Day 71. Chest & Back, and Ab Ripper X. Today's workout was a good one, nothing spectacular nor bad, just good.
Day 72. Plyometrics. Didn't want to do plyometrics but I pushed through. Just pushed through.
Day 73. Shoulders & Arms, and Ab Ripper X. Again, alright workout. At least I'm doing it right?
Is it noticeable that my motivation keeps getting lower and lower? Even though I know that I need to lose weight for so many reasons, including health reasons, I just can't commit to it like I did in the beginning. Maybe I'm being hard on myself, I don't know. I know that if I don't get my weight under control and keep loosing weight, I will get some serious health problems.
Yes, Rome wasn't built in a day, I know that. Maybe I expect too much of myself in short period of time. I don't know. Sometimes the motivation drops but after awhile it picks up again. I'm hoping this will happen. I'll stick through with P90X and look forward to starting a new routine, perhaps it'll be Insanity. Not sure yet, as it is very taxing on your body, and if your form isn't right, you might have some serious (knee) injuries.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
What's wrong with this?
Time flies by so fast, it's unbelievable! One of the reasons why I haven't updated anything is because I haven't had the energy to do it as I got the cold for a few days.
Day 61. Legs & Back, and Ab Ripper X.
Day 62. Kenpo X.
Day 63. Rest day.
Day 64. Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, and Ab Ripper X.
Day 65. Plyometrics.
Day 66. Rest day.
Day 67. Rest day.
Day 68. Yoga.
Day 69. Rest day.
Day 70. Legs & Back, and Ab Ripper X.
As you can see that this week has been a bit all over the place. I was supposed to do Back & Biceps on Wednesday but I skipped it all together, just this one time. Like I mentioned above, I've been sick this week, which resulted in not having energy to workout.
I don't know where my motivation has gone. This really sucks. I need to get it back, especially when I only have 3 weeks left of P90X! I'm almost there, I can't believe it! I need to stick through this and then I can have one week break! My weight loss has kind of plateaued. I do know where the problem is - not working regularly and not looking after what I put in my mouth as much as I should.
I just have to keep my head in the game and remember my goals and achieve them! This always happens though, after some time it becomes a routine like and I lose my interest. Also, I start knowing the program so well that I know who's going to say and what they're going to say next. I guess that's one of my biggest problems whenever I'm trying to lose weight. I need to overcome this and just stick with it. I need to lose the excess weight that I have. I need to reach my goals for so many reasons!
Day 61. Legs & Back, and Ab Ripper X.
Day 62. Kenpo X.
Day 63. Rest day.
Day 64. Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, and Ab Ripper X.
Day 65. Plyometrics.
Day 66. Rest day.
Day 67. Rest day.
Day 68. Yoga.
Day 69. Rest day.
Day 70. Legs & Back, and Ab Ripper X.
As you can see that this week has been a bit all over the place. I was supposed to do Back & Biceps on Wednesday but I skipped it all together, just this one time. Like I mentioned above, I've been sick this week, which resulted in not having energy to workout.
I don't know where my motivation has gone. This really sucks. I need to get it back, especially when I only have 3 weeks left of P90X! I'm almost there, I can't believe it! I need to stick through this and then I can have one week break! My weight loss has kind of plateaued. I do know where the problem is - not working regularly and not looking after what I put in my mouth as much as I should.
I just have to keep my head in the game and remember my goals and achieve them! This always happens though, after some time it becomes a routine like and I lose my interest. Also, I start knowing the program so well that I know who's going to say and what they're going to say next. I guess that's one of my biggest problems whenever I'm trying to lose weight. I need to overcome this and just stick with it. I need to lose the excess weight that I have. I need to reach my goals for so many reasons!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Day 60.
Gosh, it's been almost a week already (again)! I'm so bad at keeping up with my blog.
Day 57. Chest & Back, and Ab Ripper X. Did the best I could do, that's all I can. It was hard doing resistance training after a week of not doing it! Abs was very hard for me today, I don't know why. It was just heavy! Next time better, though.
Day 58. Plyometrics. It was a good workout.
Day 59. Shoulders & Arms, and Ab Ripper X. Haven't had these programs since the first phase, and I kind of have to say that I've forgotten some of these moves. I think it's a good thing. I know that I've gotten stronger in my arms and stuff, and now I use 4,5 kg weights instead of 3,5 kg (9,9 lbs instead of 7,7 lbs). That's so much heavier, I can barely do the 12 reps with some of the moves! I just have to keep bring it harder each time.
Day 60. Yoga. Wasn't really feeling it today, so I have to be honest that I sort of half-assed it today.
Why is my motivation dropping at this point?? It REALLY shouldn't! I need to keep working on it. Maybe it's because I don't see that much results. It was supposed to be measuring day this morning, but it was a bit busy morning so didn't have time to take measurements.
I just feel like I'm not really losing any weight, like I've hit a plateau. I could be gaining weight, like they warn about gaining weight. Still, even though the scale doesn't show that I've lost any weight, in fact I've stayed the same since last week. I just would like to see more of a difference with the loss, it can be very demotivating not to see any weight loss when you step on that scale. It's like you give your all, workout 6 days a week, spending tremendous amount of time doing it and it doesn't show anywhere. Why do it at all then?
I just need to get over myself, and over this..it's not easy though.
Day 57. Chest & Back, and Ab Ripper X. Did the best I could do, that's all I can. It was hard doing resistance training after a week of not doing it! Abs was very hard for me today, I don't know why. It was just heavy! Next time better, though.
Day 58. Plyometrics. It was a good workout.
Day 59. Shoulders & Arms, and Ab Ripper X. Haven't had these programs since the first phase, and I kind of have to say that I've forgotten some of these moves. I think it's a good thing. I know that I've gotten stronger in my arms and stuff, and now I use 4,5 kg weights instead of 3,5 kg (9,9 lbs instead of 7,7 lbs). That's so much heavier, I can barely do the 12 reps with some of the moves! I just have to keep bring it harder each time.
Day 60. Yoga. Wasn't really feeling it today, so I have to be honest that I sort of half-assed it today.
Why is my motivation dropping at this point?? It REALLY shouldn't! I need to keep working on it. Maybe it's because I don't see that much results. It was supposed to be measuring day this morning, but it was a bit busy morning so didn't have time to take measurements.
I just feel like I'm not really losing any weight, like I've hit a plateau. I could be gaining weight, like they warn about gaining weight. Still, even though the scale doesn't show that I've lost any weight, in fact I've stayed the same since last week. I just would like to see more of a difference with the loss, it can be very demotivating not to see any weight loss when you step on that scale. It's like you give your all, workout 6 days a week, spending tremendous amount of time doing it and it doesn't show anywhere. Why do it at all then?
I just need to get over myself, and over this..it's not easy though.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
End of Phase II with some confessions
Day 51. Core Synergistics. I don't particularly care for this workout. It's in the program way too little to improve the quality of the moves. With that said, it's nice to have some new moves though, especially when I'm the type of person to get bored rather quickly. I just wish that the moves weren't that hard though, haha. Like the title says, it's core work, engaging your abs, thighs, chest muscles..everything in the center of the body. Synergistics meaning that working on different muscles at the same time. (I'm explaining this because I didn't understand what core synergistics meant at first, not because I doubt your English.)
Day 52. Kenpo X. What can I say? A good workout. Not gonna repeat what I've said about kenpo before, just a good workout.
Day 53. X Stretch. It was supposed to be a stretching day, instead I needed a day off. I don't know why exactly, I just needed not to do anything for that day.
Day 54. Core Synergistics. Again, core synergistics, hmm. Not that good of a workout. I wasn't satisfied with the performance that I did that day. That's the perfectionist side in me, I guess.
Day 55. Rest day. Switched up between the stretch or rest day with yoga day, just wasn't feeling it today to workout, again.
Day 56. Yoga X. Did the best I could today, better than I have before with yoga! I'm actually proud of myself, for once! I pushed through with all of the moves (except one), did some of the moves that I haven't wanted to do before. I feel good that I did it properly this time.
There's an issue that I need to bring up on the blog as I promised myself I would be honest in the blog, like I'm honest on my diary. This is not an easy issue, not to bring up or talk about. I have relapsed with eating chocolate. Yes, I know very very bad of me. Every time I think, this is the last time I'll have chocolate, the next day I go an buy more of it. I eat it sneakily. The thing is that I can get away with it, without the other person seeing me eat it or having a clue that I even have chocolate in the house. I feel like I have a serious addiction, not to drugs or alcohol but to chocolate. I don't know what it is.
This has resulted in not losing as much weight as I could, but I haven't gained any weight which makes me really surprised! I'm fearing for the holidays, as it's always been a big chocolate festive for me. I'd love to have that one bar of the best chocolate ever, the Finnish Fazer's blue, as we call it in Finnish. This makes me think should I have it at all this year? I don't want to gain back that weight that I've already lost and I do want to be 60 kg (132 lbs) by the end of May. I will have to think about it.
There, that was one of the hardest things to say here, but I needed to in order to reach my goals. No more chocolate as of today, I promise you and myself, it's just going to ruin my weight loss and I don't want that. I need to bring it even harder next week as it is the start of third phase and I need to, absolutely have to reach my goals!! This was just a setback, now I'm coming back stronger than ever and don't want anything to interfere with my weight loss!
Day 52. Kenpo X. What can I say? A good workout. Not gonna repeat what I've said about kenpo before, just a good workout.
Day 53. X Stretch. It was supposed to be a stretching day, instead I needed a day off. I don't know why exactly, I just needed not to do anything for that day.
Day 54. Core Synergistics. Again, core synergistics, hmm. Not that good of a workout. I wasn't satisfied with the performance that I did that day. That's the perfectionist side in me, I guess.
Day 55. Rest day. Switched up between the stretch or rest day with yoga day, just wasn't feeling it today to workout, again.
Day 56. Yoga X. Did the best I could today, better than I have before with yoga! I'm actually proud of myself, for once! I pushed through with all of the moves (except one), did some of the moves that I haven't wanted to do before. I feel good that I did it properly this time.
There's an issue that I need to bring up on the blog as I promised myself I would be honest in the blog, like I'm honest on my diary. This is not an easy issue, not to bring up or talk about. I have relapsed with eating chocolate. Yes, I know very very bad of me. Every time I think, this is the last time I'll have chocolate, the next day I go an buy more of it. I eat it sneakily. The thing is that I can get away with it, without the other person seeing me eat it or having a clue that I even have chocolate in the house. I feel like I have a serious addiction, not to drugs or alcohol but to chocolate. I don't know what it is.
This has resulted in not losing as much weight as I could, but I haven't gained any weight which makes me really surprised! I'm fearing for the holidays, as it's always been a big chocolate festive for me. I'd love to have that one bar of the best chocolate ever, the Finnish Fazer's blue, as we call it in Finnish. This makes me think should I have it at all this year? I don't want to gain back that weight that I've already lost and I do want to be 60 kg (132 lbs) by the end of May. I will have to think about it.
There, that was one of the hardest things to say here, but I needed to in order to reach my goals. No more chocolate as of today, I promise you and myself, it's just going to ruin my weight loss and I don't want that. I need to bring it even harder next week as it is the start of third phase and I need to, absolutely have to reach my goals!! This was just a setback, now I'm coming back stronger than ever and don't want anything to interfere with my weight loss!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Second recovery week, and hitting a plateau.
Day 47. Legs & Back, and Ab Ripper X. This was a good workout routine! I did the pull-ups on pull-up bar with a chair and some assistance. It was great! I exceeded my expectations of how many pull-ups I can do! Now I can get the back that I want! My back muscles hurt the next day.
Day 48. Kenpo. You know, I always enjoy this workout, it goes by so fast. I probably say this every time and I'll stop saying it from now on. Haha. I've got nothing else to say, except it was a good workout.
Day 49. Rest day. Didn't want to do anything today, feeling really lazy! I enjoy my day offs.
Recovery week
Day 50. Yoga. It's already the end of the second phase, I can't believe it! I've been working on my body for almost two months now, that's crazy! My motivation hasn't been as high as it once was, probably because I feel it's more of a routine than anything else. I'm doing though and I have willpower to finish this, I have my goals in mind and so close of reaching the first one.
Yoga today was alright, not particularly that great nor really bad, just okay. I got through it.
There's something that I've wanted to say about P90X for awhile, just haven't gotten the chance (or remembered it). You shouldn't hit a plateau with P90X. However, if you do, either keep bringing it harder or eat a bit more. Don't go snacking but just have one more meal a day or something, like crisp bread or a fruit. That should help with the weight loss.
I mentioned to bring it harder. This can be pretty hard at times as you get comfortable with what you're doing. I know I forgot this fact for awhile, which is why I wanted to start doing pull-ups for instance. Use more weights or do more reps, at least each phase. Don't get stuck with what you're doing. I think that might also result in hitting a plateau. I had to remind myself to do this and that's why I'll start using heavier weights, do more reps and get better at pull-ups.
That's all folks!
Day 48. Kenpo. You know, I always enjoy this workout, it goes by so fast. I probably say this every time and I'll stop saying it from now on. Haha. I've got nothing else to say, except it was a good workout.
Day 49. Rest day. Didn't want to do anything today, feeling really lazy! I enjoy my day offs.
Recovery week
Day 50. Yoga. It's already the end of the second phase, I can't believe it! I've been working on my body for almost two months now, that's crazy! My motivation hasn't been as high as it once was, probably because I feel it's more of a routine than anything else. I'm doing though and I have willpower to finish this, I have my goals in mind and so close of reaching the first one.
Yoga today was alright, not particularly that great nor really bad, just okay. I got through it.
There's something that I've wanted to say about P90X for awhile, just haven't gotten the chance (or remembered it). You shouldn't hit a plateau with P90X. However, if you do, either keep bringing it harder or eat a bit more. Don't go snacking but just have one more meal a day or something, like crisp bread or a fruit. That should help with the weight loss.
I mentioned to bring it harder. This can be pretty hard at times as you get comfortable with what you're doing. I know I forgot this fact for awhile, which is why I wanted to start doing pull-ups for instance. Use more weights or do more reps, at least each phase. Don't get stuck with what you're doing. I think that might also result in hitting a plateau. I had to remind myself to do this and that's why I'll start using heavier weights, do more reps and get better at pull-ups.
That's all folks!
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!
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