Well, as promised. I did my P90X Shoulders and Arms routine this morning. It was fun - I worked out with Ben in our basement home gym, and with the mirrored wall I was able to see how much progress I am making in my strengthening and toning. It is FUN to have muscles! I had tendons popping out in places I didn't know I had tendons! Not that I'm all muscle-bound or anything, but showing a little definition sure beats looking at flab. :D
I followed up shoulders and arms with ab-ripperX. Then, because I was so starved afterwards, Ben and I went out to lunch at all-you-can-eat sushi. I had planned to only eat enough to fulfill my usual portion size, and I stayed away from the rolls and stuck with sashimi, but I was so hungry I probably ate twice the amount I should have! For "dessert," I let myself have a small piece of orange chicken. I know, it's silly, but I'm getting such fantastic results with my meal plan that I don't really even WANT to cheat! My weight has stabilized, but my fat % continues to decrease and is being replaced with muscle mass. It is a glorious thing.
This evening, to work off all that delicious sushi, I went to an hour of spin class and then finished off the evening at the pool for 65 minutes of water-running. I'm thinking I earned those extra calories. We shall see if all that food affects anything tomorrow. I actually ate according to plan all day long, except for the sushi.... | 