Hey there, this is day 19 of my 30 day challenge that is aimed at building the healthy habit of working out as a lifestyle. I did workout today about 1 hour and 1/2 ago which is about 5pm. I have previously mentioned that late day workouts are not my preference as they seem to be more difficult than when I workout before noon. Anyway, that is not the only thing that has come up for me. Below, I will list my daily workout and nutrition along with the difficulties I am facing and how I will try to tackle them. Let's go....
Today's workout:
P90X Legs and Back with the Ab Ripper X as dictated by their Lean Plan.
Today's Nutrition:
Breakfast - Portobello mushroom, tomato, onion, and egg stack with 3 cups of coffee.
Lunch pre workout - Tuna with chopped onion sandwiched between an English muffin. Low sodium V8 to drink.
Snack after workout - 2 tablespoons of the leftover tuna with chopped onion.
Water all day.
Difficulties & Remedies:
I have been getting really hungry.
*I know this is because I need to tweak the timing of my meals. I probably should add more food too. This is a challenge because I do not want to indulge in a lot of animal products. I am not a vegetarian or vegan, I just feel better when I have mostly vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. I am going to start trying to eat every 4 hours.
I have been getting fatigued.
*This I feel is due to my food intake and meal timing as well as my working out later in the day. I am going to start trying to eat every 4 hours and am going to start being more regimented about when I workout. I think this will help my energy level and my body. Our bodies are smart and remember patterns. We'll see how this goes.
The brand new fresh kicks I talked about in yesterday's post, turned out to be challenging. Believe it or not, these shoes are so fantastic, cushy, and flexible, that it was a challenge to stay balanced on some of the moves. For this I plan on sticking with it. I enjoy rising to the occasion and will definitely repost on how this works out. I love my shoes!!!
Cheers, to your health.
:)
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Friday, June 29, 2012
30 Days to Greatness Day 12
Gosh, I feel myself getting stronger. Make no mistake I could totally take a nap right now but I feel myself being able to handle the workouts better. I seriously encourage anyone that is interested in achieving a fitness goal to do it today. There is much to gain both physically and mentally.
Today's workout:
P90X Legs and Back with the Ab Ripper X.
Today's Nutrition:
Many glasses of water. I am up to 9+ now.
Breakfast - Cream of Wheat with almonds, ground flaxseeds, and honey. 3 cups of coffee.
Lunch post workout - Fresh juice made of carrots, apple, and lemon. 1 cracked wheat sourdough toast with hummus. 2 hardboiled eggs.
*I sense I am not eating enough to fuel my added activity. I am making due now because I will have to go grocery shopping soon.
Today's Tip:
Have a hard time maintaining your focus when in the middle of a tough workout or exercise? Think about what you are working for. Example: Today while my muscles were burning instead of thinking about that pain, I was imagining my body transformed into my ideal vision. This kept me going and focused on the exercise.
Hope this helps!
& remember..... You can do it!!!!!!!
Today's workout:
P90X Legs and Back with the Ab Ripper X.
Today's Nutrition:
Many glasses of water. I am up to 9+ now.
Breakfast - Cream of Wheat with almonds, ground flaxseeds, and honey. 3 cups of coffee.
Lunch post workout - Fresh juice made of carrots, apple, and lemon. 1 cracked wheat sourdough toast with hummus. 2 hardboiled eggs.
*I sense I am not eating enough to fuel my added activity. I am making due now because I will have to go grocery shopping soon.
Today's Tip:
Have a hard time maintaining your focus when in the middle of a tough workout or exercise? Think about what you are working for. Example: Today while my muscles were burning instead of thinking about that pain, I was imagining my body transformed into my ideal vision. This kept me going and focused on the exercise.
Hope this helps!
& remember..... You can do it!!!!!!!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
30 Days to Greatness Day 10
Today was hard. I just finished a bit ago. These last two days I have been doing my workouts later in the day and while I am happy to say that I can do it if I need to, it just is harder for me when I do. I prefer to get my workouts in before noon. That said, I did complete and I am feeling good about that.
Today's workout:
P90X Arms & Shoulders along with Ab Ripper X
Today's Nutrition:
Breakfast - Cream of Wheat with almonds, ground flaxseeds, and honey along with 2 cups of coffee.
Lunch pre workout - Tuna sandwich on cracked wheat sourdough toast with some Lays Jalapeno Kettle Chips.
Dinner post workout - Fresh juice made of carrots apple and lemon with Thai fried rice and vegetable medley leftover from last night. I satisfied my sweet tooth craving with a Jello pudding cup.
Water all day.
And now, I'll leave you with this. have a great rest of the day!
Today's workout:
P90X Arms & Shoulders along with Ab Ripper X
Today's Nutrition:
Breakfast - Cream of Wheat with almonds, ground flaxseeds, and honey along with 2 cups of coffee.
Lunch pre workout - Tuna sandwich on cracked wheat sourdough toast with some Lays Jalapeno Kettle Chips.
Dinner post workout - Fresh juice made of carrots apple and lemon with Thai fried rice and vegetable medley leftover from last night. I satisfied my sweet tooth craving with a Jello pudding cup.
Water all day.
And now, I'll leave you with this. have a great rest of the day!
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
- Aristotle
Saturday, June 23, 2012
30 Days to Greatness Day 6
Woke up early today. I felt excited and ready to workout. Thats how it's starting to feel now. The goodness I feel physically and mentally are so rewarding, I look forward to my workouts. It doesn't mean I am not challenged. It's just that with each workout that I do, I am able to see and prove to myself that I can do it. So knowing I can and how good it will feel, makes me excited and ready for what's next. It's pretty great.
Today's P90X Lean plan called for Legs and Back with the Ab Ripper X. I did them and was seriously hurting by the ab workout. I also saw a greater need for dumbbells while I was doing the legs and back portion (I currently use resistance bands.)
Upon completion I was a sweaty, accomplished, fireball of energy. I am getting so much from this challenge.
Some of the additional benefits are:
Strength, accomplishment, mental clarity, discipline.
Positive physical changes to my abs, arms, butt, and back. (They feel stronger and are already starting to look better. More toned.)
A self peace and love. An assuredness that is coming from creating, sustaining, and maintaining this time for myself. Giving me this time and letting myself relish in being first in this arena is wonderful. I am very grateful and see it spilling out in other areas of my life.
As for today's nutrition:
Breakfast pre workout - Blueberry waffle with ground flaxseeds, greek yogurt, blueberries, strawberries, and syrup on top. 2 cups of coffee.
Lunch post workout - Open faced egg sandwich with ham and avocado on whole wheat toast. Cherries on the side.
Water to drink throughout the day.
Dinner was pizza (1 cheese slice 1 pepperoni slice) I also had about 1 cup worth of Doritos and 4 Blue Moon beers.
I went out to a friends pool party this afternoon which explains the deviation from my normal but like I outlined in my initial challenge post, this is not solely about weight loss, I am creating a healthy habit for the rest of my life. So I am going to live, I am going to eat, I am going to enjoy. There are times I will go out of my normal and that's ok. This is about creating a healthy habit that will last a life time and the majority of days I am focused and showing up with that as my focus. Cheers to health, energy, fitness, and life. See you soon. xo
Today's P90X Lean plan called for Legs and Back with the Ab Ripper X. I did them and was seriously hurting by the ab workout. I also saw a greater need for dumbbells while I was doing the legs and back portion (I currently use resistance bands.)
Upon completion I was a sweaty, accomplished, fireball of energy. I am getting so much from this challenge.
Some of the additional benefits are:
Strength, accomplishment, mental clarity, discipline.
Positive physical changes to my abs, arms, butt, and back. (They feel stronger and are already starting to look better. More toned.)
A self peace and love. An assuredness that is coming from creating, sustaining, and maintaining this time for myself. Giving me this time and letting myself relish in being first in this arena is wonderful. I am very grateful and see it spilling out in other areas of my life.
As for today's nutrition:
Breakfast pre workout - Blueberry waffle with ground flaxseeds, greek yogurt, blueberries, strawberries, and syrup on top. 2 cups of coffee.
Lunch post workout - Open faced egg sandwich with ham and avocado on whole wheat toast. Cherries on the side.
Water to drink throughout the day.
Dinner was pizza (1 cheese slice 1 pepperoni slice) I also had about 1 cup worth of Doritos and 4 Blue Moon beers.
I went out to a friends pool party this afternoon which explains the deviation from my normal but like I outlined in my initial challenge post, this is not solely about weight loss, I am creating a healthy habit for the rest of my life. So I am going to live, I am going to eat, I am going to enjoy. There are times I will go out of my normal and that's ok. This is about creating a healthy habit that will last a life time and the majority of days I am focused and showing up with that as my focus. Cheers to health, energy, fitness, and life. See you soon. xo
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