Good morning!
I did Rhythmic Step this morning. Ooooooh, dear. The workout intensity was just fine, and I'm glad I did it, but that workout is really, really, really getting on my nerves these days. When I first bought it, 3 years ago, it was one of my few Cathe workouts, so I did it once a week, for quite some time. I guess that killed it for me, because I now find the music so utterly, annoyingly monotonous, and her breakdown of combo 3 ridiculously tedious. I did not have the patience for this workout today, and was very, very close to shutting it off part way through. But I persevered, and of course got a great cardio workout. I think, though, that it is time to put this one on the back burner for a very long time. In the near future I will use a shortened version for a decent 30 minute cardio: RS w/u, combo 1, challenge, and cool-down/stretch. That is comparable to All-Step in intensity and duration. I actually really, really like the choreography in the first combo a lot. Okay, enough complaining! Lesson learned.
Wendymin - I bought about 75% of my Cathe collection within a year. Whew, that was an expensive year, but worth every penny! I've heard a few other people say they find LG harder than LL. I think it might have to do with the amount of weight used in each workout. If I recall, you don't use any weight in LL, do you? Or light dumbells? When you get your barbell, post-baby, you might find the LL experience a bit different

I love LG for for the fun-factor. The music is great, isn't it?
Dutchie - Bad mother!! Bad Bad mother LOL!! But I'll bet your son appreciates that you don't cuckold him, hey? He's a man, after all, and doesn't need a fuss-budget mother swooning over him :-D That's very funny about posting his pic for all his friends to see.
Reba - Body Max followed by MIC? Are you, by any chance, following Cathe's January/04 or January/05 rotations? I think those are the two where she puts those two together. I never thought it was possible to do them on consecutive days, but I gave it a shot one time, and lived to tell the tale. How did you do?
Carla K - I've never done Timesaver 5. It's the only Cathe workout that I've never actually tried, surprisingly. How was it? How does it compare to Legs & Glutes? Harder? Easier? And maybe you get stressed out over exams, because they're EXAMS?? I used to get stomach aches the day before an exam. I am so relieved that I won't have to write another exam or essay for as long as I live, if I don't want to. I think I'm going to have a hard time not stressing out when my daughter starts taking tests in school. It's awful!
Charlotte and Jes - my parents descend on us today for a 6 day stay. Please come and clean my house. Preggo lady is too tired! S.O.S.!
Jes - cooooool find on the gloves! Let me know how KPC feels with the gloves on!
Christi - I agree that the music can make or break a workout. The Body Blast series is stellar in that department. Makes it hard to go back and do the earlier workouts that aren't nearly as good (like RS for example! Argh!).
Maria - all I have to do to amuse the child while I preview my workouts is either turn on the computer, or the small tv in the kitchen. It is frightening how long she will remain motionless in front of these objects. Sadly, it is a convenience that I use all too often. :-(
Jes - great workout yesterday! I am still in awe of your ability to get the RS choreography down so quickly. You know the part in the second combo when you do the triples around the step, and she says "Did I get you? I'll bet you wanted to do a knee-lift there, didn't you? Okay, do one now!" I think she "got me" about 100 times before I grew wise to her little trick!
Katie - teething! Ugh! My daughter cut 4 teeth in one night, including her first molar. It was a hellish night for all of us. Poor thing cried from midnight to 4am, non-stop.
Sandy - it would satisfy my cravings, except that the thought of shrimp turns me off really bad right now. I'm really craving beef and tomato sauces. Hamburgers are just about my favourite meal right now. Oh my. I just realized that nothing is preventing me from going to McDonald's for lunch today. Must.....resist.......Must......resist........(awful, bad stuff!). I need to rerent SuperSize Me. Oh, but the video store is right beside McDonalds.........(help!!)
Tracy - You took the words right out of my mouth yesterday. There are lots of things in my world that aren't up to par, but I never miss a workout LOL!
Foodie Sue - PUB at 4am??? I'd have dropped a dumbell on my foot for sure. Good for you for being so dedicated! (Or should that be "committed"? LOL!)
Tammy - I'm the same way about KPC! I barely used it at first, but it has gradually become one of my very favourite workouts, and now I have a hard time forcing myself not to over-use it. I'm looking forward to KickMax!! I think I'm going to like any workout that lets me use a chair
Lisa - feel better soon!! My own cold is still lingering, and I'm getting fed up with it. Grrr!
Well, time to go eat my second breakfast. I'm eating like a teenage boy these days!
Sandra