Just completed day 4.
Exercise:
Really starting to feel my muscles tightening up/getting firm. Don't quite feel like an athlete, but starting to feel like I am getting in better shape. It is definitely easier to bend down, pick things up, get out of the car, etc. I had no idea that it was hard for me to do certain things now that I see it is really easier, like crouching down to get something in the bottom shelf of the fridge or carry the laundry. These are tasks that I would have to do anyway, so why not be able to do it easier! I also noticed that I am less out of breath going up the stairs! And I am not even done with week two! I look forward to more fat loss and more muscle tone. I really like plyometrics and how much fun it can be. I really enjoy feeling my muscles work doing arms, back, legs, abs. The variety in the workouts make it fun too.
Diet:
I am getting used to the food. Starting to get into a groove with preping meals the night before. It was so nice yesterday and today to have sauces and drrssings and soups done and meals ready to go. I have been giving myself more room to substitute and even experiment with playing with the recipes a little. I actually look forward to veggies with dinner. Breakfast is always exciting, but part of that is that is my favorite meal of the day; it's just now breakfast is more exciting to make.
Thank you P90X for the guidance, structure, and plan that I needed to make these changes in my life. And I thank myself for a willingness to learn and patience (not always, hee hee) to get through the growing pains and make new healthy habits for myself. Gotta keep going...
Friday, February 19, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
P90X Week 2 Day 2
I want a cookie right now! I don't have a big sweet tooth, but dang it, I want a cookie!
Yesterday, I was so good to pack my salad cause I was taking a houseload of clothes to the laundramat. This way I would not miss a meal. And my frigging salad falls out of the car, the lid pops off the Ziploc, and my lunch is on the parking lot floor! Oh my god, I lost my damn mind!! I have been very edgy about making sure I get my exact meals without straying so I can get maximum results. So I talked to my friend who has done P90X before and talked about how he did it. He actually, much to my surprise, generally stuck to diet and made sure he didn't miss one workout as he pretty much already ate that way. He just noted the increase in protein and decrease in carbs and worked out hard. X style. Then he asked me, Is the way you're eating now different then before? Wow, YES! Waaaaaaay different. It is a huge change for me. This carb whore is actually getting vegetables and water in? And protein for this vegetarian to boot?? WHAT?!?!? Growing pains he said. Growing pains my partner said. Okay I'm breathing...
What was I thinking? Life is gonna happen. Jeez Courtney! Doink! Of course, I am not going to be able to make every recipe perfect every timr. Of course some are going to get interuppted by something, like the concrete. Stuff happens. Other things have to exist to balance with P90X. I have been living where diet and exercise took the back burner and yes it takes the front, but it is not gonna cook any faster if I just stare at it.
Who knew that I would be learning so much other than just getting in shape?
Yesterday, I was so good to pack my salad cause I was taking a houseload of clothes to the laundramat. This way I would not miss a meal. And my frigging salad falls out of the car, the lid pops off the Ziploc, and my lunch is on the parking lot floor! Oh my god, I lost my damn mind!! I have been very edgy about making sure I get my exact meals without straying so I can get maximum results. So I talked to my friend who has done P90X before and talked about how he did it. He actually, much to my surprise, generally stuck to diet and made sure he didn't miss one workout as he pretty much already ate that way. He just noted the increase in protein and decrease in carbs and worked out hard. X style. Then he asked me, Is the way you're eating now different then before? Wow, YES! Waaaaaaay different. It is a huge change for me. This carb whore is actually getting vegetables and water in? And protein for this vegetarian to boot?? WHAT?!?!? Growing pains he said. Growing pains my partner said. Okay I'm breathing...
What was I thinking? Life is gonna happen. Jeez Courtney! Doink! Of course, I am not going to be able to make every recipe perfect every timr. Of course some are going to get interuppted by something, like the concrete. Stuff happens. Other things have to exist to balance with P90X. I have been living where diet and exercise took the back burner and yes it takes the front, but it is not gonna cook any faster if I just stare at it.
Who knew that I would be learning so much other than just getting in shape?
Saturday, February 13, 2010
P90X day 5
Some interesting things are happening to my body. Wow. We started having so many questions that we started researching online to get some answers. Here's the experience so far:
***NOTE*** There are a lot of typos in the books. The 3 pages of seven day meal plans before the recipes are not 3 weeks worth of food. They are levels I, II, and III based on the results of your fit test, even though it says Level I, I, and I on each page. So, I have since realized that the Fat Shredder Phase is indeed 1 month as what originally made sense hence 90 days for the whole program.
Diet:
The food has been really good! I was very worried cause I was quite the carb whore and a bad vegetarian (didn't really eat vegetables - yes it is possible to be a vegetarian and not eat any veggies - lot's of yummy carbs!) so I figured that I would be hungry on this new diet. I have been full and quite satisfied. I have been going through major carb withdrawals though. The occasional craving, but not that difficult to overcome. It is a weird feeling. Day 3, I woke up with a horrible headache. My body just feels different after eating these meals, not the same as when I have a soft pretzel, Eggos, toast, pasta, etc. Totally different feeling and it makes you feel bizarre. I think today is the first day that it feels less bizarre and more just healthy feeling. After the research online, we learned that carb withdrawals start to pass around 5-7 days, so we just had faith that it was going to get better. It really does help to make the soups and sauces ahead of time. You don't have to make it for the month, or a week in advance. It helps to look at the next days meals the evening before and see if there is anything that can be whipped up the night before. It has helped me stick to the diet which I have.
Water:
Interesting to know, a little something about water and carbs. I have been STRUGGLING WITH DRINKING WATER. I was beating myself up about not getting enough water. I just wasn't thirsty and I would forget to drink it whether I was busy or not. I could go 3-5 days without drinking water. I have been at the hospital for dehydration again and again. I would force myself to drink the stuff. And it's not like I didn't like water, I just wasn't drinking it. I was trying alarms on my phone to remind me and all kinds of other tricks. From DAY 1 on the P90X, I drank 8 glasses of water and I have kept it up since. CAUSE I AM FRIGGING THIRSTY NOW! I had no idea that eating all those carbs and the process in your body sent signals to your brain that you are not thirsty. I was really looking at the diet and noticed the carb intake during Fat Shredder Phase (1 month) is really low, practically non-existent. I am so happy that I am drinking water now. I don't even think about it! Brita really helps with this.
Exercise:
I have had anxiety about making it past Day 3. There are many women that stopped and took a day or two or three weeks off after day 3. What's really good about the videos is that there is encouragement to DO WHAT YOU CAN WHERE YOU ARE AT. So, if I couldn't jump as high or pull as much, I just did the exercise the best I could. I cut myself a little slack and said to myself: "Hey, you have not being getting ANY exercise and you are just starting out. Don't worry you will get there!" That really helped! Positive self talk inside your own head is soooooo important. I have done every workout, including Yoga and I don't like yoga. I am a bouncy hyper person and those position are just weird. But that's okay, I am opening my mind to new things. I used to be a gymnast so I just remind myself that I want my flexibility and maybe I will learn to like it, as I have done with the food. Trying new things.
Skin:
I have been breaking out and my skin is so waxy! I have learned that I am getting rid of toxins. Damn are there a lot of toxins coming out of me. Once again, I put faith in the process and I really hope that the pimples are just the ugly coming out and then I'll be all clean and pretty when this is done. I'll keep ya posted.
Sleep:
Wow, so much tossing and turning and so tired! We had the sheets so damn tangled! Woke up so many times! Lot's of bad dreams! It's crazy. I looked it up online and there are MANY others that had issues with sleep in the first week. I just believe that it is going to get better. Last night was already a bit better.
Going out:
Yesterday I hung out with a friend and I told her that I was doing P90X so if we go to eat for her, I have to bring my food with me. She was very understanding and proud of me. Oh man though, we passed by pizza and frozen chocolate bananas and my mouth started to water. I realized that it was first day out and being exposed to the world. In my kitchen, I have total control, so if the bad foods aren't in there, I ain't eating 'em. So we ended up going to Whole foods and she had her meal and I had mine. It's easier to do that there then at a fancy restaurant. Hey going out less to fancy restaurants right now, is fine by me cause I will get to save that money. I want to wait and really learn how to eat right so I can later take this show on the road.
Last night I went to a dance club with a couple of friends and we were being just goofy. They also know I am doing P90X and we invented the P90X dance. We were doing the bicep curl and the shoulder press and rocking it on the dance floor! It was hilarious! So much fun!
Talking about P90X to friends:
I have shared with others what I am up to and sooo many people are saying: Oh My God! I did P90X, I got into the best shape of my life! OR That's how I lost all my weight! I had never heard of P90X until recently and I am glad to see the excitement (and intense pain) look on my friend's faces. It makes me feel like I am on the right track.
***NOTE*** There are a lot of typos in the books. The 3 pages of seven day meal plans before the recipes are not 3 weeks worth of food. They are levels I, II, and III based on the results of your fit test, even though it says Level I, I, and I on each page. So, I have since realized that the Fat Shredder Phase is indeed 1 month as what originally made sense hence 90 days for the whole program.
Diet:
The food has been really good! I was very worried cause I was quite the carb whore and a bad vegetarian (didn't really eat vegetables - yes it is possible to be a vegetarian and not eat any veggies - lot's of yummy carbs!) so I figured that I would be hungry on this new diet. I have been full and quite satisfied. I have been going through major carb withdrawals though. The occasional craving, but not that difficult to overcome. It is a weird feeling. Day 3, I woke up with a horrible headache. My body just feels different after eating these meals, not the same as when I have a soft pretzel, Eggos, toast, pasta, etc. Totally different feeling and it makes you feel bizarre. I think today is the first day that it feels less bizarre and more just healthy feeling. After the research online, we learned that carb withdrawals start to pass around 5-7 days, so we just had faith that it was going to get better. It really does help to make the soups and sauces ahead of time. You don't have to make it for the month, or a week in advance. It helps to look at the next days meals the evening before and see if there is anything that can be whipped up the night before. It has helped me stick to the diet which I have.
Water:
Interesting to know, a little something about water and carbs. I have been STRUGGLING WITH DRINKING WATER. I was beating myself up about not getting enough water. I just wasn't thirsty and I would forget to drink it whether I was busy or not. I could go 3-5 days without drinking water. I have been at the hospital for dehydration again and again. I would force myself to drink the stuff. And it's not like I didn't like water, I just wasn't drinking it. I was trying alarms on my phone to remind me and all kinds of other tricks. From DAY 1 on the P90X, I drank 8 glasses of water and I have kept it up since. CAUSE I AM FRIGGING THIRSTY NOW! I had no idea that eating all those carbs and the process in your body sent signals to your brain that you are not thirsty. I was really looking at the diet and noticed the carb intake during Fat Shredder Phase (1 month) is really low, practically non-existent. I am so happy that I am drinking water now. I don't even think about it! Brita really helps with this.
Exercise:
I have had anxiety about making it past Day 3. There are many women that stopped and took a day or two or three weeks off after day 3. What's really good about the videos is that there is encouragement to DO WHAT YOU CAN WHERE YOU ARE AT. So, if I couldn't jump as high or pull as much, I just did the exercise the best I could. I cut myself a little slack and said to myself: "Hey, you have not being getting ANY exercise and you are just starting out. Don't worry you will get there!" That really helped! Positive self talk inside your own head is soooooo important. I have done every workout, including Yoga and I don't like yoga. I am a bouncy hyper person and those position are just weird. But that's okay, I am opening my mind to new things. I used to be a gymnast so I just remind myself that I want my flexibility and maybe I will learn to like it, as I have done with the food. Trying new things.
Skin:
I have been breaking out and my skin is so waxy! I have learned that I am getting rid of toxins. Damn are there a lot of toxins coming out of me. Once again, I put faith in the process and I really hope that the pimples are just the ugly coming out and then I'll be all clean and pretty when this is done. I'll keep ya posted.
Sleep:
Wow, so much tossing and turning and so tired! We had the sheets so damn tangled! Woke up so many times! Lot's of bad dreams! It's crazy. I looked it up online and there are MANY others that had issues with sleep in the first week. I just believe that it is going to get better. Last night was already a bit better.
Going out:
Yesterday I hung out with a friend and I told her that I was doing P90X so if we go to eat for her, I have to bring my food with me. She was very understanding and proud of me. Oh man though, we passed by pizza and frozen chocolate bananas and my mouth started to water. I realized that it was first day out and being exposed to the world. In my kitchen, I have total control, so if the bad foods aren't in there, I ain't eating 'em. So we ended up going to Whole foods and she had her meal and I had mine. It's easier to do that there then at a fancy restaurant. Hey going out less to fancy restaurants right now, is fine by me cause I will get to save that money. I want to wait and really learn how to eat right so I can later take this show on the road.
Last night I went to a dance club with a couple of friends and we were being just goofy. They also know I am doing P90X and we invented the P90X dance. We were doing the bicep curl and the shoulder press and rocking it on the dance floor! It was hilarious! So much fun!
Talking about P90X to friends:
I have shared with others what I am up to and sooo many people are saying: Oh My God! I did P90X, I got into the best shape of my life! OR That's how I lost all my weight! I had never heard of P90X until recently and I am glad to see the excitement (and intense pain) look on my friend's faces. It makes me feel like I am on the right track.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
P90X pre day 1
Before I began P90X, I went through the diet book and studied all the recipes. I made a master list of all the items needed to buy at the store with quantities. Some of the recipes are for multiple servings, so I calculated how much I needed to get for 2 servings, for myself and my partner. This was very overwhelming but I reminded myself that this is a new way of eating and a new way of living, so it is time to stretch myself. I began getting excited about cooking new things and trying new recipes. I never really cooked much and if I did, it was the basics like pasta, mac n cheese, toast, Eggo waffles, scrambled eggs. Not much cooking involved. There are soups, sauces, salads, and main dishes in the P90X recipe book. I realized that we could buy what we needed for 3 weeks (phase 1: fat shreader phase) for some items and not for others. For example, soups and sauces can be frozen and lettuce would go bad. I had it my head that we would prepare for beginning P90X (fear of starting I guess - being locked into this program) by cooking for a whole weekend and prepare all the food for 3 weeks, seperating out all the meals with the portions and freeze them all so we never have to cook again for 3 weeks. All of these thoughts become overwhelming and I realized that we just need to start. So we went to the grocery store (actually 2 stores as one didn't have everything) and we bought what we needed for 1 week worth of supplies. That was plenty, we filled the baskets, there would not have been room for more than 1 week's worth of food in the house! The decision was, if we needed anything, we would hit the grocery store in the middle of the week if we needed to for the couple of items we run out of or need. For some reason, this decision was anxiety producing for me at first but I gave in. I had this perfect image of being able to go to the freezer, pull out my meal for the morning, noon, or night, pop it in the microwave and go. I have since realized that this is just not realistic and I am learning life changing things here. I can cook a recipe and if it needed a slight adjustment, like less cooking time on the Lemon-Dill sauce, or more salt or something in the Butternut Squash Soup, then we could experiment with making adjustments during week 2 when we have to make the recipes again, as the diet plan for weeks 2 and 3 are almost identical. Now, I have switched my thinking to excitement to get the practice to make recipes again. Now, it still holds true that items can be made in advance like when I know I will be away from my kitchen all day the next day, I can make everything for the next day, pack it up in tupperware and take it with me. This seems to be comforting to know that I have that option. Also, soups and sauces can be made for the week in advance if I want to too. I didn't need to pressure myself to make 3 weeks worth. When it comes down to it, I knew before I started that if I am going to do this P90X thing, that I want to follow the diet and not stray. So some items like cookies have gone to the neighbors ASAP to avoid temptation. So, without any more excuses, we started cooking and I figured, we will learn as we go. I will update my experiences here about the diet and cooking.
We watched the entire Day 1 exercise DVD the day before we started, so that we would have an idea of what we were in for and how we would prepare. We had one exercise band and were trying to figure out where we would secure it. So we decided we would throw it over the shower frame and do those exercises in the bathroom and pause the DVD when we go do that. We knew from watching the video that we were in for it, but watching those fit bodies on the screen, I knew I was ready. Plus the excitement of making new foods in combination with the exercise was very exciting. Our living room is not the biggest, but the DVD shows they are sensitive to the limited space. It is easy to just push the coffee table out of the way and just go!
We watched the entire Day 1 exercise DVD the day before we started, so that we would have an idea of what we were in for and how we would prepare. We had one exercise band and were trying to figure out where we would secure it. So we decided we would throw it over the shower frame and do those exercises in the bathroom and pause the DVD when we go do that. We knew from watching the video that we were in for it, but watching those fit bodies on the screen, I knew I was ready. Plus the excitement of making new foods in combination with the exercise was very exciting. Our living room is not the biggest, but the DVD shows they are sensitive to the limited space. It is easy to just push the coffee table out of the way and just go!
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