P90X Day 28

Whining again....Yoga X. 

Despite my dislike for Yoga, I seem to be getting a little better at it. I noticed I am getting more flexible, and able to hold moves a little longer. I am still having pain in my right glute on certain positions. I tried the crane again, actually held it for 2 seconds.

I went over my calorie count today, not by much. It was my moms birthday, so we went to breakfast...and I just couldn't resist the french toast.

I also went on a 30 min walk tonight after dinner. I could have gone longer, but it was a bit too chilly for sweet pea.

I am anxious to take my 30 day pics this week, and do a side by side. 

On to doubles tomorrow. This is what my weeks schedule will look like:

P90X day 26

I may not feel skinnier, but I do feel more like a bad ass. I could definitely protect myself against any ninjas that might come along ;). I have noticed how much stronger I am than I was 4 weeks ago.

Today was Cardio X. I loved all of it except for the yoga...damn upward and downward dog! My pulled muscle is better with the exception of when I'm in the runners pose. Hopefully it will be 100% within the next couple of days.

I'm going to do my day of rest Saturday, and my yoga x on Sunday. I have a lot going on and know I won't have time. Then bring on doubles!

Here is a photo of today. I am going to post some before and afters next week

P90X Day 25

It's official, I am going to start doubles this next week. I was talking to my SIL about going to the beach this summer, then I got a wild hair up my butt and thought I would try on a bathing suit. 

=X

Not sure if that was discouraging or motivating. All I know is I will NOT be wearing a bathing suit looking like this. 

I am looking forward to taking pics next week, getting feedback on if others can tell ANY difference at all.

This week has been recovery week, no weight lifting. Today was a first for me, Stretch X. It felt good. Think I will start doing it on my days off. I even burned around 177 calories doing it.

I did better on eating today. Got back to writing down what I eat on Weight Watchers (I had signed up a couple of months ago online). I stayed within my daily points. Lets hope I can keep it up!

P90X Day 24

I am completely discouraged. I haven't lost a single pound. NOT 1. And after doing measurements, I haven't changed from last week. I feel defeated. Sure I haven't eaten like a bird, but I am eating less than when I started, AND working out everyday. There should be SOME sort of change.

I have 1/3 of the people in my life telling me to not give up, 1/3 that thinks I should just embrace who I am and not worry about it anymore (and are waiting for me to quit), and 1/3 that could really give 2 shits. 

I am not going to stop doing P90X, I am in it till the end. If anything it gives me something to do everyday. I do feel a little more of a badass than a fatass afterwards. Plus...I really want to finish what I started, at least then I could say I did my best.

Today was kick ass KENPO X. I LOVE this workout. I had to baby my right side due to the muscle pull, but I worked through it...and I sweat like a champ. Tomorrow I am on to Stretch X, I haven't done it before, I am looking forward to it.

I am still trying to decide if I am going to start doubles next week, or just add in some elliptical time along with my punching bag. I am not so sure with my schedule if the doubles will work. Faith's nap time in the afternoon is so sporadic, and by the time she does fall asleep the boys are home from school. I know, I know excuses...

P90X Day 23

We have been landscaping the last couple of days. I was up in the SUV unloading some stuff, jumped out, and OUCH I pulled a muscle...in my GLUTE. This pain shot from my high and back thigh all the way down to my calf. I limped around, cried, stretched it out. First thing that comes to my mind is I can't have this set back. About an hour later it wasn't so excuciating, so I pushed play and started my core synergistics. Most of the moves didn't hurt except for lunging on my right side, then the glute stretching at the end. I bought some icy/hot patches hoping to take the pain away.

Before these 23 days...I would have just skipped it. I would have used it as an excuse, but not today. 

 

P90X Day 22

YOGA HELL X

I can't believe that some people do this workout for fun. It's the one workout I complain about, because I absolutely hate it. Maybe it is because I completely FAIL at clearing my mind. I always think about the 1000 things I have to do, and how slooooooowwwwwwwww this workout is. The best part of this workout is the end, the part where you stretch and relax...but half the time sweet-pea is up by then so no relaxing for me. The fact that my body is completely sore from working on the front yard doesn't help. No matter how much I cant stand the damn downward and upward dog, I will still keep pressing play.

I can't seem to get myself on track with food. Im not eating hamburgers and french frys everyday, and I am doing some portion control.....but I could be a lot better. I just love food so much. I don't want to break up with it.

P90X day 21

Sunday is usually my day of rest, but since I decided to drink beer and have some tequila...I skipped my workout saturday. :X so on Sunday I did my kenpo X.

By far this is my favorite!! I get to take out all my aggressions on throwing punches and kicks. It's the one workout I hate when it's over. 

I also did some yard work this afternoon, moving blocks. I am definitely feeling it.  I could tell a difference on how much I can lift, and hold. It's nice to not feel wimpy.

Monday starts my recovery week, which means it starts off with yoga x HELL. ANDDDD It's twice a week!! Bleh. I want to love it, I really do...but I dread yoga x days.

One more week till my 30 days!! And new photos, we will see if there is a difference. Also, I'm thinking about starting doubles, which means cardio x is added on the weight training days. I need to start watching what I am putting into my body. I think the diet or change in the way I eat is WAY harder than the workouts. There is a constant temptation.  I need a stronger will power.

Time to bring it.

P90X Day 19

legs back and ab ripper X

So much is going on right now in my house. I am really surprised that I am able to get my workouts in...but I do.

Getting sooo much better at ab ripper X. I am able to do all of the moves, and do around 15 reps EXCEPT for the V one...that one I am doing around 8. At the beginning I couldn't do one.

I drank A LOT tonight...and ate A LOT tonight. =( Tomorrow is a new day...just get my water in, and keep pushing play.

P90X Day 18

Cardio X

I pushed myself harder today, which means I had to take a few more breaks to stop myself from puking...and to get my heart rate back down. 

I am so run down this week (TOM). All I want to do is sleep, oh and eat. I have also been under a little stress this week due to some family issues, I am sure that isn't helping my energy level. 

I bought a full length mirror today. You know, so I can check myself out....or cringe. Either way, to see the progress that I am working my ass of for.

 

P90x day 17

It's official I still hate yoga X. I thought by week 3 I would at least be OK with it. I was ready to kick ass at it...then the upward dog sequence began, and I remembered why I dreaded it. I did try more this time, even the crane (failed), but I won't give up. I made a makeshift yoga block out of a wipies box and duct tape. It helped!!
Somehow I screwed up on my workout sequence...so it's cardio X tomorrow!!

P90X Day 16

Shoulders , Arms, & Ab Ripper X

Today is one of my favorite workouts. I love the weight training. I did notice that I am having some pain in my left shoulder, so I am going to just stick with my 5lb weights. 

Got to the store today, a lot of ground turkey, lean hamburger, chicken breast, veggies, fruit, and some protein shakes.

I am shocked that I am still committed to this! BRING IT!

P90X Day 15

P90X

day15

April  16, 2012

WEIGHT:

160

MEASUREMENTS:

hips 38 1/2"  (-1")

waist 31 1/2"  (-1/2")

bust 35 1/2" (-1/2")

thigh 25" (-0")

arm (bicep) 12  (-1/2")

calf 15

Today was core, definitely not my favorite. I still can't do a FULL push up, so I am doing it girly style. The damn hip raises, and DREYA rolls get me every time. 

Im not even going to talk about what I have had to eat the last two days. It's the week before my TOM, so all I want to do is eat salty and sweet. I have NO will power during this time.  I haven't been to the store in a while, and that means I am eating whatever UNHEALTHY food there is in the house. SO tomorrow I am going to shop for better options.

I am a little disappointed in the fact that I haven't lost any weight, but as you can see the inches are starting to shrink. As hard as it is to ignore the scale, I am going to have to focus on just feeling better about my body, and the shifting it is doing.

 

P90X Day 13

Kenpo X 

AWESOMENESS!

By far this is my favorite workout. I feel like a complete bad ass when I do it. My kicks get higher, and I even did a few "doubles". Before I know it, the workout is over. I hate that I have to wait another week to do it again.

I am at the cabin this weekend, and I thought for sure I would make up a billion excuses as to why I should just skip the workout, just this time. But Faith went down for her morning nap, and I pressed play. I put in 110%. 

2 weeks down. 77 more days to go. I had my doubts that I would even make it this far.

I have to say, today was another not-so-great food day. I know that I am just undoing all of the workouts, but damn I love food.

What I ate today:

Special K power bar

1/2 turkey sandwich

1 slice of wheat bread

2 slices of deli turkey

1 tsp of hummus spread

5 tortilla chips

1 bowl of tortilla soup with 1/4 avocado

1 tbs shredded cheese

1 pc of cake

2 slices of brisket

1/2 c of potato salad

1/2 c of pinto beans

1 tbs of bar b que sauce

chips ( i didn't count)

salsa

guacamole

2 pcs of dark chocolate
 2 beer, 1 glass of wine =)

That's a lot of food =/  . I am pretty ashamed, but I guess not enough to not stuff my face.....

P90X Day 12

Legs, Back & Ab Ripper X

I love todays workout, minus the Ab Ripper X. I do have to say I put in an extra 10% today, which means a few f*ck you's were thrown out there to my friend Tony for saying "Go lower! This is P90X!!" while doing excruciating wall sits, and lunges.  I better have nice sculpted legs after this. As far as Ab ripper X goes, I did about 10 reps of everything EXCEPT the leg climb and this pulse something of another...If I am EVER able to do those it will be a damn miracle.

I had a lot of crap to do today. I left around 3pm to head to the cabin, which means I had to get packed a loaded....so I kept telling myself to SKIP todays workout. BUT I didn't. No excuses is the motto. IN fact I brought the DVD's with me to get my Kenpo X day in. I want to finish this. I want to FINISH SOMETHING that I started. I want to be the girl with the AFTER pictures that others are shocked by.

Today wasn't a good food day, here is what I had:

Original oatmeal, no sugar, no butter

grande iced skinny caramel macchiato

1/2 apple

5 thin triscuits

6" subway sandwich

wheat

turkey & bacon

provolone cheese

lite mayo

lettuce

pickles

baked lay

iced green tea

1 bean and cheese burrito from toxic hell

chips and corn salsa (at 9pm!)

2 pcs of dark chocolate

 

This weekend should be interesting on the food level, being out of town is always hard. But damn is it beautiful here. 

 

P90X Day 11

Yoga X

Not my favorite. In fact I had to fast forward about 10 min of moves I just couldn't do. I did try the crane this time , put a pillow under my head and went for it. Unsuccessfully.

I'm thinking of replacing yoga with a core workout, for more cardio. Not sure if it will help or hinder my workout. But I feel like I could use more cardio.

What I ate today:
Egg whites
4 pcs of turkey bacon

Apple with peanut butter

Bean and ham soup
Slice of whole wheat bread

Almonds & cashews

2 chicken strips
Mac & cheese
Parmesan asparagus

1pc of chocolate

P90X Day 10

Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X

I woke up tired and bitchy. But I pressed play. 

Faith was not cooperative today. I usually lay her down for a nap while I workout, but today 10 min in I realized she wasn't asleep. SO I had a curious, mobile baby wathcing (helping) me today. I made it through with a few breaks trying to chase her all over.  Note to self, make sure she is FULLY asleep before I start.

I had motivation for my workout, but nothing else. I need to get it together.

 

What I ate today:

(pre)

 scrambled egg whites in a corn tortilla with mozzeralla cheese

(post)

90 calorie brownie

1/2 Five Guys cheeseburger, 1/2 order small fries

ham and bean soup with 2 pcs of whole wheat bread

I completely sucked on the diet today. I really need to go shopping. 

P90X Day 9

Cardio X

I want to start off with a motivation of the day. 

I tried on a pair of pre-pregnancy jeans (albeit they were my "fat" pre-pregnancy jeans) and I squeezed into them, barely zipping them...but 2 weeks ago, I couldn't get them over my fat thighs!!! So if you are wondering if P90X is worth it, so far IT IS! I still have 81 days left! Let the inches melt away!!

I woke up not feeling well today, tired, like I am fighting off something. BUT I put Faith down, got my sweats on, and pushed play. Then I sweated my ass off. I gave more effort today than I did yesterday. AND now with motivation, I am pumped UP!

Today I ate:

(pre)

Kashi Go Lean

ff milk

(post)

2 boiled eggs

ff dressing

1/4c of low fat choc milk

Buffalo flavored baked chicken (2 oz)

corn tortilla

mozzarella cheese (tbs)

steamed broccoli & cauliflower

1/4c nut mix

90 cal brownie

100 cal chex mix

chipotle chicken burrito bowl

brown rice

pinto beans

cheese

1tbs guacamole

2 chips

2 squares of chocolate

 

 the only one that can stop me, is me.

 Tomorrow is weigh in, and measurements.

 

P90X Day 8

Core Synergistics

Yesterday was a day of rest, and it was also Easter. I ate....

1/2 a cinnamon roll

4 pcs of small bacon

1 whole wheat bagel

1 tbs of fat free cream cheese

1c of strawberries

1c of cantelope

2 slices of honey baked ham

2c of mashed potatoes

1/2c of ham gravy

1c of green bean casserole

1 1/2c of corn casserole

2 rolls

1 slice of red velvet cake

3 mimosas

SERIOUSLY. It wasn't all in one setting (we ate at 2, then I ate again at 6:30), but for the love of all things holy....I ate like it was my last day to eat. WHY do I do this to myself. Why do I do so well, and then on one or two days of the week I lose ALL willpower. No wonder I am fat. Just reading this makes me sick, and pissed off.

I woke up completely HATING myself. After a week of hard work, and feeling like I am changing...I ruin it in one day. 

To top it all off, I woke up tired and defeated...and it showed in my work out. I did it, I pressed play, I sweat like a pig, but I think I could have done better. 

Today I ate:

pre-workout

1 white corn tortilla

1 tsp of peanut butter

post workout

2 hard boiled eggs 

1 tbs of fat free 0 calorie dressing

1/2 choc donut =(

10 turkey bites PROTEIN

10 thin triscuit triangles

other 1/2 of the choc donut

1c of sp noodles (they were the vegetable kind, 20 less calories than reg.)

1/2c of sp. sauce

1c of steamed broccoli and cauliflower

2tsp of parmesan cheese

1 90 calorie fiber one brownie

1/2c of chocolate milk

I am not sure why I am craving chocolate so bad. It could be stress. 

I love food, and it hates me.  Tragic love story

Did I mention I am not a big fan of core synergistics? It is probably my least favorite. =/ I did find that I am a little stronger this week than last. I still can't do the damn Dreya Roll, I tried...but I can't get my ass off the ground. I did get a couple of hip raises in, which I couldn't do at all last week. Hoping next week is even better, maybe I will like it more. 

Tomorrow CARDIO X ~ bring it. Make Me Sweat.

 

P90X Day 6

Kenpo X

It's like kickboxing. I LOVED it, and HATED it at the same time. It is fast tempo, instead of trying to keep up I just made sure I was doing the movements correctly and KEPT going. This workout kept my heart rate up the entire time! 

I only know of 1 other person (who I am getting my motivation from) that has made it on P90X this many days. Most people I have talked to quit after 2 days. Kudos to US!!

I have to say, I am pretty addicted. I am ready to start over on Monday. 

P90X Day 5

Legs, Back, & Ab Ripper X

I don't have a pull up bar, and where I work out doesn't have an an accessible door to use the band. So, half of the back exercises I did probably didn't count. I just put the band under one of my feet, and did the best I could till I felt a burn in the muscles of my back.  

 

(I should probably put some make up on~I look like death.)

Some of the leg exercises left me shaking, and sweating like I was in Africa. I did them all, not as graceful as the people on the dvd looked, but damn it I did it!! Some as many reps and Tony did. Oh and F wall sits.

Ok, so here is the thing, I FEEL like I am getting stronger, toner, tighter, smaller...but my mirror DOES not show it. I know that this is a process to get to where I want to be, I need to be patient. 

P90X Day 4

Yoga X

I sweat more during this workout, than I have the others. I didn't know that Yoga would make me sweat like this. 

There were a few things I couldn't do:

The Crane : I attempted and failed right away.

Standing Leg Extension: I just couldn't get my leg up there.

Plough: I tried it, it didn't work.  

Other than that, I muddled through the others. I know that it will take a while to get better. I am however more flexible than I thought I was.  I may have looked like a complete idiot doing it all, but I know that one day I wont.

Strange, but I already feel stronger. 2 days ago I could barely stay in a plank for 2 seconds, today...I did it longer. Its nice to know my body is changing for the better.

P90X Day 3

Screw Ab Ripper X

My new goal isn't even to lose weight. I want to get to a point that I can do ANYTHING on the damn ab ripper DVD. (ok I did a couple of things, but I didn't do them for very long) After I am sitting there feeling defeated when I look up and realize that the very in shape people on the DVD are sweating and huffing, I didn't feel so bad for only doing 1/4 of what they did. And tonight, it hurts to cough. 

NO PAIN NO GAIN

I enjoyed the Shoulder & Arms workout. Not that I was working out like them, but I was able to do a lot more than the other days.

Tomorrow is Yoga X, and from what I hear from my cousin...it's nickname would be Yoga Hell. I am more than a little scared, but I am far from giving up.

P90X Day 2

Cardio X

Good thing:

I didn't get nauseous this time.

Bad thing:

I hurt. Like I can't walk up the stairs hurt. So I guess that would make it a good thing?

I woke up this morning DREADING P90X. More so I was scared of feeling the way I did yesterday! But I sucked it up, talked myself up, and put the DVD in....and did the best I can. I was able to do everything except for this insane roll back and jump up thing. So I just rocked back and forth...yeah it wasn't pretty. Everything else I could do, no perfect, and not at their speed, but i did it. 

All in All...it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. Bring on Day 3. 

I started this morning kicking ass with egg whites in my diet, but ended the day with a lava brownie thing at red robin along with their Yummy fries. I can't pass up fries, it's an addiction. I wish I was addicted to lettuce.

P90X Day 1

Holy crap!

I was feeling pretty good till we got to the banana rolls...then I started feeling sick to my stomach. I have never worked out to where I was nauseous. EVER. I just tried to work through it...stop and gag a little then continue on.

I did most of what they did, minus the hip lifts and a few others. Everything else I just did my best and as much as possible. If I found myself not being about to physically do something I just kept moving. 

I knew this workout was going to be hard...but shit I never knew that I would feel ill. I hope after a week I feel better during. Because I definitely felt better after. We will see how sore I am tomorrow.

As far as my diet goes, I am still trying to just keep my calories down. I am going to try and do more protein and veggies next week. AFTER Easter.