Xers..............Marvelous.........Monday

Here's a goodie by Diane Sue

Rotation using Cathe’s Slow & Heavy &Pure Strength Combo

Mon: Slow & Heavy Legs & Back, cardio
Tues: Slow & Heavy Biceps, abs , cardio
Wed: PS chest, shoulders, & triceps, abs and cardio
Thurs: Slow & Heavy legs followed by PS floor work & abs, cardio
Fri: Slow & Heavy Back & Biceps, abs and cardio
Sat: PS Chest, Shoulders, & Triceps cardio
Sun: REST
 
Hi, again, everyone -

Soooo happy to see our Amy back. Amy, wow, on the 20 minutes of chest compressions. Whether she makes it or not, you performed like a true hero. I'm so impressed!

Teddygirl, a candybar??? You're cracking me up.

Traci, I am right there with you on HeatherB's post.
I think you might have realized, but HeatherB will be rooming next door to me and Amy at the RT. So we'll be meeting her in person. What a gem she is. Amy, I hope you get to read her post too.

Mmmm, Sandra's dream job sounds tempting, but I just realized with great delight that despite the travel hassles my dream job is the one that I'm doing! I really do love PR. I would love to do something in health/fitness for women as a sideline... but that's all I could add. Life is good.

Nice choice, though, Sandra - I also love to bake (and unfortunately to eat what I bake) :7

Made it through our work day. One dinner meeting with an editor, but it's early and I've planned ahead exactly what I'll have - so a crystal clean day of eating. The scale scared me last week pretty good. x( x( x(

Have a great night, everyone!
Cheryl
 
Traci-X, I agree with you about Heather's post. I am glad she had a forum to express her feelings on that she felt safe at. I think a lot of us probably feel that way about ourselves sometimes but don't have many people to talk to that would understand. The one thing that I know about myslef to be true is that when I am heavy, I am not the same person I am when I am thin. I can get very depressed sometimes when I am heavier. We want people to love us for who we are at any weight, but the person I am heavy is not the person I am when I am in shape and feeling good about myself. That said, I get very angry when people take it upon themselves to "inform" heavy people of the problem they are completely aware of. It just makes things worse. I'm sure her expressing her feelings was so freeing.

Teddygirl, Thanks for the roatation post. I always enjoy seeing new ideas planned out:)

SandraX, That cake sounds yummy:9 I figured I would work hard for the 4 days then vacation, here I come:) I'm looking forard to treadmill workouts since I don't have one. It will be a nice change. The sad part is, I thought about exercising before we left and then I reminded myself, I'm not that crazy:) Your "dream job" sounds great! I love, love, love baking and cooking as well and would love to run a bakery. I think there might be a bit too much temptation there for me though.

Amy, I'm sure chest compressions are a great upper body and core workout, but I think I'll pass. My brothers are both paramedics and the stories they tell are enough to make me glad I'm not one:) I give kudos to you to be able to handle that all the time. God knew what he was doing when He gave your DH such a great wife!

Nicole

Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness.
-Earl of Derby-

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Hi there chatty ladies...just stopping in between move prep...I did Squeeze for the first time today...LOVE IT! This will be a great one for vacation since you don't need much equipment...who knew your shoulders could burn that much with a 3 pound dumb bell?!? I am sure my buttocks will be talking to me tomorrow too. I was pleasantly surprised at the difficulty...I also thought it moved pretty quick and kept my interest, too.

Okay...on to a few personals...I am sure I won't get to everyone right now....I still have more chores to complete before the day is done...

I am still thinking on my dream job...I don't think lying at the pool all day counts, so I am trying to think of something equally labor intensive. I truly am the laziest Xer.

Hi Laurie...Glad your rehearsal went well. I'm sorry I won't be around by the time you guys start the faire. How is volleyball?

Wendy...Hope you didn't get a spanking or a time out from the music teacher. It's no good when your kids' teachers punish you! Hope the furniture moving went well...and now, which workout did you do today? Morning weight is always the best to go by. There are too many variables during the day...not just how much you eat, but also how much water you drank, etc. And of course, lower is always better! Since DH has been in Russia he has become not quite fluent, but can understand about 75% of what is said to him and can get across what he wants to say about 50% of the time.

Jeanette...Hope you have fun this evening with DH and the girls! Tillie needs to get back out there in the swing of things. Thought of you today while doing Squeeze...Were your buns burning as much as mine? Send me a bottle of that wine...I'm ready to try it! I'll send you some NC barbecue...which is the best in the world...or I'll send some SC shrimp...also the best in the world!

Traci...I thought about you this weekend when ttom started...isn't it nice to know how you fit into my world? LOL...Anyway...I never pay attention to my cycle since it is a bit erratic and I usually don't have any bad effects except a bit of bloating for a day or 2. I noticed at the end of last week I was eating whole bags of candy...which, although I don't eat as good as I should, is really not the norm for me. My downfall is not chocolate...it is actually chewy tangy candy (like air heads or chewy sweet tarts)...so then I started on Saturday night...and I thought, "So this is what Traci has been talking about!" I lost all of the bloat by this morning..and was actually down another pound..which is good, of course! The packers come tomorrow...so we'll have boxes then...but only for a couple of days until we are in hotels for a week.

Hi to Cheryl...who is of course lucky to be doing her dream job.

Hi to Katie....glad the move has gone well, check in when you can....

Hi to Teddygirl...Are you going to add more cardio to the rotations you listed? I can't imagine you not walking or something for 2 hours a day!

I'm going to run for now, so I can finish my to do list for the day...still laundry to fold, and cat litter to clean...and I know there is something else I need to do...although I have completely forgotten it now. I'll bbl to catch up with the rest of you!

Debra

we do not remember days....
we remember moments
--Cesare Pavese

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Okay...I'm back for another round...I think I only have ironing left to do today. Whoopee.

Amy...Good Gracious! What a night you had! I applaud you and your calling. I don't think I could ever do that...I am sure that you learn to become emotionally uninvolved...but that would be very hard for me. And I hate to say "uninvolved"...because I know that you care about your patients...but there must be a line that you have to draw to remain sane...and I am not sure I could do that. So are you guys really thinking about moving to Charlotte in a couple of years? I remember we talked about that before, but I wasn't sure if that was still on the table for you guys.

Traci....Had time to read Heather's post after my last one...I certainly feel for her and wonder how she has remained as sane as she has. I always wonder why people feel the need to talk about how other people live their lives...whether that be their weight, their religion, their choice of partners, etc. I just kind of feel like it's really easy to point a finger at someone else instead of at yourself. With that being said...Do not beat yourself up for anything that you are...because all of the choices you have made in your life make you who you are today...And I just think that as long as you are relatively healthy and take relatively good care of your body and your mind...then you're doing all that you should. At some point....we just have to be happy with who we are...that doesn't mean we shouldn't have goals, but we have to be satisfied with ourselves. Okay...no more rambling from me today!

Nicole....Did I read right...only 4 days until vacation?!? Yeah! I give you a lot of credit for committing to doing your workouts while you are away...I usually take those vacation weeks as "recovery". I will actually have less of those per year now since I am moving closer to my mom's house...I won't have to take a week off to visit now. Hope you enjoyed CS today! I actually like that one...although, now that I said that, I realized I haven't done it after the X...LOL!!

Sandra...There is a difference when you say your knees are popping rather than pooping...My knees pop all the time...but I am glad that they don't poop. We didn't end up going to the pool yesterday because of the rain. We call those "cement ponds" in the South. You guys are going to have to get used to a whole new vernacular from me. You will all learn how to speak "redneck" since I am moving to the boonies. I even talked to a guy at the Lowe's in my new hometown the other day and, I kid you not, his name was Billy Bob. Good lord...what have I gotten myself into? I just saw on TV that Ocean's 13 starts on June 8...wasn't that you who liked the Ocean movies?!? I may have to drop DD off by my mom's and pay all of those cute boys a visit at the theater!


Okay...I am still thinking of the perfect profession for me...I have a couple of thoughts, but I am putting (obviously) way too much thought into this....bbl with a final answer. I can think of a LOT of things I wouldn't want to do....garbage collector, funeral director, convenience store worker, prostitute, public speaker of any sort, gynecologist, proctologist, pooper scooper, hunter, septic tank cleaner, drug dealer, bank teller, security guard, clergy person, tattoo parlor worker, CEO of any sort, and the list goes on and on...but this is what I came up with off the top of my head. Don't get me wrong...these are very necessary and worthwhile professions...but I personally couldn't do any of them. Hope this isn't offensive to anyone!


Debra

we do not remember days....
we remember moments
--Cesare Pavese

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Nicole - Thanks for the info on the door thing (sorry I don't remember what it's called). How exactly does it work? I would be totally interested in buying one if it means I can continue with my X workouts in full. I feel SO GUILTY because I've gotten so off track with them.

Katie
 
Katie, You open the door and shut it with the strap stuck in the top. You loop your SPRI bands through the strap and it holds it up high so you can do the pull downs like the sub does in the DVD. Hope that came across o.k.:)

Nicole

Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness.
-Earl of Derby-

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Okay..with MUCH deliberation I am back with my choices for the perfect job....

physical therapist
photographer ( think Ansel Adams)
Own my own antique store
Interior designer
lifeguard...because of the whole sun thing!

Debra

we do not remember days....
we remember moments
--Cesare Pavese

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