Hi Ladies,
Happy New Year!!
I've been MIA for a while now. My life last semester was TOTALLY out of control. Between COVID, experimenting with different types of teaching (hybrid, in-person, remote), chairing the dept, not getting my course release--so having to teach a full load, and a number of other things/duties, I was totally overwhelmed and struggled with keeping up. I got in a walk or did 10 min of a Les Mills dance workout on YT here or there, but there was just no time to work out consistently.
I don't know if I'll be able to keep up with working out this semester, but I'm going to try. We usually have have Interim, so we teach one class for the month of January, and then we start spring semester in February, but they switched things up and we are starting spring semester on Monday.
We'll see how that goes. I won't have quite as many responsibilities, but I haven't had much of a break over the holidays, and I suspect that things are going to be insane again once the semester starts.
I had planned to do a walk in my neighborhood this morning, but it's raining here, so I worked out with Jessica. I did her 45 min 3-Mile Flat Abs Power Walk, then the 15 min Fast Fat Burn from her 15 min workouts DVD, then the 10 min cool down from her 10 min Mega Burn. Felt great!
SB - I was reading through the Dec thread to see what everyone has been up to and I saw that your DH suddenly passed away about 3 weeks ago. I was stunned to read the news. I'm so, so sorry. My heart goes out to you and your family. I know I'm late, but I extend my sincerest condolences to all of you. Sending much love and hugs.
You are so inspiring here and you have consistently held things down in this checkin as many of us have come and gone, and I'm just so appreciative of your support and all that you've done over the years to keep us going. Hang in there. I'll definitely keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. {{{hugs}}} Glad to see that you've been getting some walks in.
Nora - You've done a great job of keeping up with your workouts. I'm so grateful that you introduced me to Lose It! I ALWAYS gain weight over the holidays, but after gaining a lot of weight early in the pandemic, I started using Lose It again and even through holiday stress, I'm down about 20 lbs since the summer.
Julie - I was so glad to see your posts! I know you've had some difficulties, but it seems like you are on the other side of them. I'm rooting for you and hoping for all the best! You've done such a great job of keeping up with your workouts, also.
Penguin - Good job with your workouts, too! You've had a lot going on. I was relieved to see that your DH tested negative for Covid.
Waves to All!