Oh boy, week 8 is not off to a great start. I am in recovery week, but did not get to workout Friday-Day one. Our middle daughter turned 10 this week. So we threw her a slumber party. Let's just say that consumed my Friday; cleaning, cooking, planning...there just was literally no time to fit it in. Saturday-Day2, I woke up and fed 6 little girls Swedish Pancakes, then we went to my son's baseball game where I had to run the snack bar. My mother in law was in town, so she and I thought it would be fun to take my girls to get their nails done. What was supposed to be an hour, turned into 2 hours. I had barely enough time to get home and change for my husband and I to head out to dinner and an Ingrid Michaelson concert. All that to say, I didn't work out Saturday either.
Friday would have been Yoga and Saturday would have been Core Synergistics. Since I missed those 2 days I thought about starting with day one today, but then it would mess up my day off and I am kind of in a rhythm with that. I thought about doubling up today and tomorrow, but I just knew there wasn't going to be time. Our weekend was pretty packed with family activities. So, I conceded to do today was and not sweat it. I did my Kenpo workout. I even did it at 6pm, which is late for me. I just told myself not matter what happened today I would make sure I left time for P90. Honestly, since my revelation that this is going to be an ongoing process it helps take the pressure off. Not in the sense that I'm going to be lazy and slacking, but in the sense that just because I couldn't fit it in doesn't mean I have to quit. In the past I would have gotten out of sync and then stopped for a few months, or even years.
At the end of this week I weigh in and measure. I am nervous and excited. I am pretty sure I lost inches, but not sure if I have lost much weight and I definitely don't know if I look any different from my first week photos. Well, lets hope the rest of the week stays on track.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Week 7: Day 6
It's my last day of the week. I goofed up and instead of doing Legs and Back yesterday, I did Kenpo. So, of course today was Legs and Back. I am definitely convinced this is my favorite workout. Not sure if it's because I burn over 500 calories doing it (and it isn't cardio) or because it is so many pull ups. Not that I love pull ups, but I feel kind of cool doing them and I know they're working.
I had a good day today. I had a slow start. I think it was due to the fact my husband and I got hardly any sleep last night. Our son is not well and kept us up. When I woke up this morning I felt I slept only 3 hours. So, when I got going on my workout I was a bit sluggish, but about halfway through I could feel myself kick it in gear. The best part was on the Ab video I finally did all 25 V-up/Roll-up. I wanted to yell out to my husband, but he was on the phone, so I literally did a happy dance. And on Legs and Back day I usually can't do the ab video well because my legs are so spent. But that wasn't the case today.
An interesting thing happened last night though. My husband Jon and I were about to go to bed, but I had flipped through a few channels and stumbled upon a P90X commercial. So, I watched for a few minutes. I saw a few of the normal success stories, people with hardly any weight to lose, but more toning needed. Or women who had zero -2 kids and looked amazing. I was starting to get mad, saying to myself, "Seriously, these people don't have my problems!" Then a gentleman came on and he was ripped, but you could tell he had quite a bit of lose skin around his midsection. He went on to say how he had lost 180 pounds. He had my full attention. He explained how the first time he did P90 he couldn't do anything. Most of the video he just walked or ran in placed. Can you imagine? Putting on this DVD and just running in place day after day? He said he began to be able to do the exercise. He lost roughly 60 pounds each time he did a round of P90. In the end he lost 180 pounds and completed P90X 5 TIMES!! I have been expecting to do this thing in 90 days, and boom, be done. But that is obviously not the case. My goal was to lose 20 pounds with this program. I am halfway through and have only lost 6 pounds. But instead of feeling discouraged and frustrated, I felt ignited. Here I was not able to do sit ups, or pull ups or only lift small amounts of weights. But I do not have a whole person to lose. I may have to do this thing twice, maybe three times but at least I know that someday, and definitely less than a year from now I will have the body I so desire. I have to keep reminding myself that this is about getting strong, healthy and being able to commit rain or shine to the well being of my body. I read, I eat well, I wash my face, brush my teeth, clean my house. I do all these things to have better health, but the one thing I keep putting on the back burner is exercise and it's time I stop saying to myself, "OK, do this until you get skinny, or you've got to lose 30 pounds in order to succeed" It can't be about that or I will continually keep slipping up. Hopefully when I feel overwhelmed I can look back at this blog and remember the bigger picture.
I had a good day today. I had a slow start. I think it was due to the fact my husband and I got hardly any sleep last night. Our son is not well and kept us up. When I woke up this morning I felt I slept only 3 hours. So, when I got going on my workout I was a bit sluggish, but about halfway through I could feel myself kick it in gear. The best part was on the Ab video I finally did all 25 V-up/Roll-up. I wanted to yell out to my husband, but he was on the phone, so I literally did a happy dance. And on Legs and Back day I usually can't do the ab video well because my legs are so spent. But that wasn't the case today.
An interesting thing happened last night though. My husband Jon and I were about to go to bed, but I had flipped through a few channels and stumbled upon a P90X commercial. So, I watched for a few minutes. I saw a few of the normal success stories, people with hardly any weight to lose, but more toning needed. Or women who had zero -2 kids and looked amazing. I was starting to get mad, saying to myself, "Seriously, these people don't have my problems!" Then a gentleman came on and he was ripped, but you could tell he had quite a bit of lose skin around his midsection. He went on to say how he had lost 180 pounds. He had my full attention. He explained how the first time he did P90 he couldn't do anything. Most of the video he just walked or ran in placed. Can you imagine? Putting on this DVD and just running in place day after day? He said he began to be able to do the exercise. He lost roughly 60 pounds each time he did a round of P90. In the end he lost 180 pounds and completed P90X 5 TIMES!! I have been expecting to do this thing in 90 days, and boom, be done. But that is obviously not the case. My goal was to lose 20 pounds with this program. I am halfway through and have only lost 6 pounds. But instead of feeling discouraged and frustrated, I felt ignited. Here I was not able to do sit ups, or pull ups or only lift small amounts of weights. But I do not have a whole person to lose. I may have to do this thing twice, maybe three times but at least I know that someday, and definitely less than a year from now I will have the body I so desire. I have to keep reminding myself that this is about getting strong, healthy and being able to commit rain or shine to the well being of my body. I read, I eat well, I wash my face, brush my teeth, clean my house. I do all these things to have better health, but the one thing I keep putting on the back burner is exercise and it's time I stop saying to myself, "OK, do this until you get skinny, or you've got to lose 30 pounds in order to succeed" It can't be about that or I will continually keep slipping up. Hopefully when I feel overwhelmed I can look back at this blog and remember the bigger picture.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
I forgot what day it is
I think I am currently on Week 7 Day 5. I have seriously lost track. Ever since my kids were on Spring Break it's been hard to be consistent with blogging. This past weekend my mom and sister came to my house for a girls weekend, which made sitting down to blog pretty much impossible. I was frantically trying to clean the house for them,on Friday which would have been Day one of week 7, and I almost talked myself out of exercising. I didn't think I would finish it all and I was so tired. But at 5:00 I found myself putting in the DVD. One of the biggest reasons I did it, was because I couldn't lie to my husband. So, I got going on my Chest, Shoulders and Triceps and 10 minutes in my sister walks in. She was so stoked I was doing it. So she threw on her workout clothes and got in there with me. 15 minutes later, my mom walks in. She put on her clothes and did it. It was actually quite fun. Just as we were finishing and ready to do the ab video, my husband walks in with my son covered in blood. I'm not kidding. He had been hit in the nose at baseball by a line drive. He was bleeding, but thankfully nothing was broken. So, the video was forgotten and the next thing we knew it was time to eat dinner and send my husband and kids to Palm Springs so we girls could be alone.
Saturday was Plyometrics. My sister Kim wanted to do it with me. She is in way better shape than me. She has run marathons, half marathons and works out at least 4 times a week consistently. She and I had to clear the entire living room of extra furniture so we could jump around. I was worried we wouldn't both fit. But we made it happen and burned over 620 calories in 60 minutes. That's a record for me so far. It was pretty fun and she showed me that I was doing my squats a little incorrectly and helped line me up. Sometimes it's good to have an extra pair of eyes. Sunday was Back and Biceps. I did really well with the 15 pound dumbbells and I can do almost the entire Ab video. I can at least do all the moves, but I am yet to complete 25 reps for each move. It's so tough.
Monday was Yoga. Still bluh. I wish I could say it's getting better. But it's not. At least I don't think so. Today I messed up. I for some reason thought it was Day 6 and did Kenpo. Halfway through I realized it was Tuesday and not Wed. I don't think it's a big deal. I enjoy Kenpo now, I am not as awkward and I am able to work up a pretty good sweat.
My clothes are definitely fitting better and my husband says I look smaller. My aunt the other day commented that I look thinner. Even though the scale still only says 6 pounds down. That seems so bizarre to me. But I am just going to keep on persevering.
Saturday was Plyometrics. My sister Kim wanted to do it with me. She is in way better shape than me. She has run marathons, half marathons and works out at least 4 times a week consistently. She and I had to clear the entire living room of extra furniture so we could jump around. I was worried we wouldn't both fit. But we made it happen and burned over 620 calories in 60 minutes. That's a record for me so far. It was pretty fun and she showed me that I was doing my squats a little incorrectly and helped line me up. Sometimes it's good to have an extra pair of eyes. Sunday was Back and Biceps. I did really well with the 15 pound dumbbells and I can do almost the entire Ab video. I can at least do all the moves, but I am yet to complete 25 reps for each move. It's so tough.
Monday was Yoga. Still bluh. I wish I could say it's getting better. But it's not. At least I don't think so. Today I messed up. I for some reason thought it was Day 6 and did Kenpo. Halfway through I realized it was Tuesday and not Wed. I don't think it's a big deal. I enjoy Kenpo now, I am not as awkward and I am able to work up a pretty good sweat.
My clothes are definitely fitting better and my husband says I look smaller. My aunt the other day commented that I look thinner. Even though the scale still only says 6 pounds down. That seems so bizarre to me. But I am just going to keep on persevering.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Week 6: Day 5 and 6
Success! I am through with week 6! Wow, it feels so great. Yesterday was Legs and Back. I love that dvd. I seriously do. I burn over 550 calories and in the shower yesterday I noticed I have calf muscles again. Yippee! Since I burned so many calories during Legs and Back and because it is so intense I did not feel the need to add any extra cardio to it. I am seriously glad we do Legs and Back every week.
Today was Kenpo. Kenpo is odd. It is cardio and I feel I am working hard and definitely sweating, but I only burned 300 calories during it. Granted, you are really only working hard for 40 minutes of the dvd. So 300 calories in 40 minutes doesn't sound so bad. I feel like I worked hard though. I was moving faster and kicking a little higher. As for getting ready for next week I went out and bought 15 lb dumb bells today. I am very excited about those on Friday. Not sure what I can do with them, but just excited that for many of the exercises I am ready for a higher weight.
I have experience many highs and lows with P90 so far. Some days I am feeling amazing and strong and can't believe I am doing this then some days I feel fat and wimpy and I just don't know if I am gaining any ground. Today was a day of feeling high. I felt good, I worked hard and laid it all out there. That is the only thing I can do I guess, give it all I got and see where I end up. The one thing I am continuing to take from all of this is to become stronger and to keep making exercise a daily decision. For example, today I cleaned a house. So, after dropping the kids off at school, I went and cleaned a house for 4 hours, then headed straight home, put on my heart rate monitor and did Kenpo. Then showered, headed out the door, grabbed lunch and picked up my kids. The rest of the days was a blur of activity. In the past I would have said, "I don't have time to exercise" and honestly I didn't think I did. But I was able to find that hour and squeeze it in. In the past I would think, "Well, I didn't get up early like I planned, Oh well." But I can't do that anymore. I have to own that I am not a morning person and find another time of day to exercise and stop telling myself I don't have time.
I am so looking forward to my day off tomorrow even though it's full of housework and errands. At least I can do things for my family and myself without having to stress about that one thing. I am however looking forward to the next 6 weeks, ironically.
Today was Kenpo. Kenpo is odd. It is cardio and I feel I am working hard and definitely sweating, but I only burned 300 calories during it. Granted, you are really only working hard for 40 minutes of the dvd. So 300 calories in 40 minutes doesn't sound so bad. I feel like I worked hard though. I was moving faster and kicking a little higher. As for getting ready for next week I went out and bought 15 lb dumb bells today. I am very excited about those on Friday. Not sure what I can do with them, but just excited that for many of the exercises I am ready for a higher weight.
I have experience many highs and lows with P90 so far. Some days I am feeling amazing and strong and can't believe I am doing this then some days I feel fat and wimpy and I just don't know if I am gaining any ground. Today was a day of feeling high. I felt good, I worked hard and laid it all out there. That is the only thing I can do I guess, give it all I got and see where I end up. The one thing I am continuing to take from all of this is to become stronger and to keep making exercise a daily decision. For example, today I cleaned a house. So, after dropping the kids off at school, I went and cleaned a house for 4 hours, then headed straight home, put on my heart rate monitor and did Kenpo. Then showered, headed out the door, grabbed lunch and picked up my kids. The rest of the days was a blur of activity. In the past I would have said, "I don't have time to exercise" and honestly I didn't think I did. But I was able to find that hour and squeeze it in. In the past I would think, "Well, I didn't get up early like I planned, Oh well." But I can't do that anymore. I have to own that I am not a morning person and find another time of day to exercise and stop telling myself I don't have time.
I am so looking forward to my day off tomorrow even though it's full of housework and errands. At least I can do things for my family and myself without having to stress about that one thing. I am however looking forward to the next 6 weeks, ironically.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Week 6: Day 3 and 4
I am sitting here watching American Idol and trying so hard to get focues on my blog. It's been a busy 2 days, so sitting down to write my blog has not been easy. I've been putting into action my plan to add cardio to my weight training days. Yesterday was Back and Biceps. It was a Sunday and our kids were not feeling well, so I took the morning to make them a yummy breakfast and get my house straightened up. Then we went out to a local bike path where I took my bike and rode 7.5 miles and burned 300 calories. It was really fun. What I learned though was, next time I should do the biking after my P90 video. I was so wiped out. I did the Back and Bicep video well, but by the time it got to the ab workout it was all I could do to finish strong. In total I burned 695 calories. I was so spent that when I was done I just laid on the floor for a good 10 minutes and then was a little out of it for awhile. It was kind of funny. Once I had dinner I came around. I had even had a protein shake before exercising.
Today was yoga. I decided not to do anything extra. Mainly because yoga is 90 minutes, plus I think it is in keeping with the P90X plan by only doing yoga. It is one of the hardest videos to do. One, its hard to feel like I am accomplishing something while doing it because I struggle with it so much. Two, it is easy to say to myself "I'm not burning many calories doing it, so I'll just skip it" It takes the most will power to follow through and do the Yoga dvd in my opinion.
My kids are back to school this week and I have to say I'm a little glad to be back to the normal schedule. It will allow me to exercise at more consistant times and without interruption. I still can't believe I am almost through with my 6th week. Part of me is so relieved I'm halfway and part of me is scared I won't see the reults I was hoping for. Oh well, all I can do is, "Do my best and forget the rest."
Today was yoga. I decided not to do anything extra. Mainly because yoga is 90 minutes, plus I think it is in keeping with the P90X plan by only doing yoga. It is one of the hardest videos to do. One, its hard to feel like I am accomplishing something while doing it because I struggle with it so much. Two, it is easy to say to myself "I'm not burning many calories doing it, so I'll just skip it" It takes the most will power to follow through and do the Yoga dvd in my opinion.
My kids are back to school this week and I have to say I'm a little glad to be back to the normal schedule. It will allow me to exercise at more consistant times and without interruption. I still can't believe I am almost through with my 6th week. Part of me is so relieved I'm halfway and part of me is scared I won't see the reults I was hoping for. Oh well, all I can do is, "Do my best and forget the rest."
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Week 6: Day 1 and 2
I really hate when I don't blog daily. It makes it hard to keep up with my progress and remember the day before. Good news is, I am down another pound. So, to date I have lost 6 pounds in 6 weeks. Yesterday was Chest, Shoulder and Triceps and wow, was it tough. I thought I would be needing 15 pound dumbbells by now...I don't think so. It was so many push ups too. Ugh. And today my triceps are so sore. Something I am trying to do besides adding 300 more calories and protein to my diet is on weight training day add 30 minutes of cardio. Like I have said in my previous blogs, I am not losing weight fast enough in my opinion and I would feel better if I could burn at least 600 calories everyday. So, I did the Chest, Shoulder and Tricep plus the Ab Ripper X, then went out and just ran for 30 minutes. I think I went 2.5 miles. I was more worried about time and burning at least 300 calories. Once all was said and done, I burned 700 calories in an hour and 45 minutes. I felt really good during my run.
Today I did Plyometrics. I felt really good and I seemed to be "bringing it" more than normal. I was able to keep up mostly and I ended up burning 600 calories in an hour and 4 minutes. I'm having to ice my knees tonight because of the high impact of the workout. I even did some of the moves moderated and I still worked my butt off. A few things I realized today is that my coffee table has been moved to the corner of my living room for these past 6 weeks. I cannot have it in the middle of my living room because it just isn't worth moving it everyday. Plus, I have noticed that my exercise schedule is all over the place. I am just trying to fit it in where I can. Some days I work out at 9 am, some days 7:30 am, some days 4:30pm and even some days at 7pm. 8pm is my cut off. I think, if I've been so busy that by 8:00 I have not exercised than I worked my butt off all day and I need to relax. Agree with me or not, that is my logic. =)
Food wise, I am still working with 1800 calories. Which has really been helping keep me satiated and keeping up on the right amount of protein. Today I honestly don't know how many calories I consumed because we had brunch at my sister's for my nephews birthday and my husband made a Shpeherd's pie. So, I just made sure I ate good choices like for brunch I only had one Swedish Pancake (crepe) and eggs and turkey bacon. For dinner I ate a healthy portion of the Shepherds pie. Since it was homemade I knew there wasn't a ton of sodium or fat in it.
I can't believe I am halfway through with this thing. When I began I never thought I would finish and now that I am in the 6th week and still alive I know I can finish. 20 pounds down or not I will at least be able to say I finished. My goal now is to finish strongly.
Today I did Plyometrics. I felt really good and I seemed to be "bringing it" more than normal. I was able to keep up mostly and I ended up burning 600 calories in an hour and 4 minutes. I'm having to ice my knees tonight because of the high impact of the workout. I even did some of the moves moderated and I still worked my butt off. A few things I realized today is that my coffee table has been moved to the corner of my living room for these past 6 weeks. I cannot have it in the middle of my living room because it just isn't worth moving it everyday. Plus, I have noticed that my exercise schedule is all over the place. I am just trying to fit it in where I can. Some days I work out at 9 am, some days 7:30 am, some days 4:30pm and even some days at 7pm. 8pm is my cut off. I think, if I've been so busy that by 8:00 I have not exercised than I worked my butt off all day and I need to relax. Agree with me or not, that is my logic. =)
Food wise, I am still working with 1800 calories. Which has really been helping keep me satiated and keeping up on the right amount of protein. Today I honestly don't know how many calories I consumed because we had brunch at my sister's for my nephews birthday and my husband made a Shpeherd's pie. So, I just made sure I ate good choices like for brunch I only had one Swedish Pancake (crepe) and eggs and turkey bacon. For dinner I ate a healthy portion of the Shepherds pie. Since it was homemade I knew there wasn't a ton of sodium or fat in it.
I can't believe I am halfway through with this thing. When I began I never thought I would finish and now that I am in the 6th week and still alive I know I can finish. 20 pounds down or not I will at least be able to say I finished. My goal now is to finish strongly.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Week 5: Day 6
Yay, I made it through the 5th week! Despite my rough start and not doing the workout the 1st day of Week 5, I feel like I ended the week well. I wish I could say that the pounds and inches are flying off but they're not. I do believe I am getting stronger and that is better for the long haul for sure. Today's Kenpo was fun. I don't normally say that about exercise, but it's fast paced and the hour goes so quick. I still only burned 440 calories, and I wish I could burn more like 500. I look forward to hanging out with my kiddos tomorrow and not having to try and squeeze in my workout.
As for the food, I think I am going to go back to the basics and follow the P90X Meal Plan a little more religiously. I started out following it, but I was using it as a loose guideline and as life got busy I started straying from the plan even farther. My other challenge is I hate eggs. I really do. I can have them once in awhile, but daily? And the P90X Meal plan has egg whites almost daily for breakfast. So I will have to either make myself like eggs or find a substitute high in protein. I am also going to add 300 calories to my daily intake. I am finding with 1500 calories getting enough protein in my diet is tough. So, I am upping the calories and adding more protein. I am going to give this a go for the next 3 weeks and see how it goes. Stay tuned.
As for the food, I think I am going to go back to the basics and follow the P90X Meal Plan a little more religiously. I started out following it, but I was using it as a loose guideline and as life got busy I started straying from the plan even farther. My other challenge is I hate eggs. I really do. I can have them once in awhile, but daily? And the P90X Meal plan has egg whites almost daily for breakfast. So I will have to either make myself like eggs or find a substitute high in protein. I am also going to add 300 calories to my daily intake. I am finding with 1500 calories getting enough protein in my diet is tough. So, I am upping the calories and adding more protein. I am going to give this a go for the next 3 weeks and see how it goes. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Week 5: Day 5
Today I felt like I accomplished a lot. It was Legs and Back, which is one of the toughest, but most fun of the workouts. I was able to do 10 pull ups when last week I did 8. I did 10 sit ups when last week I did 8. Despite the accomplished feeling I had during my workout, I am feeling a bit of frustration. As I come to the end of my 5th week I wonder why is the weight not coming off? I have had a lot of people talk to me who have completed P90 and their first question is, "So, is the weight just falling off?" And I reply, "No." My theory is that I am just not strong enough yet. When I consider where I began; not being able to do a single pull up or sit up and only being able to lift 5 lb dumb bells compared to 12 now, then maybe I shouldn't be too upset. I've also noticed the people who are completing P90 that I talk to are pretty big guys. So, not only do they have a hefty amount of weight to lose, but they are strong. So they can kill it and their weight just sheds off. But the weight is not coming off for me and I have 30 pounds to lose!! So far 5 pounds have come off since day one and only an inch off my waist, hips and thighs. Besides the fact that I can do 3 times the amount of pull ups or sit ups than when I started, I am feeling that feeling of "Why am I doing this? How much longer until I see results?" Because at this point, I do not look any different than the day I began this program. Besides all those things I'm just going to keep it up and see how the next 3 weeks go.
I stuck to my 1500 calorie plan today. And I added more protein to my diet. So, we'll see how that goes and if the inches start coming off and the biceps start showing. =)
I stuck to my 1500 calorie plan today. And I added more protein to my diet. So, we'll see how that goes and if the inches start coming off and the biceps start showing. =)
Monday, April 9, 2012
Week 5: Day 4
I woke up really sore today. I took an epsom salt bath last night that helped my legs, but my arms were pretty sore. Today was yoga. Doing the chattaranga with sore arms was pretty tough. But it does help with getting the soreness out.
I am trying to get more protein in my diet. I started my morning out with an omelette with spinach, mushrooms and ham along with my coffee. My entire breakfast was 350 calories. For lunch I had leftover pizza and spinach salad (600 calories). For a snack before my workout I had a banana, strawberry with smoothie whey protein. It made a large batch, so an 8 ounce cup was 160 calories. For dinner I made baked haddock with pesto sauce, asparagus, and wild rice. The entire meal was 350 calories.
I dread a little bit tomorrow's workout because it's Legs and Back, but it also for some reason is one of my favorites. I'm definitely curious as to how much I will be able to lift and accomplish after having a "week off". I am also glad that Legs and Back means week 5 is almost over. =)
I am trying to get more protein in my diet. I started my morning out with an omelette with spinach, mushrooms and ham along with my coffee. My entire breakfast was 350 calories. For lunch I had leftover pizza and spinach salad (600 calories). For a snack before my workout I had a banana, strawberry with smoothie whey protein. It made a large batch, so an 8 ounce cup was 160 calories. For dinner I made baked haddock with pesto sauce, asparagus, and wild rice. The entire meal was 350 calories.
I dread a little bit tomorrow's workout because it's Legs and Back, but it also for some reason is one of my favorites. I'm definitely curious as to how much I will be able to lift and accomplish after having a "week off". I am also glad that Legs and Back means week 5 is almost over. =)
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Week 5: Day 2 and 3
I am beginning to see a pattern here. Things have been pretty busy around here and getting my blog in daily has been proving to be a challenge. The good news is, in the last 24 hours my workout has not suffered despite the crazy schedule. Yesterday was Plyometrics and I was able to burn 585 calories. I felt really good doing it. It is a fast paced and fun workout and as hard at it is, I feel so good when it's over.
As for food; we were not home all day except for breakfast. But I stayed true to my plan as best I could. I had a 270 calorie breakfast; banana nut muffin and coffee, lunch was a Ranch BLT chicken sandwich from McDonalds (600 calories) and dinner was a delicious 480 calorie dinner from Mimi's Cafe. They had a dish that was a 3 oz filet minon, balsamic green salad and brown rice. It was quite surprising to find something that well rounded at a restaurant.
Today's workout was Back and Bicep. I burned 459 calories in an hour and 12 minutes. It was a pretty fun dvd. Pretty tough though. I was also able to do a lot more of the exercises on the Ab Ripper X. Once the workout was over I was pretty shaky and tired. I haven't felt that shaky after a workout yet.
My meal plan today was good, but again not 100%. I am really over not being on our normal schedule. I had a 170 calorie breakfast: a cliff bar and coffee. For lunch I had a cheeseburger and a few fries;700 calories. Our dinner since it is Easter Sunday was a Spiral Ham, Brussel sprout-apple-balsamic salad and mashed potatoes. My entire meal was 540 calories. I had a banana in between my workout and dinner. So my entire day was 1510 and my goal is 1500. Not bad.
Tomorrow is the dreaded yoga. I am feeling a sense of I have to pick it up a notch. The first month is gone and there are only 2 months left. So, in order to lose the most weight I can I will have to really push myself. I do feel stronger and I think that will help with losing the weight I envision losing.
As for food; we were not home all day except for breakfast. But I stayed true to my plan as best I could. I had a 270 calorie breakfast; banana nut muffin and coffee, lunch was a Ranch BLT chicken sandwich from McDonalds (600 calories) and dinner was a delicious 480 calorie dinner from Mimi's Cafe. They had a dish that was a 3 oz filet minon, balsamic green salad and brown rice. It was quite surprising to find something that well rounded at a restaurant.
Today's workout was Back and Bicep. I burned 459 calories in an hour and 12 minutes. It was a pretty fun dvd. Pretty tough though. I was also able to do a lot more of the exercises on the Ab Ripper X. Once the workout was over I was pretty shaky and tired. I haven't felt that shaky after a workout yet.
My meal plan today was good, but again not 100%. I am really over not being on our normal schedule. I had a 170 calorie breakfast: a cliff bar and coffee. For lunch I had a cheeseburger and a few fries;700 calories. Our dinner since it is Easter Sunday was a Spiral Ham, Brussel sprout-apple-balsamic salad and mashed potatoes. My entire meal was 540 calories. I had a banana in between my workout and dinner. So my entire day was 1510 and my goal is 1500. Not bad.
Tomorrow is the dreaded yoga. I am feeling a sense of I have to pick it up a notch. The first month is gone and there are only 2 months left. So, in order to lose the most weight I can I will have to really push myself. I do feel stronger and I think that will help with losing the weight I envision losing.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Week 5: Day 1
Well, this is not how I wanted to start my second month of P90X. I did not work out today. Not only that, I ate out for every meal today! I know!! We had breakfast with my wonderful father in law at IHOP. I ordered whole wheat pancakes with bananas, ham and eggs. I ate about half of everything and 1/4 of the pancakes. It's crazy how much food they will serve you. My breakfast was about 600 calories. My kids and I headed to Irvine (about 2 hours from our house) to a Good Friday Service at Mariners church to hear my sister lead worship. I didn't seem to learn from this past week and be prepared by packing a lunch. So, we stopped at Arby's and I got a roast beef sandwich and fries. I skipped the coke at least. =) My lunch was about 500 calories. Traffic was horrific, and we barely made it on time. And the same held true for the trip home. It being rush hour, traffic was almost worse going home. We got back into town and picked my husband up from work and headed to Sammy's Wood-fire pizza for dinner. I ate as light as I could, they did not have nutrition information. So, I have to guess my meal was between 800 and 1000 calories.
I planned to exercise when I came home, but from all the driving and having had dinner before I worked out, it just didn't seem possible. I really considered it, but I just couldn't do it at 9:00 at night. My husband was a bit bummed with me, but somewhat proud that I at least considered it. Ha ha! I thought about doubling up tomorrow, but he insisted that either I do it tonight, or I skip it. I have also considered making tomorrow my day 1. We shall see.
I planned to exercise when I came home, but from all the driving and having had dinner before I worked out, it just didn't seem possible. I really considered it, but I just couldn't do it at 9:00 at night. My husband was a bit bummed with me, but somewhat proud that I at least considered it. Ha ha! I thought about doubling up tomorrow, but he insisted that either I do it tonight, or I skip it. I have also considered making tomorrow my day 1. We shall see.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Week 4: Day 6 and 7
One month down!!! I measured today and I have lost 4 inches total and 5 lbs. I am not sure how much I hope to lose. I just hope I am stronger which should in turn help will me lose faster.
Yesterday was yoga. I definitely do not hate it as much. =) Today was my rest day. I am a little nervous for tomorrow. Mainly because it is a new dvd and I fear I will be really sore. I was enjoying not being sore. Plus it will be another challenge to stay on diet and get my exercise in. I knew spring break would be tough. But I love having my kids home though.
As for diet I am just doing my best despite the crazy schedule to stay within my 1500 calorie mark and to eat well balanced meals. Well, here is to the next month and lets hope the pounds just start falling off and stay off.
Yesterday was yoga. I definitely do not hate it as much. =) Today was my rest day. I am a little nervous for tomorrow. Mainly because it is a new dvd and I fear I will be really sore. I was enjoying not being sore. Plus it will be another challenge to stay on diet and get my exercise in. I knew spring break would be tough. But I love having my kids home though.
As for diet I am just doing my best despite the crazy schedule to stay within my 1500 calorie mark and to eat well balanced meals. Well, here is to the next month and lets hope the pounds just start falling off and stay off.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Week 4: Day 5
Wow, today was tough. I knew it would be tough following through with P90 while my kids were on spring break. But it's proving to be harder than I thought. I tried to wake up early to get my Core Synergistic in. But we stayed up too late last night, so 6 am came way too soon. So, I told myself I would do it this evening. I was gone all day with my kids. My eldest got her cast on then we went to our local museums. We got home about 6pm. At that moment I REALLY did not want to do my video. My husband was gracious enough to make dinner while I exercised. But I just couldn't seem to get up and go. I took a caffeine pill that the GNC sales guy gave me a few weeks back. But unfortunately, they take about 30 minutes to kick in. So, half way through the dvd I started to perk up. The Core dvd is a lot of push ups and lunges. The two things I hate the most and the two things my body cannot do very well still. I ended up getting through the dvd and burned 300 calories. Nothing amazing, but I did it.
My food was even more of a bit of a challenge. I made delicious muffins; banana and strawberry-orange. I was bummed because I was out of wheat flour. But they weren't too high in calories. I made bacon and had my coffee. Lunch was the challenge. I didn't pack a lunch because mainly because we were going to a museum and they don't allow our own food. I purchased a chicken salad wrap. The wrap was made with a wheat tortilla, but it did not have nutrition info on it and it had a ton of mayo. I pulled more than half the chicken salad out of the wrap and just ate til I felt satiated. It was pretty good and had a lot of arugula in it. I just wish I had had an apple with me. I was able to bring it around at dinner. We had salmon, peas and bread. I am pretty sure I stayed within my 1500 calories, but I know the food was not the greatest. We are going to Sea World tomorrow, and we will for sure have to sneak in good food. I can't do another day of crap.
I hope at least between all the walking we did today and the walking we will do tomorrow it will help with my measuring on Thursday. Tomorrow is Yoga at 6 am. Oh joy. =)
Monday, April 2, 2012
Week 4: Day 4
I feel like today was another rest day. It was the X Stretch dvd. I had not done it before. On my rest days I always forgot to put it in and try it out. I enjoyed it. But I'm a bit fearful of gaining the weight I lost. It just feels weird to be resting again. If I can keep up with my 1500 calorie intake I should be ok. I weighed in this morning and was still down 5 pounds. Whew.
My food intake was pretty normal. I was feeling pretty wiped from our busy weekend. I made the kids and myself pancakes, so again instead of adding chocolate chips like I have in the past I added strawberries. I didn't have protein though. =( For lunch I wasn't very hungry so I had a chiobani yogurt. And later for my snack I had a small bowl of Cheez-its with milk. I think having a lot of comfort food this week made me crave my old snacks. So, it wasn't the best choice, but it was low calorie and not the worst thing ever too. For dinner I made a delicious Pineapple-Teriyaki Chicken recipe from Eatingwell.com. http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/pineapple_teriyaki_
It was low in sodium and calories and really tasty. I added a half cup of brown rice and broccoli. It was very satisfying.
Tomorrow will be another day of "how do I fit in exercise?" We have our niece here on top of my daughter having a broken wrist. We are going to get her cast put on tomorrow and after that I am hoping to take the kids to a museum. We will be gone from morning til the dinner hour. So I will probably have to do Core Synergistics in the am. That is not fun, but it's probably better than doing it at 8:00 at night. Only 2 more days til week 4 is complete and I will be measuring. I'm kind of excited about that and kind of nervous. Til tomorrow.
My food intake was pretty normal. I was feeling pretty wiped from our busy weekend. I made the kids and myself pancakes, so again instead of adding chocolate chips like I have in the past I added strawberries. I didn't have protein though. =( For lunch I wasn't very hungry so I had a chiobani yogurt. And later for my snack I had a small bowl of Cheez-its with milk. I think having a lot of comfort food this week made me crave my old snacks. So, it wasn't the best choice, but it was low calorie and not the worst thing ever too. For dinner I made a delicious Pineapple-Teriyaki Chicken recipe from Eatingwell.com. http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/pineapple_teriyaki_
It was low in sodium and calories and really tasty. I added a half cup of brown rice and broccoli. It was very satisfying.
Tomorrow will be another day of "how do I fit in exercise?" We have our niece here on top of my daughter having a broken wrist. We are going to get her cast put on tomorrow and after that I am hoping to take the kids to a museum. We will be gone from morning til the dinner hour. So I will probably have to do Core Synergistics in the am. That is not fun, but it's probably better than doing it at 8:00 at night. Only 2 more days til week 4 is complete and I will be measuring. I'm kind of excited about that and kind of nervous. Til tomorrow.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Week 4: Day 2 and Day 3
This weekend we headed to my parents to visit for Palm Sunday. I brought along my dvd's and told myself I would make sure I would do them. I put on my workout clothes to travel in so that when we got there early Saturday morning I couldn't use that as an excuse. When I got there I got right to my yoga dvd. My mom was awesome and joined in with me. She even kept up with me and did an hour of it. That made it fun. It was really fun having my 2 year old nephew come in and try and do some of the moves. I for the first time since I started P90X enjoyed the Yoga dvd.
As for my calorie counting and nutrition Saturday, well, lets just say I tried. I had a good start. A Starbucks Artisan sandwich (320 calories) and a Skinny latte (120). For lunch I had a pb&j sandwich and some apples. But after lunch it went down hill from there. We took my kids and their cousin to see Mirror Mirror and we of course had to get popcorn. So, I split a box of Raisinettes with my mom and a diet coke, plus about 1/3 of a large popcorn with her.The good news is, I really didn't go overboard. I didn't leave the theater feeling gross or stuffed. That is big for me. I usually mindlessly eat the popcorn, then when we leave I feel really stuffed and gross. For dinner that night we had delicious turkey chili my husband made and cornbread. I had a decent portion and only one slice of corn bread plus carrot sticks. I don't know my calorie intake, but I'm getting better at gauging how I feel and I am sure it wasn't crazy high.
For today I was SOOO proud of myself. We had a late night hanging with family. Plus, my daughter couldn't sleep on the couch do to her broken arm. So, I took the couch for her. So, the night turned out to be a bit short. I woke up at 7:30 and did not want to exercise. We had church later that morning and an Easter Egg hunt plus lunch with family in the afternoon. I knew my day was full and that if I didn't work out then, I wouldn't. I made myself put on my shoes and put in my Kenpo dvd. I forgot to put my heart rate monitor on, so I don't know how many calories I burned. But I worked hard and didn't stop, so I'm sure if was a fair amount.
My food today was similliar to yesterday. My breakfast was a good choice. Wholegrain toast, peanut butter and 1/2 a banana plus a cup of coffee with vanilla creamer (340). For lunch we had tri-tip roast, mashed potatoes, homemade rolls, asparagus, and strawberry shortcake for dessert. I didn't prepare the meal so I don't know how many calories were in everything. But again, I went off of portion and how I felt. I did not stuff myself. And lastly for dinner we went to Olive Garden on the drive home. I ordered their Parmesan Crusted Tilapia. The meal was 590 calories plus their salad and bread sticks. I only ate half the fish, it was huge. Part of me feels I fell off the wagon, but the other part of my is proud of staying within reason. Even though I was in a setting where I didn't have my normal meal choices, I didn't allow myself to think or use the excuse "Well, I haven't been good so, I might as well throw out all the rules."
If there is one thing so far that P90X has taught me, it is consistency. No matter how I feel, where I am, or what my circumstances are I have to keep making a wise choice in food and getting my body moving. I just hope this weekend does not reflect on the scale tomorrow.
As for my calorie counting and nutrition Saturday, well, lets just say I tried. I had a good start. A Starbucks Artisan sandwich (320 calories) and a Skinny latte (120). For lunch I had a pb&j sandwich and some apples. But after lunch it went down hill from there. We took my kids and their cousin to see Mirror Mirror and we of course had to get popcorn. So, I split a box of Raisinettes with my mom and a diet coke, plus about 1/3 of a large popcorn with her.The good news is, I really didn't go overboard. I didn't leave the theater feeling gross or stuffed. That is big for me. I usually mindlessly eat the popcorn, then when we leave I feel really stuffed and gross. For dinner that night we had delicious turkey chili my husband made and cornbread. I had a decent portion and only one slice of corn bread plus carrot sticks. I don't know my calorie intake, but I'm getting better at gauging how I feel and I am sure it wasn't crazy high.
For today I was SOOO proud of myself. We had a late night hanging with family. Plus, my daughter couldn't sleep on the couch do to her broken arm. So, I took the couch for her. So, the night turned out to be a bit short. I woke up at 7:30 and did not want to exercise. We had church later that morning and an Easter Egg hunt plus lunch with family in the afternoon. I knew my day was full and that if I didn't work out then, I wouldn't. I made myself put on my shoes and put in my Kenpo dvd. I forgot to put my heart rate monitor on, so I don't know how many calories I burned. But I worked hard and didn't stop, so I'm sure if was a fair amount.
My food today was similliar to yesterday. My breakfast was a good choice. Wholegrain toast, peanut butter and 1/2 a banana plus a cup of coffee with vanilla creamer (340). For lunch we had tri-tip roast, mashed potatoes, homemade rolls, asparagus, and strawberry shortcake for dessert. I didn't prepare the meal so I don't know how many calories were in everything. But again, I went off of portion and how I felt. I did not stuff myself. And lastly for dinner we went to Olive Garden on the drive home. I ordered their Parmesan Crusted Tilapia. The meal was 590 calories plus their salad and bread sticks. I only ate half the fish, it was huge. Part of me feels I fell off the wagon, but the other part of my is proud of staying within reason. Even though I was in a setting where I didn't have my normal meal choices, I didn't allow myself to think or use the excuse "Well, I haven't been good so, I might as well throw out all the rules."
If there is one thing so far that P90X has taught me, it is consistency. No matter how I feel, where I am, or what my circumstances are I have to keep making a wise choice in food and getting my body moving. I just hope this weekend does not reflect on the scale tomorrow.
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