Day 4: Yoga X

COMPLETE!

Had to break it up into 2 sections due to schedule. Also, skipped "Yoga Belly 7" because my abs are just way too sore from ARX yesterday.

On deck: Day 5- Legs & Back, ARX

Day 3: Shoulders & Arms

::EDIT::
Needed to summarize my workout, so here goes: Did Shoulders & Arms with the bands. Wasn't terrible, but would have much preferred weights. Did well, this is one of the few workouts that doesn't leave me wiped out on the floor about to puke! Trying to get the right amount of tension and even tension on both sides of the bands is still a challenge. Overall, did well though.

As for ARX- I did 15 reps of each exercise. Will move up with each time that I do it. I need to be more consistent with ARX, as I will routinely skip it. Argh. Yoga day is next, I say "yay", Ahmee says "nay".
::/EDIT::


Well, I failed to get up in the AM to do this workout, so I guess its being done when I get home. For now, I shall log what I'm eating, perhaps to keep myself accountable. So far....

8:00am - 5 almonds (As I rush out the door)
9:30am - 3 egg white omlete with mushrooms, coffee (cream & sugar), protein shake
11:30am - about to have a PB&J sandwich on whole wheat
1:00pm - 3 egg white omlete with mushrooms, bacon, sausage and salsa; side of home fries (i only ate half the omlete for now)
3:00pm - the other half of the above omlete, and 3oz of baby carrot sticks
5:15pm - another PB&J and a protein shake. time to go home!!
7:00pm - SHOULDERS & ARMS, ARX- DONE!!
8:00pm - recovery drink
8:30pm - dinner (brown rice, adobo chicken, bok choy stir fry and tofu and mushrooms)

hmmm...am i eating too much? haha....according to dailyplate.com i'm still within my daily requirements...so....=)

R3 P90X Day 2: Plyo X

Plyo X- complete.

notes:
-paused extra 30 seconds for each "break" except first break.
-no bonus

Day 2: done.
On deck, Day 3: Shoulders & Arms

Round 3, Take 2

So here's another try to start Round 3 of P90X. For the first time in my life I was finally able to drag myself out of bed to wokrout in the morning! Got up, downed a protein drink (whey mixed with water), waited about 15 minutes and dove into Chest & Back.

I did....OK. I'll need to find a few more calories, at least on resistance days, because I definitely started to run out of steam at the end. Sort of the same result as last time where I started getting a headache (not quite as bad this time), and felt a little whoozy afterwards (nothing a recovery drink didnt fix!). I skipped the last 3 moves as a precaution though (Diamonds, Back Flys, and Dive-bombers).

Here's to Day 1. Lets see if I can keep up this "work out in the morning" thing.

Oh, most recent stats:
205lbs, 22% fat. ugh.

P90X+ Has Arrived

Pondering if I should take the leap, or if I should go for one more round of the X first. Decisions, decisions...

5 Miles!

Last night, in an effort to remain active while I find a good re-start date for Round 3 of P90X, I went for a run in central park, with a friend (whom mind you, just ran a half marathon). She advised we would be doing 5 miles, and so all through the day I wondered if I'd make it out alive. As I have previously stated many times, I AM NOT A RUNNER. Keep in mind also, the most I've ever run was the 3.5 mile JP Morgan Corporate Challenge. Which coincidently was also the last time I ran, at all, which occured on June 11.

So I tackled the task. I told myself, if I can finish within an hour, I'd be happy (thats averaging just about a 12 min mile (aka- 5mph). As luck would have it, I finished 5 miles (actually, its 5.15 miles, according to the central park runner's map) in 58:33. Yay. Haha...I was incredibly sore and almost dizzy afterwards. I scarfed down a banana and a protein shake for recovery, because I REALLY needed it.

The good news in all this is my goal of remaining active was achieved, since my heart rate was "in zone" for most of the time. Maxing out around 184, and averaging 166 (according to my Nike heart rate monitor). And from various sources, it looks as if I burned anywere between 600-750 calories!

Final stats:
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 58:33
Max heart rate: 184
Avg heart rate: 166
Time in target zone: 58:01
Calories burned: between 600-750

Round 3, on hold

Ok, for now, P90X Round 3 is being placed on hold. A mix of being busy (trying to get settled in, STILL) and a little laziness has caused this round to get off to a rocky start. So, I figured I'll take another week to wrap up what i need to in the house (hopefully thats enough!), as well as get through the labor day holiday (bbq?).

Projected re-start date? Sept 14 (hopefully).

This will also give me a chance to get this darn diet in order. Darn lack of willpower!!

P90X: Round 3

So last night I started Round 3 of P90X. So after having done it twice before, losing over 30 pounds, one would think to themself, well, it should be easier this time around. Well, one would be DEAD WRONG!!!! I had as difficult of a time as I've always have, and even got a headache halfway through. In my defense though, it has been over a month since I last worked out (hey, I had a wedding, honeymoon, and trying to get settled into a new place). So here starts Day 1, again. Here are stome stats (Haven't taken photos yet, but will soon).

Day 1: 8/17/2009
Weight: 202.2
Body Fat%: 20.5%
Waist: 36"
Gut: 36"

(yea, waist & gut went up an inch in one month!! not good, not good at all)

Drum Roll Please....

Ok, so I finally mustered up the the courage to post, *gulp* my before-after pic! so here it is! and just for a dramatic effect, I'm comparing it not from my Day 1 pic, but from my pic from last year, so we can see what I was. So, after a year and 2 rounds of P90X, we have this (click to enlarge):

P90X Round 2.5- COMPLETE

Well, round 2.5 is in the books and its time for some stats!

Now, a quick disclaimer. The reason this is round "2.5" is because I had originally started on Jan 1., 2009. But after getting through about 45 days, some of you may remember I injured my ankle pretty badly (see mobile photos for reminder). So after 2-3 weeks, it was finally healed enough where I could workout. I decided to just restart on March 30, which is why this became round 2.5. so with that being said, note that these stats are from the beginning of the year, not March 30 (since i did not redo my measurements at the time, tho my weight loss since then was still good!). Here we go!

Day 0:
Weight: 223.8 lbs
Fat %: 26.0%
Body Fat Wt: 58.19 lbs
Waist: 40"
Gut: 42"

Day 90 (round 2.5, so more like, day 130):
Weight: 196.6 lbs
Fat %: 19.0%
Body Fat Wt: 37.35 lbs
Waist: 35"
Gut: 35"

Totals:
Net weight loss: 27.2 lbs
% weight loss: 12.15%
Net FAT wt loss: 20.83 lbs
% of fat wt loss: 35.8%
Inches lost, waist: 5"
Inches lost, gut: 7"
How much better i feel: 100%!! haha!

For those of you who question the effectiveness of this program, question no more. This is the REAL DEAL. If you look back to this time last year, i've lost over 35 pounds. All this, without REALLY following the nutrition plan thats prescribed. I can't imagine how much more my results would have been had I eaten better. This is as much nutrition as it is working out.

So, I'll do a modified plan from now until the big day on July 18. Planning to restart on Aug. 1. If anyone is interested, let me know!