Friday, July 10, 2009
YEAH, I said the same thing, OMG $361.54 and 4 hrs in the grocery store. Needless to say I didn't just go to get a rack of ribs, potato salad, coleslaw, and chocolate cake (LOL). For the first time in my entire life, I took a page full of items on a clipboard. Yeah, I looked like a dork ;) A guy grocery shopping with his daughter said to me "Go ahead sir, looks like you are on a mission." Which I felt like I was. I have been reviewing this list (I'm referring to the list posted on my blog "P90X Grocery List") for over a week now. There are so many items on it that I have never heard of. For example: shallots, arrowroot, arugula, soba noodles, lemongrass, to name a few. I'm thinking to myself, "What in the world am I cookin' up here Tony?" These are not my normal grocery items "I" get, much less cook. Don't get me wrong, I love cooking, but my recipe's are pretty limited. If I don't succeed with P90X, at least I can thank Tony for expanding my horizons on food and recipes :) I spent at least an hr in the produce dept. going back and forth. The meat section was the easiest. Next easiest was the dairy. I must have walked the seasoning isle at least 10 times. I walked into that store around 1230 or so (I don't wear a watch) and when I walked up to the register, it said 4:58. I couldn't believe it. Out of all places of spending 4 hrs of my time, I think I could have chosen a different place. The cashier asked me, "Did you find everything ok?" I'm thinking to myself, "lady, do you think you can fit anything else in my cart?" I was tired, hungry, and ready to go home.
You have to keep this in mind. I purchased everything that was on that list. If you review the list, there are a couple recipe's that were left out (reason's unknown). Such as, vegetable soup, pesto sauce, balsamic vinaigrette, and honey-chile sauce. As you can tell, I was unfamiliar with a lot of the items and where they were located. It will be a lot easier next time.
"BRING IT"
Eric
Restarting P90 X and then going for INSANITY! I'M READY! Angela
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I initially decided that I would start the program today (July 14) because of my work schedule. Monday's are my Friday's and are usually pretty busy. I thought it would be best to have this day as my rest day. I know, how stressful can it be for an IT guy that works from home and answers the phone for 12 hrs. Take it from me, it can be mentally challenging especially on Monday's. Anyways, I changed my mind and started last night (July 13). 8pm I was off work, dvd started. Day 1 started off with chest, back, & ab ripper x. I didn't think the hour workout was that bad. Again, it reminded me of the army because of all the push-ups. The hour went by pretty quickly. There were more breaks than what I am used to taking during my own strength training program. I was like a robot & followed along with the pace of the dvd. There were several exercises in the Ab Ripper X that I will need to focus on. Especially the reverse bicycle. I'm not that coordinated yet. Over all I didn't think it was that bad. My shoulders and chest feel those push-ups though :) 
You defintely need to wear good shoes and have a towel handy.
