P90x Round 2, Day 12 - Legs and Back

P90x Round 2, Day 12 - Legs and Back
Diet :
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Kabob Meat and Veggies
Lunch: Salad with Turkey, Cottage Cheese, Carrots and Celery
Snack: Granola bar, Jello Pudding, Oranges Fruit Cup
Dinner: Chicken Cassoulet
Unplanned Snack: Skim Milk Protein Shake with Strawberries, Peaches, and Blueberries

Summary:
Today was not a great day. In fact today was probably the worst start to any day I've had in the last few weeks. I think it all goes back to last night's dinner and it being very very low calorie and clean. There wasn't very much substance to the meal. Add to that some poor sleep last night and I woke up with almost no energy. I got on the scale, and then tried to work out and it just wasn't working. I got about 30 minutes into the workout and was so exhausted I felt like I was about to just crash out so I cut the workout short. I wasn't giving 100% up until that point anyways so I didn't see the value of torturing myself when I wasn't going to get much out of the workout.

So after cutting the workout short I ate a little more than I usually eat for breakfast. It was still clean eating but the quantity was up. It took a while for it to kick in but eventually my energy level started to pick up and I felt a lot better. A LOT BETTER. I really think it was just the culmination of low calories and poor sleep that eventually ended with me having no energy to do anything. But I believe it's starting to turn around, after eating a bit more for breakfast I feel alot better today.

But back to the weigh-in. I got on the scale and weighed 236 this morning. That's another 3.5 pounds lost from last week and a total of 10 pounds for the first two weeks. I'm slightly concerned that those numbers are a little drastic, but I am getting 2-3 hours of work every morning before eating anything so calories I'm burning are all reserves from my stored fat and whatnot instead of burning off the food I've been eating. We'll see how my energy continues to go and if it slumps again I'm going to have to increase my consumption. We'll know more as the rest of the week plays out.

Tomorrow I'm supposed run 5 miles. It's scheduled to rain for the next several days, so we'll have to see how the running goes over the next week. I can't miss any of the runs, but if it's pouring rain in the morning I might opt to run after work instead. If it's still pouring then, I might be running in the pouring rain several times next week.

So overall It's a mixed day. I lost weight for the week and feel great about that, but my energy was really low today and I'm not happy that my workout sucked so much. Compromise I suppose.