P90x Round 2, Day 13 - Kenpo X
Diet :
Breakfast: None
Lunch: Turkey and Roast Beef Sandwich, Whole Wheat Goldfish
Snack: Granola bar, Jello Pudding, Pumpkin Muffin
Dinner: Steak and Shrimp Japanese Food, Spicy Tuna Roll [PLANNED CHEAT]
Unplanned Snack: None
Summary:
I was able to sleep in a little this morning and work up feeling like a million dollars. I got out of bed, stretched a bit and went out and ran 5 miles in just under 53 minutes. It was a pretty tough run but I finished it without stopping and felt pretty good about it afterward. It's still interesting to me how different every run is to me. I would assume that it'd be similar every run, but it's not. Some days 3 miles is a breeze, some days every step is a chore, I suppose that's part of the allure of running. I've got to repeat this same running schedule next week so it'll be interesting to see if next week's 5 miles is any different.
I almost called it day with the running, but the wife was doing Kenpo today and I figured I would be her moral support and do it with her to encourage her. Alot of work I didn't want to do but after finishing it I guess I felt better.
Cheat meal was today. I feel a little groggy after eating it with the additional intake, but I think overall the day wasn't off the charts. It'll be nice to get back on schedule tomorrow and stretch out and get to work again.
Feeling alot better today and I'm hoping I can ride this energy into better results next week.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
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.
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.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
P90x Round 2, Day 11 - Yoga X, 3 mile run
P90x Round 2, Day 11 - Yoga X, 3 mile run
Diet :
Breakfast: 3 Egg Whites, 2 Pieces of Turkey Bacon, Banana
Lunch: Salad with Turkey, Cottage Cheese, Carrots and Celery
Snack: Granola bar, Jello Pudding, Mixed Fruit Cup
Dinner: Pork Tenderloin, Green Beans, Rice
Unplanned Snack: Skinny Cow Ice Cream Snack
Summary:
Yoga today was as hard as I had imagined it would be. Not only that but it was LONG. The fact this is an hour and a half without anything else to break it up is never lost on me during this workout. The fact that I've actually completed it 2 weeks in a row is testimony to how hard I'm trying to turn the leaf and give 100% to this new round. I get one hell of a workout doing Yoga, but it just drags on. Then when I'm finished I had to go out and run 3 miles.
Running today was tough. If I hadn't stretched out with Yoga I'm not sure I would have made it but I finished it. I'm going to be so glad to not be running tomorrow. I need the day off from this week of added running before Saturday's 5 mile run. I'm worried that I might be pushing the envelope some with the running and bordering on over-training, but I hope not.
Eating went well today. I didn't get to eat before I left the house and had to eat at work. I usually eat terrible at our cafeteria but today I went for 3 egg whites and turkey bacon which for me in that environment is a big step forward. I'm still sorta hungry all the time so I'm thinking of adjusting my intake upwards slightly next week.
Can't wait to weigh in tomorrow. I'm really hoping for a good number. If it's the same as last week I'm going to really struggle with the "why the hell am I doing this" demon.
Diet :
Breakfast: 3 Egg Whites, 2 Pieces of Turkey Bacon, Banana
Lunch: Salad with Turkey, Cottage Cheese, Carrots and Celery
Snack: Granola bar, Jello Pudding, Mixed Fruit Cup
Dinner: Pork Tenderloin, Green Beans, Rice
Unplanned Snack: Skinny Cow Ice Cream Snack
Summary:
Yoga today was as hard as I had imagined it would be. Not only that but it was LONG. The fact this is an hour and a half without anything else to break it up is never lost on me during this workout. The fact that I've actually completed it 2 weeks in a row is testimony to how hard I'm trying to turn the leaf and give 100% to this new round. I get one hell of a workout doing Yoga, but it just drags on. Then when I'm finished I had to go out and run 3 miles.
Running today was tough. If I hadn't stretched out with Yoga I'm not sure I would have made it but I finished it. I'm going to be so glad to not be running tomorrow. I need the day off from this week of added running before Saturday's 5 mile run. I'm worried that I might be pushing the envelope some with the running and bordering on over-training, but I hope not.
Eating went well today. I didn't get to eat before I left the house and had to eat at work. I usually eat terrible at our cafeteria but today I went for 3 egg whites and turkey bacon which for me in that environment is a big step forward. I'm still sorta hungry all the time so I'm thinking of adjusting my intake upwards slightly next week.
Can't wait to weigh in tomorrow. I'm really hoping for a good number. If it's the same as last week I'm going to really struggle with the "why the hell am I doing this" demon.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
P90P90x Round 2, Day 10 - Shoulders and Arms, 3 mile run
P90x Round 2, Day 10 - Shoulders and Arms, 3 mile run
Diet :
Breakfast: Bowl of Raisin Bran
Lunch: Salad with Turkey, Cottage Cheese, Carrots and Celery
Snack: Granola bar, Jello Pudding, Oranges Fruit Cup
Dinner: Irish Chicken Breast, Broccoli and Cauliflower
Unplanned Snack: Granola Bar
Summary:
Today went by very fast. Waking up this morning seemed like a bit of a chore but I ended up with a really great Shoulders and Arms workout. I absolutely regret not keeping a workout log during my first Round of P90x. I honestly can say that probably cost me some results I could have had in the first go round. Today during my workout I referred back to my previous numbers several times to see what reps I should try to improve on or what weight I used last time and based on my log inputs from today compared to last week I can tell I got a much better workout overall. I've only got up to 20's right now for dumbells and I'm going to have to very soon make the decision to either buy more weights, or invest in something like the bowflex dial-a-weight.
Running was very difficult this morning. I wanted to quit running at almost every point along the way but I kept going and finished my 3 miles in around 33 minutes. Not the fastest time I've posted, but I could definitely tell that my legs were still feeling the 3 mile run from the day before. I'm suppossed to run 3 tomorrow as well before taking Friday off from running but I'm not sure how that is going to work out. I keep telling myself during the runs to keep going because the urge to quit is only going to be stronger as I increase the mileage and so far that's keeping me going when I really want to give up. I mean if I can't do 3 what makes me think I can do 5 this weekend, or 10 two months from now. It's not the best logic, but it's helping me at the moment.
Meals went good today. I went out to hang out with some friends tonight. I was feeling a little hungry when I left the house and I knew that bar food was going to be too tempting to not grab some fries off somebody's plate or something. So I grabbed a Granola bar from the cabinet before I left and ended up having to eat it when I was there to avoid cheese fries and nachos that my table ordered. But I ended up leaving only eating that bar and drinking water so I'm pretty glad that happened. I weigh in again this Friday and after last week's super amazing results I'm hoping to put up another week of good numbers and the closer I get to Friday the more I want to resist cheating. I'm still getting really hungry about 2 hours after meals and sometimes even after I eat I'm not really "full". I know alot of this is because my calorie count is low but I'm hoping as I lose weight this will sort itself out. So far it's not dramatically affecting my workouts or my overall energy so until then I'm going to stay the course. I would be easy to increase my snacks to something more substantial if need be.
Overall things are going well. Yoga tommorrow. I'm sure that workout is going to drag on forever and then I still have to run. What a long morning I'm in for.
Diet :
Breakfast: Bowl of Raisin Bran
Lunch: Salad with Turkey, Cottage Cheese, Carrots and Celery
Snack: Granola bar, Jello Pudding, Oranges Fruit Cup
Dinner: Irish Chicken Breast, Broccoli and Cauliflower
Unplanned Snack: Granola Bar
Summary:
Today went by very fast. Waking up this morning seemed like a bit of a chore but I ended up with a really great Shoulders and Arms workout. I absolutely regret not keeping a workout log during my first Round of P90x. I honestly can say that probably cost me some results I could have had in the first go round. Today during my workout I referred back to my previous numbers several times to see what reps I should try to improve on or what weight I used last time and based on my log inputs from today compared to last week I can tell I got a much better workout overall. I've only got up to 20's right now for dumbells and I'm going to have to very soon make the decision to either buy more weights, or invest in something like the bowflex dial-a-weight.
Running was very difficult this morning. I wanted to quit running at almost every point along the way but I kept going and finished my 3 miles in around 33 minutes. Not the fastest time I've posted, but I could definitely tell that my legs were still feeling the 3 mile run from the day before. I'm suppossed to run 3 tomorrow as well before taking Friday off from running but I'm not sure how that is going to work out. I keep telling myself during the runs to keep going because the urge to quit is only going to be stronger as I increase the mileage and so far that's keeping me going when I really want to give up. I mean if I can't do 3 what makes me think I can do 5 this weekend, or 10 two months from now. It's not the best logic, but it's helping me at the moment.
Meals went good today. I went out to hang out with some friends tonight. I was feeling a little hungry when I left the house and I knew that bar food was going to be too tempting to not grab some fries off somebody's plate or something. So I grabbed a Granola bar from the cabinet before I left and ended up having to eat it when I was there to avoid cheese fries and nachos that my table ordered. But I ended up leaving only eating that bar and drinking water so I'm pretty glad that happened. I weigh in again this Friday and after last week's super amazing results I'm hoping to put up another week of good numbers and the closer I get to Friday the more I want to resist cheating. I'm still getting really hungry about 2 hours after meals and sometimes even after I eat I'm not really "full". I know alot of this is because my calorie count is low but I'm hoping as I lose weight this will sort itself out. So far it's not dramatically affecting my workouts or my overall energy so until then I'm going to stay the course. I would be easy to increase my snacks to something more substantial if need be.
Overall things are going well. Yoga tommorrow. I'm sure that workout is going to drag on forever and then I still have to run. What a long morning I'm in for.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
P90x Round 2, Day 9 - Plyometrics, 3 mile run
P90x Round 2, Day 9 - Plyometrics, 3 mile run
Diet :
Breakfast: Bowl of Raisin Bran
Lunch: Salad with Turkey,Cottage Cheese, Carrots and Celery
Snack: Granola bar, Jello Pudding, Mixed Fruit Cup
Dinner: Flat Iron Steak, Parmesean Potato Fries, Corn
Unplanned Snack: One bite of a brownie, Skinny Cow Ice Cream Bar
Summary:
Plyometrics is the worst and best workout in the P90x series. I end up at the end of this workout drenched in sweat and physically exhausted. I finished today's workout exhausted and still facing the demands of having to run 3 more miles before I was finished with my workout. I didn't know if I was going to be able to get out and run the full distance today but I found a way to get it done. After having 2 days without running it was really more of a struggle than I would have liked to run today, but it might have had something to do with the fact that it was unusually chilly outside this morning. I was so hot inside working out that when I went outside and it was so chilly I was actually really cold for the first 1/2 mile or so before I warmed up. This week is 3 miles during the week and 5 miles on Saturday. Saturday will be a tough run.
Eating still went well today. I'm starting to adjust I think to the eating and exercising schedule but we'll see Friday if the results are still there. I can't imagine cutting back even more on my diet so I'm hoping that's not needed.
Overall things are going well. My back is a little sore, but we'll keep and eye on that. If need be I can take a day off and stretch.
Diet :
Breakfast: Bowl of Raisin Bran
Lunch: Salad with Turkey,Cottage Cheese, Carrots and Celery
Snack: Granola bar, Jello Pudding, Mixed Fruit Cup
Dinner: Flat Iron Steak, Parmesean Potato Fries, Corn
Unplanned Snack: One bite of a brownie, Skinny Cow Ice Cream Bar
Summary:
Plyometrics is the worst and best workout in the P90x series. I end up at the end of this workout drenched in sweat and physically exhausted. I finished today's workout exhausted and still facing the demands of having to run 3 more miles before I was finished with my workout. I didn't know if I was going to be able to get out and run the full distance today but I found a way to get it done. After having 2 days without running it was really more of a struggle than I would have liked to run today, but it might have had something to do with the fact that it was unusually chilly outside this morning. I was so hot inside working out that when I went outside and it was so chilly I was actually really cold for the first 1/2 mile or so before I warmed up. This week is 3 miles during the week and 5 miles on Saturday. Saturday will be a tough run.
Eating still went well today. I'm starting to adjust I think to the eating and exercising schedule but we'll see Friday if the results are still there. I can't imagine cutting back even more on my diet so I'm hoping that's not needed.
Overall things are going well. My back is a little sore, but we'll keep and eye on that. If need be I can take a day off and stretch.
Monday, May 18, 2009
P90x Round 2, Day 8 - Chest and Back, Ab-Ripper X
P90x Round 2, Day 8 - Chest and Back, Ab-Ripper X
Diet :
Breakfast: Oatmeal, Apple Juice
Lunch: Salad with Turkey,Cottage Cheese, Carrots and Celery
Snack: Granola bar, Jello Pudding, Oranges Fruit Cup
Dinner: Chicken, Rice, and Green Bean Casserole
Unplanned Snack: None
Summary:
Today was the start of week 2. The challenging part of the second week is matching or surpassing the results and the intensity that you put forward in week 1. I'm feeling rested and ready for the week so Bring It On!
Today was Chest and Back. This workout is always good to see how well you're doing because it's actually an extremely basic workout. Pushups and Pullups. And none of the fancy variety that they use in the later weeks, these are the straight forward push and pull variety. I did much better this week than last week in regards to consistency. I matched all the numbers that I put up in week 1. And I matched all the numbers in round 2 of the workout that I did in round 1 which I didn't do in Week 1, so I've got that to build on.
Eating today was good. I found that my starving tendencies from last week are subsiding slightly from last week which I'm hoping is a trend going forward. I am well aware that the diet is where the progress comes from, but when you're hungry all the time that sucks. It's not surprising that the first week I was pretty hungry considering how much I used to eat. I had to get my stomach to shrink down to what normal people are used to eating.
Overall week 2 is going well. Plyo tomorrow and running. I have a feeling that will be the suck.
Diet :
Breakfast: Oatmeal, Apple Juice
Lunch: Salad with Turkey,Cottage Cheese, Carrots and Celery
Snack: Granola bar, Jello Pudding, Oranges Fruit Cup
Dinner: Chicken, Rice, and Green Bean Casserole
Unplanned Snack: None
Summary:
Today was the start of week 2. The challenging part of the second week is matching or surpassing the results and the intensity that you put forward in week 1. I'm feeling rested and ready for the week so Bring It On!
Today was Chest and Back. This workout is always good to see how well you're doing because it's actually an extremely basic workout. Pushups and Pullups. And none of the fancy variety that they use in the later weeks, these are the straight forward push and pull variety. I did much better this week than last week in regards to consistency. I matched all the numbers that I put up in week 1. And I matched all the numbers in round 2 of the workout that I did in round 1 which I didn't do in Week 1, so I've got that to build on.
Eating today was good. I found that my starving tendencies from last week are subsiding slightly from last week which I'm hoping is a trend going forward. I am well aware that the diet is where the progress comes from, but when you're hungry all the time that sucks. It's not surprising that the first week I was pretty hungry considering how much I used to eat. I had to get my stomach to shrink down to what normal people are used to eating.
Overall week 2 is going well. Plyo tomorrow and running. I have a feeling that will be the suck.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
P90x Round 2, Day 7 - Stretch X
P90x Round 2, Day 7 - X Stretch
Diet :
Breakfast: Oatmeal, Pineapple Orange Juice
Lunch: 6" Turkey Subway sandwich w/ double meat, whole wheat goldfish crackers
Snack: None
Dinner: Beef Kabobs with Cherry Tomatoes, Onion, Green Pepper, Pineapple, Mushroom
Unplanned Snack: None
Summary:
I am stretched out. I used to skip this workout and instead opted to rest on the "rest or stretch" day, but I've decided in Round 2, like Yoga, I'm going to do the stretch every chance I can get. I really was good to get all the kinks worked out that I had gathered up during the week. My back is still a little sore but overall I think it's holding up quite nicely to the week's activity. I really thought my calves were going to be killing me today based on how sore they were last night but this morning I woke up and they weren't as bad as I had anticipated.
My eating this weekend was very good considering my usual weekends. I had my one planned cheat meal for Saturday and for the most part avoided all other deviations. We went and got Subway for lunch on Saturday and while I usually eat a footlong per meal I decided to stretch it out over two days instead which was a good choice. I usually struggle to keep it between the lines for the weekends so it was a nice surprise to get through the weekend with only planned deviations.
Week one is in the books and so far I'm feeling pretty good. I'm ready to make it through the next week and see what progress I can make on next Friday. I'm hoping that my running goes as planned this week because I really need to start making progress on that front if I have any chance of doing my marathon training in June. It's taking alot of mental stamina to get through my runs now and I'm hoping that goes away or I can find a way to mitigate that. Otherwise running for 4-5 hours is going to be like pulling teeth.
Overall, week 1 going great.
Diet :
Breakfast: Oatmeal, Pineapple Orange Juice
Lunch: 6" Turkey Subway sandwich w/ double meat, whole wheat goldfish crackers
Snack: None
Dinner: Beef Kabobs with Cherry Tomatoes, Onion, Green Pepper, Pineapple, Mushroom
Unplanned Snack: None
Summary:
I am stretched out. I used to skip this workout and instead opted to rest on the "rest or stretch" day, but I've decided in Round 2, like Yoga, I'm going to do the stretch every chance I can get. I really was good to get all the kinks worked out that I had gathered up during the week. My back is still a little sore but overall I think it's holding up quite nicely to the week's activity. I really thought my calves were going to be killing me today based on how sore they were last night but this morning I woke up and they weren't as bad as I had anticipated.
My eating this weekend was very good considering my usual weekends. I had my one planned cheat meal for Saturday and for the most part avoided all other deviations. We went and got Subway for lunch on Saturday and while I usually eat a footlong per meal I decided to stretch it out over two days instead which was a good choice. I usually struggle to keep it between the lines for the weekends so it was a nice surprise to get through the weekend with only planned deviations.
Week one is in the books and so far I'm feeling pretty good. I'm ready to make it through the next week and see what progress I can make on next Friday. I'm hoping that my running goes as planned this week because I really need to start making progress on that front if I have any chance of doing my marathon training in June. It's taking alot of mental stamina to get through my runs now and I'm hoping that goes away or I can find a way to mitigate that. Otherwise running for 4-5 hours is going to be like pulling teeth.
Overall, week 1 going great.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
