And on the seventh day he rested...

Finally made it through the first week of P90X! Boy, has this been an ass-kicker and I am glad to take the day to recoup and regroup! Even so, I am looking forward to doing it again starting tomorrow.

So... best, hardest, and worst of this week are as follows:

BEST: Just completing the week! Despite all the physical rigor, the occasional discouragement at my lack of flexibility, and the stupidity of Mr. Horton's jokes, I did it! And I figure if I made it through this week, I can make it through another one.... AND see some improvement. I kept records of the exercises, reps, and weights I was using in a separate notebook (as directed). If I can repeat or improve on that, I will be enormously satisfied. I guess that's the goal for next week.

HARDEST: The diet has been hard to stick with and enjoy. Don't get me wrong, I haven't gone off it... I'm just not liking that part. I know what some of you are going to say here, and you're right... I don't need to lose weight. I agree 100%, but as I said before, I'm doing the whole program as an experiment to see what kind of results I get, and this is part of the progra. The main reason the diet has been hard to stick with has been less about "cheating" as it has been about the fact that although I am following the plan as closely as I can (and as my budget will allow), my metabolism is so high that the food plan I have been following (calculated according to the P90X Meal Plan book) is leaving me ravenous... and cranky... and too hungry to sleep at night sometimes! I have snuck in an extra snack during these times, but at least made good choices at those times (for example, last night was a fruit salad instead of French Silk Pie). Hopefully I will get some advice from someone who has gone through this program or another fitness-minded person... even if it is just to "get used to it and shut up." However, I hopped on the scale this morning and saw that I had lost about four or five pounds after this week, which is nice in terms of a dividend, but maybe not necessary for physical health.

WORST: Getting up at 5am to do the workouts. It's not fun, but it's the only time I can do it. I hate getting up before the sun... and in the winter, there's no avoiding it anyway. Even so, I think this is something I will get used to, so I consider this a temporary problem. For whatever it's worth, my dogs actually like this schedule -- up early to pee and poo, then right back to bed while their silly biped master jumps around for a while after that. Occasionally, they look at me from my doorway while I work out, utterly perplexed... and on days when I have to lay down to do exercises (Ab Ripper X), they run over and lick me in the face. They are my cheerleaders and supporters I guess. Guess I should be grateful.

So that's the first week in a nutshell. I hope that whomever is reading my blog is getting something out of it. Comments or not, I am actually having fun writing about this and will keep you posted.

TODAY'S MENU
BREAKFAST - 2 sl, turkey bacon, cheese omelet, 1/2 grapefruit, 1 cup black coffee
LUNCH - shrimp stir-fry leftovers with peanuts, whey protein in skim milk
SNACK - Protein Bar
DINNER - 2 Boca Burger patties, snap peas, 3-4 tbsp hummus, 1 Polly-o string cheese, glass of milk b4 bed