Strength in Numbers

Good afternoon, everyone. I just finished MMA Boxing and I am dripping. I do like that workout more than most cardio workouts. But I much prefer to lift weights.

Eunice: I have done multiple rounds of P90X starting in July of 2007. It was instrumental in helping me lose almost 40 pounds and got me hooked on weight lifting and working out in general. I had never heard of Cathe Friedrich before I stumbled upon her website a just few years ago. I bought Muscle Max, Kickmax, Slow & Heavy and then STS and the Shock Cardio series. I just love how Cathe does every rep of every exercise and gives pointers along the way. I found Tony Horton to be just a little too goofy, but I stuck with him because it was working, and I hadn't found anything better (until Cathe's workouts). I had to do my last 90 days of P90X (finished just a few weeks ago) with the sound turned all the way down. I will forever be grateful to P90X for getting me going!

Julie: I do like STS more than P90X. It seems to be a more complete weight lifting program...more balanced. The nice thing about P90X is that there is no guessing about which cardio workouts to do since everything is all organized for you. It also comes with a nutrition guide, which is nice, too. It tells you exactly how much to eat to reach whatever goals you've set out to reach. I think Tony Horton is knowledgeable and, although he does not hold any fitness certifications, he certainly does look the part. (And...if you find a workout that will get your husband to start working out, let me know...I can't get mine to budge!) :p

Janie: Thank you. Yes, we have the New Madrid Fault that starts in southern Missouri. In the late '80's or early '90's it was "predicted" that we would have a catastrophic earthquake along the New Madrid Fault on some exact date in December of whatever year it was. People were going nuts screwing picture frames and furniture to their walls, stockpiling canned goods, etc. The earthquake never happened as predicted.

Hello to everyone else! Have a good afternoon and evening! :D Helen
 
Janie Good job on ME and walking Rolly. DOMS is such a good feeling. I hope that I am at home and not at work whenever we get the big one. We have earthquake drills every once in a while here just to make sure we all know what to do. If my cold doesn't clear up by next week I will go to the Dr. Though my plugged ears seems to have gotten better.

Eunice When you first posted about the Tragus piercing I had no idea what it was. I would think that getting pierced there on your ear would hurt a lot. I can't do the P90X workouts because of him. I just want him to keep quite but I know there are a lot of people who do like him. I am glad that you decided to take the day off since you were sore. There is no sense in pushing it.

Pam Tigger likes his diet when he has food in his bowl, but when it is gone and he isn't getting anything for a long time he doesn't like it. It has been a challenge to have Tigger eat only his food. What we have done is put the food for the other two in a box with a hole in it only large enough for them to get through. Tigger does try though to get the food in there but he doesn't have much success. I was surprised when I heard about you guys having an earthquake I thought the east coast only got the tornados and hurricanes which are scary too. I hope the one that is coming your way misses you. Good job on MMA Kickbox, for some reason I always have a problem with the last combo. I just cannot get the steps down.

Julie Way to go on 4DS BC. Maybe some stretching will help your biceps out. I find that weight workouts are easier than cardio when you aren't feeling the greatest too.

Helen Good job on MMA Boxing. That is one I like to do. You can always tack on the Heavy Bag bonus even if you don't have a bag. Both Julie and myself have done that. You still get a good workout.

This morning was Imax 2. I am still stuffed up so by the time interval 5 came up I was done. Oh well at least I got half of it completed. My friend called and asked if I wanted to go for a walk with her while her son was at a day camp for a couple of hours. So I went and we walked around a park that has a man made lake in it. It was sure hot out. I was dripping sweat by the time we had finished.

Have a great Thursday everyone.

Cheryl
 
Did Step Max tonight. Walked Rolly for 30 min.

Eunice, I'm glad to see you resting today. You deserve it and so dose your shoulder. Great job on on the long walk with Sam. Bet he looks like a handsome man all cleaned up. I know the cleaning in the home is never done. I remember when I got my ears pierced (not the way your daughter did it) and felt so nervous also that I didn't feel the pain. I also had my belly button pierced a long time ago, but my system recognized it as a foreign object and rejected it. I tried 2 times, Ouch! It would have been so pretty. Oh well, some people are lucky and can keep theirs.

Pam, Great job on MMA Kickbox. Did you add any more workouts tonight? My DOM's, well, I failed the toilet test. Yea! I'm worried about the hurricane too. Please do what ever to stay safe!

Julie, Great job on BC. Having a garden does mean weeding. I don't like that job to well, but of course it needs to be done. Do you have a Vegie garden? I forgot what kind you had.

Helen, Great job on finishing MMA Boxing. Predictions seems most of the time they don't come true. At least not exactly. Interesting facts about the New Madrid Fault. I learn something new everyday.

Cheryl, Great job on Imax2. You did really good. I'm surprised how far you got. Good for you. Plus you went for a couple of hours walk. Wow. Are you sure you should be doing so much being sick?

Take care all,

Janie
 
Well ladies as much as would like to sit and chat with each one I really don't have time, I know I should have more since I'm not expending all that time working out but some how this week its being so busy and today its another one of those days, I have being running errands all day:eek: since I got up from bed to take my DD to the station, get the girls ready for school, go grocery shopping, take Sam out, FINALLY I did workout today I did shoulders and core then I went to see my DD Rachel to do sports for 3 hours now I'm cooking diner and time its going fast, I''l be back to catch with you guys later:D have fun, workout hard and be good!! Yayay!! today is Friday I hope the rest of the evening goes smooth and nice;) Have a good weekend !!!!!!
 
Happy Friday strong ladies!

Julie Great job on your 4DS extravaganza! I really like that Bootcamp cardio. It is short but tough and effective! ICK, I hate weeding. I wish my plants grew as fast as my weeds do. Plus no matter how careful I am I almost always get at least a little poison ivy. I hope you got all of your weeding done.
I agree, I don't feel like I get a great workout when I do MMA Kickbox I tried to really put my all into the punches and kicks but I'm just not a big fan. I'll probably sub it out the next time it shows up in a rotation.

Helen Great job on MMA Boxing and working up a good sweat! Were your shins sweating? That is my indication that I got a really good workout :D Thanks for the P90X review. It doesn't sound like one I need to get (thank goodness!)

Cheryl
Oh poor Tigger, that must be like torture knowing there is food in that box and he can't get to it. That was certainly a very creative way to keep him from it though :D It is looking like Irene will be making a direct hit on NC. We will probably get nothing more than a couple of inches of rain though. They are saying that it will probably change the map at the Outer Banks. It is such a narrow strip of land and the last big hurricane cut a new inlet through it. I'm afraid it will be devasting there. Pretty scary that it is supposed to hit NYC too.
I have a problem with the last MMA Kickbox combo too, but yesterday I did finally get it on the second side. Of course if I ever do that workout again I will have forgotten how to do it.
Great job on Imax2, even if you could only do the first half. That is 5 intervals more than none, right!

Janie Great job on Step Max and your walk with Rolly! Ouch, your belly button piercing sounds painful! I was talking to a guy who said that he has had all parts of his body pierced and re-pierced (I didn't ask for details on that!), but he said that the re-piercing is a lot more painful because of the scar tissue. Bummer that it wasn't meant to be after all that pain!
I forgot to do an add on workout last night! Totally forgot about it until I read your post :rolleyes: Oh well. Hehehehhehhehe, glad to hear you failed the toilet test yesterday!

Eunice I'm glad to hear that you were able to get your workout in despite your busy day. I hope you had a great dinner and a great Friday evening. How are you feeling about your first week on Jamie Eason's program?

As I said to Janie, I totally forgot to do an add on workout last night after I got home. I walked in the door, saw a bottle of wine on the counter and poured myself a glass and started cooking dinner.....:confused::rolleyes: This morning was shoulders, biceps and triceps. I can't believe how strong I am feeling in M3. Tonight we are doing a shrimp boil with 3 other neighbor couples. We were planning it for tomorrow night but decided to move it since it looks like tomorrow night will be a washout due to Irene. I hope everyone has a great Friday/Saturday. I am counting down to Sept 1 when I officially start my new job!

Pam
 
This morning I concluded the 4DS series with Kickbox! It was fun and I was proud of myself for actually holding the barbell in front of me for the front squats instead of on my shoulders like a regular squat. Usually when I see Cathe holding the bar in front, I still hold it behind me because I hate the way the bar rests on my shoulders when I hold it in front. :eek: This time I bucked it up and did it right! :)

Helen I like MMA Boxing! It is kind of a unique workout and like Cheryl said the Heavy Bag Bonus is good even without a heavy bag. Thanks for the info on P90X! My DH has only mentioned working out once in the last year. It started when he saw an informercial for Insanity. He said he wanted to get it and do it. I told him he was insane thinking he could go from couch potato to doing Insanity. :confused: He then said he might want to find something with weight lifting and I thought of P90X because he is not interested in STS since it is led by a woman. :rolleyes: (I think he would be embarrassed Cathe can lift heavier than him. :p) I’m not sure if DH will actually do P90X but I wanted to get some more info. I know he wouldn’t follow the diet plan but then again a lot of guys can get away with that and still see results.

Cheryl Great job on getting up and tackling half of Imax 2! You never know whether you can workout until you try I guess. Sometimes you get started and just can’t do the whole thing but other times you realize you can make it the whole way too. At least the 5 intervals you got in included Jeannie Hops for Pam! ;) I hope walking in the heat loosened up whatever is making you stuffy.

Janie Great job on Step Max and your walk! Did you break out the scrunchie and spandex for that one! :eek: I have a flower garden (mostly). It runs the length of our house. On each end, I planted a blueberry bush and then planted different types of flowers in between them. The blueberry bushes are dying though. I am not sure why. I may dig the whole thing up next spring and plant tomatoes along there instead of flowers. I like the flowers but since I can’t have a traditional veggie garden maybe I can use that space for tomatoes. Do you know much about gardening? I am trying to figure out how best to keep the weeds out. Would I be able to plant the tomato plants and instead of using wood chip mulch, use rock/pebbles to keep the weeds out?

Eunice No problems on not being able to respond with much. It happens and you do what you gotta do. :D How did your shoulder workout go? I hope taking the day to recover helped your shoulder out so you could lift like you want.

Pam Great job on feeling strong through SBiTri in M3! That is really great since I consider those muscles to be the weakling muscles for me at least. Mmmmm! A shrimp boil sounds delightful. I love shrimp and could eat it all day! I was actually thinking of making shrimp fajitas this weekend. I hate weeding too. :mad: I don’t even know why I have a garden some times. I am horrible about keeping it weed free. Usually I wait until the weeds are 3 feet tall before pulling them. :eek: I had some doozies to pull out last night but got er done! I’m still searching for the best way to keep those darn weeds out for good.

Have a great day! It is finally Friday, yea!!!
 
Janie Step Max an oldie but a goodie. I was hoping that I could get all the way through Imax 2 but it wasn't to be. The walk was only about an hour. My friend called me late and by the time I got there we only had an hour before she needed to pick up her son. I felt good being outside though.

Eunice You have had a busy day. Post when you get a chance.

Pam The vet gave us the idea about putting the other food in a box so Tigger can't get to it. He is usually pretty good about not trying to get into the box but there are some days where he tries really hard. I hope you are right about you only getting some rain. Hopefully the Outer Banks will survive through Irene. If there isn't much land there it would make it pretty scary. I am glad that I am not the only one who has problems with that last combo. Usually I am pretty good at getting the moves down but for some reason I really struggle with that one. Your wine sounds so much better that doing a workout when you got home. Your shrimp boil sounds really good too. It is so exciting when you start a new job. Sept 1st isn't that far away now.

Julie It is a bit different holding the barbell in front of you instead of on your shoulders. Sometimes I prefer holding it that way. I thought I could do all of Imax 2 but once I got started I realized that I couldn't. I like those Jeannie Hops :eek:.

Today I did STS Totaly Body. It moves fast so I had to pause a few times to get the proper weight on my barbell. Our neighbours have been on vacation for the past several weeks and today they come home and are bringing with them a Labradoodle. I think he is about 5 months old and from the pictures I have seen he is a little cutie pie. I can hardly wait to see him.

Have a great Friday everyone.

Cheryl
 
Walked Rolly and did Push Pull today.

Janie Great job on Step Max and your walk with Rolly! Ouch, your belly button piercing sounds painful! I was talking to a guy who said that he has had all parts of his body pierced and re-pierced (I didn't ask for details on that!), but he said that the re-piercing is a lot more painful because of the scar tissue. Bummer that it wasn't meant to be after all that pain!
I forgot to do an add on workout last night! Totally forgot about it until I read your post :rolleyes: Oh well. Hehehehhehhehe, glad to hear you failed the toilet test yesterday!

Pam, Great job on the wine last night and this mornings Shoulders,, biceps and triceps. Ooooo your dinner sounds terrific and good company. You be safe and protect yourselves from Irene. Please.

Julie, Great job on Kickbox. Holding the barbell like that is a toughie, I'm proud of you too. LOL about the spandex and scrunchies. No, but maybe I should must to get into the groove. :rolleyes: I planted 3 blueberries this year. Sof far OK, I think. They are a mauve color right now, don't know if that's a good thing. I know they are temperamental plants when they are young. I made sure I read the instructions correctly when I got them, let's keep our fingers crossed. Yes, try and grow tomatoes in that spot next year. The only way I know how to keep weeds down is pulling them. It's horrible. I think trying to use wood chips and stones is a great idea. Try it, you have nothing to loose.

Cheryl, Imax 2 is a very difficult workout, you should be proud of what you did do. Very good. Great job on STS TB. It's a fantastic workout, one of my favorites. The labradoodle sounds so cute! Enjoy him when you can.

Have a good one,

Janie
 
Julie great job finishing up 4DS! And for holding that barbell in the front. I usually do it that way when Cathe does, but I find it awkward, I like it in my shoulders in back better.
My shoulders and biceps are typically my weakest muscles too so I've been happy that so far in m3 I've been able to keep my weights up where they are supposed to be. I was wishing I had gone heavier on the cross body kickbacks, and those are usually killers for me. The shrimp boil was fabulous. OMG,we ate so much food. They just dumped it all on the middle of the table and we chewed! Shrimp, crab, potatoes, corn and kielbasa. W could hardly move afterwards :). If you figure out a way to keep the weeds out you will need to share and probably patent it because you will be rich! I have tried so many things buoy none have worked so far.

Cheryl the storm is almost through here. We are on. The outskirts so have just gotten wind gusts up to about 35 mph and some rain. Our cable was out for awhile, but that was about it for us. The Outer Banks are still waiting, but luckily is was down to a cat 1 by the time it hit the coast.
Great job on STS TB, I get so frustrated when i have to pause to change my weights. Your neighbors dog sounds so cute!

Janie great job on your walk and PP! Rolly and did Push Pull today.

I was a little worried about having CCC on the calendar this morning after the shrimp boil last night because of course the was lots of wine to go with it! But I got up, took a couple of ibuprofen and got to business. It actually felt really good so I was glad I did it. I was going to make dinner for my friends tonight, but they just found out that they are lifting the curfew this morning on the island where their beach house is, so they will be heading out there to check out what kind of damage they had from the storm. Hopefully it will be minor! I'm not here if I'll get a ski in today, it's really windy still and still a little rainy. It's looking like a good day for some of my inside projects that I've been putting off! Have a great Saturday/Sunday everyone!

Pam
 
This morning I did a spin video from cyclingvideosonline.com. It is a company that videos rides in various locations. This one was from Reno, NV to Verdi, CA. It has the option of listening to the cyclists on the ride or just music. I chose the music only option. I liked it but wish that the camera was always the one in the front so I didn’t have to look at the other cyclists butts sometimes. The music was descent and the scenery was ok. It was a good ride though: 37 miles for 92 minutes. I then added on Core Max segment 3. I am spent and I still have cleaning and errands to do.

Cheryl Great job on STS TB! Are you feeling better? STS TB moves too fast for me too. I have to pause a lot with that one. Ooohh! Labradoodles are so cute!

Janie Great job on your walk and Push Pull! That is another good one like Supersets. It is tough but time efficient. I think I may try the stones next year. We have a problem with the wind blowing the mulch away so it doesn’t do the job of keeping the weeds away. Good luck with your blueberries. Blueberries are my favorite!

Pam Great job on CCC! I have read that the best way to recover from a previous night drinking is to sweat it out. I bet you did plenty of that with CCC. I will definitely share anything I find that keeps weeds at bay. Wouldn’t it be nice to invent something and become rich off of it. No more work! Just fun! I hope your friend’s house didn’t get too much damage from the storm.

Happy Weekend!
 
Janie Good job on Push Pull and your walk with Rolly. STS TB is a good workout, one I haven't done a lot yet. The labradoodle is soooo cute. His name is Leo and he is light brown in color. I don't think he has even barked yet.

Pam Good for you on getting up and doing CCC after a lot of wine. Sounds like you were lucky with the storm. Not so bad only losing your cable for a while. I hope your friends house is OK.

Julie Sounds like you did an interesting spin workout. I have heard of the ones that do it in various locations. It would make it more interesting to do. I am feeling better. I still am stuffed up and my ears still need to pop but it isn't as bad as it was. I think it will just take time. This labradoodle does have the cute factor that's for sure.

This morning was Bootcamp. There is only one more and then it is done. I will have done 12 weeks straight with it when it is over. I will miss it, it has been a lot of fun. Have a great Saturday everyone.

Cheryl
 
Did Step Moves today and we had Our son and his family over as well. My son, Rolly and I walked the woods for an hour and a half. My legs were so tired when we got home. I'm slowing down guys. I can tell.:( It's OK, there's nothing more I can do about getting older except what I'm doing. I don't like it, but I really don't have a say in it. I feel real good today, I cleaned the house last night (at least the dirtiest parts) and felt I accomplished something.

We are going to the ocean to look at a really neat place that's for sale. Low price, but if there is nothing wrong with it we may just buy it. We would live there in the Summer and Live here in the Winter and in the Fall (not all the time) we would go to the house boat there and stay a couple of months. Sounds like a grand life. It would enrich our lives very much. I've always dreamed of owning a place near the ocean and this place is only 1/4 of a mile walking distance to the ocean. Keep your fingers crossed please. We will be going Monday to see it.

Pam, Great job on the CCC. An occasional get together with friends wine and food is a good thing. I don't think it interrupts any thing. Glad you enjoyed yourself. So glad you made it through Irene. Was sure worried for you folks over there.

Julie, Great job on the spin video, it sounds so cool and ab work. I think stones in a tomato garden will be OK, as long as The stones are not directly on the plants. That way you only have to weed a tiny area around each plant. Hmmmmm, maybe I should do that.:rolleyes:

Cheryl, Great job on BC. You should be very proud of yourself for doing this workout for 12 weeks straight. Move on and foreword. :D
 
HellenGood job doing MMA:Boxing, I do love all the kickboxing workouts I just started to using Ilaria's PowerStrike5 and I love that one too.. P90X I did it only once, short after I found Cathe and I just love her.

Cheryl I hope that nasty cold its gone by now its being a while huh? Did you went to the DR? Poor tigger he's doing diet while the other cats have free pass to the bowl..Good job doing Imax2 even half way counts;) Also doing STS total body. have fun with your neighbors and that labradoodle.

Pam I'm doing fine, I thought that it was going to be hard not to do any cardio but I don't missed that much for now is just the eating every 3 hours my body is being like a clock every 3 hours I'm starting to feel hungry, :p I haven't eat any bread this week and I don't missed thats good... DH makes fun of me he say that my job is being eating... the first night I cook chilli for everyone and I sat with my grilled chicken, veggies, sweet potato DH was why you don't cook the same for everyone?kind of mad, not mad but you know not happy, so the next day I did started to cook dinner the same as mine not that much luck with the little ones they don't want to eat like that so its going to be a challenge to find a happy middle for everyone for other than that its going well.:D How are you doing with the Hurricane? I hope you stay safe. Good job doing shoulders/biceps/triceps how excited is to be getting stronger that what we all want, good for you little thing:D:p

JulieGood job doing 4DS kickbox deff one of my favorites short but very effective kickboxing workouts. The shoulder workout was good I did it from disc 17? I think don't remember the disc # then I did some of the moves that Jaimie has for the shoulder workout so it was a good burn. Julie I was reading your post about the weeds how to keep them down, Sam would do the job for you haha!! when we got this house I bought a plant that I don't remember the name right now (I'm not good remembering name anyway) it was real hard to find and very expensive too, $27 dollars they do give beautiful flowers this time of the year I planted it and I thought I'm going to have some nice flowers well, Sam ate the whole thing there is no sign of ever being a plant there.:confused::mad:

JanieYou are working real hard with your rotation I'm glad that are getting all those workouts keeping you active its good for your health, and good for Rolly and all those walks.:D Good job doing Step Max and Push and pull.

Pam that shrimp boil sound fabulous I'm so jealous, over here all that food sea food is so expensive I get salmon for DH and I once or twice per month $28 kilo ouch! Good for that fast metabolism of yours hehehe!! Good job doing CCC very impressive:p I'm glad that you guys didn't get any from Irene the storm. I hope is not that bad for your friends though! Have a nice weekend and have fun with your inside projects.

JulieYour spin workout sounds real good, so funny that the camera was on the cyclist butts, very disturbing :p oh cleaning and errands I'm just going to have to quit my job for a day... I know impossible with this kids have a good weekend.

CherylGood job doing your BC wow! 12 weeks how did you like? it any changes? so proud of your self for sure!! Have a great weekend.


Janie You are so funny, we all are getting there but we are going to do it gracefully:D Good job for the long walk I bet it was all fun and good talk. I love the idea of you getting a ocean house I hope everything goes well so you can get it I might come to visit you once!!!!!;)

Well like you all know I'm having the time of my life NO CARDIO & EATING like a baby every 3 hours:p SO funny yesterday we went to the movies here on base I'm so glad we are allowed to take anything inside because it was just around the same time for my lunch so I took my lunch I even pack food for DD and DH, that was a big package... Good thing I haven't gain any weight hooray!! to that. Also Jaime and other girl opened a private group with all the people that is doing the 12 week challenge that is just great very active group they share ideas for food, ask, and all that stuff this morning when I went to check it out I saw that they reach the 2000 people doing the program that is just awesome and I feel a lot better some of the girls that are doing this challenge are in good shape already and some others that well you know they need to loose a lot of weight so its all good.... They even have a group for Australia challengers isn't great?? I'm so excited about it.

DH got hes surgery approved so Sep/6 he is getting hes surgery and I think hes getting nervous because hes not in a good mood and I'm not a happy camper ohhh Noooooo!!! I guess I have to give him some sweets since this diet no more cakes or cookies only protein bars but I think he need something sweet.. hmmm we'll see.

I guess I missed you guys something else last night we watch the saddest movie ever!!!! Hatchie the dog. You do not going to believe but there was wide open loud cry from Rachel, Stacy & me so funny that after the movie was over and getting on bed Rachel was still crying... SO sad if you guys "like" sad movies you know which one ... Have a great weekend Sunday its almost over :(
 
Janie Way to go on Step Moves. We are all slowing down. I am noticing it myself. It is so fustrating when your mind says yes and your body says "What do you want me to do!!!" :D I am finding the same thing now that I am in my 50s. I hope you get the place by the ocean. It would be so nice to have a summer home and a winter home. I have my fingers crossed for you.

Eunice My cold is almost gone, not quite but almost. Yes Tigger needs to diet while the other two can eat what they want. I did have all of them on the diet food but one of our cats was losing weight that didn't need to so I put the two of them back on the high calorie diet. I was looking at Jamie Eason's 12 week challenge and I am considering doing it. I do need a kick in the pants since I haven't seen any changes with Bootcamp but it was a lot of fun. Are you enjoying it have you seen any changes yet? DH surgery is soon. I think you will need to bake him some chocolate chips cookies or something like that :D. I can't watch sad movies like that. It was hard enough for me to watch Marley and Me on the airplane when I had to go to Ottawa. I was trying not to cry at the end but it was sure hard.

This morning I rode my bike to yoga and got back around 11. However I didn't get into the house until 5 pm. All the neighbours were out so all we did was chat. Another one of our neighbours got an 8 week Australian mini shepard. OMG he is sooooo cute and has the most interesting eyes.

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl Yes I am enjoying doing this program the cool thing about this is that she tells you how to eat, what to eat and when to eat, its all up to us, to do it right.. as you can see there "looks" like a lot of food but is not like Jaimie say is all natural and healthy so you body will processed diff and fast, I haven notice anything yet but I just finished week 1 and last week I had a few bad days with Chinese lunch that one of my friends invited me, but I'm determine to do it as it is, I even change the workout plans this week I'm doing it as Jaimie put it up there, I have being hearing a lot of good things about some girls some of them have lost weight some of them say that the gain weight but all in general its good for the ones that say that they gain weight Jaimie explained this way this is what she say (If any of you are concerned that you are gaining weight on this program, please do me a favor & stay off the scale. It takes 3500 additional calories to gain a single pound. You are not eating that much if you are following the plan. After a workout, blood rushes to the affected muscles to provide the nutrients that they need for recovery & to clear lactic acid & other cellular waste. The extra fluid causes muscles to become inflamed. This is likely what you are experiencing. Pls hang in there!) So I really like the way she is approaching this program 2028 people in the private group that's a lot of people!
I know we love all those movies I have the "legends of the fall" "Marley & me" and now "Hachi" I don't know why but I like this movies, Oh another one that I think it was sad is "Forrest Gamp" I don't know why but I do:D:eek: Yes I bake some protein cookies last night everyone was happy eating cookies that are good for them ... My mom told me the same, to bake something for him, my mom loves my hubby and is always telling me to be nice to him hmm??:confused: we'll see, for now the protein cookies worked pretty good. Good job doing the bike ride and yoga, It sounds like a lot of fun with your neighbors, I would never be able to do that I hope one day I can became more neighbor friendly :eek: OMG that puppy must be really cute.


I just finished doing chest/triceps/ I decide to change my game this would be meso 3 and this is a hard one so now ay I can do that kind every day so I must stick to Jaime's programs I hope it does good to me if not at least I try. Well Monday is here and almost gone that is way to fast. Have a good one everyone.:D:p
 
Julie Great job on your spin video, it sounds interesting, other than looking at people's butts! I guess they want you to feel like you are really on the ride :D 37 miles in 92 minutes is great! Plus core max 3, wow, you must have been wiped out. Our friends house did great in the storm, they said that they didn't even have any leaks.

Cheryl Yes, we were very lucky with the storm. All I had to do was go pick up a lot of little branches and leaves in the yard before we could mow yesterday. The Outer Banks doesn't look so good from what I am seeing on the news though. The highway was cut through in 5 places. Oh Leo is such a cute name for a puppy!
Great job on bootcamp, I'm sure you will miss it. Time for the next challenge!

Janie Great job on SM and your nice long walk with your son and Rolly. :( It is hard slowing down when our minds don't want to, isn't it? I was watching a TV show this weekend and there was some talk about getting older and one of the ladies said something to the effect that what people don't tell you is that you don't feel like you're getting older. She something about looking in the mirror and wondering who that old lady is looking back at her and how your body just doesn't work the way it used to, so true huh? :( Oh well, you are doing everything you can to stay strong and healthy and slow down that aging process.
Oh the ocean house sounds wonderful! I hope you do buy it! I just love spending time at the ocean. Keep us posted!

Eunice I'm glad to hear that you aren't missing your cardio or your bread. It's funny that DH says your job is eating :rolleyes:. Hopefully you'll be able to work it out so that you aren't making separate meals for yourself and everyone else.
We had no problem with the hurricane, just some leaves and branches down. Uh oh, that rascal Sam ate a whole plant?! Oh yes, the shrimp boil was fantastic. That is too bad that seafood is so expensive there, wow!
That is so funny that you took your lunch with you to the movies! It's really nice that you are able to take all of that with you to the movies. OMG, another private group to keep up with?! I can't keep up with those S&L ladies, they just post like crazy! It's nice to be able to see what kind of results other people are having though and having people to ask for advice. Oh boy, DHs surgery is coming up very soon now! I'm sure that he is getting nervous but it will be so nice to get it over with. You will definitely have to make him some cookies while he is healing. Maybe even the real high fat kind ;)
i don't think I want to watch that movie. I hate it when I start crying like that. It seems like when I am reading a sad book I always read the saddest parts when I am in public somewhere and hope that people don't notice me crying. :rolleyes:
Cheryl Great job on yoga and the bike ride there and back! I think it's nice that you have such a friendly neighborhood and enjoy your neighbors so much. They are all getting puppies, will you be next?! ;)

Eunice Great job on chest/bis/tris!

This morning for me was disc 31 chest and back. I just am amazed at how strong I am feeling in m3. I don't remember if it was like this the last time I did this program or not. I think I'm wimpy on my weight for chest work though compared to what the crew is doing. I was up to 95 lb on deadweights this morning tho...yowza! Yesterday I got my closet half cleaned out which felt great. I am getting rid of 6 bags of clothes and that was only half the closet! I have a lot more room in there now and found clothes I had forgotten I had :rolleyes: It will feel like a new wardrobe. We also got to ski yesterday which was great. I hope everyone is having a great Monday/Tuesday!

Pam
 
This morning I did Drill Max! Wow! It has been a long time since I have done that workout as is. Usually I do cardio premixes from it. I did up my weight for all of the exercises except the side plank/pushup.

Cheryl Great job on Bootcamp! Bummer it is almost over. You’ve done so awesome going to it every time no matter the weather or how you’ve felt and that shows how much you enjoyed it. The spin video was interesting. I have a few more from the same company shot in NV and CO and some others from a different company shot in HI. I can’t wait to do the HI ones! Great job on riding your bike and doing yoga! Hmmm! So all of your friends and neighbors are getting puppies. Maybe that means you should get a puppy too! Just kidding.

Janie Great job on SM! Plus your walk with your son and Rolly! Don’t worry about slowing down. It could be from getting older but it also could be from your rotation last week catching up with you. You had a pretty heavy rotation that I am sure took a toll on you. Besides, you are still staying active which is more than many your age can say. Good luck with the beach house. That does sound like living the dream to have a summer house on the beach and a winter house in the woods!

Eunice Sounds like you are enjoying Jamie’s plan. That is good. I’m still looking at it. But I am a planner and don’t like to just jump into something without thinking about it for a while and planning every detail out. My DH laughs at me because I have a detailed list for everything including what we are going to do each weekend! Oh I wish my dogs would weed my garden for me but they tend to just mark their territory by peeing on it. If I plant tomatoes there next year, I’ll have to put a stop that! I’m glad your DH has a date set for his surgery. It will be tough for him but I am sure he will be happy to have it done and then will feel so much better afterwards. Great job on chest/triceps work. I bet your DH was happy to have those cookies but when he is trying to recover, he will really enjoy any treats you make him. Chocolate Chip cookies put a smile on my face pretty much all the time!

Pam Great job on disc 31! Love working chest and back—it just makes me feel strong! 95 lbs is amazing on deadlifts. I think I lift around that too for deadlifts but am nowhere near Cathe on bench press or rows. I was noticing that I am pretty even on weights between the chest and back and also for biceps and triceps. Seems weird that they are the same (or close to it) but maybe that is how it is supposed to be. I love cleaning out my closet and getting rid of stuff I don’t wear and finding stuff I had forgotten about. You are right that it is like getting a new wardrobe.

Have a great day!
 
Eunice Thanks for the update on Jamie's program. I know I will have some bad days as well but I think if you stick to it 95% of the time you will still do well. It would be interesting to see what the next two phases are but she doesn't have them up yet. It wouldn't bother me to gain weight if I could see the inches going down. We do have a really friendly area. It is really nice when everyone is out. The puppy is really cute, his name is Milo.

Pam Good thing that you got through Irene OK. Too bad the Outer Banks didn't though. Ha Ha, :) no we will not be getting a puppy. They are really cute though, but I know the cuteness will be gone when they are out walking them in the pouring rain. I could just see are three cats with a puppy :eek:. Yowza is right......95 lb on deadweights is great. Good for you. Doesn't it feel good to clean out your closet. Wow you musta had a lot of clothes. I did the same thing last week but only a 1 bag of stuff. However I did just clean it out a while ago and had a couple of bags then too :eek:.

Julie Good job on Drill Max. The side planks with the weights are hard. Your spinning video in Hawaii would be a nice one. I thing it would have great scenery. No dog for us, we will just go over and pet the neighbours every once in a while.

Today I was going to do 30/30 but my back was really sore and all the heat yesterday really did me in. I also couldn't sleep last night because it was so hot. Today it is about 20 degrees cooler so I should be able to sleep well tonight.

Have a great Monday/Tuesday everyone.

Cheryl
 
Just got home from looking at the place near the ocean. We did make an offer on it! We went $7,000 lower than the asking price. We will pay for it in cash. She (person that owns the house) may counter offer and I so hope not. We are already making plans for a deck, gazebo, a place for a hot tub and an enclosure for our animals to protect them from weasels and raccoons. Yep, there are traps set out for them varmints. It has 3/4 of an acre and only a little less than a 1/4 mile to walk on the beach. First thing we did was check out the tsunami evacuation route in case there was a warning. It's only 3 miles away. If nothing obstructs the road (from the earthquake) we've got it made. We are soooooooooo excited! It will make the rest of our lives sweet. O course there goes all our savings, but this is why we saved right? Now is the time to spend it. Oh, a little update. Joey, Rolly and I walked on the beach for about an hour. It was soooooooooo lovely. I took off the leash and Rolly just stayed with us the whole time. Briefly we encountered a family and then the beach was all ours.

Cheryl, Keep your fingers crossed, we are hoping we got the place. Great job on your bike ride and yoga. Must be nice to be able to chat with your neighbors. Australian mini Shepard sounds like a cool dog. Love their eyes.

Eunice, great job on chest and triceps. Good luck on the program, it sounds like just the ticket to change things around.

Pam, Great job on dics 31, chest and back. You should be proud of yourself for being stronger from doing M3. 95 pounds on deadweight? Wow, you are strong! I love getting rid of stuff that I don't use any longer. It's a great feeling. Glad you found time for skiing too. Bet you had a lot of fun.

Julie, Great job on DM. Congratulations for upping your weight. Should be very proud of yourself. I think we all are doing better in that department. Yea!

Cheryl, Great job on 30/30. Take care of that back. Heat bothers me too. I know what you mean. Also get a restful nights sleep tonight.

Take care everyone,

Janie
 
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Pam I think I got it figured out I'm cooking the same for every one with toppings, options for the little ones, so all good. I'm so glad that you didn't have any damage with the Hurricane. The movie theater is a friendly one they have a big empty space in the front of the seats so kids take blankets, been bags, pillows, food, drinks, they don't have but a vending machine for candies and stuff, so DH say while every one else in is eating snacks you'll be eating a whole meal, so I did.;) I know DH surgery is real soon next week, now we are just planning because I think he has to stay over a night and I have to be there to dropping him off and bringing him back home so we have to figure out what to do with the girls:confused: So funny though just like Cheryl when she was watching the movie she couldn't hide and you reading the saddest part in public, Stacy was under her blankets:(
Good job doing disc 31 chest and back wow 95 pounds you are getting very strong don't you just love the rest time, it give you just enough time to recover for the next one I love it.... If I clean my closet and put my clothes in plastic bags I'll be naked:confused: you have a lot of clothes, but again I don't work so I don't need to have clothes for work or anything I'm running around in my workout clothes, and I'm not bothering on buying clothes here, oh no!! So are you going shopping?

Julie Good job doing DM, you are a serious contestant good for you!:p Yes I'm enjoying my self right now, I though about Cathe saying "shock your body" I cannot imagine you being a planner, even for the weekend! But that's good.. Those dogs marking their territory and they do it every day don't they? I think its so funny every day Sam stop in the same spot to pee:confused: hes crazy! I hope he gets back to normal soon, and NO more cookies for him, today he was saying that he was gaining weight, I don't think so he looks good to me:D

Cheryl no problem I hope you decide to jump on it, we won't loose anything. OMG DD has a friend that has a brown Labrador and his name is Milo so cute. Good job doing 30/30 I bet that working out in the heat won't help at all. I hope you get to sleep better tonight.

JanieI hope the person accept your offer it sounds very exciting, DH was looking for properties in California no, we don't want to live there but he was just looking then I don't know why but he was looking in Mexico too, he found this beautiful house in Playa Del Carmen just a few block from the beach, it was very expensive in Mexican money more the a million pesos but when he did the exchange rate for American money it was 150.000.00 dollars I told him get it daddy get it.. Of course we can do it right now but we never know!

I have being taking Sam for a walk almost every day so we are doing good, today I did back/biceps I did disc 21 meso 2 week 3 I did this one because Jaimie's workouts for today was mostly with machines I don't go to the gym so I did this one I'm pretty sure that I'm going to pay for it, I'm already sore from chest/triceps now I just layer it some more.. Well ladies have a nice day.
 
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