Beck80’s Journey to Better Health

Did shoulders and arms yesterday. I am still super sore from Plyo! Today is YogaX so hopefully will stretch out some of the soreness. Ate pretty well yesterday, aside from the 2 brownies I had…but today is a new day and NO brownies for me today!! I’ve been taking vitamins too, that helps my mood a lot. Also has helped me stay more focused. Anyway, I’m off to go clean up the yard from graa clippings. Sounds fun don’t it?

Did plyo X last night. Okay I only did half of it. My body wouldn’t move after that! I’m having trouble walking up the stairs today and pretty much walking in general. Looking forward to this afternoon’s workout of arms & shoulders!

Doing good on food today, so far no cheats! Hopefully able to keep it that way

I finished the first workout about 20 minutes ago and my arms are toast!! My back and chest are gonna be SO sore tomorrow. But the pain is worth it for the finished product. Just gotta keep pushing play.

Today is day one of P90X for me. I am 14 weeks out from leaving for L.A. again. P90X is a 13 week program so that leaves little room for slacking off. I’ve procrastinated enough with this, it’s time to get it done. After dinner tonight is my first workout, a chest and back routine. I did it a few weeks ago, thinking it was going to be hard and I’d just do the first set, but John encouraged me to do both sets. I finished it with a bit of energy left, so I was happy. Looking forward to it tonight!

Anyways I’m doing both the nutrition paln that came with is and the workouts. No turning abck or excuses this time. Just got to keep pushing play, as Tony Horton says.

In the last 5 weeks I have lost 11 lbs. Just by actually logging what I was eating and doing these short 10 min. workouts. I’m pretty stoked. Just in itme to go to Vegas I can fit comfortably into clothes I own.

After I get back, my plan is to up my workouts to 4 strength days (upper body/lower body split) and 6 cardio days. Cardio on the days I lift will just be 20 minutes on my bike. Anyway, I don’t have the endurance I had last time I started P90X, so I am going to do that for the month of April. Then in May, here comes P90X!! I should complete that in time to look smokin for my borther-in-law’s wedding in L.A. in August.

Hopefully all goes well. We are buying a house and will be moving sometime hopefully in April, so I am hoping that doesn’t screw me up too bad. Maybe while I am packing I will find the missing P90X #5 video tape…

Well, so far on this diet, I have lost 9lbs, 3/4 of an inch from my arms, 1 1/4 inch from my chest, 2 inches off my waist, 2 1/2 inches from my hips and 3/4 inch from my thighs. I did cheat a little Thursday night with a glass of wine, slice of cheesecake and chocolate angel food cake. And then again on Friday with another slice of cheesecake. My daughter took the cheesecake to g-ma’s today so it is gone from the house!

I no longer feel like I am starving! Plus I am getting out of the habit of snacking while watching TV. John and I will be done with the diet on March 12, while we are at the coast. I’m stoked about that, because then I can take advantage of the hotel’s great gym!

Once we’re done, I have 2 weeks before leaving for Vegas. I am planning on doing cardio (running or biking) and lifting, with a lot of focus on legs and glutes. Possibly 3 days of legs and glutes, with 48hr rest in between, of course. I tried on some of the clothes I want to wear while we are there and some are still hard to get on. We’ll see if I can wear them or not. I tried on a pair of pants that fit at my waist (no muffin top!!) and make my butt look fab, but they didn’t fit right on my thighs. : p
After I return from Vegas, I have 4 months until we leave for L.A. again. I want to have a plan ready to go so I can jump right inot it once I’m back. I’m thinking P90X or a 4 day lifting split and cardio. Any recommendations, anyone?

So it’s a new year and I have a few trips I want to look hot for. I am gong to Las Vegas for my sister’s birthday on March 27 and we are going to L.A. for my bro-in-law’s wedding. I’ve changed my diet and am eating whole wheat grains and lots of lean protein. NOt to mention lots of vegetables and a few friuts. I haven’t been working out for a while, so I am doing these quick 10 minute workouts. They have 4 minutes intense cardio, 3 minutes strength, 2 minutes core focus and 1 minute cool down stretches. Very simple, and easy to get in. My focus for now, is to get back into a routine of good eating & working out and of course to lose body fat. After I get back from Vegas, I am going to put a big focus on gaining muscle.

The only workout I got in last week was my lower body workout. My hubby was home on his long weekend (5 days), and that always distracts me. I am not going to get a workout in today, so I will be a couple days off, but not something I can help.
We ordered more protein powder and it arrived Saturday. I was very happy about that. I HATE running out of protein powder! I have amny clean meals planned for the next week and a half, aside from Thanksgiving. I am in charge of the sweet potatoes, and I am making them clean! lol

Not much to report, really, just trying to not gain weight right now. I am planning a trip to Las Vegas (I  can’t remember if I put this in here already, forgive me if I have! ) for my sister’s birthday in March. I know we won’t be spending much time by the pool, but I still want to be a lot smaller! And then maintain that until my brother-in-law gets married in August in L.A. I know I will be by a pool and beach then.

Okay, clean dinner time, gotta go.

I got in a lower body workout last night. I did sissy squats, lunges, hip raises and donkey kicks. Four sets of each with reps for the first 2 sets at 20, the last two, 18 and 15 reps.  I didn’t use any weight besides my bodyweight. I a little sore today, but not as much as I was after last weeks lower body workout. I am doing intervals to day around 4pm.

I got in all my workouts last week. My diet was not so good. I did okay the first couple days, but my hubby went grocery shopping for me, but I don’t think he got everything on my list. He was trying to help me out, great guy that he is. I made some muffins and breakfast cookies from Tosca Reno’s cookbook, planning for the kids to eat them. I sampled one of each. Yummy!! So I didn’t refrain from eating them throughout the week and ended up not having any low carb days. I am trying to do better this week. On the flip side, my kids liked them! John couldn’t taste them when he came home for the weekend cause he has a cold that is affecting his taste. Poor guy. So that is my progress update. We’re having chicken tacos with black beans tonight, so I better go make it…