Wow, have I totally gotten behind.
Ok, day 68 was last Wednesday. That workout was legs and back and GOSH it was killer. All I know is I'm having trouble breezing through stuff that I could easily do a month ago. I guess that is the point of muscle confusion.
Day 69. I had school this day and a hair appointment that took my entire day. It was supposed to be Kenpo but I didn't do it.
Day 70 - rest day.
Day 71 - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. Did it, brought it, felt great afterward. Had friends over that night for a party...ate too much and drank more than I should have...calories, calories, calories....
Day 72 - This should have been plyo but I skipped it because sickness was running through my household, hubby and kids were all sick and mommy just couldn't find the time to herself to work out.
Day 73 - Back and Biceps. Still sore today from this one yesterday. Felt crappy all day about missing Plyo, but need to just press on. After the workout I totally crashed. Had no energy the rest of the day. I haven't felt wiped out like this in quite some time, not sure if I'm coming down with what my hubby and kids had.
I've sucked this past week, between my botched Yoga day, missing Kenpo and Plyo, I feel like I'm crashing. I'm having a lot of trouble staying in the game because I've had a busy month. I have 6 birthdays of immediate family members this month plus an anniversary and finals are in a week for school, so needless to say I'm stretched pretty thin. I thought in the 60-90 day range I'd feel great and have tons of energy, but I'm having trouble making it through the work outs and I end up crashing right when I'm done. I'm not eating THAT terrible, but I think it may be a possibility that I'm not eating enough calories to make it through the work outs. That right there could be my problem.
Showing posts with label sick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sick. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Day 55
Yesterday I did "Legs and Back" followed by ab ripper. Hubby saw me doing my workout and was pretty impressed with my form on the v-up roll ups. I couldn't do a single one of those for two reasons when I first started (1. because they were too difficult and 2. my complete lack of coordination) anyhow I think I did about 18 of them yesterday which is pretty kick ass for me being sick. It was killer and I'm still in pain today. I haven't done Kenpo yet today because I'm sick again (dang kids keep brining home random illnesses from school), so I think I may take a break. I'm pretty sore from yesterday and light headed from this sinus thing, so I think it's best to skip the workout today, although I HATE the guilt that comes from skipping a workout. Maybe I can do Kenpo tomorrow and make today my rest day. (I feel like such a fatty if I don't work out). I'm SO tired of being sick. Stupid me to start P90X during cold and flu season (which is then followed by allergy season)....
On a good note, I got into a pair of my size 8 jeans! Woo hoo! They are still a BIT snug but not unbearable, by the end of 90 days I'm certain they will fit well (or hopefully be TOO big). A girl can dream right?
On a good note, I got into a pair of my size 8 jeans! Woo hoo! They are still a BIT snug but not unbearable, by the end of 90 days I'm certain they will fit well (or hopefully be TOO big). A girl can dream right?
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Day 52, 53 and 54
Again, I'm behind on blogging.
Day 52 was Back and Biceps. It was pretty rough, I was barely recovered from the workout on Saturday. I was not rocking as great as I did on Saturday, but I was still keeping up and doing pretty good. Ab ripper was rough because my muscles were still sore.
Day 53 (yesterday) was Yoga. I had trouble with my girls during this workout. I kept getting interrupted, I got about the first 30 minutes complete, then I had to stop it. By the time I came back to try and finish it I had lost momentum and just didn't finish it. Yoga just wasn't happening today. (side note, Yoga was ROUGH today after doing the back and biceps the day before...muscles...so... sore). I feel crappy for not finishing, but with my girls in a total meltdown it just wasn't happening.
Oh, and I've TOTALLY blown my diet the past few days. For meals and snacks I've done all-right, but we've had ice cream in the house, and I've indulged more than once...this is why I just CANT have sweets in the house. They are my total downfall and I WILL consume them. Also it's April and my seasonal allergies have come back with a vengeance. I'm totally exhausted and have zero energy. I'm gonna have to really push myself to work out the next few days.
Today I'm supposed to do legs and back. I haven't got to it yet, and I have a doctors appt today, so hopefully I will find time to squeeze it in somewhere (I'm thinking after doctor before dinner). Breakfast this morning was a bowl of special K and a banana. So far, so good food wise....we will see how the rest of today goes.
Day 52 was Back and Biceps. It was pretty rough, I was barely recovered from the workout on Saturday. I was not rocking as great as I did on Saturday, but I was still keeping up and doing pretty good. Ab ripper was rough because my muscles were still sore.
Day 53 (yesterday) was Yoga. I had trouble with my girls during this workout. I kept getting interrupted, I got about the first 30 minutes complete, then I had to stop it. By the time I came back to try and finish it I had lost momentum and just didn't finish it. Yoga just wasn't happening today. (side note, Yoga was ROUGH today after doing the back and biceps the day before...muscles...so... sore). I feel crappy for not finishing, but with my girls in a total meltdown it just wasn't happening.
Oh, and I've TOTALLY blown my diet the past few days. For meals and snacks I've done all-right, but we've had ice cream in the house, and I've indulged more than once...this is why I just CANT have sweets in the house. They are my total downfall and I WILL consume them. Also it's April and my seasonal allergies have come back with a vengeance. I'm totally exhausted and have zero energy. I'm gonna have to really push myself to work out the next few days.
Today I'm supposed to do legs and back. I haven't got to it yet, and I have a doctors appt today, so hopefully I will find time to squeeze it in somewhere (I'm thinking after doctor before dinner). Breakfast this morning was a bowl of special K and a banana. So far, so good food wise....we will see how the rest of today goes.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Day 35
This was my rest day and I took it off to recoup from that stomach virus I had the past two days. I'm starting to feel pretty flabby and this week is gonna catch up with me pretty big when I start up again.
Like I said before I will most likely extend this phase into an extra week to make sure I don't flake on my results. I've read a lot of blogs that have different advice. Some suggest to start all over again at phase 1 and start the 90 days from scratch when you get sick like I did, others suggested to just keep working out through the sickness (if possible, and I did on SOME days, I just couldn't on the stomach flu days). Others say to extend the period another week or so. That's the option I decided to go with. I just can't bear starting the 90 days all over again!
Like I said before I will most likely extend this phase into an extra week to make sure I don't flake on my results. I've read a lot of blogs that have different advice. Some suggest to start all over again at phase 1 and start the 90 days from scratch when you get sick like I did, others suggested to just keep working out through the sickness (if possible, and I did on SOME days, I just couldn't on the stomach flu days). Others say to extend the period another week or so. That's the option I decided to go with. I just can't bear starting the 90 days all over again!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Day 33 & 34
I got that nasty stomach bug on top of this horrible cold/flu that I've had, so I've been sidelined again for the past two days. I wanted to work out, I just can't. My stomach is too queasy.
I think what I'll do is extend this phase 2 by an entire week to make up for my week of being sick, so my 90 days will turn into 97 or so....
I'm under the 150's now (down to 148) though...lost three pounds due to this stupid stomach flu...
I think what I'll do is extend this phase 2 by an entire week to make up for my week of being sick, so my 90 days will turn into 97 or so....
I'm under the 150's now (down to 148) though...lost three pounds due to this stupid stomach flu...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Day 30, 31 & 32
Once again got behind on my blogging (and my workouts). It's not as bad as you may think though.
Day 30
This would have been Sunday, and it should have been Plyo, but I only got four hours of sleep the night before (we had a vomiting incident with my six month old and had to call the ambulance, it was a total fiasco night, but thankfully she is fine). Therefore I skipped my workout on Sunday to try and recoup from a traumatic evening the night before.
Day 31
Today I took my thirty day photos. Good Lord this day couldn't have come any sooner. All my worries and fears about my progress were relieved. I have been loosing weight BUT gaining muscle (and driving my husband crazy with my moaning and bitching for the past thirty days). You can definitely see improvement in my photos and for that I'm so thankful. My stomach has gone down, I'm loosing that second chin and lunch lady arms and that ugly back fat I had (oh God did I just admit on the internet that I have "back fat?") are going away gradually! It gave me new motivation and I've been on this high ever since! My hubby was in "told ya so" mode. He has been telling me he could see a difference, but I just didn't believe him, I had to see the proof for myself. My plan this day was to do plyo in the morning to make up for the day before then do back and biceps in the afternoon. Problem with this plan was that plyo completely wore me out. I think it's a combination of the rest week then jumping back into it complied with the fact I am still sick. I can't seem to shake this black plague of death that has come over me...
Day 32
Plan for the day, Yoga in the morning, then do back and biceps in the afternoon to make up for yesterday. My two year old threw up this morning and was in complete meltdown mode, so I only got through 45 minutes of the Yoga until I had to stop because I had a two year old using my downward dog as a tunnel. Poor kid as I was doing the leg lift and bringing it through, I totally kneed her in the head as she was making a pass through her "tunnel." I figured it was time to shut down the Yoga for the day because stopping the DVD every five minutes to deal with the household traumas can't clear your mind of distractions and keep you in the present. Obviously this was NOT working today. I was hoping to at least catch up with back and biceps this afternoon, but after a three hour grocery shopping trip, I came home feeling like I got hit by a train. Body aches and fever were back.
Tomorrow is legs and back, so I doubt I'm gonna get back and biceps in this week which is a bummer, but there isn't much I can do about it at this point with the bubonic plague making it's waves through my household....
Day 30
This would have been Sunday, and it should have been Plyo, but I only got four hours of sleep the night before (we had a vomiting incident with my six month old and had to call the ambulance, it was a total fiasco night, but thankfully she is fine). Therefore I skipped my workout on Sunday to try and recoup from a traumatic evening the night before.
Day 31
Today I took my thirty day photos. Good Lord this day couldn't have come any sooner. All my worries and fears about my progress were relieved. I have been loosing weight BUT gaining muscle (and driving my husband crazy with my moaning and bitching for the past thirty days). You can definitely see improvement in my photos and for that I'm so thankful. My stomach has gone down, I'm loosing that second chin and lunch lady arms and that ugly back fat I had (oh God did I just admit on the internet that I have "back fat?") are going away gradually! It gave me new motivation and I've been on this high ever since! My hubby was in "told ya so" mode. He has been telling me he could see a difference, but I just didn't believe him, I had to see the proof for myself. My plan this day was to do plyo in the morning to make up for the day before then do back and biceps in the afternoon. Problem with this plan was that plyo completely wore me out. I think it's a combination of the rest week then jumping back into it complied with the fact I am still sick. I can't seem to shake this black plague of death that has come over me...
Day 32
Plan for the day, Yoga in the morning, then do back and biceps in the afternoon to make up for yesterday. My two year old threw up this morning and was in complete meltdown mode, so I only got through 45 minutes of the Yoga until I had to stop because I had a two year old using my downward dog as a tunnel. Poor kid as I was doing the leg lift and bringing it through, I totally kneed her in the head as she was making a pass through her "tunnel." I figured it was time to shut down the Yoga for the day because stopping the DVD every five minutes to deal with the household traumas can't clear your mind of distractions and keep you in the present. Obviously this was NOT working today. I was hoping to at least catch up with back and biceps this afternoon, but after a three hour grocery shopping trip, I came home feeling like I got hit by a train. Body aches and fever were back.
Tomorrow is legs and back, so I doubt I'm gonna get back and biceps in this week which is a bummer, but there isn't much I can do about it at this point with the bubonic plague making it's waves through my household....
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Day 29
So, today I started week 5, I know my days don't exactly match up where they should but I had to readjust my schedule to fit my family's needs better. Still, I'm 29 days into the program though!
So, I woke up and decided to FORCE myself back into the land of the living. I cleaned up the house a bit and decided to work out while the baby was napping. Today was "Chest, Shoulders and Triceps." Wow. What a workout. I really pushed myself and my arms are still shaking two hours later. I'm glad I did the workout in the morning because my sickness is coming back with a vengeance this afternoon. Also, both my little ones are sick, so I only got half way through Ab ripper X when the youngest woke up in full meltdown mode.
Ab ribber was MUCH more difficult today. I felt like I was gaining some ground on it, but today was a complete setback. I had trouble with stuff I was breezing through in week 3. I'm not sure if this is due to the fact that I was sick or the fact that I had a rest week from Ab Ripper X and now going back into it my muscles are "confused." If the latter is true, then I guess the workout is doing what it is supposed to, although my stomach still is my biggest problem area (I guess I have my work cut out for me after having four kids though).
At least I worked out today! Tomorrow is Plyo and I'm not looking forward to having that one back in the schedule.
So, I woke up and decided to FORCE myself back into the land of the living. I cleaned up the house a bit and decided to work out while the baby was napping. Today was "Chest, Shoulders and Triceps." Wow. What a workout. I really pushed myself and my arms are still shaking two hours later. I'm glad I did the workout in the morning because my sickness is coming back with a vengeance this afternoon. Also, both my little ones are sick, so I only got half way through Ab ripper X when the youngest woke up in full meltdown mode.
Ab ribber was MUCH more difficult today. I felt like I was gaining some ground on it, but today was a complete setback. I had trouble with stuff I was breezing through in week 3. I'm not sure if this is due to the fact that I was sick or the fact that I had a rest week from Ab Ripper X and now going back into it my muscles are "confused." If the latter is true, then I guess the workout is doing what it is supposed to, although my stomach still is my biggest problem area (I guess I have my work cut out for me after having four kids though).
At least I worked out today! Tomorrow is Plyo and I'm not looking forward to having that one back in the schedule.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Day 28
I woke up feeling MUCH more human today and had every intention of doing Yoga today to make up for my sick day yesterday. We won't even discuss what I ate for dinner yesterday (although it was delicious, and fatty and full of bacon and cheese but I was sick and therefore I get to eat whatever I want).
About an hour after waking up I started cleaning the kitchen (the aftermath of mom being sick is a kitchen that was pretty disastrous). This totally wore me out, and I've been pretty much couch-bound the remainder of the day. Hubby took the boys and has gone backpacking this weekend. He may not be doing P90X with me, but I think him hiking several miles will be a decent enough workout for him.
As for me, I'm still sick and I plan on drowning my sorrows today in Pizza Rolls and cheesecake because frankly I don't feel like standing on my feet and chopping vegetables or eating like a rabbit. I know I will hate myself for this tomorrow, but for now I need comfort, and comfort is my sweatpants and a box of Chips Ahoy. So tonight I plan to drug myself up with Advil Cold and Sinus and Afrin and watch Breakfast at Tiffany's with my girls, and I'm not even going to think about P90x and Dreya Weber's perfect abs and Tony Horton's ken doll hair.
About an hour after waking up I started cleaning the kitchen (the aftermath of mom being sick is a kitchen that was pretty disastrous). This totally wore me out, and I've been pretty much couch-bound the remainder of the day. Hubby took the boys and has gone backpacking this weekend. He may not be doing P90X with me, but I think him hiking several miles will be a decent enough workout for him.
As for me, I'm still sick and I plan on drowning my sorrows today in Pizza Rolls and cheesecake because frankly I don't feel like standing on my feet and chopping vegetables or eating like a rabbit. I know I will hate myself for this tomorrow, but for now I need comfort, and comfort is my sweatpants and a box of Chips Ahoy. So tonight I plan to drug myself up with Advil Cold and Sinus and Afrin and watch Breakfast at Tiffany's with my girls, and I'm not even going to think about P90x and Dreya Weber's perfect abs and Tony Horton's ken doll hair. 
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Day 27
Today I'm supposed to be doing Yoga, but I've come down with a nasty virus, it's either a bad cold/flu or sinus infection.
I guess I'll be taking this day off and laying in bed.
I guess I'll be taking this day off and laying in bed.
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