Next Round of P90X

After taking a week off, I couldn't take it anymore. My plan was to take two weeks off and focus on cardio but I felt horrible not working out every day. On Sunday, I decided to start Round 2 and this time my friend Paula is joining me. It's her first time and she's excited about getting in shape!

So Monday we did Plyo. Please, someone remind me to never take time off again. It was really hard. Kind of like the first time I ever did plyo! Anyway, we made it through that workout. Last night we did Chest and Back and it went pretty well. Tonight we'll be doing Yoga X. I'm looking forward to that because even though it's a long workout (1 1/2 hours) I usually feel awesome afterwards.

So excited to be on Round 2 of P90X. This is Day 4 and we're off to a great start. I'm very excited to see the results for this round.

KEEP PUSHING PLAY!!

P90X GRADUATE

Friends, my 90 days have come and gone. I am officially a P90X Graduate!! I finished my 90 days last Friday. What a fantastic feeling it was!!! There was so much going on with work and otherwise last week that I didn't get a chance to post on Friday.

I am now in my 2 weeks of cardio and taking a little break from P90X...not completely though because I am still doing a my pull-ups, push-ups, some yoga, abs and leg work. I'm just doing MUCH shorter versions of the workouts. ;-)) My goal is to be on the treadmill or outside walking and running every day for the next 12 days then I'll be ready to start my next round of P90X.

I measured Friday morning and lost in excess of 13" total! I was very happy with the results. I finally got around to taking my pictures last night. I will post them tomorrow.

Today I should be receiving my shipment of Body by Vi shakes. I've heard great things about the shakes and they are much cheaper than Shakeology. I can't wait to get started on them. I know friends of friends that have lost 8-12 pounds in 2 weeks after starting the shakes. I'm so excited and they are ultra healthy for you and contain probiotics!! A huge plus!!

Ok, have a great day. Until next time...

Day 87

Hi All! Despite all of the struggles over the last few days, I made it to Day 87 and stayed on track with my workouts. I'm in "recovery week" so tonight I'll be doing Kenpo X, which is a walk in the park compared to the other workouts.

I'm trying to eat healthy but I'm struggling a little in that area. I need to lower my carb intake. I know been above where I should be for the last 2 days so I need to get back to my 40/20/20 breakdown. Today I've done pretty good. I had a nutrigrain waffle for breakfast and hibachi chicken with brown rice for lunch. Now it's time to load up on water. I have been slacking some in that area over the last 3-4 days and I can really tell a difference (and not in a good way).

In the meantime, we'll just keep pushing play and conquer these last few days!

Have a blessed day!

Day 81

Whooop...there it is!!! It's Day 81 and time for YOGA X!!! I'm in a great mood today and full of energy. Plan to go straight home and knock out my workout. Then will spend the rest of the evening with my little man.

Can't believe I only have 8 days left!!! "Makes me sad" as Tony Horton would say!!

DAY 80

WHOOO HOOOOOOO!!! Welcome to Day 80! Today I will be doing my last session of Back & Biceps in this round. Yesterday I did plyometrics and afterwards I was so full of energy that I cut the grass, cleaned house and cooked dinner. Tonight Zachary has t-ball practice so we won't be home until 7:15...at which point I'll be pushing play!

I'm on the final countdown now...so exciting!!!! I can't wait to finish up, do a mix for two weeks and start over!! ;-))

DAY 76

Happy Friday!!! So it's Day 76, Kenpo X day! Last night I did Legs & Back and ARX. I had a great workout and really pushed myself. I increased reps on all pull-up exercises and some of the back and lunge exercises. I still hate those sneaky lunges. They are KILLER!!!

Other good news: I went to the dr. yesterday and my cholesterol dropped from 210 to 177! My doctor was VERY impressed! I have to at least credit part of that to P90X.

So I have 14 days left. That's two weeks to really BRING IT!!! I can't wait to take my measurements again on Day 90!

Until next time....

HELLLLOOOOO Day 72

Wow!! Crazy! "I can't believe it's almost over...makes me sad" as Tony Horton says in the Ab Ripper X video. lol Well, this round may be almost over but that just means that I'm a day closer to starting the next round.

Yesterday I completed Chest & Back and really rocked it! I went up on all of my exercises and on the weight I used. I can tell a huge increase in my strength. I was knocking out push-ups yesterday like never before. It felt great. I did well on pull-ups and chin-ups too but I'm still using the chair for assistance. I am still looking to my goal of being able to do unassisted pull-ups. I'm thinking it will be sometime during round 2.

Yesterday was a great day and I managed to pretty much stay on target with my health plan. I had Fat/Carbs/Protein = 32%/27%/41%. Fat % was a little high but everything I ate yesterday was healthy. I'm going to work hard this week to keep the fat grams and carbs down and protein up. So for today, I have already had 26 fat grams, 112 grams of carbs and 38.3 grams of protein. So I'll have an apple for my afternoon snack and talapia and a salad for dinner. That should put me where I need to be. I'll probably throw a protein shake in there somewhere too.

Until tomorrow...KPP!! 18 days to go until ROUND 1 will be COMPLETE!