I can do it!

This morning was a lower body workout. I'm getting bored with my routine. So starting on Wednesday, I've decided to try out some P90X a couple of times a week, and see how my back does. This evening I went to spin for 23 minutes, and did 6 miles. I don't know if it's because of the weight training or because of the water-running, but I can move my legs SO much faster than before! I used to HATE sprints, but now I can KILL them! :D After my short spin class, I went to the weight room and did more assisted pull-ups, some hip adduction/abduction, and some torso rotations. Just mixin' it up a little. :D

I had to make up for missing my water-run last night, so after I did my 20 minute HIIT on the recumbant bike, I headed over to the pool for an hour of water-running. This evening I will go do an hour of yoga. :D

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....

Boy, oh boy was I TIRED this morning!  It was a weird night last night.  I kept waking up every few minutes because I thought someone was in my room.  Then my 4-year-old woke up just after midnight screaming in a panic for no apparant reason!  But after that, things seemed to settle down.  Still, I had to content myself with less than five hours of sleep, since the alarm goes off at 5:15 AM.  I made it to the gym for my HIIT on the recumbant bike, but I don't think I pedalled as hard as I usually do.  My mind was tired from too little sleep, and my body was tired from the hours of workouts that I did yesterday.  Still, I got the job done, sweat like crazy for a while, and felt pretty good about my workout overall.  This evening I did an hour of yoga, then decided I needed to sweat some more, so I revisited the elliptical-of-doom, and, despite STILL feeling tired, ran my tail off to get a mile in!  It only took me 20:50, which is pretty good for me.  That machine is HARD!!!  After that, I took a half mile walk on the treadmill to cool myself down.

It was a P90X morning.  I did legs and back, minus the back.  But I DID use weights this time...something I haven't done before.  We'll see if it makes me sore or not!  Then I did some ab-ripper.  I thought about doing something else this evening, but....nah!  I'm good.  :D

I started out this morning with a 2 hour and 41 minute water-run.  I fiured it would take me about 40 laps to get the time in, so I dedicated each lap to a year of my life, and spent the time on each lap thinking about the events of that particular year.  It made the time pass more quickly, but I kept noticing that I wasn't working as hard, so I would have to try to exert myself more.  In the end, I decided that I needed to make up for my lack of exertion, so I went to the gym this afternoon and put in a 20 minute HIIT on the recumbant bike.  I then did a 10 minute walk on the treadmill, and a mile on the elliptical that I hate, and cooled down with another 10 minutes on the treadmill.  Then Ben and I went to the local BBQ and stuffed ourselves like piggies.  Maybe I should do some P90X, to chase all that food down.  But I probably won't....  :D