10/15/09

I've been doing P90X for seven weeks now. My weight stayed the same, but I lost 7 1/2 inches!!! WOOHOO!!

I'm going to finish up the seventh week of p90X and then I'm going to start Chalean Extreme. I think it's time to do a change, continue with the inches and maybe lose a few pounds!

Listening to Robert Ferguson's podcasts and his eating regime. Makes a lot of sense.

Weight: 170.2

I haven't posted in a a week or so. I went up another pound but my measurements are going down. I just got done with the rest week, so I'm back to working out with weights, which I do enjoy.

Bust: 38 3/4
Neck: 13
Shoulder: 42
Waist: 35
Hips: 41 1/2
Thigh: 24
Calf: 15
Bicep: 11 3/4

Weigh in: 171

Boy, I haven't blogged in a few days. I kept up with the program this week, for the most part. I could only do 1 hour of yoga and then I switched my day off. So yesterday, my day off, I got on the treadmill and walked in an upward climb. Worked my way to 7. Then did 2 minutes at 7 and then brought it down to 3 and did a minute. Repeated that for 40 minutes and cooled down. I burned 450 cals!!

I'm going to start adding cardio to the workouts. Either I'll do it before or I'll do it at night. I want to try and get 30 minutes of jogging or fast walking in. Trying to get the scale moving!!

Did not weigh myself today....needed a break!

Yesterday weigh in: 169.8.

Got to do Plymetrics today!!! I was shvitzing like anything. Burned a little over 600 cals. Tomorrow is shoulder and arms, which I like a lot because I like the way my shoulders are starting to shape up!

Weigh in: 169.6

Today is the first day of the third week I'm on P90X. I have improved a lot from the first week. OMG, I was struggling so doing the pushups. Today I did more than last week. I challenged myself to do at least two extra on the pushup exercises. The chinups I do with the band. I'm on the blue band, which in my bands is the heaviest one. I'll probably have to start looking for heavier bands. But for right now the blue is challenging enough.

I remeasured my boobs since I had the wrong bra on yesterday. I went down a 1/2 inch...YEAH!! I'm a 38DD, and I want to wear tanks and not have my boobs be the first thing people see. I would love to get down to a 36C. That would be my ultimate.

My waist went down 1/4 inch. After remeasuring my boobs and adding up the thighs right, I have lost a total of 3 1/4 inches in two weeks. That's damn good!!

Then there's the weight. Have gained 2 pounds since I started. As Coach Coni says, the body is getting used to this type of exercise. I haven't worked out like this in my life. I'm working out 6 days a week. My goal this week is to jog on Sunday for 45 mins. We'll see what the weight does during the fourth week. I'm also following the eating plan, so that should make the scale behave better!!!:)

I feel a lot better and much stronger. I'm starting to get Michelle Obama shoulders and upper arms. There's starting to be a definition there!!

This blog is done...gotta get back to a boring dep I'm working on.

Weigh in: 169.6

Did my rest day yesterday and I'm going down to do Kenpo. I did splurge at dinner last night with some wine, a very small onion ring and about 10 potato chip fries, but I ate them slow and they tasted sooooo good. And I had 2 1/2 glasses of wine, which I haven't had in two weeks. Dinner was 1/2 burger with avacado, salsa and onions. Dessert at my cousins, a scoup of vanilla ice cream with peaches, but he cooked the peaches in some butter and brown sugar. Yes, it was indulging, but I needed those tastes to get me ready for my next week. I'm a pound heavier than yesterday, but I'm not getting crazy about it.

I just measured myself with great results:
Bust: 39 1/2 - will redo because I'm wearing a different bra from the first time
Waist: 35 1/4
Neck: 12 1/2
Shoulders: 45 1/2
Hips: 41 1/4
Thighs: 24 1/4
Calf: 14 3/4
Bicep: 12

Total inches lost in 2 weeks: 2 1/4. I did gain in the calf and bicep, but I was expecting to gain muscle there.

Weigh in: 169.6

I cannot believe it, but I got legs/back in last night when I got home. My husband waited for me to eat dinner. It's not just my life changing with this exercise program, but also the people around me. He knows how important it is to me and is being very supportive.

I decided to have my rest day today and to Kenpo tomorrow morning. I was hurting a lot when I got up this morning, so I figured I would have a better workout tomorrow as I should be more flexible. I'm going to try and get a walk or run on the treadmill later.

I also started writing what I'm eating and I'm following the food guide that came with P90X. I'm sure it will be somewhat challenging when going out to eat with my cousins tonight, but I'll do my best...........forget the rest!!

Weigh in: 168

Yeah, got to do yoga last night. Man, he does over 45 mins of downward dog variations and it was soooo intense!!! I had an 8 a.m. job today so I'm going to do legs and something when I get home at 5:15.

Weigh in: 169.4

Did arms and shoulders today. There were a few places I lifted more weight than last week and did more repititions!! Still wondering what's going on with my weight. I weighed in at 169.4 this morning. I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow and not weigh in again till Saturday. I'm also going to write what I'm eating and show it to Coni and see if I have to make adjustments.

I'm off to do that yucky job I don't want to do. I'm trying to embrace it, but I heard the judge is hard to understand as well as one of the attorneys, which just makes a court reporter's job so hard.

Weigh in: 169.4

Almost forgot to blog today!! Did plyometrics and burned a shitload of calories, like over 500. I hope the scale shows a loss. Why do we get so stuck on the scale? The two places I want to shrink are my boobs and belly. I'm working out, eating right and getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Trying to keep the stress to a minimum. Tomorrow I'm going on a job where they want the final transcript by the end of the day. I usually don't take these kind of jobs because the stress is so intense. It's in court so it's even harder. I'll be with another reporter and we're going to take turns with writing and then merge the file at the end of the day.

I'll be up early tomorrow doing some kind of strength training, and then the Abs. I think I'd rather do 4 P90X DVDs instead of going to work.....maybe 3!!

Yesterday was the official last day of the first week of P90X which was stretching. I did almost all of the stretches except a few at the end.

Today was the first day of the second week. I decided that using the bands instead of the chin bar is the way to go. Now I put the band around the chin bar so it's up high enough, so the chin bar wasn't a total waste of money. And I added a few more push ups than I had done last Monday, so I am improving...YEAH!! And, believe it or not, the Ab X was not so bad. I still can't do 25 of each and there's a few exercises I still can't do, but I can do more than last week!!

I'm looking forward to Plyometrics tomorrow and sweating. Got the wonderful period this morning, which I believe is the reason for the weight gain. My heart rate monitor showed 3,600 calories burned last week and I gain 2 pounds....WTF??? But I know the scale will be my friend this week. My clothes even by Wed and Thursday were much looser, as I said before, so it's not always going to show up on the scale. I also feel like my shoulders are looking firmer.

Weigh in: 169.4

Today was Kenpo X and it was fun!! Burned over 500 calories again. My weight today was 168.4, which is high for me. I'm attributing it to my period. I don't feel more hungry even though I'm working out every day. My pants felt looser on me again yesterday, so I think the inches are going to reduce before the scale.

Looking forward to stretch tomorrow. Hubby putting up chin-up bar now. Starting the routine all over again on Monday.

Weigh in: 168.4

Yesterday I did yoga with Tony and it was very hard, 30 minutes of down dog with various other positions, but always back to down dog. Then I got through another 30 minutes of the balancing, but that was all I could do. I will definitely do the whole DVD the next time I do it.

Today was back and legs and very challenging. I liked it a lot because instead of repeating the same leg exercises, as we always have to do two sets, he changed them a little. I know my calves are going to be sore in a few hours....

Then I did the Ab Ripper X and although I did not do "everything," I did a lot more than the last time. I make my own modifications without compromising on form and it's fine.

I burned about 530 cals yesterday and about 550 today. My brown capris, which sometimes I couldn't wear because they would be too tight across the front, were loose on me yesterday. Although my weight isn't plummeting yet, I'm probably loses some inches. Will be very interested in what my measurements will be in a month.

Can't believe I've got one more day and I've completed a week!!! BRING IT!!

Weigh in: 167.4.

OMG, I got up at 5 this morning and was downstairs ready to go at 5:15 with Tony and company! Did arms and shoulders and I was able to keep up for the most part. I am definitely feeling all of the muscles that are in my body. I was sore when I got up, but after moving around a bit, I forgot about my sore leg muscles and thinking of how sore my arms/shoulders were going to feel in the morning.

And I did some of the Ab Ripper X, also. I did exactly what Coni said, go slow and do as many as I can. At least I watched it till the end this time...hahaha!!

Tomorrow is Yoga and I'm looking forward to that.

Weigh in: 167.4

Today I got up at 5:15 a.m. and was downstairs by 5:30 and did P90X plyometrics. It was challenging but not impossible. I could feel my muscles in my arms and chest from yesterday's workout, so I wasn't so sure how I was going to do. But once I got going with squats, lunges and all jumps, I forgot about the pain in the other parts of my body. And when I say "pain," it's more sore than anything. Even though I didn't do much of the Ab workout, I definitely could feel the muscles in my stomach.

So tomorrow I have to get up 15 minutes earlier so I can get the ab workout in, whatever I can do. I was in a deposition from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with only 1/2 lunch, and I wasn't tired, bored, but not tired!! I'm sure I'll wake up with sore legs tomorrow, but it looks like we're doing the upper body.

Weigh in: 168

Just got done with shoulder/chest DVD. It was definitely hard. I tried not to get intimidated. I stopped in the middle to catch my breath and continued on. I have never done that many pushups at one ever. I didn't think I would be able to.

I haven't got the chin bar up, so I put a nail in the door frame. And I guess I didn't put it in good enough or the wood wasn't strong and the darn thing came out and hit me hard in the chest....oooouch! So I had to put the band around a bar on my treadmill.

I burned 586 calories, but that included part of the Ab Ripper X, which I really could not do. Will have to ask Coni what I can do instead. I just couldn't do the moves without my back hurting.

First Day - P90X

I just took before photos and measured myself. Unfortunately, I figured out how to upload my pictures. Can't wait to take a new set in a month. I probably won't be as tan, but there will be less of me!!

My measrements are as follows:

Neck: 13

Bust: 39 1/2

Shoulder: 46

Waist: 35 1/2

Bicep: 11 3/4

Hips: 41 3/4

Thigh: 25

Calf: 14 1/4

I'm going now to put a nail on top of the door frame so I can do the first DVD of P90X. I bought the chin-up bar, but I have to wait till my husband puts that up. I've already viewed the first few DVD's so I know what I have in store for me. I'm going to go make my water and head down to the basement. Wish me luck!!

P90X

Just starting to blog about getting ready to use P90X.