P90X CatchUp & Plan

Ok, so work and being a good mom really got in the way of my workouts this past week, with impossible deadlines and summer camp all rolled into the same week. The week was rewarding in both areas. My team actually did meet our project goal with MANY hours of overtime. It was also a priceless experience to watch my little princess in her first musical - it definitely made up for the missed morning runs while taking her across town to camp.

I DID manage to get a few half workouts in (legs/back and arms/shoulders) Plus 3 runs.

Today I begin my third full week of P90X (again). Then I will move straight into Phase II (treating this week as a 'recovery' type week). My next goal is July 12th when I go home so no time for another hiatus! Here goes my plan to accomplish all my goals this week:

Sun:

♦ Ab Ripper X

♦ P90X Chest & Back

Mon:

♦ am: 3 miles

♦ pm: P90X Plyo

Tues:

♦ am: 5 miles

♦ lunch: Ab Ripper X

♦ pm: P90X Arms & Shoulders

Wed:

♦ am: Yoga

♦ pm: 4 miles

Thur:

♦ lunch: Ab Ripper X

♦ pm: P90X Legs & Back

Fri: *off work*

♦ am 3-4 mi run

♦ pm P90X Kempo! :)

Sat: *Independence Day*

♦ am 7 miles

P90X: Day 11

Today I did Yoga. I dont like the P90X yoga, it takes too long, I lose interest. However, It is a lot like Bikram and I have 10 classes left at the local studio. I am thinking of just subbing my Bikram saturday class for the P90X (thinking HARD about it!) This way, I dont spend all day dreading it, I just go, do it (all at one time) and leave it behind. Yeh, that's the ticket. :P I'll have this right by the time its over! haha.

You use all of your toes a LOT in yoga. My little broken toe didn't appreciate it much. No jumping back into plank - aways careful placement of the foot. Made for a verrrrry slow go.

TMI: Its just 'that time' for me to not like anything, so it shouldn't be surprising that I didn't care for my workout today. Sorry for the grouchy post :-P

Yoga: 90 minutes.
Cals: ??

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Nutrition Notes:

• Bfast: 1/2 bagel, 1/2 banana, 1TPB, coffee
• Snack: Clif Builder, coffee
• Lunch: 1 ww wrap, 1/4 c guac, 1 black bean burger, 1 slice lf cheddar, 3 lettuce leaves
• Snack 2: Kellogs Fiber bar
• Snack 3: Kashi cereal w/ skim milk
• Dinner: 7 oz Flounder, 2 ww bread, 1T ff yogurt, 2T salsa, 3 lettuce leaves, 6 oz wine.
  
  

P90X: Day 10...Again

Ok, so today really has yoga scheduled (Day 11) but I didn't make it that far. I did Day 10 - but no worries, I will be doing two days this weekend :)

Run (a.m.):

Oh my run this morning was terrific! Even with the sore toe and wretched temps (already 80 degrees with around the same humidity at 7:20am!) I was able to pound out 4 miles! AND I didn't have breakfast before I left, so that proves I dont HAVE to have those cals before I go as long as I have them as soon as I get back :)

• Time: 38:22
• Cals: 435
• Ave Pace: 9:35

P90X (p.m.):

Today I did the Shoulders and Arms that were scheduled for yesterday with Abs to follow. I like these workouts better since I know what weights work for me and how to do the exercises he calls for so I dont have to study the video so hard!

My arms are like jello now though. I dont know that I have ever worked them to where they dont want to type! LOL. I was sweaty! Let me just take this moment to say that ...I REALLY dont like doing AB Ripper X right after a workout of any kind - not just legs (although, I'm literally just not physically able to do it after legs ;P). I think from now on, I am just going to do my abs on my lunch break.

• Cals: 344
• Time: 77 min
• HR: 147 (79%) / 110 (59%)

Total Time: 115:22
Total Cals Burned: 779

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Nutrition Notes:

• bfast (post run): 1/2 bagel, 1/2 banana, 1T PB, coffee
• lunch: 3 egg whites, 1 c spinach, 1 slice lf swiss, onions & peppers. 1 ww toast.
• snack: clif builder, coffee
• dinner: 2T plain FF yogurt, 1/4 c. salsa, 1/2 c guacamole, 1 ww wrap, 1 cup salad stuff, 1/2 cup black beans, 1 oz lf cheddar. 3.5 oz red wine.

P90X: Day 10....Bust

Today, I did nothing. I ditched my run in hopes that my toe would be better and I didn't do P90X because I decided to work instead. I am actually working now when I should be out there pumping the iron. I'll have to make this up on a different day. Maybe Thurday. (Anyone who knows me knows I WILL make this up).

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Nutrition Notes:

Food was good today. Appetite is in check right now (amazingly!)

• Bfast: 1/2 ww bagel, 1T PB, 1/2 banana, coffee
• snack: Clif Builder
• lunch: ww wrap with Guac, black beans, 1oz (maybe) lf cheddar, veggies & salsa
• snack: kellogs fiber plus bar, coffee
• dinner: still in the air, but I'm not hungry, so that's good.

P90X: Day 9

I ran this morning. 3 miles. It was hot and humid, just like every other summer day in FL. I got out around 7:30 and it was around 80 degrees when I left. It was around 85 when I got back.

• Cals = 322
• HR = 167 / 153
• Time = 28:29

I was on a phone conference with my boss when I turned around, kicked the corner of my desk and I'm sure broke my toe. I iced it and waited. It swelled a little. I decided to carry on with P90X since it didn't hurt that bad in my shoe.

I did so much better today with my Plyo! It only took me 70 minutes today to finish the whole thing, in the garage, with it hot as .... I was definitely sweating today - more than I think I ever have, and that includes Bikram! I only landed on my hurt toe a couple of times, making me scream out in pain. When I took my shoe off, my toe is now purple and very swollen :( Its a good thing tomorrow is just running and arms :)

• Cals = 446
• HR = 162(88%)/129(70%)
• Time = 1:10:00

Total Calories Burned: 768
Total Time: 1 hr. 38 mins.

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Nutrition Notes:

I did a lot better today. Thank goodness for Mondays!

• Bfast: 1/2 ww bagel, 1T PB, 1/2 banana, coffee
• Snack: Clif Builder, coffee
• Lunch: 1 cup berries, 1 cup ff cottage cheese, 1/4 c slivered almonds
• Snack: 2 fiber Special K bars
• Dinner: 1 c mixed veggies, 1 ww wrap w/ hummus & salad stuff, 1 serv organic cheetoes

P90X: Day 8

(That is NOT me...maybe one day!)

Chest and Back has to be the WORST day out of them all! The only thing worse than pullups and pushups? A VARIETY OF THEM! I know part of the problem is because this is my weakest area... So onward I go...I KEEP PUSHING PLAY!

Today was tons better than last week when I was frustrated to tears. I was only mildly frustrated :o). However, it was over 90 degrees outside and I was in the garage. My heartrate stayed low the entire time because I kept having to stop and get a drink, wipe off sweat, etc. It took almost 2 hours for me to get the entire thing done...but I did it!

I've started attempting the full blown version of each exercise for as many reps as possible and then switching to a variation for higher reps. For example, I can only do about 4 military pushups, then I will drop my knees and do as many more as I can, which usually gets me 8-12 reps of whatever it is. I do the same with pullups and chinups. The only difference is I dont get any reps, I just hang there and flex my muscles trying as hard as I can to pull myself up. One day I will start to move when I do that - It will be a glorious day!

I am very proud of my workout today, even though my cals burned do not reflect how hard I was working! :P I honestly worked until failure many times!

Today was my running off day.

Total Time: 120 min (Chest & Back, Abs)
Cals burned: 270 + (? Abs)

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Nutrition Notes:

My self-control went on vacation. I dont know where it went?? For example, my family ordered Pizza early in the week, and again on Friday. Both times there were leftovers. During the weekdays, it wasn't even tempting. This weekend, it seems like I nibbled on everything. My mom was here, which didn't help - my biggest challenge is when I am off schedule. Here is today's damage:

• Bfast: Gracie's cafe (only the best breakfast place EVER): Omelet w/ feta, spinach & onion, hashbrowns, ww toast (2), coffee w/ half and half (X3)
• Lunch: ww wrap, hummus, veggies.
• Snack: 1 cup berries w/ .5 cup fat free cottage cheese
• Dinner: 1 cup ww noodles, .5 cup marinara, 1.5 ww toast, 1T butter, 1 oz lf cheese, 4 oz wine
• Other snacks at various times throughout the day: 3 pizza crusts, 1 regular coffee, 1 tall skinny caramel latte, 2 bites pound cake....um.... I think that covers it.
  
  

P90X: Day 7... Rest

No P90X today as it is my scheduled off day. I opted to not do the stretching only because of company and time restrictions.

I got up early (5:15am ... UGH) for my scheduled 6 miles and pool time with my dear sweet running buddy and that was fantastic, as usual. I feel like I am slowing her down a bit these days. We made it through 6 miles at around a 10-10:30 mile pace. We stopped in the middle for potty & fuel, the rest we ran...part of the last mile was ran with backwards intervals as we were trying to see the shuttle that never lauched (Endevor).

Pool time was good, it takes about 17 strokes to get across Jeanine's pool. Much better for swimming...though we spent the whole time gabbing, not swimming ;)

Time: around 75 mins total
Cals: 668 burned.

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Nutrition Notes:

Oh, I broke every rule in the book today.

• prerun: clif bar, water
• run fuel: almost one pack of sport beans
• brunch: multigrain organic pancakes (2), 1 cup mixed fruit, 1 serv sugar free syrup, 1 egg, 2 mimosas, coffee
• snack: 1 cheese stick
• dinner: Bonefish willies: crackers (6) w/ fish dip (1/2 cup?), 1 slice french bread, 1 oz bree cheese, flounder stuffed with cajun crab and shrimp, 1/2 ear corn, 1 sm. sweet potato - plain, salad w/ honey vinegarette, 1/2 brownie desert, coffee, 2 glasses Merlot.

P90X: Day 6

Running:
3 mi done this morning, then a little (very little) swim in the pool so no head bumping! I didn't think I was going to be able to do the run after the "sneaky lunges" from P90X leg day - 20 sets of lunges on your toes - never let your heal drop! ;)

So my run went something like this:

• 0.25 normal walking warmup
• + .5 I have to stop and stretch my calves because they were locking up. wandering if I will make even 3 miles.
• + .6 passing my drink so I walk in circles for a moment. decide that I will make it another almost 2 miles, even if I have to stop every so often.
• + 1.1 passing my drink again. walk in circles again. thinking the legs are feeling a little better but good gawd its hot.
• + .8 started off thinking I can do this for several more miles now. was very glad at the end that i didn't have to :) got my drink and headed to the pool, happy to have that part over with :)
• + .3 mi walking cooldown

Swimming:
I have no idea how to 'measure' my swim since its mostly just a couple of strokes, turn around, a couple more strokes, turn around.... :P So I did 6 'laps' of several different methods, i couldn't tell you their 'real' names...guess I need to pull a meagan and look up how to swim on youtube to learn this stuff. ;)

P90X!!!! KempoX

I guess I wont finish the legs after all. I moved KempoX to lunch time because my mom will be here way earlier than expected - before I get off work - so no time for exercise later.

I ROCKED KempoX all over the place!!! I LIKED that one!!! HRM says I burned 350 cals in th hour long video.I think that I burned more calories than that because I kept having to adjust my HRM strap because it said my HR was in the 40s or 50s - maybe the lotion I put on this morning??? The watch says max hr 156 / ave hr 118.

Time spent: 30 min run + 10 min swim & stretch + 20 min abs + 60 min legs & back = 2 hrs!Calories: 350 + 354 = 704 calories burned today!

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Nutrition Notes:

bfast: 1 ww toast, 1T PB, 1T apple butter, coffee
snack: 1 clif builder, coffee
Lunch: 1 ww toast, 1 veggie patty, .5T smart balance mayo, 3 romaine leaves, 1 slice onion, 1 slice lf swiss
snack2: 1 cup mandrin oranges, 1 cup ff cottage cheese
dinner: boca crumbles (1/2 cup), marinara (1/2 cup), barilla plus pasta (1 cup), 1 slice veggie pizza.... Oh, and a cheese stick!

P90X: Day 5

• 3 mile run: Check (324 cals)
• Ab Ripper X: Check (didnt count calories)
• Legs and Back: Mostly Check! (287)

Morning run was nice and warm. 1 mile, stop stretch for a couple seconds. 2 mile, stop and stretch for a couple seconds. 2.4 mile stop and drink for a couple seconds. 3 mile walk .5 to cool down. Jump in pool. Swim a few laps. Stretch.

Work :(

Ab Ripper X for lunch! WhooHoo! Feeling Good!!! :)

Legs and Back after work. 60 minutes, through most of the video when my computer crapped out (my weights are in the garage, I watch the videos on the laptop). I'll finish the rest tomorrow morning after my run.

Feeling pretty good so far! A little worried that all those lunges and squats will have a horrible effect on my Saturday long run. Hoping the bad luck with the computer saved me! Calorie burn a lot lower than I expected on leg day. I'll have to pump it up next time, since I'll know more what to expect!!

Time spent: 30 min run + 10 min swim & stretch + 20 min abs + 60 min legs & back = 2 hrs!
Calories: At least 611 - doesn't include swim or abs

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Nutrition Notes:

• B'fast: 1 ww eggo, 1T pb, 1T apple butter, coffee
• Snack: Clif Builder, coffee
• Lunch: egg whites (2-3), spinach, onion, peppers, 1 ww toast, 1oz lf cheddar
• Snack2: 2 sc protein powder, coffee, 1/2 c. soy milk
• Dinner: 1.5 oz ww bread, 1T smart balance butter, 1 cup cooked barilla pasta, 1 cup soy crumbles & marinara, 2T parmesan cheese. 1 traditional hard cidar. (Not so great...but could have been worse...and i was soooo hungry!)

CHEERS!!! =o)

P90X: Day 4 (and Day 3 too!)

So I am combining my workout to try to make up for missing yesterday. Here goes....

am:

- do Day 4 in the morning (DONE!)

* Took me a LONGGGG Time! Did the first 45 mins before work, crammed the rest in on my lunch. I didn't care for it much, but I think I'll get used to it.

pm:
- do Day 3 Arms and Shoulders in the evening (DONE!)

* Took me way to long to this one too (84 minutes!) I'm glad that I have done them now so hopefully I won't have to study the video as much next time!

Tomorrow - back on track with 3 mi run, Ab Ripper X and Legs & Back

Calories Burned: 560 (forgot to turn off my HRM from yoga, have to take the 'standard' cal burnage)
Total Time: 174 mins - (YogaX) 90 mins + (Arms & Shoulders) 84 mins

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Nutrition Notes:

Bfast: 1 WW Eggo, 1T organic PB, 1T Apple Butter, coffee
Snack: South Beach Protein bar, coffee
Lunch: Eggwhite omelet w/ onion, pepper, spinach, 1oz. low fat cheese & 1 ww toast
Snack2: Toast w/ PB & AB, coffee (almost the same as bfast)
Dinner: Boca Burger, 1T Smart Balance mayo, 1 slice lf swiss, lettuce & onion. Salad w/ farmboy dressing.

*Note: original plan included running, but running swapped with tomorrows running off day to catch up P90X :)

UTOH, Its only P90X Day 3!

I ran this morning, but then life got in the way. 3 miles is all I get to claim for the entire day.

Cals burned: 326
Time: 29:46

My legs felt tired this morning, not really as sore from plyo as I had imagined. Took off earlly from work to take DD to her dress rehersal for her big recital. then we went to eat...Mexican...

It could have been worse - no cheese or cream sauce, no fried entree...but I ate the chips with fresh guac, had about 3 oz refried beans, 3 oz rice, and maybe 6 oz of pototo soup (at a mexican restaurant...I know...weird!)

...then I had to go back to work to finish the things I left undone. Its 9:30 now. CC doesn't do 9:30 workouts, I need my beauty sleep.

And my legs...they have worsened throughout the day.... so glad they didn't feel like this during my run, it hurts to walk now!

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Nutrition Notes:

Other than my mexican faux pas ... food choices were ok:

Bfast: Cream of Wheat (1 serving), agave, coffee
Snack: Coffee, 2 scoops protein
Lunch: salad + 4T hummus, 2 wasa crackers
Snack2: South Beach Protein bar

** I will make up the P90X workout tomorrow, and catch up by this weekend! **

P90X: Day 2

I went to get my "body fat analysis" done this morning. They input my age and ht and had me stand on a effing scale! WHAT A JOKE. I can do that at home! I was so angry that I called to ask for a caliper test, they said they did it, it is 30 minutes from my house, I had a 7am appt and I stood on a scale for 30 seconds....OH, and it cost $15! Anyway, if I am going to go by a bogus reading I might as well get one off my own scales in the morning so that I can at least keep it consistant, I certainly won't be going to visit my friends at pro-health again!

When I got back, I went for my 3 mi. run and did the Ab Ripper X from last night. Ok, that's NOT a good idea. I couldn't keep my legs up!! From now on I will know to do abs first. I suppose that I will find out tomorrow if I did enough to matter. I certainly can tell that I worked my chest and back last night. The perfect amount of sore - I can really feel it, but I can KEEP BRINGIN' IT!

Plyo. Wow. It was pretty great! I did better than I thought I would! But I do admit that I paused it a good bit. It took me 75 minutes instead of 60. I was in the garage and it was at least 80 or more degrees outside, so I must have drank 4 ... or more... bottles of water, kept pausing to go inside for a refill. My favorite exercise? The swing kicks!! Awe yeh!!! My least favorite? Can you guess? The jump knee tuck! Oh wait... I didn't care for the Rock Star Hops either. Maybe after some practice...!

Stats for today:

• Running: 29 minutes, 3 mi (Splits: 10:03/9:47/9:21 + .25 warmup, .25 cooldown)
• Ab Ripper X: ?? minutes, didn't complete some of the huggers. Legs quivering, quads burning!
• Plyometrics: 75 minutes of kickazz! (155(84%)/127(69%))
• Total time: 1hr 44 mins
• Total cals: 807

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Nutrition Notes:

• B'fast: whole wheat eggo, 1T pb, 1T apple butter
• Lunch: Black beans (1 can), 1 oz lowfat cheddar, slice onion
• Snack: coffee + protein
• Snack2: yogurt, almonds, granola
• Dinner: INSTEAD OF POPA JOHNS that my family ordered.....- 3.5 oz snapper, 1 cup barilla pasta plus, .5 cup marinara, 2 cups salad w/ 3T farmboy dressing, 1oz fat free feta

So there you have it folks - Day 2 complete!

P90X: Day 1

OMG! That was tough. I hung on a bar, a LOT. I got frustrated to tears until I realized that I need to practice variations of the exercises. Did I miss that on the instructions?

Today, I varied the back exercises with pull downs on the cable machine. This seemed to workout quite well. :) Next time, I will add variations to the pushups (the diamonds especially!) by doing them on an incline or on my knees. I can say that I did give it 100% today, even if I only did 3!

I decided that I am going to do my own thing with the food because I dont want want to fool with a new menu every day, and I dont want to get discouraged with my energy level if I cut my carbs too much - I will increase the proteins some though and I promise to you and myself to keep it clean so I can look my very best for those updated photos! :)

*Also ran 5.7 miles*

Total cals burned: 1066

Total time worked: 165 mins (includes fitness test, running, p90x day 1)

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Food Today Included:

• Breakfast South Beach Protein Bar, coffee
• Snack: watermelon, 2 slices
• Lunch: South Beach whole wheat wrap, 3.5 oz tuna, 1 teaspoon mayo, 1T Farm Boy Dressing, Sprouts, 1/2 tomato, 1 slice lowfat swiss.
• Snack2: coffee
• Dinner: 1 cup (cooked) Barrilla speghetti noodles, marinara, 6 meatless meatballs, 2 cups salad, 2T FarmBoy Dressing, 1oz fat free feta

P90X Before....

Two sets of before shots.. haven't decided which to keep....any opinoins? Thinking I prefer the bathing suit....

Weight: 136.8
Fat %: -- will get checked on Monday (Day 2) --

Right Thigh: 21.25
Left Thigh: 21.5
Right Bicep (flexed): 11.75
Left Bicep (flexed): 12
Chest: 33
Waist: 28
Hips: 40

My goals....

• Work on the azz. Whoa... I didn't realize it looked like that!
• Get the shoulders and arms looking like they did last year when you could see the lines!
• Aquire some extra strength in the legs, some definition lines would be a nice bonus.
• Lose 5 lbs in the process.
• Lose 3-5% body fat (depending on what I am actually starting at on Monday).
  

Fitness Test...

• Warm up: 2 mile run
• Pull ups: Uh, nothing. not even 1/4. But chin up, about 1/4 :)
• Verticle Leap: 9"
• Pushups: 10 perfect ones
• Toe Touch: 8+
• Wall Squat: 1:54.44
• Bicep Curl: 10#, 20 reps
• in & outs: 27
• Jumping Jacks (2 min) HR,end: 148 / HR,1min: 125 / HR,2min: 115 / HR,3min: 110 / HR,4min: 100