XTrain 90 Day Undulating Rotation

i just wanted to come on and thank everyone for all their kind words and support. it means so much to me and it really does help. sorry for hijacking the thread with my family issues-- i didnt mean to dump so heavily on you guys but was so overwhelmed on friday, i cannot tell you. it is settling in more now and i feel stronger, but am still wondering how in the world i am going to get through this. was with mom again yesterday and at times she once again seemed to know me. i held it together better and my brother and his gf were there. all the family is gathering around her. i am headed there again today and hope that she might be awake while i am there, otherwise will just sit beside her. nygel played "the swan" on his cello for her yesterday as she always loved that. i am also trying to keep some normalcy in mine and the kids' lives so we continue on with our daily routine in some way. working out is actually amazingly helpful. today i had Burn sets CBS on my rotation and i added tabatas 1-2 plus core 2 and 100 rep lateral raises. feels like i can get rid of a lot of stress while i sweat. anyway, that's the update from me.

it is great to see you all busy with your workouts. eva that is great you did all that after little sleep. that is one thing i am missing the past few days, as my mind is racing way too much. glad you had fun with friends.

renee i hope your calf is feeling better. it is great that you can be creative with your wo and still get something in.

melissa sounds like you had a busy day yesterday. hope you got the rest of your wo in and hope you get some quiet time today.

jaypea and ladylep great job on your workouts, too, especially with such busy schedules.

i better go now, want to clean the house some and then head to the nursing home. wishing the sun would come out here. it has been super dreary ever since friday-- guess it has been matching my mood.

take care everybody,
love and peace,
katie
 
Hi Kayie,

Hijack away. You are so strong. You are right to keep with some schedule for the kids. I am always struck at how the world continues to turn when we have so much emotional, personal stuff happening at different points in our lives. Everything else is still there no matter how mundane. Take care of yourself Katie. I know we really don't "know" each other, but you and your family continue in my thoughts and prayers. Melissa
 
oops!

Sorry about the wrong name, I meant to say to Katie about mom stuff. :( It's hard to keep it all straight.

I didn't get a "real" workout in today. I went for a leisurely walk with my hubby pulling the 2 yo in the wagon for about 35 min. Hopefully I'll get good ones in tomorrow and Tuesday, those are my big workout nights because of basketball and Awana and my hubby has the oldest 4 out. Except tomorrow is the last basketball and it's kids vs parents! Should be fun, I will go to the 5:30 one and then leave with the little one and I after the beginning of the 7:30 game. Maybe I won't be getting one in tomorrow night. :(

I did do better with eating today:

Breakfast: about 1 egg scrambled cooked in butter (with other eggs), 1 chicken sausage, smoothie with 1 banana and 1 cup frozen unsweetened strawberries
Lunch: 1/2 avocado, red pepper slices with hummus, 1 oz cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup spinach ravioli and pineapple
Snack: 10 honey wheat pretzel twists, 1/4 cup raisins and a banana
Dinner: lettuce/cukes/onion/carrots/red peppers with light bottled dressing, 1/2 cup quinoa (cooked in broth) drizzled with teriyaki sauce, 4 oz sole filet with teriyaki sauce
Late snack: small brownie, 48 bittersweet chocolate chips

I plugged everything but the dessert into eating well.com menu planner and I was around 1500 calories. I'm also still breast feeding. So I'm not really sure how many I should be getting. But my BMI is 25.2 at the moment. Ugh. Does PMS and the like put on weight? I feel like I gained 4 pounds this weekend, I did have a big dessert last night and the night before...
 
Morning Girls,

Monday bleh. I hate the time change.

Ate like a pig most of the weekend.

Yesterday was rest day, got in a short hike with my daughter. The weather was beautiful.

Hope you all have more get up and go than me.

Melissa
 
Melissa!
Hi please tell me u do like the time change? Lol i do.. I know i lose an hour of sleep but i love that the day is light longer. Darkness causes me to hibernate. Now i can go jog or walk after dinner! Sorry u overate. Yesterday i had to sleep most of day have a bad cold so no wo! Today i am at workk feeling like dung ! Lol
Ladylep
I get the name confused to.. I have to keep editing to get it right or i do seperate comments fo each. I may do that more. Im glad u at least got to walk. And hope u get a wo today!
 
Renee,
I can't stand the time change. I don't want to get out of bed. I like light at night though. I wish we just kept one time and had no change.

I am doing supercuts today, late start, now I am procrastinating.

Ladylep,
I think I gain 3 ponds with pms. You do a lot of running around after your 2 year old, that counts too!

Melissa
 
Oh i get it.. Your right i dont like the morning part but love the evening. I agree they should leave it... I think leave it the way it is now even in winter. Lol

Good luck on suercuts. Thats what im to do since i missed yesterday..
 
Renee,

Good luck to you too. Right about the second set of the side kick outs I want to collapse, then it gets a lot better. added tricep challenge with only 5 lbs. Think I went to heavy with 8s and that is why my bicep hurt the last time.

Have fun! Ha ha.
Melissa
 
Greetings,

Yesterday was my rest day so no workout for me. Today I did Tonique Premier to sub for the Low Impact Step that was scheduled today. I don't have that workout and the workout manager says it only burns 288 calories, so I figured I'd do something a little more challenging today. Renee, have you peeked at the Premier workout yet? If so, what did you think of it? I think you said you did one of them, but I thought it was the other disc that you bought.

Lady Lep, I don't know anything about calorie intake and breast feeding, but your numbers seemed kind of low as far as calories. But, if you were not hungry, then you're fine. I have always read that women who are breast feeding need to eat a lot more than those who are not...and that you burn a lot more calories when you're still in this stage. But, you have other wee ones so you're obviously wiser about this topic than I am.

Katie, no worries about sharing your thoughts and what's happening in your life outside of your workouts. I think many of us turn to the community here when we need support of all kinds, not just a pep talk about Cathe. It's OK...we're here to listen and we're all sending you prayers and hugs in our own way. Although I have not been through what you're going through now with your mom, I have also found that when I have a lot of stress that working out is very important to my sanity. Those endorphins make a big difference in keeping our mood up, and working up a good sweat has a way of clearing one's mind, it seems. I hope the kids are doing OK. How are they holding up with all that they have going on right now?

Renee, I hope your headaches are better and that you're on the mend. Glad you decided to nurse that calf. It's not worth the risk. You can rest for a day or two now, or you can be laid up much longer when you really hurt yourself, so it's better to rest up before you get injured.

Melissa, congrats for getting your workout in today!

After all that talk of poor eating/good eating, I feel like I had a poopy eating weekend too! I made pizza on Saturday, which came out well, but I probably ate way too much because it was so good, and we had friends over on Friday night, which meant some snacking. I really should have worked out on Sunday, but we had plans and I just did not have time. I'll just have to be very diligent this week to make up for it. I'll have to forgo a glass of wine for a couple of days to get back on track.;)

Take care,
Eva
 
hello girls.

checking in with you all. everyone is doing so great with their workouts. i guess eating remains an issue for most of us. one thing about all that is going on with our family is that it actually takes away my appetite most of the time, so i guess i am eating better.

was with mom last night and truly thought she might pass away then. alec was playing "danny boy" on his viola and her eyes seemed to be rolling back in her head. i hate seeing her like this. now it appears as though she cannot swallow at all. i just sit and hold her hand, tell her i love her. last night i told her that she would be alright and we all would be alright, that i just dont want her in any pain or struggling anymore. anyway, sometimes i feel strong and then a minute later am falling apart but i am grateful for all of you and for all my family (7 brothers and sisters and all the nieces and nephews and great niece and nephews). my mom will leave behind quite a legacy and all of us have been coming to be by her side.

i did get a workout in yesterday. it was legs all sections. i added core 1 and had to leave it at that.

eva-- even if you cheated on the food some this weekend, you still do so well with your workouts that i think you deserve a little slack here and there. the kids are doing pretty well. imala, my daughter, expresses it more than the boys, which is maybe typical. they all will have many great memories of her, which i am grateful for. they had lots of time together before alzhemiers hit.

melissa-- i was struggling with the time change, too, especially as i just cant seem to sleep at night since friday. i get an hour here or there and then my mind is too busy. anyway, hope you are feeling more adjusted today.

renee-- hope your calf is feeling better. how are things with your son? thinking of you all.

ladylep-- sometimes i think running around with kids should count as a workout. good job on your eating-- hope you are getting enough with bf. i agree with eva-- you are probably okay as long as you dont feel hungry. i imagine you are drinking lots of fluids? i was always super thirsty when i was bf my kids.

alright, time to get busy and take on the day. need to get schoolwork in with nygel and imala and then workout and head to mom's. i have clients tonight, which i wish was not the case, but will have to take time away from the nursing home for work. life marches on, i guess.

hugs to everyone,
katie
 
Hi Katie
I have not gotten a wo in due to a cold. Real bad gead cold. Im hoping to do something today.

My son and i still are at odds. It is strange because no matter what i say or do, i feel as if im saying something wrong. We end up arguing and im the bad guy. I learned to not talk and he still finds reason to argue. I told him yesterday maybe he and i dont need to talk until needed.
Sad but i dont even warrent an arguement. I feel he reminds me of a spoiled brat. Sorry about ur mom ..
 
Hi Girls,
Katie, good to hear from you. you are on my mind a lot. you are so right about time marching on.

Renee, hope your cold isn't too bad. Renee, my son is only 11 and we have had the same conversation in the past.

Eva, good job with the workouts. you seem to be able to get back on track easily. that is great. sounds like you had a fun weekend.

I actually just took an hour nap after taking the kids to school . I can't remember the ladt time I did this. still feel groggy, I am hoping to get in tabata. Also ate awfully yesterday. I feel yucky overall. Anyhow, the day is young.

Melissa
 
Lol sorry but since we are all having a hard time eating right perhabs this group should be called the xtrain 90 day snackers!
Lol i just ordered sts total body dvd. I really wanted a dvd to cover tb like push pull.. That way i can do a full total body two times a wek then the next week do a split with xtrain legs and burnsets.then cardio the rest of the week like four day cardio. Not sure how to do that yet.
 
Hi renee,
I have total body. I really like it, plan on sweating buckets for the legs. Although I am a heavy sweater. I usually ended up doing it as upper one day then lower another day. Ypur rotation sounds like it will be good. Maybe the week with the split you could sort of do it like cross train express where cathe does one body part per day with cardio. Anyhow, I think I am on week 7. What week are you?
Melissa
 
I am so exhausted. Decided to take a rest day. I will sub cardio leg blast tomorrow for legs to make up for missed tabata and tomorrow is leg day. I am finally not wanting to eat everything in sight.

Hope you all are plugging away.

Melissa
 
Greetings,

Katie, it's good to hear from you. I am sorry that your mom has taken a turn but I am happy that you are all having the chance to spend some time with her...even if you're now saying goodbye. I know I said this before, but that seems like such a blessing since most people don't have the opportunity to spend time with someone like you are all spending time with your mom. You're staying strong for yourself, your family and your mom, but I hope you have a chance to be supported as well. I am sure Rik is stepping up and giving you a shoulder to lean on/cry on.

Melissa, glad you listened to your body and took a rest day, although I'm sorry you have not been sleeping (you too, Katie). I've not been getting a ton of sleep the last few days either, but that's because I'm just on a jag where I don't feel like going to bed as early as I should. Last week I was up reading Gone Girl for a couple of nights and now I'm just on roll. Can you tell me what it was about the book that you found it hard to get through? I had heard a lot about it before I read it, so I had already figured out some of the big twist when it happened. The ending was kind of a bummer, but it was a fast read and I definitely wanted to get to the end. I have not read the other book you mentioned (too lazy to look back now), but I looked it up on Good Reads and it's rated higher than Gone Girl. I don't usually read those types of books but a little light reading is a nice diversion at times.

Renee, sorry to hear you and your son are still at odds. I don't have any wisdom to offer there, since I have never been in your shoes, but I am thinking of you and sending you hugs as well. All I keep thinking about is that you could use a few days away by yourself! At least it seems that might be a nice relaxing reprieve for you. Sometimes I get away by myself for the weekend and I really enjoy that time. My getaway is going to the Chesapeake Bay, since I love it and Jeremy is not as fond of it as I am. By the end of the weekend I'm happy to see him, but the first day or two is nice and relaxing. :) But, I'm a person that likes a lot of solo-time anyways.

Today I did Burn Sets Chest and Back. It was a good workout. I am losing some strength with my new rotation, but easy come, easy go. Tomorrow I'm scheduled for XTrain Ride or a walk on the treadmill, as per the rotation. I'm not sure what I'm going to do...maybe a BUTI workout would be fun, or yoga. We'll see...

Take care,
Eva
 
Hi Eva
Yes id love to get away. Lol but im hanging in there. Im trying not to think to mucb.. My DH is gettinv deployed as well i a few months and i fewl he is to old and he isnt healthy enough to go. So i dont see why they are taking him.
Anyway i did cardio and weights today thst is such a good wo so fun. I was supose to do sc on sunday and cbs today but i couldnt see doing either i wanted something fun so thats the one i did i felt the circuit was the best of both worlds.
I havnt done tbe premere i dont think .. The tonique i tried was with two disk in one. Ill have to look.
 
hello girls--

i am checking in to ask for prayers today for my mom. yesterday when i got there in the afternoon, she had taken a drastic turn for the worse. she was in her bed, on her back, struggling to breathe with her mouth open. she has lost the ability to swallow, so i took a swab and would wet her mouth. she opened her eyes to look at me and the kids and rik. she was struggling so hard that they gave her morphine, and then increased her dosage last night and she was still struggling. i kept telling her that we will be okay and that she needs to leave this body now. i told her we will never really be apart because she will always be in my heart. i stayed for quite a while last night, thinking that she would pass, but she was still hanging on. i am home for just a little while now to see the dogs, look over the kids schoolwork with them and maybe work out, i dunno. it is so so hard. much as i want to keep looking into her eyes, i know she needs to go. i think she is fighting to stay here for all of us, her kids and grandkids. a priest is coming today at 4 to give her last rites. i am just asking for those of you who pray, to please pray that she can pass painlessly and peacefully soon. i dont want to see her hurt anymore.

thank you all and i will come back when i am able to check personal posts. love and peace to each one of you,
katie
 
Yes Katie ill pray.
My mom whispered "y does passing have to be so hard and painful" i knew nothing to say except repeat a bible verse that to me explains it...
Then i told her as we are in a womb, to move from there to the world it is a struggle, we dont remember the pain being born(the mom does) but we dont but surly its painful to go from there to the light of the world we are basicaly squeezing through,a tunnel. I think its the same for passing. We r passing from this body.. I kept telling myself and her it must be a part of it a nassesity, and not to fight it.
I remember when i was sick as a little girl she would tell me my sickness will be over soon but relax as best i could dont fight it relax and let the body heal. So i reminded her to try not fight it and let the body do what it needs to do so she can hurt less. And she said yes and it seemed she stopped fighting and she was, a little more at ease. I told her what the bible says about we have hope of the reserection of r bodies..
I know alot of this may nnot make sense but im hoping u can get a comfort or give ideas to whisper to her that may ease her mind. My mom at the point before i told her all that above had gotten scared. She wanted to pass but then became afraid once she realized it was actualy happening. So that whispers helped her. I think only God told me what to say cause i had nno clue.. I was afraid and unsure but i had to pretend i knew what was happening. Shed look at me to get my reactions so i notjced if i looked afraid she became a affraid so i had to really pretend. Another thing since u mentioned her mouth opened. Im not sure if u will hear it but a noise comes from the lungs.... I was told its normal and they dont feel it or notice. So dont get to afraid of it or u can do like i did and put head down and stick finger in ur ear so u dont hear it. Thats what i did. Tmi maybe? I just dont want u to freak out cause i was freaked when i heard it . I wished theyd told me what to expect.
Im praying for her. Im with u in my heart!
 
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