P90X, Week 9, Day 4 Never Happened :(

Being out of town the past few days has taken its toll on my P90X workouts. I've slacked off due to time constraints. I started off strong in the early part of the week, but went downhill from there. It's tough when you haven't seen people for so long; you don't want to miss out on your time with them to go work out. I got home yesterday evening, and I fixed dinner for my family. From there, I had to do some paperwork and by the time I finished it, it was very late, and I did not feel like working out. I'm not sure if I should re-do week 9 in its entirety (my workouts were pretty shaky the past 3 days), or if I should just persevere, and make up for it the next 3 days. I can substitute my rest day with a ton of exercise. Any opinions are welcome.

P90X, Week 9, Day 3

I'm still out of town visiting my family and friends, so tonight I opted for a workout that did not require any equipment and didn't take as long as some of the others. I opted for Brazilian Butt Lift and P90X's Ab Ripper X. I figured I'd work the areas that need the most work since I did my upper body last night. I had a great workout and have stayed within my calorie limit over the past 3 days that I've been out of town. When I get home tomorrow, I hope to get on a more stable schedule with my workouts. I have done as best as I can with maintaining my workouts/diet while out of town. It is not the easiest thing in the world to do. I have been faced with many temptations. Luckily I had some calories left over at my mom's, and I was able to have an ice cream cone for dessert! 1/2 cup of ice cream was 120 calories, and the cone was only 20! I love it when I get to have a sweet treat that doesn't destroy my diet. Well, I'm off to hang out with my mom now; I don't get to see her very often, so I'll catch up with ya tomorrow.

P90X, Week 9, Day 1 & 2

I'm out of town visiting family and friends, but I brought my P90X with me. Last night I substituted Cardio X with Richard Simmons "Disco Sweat" because my friend Sally rented it from the library. She did it as a joke, of course, but do not think we didn't pop it in the DVD player and do it! Freakin hilarious. I don't think I got the best workout, but I needed the laugh. My kids joined in, and Sally (who just had a baby) said she could feel 'the burn'. Tonight's workout was Chest/Shoulders/Triceps, which I did very late, because I'm now at my brother's house. I did it, nevertheless. It's been hard traveling and having to rely on others to cook for me. Lucky for me, I use My Fitness Pal to track my calories, and that helps me to make good choices.

P90X, Week 8, Day 7

TODAY'S WORKOUT WAS REST & STRETCH. AHHHHH.

P90X, Week 8, Day 6 (Happy 30 lb weight loss to me!)

I've been so slack about posting during Spring Break. Last night, it got late, and I knew I needed to post, but my husband was using one computer and my kiddos were on the other. We have a third computer which is a "dinosaur" because it's so old. We haven't turned it on in 3 months since we got the laptops. But I was freshly showered, curled up in a cozy blanket on the couch, and watching a TV show, anyway. So yesterday's workout was Yoga X. 90 minutes long. It is really hard for me to find 90 minutes of the day to do yoga. I would love this workout if it was maybe 60 minutes long as opposed to 90. So, I got Yoga X out of the way in the morning, and I exercised more throughout the day. I took the dog for a walk for 45 minutes, and then I got on the eliptical machine at the gym last night and burned over 700 calories. With it being spring break, I've been sleeping in really late, and I totally missed my Step Aerobics class, which I am still bummed about. Oh well. I've managed to lose 2 lbs this week, which makes a total of 30 lbs lost since December! 13 of those pounds were lost using P90X and by counting calories. As I already mentioned, I'm down a dress/pants size, and I've lost about 2 inches in my neck, 2.5 inches in my waist, and 3 inches in my hips since I started P90X back in February. Exciting, but I still have more work to do. I need to lose around 10-15 more lbs and tone certain areas. The diet part has become like second nature to me; it's a breeze. Finding time to exercise has been the hard part, hence all of the late night workouts. 

P90X, Week 8, Day 5 (& an Easter picture :)

Whew, another late-night workout. Oh well, you do what you have to do! Tonight's workout was Cardio X, and though I'm covered in sweat, it felt like a breeze for some reason. Probably because I had a protein shake with dinner, which gives me extra energy and endurance.

Today was an interesting day. First of all, it was Spring Break. I was up so late last night, and my husband got me up around 6 AM to pack his lunch. Afterwards, I laid back down and the next thing I knew, I was waking up at 11:15 AM! My children were both awake and playing video games. MOTHER OF THE YEAR, right here! I have to admit, the extra sleep was nice. I never get to sleep in between work and the kids' soccer games and ballet lessons.

So, I had to take my daughter to the doctor for a persistant sore throat, and once that was over with, I decided to take them to the big McDonald's with the cool playground. On our way into the restaurant, we yielded to cars exiting the drive thru line in order to get into the front door. One car acted like it was stopping, so I grabbed my kids' hands and proceeded to walk forward. Then the car SPED UP and actually tried to hit us! I was griping and pushing my children in front of me out of harm's way. Once we reached the sidewalk, the car honked the horn shortly at us, and an old man popped his head out of the window. He said, "Come here, lady", to which I replied, "I don't think so". I could see he was an elderly man with a Handicapped sticker on his car, and he was enjoying a big vanilla ice cream cone in his 1970's car. He then stated, "I was just going to give you these coupons to Burger King, you stupid idiot". I think my jaw hit the sidewalk. Honestly, it was the highlight of my day though. I have been chuckling about it ever since. What a crabby old man. Hindsight is 20/20 as I think of all the unkind comebacks I could have said to him... but didn't.

So, from there we rented free movies from the library and came home. The kids watched a movie while I did some light cleaning around the house. I fixed supper and went to work around 6:00 just to see a client. Then I came home and hung out with my husband and children. That's when my husband informed me that he has a stalker. He takes some of his contractors out to lunch sometimes, and about 2 weeks ago, he took this woman to a very nice restaurant. He said she text-messaged him about 4 times to tell him what a nice time she had. Then, he said that she texted him last Friday and said, "Have a nice weekend with your beautiful family". While that sounds really nice to say, how did she know he has a family?? He never mentioned us to her. He also has his facebook set to private, and his profile pic is that of a dog. Then tonight, she texted him again, and ended the text with "(((HUGS)))". He doesn't typically get text messages from his contractors. So, as he was telling me, a twinge of jealousy ran through me... until he showed me her picture. Now I know I should not be shallow, but the woman is quite large and unattractive. I'm sure she is beautiful on the inside, and hopefully she has no plans to continue stalking my husband or our family. I hope I'm just reading more into it than there really is. My husband seems quite bothered by this woman, however, and said he will have a talk with her if the texts continue. Deep down, I am happy that she is not "hot". I know, I know... I need to go read my Bible now.

That is about all the news for the day. As I said, I worked out very late tonight. It still counts though. I continue to see progress in my body, mostly in how my clothes are fitting. My favorite pair of jeans (size 8) are now so big on me that the rear end just hangs off (I need a belt). I also have plenty of room in the legs. These same jeans used to be tight on me. I may have to go down to a size 6 before too much longer. VERY exciting :D Ok, I'm going to post some pics now. Good night all !

                                                                       Easter 2012

P90X, Week 8, Days 3 & 4

Oh my... I'm not going to lie, it's been really difficult finding the time to work out the past 2 days. Yesterday was spent on the soccer field, then at an Easter egg hunt, doing laundry, and later running out to purchase last minute Easter egg goodies. I worked at my church for a couple of hours, because we had a Saturday night service in case anyone wanted to attend. Then I came home and laid out everyone's church clothes for Sunday, ironed them, etc, so they'd be ready for today, and put out the baskets for the Easter Bunny. By the time I did all of that, it was really late, and I was too tired for a workout.

With that being said, today's workout was Rest or Stretch, so what I did was I did yesterday's workout instead. KenpoX. This was after I consumed well over my alloted 1200 calories on Easter candy, Homecooked goodness, and a bunny cake. I mean I piggged out. We had ham, homemade mashed potatoes, fruit salad, buttered rolls, macaroni and cheese, string beans, and goodness, I forget what else... but it was yummy. I tried to eat very small portions so that I could sample a little of everything :) But I came home, did the KenpoX, and threw in an extra Ab Ripper X, so I burned around 887 calories. I'm hoping that is enough to burn off all the sweet gooey rich chocolate I ate; I'm sure it's the stuff that's stuck to my abs and form the little circle of fat right around my belly button...

It was a great Easter, though. I will try to post a picture soon.