Insanity the Asylum Day 3

Just a heads up, this is a really intense program if you couldn't tell by the name. I find it harder on the body than P90X was, today my knee and wrist hurt but not in the good sort of way that feels like impending progress a bad sort of caution sign way. Wrists and knees are pretty inportant body parts so I'm going to be extra gentle with them.

As for eating, hmm once again feeling comfortable gets in the way of progress. I liked how I felt today I like fitting into my clothes again so I figured I'd eat a plate of derserts at lunch... and an ice cap in the afternoon... and a blizzard a little later. Wait a minute, aren't I suposed to be cleaning up my eating habits for the next two weeks.

Workout: Back to Core, Relief
Intensity: 10

Breakfast
quick oats 3/4 cup (I was hungry right after breakfast yesterday so I added a little more to it)
banana 1/2
raspberries 1 cup
slim styles meal shake 1 scoop
almond milk 1 cup

Snack
sunflower seeds 1/4 cup
prunes 5

Lunch
hot dog 2
whole grain hot dog bun 1
ketchup & mustard 2 tbsp
salad 3 cups
dressing 3 tbsp
refried beans and hot dogs 1 cup
angel food cake 1 slice
brownie 1 piece
chocolate chip oatmeal cookie 1
oreo extra stuff cookie 3
coffee 2 cups powdered creamer 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp

Snack
Tims ice cap made with chocolate milk large
tripple chocolate blizzard medium

Supper
slim styles meal shake 1 scoop
almond milk 1 cup
strawberries 1/2 cup

Insanity the Asylum Begins

Goodbye P90X my 90 day workout buddy hello Insanity my new 30 day workout buddy.

This is my second day doing the workout, first day following the nutrition guide, what do I have to say about it... 0_0; this was my face during yesterdays entire routine "speed and agility". P90X was hard but I could at least keep moving through everything even if I wasn't doing it as enthusiasticly as them, with this routine I had to just stop and catch my breath before every new move, it was less than 50 minutes and the hardest workout I've done in my life.
I kept thinking, my heart loves me for this.

Today was strength, it's amazing how much stregth training it packs into a short amount of time. I love this workout! Definately a love hate sort of relationship though, I love that it challenges me in a way I've never been challenged before I have something to strive for, I hate that it challenges me because I'm not there yet and getting there hurts. More love though.

Workout: Strength
Intensity: 10

Breakfast
Slimstyles meal shake 1 scoop
almond milk 1 cup
blue berries 3/4 cup

Snack
eggs 2
whole grain toast 1
becel vegan margarine 1 tsp
earl grey tea 1 cup, 1 tsp honey

Lunch
Nuworld wholesome wild rice blend 1 cup (made in a rice cooker with 1 packet chicken boulion)
asparagus 1/4 cup
onion 1/4 cup (cooked veggies in a little chicken broth)
chicken breast 4oz (fried with Mrs Dash seasoning and mixed it with rice and veggies)

Snack
romain, green leaf, strawberries, mushrooms, green onion salad 4 cups
home made poppyseed dressing 2 tbsp

Supper
green pepper, red pepper, mushroom, onion, grated ginger, garlic, chicken breast stir fried in 1/2 cup chicken broth 3 1/2 cups (first fried the chicken breast with Mrs Dash seasoning)

P90X Day 90 reflections

Well the big 90 came and went without much fan fare, it was actually a little anti climactic. Nearing the end I was really slacking off and not getting all my workouts in or watching what I ate so much. I supose I got comfortable, I felt better, looked better what more did I need so I definately didn't reach the full potential.
I didn't even take the 90 day pictures because they would have looked so similar to the 60 day pictures. Actually on the very day I headed out to go camping with my whole family for the weekend and did I eat much unhealthy food? I did indeed.

However I am truly impressed with what results I got it has jump started my fitness I feel motivated to keep going.

P90X Day 85

I walked 3 miles around town to do some erands and visiting but didn't do my workout. I had a headache from being in a room with a pick coil, which was better than being in a room with mosquitos and my eyes burned from the onions that where cut for egg rolls.
I've got to do something about my sleeping habits, I slept in to late to go to moms and tots today I was sad to miss it =(

Brunch
waffles 4
butter 3 tbsp
lite aunt gemimas maple syrup 4 tbsp

Snack
whole wheat bread 2
butter 1 tbsp
jam 2 tbsp
DQ buster bar

P90X Day 84

Surprisingly even after everything I ate yesterday I felt great in the morning.
Wesley woke up at 6:30 in the morning for some strange reason fortunately she wasn't to difficult about going back to sleep.

Breafast
coyotes flax seed ready mix pancakes 4
butter 2 tbsp
lite aunt gemimas maple syrup 3 tbsp
coffee 1 cup sugar 1 tbsp milk 0% 3 tbsp

Snack
arrowroot cookies 2

Lunch
bean soup* 11/2 cups
lite campbells alphabet soup 1 1/2 cups

Snack
bean soup* 1 cup
cheese string

Supper
spanish rice with peas 1 cup

Other
two scoops ice cream cone

P90X Day 83

woo hoo, second time I've done this so far, I woke up at 6:30 in the morning and did my workout it felt so good throughout the day knowing I didn't have it hanging over my head all day. In the evening I sat back and thought, you know I'd be struggling to find time to fit this in now, but I've already done it so yay me.

I guess I should really start thinking about what I'm going to do after day 90. I did taekwondo from when I was 15 to just last year at 6 months pregnant so I know how to be intense which is probably why I'm getting such great results even with an unhealthy snack here and there.

Part of the reason I had initially started P90X was because I went back to class 5 months after having Wesley and couldn't stand how poorly I did, in my head I knew I could do the things they where asking me to but my body just wouldn't do it, I actually gave up half way through and left.

That club isn't running anymore but Wade drives an hour twice a week to another club, they train national fighters, secretly I hope I'll get good enough to make it into that class. Maybe I'll join him with that and continue doing weights on the other days... oh, and I'll fit yoga in somewhere cause I love it so, and stretching because it's so very good for me. In fact I'm not sure which ones I could part with except Kenpo because Taekwondo would replace it.

Workout: Kenpo
Intensity: 9 it was morning and I didn't quite feel all there yet

Breakfast
whole grain bagel
lite strawberry cream cheese

Snack
marie tea time cookies 3

Lunch
farmer sausage 4oz
frozen burger 4oz
white burger bun 2
fried mushrooms 1/4 cup
lettuce 1/2 cup
tomato 1/4 cup
ketchup and mustard 3 tbsp
watermelon 1 cup
bell peppers 3/4 cup
lemon mirangue pie 2 large pieces
chocolate cake 1 small piece
sour cream and onion potatoe chips 1/2 cup

Snack
yogurt cup 1% 2

Supper
mixed bean soup* 1 1/2 cup
greek bread salad* 2 1/2 cups

Other
raspberries 1/4 cup
strawberries 1/4 cup
banana 1/2
milk 0% 1 1/2 cup

*from the recipe book Company's Coming 30 Minute Diabetic Cook Book

P90X Day 82

I got to bed around 2AM last night after completing my workout, the important thing is though, I completed it. I'm finally seeing progress with the chin ups, 83 days later and it's about time I was beginning to think I'd never be able to do more than three (with chair suport by the way) my goal is to be able to do 1 without the chair by my fit test on day 90

We went to the Ichiban Japanese restaraunt for Dans 25th birthday they cooked the food right in front of you and put on a show it was very entertaining and I got to see everything that was going into my food, though I didn't know what all the sauces where.

Workout: Legs and Back, Ab Ripper
Intensty: 10

Breakfast
whole grain bagel
lite strawberry cream cheese 3 tbsp

Snack
value pack protein bar

Lunch
turkey taco salad 2 cups
chinese 5 spice chicken noodle soup
1/2 whole grain bagel

Snack
marie tea time cookie 2

Supper
veggie soup 1 cup
white rice 1 1/2 cup
shrimp 4oz
chicken breast 5oz
sirloin steak 5oz
mixed veggies 1 cup
soy sauce, terryaki, sesami oil type of sauces for everything amounted to about 3/4 cup
traditional japanese green tea 1/2 cup
green tea ice cream 1/2 cup

P90X Day 81

Alright, I must confess, I chose to hang curtains and clean upstairs today instead of do my workout. Wesley went for a wonderful long nap in which I could have gotten it done but I told myself, you know I'll just do it when she's awake I'm sure she can keep herself entertained and play around me while I do it. But I didn't even try it out once she woke up. On the other hand, the curtains look great =D.

I was going to do it after she went to bed as I have taken to doing lately (and wind up in bed by around 1:30AM most nights) but I fell asleep. I'm not discouraged by it though maybe I'll just swap today with sunday and count it as my rest day, then I'll still get all my workouts in, I'll just miss stretching which is sad cause I do enjoy stretching.

In other news, my cat brought a live garter snake into my bed last night the bigest one I've seen in my life, fortunately he was standing guard over it and wouldn't let it go anywhere. That's what I get for falling asleep instead of doing my P90X.

Breakfast
whole wheat bagel
lite strawberry cream cheese 3 tbsp

Snack
value pack protein bar

Lunch
five spice chinese chicken soup* 2 1/2 cups

Snack
whole wheat bread 2 pieces
butter 1 tbsp
cheddar cheese 3oz
no sugar jam 2 tbsp

Supper
turkey taco salad* five cups

Snack I was still hungry at the end of the day so had an extra snack
vector cereal 1 1/2 cups
milk 0% 1 cup

Other
green tea 3 cups
arrowroot cookies 3

*from the recipe book Company's Coming 30 Minute Diabetic Cooking

P90X Day 80

The big 80, only ten days away. I've definately been cheeting a lot this month. I want to get more serious though. I'd like to prove to Wade how incredible this program is so he'll join me for round two later, I'm absolutely certain that if I could get my eating right and stop sneaking junk in with my healthy food I'd blow myself away with the results. Only way to know is to try it.

Lissy went food shopping with me today, yay I love when I've got a whole fresh stock of healthy food in the house it gets me pumped for the upcoming week.

Breakfast
apple cinnamon instant oatmeal
milk 0% 1/4 cup

Snack
milk 0% 1 cup
marie tea time cookie
sunflower seeds 2 tbsp

Lunch
low sodium alphabet veggie soup 1 1/2 cups
canteloup 1/2 melon

Snack
mcdonalds hot fudge sunday

Supper
smokie
white hot dog bun
ketchup and mustard 2 tbsp
mayonaise 1 tbsp
2 pieces little caesars pizza

Other
homemade caramel mocha smoothie
lite microwave popcorn 1/2 bag

P90X Day 78

I did my Plyometrics, I'm so happy with myself. Fed Wesely, bathed her, and as soon as she went to sleep I did it. No stalling or distractions today.

Today Lissy and Mom came over to help me get the house ready for the evaluation they worked on painting the back fence and cleaning my yard, which I am extremely grateful for. Then we went to a second hand store and picked out some nifty decorations for my house and tried to get curtains put up but found we had chosen the wrong size of curtain rods, that was a little disapointing.

Workout: Plyometrics
Intensity: 10 but I didn't do the bonus end bit, I just did some extra stretching

Breakfast
apple cinnamon instand oatmeal pack
milk 0% 1/4 cup

Snack
Value pack meal bar

Lunch
chicken quasadilla wrap
tornados house salad
coffee 2 cups 4 creamers 4 sugar packs

Snack
chocolate milk 1L

Supper
french toast 4 slices
low sugar syrup 4 tbsp
1 egg
1 cup 0% milk

Other
milk 0%
4 marie tea time cookies *I eat these now and then just cause I love them not for any nutrition reason.

P90X Day 77

How did my plan to eat healthy all day today go? Great, it went super untill in the evening when Wade and I got into an argument and solved it by going to Dairy Queen. Dairy Queen is an excellent problem solver. I had a flamethrower burger, fries, and a waffle bowl, mmmm I love waffle bowls I don't know if I'll ever be able to give them up completely, we shall see. Maybe one day I will learn to love salads more =/

Workout: Chest Shoulders and Tri, Ab Ripper
Intensity: 10

P90X Day 76

I'm on day 76 and I feel like giving up, I've got such good results and it's really worked, but this week has just been very discouraging because I'm not making any more progress as I haven't been eating right or getting my workout done. I don't know why all of a sudden I can't seem to eat right or get my workout in anymore I've run out of steam. Maybe it's because Wesleys been fussier than usual and caring for her has been more strenuous.

Looking over everything I've eaten today and have concluded this is my third bad day in these 76 days, and I gotta say, I feel terrible. I'm sure it's partly the heat because it's really warm in here, but I just don't feel very healthy today I've been eating way to much bad food. It's been a bad week. I hope I can do better next week. Tomorrow I'm going to do the same thing I did last monday and see if I can do a whole day of proper eating also, I'm going to call about ordering the meal shake I've been looking into getting.

I'm just discouraged about the healthy eating, I do fine in the morning it seems, but in the evenings I just eat whatevers near by which is ok when I'm in my house where there isn't really anything bad I can snack on. My mentality about food has to change, I need to be saying no more.

Today I went out to the country and spent most of the day doing things with lissy. We went for a bike ride, then swimming, and finally tanning.

I am determined not to give up. I will do better tomorrow, no excuses. I didn't come this far to give up now. I think I can get away with bad food choices, somehow I trick myself into thinking that. I can do this, and I will do it. Tomorrow will be a good day. My last week of working out and I am going to Bring It! whoo!

Breakfast
blueberries
milk 0% 1 cup
protein powder scoop

Snack
value pack bar

Lunch
hot dog
white hot dog bun
ketchup and mustard 2 tbsp
garden salad 1 1/2 cups
chocolate covered mini doughnut 3
small slice of apple pie
half spice cake square
coffee with 1 tbsp creamer and sugar

Snack
yogurt cup 1%
broccoli salad 1 cup
4 marie tea time cookies

Supper
hot dog 2
white hot dog bun
ketchup and mustard 2 tbsp
potato salad 1 cup
broccoli salad 1 cup

Other
orange smoothie cooler
pink lemonade with scoop of sherbert ice cream on top
two mcdonalds double cheese burgers
1 bag of microwave popcorn
1/4 cup reices pieces

P90X Day 75

So far in 75 days I've had two really bad eating days, and this was one of them. At least this day was better than my other one in which I ate unhealthy every meal of the day except lunch, today I had an unhelpful evening. My poor eating choices made getting motivated to do my workout difficult, "I ate so bad today what's the point" but I told myself what's going to help, doing it or not doing it. I chose the helpful option and did it, enthusiastically too.

I'm feeling pumped for the upcoming week. Tomorrow is sunday so that's stretching and then I've got my last week of lifting and then on to the recovery week and I'm done my 90 days. I'm going to see just what all this work has amounted to in the next week, my goal is to be able to do 1 pull up without using the chair by the end of all this.

Workout: Kenpo
Intensity: 10

Breakfast
blueberries
milk 0% 1 cup
protein powder scoop

Snack
value pack meal bar

Lunch
double double coffee
oatmeal date cookie

Snack
oatmeal date cookie
marie tea time cookie

Supper
potato salad 2 cups
broccoli salad 2 cups
pork chop 8 oz
apple pie 1 large slice and a regular sized slice, in retrospect I'm glad there wasn't any ice cream =/

Other
can of coke with rum
heineken mango cooler
1/2 beer
2 cups coffee
candy creamer 4 tbsp
this list is scary I drank way to many unutritious calories

P90X Day 74

It was Canada day today I'm not sure what it is that took my entire day away, but I didn't do my workout today. At the beginning my workout was first priority over any kind of house work. I think I've started to count on myself doing it in the evening to much and not trying to just fit it in wherever it will fit.

I used to nap in the morning with Wesley, then do weights during her second nap and abs at night when she fell asleep, except for yoga which I only did after she fell asleep so I wouldn't be interupted because it's the longest one and it sort of builds on itself as you become warmed up, and only if I missed doing it during her nap I would do it at night. Lately I've been counting on my nights get it all done, and my evenings have been especially busy, considering that it's summer.

After the fireworks we went to Tims and visited with Trevor, Travis, and Keirsten Then went back to countess where people where having cake and ice cream, it wasn't hard to resist those treats just after what I had at Tims.

Breakfast
strawberries
milk 0% 1 cup
protein powder scoop

Snack
value pack meal bar

Lunch
banana french toast scramble
  -2 slices rye bread
  -1 banana
  -1 egg
  -1/4 cup milk 0%
  -butter 1 tbsp
  -syrup 1 tbsp

Snack
3 scrambled eggs
black diamond marbled cheese 4oz

Supper
slow cooker beef stroganoff 3/4 cup
whole wheat noodles 1 cup
garden salad 1 1/2 cups
light caesar salad 2 tbsp

Other
whole grain orange carrot muffin
ice cap supreme with chocolate milk and mint flavour shot
double double coffee

P90X Day 73

Today I felt a little discouraged to do my yoga, I've missed more in the last two weeks than I have in the entire two months I've been going now. Missing another day isn't going to fix that so I have to do it. As I held the different possitions I started thinking about the church, the way it was described it as a "body" in that each member has a different roll to play and we depend on each other, this mentality actually helped me with the balance postures because I decided to trust each part of my body to do it's best and insead of trying to concentrate more on what I was doing I concentrated less and let the feet, legs, and arms do what they know how to do. I'm good at balance and what I've come to learn is both a mental and physical excercise if you doupt, you'll fall, you have to go for it and trust that your foot is capable of caring for it's job.
I paused at one point to go check on Wesley and procrastinated a little coming back, but I did come back.

Workout: Yoga
Intensity: 10

Breakfast
frozen mixed fruit
protein powder scoop
milk 0% 1 cup

Snack
3 eggs scrambled
black diamond marble cheese 3oz

Lunch
yogurt 0% 1 cup
2 chocolate chip cookies

Snack
value pack protein bar

Supper
homemade pizza 3 pieces
smokie
hot dog bun
ketchup 2 tbsp
mustart 1 tbsp
corn on the cob
margarine 3 tbsp

Other
m&ms 1/4 cup

P90X Day 72

So I did indeed feel great in the morning today as hoped =D I love when I get to the point in my fitness where I can actually feel the sluggish effects of bad foods, because that feeling is so undesirable it gives me motivation to stay away from them. I can eat a cookie or two and not feel it, but I remember 72 days ago I could have eaten five donuts and not notice anything, now I might be able to eat one.

During pregnancy I was reading the book, "what to expect when your expecting" and took the nutrtion section very seriously. The next stage is post natal healthy eating and excercise... after a number of failed attempts and much discouragment getting some sort of workout and nutrition program going I finally committed to P90X and am currently seeing great results!
pre P90X I was 22lbs over my prepregnancy weight and still looked like I did at 20 weeks pregnant, I've finally found a way to deal with it.

P90X Day 71

Wow I'm so happy with the results I've seen so far, I challenged myself today to see if I could eat properly all day, and I'm proud to say I did. No bad food and good foods at the right times, so yay me. I really wanted to see how good I would feel in the morning if I didn't eat anything bad today however pushing play was really tough for some reason. I procrastinated on it after Wesley went to sleep for the night but finaly just did it and felt great about doing it.
I'm really seeing a lot of progress in my lifting, I feel much stronger am doing more push ups and lifting more weight.

Breakfast
frozen mixed fruits
banana 1/2
milk 0% 1 cup
yogurt 1.4%
protein powder scoop

Snack
value pack protein bar

Lunch
campbells low sodium alphabet veggie soup 2 cups
whole wheat bread 2 slices
cheddar cheese 4oz
butter

Snack
campbells low sodium alphabet veggie soup 2 cups
marie baby cookie 1

Supper
mixed berries 1 cup
milk 0% 1 cup
kale leaf
carrot 1/2
protein scoop

Other
green tea in 0% milk
banana

P90X Progress Photos

P90X Day 2

Weight 177

I resisted a rice crispy square at countess. Later I walked half an hour from countess to home with Wesley in my arms. After supper I was still hungry somade a protein shake because after counting my daily servings I still had space for some fruit, dairy, and protein.
With a meal shake for lunch in the afternoon it looks like I'm not getting enough eggies, I better start eating veggies with my shake. Plyomentrics was really intense, more so than many of my taekwondo classes in the past. I figured I better get some nutrients after doing it, so had a recovery drink

Workout: Plyometrics
Intensity:10

Breakfast
turkey bacon 3 slices
motza cheese 2oz
presidents choice thin bun
milk 1 cup

Snack
my recovery drink
fiber 1 bar

Lunch
meal shake

Snack
yogurt cup
carrot

Supper
chicken breast 6oz
couscous 1 cup
asparagus 1 cup

Other
protein shake
recovery drink

P90X Day 1

I saw some 5 cent candy Wade had 0bought four days ago, resisting it was easier than I thought it would be. Supper at countess today, I could only eat the salad and it had more dressing than I would normally use. There was ice cream for desert, which I didn't have. I'm exchanging ice cream for abs because I believe a six pack is made in the kitchen

Workout: Chest and Back, Ab Ripper
Intensity: 10

Breakfast
chicken scramble
turkey bacon 3 pieces
apple

Snack
fiber 1 bar
my recovery drink

Lunch
meal shake

Snack
26 almonds
cheddar cheese 2oz
carrot 1

Supper
caesar salad 2 cups
clifs builder bar
chocolate milk 2 cups

P90X Day 0 again

I still haven't started the workouts but am following the meal plan again today, I'm trying to reinforce in my mind the importance of the foods I eat and understanding that it's what fuels my body and will give me energy and regeneration for the workouts.
It was Dads birthday today and I resisted lemon meringue pie and ice cream. I was really nervous seeing them sitting there, worried I would eat one when the time came. Saying no was easier when Tyler said he idn't want one, then I wasn't alone on it.

Breakfast
protein shake

Snack
fiber 1 bar
homemade recovery drink

Lunch
meal shake
yogurt 1/2 cup

Snack
egg yolk

Supper
pork steak 10oz
spinach salad 1 cup
baked potatoe 1
margarine 1/2 tsp

P90X Day 0

Weight 175.4

I say day zero, because I wanted to begin the nutrition plan before the exercise plan to get the good nutrients in my body and give me more energy for the workouts.
I went to Walmart with Medori to pick up cat food and resisted buying a chocolate bar or some other little snack, which am in the custom of doing.

Breakfast
Mushroom omlette
strawberries 1 cup
cottage cheese 1cup

Snack
fiber 1 bar
homemade recovery drink

Lunch
meal shake

Snack
20 almonds

Supper
squash apple pumpkin peak of the market soup 2 cups
ham + pineapple pizza 1 slice

Other
milk 1 cup

Distracted and Discouraged

Hello, my name is Meghan and I'm overwieght... still. I keep sitting around waiting for a miracle but nothing seems to be happening my pants are still tight, I feel embarased when I walk across a room my thighs fall over the edge of the chairs I sit in, bla. I look at the common pre pregnancy high school girl, the me of 2009 and mothers.

Why is it that most of the time after having a child women just, ahblu, plump up? I supose that school kind of keeps you distracted from food, there's all morning and evening to fit a workout in and you've only got yourself stading in the way of getting it done. As a mom it's me and my fridge home all day, I've got to have a will of steel to get my workout in, first I've got to care for baby, then I've got to get through any excuses and set aside all distractions and protests to turn on that video AGAIN ugg I don't know if I can handle that excesivly excited voice chiming at me anymore "your having fun right, you won't do it if your not having fun, your going to do this over and over because you your having so much fun!!!!"

I'll admit it does feel good after a workout the sense of accomplishement the burn in my muscles from the work, I was so discouraged after my last fit test that I've gone three weeks with only one workout a week. I didn't do yesterday's eigther, but I did do todays. It also sucks that we have no groceries... again. The house is in an uproar because of construction everything is allover the place, we have just about no food in the house except soup and oatmeal, the chaos is distracting and discouraging.

I never know what to expect or if I'll have food or not because my husband has no concept of finacial planning, "we have no money" then he goes and eats out... yeah riiiight I thought we had no money, you know we could buy enough ground beef for a month for your 15 dollar lunch.

I MISS SEEING 155 LBS ON THE SCALE AND FEELING THIN HEALTHY AND SEXY D=

The proof is in the Pudding

Quite literaly, the double P's pudding and pants size. Pudding being my big flabbykin belly there's no lying to them about what I ate or how much effort I put into my workouts, my self dicipline is written all over my body for anyone to read. Yeah a little down cause of the one month fit test and messure. I lost half an inch in my belly, gained half an inch in my hips and am up 3 lbs, man I've been working out so hard though...

It's the diet, the diet is killing me I've been keeping track on my calandar days I eat healthy, and I have two on record for the past month of turbo jam. Also, though I do 20-40 minutes of workout five days a week, what am I doing the rest of the day? Sitting around eating unhealthy food, that's not going to get me anywhere.

17 Days of Turbo Jam

I've now done 10 workouts in total, I'm impressed. Diet is still no good though so I'm really sabotaging my potential results by my food weeknessess... not having a kitchen right now due to renovations doesn't help. I'm pretty sure I've become a stress eater, I'm stressed that I can't cook so I eat a lot of junk and I eat out not good, though there are healthy options.

Something isn't working and I wonder how long it's going to take for me to get it through my head that no amount of food is going to be enough. I can't eat that chocolate craving away I have to fight it off and then it will leave me alone once I beat it into submition and show it who's boss of this here body. Yeah, I need to become a part of chocohaulics anonimous or something because I can't touch the stuff or I go nuts for more and more every day, and donuts...

Exercise:
Mission Accomplished I did my turbo jam for today =D

Food:
Eating: 3 pieces of cake, 3 cups coffee, ate very little throughout the day a couple pb&j toasts then overate at supper.

Going strong with Turbo Jam Day 13

Wow, I can't believe it, 13 days and I've only missed two of my schedualed workouts, one of which I made up for on a break day, so only missing 1 workout of all that are suposed to be completed is pretty impressive I think =)
I felt it yesterday, I did Ab Jam for the first time and wow I felt good the next morning. Today was my first day with Cardio Party and I'm sure my lungs and heart are thanking me.

Food is still sabotaging my efforts though, I may have only missed one day of working out but I have only eaten well on one day of all 13 which is pretty bad... in these days not only have I eaten wrong portions and at wrong times, but also have had about ten donuts, five chocolate bars and an excessive amount of peanut butter, which are my foods of weekness. So the plan is, tomorrow I'm going to do three things toward improving the things fueling my body:

1. Set my cell phone's alarm for every two hours and eat within an hour of the alarm going off.
2. Take my vitamin in the morning and my fish oil pills three times throughout the day.
3. Record everything I'm about to eat and the time I eat it, before it goes in the mouth.

Turbo Jam Day 11

How many times have I tried making a go at a fitness routine or building healthy eating habits now on this blog? I sure read, write and think enough about it, but it's doing it that matters. I'm proud of my eating habits through my pregnancy as I nurished my body well and it rewarded me with extremely minimal stretch marks and a completely flat belly once my little girl was out of it (10lb 2oz not so little I supose) It's the porstnatal health that's getting me down.

I had a bit of coasting health from my highly active lifestyle before pregnancy and then during I kept moderately active and conciously ate well for the baby, afterward though through getting off to a rough start with breastfeeding I heard that I was to thin to produce enough milk or wasn't eating enough, so I started eating everything I could find and all my energy was poured into pumping and feeding babe wich meant a lot of sitting around mingled with resting in between. Now that things are going well I want to find an appropriate balance of exercise, nutrition, and rest.

I've succesfully been eating more veggies, among other foods I munched on a head of broccoli and three leaves of lettuce yesterday and I'm very proud of myself for staying away from some birthday cheese cake. In the eleven days I've been following the beginner turbo jam routine I've only eaten clean for one, and that was yesterday. Today was really bad, I ate a big meal at noon, a cream filled crousant at 2, then an enormous meal at 8. Bad portion control and timing, which as I have come to understand are both important aspects in healthy eating.

I really didn't want to do my workout today, not at all, in fact I didn't do it until 11 pm, when I put babe to bed and decided that I was only going to get one chance to put that X on the calandar saying I did my workout today and that was today so I got up and did it yay me!

It doesn't matter that I've many different starts and read many books, it just matters that I don't give up because with dedication I believe I will make it to health again.