Strength in Numbers

Last night was crazy weather and I did not get a workout in because of it. My normal 45 minute commute took about 90 minutes and was plagued with high winds, flooded roads, and a detour. When I got home, DH wanted me to not work out in case the power went out and he needed help getting the generator running for the sump pump. Turns out the power went out about an hour after I got home. So DH and I got the generator going and hooked up to the sump pump, fridge and one lamp. Good thing because power stayed out until 3 and with all the rain, we would have flooded for sure without it. So at 3 I got up with DH to unhook the fridge from the generator and plug it back into an outlet and he took care of the rest. This morning’s drive was a little better but there were still a lot of roads closed so plenty of detours to take. I appreciate all of the workers and emergency crews that worked long hours in terrible conditions to assure our safety and comfort. I would not want their job.

Pam How fun that you were able to enjoy nice weather on Saturday while eating out. Great job on ICE MTB! That makes me a little excited to here you say they are not intense. I am hoping to use these when I need to take active recovery weeks. Great job on Intensity + Icy Core 2! Oh, I love the idea of a foster fail. It must have meant he snagged a piece of your heart that you couldn’t let him go. Hopefully Shorty and Butters warms up to him soon.

Roxie Great job on Leslie’s Walk Off workout! Exciting about the baby but I hope the roads clear out for you. I live in Central Illinois (near Peoria and Bloomington if you have heard of those two places).

Cheryl Great job on YR and CB! Oh I am so sorry for your loss. Losing a pet is hard and having to put a pet down is hard too. It is always a tough decision but I think when you love your pet as much as you do, you know when it is the right time. I will be thinking of you.

Janie Great job on RSK and CleanMax! I need to clean too. We had to pull our fridge out to plug it into the generator and it is so bad back there. I guess that is what happens when you don’t move a fridge in 15 years.

Have a great day!
 
Roxie Great job on Leslie Sansone Walk Off Fat Fast. Please be careful on those dangerous roads! I know they kept telling us what level ICE was, but for some reason I wasn't believing them :D I think I just need to reset my expectations and use them for my lighter days now that I see the level.

Cheryl That is just so crazy how random the duty is. It doesn't seem right! Great job on YR and CB. That's one that I haven't done in ages either. It seems like it is never in any of Cathe's rotations. I'm SO sorry about Tigger! That is such a hard decision to have to make :( Big hugs to you.

Janie Great job on Rockm Sockm kickbox both times and your house cleaning! I am already starting to dread taking down Christmas decorations. :rolleyes: I thought our warm weather was over because it was only in the 50s yesterday, but we are in the upper 70s again today. It is really crazy. I think that I will like ICE just fine now that I know what to expect and mix them in with some of her other workouts.

This morning I did Body Max but skipped the abs since I did abs yesterday. After doing this I realize I really have to do some heavier weights again because the upper body work was really hard! It might be time for another STS rotation........Have a great day!

Pam
 
Janie I am also glad that Christmas is behind us now. It is so hard to make that decision even when you know they are suffering. It was not a happy day yesterday.

Julie Wow you had quite the night with the weather and your power going out. Hopefully you got a workout in today. I know Tigger is in a better place now but it didn't make the decision any easier for us.

Pam Yes it was a hard decision to make and because we still have two cats I know we will probably have to make that decision again. I just hope it isn't for a while as yesterday was very draining emotionally. Good job on Body Max. STS will definitely help you get your strength back.

Roxie Congratulations on your new grandson.

This morning I didn't feel like working out as I had a horrible sleep last night. But I finally decided that a workout would be good for me and did Rockout Knockout. So we had to go out today and the mailman tried to deliver ICE. But because we weren't home I now have to wait until tomorrow to pick it up from the post office. One nice thing is they didn't charge me any duty.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
Today was a no workout day. Did lots of art and crocheting. A good day.

Cheryl, I know, it's always so hard to make that decision. It still haunts me today, but in the end I know I did the right thing. xoxo Great job on Rockout Knockout. Get some sleep tonight.

Pam, Great job on Body Max without abs. Can't go wrong with STS rotation.

Roxie, Enjoy your new grandson Kason. How exciting for you. Yahoo!

Julie, So miserable when weather behaves like that. Please stay safe and somehow warm with the power outage.

Take care everyone,

Janie
 
Last night I did weights for legs and back. So excited that today is my last day of work for a while. I am taking tomorrow through next Tuesday off. No reason. Just because. Wait, maybe that is the best reason. I hope to get some things done around the house but if I just end up relaxing and spending time with DH and the dogs, that will be fine too. I will try to stop in sometime in the next 6 days to post but if you don’t hear from me, know that I am snuggled up with a dog bingeing on Netflix.

Roxie Congratulations on your new gs! Much better than a workout!

Pam Great job on BM! Hmm! Skipping abs. I guess I will let you slide since you did them the day before! Well, you won’t hear me argue with the heavy lifting. Right now that is how I feel about cardio but I am trying to be true to my muscle building plan for the next 4 months or so.

Cheryl Great job on doing RK even though you didn’t sleep last night! Sometimes it is hard to do the workout but it might help sleep that night. Bummer about missing the postman. That’s great news about the duty.

Janie Good for you for spending time doing art and crocheting! Things I know you love to do.

Have a great day!
 
Janie art and crocheting is a good way to relax and spend the day.

Julie good work on your weights for legs and back. It is always nice to take time off for no reason at all. Enjoy it and if we don't hear from you we will know you are relaxing and enjoying yourself.

So last night around 12:30am we had an earthquake. I slept right through it but DH said that it sounded like someone had hit the side of the house with a car and everything shook. I have no idea how I slept through it but I did. Janie they said that it was felt down to Seattle, I think you are a bit more south than that so I don't know if you felt it at all. It got everyone talking again as to when we will have the BIG one. So after all the excitement that I had no idea about this morning I did Flextrain. Then I went out and picked up my DVD's from the post office. I was miffed though because I was told that I had to pay duty of $21.50 :mad:. It wasn't listed on the slip the postman left so I thought I got off easy this time. I don't understand why I continually get dinged duty but my friend up the street never has had to pay it and she always gets her discs before me. It's just not fair. OK rant over.

Cheryl
 
Happy New Year everyone. I hope everyone enjoys it . This morning I did ICE Total Body and added on the Blizzard Blast. Those squat thrustclimbers from the original Bootcamp were back to haunt me :). It isn't as hard as her other workouts but the blizzard blast helped with that.

Have a good one.

Cheryl
 
Happy New Years to you too everyone. I'm planning on starting Ice #1 rotation over. Seemed I didn't follow it very well. This this time will make it happen. YES! Feeling really good about this.

Janie
 
Good Afternoon,

I am back home after being gone most of the week and started my year off with a walk on the treadmill felt good after sitting all week.
 
Janie Happy New Year to you too. Enjoy your ICE rotation.

Roxie good for you in starting your year off right. I hate sitting and it feels so good to move afterwards.

Last night for new years I went to see the Hunger Games Mocking Jay Part II with friends. DH didn't want to go so he sat at home. It was an OK movie nothing spectacular though. I didn't get to bed until 1:30am and then of course I woke up at 5am :confused:. I managed to stay in bed until 7:30 but got up as I knew I wasn't going to fall asleep again. I was really tired but did ICE Kickbox. They are easier workouts but this morning I was glad that they were. After that I took down the Christmas decorations and the lights that were outside. It is really cold here right now but it is better than rain. When I was outside talking to one of our neighbours a hummingbird came to drink out of our feeder that was really close to us. I guess it had finally thawed out so he was able to drink out of it. It was frozen solid this morning.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
Roxie Congratulations on the new GS! That is so exciting, I hope everyone is doing well!

Cheryl Great job doing RK, especially when weren't feeling up to it! That is a bummer that you missed the mailman with ICE and an even bigger bummer that you did end up having to pay duty. Maybe you should have your neighbor order your discs for you too!

Janie it sounds like you had a great day doing art and crocheting!

Julie Great job on weights for legs and back and for taking time off just because! I have been off since before Christmas and it has been wonderful. I'm already getting sad that I go back in a couple of days.

CherylThat is scary about the earthquake, but funny that you slept through it. Probably because you were so tired from your lousy sleep the night before. We had a hurricane here several years ago and I slept through it. Great job on Flextrain, I have only done that one a couple of times. Happy New Year to you too! great job on ICE total body with the blizzard blast. Yep, good old squat thrust climbers again. That was the round that I always dread in the original boot camp. I felt like that workout was pretty basic in level without the blizzard blast. I felt the ame way as you about Mockingjay Part 2. We saw it at Thanskgiving time when Ashley was home because she was dying to see it, I thought it was a little bit cheesy. Great job on ICE Kickboxing despite being so tired. What did you think of that one?

Janie Happy New Year to you too and I know you will do great with the ICE rotation!

Roxie Great job on your treadmill walk!

On Wednesday I did Crossfire and then we headed to the beach for our annual New Years with our friends, it was great because all of the kids were there. Thursday morning we got up and went for a 2.5 mile run on the beach. Then did some shopping and lounging around most of the day before getting ready for the big NYE dinner. We made it to midnight Judy barely and then went to bed. I took New Year's Day as my day off, and this morning I did ICE chiseled upper body with core 2. I liked that one the best of all of the ICE workouts I have done so far. Have a great day!

Pam
 
Good Morning,

I did Ice Upper Body Standing Premix and To The Mat no Stability Ball Premix.

Pam-so jealous about the beach.
 
Pam I liked the ICE Kickboxing though I would like to do it again when I am more awake :D. These workouts are way easier than her other ones but I do like some of the different moves that she does in them. I was disappointed in Mocking Jay part 2 I was hoping for more. Good job on Crossfire and your 2.5 mile run on the beach plus ICE chiseled upper body with core 2.

Roxie Good job on ICE upper body stainding premix and to the mat no stability ball premix.

Today I did ICE Bootcamp and core 1. I liked this one but will up the weights when I do it again. It is so cold and foggy here right now. Our hummingbird feeder didn't thaw out all day. I wanted to go for a walk but it was so cold out I decided just to go to the mall and walk around there. It will warm up next week but unfortunately that means rain.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Cheryl
 
I'm in Shelton away from the Beach House. Forgot to get any DVD's. So I used my free weights and did some exercising. Today I rode my inside bike. Not bad. I was huffing and puffing. YaHoo! Tomorrow I go back to the BH. Can't wait to get in a routine.

Great jobs everyone on your workouts. I know the ICE series are easier than her other workouts, but for me, they are so needed where I am today. It's cool you can make it harder.

Take care everyone,

Janie
 
Roxie Great job on Ice UB and TTM premixes! It was great to be at the beach, but now we're home and back to reality tomorrow.

Cheryl Great job on Ice Bootcamp and core 1. I think I will try it with heavier weights the next time too. I am so surprised that you still have hummingbirds. Ours all head south as soon as it starts getting cold and show up again in the spring.

Janie Great job getting your workouts in without your DVDs! The spin bike always wears me out! I'm thinking the ICE workouts are better than I thought at first. I picked two that I was expecting to be tougher at first, but I did low impact sweat today and really like it!

This morning I did Low impact sweat workouts 1 and 2 and the blizzard blast. Sounds like a lot, but it was just under an hour. I liked this one a lot and it was more the level that I was expecting. I definitely got my sweat on! Back to work tomorrow after two weeks off - UGH! I'm most bummed about having to set the alarm clock. I hate that thing :D!

Pam
 
Good Afternoon,

I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes. I go back to work tomorrow for half days weird but I am looking forward to it.

Pam-reality sucks. Sorry you have to go back to work you must be a teacher.
 
Janie Bummer that you forgot your DVD's but good for you in using your free weights and bike.

Pam we still have quite a few hummingbirds and they stay here all through the winter and right now it is downright cold. Their nest is in the tree in front of our place. Good job on Low Impact Sweat, I am doing that one tomorrow. Sorry that you have to go back to work tomorrow. I always hated setting that stupid alarm clock.

Roxie Good work on your treadmill. Enjoy your first day back at work, I am sure your co-workers are looking forward to getting you back too.

Today I decided to take the day off from working out but DH and myself went for a walk. Oh man but it was cold and I couldn't feel my fingers when we were done and I was wearing gloves. Then we went to Costco to pick up a few things.......what a crazy idea, it was so busy there.

Cheryl
 
Roxie Great job on your treadmill walk. Glad that you are looking forward to going back to work, hopefully the half days will make it easier to get back into it! I'm not a teacher, but we have a use it or lose it vacation policy, so I had a lot of days to use at the end of the year.

Cheryl Wow, those poor hummingbirds must be freezing! I never knew that they would stay in the cold. I honestly don't think I would mind the coming back to work part so much if it weren't for setting the alarm! It wasn't too bad getting up this morning though. Oh boy, I can not stand to be that cold, good for you for getting out there anyway! We are getting a Costco in March and I can't wait! I don't like the crazy busy part though! Is there such a thing as picking up a few things there? It seems like I can't get out of those places for under $100 and it's usually more like $200!

I decided since my strength has been lacking to start an STS rotation. I started the undulating STS/Shock Cardio rotation and this morning was disc 1, Chest, shoulders and biceps, otherwise known as push up city. I can tell I am going to be sore tomorrow and probably for a few days. I was a little alarmed at how many times CCC shows up in this rotation though! There are even a couple of times where it is the cardio only premix, which I think is worse than the regular version. At least those ab sections give you a little breathing break. Oh well, Happy Monday!!

Pam
 
Good Afternoon,

I did Leslie Sansone Walk Off Fat Fast 20 minute walk before work. I came home after work and took a nap I can't believe how wiped out I was.
 
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