Damage Control July Month :)

Good Morning

I am getting excited! Next week this time I will be getting things packed for my trip. I am thinking I am going to have to get laundry done at the hotel at some point b/c DS spits up so much that I don't think I could ever take enough cloths for him for 4 days. And I know airlines suck with their luggage allowance. I also have to take a car seat and stroller....they are likely to charge me for both of those too.

Yesterday's workout was a run mixed in with LBB. I'm trying to get all my weight workouts in b/c I am going to my parents for the weekend and I can't be dragging weights with me. All I can manage to do is cardio there, which is fine, cause I get to go for my runs alone while everyone watches my kids .

Wendy** I believe ya when you say your yoga is tough....just can't see the time flying for me. I use to train a girl that loves yoga. She goes 2-3 times a week I think. I use to attend classes years ago when I was a hairstylist but it interfered with my running...lol. So I opted out. I use to love the way it made me feel afterwards though. I think it'd prefer 20 mins as opposed to 80! Lol I'm not sure what I will do with DS today. The girls are going out. I should take the opportunity to do something's I need to do...I just need to figure out what I can manage with 2 kids!

K...I will bbl.

Lori:)
 
Hi Ladies,

We finally made it home. Our flight was cancelled on Tuesday and they re-booked us on a flight for Wednesday. Fortunately we found out before we headed to the airport. It was a nice place to spend an extra day.

I didn't get much done in the way of workouts, but did swim a few days in the harbor and kayaked....and did a Zwow w/o. Vacation is over and it's time to buckle down. I meant to weigh myself this morning but forgot. I'll do it tomorrow morning.

Today may be legs/abs, tonight is bootcamp and UB tomorrow. We'll see how it goes. We are planning a training tri on Saturday at the same place the triathlon is. I don't think we'll do the full tri distance, but maybe.

My girls will be here on Saturday, super excited to see them!

Lori-I think a HM is a great idea. You won't need much in the way of training as compared to a FM. I used to take a yoga class too, and really enjoyed. It was back in my running days and it really kept my legs from tightening up and my balance was much better. Amy Bento has some great w/o's, I like her a lot too.

Wendy-going to check out the LF lower and upper body workouts you posted. I had to run to the store last night for a few things and picked up a Buns of Steel dvd for $10. You have become our little Yogi in the house!:) My hairdress also teaches Core Power Yoga, and she is ripped. Her arms are amazing....long, lean, and strong.

Laura-Woo Hoo...a new car, congrats. I know you've been having car issues lately, and now you won't! We came home to our 2 broken down cars that we still need to deal with. DH is going to get my car fixed and sell it. Zach also wants to fix his car and sell it too. He has a '91 camry that he's been driving since he was 16. He gets about 30 mpg which is why is hasn't sold it yet.

bbl
 
Good Morning. :)

Welcome back Diana!

It's an ugly day here today so we will be heading to Chuck E. Cheese shortly for games and lunch...

Got my work out done by just after 9am this morning which is good for me lately! I did Kundalini Yoga Flow Bootcamp as planned... I think it's the toughest one yet! :eek: Amazing! :D

I am pretty sore from y'day's work out! Makes me happy! ;)

I am going to be picking DS up early from camp tmrw and bringing him to my inlaws for an overnight bc DH and I have plans on Saturday. This means that tmrw night DH and I get to go out on a "date". We will probably take a ride in the Vette down the shore for dinner, etc. Looking forward to it. :) Saturday our plans are separate but Saturday night we will have DS back and will all hang out and do "our usual" most likely...

As I am sure you've all seen on FB, we bought DS a hamster that DH brought home with him on Monday after work. He's a long haired or teddy bear as they say. He's adorable! At first he was a little afraid as you can expect so we didn't really get to play with him but I've been easing him into human contact and he's coming along nicely. We can pet him freely and take him out to run in the ball and play with him a bit outside of his cage. We are having lots of fun with him. DS loves him! Brings back great memories for me b/c I had one of these hamsters several years ago and he was so much fun! :)

Lori:: I am getting excited for you too! :) Oh yes, packing for little ones can be a challenge. You can NEVER have enough!!!:eek:

Diana:: Glad you had a nice vacation. Enjoy your work out today! There is a yoga instructor I have my eye on for a purchase in the future. She teaches Core Power Yoga-what your hairdresser teaches. Looks good! Speaking of hairdressers, I need to make an appointment with mine for before I leave on vacation. My grays are coming FAST!!!!!:eek:

BBL!:cool:
 
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Hi Ladies,

Back to report I completed a BR and a LF w/o this morning, and did some of my own ab work. Definitely need to suck down the water and get my w/o on...do not like seeing this puffy belly.:mad:
Heres what I did:
http://www.lovingfit.com/exercises-workouts/hot-summer-style-workout/
Had to modify a bit on the LF w/o. I was using a 50# bb and my shoulders starting hurting by round 7 of the lunges/squats. I ended up doing deadlifts instead of squats to give my shoulders a break. Other than that it was great.
By round 3 of the BR w/o I was only getting about 35-40 seconds of work instead of the 50 seconds....but I did my best.
Wendy-what's with the grays....I've been putting off coloring my hair cuz I don't want to pay for all the upkeep. I may have her do some hilights/lowlights like she did last time. I tend to have the on one side of my part, so I've started parting my hair on the other side to cover them. Have a fun date night!:p
Back to the grind for me.
 
THURS - FRI eve!

Hey ..

Had a Safety Symposium day ystdy - at the Ft. Benning National Infantry Museum - was amazing place - we got to do a humvee and blackhawk simulator .. I got to shoot up some stuff :p :D ya .. was very realistic and very fun!!! Only got a fffn migraine again .. and still have it .. I am gonna OD on dang Excedrine Migraine meds .. ugh!

Wendy - 80 minutes yoga .. WOW .. girl you are our little YOGI .. :D WTG!!! I am failing at my workouts .. too many headaches and conflicts .. I am RE-DEVOTING myself this SAT tho ... gotta get back on track w/the eats and the exercising ..

DI - I will join you on the TIME TO GET OUT OF VACA mode .. and yes .. me too .. the extra FLUFF that has appeared on the gut HAS TO GO .. dang it ... I cant stand that!!!

Lori - woot woot counting down to DH time!! I know you are excited .. wow .. time seems to have flown .. I know for you not so much .. but wow . . I am HAPPY FOR YOU .. my stress is still there .. but the new car did take my mind off it for a while .. :p

and today is my 26th year wedding anniversary :confused: :eek: :D ow .. 26 years married to DH :confused: :p he is on nights so it wont be a huge celebration .. got him some small stuff and gonna let him pick out a new fishing rod he wants ... then gonna pick up some crab legs (my favorite) and a NY strip (his favorite) .. and do a MINI celebration/date night/anniversary!!!

OK .. better run .. have a great one ..exercise for me .. the only exercise i will be doing today is the FUN kind ;);) :p :D:D:D
 
Good Morning

I invited a friend over for coffee yesterday and when she was leaving she invited me over for dinner so that's what we did. It was a nice change and DS plays really well with her son even though there is a 2 year age difference.

I think I will be working out early and will spend the rest of the day packing up my things....so much to take with 2 small kids,esp the baby. It takes me all day to remember stuff.

Yesterday's workout was 4DS and MM should, bics,tris and abs and cyclemax. Today I'm leaning towards a circuit with AB.

Diana** a few good workouts and you will feel as good as new. I known whenever I am away and haven't done weights I wanted to do every body part when I get home... But that's kind of impossible. I will def be working out while I am away. I would imagine that there is a gym In the hotel. I still need to check that out. I can only imagine how excited you are to see the girls. Does your son still live with you?

Wendy** I was debating if your sleeping upside down hamster hadn't kicked the bucket the other day! Lol. I tried ommenting on the pic but my phone has been acting weird lately. We use to own guinea pigs and they were the worlds worst. They stunk so mad and they use to bite me. I felt bad b/c they were in such small quarters so I would let them out every once in a while but then they'd pee somewhere.....I wasn't sad to see them go. Hopefully a hamster doesn't smell the same.

Laura** wow...26 years! Awesome! Happy Anniversary!!! Sounds like your gonna have a awesome weekend. I think this week will fly by and before I know it I will be home again...lol. I'm also looking forward to a little shopping and even just hanging out in our hotel room if he needs to study for something.

I checked out airfare prices last night to take DS with me on fri but they are outrageous. I thought that maybe they might have a seat sale on and I will probably keep checking cause one never knows. But then I also need him on the same flight. I just think it would be nice to surprise DH but not st that price.

I may bbl before I hit the road. If not I will def check in from my parents house.

Lori:)
 
Good Morning.:)

I've been hemming and hawing over when to take my rest day this week. It's gotta be between today and Sunday. Even though I won't have much time today, I wanted to get a lower body LF work out in but I am still pretty sore so I'm thinking that perhaps today should be a rest day after all...

This morning after I drop DS at camp I have to drive about 45 minutes to the car dealer where DH bought his new car to get it's first oil change done. He made a 9am appointment. I am sure that I won't get home until between 11 and 12 depending on how late they are running :rolleyes: and then I have to pack up DS and pick him up at camp around 1 and take him up to my MIL's who lives 45 mins away so I have lots of driving to do today...

I made 7pm reservations at a restaraunt down the shore tonight for me and DH. I hope the weather is nice so that maybe we can eat outside. We will be taking the vette down so there goes the hair! :eek:

Laura:: Glad you had fun at the symposium. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!! :D You and DH need to FORGET about your problems so you can celebrate and truly enjoy it w/o stressing/tension.

Lori:: Nice work out y'day-as always! Have fun packing! DS is easier to pack for now that he's older but I remember those days when he was small. Glad they are behind me! :p I never had a guinea pig but I owned 3 hamsters of my own over the years and they don't stink but ofcourse if you don't keep up with their cage it will stink. Junior's cage still seems to be fine. No funky smells coming from it yet! LOL I will probably have DS help me clean on it Sunday regardless though...just to get into the habit. DH considered buying DS a guinea pig instead but they take up a lot more space so he decided against it which is probablu a good thing. I think that a hamster is plenty for his first pet!

Ok, I gotta leave in about 30 minutes and I haven't done a thing yet! Need to move my arse so I'll BBL if I have time! If not, have a great Friday and I'll be back in the morning!:cool:
 
TGIF!!!

Hi Ladies,

Bootcamp kicked my butt last night...tons of running. Over the course of the w/o we ran around 3 miles...obviously not just running, but suicides, sprints, back pedaling, hills etc. It was a tough w/o to come back to but I'm glad I chose going to bootcamp over staying home and sleeping.

Today we are having my car towed to the shop. I told DH only have the bare minimum repaired and then we can sell it. We may also need to have Zach's car towed if the boys can't get it running. Zach definitly wants to sell his car but it needs to be running.

This morning will be UB weights, not sure which workouts though. Perhaps muscle max UB and some ab work.

Wendy-sounds to me like today will be your rest day, ms busy bee. Have fun tonight. Many times we do not take the time to appreciate each other. We never had a hamster....ooohh...I do not like rodents. My niece had a guinea pig and I wouldn't touch it.

Lori-that would be wonderful surprise for DH if you could bring DS1 with you. The airline prices are so expensive anymore....not only that the baggage fees. We had to pay $75 each way for our 3 bags..ugh. I love the shoulder work in 4DS. You actually had me considering doing that instead, but all the pushups....not up for that today. Enjoy your weekend with your parents, should be fun for you.

Laura-hope you had a great Anniversary date with DH last night!;) How fun having a new car...another few years before I can get one. I'm so looking forward to it. My fear is that Jerod's freshman college expenses will put my new car on hold again. Oh well, you gotta do what you gotta do. We do have the newer ford focus from my StepMom. Although it is not at all what I want, it is newer and it appears to have come to us at the right time.

Time to get my w/o on!

bbl
 
TGIF .. finally a weekend at home .. WOOT WOOT!!

Well DH and I had a WONDERFUL Anniversary night ... we locked the gate .. went skinny dipping :eek: .. enjoyed the pool ...enjoyed the afternoon .. ;) .. went for a golf cart ride w/the babies .. then cooked AWESOME crab legs .. OMG .. they were sooooooo good! Of course they are not necessarily fattening .. but the lemon BUTTER I dip them in is. and the crab dip we ate before was!!

and speaking of - the extra fluff and missed workouts and the recent pigging out - I KNEW I had gained weight .. BUT AW LAWWWD .. I got on scales this morning :eek::mad::eek: I have gained 7 pounds :mad: .. OK .. I am officially heavier now than i have ever been in my life :mad: :(:( I NEVER gain weight like that .. SOOOOOO you guessed it .. my rededication to diet and exercise starts today .. I cant have that kind of extra weight on me .. HELLLLLL NOOO.. playtime and vaca is OVER!!!!

Lori - great workouts - I know you are soooo excited about seeing DH .. you are prbly gonna work off some extra pounds on make up time ;);) :p .. I know we didnt discuss the "stress" issues last night and was able to have a great time .. but first thing this morning I get reminded first thing.. and BOOM there goes the head!! :mad:

Wendy - have a great date night - hope the weather holds out for you .. we are to have a beautiful weekend here .. HOT .. but pretty .. may get some rain today .. we need it .. what corn the stupid wild hogs have not destroyed needs rain!

Di - bootcamp does sound brutal ... hope your scale is kinder than mine was .. geesh .. talk about a slap back to reality! and these jeans I have on today .. say the scale is not broken .. they are tight!

OK .. soooooo today will prbly b Xfactor at lunch ... and maybe a run after work ... tmrw will be AB or CF ... and vice versa for SUN ... told SIL i was now ready to get back on our schedule .. we were doing so well there .. and vaca and stress and migraines have ME screwing it all up.. and my stupid head started hurting AGAIN this morning driving .. has to be my eyes ...(and stress). @#$!@#%@#$%@#$%!@#% ...

OK .. have a great one .. I will be home this weekend .. will check in to w/you girlies to see what is up .. and to report my exercise .. B/C I WILL NOT be skipping workouts this weekend!!
 
I've decided on HSTA for this morning. Just waiting for DH to let me know when the tow truck is coming so I can get my workout done. I'm working from home today so it doesn't really matter. I have a lot of other stuff to do also so I really want to get the w/o done.

Laura-you can keep your scale....mine was much kinder to me this morning. Only up .2, thats only 2/10's of a pound. I've been sucking down the water since we got home and that helps me a lot. Of course it doesn't take off the extra 15 I've had for the last 6 or so years. I've kinda decided this weight works for my body. Since my tri training class my weight has been down about 6 pounds and it's stayed around there...so I'm happy with that. Another 2 pounds and I could break a barrier I haven't been under in years. I'm not going to focus on that though, more just eating healthy and working out on a regular basis.
 
Hey Girls

I arrived at my parents about an hour ago. As soon as we arrived my parents were going fishing so they took DS with them. He started crying cause he wanted me to come too....not sure what that was about. He's probably more attached since DH left but I wouldnt have noticed cause I haven't went anywhere!

Today's workout was a run and AB and it kicked my butt. I also did PH and PS Legs AB work. I was huffing and puffing....i think it was b/c it was so warm in the basement from the dehumidifier.

Wendy** I'm sure you and DH will have a wonderful time tonight...much like DH and I next week this time :). I think the pig cage smelled so nasty b/c there were two of them and at that time our house wasnt very big. I think I use to smell the wood shavings the most.

Laura** sounds like you had a nice evening with DH! I'm guessing your gonna be running some miles...lol? I'm sure it won't take long to lose that 7 lbs. you could always come to my house and be ran off your feet! That would get rid of that and more.

Diana** I'm guessing I am going to have to pay for the babys car seat and stroller when I go visit DH :confused: robbery is all it is! Air Canada has been bankrupt so many times....and the govt keeps bailing them out. So they will get me where they can. Nice workouts!

I will bb in the morning

Lori:)
 
Good Morning. :)

DH and I had a great night. We had a fantastic dinner-ate outside overlooking the boardwalk/beach, walked on the beach and out on a jetty, walked the boardwalk, and stopped in an ocean front bar for a drink. Good times. :)

Today he is going into NYC with some of his family. I would be going too but I already have plans to go to a Passion Party this afternoon. ;);)

This morning's work out plan is this LF lower body work out - Curvy Silhouette Workout : @LovingFit
If I can still move I may attempt to do the other half of AB via the premix as well...:eek:

Diana:: Any plans this weekend? Did the tow truck come for your car y'day? How was HSTA?

Lori:: I had to laugh at your parents leaving to go fishing as soon as you walked in the door. Do you smell or something?? :p:D Enjoy your weekend there.

That's all for now but I'll probably be back later!:cool:
 
Good Morning:)

Had a very hot run this morning. I did 10k and that's all I could muster. My mom runs and b and b so I had to wait until she could watch the boys. I was out of here before 9 but it was still to warm. When I turned around to come home the wind was in my face though.

Last night we took the kids to see the fireworks....the baby slept through it all. We didn't get home until after 11 and he didn't even wake when I put him in his crib. I think I am going to a family gathering this afternoon. It's my uncles and aunts 50th wedding anniversary:eek: and they are having a backyard do. I didn't know anything about it until last night. Then tonight I am taking DD to the dinner theater. It will be nice to eat with free hands! Right now the baby is sleeping and DS is in the pool with my brother :)

Wendy** if we smell bad, I guess we smell worse then fish! Lol The fishery was closed years ago and there are a few weeks in the summer months where we are allowed to fish. I think it's 15 fish per boat so they are out fishing whenever they get a chance. So I didn't take it personally! But now that you mention it;) Sounds like there will be another nice evening in your future if your going to a passion party tonight. Don't buy the nipple cream..it doesn't work! :D

I may bbl. I have a busy day so who knows!

Lori:)
 
Hi Ladies,

Today we completed the entire triathlon route.:) This was just practice so we kept it fairly slow and low key, but completed all components. The open water swimming is still quite daunting for me. I will complete this triathlon but probably will not do anymore that are in open water. It's just not something I'm interested in doing. My friend says I should keep doing it so I get more comfortable, but I don't enjoy it. I'd rather be weight training.

Lori-at least you got your run in!! Hope you had a good time with DD at the dinner theatre.:) Some quality mommy daughter time is good for both of you. By the time we got to the run portion this morning, the sun was beating down on us. We ended doing a walk/run for the 5k. I don't like having to walk during my runs, especially one this short. You know, I honestly don't think we had to pay for the stroller. We carried it down the jetway and they put it under the plane and it was ready and waiting for us when we deplaned.

Wendy-Sounds like you had a successful date night! We got both cars towed yesterday and mine has been repaired and I have it back. Actually DS picked up his car yesterday and drove it to work, but then it wouldn't start for him when he got off work. We'll have to have that one towed again....UGH.:mad: I never did get a w/o in yesterday....I made up for it today!:p

Laura-hope you're enjoying some super tough workouts and then relaxing poolside.....repeat tomorrow!

My girls arrive tonight.....so excited....about 3 1/2 hours to go!

bbl
 
Good Morning:)

Feeling pretty lazy even though I was in bed before 11.....

DD and I had a good time at dinner last night. It was pretty funny. By the time we got home from that it was 10'ish so we weren't up long. I was hoping to go to a run this morning but I don't think I have time before church and I still feel like I need tons of coffee. So I might just wait until I get home and workout tonight, that would be the best plan but I do enjoy having my workout done first thing in the day.

Diana** I'm guessing the girls have arrived! I'm sure they will do their best and tucker you out:)..cause that's what kids do! I haven't had both kids at the same time since I've been here but it's back to it tomorrow. The good thing about the next two weeks is I leave on fri, not back till tues night and the girls have French camp all week so I won't have them....before we know it it will be school time. I'm just hoping that spending time with DH doesn't set me back:rolleyes:

I will probably be back tonight!

Lori:)
 
Good Morning Ladies. :)

I was very close to blowing off my work out y'day but I forced myself to do it at the last minute and I'm glad that I did. It was a good one! I didn't have time for AB but I can live with that. I will try to get it done this week at some point.

The Passion Party was lots of fun as I am sure my purchase will be once it arrives!;):p

Today I will be hitting upper body at the gym with DH.

Tomorrow I have a "date" with another Cathlete to complete the newest Zwow which is lower body focused. Excited to give it a go!

Okay, time to eat and get ready for Church now so I'll BBL for personals!:cool:
 
Good Morning Ladies,

Two little girls are in the house!:) They immediately went upstairs to their bedroom and proceeded to pull everything, I mean everything out of their toybox. They love their new bedroom and that makes me happy. Of course at 4yrs old, they pretty much like everything.

My legs and hips are so sore today. They were sore from all the running in bootcamp on Thursday, and although I stretched a lot yesterday my hammies and quads are super sore this morning. Advil was first on my to do list! The run on the tri is on a dirt road, but it is packed down and hard....very hard on my feet and hips.

I hope to do an UB w/o today....not sure what. Perhaps I'll do the HST that I missed or a straight UB w/o....TBD

I have a haircut/color apt at 12:30....these few grays coming in are making me bonkers. I used to just pull them out, but my hairdresser told me not to do that as it damages your scalp. She does 3 colors of hilites/lowlights just on the top layer and it looks very natural. I may go a bit lighter on the highlites today so they stand out more.

Lori-I'm joining you on the coffee this morning. You will have a wonderful visit with DH. I saw the pics of you and DD on FB, you are both beautiful. Not many 30+ mom's can wear their daughters clothes!;) Can't believe school is starting up soon. We just received Jerod's registration packet in the mail, but I haven't even opened it.

Wendy-How was the passion party???;)

Laura-what are you up to today?

bbl
 
sunday

Morning ladies..

I did AB ystdy..and let me just say..EEEEEEEOOOOOOUUUUUUCCCÇCCHHHHHH....holy crapola...my butt, legs, and back/core are so sore..it hurts to move...shame on me for not doing that workout for over a month..yikes!.....if i can get moving..i am gonna try trisets...

Wendy....how fun..pleasure party....my friends is planning one..i cant wait..although i already have lots of fun things already...heee heee...

Lori..great picture of you on fb..wow..you look great...and certainly dont look like you had a baby not to long ago...wow!

Di..enjoy your girls...i know you will..

I have sooooooo enjoyed my first weekend at home...i did get out by the pool with dh ystdy..and hoping to again this afternoon...there is more sun today..and it is really hot out..think heat index is around 106 or so..ugh

Ok girlries..got to get thiz sore bod to moving...ugh...have a great one
 
I'm back for another quicky. Did a nice upper body circuit and one ab exercise at the gym with DH. Lately we've been working chest and back by having one person do a back machine while the other does push ups for chest and then alternating for 3-4 sets. Well today I upped the ante for myself and did 10 burpees every time. It sure made it tougher!

Ok, gotta go...off to the movies!!! BBL!:cool:
 
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