Well at this point I am as close to half way as I'll get with my updates. It is day 42 of P90X, meaning I have 48 days to go. These past two weeks have been a combination of 2 new workouts with the old cardio workouts mixed in between. I can definitely tell the difference in the workouts! Not necessarily harder, but it's almost like I've gone back to day 1 in how sore I am afterward.
I've been tempted a few times to take a random batch of photos just to post them because I'm finally starting to see real results! And each time I see results I eventually realize I'm not yet where I want to be, but after I remind myself that I'm only half way I stop worrying. The program works. I have no doubt I'd be seeing even better results had I chosen to stick to the nutritional guide, but I eat pretty well already (minus the growing number of occasions in which I eat out.)
My pull up bar broke, which means I'm currently unable to do the pull-up sections of the workouts. Really sucks, but I'm going to try reinstalling it in a different location, hopefully I won't be needlessly putting more holes in my walls.
So ultimately I've stayed true to my two most important rules. 1) I have not had a sip of alcohol in 42 days. In 48 more days, I will celebrate with a long awaited G&T! 2) I haven't missed a single workout. I've been on top of the workouts every day, even those days when I honestly don't want to do it.
And that's it for now... Kind of scatter brained update. But I'm kind of unsure how to update on this topic anymore. Two weeks from now will be the end of round 2. If I'm feeling confident enough I will post pics.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Coasting.
I've been noticing my mind checking out of NM for a while, but it's becoming more intense with each passing day. I've come to the point where I feel there's nothing left for me in NM. Yes, I have amazing friends, and I do not intend to discredit those amazing relationships, but the only thing that I'm honestly still excited about here is Rent. My friends are very much a part of that.
Most days after work, or if it's a weekend the entire day, I just sit in my one bedroom apartment alone. I try to get out and do things. And I do, but it's not been enough to overcome the feeling of being alone, or the feeling that I'm ready for change. I've once again returned to the state of not having someone here for me. That sounds weird. I no longer have someone that I will just randomly call and say "hey, lets go walk in the night air and just enjoy each other's company." My friends are incredible, but for one reason or another the people I confide in aren't anywhere near me, be it emotionally or geographically.
This blog isn't an attack on anyone, nor is it a plea for pity. Just a place for me to put out there what I'm feeling. I'm ready to move. Ready to leave NM behind and start something new elsewhere. I've outstayed my time here.
Most days after work, or if it's a weekend the entire day, I just sit in my one bedroom apartment alone. I try to get out and do things. And I do, but it's not been enough to overcome the feeling of being alone, or the feeling that I'm ready for change. I've once again returned to the state of not having someone here for me. That sounds weird. I no longer have someone that I will just randomly call and say "hey, lets go walk in the night air and just enjoy each other's company." My friends are incredible, but for one reason or another the people I confide in aren't anywhere near me, be it emotionally or geographically.
This blog isn't an attack on anyone, nor is it a plea for pity. Just a place for me to put out there what I'm feeling. I'm ready to move. Ready to leave NM behind and start something new elsewhere. I've outstayed my time here.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Section 1: Check!
Yesterday was the final day of the first section of P90X, I didn't miss a single workout in the first 28 days and am completely thrilled that my drive kept me going! There are a couple of workouts that I'm really not fond of such as Core Synergistics and Yoga X but I've figured out a way to sub them out with other workouts while still achieving the same goal.
The one area I have really not followed through on is eating completely healthy. With the start of school and seeing all my friends again it is really difficult to resist the temptation a plate of Western Style Hash Browns from Frontier can bring. I have stayed true to some goals though, my fried food intake is still at about 0, I have not consumed a sip of alcohol since I started, the amount of cheese I eat has decreased significantly, and of course I'm still consuming a large amount of protein!
So here's the big question: is it working?! The answer is yes, while the pictures I took yesterday aren't a very good way to measure the difference as the lighting for both my starting pics and my day 28 pics is less than perfect, I have been able to tell the difference. My muscle tone has greatly improved all over! I joke that I'm finally getting an ass, but it's true, my negative ass is on the way out! :-P I'm seeing changes all over. I'm a lot hungrier which sucks because I have to maintain eating 5 small meals a day, but the flip side of that is that my energy is amazing!
The change is subtle though. While I was hoping, rather irrationally, for something quick and amazing these subtle changes are nice, and I'm only 1/3 of the way done. Today I come out of the program's first "rest week" and move on to the second wave of exercises which mixes things up to remove the plateau effect. Only 62 more workouts to go!!!
Update again in two weeks!
P.S. Still no pics yet, sorry chaps! You'll get them eventually!
The one area I have really not followed through on is eating completely healthy. With the start of school and seeing all my friends again it is really difficult to resist the temptation a plate of Western Style Hash Browns from Frontier can bring. I have stayed true to some goals though, my fried food intake is still at about 0, I have not consumed a sip of alcohol since I started, the amount of cheese I eat has decreased significantly, and of course I'm still consuming a large amount of protein!
So here's the big question: is it working?! The answer is yes, while the pictures I took yesterday aren't a very good way to measure the difference as the lighting for both my starting pics and my day 28 pics is less than perfect, I have been able to tell the difference. My muscle tone has greatly improved all over! I joke that I'm finally getting an ass, but it's true, my negative ass is on the way out! :-P I'm seeing changes all over. I'm a lot hungrier which sucks because I have to maintain eating 5 small meals a day, but the flip side of that is that my energy is amazing!
The change is subtle though. While I was hoping, rather irrationally, for something quick and amazing these subtle changes are nice, and I'm only 1/3 of the way done. Today I come out of the program's first "rest week" and move on to the second wave of exercises which mixes things up to remove the plateau effect. Only 62 more workouts to go!!!
Update again in two weeks!
P.S. Still no pics yet, sorry chaps! You'll get them eventually!
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