The "Official" Day 1

You gotta start somewhere, right? Welp, this, unfortunately, is my official day 1. Thank goodness it is over. Fresh start tomorrow. No excuses. No pouting. No wimping out.

The fact of the matter is that I did really well today as far as the workout goes, but the diet itself left something to be desired. I failed at the diet. MISERABLY. And by the end of the day, I wasn't even trying any more. Everything I pushed myself for during the workout today was countered by the lame, half-hearted, sorry-excuse-for-an-attempt I made towards the diet today. Very. Discouraging.

But it's over. There's only one direction to go from here and that's for the better. Because in all seriousness, it can't get much worse!

TODAY'S WORKOUT:
~Chest and Back.

• ROUND ONE
• 8 standard pushups
• 4 wide front pull ups, with the help of a chair on all 4
• 3.5 military pushups
• 5-ish reverse grip chin ups, with the help of a chair on all
• 12 wide-fly push ups
• 2 close grip overhand pull ups, with the help of a chair on both
• 10 decline pushups
• Heavy Pants: 18 reps @ 15lbs each arm
• 2 diamond pushups (Before crashing to my face!)
• Lawn Mowers: 14 reps at 12.5 lbs each arm
• 4 Dive-bomber pushups
• Back Flys: 15 reps at 10 lbs each arm.
• ROUND TWO
• 6 standard pushups
• 4 wide front pull ups, with the help of a chair on all 4
• 2 reverse grip chin ups, with the help of a chair on both

And that's when my arms were rendered useless. Of a 53 minute workout, I pushed through 34 minutes of it.

TODAY'S MEALS:
~Breakfast: 5 slices lean turkey bacon
~Snack: A few skittles, a couple chocolates, some fritos corn chips, scoop banana pudding ice cream.
~Mid-day Meal: Starkist Tuna Salad Kit, about 4 onion rings
~Dinner: 6" Subway Melt with pepperjack cheese on whole wheat bread, lettuce, onions, pickles, black olives, banana peppers, bell peppers, mustard, salt and pepper.
~Snack: Scoop ice cream, magic shell topping, sunflower seeds, chili cheese corn chips.

TODAY'S REFLECTIONS:
~Tomorrow is a new day. The "Monday Diet" is no longer an option. A little dedication is better than no dedication at all. Focus on taking baby steps in the right direction rather than beating yourself up every time you make a mistake or cave into temptation. Shake it off and move on. Tomorrow will be here before you know it!

Day 2-ish

Today I had a great workout. Despite being a little pressed for time, I was able to get the full Shoulders and Arms routine in (minus the five minute or so cool down). I was also unable to do the abripper workout for lack of time.

A great workout it was indeed. I'm a little wimpy, I know, but I think for the first arm workout, I did good just to push through to the end. I completed 12-15 reps of every exercise (except tricep extensions, where I finished 13 and 14) and held steady with weights ranging from 7.5 to 10 to 12.5 lbs. depending on which muscle groups we were isolating at the moment.

TODAY'S WORKOUT:
~Completed the entire Arms and Shoulder Workout minus the cool down set.

TODAY'S MEALS:
~Breakfast: Large Red Apple
~Snack: Starkist Tuna Salad Kit
~Mid-day Meal: Protein Shake (after workout)
~Snack: Yoplait Light Banana Cream Pie Yogurt cup
***Insert Major Emotional Meltdown Here***
~Dinner: 4 slices pizza, 3 hot wings, 2 dessert pizza pieces, 4 pepperoncinis, Dr. Pepper

TODAY'S REFLECTIONS:
~Great workout today. Arms are not exactly sore yet, but I'm walking like I'm pregnant again, only I'm not pregnant. My legs are just that sore from the workout yesterday! Tomorrow is Yoga. Hopefully a break from the strenuous workouts that I have done so far. I need some mind refreshing excercises after a day like today.

~Despite what comes of the rest of the week, I am still aiming at Monday as an official start date. Hopefully these baby steps will make the official start of the program less traumatic for me. :)

Day 1, But Not Really.

Today I officially "started" P90X. But not really. I am dreading this like the plague, but I know that if I wanna wear a cute strappy tank top on our vacation to Disney, I'm gonna have to get started. We are looking at a trip that is only 102 days away!

So today my dear hubby (who is doing the program with me) stayed on me long enough that I finally gave in and did the PLYOMETRICS workout with him. It was...um...interesting! I wasn't able to make it all the way through the 58 minute workout, but I sweated. And my legs nearly crumbled underneath me. And I got my heart rate going. So I know it had to be a step in the right direction!

Since I did not do a workout yesterday, and I started today off with FOUR donuts, I have decided that this week is gonna be a "warm up week". I will officially start next Monday, but for the rest of this week I will try to get my mind in the right place so I can eat healthy(er) and commit myself to the workouts.

Having said all that, I did take my "before" pictures today, however in order to save face (and fat rolls) I will not post them until later in the program, when I have a comparison picture that I hope to be a little less jiggly. :)

TODAY'S WORKOUT:
~26 minutes of PLYO X.

TODAY'S MEALS:
~Breakfast: 4 (OMG!) Donuts
~Lunch: 2 Whole Wheat Pita Pockets, plain
~Snack: Medium Red Apple, 8 oz Protein Shake
~Dinner: Baked Potato (with Smart Balance butter, salt, and pepper), 9 deli slices of honey baked ham.

TODAY'S REFLECTIONS:
~Felt like my legs were going to crumble during the workout, but afterwards I felt great. Was a little dizzy, got a few chills, but recovered quickly after I got a snack and a protein shake in my system. Now here I am several hours later and I feel full of energy (which is a bad thing since I need to go to bed) but I am anxiously looking forward to tomorrow's workout!

~Tomorrow is a new day. I made some mistakes today in my diet and in my workout, but it's over now. Hopefully tomorrow's reflections will tell a different tale.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

~Philippians 4:13