(He honestly must be 65--good for him...but that outfit!!)
Wow, how rude! How can they legally block both the entrance and exit to your complex if there is only one way in and one way out?? That's BS! I would be about that for sure! I hope you don't have to hang around that coffee shop for too long waiting to go p/u your girls! I've considered picking up an Amy Bento step dvd but I'm afraid it would frustrate me so badly that I'd never learn/use it!
I have a slight chocolate addiction..okay maybe a HUGE chocolate addiction. Okay fine, "My name is Katie and i'm a chocoholic." Did your little girl have a good time? Have you tried re-downloading the ticker? Maybe that will fix the problem...I agree with you 100% about struggling to stick to the dietary restrictions for fitness competitors. Diet is definitely my weak point. My DH is such a nut. NOW he's decided I should get a t-shirt made that says "Judgment Day" and wear it when I workout. Where does he come up with this stuff? I hope you're enjoying your rest day! Maybe this is the Judgment Day coming out in me but I hope your guns are pumping and you get a chance to put on one heck of a show for your friend while on vacation! Get 'em girl! Hehehehe. I hate when people to try to shove their "fitness" in my face. CCC is crazy stuff isn't it? I've done that one quite a bit but it STILL gets me every time. I hope you're not having to hang out at the coffee shop to long. I can't believe they shut down the entrance to your Common - that's crazy talk! ETA: I completely agree with Tracy, the fact that you can do pull-ups at all is just plain freaking awesome. I'm still hanging out at the kiddie table with my band; baby steps right?
You need to go to cafe press or one of those sites and have a work out top printed with Judgement Day on it! For real! That would be great! You could even incorporate Cathe into it by adding something about "The Terminator" on the shirt! I hear ya on the chocoholism. Been there, done that! I've personally traded that in for being a wine-o instead! LOL 
(everyone wins, huh?) , the cramps/bloating just weren't gonna let it happen). I made the HORRIFIC mistake of stepping on the scale yesterday (which I swore I would never again do, when it's that TOM , because my water weight gain/bloating is seriously ridiculous) and spent the rest of the day in a depression (as if my hormones didn't make it bad enough ). It showed me like 6lbs heavier, and although it's all mind games, cause I'd just weighed myself a day or so before, it just made me feel like I was back to square one. That was so stupid of me, I go into this stupid panic every month, because one day I'm all slim and trim (well, ok, maybe not ALL slim, lol ) and the next day I'm like about to give birth . I swear, I always ask myself: is it really possible that it's all water?..... what if I really did gain?....WHAT IF..... IT DOESN'T GO AWAY WHEN THE PERIOD'S OVER!? . And as soon as I convince myself that I will just have to relegate myself to spending the rest of my life on a fat farm ....... it's over ROFL , tummy deflates, arms become a bit less...soft, lol, and I get about a good 3 weeks in before it all begins again . ): Your DH sounds like mine, lol. Only mine has never "named" me, lol. Oh, wait...he did call me "The Black Cathe" the other day, does that count ? (He came down and watched me do some pull-ups the other day, and said it looked like the STS cover , that's when the "name calling" started....which, BTW, I could NEVER compare to Cathe , so I asked him to not shame her by putting me in a category anywhere near hers, lol.) We've had a few of those times, and I'd go crazy every time. (SO glad he doesn't work that job anymore!) As for the pull-ups, it's like Katie said, "baby steps." I can very clearly remember being the girl that just hung on the pull-up bar in High School, lol. I couldn't even imagine what it would be like to see the top of it. It always reminds me of a scene that I saw in the movie, "Save the Last Dance." There was a gym scene, where the PE teacher was trying to make a girl climb a vertical rope. The teacher yelled, "Use your upper body!" The girl, yelled back, "I DON'T HAVE AN UPPER BODY!" Yep, that was me. . I don't know what's up with that ticker, either? Last time, it would update when I updated my W/O manager, but this time, I had to keep updating it manually? Don't be scared of Amy Bento's ASC, I'm sure YOU could swing it (unlike me, lol). I just stick to her kickbox vids for now, lol. Speaking of which....hmmm, I think there's one still in the plastic in there somewhere, lol! Might be time to break that bad boy out! ) was it a "field trip" (everything is for us as homeschoolers, lol ) ? Speaking of field trip, do ya'll ever watch "Magic School Bus", that was one of our favorites!? That, and all things PBS...can ya tell I'm already getting empty nest syndrome, lol, and he's only 13! (14 next month ) Why do they ever have to grow up . See what happens when I'm away from the computer for ONE day?! Plus, I figured ya hadn't had one in a while. Time to get to work now, today's w/o plan is PLB (couldn't leave the upper body hanging )
so I've been updating manually all along. "The Black Cathe"...LOVE IT! Your DH is a genius! Especially considering you are the one with the BIG GUNS (and the gun show!!!) right!? Sorry about your TTOM woes. The scale will go up a bit for me but not too much TG. Yeah, stay away from the scale during that time if it messes with your head. Not worth it!!!!! WTG doing PUB! That's a tough one for sure!
At least it will be over soon and you'll be back to your trim and slim and fantastic self. I hope the renovations go well (and quick)!! If your DH is anything like mine, having the renovation schedule run on "his clock" can be a little scary. Maybe THIS is why my body isn't changing. Haha! Anyway, you're ability to do kickbox workout wearing weighted gloves just amazes me. Way to go girlie!
I also liked the leg work outs in M1 but upper body-not so much. It was exhausting because of the pace and all of those push ups! Well, let's just say I wasn't a fan! I didn't let it blow my image of STS though. I pushed through it and now I'm in lurve! Thanks re K/B with weighted gloves. Just takes some practice. I adore it. I have gotten some most excellent DOMS from it too! Yes, wine and chocolate go hand in hand. Last summer I went away for the weekend with a fellow Cathlete and we went to a winery for a chocolate and wine festival. It was fantastic! We tasted several wines and got a plate of various treats to eat while we drank. OMG-to die for!
(couldn't help myself ) the good news, is I'm "down" 4 lbs! Of course the other 2 lbs still have me in a state of panic (Hey, I do have the Phx vacation coming up in like 8 days, can't blame a girl for being extra worried ) , but TTOM isn't over yet, so there's still hope .....I hope! I've been logging my eats the whole time, so according to my calculations, I should have been maintaining still under all of that water. We'll see, I guess. I will just be drinking TONS of water til then, to help shed any remaining water. I suppose I can throw in a few extra cardio sessions too, just in case . DH thinks it's so cute...attractive even! He just rubs my belly every time I walk by as if I'm "expecting" . I can't say that I feel anything strong for M1 (either good or bad) but I appreciate what it does for me when I get to M3. All of those supporting muscles are prepped to play their role by then. I had REALLY weak forearms before starting STS the first time, and I could never lift the way that I did by M3 if the endurance in the forearms weren't built up in M1. I know because I'd tried to increase my weights on back exercises many times over the years, and my forearms would always give out before my back did. I no longer have that problem, and am now able to see the changes in my back & shoulders that I never could before. As for no upper body DOMS, I do know that you weren't able to do the pull-ups though, so maybe that makes a difference? IDK (but you were doing some major rowing, right? if not - GET READY ) Enjoy your rest week, get in some of the w/o's you been missing, lots of cardio and stretching. Get you some good HEAVY weights (that'll help w/that DOMS ), and get psyched for M2. If all else fails, it was a good investment, you got a great rotation in, and the STS resale value is pretty darn good
I'm very glad to hear Meso 2 is better than Meso 1. I'm really looking forward to Meso 2. I can't believe i'm not getting u/b DOMS either! I WANT them, I need them, i've GOT TO HAVE THEM (wait, am I talking about chocolate again - hehe). Now that I think about it though, I do tend to get DOMS more often in w/os where I exhaust one muscle group first before moving on to the next (PUB, Gym Styles, etc.). When i'm crying in Meso 2 about my u/b DOMS feel free to remind me of this moment. Wow, your wine/chocolate weekend extravaganza last summer sounds amazing!! What a great escape! Men - drive you crazy when they're home but miss them like crazy when they are gone! I'm sending "sleepy thoughts" your way!! Down 4lbs - WOOHOO! I really appreciate the advice about STS! I tend to worry a little, okay a lot, and I was starting to work myself into a tizzy thinking I was wasting my time with STS. I'm definitely keeping the program, if for nothing else the leg workouts. I know I keep talking about them, but I actually like the STS leg w/os and it is just blowing my mind. I HATE leg workouts - Butts & Gutts = spawn of satan. I definitely think not having the tower for pulls up/chins up hindered my progress a bit. I've got the tower on my Christmas wish list already! I'm going this weekend to get heavier weights, so maybe that will help a bit too. Good luck with Intensity!!!
I need to get DH to put the a/c in the window this weekend before I pass out! I have no great plans this weekend. It's actually going to be the only mellow weekend all month and I'm thankful for that. I go to get my hair done in the morning and other then that it's the usual housework/foodshopping/laundry, etc w/the exception of going to my MIL's house on Sunday night for dinner to celebrate SIL's B'day. Next weekend, however, we are off to the casinos for the long weekend! I.CAN.NOT.WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
! Those are SO killer! I really think I'm gonna get squat rack legs for my next STS rotation. I mean I like Plyo legs and all, but just not really as part of my STS rotation . I like he cardio aspect of Plyo legs, but I feel like my legs don't get the same benefits that my upper body does from STS, if that makes any sense. I suppose that's different for everyone, though? takes up the time that I'd have to dedicate to it. It was very hard for me to not do it this time, but I'm pretty sure I will this fall/winter. I want to plan it just right so that I'm back in the "cut" phase by spring/summer. We'll see. Hopefully this thread, or one similar will still be around so I can note my progress. Please, please let me know if you do it and your results... I think that combined w/your ab work/cardio consistency, we could be on to something
