We're in This Together (March 2013)

Looks like it's just you and me today Colleen- so far anyways :)

Awww Gentle Yoga sounds nice! Can't wait to try that one.

Nice job on your workout today. Got to take advantage when you have the house to yourself :)

Almost done here at work! YAY! It was my caffeinated day so I'm buzzin'. I'm usually a decaf girl but once or twice a week I treat myself to a nice latte buzz :)

Hi Natty, Sarah and Jen :)
 
So Target was kinda uneventful :confused:. I gotta be honest here, there was nothing that really blew my mind. It was really busy, so I didn't get a chance to scan the isles completely. I think here in Canada, big box/grocery stores are not the same as over there :(. On the upside, I did treat myself to a new pair of Saucony Catalyst runners from one of my fav stores National Sports. Happy b-day from me to me :D.

Today's w/o was M2 Back & Bi's + 100Rc's bi's. I was going to go for a walk, but I took a nap instead :D.

Marie
I forgot to mention that I am so glad I got M3 just for Plyo Legs :eek:. All the STS leg workouts are friggin' amazing!
Glad you had a yummy time at the Olive Garden :p. I don't eat pasta often, but when I do it BETTER be good! I'm very critical with my pasta and sauce ;).
I'm surprised you are not a coffee gal (being that Italians love thier espresso :p;)). I love my coffee :eek:. The one habit I've always had is drinking coffee with 1 cream and no sugar. I don't like my coffee to taste like a dessert, you know?
Do you own CTX? The step w/o's are so much fun!

Sarah
I meant to ask you, I was looking at the Zumba Exhilarate w/o's on Amazon. Are you familiar with them? Do you think it would be worth it to get them?
I'm going to check out the MelissaBender fitness circuits! And your treadmill run sounded incredibly kick-a** :eek:.

Jen
I'm sorry about the rejection letter :(. Please try not to get discouraged! I really think you made the absolute right decision moving to TX. How are the men there? Do they wear cowboy hats and boots? ;););)

Colleen
Jealous you had the house to yourself! You deserve it!
Hey, Ultimate Yogi is avail on Amazon.ca for $123.00 (the whole set). Is it worth it?
 
Morning ladies!

Today was my typical rest day. :) Yesterday's workout was another twofer. First I did Cardio Leg Blast (wearing my 8 lb vest the whole time...awesome!) and then I did February HC. I fizzled on some of HC, though. I probably should have done it first. My push-ups were really shallow! :eek:

We have parent teacher conferences tonight. Hopefully it will all be good news! :)

Why oh why is it still 30 degrees outside?? :mad: When is this darn snow gonna melt? I'm not one to be affected by weather too much normally, although Mark gets terrible seasonal depression symptoms. These last few weeks have been pretty rough, though. Even I'm starting to get grumpy about it! :rolleyes:

Natty- so sorry your birthday was overshadowed with illness. :( How's the peanut feeling today? I just hate shopping anywhere when it's crowded like that. I seriously get borderline panic attack symptoms. Too many people in one space freaks me out! I have this irrational fear that there will suddenly be a stampede or something. lol
Ultimate Yogi is totally worth getting, imo! :eek: It is so much better than any other yoga I've tried. Travis really relaxes me. It's funny because in the clips I really thought his voice would bug me, so I put off buying it for a long time despite the raves on VF. I'm so glad I did though, because once I get going in a practice his voice and what he says is so soothing.


Marie- I LOVE Olive Garden! :eek: I always get the chicken scampi...yummy! I just love Italian food and Mexican food SO much!
Circuit Blast is such a good workout, I really need to grab that one off the shelf more! So many workouts, so little time. ;)

Sarah- That's so cool your niece went to Zumba with you. :) I love to sleep 10 hours! I swear that's what my body wants...or at least 9 hours a night. I do pretty well on 9 hours actually. As it is, I usually get 7 or 8...which for most people is more than enough. I remember I went to optometry school with this guy who swore nobody should need more than 6 hours a night. :rolleyes: I'm like, yeah that may work for you dude..but not me!

Jen- I'm so sorry about the rejection letter. Once you get out there though, you can really pound the pavement. It's got to be hard to be focused on interviewing with all the crazy moving stuff happening right now! :eek:

Have a great Monday everyone!
How's your knee and ankle been feeling lately?
 
Hello Friends.

Lord-willing, two weeks from now, my cats and I will be in Texas. Stuff gets picked up in 10 days.

Sarah. Never been to Zumba but some of my friends love it. 8 hours of sleep for me especially with the move. It lowers my BP.

Marie. Love Olive Garden too! I get the lunch specials and sit in the bar area.

Colleen. PT conferences, bummer. My brother, who is a teacher, and doesn't always enjoy them. Hope it goes well. My sister was diagnosed with SADS and she lives in upstate NY. (Seasonal Attitude ??). In northern MI, they call it cabin fever.

Natty. Happy Birthday! New openings of stores are crazy. Cabela's just opened here the same weekend as a hunting expo in the city. Making it busy everywhere.

Update:
Going away party Wednesday & Saturday night. Tuesday AM will be a send off thing. The rejection call was unusual. She did mention that I may not have enough experience but heck, they train for 2 months straight. But, she did encourage me to apply again.
My brother who lives in TX was stunned that things are moving so fast.
Natty, about the men. Very polite due to Southern Hospitality stuff. Yes, they do wear cowboy boots and hats. Ft. Worth is the gateway to the West so more of it where I'm going.
Did research more on the place I'm living. Reviews were OK but apartmentratings.com are odd. Only people that post are usually ones evicted or had such a bad experience. I did check police reports on the area. Nice neighborhood with parks.
After next Sunday, I will be breaking down my desktop and will be using my laptop until it gets to UPS. 4 days without a car. It will be hard on the cats but I will be giving them ginger and encouraging them.
 
I tried to post again on Sat. but completely forgot about finishing it, so I will just start over. Saturday after the TM, I did MM UB premix. Then I did 100 rep challenge for pelvic thrusts, scarecrows, tricep extensions, and bicep curls (daughter dared me too). I was exhausted but it was fun. PS, I only did bi-cep curls with 5 plus the bar weight. My triceps are still feeling a little tight today.

Sunday I took a very leisurely walk with the dog. Today I did CCC. It went good. Then I had to rush off to take the dog to the vet for a laser treatment on her knee and hip. We did it once before and it really put some pep back in her step. I was hoping to do some HC today too but am thinking since my triceps are still sore that I will postpone till tomorrow, maybe.

Nat - For me Zumba would be boring on DVD its more about the energy of the group. Sometimes it can be hard to find a good instructor though. I have taken from 10 or so and only 3 are good. Not great odds.

Colleen - I am the same way about sleep. I know what everybody says but I require more : ) Everybody is different about what works for them. Exercise, eating why would sleeping be any different. I am finding I really like working out in the morning and then doing something else later in the day.

Hello Marie, I'm glad you enjoyed your dinner. I LOVE pasta, too much. It's something I can't turn off once I've had a little. I had spaghetti squash last night rather than the spaghetti that the rest of the family had. I'm not sure but that I would be fine not having pasta again unless it's homemade. It was so good.


Jen - Zumba is a really nice way to be able to dance if you like too. The fact that it's exercise on top is just icing on the cake. But it is all about the instructor.

Right now I have homemade cinnamon swirl bread (smells too good) in the oven for Meatless Monday which has just turned into breakfast basically. I will make french toast with it. For me I will try the biggest loser pancake recipe.

Sarah
 
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Morning girls!

Parent/teacher conferences went well. :) Dylan is doing awesome. His reading and math skills are above the level required for his grade (2nd), which is a relief since he struggled some in kindergarten and the beginning of 1st grade. Lydia is pretty much at the same point in kindergarten where she struggles a little and needs a lot of repetition. Both kids have farsighted prescriptions (thanks a lot Mark! :cool:). Once I got Dylan in his glasses prescription he took off. I just prescribed glasses for Lydia recently and I'm trying to get her to wear them at least while in school (her Rx isn't as bad as Dylan's who has to wear them all the time). Dylan has the most amazing teacher, too. I so wish she could teach both kids all through elementary school! :eek:

As for my workout, I had quite the exercise ADD morning today! I decided I wanted to do some sort of upper body weight training, but wasn't sure what. I finally settled on a mishy-moshy combination of Muscle Max and Gym Styles. First I did MM premix push/pull (minus c/d) which was about 28 minutes and then I decided to also do GS premix back and biceps (minus w/u) which was about 25 minutes. However, as I was doing them, I kept substituting exercises here and there. I substituted some of the stuff I don't like to do like tricep dips and upright rows with various other tricep and shoulder work. I also fizzled out on the last two exercises of GS. :eek: Basically, I was all over the dang place! :eek: When I finished, I had this odd unsatisfied feeling. :confused: I guess if I have any DOMS tomorrow I can feel better about it! lol

Sarah- did you get HC in today? I'm planning on doing July Hardcore on Thursday and then starting next week I need to get back to the volumes again. I haven't done any of those for months now! Did you ever get anymore HC's besides volume 3?
That homemade cinnamon bread sounded SO yummy! :eek:

Jen- The cowboy hats and boots...oh yes. You should have seen my nephew when he was about 8 years old. He was the cutest dang cowboy you've ever seen! :D He only had cowboy boots...no sneakers or sandals! When he came up to spend time with BIL in the summer my sister and BIL ran out and bought him some new shoes! They were like, "uh, yeah you can't just wear cowboy boots in Wisconsin son!" LOL :p

Natty and Marie- Hiya! How are things going this week?

TTYL girls!
 
Today I downloaded the Songza App for my phone and got inspired to jog. I hadn't felt anything in my knee since last week so I thought I'd be okay. Wrong, I wasn't. I stopped about 1 mile into the run, and again it felt better after a few minutes. So then I decided I walk to the top of a very big steep hill (again it was fine) but boy oh boy on the way down. I had to side step the pain was so bad. I really liked the Songza app though, thanks Nat!

Colleen - After I finish lunch (hot and sour soup, yum) I will do as much of HC as I can. I still have just the one. None of my kiddos wears glasses, but one of my daughters squints whenever she is concentrating. She passes all her eye site tests though, kind of weird. Glad all the conferences went well.

I did another WO yesterday off the Melissa Bender website. I like it, its just a nice change. I have reached a stand still with my weight loss and need to mix things up again. Any suggestions?

I really am enjoying this soup was super easy to make and it can't be that bad for you except for the sodium levels, maybe?

Sarah
 
Hi everyone :)

It looks like I could not escape the wrath of the stomach flu :(. Thankfully it only hit me for a few hours on Sunday night. No workout for me yesterday. I felt really tired and took that as a sign my body needed the break from exercise. Plus, my entire back and bi's are super DOMS'ing from my M2 workout :eek:. Did I mention TTOTM is on the horizon? When it rains, it pours :mad:.

Today my cousin came over and we took an awesome 1 1/2hr walk with Bella around the neighborhood. I'm trying to get Bella accustomed to the route we will take when she starts school (we will be walking the majority of the time when the weather is nice).

Colleen
LOL I love it when I get w/o ADD :p. I had that last week during my Leslie walk. I started out with Leslie, and then decided I wasn't really into it :confused: so I popped in JM's BFBM. I did about 15min of that, and then realized I just wasn't into that either :confused:.
Congrats on the parent/teacher conferences going well! Dylan and Lydia seem like such great kids :). I have a feeling Bella will need prescription glasses like me :(. Hopefully she takes after Mark instead!
How you ended up doing CLB with a 8lbs vest amazes me! I bought a 20lbs vest last year, but I rarely use it :eek:.
Thanks for encouraging me to get UY :).

Sarah
I'm absolutely addicted to the Dog Whisperer now! I love how he works so hard with the Red Zone cases. Initially, I have always wanted a dog, but then I realized they really need tons of work. I want to be able to train them properly, be active with them, offer them my undivided attention and love. Perhaps when Bella get's older (much, much older!). I can see why you have surrounded yourself with dogs all your life :).
I'm sorry to hear your knee was in pain on your jog :(. I hope it is not an ongoing problem for you :(.
I think you are doing a great job mixing-up your w/o's! All those 100RC's had me :eek:. I honestly believe that weight-loss has more to do with diet than exercise. I would much rather cut my calories a bit than kill myself working out (especially with cardio UGH :eek:). The one think I DO strongly believe in is walking as much as possible. Have you decided if you want to do STS again? I'm going back/forth on the idea myself.
Thanks for the tip about Zumba. I won't be getting it :).

Jen
How cool and nice of all your family/friends to have send-off parties for you! I think that once you are settled and moved in TX, everything will start to come together.
I've always been a sucker for a cowboy ;):eek:. When you happen to meet a gentlemen, you MUST come back and report to us ;).
Thanks for the b-day wish btw :).

Marie
Hope you are having a good day :).
 
I did Imax 3 this morning. Not too much other than that. It was a lazy day before I had to head to work at 2.

Yesterday I did Athletic Step. Then B and I went to storytime at the library. It was so fun! We all read 3 books together and sang songs. Then the librarian who leads it always reads a book. Then they pull out a parachute and toys for the kids. B of course is too young for the parachute but eventually he will love it. Just so in love with being a mama I have so much fun!

Natty- Sorry you're sick! Feel better soon. What a great walk you got in though. So can't wait for it to be nicer out. I miss walking outside. It's been ok weather wise but too wet on the sidewalks. What's CTX? Cathe? I'll have to look into that. You know me and step. Don't get me wrong- I LOVE my coffee, I just don't drink the caffeinated stuff. Before I got pregnant I drank it every day. But I was so nervous it would affect B that I quit. Now when I drink caffeine I have to make sure I have the next day off because I'm up all night. Really affects me now. I do enjoy my caffeinated days though ;) Sorry about your Target experince. Maybe it was me working it up for you so much ;)

Sarah- Sorry about your knee. Nothing more frustrating. I'll have to check out that app. Sounds interesting from what I could tell. LOVE spaghetti squash! So much healthier and still just as much fun to eat ;)

Colleen- That's great that the kids are doing so well in school. No surprises there with a great mama like you. I'm sure Breckin with be needing glasses. Both Tony and I have them. My sight isn't too bad but enough to need glasses. Poor Tony is pretty much blind. I'm with ya on the weather. Enough of the snow and wet already! Bring on the sunshine!

Jen- 2 weeks! So exciting! Enjoy your going-away parties :)

One hour left! Thank goodness! I'm soooo tired! Speaking of sleep, you guys mention sleeping 10 hours a night. I told Tony for my Mother's Day present I want to sleep 10 hours. That and a massage would be perfect ;) And of course snuggling with my boys all day :)
 
Ninja check in!

Workout today: LIS Cardio Supersets-extreme premix with step. Love it!

Okay, did y'all see my declaration I made on OD about coffee? I put it out there, I declared I would do it so I have to!! No coffee creamer in the coffee tomorrow! :eek: That's one more little change for me...let's see if I can stick to it now. ;)

Have a great Humpday ladies!
 
If I make it through today without a complete binge it will be a miracle. I made myself come home and do Hard Strikes. It has been a pretty crappy week. So I'm afraid the next 3 paragraphs are going to be a bit of a rant.

On Monday I couldn't sleep and decided to get up at 4. Went to get my Ipad so I could make cookies for the kiddos lunch and it was gone. Low and behold I found my Ipad and phone in my daughters room they had fallen asleep in the same bed watching Netflix and playing games on the phone. Mind you they got it after I had gone to bed. Sneeky little sh***!

Yesterday my mother came down while I was doing HC ( I did it Colleen, and didn't to bad either) and did her lovely passive agression BS. "I guess I can't tell you what Janet (mothers friend) said". (I'm thinking why bring it up then)
"She said you were too thin, it's making you look older."
"Well I guess I'll leave because that doesn't look like fun and I don't like watching you sweat like that."
(It's HC when you do that kind of work the sweat rolls off my forehead)
Enough said.

My third rant. Now, I know there are a lot of people out there that hand wash all their dishes. But I LOVE my appliances, it's a close second to my family. I hand wash a lot of dishes everyday all my knifes and pots and pans. I run my dishwasher at least 2 times a day. You guys know I do a ton of cooking. My dishwasher is broken! It will be weeks before someone will come out and look at it. I have torn it apart trying to fix it. I will fix that thing or we will live on Subway.

The protein powder (Designer Whey) is making me constipated , sorry TMI

Thanks for listening, sorry for the rant.

Nat - So do you think Caser is hot, I do. It must be that he is so patient with the dogs.

I don't think it's the calories, I think I might try to stagger more or get more protein (not through protein powder : ( though). The only thing I'm a little concerned about was the sugar intake daily. I don't have alot but I have the 1 ounce of dark chocolate in my oatmeal which is 6 grams of sugar then I have 1 tbsp. of creamer thats 5 grams in my coffee. I will have one serving of fruit as an afternoon snack. What do you think? Or anybodies suggestions would be grateful.

Have you guys had Sunbutter? I enjoyed this on my Biggest Loser pancakes last night and had a bite of the cinnamon swirl french toast that I made everyone else. I enjoyed both : )

Sarah
 
Super Cuts + XT Barre for me today :eek:. How much do I love Super Cuts? Let me count thy ways...;). I did all the 8 rounds of sit/push-up combo's! I was 1 set behind Cathe and went at my own pace, but hey can you fault me? I have no clue how she does them as such superhuman speed :confused::eek:.

Colleen
Crazy declaration, girl! I've tried to drink my coffee black [enter yuck here]. I can't, I WON'T, do it! I look at it this way, I'm a pretty healthy woman. I don't smoke, I rarely drink, I eat fairly clean 80% of the time, I'm physically active, I don't drink soda. So a little cream in my coffee won't kill me damn it! But hey, if that's something you really want to do, I support you all the way! But I won't fault you one bit for having your Coffee Mate ;).

Sarah
Ya, I think Cesar is attractive ;). I wonder where he is from? I'm thinking Equador, El Salvador, Peru. I used to have so many friends from South America while I was in High School. I even dated a guy from Guatemala ;). They are very passionate people who enjoy life and know how to have a good time ;).
While I was reading about the situation with your mom, I was getting so angry for you :mad:. I'm sorry you had to put up with her saying stuff like that. I get that all the time, trust me :rolleyes:. You keep doing what you're doing, and don't worry about what anyone says!
Sorry abut the dishwasher. I HATE WASHING DISHES. HATE. I would rather clean the toilets than wash dishes. I feel for you :(.

Marie
CTX = Cross Train Xpress :D.
When Bella was little, I used to attend story time at the library every week. Then she got to the toddler phase :rolleyes: and didn't want to sit for the story :(. That kid is a bundle of energy that can't be contained sometimes!
I'm so happy you are enjoying motherhood :). It's such a whirlwind of emotions. The most shocking thing (I think) is how much you can love another human being. That love truly cannot be compared to anything else :).

Jen
Hope you are doing ok today. I can't believe it snowed over there! This winter has been waaayyyy too long!
 
TBT Total Body Express and Core 2 for me this morning. It's been so fun to just grab whatever workout I feel like and not follow a rotation. We will see how long I last with XTrain. Thinking maybe I should just do the 30 day.

At work now. The patients are watching American Idol. I'm not really into that show. Forums it is :)

Natty- I can't wait to try Supercuts. Glad you like it. CTX looks awesome- so many workouts. That may have to be my next purchase. About loving another human so much-----SO TRUE! Everyone said it's a love like no other and I thought, hmmm ok I love Tony so much, but something about loving your child is different. I love them both so much of course but loving your child is a love like no other. Miss him so bad right now.

Sarah- Omg my blood pressure was going up as I read your post. Your mom- ugh! So sorry! That is really annoying. And the dishwasher---I would die. I HATE handwashing dishes. I handwash my breastfeeding pump equipment and B's bottles and I hate it. I think you're doing just fine with your sugar intake. That is my downfall and let me tell you I eat way more than you. I love protein bars and cereal. Not good! I need to seriously cut those out so I can get swimsuit ready!

Colleen- Nice job on your workout! Good luck with the coffee. You can do it :) I used to drink mine black but now I always use cream. Happened when I switched to decaf- I swear decaf just doesn't taste as good.

Hi Jen- I'm sure you're busy with the moving :)
 
Hello Friends!

Thursday already.

Sarah. Can't believe your Mom said that. She should be encouraging you to go farther. Sorry. Not right. Yes, baking is important. Fix it yourself if you can.

Colleen. Good for you for wanting to cut out cream in your coffee. The only thing that has helped me is counting calories.

Marie. Love the pics of B on FB. Rotations can wear one out.

Update:
This week, I have had to deal with a married man drunk. He offered to pick me up. I invited him in just for a moment. He followed me to my bedroom. I freaked but didn't show it. At the event, the %@!& passed out. He finally woke up and I lit into him like nobody else. Just because I may treat people nice/kind, doesn't make me a slut or have no values. He offered to drive me to an event last night, I told him I would drive myself.
2nd send off party last night, I left with everyone else. Either his marriage is having problems cause he cannot find work (normal) financial strain or boredom.
Yes, I'm busy packing on certain days. To the point, I can't do much till next week which is the last week.
Countdown. 10 days for me to move. 7 days for my stuff. Need to detail my car out so the transporter will take it down.
Final send off party on Saturday with a SIngles Christian group that moderate adult beverages are tolerated. Almost always have a great time.
After Sunday, my postings will be sporadic here.
 
Are you guys familiar with Nia Shanks?
Nia Shanks - Lift Like A Girl

I was reading some of her blogs, and the topics reached me on such a deep, emotional level. Once particular topic about the "scale" really made me feel amazing. Some time ago, I decided to ditch the scale (for all the reasons mentioned in the article). I started to feel guilty that I did that, and now I realize that it was the best thing for me (certainly not everyone). I can absolutely relate to her philosophy about lifting (you know I love to lift :D) and finding cardio activities that you enjoy (not dread). This woman totally rocks! I might purchase her program.

Jen
Holy smokes about the married drunk dude! I can't believe his passed out in your apartment :eek:. Good for you to speak your mind!
All those parties sound like so much fun :D. I have not been to a party in sooo long -- yup, no life for me :(:D.

Marie
I was reading that many people could not commit to a 90-day XT rotation. Some stated there was not enough variety. 30 days is long enough IMO! For someone who just had a baby, you go above and beyond to get those workouts in :eek:.

Sarah
I Googled :D and Cesar is from Mexico. There is a pretty big Mexican community here in my little town. There is this one restaurant called La Mexicanada that everyone rants and raves about (not sure why some of the more recent reviews have been terrible :confused:. Hopefully the quality is not going downhill). Check out the music!
La MexiCanada Restaurant
 
Colleen - I went without my creamer today. I like black coffee sometimes though and since I use so little creamer (1 tbsp.) , I really don't think it's that big of deal. Now other people in my life have a little coffee with there creamer ; )

Nat - Yes, Cesar is from Mexico. I read his first book about training dogs. This first couple of chapters were about him. I found it fascinating. I always find the biography portions of books the best. You just can never tell from looking or even talking to people sometimes what they have been through to get where they are now. Cesar, if I remember right came over the border illegally. Very interesting life that man has had, hes determined, and hard work has gotten him to where he is at (he might have changed with fame). Thanks for the link on Nia Shanks, I checked it out already. I really likes Supercuts too, so fun.

Marie - It is a different love. I feel like if I had to put it into words, the love for my husband is an emotional comforting want. The love for my kids is a love, that is so deep I cannot imagine my world without it because it is part of me. I don't know, I'm not very good with words ; )

Jen - Nothing worse than dealing with a drunk man trying hit on you. Yucky! Hope your enjoying all your parties, I don't know that many people. Hopefully theres good food though.

I diagnosed the problem with the dishwasher, and it was a circulation pump. It's an expensive part and I wasn't sure I could do it on my own (dishwasher is 10 yrs. old and I run 2 loads a day, so I think it had lived its life). I called to see about someone coming to look at it and they said it would be April 9th. Yuck! So last night my hubby and I went and bought a new dishwasher. Yippee. I installed it last night and have already done my first load of dishes. I'm not sure I'll get a WO in today but at the very least I think a walk is in order. The house is a mess, and I have a function I have to attend to at school. Kids have early release tomorrow and then it;s spring break for a week. The weather is suppose to be in the 60 everyday with no rain. I will believe it when I see it.


Sarah
 
Afternoon girls! They just took a walk in patient so I'm gonna have to make this quickish.

Today's workout was Tabatacise (w/u+Tabata's 1 and 2) and then Lower Body Trisets. LOVE! I was going to do HC July Hardcore but my upper body is still sore from my workout on Tuesday (not a waste of time after all ;)).

I am so dang psyched you guys. I totally rocked out the one legged ball roll in's! :eek: I don't know what happened but I suddenly was able to put my leg way up in the air and go. I realized as I was doing it that I used my core and low back a lot to keep myself up, so I'm thinking that HC plus all my hamstring work has paid off! Whoo hoo! :D

I did manage to go creamer free this morning. :) It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, actually. I think, like you Sarah, that I had cut down the amount of creamer I'd been using these past several months, so I was getting used to the more bitter taste. Yay! This is a big improvement considering not only did I used to use more creamer, but DH and I used to love to use Reddi-whip whip cream on top of our coffee's, too. :eek: Hehe.

I tell you guys, the last few weeks have been tough between me and DH. This seasonal crap with the late winter has really affected him. He's being all negative and moody, despite the fact that the last 2 days have finally started to warm up a little. :mad: Ugh. I'm in avoidance mode today. He just sent me over the edge last night with his negativity. :rolleyes:

Dang it, just got the file. I'll be right back for personals!
 
I'm back! :D

Sarah- Oh man, I think steam was coming out my ears reading about the passive aggressiveness you had to deal with! :mad: I swear, I can deal with so many other personality traits but passive aggressive people are like my kryptonite. :confused: I haven't gotten too much crap from my family, although two of my sister's did say to me the other day that I shouldn't get "too" much more muscle. :rolleyes: They were all, you look good now. Don't wind up like one of those muscle bound chicks!" :mad: Since they aren't normally like that, I just let it go. It was so ignorant. I'm like "do you know how heavy I have to lift just to get what little muscle I do have?" Meanwhile, are they fit? Nope.

The dishwasher...I HATE washing dishes by hand! For extra money, I was a dishwasher in college at the school cafeteria and it sucked. I was always soaked and smelly and dealing with all that nasty bits of food from other people. Ugh. I will literally put a big pot in the dishwasher instead of washing it by hand. Once in awhile I'll break down and do it but I'm hating it the whole time. Sooo...I'm with you on the dishwasher being a necessity!! :eek: If ours broke down we'd be eating out or using paper plates until we bought a new one! :p

Natty- Love that blog! It's now on my favorites bar right alongside the Fit and Feminist site. :) Since I've been staying away from VF lately I've been roaming the fitness forums of reddit quite a bit. The ladies on there are really into lifting! Lots of progressive minded people on there when it comes to fitness and strong women (more so than on VF I'm afraid). Did I mention I've given up on the GD section of VF? I do still have my check ins over there. The ladies are so awesome. On one of them, we call ourselves the Endorphin Junkies. :p Do you know about reddit? It's addictive! There are so many subreddits about any topic you can think of. Here are a couple of the fitness ones. Ladies fitness: Fitness for Women! and general fitness: Fitness

Marie- I agree a 90 day rotation is a little tough to stick to. For me what's been working is I'll sketch out my own sort of rotation a month at a time. I use Cathe's workout manager and will plan out the entire month. I try to stick to my planned workouts but I give myself the freedom to switch things around depending on how I'm feeling (like the upper body DOMS today forcing me to move HC to Saturday). I still can't believe I stuck to STS as long as I did! :D That was a first! I think it helped going on the STS check in though.

Jen- Oh man, the married drunk guy. :confused: Ugh. And Yuck! Anymore to me, there is nothing worse than out of control drunk people. I mean, it's one thing when your young and dumb and having fun in college (me :eek:) but when you get to our age and are a lush? It's just so foolish. At least you won't have to deal with this particular person anymore really soon! :D

Okay time to skedaddle! Have a great Thursday girls!
 
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Drunk guy passed out at Business event at a local college.
Very happy that I won't see him again.
Put my guard up to new levels.
 
I ended up doing a WO afterall. I did 2 Rounds of a Melissa Bender TB WO with a mile run on the TM in between the rounds. Yippee.

Sarah
 
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