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.....

Hello Fellow Physiquesians...

I am definitely fighting something...my friend took me to dinner on Tuesday for a belated birthday celebration and the next day I wasn't feeling well at all. Food poisoning or the flu?  I'm not sure but I took yesterday to rest and recover then came home today and still wasn't feeling100% but I still wanted to do my Physique 57 workout.  I did it with less enthusiasm than I have in the past but I still did it.  I really enjoy my Physique 57 workouts and I am trying oh so hard to stay dedicated and focused.

I'm hoping that I will bounce back because of this....

We have a new addition to our family...meet AVA ROSE MARTINEZ.  This little beauty is our new great-niece.  Our nephew Danny and his beautiful wife Melissa welcomed this little precious bundle of joy into their family at 3:29 this afternoon and I want to go visit her so I need to get to feeling better.  So...

Until next time my fellow Physiquesians.... 

Braving it for my Physiqueing.....

I was trying to think of some big impressive words to use for this Physique 57 blog post tonight.  Epiphany, proclamation, realization....but that just isn't me.  So here is my Monday Physique 57 post.  I sat at work all day today thinking I wish I could go home so I can do my Physique 57 workout.  Pretty good for a person who normally thinks of everything but exercising if I do say so myself.  I had a frustrating morning and all I wanted to do was get out of there and come home so I could Physique ;) and feel better.  Well, my day actually got better after my texting session with my beautiful daughter, so I wrapped things up, headed home, took Tiffy out for a walk and then headed upstairs to get changed so I could start my Physiqueing and made some decisions while on the way upstairs.  First of all.....

I've given up this....

For this....

Holly will be proud!!

AND, I decided that it is time to post a "before" picture.  Posting a "before" picture is really hard and a big step for me (I'm actually happy that I don't have very many followers on my blog).  But I know if I am going to remain committed to my Physique 57 workouts, and I want to do well when I take Physique 57 classes when I am in NY/NJ in November, then a "before" picture is probably a good thing.  So here goes...

I really enjoyed my Physique 57 Express 30 Minute Full Body Workout and I know that doing my Physique 57 workouts on a regular basis will lead to a better "after" picture.

Until next time my fellow Physiquesians....

30 minutes.....

WOOOW Nellie....that Physique 57 Express 30 minute Full Body workout is kicking my bootie! Kudos to Tanya for putting together a quick program for all of us busy people.   This is amazing.  I love it!!

I'm heading out for a family lunch to say good-bye to my Uncle Pete and now I can go enjoy my lunch and not feel guilty because I Physiqued this morning.  I was sitting on my bootie, because I wasn't feeling 100% this morning, and lo and behold (that's a mom saying, yikes)...I saw it...the infamous Guilt Note.  It is still proudly displayed on my TV thus forever a reminder that I need to Physique.  So...well you know how it goes....blah blah blah (Target)..blah blah blah (Physique 57 workout room)...blah blah blah....but when all is said and done, I did my Physique 57 and now I feel TERRIFIC!!

Oh, and I am becoming one with this:

Have a beautiful day everyone...

Until next time my fellow Physiquesians.....

See you in November ;)