Thursday, October 28, 2010
Yoga.
Day 46. Yoga. What is up with me? I can't stand my own negativity this week at all, it drives me crazy! Yoga was good, even though I didn't want to do it but my man pushed me with it so I got through it and did the best I could do! It's so nice when someone pushes you to do something, especially when I need that extra little push. I feel like I'm not getting any better at yoga (probably also because of my mindset) which frusterates me so much. I just need to work on this even harder than any other P90X workout program. This week is almost done already, time goes by so fast! Nothing else to report.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Loosing motivation a little
For some reason it's hard to keep up with my blog these days, not sure what it is.
Day 38. Back & Biceps, and Ab Ripper X.
Day 39. Yoga.
Day 40. Legs & Back, and Ab Ripper X.
Day 41. Kenpo X.
Day 42. Rest.
Day 43. Rest.
Day 44. Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, and Ab Ripper X. Plyometrics.
Day 45. Back & Biceps, and Ab Ripper X.
I cannot remember exactly what happened over the past week. I know though, that I'm losing my motivation a bit. I don't know. I guess I'm starting to think that this is old now and want to move on to something else, or it has become more of a routine than anything else. I haven't stopped yet, and I'm not going to, just a statement that I'm getting a bit bored with it. A few words of motivation would be nice to hear ;).
I was so tired on Monday that I couldn't bring myself to workout, so I had to do doubles yesterday. I don't recommend this to anyone! 2,5 hours of working out, believe me, is very exhausting. Another reason why that's not a good idea, is because you shouldn't do resistance training two days in a row. My muscles hurt a lot today.
Today was the first time that I used the pull-up bar!! I was amazed! It wasn't very pretty of what I could do but I did it anyways, even though it was with a help of a chair. I felt great today. I also did 40 Mason twist's on Ab Ripper for the first time. I brought it today and I'm very satisfied now.
Next week will be a recovery week already, so the 8th week. Nonetheless, I'm on schedule, when it comes to losing weight. In fact, I'm a bit ahead according to my weight loss schedule. I'm now 88,0 kg (194 lbs). 3 kg (6,6 lbs) more and I've reached my first goal and lost 10 kg (22 lbs).
That's all I have to report folks. Enjoy your day!
Day 38. Back & Biceps, and Ab Ripper X.
Day 39. Yoga.
Day 40. Legs & Back, and Ab Ripper X.
Day 41. Kenpo X.
Day 42. Rest.
Day 43. Rest.
Day 44. Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, and Ab Ripper X. Plyometrics.
Day 45. Back & Biceps, and Ab Ripper X.
I cannot remember exactly what happened over the past week. I know though, that I'm losing my motivation a bit. I don't know. I guess I'm starting to think that this is old now and want to move on to something else, or it has become more of a routine than anything else. I haven't stopped yet, and I'm not going to, just a statement that I'm getting a bit bored with it. A few words of motivation would be nice to hear ;).
I was so tired on Monday that I couldn't bring myself to workout, so I had to do doubles yesterday. I don't recommend this to anyone! 2,5 hours of working out, believe me, is very exhausting. Another reason why that's not a good idea, is because you shouldn't do resistance training two days in a row. My muscles hurt a lot today.
Today was the first time that I used the pull-up bar!! I was amazed! It wasn't very pretty of what I could do but I did it anyways, even though it was with a help of a chair. I felt great today. I also did 40 Mason twist's on Ab Ripper for the first time. I brought it today and I'm very satisfied now.
Next week will be a recovery week already, so the 8th week. Nonetheless, I'm on schedule, when it comes to losing weight. In fact, I'm a bit ahead according to my weight loss schedule. I'm now 88,0 kg (194 lbs). 3 kg (6,6 lbs) more and I've reached my first goal and lost 10 kg (22 lbs).
That's all I have to report folks. Enjoy your day!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
My body is tired but still going strong!
I haven't done my updates lately because last week was completely dedicated to finishing all my reports. I already had to sit by the computer writing for about 4-7 hours a day. After that, I wasn't feeling like writing anymore! I wouldn't be a good writer hahah.
That's now done though, and I can come back to my blog more often (hopefully).
Day 33. Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X. I brought it really hard today, pushed my limits and a little extra. It was excellent workout for me! What else can I say? This is my favorite from the resistance programs!
Day 34. Kenpo X. I enjoy doing Kenpo a lot, I just have a lot of fun with it! Time flies by with this workout. No, I'm not trying to sell this haha, it's just how I feel. This is by far my favorite cardio workout! Again, brought it really hard.
I did this workout after I was done with one of the school reports, it was nice to get the energy out of me, do something else for a minute and then I got back to my reports. I don't think I would have been able to do as much for the reports as I did, if I didn't workout!
Day 35. Stretch. This week I have been hurting a lot, mainly because of the recovery week last week. I decided I'd do some extra stretching, it's also good for me. I didn't do the whole hour, just a few selected ones. It was nice, I didn't feel as stiff anymore (or actually the next morning).
Day 36. Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, Ab Ripper X. I think this is one of the hardest workouts, well at least for me. Yes, I want my arms (especially triceps) and shoulders to look nicer and stuff but I think this is more for men than for women. That's okay though, it's not like I can gain as much muscles as Madonna for instance haha. I still keep doing the best that I can and that's all is asked from me.
Day 37. Plyometrics. I've been very positive and motivated to workout. This morning, I was dreading to do anything. It took me awhile to get started. The reason for this is now that I'm done stressing out about school, my body is tired. That's what I think at least. I know I could have done better job with Plyometrics, sometimes you just have those kind of days when you can't bring it as hard. This was one of those days, I haven't had one for a very long time!
Today is the 7th day since the last weighing+measuring, I think I'm going to do the measuring either once a month or twice a month, not really sure yet. I still weighed myself because I want to know how I'm doing with that. This morning the scale showed 88,7 kg (195,5 lbs). In five weeks of time, I've lost total of 6,5 kg (14,3 lbs)!! I think this is the reason why I'm so motivated - I see positive results.
I know, I haven't talked about food lately, I will get back to that soon. I always forget what I've eaten those days, especially when I haven't written for awhile. I've also thought of posting photo's of my dinner. I can say though is that I try to eat healthy things; crisp bread (a good substitute for Finnish rye bread), enough of proteins, a piece of fruit per day and low-fat food. I've also tried to not eat anything after 8pm. Lately, I've started to feel healthier which gives me a good feeling, I'm treating my body better than ever!
That's now done though, and I can come back to my blog more often (hopefully).
Day 33. Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X. I brought it really hard today, pushed my limits and a little extra. It was excellent workout for me! What else can I say? This is my favorite from the resistance programs!
Day 34. Kenpo X. I enjoy doing Kenpo a lot, I just have a lot of fun with it! Time flies by with this workout. No, I'm not trying to sell this haha, it's just how I feel. This is by far my favorite cardio workout! Again, brought it really hard.
I did this workout after I was done with one of the school reports, it was nice to get the energy out of me, do something else for a minute and then I got back to my reports. I don't think I would have been able to do as much for the reports as I did, if I didn't workout!
Day 35. Stretch. This week I have been hurting a lot, mainly because of the recovery week last week. I decided I'd do some extra stretching, it's also good for me. I didn't do the whole hour, just a few selected ones. It was nice, I didn't feel as stiff anymore (or actually the next morning).
Day 36. Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, Ab Ripper X. I think this is one of the hardest workouts, well at least for me. Yes, I want my arms (especially triceps) and shoulders to look nicer and stuff but I think this is more for men than for women. That's okay though, it's not like I can gain as much muscles as Madonna for instance haha. I still keep doing the best that I can and that's all is asked from me.
Day 37. Plyometrics. I've been very positive and motivated to workout. This morning, I was dreading to do anything. It took me awhile to get started. The reason for this is now that I'm done stressing out about school, my body is tired. That's what I think at least. I know I could have done better job with Plyometrics, sometimes you just have those kind of days when you can't bring it as hard. This was one of those days, I haven't had one for a very long time!
Today is the 7th day since the last weighing+measuring, I think I'm going to do the measuring either once a month or twice a month, not really sure yet. I still weighed myself because I want to know how I'm doing with that. This morning the scale showed 88,7 kg (195,5 lbs). In five weeks of time, I've lost total of 6,5 kg (14,3 lbs)!! I think this is the reason why I'm so motivated - I see positive results.
I know, I haven't talked about food lately, I will get back to that soon. I always forget what I've eaten those days, especially when I haven't written for awhile. I've also thought of posting photo's of my dinner. I can say though is that I try to eat healthy things; crisp bread (a good substitute for Finnish rye bread), enough of proteins, a piece of fruit per day and low-fat food. I've also tried to not eat anything after 8pm. Lately, I've started to feel healthier which gives me a good feeling, I'm treating my body better than ever!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Keep up the good work, Sara!
I've been writing my school reports, which is why I haven't found the energy to write here as I spend 6 hours writing on the computer already. Soon it'll be all done, thankfully!
Day 31. Back & Biceps, and Ab Ripper X. A new workout routine again, yay. No push ups in this one, there are a few pull-ups however. Since the pull-up bar that I have is way too high for me, I still use weights for it. For now, I'm using 3,5 kg (7,7 lbs) weights as I find it really hard to do more. Hopefully, soon I can use 4,5 kg (9,9 lbs).
Today's routine was a good one even though it was really hard. Some of the moves were really hard and could barely do them but I pushed through and I did the best that I could, as usual. Ab ripper was also a good one.
Day 32. Yoga X. Meh, today's workout wasn't that great. I feel like I'm not getting any better at this and it bothers me. Which might affect on the way I do the moves on yoga and what I think of it. But, oh well. It is what it is and I need to get through it.
As I might have told you before, I have started dieting and exercising so many times before, and at one point, I failed on my mission to lose all the excess weight that I have. Well, today, I was thinking about one of my earlier times when I tried to lose weight. It was in beginning of June '08 when I weighed 91,3 kg (201,3 lbs), I was doing Zumba (which is a great and fun workout, and I will get back to that at one point, if you don't know it yet, well google it! I know you'll love it :) !) and in the next 13 weeks, I got down to 85,0 kg (187,4 lbs). I lost 6,3 kg (13,9 lbs), which I thought was a lot for 13 weeks. I guess it kind of is. I was supposed to be off chocolate for the following year but then came Christmas and my parents, and the best Finnish chocolate ever..there goes my year off down the toilet. Also, you only get 4 DVDs with Zumba, one of which is for basic, so you can imagine that I got bored after awhile, I knew what Beto was going to say and when, which got really annoying in the end.
So, I stopped. Started eating junk food, having snacks every weekend, and quite a bit of chocolate. Actually, every day of chocolate (whether it was a Twix bar or more). So by the following April (in 2010), I was freaking out that I gained all of that weight back and even more. I was 98,9 kg (218 lbs). In 7 1/2 months, I gained nearly 14 kg (30 lbs)! That's a lot for such a short amount of time. When I realized this, I started working out again for the next four weeks, lost almost 5 kg (11 lbs), from 98,9 (218) to 94,2 kg (207,7 lbs). And stopped. My chocolate and candy addiction took over again. (There were also some other personal reasons why I couldn't/wouldn't continue working out.)
So, here I am today, six months later, been working out hard for a month and still going strong. Within a month, I've already lost 5,4 kg (almost 12 lbs)! I'm stunned, especially when I compare it to the 13 weeks in 2009! I've almost achieved to lose as much a weight in a month as I did in 13 weeks! This resulted me to think about my goals, overall and short-term. According to my BMI (which I don't really believe in that much), my ideal weight is between 47 kg and 64 kg (104 lbs and 141). I also read somewhere that according to my height, my ideal weight is 54 kg (119 lbs). (The latter weight has been haunting in my head...)
1st goal is 85 kg (187 lbs) [this is where I left off in '09]
2nd goal is 76 kg (167,5 lbs) [currently, according to my BMI, I'm in the category of Obese I. 76/167,5 is the limit for Overweight]
3rd goal is 66 kg (145,5 lbs) [10 kg/22 lbs is a lot to lose at this point]
4th goal is 60 kg (132 lbs)
60 kg/132 lbs is my ideal weight, what I want to reach. Since I read that my ideal weight is 54 kg/119 lbs, at first it felt like it's so little but I guess it makes sense now. At this point, I don't expect to go under 60 kg/132 lbs as losing all that weight already feels so far away and a lot to do already! By the end of May 31st 2011, I will be 60 kg! 7 1/2 months to go to lose all of the weight I want to lose! This time, it really feels like it's going to happen, I'm soooo dedicated to this, it's unbelievable! Maybe eventually I'll get under 60 kg/132 lbs but that's not my main concern right now.
I joined this Dutch website (I don't understand squat haha!), where I can put my plan and keep updating it. Where I got my BMI from and for instance, it gives me how much I'm supposed to weigh and when, so i.e. 12th October (last Sunday), I was supposed to weigh 90,42 kg (199,34 lbs) and well, I actually weighed 89,80 kg (197,9 lbs). I'm happy to see that I'm under what I'm supposed to be. I'll probably freak out if I'm higher (or I just need to work harder)!
In general, I've noticed that I've started to feel better about myself and just so much healthier. I just need to keep up with the good work, so I can finally reach my ideal goal!
Day 31. Back & Biceps, and Ab Ripper X. A new workout routine again, yay. No push ups in this one, there are a few pull-ups however. Since the pull-up bar that I have is way too high for me, I still use weights for it. For now, I'm using 3,5 kg (7,7 lbs) weights as I find it really hard to do more. Hopefully, soon I can use 4,5 kg (9,9 lbs).
Today's routine was a good one even though it was really hard. Some of the moves were really hard and could barely do them but I pushed through and I did the best that I could, as usual. Ab ripper was also a good one.
Day 32. Yoga X. Meh, today's workout wasn't that great. I feel like I'm not getting any better at this and it bothers me. Which might affect on the way I do the moves on yoga and what I think of it. But, oh well. It is what it is and I need to get through it.
As I might have told you before, I have started dieting and exercising so many times before, and at one point, I failed on my mission to lose all the excess weight that I have. Well, today, I was thinking about one of my earlier times when I tried to lose weight. It was in beginning of June '08 when I weighed 91,3 kg (201,3 lbs), I was doing Zumba (which is a great and fun workout, and I will get back to that at one point, if you don't know it yet, well google it! I know you'll love it :) !) and in the next 13 weeks, I got down to 85,0 kg (187,4 lbs). I lost 6,3 kg (13,9 lbs), which I thought was a lot for 13 weeks. I guess it kind of is. I was supposed to be off chocolate for the following year but then came Christmas and my parents, and the best Finnish chocolate ever..there goes my year off down the toilet. Also, you only get 4 DVDs with Zumba, one of which is for basic, so you can imagine that I got bored after awhile, I knew what Beto was going to say and when, which got really annoying in the end.
So, I stopped. Started eating junk food, having snacks every weekend, and quite a bit of chocolate. Actually, every day of chocolate (whether it was a Twix bar or more). So by the following April (in 2010), I was freaking out that I gained all of that weight back and even more. I was 98,9 kg (218 lbs). In 7 1/2 months, I gained nearly 14 kg (30 lbs)! That's a lot for such a short amount of time. When I realized this, I started working out again for the next four weeks, lost almost 5 kg (11 lbs), from 98,9 (218) to 94,2 kg (207,7 lbs). And stopped. My chocolate and candy addiction took over again. (There were also some other personal reasons why I couldn't/wouldn't continue working out.)
So, here I am today, six months later, been working out hard for a month and still going strong. Within a month, I've already lost 5,4 kg (almost 12 lbs)! I'm stunned, especially when I compare it to the 13 weeks in 2009! I've almost achieved to lose as much a weight in a month as I did in 13 weeks! This resulted me to think about my goals, overall and short-term. According to my BMI (which I don't really believe in that much), my ideal weight is between 47 kg and 64 kg (104 lbs and 141). I also read somewhere that according to my height, my ideal weight is 54 kg (119 lbs). (The latter weight has been haunting in my head...)
1st goal is 85 kg (187 lbs) [this is where I left off in '09]
2nd goal is 76 kg (167,5 lbs) [currently, according to my BMI, I'm in the category of Obese I. 76/167,5 is the limit for Overweight]
3rd goal is 66 kg (145,5 lbs) [10 kg/22 lbs is a lot to lose at this point]
4th goal is 60 kg (132 lbs)
60 kg/132 lbs is my ideal weight, what I want to reach. Since I read that my ideal weight is 54 kg/119 lbs, at first it felt like it's so little but I guess it makes sense now. At this point, I don't expect to go under 60 kg/132 lbs as losing all that weight already feels so far away and a lot to do already! By the end of May 31st 2011, I will be 60 kg! 7 1/2 months to go to lose all of the weight I want to lose! This time, it really feels like it's going to happen, I'm soooo dedicated to this, it's unbelievable! Maybe eventually I'll get under 60 kg/132 lbs but that's not my main concern right now.
I joined this Dutch website (I don't understand squat haha!), where I can put my plan and keep updating it. Where I got my BMI from and for instance, it gives me how much I'm supposed to weigh and when, so i.e. 12th October (last Sunday), I was supposed to weigh 90,42 kg (199,34 lbs) and well, I actually weighed 89,80 kg (197,9 lbs). I'm happy to see that I'm under what I'm supposed to be. I'll probably freak out if I'm higher (or I just need to work harder)!
In general, I've noticed that I've started to feel better about myself and just so much healthier. I just need to keep up with the good work, so I can finally reach my ideal goal!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Day 30 = Measuring time!
I know I'm supposed to be doing some school work, but I've been at it the whole morning. So, I wanted to take a "creative" break, as I call them to write this blog.
Day 30. Plyometrics. I was noticing that I'm getting a bit better at this thing. Yes, it hurts and I want to give up at times, but it's supposed to hurt. That is an indication to me that I'm doing something! I didn't give up, I brought it best to my abilities. I'm not losing my motivation, which is very surprising but really good. I'm so determined with it now, even though I would really want to go to the store and buy a chocolate bar or a muffin or something. Another craving what I've had for awhile is Turkish pizza (we just recently got a Turkish store here, that's why haha). Turkish pizza is not like a normal pizza, a lot less calories than in the normal one, there's only some mince with tomato sauce, salad and some garlic sauce and another kind of sauce which I always forget! It's wrapped like a tortilla, sort of. It's quite good, really.
Anyways, enough about that. So, today was the measuring and weighing day. I have lost 2,2 kg (4,85 lbs) in two weeks!!! I'm sooo amazed! That's really a lot for only two weeks! This thing IS really working!!! I've never been able to lose that much in such a short amount of time, especially when my body is used to working out. Now, to my measurements,
cm inches
Day 21 Day 30 Day 21 Day 30
Neck 36,7 35,9 14,4 14
Right Arm 36,7 36 14,4 14
Left arm 36,3 35 14,2 13,7
Chest 112,5 110,7 44,2 43,5
Waist 95,3 95,1 37,5 37,4
Hips 120,5 119 47,4 46,8
Right Thigh 64,6 64 25,4 25,2
Left Thigh 63,3 63,5 24,9 25
Oh my, it's even worse in inches..it is what it is, I guess.
As you can imagine, at first I wasn't too happy that I didn't lose that much in the measurements. I thought especially I would have lost more on my waist. I did lose quite a bit on my hips though, which is great! They do say on the instructions though that you might not lose anything until the last month, because you eat a lot of protein which helps you with gaining muscle. Now, I don't want to gain that much muscle and I won't with the weights that I have! I just want it tighter. So, I'm not that worried about it, I'm just excited I lost 2,2 kg/4,85lbs! I can feel my pants getting a bit looser on me and my arms fit better in my shirts. I can just feel it everywhere pretty much. That's all that matters to me. If I dare, I might post a pic of myself..just have to keep coming back and see.
Day 30. Plyometrics. I was noticing that I'm getting a bit better at this thing. Yes, it hurts and I want to give up at times, but it's supposed to hurt. That is an indication to me that I'm doing something! I didn't give up, I brought it best to my abilities. I'm not losing my motivation, which is very surprising but really good. I'm so determined with it now, even though I would really want to go to the store and buy a chocolate bar or a muffin or something. Another craving what I've had for awhile is Turkish pizza (we just recently got a Turkish store here, that's why haha). Turkish pizza is not like a normal pizza, a lot less calories than in the normal one, there's only some mince with tomato sauce, salad and some garlic sauce and another kind of sauce which I always forget! It's wrapped like a tortilla, sort of. It's quite good, really.
Anyways, enough about that. So, today was the measuring and weighing day. I have lost 2,2 kg (4,85 lbs) in two weeks!!! I'm sooo amazed! That's really a lot for only two weeks! This thing IS really working!!! I've never been able to lose that much in such a short amount of time, especially when my body is used to working out. Now, to my measurements,
cm inches
Day 21 Day 30 Day 21 Day 30
Neck 36,7 35,9 14,4 14
Right Arm 36,7 36 14,4 14
Left arm 36,3 35 14,2 13,7
Chest 112,5 110,7 44,2 43,5
Waist 95,3 95,1 37,5 37,4
Hips 120,5 119 47,4 46,8
Right Thigh 64,6 64 25,4 25,2
Left Thigh 63,3 63,5 24,9 25
Oh my, it's even worse in inches..it is what it is, I guess.
As you can imagine, at first I wasn't too happy that I didn't lose that much in the measurements. I thought especially I would have lost more on my waist. I did lose quite a bit on my hips though, which is great! They do say on the instructions though that you might not lose anything until the last month, because you eat a lot of protein which helps you with gaining muscle. Now, I don't want to gain that much muscle and I won't with the weights that I have! I just want it tighter. So, I'm not that worried about it, I'm just excited I lost 2,2 kg/4,85lbs! I can feel my pants getting a bit looser on me and my arms fit better in my shirts. I can just feel it everywhere pretty much. That's all that matters to me. If I dare, I might post a pic of myself..just have to keep coming back and see.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Phase II is here!
Day 25. X Stretch. I didn't even sweat with this program. It was nice to do though, as my muscles were sore. I think I should try and do this once a week. I know it'd be good for me!
Day 26. Core Synergistics. After Plyometrics, I find this hardest! It's all about engaging your core, which is really hard as my core isn't that strong yet. I will get better though. I did the best I could and that's all I can do!
Day 27. Yoga X. Why have I started dreading Yoga lately? Oh, I know why, because of the first 45 minutes, it's all about strength and (what was it called?) Astanga salutations, Upward & Downward dog etc. I strongly dislike the Yoga Belly 7 that's on the program as well, I'd rather do Ab Ripper haha. Pulled through though (barely, had to be pushed).
Day 28. Rest day. Oh, how nice, a rest day! Even though this week hasn't been as hard as the first weeks, it's still nice to have a rest day. This day was totally dedicated to school work!
Day 29. Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, and Ab Ripper X. A new week, a new phase, new programs. Yippee! I'm excited. Until I do the program Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, oh boy was this hard! It's good, it's refreshing to do new things again, I was getting a bit bored with the earlier program! This program had so much harder push-ups, and I wouldn't be able to do them unless I did it the ladies way, on my knees. I get much deeper and more reps that way, which I was really surprised. I only did 10 reps per push-up (or something like that) but that's a lot for me, considering I haven't been able to do any push-ups before I started P90X! I brought it though and now my shoulders hurt. They'll probably be even more sore tomorrow. I feel like Ab Ripper is starting to get a bit easier on me these days. Overall, I'm satisfied of today's workout.
Tomorrow will be my 30th Day on P90X. I'm supposed to weigh and measure myself again. I'm a bit nervous about that. I have worked hard, and I hope that it shows. Since, I have a busy schedule this week at school (have to finish 4 reports by next Monday, I've finished 1 already), I need to spend a lot of time doing them. What I'm trying to say, is that I don't think there'll be a lot of updates this week. Maybe tomorrow, I hope. I hope, I have enough time to measure/weigh myself before school.
Day 26. Core Synergistics. After Plyometrics, I find this hardest! It's all about engaging your core, which is really hard as my core isn't that strong yet. I will get better though. I did the best I could and that's all I can do!
Day 27. Yoga X. Why have I started dreading Yoga lately? Oh, I know why, because of the first 45 minutes, it's all about strength and (what was it called?) Astanga salutations, Upward & Downward dog etc. I strongly dislike the Yoga Belly 7 that's on the program as well, I'd rather do Ab Ripper haha. Pulled through though (barely, had to be pushed).
Day 28. Rest day. Oh, how nice, a rest day! Even though this week hasn't been as hard as the first weeks, it's still nice to have a rest day. This day was totally dedicated to school work!
Day 29. Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, and Ab Ripper X. A new week, a new phase, new programs. Yippee! I'm excited. Until I do the program Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, oh boy was this hard! It's good, it's refreshing to do new things again, I was getting a bit bored with the earlier program! This program had so much harder push-ups, and I wouldn't be able to do them unless I did it the ladies way, on my knees. I get much deeper and more reps that way, which I was really surprised. I only did 10 reps per push-up (or something like that) but that's a lot for me, considering I haven't been able to do any push-ups before I started P90X! I brought it though and now my shoulders hurt. They'll probably be even more sore tomorrow. I feel like Ab Ripper is starting to get a bit easier on me these days. Overall, I'm satisfied of today's workout.
Tomorrow will be my 30th Day on P90X. I'm supposed to weigh and measure myself again. I'm a bit nervous about that. I have worked hard, and I hope that it shows. Since, I have a busy schedule this week at school (have to finish 4 reports by next Monday, I've finished 1 already), I need to spend a lot of time doing them. What I'm trying to say, is that I don't think there'll be a lot of updates this week. Maybe tomorrow, I hope. I hope, I have enough time to measure/weigh myself before school.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Had fun while working out!
Day 24. Kenpo. So many people don't like this workout, in fact they think this is the worst workout from P90X. Yesterday, I said that I prefer resistance training over cardio, well I find Kenpo to actually be one of my favorite workouts. I enjoy this cardio workout a lot. Today, before I knew it, there was only 20 minutes left out of the workout! I have fun doing Kenpo, I don't know what it is, maybe it's the jabs and kicks that keep me going, and make me feel really cool or something. I had a good workout, sweat a lot, but isn't that kind of the purpose?
'Til tomorrow.
'Til tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Last week of Phase I (already)!
Oh boy, time really has flown by and it's been almost two weeks already or something! Bad, bad me! Haha.
Day 14. Rest day.
Day 15. Chest & Back, and Ab Ripper.
Day 16. Plyometrics.
Day 17. Shoulders & Arms, and Ab Ripper.
Day 18. Yoga.
Day 19. Legs & Back, and Ab Ripper.
Day 20. Kenpo.
Day 21. Rest day.
Day 22. Yoga.
Day 23. Core Synergistics.
I've been bringing it every day as hard as I could. I haven't always felt like working out but I try to keep myself motivated and not losing my focus. Last weekend, I had a bit of a fallout, bought a bag of wine-gums (140g). Also the chocoholic in me couldn't handle it anymore so I wanted to buy something with chocolate and I bought some muesli-chocolate bars. They're quite tasty actually. No more though, I really can't lose my focus of what I can and cannot have. Next time I'll have chocolate, it'll be after 90 days and December! I can do this! I really want to lose the weight - I've been working too hard to stop now, spent too much money on this and changed my life for this - I'm not quitting now!!
Other than the fallout, I've been eating healthy, well as healthy as I can. Today I had very low-fat lasagna, made of vegetarian mince mixed with mushrooms, used skimmed milk and low fat-low carb cheese. Didn't use extra oil or anything either. It was actually quite tasty too!
This week is the last week of Phase I. I can't believe I've been at it for almost a month, it's crazy how fast time goes. I won't weigh myself nor measure myself until Day 30. Not because of my fallout but because that's what they recommend. I don't want to lose my focus if I haven't lost any cm/inches or kg/lbs. So, this week is actually Recovery week which basically means that you don't lift any weights.
I actually like the resistance training more than cardio. I don't know why. Anyways, today's Core Synergistics was really, really hard. Different kinds of push-ups and other hard moves. I guess my core isn't that good yet to be able to do this properly. I haven't done this workout before, so it was new, which probably also affected my workout and the reason why I felt it was hard.
Day 14. Rest day.
Day 15. Chest & Back, and Ab Ripper.
Day 16. Plyometrics.
Day 17. Shoulders & Arms, and Ab Ripper.
Day 18. Yoga.
Day 19. Legs & Back, and Ab Ripper.
Day 20. Kenpo.
Day 21. Rest day.
Day 22. Yoga.
Day 23. Core Synergistics.
I've been bringing it every day as hard as I could. I haven't always felt like working out but I try to keep myself motivated and not losing my focus. Last weekend, I had a bit of a fallout, bought a bag of wine-gums (140g). Also the chocoholic in me couldn't handle it anymore so I wanted to buy something with chocolate and I bought some muesli-chocolate bars. They're quite tasty actually. No more though, I really can't lose my focus of what I can and cannot have. Next time I'll have chocolate, it'll be after 90 days and December! I can do this! I really want to lose the weight - I've been working too hard to stop now, spent too much money on this and changed my life for this - I'm not quitting now!!
Other than the fallout, I've been eating healthy, well as healthy as I can. Today I had very low-fat lasagna, made of vegetarian mince mixed with mushrooms, used skimmed milk and low fat-low carb cheese. Didn't use extra oil or anything either. It was actually quite tasty too!
This week is the last week of Phase I. I can't believe I've been at it for almost a month, it's crazy how fast time goes. I won't weigh myself nor measure myself until Day 30. Not because of my fallout but because that's what they recommend. I don't want to lose my focus if I haven't lost any cm/inches or kg/lbs. So, this week is actually Recovery week which basically means that you don't lift any weights.
I actually like the resistance training more than cardio. I don't know why. Anyways, today's Core Synergistics was really, really hard. Different kinds of push-ups and other hard moves. I guess my core isn't that good yet to be able to do this properly. I haven't done this workout before, so it was new, which probably also affected my workout and the reason why I felt it was hard.
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