Countdown to the New Year

Hi,
We're heading into the 'holidaze' full speed ahead. Reading through scores of fitness magazines, watching shows, internet and just good old experience, here's a pedestrian way to keep everything in perspective:

November:
-Plan ahead: the 3 "P's" - Plan out your day, plan your budget, plan your eating

-Day: Map it out. Take the time before you jump out of bed to think about your day and what you want to have happen. Don't forget about setting a minimum of 20 minutes aside for exercise. Get your heart rate up and if 20 is all you have, go for weights as it will boost your metabolism.

-Budget: Gifts. If you're planning on gift giving this holiday, make a list and determine how much you'll spend and stick to it. Try to get your shopping in early. You don't need to spend a lot to give a great gift. Stress less. Oh yeah, and if you can, pay in cash and forego the credit card headaches.

December:
-Do the things that will make you feel good. Whatever it is, decorate your house, try cooking something you've never cooked before (I'm going to try an apple pie, I saw this on the Today Show and it seemed so simple):
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33994957#recipeContinued

INGREDIENTS
• Apples - any combination, but Granny Smith and Macs are preferred
• Egg whites
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. apple pie spice (or allspice, cinnamon, mace)
• Butter
• Egg yolks
• Prepared pie crust

Prepare pie crust, put in pie plate.
Brush crust with beaten egg white and set aside.
Peel and cut up apples in chunks and fill up crust. Put sugar and apple pie spice on top of apples.
Put one pat of butter, cut into 4 pieces, on top of apples. Put crust on top.
Mix egg yolks with a little bit of milk and brush on top.
Cut slits in crust.
Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees and 30 minutes at 350.

December, continued:
-Exercise: Work off the meals, go for walk, a run, anything. Just do something.
-Mentally get ready for the New Year. Why wait until Spring to clear out the old? Clear away.

Check back to see how we'll transform our blog in the coming weeks.

Thank you for reading.

Website launch = 21 days & counting

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for looking! We've been working hard on our website and I'll post a couple of photos. We will launch with products from the store & more!

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Hugger Mugger
So Low
Trove Tkees
Up Vibe
& more

In case you haven't visited the store, we sell women's fitness apparel for yoga, pilates, gym & weight training, fitness boxing - basically clothes that make you look at feel great.

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FESTA FUN

Hi Guys! 

Hope you made it to the festa, but if you didn't, here are some cute pics!! 

We hope you make it out to our next event! Artwalk? Mercato? We will keep you informed!! Come in soon because we still have some great sales going on in the store and some promotions coming up, so keep on blogging with me :) 

Xo

Envy Girl! 

Taco Tuesday

BOOO HOOO...Because unfortunately for me I am not going!!! You know what Taco Tuesday means, margaritas and machaca's..which let me tell you are delicious but I gave up a-hol, and I feel great! Here is a you tube video of a spin class if you still haven't tried it! Try it! Love it! 

XO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0rz4cXfWbs&feature=response_watch

Let's start calling Tuesdays...Treadmill Tuesdays? Any better suggestions? Tofu Tuesdays? HAHA! 

Monday!

Hi guys! Hope you all had a healthy and happy weekend! I am getting pumped for my spin class at 630 tonight! Hope you all gave a spin class a try and if you haven't yet, make sure you get on that! I have officially given up wine and caffeine since Friday :) I am cleaning my whole body out and getting rid of all the bad stuff! I got a slight headache Saturday and Sunday from not getting my usual latte but today I feel AMAZING! Come say hi to us at Envy, cute new things! 

XOXOX

Told ya!

Told ya I'd write :) So I am at Envy right now looking at all the adorable, stylish, practical and flattering merchandise and wondering where everyone is! Get down here and buy some stuff people! Everything in this store is AMAZING! We just got in twistband, the cutest and most functional headband ever! So come down and grab 1 or 3 or 50. :) I went to spin today like I said I was and honestly it makes you feel so great when you are done! I think you should all go try a class at a local gym and see what you think! 

Talk soon!

XO

P.S. check out the headbands at...

http://store.thetwistband.com/lookbook

M.I.A.

NOOOO not the band silly, ME!!! I have been "chasing my tail" for the last 2 weeks...and haven't been able to share all my stories with you, sorry :( Envy girl is back! Woohoo! So, did my first ordering for our fall collection and let me tell you, it is pretty amazing, Omgirl, I LOVE YOU! Tie-dye pants, meditation wraps, adorable basics with some flare, lets just say...aaammmmaaazzzhhhhiiinngg (i know there is no "h", it's for exaggeration) :) 

So, you will be happy to know I have attended spin class at my new swanky gym 4 times in the last week and a half and am going tomorrow as well, finally stopped getting sore from it, what a great workout. These classes are over an hour and I was sweating so much that there was a puddle underneath the bike, ew! But I must say the men next to me had rivers underneath theirs..yuck yuck!

 Anyway, I have also been eating healthy except when my dad came into town last night and I ate the most amazing food at Sevilla downtown, oh and dad by the way, ceviche is more like salsa, not soup!  Oh and P.S. everyone what a great and healthy dinner..I found a great recipe for ceviche at : 

http://www.recipezaar.com/Mexican-Ceviche-8899

I will talk to you all tomorrow, I PROMISE! Have a healthy night and morning, I will be waking up early to go on a looonnnngggg walk with my bestie and our dogs, off to spin and then into Envy! yay! 

XOXOX

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Hi friends! 

I am off to pilates but want to share another stretch i love called the "tree" I think I'll stick to the pilates theme while I'm still doing it but I will soon start sharing other exercises when I finally get myself to my new groovy gym!!! Stay excited!!! :) GO CHARGERS! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bq44xiISBI&NR=1

XO

Quatro

Hi Hi...Um, excuse me but is it really 100 degrees in San Diego right now!!!!???? YA it is! Absolutely crazy!! But good news, I have a great tip for you today! I have done it tons of times at my pilates reformer class but actually MASTERED it yesterday..pretty groovy. The stretch is called short spine stretch...it is super hard to explain in writing so I have attached a youtube video you must check out...this stretch will increase your strength and flexibility and you can do it at home also without the reformer as a great back and hamstring stretch. Remember that when you come back down and your legs are lowering to let each vertebrae in your spine hit the reformer one at a time...ENJOY! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxOKQrauGqk

XO

Day 3...

I woke up feeling refreshed, another day without any vino at dinner, man that makes a BIG difference :) I went on a 5 mile walk with my dog and bestie and I enjoyed a relaxing pilates class last night after work, just as relaxing as a glass of wine and so much better for you! I worked on ordering some AMAZING new fall pieces that should be arriving in October/November! YAY! My tip of the day is to eat all of my carbies at lunch and none for dinner, it helps shed some lbs. around the tum tum. Salad with chicken on it for dinner sounds delish! XO

Day Two...

After starting my morning out right with a glass of my new found obsession, greenfix smoothie :) I went on with my busy day while the sales dude from a certain gym in town called me all day.. "It's the last day of the month, I'll give you $250 off, free months off blah blah blah". I still haven't joined this gym because I have been regularly going to pilates and walking my dog like 24/7. I decided to join because he was so persistant, I just wanted to be done with it and him (so I guess he is a good sales person). Trying out new classes like kickboxing, butts and gutts, cycling (which I LOVE) and aquatics will be fun and definitely will keep me busy writing these blogs..I will be sore...very sore...first day at my new gym starts sometime this week (haha) I'll keep you updated...XO!

Day One...

So...instead of my normal glass of wine with dinner...I swapped it for a drink of GreenFix Organic Smoothie, a company based in San Diego! It was featured at the Mercato in Little Italy, so my bestie and I picked up a 32 oz this Saturday, yum...delish! It is packed with all the nutritional benefits of dark leafy greens (that I frankly don't eat enough of)...and to tell you the truth it really is yummy, there is a hint of apple juice and bananas to balance the veggie taste and to give it that kick of sweet! Hope you all had a healthy day as well! XO!
Check out where you can grab one of you own: http://greenfixsmoothie.com/

Ok so....

.....a couple days ago the girls at Envy Sportswear went on a diet! We started hitting the gym more, the track, the pavement, the pilates room, the yoga studio whatever it takes... and also changed the way we ate! With the cute clothes we have in the store right now I am more motivated than ever to work out! My must have item in the store are these adorable OMgirl pants that have a wide fold-over top, they are comfortable and extremely flattering (we have them in grey, brown and black)...Even after a few days of starting our new "lifestyle change", we are already starting to feel ALOT better :) YAY!  We are taking you along for the ride starting Monday, so get ready for some great advice and tips on losing those extra 10 lbs! Get ready and check back in on Monday! 

Sale Still On!!!

We still have tons of adorable sale merchandise on the floor! come and get it while your size is still here! All long pants are buy one get the second pair 1/2 off! The rest of the store is on sale and new arrivals for fall are going fast, come get on board with the adorable denim trend! 

SALE!

We are having an amazing sale happening right now at Envy Sportswear! Almost the whole store is on sale from 30% to 50% and all Havaiana flip flops in every color of the rainbow are buy one get the second pair 50% off!