TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGE 3/3-3/9

UGH 8 inches of snow on the way.... I think spring has forgotten the NE

Well 2 of my guy friends and my kids shamed me into working out - I really wanted a few days off - so decided on a CTX week. Yesterday did CTX Step Interval whole thing and today Power Circuit.

Gloria enjoy the nice weather! x(
 
Hi all,

This morning's wo was PS-CST & PS-BB(no abs today) I sort of pushed it with the shoulders today, I'm going to pay tomorrow I'm sure. Really trying to watch my eating today. I've got to break this sweets after lunch habit I've developed the last couple of weeks. Those dang Girl Scout cookies started it all.

Juli, double congrats on your anniversary and finishing all those costumes. You must feel such relief after all that sewing. I'm sure your church is so grateful to you. DH and I will celebrate our 25th in August. I bought a couple of travel books on New England yesterday. We've never been beyond NYC and I'd love to see that part of the country. That's the plan right now anyway.

Amanda, I live in S. Georgia. Winter is great! No snow, no ice. Summers however can be brutal. Hot, hot, hot with mosquitos and gnats to swat. We're only 2 hours from the beach though so that's nice. i know what you mean about pm workouts. I know I have to get mine done in the morning or it won't get done.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Gloria
 
Hi All --

Just a quick post before I head out for work. Last night did Yoga for Flexibility -- Back Bends. Managed my first Downward Bow. I was so excited!!!I wasn't able to hold the postion for long, or repeat it (it's tiring) but I finally did one!

A really busy day. See ya'll later.

J.
 
Good morning!

Just finished LL. Glad to get that one out of the way. Those low end moves kill me. I think if I could bottle that feeling and take a swig whenever I get the urge for sweets it would cure me of that habit. I did manage to stay away from the cookies yesterday. If I can do it one day, I can do it two, right?

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Gloria
 
Hi girls. Welcome Amanda. Hope you'll feel at home here! These are wonderful ladies! Don't know what I'd done without them last year. Hard year. This one's so much better. If you want to see the new addition to our family clickon www.thatsmybaby.net and enter personal coe of 04629128. He's 6 pounds 7 oz and he and my DD are fine. Hope I didn't already tell ya'll about him and am repeating myself. Sure do miss my memory!!LOL. (Senior moments)

Fitdoc-Have a great time on your trip. You deserve it!!

Otisan-Sounds like a fun and very physical trip for you. Hope you have a blast.

Debbie-What a great guy you have there. He's a keeper!

Hi to Bita, Firmscorpio, Gloria, and others. I'm working by myself so don't have much time but wanted to say hi to you all and wish you a great weekend. Hugs to all...Janice
 
Hi Everyone!

I can't believe I haven't checked in since Monday- tempus fugit.... The week's been good but crazy. I've done my little CTX series with extra parts to break me into the PS series next week. I also lost 2.8lbs this week, really don't know how that happened. Fitday.com is a blessing! I'm "keeping real with the calories" and my body is listening.

Amanda, welcome to our challenge!

Gloria, I'm sorry about your MIL. She is staying in our prayers.

Debbie, I love that spring has sprung at your ranch! I can't believe you've been there almost a year, I remember how hard you worked right after the closing. And you're still working hard- way to go with your running! I can definitely see you doing the marathon next year :)

Janice, what a beautiful grandson you have!! Is he sticking out his little tongue? He's so cute!

Wedding plans are a comedy of errors. We went to meet with an officiate last night. He wasn't at his office. That wasn't surprising, since the first day we called, he wanted to know what day and time we wanted to meet. We told him this Thursday at 8:00 would be good. He then said, "Ok, eight o'clock it is, now what day do you want?" Trying not to say, DUH!! DF reiterated, "Thursday!". Wednesday night at 7:55 he called and asked if we were on our way. I reminded him that we were going to meet him "tomorrow". He said alright and that was that. We both knew something was going to happen when we got there, and sure enough, it did. Now we have to find another pastor. The adventure continues!

Tonight I'm doing Kick Box and the lower body half from MIS. Sunday starts the beginning of the PS series. How does everyone work that one? I'm thinking about doing: Day 1- LA, Day 2- CST & cardio, Day 3- BBA & cardio, Day 4- Rest, Day 5- LA & Cardio, Day 6- CSTBBA, Day 7- Rest. I really can't do 6 days a week, so I have to figure out some other plan.

Waves to Bita, Juli, FS, Robyn & Smiley. Bahama waves to fitdoc!

Have a great Friday and a great weekend!!
 
Happy Friday Everyone,

Well yesterday was a rest day because DH and I had to fly to AZ for the day, whew that was a long day. It seems as if the only rest day’s I’ve had lately I have had to plan around Dr. appointments or road trips. Speaking of which I have another back down to So Cal on Monday for that pelvic ultra sound.

I ate three full meals yesterday and boy do I feel fat today! Lol. I always eat at least 3 meals but usually more healthful than yesterday’s. Although since we were in AZ for the day we did get a chance to go to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants while there. Since we have moved from AZ to CA it has been very hard to find “real” Sonoran Mexican cooking. All the mex restaurants here are Baja style, which is a huge diff from Sonoran Mexican style. Yesterday I had a red chili mix chimichanga with guacamole sour cream and homemade salza to die for. Actually we love this place so much that we brought home 8 burros and salza for the girls back with us on the plane. In case you all were wondering how I got fat in the first place. Lol. It’s funny my family and food. Since Dh travels sooo much he has brought home food from our favorite restaurants all over the country. DH has brought/sent home lobster from Maine, he packed and carried Gumbo from Nawlins, pineapples from Hawaii, and obviously Mexican from AZ and the list goes on. We have talked about how we need to get menu from these different restaurants and frame them for our kitchen. I suppose I will bring home fish tacos from So Cal on Monday. Crap I’m hungry again now. ;)

Today’s w/o is ME, see you all later.

Debbie

Gloria- Bottle that and take a swig??? Ha ha ha that was hilarious!!

Janice- Congrats on the baby. :)

Otisan- I’m glad that you are finding the humor in the pastor mix up. I have seen so many friends lose perspective when their wedding plans go awry. That is why dh and I planned our whole wedding so selfishly and it was great. WTG on keeping a smile about it all.

Waves to everyone else!!!!!
 
It's actually sunny in MA today :) YIPEE - we got 8 more inches of snow yesterday so the sun is VERY much appreciated!!!

Did All Step - CTX today. Since I missed a few days this week early may do LL later.

Tomorrow I'm going prom dress shopping with my daughter I can't wait - love this girl time! Gosh I never ever expected the teen years to be so much fun!

The best thing happened yesterday as you know I'm "between" jobs... my 14 said "Mom, I want you to get a job but I really like having you home too, except when you yell at me to do my homework". I tell you that TOTALLY Made my day :)

Well kids will be home soon think I'll try to squeeze in LL! Have a great wkend all !
 
Hi Otisan! Yes, he's sticking out his ittle tongue. Isn't that cute! Glad you're OK with the wedding problems. Say hi to DF for me. Hugs...Janice
 
Hi ladies,
Hope everyone is doing well.
Janice, congrats on the cutie baby.
Otisan, you have an awesome attitude. Keep smiling. It will be all worthed.
Gloria, hope your MIL is doing better.
Big waves to everyone.

Eventhough I haven't had much chance to come here and say hello, I've been good with every day exercises, knock on wood ;)!!
I've been doing mostly Joyce's workouts. They are funny, she is funny, but they have given me some great results. I can't believe I am saying this, but I do love them! I used to use her books when I started weight lifting loooooong time ago. So I feel like I know her! She is actually quite nice and returned my emails with good answers. Anyway...

Have yourselves a great rest of the day and weekend.

Bita :)
 
Good Morning!Today is actually a nice sunny day.It's going to be in the 40's all weekend.Thank god.I've had enough of this freezing,miserable winter.Been doing goods on my workouts.Yesterday morning i did PH with my new barbell.It was heaven.It made the workouts so much more easier.I can't believe i waited so long to get another barebell.This morning is IMax.Need a killer workout today.Today we are having a b-day party for my brother.So, i know i'll be eating all kinds of bad stuff.

Goldengirl,i think that same excate thought every time i workout.I say to myself."you torture yourself with killer workouts,then ruin them with bad eating choices"Too bad i couldn't give myself a "Cathe,Firm or FP shock everytime i reach for something bad.To remind myself of the torture.

Wildpony,you should write a book.You have such a great,interesting life.Glad your feeling better.
Gloria,sorry about MIL being sick again.Hope she feels better soon.
Otisan,you must be getting excited about the wedding.Before you now it.It will be here.DF and I are doing the JP.Small and simple.
JuliN,you must be relieve that you finished those costumes.That was alot of hard work and very time consuming.Hats off to you!

Waves,to everyone else.Have a great weekend.
 
A quick check in. I did PH this morning. Anyone else think the "singing" in the background during the bicep work sounds like a clucking chicken? I was mezmerized trying to figure out what they are saying.

Otisan, 2.8lbs!!! Great work! Sorry about all of your preacher problems.

Janice, your new grandbaby is adorable. I know y'all are having fun.

Debbie, all of that great food talk is making my mouth water. We have one Mexican restaurant in town, it has a name but everyone just calls is The Mexican restaurant. I don't know what their style is but they make a helluva good frozen margarita.

DH is cooking steaks tonight. I'm making a new salad with spinach, oranges, almonds, and a rice vinegar dressing. I've got cheese bread in the bread machine and bottle of merlot just waiting. DS is out of town tonight.

Have a nice evening all,

Gloria;) ;)
 
Hi everyone!

Funny firmscopio - I'm with you 40's seems WONDERFUL!

Debbie and Gloria.. you are making me hungry and we dont have anything good at home tonight - then off to a hockey game!

Did 10-10-10 and kickbox today.. so I got all 6 ctx in this week.. I forget how good it is. I've been doing just the cardio with S&H, PH, and circuit max rotations.

Well have a good rest of weekend all :)
 
Gloria, I hope you had a great evening with DS out of town! Your dinner sounded really tasty and merlot is a close friend of mine :)

Robyn, congratulations on getting in all of CTX this week. This was my last week of that series and I miss it already! I'm sure I'm going to love PS, but I love the ease of 6 days- 6 workouts.

Bita, I also have Joyce Vedral to thank for introducing me to weights. An excerpt of "Now or Never" was in Shape magazine some 15 years ago and I followed everything she said. I've been lifting ever since.

Yesterday I ended up doing 10-10-10 (instead of KB) and today I did all of Kick Box with the upper body & abs from BMax. Now I think I'm ready for PS legs tomorrow. I ordered some risers from Spri but I think I'm going to cancel the order and just buy another step. This way I can get the extra risers and make a topper out of the platform.

Have a great weekend, everyone!
 
Just a quick post today as it was a whirlwind weekend and I still have to process my expenses for work before I go to bed.

Did KV's Core Essentials tonight. Some interested moves for the abs. A rather short workout -- only 40 minutes but that was the right fit for me today.

Waves to everyone!

Juli
 
Hi All,

Today was PS Legs & Abs. The barbell segment was easy (ier!) than I though, but the calves & floorwork were killer! Felt very good, though.

I ended up buying a step for the risers. I left the platform at my brother's house and he's going to make me a topper. Can't wait for it to be done!!

Tomorrow is going to be a rest day- I'm having dinner at work with clients and have no idea when I'll be home. Hopefully I'll be home early enough to squeeze in CST.

Have a great Sunday evening, all!
 
Hi girls. don't have but a minute. Did Vol#5 this AM with Lareine Chabut. Killer abs and floor work.

I'll read your posts and "catch up" later. Hugs to all. Janice
 
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