I'm not sure why today of all day's, but I did it. I removed the box containing P90X from the bottom of a stack of books, dusted it off, and put Day 1, disk 1, Chest and Back, into the DVD player. Denver was napping and Katelynn was happily playing with a set of 1 lb dumbbells and a blue resistance tube (that's right she'll never have confidence issues!).
I was surprised - it wasn't bad. Um...does that mean I didn't work hard enough? Not sure, but when I got in the shower afterwards my arms were shaking as I tried to wash my hair. LOL. It was tough, but not impossible like I was expecting. I imagine as it gets further into it I'm going to be complaining, but really it was no worse then a bootcamp beat-down! You just have to set your mind to task and focus on what you want.
It worked out perfectly today. Denver napped long enough for me to do it (PLUS shower) and Katelynn happily played along. I even asked her how many diamond push-ups to do, "Pick a number between 1 and 10." She yelled, "10!" HA! Not sure I'll get this lucky every day, but nobody says I have to do it everyday - I'll just get optimal results doing it everyday.
Just noticed that today says Ab Ripper X as well...didn't do that. And it won't get done tonight - coffee is leaving my body, kiddos are in bed, and my bed is calling me. But, anyway, I'm telling you, I pulled it out, and just put it in. I figured, let's get this thing started - why not?! That and I couldn't go for a run because of the rain so I was feeling a bit restless.
And, I did take photos (actually Chris and I took them in May before he deployed, and I haven't changed so they'll do), but I'm not ready for that type of embarrassment. Maybe in 90 days if I look better at the end of the program I'll post a start and finish, just to show how far I'll have gone. Maybe. We'll see. Doubt it. I'll probably have to do the program 2 maybe 3 times before I post photos of myself in sports bra and shorts. ICK!
I don't think I'll post the reps I did, that's all in my notebook, but I will put my starting measurements. Gulp, almost as bad as a photo, but not quite...and then if it was perfect I wouldn't be doing the P90X.
Weight: 193
Chest - 41"
Waist - 41" (Can I blame that on 2 babies?)
Hips - 44 1/2"
Rt Thigh - 30 1/2"
Lt Thigh - 30 1/2"
Rt Arm - 15 1/2"
Lt Arm - 15 1/2"
There it is, out there for all to see (not that anyone bothers to read this but you two, but still).
The only thing I'm not sure about is food. I hate the whole idea of drinking shakes and eating bars and such, so I'll stick with counting calories for now, but after I get through the first 30 days, I might change it up some.
Let's just see what tomorrow brings!
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