Good Christmas Eve Eve morning LOL!! I'm getting excited, as is my dd, who was up at 5am this morning!
This morning I did StepFit and the Ab Marathon (PUB, KPC, ME). Step Fit was a really nice workout for today, and allow my batteries to be fully charged for tomorrow's BodyMax. Not looking forward to BM, as I find the upper body weight work quite rushed.
Sandy - torn between SH and CTX? If you don't mind my suggestion, based on what you've told me about your workout preferences, I would recommend CTX. SH is awesome, but it is completely weight work, and takes up a lot of time. She spends 30mins on each body part, with LOTS of rests in between sets. There is no cardio element to these workouts, so if you only have an hour a day to workout, it would take 3 days of one week to get a whole body workout, and you would get no cardio. Of course, you could split it up so that you do one body part a day (30 mins) combined with a 30min cardio. That would take the entire week to get through your whole body. CTX, on the other hand, has terrific, intense 30 min cardios, as well as very, very thorough and challenging weight work. You could either do one body part a day combined with a cardio, or you could do the CTX upper body split, which is one heck of a great workout. You also get Leaner Legs, which is a staple lower body workout, IMO. Given your time limitations, I would recommend CTX. No, that's not true - I recommend them both!! But since you're only getting one, I recommend CTX. As well, you have preordered the HardCore Series, and I think the GymStyle workouts are going to provide a similar experience as SH. Get CTX! You'll get much more use out of it than you will SH.
Jennifit1 - that's quite a workout you had planned for yesterday! How did it go? Combining the CTX and PUB segments sounds exhausting!! Especially the biceps!!
Judy - IMAX Extreme is fun, I agree!! I probably use that the most frequently out of all the Terminator workouts. Can't WAIT for the Hardcore Extreme DVD, to see what she's cooked up with IMAX3 and all the rest! Belated happy birthday to you!
Chewy15 - how did you like your first run-through with The Gauntlet? It's a zowy workout; the transition between the 4th & 5th (I think; there's 6 circuits in that one, isn't there?) circuits gets me every time. THAT'S intense!
Laurie - how long was your 10-10-10/PowerCircuits workout, ff-ing through the weight segments? About 45 minutes? That would be a very good workout. If your arms were like spaghetti yesterday, they must be like day-old dried up noodles today! I feel for you (ouch!). And how come you kept your massage talents a secret until now <scooching closer to Laurie>? LOL at your description of your trip to Alberta and Lake Louise. Yes, we very much value our proximity to the Rockies. It will be very hard to move from here, just because of that. But it seems every where we go we manage to find something to love. There's a great deal about Kingston that I miss very much. When we lived there, we used to give visitors the "Prison Tour", where we drove a circuit and showed them all the prisons, and told them about the various "celebs" inside (Paul B and his wifey, ugh!). We also really, really miss the beautiful fall foliage you all get; fall in Edmonton takes 2 days, and consists of the leaves turning yellow, then falling to the ground. Big whoop. I also miss all the lakes and spectacular day-hiking opportunities. I hope Elizabeth chooses Queen's! It's a really, really nice university, as I'm sure you know. It's nice and small, that's a big bonus. Enjoy your holiday!
Tammy - how's your son's ear today? Those infections are nasty. Does he get them frequently?
Jes -

Loved the gumbo-making details. Thanks!
Foodie Sue - yeah, I'm in Canada, eh? We also went ice-skating and skiing (cross-country and downhill). I loved the other activities; just hated the snowshoeing. I didn't see the point, really. The snow wasn't all that deep, and it was just a heck of a lot easier to walk in my boots without these stupid tennis rackets attached to the bottom! I hope your virus goes away soon. Sleep and gentle exercise are just what the doctor ordered! Enjoy!
Desertbriez - please motivate me to do BodyMax tomorrow!
Carole - that marathon is getting close!! What an interesting NY morning you will be having! There won't be anyone awake to cheer you along the route, will there? What are you doing on New Year's Eve? Having an early night, I'll bet. New Year's morning we will be taking the kids skating on a lake in the river valley, with friends, and then everyone's coming back here for brunch. I'll be thinking about you as I relax with a hot cup of coffee and a cinnabon ;-)
Mariángeles - enjoy your holiday!!! I'm sure you'll have a hoot with your workouts, with so much time on your hands.
Lisa - that really sucks about the BC tape and your player. Once you get the dvd player and a few dvds, you will wonder how it was possible to workout without it.
Laurie Mac - it would be killing me having an SNM package, but not knowing what's inside!! Only 3 more days....Do I presume, then, that you will be doing a Cathe workout on Christmas afternoon?
Katie - good cardio this morning! I think it's really nice that you bought dh something! I'm in the same kind of boat. "We" bought a digital camera this year, as a combined present. We're already using it, so come Christmas morning there won't be presents for each of us under the tree. I'd like to get him something to unwrap. It just seems impossible not to. I'll probably tell him it's from the cat.
Have a good day everyone! And Happy Holidays to all those who are starting them today!
Edited to say: I just realized that it's still only Christmas Eve Eve Eve. Bummer.
Sandra