Day 12
After only 5.5 hours of sleep I really thought about not going to the fitness center. Ryan was meeting us there again and we had to do legs and back today, so we would need to share the lat pull down cable. Thinking logically (not for my own benefit or anything) I said to Luke, "Maybe I should just do mine later, since there are only two lat pull down machines." He just laughed at me as if it was a joke.
I honestly don't know if I was fully awake walking over there this morning and doing the workout. It was like I was sleep-sweating. Today was really hard and I found that I was unable to complete some of the movements due to tightness, not necessarily due to fatigue. I was looking forward to showering and sleeping, but when we walked back into our place we were greeted with an embarrassed looking dog. Monday puked on the floor. Needless to say, I got to make-shift clean it up since we ran out of paper towels as an ashamed Monday watched from under the table. Poor girl.
Thank goodness for Aetna! My insurance plan covers alternative medicine, which includes acupuncture, chiropractic adjustments, and 1 hour MASSAGE THERAPY all for a $20 copay! Luke and I had appointments and it was heavenly.
Tonight was an awesome dinner night - everything was homemade - garlic mashed red potatoes with spinach, sauteed zucchini, and chicken noodle soup! YUM.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Xtremely hard Yoga
Day 11
Luke got up this morning and did yoga in the living room while I was fast asleep. (Good thing I decided to do YogaX in the afternoon - it ends with a few minutes of corpse pose and fetus pose - hellllllooo Sleep II!) I decided to do my first Yoga X in the afternoon in my living room before a meeting on campus and I figured I wouldn't really even break a sweat. Wrong. I could not believe how advanced some of those yoga moves were! The first half was a pretty intense struggle full of moves I couldn't do - half moon was hard enough, half moon revolved?! Try it, it's hard!
The problem with YogaX is that I find the first half extremely hard (how on earth are you supposed to do the crow pose and dig your knees into your triceps when it hurts bad enough just touching them?!), but at the same time it is somehow really boring. I prefer the second half since it is a lot of balance poses and stretching.
I didn't know why Luke wanted to watch me complete the end of YogaX until it got to the Ohms. I could not do the Ohms because I kept laughing - it was just so loud, and awkward! Maybe by the end I'll be harmonizing ohms with Tony, but for now I'll just keep those to myself.
Oh man, I am waking up in 5.5 hours...
Luke got up this morning and did yoga in the living room while I was fast asleep. (Good thing I decided to do YogaX in the afternoon - it ends with a few minutes of corpse pose and fetus pose - hellllllooo Sleep II!) I decided to do my first Yoga X in the afternoon in my living room before a meeting on campus and I figured I wouldn't really even break a sweat. Wrong. I could not believe how advanced some of those yoga moves were! The first half was a pretty intense struggle full of moves I couldn't do - half moon was hard enough, half moon revolved?! Try it, it's hard!
The problem with YogaX is that I find the first half extremely hard (how on earth are you supposed to do the crow pose and dig your knees into your triceps when it hurts bad enough just touching them?!), but at the same time it is somehow really boring. I prefer the second half since it is a lot of balance poses and stretching.
I didn't know why Luke wanted to watch me complete the end of YogaX until it got to the Ohms. I could not do the Ohms because I kept laughing - it was just so loud, and awkward! Maybe by the end I'll be harmonizing ohms with Tony, but for now I'll just keep those to myself.
Oh man, I am waking up in 5.5 hours...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
What to eat?
Day 10
I swear I was blinking in bed and all of a sudden it was time to wake up. A million excuses came across my mind of why I couldn't workout this morning. Last night I met with my MBA group to work on our Accounting and Marketing case studies and by the time I got home and had some tidy-the-apartment-time it was almost midnight.
For Arms & Shoulders, my classmate/groupmate/neighbor/carpool buddy joined us in the fitness center. I think his eyes fell out of his head when I told him to meet us at the fitness center at 5:50 am. But he was there before we were! Today I really tried to push myself since I don't think I tried hard enough last week. I was puffing by the end and those last side-raise-lay-down-weird-tri-cep-things were much harder this time. Although, for the first time I made it all the way through the In and Outs without stopping or modifications, so I think I'm getting better already.
I played domestic wife this morning and made Luke a lunch and fed Monday breakfast, so I didn't get a chance to jump back in bed. Plus I woke up to my frantic boss (who believes everything is a fire drill) emailing and texting about the audit at work. No big whoop, all was solved, but it was too late to get back in bed. At least tomorrow I will be doing Yoga in my living room at a sane hour in the afternoon.
I was hungry all day yet again. I realized I haven't really talked much about food. There are some good recipes in the P90X book, but most are meh on flavor. So far I have made some of the salads, the balsamic vinaigrette, the shrimp stir fry, and gazpacho soup from the book. I have also made other recipes on the fly with the ingredients from the book's "approved" list and a couple others from my Health magazine. Before we started P90X we completely revamped our fridge and pantry with all non processed foods and a lot more organic greens from the Farmer's Market, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's.
I have also heard that people get sick of the food during P90X, but I think I've been changing it up quite a bit. Right now I'm loving yogurt, frozen fruit bars, string cheese, and strawberries for snacks. Meals are harder to stick to since it takes a lot more prep work, but my favorites so far are homemade sweet potato fries and beef stir fry. My mouth just started watering just thinking about them. Right now I have to head to my Marketing class and eat who-knows-what-they-are-serving for dinner and try to steer clear of the desserts and the mid-class cookies at break.
I swear I was blinking in bed and all of a sudden it was time to wake up. A million excuses came across my mind of why I couldn't workout this morning. Last night I met with my MBA group to work on our Accounting and Marketing case studies and by the time I got home and had some tidy-the-apartment-time it was almost midnight.
For Arms & Shoulders, my classmate/groupmate/neighbor/carpool buddy joined us in the fitness center. I think his eyes fell out of his head when I told him to meet us at the fitness center at 5:50 am. But he was there before we were! Today I really tried to push myself since I don't think I tried hard enough last week. I was puffing by the end and those last side-raise-lay-down-weird-tri-cep-things were much harder this time. Although, for the first time I made it all the way through the In and Outs without stopping or modifications, so I think I'm getting better already.
I played domestic wife this morning and made Luke a lunch and fed Monday breakfast, so I didn't get a chance to jump back in bed. Plus I woke up to my frantic boss (who believes everything is a fire drill) emailing and texting about the audit at work. No big whoop, all was solved, but it was too late to get back in bed. At least tomorrow I will be doing Yoga in my living room at a sane hour in the afternoon.
I was hungry all day yet again. I realized I haven't really talked much about food. There are some good recipes in the P90X book, but most are meh on flavor. So far I have made some of the salads, the balsamic vinaigrette, the shrimp stir fry, and gazpacho soup from the book. I have also made other recipes on the fly with the ingredients from the book's "approved" list and a couple others from my Health magazine. Before we started P90X we completely revamped our fridge and pantry with all non processed foods and a lot more organic greens from the Farmer's Market, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's.
I have also heard that people get sick of the food during P90X, but I think I've been changing it up quite a bit. Right now I'm loving yogurt, frozen fruit bars, string cheese, and strawberries for snacks. Meals are harder to stick to since it takes a lot more prep work, but my favorites so far are homemade sweet potato fries and beef stir fry. My mouth just started watering just thinking about them. Right now I have to head to my Marketing class and eat who-knows-what-they-are-serving for dinner and try to steer clear of the desserts and the mid-class cookies at break.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
TKB works for me!
Day 9
I kept waking up this morning before my alarm went off (I hate this more than waking up to my alarm) since I was sore and uncomfortable and realized that it was 6:22 am - BUT Luke was still next to me. I was confused and poked his arm without saying anything, pointed to the clock, and rolled back over. No morning plyo for Luke. I planned on doing my workout later in the day (no thank you morning dew) and ended up going to 24 Hour Fitness to do an hour of TKB instead of plyo. I don't want mad ups, so goodbye plyometrics.
The TKB class was really interesting this afternoon. I could not stop staring at 3 people. 1. There was a chick who was major preggo - her due date is in 7 weeks and she looked like she was going to pop at any moment. I was literally expecting her water to break right there in the middle of some cross, jab, hook sequence. 2. Then there was this unusually tall Asian guy who must have slammed ten 5-hour-energy-drinks before he arrived. I felt like I was watching a one person rave in the front of the class. 3. There was this bigger blond chick who was miraculously not breaking a sweat. Just walking into this packed room I was practically sweating. I kept looking at her in amazement during that hour of TKB and I don't know how she did it. Although without putting much effort in, maybe that's why she hasn't shed those pounds?
I kept waking up this morning before my alarm went off (I hate this more than waking up to my alarm) since I was sore and uncomfortable and realized that it was 6:22 am - BUT Luke was still next to me. I was confused and poked his arm without saying anything, pointed to the clock, and rolled back over. No morning plyo for Luke. I planned on doing my workout later in the day (no thank you morning dew) and ended up going to 24 Hour Fitness to do an hour of TKB instead of plyo. I don't want mad ups, so goodbye plyometrics.
The TKB class was really interesting this afternoon. I could not stop staring at 3 people. 1. There was a chick who was major preggo - her due date is in 7 weeks and she looked like she was going to pop at any moment. I was literally expecting her water to break right there in the middle of some cross, jab, hook sequence. 2. Then there was this unusually tall Asian guy who must have slammed ten 5-hour-energy-drinks before he arrived. I felt like I was watching a one person rave in the front of the class. 3. There was this bigger blond chick who was miraculously not breaking a sweat. Just walking into this packed room I was practically sweating. I kept looking at her in amazement during that hour of TKB and I don't know how she did it. Although without putting much effort in, maybe that's why she hasn't shed those pounds?
Monday, April 12, 2010
I wish this was called P9X.
Day 8
WOW. The alarm went off and I contemplated doing the Chest & Back work out later in the day, but knew that if I put it off, I would not want to do it at all. Surprisingly people were at the fitness center at 5:45 am once again. I don't think I will ever get over the fact that people are there under their own free will. Luckily, since it was so busy in the fitness center, we could barely hear Tony talk about his "shakers." I'm not sure if my abs and legs are this sore from the P90X workout, or if my body is reminding me why I do not play softball on a regular basis. This time around I tried to surpass my numbers from last week and succeeded in most cases.
After my shower, I was back in bed and sound asleep before Luke even left for work. When I woke up from Sleep the Sequel, I felt as though I had been run over by a truck. I've also noticed that I am constantly hungry. No matter when or what I eat, I want more. I guess this is a good thing and means I am burning a lot of calories, but the problem is, I love instant gratification (thank goodness for digital cameras, the days developing a roll of film were stupid - even the Polaroids before that were better). I want to see inches fall off and pounds drop immediately and get a bit frustrated that I don't see this. I know it is only Day 8, but I want Future Jackie to let me know that on Day 30, Day 60, and Day 90 I will see results and it will all be worth it.
WOW. The alarm went off and I contemplated doing the Chest & Back work out later in the day, but knew that if I put it off, I would not want to do it at all. Surprisingly people were at the fitness center at 5:45 am once again. I don't think I will ever get over the fact that people are there under their own free will. Luckily, since it was so busy in the fitness center, we could barely hear Tony talk about his "shakers." I'm not sure if my abs and legs are this sore from the P90X workout, or if my body is reminding me why I do not play softball on a regular basis. This time around I tried to surpass my numbers from last week and succeeded in most cases.
After my shower, I was back in bed and sound asleep before Luke even left for work. When I woke up from Sleep the Sequel, I felt as though I had been run over by a truck. I've also noticed that I am constantly hungry. No matter when or what I eat, I want more. I guess this is a good thing and means I am burning a lot of calories, but the problem is, I love instant gratification (thank goodness for digital cameras, the days developing a roll of film were stupid - even the Polaroids before that were better). I want to see inches fall off and pounds drop immediately and get a bit frustrated that I don't see this. I know it is only Day 8, but I want Future Jackie to let me know that on Day 30, Day 60, and Day 90 I will see results and it will all be worth it.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Who doesn't love a BOGO?!
Day 6/7
We were planning on doing both Yoga and X-Stretch today to catch up on the first 7 days. It was hard enough just to make it up the stairs (we live on the third floor)! My quads and hamstrings were aching.
After 2 games of softball, Luke and I decided that X-Stretch would be enough for today. I can't remember the last time I swung a bat or sprinted and my body warned me to take some Advil after today, but I didn't listen.
We were planning on doing both Yoga and X-Stretch today to catch up on the first 7 days. It was hard enough just to make it up the stairs (we live on the third floor)! My quads and hamstrings were aching.
After 2 games of softball, Luke and I decided that X-Stretch would be enough for today. I can't remember the last time I swung a bat or sprinted and my body warned me to take some Advil after today, but I didn't listen.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Chocolate milk was a goood choice
Day 5
After my MBA class this morning the last thing I wanted to do was Legs and Back, so naturally I took a 2 hour nap first! We powered through the workout and my legs were definitely tired by the end. We decided to start drinking chocolate milk and take vitamins after each resistance training work out after Luke did some research online about the P90X Recovery Drink (see comment 3).
After our own recovery drink, we planned on sitting in the hot tub at our main pool. Luke insisted that we walk there in our robes. Now I felt awkward about this - I mean, this isn't our pool in the backyard. I'm not waking up to make a pot of coffee. I'm not grabbing the morning paper off the driveway. Or any other reason people typically wear robes in public. When is the last time you saw someone walking around your apartment complex in a robe at 4 pm? Well needless to say, just as I was burying my face into Luke's back out of embarrassment on our walk over, we were heckled. I laughed it off and started to scurry to the tub.
We sat in the hot tub (awkwardly with another guy who was silent and kept going under water for what seemed like minutes at a time) to try to loosen up our muscles and it seemed to help. Although, I found the best remedy was immediately after the hot tub. I was so tired and relaxed after sitting in the hot tub, that I laid on the pool chair with my feet dangling off the end while I waited for Luke to dry off. It was then that I realized that if I bounced my feet up and down, there was a cross bar hitting just perfectly on my upper calves that gave me the "good hurt." Back we walked in our robes - this time sans heckles. Although, I was hoping that guy was still out there because I do want to ask him where he got his flower boxes! Tonight was date night, but I was so exhausted that I went to the movies in my pajamas.
After my MBA class this morning the last thing I wanted to do was Legs and Back, so naturally I took a 2 hour nap first! We powered through the workout and my legs were definitely tired by the end. We decided to start drinking chocolate milk and take vitamins after each resistance training work out after Luke did some research online about the P90X Recovery Drink (see comment 3).
After our own recovery drink, we planned on sitting in the hot tub at our main pool. Luke insisted that we walk there in our robes. Now I felt awkward about this - I mean, this isn't our pool in the backyard. I'm not waking up to make a pot of coffee. I'm not grabbing the morning paper off the driveway. Or any other reason people typically wear robes in public. When is the last time you saw someone walking around your apartment complex in a robe at 4 pm? Well needless to say, just as I was burying my face into Luke's back out of embarrassment on our walk over, we were heckled. I laughed it off and started to scurry to the tub.
We sat in the hot tub (awkwardly with another guy who was silent and kept going under water for what seemed like minutes at a time) to try to loosen up our muscles and it seemed to help. Although, I found the best remedy was immediately after the hot tub. I was so tired and relaxed after sitting in the hot tub, that I laid on the pool chair with my feet dangling off the end while I waited for Luke to dry off. It was then that I realized that if I bounced my feet up and down, there was a cross bar hitting just perfectly on my upper calves that gave me the "good hurt." Back we walked in our robes - this time sans heckles. Although, I was hoping that guy was still out there because I do want to ask him where he got his flower boxes! Tonight was date night, but I was so exhausted that I went to the movies in my pajamas.
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