P90X

It's happening this time! Jack and I have started working out and have gotten into a sweet groove with P90X. We just finished Week 1, although Day 6 was delayed for 2 days due to round 3 of this bug I've been trying to kick. Day 1 was Biceps/Back, Day 2 was Plyometrics (yikes!!), Day 3 was Arms & Shoulders, Day 4 was Yoga X (only made it through half that one... it's an hour and a half!), Day 5 was Legs, and Day 6 was Kenpo X (kind of like kick boxing). As if that wasn't enough, we add Ab-Ripper X on the odd days. The fitness program takes you through 3 phases, one month each (90 days total, hence P90X... X for X-treme!). (from the P90X website) "The secret behind the P90X system is an advanced training technique called Muscle Confusion™, which accelerates the results process by constantly introducing new moves and routines so your body never plateaus, and you never get bored!"

So far so good! We've been working out in the evening after Evan goes to bed on weeknights, and we worked out Saturday morning during his nap since we were day-tripping an out of town wedding later that day. I really missed it on the days we couldn't work out. So far I've only made it through one entire workout - Kenpo X. We had to skip some of the exercises in the arms workouts since we don't have a chin up bar. We didn't have the energy to make it through the entire Plyometrics or Yoga workouts. It's a really great home workout since you don't need a ton of space or equipment. We're still trying to figure out how to get a chin up bar or resistance bands in place to we can eventually do all the workouts.

We've also been eating a lot healthier. I've been forced to cook light dinners since we work out a couple hours later. I've added the following to my rotation:

- Double patty stacked turkey burger topped with sauteed mushrooms, onions, and spinach (no added condiments), side of steamed broccoli

- Chicken & Turkey Sausage saute with roasted summer vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, summer squash, peppers, and red onion)

- Stuffed Peppers with brown rice & ground turkey sans cheese

- FISH. I've liked fish, but haven't been cooking it much, so I'm trying to work that back in to the mix. Side of double veggie.

We've been cutting back on lots of little things including butter, cheese, some condiments, salt. Instead I've been learning other ways to flavor up meals - with olive oil, garlic, lemon zest and fresh squeezed juice, and other spices. I'm also growing some fresh herbs! I've been foregoing a carb side and doing double veggies instead. It doesn't leave you very full at the end of the meal but we end up having a delicious dessert with our post-workout protein shake and are completely satisfied at that point. Double Chocolate protein powder, frozen banana, peanut butter and milk (and ice). It may not sound good, but it tastes like an ice cream sundae with peanut butter cups!

We had a cheat day on the diet on Sunday since I was still under the weather and ordered pizza. Although it tasted so good, I hated how I felt that night. I'm loving the feeling after a healthy dinner, workout and protein shake dessert. Haven't lost any weight yet, but it's only been a week with 2 unexpected days off. We personally know some people who this workout program did amazing things for, so we're really excited about it.