Strength in Numbers

Cheryl Great job on STS 2.0 TBS, Mat yoga, and all of that housework. Wow, you sure did do a lot, I don’t blame you for taking the next day as a rest day!

Julie Great job on your lower body workout, mobility, upper and lower body workouts and all of that housework! January is always such a tough month, I hope your sleep starts to improve soon!

Yesterday was my rest day and it was a pretty lazy day for the most part. I did get my closet organized though. Some people came over to meet Kimber and took her home for a 2 week trial so hopefully that goes well. Gideon has a meet and greet today and I would love to see him get a good home. That would leave me with just Ariel and Quinn, who I got a couple of weeks ago. They have talked me into taking three others this week though after they get their second vaccines. I’m not sure yet when I’ll be getting them, but it‘s supposed to be sometime this week. Have a great day.

Pam
 
Julie Great job on your lower body workouts and mobility work. I hear ya on the SAD. I am feeling the same way right now. It is so dreary outside right now.

Pam Good work in getting your closet organized. I need to do the same thing. I hope the trials go well for Kimber and Gideon and the others get adopted soon.

Sunday I walked down to the farmers market. They had been closed for the two weeks during Christmas and New Years so it was nice to have it back. In the afternoon I went for a walk with our friend and Zoey and then after that all of us walked down to Starbucks to have a coffee and people watch. This morning I was really tired so I decided to just do Segment 3 of Stretch Max. I think I am going to do a quick walk just to get some daylight in my eyes even though it is raining out. They are saying by Thursday it is going to get really cold and we are in for some snow. Ick, I can hardly wait for spring.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Pam It always feels great to get some organizing done. Fingers crossed for Kimber and Gideon.

Cheryl That is exciting the farmers market is open again. Glad you were able to get outside. Great job n SM3! That is my favorite segment. 71 days till spring. Not that I am counting down or anything!

I actually got some better sleep last night. I think I was just exhausted from a busy day. I had to pick my parents up at the airport and then they wanted to go to Costco and get some things and pick up their dog from the boarders before going home. I got home right at dinner time so not too bad. We got about 3 inches of snow last night and we have more coming. Pretty much everything is closing down as some areas are supposed to get up to 8 more inches of snow and the winds are around 40 mph. Normally my team goes into the office on Tuesdays but we decided to have everyone work from home to be safe.

Have a great day!
 
I had another night of decent sleep (for me anyway). Gunner was laying on my feet most of the night so I woke up with a sore lower back but I did an upper body workout. It was cold on the drive in this morning but thankfully the roads were all clear.

Have a great day!
 
Cheryl I’m so envious of all of the places you can walk? It would be so nice to walk to the Farmer’s market! Great job on Stretch Max! I’m with you on being ready for spring even though our winter hasn’t been too bad so far. I am not a cold weather person!

Julie That’s great that you got better sleep finally. I bet your parents dog is really glad they are home. Has he been doing better at the boarder? I hope you didn’t get too much snow. We had the crazy wind yesterday too and lots and lots of rain. Our power kept flickering but luckily never went out. Great job on your upper body workout! I’m glad the roads were clear for your drive to work.

It looks like I forgot to post yesterday, but I did Total Body Barbell with the weight plate bonus. Gideon’s meet ad greet went well and they have taken him for a trial. It was so funny because he was sitting beside the guy and started purring and he asked what that noise was! He had never heard a cat purr before! This morning I did Imax 1 and now I’m figuring out what I’m going to do with my day. Have a great one!

Pam
 
Julie That is great that you got a better nights sleep. I am sure that your parents dog was very happy to see them. We will be getting some snow possibly tomorrow too. It will also be getting down to around 10 to 15 degrees too. Great job on your upper body workout.

Pam That is one thing that I love about our area is that there are a lot of stores and services that are walking distance. Good work on Total Body Barbell and plate bonus and Imax 1. That is great that Gideon's meet and greet went well. Wow he had never heard a cat purr before?

So I forgot to post yesterday as well. I did a glute and hamstring workout and then went and got groceries. In the afternoon I went out for a walk and made some soup when I got back. This morning was ICE Metabolic Total Body. Then I went out to my mom's to get her out and about. Now I need to get the heater on the hummingbird feeder since it is going to get really cold for the next few days.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Pam Great job on TBT w/ Weight Plate bonus! Oh I hope the trial works out. Great job on Imax 1! Hope you found something fun to do.

Cheryl Great job on your glute and hamstring workout and ICE MTB! Hope you say warm and safe in the cold and snowy weather coming.

This morning was my sleep in day. My parents took their dog back to the vet because she hasn't been eating and she still has pancreatitis. I wonder if she was still having problems at the boarder and they didn't say anything. We are supposed to get more rain and snow tonight into tomorrow and we are also supposed to travel a few hours away to take Petunia to see an ophthalmologist for her eyelashes that grow inward.

Have a great day!
 
Cheryl Great job on your glute and hamstring workout, your walk and ICE MTB! I love that you have heated hummingbird feeders. Our hummingbirds all leave for the winter.

Julie I hope you enjoyed your sleep in day. Oh the poor dog, I hope she is feeling better soon. I hope the weather cooperates for your long drive to the ophthalmologist!

This morning was STS 2.0 Upper Body 1 and standing metabolic core warm up (or whatever it’s called)! Have a great day!

Pam
 
Julie I hope the weather cooperates for your drive to the ophthalmologist. I heard that eyelashes that grow inwards can be painful. I hope your parents dogs is doing better soon.

Pam It is actually a piece that I can attach to the bottom of the feeder. We have one species of hummingbird that hangs around all year. The other ones fly south where it is warmer. Great job on STS 2.0 Upper Body and the Standing Metabolic Core.

This morning I took as a day off. I am feeling a bit tired and really didn't feel like doing a workout. I will be going to the shelter in a bit to help out. Otherwise I am hoping for a lazy day unless it decides to snow this afternoon to make me go out and shovel snow.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl I hope that you were able to enjoy your lazy day and didn’t get any snow to shovel!

This morning was STS 2.00 Lower Body 1. I’m not really a fan of the hip thrusts! I actually don’t mind the move too much, but getting the barbell on and off my lap and getting my upper body up onto the bench is so awkward. Have a great day!

Pam
 
Pam Great job on STS 2.0 Lower Body 1. I am the same with getting the barbell onto my lap and getting my upper body in the right position for the hip thrusts. I find I need to pick up the barbell then sit on the bench and then slide down to get into the proper position. Then when we are done I just sit on the floor and slide the barbell off of me. It isn't pretty but it works for me.

So we got a tiny bit of snow yesterday so it wasn't too bad. But it sure is cold out. Right now it is only 10 degrees and the water in the hummingbird feeder still froze except for what is in the dish that they drink out of. I need to make more and change the feeder since I think they will finish what is left in the dish soon. This morning I was too whimpy to workout since my workout room is in the basement and it is the coldest room in our place. I really didn't want to be down there at all. Hopefully tomorrow it will be a bit warmer.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one with the hip thrusts. I sit on the floor and roll the barbell onto my lap very awkwardly, then I sit with it in my lap during the rests because it’s too hard taking it off and on! I’m glad to hear you didn‘t get too much snow, but that is too cold! They keep saying it’s going to get much colder here next week, but I haven’t looked at the forecast to see exactly what that means. I don’t blame you for not wanting to go into the cold basement!

This morning I did Intensity and it almost killed me . I had to pause it for an extra rest halfway through the hi hiit or I never would have made it through. That was no fun at all! have a great day!

Pam
 
Pam Great job on STS 2.0 UB1 and SMCWU and STS LB1! Hip thrusts with a barbell can be awkward if you don't have the big bumper plates. Those help raise the barbell up high enough to roll over your thighs. Great job on Intensity and surviving!

Cheryl Glad it didn't snow much on your lazy day and didn't have to shovel. It amazes me that hummingbirds don't fly south for the winter. They are so tiny. How do they survive the winter. I feel you on the cold affecting working out. Hope it warms up soon for you.

Friday I did a heavy lower body workout early since we had a long drive for Petunia. We got awful weather but we were heading south so it got better as we got closer to the vet. We had close to 8 inches of snow and lots of blowing wind but about 30 miles south of us there was barely a snow flake in sight. Petunia will be getting surgery to freeze off her inward eyelashes on March 14 and hopefully by then we won't be having severe winter weather. Saturday it was really cold when I got up and that along with starting my period (sorry TMI) I just wasn't motivated to work out but I did do a hike on Mt Kilimanjaro. Sunday was a heavy upper body day and this morning was a heavy lower body day. It is so cold. I don't think we broke 0 degrees over the weekend. I felt so bad for the dogs. They were coming in limping because their poor paws were freezing.

Have a great day!
 
Pam Great job on making it through Intensity. That is a hard one.

Julie There is only one species here that don't fly south. We just need to make sure that there is enough food for them and that it doesn't freeze. At least our cold doesn't last too long. Good work on your heavy lower body workouts, and your heavy upper body workout. I get it with being cold and getting your period that you didn't want to workout. Don't worry it isn't TMI for me :D. I hope by the timeMarch rolls around the weather will be better to get to the vets.

Saturday I did ICE Rock'em Sock'em Bootcamp. It is still cold here but not as cold as it was. I did go for a walk Saturday and Sunday. This morning was STS 2.0 Upper Body 1. Now I need to get to the dentist for a cleaning and then take Tango to the vet for his arthritis shot.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl Great job on ICE RKS, your walks, and STS UB1! Glad it warmed up for you even if it is just slightly. Hopefully it keeps getting warmer for you.

This morning I was tired and it is still so cold that I wasn't motivated to workout so I slept in with the dogs a little. I'll try to get a walk over lunch hopefully. We are under a wind chill warning still until tomorrow morning. Maybe I will be more motivated tomorrow.

Have a great day!
 
Julie Great job on your heavy lower body workout. It’s good that you didn’t have the terrible weather for your entire drive to the vet. Great job on your hike when you weren’t motivated to work oUt. I’d say that is probably the one good thing about menopause, not having periods anymore! Great jo bon your heavy upper body and lower body workouts. Poor dogs, that is way too cold!

Cheryl Great job on RSK, your walks, and STS 2.0 UB! Glad to hear it is warming up for you some!

Julie It is so hard to get out of bed when it’s cold outside! I hope you and the dogs both enjoyed your snuggle!

Looks like I forgot to post yesterday. Sunday was my rest day and I can’t really remember what I did all day! Yesterday was RWH Hiit circuit upper body. I had to take Quinn to the vet for her spay in the morning and in the afternoon we had a hockey game, so it was a day of running around mostly. This morning was Hiit Circuit lower body and I have a hair appointment. I have my colonoscopy tomorrow so today is not going to be a fun day with the prep! Have a great day!

Pam
 
Julie It is hard to get motivated when it is so cold outside. Sleeping in with the dogs sounds a lot more enjoyable. Hopefully it will warm up soon for you too.

Pam You are like me in not remembering what you did a couple of days ago. Great job on RWH HiiT Circuit Upper Body and Lower Body. Oh no a colonoscopy is not fun and neither is the prep. I hope it all goes well tomorrow.

This morning was RWH LIHI #1 + Bonus Abs 1 + STS 2.0 Mobility 1. Then I went and got groceries and then I got some housework done. I was suppose to go out to my mom's tomorrow but they are calling for about 5 to 8 inches of snow tonight into tomorrow when it will then warm up and turn to rain or freezing rain. It will be a fun day tomorrow.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Pam Sometimes you need one of those rest days where you don't do anything memorable. Great job on RWH CUB and RWH CLB! Oh no, I hope the colonoscopy goes well and the prep too!

Cheryl Great job on RWH LIHI 1 plus Bonus Abs 1 plus STS 2.0 Mobility 1! I hope you don't get that much snow. Stay safe!

This morning I did an upper body weight workout! It is still so cold but we already broke the high from the last few days. I was wearing two coats this morning!

Have a great day!
 
Julie Great job on your upper body weight workout. Yikes two coats!!!!! That is cold.

This morning I did STS 2.0 Lower Body 1 just the timesaver premix. We got about 8 to 12 inches of snow and I was out there for over an hour shoveling. I will need to go back out there again after lunch and then probably again before dinner. Everyone is having a snow day today.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl Great job on STS 2.0 LB1 Timesaver! Oh wow that is a lot of snow. It sounds like you got quite the workout shoveling. I hope this is all the snow you get this year. One dumping and done.

This morning I tried to sleep in. I got home late last night and got to bed late and didn't sleep the best so I thought I would try sleeping in but I kind of just laid there until my alarm went off. As always, hoping this weekend allows me to get good sleep so I can make it through the week.

Have a great weekend!
 
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