Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Week 1 results, and a weekend of pure gluttony...

So, first things first... I finished up my first week on Sunday.  Friday was Legs and Back, plus Ab Ripper X.  I loved legs and back, the wall squats and 1 legged wall squats were a killer, but WOW it felt great!  I DON'T like ARX after legs however... your legs are spent by the end of the workout, which makes doing many of the ARX moves very difficult.  I guess it's part of the plan, but it sucks... pure sucks.

Saturday was Kenpo-X and I half assed it.  I didn't even finish it.  Some personal issues at home kept me from being able to put my whole heart into it.  Sunday was Stretch and I did SO enjoy that.

Results from week 1... 6.5" inches GONE forever!  Including 1.5" from my waist and 1" from my hips.  Needless to say I was very pleased.  I had chest and back yesterday, which was my first attempt at this workout and I really liked it, but I'm still unable to be effective with the pull up bar (in other words, I can't do a damn pullup, but I try).  Tonight will be my first shot at Plyometrics... I'm excited and nervous at the same time.

My "nutrition" suffered over the weekend... I could have done worse, but it wasn't great.  I drank WAY too much.  I had a jr cheeseburger for dinner one night... I had BBQ Sunday... although I didn't eat very much.  Just really didn't care very much this weekend about what I ate, which isn't good.  So this week I will be playing catch up... I haven't been sleeping well either, which doesn't help.  I really can feel it the next day and my energy level just isn't there.

All in all, I'm only on day 9... the first week took a lot out of me and my body is still adjusting, and obviously rebelling just a little, and I'm ok with that... this is a major lifestyle change and commitment so I have to ease into it.  This week will be easier, and next week even easier.  I will be into double digits tomorrow!!  I am 10% done so far... and I am 6% to my goal for the 90 days as far as measurements... so while these are all baby steps, they are all steps forward and that's all that counts.  I push play every day, even on days when I don't want to, I push play.  I bring everything I have to the workouts, and in the end it will all pay off.  This program is a test of your endurance, strength, willpower and mind... it has been a very challenging 9 days mentally and physically but it has made me look at things in a different way.  I don't have to be as good as anyone in the videos, I have to be as good as I can be on that day, and try to be better the next day... I may not be exactly where I want to be 81 days from now, but I will be much further along than I am right now, or than I was 9 days ago.  For the first time I am starting to ease up on myself just a little... it's time to be the best I can be, and that's good enough for me.

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