Lost half a pound

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:46:14 EST

Well, after two weeks of gaining, I lost half a pound, which puts me down to 120 pounds, which is my goal weight. Hoping I can stay at or under this weight now. Have a busy Friday ahead of me, as well as a busy weekend planned. Everyone have a Happy Easter!

Gained another pound and a half - up to 120.5

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:55:54 EST

Gained another pound and a half this past week, putting me up to 120.5 - still within my maintenance range, but would like to get my weight back down again. I'm sure it didn't help that Kevin ordered us Jet's Pizza last weekend. Hoping I can at least get back under 120 this week, because Kevin and I are going down to Myrtle Beach next weekend - it will be our first beach trip of the year!

Gained a pound...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:49:26 EST

I went from 118 last week to 119 this week... not going to sweat it though, I'm still well within my maintenance range. Plus, I always seem to gain around the middle of the month, not sure why. And I've been in a P90x recovery week, which is all flexibility, aerobics and core work - no strength training. Looking forward to getting back to weight workouts next week and seeing how my body responds now that I'm in maintenance!

Discovered an easy way to get some extra movement into my work day!

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:09:57 EST

I was looking at the Sparkpeople videos and discovered there are a few seated workouts...I tried a few of them and they are a perfect way for me to add more movement to my work day, especially during times when I'm waiting for calls to come in... and since I work from home I won't have to worry about my boss or co-workers giving me strange looks 30 . I'll be interested to see how many more calories I burn by adding a few of those workouts to my work day each day, in addition to th...

Jeans vs. Leggings

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:54:08 EST

Now that I've worn both, I can say there are definitely advantages and disadvantages to both jeans and leggings. The advantages of jeans are they have pockets, so you can put things in them if needed - leggings may not have pockets - these jeggings I'm wearing have pockets in the back, which aren't very helpful. Jeans may also be more comfortable when you've eaten too much, or when us women are on our time of the month 15 . I do love my leggings though, because they aren't as b...

Here are my fat clothes!

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:28:12 EST

Here they are! The stuff in bags is stuff I'm donating - the stuff behind it is stuff I'm throwing out! Please excuse the quality of this picture, I took it on my phone...

In addition, I've decided to get rid of a bunch of my workout DVDs that I no longer use. Not sure what I'm going to do with those yet though...

Cleaned out a bunch of my "fat" clothes

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:45:13 EST

Cleaned out a bunch of my "fat" clothes yesterday...what a wonderful experience! Most of them I'm going to donate, but some of them I'm just going to throw out. Looking forward to getting more "skinny" clothes as soon as I can afford them!

I did it!

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 09:09:34 EST

My goal was to get down to 120 pounds, and as of this morning I am 118 pounds! I'm amazed I was able to lose weight this past week, especially since we were in Michigan last weekend and I ate a lot of fattening Jets Pizza. 41 . But I am happy I made it. Now my next challenge is to maintain that weight loss. Oh and for those who are interested, here are a few pics that my husband took of me in my jeggings last night:

Did my last P90x workout!

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 09:47:02 EST

Well, as of this morning I did my last workout of my first round of P90x... a Yoga X workout. I am so excited about finishing my first round of P90x, and looking forward to continuing to see changes in my body as I continue to challenge myself with more rounds of P90x. 30 . This morning I also tried greek yogurt for the first time... I tried a Dannon Light & Fit Strawberry Greek Yogurt, and it was pretty good.. a bit more tart than the yogurts I usually eat, but still pretty go...

129.5 again...

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:12:51 EST

Well I stayed at 129.5 again this morning... still not worried though, just as long as I don't gain weight 41 . Only have two workouts left in my first round of P90x... hard to believe! Tomorrow is Cardio X (which I'm substituting with Plyo X) and then Sunday will be Yoga X.

For those of you who are considering P90x, I wanted to share a link to an article I read on EverydayHealth: http://www.everydayhealth.com/fitness/is-t
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One week left of P90x!

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:28:37 EST

Well, Tuesday starts my last week of the P90x Lean routine! I'm very happy with the progress I've made during this round of P90x - I can tell I've definitely gained strength in a lot of areas, even if I haven't lost a lot of weight. I stayed at 129.5 yesterday when I weighed myself, and that's fine with me. I still think I'm going to do what I said I was going to do last week - try and follow the P90x classic routine as closely as possible until the end of the year, and then see where I'm ...

Gained a pound

Fri, 5 Oct 2012 09:51:45 EST

Was back up to 129.5 when I weighed myself this morning - I'm not surprised considering I didn't workout for two or three days while Kevin and I were in Myrtle Beach. Going to try to get it off next week.

Been thinking more about what I want to do after I finish this first round of P90x, and I think now that I want to try to follow the P90x classic routine (which has three weight workouts per week instead of just two) as close as possible, at least until the end of this year - t...

My weekend

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 11:33:50 EST

Well, this weekend ended up being interesting, to say the least... we ended up having to extend our stay by a day because Kevin ended up in the hospital on Saturday because of chest pain - he's fine now luckily, but he had to stay over night for observation so they could evaluate him to see if he'd had a heart attack because he had bad chest pain. If he did have a heart attack, they were going to do a stress test yesterday morning. Luckily his heart enzyme levels were normal - he hadn't ha...

Lost the half pound I gained and went down about 1% body fat

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:36:21 EST

Well as of this morning I lost the half pound I gained last week, and I've also gone down about 1% body fat - from 31.9% last month to 30.8% as of this morning... I'm hoping I'll be able to keep my body fat and weight going down now.

Did pretty well with my workouts this week - I'm beginning to notice that I have a lot more strength in my arms and in my back. It's getting easier for me to do pull-ups and chin-ups on my bar. My strength is also coming back in my abs, I was able...

Only gained half a pound!

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:47:55 EST

Well I'm pleased to say I've only gained half a pound in the past two weeks - I'm happy about that, especially considering how much fattening food I ate while we were up in Michigan last weekend. We're going to Michigan for Thanksgiving week, I'm hoping that I can be down to my goal weight of 125 by then.

Only have a month left on my first P90x schedule. Not sure what I'll do after that, I may do another round of Brazil Butt lift, or I may just do my own workout schedule with som...

Into week 9

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:50:09 EST

Well as of yesterday i started week 9 of P90x. Didn't get all of week 8 done unfortunately because of our weekend up in Michigan - though I did bring my Stretch X workout up there and did that one day. Next time I might also bring ab ripper X and/or Yoga X up there as well. Kind of nervous to see how much I weigh tomorrow, I didn't eat very well while we were up in Michigan, plus my time of the month arrived yesterday. But I am back on track now, and I know whatever I gained I will lose ag...

Started week 8

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:46:23 EST

Well as of this morning I have started week 8 of P90x... the recovery week for the second training block. Hard to believe I'm 2/3 of the way through it already! Was supposed to do Yoga X this morning, but I would have had to get up at 6:00 am in order to get the entire 90 minute workout in... so I skipped it and did one of my shorter non-P90x yoga workouts instead, and also did some sit-ups using my Iron Gym. Tomorrow is Core Synergistics.

This weekend we're driving up to Michi...

Stayed the same...

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 09:08:34 EST

Stayed the same this week, which is fine with me considering all the junk I ate while Kevin and I were down at the beach over Labor Day weekend. Also got my Chin-Up Max a few days ago, and I think I'm finally starting to figure out how to use it - took me a while to get it at the right height for me - when I had it too high it would swing all over the place, so I didn't feel safe on it. So I started out adjusting it a little lower. I won't be able to do a full pull-up with it at the height...

Hope everyone had a great Labor Day!

Tue, 4 Sep 2012 09:31:39 EST

Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! It's back to work and back to working out and eating right for me - though I do have to say, I'm proud of myself because while I was at the beach this weekend, I took my P90x Yoga workout DVD with me and actually did it while I was down there - the room that we stayed in made it easy though, because the room was actually kind of a suite - it was two rooms - one was the bedroom - had the bed, a nightstand, a tv, etc - and then the other was like a l...

128.5!!

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:29:46 EST

As of this morning I weighed in at 128.5 pounds, for a 1.5 pound loss this week, after being stuck at 130 for about three weeks!! Heading to Myrtle Beach, SC this weekend for Labor Day weekend - taking a few of my P90x videos with me so I can hopefully work out a little while we're there.

I ordered the Chin-up Max the other day from Beachbody.com, hoping it will help make doing chin-ups on my chin-up bar easier. Everyone have a great Labor Day weekend!

Got my chin-up bar assembled...

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:39:01 EST

Well, my husband got my chin-up bar assembled today, and after trying to do a pull-up on it I can tell I'm definitely going to have to use something to give me a little leverage until I get stronger. I may purchase a chin-up max or other chin-up assist device, because I don't really have a chair that's sturdy enough to use for the chin-up and pull-up exercises. Tried using my aerobic step, but that doesn't give me enough leverage even witht he risers under it...

P90x progress

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:51:50 EST

This morning I did a Chest, Shoulders and Triceps and Ab Ripper X workout - and I'm pleased to say that for the first time I was able to do 25 reps of ALL the Ab Ripper X exercises!! I only made it part of the way through the Chest, Shoulders and Triceps workout unfortunately because of time constraints, but the exercises in that workout are definitely tough. Today I should get most of the stuff I ordered from Walmart, including my chin-up bar, heart rate monitor, and yoga blocks, as well as...

Getting ready to start the second P90x lean training block!

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:41:58 EST

Tomorrow is the last day of my first P90x training block, and I'm really happy about the progress I've made so far. I didn't lose much weight during this first training block, but I'm hoping my body fat percentage went down - I'll be checking that on Friday, when i weigh myself again. I also am finally going to be able to get my chin-up bar as well as a few other things, like a heart rate monitor and some yoga blocks, ordered soon, after having some problems ordering them on Walmart.com's s...

Stayed the same and did my first X Stretch workout

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:31:53 EST

Stayed at the same weight this morning as I was last Friday... 130. I'm happy with that considering I've been in my first recovery week this week and therefore haven't been doing a lot of weight training - just cardio and stretching mostly. Speaking of stretching, I did my first X Stretch workout this morning, and I enjoyed it. It was stretching along with a few yoga moves - I'm wondering if it would be a good substitute for the Yoga X workout for days when i don't have time (or don't want...

Continually amazed...

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:40:58 EST

At the progress I'm making. This morning was another legs and back workout - I was able to do most exercises using eight pound weights, and this evening I did another ab ripper x workout because I didn't have time to do it in the morning, and I was able to do 23 reps of Fifer Scissors and 25 of all the other ab exercises! I'm looking foward to my recovery week starting this coming Tuesday- it will be mostly core, cardio, and yoga and stretching workouts. Then the following week the second...

Down half a pound and getting stronger abs

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:58:06 EST

Well this morning when I weighed myself I was back down to 130 pounds - so I lost the half pound I gained last week - now let's see if I can lose the half pound I gained the week before. Also, last night after I finished work I did the Ab Ripper X workout that I didn't get to do in the morning because I ran out of time... and I was able to do 25 reps of all of the exercises EXCEPT for Fifer Scissors, which I was able to do 20 reps of. This morning I did Yoga X, and got through all 90 minutes...

Continuing to make progress with P90x

Thu, 9 Aug 2012 09:25:21 EST

I am continuing to make progress with P90x... this morning for the first time I tried the bonus round exercises in the shoulders and arms workout and was able to do all of them. I'm also finding that I'm able to do more reps of most of the exercises... so I guess that means I'm doing something right!

Gained another half pound.

Fri, 3 Aug 2012 09:59:09 EST

So this week I gained another half pound... up to 130.5 from 129.5 two weeks ago. I'm hoping I'm gaining muscle and not fat, but just in case I'm going to keep track of my food intake this week for at least a few days.

Still working at P90x though, and I'm improving every day. I was able to use eight pound weights for most of the exercises in the shoulders and arms workout, and I feel like I could have gone even higher than that. Today I was able to do most of the Yoga workout...

P90x Day 6 - Kenpo X

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 09:38:35 EST

This morning's workout was Kenpo X, and I have to say I think this is my favorite P90x workout so far. Kenpo X is basically a kickboxing workout, but it's not like a lot of kickboxing workouts I've done - it focuses a lot more on form, so you're actually learning how to do the moves correctly while still getting a great workout. Just like Cardio X, it has a good warm-up and stretch at the beginning, and a short cooldown at the end. Tomorrow is Rest or X Stretch - not sure if I'll try the X...

P90x Day 5 - Legs and Back and Ab Ripper X

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:05:17 EST

Today I did a legs and back workout and another ab ripper X workout. The legs and back workout was challenging, even though I had to modify for some exercises since I don't have a chin-up bar to use. I still got a good workout even despite that. Ab ripper x was a little easier this time - I was able to do more repetitions of a lot of the exercises, but I do need to work on building up my lower abdominal muscles - my upper abs and obliques are pretty strong, but my lower abs definitely need...

P90x Day 4 - Yoga X

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:54:56 EST

Today's P90x workout was Yoga X, a 90 minute yoga workout. Was able to do a lot of the postures that don't require any balance with no problems, but once I got into the postures that don't require balance I started having problems because I don't have a very good sense of balance. Not worried about it though, I'm sure I'll get better at them over time.

In other news, I gained half a pound this week - not sweating it though, it was probably half a pound of muscle. I'm sure I'll l...

P90x Lean Day 3 - Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ripper X

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:43:20 EST

Today's workouts were Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ripper X. Shoulders and Arms was pretty easy, probably because I used light weights while I get used to the exercises, LOL. Next week I'll be using my eight pound weights for a lot of those exercises. Ab Ripper X was a shorter workout but a bit more challenging - I definitely found out during that workout that upper abs are stronger than my lower abs! LOL. Tomorrow's workout will be Yoga X.

P90x Lean Day 2 - Cardio X

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:27:54 EST

Today I did the Cardio X workout, which was different from a lot of the cardio workouts I've done in a few ways. First, the warm up was a lot longer and more intense than a lot of workouts I've done before - it included some yoga as well as light aerobics. The workout itself included some yoga, some core synergistics work, and some kickboxing, which I liked. Tomorrow's workouts will be shoulders and arms and Ab Ripper X.

P90x Day 1

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:22:32 EST

Did the first workout in the P90x lean program today - Core Synergistics. It was kind of tough - I had a hard time doing some of the exercises because I didn't have the strength in my core - but I got through it. Tomorrow's workout is cardio, we'll see what that one is like!

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