Mastering Ab Ripper (Day 34 of 90)

Okay, so, I haven't totally mastered Ab Ripper X... BUT - for the first time - I did all 349 moves! This was a big milestone for me because Ab Ripper X is such an intense ab workout and I thought I'd never get through it all the way. I did pause the DVD a couple of times between exercises, but I did not pause during exercises and kept up with the reps throughout. I feel great about it!

Now I just need to do the elusive unassisted pull up! I think that goal is a long way off though. I find pull ups to be, by far, the hardest part of the whole P90X program. But one day I will master those, too!

I shared my side by side pictures so I figured I'd share my measurements, too. I started this whole thing from day one doing my hip measurement wrong. I've debated whether I should start recording it the right way or just be consistent and keep doing it wrong. For the sake of comparison, I'm going to continue to do it wrong, but to note the correct hip measurement, too. So, here are the numbers:

 Day 1 - Day 31:

Waist: 33 - 31.25
Hips: 36.5 - 35.25
Chest: 39.5 - 38.5
Right Arm: 14 - 12.75
Left Arm: 14 - 12.75
Right Thigh: 22.25 - 20.5
Left Thigh: 22.25 - 20.75

I'm getting there slowly but surely!

Day 31 of 90

Betcha thought I quit, didn't you? Nope! I'm still going strong. My scale really isn't being very kind to me. I lose a pound or two and then gain it back. It's very discouraging. But today I took my day 31 pictures for comparison and I do see some changes. So, I'm going to focus on that and keep on doing what I'm doing.

Here are the pics:

Week Four! (Day 22 of 90)

I can't believe I'm already in the last week of phase I. It's really flown by. This week is "recovery week" so I won't be doing any weights. It'll be a week of yoga, cardio, core work, kenpo and stretch.

Today is Yoga day and I think I'm going to give P90X Yoga a try again. I don't know if I'll end up doing the full 90 minutes because it still seems insanely long, but I'm going to give it a shot. Last time I found the repetition in the first 45 minutes to be frustrating and boring, but maybe it won't be as bad this time. We shall see!

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Well, I still hated P90X Yoga. BUT I didn't hate it quite as much as last time. I got through the 45 minutes of vinyasas and sun salutations and it wasn't as awful as I remember it being the first time. After that it went into the balance poses and I developed a brand new hatred for Yoga. I did 10 minutes of very unbalanced balance poses and had had enough for the day. So, I did almost an hour of the 90 minute P90X Yoga this week. Better than last time and I figure that if the first 45 minutes got better the second time around then the second 45 minutes will eventually get better, too.

Back on track (Day 20 of 90)

I got myself all caught up again and made up that one missing workout. Funny how missing just one day made me feel so off. So, today is Kenpo and after tomorrow it's on to week 3!

I lost a total of four pounds this week! I stepped on the scale about 10 times this morning to make sure it was right. I'm so happy it was! So, I've lost a total of six pounds in a almost three weeks and at least an inch everywhere. Yahoo!

Still catching up (day 18 of 90)

I am still a day behind. Missing monday's workout and the kids having the week off school has thrown me off a bit. I am just missing one yoga workout which I plan to make up tomorrow morning.
Today was arms and shoulders and ab ripper. I'm getting much better at the ab workout. I'm almost to the point where I am keeping up with the dvd. Almost!
Upped the weights for the arms and shoulder workout and my arms were on fire!
Tomorrow is catch up day. And, you know, even with my missed workout and cheating on the diet I still lost weight! A pound is all but I'll take it!

I'm still at it (Day 16 of 90)

Sunday was day 14 and GG and I did Stretch X. It was wonderful. I skipped it the first week and took a day off, but I'm very glad I didn't skip it this week. It really felt great and GG and I enjoyed it. It was a great way to start the weekend.

Since Monday was a holiday and the kids were at their dad's, GG and I spent the day running around together. I had every good intention in the world of fitting in my workout somewhere in the day, but it just didn't happen. You know what I did do? I had some fantastic wings at Buffalo Wild Wings. Ugh, I suck at this diet part!

So, tonight I'm doing Core Synergistics since I missed it yesterday. And tomorrow I plan on doing Cardio, Shoulders & Arms and Ab Ripper. I was going to double up today, but I just had too many work calls. Tomorrow I have a more open schedule so hopefully I will be able to get all caught up!

So, off to do some core work now! :)

Kenpo (Day 13 of 90)

Kenpo this morning. I was really dragging through it. I have not been eating right at all and I can feel it during my workouts. I need to be eating more. Still working on this nutrition business.

Otherwise, this morning's workout was good and I kept my heart rate up there. Tomorrow is Stretch X, which I am definitely going to do this week and that marks the end of week 2. Woo hoo!