Strength in Numbers

This morning was Cardio Core Circuit. It was a struggle getting out of bed this morning. I have not slept well the last two nights and it caught up with me. Hopefully tonight will be better.

Janie Yea on Joey feeling well enough to do TBS! You have been keeping busy but sometimes that is good. I tend to alternate between really busy with lots to do and relax mode. I have never had Kohlrabi but my sister loves it. I do love home grown lettuce. It is so much tastier than store bought for some reason.

Cheryl Great job on Cardio Fusion! It’s great that you are switching your workouts around to suit your schedule. Congratulations on the Canucks winning!!! Now the bars and restaurants in Vancouver can keep making that dough!! I bet you really enjoyed your 5 days off. Hopefully it wasn’t bad going back today.

Pam Great job on SJP! Such a goodie! The BM2 Timesaver Cardio Premix is the Add-On Step Bonus combo done twice and then the leg interval blasts portions without the weights and no upper body or abs. It is really a good one to do when you don’t quite have an hour to work out.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!
 
Did TBS with Joey today as well as one ab hits and one of cathe stretches.

Went to the hot tub today to read my Kindle and here came the dogs. The big dark gray one and baby.

When the big dark gray one left, baby stayed behind. It started to rain and she was crying. She was torn to go home or to stay with me. She decided to stay with me and went under the porch so she wouldn't get so wet. I called her out and told her she could go home. And when she started to go home I waved good bye to her. She immediately came back for more attention. This went on one more time when I realized I better not wave my hand good bye. But, to late, she decided to stay no matter what and the rain was just pouring down. I decided to get out of the tub and put my towel on and went down the driveway to show her how to go home, but when we were at the end of the driveway, I had to turn back to go home and I was hoping she would get the idea. Pouring rain still and she decided to come back home with me. Sigh...:rolleyes: Thought about this a little bit and went inside in hopes she would go home eventually. She stayed under our porch for a considerable amount of time. I decided to sneak back into the hot tub while she was in the front. (the hot tub is on the side of the house). If I was really quite maybe she wouldn't know I was there trying to read my Kindle. Well, I had to clear my throat and of course she came to investigate and found me with happy wiggles getting to me. Sigh... Finally the male dog barked to her to come home and she did leave, with hesitation.

Wished I could just pack her up and take her inside, but there are kitties and of course Rolly there. I love that dog so much and she knows it. I think she wants to be part of our family. All I can do though is just love her from afar. She's an old dog and why she is bonding so close to me, I don't know. All I do is pet her and talk with her, that's it. Poor thing.:( Joey of course, wouldn't allow it anyway. Darn. Can't wait for better weather to take her out walking with Rolly and me.

Cheryl, I agree, the first half of the book is very boring, but if you continue on, in no time at all it does get much much better. I'm on the second one of the series now. It's already very interesting. Great job on Cardio Fusion.

Pam, So far I haven't caught that cold. I think I won't, it's been a week since he's been home. The weather people still think it will snow tomorrow. I doubt it, that just isn't going to happen. Great job on SJ&P. That and C&W are my all time favorites.

Julie, Great job on CCC. Especially when it was such a struggle to get out of bed. Good for you! Hope you get got up on your rest tonight. I to alternate being busy and just relaxing. I guess most people to that.

Have a good one everyone,

Janie
 
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WOO HOO THE CANUCKS BEAT THE HAWKS IN OVERTIME!!!!!!

What a stressful game, my stomach was in knots the whole time. I am so glad that they beat the Hawks though I had my doubts. Tomorrow we start the second round agains the Nashville Predators. I don't think we will have problems with them :D.

Pam It was nice having the 5 days off. It was hard going in today though. I hadn't done Cardio Fusion is a long long time. It is a doozy that is for sure. Good job on Step Pump and Jump.

Julie Hopefully you sleep better tonight. It is hard trying to get up early to workout when you are not sleeping well and Cardio Core Circuit is tough enough when you do have the energy. Thanks for the congrats for our Canucks. It was a win that they needed. The Hawks have taken them out of the playoffs for the last two years so it was our turn to win. It was really busy for me at work. I didn't get a break at all so I am really tired now.

Janie You will be able to do TBS by memory soon :D. I think you have really made a friend with Baby. She is probably getting more attention from you than her owner and I think she is craving that so that is why she doesn't want to leave your side. Too bad you couldn't adopt her but with Rolly and the cats you do have to be careful. I don't think I could ever get into those books. I like Sci-Fi more and I am reading the series The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind.

Well I was up late last night watching the hockey game so I thought I would workout after work. However I never got a break today so I was really tired when I got home. I will get back to it tomorrow morning.

Have a great Thursday.

Cheryl
 
Julie Great job on CCC, exspeciall when you weren't feeling our best! It seems to be that happened the last time you had CCC on the schedule too. I'm not sure how you get through that one when you aren't 100%! Amazing! I sure hope you got a good sleep last night! I will definitely have to check out that BM2 timesaver cardio premix sometime. Sounds like fun!

Janie Great job on TBS, abs and a stretch! Obviously Joey is still feeling good! I'm also happy to hear that you were able to keep from getting that crud!
OOOOOoooo, it sounds like those poor dogs just don't get any attention at home so they are just lapping up your kindness. Poor things :( I bet they are going to love going for walks with you and Rolly!I sure hope you don't get that snow. There were more crazy storms around here last night with lots of tornado warnings, but no tornados close by this time.

Cheryl Congratulations on you Canucks winning!! Woo Hoo! I know you must've been so excited. It sounds like it was a nail biter too! Good luck in Round 2! I hope you got a good sleep last night and were able to get your workout in!

This morning for me was supposed to be a 40 minute steady state run. Since I don't like to run I took the opportunity to do a dvd that I haven't done in awhile and did Mindy's extreme intervals. It was really fun! I hope everyone has a great Thursday!

Pam
 
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This morning I still had a hard time getting out of bed and didn’t get a good night’s sleep but I got up and did Low Impact Circuit Cardio Blast Timesaver. Another goodie!

Whose excited we get details about the new series tomorrow?!?!?! :eek: Me, me!!! :eek::D:eek:

Janie Great job on TBS, abs, and stretching! I need to get back into adding a few stretching workouts in during the week. I have been doing bad in leaving them out and am starting to feel it. Baby sounds like a sweet dog. I bet she is starved for attention and that is why she loves you so much. You have such a good heart to give her some much needed love. :)

Cheryl Jason was just commenting to me last night that you would be too happy that the Canucks won. I won’t tell him he was right! ;) That is the worst part about taking time off work is having to clean up the mess and get back on schedule when you do return. That is why I always take my laptop home with me when I take time off and try to at least clean up my email every night.

Pam Great job on Extreme Intervals! It is good that you substituted something you enjoy for the run you knew you wouldn’t. I was forcing myself to run at least once a week over the last month just for cross training. I really don’t enjoy running either but I gave it a go. I am glad I don’t have it on my schedule during STS though!!!! :p

Have a great Thursday!
 
Julie Great job on getting up and getting in LIC Cardio Blast timesaver despite a bad sleep! I know that is hard to do, I have really not felt like getting out of bed lately :confused:
Wow, I didn't know that we get the details about the new series today!! That is great news, I can't wait to hear about it, the presale is only a couple of days aways now! And you start STS next week too! What an exciting week!

This morning for me was Cardio and Weights. I thought it was funny when I was doing the abs that I didn't think they were very hard. That used to be the one I picked up when I wanted a really tough ab workout. Now they seem easy after all of the crazy pikes and plates! Happy Friday everyone! We are having a bunch of 16-17 year olds over for a birthday party cookout tonight :rolleyes: I think I'll be needing some wine :D

Pam
 
This morning I did Kick, Punch, Crunch!

Pam Great job on C&W! Are you still singing Buttercup? I hope you have a good time with your cookout. Sounds like you are having great weather to have cookouts. We are still yucky rain and just today will break into the 60s again. This next week is an exciting week! Beginning STS and the pre-sale, couldn’t be any better! I saw the details on the pre-sale and my eyes popped out of my head! :eek: 10 new workouts!!! :eek: I think I will be buying the DVD and downloads this time. Seems like a good deal to get the 10 downloads for only $40 more.

Have a great Friday!
 
Today was TBS, with Cathe's abs and stretches too.

It looks like a fantastic day for walking. Did 30 min. of it. No neighbor dogs this time.

Cheryl, Yes, I think we have TBS memorized, but love to hear Cathe anyway. LOL:D Enjoy your game today, hope it works out the way you want it.

Pam, I'm happy also that I didn't catch that awful stuff Joey had. I'm very lucky. We didn't get the snow, thank goodness. Am ready to walk today with Rolly and Baby and any other dog that wants to come along. Never thought I'd say that. Hmmmmmm:D I'm praying for you to be safe at this time of horrible storms. What tragedy it's causing!:(:mad::( Great job on Mindy's extreme intervals.

Julie, Great job on LICCB. Even when you didn't sleep very well. Proud of ya.:) I'm excited about the Presale too. Yeah!

Pam, Great job this morning with C&W. LooK how strong you are?! Good going! Have fun with the birthday party cookout.

Julie, Great job for this mornings KP&C. Well done!

Janie
 
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Julie Great job on KPC! I WAS singing buttercup all day yesterday! I love that it ends with that fun song! The cookout was fun, I think we had 16 kids and they were very well behaved. Teenagers can sure make a lot of noise though! I hope your weather gets better soon. We are supposed to have a gorgeous weekend, 75 today and 80 tomorrow.
I was so excited when I saw the details on the new series too! End of August is the estimated ship date, won't that be just about right for when you are finishing your STS rotation? Or are you doing a 6 month STS? I didn't realize it was only $40 more to get the downloads too,so I may do that as well. I like the idea of using the workout blender, although I haven't yet!

Janie Great job on TBS, abs and stretching! Sorry your pack didn't join you on your walk yesterday, I bet they just love those walks! So glad to hear you didn't get snow, it's way too late for that!
We don't get many tornados here, the ones a couple of weeks ago were pretty unusual. I feel so bad for all fog the people who were hit so hard by this last round, it is just heartbreaking!

On a happy note, it was fun watching snippets from the royal wedding yesterday! I didn't get up for it, but of course caught lots of coverage on the news later. What a beautiful couple they are, I hope they are as happy as they appear to be! This morning for me was supposed to be Rhythmic step but I decided to do cardio fusion instead because Cheryl got me thinking about that one! I thought it was on my calendar this eek but it's next Friday and we will be in California then so I decided to do it today. Whew, now I'm pooped! I hope everyone has a great Saturday!

Pam
 
Treadmill today for 30 min.

Pam, Didn't get snow, but PNW has a record of being too cold this year. Hope it picks up soon for my garden sake. I feel really sad for the people who had to be in or around the tornadoes. (hugs and prayers to all of them) Great job on CF.

Have a good one everyone,

Janie
 
Happy Sunday everyone, it looks like everyone is having a busy weekend! Janie, I hope it warms up for you guys soon too, it has been a strange weather year everywhere! Yesterday we skiied and didn't even need the wetsuit anymore, just my neoprene shirt! Today I did ploy legs disk 31 or 32. It is supposed to be my day off, but since we are going out of town Thursday morning I decided to get a workout in today. I hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

Pam
 
It's beautiful out today and it looks like it might stay that way. Will be walking Rolly and perhaps the neighbor dogs. :) this time it will be an hour at least.


Update: Rolly and I did go for an hour walk. Later I was in the hot tub and all three of the dogs came to greet me. Even the big male. He took a sniff, no barking and left again. It's a milestone for sure. Baby of course was herself and the Gray was just as slobbery as ever. Ha. It was all good.

Pam, I love seeing you enjoy the skiing. Wish I was there.:rolleyes: Great job on those STS legs. After skiing I bet you had DOM's big time.

Thought I share my newest creation. This one is elaborate and keeping it for myself.

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Have a good Sunday everyone.

Janie
 
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Well I was so excited to start STS this morning … until it was time to get up. I slept horribly and couldn’t get moving so I was running behind. :mad: Then I misread my workout card and used the wrong weights for the first chest flys and shoulder presses. :eek: So I redid them using the right weight. Now I am completely exhausted.

I am really wondering whether I should have postponed STS another month. We are in the midst of remodeling and every day I am doing something around the house. I’m afraid it is going to make it so I can’t put my full effort into STS. I think I will be stubborn though and keep going because if I can make it through the next 2-3 weeks, we will be mostly done and then I will be able to fully concentrate on STS again. :confused:

I realize I forgot to post over the weekend so here is a recap: I did HiiT DWP on Saturday and then I stained 3 doors. After that, we went to an Easter Egg Hunt for the dogs. :eek: I know they don’t care about hunting for eggs and the only purpose of doing it is to get some socialization at the dog park and free treats they give away. Then it was errands and back home to do some more staining. Yesterday I really wanted to do some yoga or stretching but it was back to staining, stripping paint, and laundry. This morning was the first disc of STS and Ab Circuits No Equipment. I didn’t get to do the extended stretch and even though I would like to when I get home, I will probably end up doing more staining. :(

Sorry for rambling!

Janie Great job on TBS, abs, and stretching on Friday plus getting a walk in with Rolly and on the treadmill on Saturday. We are having really lousy weather too. High 50s, low 60s this week with rain. This is not typical May weather and it is really starting to bring me down. So glad you are having fun with your neighbor dogs and that the big one is making progress. It all comes around in its own time. :D Wow that necklace is beautiful! I bet it took forever to make.

Pam Great job on Cardio Fusion! I am scheduled to end my STS rotation mid-August so I might have time to sneak in one rotation before I get my grubby little hands on the new series! :p Great job on sneaking in a workout since you will be missing one this week. I haven’t done plyo legs but I bet it was a doozy! Our weather is still cold. We will not even get to the mid 60s this week with possible rain almost every day!

Have a wonderful Monday!
 
Janie So glad to hear that you got a nice long walk in with Rolly!! I bet it was wonderful! Wow, you are really making progress with the dogs it sounds like the last holdout is going to come around before long too! The lother 2 probably told him that he doesn't know what he's missing :p
I definitely have DOMS after the skiin and plyo legs, but they are good DOMS!
your new jewlery set is just stunning! I can see why you would be keeping that one. It is awesome!

[BJulie[/B] OH, so sorry to hear you had such a rough start for STS :( That is certainly not the way you want to start. I think it must be a Monday thing, I had a real Monday morning today too. I woke up in the middle of the night with a migraine. I got up and took some ibuprofen but had a hard time getting back to sleep and still had the headache when I woke up :mad: Then when I was getting ready for work I dropped a bottle of red nail polish on the bathroom floor and it broke. What a mess. Amazingly though it only went on the tile and not my white rugs so I was able to get it all up with nail polish remover :rolleyes:
Anyway great job getting through STS despite all of your hurdles. I'm sure the next one will be better. You sure are busy with your house, but it sounds like you are really close to being finished now, I bet you can hardly wait! Great job on Hiit DWP too. Pretty funny that they had an easter egg hunt for dogs!
I really love the plyo legs workouts. I remember being really afraid of them after the DOMS I got from the meso 1 leg workouts and what everyone was saying about plyo legs in the forums, but I really enjoy them. The alternating cardio blasts with leg workouts is a really fun format.

So you already heard about most of my morning but I did get Imax 2 in there as well. That was the best part of my morning! I hope everyone has an uneventful Monday for the rest of the day!

Pam
 
Did TBS today with Joey plus abs from ab hits and one of Cathe's stretches. Rainy all day today. sigh I did pre order, can't wait!

Julie, Sorry you got off on the wrong weight for STS. It will get better, I promise. You want to do STS when you can completely commit with full concentration. If you think you will have interference, then I suggest to wait until a better time. STS needs your full attention. Making the necklace was really easy, it was making the beads that took a very long time. Thank you for the compliment on the necklace.:)

Pam, Thank you for the compliment on my necklace.:) Great job on Imax 2.

Have a good one everyone,

Janie
 
Janie Great ob on TBS, abs and stretches! Sorry you had a rainy day...ick! What did you pre-order? I went for both DVDs and downloads :D

Julie Hope you had a better morning today! I know I did - no nail polish and no headache :)

Cheryl I hope you are doing welll!

This morning for me was STS Total Body. I still have leg and glute DOMS so it was tough. It seemed really loooong today too! I hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

Pam
 
This morning was Imax 2! Love, love, love that one! It never gets old! :eek: I woke up extra early today so that I had time to get some staining in before heading to work. I know I am crazy but I when I have a project to do I go full steam ahead with no stopping until it is done. I had to drive into work today because I have a gyne appointment after work. Yuck! Hopefully I will get home in time to get a little more staining done before heading to bed. Oh the joys of do-it-yourself remodeling!

Pam Great job on Imax 2 yesterday and STS TB today! Mondays are bad enough but when you have them like we did yesterday all I can think is “great, if this how the rest of my week is going to go, I’m going back to bed until next Sunday!!” Today was much better! I haven’t pre-ordered yet. :confused: I was hoping the price would remain the same until next Monday when I start a new credit card cycle. That would give me an extra month on paying for it.

Janie Great job on TBS, abs, and stretching! Maybe I’ll get to stretch sometime this week. I really need it. After yesterday’s bicep work in STS my biceps are screaming at me. I think I am going to stick with STS right now. I really think yesterday was just a bad day. :mad: I will most likely be 2/3 of the way done with my staining by this weekend and I have next week off from work while our ceramic tile gets installed so I should be able to get more rest and concentrate on STS better.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!
 
Did a lot of things today. Took Rolly out for a 40 min. walk. Transferred seedlings into pots, planted carrots, making bread for tomorrows dinner, refreshed the hummingbird feeders. Beautiful out today and in the 60's. Oh I even hot tubed and read off my Kindle.

Pam, I ordered the DVD's and the spin bike, but I don't have a spin bike. :rolleyes: Great job on STS TB, I really like that one, it's hard! It's for a day with lots of energy for sure.

Julie, Great job on Imax 2, it is pretty cool. I'm the same way with projects, just got to get it done. I have a gyne appt. tomorrow. Was suppose to be today, but canceled. Yuck is right, but we need this. :) Hope you get a chance to stretch. I'm glad you are sticking with STS.

Have a good one,

Janie
 
Julie Great job on Imax 2, we both had that one on our schedule this week and I agree, it never gets old! Wow, you got staining in before work too, great job! I am like you too, when I have a project going I like to get it done. My husband is the opposite, he loves starting projects but then at some point gets bored with them and lets them sit for a long time before going back to them. You are putting so much work into your house but you are going to feel such a sense of accomplishment when it's done! I'm glad you had a better day yesterday than Monday, I did too. I expect that the pre-order will still be up for awhile so you shouldn't have any problem waiting until Monday to place your order.

Janie You had quite the productive day yesterday, great job! Was it just you and Rolly on your walk or did you have any of your new friends along?
I do have a spin bike but haven't used it in a long time, so I'm looking forward to trying that one when it comes? Once I got my road bike I almost completely stopped using my spin bike, but I haven't used my road bike in quite awhile either :eek:

This morning for me was Rythmic Step, another one that I never get tired of. It is so much fun. I also forgot to say that I started the pushup challenge again this week. Today was week 3 day 3 column 3, but this was the first one I couldn't get all the way through. The last 2 sets I finished on my knees. That is my new strategy instead of just getting in as many on my toes as possible and then quitting. Since I couldn't finish those last 2 sets I will repeat week 3 again. I did: 22/30/20/16(+4) on knees/20(+8 on knees) they never do get any easier. Have a great Wednesday everyone. We leave for California very early in the morning so I may be absent from the checkin for a few days (coming back Monday night). have a great rest of the week and weekend and keep up the good work!

Pam
 
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