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Hi Xers,


Wow, you all were busy chatting last night! I just can't seem to get back to the computer in the afternoon lately. If I do, one of the kids or thier friends are looking over my shoulder and teasing me about my on-line friends. All in fun though.

Yesterday I did ME upper body premix and then added on BM2 upper body only. That was a good workout. I had never done the BM2 upper body and it actually was really good. Not sure about today. I may take the day off.

No time for all personals now; just a few I can remember from reading last night's posts. I have to make lunch and get to work. I've been busy all week, but next week is spring break so I'll get a reprieve.

Traci - Enjoy the bay. I can't wait to hear how the dial up goes. Any DOMS from the Speedbody workout? I wish they had more description on the website. Did you buy the 40 dollar package? What about BBC? Is is worth buying?

Wendy - Take it easy on the X. It is deceptively difficult. Great job on day one.

Katie - Hoping that your's will come soon.

Lea - I have to try more of the BM2 premixes. They look good.

Jeanette - I hate it when my mind starts racing at night. It is so frustrating.


Tracy
 
Good morning. I am waiting for my coffee, so I will catch up a little. Today I plan on doing CC again. And yes, I ate nachos again last night:p . Hopefully I won't have the same experience. This week is almost over which means my bad bad ways will have to end soon. DH is home today so we will do family stuff. He hasn't seen DS ride his two wheeler yet, so I think he might spend a majority of the day helping him out. He is almost there. Sob;( .

Tracy X - Thank you for starting this morning. I am sure that Miss Traci is sleeping in at the beautiful bay, either that or the dial up is taking forever. How was your sons birthday?

Traci X - Good morning sunshine. How is the bay. DS is almost there on his bike. We went to the park yesterday and he rode for a good couple of seconds by himself. I am hoping today is the day for him. LOL on the No Pudge. Problem for me is, I have no microwave(I know, gasp), so I have to make the whole darn thing!!!

Jeanette X - I hope that you had a good sleep last night and am glad that you figured out what you needed to figure out. Oh, your dad has a horse. How wonderful is that? We have an equestrian center around here and I just love driving around there. The horses go through the park and walk on the street, it's just lovely. I am glad to hear that your folks are in good health. Sorry that your dad has to go through all of that though. My mom plans on living until she is 100 at least so I will be a good 80 years old then!!! LOL. I am glad that they have another dog to take care of. How did your folks like Azures??? Mine went to India for a month last year. They have been to Africa, China, Spain and they plan on going to either Russia of Africa again this year. Next year is my moms dream vacation Greece. When my mom was married before, all my dad did was sit on his rump. He didn't do anything. So I am happy that she has all of these opportunities.

Sandra X - Glad that you had a good time at the mall. Only one more day of play dates right?

Time for coffee. BBL to catch up some more, maybe, if DH lets me.

Hi to Steph, Debra, Monica, Laurie, Katie, and Wendy.

Lea
 
Morning Xers,

Today will be BBC Chest & Abs, and I'm hoping to get in a 3 Mile run outside. Hope the weather cooperates, they have rain in the forcast for the next 5 days.

DH and I took the girls to Texas Roadhouse last night to celebrate their B'days. First chance we where able to do that. They like eating there, but I ate 2 to many buns. But I hope the sweet potato saved me. :7 :7 :7 Ya right! After eating my DH had us go look at the store for a bike for him. I'm still in a little bit of shock. My DH exercising is like unheard of. But I'm thinking that little light bulb has finally turn on for him. :D Crossing all my fingers.

Jeanette, I decided that I would visit with Sara Ivanhoe yesterday for my yoga. The yoga is more stretching, but it was what I needed. I was feeling a little tight in the middle of my back and this worked great. I'm thinking of calling Sara's yoga Yoga Lite. :) Hope you slept better last night.

Wendy, Welcome to the group. I am one of 7, so I can imagine what your house is like. I had a great time growning up with all my siblings, and we get together as much as possible. Hope you have more than one bathroom though. x( Oh well we all survived. Great job on starting the X.

Katie, Welcome also, and hope you get your package soon. I never received anything to say that it shipped. One day it just showed up on the doorstep.

Lea, Every mile stone that our children make towards independance is wonderful and sad at the same time. But hope he has a great time making the effort. I never thought my youngest would catch on. It seemed to take months. :)

Sandra, By the end of this week you are going to need a good rest. :) Even your DD will need to go back to school for some rest. :D One DD sleeping in the car the other laying down by you. Oh how I remember those times. :) See I can still smile about it.

Traci, Hope you are having a great time at the bay. Talk about me being an enabler for spending money. :D

Debra, Thanks for sharing the pictures of your daughter and your pooch. Our DD's want another dog, DH says they have to start showing some more responsability at home. Can't have a dog around with messy rooms, and chores not done. They where not around to see our other dog destroy a couch!!:D

Tracy, I don't like it when the family is looking over my shoulder either. They where trying to do that last weekend, and I had to send them away.

Have a great day!

Laurie
 
Good morning,

Today was leg day so taking my lead from Sandra, I did the Leg Blast premix from Butts & Guts, then added on the stability ball abs. Great workout. I wonder how sore I'm going to be. When I first did B&G, I was sore for a good 4 days. My bike ride last night was a good one too.

Tracy, where do you work that you get a break next week? No spring break for the prisoners out here in California. They wish they had a break all right, a breakout.

Lea, my folks loved the Azores. That is where my grandpa came from when he was 18. Mom and Dad went there to see if they could find some relatives and they did find a few. Beautiful islands, think they went to about 6 of them. Not a poor country as they had pictured. Beautiful hydrangas everywhere. I think they would love to go back. That's really neat that your mom has gotten to see so many places. Greece sounds good too. I would love to go cycle the beautiful parts of Italy. I picture myself sipping wine and eating good food, coffee in the outdoor cafes. Yep, I'm there right now in my mind. I had horses for about 23 years before I sold my last one last September. I was into hunter/jumpers, eventing, dressage, team penning, reining, trail riding, you name it. I just couldn't do both cycling and horses so felt I had to sell my horse as he was pretty useful (10 yrs old) and needed to be used. Who knows, maybe someday I'll get back into it, but right now I feel no need. Strange as that was my passion for all those years. Nice for DH and I to be able to go out of town and not have to have someone feed, or have him shod, or find hay to buy. Life goes on.

Got to go.

Jeanette
 
Laurie,
You posted while I was too. It's so nice to have different yoga instructors and intensities. I don't look at yoga so much for exercise as I do for relaxing and just putting my body into positions that it doesn't normally do. Hope you get that run in today. Such funny weather all over. Ours should be decent this weekend. That's neat your DH is buying a bike. What kind is he getting? For road or mtn.? It's fun for me, never a dread thing at all. His butt will hurt for a while, everyone's does but that goes away eventually. Ooooh, sweet potatoes. I need to have one of those. I usually only eat 1 complex carb serving a day and it's in the morning so that's oatmeal for me. I just finished mine, had cinnamon, nutmeg, splenda, dash of vanilla and cream on it (because I need to go buy milk). Very yummy. I LOVE MY OATMEAL.

Really have to go now.

Jeanette
 
Good morning!

TracyX - Good luck with your busy day. Do you have any plans for spring break? I think I forgot to say Happy Birthday to your son yesterday! What do the kids do for the big 1-8 these days? A big party? I'm so sorry to hear about your coworker! What is the prognosis? Does she have a good chance of recovering from this? ME and BM2 upper body together? You must be nice and toasty! I put ME on my calendar for Saturday, just for nostalgia's sake. That's a fun workout. I might ditch it for PUB and a short cardio, though. I haven't decided yet.

TraciX - It's too bad Jari's workout wasn't what you were looking for, but I give you a ton of credit for being adventurous and trying new things. I'm going to use the Saffel workout as a Kenpo substitute, so I'll probably be scolding you in a week, too. I never saw one of the planted dolls, either. I was working too damn hard to care! LOL about the face in the cake!!!! Yeah, that describes me pretty well!! I found the Finn dvd on Amazon.com, but not Amazon.ca or Chapters.ca. Until I can find it sold by a Canadian company, I won't buy it. Let me know if the hips segment feels as good as Jeanette and Tracy say. I'm also curious about the other segments. Your interpretation of Tosca's clean eating is great. I'm going to have to clean up my act again - maybe you, me & Lea can somehow support each other in sticking with a Tosca-like approach? I actually do follow most of her principles already.....and then I add a few things. Like sugar. Which leads to more sugar. Which leads to more....Those No Pudge brownies are easily available in grocery stores around here. I love the raspberry chocolate. When I was on WW a few years ago I would have one every night for dessert, with a measured scoop of chocolate chip black cherry frozen yogurt. Yuummmm! Ah, good times! I hope your dial up modem is working okay. Oh, hey, about the YogaX: A good way to break it down would be to do the first 15 mins, until he says "Let's get busy-ER!". Then skip all the busy-ness and go to the last 45 mins. That would be a nice 1-hour yoga workout. Alternatively, you could do a 30-45min low-impact cardio session, then do the last 45 mins of YogaX.

LeaX - I agree that the BM2 cardio & weights premix is terrific. Next I want to try the Bootcamp premix. Have you done that one yet? Amy's All-Pump Extreme is more along the lines of an endurance workout, and I think if one did the whole thing at once it would poop you out. She starts off with a whole long section of "multi-joint" exercises, which are compound moves with light weights. She does this to warm everything up before hitting them individually. I like that idea very much. I might use that section as a P90X warm up, as I dislike Tony's warm ups, for the most part. I hate any warm up that has high impact in it. How was the park yesterday? And did you manage to have a decent eating day? I did well until 3pm, then tiredness caught up with me. I didn't eat unhealthy, just too much! I couldn't keep my hand out of the cereal box, or the nut bag, or the cracker box. I wasn't even hungry; just looking for a brain-boost. Argh. How did the bike-riding go yesterday? Any bumps and bruises?

LaurieX - I wish CM had premixes, too, especially combined with Cardio Kicks. How was your yoga yesterday? A doubles rotation using running as the cardio sounds like a terrific plan!

JeanetteX - Everything seems to be clicking along so well with you these days! Yay! Yoga Shakti and a great hill ride in one day sounds wonderful. More pounds and inches lost....my goodness you're going to disappear on us! Family get togethers would be a real challenge for me, too. Thank heavens we live so far away from them! My mother has already told me that she has a home made peach pie in the freezer with my name on it, when we see them in a month. How do you say no to that???

Katie - Is there a package yet? I don't think I got any delivery notice on either P90X or P90. I'm in Canada, and they both still got here pretty quickly. Here's hoping....There's a diet manual with P90X. Some of us tried it last time. I'm curious as to whether you'll attempt to follow it.

DebraX - You own CM and have never tried it?! My friend, go do that one To-DAY!!!! It's an intense little cardio session with some nice compound weights thrown in to shake things up a bit. The cardio offers a full sample of all-things-Cathe. It flies by, and is quite fun. I forgot about your wrist. Have you seen a doctor about it yet? I'll have to check out your new picture trail later. I'm glad you figured it out!

Wendy - I'm so impressed by you! You started with Basic Step only 3 months ago, and now you're ready for the X?! Wow!! 6 children? How do you find time to workout? What are the ages of your kids? Don't worry about not being able to do the chin-up. I don't know anyone who could at the start. We all managed to progress. That's wonderful that DH is doing this with you. Tell him the Cathe-ites are monitoring his every step. And when we're done, we buy t-shirts.

TraciX, LaurieX, LeaX, Wendy, and Katie:
Since we're all starting a new round of P90X, I thought it would be interesting to document our specific goals and expectations, and to talk about how we intend to achieve them. For example, my goal is to reduce my body fat (which will hopefully reduce my belly), and create more muscle definition. To do this I intend to loosely follow the P90X Doubles rotation, lift in the 8-10 range, and stick with 1800 healthy calories a day. I will follow the principles laid out in Tosca Reno's "Eat Clean" book, and also refuse to put food in my mouth after dinner time. I hope to look reasonably buffed and toned for a trip I'm taking at the end of April.

I did Circuit Max yesterday (nice! fun!). Today I'm going to do the LG/KPC 82min premix. Does anyone remember whether I should go into the premix under LG or KPC? One of them skips the first KPC combo, while the other includes it. I would like to include it.

Cheers,
SandraX
 
LeaX - no no! THREE more days! When I said a full week, I meant a FULL week. Frightening, huh? Enjoy your Cardio Coach today, and hopefully the nachos will taste just as good coming up as they did going down ;)

SandraX
 
Hi all,

Finally I had time to catch up. Thanks for all of the birthday wishes.

Sandra – Counting the all pump extreme as a rest day? Don’t you hate that? Is it worth buying? I was thinking of getting the Hi/lo one that is supposed to have premixes with the APE. I’d go nuts if I had to journal my food daily. That approach really backfires for me because then I get worried about the food, causing over focus and disaster. How is your social butterfly week coming? Are you ready to get back to being at home more? I'd opt for PUB instead of ME. I think it is more comprehensive. I've been doing upper every other day, so it worked ok in that rotation because I was still a little fatigued from two days before, but as a stand alone hmmmm....

Laurie – So you are starting another round of the X? I can’t wait until I can run again. It will still be a few days. That will be a nice compliment to an X rotation. DD is 14? That’s an interesting age for daughters.

Jeanette – Great news on the hill climbing progress. You must feel good about that. Congratulations on feeling sleek and the definition. I had great definition in my legs when I did a freestyle approach. I’ve been reading up on a tight glute and it is sometimes caused by a tight adductor muscles. I guess I’ll have to work on stretching that out more thoroughly. Sorry to hear about your parents’ dog. We have a 15 year old Aussie who almost died 2 years ago when we were on vacation. My parents have an almost 12 year old Doberman. It is absolutely going to devastate them when she dies, and she is old for the breed.

Traci –No pudge brownies? Maybe it is good that I haven’t had time to read any of the other checkins. Do you ever make the brownies with black beans? Someone told me that works good.

Katie – I lost a few pounds and inches doing the X. I didn’t do the diet, but did cut out some of the carbs that I was eating. That has made a big difference for me. I’m a pretty clean eater, but carbs were definitely a downfall. I really haven’t eaten a white potato in 5 months. I used to love them. Being prepared with the right food ahead of time was key for me to making dietary changes. Otherwise it is just too easy to eat the same old stuff. It’s hard to always be prepared though.

Debra – Wrist is still not quite right? My back is still not quite right either. It stinks. I have been able to work upper body regularly, but honestly, I’d rather have an upper body injury and be able to do whatever cardio I want.

Lea – Yeap, you’ll be having the junk food withdrawals when you go back to eating clean again. It doesn’t last too long. It’s just getting through the first couple of days. I remember our first bikes for the kids. That was years ago and thousands of dollars. The downhill bikes are really expensive, but the sport has been a great family activity.

Wendy – First congratulations on being pregnant 6 times. Two was it for me. I always say that I was not a happy or nice pregnant woman. I think that you will find that checking in does help with completing the X. Especially when it gets a little boring; having friends to commiserate with is nice.


Tracy
 
Sandra, Great idea on the goal setting. Here is what I want to set as my goals. Reduce Body Fat, but I will not set a specific goal. :) Too much pressure to put on myself. Doing doubles by incorporating running on the lifting days. 1800 calories and eating clean. I will pick up Tosca's book this weekend. I needed something to read anyway. :) Ditto on the food in the mouth after dinner, I am very guilty of that one. And I need to experiment with the lower body. Legs work was good for me on P90X, but my booty didn't seem to survive as well. My butt seemed to get reduced, but it didn't seem as tight and lifted. I will probably add things like B&G to the rotation. Also, take pictures and measurements on this round.

Jeanette, I love oatmeal also, I have some everyday. I like it with banana's. Why do banana's taste so good in warm oatmeal? :9

Laurie
 
Hi ladies!! Just popping on to see how you are all doing this morning. Things are pretty back to normal here...DD has a b-day party to go to tomorrow and then we are going to the Kane County Flea Market on Sunday (assuming good weather). They have it once a month and it is a great show. Lots of antiques as well as other stuff. We always have a good time walking around and looking. I have some DOMS in my back from yesterdays workout...which is good because I usually don't have any there...But none in my chest, which I am a little disappointed about...I was certainly shaking by the end. What does is say about me that I am sad because I am NOT in pain? For those of you who asked about my wrist...it is better, just not ALL better. I decided not to go to the Dr. since it seemed to be healing on it's own. I figure if I go easy on it for another week or so I should be fine. And for those of you who asked about my pooch, she is a goldendoodle----half golden retriever and half standard poodle....Since poodles don't shed it's nice to have the mix so you don't get as much hair all over the place.

I am planning on doing an Eoin Finn yoga today...I have the happiness one from Flickety Fit..and I will try it out today. I feel like I should be doing a heavier workout since I have had a lot of breaks lately....but I need the yoga since I am turning into a board. I have also decided that I simply have to clean out my drawers and closets this afternoon. I tend to just stick stuff away so I don't have to look at it and things have gotten a bit out of control. So that is my plan for the afternoon.

Laurie...Hope you enjoy your workout today. Sorry you are having so much rain up there...They keep predicting it here, but we haven't gotten all that much. Let me know how you like the Tosca book. And congrats to your DH for even thinking about exercising! Hope he can stick with it.

Tracy...Well, it sounds like you are in a better mood today. Sorry your back is still not right. It is so frustrating not to feel your best...it always brings my whole demeanor down. Glad you enjoyed your workout yesterday. I really like BM2...it's got a lot to offer with the premixes.

Sandra...Have fun with Cathe today...I don't know which mix has which, so I am no help. I promise I will try CM on my next circuit day. I don't know why I haven't before. I got the DVD for Cardio Kicks...and have just never used CM. Good luck on surviving all the play dates.....you don't have to go to Chuckie Cheese do you? The horror!

Jeanette...I was sore for a week after doing B&G...but I'm sure your legs are in better shape than mine! Glad you enjoyed your workout. And congrats on your hill times! My DD is really into horses lately and wants to start taking riding lessons in the fall. Since I know nothing about horses..can you give me any tips as to what I should look for in a equestrian facility?

Lea...Have fun with DH today. It's great your parents are able to travel so much. Let me know if they decide to go to Russia this year and I'll give them some suggestions of places to go. We are planning on going somewhere in Europe this summer to meet DH...not sure where yet..gotta look and see if we can find any deals. Also...it sounds like your baby is growing up...A 2 wheeler!


Let's see....Hi to Traci (what about that dial up?), Monica, Steph, Wendy, and Katie. Hope you are all having great days. I'm sure I will bbl to procrastinate cleaning out all those drawers!



Debra

Bite off more than you can chew. Then chew it---Ella Williams

http://www.picturetrail.com/aschendell
 
Okay, I got an email that it shipped yesterday, so it looks like I won't get it until about mid-week next week. Looks like April 9th is the day for me! I really want to start on a Monday, but I know I'm going to want to start as soon as I get them. I'm assuming there is a guide as to the order and the days to do the workouts.
I don't know if I'm going to stick to the eating plan or not. I've done enough "experimenting" with my eating that I know what works and what doesn't. I'm concerned about the low carbs in phase 1. I am a girl who definitely needs her carbs for energy. If my energy is low I have a tough time getting through my workouts, especially since I do them at 4:00 in the morning. At least since I won't be starting it right away I'll have time to look through and review everything first. I'm goint to put up my chin up bar tonight. I may even attempt to do one. That will be a good laugh.
I did 40 minutes on the elliptical this morning. I'll probably do ME tomorrow... one of my favorites!

Well, since I don't have internet access in out temporary apartment, I won't be around over the weekend. Happy work outs ladies!

Katie
 
Wow!! A busy morning. CC was HARD today!!! I think because I am doing an enormous amount of cardio this week and eating crummy. Plus my PMS is worse than normal this week(probably from eating crummy). So I think I will stay inside and hide under the covers until AF comes a knocking.

Jeanette X - Azores sounds wonderful. Might have to do that on my to do list one day. My DH absolutely loved Italy. He would move there if he could. Me, I have a fear of living in a country where I don't know the language.

Laurie X - Glad that you DD's enjoyed their birthday celebration last night. Good for your DH for getting a bike. You must be proud(or will be once the shock wears off). I am very proud of both of my boys. They try really hard. Even my 3 year old.

Sandra X - Oh dear Sandra. I totally misunderstood you. I am so sorry. How is DH doing with the workouts? P90 right? I was going to do DrillMax tomorrow, but the bootcamp sounds so tempting. Maybe I will view it and make a decision. The park was so beautiful yesterday. It was in the 70's. I even got a little sun. Yes, Miss Tracy, I did forget to put on sunscreen, but I definately will do it today!! But, my eating was not so good. PMS, off week of eating, not a good combo for the healthy stuff. BTW, what trip are you going on? We will miss you;(.

Tracy X - Yes, I hope the withdrawls don't last too long. URGH. But I did this to myself, so I have to endure.

Debra X - Oh, thank you so much for the offer on Russia. I will definately let my mom know. I know that my mom really wants to go there(for the vodka you know**hiccup**). Have a good time with yoga.

Katie - Sorry that you won't get the X by Monday. But the 9th is just around the corner. A lot of people have a problem with the eating plan of phase I. I don't think that any of us followed that eating plan, did we??? Do what works for you, because you are definately going to need energy throughout the 90 days.


And on Sandra's suggestion here are my goals for the next round of X:
I am pleased with the definition I got on my arms on the first round of X. I am going to go for more muscle definition on my arms, legs, abs. So I will do 8-10 reps with heavy weights. I have to lose the excess flab on my abs and hopefully will aquire at least a 2 pack this time around. I am hoping to wear a two piece this summer and look great in it. I don't want people to think that after two kids it all goes downhill. My eating is going to be spectacular, especially since bbq season is coming around. Lots of bbq chicken. I am following Tosca's eating plan, which has worked really well for me in the past. I have talked DH into getting our membership renewed at Costco so that we can have bulk veggies, fruit and chicken, so that is what I will have to eat so it doesn't go bad. DH hates to waste. There are my goals. I should hang my bathing suit up somewhere for inspiration.

Have a great day everyone!!! Until later.

Lea
 
Tracy (taprice): Thanks for the warning, after watching my dh give his all and cry like a baby for the repeat, I knew I had to pace myself! He even commented that the dvd didn't look hard until he did it. I do admire his ethusiasm. I can relate... I don't mind dh making fun of me frequenting Cathe's forums. But, I can't stand it when someone is reading over my shoulder while I'm typing. It's one of my many pet peeves. :)

Lea (wkoutmom): Awww, your ds learned how to ride his bicycle. My father taught me and my dh taught our dc. It's cool that you taught him! I mainly focused on teaching them to pedal their tricycles. I love the Kettler trikes with long push handles. My the things they invent for kids! About your mom, I'm envious of her travels! I'd love to visit Greece! I dreamt about visiting Greece, Rome, Egypt, and the Middle East all last year when we were studying the ancients.

Jeanette (Netta): That's cool that you ride outside and in competitions! I think the last time I rode outside and up hills was when I was 18. I remember being so sore the next day! Thanks for the warning. It's difficult for me to know what weight to use until I actually do the exercise. I started off using 8 pounds for the heavy pants and went past 20 reps. The second round I used 10 pounds and felt a good burn at 15 reps. With the lawnmower, I used 12 pounds and got a good burn at 15 reps on the second round. I had my dh watch to make sure I was using good form. I don't think my arms will be as strong as my chest and shoulders though.

Laurie (lvnascar): How cool that your dh is thinking of exercising!! I'll cross my fingers for him too. He must see the results in you! That's what happened with dh. He was seeing me breathing hard and getting fitter and stronger. I think it made him examine his own health. I wonder what my dc will say about having siblings. I have identical twin girls and they are best friends. My boys bicker all the time, but will defend eachother tooth and nail. My 3 youngest, girls, hardly bicker or fight. I was older when I had them, and learned to focus more on instilling peace and love. Although, it could be attributed to the absence of testosterone and not any real wisdom! LOL We only have one 6 year old dog. I won't get another one until she's gone. I got her last November from the pound. I'm shocked that my dc are taking care of her without me nagging. They worked out a system on their own on who feeds, bathes and walks her. What's funny is that I do nothing and yet my dog prefers and follows me over all others. Yeah, she must know who's in charge. LOL

SandraX (Fiddlefit): I can hardly believe my progress either. I couldn't even do the 9 min. warm-up in Basic Step Jan. 2, 2007! I just pushed myself a little more everyday. My goal was to finish that dvd and then the next one and the next...! Cathe's personality and Cedie's enthusiasm was really motivational to me. I usually work out LATE in the evenings. I homeschool my three youngest during the morning and afternoon. Thankfully, I homeschool year around. It makes taking breaks a lot easier! We already finished science and history for the year. Also, my 18 year old helps. If I have an appointment or somewhere to go, he'll do a math and english lesson with the twins. My 9 year old can do her Latin, english and math on her own. My dh helps with the cooking and sometimes cleaning if needed. He's also in charge of the twins' cello and viola practices since I already focus on dd's harp practices. We usually work together as a family well. I'd love to have more children, but I don't think it's going to happen.

I'll list my goals again for anyone who didn't read my late night post yesterday. I mainly want to increase my strength and endurance. I'd love to lose a couple of pounds, lean out, and decrease my body fat. I have no idea what to type of results to expect with P90X. My diet is pretty good as far as calories. I think I'll stick with high reps for now. I'm adding in bar type exercises for my legs/rear. I don't think I'll have time to add in additional cardio.

My dh's goals is to increase his strength, bulk out, and increase his cardiovascular fitness. He's lean and lanky with ZERO bodyfat! LOL He's a sprinkler fitter (installs fire protection systems). So, he's up and down ladders with his hands in the air all day. He was able to do 4 standard pull-ups for the Fit test and more for Day 1. His legs and core need to get stronger. I think he's tickled that y'all are watching his every move. He might tease us Catheites, but deep down he's just jealous! LOL

Debra (aschendell): I don't know what it says about you, but I'm right there with you. I want to feel it the next day or I think I didn't work myself hard enough. Thanks for the poodle information. I'll keep that in mind if I ever need to get another dog. I have a black and white Cavalier King Charles mix who sheds all over the place. She better be glad that I love her so much!

Katie (lov2bfit): WooHoo! You're going to get it before you know it. You're much more patient than my dh. He wanted to know where his BB stuff was like three days later!!!

Enough rambling, I need to get Plyometrics outta the way!

Have a great day!
PaWendy
 
Hi Gang! Well DH went to hook me up last nite and had left a cable at home! URRRRRRRRRRRRRR This morning I sent him to the nearest town with a computer parts store so 2 hours after that excursion I am on line!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!
I have to go read everyones personals now -

Wish me Happy 44th today! Thats the only reason DH held off on fishing and went to fix his mess! I shall return with personals- Gosh I'm just so happy to be with everyone while I'm vacationing!:7
 
Happy Birthday TraciX!!!!!! So now you are a year older than me, but I will be joining you in August. :) Ok so maybe it is only months. :7 Enjoy your special day! And of course enjoy the bay.

Laurie
 
Ok- Lets try to catch up a bit!
Got KickMax Bootcamp Challenge cranked out early today. Glad tomorrow is Pilates/Yoga as I think my bod is tired! Not the way I want to feel heading into first week of X!
Are you round 2 gals going to see if you can start from your ending #'s in terms of reps & weights? I think I'll attempt that but seriously doubt that I will be able to do as many toe push ups and biceps with 15#s.
My goals are to reduce BF by 6% (same amount I lost last time), follow Tosca Eating 95% of time and do the 8-10 rep count as it worked so well last time to help me lose BF (which btw is back up 3% !)

Ok Here are some thoughts about Thursday afternoon / evening posts: (What did ya all take? Gabby Pills?????

Sandra: ROFL about dinner/phone book! You just crack me up! Happy you came home from mall in 1 piece... I was thinking of you and that food court all day long!

Jeanette: CONGRATS on improvement with uphill! You work so hard on your rides I'm sure it feels awesome to see tangible proof of fitness gains. Yes, SpeedBody is a circuit. Not intense like Cathes but kept my HR in zone + for entire time. I wish all these peple had clips! I bet they'd sell alot more product.

Wendy: HOORAY & ^^5 on day 1!!!! I just love the first timers reactions! You will be such a value keeping us XX'ers motivated! I just love when ANY man crys for mommy during a workout! LOADS OF FUN today with day 2!

Debra: LOL on fguring out the pic trail! I KNEW you could do it- afterall I actually figured it out! Just remember that genius's are often lacking in some skills! I shall visit your trail after I post as I am afraid the dialup will lose connection at any minute!

Ok- Thats Thursday.... Lordy this takes a long time on an unfamiliar computer! I feel like I've spent 40 minutes getting this done! LOL I shall return with thoughts on today in a bit.

Thanks Lea & Laurie!!! I'll be back after I read all your Friday posts! Laurie- FYI... I think thats makes you & I the MOMS of the group! OMG! What a thought!!!

Great Friday to all!!!!
 
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TRACY: No DOMS from Speedbody just fatigue... I find that circuits move so fast I cant lift heavy enough for DOMS just that tired all over feeling... except legs of course. I dont think theres been a day in 2 years that I dont have some type of muscle soreness in lower body. I dont think you'd like Speedbody because its not heavy lifting... Barry BC tho you may really enjoy as an alternative DVD for P90X. You are so good at freestyle tho I'm not sure you need to invest anymore$$$. I really liked BM2 Upper mix as well. I'm glad you are finding a way to put all your DVDs to use. LOL- Never heard of Black Bean Brownies!

LEA: You and those Nachos! We better get in all our "bad" food over the next 3 days! I'm pulling for DS and the bike training! GO GO GO!!! So is the no microwave thing a health concern? I know lots of people that simply refuse to use them because of potential something or another.... I am addicted- like sun worshiping... I know it aint good but.....
Tell dear old AF that she cannot come with a vengence this month- we have VERY hard work to do Monday!!! Had to laugh as I read your swimsuit goal & hanging it up.... Mine is on as we speak - YEP I'm motivated!!! Havent checked out OD yet but I shall once I finish up here.

Sandra: I shall keep ya posted on Finn ... If you want it does it cost less if I buy it and ship it from me to you??? Thanks for suggestion on Yoga X. That actually sounds doable for this Yoga Wanna -Be- a- lover!! oooohhhhhh 82 minutes of LG/KPC??? I have never done one of those mixes.... Sounds VERY VERY challenging! Maybe one day I'll "preview" it! Oh yes I forgot to say that I'm doing doubles but probably not much Cardio X... I'm talkin cathe & bbc cardio + running & biking.

Laurie: Oh I so love Texas Roadhouse... one right down the road from us so we go for a lot of special occasions... I dont know how families can afford to dine out these days. DH & I try to keep it to 1x every 7-10 days. I'll be having a big old steak tonight at our local grease spoon! Cant wait!!! Enjoy BBC today!

Debra: Still havent viewed pics yet but thats next on my list! You have a TON of energy today! Spring cleaning is good for the soul! I need to do it all year long to keep up as both DH & I are pack rats.

Jeanette: I sure dont know how you do leg work after a ride night! I guess I'll be finding out with my next round of X!

Katie: Hope you have a great weekend! I know how tough it is to be out of the internet loop! Get all geared up- the 9th will be here before you know it!

Wendy: Hope Plyo is out of the way and that you have a new found respect for alternate forms of cardio! Plyo + Legs/Back are 100% responsible for the thigh reduction of several inches last roind. It completely changed how I do leg work now. I hope you loved it as you have 12 more weeks of it! Have DH sign up & post too! We promise not to be too tough on the token male!

Well gang- Its another 45 minutes on computer and I want to go read some outside before possible rain. Have a great weekend- I'll go peek at Debs pics and OD now! Hugs to all!!!

LEA_ Thanks for the OD.... Did you know that as outgoing as I am I actually avoid spotlight ???? You made me blush & smile - ya know I love ya too!

DEBRA: POLLY IS TOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!! She & mu Lukie could be half siblings!!!!!!!!! DD is angelic! She is absolutle gorgeous! Thank you for sharing!!!!
 
Hi there sweet ladies! As foretold...I am here procrastinating on those drawers....I did 2 already, so that must count for something...and I pulled the junk out of the rest of the ones in the kitchen...so now I just have to go through all that and toss away what I don't need...Surely, I can stop for a quick chat!

Let's see, I did Magically Hips with Eoin Finn today...only for me it was tragically hips (isn't that a group?)...I am definitely feeling it in my hips, hammies, and calves...but I sooooo needed the stretch and felt really good while I was doing it...just now it seems I am already a little achy.

So...yesterday DD is watching me exercise and I am doing abs from PushPull and she says, "I am going to be your teacher today" And she starts coaching me and telling me where she can see my muscles...then she says, "Tighten that tummy! Squeeze!!" She totally cracked me up!

Traci...Happy birthday!!! Glad you are able to spend it at the bay...and with us too! Nice of DH to get you set up so we won't miss you so much on the weekends! Thanks for the sweet notes about DD and poochy. Polly is very cute...even if she does eat bunny poop!

Wendy...Every time I read a post from you I have more respect for you...You homeschool all your kids?!? That is wonderful! I am sure it is very rewarding. What are their ages again...I remember 18 and 9...but wasn't sure where the others fell in the ladder. Have fun with Plyo today....I have to admit that was not one of my favorites....You don't know this yet but I am a bit of a klutz...and I couldn't get the moves down and after phase 1 I started subbing Cathe Imaxes instead. Hope you like it, though!

Lea...The vodka is GREAT in Russia and they certainly know how to serve it...and the Russians know how to drink it all evening long without getting sloshed...something I wasn't able to pick up while I was there. I drank vodka shots all night with my DH's male co-workers and it really was not a pretty sight. But I had a good time....Also, since I am on the subject...I spelled mohito wrong the other day...It's mojito...Spanish is not one of my strong suits...I know more Russian...which is scary!

Katie...Have a great weekend! And good luck on getting the X soon! There is a guide as to the order of the workouts...but it really doesn't matter which day you start. I actually don't like starting on Mondays because that gives you Sunday as a rest day...which happens to be a day that I can get a longer workout in usually...so I don't like to waste Sundays for a rest. We'll look forward to hearing from you next week.

Okay...that's all for me for now...I am feeling kind of beat...I may take a short nap...just another way of not looking at my kitchen since there is junk all over the counters and that drives me crazy. Hence, the reason my drawers are so crammed full...I just hide it away so I can't see it, and then it doesn't exist for me! I am kind of like an ostrich that way!

later gators!

Debra

Bite off more than you can chew. Then chew it---Ella Williams

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Debra - I never thought about the rest day. I ususally like my rest day to be Friday. I don't really like Sunday rest days either because I tend to eat more food Saturday night :7 and like to use Sunday as an extra long workout day. Maybe I'll need to start on the 7th.

Katie
 
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