DAMAGE CONTROL...WEEK OF May 15th!

[Poochy]

WED - HUMP DAY .. WOOT WOOT COME ON WEEKEND!

MORNING LADIES

Another beauty of a day sunshine cool temps - I taught another kick arse class last night - Did circuits of cardio/plyo, KB, plank work, LB, and UB light weight .. was great!! the hammies were REALLY screaming at me .. but it felt great to work them out - and the newbie came back - I have got to talk w/her b/c she doesnt do ANY of the plank or pushups ?? or even overhead UB .. wondering now if she hasnt had surgery of some sort or injury ??? ODD

Lori - sounds like you had an awesome and busy day - great workouts!!! WTG - enjoy your off time

Wendy - I am JUST like that .. if I HAVE to get up early ..I am usually sleeping like a log - if I can sleep in ... I wake up early gggggrrrrrrrrrr .. irony is a biatch!! LOL Have a fun REST day! Do you weigh yourself once a week or every day??

Di - congrats on the card sort - sounds like you SHOULD have a promotion in your future!!! Today I dont have class - so I am either gonna do a run or gonna go home and do STS .. the QUEEN OF DOMS is still DOMSING .. hammies, back and core!!!!

OK .. so it is STILL A FULL MOON - crazies are out and about - and I have PMS monster on me .. UGH ... gonna try to hide in my cubby hole and stay out of sight as much as possible ..LOL .. have a great day!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Laura:: I am a daily weigher. It just works better for me. Keeps my head in the game. Out of sight means out of mind for me when it comes to the scale and that's not good. Well I'm happy the newbie came back to try again. Let us know what she says about all of the exercises she is leaving out. Glad you are having nice weather. Ours stinks and will remain so thru the end of the week.

 

[rmrmr]

Hi ladies,

I actually ended up doing Imax Extreme off the Terminator DVD. It was fun one and a nice change up for me. Tomorrow and Friday I'm going to a conference downtown and I won't be working out in the morning. I'm hoping to w/o tomorrow evening, either GS C&T or BSB.

I have hurt my shoulder/collar bone and may need to go to the Dr. It's been bothering me off and on since winter when I injured it shoveling snow (I think). More recently it's been hurting all the time. It's time to figure out what's causing all this pain.

Wendy-okay missy, nothing like a kick in the pants! I posted in the WW thread and plan on tracking my food this week. Please feel free to post in the WW thread. I will be there to support you. We used to have a larger group, it seems to have dwindled a bit.

Laura-Well I wasn't guaranteed a promotion, but am certainly hoping one comes through for me. I'm asking to be compensated fairly for what I do. I'm actually hoping for a 10% increase in pay and bumping up my incentive percentage as well. You may want to have a chat with your newbie and offer her alternative exercises to accommodate her condition whether it be injury, surgery or what not. So we are getting rain, everday this week. We haven't even had to use our sprinkler system yet. That's a good thing since 2 of our zones aren't working.

Lori-how many workouts did you do today?

I won't be here in the A.M. Hope you all have a great Thursday!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Good Morning Ladies.

This morning's work out was cardio kicks with weighted gloves but only a 1/2# per glove b/c having tried this work out previously with 1# per glove, it proved to be too much. 1/2# was perfect though! Great sweat! I finished off with the 4th circuit from JM's BFBM b/c it's core/ab focused and perfect b/c I was short on time and it only take a few minutes to do.

Well, the party weight is gone as of this morning along with an additional .2 down so hopefully I can log a loss (no matter how small) for tmrw's WW weigh-in!

Diana:: Good job with the Terminator work out. They are toughies! Sorry about your shoulder. I hope it's nothing serious. Good luck with the promotion. I sincerely hope it works out for you. I saw that you had posted in WW y'day-lol. Glad I could help get you goin'! Okay-I'll stop in there and introduce myself at some point today.

BBL~

 

[Fit_mommy]

Diana:: FYI-I just posted in the WW thread. Thanks.

 

[Poochy]

THURS

Morning Ladies -

It is another BEAUTY of a day - cool temps and SUNSHINE had an awesome run ystdy - felt strong - figured I would be sore .. but nope!!! I am getting my hair done today YESSSSSS .. I missed my last apnt due to kidney stone attack and my hair is REALLY LONG - I am kinda liking it too .. not sure what I am gonna do w/it .. my bangs are finally long enough to go into my clip .. soooooooo gotta decide on whether to keep it long or cut it to give it some lift IDK what I am gonna do!!!

Wendy - congrats on offing the party weight .. I am SO glad my scale doesnt have "points" on it .. LOL . I would be totally obsessive if it did!!!

Di - keeping fingers crossed for promo and incentive raise!!! you deserve it!!!

Hello Lori -

So our Co newsletter called and did an interview w/me about fitness and my classes I was shocked .. we will see how it goes .. she said she may send a photographer to take some pics in class and they MAY participate in one {insert evil laugh AND grin} we will see how it goes! the girl interviewing me didnt know much about fitness .. sooooo not really sure on how much she "got" that I was talking about .. we will see!!

On a sadder note my friend w/cancer is not doing well AT ALL got some pretty terrible news ystdy - PLEASE keep her and her family in your prayers - pray for her comfort!!!! I was kinda sick from the news last night - there is nothing that anyone can do but pray my dear friend is comforted and knows that she is loved by so many!!!! This is just another reminder - life is short - live it like you mean it - and LOVE IT!!!

OK .. gotta jet .. have a great day - great workouts - tonight is my PLYO class .. gonna be nonstop heart pumping .. body pounding work!!!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Laura:: Glad you are finally able to get your hair done! I have an appointment for saturday morning for hi/lo lites and a cut myself! I wanna look as hawt as possible for my weekend in A/C! Thanks re the scale. Makes me happy! I love the fact that my scale measures in increments of .2! I bought this scale purposely b/c it did that! The one prior to this only measured in .5 and that wasn't good enough for me! LOL
OMG-soooo sorry about your sick friend. What are the docs saying? Is this it for her they think? What happened? You said she looked pretty good! Did she not respond well to a treatment or something?

 

[Poochy]

Wendy - I dont think there are any options left for my dear friend - she started w/breast cancer - went to remission - then it came back - more surgery - then survived the treatments - got the pretty clear - then this year it shows back up on her skull - survived that - now it is in her bones she did look good and was in great spirits FRI - but she was/is VERY GOOD at saying and looking and acting like she is FINE - the bravest woman I have ever known - she lived life and has a heart of gold - and wouldnt want us to be sad .. but to rather get out there - LIVE life - have fun and mostly LAUGH - (her laugh/smile could light up a room) b/c she would if she could!!!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Oh Laura, your friend's struggle sounds similar to that of my VBF's mom. She was diagnosed with breast cancer, beat it after having a masectomy and was about at her 5 year cancer free mark when it struck her bones. She was able to fight that for several years as well but it also eventually spread to her brain. The woman fought the good fight for about 10 years in total though and ended up in pretty good health through the majority of it thank goodness. She was able to live a pretty good life for several years post masectomy and prior to the bone cancer getting harder to control and spreading. It's always hard no matter what but seeing people who are able to fight it and still have a good life for some time gives me some hope. (((HUGS)))

 

[gidget1978]

Good Morning

Sorry I have been MIA. DS has a speech appt this morning so I thought it would be a good idea to check in before that.

I did some studying over the last couple days but I tell ya, by the time you add the laundry, house work, training and working myself out the day is gone.

Wed I did LBB mixed in with the bike and TM. Yesterday's workout was just 10.5 k outside and abs. I was going to do some weights but it probably doesn't hurt to take a day off from that either I am not sure what I will do today or when I will do it but it will def be weights and cardio.

We are going away tomorrow for the night with friends. Its the camping weekend around here. We also went out last night for a drink. A guy I use to work with was in town and a guy DH use to work with was in town. Of course DH would never let me go alone (God forbid) so we both went and went in opposite directions for a little while. The guy DH use to work with has lost 35 lbs! They got on that topic and he started nagging me to flex for him....they kept it up and kept it up...so I did it LOL Apparently DH was telling him about my arms. I guess I should take it has a compliment but why do I find it so embarrassing?

I will come back and catch up on personals later. I think I am taking DS to Mcds after his appt and then I have training around 12'ish. That's it until after dinner.

Lori

 

[Fit_mommy]

Good Morning and Happy Friday!

This morning's work out: original BM power circuits/stability ball work from PLB/6 minute abs.

This morning's WW weigh in: Down 1.4 pounds. Only .6 away from goal now!

Lori:: Why wouldn't DH let you go out alone? He is squeamish about you hangin' out with guys with out him there? Sounds like you have a fun weekend planned. ENJOY!

BBL!

 

[Poochy]

TGIF FINALLY .. WOOT WOOT!!!!!!!!

Morning Ladies!!!

another GORGEOUS day - and we are to have a beautiful weekend too - although temps are creeping back up to be in the 90's this weekend - can we say POOL TIME Plyo class was great - my legs were ON FIRE - guess this week of working the crapola out of them caught up with me!! but it was all good - great class. I did talk to the new girl - found out she has a birth defect - one arm is not really fully functional - couldnt tell by looking at her - but she cant lift it overhead or fully extend it - therefore the modifications - makes sense now. Told her I was worried she had surgery or something - but glad to know now!!!

Lori - dont be embarrassed about DH asking you to flex - BE PROUD - HELLYA - he is PROUD of his beautiful wife!! that is AWESOME!!! good luck w/DS appnt!

Wendy -woo hoo on the scale - - so you and DH going to AC on mermorial day weekend? DH and I have something similar planned up our sleeves too

Di - still got fingers crossed for the promo!!

So today is to be my rest day - hhmmmmmm - DH is at home so DATE NIGHT is ON!! But I "may" try to fit in a run beforehand Tmrw - plan on CLEAN MAX - then prbly STS (maybe asylum too) - then the afternoon is MINE - YUP .. POOLSIDE it will be!! HAPPY WEEKEND!!!!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Laura:: Yup-we are A/C bound next weekend for sure! Actually ended up getting an invite to go this weekend as well but we turned it down. It was tough to do but I am better off in the long run! Enjoy your pool time! I am jealous!

Lori:: ITA with Laura! Relish that your DH is bragging about you! My DH does the same thing to me and I admit it's embarrassing but I never complain because deep down inside I am beaming!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Holy cow this check in is dead today! Oh well, I guess now would be a good time to get some work done...IF I HAD ANY!

PS:: I am now considering extending my STS rotation by 2 months thanks to a suggestion on the STS forums! I must be CRAZY! I haven't decided for sure yet though so we'll see what happens...

 

[gidget1978]

Hey Ladies,

Figured I would stop in a keep Wendy company I am glad Laura is having some good weather cause our's is crap! Its cold and raining. I think its suppose to be like this all weekend.

My workout was PH UB and abs, HR UB and abs, then some running mixed in with bike, mixed in with HST. My UB is going to be very sore tomorrow. I am feeling kind of weak as I type this I was also suppose to meet one of my clients for a 5 mile run outside. It looks as if i am going to be watching her run on the TM cause......our weather is crap!

Wendy** I don't know what was up with that last night. I asked him last week if he cared if I went out and met up with him. And he said that he didn't. Last night he changed his tune and went on and on about how he thought it was weird that I was meeting up with this ex coworker...blah,blah. I admit that we haven't seen each other in a few years but when we worked together it was always a riot. All we did was laugh. I saw no harm in meeting him and catching up. Everytime DH said something weird I would question him and then he would back track a bit. He finally stopped being an ass cause that's exactly was he was being. I think he is more jealous then he care's to admit. Now if it were a friend from highschool, I don't think he would have had a problem with it. Awesome job with the weight loss!!!! You almost there!! Woo Hoo!!

Laura** I am so jealous of your weather. And I am also sad to hear about your friend. I think bone cancer is suppose to be one of the most painful. You are so right about living each day to the fullest...that's why we should all buy more lulu! Life is to short and I realize that with every passing year. Time is just flying by. I couldn't figure out why this guy was asking me to flex and then he finally said that DH had told him about my arms. We were sat in the kitchen the other day and I just flexed for DH out of no where and he just kind of shrugs like its no big deal...and then he turns around and starts telling people

Diana** Glad to hear I am rubbing off on you I usually lay out my clothes b/c I won't wake anyone up in the morning then.

O.k...my shoulders are on fire!!

Its going to be a quiet evening here. We are heading to a friends cabin tomorrow so we are laying low tonight.

Lori

 

[Fit_mommy]

Figured I would stop in a keep Wendy company

Oh thank you so much Lori!

Great work out! I would say you'll probably be sore after what you did! Holy cow!

Have fun at the cabin! Have a drink (or 3) for me, will ya? I'll probably behave myself this weekend since we have no plans!

 

[Poochy]

OK .. it is INSANE IN HERE .. I could go running out the door w/handsup in air screaming .. AHHHHHHHGGGGGGG!!!!!! GEESH ... looking more and more like a REST day and CAB relaxation night as the day goes on .. CRAP!!!!!! FULL MOON is still in affect for sure ..

 

[rmrmr]

Hey ladies,

I spent the last 2 days at a conference downtown. It was pretty informative and a nice break from the office. No workouts were had either day. I desperately need a rotation to follow. I'm tired of just alternating weights/cardio cuz I tend to choose my favorites and need to change things up a bit.

Thanks to Ms. Wendy, I'm back to tracking on WW and trying to check in on the WW thread every other day.

My weekend plans include getting a new lawnmower and mowing the lawn. The Salvation Army is coming to pick up some stuff-one of which is an entertainment center and our old lawn mower. I love clearing out stuff! I also need to clean out all the bathroom vanities. Somehow, they are all stuffed full of junk. I'm so happy to be getting rid of the entertainment center. It gives me so much more room in my basement.

Of course I plan on working out-full body weights and cardio Saturday, cardio only on Sunday. I'm still thinking of doing STS w/Insanity for my next rotation.

Wendy-thanks for the kick in the pants....time to get back on track. How are you going to extend STS by 2 more months? I'm considering starting with Meso 2 and going for 4 mos. Doing each week of each meso cycle twice per your recommendation.

Lori-you do a lot of UB work. With so much running, that's probably all you need to do. Be proud, all your efforts are showing and DH is proud of you and wants to show you off!!! I'm a very jealous spouse, I get you DH not wanting you to go out alone.

Laura-finally our rain is easing up and hopefully I can mow the lawn. It's not the first of the month, so what's up with everyone...full moon maybe??? I'm drinking a mojito as I type this, feel free to join me!

bb in the a.m.

 

[gidget1978]

Good Morning

I am up to early for a Saturday morning but I want to get my workout done before I meet with my client at nine and we need to get groceries for the cabin trip. Our friends are working most of the day and asked if we could pick up the things we need. And I think I had a cazillion naps last night anyway. I fell asleep with DS, moved to the couch and started watching Dateline and that's where I fell asleep again. Finally around 1, I moved into my own bed and it only took me seconds to fall back to sleep. So I shouldn't be sleepy.

My shoulders are the only think we raging DOMS right now. I could feel it creeping in last night. I think everything else will be hurting later My planned workout was to do a run mixed in with PH and HR leg work, we will see how much time I have.

Wendy** I thought you needed the company yesterday I could tell you were super lonely! Hope you have a nice relaxing weekend.

Laura** I hope you enjoyed a nice evening. I hate it when work is madness but probably b/c that rarely happens. And I never have to deal with general public so that's always a plus!

Diana** I try to work UB and LB twice a week. Normally the 2nd workout isn't a real tough or long one but that last two weeks I think it as. Last week I did STS UB and then Slo mo UB. This week I did the GS and then yesterday's workout. I didn't get any DOMS from LBB though Oh well...you win some and lose some I have trouble following rotations b/c like you, I tend to pull out what I like the most!

Its hard to believe that next week this time I will be in Ottawa for the run. So happy I wasn't stupid enough to sign up for the full b/c that's something like I would do! I think half is going to be enough and at the pace Im going, I will probably spend the rest of the day on the toilet.

O.k...I probably won't be back until tomorrow. If I have time and we end up leaving later, then I will pop in for a min!

Lori

 

[Fit_mommy]

Good Morning.

My work out is done already for the day! YEAH! Disc 24, Intensity Hi + Lo HiiT and standing oblique work all knocked out of the park by 8:15am!

I'm showered, dressed, have eaten breakfast and now I'm sipping coffee until it's time to head out for my 9:30 hair appt in a few minutes. Getting hi lited and cut. I wanna look my best for the rapture!

The rest of the day's agenda includes food shopping, the usual house work, cooking dinner and hopefully there will be time for a park visit with DS cause it's soooo gorgeous outside!

BBL for personals.
Toodles!