Strength in Numbers

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Pam Oh no I am sorry that you got injured trying to get Cream Puff into the carrier. Sounds like she got you really good. Hopefully the swelling will go down and you won't need any antibiotics. Good job in doing Leaner Legs.

This morning was the Functional Upper Body Balance Bonus and the Functional Core. I went to the SPCA and we only received 6 cats so it was a pretty short day for me there. Now I am getting the laundry done and a few other things.

Have a great day.

Cheryl

 

[pgeiger]

Cheryl My hand is still a bit swollen and red, but it looks and feels better than it did yesterday so I don’t think I need to worry about infection. Cats! Great job on FUBB and FC!

This morning was STS 2 Upper Body 1. I like that one except for all of the pull ups! We had a hockey game last night and won, so hopefully the slump is over. It‘s cold out today so I think I’ll be staying inside and finishing the Christmas decorating. Have a great day!

Pam

 

[pgeiger]

Happy Saturday. This morning was Low Impact Challenge from LI Series. It was harder than I remember it being, it seems like I am saying that a lot lately! Have a great day!

Pam

 

[Thumper]

Pam I am glad that your hand is doing better. Great work on STS 2 Upper body 1 and Low Impact Challenge. Happy to hear that your team is back winning and will continue their winning ways. I am watching our team play right now and we are losing against Tampa Bay 2 -1. There is still another period to go so we will see what happens.

Friday I did Functional Lower Body and then I decided to go to Costco. I don't know what I was thinking as it was a complete zoo there but I did get what I needed. Then I got some of the housework done when I got back. Saturday I was tired so I took a day off and finished up with the housework. Then I went out to find some light up window decorations since ours don't work anymore. I finally found some and came home to put them up but one of them was missing the cover for where the batteries go. So this morning I had to go back to exchange it. Then I went to the farmers market and I just finished making a dish to take to our SPCA Christmas pot luck tonight. Taylor Swift is also here this weekend and it is crazy downtown. We are the last stop for her Eras tour so people have come from around the world to see it. Tonight is the 3rd concert here and the last. I am not a Swifty but I am very impressed by her.

Have a great day.

Cheryl

 

[jldx2in2000]

Pam Great job on CS and LL from CTX! Oh poor Cream Puff. Have you looked into those mobile vets that come to your house for cats? Great job on STS2 UB 1 & LIC! Oh yea, your team won. Hopefully it is a end to the slump.

Cheryl Great job on FUB, FUBBB plus FC, and FLB! Six cats do not sound like a short day. Ugh! I have to go to Costco too. I am going to try this Saturday but with the holidays I know it is going to suck! I am not a Swifty either but I have heard she is very generous with her tour crew which is pretty amazing.

Whoops! Looks like I forgot to post on Thursday. It was my sleep in day and I think I just got busy working right away and forgot. Friday I did a heavy lower body workout and then I did some cleaning around the house. Saturday was my mobility and then more chores around the house. Sunday was a full body workout and then was my lazy day and this morning was my sleep in day. I did not want to get up. I am really living it up!

Have a great day!

 

[DeannaTS]

Happy Saturday. This morning was Low Impact Challenge from LI Series. It was harder than I remember it being, it seems like I am saying that a lot lately! Have a great day!

Pam

I just recently bought that one. I like the others in the LI series so I need to give this one a try! Now with the LM&R, all my "new" workouts from the sales, & wanting to do the monthly rotations, I am having a lot of analysis paralysis! LOL!!!

 

[jldx2in2000]

I just recently bought that one. I like the others in the LI series so I need to give this one a try! Now with the LM&R, all my "new" workouts from the sales, & wanting to do the monthly rotations, I am having a lot of analysis paralysis! LOL!!!

Hi Deanna! LI series is a good one. It has a nice mix of higher and lower intensity and weights. It is a blessing and a curse to have so many good workouts to choose from.

This morning I did a heavy lower body workout! I got some pretty decent sleep so I was able to push it a little. My form was not as good as I was hoping but I am still happy with what I did.

Have a great day!

 

[DeannaTS]

Hi Deanna! LI series is a good one. It has a nice mix of higher and lower intensity and weights. It is a blessing and a curse to have so many good workouts to choose from.

This morning I did a heavy lower body workout! I got some pretty decent sleep so I was able to push it a little. My form was not as good as I was hoping but I am still happy with what I did.

Have a great day!

Good morning Julie! I do love the LI series, especially Athletic Training, Slide & Glide & Turbo Barre. After Burn is not as enjoyable for me & I'm not sure why. It's a really great workout but for whatever reason, it just isn't one I like as well.

Yesterday was lower body for me too so I may go for an upper today.

Enjoy your day!

 

[pgeiger]

Cheryl Great job on FLB and braving Costco. I was thinking about going there today, but will see if I can psych myself up for it . I am in the same boat as you today. I bought a light up Christmas Snowman last week and when I put batteries in I found out that one of the lights doesn’t work, so I will be taking it back to exchange today. I’m also not a Swifty, but am very impressed by her.

Julie I use a mobile vet for our personal cats, but have to use the vets that the Rescue uses for the fosters. I’m not sure Cream Puff would do any better with a mobile vet though, she hides whenever strangers are around. I’m hoping that the meds work for her, because I’m not sure what to do otherwise, Great job on your heavy lower body workout, mobility, and full body workouts.

Hi Deanna! I couldn’t wait to get the LM&R series, but now that I have it I haven’t tried any of the workouts yet. I’m not sure what’s up with that! I was in the middle of monthly rotation so decided to finish up my rotation before I try the new workouts.

Julie Great job on your heavy lower body workout and pushing it a bit, even if your form wasn’t what you were hoping for!

Deanna I like Afterburn better when I do the Double Trouble premix. Instead of repeating each round right away, you do them all once and then do them all again. It goes by faster for me that way. I learned about that one from Julie . Great job bon our lower body workout!

It looks like I forgot to post yesterday but I did High Reps. That is one that I don’t mind doing every so often, but wouldn’t want to do it more than that. This morning was Cardio Kicks. I was surprised and happy to see it on the rotation. I haven’t tried any of the new workouts yet because I decided to finish the rotation that I was already in the middle of. Have a great day!

Pam

 

[DeannaTS]

Cheryl Great job on FLB and braving Costco. I was thinking about going there today, but will see if I can psych myself up for it . I am in the same boat as you today. I bought a light up Christmas Snowman last week and when I put batteries in I found out that one of the lights doesn’t work, so I will be taking it back to exchange today. I’m also not a Swifty, but am very impressed by her.

Julie I use a mobile vet for our personal cats, but have to use the vets that the Rescue uses for the fosters. I’m not sure Cream Puff would do any better with a mobile vet though, she hides whenever strangers are around. I’m hoping that the meds work for her, because I’m not sure what to do otherwise, Great job on your heavy lower body workout, mobility, and full body workouts.

Hi Deanna! I couldn’t wait to get the LM&R series, but now that I have it I haven’t tried any of the workouts yet. I’m not sure what’s up with that! I was in the middle of monthly rotation so decided to finish up my rotation before I try the new workouts.

Julie Great job on your heavy lower body workout and pushing it a bit, even if your form wasn’t what you were hoping for!

Deanna I like Afterburn better when I do the Double Trouble premix. Instead of repeating each round right away, you do them all once and then do them all again. It goes by faster for me that way. I learned about that one from Julie . Great job bon our lower body workout!

It looks like I forgot to post yesterday but I did High Reps. That is one that I don’t mind doing every so often, but wouldn’t want to do it more than that. This morning was Cardio Kicks. I was surprised and happy to see it on the rotation. I haven’t tried any of the new workouts yet because I decided to finish the rotation that I was already in the middle of. Have a great day!

Pam

I had the opposite problem when I got the LM&R series. I wanted to try them ALL & had to discipline myself to choose just one a day! I was going to do the new December rotation but that flopped once I got my new DVD's. I think I'll try the Double Trouble Premix for Afterburn & see if that appeals to me more. You may have nailed why I don't care for it as much...maybe it's the repeating right away that I am not a fan of. It's a great workout & I don't mind the music at all, so I hadn't been able to figure out what my issue is with it. I did end up doing Athletic Training this morning which is a total fave! I added on the UB Foam Rolling Bonus too. Between all of my new workouts, the ones I ordered because of the sales, & the monthly rotation, I've had analysis paralysis!

 

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Julie Good work on your heavy lower body workout, your mobility work and your full body workout. You are very brave to go to Costco on a Saturday right before Christmas.

Hi Deanna So exciting to have a lot of new workouts. I am really liking the LM&R series.

Julie Great job on your heavy lower body workout.

Pam Did you get to Costco? Was it crazy? So frustrating to have to return something especially at this time of year. Good work on High Reps and Cardio Kicks.

Deanna It is so easy to want to try all the workouts right away. I try to pick the ones I want to do first and then go from there. Great job on Athletic Training and UB Foam Rolling Bonus.

So I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. Yesterday morning I met up with a friend for a walk. Then in the afternoon our friend wanted to go for coffee at a place called Fort Langley. It is where they film a lot of the Hallmark Christmas movies. So we went there and had coffee and wandered around the shops. Since we were late getting home we decided that we would go out for dinner instead of cooking. This morning I did Functional Total Body and then went grocery shopping. This afternoon I met up with a friend for coffee and now I am trying to get caught up on things.

Have a great day.

Cheryl

 

[jldx2in2000]

Deanna I agree Afterburn is a great workout but it is not enjoyable. I think it is a mix of some pretty intense exercise selections and the repetitiveness. As Pam mentioned, the Double Trouble premix helps make it a little more enjoyable. Great job on Athletic Training and UB Foam Rolling Bonus!

Pam Great job on HR and CK! Now that I have been doing my own paper workouts, I can't stand rep ranges above 12 anymore. I think I would die if I tried HR or PH!

Cheryl Great job on your walk with your friend and FTB! I've always wondered when they film scenes in places like that do they leave it open to the public so the background people are just regular people or do they still get extras to come and do those scenes.

This morning I did a heavy upper body workout! I surprisingly got decent sleep despite waking up about 90 minutes before my alarm went off and not being able to go back to sleep. We are getting snow here today and possibly tomorrow. It was so cold and I had to get gas this morning too.

Have a great day!

 

[pgeiger]

Deanna I’m usually like that when I get new workouts too. I’m not sure why I’m having so much self control this time . I do like AT better than AB too, even the Double Trouble Premix. Great job on AT and UB foam rolling bonus! I hope you recover from your analysis paralysis soon!

Cheryl I did not get to Costco so will have to go sometime soon. I got distracted by some other shopping when I went to exchange my Christmas decoration. Great job on your walk. I think it would be fun walking around those places where movies get filmed. Great job on FTB!

Julie Great job on your HUB wokout! Oh I hate getting out of bed when it is so cold. I hope you don’t get too much snow!

This morning was a bit crazy. I had another appointment for Cream Puff at 8:30 am. I had gabapentin that I had to give her last night and then again 2 hours before her appointment this morning. I gave it to her with no problem, then did ICE Low Impact Sweat with the Blizzard blast. I put on my long sleeve shirt and big leather gloves and went to get her in the carrier. She went crazy once again as soon as I set her in the carrier and was able to escape. My DH ended up coming up and the 2 of us were able to get her in the carrier, but she bit me through the leather glove! I warned the vet so they sedated her for her exam and now she has gone back to the foster who trapped her originally. Hopefully she will do well there. That was a little more excitement than I needed this morning. Have a great day!

Pam

 

[Thumper]

Julie The background people could just be actors or a mixture. When I worked in downtown Vancouver I would walk by signs that would tell you that you could be filmed if you continued on or you could take another route to avoid the filming going on. Great job on your heavy upper body workout even with waking up early. Oh yuck snow, I hope you don't get too much.

Pam Haha yes it is easy to get distracted with other shopping. Good job on ICE LIS and the Blizzard Blast. Oh wow even with gabba Cream Puff goes crazy and biting through the gloves which are pretty thick. Hopefully she will do better with her original foster.

This morning was Pilates Fusion. It was a pretty good workout. Now I need to get some things done before I head out to my mom's.

Have a great day.

Cheryl

 

[DeannaTS]

Deanna I’m usually like that when I get new workouts too. I’m not sure why I’m having so much self control this time . I do like AT better than AB too, even the Double Trouble Premix. Great job on AT and UB foam rolling bonus! I hope you recover from your analysis paralysis soon!

Cheryl I did not get to Costco so will have to go sometime soon. I got distracted by some other shopping when I went to exchange my Christmas decoration. Great job on your walk. I think it would be fun walking around those places where movies get filmed. Great job on FTB!

Julie Great job on your HUB wokout! Oh I hate getting out of bed when it is so cold. I hope you don’t get too much snow!

This morning was a bit crazy. I had another appointment for Cream Puff at 8:30 am. I had gabapentin that I had to give her last night and then again 2 hours before her appointment this morning. I gave it to her with no problem, then did ICE Low Impact Sweat with the Blizzard blast. I put on my long sleeve shirt and big leather gloves and went to get her in the carrier. She went crazy once again as soon as I set her in the carrier and was able to escape. My DH ended up coming up and the 2 of us were able to get her in the carrier, but she bit me through the leather glove! I warned the vet so they sedated her for her exam and now she has gone back to the foster who trapped her originally. Hopefully she will do well there. That was a little more excitement than I needed this morning. Have a great day!

Pam

I worked in a vet's office & a cat care hospital, so we had to deal with those panicked cats a lot. I used to have to give the angry ones their meds. I remember they taught me that if I was going into the cage to get the cat, I was not to come out of the cage WITHOUT the cat. We were told not to let the cat win, not one time. There was a whole procedure/technique that made it work. And the cranky ones were always placed in the bottom cages, which would give us an advantage. We used the welding gloves & large, thick towels. And keeping control when we had to give meds took practice. I even used to sit on them & hold them with my knees, a towel over them, shake off one welding glove & give the pill with my ungloved hand while I held the cat with the other gloved hand, & my knees, while sitting on it. All that said to say, I totally get it! It's not easy to deal with the really frantic ones!

 

[jldx2in2000]

Pam Great job on ICE LIS + BB! Oh no, poor you and poor Cream Puff. I am sure she was just scared. I hope the bite isn't bad. I know cat bites can be icky and require antibiotics sometimes.

Cheryl Great job on PF! I would probably be one of those backgrounders that stared too long and ruined the shot!

Deanna Oh wow that sounds like quite the workout to get a cat to take a pill or get them in/out of cages.

This morning was my sleep in day. It was nice. We did not get much snow yesterday but it did stick around. It was cold but it is colder today in the single digits and we are supposed to get more snow today. I think we might warm up a little for the weekend which is good because I have vet appointments both Friday and Saturday and need to get my Costco run done.

Have a great weekend!

 

[pgeiger]

Cheryl Great job on Pilates fusion!

Deanna I can’t imagine what vets and their staff go through with some of the scared animals! I was determined that Cream Puff wasn’t going to win, but she did twice! Actually she beat me 3 times, my husband had to help for the third time! I can’t even imagine giving a pill to a cat that is in that mode!!

Julie Oh yes, she was definitely just scared and I felt bad for her, but she had to get her shots. I’m not worried about my hand, it will heal, the other one is getting there after last weeks adventure with her . It’s nice that you didn’t get too much snow and I hope your Costco run in uneventful.

I did end up going to Costco yesterday. There weren’t many people there, probably because it was like a monsoon outside when I went . This morning was Pyramid Lower Body. I really am not a fan of all of those reps but I got through it. Today we have a Holiday Party with my book club so I need to get myself going. Have a great day!

Pam

 

[Thumper]

Deanna That does sound like a workout to give a cat a pill too.

Julie Nice that you didn't get too much snow and I hope that it doesn't snow too much more for you. Good luck with your Costco run.

Pam You were lucky that Costco wasn't too bad. Good work on Pyramid Lower Body. Enjoy your party.

This morning was Functional Upper Body. Now I need to get ready to go to the SPCA to help out.

Have a great day.

Cheryl

 

[pgeiger]

Cheryl Great job bon FUB! I hope the SPCA wasn’t too busy.

Yesterday was Pyramid Upper Body. I didn’t even try to do the pikes because my wrists have been bothering me, so I did a combination of ball exchanges and some other ab work instead. Then i had a 2 hour drive for a wish delivery. A 12 year old girl who got a purple sparkly golf cart. She was so excited! This morning was Step Blast. Then I was supposed to have another wish delivery but the little girl was sick. Hopefully it is short lived and they will be able to leave for their Disney trip on Thursday. Have a great day!

Pam

 

[Thumper]

Pam Great job on Pyramid Upper Body. Pikes are hard to do at the best of times so it was a good sub to do other ab exercises when your wrists were bothering you. Good work on Step Blast too. A purple sparkly golf cart would be an awesome gift. I hope the other girl isn't sick for very long and can enjoy her Disney trip.

Friday I did Rev'd Up Rumble and then I got busy and got the laundry and housework done and I also cleaned the carpets and did a few errands. I was pretty pooped after all that but I was glad that I got it all done. Saturday morning I did LM&R Functional Lower Body and then I managed to get a batch of cookies done before the power went out in a wind storm. Our friend didn't want to sit around in the dark so we drove to the mall since it still had power and had coffee. The power was only out for about 3 hours so it wasn't too bad. Today I took as a day off and I am going to try to get some more baking done.

Have a great day.

Cheryl