This was my Recovery Week and it literally was.
Started off with a very relaxing Yoga X on Monday. Felt great afterwards and really enjoyed the complete workout.
Tuesday was my first ever try of Core Synergistics. I was excited to see what was involved. It was harder in parts than I thought. 'Superman - Banana' was particularly difficult for me. Then, with 15 minutes left to go, came 'Towel Jumps'. Well I couldn't find a towel so I threw down my weighted hand glove to jump over. On my very first jump, I didn't clear the glove and landed half
I went to the clinic later in the day and had my ankle x-rayed. I chipped off the end of the ankle bone and it's just floating around in there. They strapped me up in a huge boot and told me to wear it for 4-5 weeks.
So my Recovery week was spent recovering from the injury.
Not sure what I'll do about the rest of the time I'm supposed to be out of action. I feel as though I could do part of the workouts. I just couldn't do any of the cardio routines and probably yoga.
I stuck with the Phase I diet throughout the week and whilst I wasn't working out, I lost 2lbs. My weight on Day 28 is 135lbs.
My day 30 pictures are due in 2 days. I still haven't posted my P90X Day 1 pictures yet!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
WEEK 3 OF P90X COMPLETED
Different approach to my blog this week. Big things happening at the moment so rather than go through each daily workout, I thought I'd just talk about that more.
Week 3 went extremely well. Each workout went pretty much as it did during week 2 although I think I performed better than in the previous week.
Okay, so I became an Independent Beachbody Coach last week. I had been receiving messages from lots of people from the Turbo Jam and P90X pages on Facebook commenting upon my success so far. I love to help any way I can and want to see people achieving the same results as me. So check out my page at www.milliondollarbody.com/Jude72.
Now to share some of my results. When I started out on my Beachbody Journey back on May 27th 2008 I weighed 180lbs and had a 40 inch waist. Within 3 months of doing Turbo Jam, I was down to 142lbs, which is where I stayed for the next several weeks. I started P90X on October 20th still weighing in at 142lbs. My waist at that point was 31 inches!
I weighed in this morning at 137lbs. I've lost 5lbs in 3 weeks which is great. I'm glad the weight loss is coming off slowly. I don't want to lose too much more weight. I just want to tone up and become a lot more lean.
What's even more amazing, that my total weight loss, is the fact that I measured my waist this week and it's now only 28 inches!! That's a loss of 3 inches in 3 weeks and a total of 12 inches in 5.5 months. I really can't remember the last time my waist was 28 inches. My size 10 clothes are falling off me. It's costing me a fortune to keep up with all the dress size losses. I've gone from a size 18 to a size 8-10 but do you know what? Who cares! I'd rather be spending money on my Beachbody products and new clothes than on numerous health bills later (or maybe not so later) in life because of being overweight.
I honestly don't believe I'd have come this far had I not put myself out of pocket. Borrowing a DVD from friends is great but every time I've done that, they've sat on a shelf gathering dust. When I bought Turbo Jam after watching the commercial on TV, I spent $120 on the complete package but it got me off my fat butt and working out. Money was and still is very tight for me at the moment so I didn't want to be wasting the money or letting anyone down by wasting the money. So instead I worked hard to stick at the schedule and diet plan and it paid off BIG TIME!
If anyone needs any incentive to get of the couch and change their life, here's a little something that might help.
Week 3 went extremely well. Each workout went pretty much as it did during week 2 although I think I performed better than in the previous week.
Okay, so I became an Independent Beachbody Coach last week. I had been receiving messages from lots of people from the Turbo Jam and P90X pages on Facebook commenting upon my success so far. I love to help any way I can and want to see people achieving the same results as me. So check out my page at www.milliondollarbody.com/Jude72.
Now to share some of my results. When I started out on my Beachbody Journey back on May 27th 2008 I weighed 180lbs and had a 40 inch waist. Within 3 months of doing Turbo Jam, I was down to 142lbs, which is where I stayed for the next several weeks. I started P90X on October 20th still weighing in at 142lbs. My waist at that point was 31 inches!
I weighed in this morning at 137lbs. I've lost 5lbs in 3 weeks which is great. I'm glad the weight loss is coming off slowly. I don't want to lose too much more weight. I just want to tone up and become a lot more lean.
What's even more amazing, that my total weight loss, is the fact that I measured my waist this week and it's now only 28 inches!! That's a loss of 3 inches in 3 weeks and a total of 12 inches in 5.5 months. I really can't remember the last time my waist was 28 inches. My size 10 clothes are falling off me. It's costing me a fortune to keep up with all the dress size losses. I've gone from a size 18 to a size 8-10 but do you know what? Who cares! I'd rather be spending money on my Beachbody products and new clothes than on numerous health bills later (or maybe not so later) in life because of being overweight.
I honestly don't believe I'd have come this far had I not put myself out of pocket. Borrowing a DVD from friends is great but every time I've done that, they've sat on a shelf gathering dust. When I bought Turbo Jam after watching the commercial on TV, I spent $120 on the complete package but it got me off my fat butt and working out. Money was and still is very tight for me at the moment so I didn't want to be wasting the money or letting anyone down by wasting the money. So instead I worked hard to stick at the schedule and diet plan and it paid off BIG TIME!
If anyone needs any incentive to get of the couch and change their life, here's a little something that might help.
Monday, November 3, 2008
WEEK 2 OF P90X COMPLETED
I had a couple of issues during week 2 but nothing that kept me from working out. On Monday, I tweaked my shoulder whilst doing Chest & Back. Ibuprofen seemed to sort it out for the most part. On Tuesday, whilst doing Plyometrics, I went over on my ankle. I thought it was really bad at first but after a few minutes the pain subsided and I managed to finish the workout. The pain and stiffness got worse throughout the day. Luckily the workouts for the next 2 days didn't overly involve my ankle so I was able to continue through week 2.
PHASE I :: WEEK II :: Weight = 140lbs
Day 8 October 27th 2008 :: Chest, Back & Ab Ripper X
I'm still doing push-ups on my knees. I don't image this will change for a little while to come. My numbers weren't any better than week I unfortunately. I didn't do any less though so that was good. This is one area I'm really hoping to see some improvement over the coming weeks. I've always wanted to be able to do push-ups properly.
For 'Heavy Pants' and 'Lawnmower', I increased from 10lb weights to 15lb. I managed 15 reps each time and think I could maybe increase to 20lb for these two exercises. I stuck with 10lbs for the 'Back Flys'. I seem to struggle with these more so 10lb will do for the time being.
I managed to do better numbers with Ab Ripper X today. I still can't do the 'V-Ups'. It seems to put too much pressure on my spine. I did crunches instead so I was laying there doing nothing.
Day 9, October 28th 2008 :: Plyometrics
I did much better with co-ordination today and I definitely managed to do more reps than I did during week I. Apart from the issue with my ankle. I felt pretty good once the workout was over. I still have lots of room for improvement though.
Day 10, October 29th 2008 :: Shoulders, Arms & Ab Ripper X
Last week, I felt as if I could increase the weights for most of the exercises. For the shoulder and bicep exercises I increased from 10lbs to 15lbs. I was managing about 8-10 reps at that weight (apart from the exercises Tony wants 16 reps in which case I did 16). For the Triceps and Shoulder Fly exercises, I used between 7.5lb and 10lb as I'm a little weaker in those areas.
For a couple of the exercises, I would have liked to use 12.5lb weights. I'm using the Powerblock 9.0 weights and unfortunately, they don't have a setting for 12.5lbs.
I didn't hate Ab Ripper X as much today. Got through it okay, again substituting the 'V-ups' with crunches.
Day 11, October 30th 2008 :: Yoga X
I enjoyed this much more than I did last week. I think it was because I had memorised the moves during the first half of the DVD. I was much more co-ordinated because of that and I didn't have to keep looking up at the TV which was throwing me off balance. I seemed more flexible that last week so hopefully in the weeks to come, my flexibility will improve even more.
Day 12, October 31st 2008 :: Legs, Back & Ab Ripper X
I felt as though I'd done better with this workout during week I for some reason. This is one of the workouts I'm hoping to get the most out of as my legs need more work than the rest of of me. This is the area I want to tone up the most.
Stayed with 10 each of the pull-ups using a chair.
Ab Ripper X was a little harder today. I think it I expended too much energy during Legs & Back. It also didn't help that I forgot to eat breakfast that morning because we'd had a power cut/surge and I was trying to fix the xbox. I must have got pretty side tracked.
Day 13, November 1st 2008 :: Kenpo X
I just love this workout! I again used my weighted gloves and would highly recommend them to anyone wanting a little more out of this routine. I also held 3lb weights during the 100 punches at the end of the workout. Might try 5lb weights next week.
Followed the workout with 2 hours of raking and bagging leaves at the front of the house. I'll probably be doing the same next week at the back of the house. Won't be long before I'll be exchanging raking leaves for shovelling snow!
Day 14, November 2nd :: Rest or X Stretch day
I again didn't manage to get in any stretching done today. Just too much going on to find the time.
WEEK II EATING
I'm still struggling to eat 1800 Calories a day. I just don't feel hungry enough. It doesn't help that I can't bare to eat scrambled eggs any more. I did manage some hard boiled egg whites in my salad a couple of times during the week, so I'm not completely avoiding eggs.
Regardless of the fact it was Halloween this week and I was surrounded by candy wherever I went, I only had 1 dark chocolate the whole week. We even had a birthday party yesterday for my Step-daughter and I didn't even have any cake or ice-cream. I only went over 1/2 a carb for the week which isn't bad going.
End of Week II Weight :: 140lbs = 0lb Loss
No weight loss this week, which is fine. Hopefully it's because I'm converting the remaining fat to muscle.
On to Week III
Another week down and on to the next week. Week II flew by and I'm sure week III will too. The most important part of the week is done...planning the menu. It's the most difficult part of this for me. I'm trying to mix things up to avoid getting fed up with the same meals week in week out. I'm already not doing well with eggs and I don't want to lose my appetite for any other of the proteins.
PHASE I :: WEEK II :: Weight = 140lbs
Day 8 October 27th 2008 :: Chest, Back & Ab Ripper X
I'm still doing push-ups on my knees. I don't image this will change for a little while to come. My numbers weren't any better than week I unfortunately. I didn't do any less though so that was good. This is one area I'm really hoping to see some improvement over the coming weeks. I've always wanted to be able to do push-ups properly.
For 'Heavy Pants' and 'Lawnmower', I increased from 10lb weights to 15lb. I managed 15 reps each time and think I could maybe increase to 20lb for these two exercises. I stuck with 10lbs for the 'Back Flys'. I seem to struggle with these more so 10lb will do for the time being.
I managed to do better numbers with Ab Ripper X today. I still can't do the 'V-Ups'. It seems to put too much pressure on my spine. I did crunches instead so I was laying there doing nothing.
Day 9, October 28th 2008 :: Plyometrics
I did much better with co-ordination today and I definitely managed to do more reps than I did during week I. Apart from the issue with my ankle. I felt pretty good once the workout was over. I still have lots of room for improvement though.
Day 10, October 29th 2008 :: Shoulders, Arms & Ab Ripper X
Last week, I felt as if I could increase the weights for most of the exercises. For the shoulder and bicep exercises I increased from 10lbs to 15lbs. I was managing about 8-10 reps at that weight (apart from the exercises Tony wants 16 reps in which case I did 16). For the Triceps and Shoulder Fly exercises, I used between 7.5lb and 10lb as I'm a little weaker in those areas.
For a couple of the exercises, I would have liked to use 12.5lb weights. I'm using the Powerblock 9.0 weights and unfortunately, they don't have a setting for 12.5lbs.
I didn't hate Ab Ripper X as much today. Got through it okay, again substituting the 'V-ups' with crunches.
Day 11, October 30th 2008 :: Yoga X
I enjoyed this much more than I did last week. I think it was because I had memorised the moves during the first half of the DVD. I was much more co-ordinated because of that and I didn't have to keep looking up at the TV which was throwing me off balance. I seemed more flexible that last week so hopefully in the weeks to come, my flexibility will improve even more.
Day 12, October 31st 2008 :: Legs, Back & Ab Ripper X
I felt as though I'd done better with this workout during week I for some reason. This is one of the workouts I'm hoping to get the most out of as my legs need more work than the rest of of me. This is the area I want to tone up the most.
Stayed with 10 each of the pull-ups using a chair.
Ab Ripper X was a little harder today. I think it I expended too much energy during Legs & Back. It also didn't help that I forgot to eat breakfast that morning because we'd had a power cut/surge and I was trying to fix the xbox. I must have got pretty side tracked.
Day 13, November 1st 2008 :: Kenpo X
I just love this workout! I again used my weighted gloves and would highly recommend them to anyone wanting a little more out of this routine. I also held 3lb weights during the 100 punches at the end of the workout. Might try 5lb weights next week.
Followed the workout with 2 hours of raking and bagging leaves at the front of the house. I'll probably be doing the same next week at the back of the house. Won't be long before I'll be exchanging raking leaves for shovelling snow!
Day 14, November 2nd :: Rest or X Stretch day
I again didn't manage to get in any stretching done today. Just too much going on to find the time.
WEEK II EATING
I'm still struggling to eat 1800 Calories a day. I just don't feel hungry enough. It doesn't help that I can't bare to eat scrambled eggs any more. I did manage some hard boiled egg whites in my salad a couple of times during the week, so I'm not completely avoiding eggs.
Regardless of the fact it was Halloween this week and I was surrounded by candy wherever I went, I only had 1 dark chocolate the whole week. We even had a birthday party yesterday for my Step-daughter and I didn't even have any cake or ice-cream. I only went over 1/2 a carb for the week which isn't bad going.
End of Week II Weight :: 140lbs = 0lb Loss
No weight loss this week, which is fine. Hopefully it's because I'm converting the remaining fat to muscle.
On to Week III
Another week down and on to the next week. Week II flew by and I'm sure week III will too. The most important part of the week is done...planning the menu. It's the most difficult part of this for me. I'm trying to mix things up to avoid getting fed up with the same meals week in week out. I'm already not doing well with eggs and I don't want to lose my appetite for any other of the proteins.
Monday, October 27, 2008
WEEK 1 OF P90X COMPLETED
I got through week 1 without any hiccups. I don't think I hated any of the workouts but some were more enjoyable than others.
PHASE I :: WEEK I :: Weight = 142lbs
Day 1 October 20th 2008 :: Chest, Back & Ab Ripper X
I had to do the push-ups on my knees as I've never been able to do push-ups. I also had to do the pull-ups with a chair assist because they've never been something I could do either. Some of the push-up positions I really struggled with (Military, diamond and dive bomber) and some weren't too bad. I didn't knock out huge numbers of any of them. As for the pull-ups, I decided to stick with 10 of each position for each rep. I felt comfortable with 10 but think I could add a couple more for week 2. For 'Heavy Pants' and 'Lawnmower' and 'Back Flys' I used 10lb weights. I stuck with them throughout the workout. I didn't want to be messing around adjusting the weights. For week 2 I'll be increasing to 15lbs for 'Heavy Pants' and 'Lawnmower' but will be staying the same for the 'Back Flys' as a struggled a little with those.
Ab Ripper X was harder than I expected. I'd done Tony's Bonus Abs routine which was included on my Turbo Jam DVDs. I thought the exercises were going to be pretty much the same but they weren't. I couldn't do all the reps. I did 20 for most but as little as 15 for some and I just couldn't do the 'V ups'.
Day 2, October 21st 2008 :: Plyometrics
Where do I start? What a workout! I struggled with height and co-ordination on this one. In my opinion, it's the most difficult of all the workouts for Phase I. I tried my best on each of the exercises and hope I can improve for week 2. I didn't do as many reps as Tony would have liked but I'm sure that will change with time.
Day 3, October 22nd 2008 :: Shoulders, Arms & Ab Ripper X
I really enjoyed this workout and felt really pumped at the end of it. I stuck with 10lb weights for the most part. I was managing between 10 and 15 reps depending on the exercises. I think I might increase to 12.5 or 15lbs for the exercises were I managed 15 reps. I struggled most with the 'Seated Shoulder Flys' and the 'Straight Arm Shoulder Flys'. I think I will have to decrease the weight with those for a couple of weeks.
I did a little better with Ab Ripper X today but not much. I think I need a thicker mat because I've ended up with a bruise in each hip from the 'Oblique' exercises.
Day 4, October 23rd 2008 :: Yoga X
I'm not sure I enjoyed this too much. I'm not very flexible so some of the moves were pretty uncomfortable and balance was a big problem. The first half of the routine was the most difficult and things got better during the second half. I'm really hoping that after doing Yoga X for a few weeks, I gain some flexibility. I've not been able to touch my toes in a very long time. It would be great if I could at some point.
Day 5, October 24th 2008 :: Legs, Back & Ab Ripper X
Another great workout . I felt the most stiff after this one as compared to the other workouts. I managed to keep up with the amount of reps Tony wanted. I was very pleased to see the 'Calf Raises' as my calves are one of my main trouble areas. Stuck with 10 reps for each of the pull-ups, again, using the chair for assistance.
I felt a little stronger when doing the Ab routine. I didn't do many more than I'd managed earlier in the week but the ones I did, I felt my technique was better. Still can't do the 'V ups' though.
Day 6, October 25th 2008 :: Kenpo X
This is my favorite of the workouts for Phase I. Time seemed to fly by on this one. I loved the nice long stretch before we got started. I wore my weighted gloves for this and was glad I did. Some of the moves were similar to ones I'd done with Turbo Jam so co-ordination wasn't a problem. Even the moves I hadn't done before were very easy to pick up. I did full reps on each of the movements and was very happy with how everything went with this workout.
Day 7, October 26th 2008 :: Rest or X Stretch day
I didn't manage to get in any stretching. Just too many things going on during the day. I was happy to have a little break from exercising. I wasn't sure whether I should be eating all 1800 calories today because I wasn't doing a workout. I didn't feel the need to have all the snacks so I cut one out.
WEEK I EATING
I really struggled to get 1800 Calories each day. I used the portion method and planned ahead for the whole week. I seemed to have the correct amount of portions but when I added the calories using www.myfitnesspal.com I was under most days by as much as 300 calories.
I ate clean every day. I had one caffeinated coffee in the morning and then one decaf in the evening. I know Tony prefers one coffee a day. Hopefully the fact that one of mine is decaf helps.
I think the only thing I ate that took me over on one of my portions was 2 Yorkshire Puddings. I'd had my carbs in the morning by having 3 pancakes (with peanut butter and sugar free syrup). I was cooking a Roast Beef dinner and had made Yorkshire Puddings to go with it for the rest of the family. I didn't go over my calorie intake for the day, just over my carb portions for that day.
End of Week I Weight :: 140lbs = 2lb Loss
On to Week II
Looking forward to the second week. My menu is planned out and I don't doubt I'll eat clean all week. We have a birthday in the family on Saturday and so there will be cake. I hope I have the will power not to eat any. I'll let you know next week how that went.
PHASE I :: WEEK I :: Weight = 142lbs
Day 1 October 20th 2008 :: Chest, Back & Ab Ripper X
I had to do the push-ups on my knees as I've never been able to do push-ups. I also had to do the pull-ups with a chair assist because they've never been something I could do either. Some of the push-up positions I really struggled with (Military, diamond and dive bomber) and some weren't too bad. I didn't knock out huge numbers of any of them. As for the pull-ups, I decided to stick with 10 of each position for each rep. I felt comfortable with 10 but think I could add a couple more for week 2. For 'Heavy Pants' and 'Lawnmower' and 'Back Flys' I used 10lb weights. I stuck with them throughout the workout. I didn't want to be messing around adjusting the weights. For week 2 I'll be increasing to 15lbs for 'Heavy Pants' and 'Lawnmower' but will be staying the same for the 'Back Flys' as a struggled a little with those.
Ab Ripper X was harder than I expected. I'd done Tony's Bonus Abs routine which was included on my Turbo Jam DVDs. I thought the exercises were going to be pretty much the same but they weren't. I couldn't do all the reps. I did 20 for most but as little as 15 for some and I just couldn't do the 'V ups'.
Day 2, October 21st 2008 :: Plyometrics
Where do I start? What a workout! I struggled with height and co-ordination on this one. In my opinion, it's the most difficult of all the workouts for Phase I. I tried my best on each of the exercises and hope I can improve for week 2. I didn't do as many reps as Tony would have liked but I'm sure that will change with time.
Day 3, October 22nd 2008 :: Shoulders, Arms & Ab Ripper X
I really enjoyed this workout and felt really pumped at the end of it. I stuck with 10lb weights for the most part. I was managing between 10 and 15 reps depending on the exercises. I think I might increase to 12.5 or 15lbs for the exercises were I managed 15 reps. I struggled most with the 'Seated Shoulder Flys' and the 'Straight Arm Shoulder Flys'. I think I will have to decrease the weight with those for a couple of weeks.
I did a little better with Ab Ripper X today but not much. I think I need a thicker mat because I've ended up with a bruise in each hip from the 'Oblique' exercises.
Day 4, October 23rd 2008 :: Yoga X
I'm not sure I enjoyed this too much. I'm not very flexible so some of the moves were pretty uncomfortable and balance was a big problem. The first half of the routine was the most difficult and things got better during the second half. I'm really hoping that after doing Yoga X for a few weeks, I gain some flexibility. I've not been able to touch my toes in a very long time. It would be great if I could at some point.
Day 5, October 24th 2008 :: Legs, Back & Ab Ripper X
Another great workout . I felt the most stiff after this one as compared to the other workouts. I managed to keep up with the amount of reps Tony wanted. I was very pleased to see the 'Calf Raises' as my calves are one of my main trouble areas. Stuck with 10 reps for each of the pull-ups, again, using the chair for assistance.
I felt a little stronger when doing the Ab routine. I didn't do many more than I'd managed earlier in the week but the ones I did, I felt my technique was better. Still can't do the 'V ups' though.
Day 6, October 25th 2008 :: Kenpo X
This is my favorite of the workouts for Phase I. Time seemed to fly by on this one. I loved the nice long stretch before we got started. I wore my weighted gloves for this and was glad I did. Some of the moves were similar to ones I'd done with Turbo Jam so co-ordination wasn't a problem. Even the moves I hadn't done before were very easy to pick up. I did full reps on each of the movements and was very happy with how everything went with this workout.
Day 7, October 26th 2008 :: Rest or X Stretch day
I didn't manage to get in any stretching. Just too many things going on during the day. I was happy to have a little break from exercising. I wasn't sure whether I should be eating all 1800 calories today because I wasn't doing a workout. I didn't feel the need to have all the snacks so I cut one out.
WEEK I EATING
I really struggled to get 1800 Calories each day. I used the portion method and planned ahead for the whole week. I seemed to have the correct amount of portions but when I added the calories using www.myfitnesspal.com I was under most days by as much as 300 calories.
I ate clean every day. I had one caffeinated coffee in the morning and then one decaf in the evening. I know Tony prefers one coffee a day. Hopefully the fact that one of mine is decaf helps.
I think the only thing I ate that took me over on one of my portions was 2 Yorkshire Puddings. I'd had my carbs in the morning by having 3 pancakes (with peanut butter and sugar free syrup). I was cooking a Roast Beef dinner and had made Yorkshire Puddings to go with it for the rest of the family. I didn't go over my calorie intake for the day, just over my carb portions for that day.
End of Week I Weight :: 140lbs = 2lb Loss
On to Week II
Looking forward to the second week. My menu is planned out and I don't doubt I'll eat clean all week. We have a birthday in the family on Saturday and so there will be cake. I hope I have the will power not to eat any. I'll let you know next week how that went.
Monday, October 20, 2008
This was me prior to starting any form of exercise at 180lbsThroughout my whole life, I had never been heavier than 140lbs until after I hit 30. I didn't drink any alcohol before then or snack much.
I met my husband when I was 29 and we began snacking in the evenings as we watched movies. My job got pretty stressful and I started having a few drinks on a Friday night after work.
Within several months I started gaining weight . I had to keep buying bigger clothes but this didn't deter me from snacking or drinking.
When I was pregnant with my 1 year old, I was probably eating the healthiest I had eaten in a very long time. I craved salad, fruit and fish. During the first few months of the pregnancy, I lost 14lbs and I only ever gaining those 14lbs back throughout the whole pregnancy. Not bad going! I was hoping to continue eating healthy, which I did for a while but once I moved to the US and was lonely at home with the baby, I began snacking on cookies and donuts during the day and ice-cream during the evenings. I could slowly feel myself getting heavier and tired.
I was laying in bed hoping for some inspiration and low and behold the very next day the commercial for Turbo Jam came on the TV. I don't think I've ever moved so fast as I did to run for my credit card. I quickly ordered everything that was on offer.
The DVD's and equipment arrived within the week but I didn't start straight away. There was a holiday weekend coming up so I thought I'd wait until after then. The night before I started the '10 Day Kick Start' I consumed a pint of Dove ice-cream....a whopping 1200 calories! I felt sick to my stomach.
The next day I got started. I was hoping the motto would be true....10lbs and 10 inches in 10 days. I followed the diet plan to the letter but I didn't follow the workouts in the same way. There was no way I could manage a 45-50 minute workout so I substituted some of the 20 minute workouts and some long walks instead.
Day 10 came very quickly. I had noticed a little change but seeing myself every day, I suppose it wasn't too noticeable to me. I stepped on the scales and got out the tape measure. To my amazement I'd lost 10lb and 10.5 inches in the 10 days.
During the next 3 months I worked very hard to stick to the diet and exercise plan. I only had one day off most weeks. I alternated my workouts so I was doing cardio one day and sculpting the next. I had a birthday during this time which meant a few (okay maybe 5) margaritas and cake but for the most part I was very good.
After 3 months of hard work I had lost 38lbs and dropped down from a size 18 to size 10. My current weight is 142
lbs.After the initial 3 months my eating habits during the week were still pretty good but during the weekend, I began eating the odd cookie or a little ice-cream. I was still working out between 5 and 6 times per week. I didn't weigh myself for a few weeks.
I stepped on the scales last week for the first time in a few weeks and was still 142lbs. Yay!
I knew I needed something else to push me further and so I ordered P90X and the equipment needed to get started.
It's taken several weeks of planning and ordering but I got there in the end. Today (Oct, 20th 2008) was day 1 of P90X Classic.
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