Pentagenarians & Beyond: W/B : 10/25

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Good morning..

Well, we went, we tried but we didn't get any qualifying scores. Not bad, but not good enough for a leg towards the title. I wish we would have entered both days, but hey, there is always the next show.

Lori, how is the weather there? You mentioned swimming.....is it that warm there? Did you see the special on the On Demand and Live workouts? A year's sign up gets a 15% discount. I don't think you get it for the 6 month sign up....I was thinking of trying that when I first saw the offering. I am really waiting for the ICe workouts....

Valerie, Have a fun, safe trip! I have to say that I really enjoyed the first 6 seasons of MM a lot....but season 7 was a let down. No spoilers here.....I will be interested in hearing anyone else's thoughts after they finish season 7. I did not use CC on 5 Days . It was ok for my hearing for once...usually I have a tough time with British accents too, but this one must have been ok for me.

Josie, have fun and Win Big! :)

Hi Judy!

Not much going on...it's raining and cold so no outside work today, but we have plenty to do inside....like the attic and the basement...etc etc...

Take care,
 
Good morning ladies!

Last night at the Brazillian Grill was a lot of fun. Ended up being 7 of us and of course I had the weight staff come sing Happy Bday Brazillian style to my son. Was very funny. We leave today after breakfast and a quick swim/jacuzzi. And of course after a quick workout. Going to fit in Cathe's live express I did the othe day. Quick and effective and I loved that usung bands worked well.

At the meeting yesterday they nominated me to be a trustee. I was not expecting this at all. Huge commitment which entails attending a trustee meeting every 2nd Saturday a month. Being over 2 hours away I really need to think this one thru.

Deb...it has been cool and breezy. The pool is indoors but huge and enclosed in glass so you feel like you are outside. Plus it is heated to a perfect temp. We love it! I did see the annual subscription and think that is what I will choose to get the 15% savings. This subscription is a sure thing for me and I can't imagine me ever not wanting it so might as well get the savings. So sorry the doggies did not qualify. :(

Valerie and Josie ...have a great trip!

Lynda..go Pats!!! We are planning our departure around the game. We drive up 495 right by the Gillette stadium exit so want to avoid the traffic. Figured if we leave hear about 12:30 we should be fine.

Hi to Judy!
 
Were on the way. Nice weather for driving, will be going for 11 or so hours.
Too bad you didn't qualify deb...better luck next time. I enjoyed parts of MM. But too many sections of tedium for me. Still want to see how it ends. We have homeland disks along with us .
Lori is that 2 hours each way? Here, Saturday traffic is as bad as weekdays, just a little later in the day.

No word from cousin. Think I did not hit it out of the park.... Maybe will have him look at a cathe disk next time we,'re together if he seems open.

I did burn sets ch, ba, shoulders, first time in more than a year. Automatically reduced weights by about 25% but still not Whimpy. Like 20 instead of 25 . Can't believe how heavy cathe goes on this one. Felt good.... I like repeating the same move but was careful about the "to failure" part. A little sore today but not bad at all. Feels good to be back.!
 
Hi everyone--

This morning I did GG, the premix without the ball (55:40). I forgot how good this one is for lifting those glutes. Put on my tight jeans afterwards.

Love your typo, Lori--the weight staff. That place does sound like you could easily put on weight with all that meat coming around. I wouldn't want that kind of time commitment on Saturdays, but it is a compliment that they nominated you.

We went to a fairly new restaurant last night--NoCo (stands for North County) Pastaria. It's all Italian. Very noisy, but I loved my mussels and had to bring home my entire entrée of eggplant parmesan.

Deb, too bad they didn't qualify. Like you said, there's always another show.

Have a lovely time, Valerie! You know, sometimes people say they want advice, but they don't really want to follow it when push comes to shove.

Good luck Josie!!

Hi to Judy, done at last with STS! Congrats.

Go Pats!
 
Good morning,

Yesterday I did KCM's Cardio Pump workout...this is her style of pyramid training. Another start to a week....this past week flew by. The days and weeks just go so fast. Is that a "retirement" thing?

Lori, I hope you got home ok and missed the football traffic. Being nominated for trustee is pretty flattering, but I would certainly understand why you would not want to accept. That is a pretty tough time commitment, especially in the winter months.

Valerie, wow...11 hours in the car is a long ride! Good job on the Burn Sets workout, smart to be mindful of your past injury and take it slow.

Lynda: LOL at this one: "This morning I did GG, the premix without the ball (55:40). I forgot how good this one is for lifting those glutes. Put on my tight jeans afterwards." Did they fit better after that workout? :)

Hi to Judy & Josie,

Taking the car into the collision shop this morning, then going to the training hall to do some purging.

Take care,
 
Hi everyone--

This morning I did both low impact hiit workouts together (50:08).

Deb, those jeans are my size 6 Christopher Blue skinny leg jeans. They fit like a glove with enough stretch to be comfy and DH likes them. He gave me a compliment and encouraged me to wear them more often. I do think time seems to go by more quickly in retirement.

Gosh, Valerie, an 11 hour drive. I get pretty antsy after about 3 hours in the car. Hope your podcasts kept you entertained!

Lori, the Pats came through, but it was touch-and-go.

Hi to Judy and Josie!
 
By the way, if you go to the East Mountain Farm facebook page and click on the small picture of Max, it expands to a great shot of him on high alert. A photographer friend was up on the farm yesterday and took a lot of pictures. I love that one of Max, but also of the black calf and our lovely woods.
 
Good morning,

Took the car in, and spent about 1.5 hours purging at the training hall. Like I need another place to purge. :)

Lynda, I was playing around with your pic to reduce it's size for your Avatar..I emailed it back to you...hope it works....I.changed mine in the process...but I don't like the one I used here.....it's too small to even see what it is and the picture looks like it should be in landscape mode...strange.

Hi to Lori, Josie, Judy, and Valerie....

My cousin and I are going for facials this morning, we bought those deals offered on Living Social....a $70 facial for $35. Hope it oks...the woman sounded strange when we made the appointment.

Take care,
 
Hi everyone--

This morning I did ba, rear delts, and bis (52:28).

Thanks, Deb! It looks a bit small, but at least it's a new one of Max. I don't much care for facials, but if you enjoy them, that's a very good price.

It was so cold this morning, but after lunch with a friend, it's back up in the 50s.

Judy, Max is more clown than majestic, but I will let him know your compliment.
 
Hi,

Lynda...I tried making it bigger, but this is the only size that the site would take without giving me an error...then they take the one of Keegan that is too long...and should be wider.....
 
Good evening ladies!

Ride home on Sunday was uneventful. No issues at all. Got in around 2pm. Unpacked and watched the Pats.
Yesterday morning I did a Ruthless workout. Ages since I have done one of these. I did 2 back to back to give me a 40 min workout. Lunatic legs and Core. That was my only workout as I had a work function in the evening and knew there would be no lunchtime workout. This morning was Live Kickboxing and Compound weights. Again my only workout for the day. There have been tons of meetings at work so it has been hard to find space. Slows down tomorrow so we'll be back at it.

Lynda...did Deb's picture work? Awesome fitting into those skinny jeans. I do not think I ever did Great Glutes in its entirety. I have only pulled segments and combined it with another using workout blender. Sounds like a workout I should take a second look at!! I do not have facials. Not that I do not enjoy them it is because I use Retin A so I need to be careful with products I use. Lol on the weight staff. I have eaten so much the past few days that apparently was on my mind!

Deb...yes I am very flattered by the nomination. I emailed the Board several times today and since I am able to Skype or conference call in I am seriously thinking about it. Going down the Cape from where I live every 2nd Saturday of the month with get really old quick. So thinking I will dial in one month drive down the next and any inclememt weather will be a dial in! Enjoy your facial!

Valerie..have fun on your trip and hope the ride goes by quickly. I agree with some of the weights Cathe uses. She amazes me at times. Unbelievably strong!

Hi to Judy and Josie!
 
Hi Everyone,

Today I did 2 segments of Core Max. I have 2 more STS workouts to do this week, then only one more week to go!

Deb-Sorry about your dogs not qualifying. I hope your facials went well. That is a good price!

Lori-Congratulations! I can understand you not wanting to accept though, that is too much driving, especially in the winter.

Lynda-I had to look up Christopher Blue jeans, I hadn't seen them before. Looks like there is a store in Michigan that carries them but it's an hour or so away from here.

Valerie-Hope you are having a good trip!

Hi to Josie!

Judy
 
Lori- I posted before I saw your post. It's good that you can skype or conference call into the meetings.
 
Good morning,

Nice day yesterday, the facial was great, kind of a strange eccentric woman that owns the place...she did both my cousin and I at the same time, which I never had before, but she was nice and it was different than others I have had.

Lynda, how old is Max now? It seems like yesterday that you went to pick up that cute puppy.

Lori, I had to reduce Lynda's picture to get it to accept it here....it's a little small...but that is the only way it took it. That is a great idea to use Skype and or call in, especially in the winter months. When I was going to DC for that monthly meeting, they would not let us call in at all. You had to be there face to face. I asked the chairperson multiple times if I could call in and he would not give in. He said that if he let anyone call in, everyone would do that and there would be no one at the meeting. I said he should say that if you have to get there by airplane, you can call in! Otherwise you have to show up. He didn't change the rule.

Judy, Yay for almost being done with STS. What will you do afterwards? I am sure ICE won't be here yet...maybe the new KCM's will be done. She turns them around in about 6 weeks total time. They are not the "production" that Cathe's are and only 2 at a time, but you get them quick. :),

Hi to the traveling Josie & Valerie,

Picking up my car this morning. It was ready yesterday, but I had too much going on, and this way John can drop me off there, rather than them sending the shuttle for me.

Take care,
 
Our internet connection here has had some issues....security breach of some sort. the house is lovely and we are seeing all kinds of animals. much less busy than a few weeks ago so not so frantic. we had some business issues yesterday but still made it into the park for a while. our property near here looks nice. the neighbor put his up for sale but there are pics and we would not like it . he is a contractor and we are so glad we didn't talk to him about any project. we wanted to build a vacation cabin here but never got started when DH was working. maybe now.

Lori I steer clear of facials too. I have rosacea although completely invisible for years now. I m careful about what I use because I don't want to have it activated. I had it lasered at least 5 yrs ago and it completely erased it. so no facials with perhps chemicals I might be sensitive to.

deb hope your car is back to 100%. good idea on skyping but yes, if possible everyone would avoid meetings

we are getting in hiking although nothing that hard. pleasant conditions, elevation slows everything down a bit. cold this morning
 
Hi everyone--

This morning I did Bootcamp Boogie (63:00).

Deb, Max just turned 6 and yes, time really seems to have flown by. He still behaves like a puppy a lot of the time, especially when he thinks he should hop on to my lap like he did when he was little. Now, it feels like those COPD commercials with the elephant sitting on a victim's chest because he's about 55-60 lbs. Hope your car is all set.

Lori, if you can Skype, that sounds workable. So you did a Ruthless workout, followed by a Lunatic workout. Pretty soon it will be a Ruthless Lunatic Insanity workout.

I caught up on my recordings of Fargo last night. Boy, that is the only way to watch this show because there are a ton of commercials. It really is good, although I think some of the Midwestern accents are exaggerated.

Judy, for some reason I thought you were done with STS. Reminds me of how rigorous this program is. Good for you! You are on the final leg. I told Max he was "majestic" and he wagged his tail. A new word for his vocabulary.

Valerie, sounds like you are enjoying your trip.

Hi to Josie!
 
Good evening ladies!

This morning I did Cathe's most rectent Live class Hiit Fit Circuit. I did not do the barre at the end. I like this one a lot...there are 5 circuits. Each circuit consists of a high impact hiit, low impact hiit, compound weights then metabolic I think - then you end with some barre. At lunch we did Barre Legs.

I decided to pass for the time being on being a Trustee. The time commitment is huge and I am not sure I am ready to commit. Maybe in the Spring I will feel differently.

Deb...glad you enjoyed the facial. How does your car look? Brand new again? KCM is amazing with the turnaround of her DVD's. Looking forward to hearing your review.

Judy!!! Yeah you are almost done. I felt a huge accomplishment when I finished! I had to look up the jeans too!! :)

Lynda...so cold here and rainy today. My Chester is the same way. He is huge and thinks he is a lap dog. By the way he seems to be maintaining his weight. When you say it like that it does sound like a crazy workout! Been ages since I have done an Insanity workout. Seems like once Cathe started with the Live workouts that is mostly all I do!

Valerie...the place sounds really nice. I bet you love having it less crowded. Going to the Cape this past weekend was wonderful because of it being off season. What a huge difference from when we go in August.

Hi to Josie!!!!!
 
Good morning,

Nice day yesterday, after picking up the car, later I took Keegan to the Assisted Living place, saw my uncle and a few others. He loves it there...he drags me from the car to the door once we get there.

Valerie, it sounds like you found a great location. It must be nice being able to hike etc and come back to a house. So you own property there as well?

Lynda, "Majestic Max"....LOL I will keep Fargo on my Prime "back burner" until they make it free...but I am going to look at the library to see if they have it....I am always surprised at what you can get in DVD's from the library.

Lori, I can understand why you passed on the Trustee position. It would have been good if you lived closer. The car looks great, and they even do an inside detail before you pick it up...nice. When we went to the Cape in September, it was the weekend after Labor Day and it was almost deserted. The locals told us we missed all the action, and we were happy that we did. I remember renting bikes and how nice it was.

Hi to Judy & Josie,

Not much going on here....the glass people are coming this morning to replace/fix John's windshield...we discovered a crack in it yesterday....it's always something. :)

Take care,
 
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