Day 11 - DONE!

I was going to make this an update to the previous post, but then I realized I had a lot to say.  If there's anyone who can make a short story long.. you know the rest.

Monday = Chest and back.  Tip of the day for round 1 is pace yourself.. cause you're gonna have to do it again.  And I did.. For those of you not familiar P90X chest and back is an hour of push-ups and pull-ups.  They change up the hand grips for some variety and targeting different muscles, but it's an hour of that mostly.  You've seen my pics, clearly I'm not a push-up or pull-up kinda girl.  If my life depended on my doing just one of either of those, my children would be motherless.  But that's ok.. Because I "do my best and forget the rest" You'll see that a lot here.

When I started last May I did push-ups against the wall.  Yes, it's a little pathetic, but it's a start.  As I got stronger I could put my feet back a little more to give myself more resistance.  Now I do them on the stairs.  These stairs.




 Once again, it doesn't seem like much, but I can feel myself getting stronger.  For "Decline push-ups" I've gone to doing them on my knees.  -- Well for the most part.  I did 6 on my knees for round one.  Then Little Miss decided she couldn't turn down the opportunity to ride mommy like a horsie.  Dive Bombers? I got 3 really ugly ones in before temptation became too much for her!

With 20 min to go Lila injured her baby self.. twice.  In 90 seconds.  *sigh* I'm not going to get to finish.  I give my girl some na-nas (her name for nursing) and she's happier. When I realize she's not going to sleep I decided I'm going to finish this workout if it kills me! I strap the baby to my back and finish up.  How's that for upping the intensity? I just added, well, 20lbs of intensity! (She fell asleep after I was done)

Still breathing hard.. Sweaty and no make-up naked baby sleeping on my back.. Yep.. I'm keeping it real.  Anyway.. day 11- Chest and back. Done!   What did you do today? (Or what are you *planning* to do?)  

Carolyn asked about the pull-ups.. I'm sticking with the resistance bands for now.  One of my goals is to eventually graduate to a pull-up bar! 

The main point of this is to show that everything can be modified.  Everyone hears P90X and they say "Oh I can't do that" I said it too.. and really? I still can't, but it doesn't matter.  I do what I can.  I'm getting stronger, I'm losing weight.  It really is a workout for ANYONE at any fitness level.  I mean come on, stair push-ups? lol  One day I'll do real ones ;-) 

Ouch! 259.4

I woke up with a carb hangover.  I've been up for 52 minutes now and I'm still dragging.  So, Monday is probably the worst "weigh in day" I could have picked... WTH was I thinking? I have 9lbs of weekend bloat.  Yes.. I said bloat because no one gains 9lbs over a weekend.  No one.  On that same token no one loses 9lbs over 2-3 days either.  It's all (or at least most) water weight.  It doesn't count.  *sigh* but now I get to lose it again.  --At the same time, those big losses are rather validating.  Past experience tells me that Tuesday I'll have a big loss.. sometimes 3-5lbs..and if I really buckle down by the time next Monday rolls around I could lose the 9lbs of bloat, and if I'm lucky 1-2 more.  Now that's something to hope for!

Today is chest and back in P90X world, naturally I'll update as soon as it's done.  In a perfect world that'll be soonish, but you never know.  I may have to wait for my big girl to get home from school so she can tend to the baby.  Right now, breakfast is calling.  2 eggs, 1 sausage patty (those pre-made patties are the best thing I've ever purchased. Talk about portion size made easy!) 1/2 an onion, and a handful of chopped mushrooms all scrambled. Topped with an obscene amount of salsa;  mo matter how I try I'm never going to like eggs.   I'll eat the lion's share, Lila will eat the baby share, and Stella - the beloved doggie-  will clean up!