Showing posts with label P90X. Show all posts
Showing posts with label P90X. Show all posts
Monday, August 29, 2011
Day 1 P90X
Today is day !! I've started off with 3 scrambled eggs and a bit of hummus. I had some extra time this morning so made sure I had a protein filled breakfast. I'm drinking some Oolong now and will get on exercising shortly. Then I may or may not have work. If I don't I think I'll go see some sunshine!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
P90X Starts Tomorrow!!
Tonight I say goodbye to alcohol, sugar and things like popcorn for the next few weeks.
I watched through week one, as I changed my mind and am not doing classic. Classic had SO many pull-ups that I don't think it'd be useful for me yet, so I'm doing lean instead. Lean looks fun! Core Synergistics, Cardio X, Shoulders, Arms & Ab Ripper X, Yoga X, Legs & Back & Ab Ripper X, Kenpo X and X Stretch. Sorry for all the &'s in the above list.
There are pull-ups which I will be doing the bands, I tried a pull up and I just kind of hung there thinking about doing on and not moving. I'm not surprised I kind of hold all my weight in my legs, so...yeah...it would have been miraculous if I had.
So I haven't gained or lost weight in the past 2 weeks, and I've eaten pretty lousy. I should have been adjusting but the high protein without working out wasn't my thing so I didn't worry about it. Tomorrow since I will be exercising the high protein WILL make sense.
Ok, well Week 1 approaches.
I watched through week one, as I changed my mind and am not doing classic. Classic had SO many pull-ups that I don't think it'd be useful for me yet, so I'm doing lean instead. Lean looks fun! Core Synergistics, Cardio X, Shoulders, Arms & Ab Ripper X, Yoga X, Legs & Back & Ab Ripper X, Kenpo X and X Stretch. Sorry for all the &'s in the above list.
There are pull-ups which I will be doing the bands, I tried a pull up and I just kind of hung there thinking about doing on and not moving. I'm not surprised I kind of hold all my weight in my legs, so...yeah...it would have been miraculous if I had.
So I haven't gained or lost weight in the past 2 weeks, and I've eaten pretty lousy. I should have been adjusting but the high protein without working out wasn't my thing so I didn't worry about it. Tomorrow since I will be exercising the high protein WILL make sense.
Ok, well Week 1 approaches.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Last Day of P90MS
Well it is officially my last day of P90MS. I do have to make up a couple of days--two days of Core Cardio, two days of Sweat 5/6, two days of abs and one day of UML. This makes a whole week. I think I will start off with Core cardio Monday morning. I am trying to switch to mornings over the next couple of weeks, because Pete and I added dance classes, and I have errands to do, so it just makes sense. Also I eat dinner really close to when I go to bed or a snack really close to bed, so I think it may be good to give my body some time between dinner and bed.
Then after I make up my days, it'll be a week off and then P90X!
**update** I started this the day of my last day of P90MS, but it is now the day after, and I am enjoying a Strongbow after eating two greasy quesodillas that I lovingly made with goat cheese and left over chicken. We had a very very late lunch after a breakfast around 9:30am, so I am all off. I would like a good food schedule, but alas sometimes that doesn't happen and fairly often on the weekends is when that doesn't happen.
Hopefully I'll stick to my plan, getting up early. Pete and I really really need to practice, and we should BEFORE dance class.
We'll see! Baby steps, all of them
Then after I make up my days, it'll be a week off and then P90X!
**update** I started this the day of my last day of P90MS, but it is now the day after, and I am enjoying a Strongbow after eating two greasy quesodillas that I lovingly made with goat cheese and left over chicken. We had a very very late lunch after a breakfast around 9:30am, so I am all off. I would like a good food schedule, but alas sometimes that doesn't happen and fairly often on the weekends is when that doesn't happen.
Hopefully I'll stick to my plan, getting up early. Pete and I really really need to practice, and we should BEFORE dance class.
We'll see! Baby steps, all of them
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
I am not a carnivore.
I am not a carnivore. These last two weeks of P90MS I've decided to try and swap over to Phase I of P90X nutrition plan. Right now I'm just tracking how many portions I eat of what kind of food. Today I've had 3 servings of fruit for today, which is 2 servings more than I should have. One serving can be considered a snack, so that's ok, the other serving is just extra. I've had one serving of dairy, and I have to swap over my yogurts to plain yogurt, maybe goat yogurt and have it with a vegetable serving instead of going with anything with sugar in it. That's the trick with yogurt in this plan, no flavored yogurt. I get that actually, because most commercial yogurts with flavoring have aspartame or refined sugar. I actually buy the Whole Soy yogurts which don't use refined sugar or corn syrup, but still has sugar in it. Lunch is chicken with salad and just high quality balsamic vinegar. I have NO snacks, so I should actually fix that--the vending machine has nuts... I'm not sure what my afternoon snacks are going to be. Protein bars? Yuck. Maybe nuts, I was thinking what would work as a snack and a serving of protein and I think I can use nuts.
So there are a few tricks to this diet folks with food allergies will actually do. For dairy (like me) you actually substitute soy foods (or extra protein if you can't have soy). The daily portions for protein on Phase I (for myself) are 5 with 2 dairy portions, so for me I'll actually just do 7 servings of protein. That is A LOT of protein. I also am going to try and get two servings of protein that have some kind of calcium fortification, like soy yogurt and goat cheese. I have no problems with goat cheese/sheep's cheese, it is low fat and less calories than cow's milk anything. The protein in goat/sheep is much smaller as well, and there is a heck of a lot less processing as well. I actually had 2.5 servings of protein left at the end of yesterday that I did not consume, OR I had half a serving remaining and a recovery drink left to consume, whichever way you want to look at it, and I felt like I ate more than enough protein.
The one serving of carbohydrate is actually fine with me, it is the lack of fruit that is going to be hard. As of now...which is now in the evening my dinner was 2 tortillas (my 1 carb), chicken (2 protein servings), 1/2 vegie serving (lettuce), and goat cheese (1 1/2 servings) with hot sauce. If I get to count the nuts this afternoon as protein then so far: 2.5 dairy, 3 fruit, 5 protein, 1 1/2 vegie, 1 carb and that is it....I can count 1 of the fruit as a snack, so I am missing 2 snacks and 1/2 a vegie. I can up the dairy to a whole serving and count it as a snack....I also will need a recovery drink that doesn't count toward the portions just toward the calories. I should be at 1371 prior to exercise, and right now I am at 1259...hmmmm....I also am not sure if by "fat" they suggest a serving of something that is considered a fat like olives...I really am not sure. Given that so far my calories are kind of low and I won't really have much to "eat" after exercising in terms of portions I'm thinking that maybe yes I will need to eat a portion of fat by itself. 4oz of olives is pretty awesome, I like olives.
That's it for now hmmm.
So there are a few tricks to this diet folks with food allergies will actually do. For dairy (like me) you actually substitute soy foods (or extra protein if you can't have soy). The daily portions for protein on Phase I (for myself) are 5 with 2 dairy portions, so for me I'll actually just do 7 servings of protein. That is A LOT of protein. I also am going to try and get two servings of protein that have some kind of calcium fortification, like soy yogurt and goat cheese. I have no problems with goat cheese/sheep's cheese, it is low fat and less calories than cow's milk anything. The protein in goat/sheep is much smaller as well, and there is a heck of a lot less processing as well. I actually had 2.5 servings of protein left at the end of yesterday that I did not consume, OR I had half a serving remaining and a recovery drink left to consume, whichever way you want to look at it, and I felt like I ate more than enough protein.
The one serving of carbohydrate is actually fine with me, it is the lack of fruit that is going to be hard. As of now...which is now in the evening my dinner was 2 tortillas (my 1 carb), chicken (2 protein servings), 1/2 vegie serving (lettuce), and goat cheese (1 1/2 servings) with hot sauce. If I get to count the nuts this afternoon as protein then so far: 2.5 dairy, 3 fruit, 5 protein, 1 1/2 vegie, 1 carb and that is it....I can count 1 of the fruit as a snack, so I am missing 2 snacks and 1/2 a vegie. I can up the dairy to a whole serving and count it as a snack....I also will need a recovery drink that doesn't count toward the portions just toward the calories. I should be at 1371 prior to exercise, and right now I am at 1259...hmmmm....I also am not sure if by "fat" they suggest a serving of something that is considered a fat like olives...I really am not sure. Given that so far my calories are kind of low and I won't really have much to "eat" after exercising in terms of portions I'm thinking that maybe yes I will need to eat a portion of fat by itself. 4oz of olives is pretty awesome, I like olives.
That's it for now hmmm.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Alright, time to bring it!
Even though I am stuck right now, it does not mean I am not excited for the next round in my fitness quest. There are a couple of really good one liners in the books that come with P90X, you know other than "do your best forget the rest." First is the Beachbody mantra: Decide, Commit, Succeed. I really like this as a company slogan, and trust me I'm pretty attuned to marketing slogans. I wish I could come up such a great mantra for my company, er, no I don't, but you know what I mean. They (being Beachbody) have it scroll by before you exercise, or after, either way it is a really good message. I've decided to get fit, I've committed, and I will succeed. I will. Just one day at a time, one work out at a time.
"Not all men and women are created equal." This is true. For instance I loose weight really, really slowly. I mean, slowly, I am from farmer stock, it means I am Never EVER going to be "bird like" as a co-worker of mine phrased it. It also means when I'm not hugely fat that I can go, and go, and go...not necessarily fast but I will work and work and work and work. Trust me I will outlast any ADHD person you know if I need to, and well, if you are following the wedding blog you know I am insane. I begrudgingly will just...well..do it myself.
"The next time you get invited to the Olympic Trials, forget about stretching before the long jump. Before you work out at home, you want your muscles to be capable of a full range of motion." I do like this quote, I like stretching and well, today was my first day of X-stretch and my knees TOLD me. Yes I need to stretch, we all need to stretch, it makes you feel good and flexibility makes you feel young.
Right now I am writing this while watching "American Ninja Warrior." Now, part of me wants to work up to going to this thing. I never, ever would have entertained that thought 6 months ago, and actually I told someone at work "Oh I don't want to be ripped, just thinner." Now, 6 months later, I want to be ripped and I actually think it may be possible.
This is a huge paradigm shift for me, never would I have even entertained that idea. My knees, I'm old, etc. Well, slowly but surely my knees are not necessarily bugging me as much. No, I cannot squat with my ass 2" from the ground, but I now CAN squat with my thighs parallel to the ground, this is a HUGE difference from 6months ago.
I have about a month before I start P90X. Yes a month. Two weeks left on P90MS, 2 weeks recovery and fitness test, and then I will start. I should get 8 weeks in before the wedding and, well, I want to bring it with me! How weird is that. The last two weeks of P90MS have Plyo legs twice this week, which the program itself isn't terribly difficult, but my knees sometimes get tired, so we'll see how I do. I also am going right for the traditional classic P90X. I know women complain that their legs get "big" well...my legs ARE big and I know from the two rounds of P90MS that I do best with a lot of sculpting in my routine. Building muscle is MY friend.
"Not all men and women are created equal." This is true. For instance I loose weight really, really slowly. I mean, slowly, I am from farmer stock, it means I am Never EVER going to be "bird like" as a co-worker of mine phrased it. It also means when I'm not hugely fat that I can go, and go, and go...not necessarily fast but I will work and work and work and work. Trust me I will outlast any ADHD person you know if I need to, and well, if you are following the wedding blog you know I am insane. I begrudgingly will just...well..do it myself.
"The next time you get invited to the Olympic Trials, forget about stretching before the long jump. Before you work out at home, you want your muscles to be capable of a full range of motion." I do like this quote, I like stretching and well, today was my first day of X-stretch and my knees TOLD me. Yes I need to stretch, we all need to stretch, it makes you feel good and flexibility makes you feel young.
Right now I am writing this while watching "American Ninja Warrior." Now, part of me wants to work up to going to this thing. I never, ever would have entertained that thought 6 months ago, and actually I told someone at work "Oh I don't want to be ripped, just thinner." Now, 6 months later, I want to be ripped and I actually think it may be possible.
This is a huge paradigm shift for me, never would I have even entertained that idea. My knees, I'm old, etc. Well, slowly but surely my knees are not necessarily bugging me as much. No, I cannot squat with my ass 2" from the ground, but I now CAN squat with my thighs parallel to the ground, this is a HUGE difference from 6months ago.
I have about a month before I start P90X. Yes a month. Two weeks left on P90MS, 2 weeks recovery and fitness test, and then I will start. I should get 8 weeks in before the wedding and, well, I want to bring it with me! How weird is that. The last two weeks of P90MS have Plyo legs twice this week, which the program itself isn't terribly difficult, but my knees sometimes get tired, so we'll see how I do. I also am going right for the traditional classic P90X. I know women complain that their legs get "big" well...my legs ARE big and I know from the two rounds of P90MS that I do best with a lot of sculpting in my routine. Building muscle is MY friend.
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