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  1. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Monday, June 15, 2026

    Hi ladies, Great report Nicki!! Today due to leaving for a vacation on Friday and wanting to get to the pool before and the weather I ended up doing an 101 minute gym circuit. This was all upper body , back machine doing 25 on each side, barbell bench press up to 90 pounds for 1 so so rep...
  2. Calico

    Weekend Check-in, Saturday & Sunday, June 13 & 14th, 2026

    Hi ladies, Basically I won't find out if I have any disorders or genetic abnormalities until my next visit which is July 10th. Today I did 2 Taebo Express (the Kicks one and the Punches & Knees one) so 23 minutes of cardio. Then I did 15 minutes of floorwork for abs, legs and glutes with 2...
  3. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Friday, June 12, 2026

    Hematologist said that I had a unprovoked large 'near catastrophic ' bilateral pulmonary embolisms which means I could have died if I hadn't gotten to the hospital. They drew 10 vials of blood to run all sorts of tests. So now we wait. And I will be on a blood thinner for the rest of my...
  4. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Friday, June 12, 2026

    Hi ladies, Already some great workouts all around. Today I see the hematologist. I stayed home and did Taebo Boot Camp Cardio Sculpt which is 52 minutes of grueling weights and cardio done taebo style of course. I am a sweaty mess. But I wanted more weights and I got it. Have a great day!!
  5. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Thursday, June 11, 2026

    Hi ladies, Today was a gym circuit focusing on shoulders. I did : shoulder machine (25 each side) Cables for upper body straight arm out front and down with overhead grip, then underhand grip focuses on biceps(30 &35 pounds) Cable lat pulldowns up to 75 pounds Dumbbells for seated clean and...
  6. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Wednesday, June 10, 2026

    Hi ladies, Today I stayed home and did Cathe's Hard Strikes the Timesaver premix which is only the cardio with the cooldown 34:43 minutes long. I have a headache which lasted almost the entire workout. So while I wanted to do more I am not going to, it started raining buckets during the...
  7. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Tuesday, June 9, 2026

    Hi ladies, Workouts are looking good ladies!! Today was another gym circuit for chest and triceps, 1 leg machine (leg extension), sled up to 11 plates, and floorwork for abs, legs and glutes with 2 isometric exercises that I did NOT do yesterday. Chest barbell press starting at 65 pounds...
  8. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Monday, June 8, 2026

    Hi ladies, Today I made it to the gym for a Back and Biceps circuit using the sled for cardio up to 10 plates. I did the back machine with 35 on each side for 1 set and then 25 on each side for another set. Then I did dumbbells for bicep hammer curls with 15's, 20's and 25's. Concentration...
  9. Calico

    Weekend Check-in, Saturday & Sunday, June 6 & 7, 2026

    Hi ladies, I ended up taking a 38 minute walk downtown after the storm cooled it off some. At the end the humidity was coming back because we are due for another round of storms. Nicki, my hip is better, thanks for asking. Have a great rest of your weekend.
  10. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Friday, June 5th, 2026

    Hi ladies, Nora, hope your back feels better soon. Today was a 63 minute gym circuit consisting of the shoulder machine with 25's on each side, 10 and 12.5 pound dumbbells for shoulder press, Arnold press, seated clean and press, and side laterals. Shrugs with the same but add a set with...
  11. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Thursday, June 4, 2026

    Hi ladies, Today I made it to the gym for a 65 minute gym circuit consisting of the back machine 25 on each side, dumbbells for triceps and back. Using 10, 12.5's, 20's and 25's. And I did the glute machine and the inner thigh machine. Then elliptical for some cardio and floorwork for abs...
  12. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Wednesday, June 3, 2026

    Ok, add 2 hours in the sun and 17 minutes of floorwork for abs, legs and glutes with a stretch. Boy, my legs really felt that most likely from yesterday's workout. That's it!
  13. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Wednesday, June 3, 2026

    Hi ladies, Today I wasn't feeling much but I found a newer Clau and Paty Kickboxing/Cardio Workout from 6 months ago. She is a fairly good instructor but she has waaay too many long pauses in her workouts plus commercials. Since I walk or kick during the commercials (while skipping when it...
  14. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Tuesday, June 2, 2026

    Hi ladies, Well it was one of those days when nothing sounded appealing not even the gym. Sigh. I know. I know. So I have been doing some isometric holds for different muscles incorporating them into my floorwork routine. So today I watched 2 videos that explained different ones and then I...
  15. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Monday, June 1st, 2026

    Hi ladies, Took the weekend off, hip is feeling better. Today I did chest and biceps at the gym. Barbell pyramid style starting at 60 for 12 going up 5 pound increments to 80 for 1. Then the flye machine don't remember the weight. Then dumbbells 15's and 20's for incline chest press and...
  16. Calico

    Weekend Check-in, Saturday & Sunday, May 30 & 31st, 2026

    Rest day mostly for my hip. Nice workouts ladies!!
  17. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Friday, May 29, 2026

    Honestly gals, I hope I never get cataracts because anything coming at my eye I can't do it. One reason I won't do Lasix (not sure that is the spelling) because I shutter at the thought of a laser coming at my eyes. So actual eye surgery is a no go, unless they knock me out completely.
  18. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Friday, May 29, 2026

    Hi ladies, Nice workouts are shaping us up today!! I did KCM TLC Boxing Combos with my boxing gloves on which is 32 minutes. My hip is bothering me again so I wanted to give the lower body a rest. Eye appointment was good, she even said that my vision was getting better only to follow that...
  19. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Thursday, May 28, 2026

    Hi ladies, Today was a 65 minute circuit at the gym. I started with dumbbells for chest press, flyes, overhead for triceps and hammer curls. All of this was done pyramid style with 20, 25 and 30 pound dumbbells. Then I did 12 bicep curls with a 30 pound preloaded barbell and then only 3...
  20. Calico

    Daily Check-in, Wednesday, May 27, 2026

    Hey Linda, doctor said that I looked good. He wants to see what the hematologist says in June. Since all of my screenings(pap,mammogram, Cologuard are all negative) he is curious what the test they will run will show. Evidently, with an unprovoked PE they look for underlying causes like...
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