STS first time!

Good morning ladies!

Up extra early today, we have to be in RI at 8:20 for daughter's volleyball tournament. They usually last all day so probably no workout for me today, but if there is a track or park nearby I will walk that when there's a break.

I went ahead and ordered Slow&Heavy yesterday.

Colleen, I did TBT total body all the way through once, it was long but a great workout. Mentally I remember telling myself, ok, you can do one more set, you don't have to do the whole thing, and then I did the whole thing.

Missy, peaches already! I am so jealous. We won't get good peaches around here until the summer.

Ok, better get going, have to make lunches. Have a great day!
 
ttotm is starting today and I can already tell my knees are normalizing! That relaxin hormone is crazy! I must produce a lot of it because I remember when I was pregnant too feeling like my ligaments were all loosey-goosey! Even my ankles felt like they were more unstable! Now I just have to remember next month to keep my workouts to all low impact the week before ttotm. I even have it written in my date book the next few months as a reminder for myself!

Feeling some great DOMS today!:D Those dixie cups really get into the glutes and hamstrings! I LOVE it! This is going to be my STS week but since I did weights yesterday I think I'm going to do Kick Max and save the next STS workout for Tuesday. I really really hope Cathe makes more kickboxing workouts! Her combos are always the best!

Missy- those peaches sound so yummy! I would love fresh, local peaches! No peach trees around here unfortunately.:( We do get lots of fresh local apples in the fall though! Yum! That sucks about your period being so awful. I'm amazed you were able to walk on the treadmill at all! I would've been sprawled out on the couch probably! ;) I've always been really lucky with my cycle until the last few years or so. Other than a little cramping before hand I never had too much issue. It seems the closer I get to 40 though, the more my hormones are all over the place!:confused:

Carolyn- I hope Cuda let you sleep a little today!

Jean- I hope you like the protein powder! I may have to mix up a batch for myself today. I like to make a large batch to last me a few days. I think today I might try brewing some green tea and using that in the shake, too. I love experimenting with different shake recipes! :)

Mary- have fun at the volleyball tournament!

Betty and Marie- I hope your trips are going smoothly! Travel can be so draining but once you get settled in I hope you have a good time!

Have a great Sunday girls!
 
Good Afternoon. I got up this morning and did my cardio!!! :) I have been doing Sunday chores....laundry, laundry, laundry. I also made some oatmeal choc chip cookies my my hubby. I bake a batch of cookies every sunday for him, I then put them in baggies so he can take a snack with him to work each day. He can not live without his cookies!!!! hahahaha I normally make something I don't eat, but today I was wanting a cookie. So, fresh warm cookies are the best. I ate (1).

I also worked in my garden....I cut a few more squash. I will be cooking them for dinner tomorrow. :p

Now, I am have B&G planned for this afternoon.

I hope everyone has a lovely day! Make sure we all plan to work our abs!!!!!

Colleen---I understand about the hormones...

Jean---I know (Sylvestor), I am not sure what it is, but...I was really close to Sylvestor this morning and I can see that he/she has (2) nipples at the bottom that look swollen and pink. I think he may be a girl...and if I end up with kittens I am in trouble. We do have a (no kill) shelter for cats here. So, if it is the case I would take the kittens there to be adopted. And, then take Sylvestor to get fixed. But, Sylvestor is now part of the family....he/she has been here for about 3 months, but I am just now being able to get close. He is trusting me now. I was able to pet him/her yesterday and today. Only if he was eating. He will not come directly to me yet. But, I am working on it. Not sure........It is a mystery!!!!!!!!!

Okay...off to vacumn. BBL!!!:D
 
Good Afternoon. I just finished B&G!!! I was drenched in sweat! That is such an amazing workout!!!!

Hope everyone is having a nice day. Looks like I am the only one without a life today. hahaha:D I always stay home on Sunday's. It is my chore day.

Gotta Run....Be back later. We are going to the in-laws for dinner tonight. Not something I love to do...but I do it for my hubby!!!! The one thing I hate about it, is they are NOT the healthist people. My husband and I are the thinnest/healthiest in our entire family. Nobody else gives a damn. So, we are always judged!!!! But, I don't care. :D (dealing with family is not always the easiest thing to do...But, you gotta love em'):eek:

I will be back as soon as I can.....believe me!!!!:)
 
Congratulations on getting the Intensity series Missy! New workouts are so much fun. I can't wait to get Low Impact Circuit this week...I've been thinking about it since I ordered it! Geeky, I know!
Which reminds me, I forgot to tell you guys about the weighted vest I got. Well, it turned out to be a bust. I'm going to have to return it. The thing was HUGE on me! It said one size fits most...but I should've known it was more geared for guys since there was a big beefy guy on the box.:eek: On the plus side, my tower should be in on Wednesday! Whoo hoo! I did finally tell Mark this morning and he was totally cool about it! I love it when I catch him at just the right time...hehehehe. He's in a much better mood today!

I did Kick Max today and it was awesome! I just love kickboxing when I'm dealing with lower body DOMS. It's like the perfect workout to kick those sore muscles out!

I had a pretty productive day actually. I focused on laundry and cleaning ALL the floors in our house. It's not too often that all the floors are clean at once! Not that it'll last more than a few hours...at least I can be happy with it for now!;)

Good luck with the in-laws Missy! Believe me, I can sympathize with wanting to get out of there as soon as possible!!!:eek:
Have a great night everyone!
 
Good Evening. I am back.

My in-laws....well, I do love them. About, 8 years ago when we lived in Florida...Hurricane Charlie came through and wiped out everything. I actually moved in with them for 1 year, untill we moved to GA. They are truely the sweetest. I just am on my period, and get frustrated easily. They actually live next door. They are very good about not bothering us. That was the only was we would agree to livenext door to them. We did not want it to be live "Everybody loves Raymond"!!!! :)

She (mom) did ask me how much I have lost now and made the comment that don't you think that is enough????!!! (she is very overweight) I have told her time and time again...that I do not want to be overweight. My husabnd tends to ignore her when she makes comments...but, tonight I was so happy he actually said she is the healthist she has even been and happy. Leave her alone. She has the love for fitness and clean eating. And he continued on that "we" don't eat fried foods, sweets, etc...that is just our lifestyle. She quickly changed the subject!!! hahahaha:eek:

I am very excited to get my new DVD's...not sure where I am going to fit them in ...but I will at least have them. :)

Colleen---I bet your floors look good. I understand, I have a 60 pd dog inside. As soon as I clean the kitchen floor...well, the water bowl gets a little messy!!

Off to watch Army Wives!!!!

Be Back tomorrow!!!:D
 
Good Morning ladies!!! Staying up late on Sunday's, does not work for early Monday mornings! I woke up late today, but still got a 45 minute cardio session.

Now, off to work.......Chat later!:D
 
Good Afternoon! It is 93 degrees and warm here in sunny south georgia!!!! It's getting hot!!!!!!!! Time to start shedding the clothes which means I better get a move on the "abs". Gotta look good this summer in a bathing suit!!!!

Tonight, I am adding ab circuits onto the schedule.

BBL!!! :p
 
No workout today! I was exhausted last night between my workout and the marathon house cleaning session. Ah, I remember the days when I was single. I'd clean my place and it would literally still be clean a week later...(queue the music) meeeemorieeees:eek:! Of course, life's a lot more interesting with Mark and the kiddos though!:p

I hope everyone's having a good workout today!
 
Hi everyone!

Volleyball tournaments went well, oldest daughter's team came in 3rd and younger daughter's team came in 1st. My only issue with the whole thing is we never know when the day will end. All teams play each other and then they all go to semi-finals and play until they lose. I always want them to win but I also want to go home! Anyway, only one more sunday of tournaments and then the season is over.

I plan to do disc 27 later today.

I have never done B&G in its entirety, so congrats to you Carolyn.

Missy, 93 degrees? We had a few warm days but now it is much cooler. Still have the windows closed.

Colleen, I'm excited for you to get your tower. I keep watching walmart for it but still out of stock.

Happy Monday!
 
Mary---My windows are closed too, just with the air on!!! hahaha :eek:

I just walked to the hospital (across the street) to get the mail, and I thought I was going to light on fire the pavement was so hot! Looks like it is going to be an extremely warm summer. :(

Few more hours till closing time....then off to workout!!!! Looking forward to it, know that the monthly monster is leaving!!! :D

I did learn that when I did not exercise like I like on Saturday that my body truely depends on it for energy. I was dragging my butt all day.

Okay, gotta go. BBL!!!! :eek:
 
Good Morning! Happy Tuesday!!!! :D

It's May and Cathe is keeping the daily deals coming!!!! Thats cool.

Jean---don't let your shoulder get you down. Sometimes you just need to listen to your body. You will get back there it will just take some time. You sexy arms arn't going anywhere. :) Tonight is the Biggest Loser finale. Yeah!!! I can't wait to see it, but if Conda wins I am going to be extremely mad!!!!

Marie---I'm glad you had a nice time. Sounds like you got some good baby time in. :)

Carolyn---You are amazing!!! Running in the rain...that takes dedication.

Okay, I am at work. Gotta Run...BBL!!! :D
 
Welcome back Marie! A good friend of mine moved to CO years ago, and we went to her wedding. We visited Garden of the Gods - a beautiful place and so different from here. The only downside for me was, her wedding was in May and we woke up to snow in the morning!

This rain makes me want to take a nap!
 
Congratulations on doing B&G Jean!!:D Remember to do lots of stretching and drink lots of water today!

My turbo tower came in yesterday! Now I just have to have Mark put it together. :) I can't wait to try it out!

Welcome back Marie! I'm so glad you had fun in Colorado! That suspension trainer sounds cool.:eek:

I'm pretty busy at work so I gotta motor but I'll be back later to write more!
 
Good Evening!!! I did Drill Max tonight!!!!! It is about 80 minutes. I was dripping wet when finished!!!! Tomorrow is disc#5!!! I did watch the Biggest Loser finale....but I am not going to talk about it untill everyone has watched!!!! :D

Good Night....Chat tomorrow!!!!!!! :)
 
Good Morning friends!!!

I am feel awesome today. The scale went down!!!!! Yeah! :D

I have Disc#5 scheduled for today. I am also going to do the medicine ball ab circuits. I have already done my cardio for the day!!!

I hope you all have Drill Max!!!! I haven't done that one in a while...but, why? It gives you an amazing workout! I was literally dripping in sweat. :p
When I took off my sports bra---I could have rung it out!!! (Thats awesome!!!!)

Okay, gotta go. BBL!!!
 
Hellooo girls!
I was pretty busy yesterday and didn't have much time to post. I got the Turbo Tower and wound up putting it together last night! Yay! Of course the kids immediately thought it was a jungle gym...:confused:. It's so fun to watch them get excited about exercise ("look mom, I'm wexercising!" for some reason Lydia puts a "w" in front of it! LOL). It's hard to keep them away from my stuff though. Sometimes I find various things scattered throughout the house and I'm like GRRRRR.

So I did Meso 2 week 3 legs (I think that's disc 20?). I just love my leg days and going as heavy as I can on those trisets. I always read on VF these ladies freak out about using heavy weights on lower body work for fear of "bulking up". I haven't experienced that at all. In fact, my lower half has gotten smaller since I started doing Cathe's lower body discs. I'm way more compact, muscular, my butt is rounded out and lifted and my saddlebags are almost gone! I love it! Tomorrow is Cardio Supersets I think, and then disc 21 back and biceps on Friday. I'll get to use my tower for pull ups! I'm giddy!:D I tried a few pull ups last night and of course I had to do it the easy way (sitting with my knees close to my body so the lever isn't as long) but I did manage to do 5 that way! :)

Missy- I LOVE Drill Max! I was always afraid to do that one during STS though since it uses weights. I didn't think we were supposed to do circuits with heavy lifting. What weights did you use last night? Did you go really light? That is just one of my favorite workouts. The only thing I don't like are the dive bomber push ups. I can do maybe 1 or 2 and I'm toast! Oh, that's one more thing about the tower I'm excited for! I did push ups with it and it was perfect! No more push ups on my knees and worrying about that bursitis! Did I mention I'm feeling giddy about the tower???:eek:

How's the soreness Jean? B&G is one tough cookie for the lower body! Did you make sure to do it mostly unweighted? There is always time to work up to the weights! Slow and steady wins the race! There is no rush, so definitely take your time to work up the endurance in your lower body. I'm so proud of you for tackling it!

Carolyn- I can't believe you ran in the rain yesterday! You poor thing! I'm such a baby about that sort of thing. :eek: I hear ya on the DOMS sneaking up on you. I was sore from the total body Trisets workout for 3 days! I was really suprised about that one. Those dixie cups get me every time!:eek:

Okay, gotta run! TTYL
 
Good Afternoon! I have been extremely busy today!!

Colleen---I matched cathe's weights! Watch out!!! hahahaha I know I probably should not have because I am doing STS, but I was feeling......awesome!!! I am so excited for you that you received the tower.

Carolyn---Thanks! Yes, I can lose a few more. I still think I want to lose about 10 more???? Believe me, it is getting hard to lose an ounce, so I am right where my body thinks I should be. Just continueing to see what happens. If I lose, I lose. I am at the point where I am just happy!!!! It been awhile. So I am excited about that. :D

Okay, gotta run. BBL!!! :D
 
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