P90X day #2

Just a quick update about the P90X workouts so far. Yesterday was "Chest and Back" and we only did half of the workout plus "Ab Ripper X" afterwards. I was completely worn out from just half the workout, but wasn't all that sore. This morning my muscles were very sore, and they still are. I can feel the pain in my back muscles some, but my chest and shoulders are very sore.

"Plyometrics" (jump training) was this morning and we only managed half a workout again. My legs are sore today, so tomorrow I may not be able to drag myself up the stairs! I am really hoping that I adjust soon and get stronger quickly. This "feeling the burn" is kinda sucky. It will be really nice to be stronger so the workouts are challenging but not totally butt-kicking. I look forward to not feeling so weak.

I have gained some weight since stopping the HCG Protocol. I was 198 lbs when I stopped that and went up to 201.6 lbs after I stopped. I should not have weighed myself after starting P90X before my rest day, but I did anyway. I have gained another pound since starting P90X, so today I was at 202.4 lbs. I have noticed that working out has made me ravenously hungry and very tired, so I really don't expect to lose any weight for a few weeks.

That's all for now. I need to do my nails tonight so I don't end up destroying them during tomorrow's workout.

P90X day #0

Today is officially day 0 of P90X. Sundays are our rest and weigh-in days. The first Sunday of each month is also our picture and measurements day. I am glad to have the "before" pictures done and over with. These had better be the last "before" pictures that I ever take. The idea with doing the P90X is that it will just be part of our new healthier lifestyle, so I am hoping for only taking "after" pictures from here on out.

I am a little worried about doing the intense workout tomorrow morning, but I am really pumped up for it as well. I don't like sweating and being sore, but I know a lot of that is because I don't feel very strong. As time goes on working out should get more enjoyable (though never easy). I am fully prepared for the first week to be very hard. I have no delusions of making it through the workouts, and will be very pleased with myself if I manage to make it through half of the workouts during the first week. I did decide to buy 8lb weights instead of the 5lb, so I am not quite as weak as I thought I was (not that I am pretending using 8lb weights isn't pathetic, lol).

The basement still isn't quite ready for tomorrow morning (and I have been super stressed out about it too). Thankfully the room is nearly done. All the boxes and smaller stuff has been moved, so now just the bigger things need moved. We will need to put down the interlocking floor mat tonight and get the weights and bands set out. We need to take a door off the hinge so we can install the pull-up bar for my husband, but after that we will be all ready for tomorrow morning. If I survive the workout tomorrow, I'll post how it went!