Just a Bit of 2013

2013 was a great year!!  Found out in February that we would be moving to Petaluma, CA and that my hubby got his dream job.  We got a new car.  I did a personal best in my second Shamrock 15K in Portland, Oregon. I did two 1/2 marathons, the first being the Portland Rock-n-Roll with my girl Jill, and the second was for the Nike Women's half with my other girl Rachelle!!  I also ran the Napa Valley Ragnar, and watch my hubby make the cut for a 2014 advancement.  My mom and dad came to visit us, and then we went to celebrate my uncle's birthday and hang out with my dad's side of the family.  Went on a business/pleasure trip to San Diego during the summer, and recently purchased our tickets to visit family back in NY!  My sister will be having a baby, Ella Emilia so it'll be a perfect time to visit! A beautiful trip during Christmas to Lake Tahoe with some good friends.  I ran 500 miles for the year, and also ran 12 months in a row, plus I worked out at least 4x a week for a whole year!!  And many, many little adventures since we arrived in California!

Backyard in Petaluma :-)

New Car

Shamrock 15K

Rock-n-Roll 1/2 Marathon Portland Oregon

Nike Women's 1/2 Marathon San Francisco California

Napa Valley Ragnar San Francisco-Napa Valley 200 miles

Mom and Dad visiting

Celebrating the news of Devin's advancement in 2014

Fun in California, wine style

Abby and I mixing business with pleasure!!

Thought I'd throw in Hunnie and Shadow

                                                                          Christmas trip to Lake Tahoe

But also had a few sad moments, although not too many!  I had to say goodbye to my Walgreens family and my many friends in Oregon.  The above picture and phrase was done by my good friend Jill :-)

All together this year was filled with so many positives and hardly any negatives and I owe it all to the big ol' positive energy I promised to put forth last year, and will continue to put forth into and beyond 2014!  I have BIG plans for this next year!

Tomorrow I will post my new goal board, give some insight as to why I chose the goals I did, some challenge group news, a contest and MORE!!

Goodbye 2013, you've been good to myself and my family :-)

Body Beast Update

As most of you know, I've been tackling Beachbody's Body Beast.  I'm going to be 100% honest with this.....I'm scared!!  I KNOW I've said many, many, many times to NEVER go by your weight.  BUT for some reason I just can't stop listening to my inner voices when I stepped on the scale today.  What's the problem you ask??  I've gained FOUR (4) POUNDS since starting!  I actually weigh more than I EVER have!!!!

NOW, I know I'm in the "bulk phase" right now, and that's totally the reason behind it......I shouldn't be in the freak out mode, because I fit into all my clothes (not like I did when I weighed a pound less and couldn't fit into my jeans or pants to save my life back when I first started my fitness journey) and I've lost a few inches, although I have added a whole inch to my booty....which is fine, I LOVE IT.  BUT the women in me just had to freak out a bit!!!  Then I remembered, the whole point of Body Beast is to add muscle and burn fat.....and that's exactly what I'm doing!!

Saturday I will take my 45ish day pictures and then post a picture from back in the day (early to mid 20's) when I weighed about 10 pounds less than I do now, to show you all that MUSCLE DOES MATTER!!!  I just plucked out the picture today, and WOW!  I feel sooooo much better!!  Skinnyfat does not look good on me ;-) healthy and toned does, no matter how much I weigh, as long as I fit into my clothes.

  

  

On that note, anyone out there want to start a free 21 day challenge to bring in the New Years (or start the New Years)?  If so, head on over to my Facebook page and get the details!  Don't think you'll change much in 21 days???  I can prove you wrong ;-) (as long as you follow directions!!)  Let's do this together!!  Invest in yourself and your health this coming year!!

P90X3 is Ready to Be Shipped to YOU!!

The moment for all you X lovers have arrived!  P90X3 is ready and available to whip that bod into shape, all you have to do is buy and push play!  For more info on the program, check out my last blog post :-)

In the test group, 39 out of 40 people lost 10% body fat.......SERIOUSLY....YES....AWESOME!!! And did I mention there are lots of free gifts with this one?? Free gifts are always a plus.  If you purchase the P90X3 Challenge Pack you'll receive a Free P90X hat and half off your first order of Shakeology, plus you get to pick one of any of the below items, some are worth more than $40, plus I'll put you in our free private P90X motivational challenge group run by yours truly!!  

NOW I know it's Christmas time, but think about it, have you purchased anything for yourself, let alone invested in your health lately???  I know at least a few of you that make the New Years resolution to lose weight every year and buy gym memberships.  Why not try something different?  If working out at home doesn't seem like it would work for you, just give it a try!!  I'll be with you every step of the way because I'm running a P90X3 challenge group!  It'll start December 30th!

I know what you're thinking, P90X was hard and P90X2 was worse......can this be for me??This is for the 65-year-old who wants to get in shape, the busy mom who wants her body back but has no time, the beer-belly dad looking to lose 20-50 pounds, the college kid looking to stay in shape, keep active or help condition for the next sporting season...EVERYONE! 16 workouts...30 minutes a day. You no longer have an excuse, 30 minutes is, what? 2% of your day???? 

The Skinnyfat on P90X3!

As you all may have hear, or maybe not....there's a new P90X in town, coming out in 6 days from TODAY **December 10th is the date, mark your calendars** and it'll be called.......ready........P90X3!!  Now, I must admit, I've tried 4 times to do the original P90X and honestly, I LOVE it, well, most of it, except for the length.  The videos for P90X are about an hour, and then there is the dreaded hour and 30 minutes of Yoga a week.

The first time I did it, I think I got to day 65, and then went on vacation and when I came back I moved on to Brazil Butt Lift.  Once I was done with that, I decided once again to give P90X a try, and made it to 75 days, and then......went on vacation......I never finished when I came back, due to starting ChaLean Extreme.  Once I got done with CLX I tried P90X for the 3rd time, 3rd time should be the charm right????  NO, wrong.  I did a total of 35 days, and decided to buy TurboFire instead.  Time went on and I went between CLX, TurboFire, Insanity, Asylum and decided I would DO P90X FOR SURE!!  I started again, got to 60 days and had to move.  I GIVE UP (okay not really, I'll finish it someday)  So that right there is my history with P90X.  I'm not really sure why I couldn't pick it back up, maybe it was the length.  During all those times I was working a lot of hours, and doing an hour a day or more was just exhausting (I know, not a great excuse).

THE GOOD NEWS and basically where the above story has brought me, is that Tony Horton (the goofy, but fun creator of P90X and P90X2) has made P90X3 and each workout will be only THIRTY MINUTES---- 3 0 minutes!!!!  HALF AN HOUR!!  Get it??  Now you've got to physically get it and BRING IT ;-)  When will you BRING IT???  How bout a P90X3 Challenge group starting on December 30th??  Please RSVP :-)

Challenge Packs are going to be on sale for $180 and will go up to $205 January 1st.  Basic P90X3 will be $120  ***Sale for the Challenge Pack starts Dec, 10th!***  I will post another blog with direct links on the 10th, and also the links will be on my FB Like Page, so check that out as well :-)

So here's the scoop:

* All workouts are 30 minutes instead of an hour to an hour and a half (think we touched base on that ;-P)

* P90X3 is a separate program from P90X and P90X2, not a harder version

* P90X is made for all fitness levels, even beginners

* This program is based on science that suggests the first 30 minutes is the most effective part of any exercise routine, so we accelerate the workouts to create the most effective 30 minute routined healthy eating

* There are 16 workouts in the P90X3 base System

* The Deluxe package has 4 extra routines for a total of 20

* It will include a new Pilates based workout

* It will also include an all new Isometrics workout- A New Strength/Balance/Flexibility workout    with Static Holds

* It will include CVX: Cardiovascular Extreme - a Cardio workout with weights

* It will have MMX - a Mixed Martial Arts Extreme that expands the Kenpo workout

* Includes Agility X- All new agility programming

* Yoga is still part of the program, but it's only 30 mins- Thank God!

* There are 4 schedules you can choose from in X3- classic, lean, doubles, and bulk

* 39 out of 40 people in the Test group lost 10% of their body fat %-- that's INSANE!

* Equipment needed will include weights or bands (a pull-up bar is great like in P90X, but optional)

* Every move in X3 has a Beginner/Modified, In between move, and Challenging/Hard

* Ab Moves- Most of them are athletic in nature, some are standing up and many are front facing instead of being on your back

* When you order a P90X3 Challenge Pack through ME, you will receive your first month of Shakeology for 1/2 price and a FREE P90X3 hat plus a free gift directly from me!