Day 1 is in the books!!

So Monday came, and I had to come into the office early so no morning workout... after work of course I didn't feel much like working out, but pushed through it, put in the DVD and knocked out Core Synergistics. WOW. There were a few moves I couldn't do because my wrist was hurting, but I substituted something else in it's place. I was weak in areas, and surprisingly strong in others. But above all else, I FINISHED THE WORKOUT! I started feeling sore almost immediately, LOL! Drank my recovery drink and felt completely energized the rest of the evening. WOOHOOO!!!

The nutrition plan is taking some getting used to. They want me to eat a little over 2K calories a day!!! I've been lucky to hit 1400, and I feel like I am eating A LOT! So I guess as I progress, I will find it easier.

Tonight is Cardio X, which is apparently the easiest in the series, which I'm not thrilled about but I will take it. I started with the lean program primarily because I don't have a pull up bar or the right bands for the modifications... so I may pick it up this weekend and start next week on the Classic... can't hurt right? We'll see... for now, the important thing is pressing play every day :)

It's HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE!!!!!!

I almost mowed everyone including the UPS guy down as I saw him walking up to the office... "excuse me, pardon me... outta my way suckas!!!"

It has arrived... the eagle has landed!!! I immediately tore open the box thinking "hmmmm... this box is awfully small considering it's contents are going to change my life"... I swear, when I opened it, golden rays of light shot out of the box and I heard angels singing in harmony. It is time!!!

I don't know if I can wait til Monday to start!!!!!!

Holy leg cramps Batman!!!!

So in my anger at QVC yesterday, I neglected to mention that I couldn't have started P90X yesterday anyway. Wednesday night, at about 4am, I woke up with one of those HORRIBLE calf cramps. I mean the "O M G this is the big one" cramps. Trying not to wake any of the bed mates I tried to work it out myself, but it wasn't going away so I hopped on the floor (my bed is almost as high as I am so it's not as easy as I make it sound). Finally it started easing so I stepped on the stool to get back in bed and BAM! The other leg started!!!! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? At this point I am sobbing uncontrollably and it wakes Phil (and Romeo)... now he wakes up to me laying in the fetal position sobbing, unable to get words out. In the distance I hear him asking me what is going on, but I am unable to get anything out but WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! I finally manage to scream out "leg cramp" and he's on it. He grabs my leg and rubs my calf a bit, and then tries to start moving my foot. At this point I am ready to kick him in the face (you know when the leg cramp comes moving your foot is probably close to the pain of childbirth I would imagine). Meanwhile I'm sobbing, he's barking at me to do something with my foot... so what do I do? Jump off the *&^%&(* bed again! I finally get it to start easing but both calves are now POUNDING... and here I sit, leaning over the bed, fearful to get back in it (you KNOW as soon as I step on that stool it's starting again). So now my sobs are "whaaaa I can't get back in the bed!!!!", at which point I am pretty sure Phil wanted to shake me and tell me to snap out of it. I finally get into bed and calm down but it took an hour for my calves to stop spasming. Yesterday, I could barely walk! This morning I'm still feeling the pinching... so, there couldn't have been P90X for me yesterday, nor today...

However, it's ON THE TRUCK FOR DELIVERY!!!! WOOHOOOO!!!!

QVC can bite me...

So I placed my order on Tuesday, at 9am (consequently my debit card was charged at 9:12am), and paid extra for overnight shipping. I received an email that I would receive my product on 8/25 (YAAAAYYYY!), as of this morning, nothing has shipped. So when I called (in my most pleasant, sweet voice) and asked where the *&^% my P90X was, I was told that they sent out a letter on the 24th letting me know it was on backorder.



So, a customer orders something, and pays for overnight shipping... wouldn't you ASSUME they need it quickly? Hence the uh, request for overnight freaking shipping? Yet you send a LETTER, through the POST OFFICE, to inform them of the backorder??? Fa'real?

But anyway... apparently it is IN stock now (convenient) and shipping today (hopefully) and I MIGHT receive it tomorrow, at which time I can call and get the credit for the shipping.

FTLOG, I just want my *&^% P90X dammit!!!!!!!

Okay, so after months of busting my ass in the gym, sometimes several times a day, 7 days a week... I decided I needed a change of pace. Having seen (and subsequently ignored) the obnoxious P90X infomercials countless times at 3am, apparently I had JUST enough alcohol in my system one night... and I ordered it.

WTF?

Okay, you've seen the commercials... and you've seen me. Again I ask, WTF? Am I SERIOUSLY considering doing this? I've heard the stories about Plyometrics making you puke, I'm SEEN the people doing 1 handed pushups (disregarding completely that I'm one year off a broken arm... sweet). Yeah... I ordered it. No pain no gain right? I'm actually pretty excited about what the next 90 days may bring. Sure, there will be vomit, lots of sweat, mornings I can't get out of bed much less brush my teeth, but it will all pay off right? (Come on, this is where I need you telling me "YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!"... fine, what good are ya???)

I've spent a lot of time doing my research... it turns out that it's not just muscle heads that do P90X and I have yet to find one recorded "death by P90X" story out there (this would NOT be a good time to point one out to me if you find one however). I need a change of pace, I love my gym but I really can't afford a trainer, and apparently I'm doing something horribly wrong, since each day another pocket of blob seems to appear on my body. 4.5 months til the big 4-0... I'm hoping to make it be not SUCH a BIG 4-0. I don't know that I will ever find my "skinny" again, but I'd like to LOOK as fit as I FEEL. I don't LOOK like someone that spends hours and hours in the gym each week, I'd like to look like that, and I have a little bit of confidence that this program will help me on that journey.

Yeah... I have to eat like a bird for the next 90 days, so what... I feel like I do that anyway. I will have to significantly reduce my alcohol content (blech, I hate that part!!!). But it's 90 DAYS!!! That's nuthin.

So, my journey starts Friday (thanks to a missed delivery, sigh). So by Saturday I should be posting my last post here, I'm just assuming that the simple act of moving my fingers on the keys will be painful... but I will update when I can ;) I'm assuming that I will EVER send this out to anyone, but maybe I will... maybe it will be a blog to just keep me accountable. I even ordered recovery drinks, which I'm guessing will taste just SWELL. Heading out this weekend to buy a pull up bar... I hope I can get through the purchase without laughing my ass off. This could get humorous. I have trouble lifting my boobs in the shower, and I expect I'm going to lift my bodyweight... on purpose???

Now, for the "before" pictures....

ROFLMAO!!!! Did you really think they were coming? HAHAHAHAHAHA!! That's freaking HILARIOUS! No WAY!! I MIGHT, just MIGHT post them when I can look back and say "look at my fat ass then and look at how good I look now!!!", but for now, let's just leave pictures out of this...