Do over

Okay – so I am restarting P90X, as I fell off the schedule a bit and instead of trying to catch up, I am just starting over. So – this morning was Day 2. Incidentally, one of my best friends told me last night that she is doing the Insanity workouts – so this is additional motivation for me. We hang out quite a bit all year long, but especially at the pool and such in the summer. I told my husband today – I will NOT be the “fat friend”. Well, don’t get me wrong, I am not fat – not at all – but I weigh about 20 lbs more than I think I should for my size/height.

All that said, I feel good. Day 2 was good. I have lost 3 lbs overall in the past month – so that is great too.

Took my measurements this time, so I will take them monthly to see how much progress I am making…

Day 3 – DONE!

Day 3 of P90X is complete!!!  I woke up early this morning, got my workout in, showered and am getting the kids ready for school.  What a great morning so far!!  Today was Arms & Shoulders – seemed a little easy while I was doing it, but I am already a bit sore (only 2 hours later) so I know it is working!!

P90X – Day 2

Today was day 2.  I know – it was supposed to be day 3, but yesterday every muscle in my body was so frickin sore I couldn’t bring myself to do it.  And the reality is – Day two is the Cardio X DVD, which I was really afraid of.  See, I can lift weights and do all that stuff, that is easy to adjust based on how many lbs you use, but Cardio is all about stamina – and I don’t have much of that.  So, I rested yesterday and did Cardio X today.

Can I just say, it was really stupid of me to be scared of that.  It was a really easy DVD (except for the damned superman-banana thing which I skipped so as not to vomit).  So now day 2 is complete, and I am feeling pretty good about myself.  Tomorrow is Day 3, which is shoulders, arms and abs..  I am almost positive that will involve more spiderman-banana hell- but I need to conquer that – maybe if I can just do a couple….  I will let you know how tomorrow goes..

Oh and for breakfast today I had a spinach, artichoke and mushroom omelet with feta; lunch was a tomato and avocado sandwich.

Until then – YAY for me!!!

The start of something new… and scary

I started P90X today, at the urging of a friend.  Well, not really the urging so much as the “here are the DVDs so you can do it”.  I guess having someone to push you is a good thing.  So today was day 1.  I got about 70% through the workout before I felt like I was going to throw up.  Not from working too hard – I wish…  but from the damned Banana moves.  Those are fricking horrible!!   Possibly if I had abs of steel, I could balance my body on them while making an arc with my hands and legs, but I DO NOT have abs of steel – which is why I am doing this in the first place.

I dream of a fit body, with no poochies or overhangs or flab…  I want it – I can see it.  But for some strange unknown reason – I am truly afraid to achieve it.  So maybe this will get me past that fear…

Tomorrow, I will do day 1 of P90X again, without eating anything first and see if that helps.  I want to get through the whole DVD before I move onto day 2…

 

Incidentally – did you see Cameron Diaz at the Oscars on Sunday?  Talk about an amazing body!!  Those shoulders, arms and abs – simply amazing!!  hard work gets you there – and I am gonna start working…

almost a year later

here I am, almost a year since my last blog, still in almost the exact same place.

exact.same.place.

 

hmmmmmm

A New Resolution, a bit early

Maybe if I make a resolution 2 months before the New Year, I will stick to it.

So here is my issue:  I have a million reasons and a ton of motivation to workout every day, get myself organized, live a better life.   “That’s great!” you say?  Well, it would be, if I would actually get off my fanny and do something about it.  I can visualize an organized house, clean bedrooms, laundry that is all caught up.  All the while, I am a much happier person since the stress of an organized house, cluttered bedrooms and piles of laundry are all gone.  Since I have all that under control, I have time to workout everyday – see how it is all wonderful?

I don’t know if I just don’t believe I can achieve that, or if I am really incapable of putting that much time in (probably the former) but I just can’t seem to keep the lids on all the jars.   I do it to myself I think.  Tons of other women have kids and husbands and jobs and can keep up with their laundry and housecleaning and dinners..  Why can’t I?

SO – that was a lot of drama leading up to my new resolution.  Here it is – you ready???

I resolve to clean (at least) one room a week and commit to doing at least 2 loads of laundry a day (putting it away too)  until my house is the way I want it.

I’ll keep you posted…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

I woke up at 4:30 am today, because I needed to get some work done.  Then I realized that my daughter didn’t have the shirt clean that I promised her would be clean so I did some laundry.  Which, in turn, made me realize how far behind on laundry I was.    Needless to say, I had a very deflating morning.  I spent a good portion of the time yelling at myself for being a shitty person, mother, wife, etc…    and then alternately giving myself the pep talk.  You know the one – where you vow to change your life and be better at everything!  Yep – that one.

So, I lifted some weights today while on my conference call.  I think I did 2 reps of 30 each, bicep curls, lateral raises, military presses and hammer curls.  (all with 5lb weights in each hand)  I also did squats and lunges, but probably not enough to make a difference.   I wanted to get on the elliptical, but there is always the issue of being able to sneak away from work so that I can do the 30 minute workout and then another 45 minutes for me to shower and get ready – so that is harder to fit in. 

Lets see – what did I eat today?

Breakfast – organic granola bar, 1 mug of coffee with Silk hazelnut creamer

Lunch – Spanish brown rice with a little ground turkey & salsa

Snack – whole wheat tortilla with whole avocado sliced and some black olives, spinach salad & olive oil dressing.

Snack 2 – handful potato chips

Dinner – cauliflower and garlic chicken, small bit of pasta

Not so bad, except for that snack which was really another meal.  a whole avocado is an amazing amount of fat & calories.  While I realize it is good fat – it is still fat nonetheless.

Still looking at that Kelly Ripa picture – I really want that body!!

Here We Go…. again…

Okay, so everyone says that if you document your days, you are more likely to stay on track.  So – here I go!!

I currently weigh 124 (Holy SHIT!!).  My goal weight is 110, but I am more concerned with how my body looks than the number on the scale.  I want to lose about 2″ off my thighs, and I want a nice flat toned tummy, and slender but muscular arms.  Basically, I want to be Kelly Ripa with boobs…

Breakfast today – Vanilla yogurt with Organic granola and fresh sliced strawberries.  1.5 mugs of coffee with Silk Hazelnut Creamer.

Lunch –  Whole wheat tortilla with a Boca Burger and tons of fresh spinach, and a little mustard.  1/2 an avocado sliced with salt.   10 oz water so far. 

Snack – I was doing so good today (like most days, I start out strong, and then that unconscious self sabotage hits)  So, while on a conference call this afternoon, totally not hungry by the way – I started thinking about the sauteed beef & mushrooms with brussel sprouts that I made for dinner last night – leftovers in the fridge.  I didn’t want it – I wasn’t hungry – I was wanting to not work while on that call – so what better way to avoid working than eating?  I proceeded to eat the entire leftovers – enough for an entire meal…  sigh….    I would love to say that I am done eating for the day, but I know I’m not.  I am not that disciplined – even though I am pretty sure that I have reached my calories for the day.

Upside?  I am at 28 oz of water for the day (it is 2:00 pm)

Todays Motivational Picture

(damn, I wanna look like THAT!!)