X'ers - ***FRIDAY*** (Finally!)

teddy16410

teddy16410

Cathlete
MORNING to All!!!

Phase 1 / Week 2 / Day 6 / Rd 2
Legs & Back (BOOTY!!)

:::Before we begin- Here’s my plan unless you all redirect me….
Amy who posts here since last week (swift wind) already has an AKA as Swifty on her signature line so from this moment forward she shall be Swifty to me and AMY who is FINALLY an X convert shall be called AMY. If ya’ll want me to change that PLEASE let me know or I’ll be so confused and that will probably have some impact on my daily workout plan and clean eating…..

::: This morning is P90X Legs & Back- I’ll also add on some MTV Pilates but probably no cardio today- If I do cardio it will be a Timesaver from Body Blast Series.

:::Not sure if I am going with DH to bay tomorrow…. He’ll be working on a plumbing project for the entire day which means poop in a bucket day….NOT FOR ME! I’ve never even been camping… not this girl- no way! LOL

Back with Personals after coffee # 3 is securely in my face!
 
Good morning!

Didn't get to my easy bike spin last night. Actually got dressed for it, went outside and I just didn't feel it. Went back in the house and took a nap. Guess my body needed it. Watched Space Cowboys with DH last night so never got back on the computer.

Teddygirl, I have a harder time drinking in the winter too. My other job was just so boring so I had time to think about drinking (water, that is hee, hee). I'm going to push harder today for more water, more water! By the way, what is your first name, or do you mind telling? Thanks for the progress compliments. I very rarely (like maybe once) did YogaX all the way thru. I subbed with Kest and Eoin Finn and Shive Rea.

Lea, I don't see any problem in switching your rest days. Yesterday for me was yoga and then no bike ride in the evening. I feel like I finally took a real rest day. Guess I was needing it. Glad you are feeling stronger too.

Wendy, what are you doing up at 9 p.m. picking out faucet stuff? Are you crazy girl? Yep, you'll see Dreya again and again, and again. I've never been into the country cute stuff for decorating. Others have a knack for it, but not me. I need to do some shopping tomorrow for pillows and a throw for the new couches. Need to break up the "brownness" some and bring some other colors in. Furniture seemed to arrive A-OK. Boy was it heavy for the fellas packing it into the house. Much heavier than the stuff we got rid of. LOL re: a get together at my house and the washing of dishes (not)! You are tooo funny lady!!! And yes, it was me that wanted the recipe for the cheesecake! Please, please, please! My DS's birthday is in May and he loves cheesecake!

Katie, don't worry, all of the routines will get easier. The first time I do a new workout, it's tough, but then again, I think that's a mental thing for me. Enjoy PlyoX today! Tony is a dork, but a lovable one! I never grew tired of him thru my whole P90X rotation.

Laurie, way to go on the heavier tricep work! During the X, that was the one thing that really improved for me. Looking forward to my next rotation of heavier weights. Enjoy the visit with your folks.

Amy, way to go on scoring with the new clothes. I love it when that happens. I usually load up pretty good if I actually find something that fits. Hope you get P90X today.

Sandra, our snow was melted before I even got to work in the morning. Actually turned out to be in the 50's, but with a little wind blowing. Makes me not want to get outside once it's been warm and then turns cold again. Always have that problem in the springtime. You had a good workout yesterday and low impact was a good thing. I just had the blahs yesterday.

Debra, thanks for the congrats on my time trial. I am very pleased, but I think it wore me out for yesterday. I just didn't feel like doing much. Hopefully today will be better. Looking to pick up some accent stuff for the new furniture as it's just sooooo, soooo brown in the living room. Want to go shopping on Saturday.

Got to go make lunches for myself and DH now. He and I are taking the pups out after work tonite. Always a fun time! Think the weather will be nice too.

BBL after my workout. Think I will do Butt & Guts, probably some premix.

Jeanette
 
MORNING to All!!!
Sandra please pass the Drill Sergeant (sargeant) hat…. WHATEVER!

Here is an overview for all our newcomers…. Not to be confused with those who are well into Phase 1 …..Bear (bare) with me this morning, I am having one of those “need to organize my life” mornings.

If an X appears after a name it means that a full 13 weeks of X has been completed… (not perfectly mind you- just an X grad)

If an XX appears it means that TWO full 13 weeks have been completed… please note there are currently NO XX (yet!)

At top of post you will notice that we list where we are in the program if currently in an X rotation….For example mine today is….

Doubles: Phase 1 / Week 2 / Day 6 / Rd 2 (XX wannabe)

The purpose of this is to:::::::
:::A) Keep yourself from FORGETTING whats on your schedule that day! (WENDY!!!!) and
:::B) To help SandraX, TracyX (not to be confused with TracIX) AKA: Drill Sargents
to keep everyone in line and highly motivated! Now ….. LeaX, JeanetteX, DebraX & LaurieX are the camp counselors if you need a soft shoulder to cry on…. Soft is important because you’ll be in pain much of the time.

OK- So now that we are all CLEAR on what’s what and who’s who I can go back to yesterday and catch up on personals….Whew…….I’m EXHAUSTED!

IMPORTANT NOTE:::Some of the X grads are NOT currently in an XX rotation….If you read their posts closely however you will find that they are keeping with X format fairly closely as its MAGIC! We also have an injured list (IL) – TRACYX is currently on it and DebraX kinda goes on and off it every other week…. LeaX WAS on it but is off as of yesterday….. I’d have a PMS list but Sargeant SanrdraX doesn’t allow me!


Personals……….FINALLY!



:::TRACYX
Wheres our #1 gal today???? Hope you are not lying on floor and cant get up! Seriously- a bit concerned about your disc again… is there lasting pain from yesterday? PLEASE take care of yourself.


:::LeaX:
Again THANK YOU SO MUCH! {lea}- Did you know this Tank Project actually allows you to sub 5!!! Tony workouts and still earn XX status? I may switch my days off with you too… I’ll have to play with calendar and make sure no weight work is on Bay days… I like the idea of having a mid week rest day tho


:::SANDRAX
Thanks for article link…. I NEEDED to hear that perspective again!
ROFL at you too yesterday!!! My we have become quite the witty group haven’t we? You even got me going with the Yoga X advise! BAD GIRL! So whats todays interesting creation???? Are ya EVER gonna do my HiLo/Interval Blasts suggestion??? C’mon girl- I live THRU you with the toughies! How does one get their mind right to wrk on school work? I have procrastinated SO long on these essays that I’m now in crunch time… I even cleaned out the pantry yesterday to avoid the whole process! HELP!

:::JEANETTEX
Hope you are feeling rested this morning! Its unusual to see a an I’m tired post from you. Take it easy today. Have a FABULOUS time with the dogs & DH & great outdoors!!!!!

:::DEBRAX-
Who is this person posting under DebraX name???? Healthy dinners multiple times a week? You bring back my DebraX!!!! ROFL about the mercury…. Oh lordy- if we adhered to ALL the warnings we’d die of starvation and thirst! You just crack me up! I think unless you bought enough Halibut to eat about 200 back to back meals you might have to worry- a week of halibut? I bet that’s OK! OMG- Your entire team post yesterday had me rolling! Your spirits are sky high my dear! I am sooooo happy for you. OF COURSE I’ll join you at the hairdresser and rub your ears! ROFL Which BBC do you have ???? Cant wait to hear that you’ll be ordering MORE workouts!!!

:::LAURIEX
ROFL about yoga & parents! That’s an X grad for sure!! Your dad sounds like mine- ^5 on the 12 for Triceps!!!! Maybe next week I’ll be there…. I still cannot seem to get those dang triceps to bulk up- maybe I’ll do a second day of tricep work – like Tony has 2 back days? SNOW SNOW GO AWAY!!!!! Gosh I hope you start to warm soon. Enjoy your visit and great job on clean eating….

:::WENDY
THANK YOU for saying my shaved kids are cute! I feel even closer to you- would you like to come house sit for a week? We pay VERY WELL! Cravings? Oh yes !!! I definitely have those these days! Gosh its hard to believe you are almost out of Phase 1!!!! How come mine seems LONGER? Maybe itrs because you are doing the DoublePROJECTS as your addons vs cardio???? Well toots if you are seeing results already your eating must be pretty darn good OR you have one of those bodies that can eat WHATEVER and the workouts take care of the rest… If that’s the case- You’re OUTTA HERE! I cracked up with Sandra Yoga post- I was reading and thinking…WTH is she friggin nuts? LOLOLOL… Great ADVICE to Amy (SWIFTY!) yesterday… You CAN do as much additional non Tony as you like but ya gotta get your TONY in! Maybe you will take the Drill Sargeant role from Sandra…hmmmmmmmm are you a plant? LOL on MIL comment…. She’s just kinda cranky sometimes….She & I never really warmed up but I told her….Don’t worry about it- You have TWO other DILs that were around with DH for 10 years… I’m 39 (at the time) I don’t really need more family- I married DH not the entire clan. WAS THAT RUDE? I thought I was giving her an out- I’m pretty different than anyone she’s ever met… It’s a funky relationship. Finish ARX???? ROFL- Hell I couldn’t do it all at the end of 13 weeks! (I kinda sub that one 2x a week)

:::KATIE
I’m always surprised by HRM calorie burn with Tony as well…. I think that’s why we “need” so little straight cardio- most of his strength ones have me in fat burn zone anyway. I so adored your first day post! Its AMAZING reading everyone’s experience…. As SandraX always says…Week 1 is really about finding your rhythm with the program…the REAL fun starts week 2 when you absolutely go for it! BTW: Tony is my honey pie- You may talk badly about Dreya but not my Tony! That’ll be an extra round of pushups for that one! (its on page 82 of the manual!) Glad you got hose pics done!!! WooHoo!!!


:::TEDDYGIRL
Yoga….. Do your best and forget the rest… I split up YogaX – attention span of a knat ya know! Yesterday I dd the last 45 minutes of Yoga X and was planning on 30 of another but never got to it… I’m actually doing yoga a couple of times a week tho so I’m not feeling any guilt about it! PERSONALLY- I think the only wa to sub Yoga is with a Yoga- JMO! I tried a ton of them with no lucj until Tracy & Debra got me into Power Yoga (tons of mixes!) Eion Finn…..FABULOUS!!!!

:::DEBFER
Hope all is well- Post when you can!

:::SWIFTY
Take a deep breathe! Your X box shall appear on a day when you LEAST expect it…. ENJOY your freedom- its short lived! Congrats on shopping purchases! Since X I have 1 pair of jeans that fit…NO SHORTS…. All of mine I am putting on & off without unzipping & buttoning…Think its time to shop? GOOD JOB on getting a jump on the clean eating…. It’s a mental VICTORY for sure!

:::STEPH
Are ya ever coming back??? We sooooo miss you!

:::AMY
WELCOME!!!!!!! Happy Dancing for you girl- You took the plunge! AMAZING things happens when you let Tony take charge of your body!... You’ll be done with the 13 weeks before Cathe even starts filming the 4 day split- GREAT TIMING!!!!!

Good Heavens- Its over an hour later! I gotta go make my booty burn!
Hugs & ^5’s!
 
Good morning X'ers. No Tony yet. Had a great workout with Cathe on GSL and TS #4.

I will reread your all the name calling and try to follow suit. Keep me in line - don't want a newbie messing it up.

JeannetteX - It's a nice to change up and read a fellow cyclists experiences. Are we a minority? DH took off for his ride to work 12 mi. in the 30 degree weather. Too tough for me! I'm waiting for it to warm up.

TraciX- Love your avatar. I tried getting one together for myself this week. ;( not satisifed! I'll keep trying. Thanks for keeping us tidied up and have a great w/o whatever you do.

C-ya! Off to work!
 
Good morning,

I'm not allowed to post today until I've cleaned the hamster cage and 2 bathrooms. Man, Sargeant Sandra can be a real downer.

Private SandraX
 
Good morning again,

Butts and Guts - floorwork and abs premix 59 1/2 minutes is over. Loved this one. Will be interested to see if the floorwork is what made me so sore when I first did B&G after receiving it last year. I think of all the new DVD's in this last series, I like this one the best. Of course, I haven't used the others as much so that could change. I feel much better today, eating will be on track too. Don't even get me started about my eating yesterday. It all went downhill. I needed the rest obviously. Maybe the time trial on Tuesday took it out of me. Whatever. DH and I will be taking the girls out to either the desert or the woods to air out. Love that so much.

Traci, I wouldn't want to go to the bay if I had to go to the bathroom in a bucket either. The woods is one thing, but going into a container that is not a toilet is something else. You've never been camping? Get outta here!!! That is one of my very favoritest things to do! I don't mind tent camping but for no longer than a couple of days. Our camp trailer is much more comfortable. I like using a real toilet in the middle of the night, not getting up with a flashlight to go find a tree. Just stay home with us, okay? Thanks so much for letting the newbies know the "rules" around here, such as posting where we are in the rotation. I forgot about sharing that.

Amy, so you are a cyclist? How exciting! Do you road or mtn. bike ride? I want to know all about it! I was worried while doing the X that my cardio capacity would suffer, but it did not in the least. P90X is great for cycling because it works your core so well, what I think is very important in cycling. Can't wait to hear more from you. I rode almost every group ride on Sundays during the winter. Coldest was probably in the low 30's. Takes special clothing for sure. Your DH is tough!

BBL,

Jeanette
 
Good morning

(((((((TGIF)))))))

Jeanette: your welcome, my first name is LaTrese. Some call me chocolate, some Teddygirl and others call me a B**&& lol, just having fun! :+ I may end up subbing as well, but, first, I really need to get my feet wet and at least try the dog gone thang before attempting to buy a replacement.

Tracie: I got all my H20 in yesterday. I’m glad today is Friday, Yippee!!! Are you heading to the Bay this weekend?

Fiddlefit: Yoga could send me into a eating binge, its true, if I don’t get a grip on it, need to accept in my head it is what it is, JUST DO IT, right. There will be NO eating binge here! x( :)

This morning, I did legs & glutes that’s it, I am so excited to start my journey tomorrow, I dreamed about it, so ready. Today’s goals, are same as yesterday No sugar and plenty of water. My body is so dehydrated that no pee-pee ;( body is holding on to water for dear life, thinking its not going to get more. I should start releasing in a few days :7


Today's Eatery:
M1: I c flax plus cereal, w/ff milk, sm banana & 1 egg white
M2: salad pocket w/2 slices of deli corn beef + 1 c apple sauce
M3: whey protein w/h20
M4: cabbage cooked w/smoked turkey+ eggplant, 1 cube of corn bread
M5: ????????


I'll check back later.

Teddygirl~
 
:eek: :+ :eek: :+ SANDRA-X! :7 :+ :eek: :+

JeanetteX: Oh I'd LOVE going camping in a trailer with microwave, fridge, chairs, DVD player and toilet!!! :7 AWESOME workout this morning... fingers & toes crossed for OUCHIES today}(

Swifty:: I'm a CYCLEST TOO!!! Well- wait- I GOT a bike in Feb and have ridden it 2x for 20 minutes does that count?:p }( You and JeanetteX can just share all your fun bugs in the teeth experiences with us!!!

TeddyGirl::: LOL on Release of Water- Coming Soon! :+ OMG you crack me up! Hey- NO WAY am I gonna let you get away with a ? on M5! I KNOW what you'll insert later.....
So far for me today:
M1: Protein Shake
thats all til after I workout!
 
Good Morning gang!

Classic: Phase 1 / Week 1 / Day 2 / Rd 1 (X wannabe)

I had to cut/paste TraciX's thingy above so I'd remember exactly what information I needed to put there! Tonight will be PlyoX for the first time. I know that it will be something I'll need to work on as I don't have the fast-twitch muscle fibers. I'm more the "slow-twitch" kinda gal! I can do endurance!

Sandra- too bad the bathrooms and hamster cage can't clean themselves!

I'll check in with you all later tonight. I am working tonight so it'll be late. Have a good day!
 
Tracie, I like starting my mornings with a protein drink too, after my workout, 2 Tbsp of Whey liquid protein and 1 Tbsp on flax oil. I’m a morning gal.

Tomorrow, first thing, Scrambled Eggs :p (hush and don’t you say one freaking word, I mean it) 80 minutes of pure bliss. Evening workout, X chest & back & ripper,

Sunday, PlyoX looking forward to that one, that workout really helped my butt. I’m still trying to figure out what workout to put with it, keep coming up with DM, to me, they go hand in hand.

Also, working on my diet NO way I am gonna to survive the X & Cahte's workouts eating the little I do, need to get in 2 more healthy meals.

Teddygirl~
 
Hi all,

I hope that everyone is doing fine. I have to tell you about my follow up dr appt that I had yesterday. I have a herniated disc with and extrustion at L5 which is at the base of the spinal column. The bottom line is that the dr suggested 3 steriod epidurals. First, let me say that I had both of my kids naturally because if the choice was some pain, or that epidural needle, I choose the pain. It really wasn’t bad. Obviously, I am not a dr person, and when he was telling me this I started to feel like I was going to faint, broke into a cold sweat, and had to sit down. At least I didn’t pass out. Anyway, I did not agree to the treatment and said I’d call to schedule. He would not answer any of my questions directly and he did not suggest any physical therapy, stretching, or non-impact activity, which according to everything that I have read is key to rehabilitating a back injury. By the way, this guy is the head of orthopedic surgery at a local hospital. I have decided to wait a couple of weeks and to see if I continue to improve. Except for the one day this week, I have pretty much been pain free. The epidurals are mostly to relieve inflammation and pain and there is no consensus that they do anything else.

Back to what is important. Once I got home, did a little more research, calmed myself down, and then I did L&G standing only with light weights, no deadlifts, then 30 minutes on the stationary bike and Shiva yoga.

I haven’t totally decided about today. It will depend on whether the truck is home for me to take the dogs for a walk. Yoga and core are a definite though.

No time for personals now, but welcome to the new Amy and Hi to everyone else.

TracyX

PS. Teddygirl, I can't eat plain egg whites either. I'm glad to hear that there is someone else who is not as hard core.
 
Personals First:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

~~TRACY-X
OMG how totally scary for you! I cannot believe that this disc thing is causing you more stress than pain! I do not blame you one bit for not just doing what this dr said… any dr that doesn’t encourage stretching and rehab for a back injury is not someone I’d readily listen to. My healing vibes are gonna come double dose to you…. Bet your workout was kind of like a Take That ! You feisty thing!... Can I pick your brain for a sec? EVERY time I do the last 45min of Yoga X my upper butt muscle (hip area) in 1 cheek gets strained and hurts for a week. Happened AGAIN yesterday… I don’t ever have lasting pain with any other Yoga… what could be causing that? Am I just letting Tony push me to far? TIA

~~TEDDYGirl
I have bitten my tongue on the SE!!!! You are an addict- Do as you wish my dear- You are after all the Rockin’ Granny around here! Did you tell the gang that you cant post on weekends??? I’m shedding tears! You wanna leave me your phone # so I can check off the master workout log I have here????

~~Amy
Sleep well my dear!!!!! Dream of “landing like a cat!”

~~SandraX
There sure must be a TON of poop in that hamster cage!

My 10am Story….

Doubles: Phase 1 / Week 2 / Day 6 / Rd 2 (XX wannabe)

Legs & back completed…. My booty was cramping up during the iso toe roles…. OUCHIE! BTW- not to be rude….. But I do believe that Samantha (is that her name) The chick that does modified- She really irritates me ! She gets so doomy gloomy and BLEK when she talks & workouts out about 2/3 way thru… Today when she whined I actually said to TV “Sheeze there’s thousands of people who would LOVE to be in the video- shut up!” I sure told her!

ANYWAY! Just had meal 2…. A new mix for me & loved it so will share….
4-6 egg whites / full eggs (your choice gals)
Scramble them up
AFTER they are done cooking add in ½ cup Non Fat Refried beans just to mix & warm… Throw on a plate and drizzle with taco sauce (or salsa)….
Ya NEVER miss the tortilla – tastes just like a breakfast burrito! YUMMY!

M1: Protein Shake
M2: Tortilla-less Breakfast Burrito
So far not 1 piece of sugar!!!!! WooHooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Morning ladies! I am sore in every aread of my upper body from my workout yesterday, but not AS sore as I thought I would be (I can actually move my upper body). Well, today way Plyo and I don't know if I should be embarrassed to say this.... but it kicked my butt!!! Sorry Traci, but I had a few choice words for Tony today. :7 My legs are like jello, which is a good thing. I previewed it last night with DH and was saying "aw, this is no big deal. We do stuff like this on Cathe workouts all the time." WRONG!!! Not quite the same. My legs were on fire with all the squating. I kept watching the timer and it felt like it was in slow motion. I'm sure next week will be better now that I know what to expect, but I can't promise that there will be no cursing at the TV.
I have to say I am surprised about how hungry I'm still getting even though I'm eating like 400 calories a day more than normal. It's like I'm just burning right through my meals. I suppose that's a good thing, but it really does surprise me. This morning I had a protein shake right after my workout, then about and hour and a half later 6 egg whites and a bowl of shredded wheat. That was about and hour and a half ago and I'm STARVING! I still have an hour and a half until my snack. ;(
Tomorrow is shoulders and arms. I hope Tony tortures my biceps. I have complete faith he will. Won't be able to check in again until Monday, so just know that I'll be cursing Tony all weekend long (but in a good way!)

Katie
 
TracyX, I feel so bad for you, I tell you, if it ain't one thing its another. I agree with you, as far as rehabilitation. I remember years ago my back was tender could not stand for it to be touched without me jumping. But, my doctor recommend therapy for 2 month’s, never had that problem again. Did you get a second opinion? I would because, you just never know :)

You crack me up!:D FYI, Scrambled Eggs is a workout on BM2/premix. Tracie always make fun of me b/c I’m a SE-holic x( x(

Teddygirl~
 
Katie-
Wanted to catch you before your weekend off the computer...
ROFL:+ Laughing WITH you of course- not AT you!!! Plyo X continues to make me cry in round 2! I think its becaise when / if it becomes do-able you naturally go lower & deeper and higher and longer.... Its the one I LOVE to HATE! }(
I know what ya mean about the hunger... Those growing muscles want food BIG TIME! If it doesnt subside try adding in some extra veggies in your meals.... tomatoes, red/yellow/green peppers....ANYTHING to help put clean bulk in your tummy! I ate M2 50 minutes ago and right now I could eat my arm off- I'm going to go run errands so I get out of kitchen..by the time I return I can eat again!
Have a fabulous weekend- We are so happy you joined our crazy little group of Tony Lovers/Haters!!!! See ya Monday
 
Hi everyone. I am finally going to be amongst the living again. Time to crawl out of my hole and enjoy the sunshine. Tonight will be back and legs and Ab...Ripper...X. I am going to try to catch up on personals as much as possible, but jeeze our little family had babies and is turning into a great big beautiful family. YIPPEE!!!

Traci X - Thank you for allowing me to sub. Now I don't have to feel guilty at all!!! I don't know if I am going to take Thursday as a rest day for the entire X. Once doubles start for me on week 5, I don't want to take up a Sunday exercising ya know? Your avatar is really cute. Those babies are soooo gawgeous. Oh and about my pictrail. Thanks!!!! There is one picture in there with my mom and I(can you tell which one), one of my SIL and I and the one with me standing against the wall with my cool glasses on with another female and my DH is my MIL. One big happy family. You sure know how to sum everything up perfectly so our X babies don't get lost don't you? Hopefully you get to stay and not have to partake in the poop in the bucket weekend. BTW, thanks for posting your non tortilla breakfast burrito recipe. Sounds yummy.

Jeanette X - Thank goodness you listened to your body. You are one hard working woman and if you need the rest, then darn it, take the rest. Congrats on the new furniture. I love love love your camping idea. I haven't been camping since I was in the Brownies. HA!! Have a great time tonight with your DH and babies.

Swifty - So you are a cyclist too? Great. Now Jeanette can have a cycling buddy. I cross my fingers in hope that Tony arrives for you very very soon.


Teddygirl - You have a very pretty name. Thank you for sharing. Great job on getting your water intake in. It is hard to drink all of that water all of the time. And great job on the eating front too. You are on a roll.

Sandra X - Ewwww!!!! You have to clean? Ick!!! Well good luck and we will chat with you tomorrow ;-). LOL.

Amy - Hi there. Have seen you LOTS of time over at OD. Welcome to our family. Have a great time with Plyo X }(.

{{{Tracy X}}}}} - Oh girl, I so feel for you. I don't blame you not wanting to get the steroid epidurals. Those two words alone give me the heebee jeebee's. You are right in wanting to do some more research, but gosh, I hope you find something to help you out and quick!! And please don't every think that your pain and anything about you is not important, because it is. You are cared for here. Have a great workout.

Katie - LOL. Plyo still kicks my butt all of the time. The X makes me very hungry too. Eat away, your body needs it. Have a great time with Shoulders and Arms. LOVE that one.

Wendy - My DS takes a park course for his art class. Right now they are doing a clay sculpture of a dragon. He loves it. I will probably sign him up for another park class when this one is over. It is only five weeks. When he really gets into it, then I might think about private classes, because that is his thing. He loves to make his own comic books. I think that he is the youngest person to come into our local comic book store. Your DD's class sounds really nice and it is a good thing that her instructor is working with your needs too.

Ok, that is about it for right now. Have to get ready to take my youngest DS to his toddler gymnastics class. Until later gang.]

Lea
 
Good afternoon!

What to increase your vocabulary? I got an 8 out of 10 = Not bad score.

http://reference.aol.com/quizzes/improve-vocabulary

On the agenda for tonight is Plyo. I might try it without shoes too.

Dropped off my 18 yr. old at the bus station this morning. The train station is too far away. And, I'm not driving him into the city! He's heading into the Big Apple to spend the weekend with his friend. I'm told he doesn't live in the ghetto. I can't believe that I agreed to this. Having a Lululemon store in NYC helped tipped the scales in his favor. ;-) I gave him explicit instructions to tell me if Lululemon has anything my size on sale. :)

Now, onto the fun part... Personals!

Traci-X: After I read your initial post, I started freaking that I was talking to two Amys as one person. Then I went back to yesterday's check-in and saw the New Amy posted later than me. Big relief! You know how selfish I can be. Stay home. Post here. Keep me company. me me me. LOL Now you guys tell me your little codes and requirements. I thought you and Sandra-X loved Tony-X sooo much, you took his last name. :7 Thank goodness I never presumed to call myself: WendyX. Y'all would put me in my place with a Debbie Sieber's lunge kick. I want a PMS list. Phil thinks I have a permanent residency there. Let me get this straight. Your dh was married twice before you married him? Or does your MIL have two other DIL? Anyhow, you are so asking the wrong person on what constitutes rudeness!!!! My middle name is diplomat. Not in a good way. During Christmas Eve, my MIL brought up a sensitive event which happened about 11 months earlier. I calmly and firmly responded, "I don't think this is the right time to be discussing this. It would take too long to explain our reasons for what we did. And, I don't think you would understand or agree with our logic and religious convictions. And, that's okay. I don't expect you to agree with me. I'm concerned that we would end up in a big fight. And, now is just not the right time." Well, when my friends heard this, they were mortified. They never accused me of being rude. But, it was written all over their faces. Back to your comments. I don't see how coming out and saying what you and probably you MIL was thinking all the time was mean. I'm sure in your heart, you weren't trying to hurt her feelings. I'm sure it was stated as a fact of life. I call it honesty, not rudeness.

Jeanette: You deserved a nap after Tuesday's TT. It's too cold to go outside now. Spring will be here before we know it. Take a color sample from your couch to help you match up contrasting colors. I always forget to bring samples with me. I think touches of blue looks so modern with brown. In a good way. Don't get stuck with the same type of fabric. Have fun mixing and matching your accent pieces. You can't go wrong with green if you pick the correct tone. I will email you the cheesecake recipe with all my tips to prevent cracking as soon as I post my novella.


Oh ds is calling me. BBL for the rest of personals.

Wendy
 
Doubles: Phase 1 / Week 2 / Day 6 / Rd 2 (XX wannabe)




~~TeddyGirl
We shall miss you & Katie over the weekend! Work Work! & Eat Clean- Weekend calories Do Indeed Count! If you are REALLY going to do both Plyo and DM PLEASE do plyo first- ya just gotta see how cool it can be before you get fatigued. Lordy- I went for a 20 minute run after Plyo last week and was in major leg/booty pain for nearly a week… My quads never did loosen up. Be careful and drink your wawa! I’ll mathch your 96 ozs Sat & Sunday ok?

~~ LeaX
Toddler Gymnastics! How cool is that? Very Good Mommy! Do ya get to roll around too or just watch? I definitely saw the mother-daughter likeness! Lol our little family having babies! YES my gal is back! So very happy you are having a happy day….

~~ Wendy
Well thanks for enabling me to continue to be “direct & honest”. I like that better than rude! I DO think you were very direct and nice with your MIL too! I think I’ll ask you for “what to say” advice. YEP my DH was married 10 yrs then married again 10 yrs- (He’s OLD!)… I told him the only reason I married him cuz he was too old to leave me and get hot chicks anymore. ROF about the X’s!! Hahahah I figured people might be wondering WTH! So happy I was able to take the mystery out of the equation….NOW- are you looking for the VooDoo Doll in the workouts? I don’t think of any of us found them yet… I’m too focused on not dropping a weight on my toes! Plyo without shoes???? Oh my- I WILL NOT be attempting that one- weak ankles + clutz = disaster! I am going to give Kenpo a go naked tho! (naked feet!!!) I have no clue what Lululemon is but it must be good- I saw ya salivating!

~~

My 1pm Story….

M1: Protein Shake
M2: Tortilla-less Breakfast Burrito
M3: Yogurt w/ protein powder
M4: MY BIG MEAL OF DAY!!!
2 oz Shrimp, 4 oz chicken breast, ¼ cubed sweet potato, ¾ chopped broccoflower – drizzled with low sodium soy sauce TUMMY IS HAPPY!

STILL not 1 piece of sugar!!!!! Oh Happy Day!
 
Traci X - Thanks for the well wishes, the mental anguish is definitely more intense than the problem. A person on the forum actually recommended a book about just that, which I bought. I definitely think that there is a huge connection between the mind and body.

You probably are definitely pushing too hard on the yoga. It may either be the gluteus maximus, which is on the top surface of the top of the glute, or if it is a deeper feeling it could be the piriformis muscle, or more side front ITB band. The other glute muscles are more difficult to challenge. Most of those are stretched with the twists, I know because mine have been tight and twists always help. Tony really pushes with the sitting cross legged twist. I've found with yoga, just because you can do it, doesn't mean that you should. Back off on the twists next time and see if that helps. Does it bother you after magically hips? If not then maybe it isn't the twists, but then it could be that you are not pushing as hard nor as fatigued with hips, which I think is very effective, but somewhat easier. This just goes to show that you don't have to kill yourself to get results, something that I'm learning, slowly.

When I do yoga tonight, I'll try to increase my awareness of the glute and see which moves really engage/stretch it.

Off to do PS upper body and ME upper body.

Tracy
 
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