Sharlott’s BodyBlog

So after my self loathing yesterday I went home, did a shoulder and ab workout with my hubby (shoulders with our own routine and the P90X Ab Ripper X) had a wonderful supper and settled down to watch How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Jim Carey style.  *smile*  Thank you to everyone yesterday for checking in on me.

This morning while consuming my breakfast I decided to browse through my hubby’s new Fitness RX for Men magazine and I came across an ad for Supreme Protein Bars I think it was. Anyway there was some scantilly clad girl with the protein bar in her hand as in all supplement ads. The thing that got me was that the only muscle this chick seemed to have was her sylicone chesticles!!  Her arms were smaller then my forearms and the only reason she looked like she had a butt was because of the angle she was standing at.  Don’t pimp out a protein product when you don’t look like you’ve ingested it before!

Anyway, my hubby is doing a pretty good job in keeping me in line when it comes to workouts. I missed lifting heavy to be honest with you.  P90X is good for getting you in moderate shape but I’ve lost ALOT of my strength (minus my push up and pull ability of course lol).  It will probably take a month to get my strength back but I will.  Now, I just have to get up the motivation for 5am cardio again…….

Broken record #1568 - What the eff is wrong with me??  I start making progress, I’m feelin hot, I even have a strut, and then I slack.  Sure I was walking a little bull legged for 2 days after the killer leg workout but I should have sucked it up and kept going.  Now this week the bloat is back because of the holiday drinks we had while decorating our Christmas tree.  *sigh*

My smokin hot Victoria’s Secret bikini arrived in the mail today along with my smokin hot beach cover up.  If I don’t get it together this week my 7 days worth of internet order tracking will have been for nothing. 

Well this week is completely messed up.  Leg day put me out of commission because apparently my lower body can’t handle a little tough love.  Plus with having to run and exchange my fantabulous new dress last night, we’ve lost a few days. 

Hubby wants to get back to "doing our own thing" when it comes to weight training but still incorporate some of P90X.  He doesn’t feel he’s getting enough out of P90X but he hasn’t been doing it as consistently as I have (if you want to call 4 days a week consistent).  I admit, I miss the weight training but I love the cardio options of P90X.  Maybe I will try out the mix of the two and see where it gets me. 

My diet has been CRAP this week as well. This is probably the reason I’ve been feeling so icky and how badly I’ve been sleeping.  It’s so funny how 2 days of not so healthy food can effect everything.  Mood, sleep, mental clarity, all of it.  I have come to realize however that there are some times life cannot revolve around fitness. Well not my life anyway.  And that I need not fret about missing I just have to continue on the next day or the next day I have available.  The more I remember this the more my brain won’t fill with guilt and shame and the less discouraged I will become. Maybe one day when I win the lottery (or open up my bed & breakfast in Dominican) I will have the time carved out everyday but for now I will just keep plugging away with the time I have.

On a very side, random, note, hubby and I saw Twilight: New Moon on Tuesday and I have to admit there is something very wrong with swooning over 17 year old muscles. If that 17 year old were a girl, women everywhere would have something to say about it but because it’s a male it’s ok for 40 year old women to swoon? We are so hypocritical. lol

I must look hilarious to my co-workers today.  Not only do I feel like I aquired the lower body of a 90 year old, I look it while I shuffle my way around the office.  I can tell my body is in a severe state of recovery as I slept like utter crap last night. That and the red wine I consumed in celebration of my mother’s birthday. lol  I must remember, unless I’m going to finish the whole bottle (or 2) don’t even bother having a glass. It only leads to hot flashes and restlessness and weird dreams about things I can only remember as being weird.

Somewhere through the night I also managed to scratch the crap out of my calve.  That sentence would be much more hilarious if I was a farmer by the way.  Sadly I am not.  Can you tell I’m sleep deprived yet? lol  So not only can I not straighten my legs because of muscle cramping, I have two 6" long scratches along my right calve.  Oh and a mystery bruise on my right quad. So fun!

Today is December 1st, as I’m sure everyone is aware by the "Only 23 more shopping days left!" Facebook messages that one friend on your list insists on posting every day now until Christmas eve.  I have actually been receiving countdown texts from an aquaintance of mine.  Dude, I have a calendar and I am literate.  Mostly.  I do however have to get on the shopping bandwaggon soon so I don’t leave it right until the 21st.  By then all of the good stuff is gone and I’ll be getting my brother wool socks instead of the PS3 game he actually wants.

December 11th is the deadline for the Pounds For Cancer challenge with my work. I’m debating on even getting my body fat % done at this point.  I don’t want to get the "You look the same as you did 4 months ago" stares from the fit people.  That and my attempt seems so futile compared the guy who has lost 50lbs.  I should check for my own sake however.  I did see calipers at GNC that I could purchase instead, avoid the stares from the fit people all together. 

Or like a person who beat the crap out of their legs last night.  If I can sit down to pee without saying ouch, I didn’t work hard enough!  That is not the case today however.

Saturday I bought the hot purple dress I was talking about.  The change room they gave me was on the men’s side of the store and when I came out to show my husband there happened to be alot of guys around who we also appreciating the way the dress fit.  This was definitely a deciding factor in the purchase. lol  It fits like a beautiful, purple, driving glove.  I did manage to find reasonably priced, reasonably heighted, shoes to go with said dress.  Ones that won’t make me look like a total idiot while walking into the room. Mission impossible accomplished!

Tonite hubby and I are taking the night off to start some Christmas decorating as well as celebrate my mom’s birthday.  We thought it would be nice for her not to have to cook on her birthday so we started a lovely deer roast (yes deer) in the slow cooker this morning. I haven’t had deer meat for a VERY long time however I have been told it has gone through all of the proper steps so that no one would know the difference between it and beef.  I guess we’ll see!

You would all be proud of me, I completed the hour and a half of Yoga X last night though once again at the 30 min mark I was tired of doing sun saluations.  At that point I paused the DVD, got up and taped a piece of paper across the time countdown so it couldn’t taunt me anymore.  "HAHA SUCKER! There’s still an hour left!! You’re NEVER going to do it!!"  See, once I get to the balancing poses I am SOLD on Yoga.  I can do Tree like nobody’s business!  I will say that I’m glad we were doing Yoga in the comfort of our living room and not a classroom simply because Yoga has a tendancy to get things…..moving. If you know what I mean. lol  "Now go into downward dog…..BRRRRAAAAPPPP…..*giggle from Chantelle* Excuse me."  Then my hubby followed suit and it went on like that for an hour. lol

Today’s workout we are moving to tomorrow as both of us can’t move very well.  My whole body aches in a good way and hubby and I both agree we shouldn’t push it too hard.  That being said legs and back are tomorrow and Kenpo is after that.  Sadly we have yet to do Stretch X. 

This year I have decided to purchase a dress for my company’s Christmas party.  I haven’t worn a cocktail dress is a very long time. Mostly because I’m not a dress person but also because I haven’t been able to find something I really like.  Until now.  I’ve been window shopping for a while and I have come across a gorgeous eggplant purple number with a corset looking waist and cap sleeves and I am DYING to try on.  However the heels that I would require to wear with it scare the crap out of me. lol  Oh and the price tag. 

Happy Turkey Day to all of my U.S. peeps!!  Those of you who aren’t using today as a cheat day, don’t let your family push food on you.  It’s ok to refuse the extra helping of potatoes or to not have them at all. 

Last night was back and biceps and I BROUGHT IT!  However because we’re doing 2 body parts that require both pulling motions I wore out pretty fast.  My pull up status wasn’t so great half way through but I still pushed myself.  My lovely speed bump biceps are swollen and aching today and I can’t really straighten my arms. lol  I keep thinking of Tony Horton talking like Arnold in one of his DVD’s while he’s bugging one of the P90X grads. "You know when you’re more muscular, it’s hard to straighten your arms". It makes me giggle. This morning I took my Lipo 6X after breakfast, much better.

Tonite is Yoga.  Yoga and I are trying to develop more of a love/hate relationship instead of a hate/hate relationship.  I realized last time it’s all about my mental focus.  I almost need to put some tape across the time countdown so I don’t keep staring at it. I did really good late time for the first 30mins until I realized there was still an hour to go. lol  Anyway,  If I make it 45mins tonite that’s 15 mins extra from last time.  I’ll keep trying until I do the whole thing.  This time however I have hubby working out with me and he doesn’t like to quit at all. 

Tomorrow is what the U.S. calls "Black Friday". It’s like Boxing Day in Canada.  For all of you taking part in the craziness tomorrow, remember to be courteous to others around you. I read the paper last year about a women who got trampled and killed in Wal-Mart. There’s no reason that someone has to loose their life over a big screen tv or a Wii.  Just remember that person was someone’s daughter/sister/mom/wife.  Everyone matters to someone even if they don’t matter to you.

I am ashamed to admit that plyo took a back seat to the newly opened grocery store in my town.  Well I should say re-located, newly opened.  The store is a division of Safeway so they are stocking most of the wonderfully organic items that Safeway does.  (I have yet to check a label as to how organic all of the items are though)  Hubby and I had yet to wander the isles so when we entered the store last night we took our sweat time taking everything in.  Now that I think of it we probably looked alot like Insectosaurus from Monsters vs. Aliens when they shine the big light to get him back in his cell. lol Anyway by the time we returned home, made dinner, ate, and took a moment to relax it was too late for anything.  That being said we were up with the stars at 5am for cardio this morning.  I almost didn’t make it but I pushed through. 

After this morning I have definitely decided to take my Lipo 6X with breakfast especially since I am at the point of upping my dosage and taking it on an empty stomach right now is too much for my body, especially after morning cardio.  No big deal though, I wanted to test it out to be sure.

I just got word this morning that a guy in one of my work branches has lost 50lbs since September 1st.  That’s averaging 4lbs per week! I unfortunately don’t know who it is as we don’t have alot of face to face contact with our other branches out of province, but I can’t wait until the Christmas party on December 19th to see him!  I definitely won’t be breaking any records by then but I knew I didn’t have much to loose. I’ll submit my numbers anyway just to say I did something.

We finally had a dusting of snow here in Winterpeg.  Oddly enough it made me happy this morning to see it.  Probably because we’re into the holiday season and it just doesn’t feel festive unless there’s some kind of snow. However I am fine with a little dusting we don’t need a day of 20cm thankyouverymuch.

Day 2 on Lipo 6X and I have to say I like taking it with food a little better.  I don’t feel as warm and fuzzy this morning as I did yesterday however it does help me get through my workouts in the early morning.  That being said I still may end up waiting to take the pill until breakfast on my a.m. cardio days (which is every second day right now) just to keep it consistent and to keep my antipersperant from wearing out before I get to work. lol

Yesterday was chest, shoulders, and triceps and Ab Ripper X.  It hurts to lift my arms over my head so that’s a good sign. lol I’m up to 15 reps of each exercise for abs which I am also proud of. Tonite is Plyo.  I have yet to even get through the warm up on Plyo so this should be interesting. As long as my left knee doesn’t give me any grief I just might be able to try it out.  I will in no way be able to keep up with crazy man Tony but I will put in an honest effort.

I broke down and obtained a fat burner yesterday.  It was a long, awkward decision as I stood in GNC while the hungover GNC worker painstakingly answered my questions.  I think I saw smoke coming from his ears at one point.  Even if you don’t "put that stuff into your body" shouldn’t you know a little about fat burners if you’re selling them? Just a thought.

Anywho I decided on Lipo 6X.  I’ve seen awesome reviews, read some good things.  Today was the first day with the dosage being this morning, before my workout, empty stomach. The bottle didn’t specify to take it with or without food so I wanted to test it out.  In about 5 mins I started to feel warm and fuzzy inside.  I was sweating pretty good after our 5am Cardio X session.  No jitters, my stomach was fine, a little bit of flushing but no biggie.  As of right now (4 hours later) I’m still on the warm side, I feel awake, a little "happy" for lack of a better phrase, but still no jitters.  I’ll keep everyone updated as to how Lipo 6X is working.  Based on my initial dose, I’m happy.  I can feel it working but no so much that I have to expel some energy. lol

Last week was a total write off, such a mess.  Which is partially why hubby and I decided to purchase the fat burners. By the way hubby purchased HemoDrene.  We’ve heard mixed reviews but he has the stomach and tolerance of a bull.  I will also keep you informed on his experience if anyone is interested.  Anyway, I have 19 days until my Pounds for Cancer cut off and I’m going to give it my all until then.  After that I have another 34 days (53 days from today) until we hit the beaches of Dominican again.  In 53 days if I can’t bounce a loonie off my ass I have officially failed you. lol

Thursday is Thanksgiving for my southern friends.  Those of you who are concerned with over eating here are my tips (as usual).  Fill half your plate with salad/veggies. Next plan your attack on the rest of the food.  I don’t know about your families but our spread is ridonculous and I usually have to leave something out.  If you have a favorite dish be careful portion wise. You only have half a plate open and you haven’t even rounded the kitchen counter yet.  My fave is stuffing but I always keep it to one spoonful.  I’ll take 2 perogies, skip the corn, grab a cabbage roll, and find a seat.  It doesn’t seem like alot of food right?? At least not like the heap you see Uncle Bob with but Uncle Bob can also use his stomach as a tv tray. ;) IF you’re still hungry 10 mins after you finish, go back.  Get some more greens or grab something you didn’t grab the first time but think about it first. Game plans people! 

On another holiday note, 33 days until Christmas. 33 days!!  This year has sped by and I feel like I haven’t really been in the moment.  2010 is going to bring a very large opportunity for us if we can make it work and I’ve been battling for a year with my pessimistic side as to whether we can pull it off.  I mean all I have to loose is everything right? But what is everything really? Tons of people talk the talk but next year we want to walk the walk.  All shall be revealed in time. Until then please stop by to listen to my fat burning induced ramblings.