NOV 08 HAPPY THANKSGIVING Check In for 11/27 AND 11/28

[Boingo1]

Happy Thanksgiving, GIRLS!!!

I kind of feel good (okay, A LITTLE Sad) about dinner being all over here, and today just being a "bum around" day. In fact, I'm doing laundry!

I'm going to be getting PS: STRONG LEGS & ABS done shortly...

Hope you all have a wonderful day.... Enjoy your family and friends and good food.

And know , one of my "thankful" things is all of you!!!

 

[bitmover]

Hey Chris, and everyone! I'll be doing some laundry today, too, if that makes you feel any better!

I had a great workout this morning!! Did the upper body of squeeze stronger and then put in butts & guts -- did the standing leg & ab timesaver minus the ab portion. I think put back in squeeze stronger and did her floor work and ab work. It took me an hour and 45 minutes to get through all that, but part of that was breaks for the dog and kids. I feel good!!! I also flipped around the waist and chest/tricep work, because I wanted to be able to do the chest/tricep work fully, without any wimping out. It worked pretty well that way. Lots of flipping around, which I normally hate, but with the extra time I have today it was fine. Vilma, if you plan to do her premixes combined with kbell work, note that there are editing problems -- not just the warmup, but for instance in the lower body/ab premix, she skips some of the ab work. I went to the mix and match menu and put it back in.

I hope you all have a wonderful day -- with family near, or family far. And I, too, am very thankful for you guys -- every day I look forward to the checkin.

-Beth

 

[jojobean]

Hi Chris and Beth and all others! Happy Thanksgiving to all! I am so thankful for all of you and the camarderie we've built over the last few months. I've had some tough times and it's nice to be able to come here and "talk." And, you've all kept me on track with my workouts. If you all could come over here and control my eating, that would be even better!

Chris, how was your dinner? Enjoy the day with the kids. I'll be doing laundry too. That's almost an everyday thing around here!

Beth, wow, what a workout!! Very cool. I may have to borrow that idea.

Today, after stepping on the scale , I decided I needed cardio instead of upper body weights, which was on the rotation. And, my arms are really sore for some reason. Anyway, I did Amy's hi/lo extreme. Tomorrow I may do the upper body from Squeeze Stronger instead of the PS split.

DH took Tully (our dog) to the vet yesterday. $109 later :0, they said she strained her back. She got a steroid shot and some doggy pain pills. She's much better today. She's not supposed to climb stairs for a few days, so the boys all slept down in the basement with her last night so she'd stay down there. We have to carry all 65 pounds of her up the stairs to go out. Well, of course, last night she was all the way upstairs with me, three half flights up.

DH just took the boys to their annual "Turkey Bowl". He started having a soccer game for the neighborhood kids and some friends at our park a few years ago on turkey day and it's become a tradition. Then we have to go pick up my dad from the nursing home (he's being set free for the day!) and then go to my parents for dinner.

Have a wonderful day all!

Joanne

 

[bitmover]

Hey, did you guys see FF's December rotation? It looks interesting -- think it's good prep work for those of you who might start STS in January? I'm really tempted to do it, but not sure how to work the kbells in. I do wonder if I could just do swings on the cardio days -- Vilma, do you think that'd be too much for my upper body?

Joanne, that's crazy about your dog -- does it seem like she's more comfortable today at least? I hope so! Any idea how she strained it?

-Beth

 

[hottiescientist]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I managed to have a horrible case of insomnia but that lead me to research on other ways to stimulate the economy. I'm going to go crazy with cardio today I'm pretty sure since I have so much time and I scheduled NO experiments.

Chris -- I hope you had a nice dinner! I was thinking of you especially this morning -- what you do, we all should be very thankful for. Have fun with the workout!

Beth -- that sounds like a great workout! I hope you have a fun day with the turkeys and your kids. And I am totally not joining you guys in the laundry tasks.

Joanne -- I'm so sorry about your dog! (what's her name?) I'm with you on cardio today...but that's mostly because the right bicep is a little owie still. That's cool that you get to see your dad for the holiday. Enjoy your dinner!

And to the rest of you who follow -- I am so thankful that I've gotten to know you guys over the last couple months. You have been nothing but a positive force in my life and even though I only know you in the cyberworld, I am truly thankful.

 

[jojobean]

Actually, Tully is doing fine today. Much better. I think we'll bring her with us to my parents. I think she probably hurt her back just acting crazy. She's normally pretty mellow, but she'll get these bursts of energy where she runs around the house or outside like a goof ball. Then she'll lay down for an hour. Sometimes she'll slide on our deck or on the floor and she could have hurt herself like that.

Beth, wow, that looks like a tough rotation! (FF's) Is a meso someone who doesn't build muscle easily? I get confused by the body types. I'm just too "fluffy" - don't know about all that other stuff!! I'll look at it closer, maybe I'll do it.

Hottie, have a nice relaxing day with no worries about experiments!

Gotta get Caitlyn and her 15 Barbies out of the bath!

Joanne

 

[bitmover]

Oh my gosh.... 15 barbies in the bath? We did the reverse routine this morning, too -- sans barbies here.

I always have to look up what the body types are, too, and even then I'm never quite sure because I think I'm enough of a blend that it's kind of too subtle for me to decipher. I figured I would do what I feel like!

My stuffing is made.... I am not yet stuffed..... the family went for an hour walk and I wore my weighted vest, so I am feeling like I can indulge tonight......

-Beth

 

[hottiescientist]

Gobble gobble...no workout for me! Not having any sleep last night just screwed me up and then I just ate. But I was pretty good for the earlier part of the week and its thanksgiving! Wish me luck for tomorrow!

 

[bitmover]

Good morning!

I'm assuming the radio silence is not because you're all sleeping in, but because you're busy working off the extra tgiving calories! Well, Chris is sleeping, but she deserves it.

How are you?! We had a really nice Thanksgiving. Didn't know quite what to expect with 20-some strangers, but it was a very interesting crowd. Mostly much younger, and a lot of rock climbers, since the host is into that. Fun to meet new people and find some way to click with them. Good food, of course, though I have to say I didn't think our turkeys tasted any better than store-bought.

I did an hour or so of kettlebells this morning -- Vilma, some of it was following along with some of the Extreme Cardio dvd. The more I do kbell dvds, the sorrier I am I spent my money on them -- it just seems like there are so many great routines available on the internet and you can just put your own music to it, watch the second hand, and get a great workout. Oh well. I really am intrigued by the prospect of trying to mix traditional weights and kbells in a way that really works. Not sure I know what the formula is, but I'd like to make it work.

I ended up doing no laundry yesterday, so I'd better do at least a couple of loads today! Everyone at my house is still asleep!

-Beth

 

[jojobean]

Hi ladies! It's so quiet here today!

This morning I did Squeeze Stronger upper body premix as a substitute for PS upper body. Guess what I got in the mail today?? The new Squeeze lower body workout! Yea! I may do 4DS Kickbox with that tomorrow. Then that's it for Nov. rotation!

Is anyone going to do FF's dec. rotation? I'm still debating between that and an Amy Bento rotation, but I'm leaning towards FF's. Although I don't think I'll do the upper body stuff 2x - I'll probably do the 1/2 hour cardio. It'll be fun to pick whichever cardio I want. Oh, and, it depends what Cathe's looks like for Dec. Decisions, decisions!! But Sunday will definitely be a rest day!

Beth, sounds like a fun Thanksgiving. How did your friend do with the new baby? That's kind of dissapointing to hear the fresh turkey wasn't much different! Oh yea, Caitlyn brings way too much stuff in the bath with her. The boys hate it when they take a shower and all her stuff is in there. I'm trying to switch her to showers (much easier!), but she's not going for it yet.

Hottie, hope you can get a workout it tomorrow!

Chris, hope work wasn't too bad last night.

Have a good evening all!

Joanne

 

[bitmover]

Joanne, I committed to FF's rotation today..... wrote it all down in my calendar -- though I, too, am skeptical about my motivation to repeat anything!! I'm going to do kbell swings on the cardio days for the most part, except imax friday. I hope I'm not crazy!

Allison, my friend with the new born, did great! She seemed to have plenty of energy and wasn't phased by anything. The baby is so tiny! My first was that small (five pounds) when he was born, but it's amazing how you forget!

Yes, it's been much too quiet today! Where is everyone?! Hope you're having fun!

-Beth

 

[bitmover]

P.S. Joanne, when you've done the squeeze lower body, let us know what you think.... I've been holding off buying it until there are some reviews.... just don't know that I really "need" it, you know?

-Beth

 

[Boingo1]

Hey Girls!!

I survived and am alive... just busy today. With fun stuff, but busy. No... we didn't do Black Friday shopping (no way in hell would i be doing that , unless it's online). Instead I got up early (slept 9:30- 12:30). I woke up thinking how I hated wasted the day sleeping. So up I got. Ate a quickie snack, and did my workout. I stuck with the rotation and did PS: Back, Biceps (skipped abs which I will do tomorrow). And then I did Low Impact Step. I have NOT done that in a dogs day, I swear! What a funny workout. I did it on an 8 inch step, and felt kind of challenged in spots. The 2 "Blasts" were VERY reminincent of Low Max! (do you guys remember this workout?) And my legs were BURNING after PS: LEGS yesterday! Otherwise, kind of fun to do an easier STEP.

I took a VERY quick shower, and gathered up the boys and we went to see "BOLT" at the movies. It was cute! Good kids movie, and of course , I cried (there are very few movies I don't cry at!). the only crap thing was, I ate "crap" . I really wanted to "let it go" and got a large popcorn (unbuttered though)A nd then I stole some of Greg's M&M's (we brougth our own bag in, Costco sized ). So yeah, my week has been HORRIBLE eating wise, HORRIBLE. and the scale is yelling at me to STOP or BUST!

hey Beth!: thanks for drawing me attention to FF's Dec Rotation! That looks VERY interesting. I was trying to decide what kind of body I have. I'd have to say at first I thought "endomorph" , with the "cushy" body all over. But then I found a combination that sounds more like me: "pear-shaped ecto-endomorph with thin, delicate upper body and high fat storage in their hips and thighs". I was thinking of just doing the ONE time through strength and then cardio add-on. ..... Good to hear your T-day was nice with interesting people! How did the kids do eating "their" turkeys?

Joanne: I'm going to look at Cathe's Dec 08 Rotation and then decide between hers and FF's. I kind of like the idea and challenge of doing a rotation that FF is doing! (She is amazingly fit and healthy!!!). Funny I say that, because I "know" her, but she knows nothing of me. ALmost makes me feel like a "stalker"... LOL!! Your Squeeze Stronger stuff sounds like someting to look forward to doing!!! I got Tracy's new Yoga Workout in the mail today (I preordered it a month ago for 12.99!). I'm anxious to try it out!

Work was "ok" last night. It's funny, I get so down about things, and then I go into work, and BAM!, I see the saddest patients. I am SOOOOO forever grateful and thankful for what I have, I really am. I had a poor woman in her 50's dying of Ovarian Cancer, and in so much pain. And then a LOVELY sweet woman in her early 60's, recently diagnosed with metastatic cancer EVERYWHERE, that it doesn't look like they can do much for her. I swear, I don't knkow why such nice people get cancer. it should ONLY be for mean A-holes, pedophiles, child abusers, terrorist types.

Wow..I've rambled! And probably no one will even read it this late!! LOL!> I guess it was therepeutic for me anyhow...

See you guys tomorrow!!!

 

[hottiescientist]

I know its late for all of you guys on the west coast but I just wanted to say I made up for not working out last night. I took my two hardest cardios that I could do in 90 minutes -- Imax2 and HIS. Wowee! My HRM said 974 calories burned. Take THAT binge eating. Btw, I forgot to mention. It is very silly/stupid to try do step when you're a bit drunk no matter how much your DH dares you. I didn't fall (too hard) and it was more silly but just thought for any of you who wondered it...not a good idea! LOL.

Beth -- It sounds like you had a really nice T-day! Don't do too much laundry. Unless you do some of mine! FF's rotations are intimidating! Thanks for posting about the BB btw...I'm sending the thread to Joe.

Joanne -- I want to know about squeeze stronger too! Seriously, all of you are enablers for me to buy more dvds...how's your doggie doing? I alughed outloud btw about the barbies. I had a really weird childhood because pretty early on my sister and my mother convinced me of the art of "collectibles" and not opening my barbies out of the box but watching them in the box. So I get super jealous hearing kids playing with them in the bath! How cute!!

Chris -- I'm glad your day got better. I thought of you! I ended up buying Tetris for the 360 (without DH seeing me) for $10. I did try BF shopping but there's nothing to buy! The retailers really are going to suffer this last pass. I'm hoping that Cyber Monday will prove to be more fruitful. Even DH was upset. We picked up something here or there but we might even return it. (At one point I groaned saying, I think the only thing we're spending money on right now is GAS when we were in the car.) I still have no idea how your heart is so strong to do your job...it impresses me continually. And I whole heartedly agree about the cancer being for mean people. I had to deal for the last two days trying to get in communication with my family to make sure no one was in Mumbai (most of them live in Kolkata but they travel for business a lot).

Well, no one will read this post Chris, so there!

Off to make dinner!