P90x - Day 16 of 90 - Plyometrics

Okay so like i said before I switched cardio out and did plyometrics instead. What a workout! I knew it would be. I had to do mostly modified moves and i still burned 530 calories! I already feel my body changing or going thru the 'motions'. I woke up feeling icky, i kept sneezing and my nose kept running. I was able to combat that during plyo and then it resumed when i was done LOL

Otherwise i ate about 2000 calories again today and my HR was as high as 183 and averaged 159 (i think) i don't have my watch near me today and i surely don't feel like getting it.

I tried the p90x shrimp stir fry...i gives it two thumbs up!!!

Keep pressing play, i know i am!

P90x - Day 15 of 90 - Core Synergistics

Well before i started my workout, about an hour before, i ate a good 6 oz of chicken breast with broccoli, bell peppers and a mushroom (yes ONE mushroom lol). I got the kids to take a nap and started my workout. I still don't care for this workout but i know it's working and well I guess i don't like many workouts but I am in this to win it, so I suck it up and do my best. I realized that I wasn't doing the banana poses right this whole time, so now that I did it right, i FEEEELS it...I know i'll start seeing improvement.

I am looking forward to recovery week next week and I hope my new dvd comes in. It's called something something "core fusion" it has 5 stars from all the reviewers and I watched it and it looks great. I am going to replace one yoga day with that dvd as it's a mix of yoga and core movements. I have taken the liberty to up my calories a little bit. I am shooting for 2000 calories. this is in between what the beachbody.com website and p90x nutrition guide have set out for me. I I had a cheat day yesterday and well i took in too much sodium, so I did some research and now I see that dandelion tea is great for liver & kidney function as well as water retention. I had one cup already, not the best tasting, but if you like black coffee, i can see a coffe e lover liking it plain. I had to gulp it down. I will try honey perhaps next time.

So onto my stats....I burned a little less today as I skipped the last part of the bonus (and the plank to chaturanga bonus) instead of the PtoC i did plank holds. I did exert more effort on my towel jumps and the tire runs.....I can prove that as my HR maxed this time 183 and my average was a little lower...by one so it was 146. I burned 435 calories. Oh and tomorrow I will be subbing Cardio X for plyometrics....ooooooh wish me LUCK

AHR: 146

MHR: 183

Calories Burned: 435

Calories consumed: 2000

P90x Day 13 of 90 - Kenpo X

Okay, honestly I don't know what day I am on LOL. I have to renumber these things cause anyone who knows me knows I am bad with numbers and obviously I just can't count either!!!! Time to go back to school. Who would have thought I was an honors student HAHAHAHA.

Okay so today was Kenpo x. The ONLY part I had problems with were the warm up stretches in the beginning. I was so stiff from legs and back, although my body doesn't hurt like last time, it was just hard, so i did my own stretches and did what I could with the crew. Overall, still a fast workout. It goes so fast because you are constantly busy, but counting the reps is what helps I think and then doing them on each side.

I burned almost 100 more calories than last week's Kenpo. Last week was 330 and today I burned 429...that's awesome to me. I have tweaked my food choices and I hope this will definitely help. I am going to try to push this...

Starting on Monday I will change up the routine by doing Plyometrics instead of cardio X. Then I will do the recovery as usual. I want to find another yoga routine so I don't have to do yogaX twice a week. Although I seem to be the only person who can actually doesn't mind this routine, 2 times a week might make me hate it LOL. I want something more tranquil, but not too easy like stretching. Then when phase 2 hits, i will do a lean doubles version. I will add 2 days of cardio on my arms & shoulders and legs & back days....or maybe on yoga day IDK yet (legs and back is still gruelling enough). Then when phase 3 comes, i will add 3 days. I hope that I see a big change in those phases. Hopefully by the time I enter phase 2 i will be 159 lbs. I am crossing my fingers. Anything is possible.

Keep pushing play!!

Cals: 429

AHR: 141

MHR: 177

calories: 1452 NET

Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Click totals for charts!	Totals:	1,452	48g	353mg	1,425mg	190g	102g	33g	176g

P90x Day 12 of 90? I think - Legs & back and AbRipperX

I was very tired today and it took everything in me to not fall out, but I did very very well today. I burned 434 on the first part and then got up to 567 calories burned with abripperX. I can definitely tell how much stronger I am getting. I do admit i skipped a part of the legs...i dont' like lunges where you have to extend your toe....both big toe nails are a little damaged and growing out so I can't do those without it causing discomfort. I did the entire wall squat. I am sure next week i'll do the 1 leg wall squat nonstop too. I am proud of my work. My ab work is getting better and I can't even remember what moves I was having issues with when i first did the work out. I will say that I can't do the mason twists nonstop yet. Maybe 2 more times thru and i'll have it. Otherwise it seems my measurements are steadily decreasing, except my legs. I hope that I start burning some good fat in my legs soon. I want those to go down at least 2 inches but if i get more i am happy. My stomach is important too...I am not worried about that as it seems to be what goes down the most.. I naturally have thicker legs.

avg hr: 145

max hr: 178

PRESS PLAY... we are going into week 3 and then it's recovery time..I can't wait!

P90x - Day 9 of 90 - Shoulders & Arms

I must say that I am not sure of how many calories i burned this time in comparison to last week because I didn't have my watch on...I had some interruptions and had to do Ab Ripper X first and then a couple hours later did the shoulders and arms (at 10:30pm). I am pleased this time as I am feeling the burn in my arms when I felt nothing last week. I am excited and so motivated to keep it going. I am getting close to being in the 150's...which would be the first time since 2003 before I got pregnant with my 2nd child.

Pleeeease P90x...i'll do the work, you just show me the way! LOL

Press play!

BTW i am going to start doing a modified version of lean and make it somewhat like the doubles...Phase 2 I will add plyometrics and do 2 days of additional cardio at my gym or do my Turbo Jam ball routine.

P90x - Day 8 of 90 CardioX

WHEW! Everytime i work out at night, it beats me over the head! I feel good though now. I did burn more calories this time around on cardiox..instead of 331 calories i burned 366, so i am happy about that. I weighed 164.4 and had 32.1% body fat, so it's still going down for both measures...I love it!

I will say this seemed a bit harder in some ways, maybe because I pushed myself to do more this time? I did more jumping on some moves and my maximum HR was 180, average was 149. I want this really bad. I want to look good for me and for my husband. When he comes home in November, i don't want him to really recognize me. I want him like "who's that girl?" HAHAHA

I am on my way! 20-25 lbs would tickle my fancy!

P90x - Day 7 of 90 Core synergistics

Okay....This isn't my favorite workout of the set, but i think it was much better this time around than what i remember last time, so that's a plus. I am getting stronger already, it's pretty impressive. I did 8 pushups this morning where as sometime last week ic ould only do 4. I did a lot of the push up moves on the dvd than I did last week, I even burned more calories. I couldn't be more pleased.

I am drinking a shake (with recovery powder) added some egg whites and extra spinach. Still tastes good and I feel good about it. I hope to start seeing some lbs and more inches drop this week. I am sure I will. I still don't have a big appetite for solids, but i am striving to make every bite or drink count and get in some healthy calories!

So my calorie burn today was 449...Max HR: 178...AHR: 147. I am feeling really good and I may switch to classic next week and add in some of my own cardio. I will see how this week ends. I am ready to bring it big time and just get into the best shape of my life!

Press Play people....

Last week's weight: 167

This week's weight: 166 (i did weigh 163.8 before i did legs & back)

Body fat last week: 32.8% (very close to at least)

Body fat today: 32% (first time since I've started working out in April 2008)

PLEASED!