P90X - Day 29

March 18, 2012

Weigh-In:
     I AM SO EXCITED!  I put a lot of effort this week into making sure I drank LOTS of water and put extra energy into my workouts. I would say that this is working in my favor since at my weigh in today I weighed in at 222.0 lbs and have have lost ....4.0 lbs for this week! Today also marks 29 days on the P90X PROGRAM!!!!! Time for my check-in and measurements :-)

Measurements:
             DAY 1         DAY 29
Weight:  236.0           222.0 ..... -14.0 lbs

Waist:      46.5             41.0 ...... -5.5

Hips:        49.0             46.5 ...... -2.5

Bust:        46.5             45.5 ...... -1.25

Ribs:        40.0             39.25 ...... -.75

Rt Thigh:  29.5             28.25 ...... -1.25

Rt Bicep:  14.5              14.0 ...... -.50
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TOTAL INCHES LOST..... 11.75

 * I'm also down 1 pant size!!!

Workout:
     I LOVE my "day of rest!" Just about the time Sunday arrives I am feeling every bit like I need a break from my workouts. It's nice to take a break and just enjoy my day. It also really helps me to get recharged for starting over again on Monday :-)
     This week coming up is a little different because my workout schedule is going to completley change. I will have all new DVD's to do and also I'm going to try and make room in my life for the "doubles" schedule, which includes workouts 2 times a day! It's seems like a lot, but I am determined to make as much progress as possible in my 90 days :-)

Diet:
     Since today is my cheat day I enjoyed some candy while watching TV with my kids. I was good and stayed in my caloric goal range so I feel that it's not really "cheating" just a poor food choice.
     My plan this month is to stick to a stricter diet than I have been so far. I've been so focused on just staying in a lower caloric range and getting my workouts done that I have neglected to plan ahead better so that I can get the proper foods into me. So you should expect my food journals to look a bit different than they have so far and well see how my new eating plan treats me at the scale! :-)

1/2 oz Smoked almonds
2 c water
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peanut butter & jelly sandwich
1 oz kettle chips
fat free tapioca pudding
2 c water
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diet soda
5 gummy worms
4 starbursts
4 andies mints
1/6 of a large hershey's bar
2 c water
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v8 juice
p90x recovery drink
2 c water
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protein granola bar
2 c water
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v8 juice
2 c water
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1620 cals

~ Laura ~

P90X -Day 1 & 2

February 13, 2012

     As you may have seen in my previous post you will know that recently life has changed quite a bit for our family. What I have not yet mentioned is that our family life has changed in more ways than one. On June 1st, 2011... just 8 months ago we were blessed with a new little special needs baby. WAIT...before you have a pity party for me and my failure to reproduce properly, let me qualify this with the fact that we are foster/adopt parents and actually agreed to this new little bundle of challenges ;-) As crazy as raising ONE severly developmentally delayed and medically fragile child has been, we felt such a strong pull twords our little Aiden that we could not say no! Now life begins anew with struggling with the grief of losing our only daughter and dealing with Aidens physical / developmental / medical needs.

     I must say that after having your child pass away, you often find yourself in a state of reflecting. It's like new years resolutions on steriods! Often several times throughout my day I will begin to look at my life and start catagorizing. What things am I happy with, What things do I wish I had done different, What do I want to do with my life now, What would I like to change and HOW am I going to make that happen???? My health has become increasingly higher on the priority list and has risen to the top since Kya's passing and Aidens prognosis has worsened. It is time for me to take care of myself, so I can continue to care for my family and have the life that I will be happy with in the end...

     I purchased the P90X videos over 5 years ago and they have done nothing but collect dust. Originaly they were bought with my husband in mind, he had been resonably fit but was starting to develope a "Rootbeer Belly" and we thought that this would be perfect for him... NOT! From the very begining he complained that the videos were too long to fit into his busy schedule, the eating plan was too strict and my personal favorite was that he could never get that muscular because he is a natural bean pole :-) Five years later NOTHING has improved about our health as a matter of fact both of our waist sizes have continued to increase yearly. THIS HAS GOT TO CHANGE AND NOW!!!!

Measurements:

Weight:   236.0

Waist:     46.5

Hips:       49.0

Bust:       46.5

Ribs:       40

Upper Thigh:   29.5

Upper Bicep:   14.5

Before Photos:

     

     I have been on the weight loss roller coaster long enough that I know that this program will work if do what is required!  P90X only asks a few thing from you...

• Eat a "Clean Diet" - full of lean meats, whole grains, fruits and veggies
• Excersize 6 days a week - alternating muscle building with fat burning days.
• "BRING IT" - put forth ALL of your effort during each days workout. Often Tony says "do your best and forget the rest"

So here is my heart on my sleeve, the begining of the new me. Please feel free to check-up on me and send me a message if you think I'm slacking! I could use all the help I can get :-)

~Laura~

P.S. Todays workout was chest & back... UHG pull-up/push-up crazyness. I modified everything, but did as many reps as I could throughout. Definatley gonna be sore tommorow!

My Before Pictures (Scary!)

Okay so here is more of me than anyone ever needed to see! I think it will be very important to have accountability when trying to loose weight, so I am letting you all see my before pictures. All I can say is, "Thank heavens," for a great push-up bra!