What To Do Next

I am all over the place this week.  Regardless, I'm still SORE all OVER.  Just remembered I didn't do the LEGS | BACK routine, so I finished it about two hours ago.

As I'm showering, hubby asks me to go to the store.  HUH?  Did you just see me reaching for some oxygen? HA  I did get somewhat of a SURGE of ENERGY, so he drove and I shopped.  Not complaining though ... he makes the most AWESOMIST (is that a word), STIR-FRY from scratch ... umm ummm good!

As I said before, I will be going into my SEVENTH week of P90X.  I want to CARVE my muscles up more, so I will be switching to the LEAN one.  Even after I finish on April 18th, I will continue on till my51st birthday, which is on May 13th.  You do know, that I am not going to be any good on that day right! 

After I finish this post, I'll sit down and figure out how to continue this journey.  The biggest thing is getting in more CORE, PLYO and CARDIO.  So I'll be cutting my weight lifting down to only TWICE a week, instead of THREE times a week (oh trust, I am not complaining).

Man that STIR FRY smells good!  LOL

I've Been Doing The WRONG P90X

I'm into my SIXTH week of this journey.  Although my weight has remained somewhat constant, I can clearly see that I'm losing inches (of course, where I don't want to at the moment, but I'm not complaining).  LOL

I'm losing in my hip, stomach and thighs.  I want to lose more in my arms, to show the definition.  But what is happening at the moment ... I'm BULKING UP.  Getting VERY MUSCULAR in my shoulders, chest and deltoids, but not lean muscle ... more MUSCULAR.   So ..........

I spoke to my brother and he told me I should be doing the LEAN version.  I went back to look at the schedule and it definitely has more CARDIO, than LIFTING.  Guess I will finish out this week on my regular routine, but I will add a CORE exercise Saturday. 

My eating is pretty good; need to up my WATER consumption though.  My scale says I'm within my bounderies, but for some reason I'm thirsty more than usual.  I've been getting at least EIGHT hours of sleep each night.  The only problem ... I'm waking up like I'm running late, so the last hour I have to put myself back to sleep.

Truly tripping out on our ATLANTA weather.  It was 65 degrees, just last Saturday.  Now it's back in the 20's in the morning ... 30/40's during the day.  I am SO READY for SPRING!  Not looking forward to losing that hour though, when we SPRING AHEAD!

That Many Days Since Last Post?

Didn't realize I hadn't posted in FOUR DAYS.  Lemme see ... okay, I got through Back | Biceps last Wednesday.  I was weak, but I forced myself. 

Thursday was YOGA ... will not LIE, I didn't do ALL of it.  Okay, I only did 15 minutes and got on the treadmill (( sticking tongue out )).

Friday was LEGS and BACK -- I got some of my strength back, so it was not too bad.   I waited too late to do it though.  Grandbabies came over right when I was finishing up ... that's a whole 'nother story.  Luckily it was GORGEOUS Friday afternoon and Saturday, so we were able to spend some time outdoors.

I had to wait till LATE to do my KENPO on Saturday.  That was not FUN ... however it was funny when the 20-month old tried to do it.  He had me laughing so hard ... then my 4-year old got on the floor and did the poses with NO EFFORT and made me feel REALLY OLD.

Took a much needed rest on Sunday ... although the kids had me outside most the day.  Now on to today (( am I caught up yet )) LOL 

Just finished CHEST | SHOULDERS | ARMS and the desk is keeping my limbs on the keyboard.  I am sooooooooooo tired.  I'm already regretting PLYOMETRICS tomorrow.  It truly burns me out ... I might substitute CARDIO instead.  I don't want to injure myself and when I get like this .. well that's what happens. 

Oh yeh ... I just noticed this morning that my sportsbra is fitting looser up in the strap area.  I'm starting to lose weight in the circumference of my breast area (( you know that lil pouch of fat around your back )).  I don't have ANY back fat (( my back is my BEST, MUSCULAR FEATURE )), but I had that lil bit back there by my armpit (( the ladies know exactly what I'm talking about )).

BOAST TIME:

I was able to do more PUSHUPS on my toes, instead of my knees.  Now mind you, I'm on day THREE of Aunt Flo ... so I'm surprised I have any strength. 

TIP:

I write down the times each exercise starts ... that way I know when I'm about done and also how to pace myself.  Kinda like PSYCHING (sp) myself out! 

Okay LUNCH TIME (( yep, I'm running behind - so it's more like LUNCH - DINNER )).

Feeling DOWN in the DUMPS

So, so trying to get sick.  I've been on the couch most of the morning, but I'm determined to do the workout today.  I have BACK | BICEPS so it should be a half-way decent routine.

I won't push myself ... just enough to get a decent pump.  I have YOGA tomorrow (( which I'm sure will be TREADMILL and some stretching )).

I plan on doing the DVD later this afternoon; I will check back in later!  Ya'll PRAY for me!

Chest | Shoulders | Arms - Oh MY!!!

YEH -- Starting my FIFTH WEEK of P90X. 

 Standing STRONG !!!

Just when I think it's over .... HA!  I absolutely LOVE doing arm exercises.  I must be careful with my shoulders ... they already are quite massive and I truly don't need anymore BULK.  Plus the accident I had many years ago ... well I can't hold my ARMS over my head for long periods of time (( cramp up easily )).

Today, I tried to work through the CRAMPING ... bad ideal.  I am EXTREMELY sore and it's time to take a LONG, HOT shower, get out the BENGAY and lay on the HEATING PAD. 

Halfway through the DVD, I found myself getting light-headed and a little nauseated ... so I made myself SLOW DOWN, press PAUSE and PACE myself.  While getting out of my SOAKED clothing, I noticed that my TRAPS (( muscle right by your neck, top of your shoulder )) is getting VERY PEAKED.  Hubby advised me to lay off of the shoulder exercises, use a lighter weight or don't do so many reps.  I'm using LIGHT WEIGHT now (( only 5-pounders )), but I'm still getting very MUSCULAR in my shoulders ....

.... sooooooooooooooooo ....

Time to find my 2 and 3-pound weights ..... or go get another band!  HA  Never thought I would be "complaining" about GAINING muscle.

Oh yeh .... almost forgot.  While getting a VD card in Walmart the other day, I went over to the "scale" aisle.  I've been wanting that "BMI", "BONE MASS", "WATER INTAKE" scale.  It was on SALE, so I grabbed the next to the last one.  It tracks my weight history each time I step on the scale.  It ALREADY told on me ... not drinking ENOUGH WATER.  Maybe 1/2 gallon .... but not my usual ONE GALLON a day.

That snow in the below picture ... it was GONE 24 hours later.  LOL

I Am So Glad Core Is Over For Now

This DVD put me on my knees .. literally. I was one exercise away from actually throwing up. I did ONE move in the "Bonus Round" and called it a day.

While working out, I look out the window and it is SNOWING here in Atlanta!

Here's my $1800 dollar Rott/Akita Mix "Lexie".  We now call her $1800 because she had surgery right before Christmas.  I didn't realize if a female dog does not get "spayed" or never has a "litter", her uterus can become infected with all types of bacteria. 

I'll be back with more!

ReCouping After Core Synergistics

I had the NERVE to brag about how much I looked FORWARD to this week! Please, PleaSE, PLEASE SCRATH THAT! So wrong .. WTH!!!

This CORE SYNERGISTICS was the BEAST FROM HELL, NOT NICE, HURT LIKE HELL, OMG, WTH, WTF. Do you understand how much that workout kicked my ENTIRE gluteus maximus? Just when, WHEN you think that you are in SHAPE ...

BAM ... he takes it AWAY from you. LOL

But seriously, I was so SORE. Then today I just did the Kenpo again. When did I say this was a REST WEEK. At least I get a DAY OFF tomorrow. I may or may not STRETCH. I would like to stop LAYING on the HEATING pad one day this week ( LOL ).

Funny ... talked to a guy that said he knows HUNDREDS of people that quit by the second week. I am into my FOURTH week, with NINE more to go. It is supposed to be a 12-week program, but the 13th week you redo what I'm doing THIS WEEK. Either way, it works out that my last day will be April 18th.

My weight is still fluctuating, but I have to be getting MORE MUSCLE. I'm seeing it mostly in my SHOULDERS, UPPER & LOWER BACK, ABS and my THIGHS.

I only see a difference in my arms, when I pose or stand a certain way (flex). Hubby says he sees the definition, but I don't see as much as the other areas.

Missed One Day of Blogging -- ARRGG

YEHHHH .. I will have a somewhat OFF week ... only YOGA, STRETCHING and CORE.  I so look forward to not doing any pullups or pushups.  I will admit that I love that I'm LIFTING more and able to actually FEEL the muscle development ... but I was getting WORN out !!!

Funny ... hehehehe ... I pushed myself MORE, when I knew that it would be my last week doing them ... okay, it was funny to me ((( sticking tongue out ))).  Broke my exercise bands ... they were not the right type anyhow ... they were supposed to be used on my rebounder.  I just unsnapped them and used them ... only to find out they were not HEAVY enough (( but they did serve their purpose )).

The pullup bar that I'm using (( the PERFECT PULLUP bar )) ... you can lower it halfway to do what they call "Australian Pullups" ... therefore I'm able to do more (similiar to the ones you do, while assisting yourself with a chair).

Loved, LoVED, LOVED doing Kenpo again ... hubby even got in there with me ... he showed me how to use my body (( especially my HIPS )) to do BETTER punches.   I was not PIVOTING enough on the balls of my feet ... could have caused some injury to my knees and ankles.  I truly FELT like I was kickboxing and I absolutely LOVED it.  Did I tell ya'll I LOVE KENPO???

My plan for Superbowl Sunday:

• Ab Ripper
• 30" of Treadmill
• Stretch
• Try not to EAT too MUCH
• Drink ALOT of WATER
• Get in BED EARLY

I need to be up tomorrow morning at 3:30 am ... yeh, bummer right?  So looks like I will be watching the second half of the Superbowl online.  I'm getting IN THE BED no later than 8:30 - 9:00 pm.

How my body has changed in THREE WEEKS:

• My traps (muscle between neck and shoulder area) are more pronouced
• More definition in my shoulders and delts (top muscle of your outside arm)
• Starting to see more definition in my biceps and triceps ... more separation
• My legs are slimming down, especially around my knee and upper thigh area
• Much stronger in my upper body - able to perform more pushups and pullups
• More definition in my obliques (outside abdominal muscle); slimmer waistline
• Weight is still fluctuating (all over the place), but I can definitely see the INCH LOSS  

Oh WHOOAAA Is Me

Still feeling the effects ((( or is that affects ))) of lifting those branches, limbs, TREE with hubby.  I only did about 15 minutes of YOGA yesterday and I did the AB RIPPER.  Soooooooo ... deciding how I want to make this up.  I will definitely do the LEGS today, probably without the BACK (( back still tight )).

I really LUV the Kenpo, so I'm sure I will do it tomorrow.  Just making sure I'm careful not to injure myself, by overdoing it.  Usually when I really get going (( full steam ahead )) I either:

• Get sick
• Injure myself
• Burn myself out
• Get busy with the business
• Get bored outta my mind and quit

So in order not to go down either road, I will take it slow and listen to my body.  Right now she is saying:

Don't Go Doing Nuttin' STUPID or I WILL SHUT DOWN ON YOU IN A HEARTBEAT!  lol

Allright - Okay - Yeh I Did It

I did a ROUND of the Shoulder | Arm session.  I only did ONE set plus the BONUS round.  Not trying to pull anything today, especially since my LIGHT week is next week. 

NOT doing the AB Ripper tonight .. I will do it tomorrow and then again on Saturday, instead of FRIDAY.
Seriously contemplating getting on the TREADMILL Sunday BEFORE the Superbowl.  Hubby is already talking about how much FOOD he plans on preparing.  Here comes TEST #1 already ... when is EASTER?

Sheesh .....

I am NOT about to blow this, so MeMe has got to PUSH away from the festivities.  I got a really cute outfit I plan on wearing .. it FITS LOVELY right now, but there is NO ROOM FOR ERROR.  So I will eat before we go and NIBBLE while there.  I plan on WATCHING everyone else ... just to see how much they eat and drink ... then in the back of my lil mind, I will count the calories and watch them add weight ... RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

But seriously, I will take note of how much everyone is eating ... and congratulate myself for being able to PUSH AWAY from the madness.

* poof *

Tree VS Shoulder | Arms

Hubby finished cutting down the tree in the front yard ... so being the GREAT WIFEY that I am, I went out to help him cart some of the wood to the backyard.  That was a BIG TREE ... didn't seem like it was that big till hubby started cutting it down.

As I sit here NIBBLING on some Cape Cod Chips (( very small bowl - the bowl is the kind you put salsa in at the restaurant )), I've decided to do ONE SERIES of the shoulder | arm exercises, just to get it in and to FEEL BETTER about myself.  If I don't do it, I will really feel like I fell off the plan.

Man, these CHIPS are so good.  I've been on the STRAIGHT and NARROW for THREE WEEKS ... actually more.  That's why I put them in this MINIATURE BOWL .. if the BAG was here, I could easily EAT THEM ALL.

Third Week of PLYOMETRICS - YEH

After my first series of plyometrics, I didn't gain my second wind.  I really had to DIG DIP to keep going.   When I got to the ROCK STAR HOPS (at 24:43), I was dead tired.  Note, I still had at least another 19 minutes to go ... and that 19 minutes did not get any easier.

It helped that I wrote down the times, for each series.  Made it easier to know when the BREAKS were coming up ... I was able to push myself HARDER, by knowing I'd get at least a 30 or 60 minute break.

Also knowing when I will be doing the same routine OVER again ... that HELPS as well.  Did I say I was happy NOT to be doing this workout next week.  I did sneak and look at the CORE SYGENERGICS ... did I spell that right?  Trust, I can tell that ones gonna KICK BUTT as well, but since there is no heavy lifting next week, I don't think that will be a problem ... YEH, I'm being optimistic.

So Glad To Finish Chest | Back

Allrightteee ... just finished chest and back for at least the next almost TWO WEEKS.  I am so AMPED.

I was SO WEAK in my arms ... I could easily do ARM EXERCISES, but pushups and pullups ... NOT!

I still have ABS to do ... debating whether to do them after plyometrics tomorrow or just get them outta the way now.  My son (#2) just called to say he is starting the CLASSIC tonight.  My daughter-in-law will be doing the LEAN version.  Ain't that summin' .... Mom giving him advise.

Love that I am SORE, but not THAT SORE ... ya'll know what I'm talking about.  I know I had a great workout, but I can LIFT MY ARMS to hug my husband ... LOL

Let me go ahead and do this AB RIPPER ... hopefully I can talk hubby into a BACK MASSAGE again!

HA