Well I made it through my first week of P90X. Today is my rest day! Thank goodness for that.
Why don't you all make yourselves a coffee, this ones a long one!
I have to tell you that every day this week has been long and hard. This program definately is above my head in the strength department. But it has taught me that this is something that I am going to have to incorporate, even when I'm done the 90 days. I feel like I have more energy, I feel excited and even after 1 week, I feel so much stronger.
In the back of my mind are still thoughts of stress because of the up coming half marathon. After this next week of P90X, I am going to bring running back into the mix, I have to! So I'm going to be one busy little lady, but I am having the time of my life. I can see that finish line, I can see how this is making me feel and it's got me super excited! I am also loving the fact that Peter has got through his first week and is still willing to go further ! Yippee!!!!
The one thing that I have noticed is just how hungry I am! I am definately going to have to work my calories around. I have no idea of how many calories I am burning but I would rate the workout as intense and an hour a day would burn a fair share of calories, leading to my hunger. On top of this I also have my two classes a week, and if I'm going to incorporate running into the mix I am going to have to eat more!!! Can't complain there!
As an example this was my breakfast this morning, it was HUGE, I never eat this much for breakfast but today I woke up with such a hunger pain I knew I needed a bigger breakfast:
A half banana, dragon fruit (if you have not tried Dragon fruit do yourself a favour a buy one, it is a bright pink color with green leaves sticking out, I would say it tastes like a cross between an apple, a pear and a kiwi fruit - so yummy!) a strip of mango, a few strawberries, 2 slices of buttered toast and a hard boiled egg. It was a perfect breakfast!I'm listening to my body and doing what it asks me to do, my weight has gone up a little this week but I'm not overly concerned, I will evaluate it at the end of the 90 days, no reason to stress about it right now. I'm doing everything I can and then some that's all that matters to me!
Ok on to some blogging awards, thank you to all who passed these on to me and I am so sorry it has taken me this long to address them.
First up 10 things that make me happy1. Coffee! - I would love to have it dripping from an IV some days :-)
2. Summer
3. Fall
4. Pink!
5. running
6. My family
7. My friends
8. Music
9. quiet moments
10. Shopping :-)
and know 7 random facts about me:
1. I have been with Peter for 16 years - it took him 7 years to propose - at least he was sure :-)2. I am an only child and it sucks!!
3. I always wanted 3 kids, I have changed my mind :-)
4. I never thought I would be a stay at home mom, but for now it works and I am blessed to be able to do so
5. If you would have told me two years ago that I would be training for a half marathon I would have laughed at you!
6. I love music, truly always have, it just makes me happy
7. I have a very serious problem with my husbands socks. I am surprised that he hasn't served me with divorce papers yet. I don't know how it happens but a pair of socks will go in the laundry and end up single on the way out....truly I can't explain it but I have a very good track record with losing socks :-)
Alright now the difficult part of passing these awards on, I hate to do this because I think everyone is deserving of these, no matter where you are in your journey...so if you are not on this list, please take the award because I think you all deserve them, and plus is kind of neat to learn new things about others!
Mendie
SueMac
Sandra
Susan
Leah
Jams
Tiffany
All right, gotta go get ready, going to a friends house this afternoon, be back tomorrow with something a little different!
15 comments:
Loved your week in review!! I can totally tell you have got some major motivation with the P90X!!
PS your breakfast looks SO good!! fruit fill, thats for sure! :)
I just started following and can't remember if I've already commented before or not. I can't wait to get more P90X updates. I have been researching P90X and Insanity. I've never been a DVD/Video workout guy before so I'm hesitant to make the investment. However, I just picked up one of Jillian Michaels DVDs, but Wal-Mart was out of the 30-day shred I was really after.
Perhaps in a future update, you can tell me about the required P90X equipment, e.g. chin-up bar, dumbbells or resistance bands, etc.
Good luck!
Kyle
Getting Better and Better
I've watched those P90X infomercials! That looks like one brutal workout! Good for you! Looking forward to hearing your wonderful results!
the dragon fruit sounds awesome! I'm gonna totally have to try it!
Thanks for the blog awards. :)
You are doing AMAZING on P90X. You are going to have great results.
I think I may try this after my half marathon in July. At least I'll benefit from your experience.
You're doing awesome with P90x - I definitely want to try this one day and you are definitely pushing me towards trying it one day!
Great job on your week girl - you're kicking BOOTY!
Dragonfruit looks awesome. I'm hoping I can find some next time I'm at the store.
Love that you said you changed your mind about how may kids you want. When I was first married, I said I wanted 4 kids and after my first boy, I said "Well, maybe we'll just have 3." Then after boy #2 was born, I was like "I'm good with 2!" Ha ha!
You are killing this P90X challenge! Love your commitment!
Great to hear you are enjoying this new program so much...
Do you wear a HR monitor when you train as this will give you an idea of how many calories you burning.
I found the thinner and fitter I got the less calories I burned..so frustrating to be honest, I loved the days I burned around 800/1000 calories in a workout session, now I do about 375/480 and thats all heavy cardio...
Going to look for dragon fruit next time I'm at the grocery, it sounds delish! Thanks so much for the awards... that's so sweet of you to pass it on to me! You're doing a great job with the P90X!!
that breakfast looks yummy!! Ive got ya beat w/ the proposal thing, Matt and I have been together for almost 9 years, and are getting married in May...guess those guys just want to make sure, huh?
Keep up the good work hon, your doing AWESOME!
I hear great things about 90PX, it scares me though! I'm glad you're listening to your body. You are burning major calories and it's important to refuel healthfully and you're doing great! :)
Do not worry about any increase in poundage dear Syl - remember growing muscle carries more water while it's trying to heal itself (building bigger and stronger) and therefore will increase your weight slightly. In the end it all washes out nice and lovely.
You are doing so good.
And thank you very much for the award.
Oh Syl! Thank you so much for passing the award to me...I'll get it posted this week!
You are doing great, and I agree with messing with your calories. The tweaking game starts again, but as long as you are seeing results either on the scale or in your shape, keep working it! So glad your first week is over and you feel better than ever!
Great post, so positive and happy. I like it!
Don´t you have a chest strap with your Garmin? You can use that to see how many calories you've burned. I always look how much I've burned but that's it.
I think that this program is burning so much calories that it's wise to eat more.
Yay for eating more! It sounds like you need it - don't go into starvation mode. It sucks. You're weak and tired and workouts are harder than normal and you don't lose any weight. I know, because I'm an idiot and have done it. Lots of good food!
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