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.
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Showing posts with label Plyometrics. Show all posts
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!
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!
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.
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