Before I even get into today let me just tell you a little bit about yesterdays workout. Yesterdays workout was the yoga. I was really looking forward to it and very anxious to try it. The first maybe 10 minutes of the workout were going great and then it started to get pretty complicated. It was hard for me to watch how to do the yoga pose and then continue with keeping the form and the flow of the workout. Then the workout started to go faster (awesome) and it was even harder to do the pose correctly and keep up. I got frustrated and quit - I HATED THE YOGA! Because the workout went so poorly and because I had a lot of school work to do I ended up not making the whole wheat stromboli. I am going to make it another day but if anyone would like the recipe I can post it sooner. I was planning on just posting it once I made it along with pictures. Instead of the stromboli I had fresh steamed broccoli and chicken that I cooked on the George Forman grill.
Because I didn’t finish the yoga I still wanted to get a good workout in for the day so I ran a mile and a half and worked on my pull-ups. I also did the abs workout that is incorporated at the end of the shoulders and arms video. I really like the abs workout. I am also really coming along with the pull-ups; I can now do three underhand pull-ups without the chair. And I'm extremely proud of myself - I just want to tell everyone!
As for today, I am feeling pretty defeated. The legs and back workout wasn’t too bad but there were a lot of moves that I felt like I wasn’t doing correctly. And there were a lot of moves that I just didn’t care for - like the triple lung I think it was called and the skater move. I was feeling defeated and annoyed with some of the moves and I quit the video with 15 minutes left. I just want to ask those of you out there who have done the workout - do you get better with time? Does it get easier with time? I know Tony Horton the instructor says that you will but with some of the moves I feel like I’m never going to get it and especially with the yoga. And I’m feeling pretty worried seeing how it is only day 5 and I’m having such doubts about the workout.
Another question that I had was when do those of you who did the workout start seeing results? I know this takes time and I was just wondering how much time? I’m feeling disgusted with my body and I am so bloated from drinking all this water - are any other beginners feeling this way with all the water consumption?
Oh and just a side note - I am so out of shape it‘s disgusting. I used to be such a great athlete and worked out all the time and all that went to hell once I went to college. Now I’m about to graduate college and not only has my brain transformed but so had my body. But my body has transformed negatively. I think this could have a lot to do with me feeling defeated. And I guess it doesn’t help that I’ve been smoking cigarettes like there cheap.
Today I guess was just a bad day - I’m not giving up yet, again it is only day 5. Well that’s all I have for now. Stay tuned!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Feeling Pressured to Be Fat
And it’s hump day, day 4 of no fast food, soda, chips, ice tea, anything that includes sugar, and basically everything I love. I haven’t done my workout yet today but I am sticking to the diet for now. I am at work and feeling a lot of pressure to be fat.
I should first say that one of my jobs is at a place called The Bistro. This is one of the places where I feel the most tempted to eat because I am constantly dealing with food. Well actually food isn’t even the correct word to describe what we have going on in here. We have an array of ice cream novelties, tons and tons of chips - I’m talking probably even flavors of chips you haven’t even heard of. We have them and they are delicious. In addition to the chips we have a full display of Gardeners Candy - everything from the chocolate covered pretzels and popcorn drizzled in chocolate and caramel down to the mini peanut butter meltaways . I am salivating just at the thought of all of it. And of course we have pizza and Stromboli’s. I’m sure your probably thinking what type of Bistro is this and the answer would be it’s not even a Bistro at all. This place has had the name The Bistro for years and I’m not even sure if it ever really was a Bistro.
Even though I am terribly tempted to indulge in all that The Bistro has to offer I must say that I am feeling better than ever mentally. I seem to be a lot more focused and driven when it comes to school work. I think this has a lot to do with the diet. I have a lot more energy than ever and I love it. However I am feeling extremely sore in my abs and legs.
When I first started the diet I was following the meal plan exactly. This was going well for days 1 and 2 but day 3 I had school and well lets just say the meal plan went to shit. Now I am doing the portion control diet and it is working better for my schedule. I am still incorporating the recipes in the diet book. But some of them I am eating for dinner rather than lunches. For example, on night two I had the shrimp stir fry and it was awesome. I also tried the turkey burger recipe and it was delicious. I bought a George Forman grill and I have been cooking everything on it - It works really nicely and it is very easy when it comes to cleaning up.
Tonight I am making a whole wheat Stromboli for dinner with fat free turkey ham, fat free turkey pepperonis, and low fat Swiss cheese. Depending on how it turns out I will be posting pictures of the process, along with a recipe for the Stromboli. I’m looking forward to it! Another thing I am looking forward to is the Yoga workout tonight! Stay tuned for more updates of my 90 days of the p90x challenge! 86 more days to go
I should first say that one of my jobs is at a place called The Bistro. This is one of the places where I feel the most tempted to eat because I am constantly dealing with food. Well actually food isn’t even the correct word to describe what we have going on in here. We have an array of ice cream novelties, tons and tons of chips - I’m talking probably even flavors of chips you haven’t even heard of. We have them and they are delicious. In addition to the chips we have a full display of Gardeners Candy - everything from the chocolate covered pretzels and popcorn drizzled in chocolate and caramel down to the mini peanut butter meltaways . I am salivating just at the thought of all of it. And of course we have pizza and Stromboli’s. I’m sure your probably thinking what type of Bistro is this and the answer would be it’s not even a Bistro at all. This place has had the name The Bistro for years and I’m not even sure if it ever really was a Bistro.
Even though I am terribly tempted to indulge in all that The Bistro has to offer I must say that I am feeling better than ever mentally. I seem to be a lot more focused and driven when it comes to school work. I think this has a lot to do with the diet. I have a lot more energy than ever and I love it. However I am feeling extremely sore in my abs and legs.
When I first started the diet I was following the meal plan exactly. This was going well for days 1 and 2 but day 3 I had school and well lets just say the meal plan went to shit. Now I am doing the portion control diet and it is working better for my schedule. I am still incorporating the recipes in the diet book. But some of them I am eating for dinner rather than lunches. For example, on night two I had the shrimp stir fry and it was awesome. I also tried the turkey burger recipe and it was delicious. I bought a George Forman grill and I have been cooking everything on it - It works really nicely and it is very easy when it comes to cleaning up.
Tonight I am making a whole wheat Stromboli for dinner with fat free turkey ham, fat free turkey pepperonis, and low fat Swiss cheese. Depending on how it turns out I will be posting pictures of the process, along with a recipe for the Stromboli. I’m looking forward to it! Another thing I am looking forward to is the Yoga workout tonight! Stay tuned for more updates of my 90 days of the p90x challenge! 86 more days to go
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Day 1 of 90
So today was my first day of following the p90x fat shredder diet and day one of the workout. I am feeling a little intimidated by the workout but I think that the instructor is very encouraging. I set low goals for the first day so I wouldn't get burnt out. I'm not sure what was harder for me the workout or sticking to the meal plan. I was most worried about the pull ups, I can't do one. But I used a chair for support to build up strength so hopefully I will be able to do one next week. I'm thinking it may be kind of rough getting out of bed in the morning, I'm thinking I'm gonna be a little sore - I hope that doesn't effect tomorrows workout. When it came to the diet I was most worried about snacking while at work. Last week I ate 4 or 5 nutty buddies just because I knew I wouldn't be able to eat them. Today I did pretty well and just kept myself busy to avoid snacking.
I spent all last week feasting on my most favorite foods that I knew I wouldn't be able to eat during the next 90 days. I must say that after dwelling on not being able to eat at such places as Taco Bell, McDonald's, Dino's Pizza, (the list could really go on and on) I have come to the realization that the food at these places and my relationship definitely isn't the healthiest. When I first was thinking about doing this diet and workout, I kept thinking about when I would next eat my favorite candy or go on an eating binge at one of the restaurants I mentioned earlier. After doing the workout and seeing how out of shape I am and how eating healthy isn't as bad as I would have thought, I am now thinking maybe I won't be so quick to get back into old habits. Of course I say that now and it is only day one and there is a box of icecream sandwiches in the fridge that I think my parents bought just to taunt me.
I must say that I'm not really over weight and most people wouldn't refer to me as over weight. The best way to describe my body would be not toned or out of shape I guess. I have the typical problem areas that most women share. I would really like to tone up my stomach and butt, oh and the love handles of course. I'd really like to just tone up and in the process form healthy eating habits. During this hour any other night I would be tapping into the candy stash next to my bed - tonight I'm snacking on almonds. My candy stash was donated to my nieces and nephew - unwillingly. I considered eating every last piece but before I even had the chance it was already gone; my mom gave it to them while I was at work.
I stuck to the diet fairly well today - I just wasn't sure what to drink. In the diet book the only drink I saw was skim milk. Could someone please tell me the differences between skim milk and fat free milk? or is it the same thing? Also could someone suggest other drinks. I drank the skim milk and water all day. I would really like some other options. Another thing I was wondering was can you skip meals or snacks. I skipped lunch today and the snack - but I guess the snacking now would count?
Well that's about it for day one - stay tuned to see what day 2 had instore.
I spent all last week feasting on my most favorite foods that I knew I wouldn't be able to eat during the next 90 days. I must say that after dwelling on not being able to eat at such places as Taco Bell, McDonald's, Dino's Pizza, (the list could really go on and on) I have come to the realization that the food at these places and my relationship definitely isn't the healthiest. When I first was thinking about doing this diet and workout, I kept thinking about when I would next eat my favorite candy or go on an eating binge at one of the restaurants I mentioned earlier. After doing the workout and seeing how out of shape I am and how eating healthy isn't as bad as I would have thought, I am now thinking maybe I won't be so quick to get back into old habits. Of course I say that now and it is only day one and there is a box of icecream sandwiches in the fridge that I think my parents bought just to taunt me.
I must say that I'm not really over weight and most people wouldn't refer to me as over weight. The best way to describe my body would be not toned or out of shape I guess. I have the typical problem areas that most women share. I would really like to tone up my stomach and butt, oh and the love handles of course. I'd really like to just tone up and in the process form healthy eating habits. During this hour any other night I would be tapping into the candy stash next to my bed - tonight I'm snacking on almonds. My candy stash was donated to my nieces and nephew - unwillingly. I considered eating every last piece but before I even had the chance it was already gone; my mom gave it to them while I was at work.
I stuck to the diet fairly well today - I just wasn't sure what to drink. In the diet book the only drink I saw was skim milk. Could someone please tell me the differences between skim milk and fat free milk? or is it the same thing? Also could someone suggest other drinks. I drank the skim milk and water all day. I would really like some other options. Another thing I was wondering was can you skip meals or snacks. I skipped lunch today and the snack - but I guess the snacking now would count?
Well that's about it for day one - stay tuned to see what day 2 had instore.
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