It has been a heck of a long time it feels since I have blogged about my 90x journey. Lots of things have happened. First, I kept up with the workouts until last week. I took Tuesday through Sunday off as I was going to be starting Beachbody's 21 Day Fix this Monday (today).
So, I am doing the 21 Day Fix with my Beachbody coach and a few other people in a challenge group. Not sure if I am going to blog about it or just post short synopsis's on the Facebook challenge page the group has.
Regardless, I will be taking a short hiatus from my P90 journey but will return after my 21 days. I will realistically start over from day one and my end up doing the classic version instead of the lean. It appears to be more strength centered, which is more up my alley.
So ta ta for now. :-)
Monday, February 17, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
Day 19: Legs/Back/Abs
Exercise!!!
This morning I woke up and did Legs and Back followed by Ab Ripper X. I felt great afterwards. My repetitions have really increased and my endurance levels have gone up drastically. What I thought was impossible a mere weeks ago is now becoming more and more realistic!!! So AMAZING!!! Solidly fit into one of my favorite pairs of Lucky's today. Smiles abound!!! :-)
Food!!!
My main meal today was a butt ton of the Energy mix (cranberries, pumpkin seeds, edamame, and almonds). Not at all what I would consider well rounded by any means but it was higher in calories it wiped out all of my extra calories. Pretty addictive stuff. I was shy 200 plus calories but that is with the exercises factored in. I went over the 1200 calories allotted at least? ;-)
Ok Well, this is going to be super short because I am super tired. I have double workouts the remainder of the weekend. Fingers crossed all will be grand and glorious!!!
Till tomorrow!! Night!!!
This morning I woke up and did Legs and Back followed by Ab Ripper X. I felt great afterwards. My repetitions have really increased and my endurance levels have gone up drastically. What I thought was impossible a mere weeks ago is now becoming more and more realistic!!! So AMAZING!!! Solidly fit into one of my favorite pairs of Lucky's today. Smiles abound!!! :-)
Food!!!
My main meal today was a butt ton of the Energy mix (cranberries, pumpkin seeds, edamame, and almonds). Not at all what I would consider well rounded by any means but it was higher in calories it wiped out all of my extra calories. Pretty addictive stuff. I was shy 200 plus calories but that is with the exercises factored in. I went over the 1200 calories allotted at least? ;-)
Ok Well, this is going to be super short because I am super tired. I have double workouts the remainder of the weekend. Fingers crossed all will be grand and glorious!!!
Till tomorrow!! Night!!!
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Day 18 P90x Lean (No workout)
So today was like a day that never happened! I woke up with a monster migraine and spent almost the entire day wrapped up in bed. I finally ate dinner when Mark came home. Turkey sandwich and hot soup. The migraine is still lingering despite the fact that I maxed out on the maximum dosage allowed!
So... needless to say... no workout today. No good eating today (well, no eating at all). We will consider it a wash. I will try and work it out this weekend for my make up day. But if not... then I will go continue on and continue to work hard.
Got an email about the 21 Day Fix program today. Due to inclement weather, they have had to push back shipment until the 11th of this month. Hopefully it arrives by the 11th so that I still have time to get it done and continue with P90x prior to the wedding.
Going to get ready for bed now though because while my migraine has been downgraded to a headache... it still is uncomfortable and I am still beat.
So night night!!! See you tomorrow! :-)
So... needless to say... no workout today. No good eating today (well, no eating at all). We will consider it a wash. I will try and work it out this weekend for my make up day. But if not... then I will go continue on and continue to work hard.
Got an email about the 21 Day Fix program today. Due to inclement weather, they have had to push back shipment until the 11th of this month. Hopefully it arrives by the 11th so that I still have time to get it done and continue with P90x prior to the wedding.
Going to get ready for bed now though because while my migraine has been downgraded to a headache... it still is uncomfortable and I am still beat.
So night night!!! See you tomorrow! :-)
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Day 15 P90x Lean (Shoulders and Arms)
Good evening!!!
Exercise!
Well, woke up this morning and did Shoulders and Arms as well as Ab Ripper. I actually used real weights and more of the green bands today as I felt the red bands were not doing anything for me. I did 15 reps or more on all the exercises and really gave a ton of intensity. Regardless of whether my weight is declining, I know for a fact that my strength is increasing... a butt ton. My Ab Ripper was not as much as past days but I am able to do some of all of the workouts. I can feel my abs beneath my skin!! ;-) Today I did 224 ab exercises this morning. Before you know it I will be right up to the max 325 exercises. AWESOME!!!
Food
Went to bed early so I ended up failing to complete my food logging but got it done the next morning. I ended around 270 below my goal. Ugh. But my net calories are under what they need to be so hopefully it will round out in the end. Will continue trying my very best.
Today was a GREAT day. I had been planning an event for the staff at work so that they could get to know our providers and broaden their scope of what services were out there. Thrilled to say that it went very well. So happy that everything worked out so well!!!!
That is pretty much all for the day!!! :-) Bye Bye!!!
Exercise!
Well, woke up this morning and did Shoulders and Arms as well as Ab Ripper. I actually used real weights and more of the green bands today as I felt the red bands were not doing anything for me. I did 15 reps or more on all the exercises and really gave a ton of intensity. Regardless of whether my weight is declining, I know for a fact that my strength is increasing... a butt ton. My Ab Ripper was not as much as past days but I am able to do some of all of the workouts. I can feel my abs beneath my skin!! ;-) Today I did 224 ab exercises this morning. Before you know it I will be right up to the max 325 exercises. AWESOME!!!
Food
Went to bed early so I ended up failing to complete my food logging but got it done the next morning. I ended around 270 below my goal. Ugh. But my net calories are under what they need to be so hopefully it will round out in the end. Will continue trying my very best.
Today was a GREAT day. I had been planning an event for the staff at work so that they could get to know our providers and broaden their scope of what services were out there. Thrilled to say that it went very well. So happy that everything worked out so well!!!!
That is pretty much all for the day!!! :-) Bye Bye!!!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Day 16 P90x Lean (Missed Workout)
Ugh Ugh Ugh Ugh UGH!!!! I hate not doing my workout in the morning. I know myself and I know that I am setting myself up for failure when I skip the morning workout when I wake up. This morning I was up early but because I felt I needed to get into the office early to catch up on work, I told myself I'd come home early and get it done. Hardy har har!!!!
I ended up getting a call from the family I am a GAL to and because the kids were having a rough day, I went over there after work. That put me home after 7 pm and then Mark and I ran to Costco to pick up some things for the home and for my event tomorrow at work. Now it's 9:30 pm and I know that if I work out now I will be up ALL night. Blargh. Not the end of the world but I don't like how it jives with my body and the way I feel.
So... I will move today's LOVED Shoulders and Arms to tomorrow and then just push everything else back. Will still double up Stretch X on Saturday because I enjoy it.
Food today was fine. I ate a butt ton of proteins. Was still under my caloric goal but all things considered... I am not stressing it. Gonna go and get some sleep and start fresh tomorrow.
:-) Night!!
I ended up getting a call from the family I am a GAL to and because the kids were having a rough day, I went over there after work. That put me home after 7 pm and then Mark and I ran to Costco to pick up some things for the home and for my event tomorrow at work. Now it's 9:30 pm and I know that if I work out now I will be up ALL night. Blargh. Not the end of the world but I don't like how it jives with my body and the way I feel.
So... I will move today's LOVED Shoulders and Arms to tomorrow and then just push everything else back. Will still double up Stretch X on Saturday because I enjoy it.
Food today was fine. I ate a butt ton of proteins. Was still under my caloric goal but all things considered... I am not stressing it. Gonna go and get some sleep and start fresh tomorrow.
:-) Night!!
Monday, February 3, 2014
Day 15. P90x Lean (Core)
Good evening!!!!
Exercising
So today was Core Synergistics. I am really getting more and more acclimated to these workouts. Gosh do I love them (Well, almost all of them. I am still avoiding Yoga X). Fantastic news for myself!!!! I actually did like real pushups. Like real pushups!!!! This is amazing!!!!! I was so excited when I actually felt myself go all the down without falling on my face. THAT FEELING ROCKED!!! I even did a few of the dreaded prison cell pushups. Really gave high intensity during the entire workout. I did not do the bonus exercises (last three) but I gave my all during the rest. Actually it was to the point I almost thought I was going to vomit! Never thought I'd say this but I LOVE P90x. I am 100% more a strength and weights gal than a straight up cardio girlie.On another note, my Beachbody coach let me know that we were game on for ordering the new 21 day fix program with Amber Calabrese. This will be a challenge group that will run soon. PUMPED for this. Unfortunately, it may be counter productive to do both P90x AND 21 Day Fix so I will sadly have to take a short hiatus on the P90. Not thrilled about stopping but really excited to see where the 21 day takes me. Plus with the wedding approaching in less than two months, a shorter length work out may be just what the doctor ordered.
Food
Still under my calories. On the positive note, pausing P90 soon and starting 21 day may assist me with my eating. 21 day is focused on portion controlled meals so hopefully it will assist me in training my body to eat more without the fear of over eating/not eating the right foods. Had a half of a roasted chicken sub for lunch today. Haven't had bread in a minute so it was super good!!!!
Had a great day overall. I seriously LOVE doing my workout in the mornings. I may not always relish the idea of getting out of bed but once I start my workout.. Gosh golly gee is it amazing. I spend the day in Gainesville assisting with transporting vehicles so am especially glad I woke up early to knock out Core. There was NO way I'd be ready to work out after being in a car all day.
Tomorrow is Shoulders and Arms plus Ab Ripper!! Woot Woot!!!
Nighty nighty. It's 8:30 pm and I am totally beat!!
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Day 14 P90x Lean (No workout)
Well, this will be a pretty short entry. I took on a new case as a Guardian ad Litem and met with my family for the first time today. I was there a good deal longer than I expected so there was no workout today. Mark and I woke up early enough and had our Sunday breakfast. Very lazy kind of morning. My plan was that I'd run over to the families house and then come back and do Yoga X before starting dinner.
Well, I ended up going grocery shopping for them and then watched a movie with the kids so both the workout and dinner went down the tubes! For the record, so is the shower that I was planning on taking this evening. LOL!
So, maybe this is my subconscious trying to find ways NOT to do Yoga X but my conscious is going to have to nip this in da bootie if this is the case. Yoga X, while super hard for me, is crucial to my progress. NO MORE!
Had leftovers (Mediterranean Chicken) for dinner. My biggest weakness lately has been the dark chocolate raw almonds. I keep telling Mark to hide them. Boy are they good. I know they are "good" for you (in the sense of the non horrible fat and in comparison to Doritos) but you can certainly overeat on foods that are ok foods. My calories still ended up about a hundred under.
We shall see what this week brings!!!!!
Peace!
Well, I ended up going grocery shopping for them and then watched a movie with the kids so both the workout and dinner went down the tubes! For the record, so is the shower that I was planning on taking this evening. LOL!
So, maybe this is my subconscious trying to find ways NOT to do Yoga X but my conscious is going to have to nip this in da bootie if this is the case. Yoga X, while super hard for me, is crucial to my progress. NO MORE!
Had leftovers (Mediterranean Chicken) for dinner. My biggest weakness lately has been the dark chocolate raw almonds. I keep telling Mark to hide them. Boy are they good. I know they are "good" for you (in the sense of the non horrible fat and in comparison to Doritos) but you can certainly overeat on foods that are ok foods. My calories still ended up about a hundred under.
We shall see what this week brings!!!!!
Peace!
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Day 13 P90x Lean (Legs and Back/Ab/Stretch)
Well, I have not been great at updating daily by any means. I have not been getting up early every morning like I'd prefer but I have still been getting in my workouts on the missed days after work. Unfortunately, this discombobulates my entire schedule and system and at the end... I'm just too tired to write after working out, getting dinner ready, taking care of the dogs, and then finding a few minutes to just chill with Mark before bed.
Well, this morning I woke up and had my fitting for the bridesmaid dress. I got my dates jumbled and thought it was the 31st when it was actually the 30th. Davids Bridal was super fantastic though and allowed me to come in this morning. GREAT news!!! My dress was too big. As soon as I put it on the tailor was like "oh no no.. this is a whole size bigger than it needs to be". So she ordered an 8 for me but cautioned me about too much more loss. I explained what I was doing and the fact that it was a 90 day program. My goal was not to crash diet and that in fact, I was working on eating MORE food. She said that if I lost more than ten more pounds... the eight would not fit and they would not have time to order a six or tailor it down before the wedding. So.. I will really need to focus on my eating and maybe alter down the intensity. I certainly won't be stopping my program but can ease up just a tad. On the whole, I felt pretty great about going down the dress size.
Exercise
When I got home I jumped right into Legs and Back, followed by Ab Ripper. I then wrapped it up with Stretch X, which was absolutely AMAZING. Extremely low intensity but really works your muscles with the idea of extending your flexibility. Increasing my flexibility has been one of the major things I have been striving to work at as I know I am particularly weak in this area. Loved today. Am planning on doing Yoga X tomorrow. Good work out day overall!!! I am finding that I am able to do all the warm ups (running, jacks, etc) straight through without stopping for breaks. I have steadily been increasing in both my strength training exercises and with Ab Ripper. Looking back to the first time I did Abs and literally sat and watched them working out thinking "Hell to the NO" to now... where I am doing a lot more (still not the full 25 per ab routine but a ton better).
Food
Because of the length of my workouts yesterday and the intensity given, my net calories were only around 660. This left me a ton to eat but I was not hungry. Still trying to eat at least five meals a day (Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, and then depending on intake a small snack before bed) but during the weekends, I often use my shake as a my lunch. Mark and I went to our Publix, where they have the scale I use for consistency, and sure enough, as predicted, my weight was at 157. So I went up a few pounds. I wasn't overly stressed because I know my inches have gone down some and I feel the muscles developing in my body (plus... this is also the time of the month where I gain icky water weight :-)) However, not liking that I may not be hitting on all my needed food areas. Don't want to sabotage myself in the end. Will continue to work on this.
Been feeling more tired than normal the last bit. Not sure whether this has to do with medication I am taking, supplements, food, or just because I am getting tired? Who knows but I will monitor.
That's all for tonight!! Nighty Night!
Well, this morning I woke up and had my fitting for the bridesmaid dress. I got my dates jumbled and thought it was the 31st when it was actually the 30th. Davids Bridal was super fantastic though and allowed me to come in this morning. GREAT news!!! My dress was too big. As soon as I put it on the tailor was like "oh no no.. this is a whole size bigger than it needs to be". So she ordered an 8 for me but cautioned me about too much more loss. I explained what I was doing and the fact that it was a 90 day program. My goal was not to crash diet and that in fact, I was working on eating MORE food. She said that if I lost more than ten more pounds... the eight would not fit and they would not have time to order a six or tailor it down before the wedding. So.. I will really need to focus on my eating and maybe alter down the intensity. I certainly won't be stopping my program but can ease up just a tad. On the whole, I felt pretty great about going down the dress size.
Exercise
When I got home I jumped right into Legs and Back, followed by Ab Ripper. I then wrapped it up with Stretch X, which was absolutely AMAZING. Extremely low intensity but really works your muscles with the idea of extending your flexibility. Increasing my flexibility has been one of the major things I have been striving to work at as I know I am particularly weak in this area. Loved today. Am planning on doing Yoga X tomorrow. Good work out day overall!!! I am finding that I am able to do all the warm ups (running, jacks, etc) straight through without stopping for breaks. I have steadily been increasing in both my strength training exercises and with Ab Ripper. Looking back to the first time I did Abs and literally sat and watched them working out thinking "Hell to the NO" to now... where I am doing a lot more (still not the full 25 per ab routine but a ton better).
Food
Because of the length of my workouts yesterday and the intensity given, my net calories were only around 660. This left me a ton to eat but I was not hungry. Still trying to eat at least five meals a day (Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, and then depending on intake a small snack before bed) but during the weekends, I often use my shake as a my lunch. Mark and I went to our Publix, where they have the scale I use for consistency, and sure enough, as predicted, my weight was at 157. So I went up a few pounds. I wasn't overly stressed because I know my inches have gone down some and I feel the muscles developing in my body (plus... this is also the time of the month where I gain icky water weight :-)) However, not liking that I may not be hitting on all my needed food areas. Don't want to sabotage myself in the end. Will continue to work on this.
Been feeling more tired than normal the last bit. Not sure whether this has to do with medication I am taking, supplements, food, or just because I am getting tired? Who knows but I will monitor.
That's all for tonight!! Nighty Night!
Friday, January 31, 2014
Week in review (Days 8 - 12)
It's been a crazy week... Unable to write daily but have been keeping up with my workout log on Beachbody as well as have continued being meticulous about entering my food daily. So instead of attempting to recreate each day, I will just sum up the entire week.
Exercising Overview
This week my exercises were:
Monday Day 8: Core Synergistics. Went ok. Don't hate it completely any longer
Tuesday Day 9: Cardio X. Groovy!!!
Wednesday Day 10: Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ripper: Love this workout still!
Thursday Day 11: Did Kenpo X. Stupid video kept goofing. Ended up doing it in the evening!!
Friday Day 12: Did not do anything this day. :-(
Food
With regards to food, I did relatively well all week. I was way under on my net calories the majority of the week. I am not eating enough to sustain the level of workout. In an ideal world this would be great if it equated to speeding up the weight/shape process but unfortunately that is not how it works and I foresee some weight gain in my future. Have done really well with regards to water versus soda intake.
This week I was so exhausted every night that I had no energy to write about the days as it pertains to my journey to fit. Hopefully I will do better next week. Otherwise... I'll start doing weekly recaps.
Feeling good. Definitely seeing a difference in the way my clothes are fitting. Back in my Lucky Jeans again. :-)
Motoring on... till tomorrow!!!! Peace!
Exercising Overview
This week my exercises were:
Monday Day 8: Core Synergistics. Went ok. Don't hate it completely any longer
Tuesday Day 9: Cardio X. Groovy!!!
Wednesday Day 10: Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ripper: Love this workout still!
Thursday Day 11: Did Kenpo X. Stupid video kept goofing. Ended up doing it in the evening!!
Friday Day 12: Did not do anything this day. :-(
Food
With regards to food, I did relatively well all week. I was way under on my net calories the majority of the week. I am not eating enough to sustain the level of workout. In an ideal world this would be great if it equated to speeding up the weight/shape process but unfortunately that is not how it works and I foresee some weight gain in my future. Have done really well with regards to water versus soda intake.
This week I was so exhausted every night that I had no energy to write about the days as it pertains to my journey to fit. Hopefully I will do better next week. Otherwise... I'll start doing weekly recaps.
Feeling good. Definitely seeing a difference in the way my clothes are fitting. Back in my Lucky Jeans again. :-)
Motoring on... till tomorrow!!!! Peace!
Sunday, January 26, 2014
My initial measurements....
Well here are my initial measurements as of 1/12/14. Will do updates every thirty days.
Weight: 161
Waist: 31.5
Hips: 37
Chest: 34
Right arm: 12.5
Left arm: 12
Right thigh: 24.5
Left thigh: 24.5
BMI: 25.5
So...nowhere to go but down from here!!!! Right now I can say my weight is at 155.
More to come!!!
Weight: 161
Waist: 31.5
Hips: 37
Chest: 34
Right arm: 12.5
Left arm: 12
Right thigh: 24.5
Left thigh: 24.5
BMI: 25.5
So...nowhere to go but down from here!!!! Right now I can say my weight is at 155.
More to come!!!
Day 7 of P90x Lean
What I did.....
So, woke up with a semi hard hitting migraine. Immediately took my migraine meds but stayed in bed until around 11 am. Knew I had to get rid of the head pounding so that I could get one (ideally two workouts in). Ended up killing the Cardio X. I had never done it before and it was pretty cool. It basically jumbled up yoga (hate when it's not the ahhhh Sunday stroll kind of yoga), Kenpo, Plyometrics, and Core work. I kept up with all of it but lost a tad steam when it got to the Core part. Those rolls and superman/banana were not as good as they could have been. All the same.... I was DRENCHED in sweat following my workout. After Cardio X, I made a real attempt at Yoga X. But those Sun Vanyasas will be revisiting me in my dreams this evening. I even realized that my dread was so great that I would more than likely just watch more than participate so I stuck another Yoga disk in to try. This worked out a tad better. Turns out the longer I waited, the more my body started revolting. This week I will be ready to BRING IT!!!!!!
Foods....
Started the day (at 11) with a cup of coffee, with a reduced amount of creamer (not by a lot but by a little). For "breakfast" I had a grapefruit. Lunch was my protein and Knox shake. For dinner, my brother dropped in and saw us!!! So happy to see him. Boy have I missed him!! Oodles and oodles!!! We had Mediterranean Tilapia with green beans and spinach (sauteed). Had a great evening hanging out. I really love my brothers!!! So much. I miss them when I don't get to see or talk to them often. So tonight was especially special! Anywho... my calorie intake is still 519 shy of my needed goal. BLAH.....
Where I am...
I am feeling pretty good. Haven't taken my measurements yet (will do again on the 30 day mark) but will post my initial on another short blog next. Considering this is going on two weeks of constant working out.... this is pretty amazing. Not sure if the pounds lost (7) are necessarily a good or bad thing but I can tell my clothes feel looser... which is DEFINITELY a good thing. Some things I know at this point I need to improve on is first and foremost my flexibility. My squats are not nearly as low at they need to be and my extensions do need to be longer. Mark has amazing flexibility (can do a straight up split with no strain) and is going to be helping me increase mine little by little. The other thing is my Yoga (which so ties back into flexibility). I don't have the endurance or the ability to hold the poses. It is very intimidating to you. But instead of backing off, I will continue trying to tackle it head on. Mark has commented that he can see muscles forming in my back and calves already. You certainly use the gamut of muscles doing P90x.
Here's to another week!!! Let's do it!!!!
So, woke up with a semi hard hitting migraine. Immediately took my migraine meds but stayed in bed until around 11 am. Knew I had to get rid of the head pounding so that I could get one (ideally two workouts in). Ended up killing the Cardio X. I had never done it before and it was pretty cool. It basically jumbled up yoga (hate when it's not the ahhhh Sunday stroll kind of yoga), Kenpo, Plyometrics, and Core work. I kept up with all of it but lost a tad steam when it got to the Core part. Those rolls and superman/banana were not as good as they could have been. All the same.... I was DRENCHED in sweat following my workout. After Cardio X, I made a real attempt at Yoga X. But those Sun Vanyasas will be revisiting me in my dreams this evening. I even realized that my dread was so great that I would more than likely just watch more than participate so I stuck another Yoga disk in to try. This worked out a tad better. Turns out the longer I waited, the more my body started revolting. This week I will be ready to BRING IT!!!!!!
Foods....
Started the day (at 11) with a cup of coffee, with a reduced amount of creamer (not by a lot but by a little). For "breakfast" I had a grapefruit. Lunch was my protein and Knox shake. For dinner, my brother dropped in and saw us!!! So happy to see him. Boy have I missed him!! Oodles and oodles!!! We had Mediterranean Tilapia with green beans and spinach (sauteed). Had a great evening hanging out. I really love my brothers!!! So much. I miss them when I don't get to see or talk to them often. So tonight was especially special! Anywho... my calorie intake is still 519 shy of my needed goal. BLAH.....
Where I am...
I am feeling pretty good. Haven't taken my measurements yet (will do again on the 30 day mark) but will post my initial on another short blog next. Considering this is going on two weeks of constant working out.... this is pretty amazing. Not sure if the pounds lost (7) are necessarily a good or bad thing but I can tell my clothes feel looser... which is DEFINITELY a good thing. Some things I know at this point I need to improve on is first and foremost my flexibility. My squats are not nearly as low at they need to be and my extensions do need to be longer. Mark has amazing flexibility (can do a straight up split with no strain) and is going to be helping me increase mine little by little. The other thing is my Yoga (which so ties back into flexibility). I don't have the endurance or the ability to hold the poses. It is very intimidating to you. But instead of backing off, I will continue trying to tackle it head on. Mark has commented that he can see muscles forming in my back and calves already. You certainly use the gamut of muscles doing P90x.
Here's to another week!!! Let's do it!!!!
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Day 6 P90x Lean: Double Down!!!
:-)
Work it.. work it.. work it!!!!
Happy Saturday to you!!!! Since I sucked the big goose egg yesterday, I am determined to make it up. After verifying it would be ok with my BB coach, Brian, I confirmed that I would be doing a double day of Legs and Back, Ab Ripper, and Cardio X. Did the Legs, Back, and Abs first. My heavens do I LOVE that work out. Now keep in mind, I am happily using the modification for the pull ups (Thanks to Mark and his groovy set up). But even so... I swear.... I give 110% during this workout. I'm talking pouring sweat, soaked clothes. LOVE IT!!!! FANTASTIC!!!! I am going to do Cardio X a little later as my legs, butt, and back are feeling that groovy kind of pain that happens when all goes right!!! *** Update*** No Cardio X was done on this fine day. Nope uh uh didn't happen. Instead we rented Elysium and watched that. Can't stress myself over a missed workout. As Tony says... Do your best and forget the rest. Will do my best and not beat myself up when I miss a workout.
Yum Yums for my Tum Tums!!!!
Had my normal breakfast today... Eggs, turkey sausage, coffee, and creamer (going to be reducing creamer intake). Had my protein shake after my amazing workout. After the first workout and the amount of calories burned, I have like 1200 even with my breakfast and shake... and that is not taking into effect the next workout upcoming. I think we are going to do chicken or fish with veggies tonight as a change up. *** Update*** We had tomato bisque soup, broccoli, and turkey with swiss cheese. We are doing the fish tomorrow! I ended the evening 567 shy of my goal. Had two coke zeros and seventy two ounces of water!!! Jigga Wha???
State of mine!!!!
Love the way I feel after my workouts. LOVE LOVE LOVE! Tried on some of my dresses today in preparation for the shower and bachelorette party. Heavens do I hate dresses. I mean really and truly dislike them. But I LOVE Amber so I'll do whatever is needed!!!
Work it.. work it.. work it!!!!
Happy Saturday to you!!!! Since I sucked the big goose egg yesterday, I am determined to make it up. After verifying it would be ok with my BB coach, Brian, I confirmed that I would be doing a double day of Legs and Back, Ab Ripper, and Cardio X. Did the Legs, Back, and Abs first. My heavens do I LOVE that work out. Now keep in mind, I am happily using the modification for the pull ups (Thanks to Mark and his groovy set up). But even so... I swear.... I give 110% during this workout. I'm talking pouring sweat, soaked clothes. LOVE IT!!!! FANTASTIC!!!! I am going to do Cardio X a little later as my legs, butt, and back are feeling that groovy kind of pain that happens when all goes right!!! *** Update*** No Cardio X was done on this fine day. Nope uh uh didn't happen. Instead we rented Elysium and watched that. Can't stress myself over a missed workout. As Tony says... Do your best and forget the rest. Will do my best and not beat myself up when I miss a workout.
Yum Yums for my Tum Tums!!!!
Had my normal breakfast today... Eggs, turkey sausage, coffee, and creamer (going to be reducing creamer intake). Had my protein shake after my amazing workout. After the first workout and the amount of calories burned, I have like 1200 even with my breakfast and shake... and that is not taking into effect the next workout upcoming. I think we are going to do chicken or fish with veggies tonight as a change up. *** Update*** We had tomato bisque soup, broccoli, and turkey with swiss cheese. We are doing the fish tomorrow! I ended the evening 567 shy of my goal. Had two coke zeros and seventy two ounces of water!!! Jigga Wha???
State of mine!!!!
Love the way I feel after my workouts. LOVE LOVE LOVE! Tried on some of my dresses today in preparation for the shower and bachelorette party. Heavens do I hate dresses. I mean really and truly dislike them. But I LOVE Amber so I'll do whatever is needed!!!
Friday, January 24, 2014
Day 5: Discombobulation Day!!!!
Hi, Howdy, and Hola!!!!
Exercise Update (not going to be pretty)
Any doubt I had regarding the prime workout time for me and my body is now officially put to rest. I was super tired this morning and found myself dragging all over the place. It definitely wasn't avoidance because I was dreading my workout because this morning was Legs and Back, which is my favorite work out, along with Ab Ripper X, which is not but getting better. Before I knew it.. it was near time for me to get to work and I realized that there was NO way I'd get a quality work out in time. So.. I just told myself that I WOULD get my workout in this evening.
So fast forward to this evening. The ugliest excuse making and procrastinations came into play. I mean I even surprised myself at the lack of motivation I was demonstrating. It was actually quite disgusting. By the time I finally got my butt around to getting ready (This was right after thanks to Mark succumbed to two milk chocolate peanut butter smidgens, compliments of his mom), it was 11 pm and I wouldn't have finished until after midnight and then I knew I'd never sleep. So congrats there Lizzie... Way to go winning the award for biggest pansy. By hell or high water, I will do BOTH Legs and Back, Ab Ripper, AND Cardio tomorrow.
Grubs
Well, my diet is pretty consistent and regular. I eat the same foods every day. I know I will need to incorporate more variety soon, including more lean proteins like chicken and fish. I am going over on my proteins almost daily but that is because of my protein drink. I'd much rather go over on protein than fat or negative carbs. Anyway, because I did not work out I needed to be more cautious with my intake. I still ended the evening with 59 calories to spare... however... I did not do good on the kinds of food. My downfall today with my three cups of coffee WITH creamer (whopping 315 calories for creamer alone) and those two darn, but delicious smidgens with peanut butter (125 calories for TWO). Water intake was around 32 ounces. Coke Zero intake was two cans.
Energy and pulse so far!!!!
So overall... I'm feeling pretty good. As long as I bust out my workout in the morning, my motivation has been pretty good. However, if I skip the morning.... chances of my daily workout goes down drastically. My weekend workouts do not happen at 6:30 but I have been trying to get them in not long after waking. I think I might be coming down with something as I feel kind of out of sorts today. This regiment will go a month beyond the wedding so hopefully my results will be evident by wedding day!!! Overall... all is good!!!!
Exercise Update (not going to be pretty)
Any doubt I had regarding the prime workout time for me and my body is now officially put to rest. I was super tired this morning and found myself dragging all over the place. It definitely wasn't avoidance because I was dreading my workout because this morning was Legs and Back, which is my favorite work out, along with Ab Ripper X, which is not but getting better. Before I knew it.. it was near time for me to get to work and I realized that there was NO way I'd get a quality work out in time. So.. I just told myself that I WOULD get my workout in this evening.
So fast forward to this evening. The ugliest excuse making and procrastinations came into play. I mean I even surprised myself at the lack of motivation I was demonstrating. It was actually quite disgusting. By the time I finally got my butt around to getting ready (This was right after thanks to Mark succumbed to two milk chocolate peanut butter smidgens, compliments of his mom), it was 11 pm and I wouldn't have finished until after midnight and then I knew I'd never sleep. So congrats there Lizzie... Way to go winning the award for biggest pansy. By hell or high water, I will do BOTH Legs and Back, Ab Ripper, AND Cardio tomorrow.
Grubs
Well, my diet is pretty consistent and regular. I eat the same foods every day. I know I will need to incorporate more variety soon, including more lean proteins like chicken and fish. I am going over on my proteins almost daily but that is because of my protein drink. I'd much rather go over on protein than fat or negative carbs. Anyway, because I did not work out I needed to be more cautious with my intake. I still ended the evening with 59 calories to spare... however... I did not do good on the kinds of food. My downfall today with my three cups of coffee WITH creamer (whopping 315 calories for creamer alone) and those two darn, but delicious smidgens with peanut butter (125 calories for TWO). Water intake was around 32 ounces. Coke Zero intake was two cans.
Energy and pulse so far!!!!
So overall... I'm feeling pretty good. As long as I bust out my workout in the morning, my motivation has been pretty good. However, if I skip the morning.... chances of my daily workout goes down drastically. My weekend workouts do not happen at 6:30 but I have been trying to get them in not long after waking. I think I might be coming down with something as I feel kind of out of sorts today. This regiment will go a month beyond the wedding so hopefully my results will be evident by wedding day!!! Overall... all is good!!!!
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Day 4 P90x Lean- KenpoX
Good evening!!! Boy am I tired. Today seemed to last forever. Getting ready to hit the sack in just a few minutes but wanted to at least give a quick update on the day.
Exercise
Woke up a tad bit late this morning. I think I subconsciously knew that I had a doctors appointment and didn't have to rush around. Figured I could throw in a quick round of Yoga X and mosey on with my day. WHAT??? So wrong I was. Turns out Yoga X is an hour and a half long. Not the greatest exercise to do on a weekday when there are time constraints AND I woke up late. So, I switched out today's Yoga for Saturday's Kenpo X. This will work better with my schedule. I really enjoyed Kenpo for the most part. The only frustration I had was that my the disk kept trying to "read media". Very frustrating when your screen freezes mid frame for minutes at a time. Mark looked at it tonight and thinks the XBox's lens is dirty. Looks like I will need to hook up the good ol' DVD player before tomorrow before Legs and Back. Kenpo though, despite the disk errors, is a workout you can do anytime. Fast paced, energetic, and full of punches and kicks. Reminds me of my old Karate classes.
Food
Well, I devoured breakfast and was it ever yummy. That is for sure my biggest meal of the day. I only had cottage cheese with strawberries during lunch (in a meeting so had to eat and meet fast). Dinner I was not hungry so had a bowl of cereal. To say my calorie intake was low today is an understatement. I am going to have to eat something else otherwise I will be over 500 shy of my base goal. I might cook up an egg or two before bed. (Calories might be low but cholesterol for the day sure isn't going to be. :) ) Thanks to the active Kenpo, I killed the water today. Will have over 10 glasses of water today. (Probably why I didn't feel so hungry). One Coke Zero.
Mentality
Had a doctors appointment today. Doc told me I have lost over 8 pounds since my last visit a few weeks ago. She said three pounds a week isn't detrimental to me, especially when considering the working out combined with the healthier eating. Just cautioned me to ensure I was eating. Felt pretty good and actually wore a pair of slacks to work that had been too tight previously. Woot Woot. Talked to my cousin, Nikki Jake, today. Boy do I miss him. Such a great guy. That was probably the highlight of my day.
Need to get to bed earlier as I am feeling the drag later in the day when I go to sleep after midnight.
On that note... Have a great night!!
Exercise
Woke up a tad bit late this morning. I think I subconsciously knew that I had a doctors appointment and didn't have to rush around. Figured I could throw in a quick round of Yoga X and mosey on with my day. WHAT??? So wrong I was. Turns out Yoga X is an hour and a half long. Not the greatest exercise to do on a weekday when there are time constraints AND I woke up late. So, I switched out today's Yoga for Saturday's Kenpo X. This will work better with my schedule. I really enjoyed Kenpo for the most part. The only frustration I had was that my the disk kept trying to "read media". Very frustrating when your screen freezes mid frame for minutes at a time. Mark looked at it tonight and thinks the XBox's lens is dirty. Looks like I will need to hook up the good ol' DVD player before tomorrow before Legs and Back. Kenpo though, despite the disk errors, is a workout you can do anytime. Fast paced, energetic, and full of punches and kicks. Reminds me of my old Karate classes.
Food
Well, I devoured breakfast and was it ever yummy. That is for sure my biggest meal of the day. I only had cottage cheese with strawberries during lunch (in a meeting so had to eat and meet fast). Dinner I was not hungry so had a bowl of cereal. To say my calorie intake was low today is an understatement. I am going to have to eat something else otherwise I will be over 500 shy of my base goal. I might cook up an egg or two before bed. (Calories might be low but cholesterol for the day sure isn't going to be. :) ) Thanks to the active Kenpo, I killed the water today. Will have over 10 glasses of water today. (Probably why I didn't feel so hungry). One Coke Zero.
Mentality
Had a doctors appointment today. Doc told me I have lost over 8 pounds since my last visit a few weeks ago. She said three pounds a week isn't detrimental to me, especially when considering the working out combined with the healthier eating. Just cautioned me to ensure I was eating. Felt pretty good and actually wore a pair of slacks to work that had been too tight previously. Woot Woot. Talked to my cousin, Nikki Jake, today. Boy do I miss him. Such a great guy. That was probably the highlight of my day.
Need to get to bed earlier as I am feeling the drag later in the day when I go to sleep after midnight.
On that note... Have a great night!!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Day 3 of P90x Lean (Shoulders and Arms)
G'd evening mate!!! Well, it's freezing here in good ol' sunny Florida. I bee bopped out of my house this morning sans jacket thinking it would warm up and nearly froze my patootie off. Holy moly what is going on. I don't much consider myself a Florida gal but neither do I relish living in Florida, expecting some kind of warmth, and nearly freezing my appendages off.
Anywhoo... on with the work out day!!!
Exercise
Well, today was Shoulders and Arms along with Ab Ripper X. I woke up bright and early and did not feel lethargic. Probably because I knew I was doing an exercise I enjoy. I've mentioned it before but the length of the P90x videos can stress ya out because they are so long. Shoulders and Arms (S&A) feel like a quick work out but as the time ticks... I sometimes wonder if I am going to be on time to work. Anyway, I made just a few minutes past 9 am (my normal time) so it all worked out. Trying to keep all my reps between 12 and 15 so as I don't bulk (ha) so much as focus on the lean portion. With the S&A, I'd love to just lose some of this pitgina because it's the pits and does not look hot in a strapless dress. Ab Ripper was decent. I did not do as many reps as last time but I was ready to get in the shower and starting to worry I'd be super late. I shall try harder on Friday!! :-) Overall, LOVED this workout. Again, I love the strength building. Tomorrow is Yoga X and while that sounds pretty chill.... HA! My flexibility is no where near the point it needs to be at to continues the holds and bends required. Great thing is.... I'll be there before you know it!!!! Woo Hoo!!!
Grub a dub dub
Well, finished below my calorie goal HOWEVER... that included the "burned calories" so all in all, it works out. I had two coke zeros and drank (at this point) 4 ish cups of aqua. Still going to have more water before bed. My lunch and dinner were both quinoa, avocado, and veggies. My breakfast was two eggs and turkey sausage. Gonna need some variation soon I am thinking. Not because I am sick of the foods but because I am little concerned I'm not getting enough of the protein protein I need. Maybe we can start throwing in fish or chicken. We shall see. I normally have a very detailed menu plan when I am doing a Beachbody program but with Mark... pssssshhhh. foooogeetetaboutit. It's impossible. Mark and I made our Costco run tonight and we almost (almost) almost got a rotisserie chicken but ended up passing. They can be pretty greasy but boy oh boy do they smell delish!!!
Stokeness!!!
Well... feeling pretty good. Really gave all today in exercises because I think I was feeling guilty about missing yesterday (even though I didn't miss I just moved around my rest days). There was quite a bit of chatter today with the fellow bridesmaids on our hunnies upcoming nuptials so that was exciting. Those girls are AWESOME and I know it will be a blast celebrating Amber and Tim's wedding. They are such the cutest couple. Was ordering one of her presents and saw all sorts of goodies on Victorias Secret. Almost made me want to be more of a girlie girl.... Almost... :-)
Anyway, feeling pretty good. Going to go and brush my choppers and get ready for bed. Yoga X will be here before I know it. Peace in the east!! Till tomorrow!
Anywhoo... on with the work out day!!!
Exercise
Well, today was Shoulders and Arms along with Ab Ripper X. I woke up bright and early and did not feel lethargic. Probably because I knew I was doing an exercise I enjoy. I've mentioned it before but the length of the P90x videos can stress ya out because they are so long. Shoulders and Arms (S&A) feel like a quick work out but as the time ticks... I sometimes wonder if I am going to be on time to work. Anyway, I made just a few minutes past 9 am (my normal time) so it all worked out. Trying to keep all my reps between 12 and 15 so as I don't bulk (ha) so much as focus on the lean portion. With the S&A, I'd love to just lose some of this pitgina because it's the pits and does not look hot in a strapless dress. Ab Ripper was decent. I did not do as many reps as last time but I was ready to get in the shower and starting to worry I'd be super late. I shall try harder on Friday!! :-) Overall, LOVED this workout. Again, I love the strength building. Tomorrow is Yoga X and while that sounds pretty chill.... HA! My flexibility is no where near the point it needs to be at to continues the holds and bends required. Great thing is.... I'll be there before you know it!!!! Woo Hoo!!!
Grub a dub dub
Well, finished below my calorie goal HOWEVER... that included the "burned calories" so all in all, it works out. I had two coke zeros and drank (at this point) 4 ish cups of aqua. Still going to have more water before bed. My lunch and dinner were both quinoa, avocado, and veggies. My breakfast was two eggs and turkey sausage. Gonna need some variation soon I am thinking. Not because I am sick of the foods but because I am little concerned I'm not getting enough of the protein protein I need. Maybe we can start throwing in fish or chicken. We shall see. I normally have a very detailed menu plan when I am doing a Beachbody program but with Mark... pssssshhhh. foooogeetetaboutit. It's impossible. Mark and I made our Costco run tonight and we almost (almost) almost got a rotisserie chicken but ended up passing. They can be pretty greasy but boy oh boy do they smell delish!!!
Stokeness!!!
Well... feeling pretty good. Really gave all today in exercises because I think I was feeling guilty about missing yesterday (even though I didn't miss I just moved around my rest days). There was quite a bit of chatter today with the fellow bridesmaids on our hunnies upcoming nuptials so that was exciting. Those girls are AWESOME and I know it will be a blast celebrating Amber and Tim's wedding. They are such the cutest couple. Was ordering one of her presents and saw all sorts of goodies on Victorias Secret. Almost made me want to be more of a girlie girl.... Almost... :-)
Anyway, feeling pretty good. Going to go and brush my choppers and get ready for bed. Yoga X will be here before I know it. Peace in the east!! Till tomorrow!
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Day One (Core) and Two (Rest) of P90x Lean.....
Hmmmm.... So didn't post last night on account of being uber exhausted so am recapping both yesterday and today. Here we go!!!
Day 1 of P90x Lean
Happy Martin Luther King Day to all! Hope everyone had a fantastic day! So today I started P90x Lean and stopped doing the Turbo Fire. Pretty excited but definitely do MUCH better when I work out in the morning as opposed to the evening. It completely drains me beyond belief and I lose SO much motivation.
I finally got around to doing Core Synergistics. Can safely tell you that I hate it no less than I did the first day but this time around I actually did every exercise (not for the maximum of course) at least a few times. I even did the loathed Prison Cell push ups (variation). I did not do the bonus exercises at the end but I gave all I could (well.. maybe I could have given a tad more but I gave a lot). Felt so good after doing the exercises. With regards to eating, I fell below the required by a whopping 523 calories. NO GOOD.
Went to bed super early and did not sleep well at all. I remember tossing and turning like crazy. I think it was because I did my workout pretty much right before bed and was still amped with the energy. Need to get back on track with working out in the morning. The problem with the P90x videos is that they are SO long you have to get up SUPER early to get them done, grab a shower, and eat breakfast to be able to get to work on time (which believe you me is a struggle on any given day regardless).
Day 2 of P90x Lean
So I woke up this morning SO SORE. I am talking I hobbled to the bathroom. NO BUENO. That Core exercise is some kind of powerful. I woke up early enough to do the Cardio X that was on the menu but I just physically could not get up the energy to get this done. I hear people talk about "pushing through the pain" but I sense those people can at least walk without looking like a zombie. So... decided to use today as a rest day (YES I KNOW I had Sunday as a rest day. VERY Aware) and then move Cardio X to Sunday, which would have been my rest/Stretch X day. So, I might get my cardio/strength a tad discombobulated for now but it will all work out.
I had no where near the energy as I have been feeling lately. I am going to chalk that up to not doing my work out, not sleeping through the night, and BACON. Mark and I had brinner for dinner last night and I made him bacon and myself turkey sausage. The dang bacon smelled so good that I had to try (and later regretted it as I forget how greasy regular bacon is. Tastes good... effect on stomach.. notsogood). My calorie intake was the polar opposite of yesterday. I went 377 OVER my 1200 allowed. It was the quinoa and avocado dish that I am so addicted to. I could eat it every day. I started taking Glucosamine powder (Knox) in OJ to help support the knees (I am OLD). I used it some time back when I used to do Karate and it REALLY helped me and my creakiness. We ran to Publix today to pick up some things and I got on the scale (again... not a big fan but wanted to see if my calorie intake was going to start showing a negative effect.) I was at 155. So... while stressing I have NOT taken new measurements it would appear I have lost six pounds. My goal was two per week. Not seeing in any massive shift in my clothing and on me five to six pounds is the difference between a pant size. So we will see. Certainly not stressing it. I am continuously adjusting what is working and what is not so I will continue to play around with things and everything will be GRAVY Baby!
Anyway, as it is getting later and my lack of sleep last night has caught up to me, I will bid you adieu until tomorrow. I have Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ribber X in the am. Oh how I LOVE this exercise. :-)
Day 1 of P90x Lean
Happy Martin Luther King Day to all! Hope everyone had a fantastic day! So today I started P90x Lean and stopped doing the Turbo Fire. Pretty excited but definitely do MUCH better when I work out in the morning as opposed to the evening. It completely drains me beyond belief and I lose SO much motivation.
I finally got around to doing Core Synergistics. Can safely tell you that I hate it no less than I did the first day but this time around I actually did every exercise (not for the maximum of course) at least a few times. I even did the loathed Prison Cell push ups (variation). I did not do the bonus exercises at the end but I gave all I could (well.. maybe I could have given a tad more but I gave a lot). Felt so good after doing the exercises. With regards to eating, I fell below the required by a whopping 523 calories. NO GOOD.
Went to bed super early and did not sleep well at all. I remember tossing and turning like crazy. I think it was because I did my workout pretty much right before bed and was still amped with the energy. Need to get back on track with working out in the morning. The problem with the P90x videos is that they are SO long you have to get up SUPER early to get them done, grab a shower, and eat breakfast to be able to get to work on time (which believe you me is a struggle on any given day regardless).
Day 2 of P90x Lean
So I woke up this morning SO SORE. I am talking I hobbled to the bathroom. NO BUENO. That Core exercise is some kind of powerful. I woke up early enough to do the Cardio X that was on the menu but I just physically could not get up the energy to get this done. I hear people talk about "pushing through the pain" but I sense those people can at least walk without looking like a zombie. So... decided to use today as a rest day (YES I KNOW I had Sunday as a rest day. VERY Aware) and then move Cardio X to Sunday, which would have been my rest/Stretch X day. So, I might get my cardio/strength a tad discombobulated for now but it will all work out.
I had no where near the energy as I have been feeling lately. I am going to chalk that up to not doing my work out, not sleeping through the night, and BACON. Mark and I had brinner for dinner last night and I made him bacon and myself turkey sausage. The dang bacon smelled so good that I had to try (and later regretted it as I forget how greasy regular bacon is. Tastes good... effect on stomach.. notsogood). My calorie intake was the polar opposite of yesterday. I went 377 OVER my 1200 allowed. It was the quinoa and avocado dish that I am so addicted to. I could eat it every day. I started taking Glucosamine powder (Knox) in OJ to help support the knees (I am OLD). I used it some time back when I used to do Karate and it REALLY helped me and my creakiness. We ran to Publix today to pick up some things and I got on the scale (again... not a big fan but wanted to see if my calorie intake was going to start showing a negative effect.) I was at 155. So... while stressing I have NOT taken new measurements it would appear I have lost six pounds. My goal was two per week. Not seeing in any massive shift in my clothing and on me five to six pounds is the difference between a pant size. So we will see. Certainly not stressing it. I am continuously adjusting what is working and what is not so I will continue to play around with things and everything will be GRAVY Baby!
Anyway, as it is getting later and my lack of sleep last night has caught up to me, I will bid you adieu until tomorrow. I have Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ribber X in the am. Oh how I LOVE this exercise. :-)
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Day 7
Exercise
Okeedokee so I used today as another rest day in preparation for tomorrow's Lean Kick Off!! Plus I got some cardio throughout the day so I don't feel so bad. My calves were burning today but it was that amazing kind of burn.
Happenings on this fine day!
We hung out around the house all day and I did pretty much NOTHING, except for some laundry. Mark worked on the car for a bit and we had an encounter with a brown widow spider (that did not rate high on my fun scale). Then we ran some errands (if you wanna call it that from this chick's perspective as Home Depot and TWO auto parts stores aren't considered necessarily errand worthy. Kidding). Ended the night watching some of "Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters". We haven't finished it yet as it was past MJ's bedtime but I can already tell you... I love it SO much more than that blasted movie from yesterday.
The Eats!
Veggie and eggs medley were for breakfast along with turkey sausage. No lunch as I was still stuffed from breakfast. Din din I made some turkey and swiss cheese crescent rolls. I had three rolls, which I thought were going to do me in but it was not nearly as bad as I expected. Had three Coke Zero's and 4 cups of water. (EEK!!!). My intake for the day was still below my 1200 (lowered it to see if that helps). Had a grapefruit this evening to add a few calories. It will be aight!!!
Tomorrow will bring with it round two of Core Synergistics. Not exactly thrilled but am interested to see how much farther I can go. Will let ya (me) know!!!
Night night and Happy MLK Day!!!
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Day 6 and the end of TF (RIP)!!!
Howdy! Howdy! Howdy!!!
Well day six is upon us and unfortunately this will be the end of this program. :-D Will explain more in the exercise section! Can't believe today is only Saturday. So happy this is a long weekend and that I don't have to go to work on Monday! SO happy. Mark spent the day helping Pastor Gary, with Living Stones International, get their home closer to the finish line. He was gone pretty much all day over at their house and (yes I am totally using this as an excuse) as a result.. I didn't know if I would be able to get my work out in today. Today is Legs and Back and it requires a chin up bar. The only chin up bar is in Marks room... which is not user friendly when the DVD is downstairs. But Mark came home and rigged up an A-MAYzing pulley system in the living room so that I can use my resistance bands as my pull up system (Because goodness knows there is NO way I can do a chin up right now.).
EXERCISE!!!!
Okeedokee... So.. after much back and forth, I finally got around to doing my P90x exercise for the day. I really did try to come up with reasons as to why I couldn't do it today (No chin up bar, getting too late, Mark is watching TV and I don't want to bother him). Lucky for me, Mark is a great accountability partner and encouraged me to get it going. And since he took the time to hook up my uber cool pulley system, I really had no reason not to begin. So legs and back followed by ARX commenced. Holy moly.... I FREAKING LOVED LEGS AND BACK!!!! I know it seems like I have been saying this about every P90 exercise (except for Core and ARX) but I REALLY REALLY enjoy the strength training exercises. So as I am working out (and can I just add that I gave 9.5 towards intensity), I am thinking about how much I really LOVE these kind of workouts. They aren't cardio based but I still get some cardio. I have found myself DREADING Turbo Fire days. I mean really and truly dreading. And when I have been doing the TF workouts, I have only been giving around 3 in intensity. So... it dawned on me... If I am going to truly get into this program, I need to ensure it is going to be something I am going to give my all. So.. effective Monday, I will start doing P90x Lean. This will extend about a month beyond the wedding but I can make this work. I am super excited about this change. I figure I can do TF during the day to get well versed and more adjusted with the routines but it will be an addition as opposed to the core routine.
Following Legs and Back was Ab Ripper X. Just found out today that if you let the video play on after the core routine, ARX automatically starts. What a bonus. I had been physically placing the disk in every time I needed to do it. Was so happy with my ARX routine today. I attempted every single exercise and while I still did not make it to the full 25 each.... I did manage to do 154 ab exercises. Woo to the HOO!!!!! I am LOVING this. My first shake of the day did not come until around 7:30 pm but boy howdy was it delicious.
Heard about this really cool new Beachbody program starting up in February called the 21 Day Fix. It looks AWESOME! I really cannot wait to be able to do this workout. It consists of a variety of workouts that run for 30 minutes per day. You do one each day (7 days a week). In addition to the exercises that work all your parts, it also focuses on clean eating and portion control. It comes with portion control containers. If you can't fit in the container... you can't eat it. I love the idea as portion control has been a really big step in eating healthy forever.. not just for right now. We focus so much on not overeating bad foods but we sometimes fail to realize that we can and often do overeat on healthy foods. Very stoked to start this soon.
Grub a dub dub!!!
Well, as for food today... I woke up STARVING. I mean I was so hungry. I felt that I could eat everything in the fridge. I had a bowl of cereal (Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blend rocks my face off), 1/2 half grapefruit, a few bites of my leftover steak from last night, a few slices of swiss cheese, and I swear I could have eaten more.... I swear.. those morning protein shakes really do fill you up. I saved my normal eggs and sausage for lunch along with my coffee. After my workout I found myself not hungry at all. I am still working on my bowl of quinoa (but as I am having to watch this stupid, ridiculous, horrendous movie (Paranormal Activity 4), I am finding it hard to swallow anything. I killed it in my workout tonight and according to my nifty BB calorie counter, I burned almost 600 calories. This leaves me some wiggle room in the event I find myself hungry (not seeing it right now). My water intake was ok (nights not over) with 4 cups. My coke zero increased today to 3 cans. I will say though that my night time coke zeros have not been emptied. In the morning I am finding I am throwing away a half a can. This is pretty cool.
MINDSET!!!
I gotta say that mentally I remain pumped up. Now that I have entered my new routine of P90x Lean... I am even more excited. I have been pushing myself more and more and feel so full of energy and motivation. I am loving this!!!!
Well day six is upon us and unfortunately this will be the end of this program. :-D Will explain more in the exercise section! Can't believe today is only Saturday. So happy this is a long weekend and that I don't have to go to work on Monday! SO happy. Mark spent the day helping Pastor Gary, with Living Stones International, get their home closer to the finish line. He was gone pretty much all day over at their house and (yes I am totally using this as an excuse) as a result.. I didn't know if I would be able to get my work out in today. Today is Legs and Back and it requires a chin up bar. The only chin up bar is in Marks room... which is not user friendly when the DVD is downstairs. But Mark came home and rigged up an A-MAYzing pulley system in the living room so that I can use my resistance bands as my pull up system (Because goodness knows there is NO way I can do a chin up right now.).
EXERCISE!!!!
Okeedokee... So.. after much back and forth, I finally got around to doing my P90x exercise for the day. I really did try to come up with reasons as to why I couldn't do it today (No chin up bar, getting too late, Mark is watching TV and I don't want to bother him). Lucky for me, Mark is a great accountability partner and encouraged me to get it going. And since he took the time to hook up my uber cool pulley system, I really had no reason not to begin. So legs and back followed by ARX commenced. Holy moly.... I FREAKING LOVED LEGS AND BACK!!!! I know it seems like I have been saying this about every P90 exercise (except for Core and ARX) but I REALLY REALLY enjoy the strength training exercises. So as I am working out (and can I just add that I gave 9.5 towards intensity), I am thinking about how much I really LOVE these kind of workouts. They aren't cardio based but I still get some cardio. I have found myself DREADING Turbo Fire days. I mean really and truly dreading. And when I have been doing the TF workouts, I have only been giving around 3 in intensity. So... it dawned on me... If I am going to truly get into this program, I need to ensure it is going to be something I am going to give my all. So.. effective Monday, I will start doing P90x Lean. This will extend about a month beyond the wedding but I can make this work. I am super excited about this change. I figure I can do TF during the day to get well versed and more adjusted with the routines but it will be an addition as opposed to the core routine.
Following Legs and Back was Ab Ripper X. Just found out today that if you let the video play on after the core routine, ARX automatically starts. What a bonus. I had been physically placing the disk in every time I needed to do it. Was so happy with my ARX routine today. I attempted every single exercise and while I still did not make it to the full 25 each.... I did manage to do 154 ab exercises. Woo to the HOO!!!!! I am LOVING this. My first shake of the day did not come until around 7:30 pm but boy howdy was it delicious.
Heard about this really cool new Beachbody program starting up in February called the 21 Day Fix. It looks AWESOME! I really cannot wait to be able to do this workout. It consists of a variety of workouts that run for 30 minutes per day. You do one each day (7 days a week). In addition to the exercises that work all your parts, it also focuses on clean eating and portion control. It comes with portion control containers. If you can't fit in the container... you can't eat it. I love the idea as portion control has been a really big step in eating healthy forever.. not just for right now. We focus so much on not overeating bad foods but we sometimes fail to realize that we can and often do overeat on healthy foods. Very stoked to start this soon.
Grub a dub dub!!!
Well, as for food today... I woke up STARVING. I mean I was so hungry. I felt that I could eat everything in the fridge. I had a bowl of cereal (Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blend rocks my face off), 1/2 half grapefruit, a few bites of my leftover steak from last night, a few slices of swiss cheese, and I swear I could have eaten more.... I swear.. those morning protein shakes really do fill you up. I saved my normal eggs and sausage for lunch along with my coffee. After my workout I found myself not hungry at all. I am still working on my bowl of quinoa (but as I am having to watch this stupid, ridiculous, horrendous movie (Paranormal Activity 4), I am finding it hard to swallow anything. I killed it in my workout tonight and according to my nifty BB calorie counter, I burned almost 600 calories. This leaves me some wiggle room in the event I find myself hungry (not seeing it right now). My water intake was ok (nights not over) with 4 cups. My coke zero increased today to 3 cans. I will say though that my night time coke zeros have not been emptied. In the morning I am finding I am throwing away a half a can. This is pretty cool.
MINDSET!!!
I gotta say that mentally I remain pumped up. Now that I have entered my new routine of P90x Lean... I am even more excited. I have been pushing myself more and more and feel so full of energy and motivation. I am loving this!!!!
Friday, January 17, 2014
5!!
Day Five. Day Five. Day Five!!!!
Been a great week so far. Weighed myself last night and I have dropped 3 pounds. Not a big fan of the scale at all because it can be very deceiving. I always use Mark as an example when I talk about the pitfalls of scales. Mark is like a Superman. He is super active and a veritable health freak. This man bikes almost daily to and from work. He runs (A LOT), and does strength training. Basically, he is a powerhouse who truly believes in his fitness. However, if I were to tell you that my roommate buddy was 6'5 and weighed between 275 and 290 (depending on the time of year) without telling you about his active lifestyle... you might say he's I don't know.. overweight. But to see him... you'd NEVER imagine his weight. He is skinny, skinny, skinny. I always tell him that he's withering away. So, perfect example... The scale might reflect his need to lose weight. However, his measurements and BMI, tell a different story. So again I say that I while I will for sure weigh myself to get an idea of where I am every so often, I firmly believe the truth of whether or not this is working for me will come to light through my measurements. So.. here's a recap of the day.
Exercise
Well. Today was to have been TurboFire Fire 45 EZ (as I did not have the Low HIIT 20 disk). There was a quite a bit of hubbapaloo this morning so I did not at all get the start I had planned on. Nonetheless, I was determined to get A workout in today. So around 1 pm, I popped in my TF disk and the jamming music flooded the living room. It did not take long for me to realize that my head and energy level were not where they needed to be to do this long and non stop cardio routine. So I pushed pause. Got some water. Walked around a little and then came back to hit play. Once again, my body was projecting nowhere near the intensity it needed to be giving. I almost gave up but then told myself that this is what I ALWAYS do. I find a "valid reason" as to why I can't do today and tell myself I'll make it up tomorrow but then that never happens and then I slowly go from fired up to burned out and my exercising is done.
So, because I swore to myself I would stick by this... I thought.. "What would Tony say?". He certainly wouldn't advocate for quitting. I don't see him advocating for doing a workout I'm not prepared for. So... I popped TF out and went back to something I knew I'd complete and that would give me a cardio burn. In went Power 90 Fat Burning Express and away I went. I remember when I first began with Power 90 and how that particular video was difficult for me. I remember not being able to finish all the moves in their entirety at all. NOT THIS TIME!!! I nailed it. My intensity was like a 9. I felt FANTASTIC afterwards and I actually increased all movements to include a weight where feasible. To say that I was proud of myself is an understatement.
So... lesson... Days will come where you just feel FLAT. On those days, instead of giving up.... think outside the box. It's better to do SOMETHING, even if it's a walk around the neighborhood, some ab work, or a bike ride, than to do nothing and then beat yourself up later. ANY exercise in any form is better than NO exercise. PERIOD.
Food.....
Because of my uber messed schedule, I was a bit nervous as to how to keep on track. So, my meals were actually later than normal but it all worked out. I had plans tonight to have dinner with my former Assistant Chief (and super special person to me) and a friend so I knew I needed to keep the fact that I would more than likely have a drink as well as food that I did not prepare myself. So, I ate the same breakfast (my daily: protein shake, two eggs, three turkey sausage, multivitamins, and one cup of coffee). Because I had gotten a late start to the day, my breakfast was actually more my brunch. I had a slice of swiss cheese for "lunch' (really a snack), and held out for dinner. The glorious thing is that since I had a good breakfast/brunch I wasn't hungry. SUCH A HUGE ADVOCATE OF EATING A SOLID BREAKFAST EVERY, SINGLE DAY!!! For dinner, the ladies and I met at Applebee's. Love how Applebees has their "Weight Watchers" menu to assist with those counting calories. I decided on the Roma Pepper Steak (approximately 510 calories), which was delicious. Only ate half the steak because the side more than filled me up. My downfall came with the liquid yummies. This restaurant did not carry vanilla vodka (Can I just ask??? Who doesn't carry vanilla vodka? I mean really. This has to be the FIRST restaurant since like 2005 that I have been to that doesn't carry it.... UGH) so instead I ordered two (Happy Hour all day SON) house margaritas on the rocks with salt. I knew this would be a doozie and it was (486 calories). But in the end because I planned accordingly it all worked out. I ended up approximately (and including the calories burned from work out) 97 short of my goal. Dinner was great though. It was so nice seeing Linda. I have missed her dearly. Was also fantastic catching up with Julie, seeing her awesome mother, and oogling over her most precious little baby!!!!! Drank water the remainder of the night and ended the evening on a happy note!!!
Tomorrow Mark is going to our dear friends house to assist with the rebuild. Not sure if I will go but if I do.. that will be some great manual labor!!! We shall see! On the workout front we have P90x-Legs and Back with the hated Ab Ripper X (ARX). I'm liking how this pops up every other day because it will get me in the habit of pushing little more every day!!! Woo to the Hoo!!!!
Peace in the east......
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Favorite workout so far....
Good evening!!!
The day started off later than normal. I woke up around 6:45 am and did not get started on my work out until around 7 or so. Today was Shoulder and Arms. At first I was like "holy moly" because it was an 81 minute work out and I thought... there is simply NO WAY I am going to hang. However... as it turns out... I LOVED THIS WORK OUT!!!! It felt like it flew by. I rocked this exercise and love the strength training so much more than the cardio but I understand how important cardio is (grrrrrr). My overall intensity for the initial workout was amazing. I stuck through all of it and actually thought the bands I was using were not enough during some points. Our weights are outside on top of a high shelf and are too heavy for me to move so until Marky Mark gets them down for me... I am resistance band girl!!! After S and A, I had P90x Ab Ribber X. Bahahahahahahahaahaa... That was some funniness. No way I did the full 25 of ANY of the 12 sets. I did try my best though through the first 9. After 9... I just had NOTHING left to give so called it a day. Figured it was better to ensure I did them correctly and in the right form instead of royally goofing and messing something up.(Yeah.. that was totally bull... the truth is... I did not want to even remotely put my abs through the torture that was the last few exercises). LOVED having my protein shake following my work out. FELT GREAT!!! (Thanks MJ!!).
All during work, I felt I was on cloud nine. Energy- CHECK, Alertness- CHECK, Focus- CHECK. And that is saying something considering I had to sit through one of the WORST meetings EVER.
With regards to food, I ended the evening around 300 calories shy of my goal. Now... this is factoring in the calories burned during my work earlier this morning. Because of the horrendous and utterly pointless meeting I had to sit through, I missed lunch and by the time I got home, it was already time for dinner so it did not help that I skipped a meal. I know that kind of sounded like an excuse but in my defense, I did have my lunch with me all day with the intent to eat. I ONLY HAD ONE COKE ZERO TODAY!!! In addition, I met my water goal!!!! That rocked my socks off. One thing that I want to stress to myself is the importance of eating a solid breakfast. It's crazy how off I feel when I don't have a true breakfast (coffee just does NOT count). Walking out the door with the needed fuel every morning, I SWEAR, has a lot to do with my energy level and increase in focus.
Tomorrow is a cardio day, which means Turbo Fire! I am scheduled to do Low HIIT 20 and Stretch 10. Unfortunately, I cannot find my disk (not sure I have them) so instead I will just replace it with another disk.. most likely Fire 45 EZ.
So on that note, day four of my 90 is being put to nighty night!!! Peace!
Today was splendiferous overall!!!
The day started off later than normal. I woke up around 6:45 am and did not get started on my work out until around 7 or so. Today was Shoulder and Arms. At first I was like "holy moly" because it was an 81 minute work out and I thought... there is simply NO WAY I am going to hang. However... as it turns out... I LOVED THIS WORK OUT!!!! It felt like it flew by. I rocked this exercise and love the strength training so much more than the cardio but I understand how important cardio is (grrrrrr). My overall intensity for the initial workout was amazing. I stuck through all of it and actually thought the bands I was using were not enough during some points. Our weights are outside on top of a high shelf and are too heavy for me to move so until Marky Mark gets them down for me... I am resistance band girl!!! After S and A, I had P90x Ab Ribber X. Bahahahahahahahaahaa... That was some funniness. No way I did the full 25 of ANY of the 12 sets. I did try my best though through the first 9. After 9... I just had NOTHING left to give so called it a day. Figured it was better to ensure I did them correctly and in the right form instead of royally goofing and messing something up.(Yeah.. that was totally bull... the truth is... I did not want to even remotely put my abs through the torture that was the last few exercises). LOVED having my protein shake following my work out. FELT GREAT!!! (Thanks MJ!!).
All during work, I felt I was on cloud nine. Energy- CHECK, Alertness- CHECK, Focus- CHECK. And that is saying something considering I had to sit through one of the WORST meetings EVER.
With regards to food, I ended the evening around 300 calories shy of my goal. Now... this is factoring in the calories burned during my work earlier this morning. Because of the horrendous and utterly pointless meeting I had to sit through, I missed lunch and by the time I got home, it was already time for dinner so it did not help that I skipped a meal. I know that kind of sounded like an excuse but in my defense, I did have my lunch with me all day with the intent to eat. I ONLY HAD ONE COKE ZERO TODAY!!! In addition, I met my water goal!!!! That rocked my socks off. One thing that I want to stress to myself is the importance of eating a solid breakfast. It's crazy how off I feel when I don't have a true breakfast (coffee just does NOT count). Walking out the door with the needed fuel every morning, I SWEAR, has a lot to do with my energy level and increase in focus.
Tomorrow is a cardio day, which means Turbo Fire! I am scheduled to do Low HIIT 20 and Stretch 10. Unfortunately, I cannot find my disk (not sure I have them) so instead I will just replace it with another disk.. most likely Fire 45 EZ.
So on that note, day four of my 90 is being put to nighty night!!! Peace!
Today was splendiferous overall!!!
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Rest Day!!! Woo Hoo!!!
Rest day was today!
Too much junk in the trunk... I forgot that there existed muscles under all my padding. :-) Hate to say that I needed a rest day so soon into the workout series but alas... that is what happens when one stops all form of physical exercise (And I mean ALL forms). Legs, abs, and da bootie have all been throbbing. But it's that good kind of throb that lets you know.... something good is happening!!!
Even though I used today as a rest day, I still woke up early so as to still condition my body to get up around the same time each day. Was nice being able to drink coffee with the roommate buddy and just chillax before work. Was able to get a deep, albeit rather painful, tissue massage before getting to the office and as the day wore on... I began feeling better and the idea of bending down to pick something off the floor did not make my stomach curl. (:-))
Eating was pretty decent. I ate only around 1,100 calories, which is shy of my mark but will begin trying to carry snacks with me to keep me munching healthy throughout the day. Almonds are yummy, protein filled, and add on some calories! LOVE how My Fitness Pal gives me the warning that too few calories are being consumed. I may down a protein shake prior to bedtime.. which is going to be VERY soon as my eyeballs are beginning to droop.Water intake was no bueno today. Only drank the first of my 24 ounces. Blah. On a positive note... Only had ONE Coke Zero THE ENTIRE DAY. That is a darn miracle.
Energy wise I was up and about. Didn't feel the need for a nap mid day, like normal, and am still up, watching some White Collar, with the yummy Matt Bomer. I am loving how alert I feel and how I haven't been tossing and turning trying to get to sleep. I have not found myself trying to calm my brain by reading or playing on the IPad. Literally when I lay down and close my eyes.. I sleep. And not one single nightmare so far! This feeling rocks!!!!
Tomorrow is P90 Shoulders and Arms, along with Ab Ripper X. I think my stomach just cringed as I wrote the A word. ;-)
Bring it!!!!
Okeedokee!!! Night night for now!
Too much junk in the trunk... I forgot that there existed muscles under all my padding. :-) Hate to say that I needed a rest day so soon into the workout series but alas... that is what happens when one stops all form of physical exercise (And I mean ALL forms). Legs, abs, and da bootie have all been throbbing. But it's that good kind of throb that lets you know.... something good is happening!!!
Even though I used today as a rest day, I still woke up early so as to still condition my body to get up around the same time each day. Was nice being able to drink coffee with the roommate buddy and just chillax before work. Was able to get a deep, albeit rather painful, tissue massage before getting to the office and as the day wore on... I began feeling better and the idea of bending down to pick something off the floor did not make my stomach curl. (:-))
Eating was pretty decent. I ate only around 1,100 calories, which is shy of my mark but will begin trying to carry snacks with me to keep me munching healthy throughout the day. Almonds are yummy, protein filled, and add on some calories! LOVE how My Fitness Pal gives me the warning that too few calories are being consumed. I may down a protein shake prior to bedtime.. which is going to be VERY soon as my eyeballs are beginning to droop.Water intake was no bueno today. Only drank the first of my 24 ounces. Blah. On a positive note... Only had ONE Coke Zero THE ENTIRE DAY. That is a darn miracle.
Energy wise I was up and about. Didn't feel the need for a nap mid day, like normal, and am still up, watching some White Collar, with the yummy Matt Bomer. I am loving how alert I feel and how I haven't been tossing and turning trying to get to sleep. I have not found myself trying to calm my brain by reading or playing on the IPad. Literally when I lay down and close my eyes.. I sleep. And not one single nightmare so far! This feeling rocks!!!!
Tomorrow is P90 Shoulders and Arms, along with Ab Ripper X. I think my stomach just cringed as I wrote the A word. ;-)
Bring it!!!!
Okeedokee!!! Night night for now!
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Day DOS!!!!!
Ok. Gotta be honest. Waking up this morning was not nearly as enjoyable as it was yesterday. Probably because the meat head I can be at times decided to originally follow another P90x/TurboFire schedule which began with the Core routines (lovingly outlined yesterday) instead of the one recommended by Beach Body.Needless to say, I am going to be moving to the schedule recommended by Team Beach Body effective now.
As a result my Gluteus MAXimus was rather sore this morning as were my abdominal components (not gonna quite call them muscles yet). Anywhoo, got my behind outta bed and did TurboFire (TF) 30 and Stretch 10. Anyone who has ever done TF can tell you it is wall to wall straight up cardio done with a fun twist to music (i.e. Bobby Browns "Every Little Step". Woot Woot). I am probably.. most likely.. quite realistically... the MOST uncoordinated half Asian to ever walk the streets of Tallahassee, if not the world. So TF, while tremendously fast paced and fun... can be frustrating at times when I can't get the moves down correctly. Alas... the exercise still kicked my tail. I am certainly not to the point where I can rock the entire DVD but I have NO doubt... I will get there soon! I was not even able to do the Stretch 10, which is 10 minutes of just stretching. Could you imagine what it would be like if I had not stopped smoking!!! Oooey vee!!! I had planned on Sundays being my rest day but I am thinking because I pushed it too hard yesterday, I may use tomorrow as my rest day (what BB has on the schedule).
Related to food.... I consumed approximately 1022 calories today. I am trying to stick to a 1290 calorie day and am monitoring every meal for now to ensure I get enough calories. The problems I have ran into in the past revolve around me not consuming enough food.. which as we all know will result in insufficient loss. I will have another yummy protein shake before I turn in this evening to assist in rounding it out.
The highlight of my day today was when one of my co-workers commented that I was looking and acting like the "Old Liz", who was full of energy and joy. That made me feel out of sight. Exercising aside, as much as I may grumble (and even if I did take a nap after my workout this morning), I really and truly feel it has to do with getting up earlier and eating full clean meals again, including drinking more water than Coke Zero.
Doing great thus far!!!! :-) Nighty night!!!
As a result my Gluteus MAXimus was rather sore this morning as were my abdominal components (not gonna quite call them muscles yet). Anywhoo, got my behind outta bed and did TurboFire (TF) 30 and Stretch 10. Anyone who has ever done TF can tell you it is wall to wall straight up cardio done with a fun twist to music (i.e. Bobby Browns "Every Little Step". Woot Woot). I am probably.. most likely.. quite realistically... the MOST uncoordinated half Asian to ever walk the streets of Tallahassee, if not the world. So TF, while tremendously fast paced and fun... can be frustrating at times when I can't get the moves down correctly. Alas... the exercise still kicked my tail. I am certainly not to the point where I can rock the entire DVD but I have NO doubt... I will get there soon! I was not even able to do the Stretch 10, which is 10 minutes of just stretching. Could you imagine what it would be like if I had not stopped smoking!!! Oooey vee!!! I had planned on Sundays being my rest day but I am thinking because I pushed it too hard yesterday, I may use tomorrow as my rest day (what BB has on the schedule).
Related to food.... I consumed approximately 1022 calories today. I am trying to stick to a 1290 calorie day and am monitoring every meal for now to ensure I get enough calories. The problems I have ran into in the past revolve around me not consuming enough food.. which as we all know will result in insufficient loss. I will have another yummy protein shake before I turn in this evening to assist in rounding it out.
The highlight of my day today was when one of my co-workers commented that I was looking and acting like the "Old Liz", who was full of energy and joy. That made me feel out of sight. Exercising aside, as much as I may grumble (and even if I did take a nap after my workout this morning), I really and truly feel it has to do with getting up earlier and eating full clean meals again, including drinking more water than Coke Zero.
Doing great thus far!!!! :-) Nighty night!!!
Monday, January 13, 2014
Day ONE!
Alarm clock started ringing at 06 hundred. The normal Liz would have hit snooze until around 8:00 but not this morning. Out of bed I jumped (ok.. well... rolled) and then got immediately into my work out clothes to minimize the chances of me pouring myself back into my warm bed, much to the dismay of my puppies.
I thought Mark was going to have heart failure when he opened his bedroom door to see me in the hallway getting ready to go downstairs. Hilarious!!
Well, today was Core Synergistics. I had never done this one before and didn't pre-watch like I would normally do to help prepare so wasn't sure what to expect. All I can say is YIKES!!!
This video is all about working the core muscles. Core stomach, core hip, core pinky toe..... I swear I don't know what Tony had in mind prior to making this video. The workout consists of about 22 exercises. The break down was like this....
Warm UP: Yup... looking back.. this might have been my favorite part and I probably should have hit STOP after this as it only got worse.
1. Stack Foot Push Ups: Left toe on heel of right toe, stagger hands, five reps and then switch. Did not do the forty reps but did a few. These kind of sucked.. especially for my non coordinated self.
2. Banana Rolls: 5 count, four positions. Basically your body is in plank and you roll with your entire body straight (back, side, front, side).
3. Leaning Crescent Lunges: DEEP lunge with weights. Ok. done giving descriptions. Will just snapshot how I did.
4. Squat Run: not horrendous.
5. Sphinx Push Ups: Yeah... Dream on....
6. Bow to Boat: Roll, flip, hold, roll, pain, hold, flip. I really enjoyed watching this one.
7. Low Lateral Skaters: Not horrible horrible....
8. Lunge and Reach: Actually enjoyed these.
9. Prison-Cell Pushups: Reason number 556 why I would NEVER make it in prison. All I can say about this one is and I mean this sincerely.... I HATE THIS EXERCISE.
10. Side Hip Raise: OUCH
11. Squat X Press: May not have been bad if I could stop hitting myself with my bands.
12. Plank to Chaturanga Run: Let's just call this Plank standing and leave it at that. We can just forget about the Chaturanga AND the run portion.
13. Walking Push Up: After the last exercise... this one was like a walk on a beach holding hands with Ryan Reynolds.
14. Superman Banana: MORE rolling and flipping. Good thing I have no boobs.
15. Lunge, Kickback, Curl Press: Probably my favorite exercise next to the Warm Up and Cool Down.
16. Towel Hopping: Wouldn't have been so bad.... if the other 14 exercises weren't present.
17. ..... And there were several more exercises after this one and I must say... they were enjoyable to watch but my fingers are hurting now and I don't want to give anyone the idea that I actually DID all of the exercises at this point. By my calculations... the next time I see this disk it will be in my transition phase in like two months. PRAISE GOD!
I have to say... I FELT AMAZING AFTER WORKING OUT!! Really, truly, amazing. I think it was the mix of the early morning, with the blood flowing, combined with that super duper warm shower following the exercises. And after the yummy protein shake my roomy old pal made me, I swear I think I floated out the front door!
Regarding food... I did pretty well. I am tracking my food (until I get a gauge on caloric regularity) on My Fitness Pal (switched from Tap N Track). I had a good breakfast (eggs and turkey sausage, and only one coffee with a splash of creamer). Lunch was the quinoa dish I basically live on now, sans the feta. Dinner was six slices of rolled turkey with Swiss cheese. I had three Coke Zero's (one of which was with Vanilla Vodka, of which I am currently drinking). My water intake was FANTASTIC and happy to say I met my goal. Our mail ordered protein won't be here for a week so I had to go to the Vitamin Shoppe to get some of my favorite Optimum Nutrition Rocky Road flavored Whey Protein because Mark's Casein Protein is designed for people with stomachs that can handle anything (toxins, garbage, battery acid, etc). I don't know how he can drink it multiple times a day. What a warrior.
Mark took the starting pictures. I am not ready to post them at this time. They are ssscccccary but part of my accountability is to own where I am right now so they will be coming one of these days!
Tomorrow is Fire 30 with Stretch 10. Love me some Turbo Fire!!! Until tomorrow!!!! If anyone gets the urge to join me.... C'mon and let's do it do it do it!!!
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Getting this thing ready for KICK OFF!!!
Day Before the PARTY (used loosely) begins.....
One of my absolute life long best friends is getting married to the man of her dreams on March 29, 2014.
I was honored beyond words and super duper excited to be asked to be a bridesmaid and CANNOT wait to see these two soul mates stand before God and all their family and friends as they join together as man and wife. To see these two together is to see true love. As a single McSingleton, seeing couples like Amber and Tim, my brother, Paul and his wife, Ali, and my aunt Barbara and Uncle Tom, to name just a few, it is a clear reminder that our true loves are out there... waiting.
Anywhoo... I digress... So March 29th... which is exactly 77 days from today. That leaves me with approximately 76 days to prepare. Therefore... tomorrow begins the countdown to the dress. Now you might be saying... "Oh come on now Liz" "It's just a wedding" " No big deal. It's not about you at all". And you would be COMPLETELY accurate. However, for those that know me... you know that I am not the girly girl type. My idea of dressing up is my black slacks and ** insert tank and cardigan here**. My normal dress is of course my jeans and some random t-shirt. It is not and has never been to wear a dress... and not only just A dress but a sexy sexy dress that comes ABOVE my knees. (Oh the horror... :-))
So while I have no doubt that even if I decided to go on a Chic Fil A diet and grow to... well a lot bigger, I know I will have a blast and love every stinkin second of being with dear friends. However, that will NOT be the case as I will not look like a pink puff of cotton candy on my sweet friends day. Starting tomorrow, I will be kicking off my 90 Days to the dress with a P90x and TurboFire hybrid workout. True... I will not complete the 90 by the time of the wedding but alas... What canya do?
So today is all about the prep. Goals for today will include doing my meal plan, deciding whether or not "accidentally" scratch the Plyometrics disc (kidding... kind of), ensuring all my protein and food products are ready to go, ridding the house of all "danger foods" (which won't be so hard since my roommate (???), Mark, is a health nut who doesn't eat that stuff generally), and getting myself mentally ready as I have the workouts starting before work at 6:30 am (Let's take a moment... BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA). Oh.. and taking down the blasted Christmas tree so I have room to move, especially if the Markster decides to participate with me.
The biggest obstacles for me, I know, will be my Coke Zero and coffee intake as well as the lack of water intake, in addition to the fact that I am setting this for the buttcrack of dawn (for me) and am hoping that I will be able to stick with keeping up the motivation. The eating will be fine, I feel, as we have a pretty healthy diet. The last time I did P90, I wasn't eating enough so I will need to be mindful of that.
Gonna take the measurements once Mark gets back from church and will post this as well as my starting pictures (GASP). I will be trying to blog once a day as I believe accountability is everything and this will be one of my ways of sticking to it.
To be continued......
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