Morning Fit Ladies -
This morning my rotation called for a rest day, but since I had the 15 minute aerobic session on Thurs, I did my aerobics today. I did 30 minutes of X-treme Step and then I put in Seasun's The Next Step and did another 30 minutes and the ab part cool down and stretch. I then did Cathe's 10 min. Total Body Stretch on the Ball and Jill Miller's Triangle Tune Up (yoga/fusion). (I learned a few more steps in X-treme Step and had fun).
Let me just say that I'll NEVER learn The Next Step. I repeated the first segment (which is only about 5 minutes long) about 5 times and still didn't get it. She does about 70 min of combinations on this DVD and they are all about that short and she just keeps linking them together....so you never really repeat one part. This must be for the SUPER advanced student. I guess that's why it's called The Next STep. I didn't know this was more complex than Rock Steady Step when I bought it, but bought the 2 together to get $10 off. Well, if anything, I can use the tape for the 20 minute core/ab segment and stretch segment on it. I liked the ab segment, cool down and stretch.
Well, I don't know what to do about continuing my Progesterone pills. I'm only 4 days into them and I'm starting my period. They said I'd start after I finished the 10 days of them. I don't know if I should stop taking them, as I'm starting about 28 days from my last period and maybe my body is straightening itself out. The doctor's not in today, so I don't know what to do. Sorry if this is TMI...but I need advice.
Debbie - Has the numbness in your husband's leg subsided? Just to put you at ease a bit....numbness isn't as bad as if he had extreme shooting pain down his leg, or even worse, if the spinal cord had so much pressure on it that he lost use of the leg, that would be really bad. THat's the most common way to herniate a disc....twisting and bending at the same time. Sounds like that's what your DH did. Hopefully they can give him a short course of prednisone to calm the irritation down around the disc and it will eventually get better on it's own with rest and NSAID's. I'll keep you in my prayers.
Charlotte - Since it seems like you're gonna get hooked on BPAL (like me *smile*). A couple tidbits of info. Kebechet on the boards is Beth. She's the Goddess of the oils and her brother Brian is Corinthian on the boards. Puddin' is Beth's fiance and his name is Tedwin and he runs the Trading Post that is linked to BPAL from the menu on the main site. He sells scent lockets, statues and the BPAL teeshirts and hoodies, etc. Macha is the artist. If you look at the Carnivale Diabolique scents, you'll notice that MME Moriarty is actually a portrait of Beth, Doc Constatine is actually a portrait of Brian, Gennivre is Macha the artist (self portrait), and Theodosius is a portrait of Tedwin. Lastly, Antonino is a portrait of the Lab Manager. Intersting, huh? I thought it was very cool when I saw the artwork. If you click on it to enlarge, you can see how talented Macha is. Good luck with your new addiction. It's a costly one. Now you know why I sell on E-bay and spend my weekends trying to make extra money. (Oh, and when Beth finishes updating the site and gets the info about the Lab (shameless self promotion is what she calls it) - be sure to check out the pictures of them and their credentials. Beth's an amazing person and is very creative and she also has a very unique sense of style - you can probably look at the pic's thread and find a pic of her somewhere).
Have great workouts everyone. I must go put the groceries away and get ready to go see Will Farrell in Teledega Nights.
This morning my rotation called for a rest day, but since I had the 15 minute aerobic session on Thurs, I did my aerobics today. I did 30 minutes of X-treme Step and then I put in Seasun's The Next Step and did another 30 minutes and the ab part cool down and stretch. I then did Cathe's 10 min. Total Body Stretch on the Ball and Jill Miller's Triangle Tune Up (yoga/fusion). (I learned a few more steps in X-treme Step and had fun).
Let me just say that I'll NEVER learn The Next Step. I repeated the first segment (which is only about 5 minutes long) about 5 times and still didn't get it. She does about 70 min of combinations on this DVD and they are all about that short and she just keeps linking them together....so you never really repeat one part. This must be for the SUPER advanced student. I guess that's why it's called The Next STep. I didn't know this was more complex than Rock Steady Step when I bought it, but bought the 2 together to get $10 off. Well, if anything, I can use the tape for the 20 minute core/ab segment and stretch segment on it. I liked the ab segment, cool down and stretch.
Well, I don't know what to do about continuing my Progesterone pills. I'm only 4 days into them and I'm starting my period. They said I'd start after I finished the 10 days of them. I don't know if I should stop taking them, as I'm starting about 28 days from my last period and maybe my body is straightening itself out. The doctor's not in today, so I don't know what to do. Sorry if this is TMI...but I need advice.
Debbie - Has the numbness in your husband's leg subsided? Just to put you at ease a bit....numbness isn't as bad as if he had extreme shooting pain down his leg, or even worse, if the spinal cord had so much pressure on it that he lost use of the leg, that would be really bad. THat's the most common way to herniate a disc....twisting and bending at the same time. Sounds like that's what your DH did. Hopefully they can give him a short course of prednisone to calm the irritation down around the disc and it will eventually get better on it's own with rest and NSAID's. I'll keep you in my prayers.
Charlotte - Since it seems like you're gonna get hooked on BPAL (like me *smile*). A couple tidbits of info. Kebechet on the boards is Beth. She's the Goddess of the oils and her brother Brian is Corinthian on the boards. Puddin' is Beth's fiance and his name is Tedwin and he runs the Trading Post that is linked to BPAL from the menu on the main site. He sells scent lockets, statues and the BPAL teeshirts and hoodies, etc. Macha is the artist. If you look at the Carnivale Diabolique scents, you'll notice that MME Moriarty is actually a portrait of Beth, Doc Constatine is actually a portrait of Brian, Gennivre is Macha the artist (self portrait), and Theodosius is a portrait of Tedwin. Lastly, Antonino is a portrait of the Lab Manager. Intersting, huh? I thought it was very cool when I saw the artwork. If you click on it to enlarge, you can see how talented Macha is. Good luck with your new addiction. It's a costly one. Now you know why I sell on E-bay and spend my weekends trying to make extra money. (Oh, and when Beth finishes updating the site and gets the info about the Lab (shameless self promotion is what she calls it) - be sure to check out the pictures of them and their credentials. Beth's an amazing person and is very creative and she also has a very unique sense of style - you can probably look at the pic's thread and find a pic of her somewhere).
Have great workouts everyone. I must go put the groceries away and get ready to go see Will Farrell in Teledega Nights.
