I'm feeling great!

The dog bite didn't slow me down after all... I'm feeling fantastic! Chest and back this morning was such a good workout... and it's so funny that as I look back at my fist week this round (and in my very first round), I was so nauseous and so tuckered out. I'm so glad I stuck with it and didn't collapse under the exhaustion the first week and under the stress of the dog bite. Yay!

This may be a pipe dream, but I hope that, like my friend Greg, a single-digit body fat percentage is at the end of this!

TODAY'S WORKOUT: Chest and Back X, Ab Ripper X
TODAY'S MENU:
Breakfast-->coffee, Activia yogurt, banana, power bar

Kenpo and Activia

HI guys!

The days following my incident with I was dog bit have been really interesting. I know the antibiotic the doctors gave me to ward off infection are supposed to be helping me, but they've done such a number on my system that it actually made me ill to work out or eat, hence I did not blog for a couple of days. Amazing what some yogurt (which a friend of mine suggested) will do to regulate your system. I actually feel like digesting food again... and also like working out again. Opted for Kenpo today partly because it's my favorite and partly because it was just what I needed to chase away some bad dreams that caused me to wake up really in a snit and really short tempered with my poor pups this morning. I feel better now, physically and emotionally.

Let's go do this day.

TODAY'S WORKOUT: Kenpo X
TODAY'S MENU:
Breakfast-->coffee, Activia, banana, power bar
Lunch--> green salad, steak tips, power bar
Dinner--> steamed vegetable medley, grilled pork chop
Snack--> power bar

Once bitten, twice shy....

Spent a lot of the day at the hospital thanks to a dog bite. Just now got home at 4:30pm PST after a shot of antibiotics in the ass and a really bizarre afternoon trying to stem the bleeding. I'll see how I am feeling before bed... may do Yoga X then. If not I hope people will understand and forgive.

"Johnny Combination"

I wonder if that's the "Johnny-" name Tony Horton would give me because I have been mixing the dumbbells with the bands for the Shoulders & Arms workout.... I don't know. I'm still feeling pretty good this week. Ab Ripper X is still an exercise in endurance!

Nothing really profound to say this morning. I'm working out, meeting some friends for lunch, another for coffee later, and am probably going to do some Christmas shopping! Panera Bread gift card and a B&N card for Mom.... USC sweatshirt for Dad.

TODAY'S WORKOUT: Shoulders & Arms X, Ab Ripper X
TODAY'S MENU:
Breakfast--> coffee, Raisin Bran in 8 0z. skim milk.
Snack--> Apple
Lunch-->
Dinner-->

Yes, MUCH better!

I survived Plyo X yet again! And actually this time, I felt pretty good after it was all over. I wonder if it's my body remembering what to do under these conditions, or if it's because it's warmer since the landlord turned on the heat finally! It doesn't matter, really. What's nice is that everyone in the house is in a good space. I don't know if it's because it's Friday or what, but Rodney and Jake (my dogs) are being playful today. On every 30 second break, they were jumping down from the sofa, clamoring for attention and licking the sweat from behind my knees. All around, it seems there's a good vibe. I'd say that's a good sign.

I forgot to log what I ate yesterday, but suffice it to say that lunch was wonderful One of the student workers in my office made this salad with cabbage, shredded rotisserie chicken, dry ramen noodles, scallions and some kind of sweet ginger dressing. It was wonderful! I was especially happy that after everyone in my office got to have some, the student let me have the rest. I'm going to have to get the recipe and post if for any of you who are interested.

Hope you have a good weekend!

TODAY'S WORKOUT: Plyometrics X
TODAY'S MENU:
Breakfast--> banana, coffee,2 Nurtigrain bars
Snack--> Power Bar

MUCH better

Awright!!!! I'm feeling great after Chest & Back today! A few things that made my life easier this morning:

- Bands for pull-ups on round 1, pull up bar for round 2.
- Having written everything down that I did last week. Thanks to that I, was able to set a reasonable, achievable (and in some cases surpassable) goal
- Going to do Ab Ripper X tonight instead of right after. I was doing that on my first round eleven months ago, and it actually felt better to burn some calories before bed rather than wear myself out completely and get frustrated during Ab Ripper because I was so tired.
- Blogging about it!

More later...

TODAY'S WORKOUT: Chest & Back X, Ab Ripper X

Week 1 Review

One week down and eleven more to go. It was certainly a tough one. I took some time to review how I was feeling the first time I did this back in January 2010. If memory serves (and my entries are certainly a good memory jogger), then I'm right where I should be, which is feeling shocked at how hard the work is, embarrassed that I can't seem to keep up with the videos, but also hopeful that I will see progress as I keep going. The best part of all is that experience has taught me that I have every reason to be hopeful.

Today, what also lit the pilot light behind my belly button was that a friend of mine on Facebook posted that he was now down to 9% body fat... that, and seeing a picture of how he looks now with his BFP in the single digits was a HUGE motivator today! I'm not usually competitive, but man... when you see hard work pay off so handsomely, you really want it for yourself! That combined with the fact that a few people are following along on this blog again and wishing me well from afar or (even better) joining me on this journey through P90X is a nice little puff of air on an ember that will hopefully be a good fire!

So today was recovery day... and I think I have recovered. Chest & Back and the infamous Ab Ripper X await me in the morning. The DVD is loaded... play is ready to be pressed!

Let's do it!