Petagenarians & Beyond: W/B 1/1/2012!!

Went to yoga yesterday morning. always a good strength workout.

later the 30 min step section from Cardio supersets.... a good workout. I think combined with the rest of cardio supersets, it would equal Afterburn. that kind of "step" I can do using a high step. few burpees in there. then I did the spin bike for 20 min. we are using bike shoes & clip- in pedals. I keep coming out of one clip, can see why I had so much trouble riding with them. my ankles are very flexible...I have too much sideways motion to stay clipped in. that's how you release yourself, move ankles sideways and I do it repeatedly while pedaling and can't seem to prevent it, especially on the left. I think the attachment can be adjusted so will look at that in the future.

Deb, I have serious hip flexors from all the biking, running, hiking. wall squats.. I don't like to go below 90 degrees flexion with weight. feels wrong to me. as long as my thighs don't go much below parallel I'll do them. to me, picking up the cups feels more like core/lower back. I don't notice it in my legs at all. I am short too, maybe that helps.

We could have Lowes do it, but then need to schedule it, someone (me) has to sit there and wait for them etc. If you're used to doing things yourself, it seems like a huge waste of time and money. It's like chopping down a tree.. easier to have someone else do it, but you get a great feeling of accomplishment if you do it yourself. but we don't do ALL trees ourselves. some are too complicated. I think we have the judgement to be sure we're not over our heads. we knew the connections were easy because we had a plumber do some work on the last water heater. we ALMOST had Lowes do it this time but once we got started one step led to another, and soon we were half way thru. trust me, the topic did come up.

Lynda hope the DW got fixed. I watched the repair guy take ours apart... the pump failed when it was quite new. it's easy for newer ones to get plugged up with small food debris. my old DW had an easy-to-reach strainer that could be emptied, but the new one.. needed to take it apart to get where debris was blocking. a little planned obsolescence by the manufacturer. the phosphate thing is an issue. I'm using Cascade brand and it works well.
 
Good morning all, I'm back.

I thought I posted the day I got back but I was tired so I probably didn't hit submit. We had a great time on vacation.

Josie probably only you will understand. I got over $44,000 of 1099's last week but am just a little ahead.

I have to call the IRS today. They show $417 more income with $3733 more in tax. Why does the government have a deficit with rates like that?

Joan
 
Hi Ladies,

I will be riding with a couple of groups this weekend, one ride is in Pasadena and the second one is around my neighborhood. I went spinning last night.

I caved in and ordered After Burn and Cardio Supersets and the discs. I can’t wait to get them. My BHIP (Bruin Health Improvement Program) starts on January 23r. This will get me in shape for the ride. The ride is only 149 day away.

My DH and I have a program for our house where all the repairs only cost $60.00. We have had our washer and dryer, dishwasher, oven and heater repaired. It is a great deal.

No other plans for the weekend.

Josie
 
Hi Deb, Josie, Joan, Cathy, and Valerie--

This morning I did Cardio Supersets (41 min.).

Yep, the dishwasher is fixed--just a problem with the door.

Welcome back, Joan! You must be feeling better (no more shingles?).

The weather is so weird. One day it's below zero, the next it's in the 40s (today). Feels almost like spring today.

Will see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo this weekend and probably another comfort meal on Sunday.
 
It's supposed to be in the 60's today. I wish it would stay.

I was so happy that I was over shingles and all the blisters were gone. I just looked in the mirror and I have a new one. Just called the doctor, hope I can take medicine again. I really don't like the pain of the full blown blisters.

There is no phone number for the IRS department that sent notice. I guess I will write again but that takes 2 months and the interest is mounting.

Joan
 
Good morning,

I have the baby shower today at 11:00 , otherwise nothing else going on here.

Joan, welcome back! I hope you were able to relax a little while you were away. Sorry that the shingles seem to be coming back.

Have a great weekend!
 
did LBB yesterday afternoon along with coremax 2. I get no soreness at all from it as long as I do once a week. It has a good mix of squats, lunges that covers all bases for me and goes pretty quickly without a whole lot of equipment. yes, I even do the floor work that I used to hate. same with coremax 2, seems to cover everything without any annoying moves I want to skip.

DH is on call all weekend so we need to stay around here. cell phone used to be enough. he needs to check medical records... access via the computer. I'm not sure if a smart phone would work but it's hard to do all of it as it is without complicating it with a tiny screen and needed phone numbers.
Joan hope you can suppress that if it's another outbreak. welcome back.

Josie that sounds like an amazingly cheap program that would be well worth the cost. nothing like that around here. just one service call is at least that much. you'll like both of those disks. I liked AT also. haven't done the Barre one yet. maybe today or tomorrow?

so far our winter is pretty mild and dryer than usual. the opposite of predictions. last year things deteriorated in Jan so we'll see how it goes.
 
Good afternoon,

Just got back and now I won't be online until Wed or Thur. I bought a new computer and my computer guy will be transfering all files. Because of the business it takes awhile.

I have decided to do Cathe's January-3 month rotation. I have even printed the workout sheets for STS that she uses so I won't have any excuses.

Have a good week.

Joan
 
hey ya'll, how is everyone? i am doing well. i would love to do the 3-month rotation, but i will have to postpone it for awhile. we will begin the big move soon, and i am so not focused enough to do STS. i am doing good to get my workouts in. i love the new LIS & i got tracie's 2 new workouts. i did reboot 3 times this week. :) i love her workouts. well, don't know when i'll be back, but hope everyone is doing well this new year.
 
LOL! hate those dixie cups. although, i'm so dumb, thought i would use 1# wts. instead, cuz i dont' have dixie cups. that was dumb, even 1's are too hard. those are all tough workouts. how can cathe make them so hard with NO impact?
cathy
 

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