Strength in Numbers

Cheryl Great job on your Upper Body and Core workout! I hope it was a good trip with your MIL. I can understand that kind of relationship and the anxiety that comes leading up to seeing them. I am glad the fires are not near you and the one that did start was put out before there was too much damage. I don't understand people anymore with starting fires either intentionally or with shear carelessness. Glad your cousins didn't lose their home. The fires have definitely been crazy this year. Hopefully this isn't a new trend.

This morning was my upper body weights! Another morning of nausea. It doesn't last long and goes away after a few sets. It usually just means the first exercise or two isn't that great. Last night Ruby almost caught a squirrel. Not sure what the squirrel was thinking. Ruby was watching it come down the trunk of the tree in our yard. I think the squirrel thought it could quickly jump the fence and get away but it ended up bouncing off the fence and scrambling back up the tree while Ruby chased it. It was kind of funny!

Have a great day!
 
This morning was my sleep in day. It is supposed to be rainy all weekend. We got some winds and storms yesterday and it knocked a bunch of pears off my tree. I would love to be able to get out and pick this up between the rain.

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Julie Getting together with my MIL wasn't too bad. But every time is different. I agree that the fired have been crazy this year. Each year they seem to get worse. Great work on your upper body workout. That is so strange about the nausea, hopefully it goes away soon. Too funny about the squirrel. I wonder what Ruby would do if she caught it. That sucks that it is going to rain all weekend. Hopefully you will get some breaks between the rains.

Sorry I didn't get a chance to post yesterday as it was really busy. Wednesday morning I met up with a friend for a walk/hike and then as soon as I got home I had to get ready to go to the SPCA as our transfer came in a day early. Then once I was done there I had to go and get groceries. I was pretty pooped by the time I got home. This morning I did a Pilates Barre Fusion workout and the I got the laundry and housework done. Now I think I am just going to relax. It is a hot day here and it looks like it will continue through the weekend.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl Great job on your walk and Pilates Barre Fusion workout! I'm glad that your visit with your MIL went well. Oh I know what Ruby would have done. She would have killed the poor squirrel. She has killed 3 rabbits that we know of. Her prey drive is pretty high.

Friday was my lower body weights and then I found a good hour without rain that I could get the pears done. I got another 5 gallon bucket and no I have no room in my fridge for anything else. Saturday was my mobility day and then DH did a few things around the house before relaxing. Sunday was my upper body weights and this morning I slept in.

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Julie Wow Ruby does have a high prey drive. That is a lot of pears. Will you freeze them all or give some away? Good work on your lower body workout your mobility work and your upper body workout.

Friday I did a shoulder and glute workout and then I don't remember what I did for the rest of the day. Saturday was dragon boat practice and then I pretty much relaxed the rest of the day. Sunday was may day off but I went to the farmers market. They had a car free day here yesterday so we went with our friend and wandered around for a while. Then we went and got something to eat. This morning was a lower body workout. Now I need to figure out what to do with the rest of my day.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl Great job on our shoulder and glute workout, dragon boat practice, and your lower body workout! A car free day sounds cool. My small town it wouldn't matter but I can see in more populated areas that would be nice to have once in a while. I gave one giant bowl away to one neighbor and I have another neighbor I need to find time to get them over to. I don't freeze them but they do hold up pretty well in the fridge so I will be eating pears for a few months.

This morning was my lower body weights. I started out feeling ok but then the nausea hit once I started my first exercise. Luckily it subsided by the time I got to my heavy squats which are my third exercise in. I wonder if wearing one of those sea sickness patches people on cruises wear would help?

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Julie That is great that your neighbors can enjoy them as well and that they keep in the fridge. Good work on your lower body weights. The sea sick patches may work and maybe even some gravol may help.

This morning was a upper body workout and then I got groceries. This afternoon I met up with a friend for coffee. Then we had to stop and pick up some things to take over to my MIL's tomorrow. One of DH's friends is going to meet up with us there to help clean up her yard and to fix on of her toilets.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl Great job on your upper body workout! Oh wow that is really nice of your DH's friend to help out like that. I will have to look into gravol. I have never heard of it before.

This morning was my upper body weights. I didn't have nausea this time! Not sure what was different but I will take it.

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Julie I googled gravol and it may only be available in Canada or under a different name in the U.S.. Great work on your upper body workout and no nausea.

This morning was Pilates. Now I need to get ready to go to my MIL's to get some yard work done.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl I think gravol is called dramamine in the US. Great job on Pilates!

This morning was my sleep in day. The weekend weather is looking pretty good. Hopefully I can be motivated to get some things done around the house but I may just want to hang outside.

Have a great weekend!
 
Julie I thought it may go under another name for you. Enjoy your weekend and don't do too much inside. Try to enjoy the outdoors.

This morning was a metabolic workout. I was really tired but I managed to get it done. Then I needed to walk Zoey and it was hot outside. Thankfully she didn't want to go far. Now I need to get ready to go to the SPCA to help out. I am very happy that they have AC.

Have a great weekend.

Cheryl
 
HI ladies, I am back! It looks like you have both been doing great keeping up with your workouts. Julie, I wish I was closer to get some of your pears too. I was going to suggest canning some, but it sounds like you get so many that you would just end up with jars and jars of pears! Our trip was really fun. We walked about 175 miles on the Camino and then with sightseeing and other things I’m sure it was over 200 miles total. It was a nice way to see a country. I was worried the first 2 days because I was having some really bad pain in one of my feet. I tried wrapping it, but that didn’t really help. Then a woman that we met o the trail suggested KT tape. We went to a Pharmacy and got some and googled how to apply it, and between that and switching to different shoes my foot felt great. That was such a relief because I’m not sure I would have made it otherwise. The week in Mallorca at the end was so nice, but it was really hot there. Luckily the weather was great for our walking, we even needed jackets in the evenings and mornings. The eclipse was absolutely amazing, the best one we’ve seen. We got home Sunday evening and my sister, brother, niece and her 2 kids came on Monday and were here until yesterday, so I didn’t get back into workouts until yesterday. I did LM&R Total Body fusion yesterday and ICE Chiseled upper body and ICY Core 2 today. I am trying to ease back into it so that I’m not too sore. Have a great day!

Pam
 
Cheryl Great job on your metabolic workout and your hot walk with Zoey! Hope you were able to cool off.

Pam Wow sounds like your trip was amazing. So glad you were able to get your foot fixed up with the KT tape and new shoes. Seeing the eclipse would have been so cool. Great job on LM&R TBF and ICE CUB plus Icy Core 2! Easing back into things is a good plan.

Friday I did my lower body workout and then did some chores including picking up some pears that fell. Saturday was my mobility workout and picking up more pears that fell from Friday night's storm. Then DH and I relaxed outside since it was super nice. Sunday was my upper body weights. My sister called Sunday because Saturday night my fell in the middle of the night. Apparently she has been getting up and wandering around the house because she can't sleep and she fell and hit her head. My nephew was able to get her up off the floor as she can't get up on her own. She has a pretty nasty bump and bruise but she refused to get checked out for any possible head trauma like a concussion. She also didn't want to go to the hospital to get a CT scan to make sure she didn't have a brain bleed. She has become so stubborn in her old age and I think she is getting to the point that she is giving up too. My dad thinks she should go to a home since she refuses to try to work on her health or try to improve her strength when walking. Ugh!

Have a great day!
 
Julie Great job on your lower body workout, mobility workout, and upper body weights. That was a pretty scary thing with your mom, and must be very frustrating for everyone that she refused to get checked out. Do you think she is getting some dementia? My mom was always pretty stubborn, but got a lot worse when her dementia started. I’m sure it’s hard on your dad.

Yesterday i was pretty stiff and sore so did Stretch Max on the ball and then basically had a relaxing day. This morning was Strong and Sweaty Total Body Giant Sets. I was going to do the bonus abs, but my abs are still pretty sore from Saturday so I decided to wait until tomorrow for abs. Now I need to get some laundry done. Have a great day.

Pam
 
Pam Welcome back. Your trip sounds amazing and I would have loved to have seen the eclipse. I never heard of KT tape but I am glad that it worked for you. Great work on LM&R Total Body Fusion, ICE Chiseled Upper Body and ICY Core 2.

Julie Good work on your lower body workout, your mobility workout and your upper body workout. That is scary about your mom. My mom was falling a lot but at least she allowed herself to be checked out. Though my MIL is also stubborn and is refusing any help at all and refuses to go into a nursing home.

Pam Good job on Stretch Max on the ball and S&S Total Body Giant Sets.

Friday I did a lower body workout and Saturday was dragon boat practice. Sunday was my day off and I went to the farmers market. In the afternoon we went for coffee with our friend and Zoey. We hadn't done that for a while. This morning was a lower body workout and then I got some things done around the house.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Pam Great job on SM on the ball and S&S TBGS! I am not sure if she is getting dementia. Sometimes I think she is but of course she will refuse to get checked out for that too.

Cheryl Great job on your lower body workouts and dragon boat practice! Glad you were able to get together with your friend for some coffee.

This morning was my lower body weights and no nausea this morning! I had a few times I felt light headed but not too bad. I have no idea what was different about today. I did wake up about 2 hours before my alarm and couldn't get back to sleep so maybe the extra time awake. I hope not! I don't want to get up at 1am just to work out without nausea. My mom is doing ok thankfully. My sister took off work yesterday to keep an eye on her. My niece's two little girls came over and played doctor to make her better.

Have a great day!
 
Cheryl Great job on your lower body workout, dragon boat practice, and lower body workout, It’s nice that you were able to go for coffee with your friend and Zoey.

Julie Great job on your lower body weights and congratulations on no nausea!! Yikes, I think waking up at 1 am would make me more nauseous! I’m glad that your mom is doing ok. That was nice to have some little doctors taking care of her.

This morning was Cardio Slam and STS2 Abs metabolic core warm up. The CS was really hard for me this morning, I had to pause it a couple of times to catch my breath. And my whole body is sore from getting back into my workouts. The worse part is that by the time I’m used to everything again I’ll be going away for another week and then will have to go through this again. That wasn’t the best planning on my part. Have a great day1

Pam
 
Julie Great work on your lower body workout and no nausea. I would not want to wake up at 1am to feel good for my workout. That is a long time to be awake before your alarm goes off. I am glad that your mom is doing OK. So cute of your niece's daughters to be doctors for your mom.

Pam Good job on CS and STS2 Metabolic Core Warm Up. Once you get back into it going away for a week shouldn't be too bad to get back into it again.

This morning was an upper body workout. Then I went to Costco. It wasn't too bad and I could get through the checkout rather fast. It is a hot muggy day here so I don't want to do too much. It will cool down a lot starting tomorrow though which is fine with me.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Pam Great job on CS and STS Abs MCWU! I guess you are just traveling too much. You need to dedicate all your time to working out. Just kidding. Keep living the dream with all your travels.

Cheryl Great job on your upper body workout and braving Costco!

This morning was my upper body weights! No nausea again. And I only woke up about an hour before my alarm. I am exhausted now and ready for bed.

Have a great day!
 
Cheryl Great job on your upper body workout and congratulations on making it through another Costco trip! It’s still pretty hot here, but we are starting to have cooler mornings and evenings.

Julie Great job on your upper body weights. That is awesome that you didn’t have any nausea again, hopefully you’re done with that!

I think I turned a corner with my muscle pain! Yesterday every muscle in my body hurt, but this morning I woke up in only a little bit of pain! I did Total Body Trisets Upper Body split from the LI series. It was pretty hard, but I made it through ok. Now I’m mostly being lazy but need to get some housework done. I sent in the foster form for the SPCA yesterday, so I’m hoping I’ll be able to start fostering when I get back from Oregon. Have a great day!

Pam
 
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