The tragedy of all tragedies has occurred: we are out of Shakeology!! My normal auto-ship will go out this Thursday. BUT .... my impatient ass ordered more today anyway. It should be here probably Thursday, I'm guessing. In the meantime, I picked up some Muscle Milk protein mix at the grocery store ... it is SO not the same. Less flavor, less goodies ... lower carbs, but meh overall. It is better with milk than water, but is still lacking and watery in general.
Now, onto the workout part. We've completed 6 weeks of workouts, meaning this is our last "normal" week of phase 2 before the off-week. I can't say I will be sorry to see Chest/Shoulders/Triceps leave the normal repertoire .... all the pushups are really hard on my wrist. Which reminds me, I want to get stands this week to at least make the last bit of it easier. I'm also assuming there will be some pushups/chest/upperbody workout in phase 3 of P90X, which will help me to justify the purchase haha.
Results, you ask? am I seeing them? Well sorta. I've managed to "regress" in my eating, down to ~1300-1400 cal/day, but I'm not feeling hungry at any point. I've dropped 5lbs overall since starting, and am seeing more of a difference in how clothes are fitting, especially around my waistline. We didn't do measurements on day 28 as we were supposed to ... I think I'll take some before we go on our vacation whirlwind at the end of the month.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Tuesday - day 30
So it seems our weekend foodie-adventures caught up with us yesterday. We were not as cautious with our portions, and it was all we could do yesterday to "feel" sated. Nonetheless, workout prevailed. I cooked up several chicken breasts, so hopefully this week will be relatively easy. There's also a pork tenderloin that needs to be cooked up, but I don't know that I will get to it today. Guess I can find things to do with it today, so I can cook it up tomorrow. By the way, shredded pork tenderloin nuked and on a salad is delicious!! (that was lunch yesterday)
Tonight's workout - cardio! Sure wish my joints didn't feel like they were giving out on me. Jumping jacks, running in place, anything with pounding on the knees is a no-go. Modify, modify, modify. *sigh* Speaking of modifications, I'm slowly getting better on my pushup type modifications. Downward dog is still a bit of a debacle, because of the angle between the ground and my arms. Using my chintzy little 2lb weights as handles is helping me. Now I have to remember to rotate my hands in, so my fingers point forward, instead of having my wrists face each other.
Tonight's workout - cardio! Sure wish my joints didn't feel like they were giving out on me. Jumping jacks, running in place, anything with pounding on the knees is a no-go. Modify, modify, modify. *sigh* Speaking of modifications, I'm slowly getting better on my pushup type modifications. Downward dog is still a bit of a debacle, because of the angle between the ground and my arms. Using my chintzy little 2lb weights as handles is helping me. Now I have to remember to rotate my hands in, so my fingers point forward, instead of having my wrists face each other.
Monday, June 4, 2012
4 weeks down!
So here we are, at the start of week 5. It's so bizarre, our workouts are in the evenings, so it's like "free" time during the day.
We completed the first four weeks of P90X, and neither killed ourselves or anyone else. We did a little bit of "celebrating" this weekend, with some wine and some homemade pork tenderloin raviolis. Not completely great, but not a complete bender! It was a great weekend. I think we could have scaled our portions back a little bit, but I wasn't miserable from it - thank goodness.
Going into week 5, we will have photos and measurements tonight before core synergistics. I'm excited to get back to our "normal" routine of workouts, though I think we are "losing" shoulders/arms for the next 3 weeks. I did like that workout, and will likely sneak it in here and there - I would love to have some nice arms, even if they're not super beefy. I am not seeing much difference in weight, but am feeling a bit of change in the fit of my clothes - one step at a time!
The meals are much easier now than they were ... though we're still not doing a ton of cooking on the weekend to prepare for the week. I'm cooking up a lot of chicken oo ies tonight that should get us through a couple days, and we have leftover pork tenderloin from this weekend as well for salads and whatnot. Just add veggies and a hearty grain!
Keeping up with Shakeology for breakfast, usually with half a banana and a tbsp of natural almond butter. My blender tried to kill me last week, new one was acquired yesterday, and broken in this morning. It's not the world's best thing, but it'll work for a while :) Having two people in the house going through it, does make a huge difference. Going to have to figure out a plan for that!
More to come, at some point ....
We completed the first four weeks of P90X, and neither killed ourselves or anyone else. We did a little bit of "celebrating" this weekend, with some wine and some homemade pork tenderloin raviolis. Not completely great, but not a complete bender! It was a great weekend. I think we could have scaled our portions back a little bit, but I wasn't miserable from it - thank goodness.
Going into week 5, we will have photos and measurements tonight before core synergistics. I'm excited to get back to our "normal" routine of workouts, though I think we are "losing" shoulders/arms for the next 3 weeks. I did like that workout, and will likely sneak it in here and there - I would love to have some nice arms, even if they're not super beefy. I am not seeing much difference in weight, but am feeling a bit of change in the fit of my clothes - one step at a time!
The meals are much easier now than they were ... though we're still not doing a ton of cooking on the weekend to prepare for the week. I'm cooking up a lot of chicken oo ies tonight that should get us through a couple days, and we have leftover pork tenderloin from this weekend as well for salads and whatnot. Just add veggies and a hearty grain!
Keeping up with Shakeology for breakfast, usually with half a banana and a tbsp of natural almond butter. My blender tried to kill me last week, new one was acquired yesterday, and broken in this morning. It's not the world's best thing, but it'll work for a while :) Having two people in the house going through it, does make a huge difference. Going to have to figure out a plan for that!
More to come, at some point ....
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
WOW!!
I need a better routine for my blog time!!!
So I haven't checked in since Day 4 of p90x ... but I promise you, loyal followers, that I have been working my tush off!! Day 4 was Yoga, which rocked my socks. Day 5 was Legs & Back, + ab ripper. One of these days I will be able to do Ab Ripper without flopping about like a fish out of water!!! As for now ... that's what I end up looking like on some of the exercises (oblique v-ups anyone...). Day 6 was Kenpo, which I really enjoyed. I think I'm going to get some weighted gloves between now and Saturday, as that disc isn't really conducive to a handheld weight.
Last night was Day 8 - Core Synergistics for the 2nd time. This was SO much easier without having to do the fit test ahead of time, wowza! We made it through the entire disc, only going "over" by 7 minutes - pauses to rest and recover some HR. Tonight is Cardio - wooooo!!! BRING IT!!!
Digressing from exercise to diet/nutrition .... we're still doing a lot of "winging it" on the meal plan. I'm targeting 1600-1800cal per day intake, with a 50% protein, 25% carbs, 25% fat breakdown. I'm not quite there on my percentages .... still taking in too many carbs, but I am (with some work) getting more protein into my diet. Jason is working on the 2400cal plan, and is struggling to get UP to that many "good" calories each day. He is planning to pick up some protein powder over the weekend, and is hoping to get closer to the 2400cal mark, while increasing his protein levels too.
Planning is getting easier, and measuring isn't as big of a deal as it was last week. "New" meals are still a little more time-intensive, but aren't terrible. I'm learning with every meal. Going to have to make time on Sundays to cook up a variety of chicken breasts for the week, I think. Fish is quick and easy, as are veggies and rice/quinoa.
Speaking of planning, it's time to put the turkey breast in the oven to roast! That will be dinner tonight and probably tomorrow too :)
So I haven't checked in since Day 4 of p90x ... but I promise you, loyal followers, that I have been working my tush off!! Day 4 was Yoga, which rocked my socks. Day 5 was Legs & Back, + ab ripper. One of these days I will be able to do Ab Ripper without flopping about like a fish out of water!!! As for now ... that's what I end up looking like on some of the exercises (oblique v-ups anyone...). Day 6 was Kenpo, which I really enjoyed. I think I'm going to get some weighted gloves between now and Saturday, as that disc isn't really conducive to a handheld weight.
Last night was Day 8 - Core Synergistics for the 2nd time. This was SO much easier without having to do the fit test ahead of time, wowza! We made it through the entire disc, only going "over" by 7 minutes - pauses to rest and recover some HR. Tonight is Cardio - wooooo!!! BRING IT!!!
Digressing from exercise to diet/nutrition .... we're still doing a lot of "winging it" on the meal plan. I'm targeting 1600-1800cal per day intake, with a 50% protein, 25% carbs, 25% fat breakdown. I'm not quite there on my percentages .... still taking in too many carbs, but I am (with some work) getting more protein into my diet. Jason is working on the 2400cal plan, and is struggling to get UP to that many "good" calories each day. He is planning to pick up some protein powder over the weekend, and is hoping to get closer to the 2400cal mark, while increasing his protein levels too.
Planning is getting easier, and measuring isn't as big of a deal as it was last week. "New" meals are still a little more time-intensive, but aren't terrible. I'm learning with every meal. Going to have to make time on Sundays to cook up a variety of chicken breasts for the week, I think. Fish is quick and easy, as are veggies and rice/quinoa.
Speaking of planning, it's time to put the turkey breast in the oven to roast! That will be dinner tonight and probably tomorrow too :)
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Day 3 recap
Well now ... day 3 brought us Shoulders & Arms followed with Ab Ripper. Jason decided we should do Ab Ripper first, longest 15min of my life LOL. Lots of good ab moves, I can't wait to be able to do them all without half-assing. I think next time we will do abs after the workout, as the video assumes you are warmed up when it starts.
Shoulders & Arms was a killer. More focused on strength than we have seen so far, and I am feeling it today. Bad news ... I tweaked something in my back about 15min into the 60min workout :( It is better today, and Jason worked on it a bit last night. Maybe Yoga X will stretch it out tonight.
Ended up with under 1500cal yesterday, dinner was a much lighter calorie load than I had anticipated. I think somewhere between 1500-1800 is the right calorie intake for me at this point ... but I don't know if I am suffering too much by being on the low end. The nutrition portion of this adventure is still very wishywashy, and quite frankly is one of the bigger challenges. I dislike having the necessary time to prepare everything, BUT on the other hand, many of the recipes provided by P90X are short and sweet. More to come there, I suppose. We will probably start cooking a bunch on Sunday and portioning things out for the week. Hooray, more tupperware ....
Shoulders & Arms was a killer. More focused on strength than we have seen so far, and I am feeling it today. Bad news ... I tweaked something in my back about 15min into the 60min workout :( It is better today, and Jason worked on it a bit last night. Maybe Yoga X will stretch it out tonight.
Ended up with under 1500cal yesterday, dinner was a much lighter calorie load than I had anticipated. I think somewhere between 1500-1800 is the right calorie intake for me at this point ... but I don't know if I am suffering too much by being on the low end. The nutrition portion of this adventure is still very wishywashy, and quite frankly is one of the bigger challenges. I dislike having the necessary time to prepare everything, BUT on the other hand, many of the recipes provided by P90X are short and sweet. More to come there, I suppose. We will probably start cooking a bunch on Sunday and portioning things out for the week. Hooray, more tupperware ....
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
P90X Day 2 recap, looking into Day 3
Yesterday was day 2 of our 90 day adventure. Day 2 of the Lean path calls for Cardio X. Holy cannoli. Good times though, we finished the workout! Had to pause a few times to recover before moving on, as well as pause a couple times to ensure we had the sequence of moves down. My sucky little temporary heart rate monitor said I burned like 460some calories. It only has setting entries for my age and sex, doesn't know weight, height, etc, so I took it with a lump of salt. MyFitnessPal thinks it was closer to 650cal expenditure, which I am more apt to believe.
As far as food intake, I was just over 1700cal yesterday, and that felt pretty OK. I wish we could exercise earlier so I'm not having dinner at 9:30-10pm :( it's not great for the metabolism, and I just plain don't like eating that late. Might have to see about switching up the schedule after we get through this first week. I like the fact that Jason and I can push each other and assist through the exercises, but he is definitely a night person, and I am not.
Tonight! Upcoming and amazing .... Shoulders & Arms, followed by Ab Ripper! Oh ... my ....
I hope Jason gets home early so we can start early.
As far as food intake, I was just over 1700cal yesterday, and that felt pretty OK. I wish we could exercise earlier so I'm not having dinner at 9:30-10pm :( it's not great for the metabolism, and I just plain don't like eating that late. Might have to see about switching up the schedule after we get through this first week. I like the fact that Jason and I can push each other and assist through the exercises, but he is definitely a night person, and I am not.
Tonight! Upcoming and amazing .... Shoulders & Arms, followed by Ab Ripper! Oh ... my ....
I hope Jason gets home early so we can start early.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
New adventure
Perhaps I should've written this post yesterday, but yesterday was a little hectic.
Jason and I have embarked on a P90X adventure. Nutrition plan, discs, workout space upstairs, everything.
We have talked here and there about how to cope with the physical consequences of our love for wine and food. Ta-daaaaaa enter P90X.
Monday, 5/7/12, was our official Day 1. Sadly, it was also the day of our Fit Test, measurements, and Before pictures. I hated yesterday with a burning passion, and dreaded it ALL DAY.
All pre-workout activities complete, we did some prep for dinner since it was getting a little late. We made up the honey-chile sauce from a recipe in the P90X nutrition guide - holy amazing! Sprinkled some seasoning on chicken boobies, popped 'em in the oven, cooked up some quinoa to the point where we could turn the heat off, and upstairs we went for DAY ONE EXERCISE.
I'll state here, and perhaps restate later, that we are on the "lean" path. More cardio, less focus on strength and power. This was 100% my doing, Jason decided to go along with it. I am hoping this will help to shed some of the excess jiggly-bits, along with the tagline of building lean muscle mass. Let's face it, I am a girl, and I don't want to be all big and bulky. I just want to be alright-looking in a swim suit when I jump into the lake or pool!
So, Day One. Core Synergetics. Due to the scheduling SNAFU, we started the disc pretty late. As a compromise, we agreed to turn it off at 9:45, wherever we were, so we would have time to recover, have dinner, and shower before hitting the hay. We made it about halfway through the workout, holy smokes. I have a better idea now of things to come, and honestly I am more excited about today's workout than yesterday's. Largely due to the fact that no one will be poking at my fat today, haha.
Couple of issues thus far ... timing sucks. Our schedules aren't really compatible with a morning workout at this point. So we are set to workout around 7pm every night. Two, I'm still dealing with issues from a forearm/wrist fracture last summer, which disallows me from doing standard push-ups with my palms on the ground. The chin-up bar we have flips down to be a nice push-up support for me, as long as I keep my elbows in - yoga style!! Those who know yoga push-ups (chaturanga) will empathize. My other modification is to do pushups on my fist. Yes, really. It's a little more forgiving since we are working out at home, so I've got a yoga mat on top of carpet - my knuckles aren't biting into a hard gym floor. Third, I'm uncertain if shoes will continue to be in my future for workouts. They seem to be beneficial for some moves (haha, in the half-video we've been through so far), and not so much in others. I think I'll keep with them until Yoga, and see how it goes.
More to come... :)!
Jason and I have embarked on a P90X adventure. Nutrition plan, discs, workout space upstairs, everything.
We have talked here and there about how to cope with the physical consequences of our love for wine and food. Ta-daaaaaa enter P90X.
Monday, 5/7/12, was our official Day 1. Sadly, it was also the day of our Fit Test, measurements, and Before pictures. I hated yesterday with a burning passion, and dreaded it ALL DAY.
All pre-workout activities complete, we did some prep for dinner since it was getting a little late. We made up the honey-chile sauce from a recipe in the P90X nutrition guide - holy amazing! Sprinkled some seasoning on chicken boobies, popped 'em in the oven, cooked up some quinoa to the point where we could turn the heat off, and upstairs we went for DAY ONE EXERCISE.
I'll state here, and perhaps restate later, that we are on the "lean" path. More cardio, less focus on strength and power. This was 100% my doing, Jason decided to go along with it. I am hoping this will help to shed some of the excess jiggly-bits, along with the tagline of building lean muscle mass. Let's face it, I am a girl, and I don't want to be all big and bulky. I just want to be alright-looking in a swim suit when I jump into the lake or pool!
So, Day One. Core Synergetics. Due to the scheduling SNAFU, we started the disc pretty late. As a compromise, we agreed to turn it off at 9:45, wherever we were, so we would have time to recover, have dinner, and shower before hitting the hay. We made it about halfway through the workout, holy smokes. I have a better idea now of things to come, and honestly I am more excited about today's workout than yesterday's. Largely due to the fact that no one will be poking at my fat today, haha.
Couple of issues thus far ... timing sucks. Our schedules aren't really compatible with a morning workout at this point. So we are set to workout around 7pm every night. Two, I'm still dealing with issues from a forearm/wrist fracture last summer, which disallows me from doing standard push-ups with my palms on the ground. The chin-up bar we have flips down to be a nice push-up support for me, as long as I keep my elbows in - yoga style!! Those who know yoga push-ups (chaturanga) will empathize. My other modification is to do pushups on my fist. Yes, really. It's a little more forgiving since we are working out at home, so I've got a yoga mat on top of carpet - my knuckles aren't biting into a hard gym floor. Third, I'm uncertain if shoes will continue to be in my future for workouts. They seem to be beneficial for some moves (haha, in the half-video we've been through so far), and not so much in others. I think I'll keep with them until Yoga, and see how it goes.
More to come... :)!
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