Lurkers Invitation For The Holidays

Never got a chance to get on the computer yesterday. When I got home from work one of our darling fur babies had puked on the bed......not their cat blanket that is on the bed.....NOOOOOO....... but on the quilt which then leaked down to the electric blanket then to the sheets and then down to the matress protector.......:mad: So I spend the rest of the evening washing everything. However yesterday morning I did Slow and Heavy Chest and Back. Today was my day off.

Pam Yes I am getting up at the crack of dawn, 3:50 a.m. to be exact so I can start my workout by 4 a.m. It seems like the rest of you can sleep in longer....I am jealous. But it is nice to not have to do it after work. Stone Temple Pilots, wow that is a band I haven't heard in a long time. Years ago we were going to go to an Asia concert but that was cancelled because the lead singer John Whetton needed open heart surgery...
Maximum Intensity Cardio is a good one but I agree that the step portion seems to drag. At least the 1st combo seems to go on for a long time :confused:

Helen Glad that your back is feeling better. There is nothing worse because it seems to affect so much of what we do.

Julie Isn't it fun to do workouts that you haven't done before. The power lunges and plyo jacks are what gets me in the original Imax. The recovery periods do seem longer in Imax and almost non-existent in Imax 3. I don't find Step Moves too dancy. The moves aren't too hard to get down. Don't worry if you don't look pretty doing the moves no one is watching :D There isn't anywhere near as much fighting as there was. They have really cracked down on it, but because it is a contact sport there will always be some. Which team to you watch? For me it is the Vancouver Canucks who are losing to Chicago right now 1 - 0 :(.

Janie I am so glad that things went well for you. It is an easy thing to close a gate. It is smart that you are being a board member on a trial basis. It can be a thankless job. We live in a strata and there is no way that I would sit on council. I am glad that you have your woods back. Don't worry about your neighbour ignoring you, he is probably a bit miffed right now.

Have a great Thursday everyone.

Cheryl
 
Happy Thursday everyone!!!! Today is a half day of work for me and my Friday all in one!!! I decided to take this Friday and next Monday off work for some "me" time. I have been getting a little burnt out at work so I figured I needed some time off to get recharged! ;)

Today was a running and abs day. I did a 35 minute interval run on the treadmill today. I wasn’t exactly looking forward to it but it wasn’t that bad; even though, at about 8 minutes in, I dropped my mp3 player and ended up having to run without music for the rest of the time. After that, I did 4 sets of 10 pushups and then the abs from Step Heat. I haven’t done Step Heat before so when the abs portion came on and I saw the spandex shorts with the thong leotard and belt, I couldn’t help but laugh a little. That brings me back to my very early days of exercising to the tapes my mom had in the 80s!! :D

Janie I’m with Cheryl! I wouldn’t worry about your neighbor ignoring you. I am sure he is upset with you right now but as an adult, he should get over it. :rolleyes: I don’t understand why he wouldn’t want to take the extra measure of closing his gates to protect his dogs from danger anyway! That to me is almost a sign of an irresponsible pet owner! :mad:

That’s too bad Rolly went inside the house again! He’ll get it one day!

Helen Wow a high-end kitchen and bath designer! I dream up high-end kitchens and baths that I would love to have but don’t have the money or house for such dreams to become reality! What you have going on now with substituting sounds like a good job to me. Being able to work when you want and having that satisfaction of knowing you can make a difference in a kid’s life has to be a wonderful feeling!

Good job on MMA Boxing. Do you have a heavy bag? Just wondering whether it is worth getting one or maybe if there is a way to do the heavy bag bonus as shadow boxing without the bag. :confused: Good luck on STS Disc 2. You are being smart on going lighter with the dead lifts with a recent back injury!

Cheryl Poor baby kitty! Maggie will throw up wherever she happens to be laying but Oscar will usually only do it on the floor (of course it is on the carpeted floor!).

Good job on S&H Chest & Back. Those are my favorite muscle groups to work! I am early riser too. I get up anywhere from 3 am to 4 am depending on how long my workout is for that day. Yesterday, I got up at 3 am because I did Body Max which is 90 minutes but today since I was just running for 35 and then doing 7 minutes of abs, I slept in until 4!!! Sometimes I wish I could sleep in longer but then I am so happy to have my workout done in the morning rather than having to do it when I am tired from a long day at work. :eek:

For baseball, my favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals (as is DH’s) but we will watch any game. I don’t have a favorite hockey team and I really don’t know if Jason does either. He used to be a Blues fan but has been watching the Blackhawks more lately. Honestly, he is just a sports nut and will watch anything that is on (including golf and trick bowling)!

Have a wonderful day today!
 
Julie Great job on Body Max, that is a long workout. When I did it this week I did the cardio and abs in the morning and the weights in the evening. It's hard for me to get a 90 minute workout in before work because I would rather sleep for that 30 minutes! What a hassle with the vanpool getting rear ended, I hope everyon was ok.
We love to go to concerts and tend to go to quite a few. It seems like we haven't been to as many this year though because there just weren't as many that we were interested in seeing.

Janie Glad to hear you and Rolly got another wonderful walk in but so sorry to hear he is still having accidents. :confused: That is so frustrating!
It's too bad that your neighbor is being so childish about having to actually take responsibility for his pets. There are some people who just don't get it and never will. Good for you for taking the high road and trying to thank him. Hopefully he will come around some day, but I have learned that some neighbors will be friends and some will just be neighbors. The drama that goes on in our little neighborhood sometimes just amazes me!

Helen Wow, 3 hours late for an appointment! That is just unacceptable he does need to find a new doc. I had one that I really didn't care for but never bothered to go to the trouble of finding a new one. I'm a very healthy person and I usually only go once a year for my annual checkup and to get my Rxs refilled. I finally found a new one when I went to him with and issue that was bothering me and he basically just shrugged it off. I had consulted with my BIL and he told me what the Dr should have done. That was when I decided to find a new one and I'm so happy that I did! What a difference!

Wow, your designer job sounds so awesome! I SO SO SO want an outdoor kitchen. My DH was all ready to do it last year, we had designs drawn up and everything, but the price tag was so much higher than we were expecting that we never did it. sigh, I'm still hoping though.
It's so nice that you are really enjoying your substitute job. Good for you for chasing your calling. It makes such a difference to feel good about what you do every day!
4:45 is tough - any time I have to get up earlier than 5 it is a struggle for me. I;m glad to hear that your back is feeling good and I hope STS disc 2 went well for you.

Cheryl UGH on the cat getting sick on your bed. They always seem to pick the worst places don't they?! Last week I was sitting at the desk in our office and heard the cat making those telltale noises. I looked up and he was sitting in the middle of my best oriental rug! I rush over to try to move him off it but was too late. ARRRGGH! All over the rug. It sounds like your cat bad a major issue, hope he is ok!
Oh my 3:50 am!!! That's not the crack of dawn, that is the middle of the night! I agree that it is so nice to have it done in the morning, but I'm not sure I could do 3:50. It was a real struggle for me when I was doing 4:30. Yes, STP was like stepping back into the 80's! There was a lot of great people watching action too!

Julie I'm envious of your half day today and virtual Friday. This week has just been dragging for me! I am ready for it to be over.

You did great with your run this morning. I might do some running as a cross train once in awhile if I had a treadmill, but it's not worth the investment for me as I know I wouldn't use it very often. If I had dropped my mp3 player I would've paused and picked it up! You're right about those outfits in Step Heat, so funny. Don't they all have white scrunchies in their hair too? :p
I don't have a heavy bag but have done the heavy bag bonus in MMA Boxing a few times and still get a good workout. I'm sure it would be better with the bag, but it seems like a big expense (and a large item to store) for just that one workout. I wear my weighted gloves to give it a little more umpf since I don't have the bag.
It's funny to refer to sleeping until 4 as sleeping in! :rolleyes:

This morning for me was the cardio only premix from 4DS kickboxing plus cardio only premix from 4DS bootcamp followed by my bonus burn. I was determined to do all the push ups on my toes today so did 15 10 10 5. It was hard but I did it. I hope everyone has a great Thursday!

Pam
 
Had extra energy today so I did Step Moves. I love that one. After breakfast will take Rolly for a walk. Wish us luck. I have my camera in hand.

Helen, I would fire that doctor and go to another one. There are many good ones out there to choose from.

Your designer job is what I wanted for my dream when I was younger, never did it though. I think because I didn't have enough confidence. How marvelous to have a job that you love! You are so lucky to be able to do that. There are many people I know that hate theirs. I would think your life has changed so much for the better. Wow. Good for you to set out for your dream and making it come true. The world needs more teachers like you.

Great job on MMA Boxing and so glad your back handled it OK.

Cheryl, Oh dear, I do have days like that too with my animals. Not fun are they. Great job on Slow and Heavy Chest and Back. Do enjoy your day off today.

I think my neighbor reacted to me like that because he knew he was wrong and ashamed and was a coward to look me in the eye. At least I hope I read him that way.

Julie, I think my neighbor is not only an irresponsible pet owner, but is lazy, and only cares about himself. Harsh words I know, but I'm very frustrated with myself for letting it go this far for so long (16 1/2 years I've been fighting, but was not consistent with it). This is not like me at all, I'd rather stay focus on being positive. I'm determined to succeed once and for all!

Rolly really is a smart dog, because when he goes pee outside he gets a treat, when he poos outside he goes half way comes in and gets a treat. Later he goes again and gets yet another treat. He knows how to get treats, but just hasn't associated the two yet that he's a good boy for doing that. We'll make it eventually.

Great job on the Interval Run on the treadmill. Also for the push ups and ab work.

To get recharged from work, what will you do for yourself on those days off? Any ideas? May I join you? lol:D;):D

Pam, I've notice a few people in the Homeowners Association Meeting not getting it. For the life of me I don't know why. Unbelievable! About drama, I think some people have to have it in their lives all the time. Such a shame.:( But, as long as we are alive there will be ups and downs, can't get away from it and have to keep pushing our way through. That last little sentence was really for me than you. Sounds good anyway.:)

Great job on 4DS Kickboxing and the cardio from boot camp. Oh, and the bonus burn! You still amaze me. Congratulations for finishing all the push ups. You are getting stronger.

Have a really nice day everyone.

Janie
 
Well I tried to do MMA Fusion this morning. I was soooo tired I couldn't make my body do what it was suppose to do :mad: I tried for about 15 minutes and then said to heck with it and went back to bed. When I got home from work tonight one of my lovely fur babies puked on the bed again!!!!! At least it didn't go all the way down to the mattress cover again. Wow I'm going to have the cleanest bed around :D.

Julie Good job on your interval run. I would hate to run on a treadmill with no music, it would make the time drag. Isn't it funny to look at the old outfits that back then we thought were pretty cool. What is it with animals throwing up on beds or carpets......why can't they just do it on the tile floor so it is easy to clean up :confused: Oh my you got up at 3 a.m. to do Body Max!!! I am really struggling with the 4 a.m. workouts and then I have been dragging my butt at work the rest of the day. I really like to get it done in the morning but I find that I am really tired the rest of the day. I don`t watch baseball for me I find it too slow moving, though my Dad likes to watch the Toronto Blue Jays and then swear at the T.V. when they aren`t playing well :D. So did your DH watch the Blackhawks beat my Canucks in the shoot out last night, man but they suck when it comes to shoot outs.

Pam Don`t you hate it when they do it on the carpet. Sometimes one of our cats makes a weird meowing sound so I know what is coming. I rush over to him and carry him to the kitchen so he can do it on the tile. With three cats it is hard to know exactly who did it but I have a good guess. The one who I am pretty sure is responsible for it likes to eat really fast and sometimes he just doesn`t keep it down. I really struggled with my workout today and as you probably already read I went back to bed. Right now it is only 7:30 here but I am already wanting to get to bed. I am just such a party animal!!!!! Good job on 4DS premix and your bonus burn.

Janie Step Moves is a fun workout, I did that one earlier in the week. Yes with having animals you have to take the good with the bad. How was your walk and how is Rolly doing?

Well I am like Julie and decided to take Friday off as vacation. Oh boy I can sleep in which for me will be about 5 a.m. :confused: Have a great Friday everyone.

Cheryl
 
Janie God for you with your Step moves and extra energy. I hope that you and Rolly got a nice walk in and that you didn't have to use your camera!
You are so right about some people needing drama. In fact, some of the members of my immediate family are that way! :rolleyes: They create drama when it doesn't exist sometimes just for the sake of having drama. :confused: i really admire your positive attitude and determination! Good for you!

Party animal Cheryl! I think it makes perfect sense that you are tired at 7:30 after driving yourself so hard all week. Sleep is very very important to our health and our sanity and you were smart to go back to bed when your body was telling you you were trying to do too much. Enjoy your day off today. I'd love to take the day off, but since I am taking a week to take my mother up north I can't afford to use the day. Oh well, I realized yesterday that there are only about 10 weeks left in the year and I will be on vacation for 4 of them so it's all good!
I can't believe your kitty puked on the bed AGAIN :confused: what a pain. I have a cat who is a puker too.

Julie I hope you are enjoying your day off!
Helen I hope your back is still doing well.
Debbie I hope you come back and visit us. I see in the open discussion that you are going through a really tough time. {{{{{Hugs}}}}}

This morning was High Step Challenge. It was a challenge getting up to do it because last night was the wine dinner. It was Mollydooker wines if anyone is familiar with them - they are very good! We had so much food and so much wine. By the time we got the main course I was already full! We had shrimp rangoons, then a pistachio crusted goat cheese on some kind of interesting salad, then a lamb slider with sweet potato fries, then briased beef with farro and roasted vegetables and then bread pudding! Each course was served with a different wine, sometimes 2 wines and a port with dessert. We had to roll out of there. I had a bit of a headache when I got up this morning but toughed out HSC and it really helped - I felt great by the time I was done and then followed it up with the bonus burn. Tonight is a birthday dinner for my friend and I am in charge of the birthday cake. I made a 3 layer chocolate cake and am frosting it with peanut butter cream cheese frosting with chocolate ganache drizzled on the top of that. Sounds like I should be doing a few bonus burns!
Have a great Friday, I'm so glad it's here!

Pam
 
Good Friday morning!

My back feels 100% today and I have the day off! :) I am going to work my legs today and am looking forward to the DOMS I know I'll be feeling later tonight and all weekend.

Julie: I have not done the heavy bag portion of MMA Boxing. In fact, I have not even previewed it. I do have a heavy bag, but it's the kind that hangs from a chain and is not hung up yet since my workout room is not yet complete (long story).

Pam: Your post sounds delicious. :)

Yes, we should fire my DH's doctor. But, I think he secretly likes the fact that she doesn't say anything to him about his weight. A new doctor might just tell him the truth.:p

Have a good day everyone! Helen
 
Well today is a day off from work but not from working out! I did Kick Punch Crunch today plus 40 pushups in 4 sets of 10. Now I am waiting for DH to get home so we can clean a little :( and then get down to relaxing the rest of the day :D!

I keep forgetting to let everyone know that no one was hurt on my vanpool when it was rear ended. I actually wasn’t even on the van yet because they hadn’t gotten to my building to pick me up yet. I guess they weren’t even stopped and some guy who was running late rear ended them. This is actually the second time this year that my van has been rear ended by a man! And they say women are crazy drivers!! :mad:

Pam I have split up Body Max 2 before to do the cardio in the morning and the weights in the afternoon. I actually like it better that way but thought I would give it a try in its entirety just once! That’s great that you can do the heavy bag bonus without a heavy bag. That will save me some money and DH the hassle of having to put one up for me!

Great job on 4DS cardio power and High Step Challenge with the bonus burns! You are doing great at the pushups! I keep waiting for them to get easier but it hasn’t quite gotten there yet!

Your wine dinner sounded amazing and if you have any leftovers, I will take a slice of that cake!!! Nothing better than peanut butter and chocolate (in my opinion)! :eek:

Janie Great job on the extra energy and Step Moves! I love having extra energy because then I feel like I can put in the intensity Cathe deserves out of me! Rolly really is smart if he specifically goes twice just to get treats! You are more than welcome to join me in getting recharged!! I would really like to get a massage during my recharge but I’ll take snuggling with puppies! :D

Cheryl Good job on trying MMA Fusion despite being tired. Sometimes it is just better to listen to our bodies and rest. Getting up at 3 is definitely difficult especially since DH is still in bed and our bedroom is also our workout room so I get to work out while he is sleeping in the same room! I know what you mean about being a party animal. Since I get up so early, I go to bed early too. I am usually in bed by 7 or 7:30 and passed out cold by 8!! ;)

I don’t think DH watched the hockey game because baseball playoffs are going on right now so he has been watching that. Sometimes he flips around between several games so maybe he caught some of it. I did ask him who his favorite team in hockey is and he said he really didn’t have one that he just enjoyed watching the games!

Enjoy your day off today!

Helen That’s great you are back to 100%!! Leg DOMS are the worst and the best all together. I know DOMS do not necessarily mean you making muscle gains but I tell myself that anyway! Plus they remind me of how hard I worked which helps keep my eating in check cause I don’t want all that hard work to go to waste. :p

I know what you mean about not having a workout room that is complete yet. We are redoing our house because of water damage and that means our bedrooms and workout room are in complete destruction/construction right now. To make a long story shorter, our house is a split level with the bedrooms in the basement (weird, I know) and when Hurricane Ike finished hitting Texas in 2008, it turned into torrential rains in the Midwest and flooded our basement. We had to tear out all the carpet and drywall. Since we don’t have a lot of money, we are doing the rebuilding ourselves and it has taken us 2 years to get half done. Which means for the past 2 years, our living room has been doing double (or triple) duty as a living room, bedroom, and workout room. Maybe we will be able to move back downstairs next year! :rolleyes:

Debbie I know you are going through some tough times, so I hope you can still devote some time to your workouts for stress relief! Feel free to come back when you can or if you need shoulders to lean on!

Have a good day everybody!
 
Walked Rolly and did MM. Whew! Guess What? No DOGS! We have been enjoying the outside for at least 3 full days.

Gave Rolly a bath today and Higgin decided she wanted to help dry him. Isn't that Sweet?
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Cheryl, I know what it's like to give up on an exercise. Don't worry, it's the way our bodies tell us to slow down. Glad you listened to your body. The next workout you do, you may feel that you have extra energy. That's a sign maybe to do an intense workout.

Our walks so far are very good. And no accidents yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. After our walk today, I'm letting him off the leash for a couple or so hours.

Jeesh! Sleeping in until 5 a.m.? When did you say your regular time to get up? My Joey gets up between 1 and 3 a.m. He can't help it. I can't even imagine getting up so early. I get up around 8 or 9 a.m. go to bed around midnight or so.

Is it hairballs your kitty has? Poor thing, and poor you for having to clean up every time. Maybe putting a protection sheet over your bed while your out. Can be folded and put away when not is use. Just a thought.

Pam, Rolly and I did have a great walk, and no camera was used. :D My family is the same way as you! (certain members). I swear, they just aren't living if there is no drama coming from someplace.:rolleyes: Thank you for your support, it's much appreciated.:)

Great job on HSC. Especially after wine the night before with a robust dinner that you would die for. You must have felt great after the workout, because you sweated all the wine out of you. LOL:D Glad you had fun, you deserve it.

Enjoy tonight as well. Be careful, this kind of celebrating can be habit forming. ;) Now, (pointing a fake gun your way) hand over the cake or else! It sounds so scrumptious.:p I WANT SOME!

Helen, Yeah! A day without back pain, good for you! And a day off too. What leg workout did you do? Sounds like a push in the right direction and on your way to a stronger you.

Ah, your honey is in denial. I'm so sorry. That has got to be hard on you as well. (((((hugs))))). It takes time. Maybe seeing you enjoy your life that is healthy and fitness oriented, he may feel alone and join in. You never know. Continue giving him gently pushes and reminders, it will help eventually.

Julie, Great job on KP&C plus 40 push ups. That is so impressive.

I'm so glad no one got hurt when the very rushed man rear ended the van. Yeah! It's been proven for a long (many many many years) time that men have the worse driving records.

You all take care, have a great Friday and weekend. Will see some of you this weekend.

Janie
 
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Well I couldn't figure out how to get the image in th emiddle of the post to work like you did Janie, but just a quick post to share my cake with my Cathlete buddies!
 

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Today was Slow and Heavy Legs and Shoulders. On the news tonight they said that Randy Quaid and his wife were arrested here in Vancouver.
They are seeking refugee status because they are saying that if they go back to Los Angeles they will probably be killed!!!!! :confused: They are saying that a lot of their friends have died in mysterious ways and they think they are next. I think they have been smoking too much wacky tabacky. I also hope they are sent back to Los Angeles because they also skipped the country before they were suppose to appear in court on some charges.


Pam Are there only 10 weeks left? I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. Yes my bed has gone through a bit this week. I am impressed that you were able to do HSC after your night out. I know I couldn't. Your dinner sounded wonderful. Lucky birthday girl getting that cake. It looks soooo good.

Julie KPC is a fun workout. I have done that one quite a bit. Men drivers are not as good as they try to make themselves out to be. They are just as bad if not worse than female drivers. It was a good thing that no one was hurt. Your DH can sleep while you are working out? He must be a very heavy sleeper or you have a very big bedroom :D You would have to get to bed around 7 - 7:30 if you are getting up at 3 a.m.. Since I don't get home from work until 4:30 that is a little early for me. Do you do that in the summer as well? I find it hard going to bed at 9:00 because it is still so bright out.

Janie That is such a cute picture. Rolly doesn't seem to mind Higgin drying him off. I normally get up around 4 a.m. to workout. This morning even though I wasn't going to work I woke up at 4:45. I stayed in bed until 6 a.m.. I can't remember the last time I slept until 8 or 9 a.m. Even if I get to bed around midnight I still wake up at 5 it is so fustrating. No it isn't hairballs. If it is the kitty that I think it is he likes to eat and sometimes he eats too much and then brings it all up again. With three cats and two of them who can graze during the day it makes it hard to take the food away because then the other two starve. We do have cat blankets on the bed but I didn't spread them out. I am usually in a big hurry to get out the door so I don't miss my bus so that is something I don't usually have time to do.

Have a great Saturday everyone.

Cheryl
 
Helen Great news that your back is 100% and you had the day off too! Wow, was I the only one who had to work yesterday? It was such a long week too, I was happy when Friday arrived. How are those leg DOMS?! Leg DOMS are the worst when you can hardly even sit down!
lol about your DH not wnated to hear the truth from his Dr, you may have hit the nail on the head there!

Julie Great job on KPC and your push ups I hope you enjoyed your Friday off! It's good to hear that no one was hurt in your van pool accident. I like BM2 split up better too. 90+ minutes is a long time to workout, especially at 3 am! Push ups aren't getting any easier for me yet either. I am wondering if they ever really do?!
The cake was absolutely amazing Wow! I sent all of the leftovers home with the birthday girl, I didn't want it in the house! It's definitely a cake that I will make again. It was pretty easy to make and is very pretty too. One of the guys at the dinner requested it for his birthday with raspberry instead of the peanut butter.

I can't believe that you can workout in your bedroom while you DH is asleep! he must be a very sound sleeper!What a bummer about your water damage. I assume that your insurance won't cover it since it's considered flood damage and you have to have special covereage for that? It seems like in circumstances like a hurricane it should be covered, insurance is so annoying. You pay so much for it but when you need it they fight you tooth and nail about everything.

Janie Great job on MM and glad you and Rolly got your walk in. It is so nice that you are able to enjoy your property without having to worry about the dogs. Hooray!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE thie picture of Higgin drying Rolly. So cute! Joey gets up between 1 and 3 am???! :confused: Yikes! What time does he go to bed?
The celebrating can definitely be habit forming, but after 2 nights of it I'm ready for a quiet night in tonight. The cake was so so good. Next weekend is my mother's birthday and I have an amazing looking pumpkin cake picked out to make. Guess I'll be needing to keep up these bonus burns for awhile!

Cheryl That whole story with Randy Quaid and his wife is so bizzare. They were arrested in LA because they had been squatting in a house that didn't belong to them for something like 1 1/2 years! I heard that they had been arrested while making a run for Canada but didn't hear that they were claiming they would be killed. Very very strange! I think you are exactly right about the wacky tabacky!

I know, I can't believe how fast the year has gone by either. It seems the older I get the faster the time goes.

This morning was Rythmic Step followed by my bonus burn. Then we went out for breakfast and went and early voted. I hope everyone has a great Saturday!

Pam
 
Late post for me today. I did Power Hour today. It was fun. I feel like I had to pause a lot to keep switching weights and I have to say Cathe’s surprise jumping push-ups was not something I was expecting! I wasn’t feeling that strong today so I didn’t do any extra pushups. Maybe tomorrow.

Janie Rolly is so adorable!!! And Higgin is too funny drying Rolly off! It is so nice that they get along. That’s great that you are so far having good luck with no dogs on your walks. :cool: Great job on MM! That is probably one of my favorite total body weight workouts!

Pam WOW! That cake looks amazingly yummy! I know I said there is nothing better than peanut butter and chocolate but that was before you mentioned raspberry and chocolate! My favorite ice cream ever is black raspberry chocolate chip!! DH is a pretty sound sleeper. He says he just blocks out the noise of me jumping up and down on the step. The damage wasn’t covered because we would have needed flood insurance. Of course, living in the middle of a corn field with the nearest creek over 30 miles away, who would have thought of buying flood insurance! :confused: Great job on Rhythmic Step and the bonus burn!

Cheryl Great job on S&H! Legs are my least favorite body part to work but they are also the part that needs to most work. :eek: That story on Randy Quaid is funny and sad all at once. He used to be a pretty funny guy. Actually our bedroom is also our living room and it is not that big now that our bed is in it plus all our living room furniture. He is a pretty sound sleeper and says I don’t really bother him most of the time. Yes I go to bed at 7ish year round. I get home around 4:15 and I feel like I hurry up and eat dinner and then go to bed just to wake up and do it all over again! I wish I lived closer to work because the 1 hour one-way commute takes up a lot of my day.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Saturday!
 
Went to my son's and daughter in laws housewarming party. They have such a big beautiful home. I even get to babysit for two day, my grandson who is just past a year old. He will be coming tomorrow in the morning to drop him off. I am going to have such fun!

Cheryl, Great job on S&H legs and shoulders. One of my favorite workouts.

Pam, Great job on your bonus burn and RS, oh I just love that one!

Julie, Great job on PH. It is a fun workout. Listen to your body, you did the right thing by not over doing it. So far so good about the dogs. But I haven't been home during the day today, so don't know what happen.

LOL! Joey goes to bed around 7 or 8 pm. Way to early for me. I'm what you call a night owl.

UMMMMMM. I love pumpkin anything. I only need to hear about these wonderful things you bake and I gain weight. LOL, ;)

Janie
 
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Just popped in today to say hi to everyone.

Today was supposed to be a rest day but I decided to swap tomorrow's workout and today's rest day. I did Maximum Intensity Cardio. WOW! WOW! WOW! I did not do any extra pushups. I guess I didn't feel the need after dying a little during that workout! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Janie Babysitting your grandson sounds like a blast and probably a workout all on its own! Have fun!

I have tomorrow off from work and working out so probably won't get on the computer.

Have a wonderful Sunday!
 
Yesterday I did S&H Biceps and Triceps. I was feeling those for a while. Today was to be yoga but the instructor didn't show up. The girls at the store were trying to get hold of her but they had no luck. I got the impression that this was unusual so I hope she is OK. They offered 15% off anything in the store. Too bad I am kinda broke right now....darn I love their stuff.

Pam It is a very strange story with Randy Quaid. In the paper today they said that both David Carrideine (sp?) and Heath Ledger were both murdered and that they were next :confused: It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Usually the refuge hearings are are closed to the media but they wanted all of the media there so they made a exeption for them.
Rythmic Step is a fun one.

Julie I have to pause a lot in Power Hour too to get the weights changed. I like the shoulder work in that one. Those jumping push ups are something aren't they :D. Legs are one thing I really don't like to work but like you that is the body part that needs most of the work. I get home at 4:30 so I know what you mean about feeling rushed. You don't have much time at home before you need to get to bed. I have a 1 hour commute too and that is what really gets to me. I also wish I lived closer to work.

Janie Nice that you can babysit your grandson. Does your son and daughter-in-law live close to you? I like the slow and heavy series, it is a nice change.

Have a great Monday everyone.

Cheryl
 
Julie Great job on Power Hour. I have the same problem with that one of having to pause all of the time though because she doesn't tell you what weight she is going to use until they have already changed theirs! :mad: I find the extra pushups VERY hard to do on weight days!
Wow, black raspberry chocolate chip ice cream sounds great, who makes it? I love Cherry Garcia which is similar but with cherries and chocolate chips. Yum! That's great that your DH doesn't mind you working out in the room while he is sleeping. I don't think mine would go for it!

Janie I hope you are having fun with your grandson! What a fun 2 days! I used to be a night owl but the older a get the earlier I want to go to sleep. 10 is about my limit most nights!

Julie Does those WOWs mean that you liked MIC? ;) Do you have cardio fusion? That one really kicks my behind!

Cheryl Oh man, slow and heavy Bis and tris - killer! I bet you WERE feeling those for awhile! That is a shame about the instructor not showing up and hopefully everything is ok with her. I used to go to a gym where the instructors often didn't show up. It was a real pain.
I don't think either David Carrideine or Heath Ledger were murdered but I guess they are probably grasping at straws at this point.

We had an absolutely gorgeous weekend - in the mid 80's yesterday. On Saturday I went to the farmer's market and got a pie pumpkin for my cake this weekend. Yesterday I drove to an outlet mall that is about 45 minutes form here and shopped all day. I didn't do a lot of buying, but it was nice just walking around shopping because it is an outdoor mall. This morning was Imax and my bonus burn. Happy Monday everyone!

Pam
 
Raining like cats and dogs unfortunately. Can't take Rolly out in this. Did MM again. Sure do like that one.

Julie, Great job on IC. Don't blame you for not doing any extra pushups. My grandson caught a cold, so didn't babysit. There will be more opportunities. Enjoy your day off and working out.:)

Cheryl, Great job on STS Biceps and Triceps. Oh, so sorry your yoga instructor didn't show up. That must have been frustrating.:( My grandson had a cold, so didn't babysit, but will have more opportunities. They live only about an hour and half away or so. It's nice.

Pam, My Joey does the same thing as he gets older too. But, now he goes to bed at the latest 10pm. I was up til 1am last night. Still a night owl I'm afraid. And I'm a senior citizen already.:( Feel inside though like a youngster.

Your weather sounds absolutely wonderful! 80's is short weather. Wow, here, it is windy, stormy, rainy and the skylight in the kitchen is leaking. Joey is coming home thank God and should be here by tomorrow or the next day. Yeah!

Must see picture of your pumpkin creation. I bet it will be as fantastic and yummy as your cake.

Great job on IMAX and bonus burn.



The weather subsided some, so decided to go retrieve the mail and come back to walk Rolly in the wood.

One of my feuding neighbors dogs was there. Took a couple of pictures of him. He is a huge gray one that scares the hell out of me. Was able to capture it also by our address and name sign.

The new beginnings of proof. The picture even has the date stamped on it.

This is war, and will continue to gather evidence for who knows what.

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Well it looks like I got me a cold :mad: I haven't had a cold in years. So I didn't work out today since I had trouble breathing and I didn't sleep at all last night. That was really fustrating. I went into work today but I will see how I am doing tomorrow. If I can sleep well I should be fine. I saw Janie's post it is raining cats and dogs here too. Yuck out came the rubber boots today.

Pam It seemed like this was the first time an instructor didn't show up and it was a big class. I guess the nice thing is that it is free so we didn't loose any money. Sure rub it in nice weather.....:D well it is really cold and rainy here. At the top of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains they got snow and more is forcasted. Hmmmm seems like ski season is around the corner here. I like going to farmer's markets and an outdoor mall would be fun especially when it is nice out. Not here......I think that is how I got my cold, by thinking is was warmer than it really was and underdressing.

Janie I hear you about it raining cats and dogs. I normally walk to and from transit and my office building but not today. Even the tiny part I did walk I got soaked. I guess colds are going around. Too bad you didn't get a chance to babysit. At least they are close by so you can babysit again soon. I can't believe that your neighbour has let his dogs run loose again. At least you had your camera and took pictures as proof. I can see how that dog would scare the hell out of you. I wouldn't want to run into him either. I hope with the evidence that you are gathering something can be done.

Have a great Tuesday everyone.

Cheryl
 
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