Pity Party then P57 to slap me back in shape!

No pics to post today.  I'm was having a pity party pretty much the whole day :(

.....Let me share please:

After a great weekend, feeling really good about how I looked in the pics that I posted last night....I get to work today and what is waiting for me in my inbox but the dang proofs of those dreaded work portraits we took last week.  I was so upset and disappointed in myself and the way I looked.  I felt like the fat girl sitting against the wall at a school dance knowing that no one was really going to ask me to dance. (I know, I know Holly, I'm just getting it off my chest.  I know you hate for me to talk like this)....anyways, I instantly sent Holly the link so she could look at them and then I cried when she called me to say they were great.  I love my daughter, she is definitely my biggest fan, but still, I was so unhappy with those pics.  I felt like I cried all day long today. 

I've been doing my Physique 57 workouts for a while now, most consistently during the Physique 57 November Challenge.  I was feeling pretty good about myself thinking I was one hot momma.  I was all pumped about getting to take Physique 57 classes next week while I am back east for Thanksgiving.  I even thought the door man gave me a little extra look when I left our building the other day.  My unmentionables don't seem quite as tight as they used to be, I don't have to lay down on the bed to zip my jeans anymore, I gave up Diet Coke...blah, blah, blah.

Then....

I was thinking of all kinds of ways to look good...Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, go to the doctor for diet guidance, look into that totally ridiculous HCG shot diet (my friend did it and she lost like 60 pounds-I would never do it plus I could never afford it), have an emotional breakdown so I will be so depressed that I would stop eating (not my style, I'm a happy person who tries to be up all the time).....but then...

I realized that it didn't take 3 weeks to get like this so it won't take 3 weeks to get back into the shape that I want to be.  If I am to have this "womanly body" then I will at least have this "womanly body" that is healthy with no drugs or shots getting me there.  If I am going to remain dedicated to working out so I can transform my body, if I am going to constantly work hard with my Physique 57 workouts, then I know I will get into the shape and look like I want to look but do it in a healthy way.  I may not be a size 6 again, but I will be healthy.  I will sleep well, have self confidence, keep myself fit and healthy and walk with my shoulders back and my head held high!!

Oh and by the way, I always see pictures of celebrities (Kim Kardashian, Kendra from DWTS, etc.)who have "work done" and fake boobs and are a skinny size 2...I think I am way more attractive than they are. Conceited maybe, but the minute I see those pictures, I think to myself, would I want to look like that? Nope!

So....

I got home, took Tiffy out, put on my workout clothes (Target); rolled out my pink Physique 57 mat; said Hello Tanya, then hit play.   I felt good after my Physique 57 workout tonight. I'm working out 6 days a week, I've never done that!  I got over my Pity Party, said the heck with those pictures, it is what it is. I can't change those pictures (heck I can use them as another goal)....but I can continue to change how I look and feel thru my Physiqueing.

So...until next time my Fellow Physiquesians.....

Bridal shower #2 and a Physique 57 night-cap...

Yesterday afternoon was my future daughter-in-law's 2nd Bridal Shower.  I had a blast and I am having so much fun enjoying all of the festivities leading up to the big day....69 days and counting!!

I usually do my Physiqueing in the evenings...it just seems to be a great night-cap for me, but yesterday I made the mistake of not Physiqueing before leaving for Stephanie's shower figuring I would do it when I got home. The shower started at 4pm so I figured I would be home by around 9pm ish and would do my Physique 57 work-out when I got home then I would have a great nights sleep.  WRONG!!  I got home at 1am...needless to say, that was some shower and I didn't get my Physique 57 workout in.  My DIL had a great time and was "showered" with so much love and amazing gifts so it was worth sacrificing my Physiqueing last night.

I was introduced to a yummy drink...a non-alcoholic one since I was driving myself, and for those of you who know me, know that I work for a DUI attorney and I just didn't want to end up being a client so.....this was my drink of choice last night.  It was so good and even better, only 5 calories per glass!!

Before I continue with my Physique 57 post for this Sunday night....I want to share some pictures from the shower.

MIL and MOB

THE FUTURE MR. AND MRS. MENDOZA

MIL, BRIDE-TO-BE, MOB

OK, back to my Physique 57 Sunday night post.   After meeting Jon and Steph for lunch today (that always makes this momma very happy), I headed home, got my laundry done then pulled out my pink Physique 57 mat and my weights and hit the floor so I could get my groove on tonight.  I really enjoy my Physique 57 workouts and feel so good when I am done. I am on the count-down for my trip back east...one week from today.  In one week, at this time, Tiffy and I will be landing in NYC!!  Tiffy and I are getting our bags packed and we are gonna be leaving on a jet plane to go spend Thanksgiving with Holly, Matt, Maggie Lu, my hubby and Matt's parents.  The only thing that would make that perfect holiday trip even better is if Jon, Steph and Jer were going too!  I am so excited about being able to take Physique 57 class(es) while I am there.  I want to prove to myself that I can get thru a Physique 57 class and do better than the first time I took class with Holly.  I do not plan on standing at the ballet barre feeling like I am gonna toss my cookies like I did the first time.....I'm prepared this time!! I've been Physiqueing...I am a Physiquer! I can do push-ups and tricep dips!! 

Oh, and again I say.....let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!

So....until next time my fellow Physiquesians.

I was sick......:(

I was sick yesterday and just could not muster up the strength to do my Physique 57 workout.  I know that sounds very dramatic, but it is the truth.  I have been fighting something for the last few days and I just plain hit the wall yesterday. This is what my yesterday consisted of: I made it thru the day at work, but after running to Kohl's for a new blouse (getting ready for staff portraits, yuk, that's another post), I came home, took Tiffy out, fed her, went upstairs, put on my PJ's then told Tiffy that I was going to lay down for just a bit then figured I would get up to do my Physique 57 workout because I was on a roll and didn't want to break my streak...it was 7:30....WRONG! I did not get up until 6:15 this morning!  This is what I had for dinner last night...

I woke up this morning feeling better but feeling guilty because I didn't Physique yesterday :(.  I called my Holly Girl on the way to work this morning and told her that I was sick yesterday and just couldn't do my Physique 57 workout and I felt super guilty because I missed it....she called me back and told me I got a "bye" from Natasha because I was sick (phewwww, that was a relief), and she said it was ok to miss if I was not feeling well.

Technically tho, the way I figure it, I'm still "legal" and can say I'm in compliance with the Physique 57 November Challenge because I did my Physique 57 workout 8 days in a row and the challenge says to do it 6 days a week, I missed one day, but had a credit for the 7th day, started the new week on day 8....oh heck, I'm not good at math, but I think I can legally say that I am on track to be a success with the Physique 57 November Challenge!

So....back to today.  I wore my new blouse and we did those dreaded work portraits, arghhhh....I came home, took Tiffy for a walk around the block...2 times...came back home, fed Tiff, went up stairs, put on my Physique 57 workout clothes (Old Navy), came down stairs (I moved my Physique 57 workout stuff down stairs for a change in scenery, and did this........BAM, I'M BACK!!

I actually feel pretty good and I am so happy to be back on my Physique 57 routine.  Wow, this sounds dramatic too.  It's not like I was gone for months and months, it was a mere 24 hours...can we say Drama Queen!

I'm counting the days until I head back east to celebrate Thanksgiving with Holly, Matt and Maggie Lu.  Also, I am really excited because I will get to take Physique 57 classes in NYC, woot woot!   Oh, by the way, I would be super super happy if we had snow, I'm just sayin'.

Until next time my fellow Physiquesians.....

One Week Down....

I did it! I made it thru the first week of the Physique 57 November Challenge.  I worked out 7...count it...1,2,3,4,5,6,7 days in a row. I have never done that before! Never!

I must admit, I woke up a bit sore this morning...particularly my left shoulder blade but I don't think it is from my Physique 57 Workout...I think it is because I'm sharing my bed with two other bodies and they are hogging the bed. I have very little, lets say real estate, in my queen size bed because of this:

For the last week I have been sleeping with a total of 12 pounds of sweet Yorkie-ness and they are hogging the bed. I'm not kidding, I cannot believe that two little pups can take us so much room in a grown up bed! With Tiffy snoring all night and Mimi sleeping right by by side...my comfort level has been less than normal but how can you resist these cute little faces.  So...

I get up in the morning, take the pups out, make them breakfast...because pups in my house don't just get kibbles, they get nice warm heated food that I have painstakingly prepared for them (I'm sure Maggie Lu is counting the days for Grandma to get there) then head out to work.  After a long day, I come home to see these waiting for me:

My three reminders...my Physique 57 reminders.  They keep me going everyday. I see them the minute I get home and I get moving with my Physiqueing.  Week 2 starts tomorrow....

Until next time my Fellow Physiquesians....

Lunch splurge then Physiqueing....

Day 5 of the Physique 57 November Challenge down!!! I had every intention of getting up early to try to Physique this morning but my desire to sleep won out.

Once I crawled out of bed (at 9am), I headed to the Apple Store to get a quick iPad lesson then met up with #3 for lunch.  We went to our favorite place and I instantly thought of :

#1 the Guilt Note, 

#2 Holly's Note,

 #3 Holly (my #1 Physique 57 Instructor),

#4 Natasha (my #1 Physique 57 Blog Reader),

 and

 #5 Tanya (my #1 Physique 57 DVD Coach)

Sooooo, I knew that since we were at our favorite place, I would need to use will-power when ordering since I hadn't done my Physique 57 Day #5 workout yet.

We went here:

We shared this...

Each of us had this (kid's portion):

I limited myself to 1 piece of their yummy bread...

And passed on this:

And came home and did my Physique 57 Workout. YES....Day #5 a success.

I feel great...hardly had to stop at all.  Can't wait to get to my Holly's house for Thanksgiving so I can go take class(es) and do Physique 57 in person.  I think I will be able to keep up this time....heck I may even go to Target before I go to buy a new workout outfit!!

Until next time my Fellow Physiquesians.....

Challenging Challenge....

Well Happy Friday my friends.  I'm still going stong with my Physique 57 November Challenge. I must admit, it is hard to work all day then get home and do my Physiqueing...but I'm doing it.  I am sleeping really well and waking up just sore enough to know that I'm workig the muscles that need to be worked but not too sore to think..Oh no..I've hurt myself!!

I am more deteremined than ever to stick with my Physique 57 workouts and be a success with this November Challenge!!

I've changed my eating habits as well. I am trying not to snack in between meals and no soft drinks (Diet Coke withdrawals for sure).   I have taken all the leftover Halloween Candy and treats that I had at the house to work and I am willingly sharing it all with my co-workers :) Maybe I'm trying to sabotage them, ya think...hehehe. J/K.

Holly was telling me last night that she is proud of me for sticking with it because she knows how hard it is for me to exercise.  I ordinarily don't like to exercise but I do like my Physique 57 DVD's and being a Physiquesian!  It made me feel good when she said that because I am the only one holding me accountable (except for Holly and Natasha :)...I could easily just do nothing and then blog as if I did, but between H&N, my blog, and feeling great, oh and the notes (Holly's and the guilt note), I have to be true to myself.  Plus, I have Jon's wedding as my ultimate goal. I want to look good and make him proud when my baby boy and I take to the dance floor for the mother/son dance (I'm tearing up already.)

So...Until next time my Fellow Physiquesians.....

November Challenge---Physique style!

The November Challenge---

Physique 57 style.....

I'M IN!! 

NOTHING MORE TO SAY. 

WISH ME LUCK.

I'm hoping to be able to update that before picture :)

(BTW...I started last night so I'm on track. Woot Woot for me!)

Until next time my fellow Physiquesians.....