Week 2, Shoulders and Arms...

Good morning all! Today Tom was off of work so we slept in. We started working out around 7am. I don't think we will do that again. It is hard for me to workout when the kids are up and wanting to be right there with us. Don't get me wrong, I think it is great that our children see our example and want to follow, that is great. Unfortunately, our living room is not big enough for all of us.

I noticed today as we were working out that I was able to do more repetitions than I did last week. At times I felt like I could not do one rep. but Tony encourages us in the DVD to go and do one more and so I did. I also noticed that on some I used the 10 lbs. weights for the first set and then 5 lbs. for the second set because I could not do as many reps. I will have to go to the forums and find out if by the time we get to the second set of reps. it's ok to still use heavier weights but less reps than the first set.

Anyway, after the workout I went running the "couch to 5k program". It felt great! This time I concentrated on my breathing and pacing myself. I did not get any side cramps and that made me feel good. By the time I was done I felt like I had accomplished something.  Tonight we'll do the bonus workout and the ab ripper since we didn't have time =(

Tomorrow we'll see how we do with Yoga. As of right now I don't like it but I want to give it a chance and not quit. Bring it!!

Plyometrics...

We are on week 2, day 2. Today was our second day. I feel great!! Today I was able to do more of the workout than I did last week. That made me feel great since I am a very impatient person and I like to see results right away. I know that I need to be patient and although I don't see it physically, I can feel the physical change. I don't know if that makes any sense, but what I'm trying to say is that I felt more endurance during this workout. It is by no means an easy workout, but the endurance is getting there =D

Tomorrow we go back to shoulders and arms... I am ready! Let's bring it!!!

Week 2 =D

Hello support group!!! Today was the beginning of week 2. We worked our shoulders and arms this morning. We did the same routines as in day 1 but with improvements in our part. In one week we were able to increase our endurance and quality of some of the exercises. I say some because I still did the push ups on my knees. On the plus side, I did all the pull ups and chin ups using just the bar instead of the resistance bands. Of course I had to use the chair for assistance because I still can't pull myself up without it.

The only thing I did not do as well was the ab ripper. I feel like I could've pushed myself more. I also skipped a couple of the exercises that required me to lay on my back and then bring myself up. On those it felt great just laying down =( I will have to push myself harder next time.

Tonight I will go running with my gal friends and tomorrow more P90X... BRING IT!!!

Day of rest...

Today was our resting day! I gotta say that it is a good feeling to miss not working out. I thought I would love not working out today but in reality I missed it. I guess tomorrow I'll probably be singing a different tune. We'll see =D Bring it!

Day 6! Woot woot!!

Today was day 6. We slept in and got up at 6:30am, got ready and our children were up running around. We told them we were going to workout and they were welcome to join if they wanted. Once we got started... they didn't want to =D

Today's workout was Kenpo. I loved it!! It was awesome. I think it has been the most enjoyable workout I've done all week. Don't get me wrong, I by no means mean to say this was an easy workout. I was still hurting (but it was a good hurt) as I was doing it.

Kenpo was alot of kicking and punching and horse stances. I think the reason I enjoyed it so much is because I have done Tae Bo before and I love it. It was a bit like the advance Tae Bo, which is what I was doing before I started with P90X. Only I was doing Tae Bo on and off and not consistantly since I was doing it alone.

I was feeling really sick this morning and it is why I didn't get up when the alarm went off. Thankfully Tom pushed me off the bed and I had to get up. Just kidding, he woke me up and reminded me of what he and I talked about last night. I have been feeling like I am going to get a cold or something and we decided that we will workout even if we are sick and do the best we can. So, this morning my throat was sore again and Tom encouraged me to get up and do the best I could. Did the workout and afterwards we did the Ab Ripper we missed yesterday due to lack of time.

Tomorrow is REST DAY!!!!

Day 5!!! Back and legs...

Today is our fifth day working out. It was fun!! We worked our backs and legs. I admit that although some of the exercises are not easy and we hurt physically, emotionally we feel great!! I already see some improvement in my endurance and that for me is cause for celebration, celery sticks for everyone!!

Today I noticed that I was able to do more reps than at the beginning of the week. I also tried the bars today for the chin-ups and pull-ups instead of the resistance bands. I didn't use the bar the whole time we did bars because right now we only have one bar set up and Tom uses it. Tom encouraged me to try the bar even if I had to use a chair for support. I did and it was amazing the work it was to bring myself up above the bar.

We have another pull up bar that Tom is going to set up so we can both use one while we workout. I now see that although the resistance bands are great and easier to use, it is not the same. In part I think it is because one of the bands popped on me on day one that I have not pulled hard enough on them since then for fear of having another one pop. In the end I know the bars will be better for me and I will feel great when I am able to pull myself up without assistance =D

Tomorrow we will be doing Kempo. BRING IT!!!  In the mean time I will leave you with this "before" picture along with other pictures of my workouts this week. (These pictures are just for you Paul. I hope you enjoy ;-D )

In this picture you will be able to see my before picture and what I will look like on day 90.  You can also see each one of my workouts for the week. I could not draw a pony tail on my hair so picture one instead of the flowing hair  =D

Because some times picture speak louder than my typed words.

Day 4, Yoga

Today was hard to get up. We have been trying to go to bed earlier since we are getting up early to workout. Mornings are better for us since at night we are too tired from our day's labors that we find it too easy to postpone or not do. Last night we went to bed pretty late and this morning we paid for it. My throat was sore and I felt very tired. Tom is my rock and he got me up.

We set up for our first ever session of Yoga and got started. HOLY COW!!! It kicked my butt big time! The poses were not natural for us and I will admit to feeling discouraged. Bless my sweet husband who still supported and pushed me through it. Again we did the best we could with our bodies and look forward to being able to bend and hold and balance as easily as Tony makes it look in the DVD. We are not giving up! We want this and we know it is not going to be easy at first and the results will all be worth it.

What made my day today was that I was feeling really discouraged earlier in the morning after not being able to hold the poses for as long or as graceful as the people in the video and Tom sent me a text. He asked how my day was going and how I was feeling. I told him I was feeling PLOM (Poor Little Old Me), discouraged and upset that I was not able to do some of the exercises right. He replied saying "Neither could I. Remember, this is extreme. It is going to be hard. Plus we were really tired. I'm proud of you for diong it this morning!" What can I say after that? Needless to say I cried and felt very grateful for his encouragement.

What can I say? I love my hubby! He is not perfect, but neither am I. He IS wonderful in many ways and the best is that he is wonderful in many ways I need. Today I will go to bed earlier and hopefully tomorrow will be better. Honestly, keeping this blog/journal of my progress is helping me now. I feel much better now that I have vented =D. For tomorrow... BRING IT!!!!

P90X Day 3

Good morning!! Today we did Chest and Arm exercises. We had to break it down and do most of the video in the morning and the bonus and Ab Ripper exercises we finished in the evening. Once again we got up, got ready and dove into our workout session. Today we used mostly the weights. We worked on our chests and our arms. Many times throughout the workout my arms were screaming!!!

I was using 5lbs weights and found they were too light for me. I could not find the 8lbs weights so I did more repetitions with what I had. Tom on the other hand only had 25lbs. weights and although for some exercises that was the perfect weight for him, for other exercises it was too much for him. We did the best we could with what we had and stopped right as the Bonus workout was about to start.

Tonight we went to get more weights so we could use the appropriate weights we need for the exercises. I went running with my neighbor, who my hubby recruited to accompany me so I wouldn't go by myself. It was fun running and I was able to use it as a warm up. When I got back Tom and I did the Bonus exercises and the Ab Ripper. Again we did the best we could and went for quality rather than quantity. It kicked our butts!!

Tomorrow we move on to Yoga. I have never done Yoga, but I keep hearing how wonderful it is. I hope people are right. BRING IT!!!!

Day 2 of P90X

Ouch!!! I woke up this morning and I could not believe I was feeling sore. Yesterday I felt great and was not sore, today it was different. I was feeling it in my upper chest, armpits and my shoulder blades. I also sneezed and realized I forgot to mention we also did the Ab Ripper yesterday as well. I felt it in my abs when I sneezed, can you believe that?!

Well, on to today. We got up and got dressed and got on with our next workout, Plyometrics. Wow! We did lots of jumping today and squatting. Our legs were screaming throughout the sets of exercises and we looked forward to every water break we got and also the stretching. It felt great to stretch!

After we were done my legs were sore and I felt very grateful that I ran yesterday and not today =) Bring it!!!

P90X Day 1

Ok, so I started P90X with my husband today. For our first workout session we did Pull-ups, chin-ups, push-ups, and all kinds of ups. Wow!!! I could not believe this was for our first workout. I have never done a single pull-up in my life. This was more strenuous than I thought it would be.

I used the resistance bands instead of the pull-up bar. It went ok until one of my bands popped and I had to manage with just one. The push-ups were also not very easy for me. It was a good thing that Tom, my hubby, was working out with me. He kept me motivated and encouraged. We went for quality rather than quantity and that was helpful too.

We followed the DVD and felt encouraged by Tony's optimism and encouragement. It is amazing how easy they make it look. We know as we keep at it we'll be able to complete the workouts without screaming in pain every now and then =D

I have to be honest and say that after we were done with the workout I felt great. I was in pain and I was dreading having to pick up my kids after this workout. Thankfully we stretched a lot throughout the workout that it made quite a difference. During the day I was able to lift my children without pain.

Tonight I went running too. I started a program called from "The Couch-To-5K", that a friend from church introduced me to. We have been running on Monday evenings for about 30 mins., and then I run on my own two more times during the week. It is an easy program I'll have to discuss later.

For now this is what I did today as far as workouts. I hope I feel as happy and motivated tomorrow. BRING IT!!!!