Damage Control...Week of 2/13

[gidget1978]

Good Morning

Is it time to start a new thread? I think the last one was started on a Sunday. I never know if people look at Sunday as the beginning of the week or the end!

I am going to see what I missed and then I will return!

Lori

 

[gidget1978]

I never did come back yesterday and report my workout. I thought I was back here. Of course my day flew by as usual. I ended up doing 4 miles on the TM, HR UB and abs, and MMA UB combos again. The workout seemed longer then it actually was. I only have an hour before my client gets here so I am going to start running and go from there. My TM faces my dvd collection so maybe something will jump out at me? If not I may do the LB work in HR.

I took DD and her BF out for dinner last night. It was his b-day and I had to buy his dinner? LOL I didn't realize how late it was when I tried to put DS to bed and then a friend showed up for a drink. It was 12:30 or so before she left and my eyes were just rolling...I couldn't keep them open any longer. I don't remember moving last night!

I am working today for my coworker but I won't be on call tonight. I am just working the 8 hr shift. I am hoping to get some reading done although the refueler I will be working with loves to hang out and I don't see him very often anymore so I may not get that much done. I have to make it a point to set aside atleast an hour a day to read I didn't get anything done this week!

Diana** Woo hoo! Your just a bargin hunter aren't you!? LOL Gotta love those sales...although lululemon is rarely on sale! LOL I ordered another jacket the other day and it was on sale. Did you ever get your workout in??

Wendy** Isn't getting things done GREAT? I feel very accomplished when I tackle things. Seems like I have been tackling alot lately but that's not the kind of tackling I am talking about, that seems to be a normal day for me lately. I mean the gutting the kitchen out....or a bedroom. I haven't had time to do things like that in FOREVER!

Oh...I just stretched and I have some nice DOMS in my chest and shoulders again. They have gotten a good going over this week!

I will bbl!

Lori

 

[Fit_mommy]

Too friggin funny!!!! LMAO! I started a new thread for the week a minute ago cause I saw that LauraR posted on last week's so I assumed no one had started a new one and I look again and dagnamnit ofcoure Miss Lori started the thread! Good job Lori! You made me eat my words! LOL I didn't think anyone would remember to do it!

BBIAB!

 

[Fit_mommy]

I was away from my pc getting some breakfast for me and DS and when I returned I found this IM waiting for me from Jen Paninacci...

Wow wendy, you're up early as usual!
I miss the girls on the Cathe forums~~ will you tell them I said Hi? I am getting my life back together after the death of my beautiful daughter. Please especially let Diana and Jacque know I think of them often.
got to go, enjoy your workout wendy

 

[rmrmr]

Hi Ladies,

Although I didn't get a workout in yesterday, I did a lot of walking and trying on clothes. I'm not sure what to do today. Definitley need to get B&B done but am considering also adding in CST. That would be 2 hours of lifting STS style. My other option is to add cardio after B&B.

I have a busy work week ahead of me and may miss a couple a.m. w/o's. Thankfully bootcamp has started so I will get some exercise in, but I wanted those classes to be in addition to my normal routine, not in place of.

Lori-It was nice of you to pay for DD's bf's birthday dinner. I'm loving STS but need to get back to cardio at some point. So you finally crashed...it's about time. You need to get your rest too, you can't just go go go all the time.

Wendy-The pain level of the laser was quite tolerable, and it helped that she used numbing cream too. You can check out her prices at bellapellelaser.com. You will at least have a price comparison, although this is probably more expensive in NJ than in CO. She runs specials all the time. Yesterday I only pd. $20. She does this to see if it something that someone really wants to do before you commit to a package. To start, I'm paying for 5 session but am getting 7. I think its $375 for lip/chin. It's a long process and will probably take me all year to get the desired results. Thanks for sharing the message from Jen. I feel so bad for her.

LauraR-You've been working hard, enjoy your rest day today!

bbl

 

[gidget1978]

That's right WENDY...eat those words up..YUM!

Today's workout was 3.5 miles, mixed in with the lower body work from HR. I think I still had a little DOMS going on from the workout I did the other day.

I think my coworker may be working tomorrow for me I would rather have Monday off then Sunday next week. I was thinking more morning workouts would be crap this week coming b/c I had two sessions every morning before work which left no time for me...unless I was to get up at some ungodly hour and work out. Its not so bad when I go to bed early.

Wendy** Which Jen are you talking about? The one that use to check in all the time, that you have visited from time to time? Which ever Jen it is my heart broke when I read it. I had no clue that someone lost their daughter. A parents worse nightmare!

Diana** I always think the same when we go away for the weekend and there is shopping involved. BUT I also make a stop at either a pretzel stand or a ice cream place...which kind of cancels out all the walking I did. Oh...I was sooo sleepy last night and this girl would not shut her pie hole! One story would just flow into the next...it was like one massive story!

Alright..I will probably bbl!

Lori

 

[Fit_mommy]

My work out is done and it was an azz kicker for sure!

Half of 6w6p w/o#2
STS Disc 9 (legs) minus bonus conditioning drills
KCM Kicboxing Kicking premix

Lori:: I went through the house 2x in the past 6 or so months and did some major de-cluttering. Felt great. I still feel like we have too much crap but it's better then it was! I have to be in the mood to do that type of stuff though so it's not something that can be counted on to happen regularly. I just don't have that mindset. Some do though! The Jen I am talking is not the one I am friendly with outside of the forums. It's the blonde gal who just to check in sporadically for a short time. Diana and Jacque met her in Cali on the Cathe Roadtrip. Her daughter committed suicide last year...she was no more then 15 years old.

Diana:: Thanks for the laser info. I'm going to look further into it I think. Enjoy whatever work out you decide to do!

K, I gotta scoot. Goin' shopping w/my mom for a bit this afternoon. Gotta finish getting ready. Joey's spending a lot of the day with daddy. They just got back from Church and going out to breakfast and now I will be leaving in a little bit for shopping. Gotta love times like this! Doesn't happen often enough!

BBL or in the morning...if I can get out of bed!

 

[rmrmr]

Hi Ladies,

I ended up doing B&B, and Peak 10 cardio. I hadn't done this w/o before, actually had to take the wrapping off of it. I would consider it a lighter w/o. I almost gave up on it but it got more fun at about the midway point. It has some very short intervals.

Wendy-glad you were able to get you workout in before heading out shopping. Have a fun day with your mom.

Not sure what I have going for the rest of day. Oh yeah, I'm supposed to be finishing up our taxes. Better get to it!

bbl

 

[Fit_mommy]

Hello.

I'm enjoying some wine and then I think I'm gonna just pass out. I'm sooo tired! This weekend was a whirlwind!

Diana:: The peak10 work outs have been on my wishlist though I haven't given in and bought any yet. So you weren't all too impressed with peak10 cardio? It was getting rave reviews but everyone's different. I wasn't sure how I'd like it either which is probably while I haven't purchased it yet. When I "jump on the bandwagon" too fast I usually end up purchasing something that's not to my liking ie the Bob Harper dvd set. If I sit on it for a bit and still want it then it's usually a good purchase for me.

Speaking of purchases....I was at Walgreens today and they had the Supreme 90 Set that everyone's been touting. At $20 for all of those workouts, I couldn't pass it up!

 

[rmrmr]

Wendy-I've only done the Peak 10 cardio w/o once. I should probably do it a few more times to give a better review. I've only done part of the Peak 10 cardio wts w/o which I think I will like a lot more. Who's the instructor on the the Supreme 90? Is it Tony Horton?

 

[gidget1978]

Hey Girls,

Quick check in before bed time. I don't have to work tomorrow NOR do I have to train anyone tomorrow morning sooooo this means I am in no hurry to wake up I don't remember the last time I slept in.

Wendy** That is heart breaking. Esp when I have a daughter the same age. Sounds like you had a good day!!

Diana** Nice workout.

I ran to the mall today while I was at work b/c I wanted some new pants. I took at 3/4 in with me and everyone single one of them were to big. I was rotted....b/c I didn't have time to look through that rack again and the lady working was absolutely useless. Normally I would have been happy to buy a smaller size but not today. I managed to find 2 pairs of pants...in size 1/2 and 3 tops..which I didn't really need but they were 50% off. AND WTH is up with skinny legged dress pants?? Who in the world would wear that??

BB in the a.m.

Lori

 

[Fit_mommy]

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!!!!!!

Morning.

Unscheduled rest day for me-only a day early though so it's not bad. I woke up at midnight and couldn't get back to sleep for almost 2 hours. I decided to forgo my work out in favor of sleeping in a bit but I'm still quite tired. Gonna be a looong day.

Lori:: So is 1/2 a size called "half" or is it a "one two"? LOL I know the answer, I'm just busting your chops. You're so tiny (which is totally awesome!) I wouldn't be surprised if you needed a size "half"! Seems as though I am not the only one who had fun shopping y'day!

Diana:: Tom Holland is the instructore for Supreme 90. It's very P90X-esque but Tony is not in it. I've only previewed 2 of the work outs so far. They are both cardios b/c I figured I could use them in my STS rotation. I'm not looking at anything I can't use with STS until I'm almost done with the rotation! The cardios are set up as drills that are grouped into circuits. Looks very challenging but incorporates a lot of weights similar to what BH does and I was not a fan of his w/o's as you know. I am not going to write these off though. I will try them with very light (or perhaps no weights if I think it will still get my HR up) and see how I do. I think I might have been trying to use weights that were too heavy when I did the BH work out. If I can make these work then BH might be able to be revived for me! The set is getting good reviews both on here and on VF so when I saw it in Walgreens for just $20 (and many have gotten it even cheaper!), I couldn't leave it there!

So when I went shopping y'day I finally picked up the cable I need to play my cathe downloads through my tv! So excited to take it to A/C with me this weekend! What I am curious about (and am going to try) is if I don't want to utililize the WOB and just want to have the straight work out on my IPOD, if I can rip it off the dvd (any work out dvd, not just Cathe) on to my PC and then DL it on to my IPOD and play it the same way? There might be a safety built into the disc to guard against that. Not sure but I may try it one day.

Wow-it's already time for me to jump in the shower! That went fast!

BBL from work! You girls gotta come around often today and be chatty so that you keep me awake! I have been leaving early which means no lunch breaks for me so I won't be able to nap today!

 

[gidget1978]

Good Morning!

So a sleep in for me is just till 7:30 apparently It was nice to wake up on my own though and not to the sound of the alarm clock. We didn't go to bed until late but I had a little snooze with DS before hand.

I am off today until later this evening, then I will be on call. I am still gonna send DS to the sitters and then she takes him to preschool in the afternoon. I have to get use to this b/c that's what will be happening when I am on my 4 days off that I am giving to the new girl. This will give me time to study. So I am going to tidy up the house quickly, take him to the sitters and then study until 10:30 or so, get my workout in, have a couple sessions, then study from 2:30-4 again.

Wendy** Yes....I'm half a size LOL Its weird b/c the pair I was wearing yesterday use to be tight. Now they are lose as if they have been stretched or something. When I looked at the size of them there were a 1/2 as well. I guess it was the style of the pants. I saw I really nice soft pair when I was getting ready to leave but I didn't have it in me to try them on...and everything was full of static! The two pairs I bought weren't mega long (everything is always to long for me) but I may tack them up a little. I will be around here and there today so you will have someone to talk to And I will workout for the both of us!

I don't know what workout to do today. I hit everything pretty late in the week last week but I am only off on Wed and Thurs this week (besides for today). I was thinking just a good cardio and abs but I am leaning towards UB as well. I will figure it out!

I will bbl!

Lori

 

[rmrmr]

Happy Valentines Day Ladies,

Quick post for me since I need to get to work earlyl today. I did Disc 19, but only Chest & Shoulders. I'll do the tricep segment after bootcamp tonight.

Lori-glad you got to sleep in a bit. Sounds like a solid plan of scheduling your studying time.

Wendy-I struggled with BH the first few times, due to using too heavy of weights. Now when I do those w/o's I have several weight selections around me.

Morning to LauraR, LauraT and Jacque!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Lori:: So what work out did you decide to do? If you keep up all of the cardio you may end up needing a size HALF! My SIL was a size 0 or 00 for the longest time. She's put on a few pounds over the years. Surely still tiny but just NOT AS tiny anymore. I wonder if she's gone up in size at all? If she has, it probably isn't much. Excuse me while I throw up a little! I am a pretty solid size 4. Not bad except for the fact that you can bet your azz that size 4's today are not what they used to be!

Diana:: I am going to keep it light at first with the Supreme cardio and take it from there. If it feels like a good w/o I will leave it at the lightest weights. If not, I'll up it the next time. If I go too heavy and can't finish I'll just get frustrated and quit. Enjoy BC class tonight! So is Meso 2 set up where you work 1 body part to exhaustion before moving on to the next?

 

[Poochy]

Monday . ugh . but HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

hello girlies .. been busy Monday ..

OK .. I didnt realize they make a size HALF .. R U FREAKIN KIDDING ME My big toe wouldnt fit into that!!! I am officially mad at Lori for being so tiny ... {humph} .. JK I went straight from a preteen 13 to a JR 6 .. never got to know any of the numbers in between!!! I wear a size 6 and some 8s on some things You tiny bits just kiss my big ole POOCH!!!

Wendy - so you caved again and bought more exercise stuff .. I WILL NOT CAVE ON THIS ONE!!! {humph} .. tell Jen we all are thinking of her .. sooooo sad!!!!

Lori -Hope you are enjoying your day off and was able to sleep in ... never fails IF I CAN sleep in .. I dont .. and vice versa!!

Di - bootcamp has started up .. FUN!!!!

Hello to Jacque ...

Well .. I am going to teach a 30 minute plyo class tonight - then gotta hurry home and take my DM, DA, DN and SIL their Valentine present - it is also DA brithday today .. so gotta take her B-day present too!! then I bought DH some Alaskan King Crab legs to cook for our V-day supper .. MM MMM MMM OK .. hope cupid is good to my cyber gals!! have a great one!

 

[gidget1978]

Hey Girls,

Thought I would check in now b/c I probably won't get to tomorrow. I have a workout session at 6:15, then I will workout myself. I should go to work a little earlier b/c I am training the new girl. She use to work with us before but it was before the take over so some things have changed.

My workout today was abs, 4 miles on the TM and 40/20. I don't know what I will do tomorrow. I guess I will be saving my weights for Wed and Thurs.

Wendy** Yeah...I don't think I will be ever seeing a 0! LOL The good thing about all of this was the fact that I am comfortable enough with my body that I wanted the 3/4 to fit! How many times have I went to a store and hoped the smaller size would fit and I would try to jam myself into them. I didn't care what size was on the tag. In the meantime if I had went to a store with nicer dress pants I probably would have had more luck.

Laura** Wendy was making fun of me. I'm not a half of a size...I guess I am more of a 1 1/2 size...LOL cause the size was 1-2. Sounds like you have a nice evening planned!!

Diana** I am happy with the amount of reading I did today. It was so nice to have a quiet house. It was hard sending DS out at first but its an awesome break!

So get a load of this one. When we hired the new girl she told us that she already had holidays booked from the 19th of April into May. We said that we would be fine with that b/c we wanted her to come back. My plan is to go on April 13th, so our holidays might over lap a day. What did my coworker do? Booked her holidays for May 4th. Her holidays and the new girls holidays overlap by 6 DAYS!! Who do you think is gonna have to cover those days??? I was so ticked. What was the point in having someone else start with us to cover holidays if I have to cover them??? Ugh!

O.k..time to get ready for bed!

Lori

 

[rmrmr]

Hi ladies,

I had a very busy day at work and an equally busy one scheduled for tomorrow. I have to be to work early tomorrow so will probably do a HIIT w/o for times sake.

Bootcamp was great tonight! Lots of stair running, laps and stations of walking pushups, dips, walking lunges, suicides, burpees, shuffles, ab work, calf raises etc. It was very similar to Cathe's 4DS bootcamp w/o.

I also did the tricep work that I had to skip this morning...and threw in LL ab work.

Wendy-yep, Meso 2 works one body to failure and moves to the next. I think P90X is the mac daddy and I don't want a substitute when I already have the real thing. I'm going to pass for now.

Laura-You have a busy day/night planned. Hope you have a great evening with DH. Well it's not officially called bootcamp, it is the Spring Fitness Challenge but its basically bootcamp indoors. Outdoor bootcamp doesn't start until June.

Lori-Hopefully you've already booked your vacation and the others are screwed. Obviously if the new girl already had prearranged vacation there's not much you can do. But for an existing coworker to take your vacation time is unacceptable. I'm sure you can get it all straightened out. btw, I have been a size 1 since....hhhmmm...never.

NightyNight Ladies.

 

[LauraR]

Yikes . . . a day off the boards and there are 17 posts on the thread!!

We have friends staying with us, so I totally missed my workout yday. It's OK. I've made great progress and the weight continues to drop. I've lost 7 or 8 pounds since Jan 1. I'd like to drop another 6-10 by April 11, when we head to the States.

This afternoon I'm going to do Push Pull, the triple upperbody premix. Can't wait.

Anyone planning on signing up for the 2011 road trips?

 

[gidget1978]

Good Morning,

Quick checkin while I am waiting for my jeep to warm up.

Diana** I need to try and get to work earlier today as well...let's see how that goes. Glad to hear you had a good workout last night.

LauraR** Congrats on the weightloss, that is awesome!!! Have a good workout.

I weighed this morning...no wonder Im not a full size anymore 117.4. I haven't weighed that in a while. I even weighed 2 times to makes sure it was right. There is no way my work pants are gonna fit me today. I may have to wear another pair but I would prefer to wear my work pants if I have to train someone.

BBL!
Lori