Week 7...right?

Okay, I got completely confused as to which week I was on - LOL. So tonight I decided I was on Week 7, day 1. I did Chest, Shoulder, and Triceps followed by Ab Ripper X. Tonight was rough. I think running 3 days this week took a bigger toll on my body then I thought it would.
I did run again this morning. I ran with my running partner, but we didn't do so well. We ran the 3.6 mile trail, and we ran for 3min, walk 90sec, but we only did it 4 times, then we walked the rest. When I was doing push-ups tonight I was groaning about how bad my arms hurt. Just goes to show that running really is an all body workout.
Chris was running around snapping photos of me working out so I thought I'd put a few here.
Getting ready to start (YES, we have our tree up. Chris is going TDY for 2 out of the next 4 weeks so we put up the tree...no lights or decorations yet). This is my little space that I workout in every night...

 Jumping jacks...

 Push-ups (yeah! he got me in regular position and not knees!!!)

Nutrition today was decent. I ran first thing in the morning so it threw off my morning breakfast/lunch routine. Lunch was also a work thing with Chris's office (I did really good, it was a bar-b-que place and I just got a piece of bar-b-que'd chicken). I did have a nonfat peppermint mocha (grande) today too.

Run Day

Today was a run day. I stepped outside to go for a run and immediately turned around and came back inside for gloves, headband, and vest - brrrrr! I went to the trail that loops the golf course today - it's 3.6 miles and it's a dirt/stone trail. I LOVE it! I absolutely love trail running...it's what makes it a sport for me. It was a chilly 45 degress, so I was thankful that I thought to grab my headband, gloves, and vest. I upped my tempo today and ran 5 min, walk 90 sec. I repeated it 6 times; then walked the last .5 mile or so. I only passed one other runner today and he was bundled up as well. I had to laugh on my drive home though because there was a group of 3 guys (probably Army) running in shorts and t-shirts - brrrr!
I've run this trail twice this week and both times I headed into the woods first. The first time I had no idea what I was getting myself into...what I found was that there are 5 lovely steep hills. Apparently the other runners knew this because everyone I passed on Tuesday was running towards me (only one other person was braving the weather with me today...and yes, he was going in the opposite direction as well). Today, I tackled those hills knowing they were there and I did awesome! Both times I ran up all the hills without stopping. There is something about tackling a steep hill that makes you feel so strong.
Tomorrow it is back to P90X...tonight is the Broncos game with my hubby!! Night all.

Fit Club

I went to fit club on base tonight and we did Turbo Fire HIIT 20. Woo-hoo! That was fun! I wanted more though...I felt robbed that all I got was 20 minutes. We did about 25 minutes of 40 minute Rev Ab routine (gym was closing so we didn't finish it up). I'm so NOT impressed with Rev Abs. Talk about dull. I was fully expecting a bunch of ab routines and instead got a dancing kickboxing type routine with a bunch of "drop your booty" squats - talk about annoying. He kept jumping around and doing this spin move because he was "feeling it" and he'd raise his shirt and smile while doing a routine...big eye roll...whatever guy. I won't be buying that routine anytime soon.
Food today was really good:
breakfast - coffee with creamer, 100 cal bagel with egg and cheese
snack - a little more coffee, almonds and raisins
lunch - toasted tuna sandwich with cheese and a pickle
snack - celery, peanut butter, raisins
Dinner - Chicken taco salad (we didn't eat the shell) and hubby made the best "salsa" with sweet potatoes - YUM!
snack - recovery drink and protein bar

Tomorrow is back to P90X - chest, shoulders, and triceps and another run.

P90X, Week 5

Yeah, I'm still on week 5. I've gotten WAY off track since my husband has come home. It's not his fault at all, I just lost all my motivation. Tonight I put in Week 5, day 5 of P90X - back and legs. It literally kicked my butt. It hasn't been this tough since week 1. Honestly, It felt good to finally be moving. I felt like such a slacker the past week.
Food has been terrible of course. Today it was really good. I didn't overeat in fact, I probably under ate.
I'm also doing a 30-day beachbody challenge. It started today - couldn't have asked for better timing. I am going to give Shakeology one more try...or rather 30 more tries. It's part of the challenge. I'll find out what the hype is all about.
I'm going to try a run tomorrow too. We'll see how my foot holds up. Every time I see someone running I start to feel jealous. I read a friend's blog today about this tape she bought and I think I'm going to try it for my foot if it starts hurting again...it's worth a shot.

P90X, Week 5 - Back and Biceps

I love back and biceps. In fact I'm loving all the new routines. I'm ecstatic that I just got 2 days in a row done. Chris and I have talked about switching it up so that I can work out in the mornings, but I think I'll keep it up at night time. I think it's best to stay in routine for now.
I didn't write down what I ate today, but I did have a mini Blizzard for an afternoon snack (special thanks to my hubby for telling my daughter to ask for ice cream...I guess in his defense he had no idea that it would lead to the meltdown she had until we got her that ice cream - LOL). Everything else was good.

30 Day Photos

Okay, I'm going to try the photos again. Alright, no laughing now. The "white" photos are my first photos, the "yellow" colored ones are my current. I have no idea why they turned out yellow.

I fooled with these photos for awhile and I can't get them side by side...don't know what I'm doing wrong, so I just put one on top of the other...and I made them small so you don't have to see so much of me. :)

And the final ones...

I can see a difference. No where close to where I want to be, but I'm getting closer with each workout and with every nutritional change I make. 150's here I come!!

P90X, Wk5 - Plyo

Okay, I think we are all settled in and ready to start getting back into my P90X workouts. I've been so off and on for the past 2 weeks that I think starting over at week 5 is best. I did Plyo tonight without Chris because his knees are still bothering him from doing Insanity on the ship. It was tough. Tougher then I remember. I wonder if taking all that time off time off is making it harder? Hopefully it'll get a little easier as I get into it again.
Nutrition today was decent. I felt hungry a lot today, so to keep from eating this afternoon we took the kiddos on a long walk and played at the park for awhile. It was just gorgeous outside!
Breakfast - Bisquick Heart Healthy waffle with honey and banana; coffee
Snack - Protein shake
Lunch - Feta salad; grapes
Snack - Triscuits and 1 oz cheese
Dinner - Blackbean chipolte gardenburgers; rice; green beans
Snack - Recovery drink and protein bar

P90X,, Week...ummm

My husband is home!!! YEAH!!! After 6 long months it's so wonderful to have him around. He wants to do the P90X workouts with me, so I think what that means is I'm going to restart at Week 5, day 1. I was only on Week 6, day 3, so it's not going to set me back too far.
I have to tell you it was weird having someone else in the house working out with me...fun, but weird. I love that he groaned when we had to do one armed push-ups and clap push-ups! Woot-woot! Ab Ripper X was tough as usual, but I wanted to impress my hubby so I did a little more and went a little higher. Felt good! In fact, it made me realize that I've been holding back on some of my moves.
Another thing I was able to do was take my 30day photos. I've been trying to attach them for the past 10 minutes. Forget it! I don't know why they aren't uploading. My results are very noticeable! I need to print them out so I can hang them up for added motivation.
Food today was good!
Breakfast - eggs, diced potatoes (steamed), 1 oz cheese
Lunch - Feta salad, veggie soup, 1 piece of toast
Snack - celery with peanut butter and raisins (shared with my 2 year old)
Dinner - Salmon, asparagus
Snack - Recovery drink, luna bar, apple

P90X, Wk 6, Day 2

I missed yesterday because my Sister came over and helped me out with a little project. She didn't leave until 9pm, so I just headed to bed. Tonight I felt lazy and didn't want to workout, but I'm not sure how the next couple of days are going to go, so I just pushed play. It was Plyo tonight. Love this workout!!
Food today was good...sort of.
Breakfast - I accidentally skipped this one. Kids and I slept in until almost 9am. I had coffee and creamer.
Lunch - Feta salad and tomato parmesan soup
Snack - celery with peanut butter and golden raisins; handful of candy corn
Dinner - 5 fish sticks, mac 'n cheese, steamed cauliflower. I know it sounds weird, but I was cleaning out the fridge.
Snack after workout - Luna bar and recovery drink. Sometimes I think I workout just so I can eat this late night snack!