Hey Guys! I just completed 30 days of P90X! Even though phase two starts at day 29, this feels like a real milestone! Today’s workout was Plyometrics. You all know I hate Plyo, but I am getting better. I just need to take a couple of breaks that are more than 30 seconds! I mean, they just keep going and going! The breaks they give are just not long enough at this point! But, with two longer breaks, I was able to get through the whole workout. Each exercise isn’t really difficult to do, it’s just the intensity and speed in which you do them and the fact that you never stop moving throughout the entire workout! FEW! Even that sentence left me breathless!!! I am still having a little trouble with my knee, so on a couple of the moves where you have to jump up and tuck your knees in, I had to do fewer reps. I wish my knee would just heal already, but I don’t want to injure it further.
For breakfast this morning, I had an egg white omelette with green peppers, onions, chicken breast bits, and 2% cheese on top. It was yummy!! Not everything you eat when on a diet is bland and nasty!!! You just have to be creative! I also had a shakeology shake about an hour after I ate the eggs. Just because I like what that stuff does to my insides (wont go into detail), and I need to make sure I am eating frequently and in little portions. I am starting to eat a little too much for dinner again I think. That’s because I don’t eat enough during the day so I’m starving by 6. So as I said in previous posts, I am really going to try and eat every two hours making sure to have a protein bar two hours before dinner.
Now that my tummy has slimmed down a little, I hate that full feeling. When you eat too much and your belly sticks out a little! It bothers me!!! But I have to remember that I have more than one goal with the P90x. Yes I want a flat tummy, but I want to loose fat and weight, gain muscle, and improve my athletic ability. And my lungs. My lungs need to get in better shape!!! So I think I am typing way too much, so I will end it here.
Talk to you all tomorrow!!!
Erin
p.s. week 4 update video will be up soon!
Just saw you blog. I’ve made the first step and looking forward to watching your continued success! I’m going to track my own experience… http://p90xin90.wordpress.com/
Erin Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Great! Good luck with your workout! I will check out your blog as well.
-Erin
Hey Michael I’ll check out yours too! I blog on Sparkpeople lol
Hey Erin, did you try them like Pam the Blam? Some stepping? I hope your knee heals fast!
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal.asp?id=AMYMALEY
Erin Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Hi Amy,
good idea. I will next time. I didn’t think to modify these moves for some reason!
Thanks!
-Erin
Congrats on making it this far. It seems that most people don’t have what it takes to make it past the 2nd week. I’ve been having trouble myself with the plyo. I had quit smoking a mere two days before my first plyo workout and I only made it through the first 15 minutes before yacking! This week (#2) I was able to do 35 minutes before getting that feeling so I guess that’s progress. Believe me, I was mad at my body for not being able to go further. I really wanted to pull off the full hour. Who knows? Maybe next week I’ll be able to swing. In hindsight I probably should’ve started with the cardio.
Erin Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Hello Jiggs,
yeah, it’s tough! That’s really all you can do. Keep trying to do more and more each time. The cardo X option did sound good to me in the beginning too!
Keep pushing play!
-Erin
Hey Erin. I am going to start p90x again. About a year ago, I was about 185lbs. I tried P90x before, but it had me so sore I stopped working out with the DVD’s. I started a hard cardio work out and light weights and now I am 157lbs. Even though I lost the weight I wanted to loose, I am still not lean like I would like to be. I wanted to ask you about your diet. Can you tell me some do’s and don’ts, so that I can change my eating habbits. I stay away from alot of carb filled foods, but I still feel I am doing something wrong. Hope to hear from you soon.
Erin Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Hi Cj,
diets are tricky. I’m no nutritionist, but working with the P90X Nutrition Plan has taught me a few things. First, drink a lot of water. I have one cup of coffee per day, but that’s the only other thing I ever drink. No sense in getting sugar, sodium, and calories from what you drink. This next point is important: eat frequent small meals and snacks. If I don’t eat every two hours, by the time dinner comes along, I end up being starving and my dinner plate ends up bigger than it should be. As far as carbs go, depending on your weight and energy level, you should really limit them to one or two servings per day. There is a calculation in the guide that let’s you know what your nutritional level is, then you can determine how many carbs you eat from there. I was 155lbs so I was a level 1. I can only eat 1 serving of carbs per day. And not just any carb. It has to be whole grain, brown, not simple white carbs. Whole grain pasta, brown rice, whole wheat bread. Stuff like that. What else, you need to eat a lot of protein. I am supposed to have 5 servings per day. This is important for your muscles.
Basically, I eat pretty simple foods. Just to make my life easier. For snacks I eat non fat yogurt or cottage cheese, sometimes with a piece of fruit. I also have one protein bar every day. For lunch I usually eat tomato soup (low sodium) or a salad with chicken breast. You also have to limit condiments to a minimum and they should be low fat. My dinners are always different because I have a family to cook for. I just make sure I bake or grill meat and use whole grain pasta or brown rice. It may sound complicated, but once you get into a routine, it becomes second nature.
-Erin