come. Nice workouts today!

Alright, I'm getting sleepy again. Let's hope for a good nights sleep!

Lori

 

[gidget1978]

Good Morning

I feel a lot better this morning I can't say I had a good nights sleep...it was a normal nights sleep though. The baby woke just as I was dozing off and again around 1:30-2 and to stay around 6:15. I think all that junk food should be out of my system now so I should have a better day.

I have training today at 9:30 and 10:30 so my workout is going to have to wait until after lunch. Kind of sucks b/c it looks like its going to be a nice day (the sun is just coming up). It would have been nice to get out for a run but my mom is coming tomorrow or wed for a couple of days so I should be able to get some nice runs in then. I'm also thinking about doing legs. I have some nice DOMS from yesterday's GS.

I will check back in later! Have a good Monday!

Lori

 

[Fit_mommy]

Good Morning.

Not sure what work out I will do this morning as I am going to the gym with DH later on for a run. They say you can do bell training 2 days in a row so I may do that and some yoga. Y'day's work out was almost non-existant anyway. All I did was one round of manmakers from The KettleBell Way Volume 2 DVD.

Did anyone watch the Space Jump coverage on TV y'day? Here's a link to a news article about it:: Felix Baumgartner Completes Record-Setting Jump
This is why my work out was so pathetic. I got sucked into to waiting to see this guy do his jump before working out and we had a schedule to keep so I had to cut my w/o very short b/c of it.
The guy broke records and what he did is absolutely INSANE!

So we went bike shopping AGAIN y'day afternoon and both managed to get one this time but it took 2 different stores to make that happen. We took all 3 bikes to my mom's cause we were going there for dinner and took turns riding bikes with DS. We each went for about 20 minutes so he'd have a longer time out there. I have to admit it was fun but also exhausting and YEOWCH the burning in the thighs! I think I am going to take my bike out on the loop I used to run here in town a few days a week while it's still warm enough to get used to riding a bike again...and for a little extra cardio! Oh and the bike ride with DS made me feel a little better about my pathetic kb work out. But only a little.

Diana:: Class was good. Kept my interest. I took tons of notes that I have to review this week. Also need to read the chapter in the book that the information came from. For the practical portion we used bf calipers and measuring tapes on eachother. Those calipers are a PITA and are going to take some practice to learn how to use! Glad you enjoyed Horizontal Bootcamp! Everyone on the forums is raving about it. That's fantastic news about the truck being fixed for free!!! See? All that worrying you did was for nothing! The story about that poor 10 yr old girl was on the news here the other day. How sad. How sick. I hope to God that they catch the animal that did this to her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lori:: LOL re nap time! Believe it or not I was wide awake the entire time I was in class! So !!!! Speaking of naps...TWO HOURS!? Now that's worse then ANY nap I've ever taken! I wouldn't be able to recoup after a nap that long! I'd be a mess! Have fun training this morning.

Laura:: How are you and DH doing?

BBL!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Hello Again.

I'm back with a work out to report...this is early for me as of late!

I got 2 new yoga dvds in the mail the other day so I had to try one of them. I actually DIDN'T do the Kundalini dvd first which I'm sure you all figured I would!

I did Aim True which is a vinyasa yoga dvd. I did the beginner/shorter practice on the dvd at 25 minutes long. Good stuff. I like the teacher and she had a different style that flowed differently from my other dvds so it was a good choice. I followed it up with w/o #2 from Kettlebell Dynamics.

I need to go foodshopping today and do some housework now so I better get a move on...

BBL!

 

[Poochy]

MON

MOrning Ladies -

Had a ruff weekend - DH cant pull himself out of this funk -too much has happened this year and he has had so much on his shoulders - - I did workout SAT - trisets tb express - it was the first weight workout I have done in over 2 week and BOY OH BOY could I tell it - DOMS: every muscles in my body!!! pitiful! and today JUST AS BAD!!! i am walking funny and it hurts to sit down - get up or move at all!!!! boy - I have GOTTA get back on track w/my weight workouts!!! It was sad .. my first workout in the house w/o my baby dog - he usually is in there with me watching as I work out - it was a palatable void!!

Lori - I cant drink coffee or have caffiene - what do I do - HA - I am DRAGGING and ILL as H### LOLOLOLOL it would be nice to have some caffiene to kick start a ruff monday *sigh* Good luck on the house - sounds like a promising nibble!

DI - congrats on the truck woohoooo that is wonderful!! so did you hav DOMS from Horizontal BC ??? My core got FRIED from that workout! and yes I had to modify on some of the pushups too when I did it - but hell after TS kicked my arse I have decided I am out of shape weakling and got to get back on track b-4 XTRAIN gets here! have they caught that SOB child killer yet?? I havent heard anything else on it!!!

Wendy - congrats on your class - and dbl congrats on you LIKING it!! that is great!!! I didnt watch that guy jump from space - but saw it on news - is he CRAZY???? gotta wonder WTH someone is thinking when they do that .. just to see if they can and to set a record??? that is one thing this adventurer will NOT do!! LOLOLOL - oh BTW - I ordered Asylum 2 .. (yes I am insane)

have ya'll seen the pics Cathe has posted on Xtrain??? wow it looks awesome - looks like all combo weight moves - and cardio looks to be HIIT cardio .. woohooo!!!

OK .. better run .. have a great one!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Laura:: Sorry things are still rough at home but in time everyone will heal...I promise! The day I put my dog down I did nothing but cry. For those next few days I would walk up to the house and swear I could hear him barking on the otherside of the door. It got easier though! You ordered Asylum 2 and I am trying to sell my copy of P90X+ to be able to buy the original Asylum guilt free (used copy if still available)! If the X+ doesn't sell soon I am going to put something else up for sale. Goodness knows I have quite a bit that I could stand to get rid of!

 

[rmrmr]

Hi Ladies,

Late check in for me....better late than never. So today was a rest day which I knew would happen due to my work schedule today. So I went in early in order to take care of some stuff I had to get done...before our meeting. 20 minutes before the meeting was due to start, it was rescheduled to Wednesday GGRR for being there early for no reason and double GGGRRR for the meeting being moved to Wednesday...my work from home day. I was busy all day long too!

The rotation calls for HIIT 40/20 and No Equipment abs....I really like this particular ab routine. I forgot to tell you ladies that I got a bodyworks 5000 from a coworker, similar to the Total Gym. Here's what it is: Total Body Works 5000 - Weider I just set it up last night and am looking for the exercises online.

There hasn't been any new updates on the little girls murder. Law enforcement is asking the public for help and to call in any tips they might have. I'm sure they won't let this go with a killer on the loose.

Laura-I hope things get better for you soon. My back seemed to be the most sore from HB...until I started working out and then I could really feel it in my abs. Good Lord, that lady nevers lets us take a break...you never said that! Can't remember the exact number, but I burned over 400 cals doing HB. Asylum 2 huh....I need to sell something before I buy more stuff but I have the site bookmarked.

Wendy-Happy to hear that you like your class...and didn't fall asleep! I need to sell P90X+ too. 2 of the 4 dvds are still in the plastic wrap. What kind of bikes did you get? I always had a bike when the kids were growing up so I could ride with them. We actually pulled Jerod in a trailer...when he got to heavy for me to pull him, Cody and I would trade bikes so he could pull him!

Lori-sounds like you had fun with the girls! You deserve a night out every now and then. Lucky you, your mom is coming to clean your house, do your laundry, babysit etc....send her my way when you are done please. My house needs some serious organizational help. I need to take a week off work and have my sister come help me...we could get a lot done in one week.

bbl

 

[gidget1978]

Good Morning Lovlies

By the sounds of it, you'd think I had hours of sleep....without no interuptions! Not so! I think my baby has the cold....actually, I know he does. I had it a couple of weeks ago. I don't know if it's just kicking in for him or if he caught a totally different one. But it makes sense as to why he was waking up so many times last night.

I did go for a run until last night! My plan was to workout after lunch while the baby napped but my friend came by with her baby. She was here while he napped, right until he woke up. He went to bed arou d 7:30 and I headed out the door. It was dark and chilly but I forgot how much I use to love night time running. It brought me back to the days when I ran in the evening. I don't know why I think it's to dark now, it was just as dark back then Its probably b/c my route now, I can't run at night b/c there isn't enough lighting. But I can still run a lot of different st's. When the baby goes for his nap I am doing legs and cardio. He's up early enough that he should be ready for a nap when DS is on his way out the door for school. After lunch I need to go get some groceries. Oh, so I ran 12.5 k

Laura** it's hard to get use to not having them around. There are always areas in the house that remind us of them. I'd say you were hurting after a full week with no weights! I've been doing a lot of weights lately. Esp UB. Yesterday should have been legs and today should have been bic,shoul and tris again...oh well. No coffee???? Omg! Come to think of it, I've never heard you talk about coffee before. I wouldn't survive. Esp when someone dictates my morning. 5:36 today

Wendy** that's the kind of yoga DVD I need, 25 mins. Do they make 10 mins yoga DVDs? Lol so your just in class in weekends? I thought you were there during the week too, including weekends. Glad you stayed awake though

Diana** I would have been rotted too. Nothing worse then planning your day around something and then someone changing it on you. Esp when you missed a workout. That wouldn't go over well with me. I don't know if my mom is coming today or tomorrow.

I was just checking the Alberta job bank...even though I don't know exactly where we will be living. I tried narrowing the search down to things I am qualified for and it's not working. I guess minimum wages are lower there then they are here cause some places only pay just under $10....Lordy! Just as well stay home! To bad I wasn't a welder though...lol...I'd make $40/hr then

Bbl

Lori

 

[Fit_mommy]

Good Morning.

Ran 3.6 miles y'day afternoon to a portion of ITread #2 60 mins. I didn't stretch out well afterwards (or after my bell work out earlier actually!) and I am feeling it this morning. That means yoga first today! Then probably a full length bell work out. I really wanted to do Insanity but I just ran last night so I think I'll wait until tmrw for that...

Diana:: Ooh that meeting being rescheduled would irritate me too specifically b/c you went in early to get stuff done for it! Nice score on the Total Body Works 5000 unit! Did she give it to you for FREE!?!
I ended up getting a huffy in hot pink. I'm such a girl. It's a mountain bike though so that makes it not quite as fem! LOL The original bike I wanted was made by a company called Mongoose. It was a mountain bike as well but in PURPLE! My favorite color!!!! DH got a Schimano. I assume it's a mountain bike but I don't recall for sure. Neither were very expensive. They just need to serve a basic purpose.

Lori:: You can buy a chaptered yoga dvd and just do one segment per day. That would probably have you at an average of 10 mins each! Sorry your babe has a cold. That's no fun. You run at night? I'd be too afraid too! Yeah, my PT class only meets once per week all day for 5 weeks and then the following week is the exam. I hear you on the low paying jobs out there right now girl. Trust me. It's sickening. What's even worse is that I can't get anyone to respond to me from one of those low paying jobs which makes me feel like a total useless loser! I have the open house for WW next week. I'm really hoping that works out. I think I would like it.

BBL!

 

[rmrmr]

Hi ladies,

I'm changing the rotation a bit this week. I'll be working from home on Friday and plan on going to bodypump and bodystep. So today will be Muscle Max...don't want to do MM and Pump...and ViPR on back to back days. I was hoping to run at lunch but there is a high wind warning today. Perhaps the elliptical instead.

There is a public memorial for Jessica tonight. They are streaming it live on TV and I hope to catch it. Still no leads on who did this to her. I'ts hard to believe something like this could happen and they have no idea who did it.

Lori-Did you look at the cost of living for Alberta compared to where you live now? If it's lower, then the wages will be lower too. Maybe it won't be necessary for you to work....with two little ones. I know all too well the cost of daycare since I paid for 3 kids for basically 18yrs...from the time we had DS1 until Jerod was about 12. We paid for summer camps for Jerod...not really needing a babysitter at that age. But it was worth it to keep him occupied and his older brothers from hurting him. Good luck on your 10 min yoga w/o. I may have to give Wendy's suggestion a try...but don't hold your breath.

Wendy-yep, she gave it to me for FREE!!! It's a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. I haven't had a lot of time to look for exercises for it, but did find a few online. I'll have more time to look on the weekend. Nice score on the bikes. I have my road bike...but to ride with the kids I bought a $100 mtn bike from Sports Authority many years ago. It worked great to ride around the neighborhood with the kids...and I still have it!

Laura-obviously it will take some time to get back in the swing of things. Don't worry if you miss a few workouts, its okay. Hope today is a better day.

bbl