I Hate Cardio - Sept 5

August

Cathlete
Hey all,

What two weeks away does to a schedule on return! x( Jeez, it's already near 1pm according to the Cathe clock. Busy, busy, busy.

And something is awfully strange with me and cardio. I have the desire to try out all my new cardio workouts...even though I've already done the workout that's on my plan for the day! What's going on?!

Did Jari's S&L this morning. Jana, it's a good workout...though there are lots of things with bending knees, and there seems to be plenty of squats and lunges. One thing I was surprised about was that the position of everyone and their squats was different from what I've been doing - the one I see them doing in Jari's has a lot more angle with the back - I mean, a lot more forward lean than I was doing. So I'm trying that out. So far so good. Better knock on some wood.

Then out of sheer curiosity, tonight I pulled out my low impact new cardio workout, Fiesta Fitness Dance....and hated it. Okay, so it's my first time and maybe I was just sleepy or hot or just wiggin' out for whatever reason, but it simply did not toot mah horn the first time round. I dunno, maybe it's just me, but when learning dancy foot work, I like the camera to actually show the friggen FEET! Urgh. How can a director be so lame?

Tomorrow I have Basic Step on my calendar, but I'm thinking to do Gin Miller's Simply Step, because somehow I keep thinking about it. And of course, there's Christi, too,...oh gosh, somebody help me, please.

How 'bout the rest of you? Michele should be coming back today?

Diane, sorry to hear about the test and the line being faulty. We're wishing you good preggie vibes!
 
I think you have been replaced with a Stepford August. I am a bit worried about you. Still under the jet-lag thing possibly. I think you need to lie down. I know when I am that tired I say things that I don't really mean.
I am not doing anything today. Slept in. I am going to walk the dog and run errands but that is it.
I shouldn't post this early because I never have the time, but I will be back. Time to fix the school lunches. Yeah, school is back. No more holidays!
 
You're right, Kate. It must be the jetlag. I mean, what else could bring such an ailment? I'm sure I'll be back to my normal self soon enough. Either that or my knees will give.

Oooh, make me a lunch, too!
 
I second with Kate, Stepford August, that was cute Kate! hehehe!

Kate, I have been meaning to ask you about your push up journey, you are offering me motivation. Give me some details, did you just start with straight leg and keep trying for as many as you could each time? I think it is awesome you are doing so fab! Oh, and I so got caught up on my PR and I want Michael to win or the Red Head (forgot her name). I love Michael and her. Tattoo boy needs to go, I don't much care for him. Who do you like?

Diane-How are things today? How did you do with the flys yesterday? I am starting today the 5, and I think I am going with 8's or 10's for the flys. I can only do mini squats with the knees, so I am thinking I might sub some hamstring work or my quad work from PT. The only thing I don't like too much is the snack ideas, have you had the turkey jerky? Where did you get it? I could not find it yesterday at the store, but I am going to a diff store today. Does not seem like a lot of food, but at this point I am game for anything.

August-What are we going to do with you? I am blank!

Michele-Hope you are back today! Hope you had a good vacation!

Dana-Where ever you are hope you are good!
 
Hi Jana - Yesterday I started at 8s on the flys then moved it to 10s. I woke up late this morning so I will do today's workout after work. I ended up buying beef jerky instead of turkey jerky because I couldn't find turkey. When I get really hungry, I just eat another small snack. I don't think it is ever good for your metabolism to feel starving, so I have always just have small balanced meals every 3-4 hours. Once it goes past 4 hours, I get really hungry and eat another balanced snack. If I am starving, I obviously need more calories. I usually have a coffee in the afternoon with milk that tides me over until dinner and usually have a glass of milk at night to curb some hunger (has a good balance of carbs and protein). So I am really not adding that many calories too the meals the book sets out, but it helps me with the hunger. I am so mad because I took my bunch of bananas to work today for afternoon snacks for the week with jerky and they all broke! Grr.
 
HEEELLLLOOOO!! I've returned from the Breaded Pork Tenderloin Capitol of the World and I really missed you wacky chicks:* :+

I haven't read any posts yet and as soon as I get unpacked and settled in I'll spend some time catching up. I took a portable DVD player and some w/o DVD's with me but I never did a single workout. All I did was eat the entire time I was there--we're talking fatty, greasy, fried foods baby! Man, it was sooo good, but it's back on the clean eating bandwagon for me. I may have to take my cues from Diane and duplicate her meals--lol!

We had a nice time, depsite the musty, mildewy cottage. We had gorgeous weather and took the boat out on the lake several times. We even watched fireworks from the boat one evening. It was very peaceful and relaxing, especially for my darlin' DH.

I need to get cracking here. I have to unpack and do some laundry. I need to find my spare set of car keys, too. DH had to go into the office and he just called to tell me that he took my keys to work with himx( . I'll be back later on:* :*
 
Michele! Welcome back! I'm glad you enjoyed your vacation as much as you can. I can't wait for my vacation in October to eat whatever I want for a week!

So DH is thinking about applying for his "dream job" that just had an opening. It is for associate general counsel on his undergrad college, which is in a small city in West Texas. I know that he really wants to apply but I 1) really don't think I want to live there and 2) don't know if it would make enough money for us to continue with the plans that we have (having a baby now). I have told him my concerns but that I support him, but I also really really don't think I want to live there. What if he gets an offer (which is probably will, he is totally over qualified) and then it is even harder to say no. I just don't know what to do - I want to be supportive but don't want to live in the middle of nowhere. I grew up in a small town, but it was only 15 minutes from a large city. This place is 3 hours from any large city, and would be over 5 hours to both of our families. I probably won't be able to get a job there (or will get one that I am highly overqualified for). I just don't know what to tell the guy.
 
Ok, can I ask what city? If it's too personal I understand. Or, better yet if you want to just say the nearest city. If it is near SA, its kinda of cool out there. Also, one of my BF's moved to a small really dinky town in TX and they actually love it there. They found a great private school for their kids and said they would never come back. Small towns cost a whole lot less too, you guys could possibly make with the plans. I say before you completely say "no way" just check it out and consider the positives and negatives in the whole situation. If you want to be a SAHM for a long time then you need to consider your DH"s happiness with work. If it means shorter hours and less stress etc for him, it might be worth the consideration. It's hard when you raise the kids and hubby is stuck at work all the time and always stressed out over pressure. Just my 2 cents.
 
It is in Abilene. He went to a Christian university there with his church denomination so the reason it is his "dream job" is because he would feel like he was involved in his church which would bring so much more meaning to his job (even though still would be acting as a lawyer). The city has 3 Christian colleges in it, so it is very much a college town. There is a Starbucks, so I would at least have that ;) It also has a lot of great churches with likeminded people all around, so we would definitely have a more family-focused, church-centered lifestyle which really appeals to me. One of his closest friends lives there too, and his wife is a professor at the same university. We visited them almost a year ago and Michael and I walked away thinking, "Wouldn't it be nice to have such a simple life here?" I mean these people actually get off work at 5 sharp, come home to their amazingly cheap houses, and just hang out with family. Sort of hard to fathom for me right now. DH worked all Labor Day weekend and I stayed home all alone. So even though he could stay at the firm and make a million dollars a year, it just doesn't seem worth it if you can't ever see him. But at the same time, I hate being 3 hours away from my family now, so 5 hours or more seems aweful. I do want to be a SAHM for a long-time, and probably don't even want to go back to being a lawyer, but I also loved the idea of taking my kids to the kid's museum and parks and different things that just won't be there. *Sigh* I guess my point is that there are other jobs he could take, in like a year after we get set up financially, that would allow him to leave at 5 and have a normal life without him having to live in the middle of nowhere.
 
Ok, IMO you hit the nail on the head, making millions is not worth not having him around. I can just say from my experience, being a SAHM is a round the clock, no vacation job and having hubby home as much as possible is a blessing. I have had days I thought I was going to pull my hair out. I do also 100% understand what you are saying about living in a bigger place, it is good here and there is lots to do, etc, etc, but IMO I would take hubby being happy at work, being able to come home right at 5, etc. I would go with the ol' make a list pros on one side cons on the other and then see if you guys can work together to make both of you guys happy. Hard decision, think with your head, but remember to think with your heart and working to make both you guys happy. Sorry your DH worked all weekend x(
We had an xtra baseball ticket, I would have invited you! :)
 
Man, I wish I knew about the basketball ticket. I was so bored this weekend! After this weekend, DH is just so fed up with work so I also don't want that to be the reason he is wanted to change jobs right now. However, there are so many other jobs out there for him where he could only work until 5, especially in Houston, and he would be making a lot more money (although much higher cost of living). He has already gotten calls from headhunters for several of these types of jobs, so it would be easy for him to get one. But I also understand that this job would make him feel like he was making some sort of difference in the world, which is really important to him and he talks about it all the time. There are very few other laywer jobs that he could say that about, so truly is a dream job for him I guess. I just wish it wasn't in Abilene!

DH doesn't want to get to far ahead of ourselves before he even gets an offer, but I think that there is no point in applying if we don't want to live there. It will cost a few hundred just for him to fly there for the interview and he will probably have to take off of work, so I don't want to just do it on a whim. I just wasn't expecting some big life altering change right now messing up my well laid plans, so just kind of annoying.
 
Broken bananas? I say cut em up and freeze em and eat them as the ice cream they were meant to be!

Michele!! Welcome back! Woo woo! How great that you were able to take in the fresh mildew, greasy eats, and wow, romantic fireworks! Yay! Oh yes, yes, Diane has been listing her meals, so the getting back from vacation plan is thankfully readily available LOL. Anyway, we're glad you're back, safe and sound. Did you find the spare keys?

Diane - "dream job" is a pretty important statement. I think Jana is making some really strong points, too. During your visit there it seems you had a good reaction to the place...

Jana - Hey, how's it going? Did you PT tell you you could continue doing Turbo Jam?

Kate - You still doing pushups, girl? You're awesome.


Well, I'm digesting my oats now, still trying to decide whether to do Basic Step or Simply Step. What with the cardio-state I've been in, I could do both.

Haha, just kidding. I'm not THAT far gone.
 
Ok girls! I need to know who has Muscle Max and who has Slow and Heavy......if you have these tell me which one you like better.
 
Reason why..I forgot to tell you guys, I am looking for a new Upperbody good workout right now, I have all the GS and PUB and well, I am bored with those workouts, just because I do them all the time. I need a good upperbody.

Feed back please!
 
MM & S&H, eh?

I have both but I've only done MM like twice. In fact, I can't remember it.

I love S&H. You lift really heavy for a couple counts and then you spend the other time resting :) . One good thing about the S&H upper body would be that there are two, so you could alternate them and get a really good, more focused workout (than a total body workout), where with MM you'll be needing to ff over the leg section.
 
Which DVD do you feel would offer more results? Go and do MM for me and report back while I am sleeping ok!!!}( }( }( }( :p :p
 
Hahaha!

You nut! I'm off to work in a minute, but if I have the stamina and the extra 70 minutes for MM some time this week, I'll refresh my memory for ya.
 

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