Good morning,
I did all of Amy's first Advanced Step Challenge this morning. I didn't do so bad, considering I hadn't even previewed the 4th combo and the Power Up segment. I'm either getting used to her cuing and her moves, or this workout is not as complex as ASCII. It probably helps that it's significantly shorter than ASCII, so there just isn't as much to have to learn and remember. The choreography is certainly fun, although there are a few moves that if you don't nail them right, you're gonna hurt yourself. I can see people avoiding this workout for that factor alone. The main thing that bugs me about both the Step Challenge workouts is that she tacks the Power Up section on *after* the cool down and stretch.
After doing this cardio, I did the Butts 'n Guts floorwork. My buns are tooooasty now. They were already sore from all the ME leg presses yesterday.
How are you all doing?
Traci....You're going to train a male! That will be different! Oh geez, not another repair bill!!! Who needs to do laundry? Seriously. Clothes are so cheap these days you can just buy new every week. It'll be cheaper. I have no idea what Kate was wanting yesterday. By time I got around to helping her, she'd become distracted by something else. Have no fear! I'm sure your demons will come back to play soon enough, and you'll be crying booty DOMS along with me.
Debra....WTH are you doing cleaning out cabinets and fridges for?? You haven't been in the house for even a year! Those are once/5-years jobs, aren't they? And you and CBL "gabbed". Okay. If you say so
Yes! I think you're right - it's the stiff legged deadlifts that get the hamstrings so good. I hope you got CBL to massage your legs last night, while he was doing all that....talking.
Jeanette....Did you purchase the second Step Challenge workout? Or did you mean the first 2 combos of ASCI? Either way, doing the LowMax premix first was a great idea. That was a nice workout! I think it's wonderful how the internet has allowed us to make friends we otherwise wouldn't have met. You all are so lucky to actually get to see each other in person. It'll transform how you think of each other, I'm sure. I did a meet up like this years ago, with another list I belonged to at the time. It was a fabulous weekend, and I don't regret it for a minute. That was extremely rude of the other golfer, commenting on your swing!!! I hope you made a likewise comment about his balls....
Tracy....Study well! Is this the end of that course work, or is there more to come? I agree with you about how awful our houses must look, compared to Nicole's. Oh well, I wasn't put on this earth to chase down dustballs. There's so much more interesting stuff to do.
Nicole....Have fun at LegoLand. I'm sure the boys will, at any rate!
Wendy....I have a ton of healthy cookbooks, but the ones I like best are pretty much anything from Weight Watchers. They use common ingredients, and stay pretty mainstream. My favourites are "Cook It Quick", "Simply the Best", and "Fast & Easy." There's one called "Take 5", where no recipe has more than 5 ingredients. Also, their "Take Out Tonight" book has recipes for all sorts of foods you normally pick up at restaurants. There's lots of ethnic recipes in that one: deli specials, chinese, greek, mexico, sushi, italian, thai, and india. About the lasagna: cinnamon/nutmeg combined in a meat dish, especially when ricotta cheese is present, is a very common Greek/Mediterranean flavour combination. I've come across it many times, and yes, I do enjoy it very much. I wish I could help you out with the dryness issue. The things I think might make the sauce dry would be if you baked the rollups in a pan that is too large, so the sauce dispersed and evaporated. Or, simmering the sauce on the stove top without a lid on the pot. Or simply using too small of a can of tomatoes, or not breaking up the whole tomatoes to allow their juices to escape into the sauce. Is any of this any help? I bought the Cook's Illustrated issue last week, and find it really interesting! I want to work for them!!! Their whole job, as far as I can tell, is to make each recipe a zillion different ways and report back on which version turned out the best. I'd like that job!! I haven't forgotten our math discussion, and will answer your questions hopefully today. You gave me some good suggestions/things to think about. Thank you.
About our name change: my preference is The Watercooler, but really it's up to whoever starts the thread everyday. Of course, we could go with CatheCats.....
Have a great day!
Sandra
