STS first time!

Good Morning ladies!

Carolyn---I hope you are feeling better today!

One of my receptionists is out with the stomach bug today, so I will be doing her job!!!

I will check in when I have a few minutes!!!

Have a nice day!!!! :D
 
Good morning!

So hot here! I woke up early this morning and decided to do LIC (totally unplanned). It wasn't too bad and I got my cardio out of the way. Last night the heat just wiped me out and I had no energy.

Carolyn so glad you are feeling better. And don't push yourself too hard, you don't want to have a relapse!

Marie sorry the apartment didn't work out, I'm sure that gets frustrating. I hope you find something soon.

Missy, lovely pic, you look great and the area looks so peaceful.

I hope we get the new workouts soon but I hope it is not too hot here when they come! Just a little exercise when its like this gets me drenched in sweat!
 
Oh dear lord. I just found my new Mount Everest.:eek:

Move out of the way Burn and Build and Afterburn...there's a new boss in town! I was going to do Trisets today but then HC Bootcamp was peering down at me from the shelf...daring me to give it a whirl. All I can say is Holy Crap! Missy, have you tried this one yet? You totally have to do it soon!

I felt like such a loozah!:eek: Pausing constantly, modifiying, stopping early even at that...I seriously didn't think I was going to make it to the end! I looked up and saw I was only at the 38 minute mark and was so tempted to quit early but I kept going. Then at the 50 minute mark I was ready to cry uncle but forced myself to finish! Let's just say it took me longer than the 67 minutes to do the workout with all the pausing.:eek:

Some may call that a dread inducing workout and never do it again. I say Bring It On Sandra. (Putting on game face, taking a deep breath) :mad: BRING IT! lol

Say, did you guys know Collage video has a clip of To the Max up this morning? I wonder why since Cathe doesn't have her longer one up yet. I thought they usually got the clips last. (?) It looks like a goodie, too!:p

Marie- That's a bummer the apartment with the cool workout space was too small. Maybe you'll be able to find something similar but bigger. Good luck with your appointment today! Did you get to try Bootcamp?

Carolyn- I'm so glad you're feeling better. I have to admit I'm seriously paranoid about the stomach virus now. Typically this kind of virus goes in a wave from east coast to west coast across the US so I have this sinking feeling it may find it's way to Wisconsin:(. Did I mention I'd rather be sick with almost anything else? Even though it's short in duration I'm such a baby with GI pain and misery:eek:.

It is unbelievable what a hot summer and spring we've had:confused:. I don't think I can ever recall a June where we had so many days in the 90's. Freaky.:(

Have a great day ladies!
 
Yikes! Where is everybody today? Did anyone see the To the Max clip? Looks great! I think I'm going to be taking advantage of the "less impact" premix quite a bit, though.:eek:
 
Good Afternoon! I have been extremely busy today!

Good News....Tomorrow, our office is closing at noon. So, I get the afternoon off!!!! Yeah!!!! Both of our dr's took the afternoon off, so we (employees) are too!!!!

Colleen---I havent done Bootcamp yet, it looks extremely hard, and now you have confirmed it! I will have to try it! I will let you know when I do. Maybe this weekend!!! I kinda scared now!!! hahaha :D (Bring it Sandra) I probably will not ne able to walk the next day!!!! :confused:

Okay, 30 more minutes till I can go home!

Will check in later! :)
 
Colleen---We are posting at the same time. I did see the clips. I am so pumped for the new dvd's. I am like a kid at christmas.....countdown till presents....except we don't know what day to countdown too!!!!
 
I just watched the To The Max clip, this one looks great and more doable to me than the CrossFire. Cahte getting out of breath in CrossFire really has me scared!
 
Okay, so I just finished my workout: Scott Disc#3.

Colleen---You have me so excited about HC Bootcamp!!! I am doing it tomorrow, forget about Saturday or Sunday. I have to do it asap!!!!

I was all pumped up tonight after watching the clips of crossfire and to the max. I made my husband watch them!!!! He said we were crazy, getting excited for Cathe to kill us!!!! hahaha :D No, but he thinks its awesome I get so excited over my workouts!!!! I sure hope I get a package next week.

Carolyn---I hope you are resting and getting all better!!! You are going to need to be in tip top shape next week when the DVD's come!!!! (hopefully, next week)

Marie---I hope you Dr appt went well.

Okay, off the watch some TV for once!!!

Chat later! :eek:
 
Good Morning!

Another hot one here, but with a bit of relief. This morning I did S&H Chest and Back. Great workout, my muscles were quivering from the chest exercises. I prefer working back to chest so wish she had done a few more back exercises. I plan to alternate S&H with Gym Styles for a month, see how it goes. This is definitely my preferred way to lift.

Carolyn, glad you are feeling better! Keep the Mom out by the pool so you don't have to worry too much about the house!

Marie, can't believe you did Boot camp, good for you! That's tough enough without being pregnant.

Have a great day!
 
Good Afternoon all!!!

It sure is nice to have the afternoon off! I went grocery shopping after work today so I didnt have to go tomorrow. Then I came home ate lunch, watched 30 minutes of tv and got busy exercising.

I did HC Bootcamp. All I can say is OMG, it is hard!!!

All of the horizontal work, is hard on your wrists. I need to build of some stength in my wrist. But, it is a killer workout!!! Yes, like Coleen---lots of pausing and modifing. :) But, I made it!

Off to have some yogurt and fruit!

Have a nice evening.

My husband and I are going out to dinner tonight. There is a local cafe in the next town, that we are going to. They just have a basic menu, but they have fish on fridays, and I thought it would be a nice cheat meal for me. I work hard and deserve it!!! I will burn it off tomorrow morning at Zumba!!!! :p

BBL!!!
 
Hey everyone! It has been cool here the past two days--light sweater weather. Love it!

Haven't looked at the clips yet, Carhe's and HC. I am eating very poorly this time around because we're hitting up places my eldest craves, like In-N-Out Burger, other local fare. Omg, I downed a Krsipy Kreme too and it was delish. I'll have to be rolled off the plane.:eek:

At least yesterday I hiked an hr, on a hilly, arduous course. Did feel more energized later on.

Carolyn, my hubby ended up having surgery for his herniated disc. He was one of those whose problem would not have gone away. He suffered for a month with intense pain because we didn't want surgery, but his disc was compressing on a leg nerve. Everyone's case is diff though. Sounds like your hubby's might mend in its own.

Have a lovely weekend. I fervently pray the heat & humidity will be gone ASAP.
 
Evening ladies!
So as usual on my day off I was too busy to get on the computer! I did get in a nice pedicure though. We have to pay by the week for our daycare anyway so I dropped the kids off for a couple hours to do that. :) Always a treat!

I did Butts and Guts today because I think I'm going to take a rest day tomorrow (originally I was planning on CSS today and B&G tomorrow). My upper body was fried from HC Bootcamp yesterday!:eek: My lower body doesn't seem to get DOMS too much these days...I suppose I've beat it into submission;). So, I figured I was safe to do B&G today. I always skip the floor section though since many of the exercises bother my knees but I did do the bonus leg presses and glute squeezes on the ball. I also did the ab section but when she got to the plank part at the end I was like "oh no. No no no no no...no way I'm doing a plank today!:eek: My shoulders, traps and chest are just starting to feel less sore right now.:cool:

Well, can't post much as Mark is being cranky about me being on the computer. I tried to tell him I haven't been on hardly at all today versus how I normally am! lol

Talk more later girls!
 
Haven't looked at the clips yet, Carhe's and HC. I am eating very poorly this time around because we're hitting up places my eldest craves, like In-N-Out Burger, other local fare. Omg, I downed a Krsipy Kreme too and it was delish. I'll have to be rolled off the plane.:eek:

Betty-

No worries! You are on vacation! Enjoy it! You deserve to indulge every once in awhile and if it makes ya feel better I have been not so good with my eating today either. For dinner I had a tuna sub from Subway on WHITE bread with extra cheese and pickles AND potato chips! Hello sodium bloat!
 
Today was my day off too so just getting on the computer now. I was planning on doing Muscle Endurance today but realized I am behind on STS so I did Disc 4. Tomorrow I'm thinking legs although I'm already missing cardio.

Colleen- Thanks again so much for letting me borrow Bootcamp. I got that back in the mail today with a delivery confirmation number on it. I for sure plan on buying it, hopefully when it's on daily deals. I figured I would just try ME then.

Went to lunch with my dad today at Good Earth. Love that place. Not sure if they have it where you are all from from if they do you should try it.

Tony checked out a place today while I was doing that and surprise....he actually liked it! We are soooo picky! I'm stoked and we are going back tomorrow to check it out.

Here's the details...

-Side-by-side duplex (We only share a garage)
-2 bedroom
-1 bathroom
-Dishwasher and washer/dryer in the unit (you'd be amazed at how hard this is to find)
-Newer kitchen appliances and counter tops and flooring
-A little over 1000 sq ft NOT including the basement
-15 min closer to work
-Less than 5 min from my BF's house
-Less than 5 min to my favorite lake
-And one of the best parts....datada.....a large clean, newly painted, unfinished basement for working out!!!!! YAY!!!! Tony said it's huge down there and would be great for all my workout stuff and has tons of space. We would just put down some big rugs and I'd be all set. Is it pathetic that that is one of my favorite parts?! It has been half the reason some of these places have not worked out. Not enough workout space. Can you tell I'm excited?!

We look at it tomorrow at 1. Cross your fingers for me! I'll keep ya posted :)
 
Good Morning!

Well now we have relief from the heat but the humidity is through the roof! Kids want to go to Canobie lake today but not sure if it will work out, light rain here as well.

I did Athletic Step this morning. I still can't do that one move where she turns around, I just do another side crunch on the step while facing forward.

I forgot to post this yesterday - my daughter passed her road test and has her license! She was a nervous wreck because they have to parallel park as part of the test, and if they hit the curb they fail. Well she has been having trouble with that lately, and I'm no good at it either so couldn't help all that much. Luckily they get 3 tries on the road test - she didn't make it on her first try but got the 2nd. Glad we don't have to go through this again.

I too think Jai and the others look fabulous in the latest workouts. Since I've ordered some of the older workouts in the daily deals, it is fun to see how their shapes have changed over the years. In the older ones they look great, and I can see muscles, but they look, I don't know, thinner maybe? Now they all look great.

Have a great day!
 
Oh, and my daughter wanted to drive to her friend's house last night and come home at 10:30. It is only 1/2 mile away, but I was a nervous wreck! I watched from a window as she pulled out the of driveway, and waited by the phone - I told her she has to text me as soon as she arrives anywhere. Now that she has her license, we have entered a scary time for me!
 
Yes! I do have some lower body DOMS from B&G yesterday! Now, like Carolyn said, my upper and lower body match!:p Definitely in need of a rest day though. Time for some recovery. :) Missy, how is your upper body today? My traps were so sore yesterday along with everything else. I am loving how HC is making my arms look though. I was losing some of my STS definition when I tried to alternate weeks of STS with circuits which had bummed me out, but now with HC it's coming back nicely! Also, don't worry about the wrist issue...it definitely gets stronger as long as you allow yourself breaks. I found using the edge of the step was helpful so the wrists wouldn't be in a fully flexed position and I try to use my push up bars when convenient (although it's not always possible with every move). I've noticed a big increase in wrist and forearm strength with these. The other day I opened two jars myself with no problems! I usually have to hand all jars off to Mark and I was like "well looky there! I did it!":D

Marie- I'm so glad you liked Bootcamp! I wish you had kept it to try ME though! No rush. :) It's so hard to stop buying Cathe dvds, isn't it? I wasn't happy until I had tried almost every one, even many of the step ones I managed to get in trade even though I'm not doing them now. I really wish I had discovered Cathe 10 years ago! Oh well, better late than never! Oh and I totally agree about Jai! She's my favorite. She' so beautiful and her body is to die for! I love Cedie, too for her sweetness and bright smile. Cathe's back up girls are so great. :) Good luck with the duplex!

Mary- I feel so bad for ya with the driving teenager! I'm going to be a total wreck when Lydia gets there:confused:. My niece just started driving and I was so nervous about that one,too. The girl is sweet but not the most observant (sort of like Auntie :eek:). She seems to be doing okay, though. We hardly see her anymore though as she's always off with her friends or at her job. Sigh. I still remember her at 3 years old at my parent's farm where she had put on my dad's big old farmer boots and was trying to walk around in them. She's way too cool for any of that silliness, now though:rolleyes:.

Betty- don't worry about the eating! It's just a week and it's hard to stay in healthy mode when you're away from home. I'm already cringing at what I'll likely be consuming on our vacation! When I'm out of my routine it's like I have no restraint! People on VF always talk about how exercise makes them hungrier but for me (with the exception of Meso 2 STS...YIKES!), I always feel less hungry and more in control of my food choices. I think subconsciously I know I don't want to sabotoge my hard work so even when I get hungry I try to eat healthy-ish and keep portions down so I'm only eating until I'm no longer hungry. When I don't exercise, that's when my diet goes out the window. It's sort of all or nothing for me I guess:eek:

Carolyn- yes, summer makes it tough to get the kids to bed! Their usual bed time is 8:30. If it's cloudy out I can usually trick them into bed by that time by closing their curtains. If it's bright and sunny still, forget it! I'm lucky if I can get them to bed by 9:30! Right now is the peak of the year and it's so freaky to still see a little bit of sun peeking out of the horizen at almost 10:00! It's so much better than when it gets dark by 5 in November though, so I'll take it!

Oh dear. I wrote another book.:eek: Have a great Saturday everybody!:D
 
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Ugh. I just read that post you were talking about Carolyn. Yuck. I don't think I could have been that mature in response either.:confused: Why on earth would you come on a forum...post one question (your very first post) and then immediately with your second post insult every single person on the forum? If you "suspected" the Cathe group mentality is a waste of your time and money why come on here period or even consider STS? GRRR Did you notice the time when she posted the second response? It said something like 2:00 a.m. What was she doing up that late and being toxic? Inquiring minds want to know! Okay, rant over. Sorry.:eek:
 
Good Morning and Happy Saturday....not much time, I ned to leave to go to Zumba!!!

Colleen--Yes I have extreme DOMS in the upper body today!!! Loving that!

And, yes I read that post, it pissed me off! I would never respond to here now!!! Oh well, her loss not ours!

Marie---Good luck with the house today! I am sure it will be perfect! Making sure the exercise area is top priority!!! :D

Okay, gotta run. I will comment on everything else later. I dont want to be late!!

:)
 
Hello all. I am home again! I have been crazy busy! I went to zumba today and had a killer workout! We had a blast! Then came home, showered, got dressed and jumped in my husbands truck and went to Sams Club! So, we just got home!

I just wanted to pop in, before I got busy doing laundry, cleaning house, and cooking!!!

Jean---I hope you have fun visiting your new home! Eat some fries for me!!! And, congrats on your tight, strong, sexy arms!!! I love muscles, that is what I am working on also!!!

Okay, bbl!!! :D
 

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