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angie_mitchell

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YAY! It's Friday!

Going to Lille today with guest (about 45 min north) and just walking around. It's a beautiful fall day so I'm going to enjoy it.

Pure cardio (last time) today and cardio abs. I feel like my legs are really doing well. I want to focus (after insanity) on my arms - any suggestions as to what I should do in a 6-8 week period to really get my arms/shoulders/back muscles to pop!?

Have a great day girls. I'm off to dry my hair and get ready. Guest still sleeping... must be nice - it's 9:30!

Later gators!
 
Morning Angie! Have a nice day with your visitor, and ^5 on another awesome workout! Do you have the Pure Strength series? I really like that one for definition. What does your body respond well too - lower weight, higher reps?

Soooo glad it's Friday here - anyone surprised? I found out yesterday that if I quit my job and go on Chris's health insurance, it will cost us an additional $650 / month. That is RIDICULOUS! At my job now, my health care is paid for 100% and Collin's 50%, so I pay about $80 / month. So in addition to losing my income, we would lost a good chunk of his too. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Do you ever get a feeling where... There is nothing wrong in your life - you love your husband, you love your kid(s), your job is okay, you feel pretty good about your looks, you have a nice home and nice things. But there is still something....missing. What could it be???

Off to the TM - 4 miles - check back in at breakfast!
 
oh, Katie, big hugs to you....I have had that feeling....then little Julia came along and answered all my prayers and then some. She changed our lives in ways I never thought possible. I'm sorry about the $$$ thing w/ the insurance. That is really awful. Michigan has an insurance program for kids. Do you guys have anything like that that Collin could go on and then just you could go on Chris's?
Hope the run does you good.

Angie, I don't think I even have the capacity anymore to sleep in that late!:eek::p Crazy! I used to be able to sleep well past noon - those days are over for sure!:p
Hope you have a great day!
Arms.... anything is going to work, just keep your diet in check. That said, STS goes endurance, then strength so maybe something like Pyramids & MM, then switch over to GS. But I am surely no expert!

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SOOOO glad it's Friday!!

The girls have their 1st dance class so I'll pick them up from school and shuttle them over there. No otehr plans for the day.

WO will be cardio while J naps. Maybe 4DS LIS/HIS. .....

Eats WILL be clean!
 
Kate, yes, the insurance thing SUCKS. Frank is getting ready to be activated and will eventually be deployed to Afghanistan (that's what I hear, anyway) so Collin will be covered by military insurance at that point. But Chris thinks that the only options at his work are employee only and employee and family. He makes really good money where he works, but the benefits SUCK:mad:

4 miles done - good sweaty fun! Off to the shower, then work!
 
FRIDAYYYYYYY!!!! YAY ! :)

Good morning Girls !

Dentist went good . I am set now until the permanent crown comes in, in about 3 weeks. I feel like everything went better yesterday. He did all the work and didn't have to numb me.

Today is Burn it off & Recharge , and I just did that one 2 days ago. I'm not looking forward to repeating it so soon.....am thinking of subbing another cardio.

Walked a good pace for an hour last night at the bike path .

Katie, My first thought was maybe you're ready for another baby ???????????????????
GMTA Kate ! :)

Have fun today with your guest Angie.

Enjoy your Friday Kate.

Eats were clean yestereday until after our walk I got a mcd's ice cream cone !!:eek:

I'm so glad it's Friday !

bb after work out .

Becky
 
katie, what abt checking into a cobra policy for your work insurance? or even a separate plan w/ another ins co altogether?:confused::confused::confused: ee + fam plans are crazy $$$$:(.

becky, glad the dentist went well!
hope you have a fun wo! your evening walk sounds great!
not to be an enabler, but arent those cones like 100 cals? :confused::confused: mike loves them!:D

lisa, crazy days?

steph, thinking of you! it's abt a yr now isn't it?
 
Morning! Bad night last night-pms and skipping dinner led to a late night inhalation of a double deluxe with cheese, a regular cheeseburger, and a small fry!! My weight is no worse this morning but I cannot keep doing this to myself! And I'm supposed to meet a friend at McD's for a playdate at the park-not getting anything! Today is legs-I'm going to do Plyo Legs and some pull ups.

Katie, I know exactly what feeling you're talking about. Mine is more that I question my purpose-why am I here, what am I good at, blah. I won't get too philosophical this early! We have insurance issues too-Darrin's company used to pay for the whole family and now they only pay for him and we have a $2500 deductible to meet!! And he gets money taken out for a Health Savings Account too. Anyway, have a good run and happy early weekend!:)

Angie, I agree with Kate-anyting will work as long as you keep your eating in check-diet is key. Switch things up-endurance, strength, hypertrophy with what you've got.

Kate, hope the girls have fun at dance! That craziness starts next week for us! Someone will be dancing M-Th-oy!

Becky, glad to hear the dentist went well. I think I'm going to take the girls on a long walk tonight too-Darrin's working late and I need the extra cardio!

BBIAB!
 
klaudia, that is a lot of dancing! craziness for you for sure. sorry about the eats last night. been there for sure. how is your weight the same? i overate only a little and my weight goes up:mad:

katie, i do know what you mean. i think you are in limbo a bit. have you ever thought about teaching? i do not know what the requirements are in va, but down here they are not too bad. you don't need a lot to teach lower levels. my sister switched from high powered executive job to teacher and loves the hours, the benefits rock, and the family time. salary, well, not so much, but it is okay. but seriously, the benefits are amazing. just a thought.

hi kate - what are you doing today?

becky, enjoy your cardio.

late night for me, but clean. not sure how well i networked, but i will follow up with one person today. then another meeting all day sunday - yuck! i dragged myself out of bed fr a run. i was so stiff from weeding,it took me 4 miles to just warm up. the rest of the run was great. did some abs too. off to do some yard work. eats! will! be! clean! and! tidy!!
 
I did LIC step. Hadn't done step in a while and really enjoyed it. :)

Now I gotta get to work. I'm cleaning today !

Becky
 
Morning ladies. Sorry I could not get back to you yday...they called me back to work.:rolleyes: justas I was going to chat with my C & T peeps.

Angie you know that I always recommend buying new DVDs...so my bet is one STS Meso 2 or BM2 ....you have the 4Day Split right? Enjoy your walk and takes pics plz.

Katie I know what you mean about health insurance stuff. After my husband passed it costed me almost $300 per month to pay for family. At one point they were taking more out of my pay check than I was taking home. Will it be possible to cut your hours back when Collin starts school/

Kate take pics for FB too plz first dance lesson. so cute.

Becky you did not get numb yday...girl that is the best part ;):D I'm glad you are almost finished.

Klaudia sorry about the cheeseburger-attack. Water flushes everyting.

Nina glad you had a good run. I need some advice from you or anyone. My little baby Hazel (she is really about 4months old kitten) had a flea...that I saw. I brought a flea dip but how often should she be dipped?

I'm setting up my DD b-day gift a netbook so I'll be able to check in more. That's right it's her gift but I'm using it.:cool:

I need to eat so that I can do my workout. STS
 
Hey all,

Back from Lille. It was nice - beautiful out. Sorry, I didn't bring my camera but I will next time.

Lunch was at a sandwich shop which was fine. Tonight we're going italian and then tomorrow will be back in shape for the clean eating wagon. I'll have 5 weeks to finish up insanity. Only one week has been off eating-wise.

Thanks for the recommendations on upper body work. I guess what I never know is should I stick with the same kind of work for a few weeks or should I constantly be changing? Nina, you do a lot of UB - do you mix it up? I have everything of Cathe's except STS and Slow & Heavy. I don't really want to buy STS until I can buy more equipment to make it work. I don't have a barbell or any way to do pull ups. I'd like to be able to do that program when we move back to the states and I can do it right. I'm considering CLX though. Prob will ask for my bday or christmas.

Katie, (((hugs))) re: insurance woes. I can totally understand feeling like something is missing from your life. I have to work really hard to be content with the way things currently are. Hang in there.

Kate, definitely take pics of the girls at the dance class. How fun!

Nina, I think it's funny that it takes you 4 miles to warm up. Have you always run such long distances? What time do you get out in the morning in order to get that much mileage in?

Becky, I'd really like your input/thoughts on CLX - do you think it's worth it? I really like Chalene in Turbo Jam - think she's cute and spunky. I really didn't like p90x and I can't really do STS but I'd like a weight training program that is regimented like that.

Klaudia, I don't know how you can eat like you do and still be so stinking skinny! Be thankful. I'd eat all the cheeseburgers in sight! :) Your dance sched sounds crazy!!!

Robin, we had a kitten with fleas a while back and we just used some stuff that we put down the middle of his back and it seemed to work. The gross thing was they were literally jumping off and dying on our sofa. YUCK. Notebook sounds fun!

So, I'm all applied for my second bach degree and all of my transcripts made it in and are ready to go so I should hear back about that soon. I'm excited to get started!

Ok, gonna do some french homework. Prob won't be back until tomorrow.

Hi Lisa, Steph, Anne, Patti (where are you?).
 
Morning, glories!

Angie, your outing sounds nice. How are the French lessons coming? Do you enjoy them at all?

Robin, I like your gift idea--I may steal it. Buy something for someone that I can use. :p

Becky, what are you cleaning today? That sounds like too much fun. I'm glad your dental woes are behind you for now. I should pull out LIC.

Nina, what kind of yard do you have at the new house? Is it as much work as what you had in Maine? Good luck with the networking stuff, I hope it pans out for you.

Klaudia, how are you today? The dance schedule for your girls sounds tough, but you know they love it and you're creating great memories for them. I never realized how dance is its own subculture, just like everything else, though, I guess. People who have horses have their own things, people who play tennis, etc. I just never thought about it since I wasn't involved in it.

Kate, where do your girls dance? In GL, I presume. What kind of dance are they taking?

Katie, I know exactly what you mean about something missing. I think it's hard for really intelligent people to be content, kwim? Some of the smartest people I know are the least happy. Somehow it just goes with the territory. Have you thought about trying meditation? I know people who swear by it. I, of course, haven't tried it myself, but I love to give advice. ;)

I had fun last night. The birthday party wasn't that great, but I went to dinner afterward with girlfriends and they live about an hour away, so it was nice to see them. In the interest of full disclosure I will confess I had greasy Mexican food for lunch and dinner yesterday. At my two favorite Mex restaurants in town. It wasn't planned, but that's what happened. Oh, well, today is another day, right?

Hi to everyone I missed! bbiab

anne
 
klaudia, hope the playdate is fun!

nina, 4 miles to wu!!! you are a machine!
hope the dinner provides some good leads!

robin, extra hrs = extra $! good for yo!
lol @ dd's present

angie,glad all is well!
thats great schooling is moving forward!

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getting lots done....nursing break now... almost done...cya latah!
 
hey anne! you popped in!
dance is @ jubal arts in gl. it's irish dance - im excited for the recital already!:D
im content - does that make me an idiot? kidding! :p love ya! mwah!:D:D:D:D
glad you had fun last night - you deserve it!
 
Angie I like CLX good rotation and you can buy add-ons.

Anne are you going to tap this year?

Workout I did STS Back and tri and then 1/2 hr ellip.

I want mex food now...maybe taco salad four lunch.
 
i am going to be sooooo sore tomorrow. weeded for an hour this am, then we all walked to the library. clean lunch done, no snacking, and did some body weight leg stuff!! day is going well, and dh and i are on the mend. the tm repair guy is due here soon. i am scared he is going to try to fix my tm only to have it break down later:( this afternoon we are going to the pool, then to dinner with my dad. i will keep it clean!

angie, i love long distances. when i was in school i'd stick with 7 or 8 miles, every day. now i vary it more and my body is happier. these days i get up around 4:30, out the door btwn 4:45 and 4:50. i like mornings;)

kate, great wo! you are lucky your gal is such a good napper.

robin, that was some wo. do uyou still like your elliptical?

hi anne - your evening sounds good. and i know just what you mean about dodging the "how are you doing" question.

klaudia, hormones do suck. how long does your pms last? is it immediately gone when you start? i am on the pill now, and generally i feel crummy with hormones for about 5 days:mad:

becky, i need to clean sooo bad, but i am trying to ignore it until tomorrow:rolleyes:
 
nina, nice productive, happy day! hope it goes well w/ your dad tonight.
i have so much weeding to do it's scary!:eek::eek: some of the weeds are taller than the flowers! but quite pretty, oddly enough! maybe i'll just leave 'em!:p
 
Back from lunch and the park-had a grilled chicken salad and did 2 sets of pulls ups-9/5. Guess I don't look as bad as I thought-my friend asked me, "You weigh what, a buck 0 nine?" Not quite, but it made me feel a little less bad about my vacation weight gain:) Hoping Miss Nevena falls asleep considering she was up at 6:30 and just spent almost 2 hours at the park! If not, I'll probably wait til the girls get home so Danica can keep an eye out while I work out.

Angie, glad you had fun today. Hope you get word soon on your application-how exciting! I'm very grateful for my crazy metabolism but I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop and for it to stop being so fast! I'll be in trouble when it does!

Anne, funny you said that about the dance culture! I try to stay out of it. There are a few stage moms comparing who's in what level class, and such. It's the girls' thing and that's fine with me, ya know? I'm the drop off and pick up type-have no desire to sit there for hours watching them practice-yawn. Glad to know I wasn't alone in my greasy food indulgence last night!;)

Nina, a 4 mile warm up?! Those words will never leave my lips! I'm hoping my period gets here soon-the 7-10 days before can be a gorge fest if I'm not careful! Busy day for you! Hope you get the tm fixed without any issues! Ours is 6 years old and I hope it can last us a few more years at least.

Robin, yeah it was the cheeseburgers that attacked me!!;) Nice gift-a twofer;)
 
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