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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
P90X 2 Day 2
Ouch, not a great start to this round, second day and I've already missed a workout =/ and am not eating so great eigther. But, like a muscle, self control is built with time and practice I can't get mad at myself for not getting it right immidiately.
I'm actually really comfortable with where I am right now, I feel healthy and would be completely happy to maintain this level of fitness which is probably why I'm not so intense about being dedicated to it this time around. I got to get some of that imagination thing going, because I know I could be stronger and eat better.
Breakfast
oatmeal 1/3 cup
ground flax seed 2 tbsp
almonds 1/4 cup
almond milk 1/2 cup
Lunch
Pizza 1 slice
yellow pepper 1/2
Snack
whole wheat bread 1 slice
fried egg 1
olive oil 1 tsp
Supper
spaghetti 1 cup
pork ribs 10 oz
ice cream 1/2 cup
red velvet cake 1/2 slice
Other
mini doughnuts 5
Tims large latte supreme
gas station french vanilla cappicino medium
I'm actually really comfortable with where I am right now, I feel healthy and would be completely happy to maintain this level of fitness which is probably why I'm not so intense about being dedicated to it this time around. I got to get some of that imagination thing going, because I know I could be stronger and eat better.
Breakfast
oatmeal 1/3 cup
ground flax seed 2 tbsp
almonds 1/4 cup
almond milk 1/2 cup
Lunch
Pizza 1 slice
yellow pepper 1/2
Snack
whole wheat bread 1 slice
fried egg 1
olive oil 1 tsp
Supper
spaghetti 1 cup
pork ribs 10 oz
ice cream 1/2 cup
red velvet cake 1/2 slice
Other
mini doughnuts 5
Tims large latte supreme
gas station french vanilla cappicino medium
Monday, January 2, 2012
P90X 2 Day 1
Not a great start to the first day with chocolate chips, coffee, and candy creamer on the menu. I usually like to begin with an amazing no junk day, but I'm not going to get discouraged about it or obsess over it.
Enjoyed a pretty relaxed day with Wesley and cleaning the house, Lissy came over for a visit and after a short and very cold walk to the park we sat around knitting and crochetting, we where snowboarding yesterday and I know I personally needed to recoup a little.
Workout: Chest and Back, Ab Ripper
Intensity: Chest and Back 10, Ab Ripper 8 didn't comit to the ab routine this time
Breakfast
whole wheat pancakes 2
low sugar syrup 3 tbsp
margarine 2 tbsp
avacado 1/2
Snack
peanuts 1/4 cup
Lunch
spinach 1 1/2 cups
egg 1
shrimp 1/2 cup
greek feta dressing 1 tbsp
grapefruit 1
Snack
chickpea hummus with ground flax 1/2 cup
whole wheat tortilla chips 2 cups
Supper
rye bread 1 slice
peanut butter 2 tbsp
honey 2 tbsp
Other
coffee 2 cups
irish cream creamer 3 tbsp
chocolate chips 1/2 cup
Enjoyed a pretty relaxed day with Wesley and cleaning the house, Lissy came over for a visit and after a short and very cold walk to the park we sat around knitting and crochetting, we where snowboarding yesterday and I know I personally needed to recoup a little.
Workout: Chest and Back, Ab Ripper
Intensity: Chest and Back 10, Ab Ripper 8 didn't comit to the ab routine this time
Breakfast
whole wheat pancakes 2
low sugar syrup 3 tbsp
margarine 2 tbsp
avacado 1/2
Snack
peanuts 1/4 cup
Lunch
spinach 1 1/2 cups
egg 1
shrimp 1/2 cup
greek feta dressing 1 tbsp
grapefruit 1
Snack
chickpea hummus with ground flax 1/2 cup
whole wheat tortilla chips 2 cups
Supper
rye bread 1 slice
peanut butter 2 tbsp
honey 2 tbsp
Other
coffee 2 cups
irish cream creamer 3 tbsp
chocolate chips 1/2 cup
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Beginning the New Year
An important fact I've learned:
Your worried for the rest of your life you'll be fighting just as hard to say no to that fourth doughnut let alone limiting your donut consumption to maybe one a month (my food weekness used to be doughnuts)
What I've found is slowly as you make good food choices, your mind and body begin comunicating better about what you need to be eating. At this point in my health, the thought of four doughnuts makes my stomach sick, I could go a month without eating one but if I do have one, I know I can stop at that. Your body will help you make good food choices once you've given it a head start by making those choices with your head and determination. I've come to a point where I look forward to eating salad and vegetables. In fact if go a couple days eating junk food and few veggies, I got a little lazy in December, I start craving vegetables and feel a need to fill my fridge and dinner plate with them. I stay motivated because I know how good it makes me feel.
An important fact I've learned:
Fad dieting doesn't make you healthy. Harshly limiting diets that substantialy narrow the selection off foods your able to eat and the amount of food you eat isn't healthy and won't help in the long run for example, the grapefruit diet, the onion diet, the cabage soup diet. Fad dieting will often encourage weight loss, fad dieting does not nourish greater health. Healthy eating is a constant journey of learning about the foods your eating and what their doing for you. My interest in staying informed about food stays on the backburner as I go throughout my day leading me to read articles and page through books to expand my knowlege. Sometimes when I find a good book it becomes prominent and I dedicate some extra time to reading and digesting the information. I'll ocationally share a food fact or other health tips throughout my blog.
A helpful tip:
Search for inspiration. I like to read about what keeps other people motivated and assimilate what resonates with me. Often I'll have a couple sentances I use at various times to motivate me to overcome a challenge. For example I read "break through barriers physically and mentally" and throughout my day if I was confronted with apple pie and ice cream I'd repeat that sentance to myself and think of it as a barrier. Find what works for you.
Your worried for the rest of your life you'll be fighting just as hard to say no to that fourth doughnut let alone limiting your donut consumption to maybe one a month (my food weekness used to be doughnuts)
What I've found is slowly as you make good food choices, your mind and body begin comunicating better about what you need to be eating. At this point in my health, the thought of four doughnuts makes my stomach sick, I could go a month without eating one but if I do have one, I know I can stop at that. Your body will help you make good food choices once you've given it a head start by making those choices with your head and determination. I've come to a point where I look forward to eating salad and vegetables. In fact if go a couple days eating junk food and few veggies, I got a little lazy in December, I start craving vegetables and feel a need to fill my fridge and dinner plate with them. I stay motivated because I know how good it makes me feel.
An important fact I've learned:
Fad dieting doesn't make you healthy. Harshly limiting diets that substantialy narrow the selection off foods your able to eat and the amount of food you eat isn't healthy and won't help in the long run for example, the grapefruit diet, the onion diet, the cabage soup diet. Fad dieting will often encourage weight loss, fad dieting does not nourish greater health. Healthy eating is a constant journey of learning about the foods your eating and what their doing for you. My interest in staying informed about food stays on the backburner as I go throughout my day leading me to read articles and page through books to expand my knowlege. Sometimes when I find a good book it becomes prominent and I dedicate some extra time to reading and digesting the information. I'll ocationally share a food fact or other health tips throughout my blog.
A helpful tip:
Search for inspiration. I like to read about what keeps other people motivated and assimilate what resonates with me. Often I'll have a couple sentances I use at various times to motivate me to overcome a challenge. For example I read "break through barriers physically and mentally" and throughout my day if I was confronted with apple pie and ice cream I'd repeat that sentance to myself and think of it as a barrier. Find what works for you.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
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
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
Saturday, July 23, 2011
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)
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.
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.
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