:::: I heart my CHEETAHS :::: Happy V-Day, 2/14

Gayle - Yes, I started the Doubles Rotation. I figured that I'd go full force so I know if I like them or not. :) My eating has been really good and I need to take measurements and my picture so I can see any results.

It will be very hard because I'm the type that wants results NOW, so it's a good thing I like them so much ;-) .

Marcia.
 
Carole--nice job giving your DH a gift last night. I'm glad your ham/glute pain isn't something new. I think that's better and good that it's diminishing.

-Barb
:)
 
Carol- I'm glad you are feeling better. I hope you make it through the workout pain free. It's just awful to have an injury when you feel so good on the outside. Then all of a sudden somthing is off. Hopefully your good to go today.

Barb- Sounds like the whole east coast is having a snowy Valentine's. I swear there is 5 inches of ice on my windsheild. I tried to open the front door this morning and it was stuck. I mean completley iced shut.

Gayle- What a fantastic workout you did today. My kids were up early too. Something about holidays. I made valentine pancakes for them this morning. I dyed the bisquick red and put it in a cookie cutter to hold the shape. They loved it.

Christine- Poor girl. No valentine at home with you today. I'll be your east coast Valentine. Want to share a sleeve of thin mints. LOL

Laura- Be careful out there. Enjoy your new ebay tapes.

Judy- My dd wants a furry friend of her own. I feel so bad because my one dd is allegic. I'm going to take her to be tested for pet dander and see if it's all animals or just cats. We are throwing around the idea of getting a dog.
karen

www.picturetrail.com/karenvictoria
 
G'morning again, Cheetahs! I ended up making Valentine pancakes instead of waffles. I took some pics of them, I'm such a nerd. Check out my picture trail to see along w/ some snow pics.

The girls are playing outside again. It's too cold for me, I'm staying warm in here w/ the fire! Greg's heading to work at noon, it's been nice having him here. He got me a sweet card & some good dark Ghiradelli chocolate. }(

Well, better run. Have a great Valentine's Day!
 
Good morning ladies,

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!! I actually really really like this day. I love getting candy and flowers. I am definitley indulging today too, I know what else is new!(LOL)!

I have lots to do today. I am the room mom in my 6 and 7 year old classes and I have to be there to get the parties ready. It should be fun. As far as working out goes, I am going to do butts and gutts leg blaster today and later I will also do 40 minutes on the elliptical. I ended up taking another rest day yesterday, just to give my back an extra day of rest. It feels pretty good this morning.

Cathy, great news that you have the whole day to yourself. I am crossing my fingers that I get my shirt today(TEEHEE)! Enjoy your upper body workout:)


Marcia, that is great you are loving the power 90x. You will probably learn to really like yoga, ask wendy? She is now a yogini
:)


Wendy, great you have some DOMS! How long are you going to do power90x? Do you miss doing more cardio? Actually, it is probably a nice break from it.

Jess, you really do make all of us other moms look like lazy butts! heart shaped waffles? My girls had croissants and chocolate muffins for the treat this morning. Maybe someday I will catch up with you:) Emjoy Imax 3. I love that workout!

Kristi, I tell ya, I am so lucky to live in California after reading all about all of you with horrible weather conditions. How old are your kids and how many do you have?

Karen, great workout! I have PUB on tap for tomorrow and I always look forward to it. It defintiley gets the job done!

Christine, I really miss the Imaxes. I have not done them since I hurt my back. Enjoy! I have when I forget stuff at the store. Last year I left my daughters b-day cake under the cart and had to travel 45 mintes to go back and get it, so FRUSTRATING!!!! Too bad your hubby is out of town. Well, at least you have your big furry friend.

Judy, how cute about your kitty. Our cat is the most anti-social cat that we have ever had. We still love him though. My girls put our guineau pigs on the keyboard now and then though:)

Laura, I have the tao bo get ripped dvd's and I LOVE them!!! I have done them so many times and the sweat just flys everywhere. I hope you like them.

Gayle, PLB and 5 mile run!!!! You rock!!!

Barb, I have never done the HSTA that way before. That sounds like a good one}(


CArole, my pt said that the tennis ball is very effective for the glute/ham area. Those foam rollers are wonderful as well. It is so painful when you get into that area. It looks like everyone has the Imaxes on the brain, such a quick and get the job done workout! Are you and your hubby going out for V-day?


Well ladies, I am off to get the kids to school and then my workout. Have a great day!!!

Susan
 
Happy Valentine's day ladies!!

today's workout is L&B plus ARX. no DOMS from yesterday so i am good to go:)

a couple personals for now however i will be back later on...hectic day.

kristi- let me know when you come to raleigh. i am only a hr and half away. hopefully you will have a few moments and we can meet!!

wendy- haha- i will remember that when the next holiday comes around. i got her a bookmark, lol.

ok, so today will definitely be a cheat fest}( . i am making a salad, lasagna and brownies for dinner tonight:9 . i also baked heart cupcakes for my boys:D

one of my clients told me yesterday that i was an inspiration...ahhh, brought tears to my eyes.

ttyl...
 
Hi Susan! I only have 2 kids, a DS (Alexander) who is 4 1/2 and DD (Annamarie) who just turned 17 months. DS is a sweet, loving child. DD, on the other hand, is my cute drama queen, but she is a tough girl that never cries when she falls or hurts herself. She would rather cry over piddly stuff instead. LOL Very different personalities. They make my life interesting.

SunnyD - I would love to get together. I might drive to NC instead of flying which would give me a better chance of meeting up with you. Also, I have a cousin in Charlotte that I would love to visit with, so maybe driving would be the way to go. However, I think it is an 8 hour trip. I'll let you know more as more plans are made. BTW, you're client is right. You are an inspiration.

Well, I'm off to lunch. I need to go to the pharmacy to pick up
DS's asthma medicine and hopefully I might be able to get in a short 2 mile interval run before I have to get back to work. I'll let you all know what I accomplished in the 1 1/2 hours.

Talk to ya later!
 
Susan--have fun at your DDs class parties. That's great of you to be the room mom. I bet your girls love it. Have a good B&G party, too. Thanks for the HSTA suggestion. I might have to get the Taebo ripped DVDS, now.}(

Sunny -- those treats sound cute. I bet your kids loved them!

The roads are looking a little better now.

Have a great day, everyone!
-Barb
:)
 
Krisit--great stories about your kids. About Annamarie -- the piddly stuff: she sounds very sensitive and sweet. My older DS as a toddler was really bothered by the "details" much more so than my younger DS. Now (ages 10 & 13) they are both sweet older kids, but the detail-guy is really as sweet as the younger one and even more sensitive at times.
It's weird: I can really see how it all morphed from being a pain in the a$$ at times as a little guy, to being really keen on details as an older kid in a really good way.

Karen-I can't believe your front door was iced shut. That's incredible. I'd be trying to pour my green tea in the cracks, not being much of a handyperson....


-Barb
:)
 
Carole: I think the reason I am not crazy about back and biceps is because I feel there are waaaay too many bicep ex's and not enough back. My bi's are burnt to a crisp and my back has barely gotten into it, IMO.

Susan: I am loving P90X and getting great results and lots of DOMS!}( I miss my running but doing less cardio is working well for me. The problem is with less cardio it's harder to fit it all in (running, classes, etc). Other then that, I don't mind the lack of cardio. It IS a nice break. I will no doubt go back to more cardio at some point though. Change is good, right? ;)

Sunny: A bookmark is a much wiser choice!:7

Barb: So when are you buying a new TM then? }(

Well, DS is down for his nap so I'd better throw some work out clothes on and get to it!}(
 
Pops in quickly to say AAAACCCCKKKK!!!! I'm unarmed against Valentine's DAY!!! Too many chocolates floating around. I had a whole handful on my desk at work! After I consumed about 300 calories worth, I ended up scooping them up and dumping them on someone else's desk who is less concerned about calories. Might skip my oatmeal today to make up for that.
 
((((((((hugs)))))))))))) Christine! I'm not being taunted by chocolate but I am eating out of boredom! Check out my starving thread in open discussion!
 
Happy Valentine’s Day Cheetah friends!!!

Thanks for the get well wishes yesterday. I ended up sleeping most of the day, so the workout never happened…lol. I feel sooo much better today. I did LIC this morning and then off to work. I gave each of my teens a big fancy valentine chocolate bar along with a gift card to Starbuck’s. I made DH promise not to buy me anything! Otherwise he would spend too much on jewelry and flowers. I convinced him it is best to save $$ for our fun vacation planned later this year. Besides, my birthday is only 2 weeks away… }( lol

Cathy – Enjoy your snow day! I hate the white knuckle drives myself! No, I didn’t work out yesterday. I had big plans for when I woke up but …..I slept through it all! LOL

Marcia – I knew you would post about DOMS today. Glad you are having fun with your new workouts.

Wendy – Good you don’t have to go out in the ice! Yeah, my dog is my best buddy. She knows when I don’t feel very good and sticks by me like glue. She’s the greatest dog ever.

Jess – You’re not a nerd. I like to take pics like that too. Except I take too many pics of my dog doing silly things. Some day if I get a snow day, Ill upload my photos to picture trail. Love your lil’valentine tablecloth too! Your girls will remember these little things forever. Snow pictures are great too. I have some of my dog in the snow. Geez, I really need to get my photos uploaded to picture trail..


Laura – Hi there!

Kristi – You are soo brave to go out in the ice. I am a big chicken with the ice and will think of and excuse for not going out in it. Please be safe.

Karen – I love the stability ball exercise on B&G too.

Christine – Awe, drives me nuts to look for something. Hope you find the cards. Yep, I agree PH is a DOM getting workout..

Judy – Awe another snow day person. I want snow!! Our skies are clear and blue. Have fun with shovelmax!

Gayle – Have fun with your boys and the snow day today. I forgot to add yesterday that I mailed out your package yesterday US mail Priority so you should get it by the end of the week. I must have missed Judy’s mish mosh of SS/PP. Could you PM with it if you can? Thanks!!

Barb – Scary driving in that mess. And yes, the high school should have just re-scheduled the team beating; ours would have. But of course this is mild weathered California where a little bit of a storm is a huge deal. Lol.

Carole – Awe dang, I’m sorry you’re still having a pain in the a$$. Hopefully today will be better. Weird that it hurts when running but not on the elliptical..

Susan – Since you love getting candy today, I’ll send you all of the candy I have received here at work. UGGH! I’m staying out of it but I hate looking at it. At least there isn’t any Sees candy…yet. I brought steamed apples with clove/cinnamon spice and a little vanilla ff yogurt to eat instead of this candy. Have fun with your girl’s school activities. I used to take off of work to do stuff like that with mine when they were younger.

Sunny – Enjoy your cheatfest! Lol. Very nice what your client said. That should make the job even more worthwhile. Good job

Ok, my breaktime is over now. I’m going to put this chocolate somewhere else! Have a good Valentine’s Day, gals!!

Thomasina
 
I'm back again ladies. I was able to accomplish more than even I had hoped for during my 1 1/2 hour lunch. As planned, I picked up DS's prescription at Walmart & ran my 2 mile treadmill interval run, followed by a quick shower. On top of that I also filled my SUV up with gas and even had time to stop by Bed, Bath & Beyond to find a present for DH, which they did not have. x( At least it was a productive lunch.

Tonight will be a cheat night. We will be ordering Chinese. It will be much easier to have it delivered than for us to take the kids out in the cold and then have to wait for a table. It is so much easier this way. It will also be a nice change to not have to cook and then clean up afterwards.

Well, back to work. Stay warm cheetahs!
 
I don't have time to read all of today's posts let alone respond to any of them. I just got done with my workout (GS legs floor, abs and ellipical), ate a vegetable omelet for lunch and now need to take a shower and head over to DD's school for the "Valentimes" (as DD calls it) party. My DH gave me a chocolate rose this morning and I didn't even eat it!!! I gave it to DD who promptly devoured it so the temptation is gone!

Carole, this is DAY 4 of clean eating and I feel so good!

I'll try to BBL but I have class tonight and have to finish the reading that's been victim of my extreme procrastination problem so I might not have time.

Happy Valentines Day Cheetah friends!!!!
 
Happy Valentines Day All:* When the day started I had a full roster of 6 massages, due to the weather I got 2 in this morning and am done for the day! I'm a bit disappointed 'cause if I don't work, I don't get paid but now I can prepare a nice dinner for my lovely Girls and hang out. Nice surprise at the spa this morning, a perfect single red rose delivered for all of us. We LOVE the new owners!! I got ShovelMax out of the way before 7:30 then did B-Max2 step, circuits and abs, I just adore the routines in this one! The snow gods are being good to me, despite the obvious accumulation the wind and drifting has been such that my driveway is still clear now at 2:20!

Cathy, thanks goodness they cancelled school there, I can't believe that my Kid's buses weren't cancelled. Faith was very happy though because she has Valentines for everyone, they are having a dance and it's Chinese food day! My drive to work and back was full-tilt white knuckle. Enjoy your day off:)

Marcia, that's a total 'Catch-22', the people who need yoga the most enjoy the least. Hope it isn't too bad for ya:)

Wendy, YES PLEASE!! I would love it if you could PM me that mish mosh! I am a sucker for upperbody DOMS}(

Jess, enjoy IMAX3, you will definitely earn yourself some extra chocolates:9

Kristi, thank goodness you didn't fall with your precious cargo! I've got snow here, you can have mine:)

Karen, PUB is my fave u/b workout. I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't tried the stability ball abs from B&G. Now that I realise it, I'll do it tomorrow!

Christine, savour the DOMS, you earned it! Kudos to you for resisting the rest of the chocolate!!

Judy, cheers from the other snowy side of the Lake:)

Laura, hope your drive was uneventful, the roads here are insane.

Gayle, my basement gets cold too, I really noticed it the other day when I was lifting and wondered what effect the cold might have on results. Maybe I'll ask Cathe..:) Sometimes when I'm lying on the floor stretching after a workout there's steam coming off of my body :eek:

Barb, nice mix Girl, I love the way folks do that around here. Nothing like finding a great new mish mosh! Enjoy your walk, snow days can be so gorgeous.

Carole, hope you get a pain free workout!

I apologise for cutting my personals short but my Girls will be home in a few minutes and I need to package up their Valentines treats.

Take Care
Laurie
 
Hey cheetahs—

We lost power for a bit there, so I spent most of my morning and early afternoon doing guess what? Yup, grading! I finished grading the kids’ research projects and independent reading logs…Slowly but surely, I am making a dent in the pile, so I am feeling better about that…it has been kinda stressful lately…BUT for today, I’m done… I’m going to relax some and then work out. Ahhh!

Marcia :: Personally, I’d recommend anyone new to yoga to take a few live classes, if possible…Having an experienced instructor there to help you with correct form is extremely beneficial…good luck! I hope you develop a liking for it.

Wendy :: same for me re: the clean eating thread – although this is my only daily check-in thread, I just can’t keep up with another one…The more I read about your P90 raves, the more pumped I am to get it!! …Oh yeah, there’s some serious boredom eating going on over here.

Kristi :: Glad you were able to get everyone out to the car & off to daycare safely…I hate the ice! Thanks – technically, we didn’t get much snow at all – it ended up being just a nasty, icy mix. But hey, I’ll take the day off anytime!! :) I’m so amazed at how much you manage to squeeze into your lunch break every day! Good going.

Christine :: Aw, thanks!…mmm, you mentioned Thin Mints? Well, of course, I had to go & raid my box…That’s the downside of snow days…it’s been a non-stop, non-clean grazing attack for me today!

Judy :: the shoveling will be a great u/b workout…how much snow did you get?

Laura :: I don’t blame your co-workers ~ I hate to drive in this stuff!

Gayle :: great w/out in wee temps of your basement! It’s always nice when you get the school closing notification the night before.

Karen :: hope you're enjoying your day holed up inside.

Barb :: Ugh on the horrible commute you had last night… I’ll let you know about the Bar Method DVDs…they’re supposed to arrive Saturday…can’t wait!! Hmm, all this mention of PH has me intrigued…I can’t remember what that one’s like.

Carole :: I do like XP ~ once it was up & running, it was fine…but the transfer of files & programs from the old system was INSANE!…hope you enjoyed a good, pain-free w/out!

Jess :: Pancake pics??? *lol* You are too much! :)

Susan :: I’d say that shirt’s GOTTA come today. Hope you enjoyed your time working the kids’ classrooms today. How lucky they are to have such an involved mom!

Elaine :: I received your $20…I will mail your shirt in the next few days. GREAT job on the clean eating!!

Sunny :: your cheatfest sounds AWESOME!! Very nice words from your client ~ you have definitely found your calling, girl!!

Thomasina :: sounds like you needed the rest and were able to bounce right back today! Good job resisting the chocolate.

Laurie :: aww, what a sweet gesture from the owners – it's so refreshing to see bosses who value their employees and make the effort to add a special little touch. Sorry about the cancellations but glad you are home safe.
 
Elaine-ironically, today is Day 4 for me also! YEAH! One day at a time, right? Keep it up!

Laurie-ah, yes....the mid-winter basement workout body steam! LOL. I get it too! lol

Thomasina-I'll PM you next!

Wendy-I was looking closer at your UP mish mosh and since I have a single DVD player, I'll be switching in and out. But you know what??? I'm gonna do it ANYWAY! I'll just switch the order around a little. BUT.....guess I know what 'fitness equipment' I need to buy now! LOL

Speaking of fitness equipment...I can't find weighted gloves ANYWHERE! Target, Dick's WalMart. Where do I buy them???

Gayle
 
Hi gals.

Cathy: Sounds like a power outage was a good thing for you! I could use one too! Sometimes I need that kick in the arse to get me off the pc! LOL

Elaine: Don't worry about personals. You'll get back to them when you have time. Hope you have fun at the V'day party with DD today.

Kristi: WOW girl! You sure know how to make lots of things happen in little time! ^5's girl!

Sorry I am not writing to everyone right now. I'll catch up later or tmrw though.

I just finished B&B/ARX. I'm fried. Time for a shower!}(
 
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