Manic Monday!

5:45am - Wake up call from a friend so I can attempt a morning workout


6:05am - Friend insists I meet him at the coffee shop to ensure I'm actually up...sit outside and drink coffee until 6:40am.

6:45am - Go back to my house and promptly fall back to sleep :)


7:30am - Get up and get ready for work


9:30am - Breakfast: my last biscotti :(


10:15am - First Meeting of the day

11:30am - Second Meeting

12:30pm - Lunch: a HUGE cookie. I am not proud.

1:00pm - Third Meeting

2:00pm - Fourth Meeting


3:00pm - read blogs & play on facebook

4:00pm - Snacks


5:30pm - Finally heading home

7:00pm - Rocked the double workout: Power 90 Sculpt 1-2 & Sweat 3-4

8:15pm - Dinner: TJs throw down!


8:30pm - shower!!


9:00pm - Beach Body Team Call

10:00pm - BLOG!

Good night!

Sunday Morning

Good Morning!

I feel like a real blogger this morning! I'm sitting here at my local coffee shop, sipping a coffee, eating a sammich, browsing blogs & writing...why that makes me feel like a real blogger, I do not know!


Yes, that is real egg (well, Eggbeaters) and real cheese on there. I generally try to avoid these things, but I've had a carb-tastic weekend and my body was screaming for a little protein!

Yesterday started with a delish bowl of oats...I think the fruit combo is just what works for me!


Oats, cinnamon, bloobs & banana - this time the bunny did not get a bite!

After breakfast, I walked about a mile to my friend's house to pick up my bike and then ran some errands which included sending off some goodies to these two wonderful ladies - Couch Potato Athlete & One Fit Foodie

I then had to jet off to a hair appointment...I scheduled it right for lunch time, but it was too soon to eat so I did a bad thing! I stopped at the Starbucks next door and picked up a few things to save for when hunger did strike...cuz if you know me, it WILL strike!



I headed over to another friend's house and decided to take a nice little walk with this guy:


He isn't mine, but I consider myself his mom :) He is my other baby...it's just a shame that he and Boo Boo (the bunny) can never be friends! He is a 2 year old Staffy and he is a maniac! Apparently, I was making him walk farther than he was prepared for because there were many stops like this one in the shade!

After we got back from our walk, my friend and I headed over to a street festival in his neighborhood. If you've ever been to Chicago in the summer, you know there is always a street festival somewhere! I had a delicious vegetarian southwestern wrap and forgot to snap a pic! I guess all the people, beer and live music distracted me!

We walked through the fest and came upon this bad boy...so cute! My friend is going to kill me if he ever finds out he made an appearance on here...


When I was in Italy, my uncle drove something fairly close to this size. It must have been a little bigger because this one was only a 2-seater...my uncle's did have a very tiny backseat. I just remember with 3 of us piled in and driving up some hill, we literally were holding up all the traffic and people were honking and going crazy! My uncle (actually great-uncle...Zio if you want to get Italian on it!) was an older man and in typical older man fashion, he didn't give a damn!

A-ha! I have located a picture of it! It was a Fiat 500...but we knew it as a Cinquecento which is how you say 500 in Italian.


I guess you really need a regular sized car next to it to get an idea...it's a lot like a Mini-Cooper.

So, after walking a lot today and biking a lot today, I wasn't really feeling like working out. Then I remembered that these next 60 days have to be awesome! It was almost 9:30pm, but I popped that DVD in and rocked it!

I have a feeling today will be a lazy day. It looks like it may downpour any minute. Movie day it is!!

Enjoy your weekend!!

30 days!

Good Saturday Morning to you!

Thursday marked Day 30 of the Power 90 program so yesterday I hopped on the scale for the official weigh in and took my measurements. Here is how things shook out:

Weight: lost 3.5lbs
Body Fat: lost 1%
Waist: lost 1.5 inches
Hips: lost 1 inch
Right Arm: lost .25 inches
Left Arm: no change
Right Thigh: lost .5 inches
Left Thigh: no change

I'm happy with the results, but then again, I'm not really happy with the results. I remember a time where I could have dropped twice that amount of weight in half the time. As I've gotten older, my body has become increasingly stubborn about letting weight go...however, it has no problem adding a few!

So, to know that I went from hardly working out at all and eating lunch and dinner out at least 5 or 6 times a week to working out 6 days a week and being much better about food...only 3.5 pounds seems a bit of a let down.

It is moving in the right direction though and I will try to concentrate on that positive note. Plus, now that I'm in the 3-4 phase of the program, the next 30 will hopefully see a bigger change.

I don't know if I've mentioned this, but I'm going to Egypt for a couple of weeks in October. This 90 days just barely squeezes in and I started when I did because I don't want to hate what I look like in the pictures of the trip. I have to make these next 60 days the best I can!!

On a different topic, we had a big announcement at work this week. My boss, who has been a good friend and the only boss I've had through my 6 and a half years at this company despite being lucky enough to have several promotions over that period of time, has decided to take a regional position and I won't be reporting to her anymore :( Now, I will be reporting directly to our President. He used to be our VP of Finance when I was still in our accounting division so I've worked very closely with him in the past and we have a great relationship...but now he's my boss?

I just can't wrap my head around it, ya know? I know my current boss inside and out. I know what I can get away with and what I'm going to need to explain. I know how she works. This is going to be a huge adjustment for me. Next week is my first "check in" meeting with him...so we'll see!

Another note about work...we had a potluck yesterday! I did pretty good at portion control, just took small amounts of things that I wanted to try, but I'll be honest and say I definitely at too many sweets! My workout last night suffered...I could tell I wasn't properly fueled. The craziest part is that...TMI coming up...my body basically knew it was full of crappy food. First thing this morning, it let me know it was time to get it out. Let me tell you, I don't generally have that fast of a turn around :)

But, that made me feel like things are on the right track. I used to eat crap all the time and my body didn't care. Now, it's trying to get rid of it asap. That is kind of amazing to me. And it reminds me that I'm doing something right!

Sorry for the lack of photos, this week kind of got away from me and I've barely had time to get anything "extra" in! I hope you all enjoy the great weather this weekend!!

Food for thought:

Have you had to change bosses within the same company? What was your experience?

Is your body good at telling you when you've eaten something you shouldn't have or do you have a stomach of steel?