Still Ridiculously Sore

Yesterday I had my first encounter with Shoulders and Arms and this by far was my favorite workout.

Today is the infamous Yoga X. I previewed the DVD this morning and it sure looks interesting to say the least. I am going to try to do it later in the day because of the length of the workout.

I still can barely walk today. My thighs and but are so sore it is crazy. If I sit down for more than 5 minutes the muscles get tight and I am in some pretty good pain when I get back up .

If I am in this much pain tomorrow I am going to face my first road block. I have to leave work early tomorrow because we are taking my kids to Playhouse Disney Live! I am either going to attempt to do my workout at home later that evening or push it off till Saturday. I would prefer to stay on track because I want to stay with the schedule.

I have been sticking to the diet but still confused as to how much I should be taking in.

Day 3 in the books

Well today was Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ripper X. So far this has been my favorite P90X workout. It could have been because when I went to the gym on my own prior to P90X I tended to work on these muscles almost exclusively so they are used to "bringing it".

I was so fired up after the workout I started to put all my stuff away then I saw Ab Ripper X come on and I was like "Oh yeah, Oh No"

Well I made it through Ab Ripper X and only had to pause a few times. This is still a very tough workout and I could not complete all of the V roll ups.

I am very curious to see what Yoga X is going to be like. I may have to do this one after work because it looks like it is 90 minutes long.

I AM NOT looking forward to Legs on Friday because I can barely move my legs due to plyometrics.

Funny thing when I was 3/4 of the way through Ab Ripper X my abs felt so tight and they felt ripped. I kind of liked that felling because for a second there it felt like I had no belly fat.

God I want that six pack.

I can barely walk today!

Yesterday was as Tony says "The Mother of all workouts" and he isn't kidding. This workout was absolutely brutal and it took me forever to get through the DVD. I had to pause the DVD quite a bit because I simply could not breathe and my legs became jello.

The workout was plyometrics and is a series of jumping exercises. I knew I would be in trouble today when I could barley get up the stairs back to my office after the workout.

When I got home last night I had enough energy to prepare today's lunch and that was it. I went up to bed early and crashed. I got up around 3:30 A.M. to feed my daughter and stayed up for about an hour and a half watching the election news. I went back to bed disappointed at the turn out, but that is for another blog.

I am doing pretty good so far with the diet. I have stopped drinking coffee and so far haven't felt any side effects.

Here is my meal plan for today.

Breakfast: Mushroom and Egg white omelet with cheese, 3 slices of Turkey Bacon. and a banana.

Snack: 30 pistachios

Lunch: Tuna topped salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans and 2 table spoons of fat free dressing. 12 oz of cottage cheese (I seriously love this stuff)

Snack: Protein Bar


After workout: Protein shake with skim milk.

Dinner: Whole wheat pasta with some marinara sauce


Today is Arms and Shoulders. I am looking forward to this workout however I am not looking forward to the 2nd round of Ab Ripper X which I have to do right after the arms and shoulders.

Sore today....

Last night after dinner I put the Ab Ripper X DVD back into the DVD player and I finished it. It still kicked my but but I was able to get it done. Today is Plyometrics.

This morning I made a protein shake using the recipe from the nutrition guide. The recipe called for 1 cup of fresh fruit (I had Strawberries and Blueberries), 1 banna, 1 cup of skim milk, 1 cup of ice and 2 scoops of protein powder. The recipe made way more than I would be able to drink. I had a full glass and gave Debbi the rest. It was tollerable and filled me up.

I had my morning snack around 9:50 A.M. and it consisted of a protein bar and 1/2 can of sardines. :-).

For lunch I am going to have a turkey sandwich on whole wheat with mustard and lettuce.

My afternoon snack will be 12 oz of cottage cheese and the other 1/2 of the sardines :-).

After my workout I will have a protein shake and some pistachios.


I am really sore today so I hope I can make it through today's workout.

Weight was 216 today.

I have no idea how I am going to make it 90 days

I just finished day one which was chest and back and ab ripper X and I couldn't even finish ab ripper X. First of all I "brought it" but the workout humbled me really quickly. I could come no where near doing as many reps as the people on the DVD and that gets you bummed out right away. I did push my body, so much so that I got really nauseous several times.

The ab ripper x DVD starts immediately after and I seriously gave it a valiant effort but I was just too spent and nauseous to go on. Perhaps I do Ab ripper X later in the day after my main workout.

Take it from me this program is no joke at all. Tomorrow is plyometrics and I can only hope it gets better from here.

Decide...check, Commit......."Let's do this"

Today it all begins. Tomorrow will be P89X.

I ate my first P90x meal this morning and it was more food than I thought. I will be back later to give you my thoughts on the first day.

Wish me luck!

P90X Eve

Today my wife and I went food shopping to get our kitchen in order for P90X. My wife isn't going to be doing the program right now but she is going to try to follow the nutrition plan with me. I said earlier that the diet was going to be the hardest part for me. I have always lived by the simple rule. Eat when your hungry, don't eat when not hungry. While this is very easy to do it has several drawbacks for me.

1. I would get SOOO hungry that I would want instant gratification and that means I would eat something easy, i.e......bad for me. If I was out chances are I was eating a double quarter pounder with cheese and I tended to always get it large.
2. Since I was so hungry I would pig out to the point where I would feel like I would need a wheelchair in order to move.

You should have seen me at the grocery store. I must have looked so out of place. My wife normally does all of the food shopping so I am totally clueless once I am there. This place has so many choices my brain blows a fuse. Thankfully I had brought my P90X nutrition guide with me so I had an idea of what to look for.

Here is just a partial list of what we bought:

• 2 boxes of brown rice
• Fat Free cottage cheese
• Original couscous
• Fresh strawberries
• Fresh blueberries
• Bananas
• Romaine lettuce
• Protein bars
• Several bags of frozen chicken breast
• Pistachio nuts (I can have 30 a day, YES!!!!!)
• Mushrooms
• Tomatoes

One of the things I noticed that will challenge me is that allot of the things are plain. I like allot of flavor and the thought of plain old brown rice and plain oatmeal is seriously bumming me out. I guess I can use cinnamon and fresh fruit for flavoring as well as soy sauce so all is not lost but I sure will miss my sugar.

When we got home I prepared tomorrows lunch for my wife and I. I used the nutrition guide to determine the portion size. I made a salad with lettuce, tomatoes, grilled chicken and cucumbers. I was allowed 4 table spoons of fat free balsamic vinaigrette while my wife could have 2.

I then counted out 30 pistachios and placed them in a snack sized zip lock bag. I repeated this until I had 5 bags ready, one for each day of the week.

Here is what my meal plan for tomorrow looks like:

Breakfast: Mushroom Omelet, 1 cup-fresh strawberries, 12oz cottage cheese

Snack: Protein Bar

Lunch: Salad

Snack: 30 Pistachios, 2 string cheese

Dinner: Chicken and veggies with a carb choice