My Beauty Boot Camp

Phyliss "in process" at Noland Suttles

Well, the work at Noland Suttles has begun. On the left are Phyliss and John working on her new hair color. .

The finished results?   you'll have to wait until May 13th to see those, but they were terrific!

Phylis Talks About Her New Hair

  Click HERE to see Phylis After Her Treatment

"Whatever type hair anyone has, she usually wants another. I have thick, strong, resilient hair which makes me happy. The problem has always been the wild wave pattern and tendency to frizz in humid or rainy weather, especially in the nape and sides ...MORE

Workout Snap Shots

  A Tired Group after a Saturday Workout

Ladies performing Kettlebell swings. Kettlebell swings are one exercise that accomplishes many goals!  Kettlebell swings bring into action practically every group of muscles on the back of your body.  Legs, hips, glutes, back and the core.  Kettlebell swings are used to increase power, explosiveness, flexibility and the cardiovascular  system.

Phyllis Faces Fears & Gets Results

  "Once the excitement of being one of the chosen subsided, and it took a few days, I faced the reality with a thud.  I'm going to be required to visit the gym - certainly not my natural habitat.  I had avoided it for all thses years and when I walked in the first time I was positively shaking!  People who work out routinely have no conception of how foreign it is to those who don't.
"Now two weeks into the program (and part of that time I was out of the country) I can say while I'm not where Amy would like, I've made the decision to join the gym when the 8 weeks are over and continue striving to find my best self.  There are numerous work-outs I've discovered and I'm certain there is one for me.  Here are a few things that have already changed so just imagine after the complete program.

I can actually run up my condo stairs without breathing hard - a few weeks ago I was panting after just walking.  And, it is only 14 stairs to the second floor.
-My posture is improving as is my breathing in general
-My body is already more flexible.  And, my wrists and hands are stronger. 
-While I don't seem to be losing weight, my clothes are fitting differently.
-The last one alone is enough to continue working out!

Phyllis Lost 3 Pounds in First Week!

Phyllis is a beautiful 66 year old Grandmother.  While going through hundreds of applications to find our top 5 contestants, Phyllis's story caught my eye.  She wrote, " I want to prove to my grand kids I can still be cool!  For some reason that blew me away!  What an inspiration to people of all ages.  It's never to late and if Phyllis can do it any one of you reading this can do it.

Phyllis arrived for her first workout Tuesday night.  I met Phyllis at the front desk so I could show her where the dressing rooms are located.  As I proceeded to take her back, I noticed she was shaking, literally shaking, arms, hands, shoulders, her whole body.  I was quite alarmed and afraid she was feeling ill.  At that moment, I asked, Phyllis, what's wrong, are you ok, why are you shaking so much?  Phyllis looked at me, a little fear in her eyes, and told me, "I have never been in a gym before, now that I am here, I'm scared!  Everybody is in shape, it's very intimidating!!  I instantly loved her and realized how brave she is not only to walk into a gym for the first time at the age of 66 but to take on this 8 week challenge.  It is not easy.  In fact, because we only have 8 weeks, we had no choice but to plan a very intense 8 week regiment.   

Phyllis made a decision to challenge herself and take risks and her pay off?  Not only did she lose 3 lbs,  she is the first one of the 5 contestants to lose any weight!!  When Phyllis came in for her second workout on Wednesday, she was very relaxed and laughing,  it was obvious she was having a great time!  Oh did I mention she was glowing?  I immediately attributed it to our great workouts and the new healthy food she was eating and when I brought this to her attention she let me know real fast, it was the amazing facial and chemical peel she got from her aesthetician at Dermed!!  Oh well!

READ TIPS FROM AMY FOR SENIORS WHO WANT TO WORK OUT

Angelina Jolie lips at any age - Tip 1

Phyliss, our 66 year old grandmother, arrived at Institut’ DERMed along with Heather and Kim for their skin consultations. Heather (clearly the comedienne of the group) said they were banding together in fear and hope. Fear of the skin analysis and hope for the best! Phyliss at 66 was the eager, fearless one….’bring it on’! After a thorough analysis “Fearless Phyliss” was chomping at the bit to get started so Kristen decided to go ahead and treat her on the spot. Afterwards Phyliss had only one thing to say, though she has been heard repeating it a number of times ;-) “My skin looks AMAZING, you are a miracle worker”. 

Well Phyliss, while you may not be too hard to please, we were also pleased at the results and that was after only one treatment. It’s going to be a fun 8 weeks as you continue with your at home maintenance and we continue to have fun working on your skin tone! READ PHYLISS' ANALYSIS & TREATMENT PLAN WITH KRISTEN"S SECRET TIP FOR ANGELINA JOLIE LIPS