P90x - 9.1.09 - Plyometrics

Okay i think this is day 30. I am so bad with these dates it makes NO sense. I did plyometrics today as I am basically following the "doubles" plan instead of lean. I need to make better progress and I have the time and energy so might as well. I did much better with plyometrics today than the last time. I promised my husband I would do it with him and go hard, so I am going hard. Tomorrow I will have morning cardio and then later will do chest and back. I am starting off light on my morning cardio though. I will start going to the gym next week when all of my kids are in school/daycare.

I burned about 522 calories this time and I didn't have to modify the moves as much as before, so again I am very pleased with my progress. I hope that this is my time to really see a change in my body. I would really like to see some more inches melt away and see these muscles shine through. I am sore as heck, so I know i have got to see something LOL.

P90x Day 29 - Triceps Chest & Shoulders

Okay so this is the start of my "lean/doubles" phase 2. I woke up and did a 30 minute step aerobics cardio session and then in the early evening did my p90x. I loved this disc. I suck at push ups and can't do a real 1 handed push up, but I enjoyed this workout! I don't have a whole lot ot say but here are my stats as of yesterday's weight and measurements, keeping in mind on day 1 i had the incorrect height listed on my omron bf monitor, so i dropped my bf% significantly in my opinion.

Day 1 Day 28
Weight: 167.2 lbs 164.2
Body Fat%: 32.8 31.3%
waist: 32" 30"
abdomen: 38" 36-37" (it fluctuates)
hips: 42.5" 41"
chest: 35 1/2" didn't check lol
L. Thigh: 25 1/2" 24"
Right Thigh: 25 1/2" 24"
Left arm: 12 1/2" 11 1/2"
Right arm: 12 1/2" 11 1/2"

Now if i did my bodyfat at 5'3 3/4 height my bf% was 30.8. this is good stuff :D

P90x Phase 2 Commences

I know I haven't been bogging the last severa days...maybe even a week. I am still in this. I substituted cardioX with Jillian Michaels Banish Fat Boost Metabolism this week. I ordered a new Yoga dvd too, 90 minutes just seems to be too much at one time for the type of workout. I am going to start my lean version of "doubles" tomorrow. I will add 30-60 minutes of cardio on my weights days. I have to take pictures tomorrow that I will hyave for my "28 day" pics. So far, when i compare day 1 with day 28, I am pretty pleased even though my weight isn't that far down as I expected. I really expected to lose 8-10 lbs...I may have lost 4 lbs, but my body fat % has gone down quite a bit and I have good comparable measurements, so on that note I know I progressed. I am going to stick to a 2200 calorie diet and see how that goes this week. I know I will see a lot of fluid retention as I will be adding weights again and it's just something my body loves to do.

At any rate, I am looking forward to seeing what this 30 day brings. I am going to be child free during the days,, so maybe the lack of stress and the more time I have taking care of me will help me shed some weight too. I hope to lose 10 lbs this month or definitely be able to wear my size 10's no questions about it.

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P90x Day 19 of 90 - Subbed Kenpo

I was very sore today from yesterday's workout, but of course I can't quit. I pushed myself to workout. I skipped Kenpo because although I like it, it's not as much of a calorie burner as I would like it to be. I did Turbo Jam Get on the Ball instead. I was able to do all the moves without modifying (which was difficult before) and it just felt good to do a little 'kickboxing' with core and lower body and shoulders. I had to do stretch X (bits and pieces but about 20 minutes worth) cause my hamstrings and booty are just so sore! I am going to do bits and pieces again tomorrow, but nothing else.

I am looking forward to recovery week and I HOPE that phase II brings on better #'s. I swore i'd end in the 150's. There is still a chance, but unless i lose 4 lbs this recovery week, it ain't happening. I will accept another 1/2" in places and bf% though over the scale #.

So i burned 502 calories and I feel good.

Let's keep it going!

P90x Day 18 of 90 - Legs & back (remix)

Soooo today I had to skip the 'back' portions of the exercises as my upper body is still a little sore (i will do them tomorrow). I did the legs and even completed a move (the exaggerated lunges) that I never was able to do, due to my toes...so yeah they are a best. Oh and i skip the debbie siebers i don't likey. I went on and put my Exhale Spa Core Fusion Body Sculpt dvd on to do my thighs and my glutes and then my core (in place of ab ripper x, which I will do tomorrow if I decide not to do my get on the ball dvd). This is one heck of a workout! I burned more on this than anything and I can't wait to get further!!!

I burned 493 calories today (300 with legs on P90x). I had a ton of interruptions today with the kids but i did keep my HR up so I am just fine and happy with that. Tomorrow is a new day.

i weighed 163.4 today. Let's see if i can keep going and drop bf% too.

P90x Planning my Recovery week ahead!

I did yoga today, nothing special, but I am doing better. I still don't like doing core. I may do it sometimes but not today. I worked on my chest with resistance bands as I want to build my chest's perkiness (if it is even possible anymore) but I don't want to add a full p90x disc into the equation.

I received my Exhale Spa Core Fusion Body Sculpt and I am really excited to start it. I am seeing where the reviews (about 55) gave 5 stars, 99% of the reviewers. I watched the video and I am definitely sure this is a great addition to my regimen. I am feeling like I am stuck, not necessarily with p90x but for the last few months. I refuse to let this be a repeat of last year. The difference is, I am REALLY trying. I wasn't going to the gym last summer and when i did, I didn't put forth the effort to count calories or workout hard. Now i am working out harder than ever and counting my calories and balancing everything and I just can't seem to lose any darn weight. I am faithful and i am hopeful i see changes next month.

So anyways here is what I am going to do recovery week:

Recovery week 1

Day 1 - YogaX (first 10 minutes and the last 20 minutes before core) & Core Fusion
Day 2 - Core Synergistics
Day 3 - Kenpo X
Day 4 - Core Fusion in place of stretch x
Day 5 - Turbo Jam get on the ball
Day 6 - Same as day 1
Day 7 - Rest or X Stretch

Phase II

Weeks 5-7
Day 1 - Core Synergistics -
Day 2 - Plyometrics
Day 3 - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps, Ab Ripper X + Light Cardio
Day 4 - parts of Yoga x & full Core Fusion
Day 5 - Legs and Back, Ab Ripper X
Day 6 - Kenpo X
Day 7 - Rest or X Stretch - Core Fusion

Recovery week pt 2

Day 1 - YogaX (first 10 minutes and the last 20 minutes before core) & Core Fusion
Day 2 - Core Synergistics
Day 3 - Kenpo X
Day 4 - Core Fusion in place of stretch x
Day 5 - Turbo Jam get on the ball
Day 6 - Same as day 1
Day 7 - Rest or X Stretch

Phase III

Weeks 9, 11
Day 1 - Chest and Back, Ab Ripper X
Day 2 - plyometrics
Day 3 - Shoulders and Arms, Ab Ripper X - light cardio
Day 4 - Yoga X & Core fusion (parts of yoga)
Day 5 - Core Synergistics - light cardio
Day 6 - Kenpo X - 15 minutes of chest
Day 7 - Rest or X Stretch - core fusion

Week 10, 12
Day 1 - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps, Ab Ripper X
Day 2 - Plyometrics
Day 3 - Back and Biceps, Ab Ripper X - light cardio
Day 4 - parts of YogaX & full Core Fusion
Day 5 - Core Synergistics - light cardio
Day 6 - Kenpo X - 15 minutes chest
Day 7 - Rest or X Stretch - core fusion

Week 13
Day 1 - Core Fusion
Day 2 - Core Synergistics - light cardio
Day 3 - Kenpo X
Day 4 - Core Fusion
Day 5 - Plyometrics
Day 6 - Core Fusion (some pieces of YogaX)
Day 7 - Rest or X Stretch

P90x day 17 of 90 - Shoulders & arms/Ab ripper X

So today I actually wrote down my reps. DH told me i needed to start doing that and well since I wanna 'bring it' during phase two (which is in 2 weeks) I need to have something to compare it to. I am glad I did because I am definitely feeling the burn and that's what I need. I want my arms to be smoking (along with the rest of my body) but seeing as though i have no visible blemishes on my arms i.e. excessive stretch marks, then they are gonna be my main feature LOL.

I finished up shoulders & arms, skipped the cool down and went into ab ripperX. I left the first segment burning 305 cals and i ended up with 403 after ab ripper. I do confess to skipping part of the leg climb, not because I can't do it, it just sucks and is boring and maybe i do it wrong so i don't feel it all the way, BUT i did do about 30 mason crunches (i think that's the name) that's my first ever!!!

I figure i need to burn some extra calories with good old cardio, so i added about 10 minutes of the biggest loser cardio max, part 2 (jillian's segment). I ended with the yoga cool down and some arm stretches. I am feeling pretty good all the way around. I burned a total of 498 calories today.

Calories: 498

ahr: 125

mhr: 165

net calories: about 1388-1400

total calorie intake: 1888 - 1900

fat: 45g

protein: 187g

carbs: 176g

ratio carbs/protein/fat: 40/40/20 (close enough)