Days 50 & 51

I just finished my workout on my 51st day of the program. I REALLY didn't want to workout today but I DID! Yesterday I made it through my Yoga workout and then fell asleep on the floor in corpse pose. Guess, that means i was nice and relaxed.

I am feeling a bit on the "Ugh, I don't want to do this anymore-side." Still,  I have made it this far so i don't plan on stopping now. I just have to continue pushing myself. Tomorrow is practically a day off. All I have to do is a stretching video. Then, Kenpo, Yoga and cardio again. Then, I will be finished with month 2. I'm getting closer and closer to the end. I wish it would get here a little faster. I still have way too much fat around my middle. I guess it took me years to put it on so it is going to take more than 2 months to take it off. I can tell my abs are getting stronger, though. I can't wait to see them again!

Day 48 & 49

Today, I did my Kenpo workout. It's the workout I should have done yesterday. I coupled it with the Ab workout I should have done on Friday. I was going to do the leg and back workout I missed on Friday, too, but after awhile I just didnt want to. That means I dont have to do the leg and back workout again. AT ALL. I ahted it It was my least favorite workout and now I dont have to do it anymore. WOOOOO!!!! Now, onto the next week. This is a recovery week so it is more focused on cardio. After this next week is over then I am only one month away from being DONE!!!

Days 46 & 47

    So, I ended up taking the day off yesterday from working out. I, also, kinda took the day off from eating right. I had a few drinks at Marie's and then came home and made myself one of my old favorite meals, which includes mac and cheese. i ate a whole lot of it and was surprised by how much of it I was still capable of eating. I righted all wrongs today, however, by jumping back in the saddle like a good boy. I did my the yoga workout I should have done yesterday. Now, tomorrow, I will do today's and so on. Still on track. Gettin the second half into gear. =)

Day 45 ... The Middle

Well, I made it to the halfway point of P90X. I have now made it further than I did in my last attempt and my plan is to keep going.  Today is Day 46, Yoga day. I have to admit, though, than I really am not in the mood to do it today. I am a little blah and don't really want to do anything but lie in bed. That's never a good sign. It would probably make me feel better to get it done, but I just don't want to. I almost started an hour ago but the remote to the dvd (ps3) player doesn't work so I can't use the player at all. I have put my computer in front of the tv before and used it instead but even that little non-existent hiccup is thwarting my desire to workout. I think I will just take the day off and start up again tomorrow with yoga and continue on thru sunday (my usual day off). Anyway, I made it through the first half, but it seems the second half is getting off to a rocky start.

Days 41, 42, 43 & 44

    Sorry, I have not been very vigilant about writing these past few days. I have been doing the workouts, with the exception of missing my day 6 workout last week (Kenpo). I had decided to put it off on Saturday until the following day because I had plans Saturday and didn't get up early enough to get the workout done beforehand. Unfortunately, I didn't stick to my "I'm not drinking" pledge on Saturday evening and got WASTED. I mean WAAASSSTTTEEEDD. So, naturally, I wasn't in any shape to workout on Sunday. Now, this is disappointing for a couple of reasons, but, mostly, because I know better. I'm not beating myself up about it and I have just moved onto the next week but I definitely want to do better. Therefore, I am again pledging to give up booze for the next few weeks. I did drink last night and still got up today and did my workout. It can be done but I don't want to take any chances.

    Yesterday and today were working out as usual. Again, I'm back to the whole problem of not eating enough. I know I have not been eating enough and this week is when I am going to change that. Tonight I made fresh homemade veggie soup from scratch and it was delicious. There is enough left over for 5 more meals. That will help. Tomorrow, I have to hit the store and get some more protein. I also have to figure out a way to make the portion control a little more accessible and easy to calculate. I have to stay on it. It's the only way I'm gonna get to the results I want and the results I want are very important. The next few weeks are going to be the test to see what's up. I can see a little difference and I can feel the difference in the way my clothes fit, too. I'm so ready to see the love handles get smaller though. Haha. 

    My laziness is still showing. I do the workouts everyday (99% of the time) but I keep sleeping more than I should and end up doing them later in the day. Today was the first productive day I have had since I have been off work. It felt good. I'm going to try and get myself into a routine that helps me do that more often. Right now, I'm still thankful that I'm pushing play everyday and getting it done. Now, I just need to push myself a little harder. Tomorrow is another day!

Day 40. Who Would Have Thought ...

    Seriously, who would have thought that I would make it this far. 40 days! That's a whole lot of days and whole lot of things have happened in those days. That's gallons of sweat and over 40 hours of working out. I mean, when you start something like this, you hope to stick to the determination you began with. I am shocked and proud that i have come this far. After tomorrow, week 6 is over and I will be past the middle mark. It's been all uphill from the beginning. Now, I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's time for me to sail down the hill to the finish line. I know I am going to make it.

    I'm back to having to get my food intake in order. I have not been eating bad things. I just have not been eating much of anything. I'm not even close to taking in as much food as I am supposed to be eating. I can only assume that it's hindering my weight loss. I am losing weight, though, and I am gaining muscle. I can see it. I can feel it. But I need to get the food portion of this program in check to make all of it work for me that much better. I think, this weekend, I will be taking some steps to better keep track of what it is I am eating everyday. There is an option to count your portions that seems like it might be an easier way to know what it going on. Perhaps with a kitchen scale and a dry erase board in hand, I will be able to check off that I have actually eaten the right amount for the day. Putting it into an easy visual perspective may give me the helping hand to remember that i actually do need to eat. This spare tire isn't just going to disappear on its own. I already know that it's going to be the last thing to go.

    They say that the majority of people who do this workout (or most workout programs) begin to see real tangible results in the second month. I can see some results but I am ready to be rewarded with more. I am doing my best to be patient. I keep going into the living room everyday and press play on the dvd player. I do the workouts. I feel them becoming less excruciating. I feel stronger. I feel healthier. I feel better about myself for getting it done, especially when I could cry cuz I don't feel like doing it. I go in there and bring it! I'm ready to see some major shifts. I think they are coming. I hope they get here soon. I'm not going to think about it too much but I would be lying if I said I didn't want them. But patience and perseverance are key to anything in life. If you put in the effort, one day you will turn around and the reward will be there waiting for you, sometimes when you least expect it. I will keep putting in the effort. I will be unstoppable. And, who knows, I may just do it all over again.