STS first time!

One other question...have any of you guys ever tried kombucha? It's a drink you can get in health food stores. I've tried numerous kinds because it's supposed to be sooo healthy but most of them were simply awful! :confused: I just tried one that I actually kind of like, though. It's called Synergy and the flavor is cherry chia. It has hydrated chia seeds in it, which I kind of like. Not for everybody, though! :eek:

ETA: Mary we were posting at the same time! Waving hello! :D
 
Wow, we are really active today!

ColleenK, I have read Hunger Games and don't really care for them. Sorry. Many people do like it, including son 1 and sister. We have the movie at the moment but haven't had a chance to watch. I guess I don't like postapocalyptic stuff. I'll let you know what I think of JenLaw.

I haven't tried kombucha. Been having chia seeds the past few months though.

A 35lb kettlebell? Wow. And that metabolic routine you described? Intense. Sounds exhausting! You have a lot of energizer bunny in you too!:D

When you say ostrich eggs, I almost gag. Because I'll never forget an old episode of Amazing Race when the contestants had to eat a whole bunch of ostrich eggs. Yuck!

Carolyn, no Larabars at Costco (only Clif) but Stop & Shop has them 10/$10 right now. No banana flavor at all! Anyway, I bought 10 of them, mostly the ones with 2-3 ingredients; hope I like them:D. I noticed the base and recurring ingredient in most of them is dates.:D I already have a 2.5 lb bag of dates on the counter!

ColleenD, welcome to my life! I've been trying to find a good replacement for milk for a while, but nothing comes close to its richness. And I do have a bit of lactose intolerance. I have tried soy (my body doesn't tolerate the estrogen--too bad because it has the most protein:(), almond, and coconut, in aseptic containers. Just last week it occurred to me to try almond and coconut milk in the refrigerated section, and what do you know? The almond milk is more palatable. I only use it for cafe mochas and have not tried it as cream in my coffee or on cereal. Today I found an almond/coconut milk combo! I sort of made one of my own last week when I ran out of one and mixed in a bit of the other. It tasted decent.

I hate cutting out greek yogurt since it has so much protein and good for you probiotics, so I'll try to eat it every so often. And I have to have half and half or cream in my coffee (which I only drink every so often).

Let's just say that I try to go vegan, but it's so very difficult with a family to shop and cook for.

Mary, nice going continuing STS after the interruption. As for apple-picking, we usually go Columbus Day weekend, but honestly, we should go more often. There is absolutely no substitute for apples fresh from the orchard. But the crowds are daunting, and the distance too, I suppose.

Marie, my first delivery failed to progress so I was induced. I don't know whether one way is more painful than another, since you'll be in a hazy pain fog regardless.:D I had 2 c-sections.
 
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Wow, this forum is more active than usual, I am having a hard time keeping up. Last night was Disc 8 Back and Tris, it felt great. I love working back. Although I had to leave in the middle of it to pick my twins up from their friends house, I just started up again when I got home. I was thinking Disc 4 was bad for pushups, but Disc 7 was just as bad. Who but Cathe would put drop set pushups at the end of a workout when my muscles are already fried?! Anyway, loving STS again!

Welcome new Colleen! I also work and until recently had access to a gym at work so did some workouts during lunch. Now I'm trying to fit them in in the evenings but it is tough with my kids activities and dinner, etc. If you have any tips for getting my workouts in at 5am I would appreciate it!

Marie you look fantastic! You'll pop that baby right out and be back to your pre-pregnancy shape in no time!

Missy, you sure are physically active between your workouts and all the chores you do around the house. All that daily activity burns calories as well.

Carolyn and Betty, the weather was great this weekend but we could not squeeze in a trip for apple picking. Will try again next weekend. Expecting heavy rain this evening and we have a parent meeting at the school.

Meredith, the first time I did STS I followed it exactly, but the 2nd time around I'm more relaxed about it. Stick with it as you can, its a great program and you will see results.

ColleenK, I had forgotten how great the STS leg workouts are, definitely add them back in!

Jean, I hope your sister is doing ok!
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Hi Mary, that reminded me. Funny how you forget stuff sometimes. I too have a gym at work and would workout during my lunch hour. I did that for about two years. Then I got promoted and work became too demanding. I then went to nights but life would interfere. That's when I decided to go back to morning workouts. I had always worked out in the morning prior to my daughter until I had my son. It was hard at first, but I slowly transitioned into getting up early. I did every other day and would just get up 5:30 and do 30 minutes workout. Then the next week I went full force getting up at 5 to get my hour workout in. I always get my workout clothes out the night before and I usually sleep in my workout shorts or pants as a T-shirt. In the morning I just have to put on my sports bra (I wish I could sleep in my sports bra, but i just can't. Don't like the feeling). My body is now so accustomed to getting up at 5 i just naturally wake early. Which stinks on the weekend.
 
When you say ostrich eggs, I almost gag. Because I'll never forget an old episode of Amazing Race when the contestants had to eat a whole bunch of ostrich eggs. Yuck!
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LOL Betty...they weren't actually ostrich eggs. They were chicken eggs but they were so huge I would joke that they were like ostrich eggs! :p Sigh. I really miss those! I need to find a new egg hook-up! :D
 
Carolyn, how far is Portsmouth from you? Couldn't live without TJ's. The stuff is just up our alley--healthy, different, sometimes less expensive.

ColleenD, what line of work are you in? I'm presently a SAHM with a 19 and a 13 yo.

Omg, is that a Havanese? It's so cute!!!

Many kudos to you for getting up so early and working out, before a full-time job! (ColleenK and I are NOT morning people!) I've read of people going to sleep with workout clothes on another Cathe post--it's a great idea! Whatever works.

Ugh, this typing on my little device is for the birds! Can't see prev posts, so I keep editing!
 
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Thanks to everyone who shared the induction vs not stories. Love hearing it :)

I did my pregnancy workout today....just the 2- 20 min lifting portions. It went well....of course using heavier weights than what the girls on the video did haha! I mean who even owns 3lb weight lol?!

My appt went well. I'm 37 weeks tomorrow. Measuring at 38. Cervix has not dropped yet and is still closed. B's heart rate was great :) My BP was 112/60 and my pulse was 76 so everything was just great! Next appt is on Tue.

I have been trying to find a nanny on the website care.com and I'm just sick over it. I don't want anyone watching my baby. I have been putting it off for too long though and really need to start interviewing some people. We won't need this person for too many hours but they will be random hours so we need someone that is flexible. UGH! This just sucks!

I've had enough stressing about it for today though. Off to read Babywise :)

Have a good night everyone!
 
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Marie, you are so close! Weekly visits!!! I had such a realtionship with my ob, that by the time I delivered, I missed him! I didn't have that same feeling with the second pregnancy. The first is so magical. Cherish every bit of it.

Betty, it is about a half hour away. Maybe a little less. Not so sure I can buy frozen stuff there. I have such a busy week this week. I am going to try and get there next week. Those Larabars I get, are their Uber line. Way better than the first ones I tried. This is different. Sweet and Salty is what they refer to it as.
Let me know what you think.

Gnight. Hope your weather isn't too crazy Betty and Mary. Scary storms to the west of us. Should hit here around 4 a.m. Just in time to wake me and screw me for the nights sleep!

PS: Marie, can't your mom watch him? any family memeber around????
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I wish! My mom lives in Duluth which is about 3 hours away. Tony does have a lot of family in town so we hope to rely on them for several of the hours, but want to have a back up just in case since most of the family members are still working. Tony's Grandma and Grandpa may be an option but I know how much work a newborn is that I don't really want to have to stress them with that. They pretty much raised our nieces and still do so they are fairly busy. My mom did say she would come down on weekends that I have to work though which would be nice....not sure she can make all our them though. We will see. Hoping to use the nanny for less than 20 hours a week....way less haha!
 
And I totally agree about having a relationship with my OB....she is just great! I like the NP I had for my annual checkups previously but am hoping to switch to the one I currently have.....I'll have to check if she does GYN or if she is strictly OB.
 
We got the drenching rain overnight, but before that, hours of wind gusts. Just went out briefly to pick up sticks--thankfully no large tree branches. The air feels so cool and refreshing, after yesterday's tropical humidity. But no sun yet. It is rather dark so I want to crawl back into bed.

Hmm, what to work out to??

Is this my 300th post?

Carolyn, there are soooo many frozen things to buy at TJ's. Just bring a cooler & ice packs:D!

Marie, that is tough, having someone else watch your newborn, even for a few hours. I so feel for you.
 
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Good Morning! I’m checking in with disk 2 (back and triceps) completed this morning.

Carolyn, you oatmeal sounded so good! I just made my own Larabars today. Oh my they turned out fantastic! Much cheaper to make and so fresh. Although I could see the portion control getting out of hand. :(

I used 1/4 c almonds, 1/4 c. peanuts, 1/2 chopped dates, dash of sea salt, dash of cinnamon and 2 tsp of cocoa nips. Put it all in a food processor and let it go for several minutes. The consistency was like moist flour. I poured it out on plastic wrap to form a bar and then cut it into 3. I ate 1 1/4 for a snack, it was SOOO good.

Betty, I am in IT. I'm an IT director responsible for operations for Actuaries.

Marie, I was induced with my 1st because my water broke (long story), but I was not in active labor. The labor was long, but I ended up going with an epidural. My second I went into labor (water did not break) and his birth was a breeze (although they always say your second delivery is easier).

Gotta run to get on a conference call (i'm working from home today).
 
Carolyn, did you get the Red Mill steel cut oats at Sam's? In my sister's CA Costco, they sell a good size bag of those for cheap. There are so many more options in CA, especially organic, that they don't offer here.:mad:

Incidentally, there was only one flavor of those Uber Larabars. Uh oh, I hope I like the others!

I ended up doing AT, and boy, I did not see that one coming! You would have thought I'd never done this workout before! Paused so many times before the 30 minute mark--by then I felt like I had been at it for hours. My LR was strewn with equipment too! Sheesh!

We're posting at the same time, ColleenD! Your Larabars sound delicious. You hit the ingredients right on! You are industrious making your own. I'm too lazy!:D

Sounds like you and Carolyn are both doing tris and back today:D.

Yay, the sun is out!
 
Betty, they were supper easy to make, the hard part will be the cleanup. I don't think cleaning the food processor. The mess is still wating in the kitchen for me. Guess I better go do that now..
 
I'm thinking today will be a lazy day. My Babywise book is due today. I have renewed it the max amount of times so I guess I better finish it up and then return it.

It's chilly out today! Making some healthy muffins sounds like a good idea :)

Betty- Congrats Cathlete :)

Carolyn- My friend was going to stay at home but has now decided she needs to work but we have both agreed to watch the others' baby when we can. We will see.....I will keep you posted.

Colleen D- Thanks for sharing your labor story! Those Lara bars sound so good! I may have to try them.
 
Today was HC Volume 3. :) I was so proud of myself...I did the whole thing without pausing and without modifications! I now pretty much have Volumes 1-3 down and have volume 4 and Bootcamp left to totally conquer. Yay for progress! :D

I also have some major posterior chain DOMS from yesterday! :eek: Everything from the middle of my upper back all the way down to my hamstrings is sore! Whew! Whenever I'm craving lower body DOMS, I swear all I have to do is pull out Trisets! I can really feel the heavier kettlebell swings, too. In a good way. :) Now, hopefully tomorrow I'll have some DOMS in my front body to balance me out! :p

Carolyn- you should totally get Volume 3...I really think you would love it! Have you tried Bootcamp yet?

Betty- Congrats on Cathlete status! :D Great job on AT! That one is deceptively hard. Every time I go to pull that one out, I somehow get it in my head it's not a super hard workout and then I get my butt handed to me during the first cardio part on the step :eek:.

ColleenD- those bars do sound yummy! I totally need to try doing that at home. I tried making protein bars once, and they turned out pretty awful :eek:. I think my problem is I always want to add too many ingredients, and then I'm never sure about moisture content and how much to add of wet ingredients (if any). I never seem to find a recipe online to follow that appeals to me. Have you guys ever tried the brand KIND fruit and nut bars? Those are really yummy, too. I found them right next to the Lara bars in my grocery store. The almond coconut and sesame peanut ones are delish! :p

Marie- I hear ya on the distress of trying to find care for a newborn when you have to go back to work. :( How long of a maternity leave are you taking? I only took 9 weeks with Dylan (mistake! :(), and then with Lydia I took the full 12 weeks allowed. I ended up doing an in home day care with Lydia. With Dylan we got by with family, between my mom, my MIL and my sister. It was really stressful with family, actually. Alot of friction, trouble with dependability, and then my MIL insisted we pay her :rolleyes:. We gave her money but it just felt really weird. Once the kids turned 2 I was able to put them in a regular daycare that we use to this day. I really like it (they do alot of preschool/learning stuff plus field trips) but it is super expensive!

Okay- gotta run...TTYL!
 
Colleen- I'm jealous of your DOMS :) I'm taking the full 12 weeks. I could see how it would be very stressful with family taking care of the kids. Love my family to death but I almost feel like a nanny would follow my routine better not to mention Breckin would not have to go to someone else's home. I can't believe you MIL wanted to get paid! That is so bad! Ugh! Hate this kind of stress.

Well I finished my book. It was about establishing a nighttime and feeding routine for baby. So much to remember. I should have bought my own copy so I could highlight. I still may have to do that.

Time to get motivated now. Gotta return my book and the go to Target. I want to buy a new outfit for my preg pics on Fri and we also need food big time.
 
Good Evening!!!! Today has been crazy!

It all started fine....cardio, breakfast, work..and then....BOOM!!! I realized that someone got ahold of my debit card info on Monday, there were several charges to Apple Itunes.....not mine. I don't even download music because I workout inside where I have TV and radio.....so they drama started. I was on the phone canceling my debit card, disputing the charges becuase I want my money back, etc. Now I have no debit card for 7-10 business days. OMG!!!! How am I going to survive???? Oh well, at least I caught it because they overdrafted my acct. Atleast the charges will be credited back to my acct tomorrow. AHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Today was also a good day....my lovely Dr's gave me a nice raise today and told me how much they appreciated me! Thats always nice! That is one thing I can say about my Dr's. They always make us girls feel appreciated. They all think of us as family!!!!! I just LOVE my job!!!

Okay, gotta cook dinner and exercise!!! Be back soon!

I will catch up on the posts tonight!!! :D
 
Oh Missy, huge congrats! You so deserve a raise! You work hard and do a job to be proud of!
That's a real stinker about your debit card! Glad the bank will help you straighten it out. Though they should overnight you a new card right away!

ColleenK, you are crazy, girl! I'll remember to pull out LB Trisets soon, so that I get those DOMS. Great job on mastering HC! High five! I think y'all are stronger for working out most days of the week, but I don't know how you continue if you get daily DOMS.

That was an awkward situation with your m-i-l:confused:.

And you're right--the step portion of AT was hard! My legs were on fi-yah! And I was groaning and moaning. I originally was going to reach for LICh, but then I thought I'd get all frustrated from it since I still haven't learned it all yet!:eek:

Carolyn, indeed the weather is gorgeous! So refreshing today. Perfect with a light sweater and longer bottoms on. Love it!:D

Market Baskets are not near me, but I've heard of their good prices, and that's a good price on the oatmeal!

Jean, how are you? Haven't heard from you. I'm still reading the book (I hate leaving something unfinished). Can't wait to get back to something fun, like Sophie Kinsella. I've got the very last of her books; they're so funny and so easy to read, and based in England, which I love. I also really like their vernacular.

Marie, can't say it enough. Go do selfish things like see a movie, get a mani/pedi/facial, go out with DH or friends, sleep lots, go out for meals. Soon it will be hard. Eat! Don't worry about exercise. You have done more than enough.

I so agree on not having to take the baby to someone's house. My mind always jumps to those cold, icy, wintry mornings where you have to leave the house while it's still dark out:confused:
 
Jean, I forgot to ask what part of maryland? My parents are in Annapolis and I grew up in northern va (I was actually born in MD). I was in MD over labor day weekend. My parents watched the kids and hubby and I went to the Indy race in Baltimore! Such a fun time.
 
Jean, I'm about 50 minutes west of Philadelpia and about 20 minutes West of King of Prussia. I grew up in Fairfax County, in a town called Herndon close to Dullas airport. My sister is in Ashburn.
 
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