Day 4 is done!

Today was a good day. I was uber sore from the past couple days and had a major headache this morning. I started my Cardio X and got a little into the warmup and my head was killing me. I took a couple asprin and came back later and finished the whole thing. It was actually easier this way - I did it during nap time so a) I didn't spend hours on the computer like usual, b) I only had one child trying to climb underneath me while I was in the plank position and c) I got the energy to pick up the house after that. I usually put off cleaning until I HAVE to (the main reason why I bug Hubby all the time when he's going to be home) but today I got off my butt and did it.

Hubby has the long weekend this week - so I'm making my "Good" grocery list and we're going to do some shopping Friday. I was going to go today, but Hubs would prefer I wait.

Speaking of Moron, he has done his workouts the last two days. He's doing the doubles version of the program (which I disagree with, but he won't listen to me), so his workouts are a lot harder than mine are. Oh well. You can buy a man a workout program, but you can't make him follow it correctly, I guess.

Water intake has been really good - diet, not so much. I'm so damn hungry all the time! But I'll power through. After taking the before pictures, I realize how much I need to lose this weight. It's crazy how you look at yourself in the mirror and say, "Hey, I only have to lose a couple inches off my belly." Try taking a picture of front, side and back views. Those couple inches turn out to be a lot more than you'd expect.

Day 5 is Shoulders and arms. I plan on REALLY bringing it, so if I don't blog tomorrow night, my one reader, you'll know why!

Goals for Day 3

Today's goals are keep up the water intake, one workout, and off the weight loss subject, clean at least 2 rooms in the house. I'll hop on later!

It's 8:30 - Today wasn't actually as bad as I thought it would be. I was hoping to take the kids to the park, but after my workout it was time for lunch then naps. I think tomorrow I will get going a little earlier so we can get out of the house. I need to make a grocery list of all my new ingredients. Hubby is thinking the diet isn't going to work for him, so again, I'm going at this alone. I was really hoping with this program we'd be doing things together, but I guess not.

Anyway, I did my workout this morning and took Kobe for a walk tonight.

I better get going to do some homework or I'll be up all tomorrow night.

As of 7:30...

I did get half of a bonus workout done on P90X. Hubby is bound and determined to do the doubles workout and I want to do the lean, so I guess we're doing it at seperate times. Somedays, he's such a moron. I think this'll be too hard for him off the bat and he'll more than likely quit. Oh well. At least when people see one hot mama (me) with him (all Michelin man like) they'll think he's good in bed or rich. More later - I have to get the kids ready for bed.

So far, so good

I weighed in this morning at 158.2. Not too worried because today I'm going to work that off and then some. The goal for today is 2 P90X workouts, a long walk to the park and increase water intake. Depending when the husband gets home, maybe a dog walk or two. Here's hoping!

Eh

Today wasn't the best. I weighed in at 158 even again. I still haven't found my measuring tape and I still haven't taken before pictures. Our "official" start is tomorrow, but I still am irritated with myself.

I have decided to add a couple things to help me monitor my diet and exercise. I have a dry erase/cork board and I'm going to put it to use. Along with my P90X workout, I'm going to take my exercise plans I used to use, alternate them and put them on the corkboard. On the dry erase side, I'm going to write down what I eat and my little "extra" exercises. I'll then have something to remind me what I have and haven't done. I figure it'll help with this too.

Anyway, today wasn't great, like I said. I took the kids to the park and there I played tag (but it was with the little guys so I didn't get my heartrate up (double note - I want a heartrate monitor!) but it was better than nothing. I don't know if this will help me at all, but I kept my abs contracted and engaged for any period of time that I wasn't moving. From there we dropped the kids off, met up with some friends and went to the PBR.

For lunch we went to Jack in the Box where I had 3/4 of a deli trio grilled sandwich and about half a smoothie. I notice now how I don't get the "gratification" any more from fast food or unhealthy stuff. I remember my trainer writing something about knowing if the food you are eating is helping you or killing you (or something to that effect) and I understand what that means. Afterwards I just feel as gross and greasy as the food I ate.

After the PBR we went to Fuddrucker's. I had a grilled chicken sandwich and a couple of fries. But again, I felt gross afterwards. I've been drinking water like crazy, hoping to flush some of that stuff out, but deep down, I know it doesn't work that way.

As far as exercise goes, well, it was just that time at the park, push ups with the kids (they love crawling underneath me when I go up - which causes me to pause and rely less on momentum and more on actual muscle.), and a couple of the exercises I remembered from yesterday. I can't remember the names of them right now, but most dealt with abs. And then the usual leg lifts and what not. I'm not super tired right now, so I'm going to try to get in a couple more exercises before I head for bed.

Here's for hoping for a better tomorrow. Goal for then - keep up on the water intake, install new DVD player and do cardio bonus workout and the first workout on P90X. Oh, and if it's nice, walk the long way to the park.

I promised

... myself when I started this I would be brutally honest with how things were going. So here it is. Tonight Hubby decided to take me out to dinner. We went to Chili's because I remembered something about an under 500 calorie menu. We get there and lo and behold, it was Applebees that has that. Anyway, I'm just going to rip the damn bandaid off - I had a margarita (the best one I've ever had), and the smoked turkey sandwich and a few Texas cheese fries. If I wasn't a tad bit drunk right now, I would be thinking I'd be feeling pretty bad about what I ate. But enough for now. Tipsy TJ is going to get going to bed.

First workout - DONE

I have another blog where I have started my journey on losing weight, but for some reason I can't copy and paste the last entries. So I'll rehash here.

I'm a 26 year old stay at home mom of 3 kids. We have a vacation booked for Cancun in 2 months and I'm currently 20 pounds over my ideal weight. I'm 5'5" and 158 pounds. I hope to be at least 140 by the time I HAVE to go buy a swimsuit.

Lately I've been cutting my portions down. I used to eat as much (if not more) than my husband, but now I'm down to about half as much. I've started doing little exercises around the house and I have lost some weight, but I was not on track for my goal. I'd lost about 4 pounds in a month that way.

My goofy little exercises are little things I can do while I'm going through my day. I do sideways and back leg lifts while brushing my teeth, isolation exercises in the shower, pushups against the counter while making meals, tricep dips on the arm of the couch while watching tv, lunges and squats while folding clothes and just tightening my abs as much as possible. I've also been walking our two boxers (seperately because my husband's dog is an idiot) at least ever other day, but it's been more often than that.

My husband ordered the P90X and we recieved it yesterday. I'm really excited and nervous. I popped the Introductory DVD in this morning and managed to almost finish the UML bonus workout. After typing this and my last entry, I am feeling better, but my word, it was crazy insane. I think I finished about 80% of the workout which is more than I thought I could.

My goal for this week is to keep up with this blog, keep in touch with my trainer, and increase my water intake. I've been slacking lately. A liter by lunch is going to be my mantra. Oh, and I need to take pictures and find my measuring tape.