November 09 Checkin Monday 30th*************
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bitmover
Cathlete
Good morning! Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Sure is hard to get back into the swing of it!!!
Had a great afternoon yesterday. My friend and her two boys came down from SF. It's always a treat to see them and I didn't have to leave my house!
We sat and munched on cheese and bread and other stuff all day long though.... yikes!
I can't believe it's December tomorrow..... really have to start that xmas stuff......
Had a great afternoon yesterday. My friend and her two boys came down from SF. It's always a treat to see them and I didn't have to leave my house!
We sat and munched on cheese and bread and other stuff all day long though.... yikes!I can't believe it's December tomorrow..... really have to start that xmas stuff......
bitmover
Cathlete
Forgot to mention my workout! It was a rest day, so I tried a new yoga dvd that my secret santa sent me -- pulse yoga express. Good mix of mostly yoga with a little barre work thrown in. Kathy, you're nearing the end of your second round, aren't you? I'm finally coming to the end of all the STS days written into my calendar!
It was a rest day, so I tried a new yoga dvd that my secret santa sent me -- pulse yoga express. Good mix of mostly yoga with a little barre work thrown in. Kathy, you're nearing the end of your second round, aren't you? I'm finally coming to the end of all the STS days written into my calendar! 
hottiescientist
Cathlete
I'm finally caught up again in STS. Going to start Week 2 but I'm going to do another double workout today. I'm thinking IM2 and Disc 28 but with some sufficient break in between. I had planned to take today off as well -- I never went into lab either this weekend! And no tutoring! Glorious! But I needed it. Working through the winter break is never too much fun and I needed this recharge. Joe is telecommuting home as well. He took apart and moved the elliptical into the back bedroom yesterday. We don't use it that much and I wanted more room in the gym room (I'm also going to shove our desk in there as well so it's more about rearranging the space in the house). Ohh, it's going to be hard to start tomorrow but I need to be uber happy-productive today. Just scored a decent Cyber Monday deal so I'm not as pissy as I was this weekend. (Oh, if you want to check out the awesome color shoes I got on Friday it's up on my blog.) Anyone else shopping online today?
Kathy -- I will be joining you on that workout soon today! I got the terminator this weekend btw as an early bday/Xmas present! You should tell me the next time you'll pull that out so we can do it together.
Beth -- oh, I don't know how I managed it but I'm up several pounds again (I know exactly how I managed it though). I told Joe yesterday, "It's becoming abundantly clear that exercise will not make me thinner. I may get fitter but not thinner. It's all about diet now." ::groan::....
Kathy -- I will be joining you on that workout soon today! I got the terminator this weekend btw as an early bday/Xmas present! You should tell me the next time you'll pull that out so we can do it together.
Beth -- oh, I don't know how I managed it but I'm up several pounds again (I know exactly how I managed it though). I told Joe yesterday, "It's becoming abundantly clear that exercise will not make me thinner. I may get fitter but not thinner. It's all about diet now." ::groan::....
Kathy36
Cathlete
Hi ladies..
Finished up with Disc 28..Now, we I am getting some laundry done. We have CCD at church later this afternoon...It is a rainy day here!!
Beth: Yes, I am getting close to the end. Week 2 of the last mesocycle!! Yeah!! I feel stronger. Today I did back and chest. I can remember using 20s for the chest and it being tough. Today I used those 20s and felt I could go heavier. I will have to remember that you the next time around! It was hard to get back into today. Too much vacation....we sure enjoyed it though! We did some internet shopping this weekend and got the kids digital cameras for Christmas. That is there big gift. I still have to get them a few other things. We also purchsed Chris' birthday present. His birthday is in January. But, the deal was so good. We got him a newer computer. It is a Dell. He will be happy. The one he uses now is like 10 years old..Alot of his games won't work on it..
Hottie: Not shopping online today. I did my shopping on Friday. I better not look at things I bought. I hate when I see them cheaper. Yeah on the new workout. I am up for doing it together. Maybe after STS. We will have some days at the end of December to fill...
ok, time to get busy. Vic had some days of personal time at work to use up. So, he is off today. Which was great. He took Lauren to drawing lessons this morning so I could get my workout done. Mondays are crazy for us with drawing and CCD and school lessons to get done..
Talk to you later..
Finished up with Disc 28..Now, we I am getting some laundry done. We have CCD at church later this afternoon...It is a rainy day here!!
Beth: Yes, I am getting close to the end. Week 2 of the last mesocycle!! Yeah!! I feel stronger. Today I did back and chest. I can remember using 20s for the chest and it being tough. Today I used those 20s and felt I could go heavier. I will have to remember that you the next time around! It was hard to get back into today. Too much vacation....we sure enjoyed it though! We did some internet shopping this weekend and got the kids digital cameras for Christmas. That is there big gift. I still have to get them a few other things. We also purchsed Chris' birthday present. His birthday is in January. But, the deal was so good. We got him a newer computer. It is a Dell. He will be happy. The one he uses now is like 10 years old..Alot of his games won't work on it..
Hottie: Not shopping online today. I did my shopping on Friday. I better not look at things I bought. I hate when I see them cheaper. Yeah on the new workout. I am up for doing it together. Maybe after STS. We will have some days at the end of December to fill...
ok, time to get busy. Vic had some days of personal time at work to use up. So, he is off today. Which was great. He took Lauren to drawing lessons this morning so I could get my workout done. Mondays are crazy for us with drawing and CCD and school lessons to get done..
Talk to you later..
Boingo1
Cathlete
Hey Girls!!
Monday feels weird to me today. I'm kind of bummed being back "into it" after the kids were off from school since Wednesday, as much as they drove me nuts, it was nice to not HAVE to do school stuff.
It's also rainy and dreary here, Kathy! Ugh!
Work was pretty good this weekend. My little "Beaker" patient was still there ("Meep Meep Meep"), but I didn't have her. (Phsewww!). She actually wasn't so bad , figures!... I have to say, I'm sooooo grateful and thankful for my life as I have it right now. I had a patient, in her 40's, who has breast cancer. She was up walking around, doing her stuff as usual 3 weeks ago, legs started getting weak, and now is paralyzed from the waist down, no movement or feeling in her legs, due to the cancer moving into her spine. She was supposed to have Thanksgiving dinner, and start her Christmas shopping, and there she was , helpless in a bed, couldn't even pee on her own, or poop. oh my life is good, it really is.
But I slept well yesterday, and I felt pretty awake and energized at work. At 11:50p , I had a few minutes to check my email. I got one from Total Fitness Video saying there was just 3 more hours left of their 20% sale. I got all crazy, and grabbed my credit card and ended up ordering KCM Body Training (that looked very cool!) and the Cardio Blast one, AND also ordered Lalo 2 (Beth you are SUCH the enabler, you!!!) I got an email this morning saying part of my order had been shipped! SO maybe I can do a KCM cardio this week!! Woo hoo!!
Today I start "Recovery week" after finishing Meso 2 last week. I could have easily talked myself into not doing anything today, but i went downstairs and pulled out cathe's CTX and did the All Step cardio. Not sure if I ever did this one before! It seemed so new! But it was a pretty good 30 minutes, and then I did the Extended Stretch from STS. My legs were pretty tight... it felt good!
Kathy: You go on Meso 3, girl!!! I feel stronger this time around too. it's cool. Nice upper body definition going on too! Nice that hubby had the day off and you get a little break! Enjoy! NICe gifts for the kids! They are going to be 2 happy children when Christmas comes around!!
Beth: Your weekend sounds nice! Glad to hear your SF friend made it down. Did you have wine with that cheese? Yum!! I drank almost a full bottle of wine on T-Day, I was in a nice place, let me tell you! I was so silly/drunk for a bit before dinner, it was fun! That yoga sounds like a cool one!
Hottie: YOu are a nut when it comes to catch up! I don't know how you do it! That 4DS Kickbox + Plyo the other day, and now this! You go!!! .... I know, the damn eating catches up with me too. I really want to try to stay motivated through the holidays. It sucks to have such goodies around!!.... No, no cyber deals for me. I'll look around more later, but nothing struck my fancy. I got a great deal on Friday though, at Old Navy online. With coupons, I bought like 8 items (sweaters, boys's shirts, etc) for $26!! I was pretty happy about that one!
*BIG giant WAVE* to Joanne! Looking forward to hearing about your wet and wild thanksgiving holiday!!!
Better go shower...!! ACK!
Monday feels weird to me today. I'm kind of bummed being back "into it" after the kids were off from school since Wednesday, as much as they drove me nuts, it was nice to not HAVE to do school stuff.
It's also rainy and dreary here, Kathy! Ugh!
Work was pretty good this weekend. My little "Beaker" patient was still there ("Meep Meep Meep"), but I didn't have her. (Phsewww!). She actually wasn't so bad , figures!... I have to say, I'm sooooo grateful and thankful for my life as I have it right now. I had a patient, in her 40's, who has breast cancer. She was up walking around, doing her stuff as usual 3 weeks ago, legs started getting weak, and now is paralyzed from the waist down, no movement or feeling in her legs, due to the cancer moving into her spine. She was supposed to have Thanksgiving dinner, and start her Christmas shopping, and there she was , helpless in a bed, couldn't even pee on her own, or poop. oh my life is good, it really is.
But I slept well yesterday, and I felt pretty awake and energized at work. At 11:50p , I had a few minutes to check my email. I got one from Total Fitness Video saying there was just 3 more hours left of their 20% sale. I got all crazy, and grabbed my credit card and ended up ordering KCM Body Training (that looked very cool!) and the Cardio Blast one, AND also ordered Lalo 2 (Beth you are SUCH the enabler, you!!!) I got an email this morning saying part of my order had been shipped! SO maybe I can do a KCM cardio this week!! Woo hoo!!
Today I start "Recovery week" after finishing Meso 2 last week. I could have easily talked myself into not doing anything today, but i went downstairs and pulled out cathe's CTX and did the All Step cardio. Not sure if I ever did this one before! It seemed so new! But it was a pretty good 30 minutes, and then I did the Extended Stretch from STS. My legs were pretty tight... it felt good!
Kathy: You go on Meso 3, girl!!! I feel stronger this time around too. it's cool. Nice upper body definition going on too! Nice that hubby had the day off and you get a little break! Enjoy! NICe gifts for the kids! They are going to be 2 happy children when Christmas comes around!!
Beth: Your weekend sounds nice! Glad to hear your SF friend made it down. Did you have wine with that cheese? Yum!! I drank almost a full bottle of wine on T-Day, I was in a nice place, let me tell you! I was so silly/drunk for a bit before dinner, it was fun! That yoga sounds like a cool one!
Hottie: YOu are a nut when it comes to catch up! I don't know how you do it! That 4DS Kickbox + Plyo the other day, and now this! You go!!! .... I know, the damn eating catches up with me too. I really want to try to stay motivated through the holidays. It sucks to have such goodies around!!.... No, no cyber deals for me. I'll look around more later, but nothing struck my fancy. I got a great deal on Friday though, at Old Navy online. With coupons, I bought like 8 items (sweaters, boys's shirts, etc) for $26!! I was pretty happy about that one!
*BIG giant WAVE* to Joanne! Looking forward to hearing about your wet and wild thanksgiving holiday!!!
Better go shower...!! ACK!
hottiescientist
Cathlete
Hey back from workout 1! Imax 2 + Evee Walk w/ the weighted vest + Abs. It's so funny...if Evee sees me grab the weighted vest she knows its walk time! She gets all excited. I'm a bit concerned about the next weight workout though. I had managed to really strain my back on Saturday, it hurt all yesterday. I woke up with the muscles still crying a little though it felt a lot better after the blood it got from Imax 2. Still, I'm going to be wary about it. If I feel up to it, I'll do the next disc in the evening but if not, I'll let it rest one day. At least I got cardio in though!
Chris -- it's funny, I balk at the prices of clothing for children that I told my mother that if I ever had kids, I was going to make them grow up in a nude colony so I didn't have to constantly buy them clothing. (Just the kid, not me.) That's awesome on all those things you got from Old Navy. I bought stuff at Endless.com today. My mother said she would buy me some running shoes so I got the Ryka Ultima (that I had previously tried and liked a lot), this New balance Winter Performance Running gear for Joe, and this super chic eco bag for my friend for Xmas. I'm going to go look at Deep Discount DVD for some other presents for friends as well in a little bit too. I like shopping but I like scoring good deals more.
Jeez, talk about a flashback. I just raked leaves for the first time about ten years. TEN YEARS. Joys of owning your own house...
Chris -- it's funny, I balk at the prices of clothing for children that I told my mother that if I ever had kids, I was going to make them grow up in a nude colony so I didn't have to constantly buy them clothing. (Just the kid, not me.) That's awesome on all those things you got from Old Navy. I bought stuff at Endless.com today. My mother said she would buy me some running shoes so I got the Ryka Ultima (that I had previously tried and liked a lot), this New balance Winter Performance Running gear for Joe, and this super chic eco bag for my friend for Xmas. I'm going to go look at Deep Discount DVD for some other presents for friends as well in a little bit too. I like shopping but I like scoring good deals more.
Jeez, talk about a flashback. I just raked leaves for the first time about ten years. TEN YEARS. Joys of owning your own house...
bitmover
Cathlete
Chris, yes, life is good. When I was driving in to work today, they talked about an accident that happened over the weekend.... a family of four with kids about the same age as mine, just back from Maui, were driving home when a mini cooper was going way too fast and I don't know the details but the family in the SUV all died! The young guy in the cooper died yesterday. Ug! Then they had that airline captain who landed in the hudson last January on.... man, between the car accident and that interview I cried all the way to work! I think I must be pms'ing.
Can't wait to hear from Joanne on the water park -- must have been a blast, especially with friends there.
No cyber deals for me, really..... almost tried to buy a pair of pants from athleta today but the site never really came up and I decided it wasn't that much of a deal. My kids clothes mostly come from Target! I know that will end soon with Travis going to middle school next year and probably becoming more fashion-conscious. I did, however, buy about six new dvds from Mary! We can "do" Lalo together, Chris!
We did not have wine with all that bread and cheese because it was all consumed between about 1:00 and 5:00 in the afternoon and there were no men involved. Somehow it seems more like a party with the guys there.
Hottie, how much does your vest weigh? Sounds like it's too much! I'd be careful with that, but even if you don't wear it, you should still grab for it to get Evee going.
I think the kids and I are going to go for a walk now.... it's a beautiful day here!!
Can't wait to hear from Joanne on the water park -- must have been a blast, especially with friends there.
No cyber deals for me, really..... almost tried to buy a pair of pants from athleta today but the site never really came up and I decided it wasn't that much of a deal. My kids clothes mostly come from Target! I know that will end soon with Travis going to middle school next year and probably becoming more fashion-conscious. I did, however, buy about six new dvds from Mary! We can "do" Lalo together, Chris!
We did not have wine with all that bread and cheese because it was all consumed between about 1:00 and 5:00 in the afternoon and there were no men involved. Somehow it seems more like a party with the guys there.
Hottie, how much does your vest weigh? Sounds like it's too much! I'd be careful with that, but even if you don't wear it, you should still grab for it to get Evee going.
I think the kids and I are going to go for a walk now.... it's a beautiful day here!!