Damage Control on Thursday is a smart thing to do! :)

[Fit_mommy]

Morning Chicas.

I'm a happy girl today for three reasons...

First and foremost....MY SON GOES BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY!!!!!

Secondly....I realized that I do not have an Insanity w/o on tap today. It's my run day which means I don't have to rush between work n school to try and get my cardio w/o done! I can use the time as I see fit (hello nap time!!!) and go to the gym at 4pm with Joey for my run.

And last but not least...I was very concerned that after combining SS and Insanity for the first time that I would be reeling with DOMS that would prevent me from staying on track with my new rotation plan today. Thankfully (and surprisingly) this is not the case so all systems are go!!!!

I'm an UNhappy girl today for one reason and one reason only...

I was awake just before 4am again this morning even though I stayed in bed until 4:30.
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So I like "Control the Insanity" too. I think as long as we keep the word or DAMAGE or CONTROL in our title that we will be able to distinguish it from the other thread. We could also just do something like "Damage Controllers gone Insane" and then there would be no confusion at all. I guess we still have a few days to figure this all out though.

I finished week 2 of the Insanity rotation w/y'day's work out. Today is technically the final day of week 2 for me though since I am adding on an extra day for a run. I have decided that if this SS/Insanity mix works out well and I am liking it, that I will extend month 1 of Insanity out to the end of the month (about an extra 2 weeks) in order to get a full month of SS work outs done. Month 2 of Insanity are 60 minute work outs with more body weight work in them so SS will have to take a hike at that point. I will do each work out once and then decide if weight work add-ons are necessary.

Diana:: You know what, sometimes just biting the bullet and doing what your DH asks is easier then putting up with the nagging about it. If anyone nags in our relationship it is my DH, not me! You should have told your DH...if you want him to go to the doc so bad then YOU take him! Thanks for your feedback on my rotation idea. We'll see how it goes. Sorry your feet didn't like your work out y'day.

Lori:: I can easily put annoying background exercisers, etc on "IGNORE" when doing a work out so long as I like the work out itself. The only thing that grates on me is bad music and I don't mean that the music has to choreographed to each move like what Cathe does, I just mean if the music sucks like in BBC 5 Day Academy Series or Slim Series. Thankfully they both have no music options and I am more then happy to use it! So I hope you were getting PAID to watch all those kids!!!! So did you end up working out at 10pm last night!?

Jacque:: I hear ya on the coloring grays thing. Actually the last time I colored my hair (maybe a couple weeks ago now?), I bought/used temporary color by accident. I was pissed when I realized but used it anyway. You know it's holding better then the permanent stuff! Go figure! Still no shipping notice from BB? You know sometimes those notices don't go out for some reason or get lost in cyberspace. Your work outs may be on their way anyway!!! As you already read above...sleeping past 4am did NOT happen again today. UGH. I have a few things that are bugging me and I won't think about them for hours but the minute I lay down in bed...BAM...there they are!

Guess that's all for now! Let me get this posted and then eat a little something...gotta get to my work out soon!

 

[gidget1978]

GOOD MORNING!!!

I feel like a million bucks We went to bed shortly after my post last night and I was out around 10:30 ish...after DD got home. She was up to something last night b/c her curfew is 10 and she took her time walking home. She didn't seem like she had been drinking but I think something was on the shake. So today is drilling time and she won't be sleeping in till the afternoon either. We took her cell when she got home and a couple of weird messages came in after we went to bed, one was "caught?" So she was up to something.

Anyway...one of her punishments today will be watching all of these kids while I go outside for a run

Wendy** nope, straight to bed last night for me! Sooo tired! Glad to hear you aren't suffering from major DOMS today Oh and one of the guys drives me a little to...he keeps looking at his muscles. I hate muscle heads. DD's dad is one and thats half the reason why I broke up with him Plus the fact that I didn't love him! LOL

Diana** I would imagine that you enjoy your GD's a great deal when they are around! You probably don't see them enough.

Jacque** Thanks for letting me vent! I could vent all day long about different things but I don't want to bore anyone! hehe!

O.k...i will be back later with a workout to report!

Lori

 

[Fit_mommy]

Mix It Up got done! I hit it at 6am and was done before 7. Only had a little bit of lower body floor work to omit so the w/o was about 55 minutes.

Gotta jet now to get Joey off to his first day of school. He is crying b/c he got into trouble a few minutes ago. Great way to start the school year.

BBL!

 

[rmrmr]

Morning Ladies,

I'm heading down for cardio recovery. I previewed a bit of it last night and I have a feeling my legs are going to be sore after this one. It has non weighted squats and lunges w/low pulses as well as some nice stretching moves. After previewing it last night I thought it could be done tonight, after bootcamp. I don't want to be up too late working out though.

Wendy-sorry Joey is already in trouble, his first day of school no less. Nice job banging out that workout so early. Hopefully your sleep pattern will improve.

Lori-the life of a teenager! Prior to cell phones all the kids friends would call the house so we always knew who they were talking to. Now all the kids have cell phones and its harder to know what's going on. Hopefully she wasn't doing anything too bad. I'm sure you will feel much better after you get your run in today!

Jacque-I absolutely plan on continuing with Insanity. I can ice my feet if needed. My feet pain can probably be attributed to years of aerobics on a cement floor. I'm not positive but am sur it didn't help at all. Maybe you can BB customer service a call and see if they can give an ETA.

bbl

 

[Sunshine1528]

Morning ladies !

I'm feeling tired today - probably because I "slugged" yesterday. Funny too, without a workout (and I didn't eat a ton either) the scale is up 2 lbs. Crazy how our bodies work, huh? Not worried cuz it seems to do that on non-workout days. That being said, I have PLB on tap for tonight but . . . have a cousin in town for the evening and am going out to dinner so we'll see how it goes. May either be catch up to complete my month's rotation, or scrap whatever doesn't get finished.

Wendy - so the title on the thread today pretty much won't fit in with my dinner out too well here ! Guess I have to be good now, huh? Good to hear you've no DOMS and that Joey is heading to school. Do you think you might sleep through the night if you didn't take a nap? I'm pretty much awake (other than the last 2 AMs) at 5 or so and hit the sack about 10. If I happen to fall asleep (rare for me) then I stay awake much later, sometimes until 12 or after and then don't sleep in. Perhaps you should try that? Or it could just be the dreaded periM starting up - how old are you? I am up for either of the thread names you have here.

Lori - oh the fun of teens. Do you know where she was supposed to be going? I used to make my DD call me from the land line where she was going and sometimes would tell her I wanted to talk to the parents. Cell phones sure make it difficult. Good for you feeling tip top today. I like you idea of "punishment", something to bug her and reward you ! Hope you get a good run in today.

Diana - great that you can ice your feet and they will be fine. Mine cramp alot but it doesn't keep me from wearing sandals or working out. Sometimes I just fall to the floor and start massaging - oh well, such is growing old and a part of life. Nothing will keep me from Insanity either. Heck - I'm still impressed with myself that I made it through STS ! <<Pats herself on back>>> I was thinking the same about contacting BB today - I mean I coulda probably walked to pick it up and been back home now !

Jen & Laura - hope work goes well today for you.

TTYL you Insane DC'ers. I sure hope I can join you soon !

 

[irishrose]

Heya girlies

I don't have time for personals right now. I'm finishing up my prep for tomorrow's meetings, but I just wanted to quickly report that the Eagle has landed and INSANITY IS IN DA HOOOUUUSSSEEE...

I did get a chance to go through the reading material last night and look over the nutrition plan. That's gonna be no sweat It looks super easy to follow. It doesn't eliminate anything from the diet, there are still carbs (woo hoo!!) in the form of complex carbs, and it's much like the way I already eat.

So this morning I HAD to see what it was all about, and I popped in Plyometric Cardio Circuit and was a puddle by the end of the warmup. I mean, seriously, that's a warm up?? Then went through those ridiculous circuits until the end. Killer. It's the only word I can think of. I loved it though!

Gotta get back to work but will bbl~

Jen

 

[Fit_mommy]

Looks like Laura posted on yesterday's thread so I copied it here for her...

Hello girls ..

back in my location but filling in on counter ..3rdof month and checks dropped .. insane crazy again here .. will be worse tmrw /w3rd check and FRI payday.. plus I will be in another office .. ugh .. .. so I worked myself into such a frenzy gave myself a headache .. took so many ibuprofen and it didnt touch it ..by the time I got home I had a full blown migraine .. had to take meds and get on couch .. took some more b-4 bed .. feeling DRUGGED today .. but head is better ... my baby dog is home and he was soo tired.. doing good though .. the thing on his face was worse than I thought he must have cut deep b/c he has a 6 inch incision w/ aobut 10 -12 staples .. poor baby!!! but he is doing good! Thank God!

Wendy .. I am going to attempt Pure Cardio today .. if my head allows it .. it looks TERRIBLY hard .. hope I dont pass out!!

Lori .. I was LOLROTF at your post ... you, the kiddo, and the balloon tragedy .. I am sorry that was hillarious .. feel free to share your frustration any time .. we all have those days .. think I am the one w/the most whinning and fussing stories .. LOL .. I remember one time when DN was a little bitty thing SIL and I took him on his first REAL outting at the mall they had new cars on display there .. he latched onto one and started begging his mother to buy it .. crying screaming .. she got on to him .. but that wasnt gonna quiet him .. he pitched a ROYAL fit .. clinging on screaming at each car we came to .. we were SOOOOO embarrassed .. kept walking off from him thinking he would leave it alone .. OH NOOOOOOO not that day .. he was on a one of a kind TEAR that day .. LOL!!!!

Di - the cardio and resistance was easier than the plyo one to me .. I will say I dont think pushups should be done that fast .. dont really think you make any gains doing them that fast .. he keeps talking proper form .. but H### he dont even give you time to GET INTO proper form .. he is done by the time I am getting the first few done.. LOL (guess that is showing my age huh?)

Jacque .. if your billing says the 31st you should be getting it any day now right???? I saw your temps into 100 degrees??? WOW .. stay cool woman!! It is NICE here today .. around 82 or so .. supposed to get into the 60's tonight they have been saying that but so far we have not made it .. but it is less humid today and cloudy not rainy .. so we may make it tonight ..

OK .. so as long as my headache stays at bay the plan is for SIL to teach for me tonight and me try to tackle Pure Cardio .. SIL did it yesterday .. said it was hard .. she was sore today .. but it was not as hard as Plyo one .. so we will see .. I keep thinking .. NO REST >> NO REST >> UGH NO REST >>> hope I dont pass out.. LOL!!!! OK .. gotta run ladies .. have a great one!
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[Sunshine1528]

Wow it's a little quiet here today compared to the last couple of days. We aren't even to #10 yet !

I checked my tracking and FINALLY shipped out at 2:21 AM today from LA so I would guess the truck should make it to SJ today and be on a UPS truck to my house tomorrow. Perhaps it will be my Ex-BIL who delivers it? I saw him next door at lunch y'day. One of those crazy stories but we were both married to the sibs (talk about dysfunctional - 4 kids - 1 not married, the 3 that married, all married 2X and divorced 2X - think one may have married a 3rd time ! ) Yep we're both glad to be done with that we are we are.

Jen - good review so far but kinda scary when you're tired just from the warm up ! I CAN'T WAIT ! ! ! I am ready, I am ready, I am ready . . . think that may have to be my new "mantra" LOL ! So are you coming to the end of your stacks of cases yet . . . ? ? ?

Laura - whoa bummer about such a large incision. Does he have a collar on to keep him from rubbing his face with his paws? At least all went well. One less thing for you to stress about. So so sorry for the migraine - kinda understand as I used to get real bad headaches from "being sensitive - allergy wise". Hope you have the energy to do your Insanity so you can be tired all over again ! I mean, isn't that what we all live for around here? Total and complete exhaustion from exercising? LOL !

Ummmmm . . . Wendy . . . you are very quiet today? Gettin' into trouble since you are "home alone" ? ? ?

Off to eat lunch - which better be a light one since it is restaurant for dinner !

 

[Poochy]

OY DOUBLE OY .. Thanks Wendy .. MAN .. told ya'll I was all drugged up .. sorry girlies!! I am a dumb@$$ today ..

OK .. eerrrrrrrr .. so hello it is Thursday NOT Wed .. .. tomorrow is FRIDAY ... and a LONG weekend!!! Geesh what a day!! LOL

Jen .. woohoo .. ya I thought the same thing on the warm up .. I was a PUDDLE of sweat ... and it was JUST the warm up!!!!!!

Wendy .. thanks for looking after your drugged up .. asylum working ... constant blonde moment cyber pal .. GEESH what would I do w/o you!!!!

Jacque they didnt give him a collar or anything .. right now it is ok .. we might end up having to wrap it once it starts healing and starts to itch .. ???

Di .. dang u are gonna do the recovery right after bootcamp .. ooooohhh . you are brave!!!

OK .. real busy .. prbly another reason for the blonde moment posting in wrong thread .. ahhhh .gotta run .. have a great one

 

[Fit_mommy]

Hey Girls!

Gotta get dinner ready shortly but just wanted to post that both work outs are done. I already posted (didn't I? I can't remember!) that I banged out Mix It Up at 6am. Well I went to the gym at 4pm and ran 3 miles. I used Itread 3/40 minutes but didn't finish it cause by the time that 3 mile mark came I was pooped!

I must have slept better last night over all b/c even though I was up BEFORE the chickens again, I never ended up napping and don't feel as bad as I did y'day. In addition, I feel better now about what has been bugging me so HOPEFULLY I will sleep until my alarm goes off tmrw morning (5 am). I normally get up at 6 but with this new early morning w/o plan I need to get up earlier so that I have time for coffee, computer time and a little bit of food before my work out.

My son must be tryin' to push me back into my daily wine habit again! I haven't bought wine just for the house in quite some time but I keep reconsidering it! He was misbehaving again after school and on the way home from the gym. I am so tired of raising my voice, taking things away from him, putting him in time out and sending him to his room. CALGON TAKE ME AWAY!!!!!

Alright, enough chit chat...off to make supper but I'll be back later for personals for sure!

 

[irishrose]

Hey all...home now and sittin' on my butt

Laura: So happy to hear your big baby dog is doing fine. It's amazing how stress can wipe a person out though, huh? Nearly makes ya delirious and likely to post on the wrong thread I know the chaos in the office doesn't help either, so between all those things, we just happy you got the right check-in LOL.

Wendy: When I say "long run", keep in mind that "long" is only about 7 miles. That's good enough for me though I know all too well the happiness that comes with the first day of school! I hope you enjoyed your day, and Joey, too! How'd he do? This insomnia thing you've got goin' on is not fun, though! You gotta unload the crap you've got on your mind so you can get a decent night's sleep, or Insanity might just take on a whole new meaning for you Good job getting Mix It Up done so early this morning!

Diana: Sorry to hear about your aching feet! For a while I had no problem running on the treadmill, but since I've been able to get out on the road more often lately (now that I'm not so squamish about leaving the kids home alone for a bit), I DO NOT want to use the treadmill. I think Insanity arrived just in time so that I can do that and not worry about running.

Lori: The story about DS's balloon was hilarious! I could see the whole thing happening, I swear. I've been there several times myself, and oh, what it takes not to strangle them!

Jacque: Yup, I got STS when I was laid up back in January, and I was in such a funk at the time, plus physically unable to do them, that I didn't even look for fear that it would just feel like torture. Then CLX came along, then running, now Insanity...and so it still sits in the box. I'm thinking it might be a good follow up to Insanity, though. So anything yet??

Off to grab something for dinner. Will check back in later~

Jen

 

[gidget1978]

Hi Ladies!

Late checkin for moi. I was kept going all day. We went shopping for school supplies in the a.m and then I went for my run around 2'ish. Still no weights done but I will probably do those tomorrow b/c there will be little or no cardio tomorrow.

My run was 22.5 kms long. The first half of the run was very windy but wind doesn't really bother me. On the way back though, the wind magically disappeared! It wasn't even pushing me I thought I would have alittle help...but nooooooooooo! I wasn't prepared for that long of a run though. Usually I plan ahead so I eat well. I don't think I had a sensible meal all day. I usually don't do that either! I kinda picked all day, then went for a run and was so wiped during the end of it.

Wendy** Kids? who know they could be so annoying at times! I get a bit disturbed when I think about child abuse though. I can't imagine actually hurting a child or an animal for that matter. I would be allllll over reporting someone if I were suspicious. But everyone I know is normal...and we just keep on yelling till we can't yell anymore! DS was pretty good today. Probably as something to do with the fact that I didn't have him all afternoon, his father did So you got your 2 workouts in? Your on a rollllll! Im enjoying a drink right now, not wine though.

Laura** I think i posted on the wrong day not that long ago....you are excused. I don't think anyone was nice enough to copy and paste it for me though hehe! Glad you hear you are feeling better today. I flossed my teeth a little to hard yesterday evening and set one of my teeth off. I swear, Im soon gonna have them all pulled and get fake ones.

Diana** DD was suppose to be at Mc'ds last night. That is where they go and hang..or so they say. Nothing good as came from all this technology! Kids barely even talk anymore. I would imagine they will all have artritis (sp?) in their fingers by the time they are 40!

Jacque** The scale always shows a couple lbs gain when I don't workout. Probably the reason why I don't NOT workout very often! hehe! What the scale tells me goes in one eye and out the other these days All you really need to do is go by how your clothes feel. I wonder will you get insanity before me????

Jen** So what do you think??? Is it gonna be doable? Are we all going to die? Prehaps the name of the thread should have something involving "dying" in the title. Like " Previously called the damage controllers but we are all dying of Insanity Sept 23rd, is it Friday yet...nope still hump day" hahaha!

So as we suspected DD was up to know good last night. All you have to do is keep the girls cell phone and everyone just tells on her! Her story was that she had one beer. I do beleive the story, partly b/c she seemed fine when she came home AND I may have been listening at the door when she was talking on the phone to her friend Grounded for the rest of the summer. I just wish she would stop lying...she gets that from her father.

BB in the a.m!

Lori

 

[rmrmr]

Hi Ladies,

Late post for me tonight. Bootcamp was a goodie, harness runs, sprinting and jacks made up the cardio portion. We also did ab work, hovers (planks) and pushups. All I know is my quads are killing me and I'm sure its from the cardio recovery w/o this morning. I probably wouldn't have noticed any soreness if I didn't have bootcamp tonight.

Its back to Insanity tomorrow. I think it might Pure Cardio...not sure. It doesn't really matter as they are all hard...for me anyway.

I saw Cathe's Egglands Best tour Daytona Agenda on FB and it looks awesome. If she does come to Denver, I'm so going to see her again!

Lori-Sorry the wind was gone before you got the benefit of it. I do not like running in the wind at all. For some reason it messes up my breathing rhythm or something and I always get a sideache. Sorry DD lied to you. I didn't mention it earlier because it is so embarrasing, but DS3 was caught stealing a $3 pack of magic cards. Needless to say I was mortified. He didn't even ask me if I would buy them for him...he threw them in my basket under the bags (I had no idea) and we were stopped by security leaving the store. Oh no, I couldn't just give him the cards back...we had to leave our basket at CS and go back into this little room where my son was questioned etc. It was quite embarrasing. They scared the crap out of him so he won't do it again, but also told me in private they couldn't do anything about it because the dollar amount was so minimal.

Jen-Way to go...my sentiments exactly...that's no warmup-especially the 3rd time through when you're about to die!!!! I was pretty much wiped after the warmup. Do you want to start our "official Insanity rotation" on Sunday or Monday next week? I'm hoping Jacque will have hers too.

Laura-no worries about posting on the wrong day. You've been busy and with the first of the month, full moon, doggy surgery....no worries. Yeah, I only got about 1/2 the pushups done but hopefully that will improve over time. I also struggle holding myself in full pushup position for long periods of time....like the leg kicks and oblique crunches etc. I home to see improvement there also.

Jacque-hope you enjoy your evening out tonight. You might just get your shipment before the shipping notice ever goes out. I'm hoping to start the rotation this next week....you should have your delivery by then. My fingers are crossed. I've been meaning to tell you that I'm also on LinkedIn.

Wendy-Have you considered working retail? Not my first choice but they will be hiring soon for the holidays. You let them know the days and hours your're available and they work around your schedule. It's obviously part time so that may or may not be what you're looking for. I've worked overnights at both Kohl's and Target unloading trucks and stocking. The employee discounts sure did come in handy. Overnights may not work for you but they do hire part time employees. I'm actually considering doing this againg for awhile. It was tough 'cuz I only did Fri and Sat nights from 10pm-6am, on top of my normal 8-5 job. What about working the counter at the gym???

It's almost 10pm and I still need to shower. See you all in the AM.