Here I am again mid-week telling ya'll how I'm doing. I would be happy for more comments if anyone's out there, or maybe if some of you want to join in? :)
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So how is everything going?
My Goals
Food
- Weigh 158 by May! (9 months on - 9 months off)
- Finish 90 days of P90X also scheduled in May.
Food
I had a difficult day yesterday when we were at youth group. I brought salad that I ate, but I also had 2 pieces of pizza, like 4 pieces of french bread with pudding in it and a small chocolate cupcake!!! For shame! lol One of each of those things would have been better, but what is past is past, now I...
... "Reach forward to what lies ahead" - Phil. 3:13
... "Reach forward to what lies ahead" - Phil. 3:13
Water
Again - I have not made it to 8 cups a day! Why is this so hard for me?
Exercise
I am now in Week 2 of P90X and it's feeling pretty good! I am burning a good amount of calories and I think I am already seeing a difference in my overall shape :). No pictures till 30 days though :).
- 'Yoga X' was pretty hard last Thursday. I made sure my knees were off the ground this time for every upward-dog position! Yaay! I can't wait to find my sweet spot in the crane balance pose! I want it so bad! And just to stay standing on one leg the whole time during "standing splits" is going to be my goal!
- 'Legs and Back' on Friday felt great! I remember doing the first set of wall squats, I was feeling the muscles in my legs thinking "wow they are there!" yaay! I felt strong that day.
- 'Kenpo X' was actually more fun and a little easier than I remember doing in the past. But I couldn't remember that is was THIS DVD that keeps you moving with all the jumping-jacks and X-jumps in between! Maybe I need to BRING IT more this Saturday to be more sore this Sunday :).
- Sunday I did not do 'Stretch X' as we went out for Valentine's day :). But we did end up dancing for about an hour, we were sweaty, so I know that was a good alternative! :)
- 'Chest and Back' on Monday was a little disappointing at first because I really want to be better with deeper push-ups (on my knees) and more reps on pull-ups (with a chair), but when we went back to repeat movements I was proud to have up'd my numbers by 2 on all the ones I could do!
- 'Plyometrics' yesterday was hard on my knee, which is still a little sore today. My heart-rate didn't go too high which felt nice. My lungs were still sore afterwards, so I know it was a good workout!
- Last week I forgot to update on 'Ab Ripper X'! This we do 3 times a week on all our lifting days, not on our cardio days. So I have already done it 5 times with no update! The first 4 moves I have to PUSH myself to do 20 reps when we are supposed to do 25, and BOY do they hurt! Most the moves I modify just to get them done, like holding my calves up a little with my hands, or only lifting one leg when we go to the side. I hate that something in my back pops every-time I do "hip-rock and raise", but I'm glad it doesn't hurt. I do like Ab Ripper X since it attacks my biggest "problem area", so I really try to push myself to my best!
Challenges
I am still struggling with balance. I don't want my priorities to be off. If I can make time for this in my life, I should be able to make time for other things as well. This just happens because I want it so bad. Lord help me to be determined in more things than this!
Successes
I am on week two with no feelings of wanting to skip a day or give up yet! That is pretty tremendous for me!
Plans for the Week
Straighten my priorities to be a determined person in all things!
Motivation
This is a picture back from July of 2009 when I was about 5 pounds less than what I weigh now. I still wear these jeans (baggy) and this belt, but I am not using that flower hole yet.
This will be a smaller first goal for me :) Baby steps.
