Happy Dec 1 Gang!!!!! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR in Houston 30 degrees...:-(
Got a big day of Holiday outings w/ girlfriend so work of PLYOX and CTX StepIntervals will just have to wait til later. I took a shower last night as I dread taking AM showers when the house is cold!!! I am such a weenie!
Official WI up a little over a pound... trying not to fret because of measurement success but ya'll know how it goes... love/hate abusive relationship w/ scale right now. Trying to focus on the every 4 weeks stats I track... those always make me feel better and I know more "telling" than even weekly. Looking at 4 weeks ago I am down in Wt & BF so I guess all is well.;-)
Buffy: RE: Ch-SH-Tri.... HOLY SMOKES..... Your phrase of hard but doable no longer applies for me on this one... Its TOTALLY different than Sh-Arms.... I felt like a wimp and did a lot of jogging in place as the crew was completing last 30 seconds of reps. I definitely see how this w/o fits into the "Muscle Confusion" concept that P90X is famous for. I feel like 3 weeks will not be nearly enough for me to master it before we change routines again.... I cannot wait to hear your take on it tho as you sound stronger than I am in the push up area.... Let me just say that my chest has never been so sore and there is ZERO weights lifted for Chest in this one. I feel like a mac truck sat on my upper body today. Enjoy the "SLACKER" feeling for the rest of recovery week... Ya gonna need it!
Wendy: Fun when you LOVE a w/o! I think this new series is my favorite music since the "BUTTERCUP" series as I call it! :7
As far as eating.... Its a joke if I talk points at this point.... I have to eat 1400-1600 a day to lose bodyfat. My bulges and pudges never started to diminish until I up'ed my clean calories ....
I also have to zig zag to keep the old bod in guess mode. On a "normal" week I eat 1400-1600-1300-1400-1600-1400-1300=10,000wk
and burn 2500-3500. If I dont workout as much I drop the 1600 days down to 1400-1500. Every 4-5 weeks I do a HIGH week of about 1600 day average just to keep body guessing.... For me its all about QUALITY of CALORIES vs actual calories tho..... This past week I stayed in my range but ate more processed and sweets... result is wt gain. At least I know when its coming tho!!!
Sandra: Happy dance it warmed up to 8 below!!!!!!!
I feel your frustration and fatigue with eating for WT LOSS.... I just had to start focusing on measurements & BF% or I would have gone BONKERS... As far as the P90X 1800.... You'd be amazed at how well your body can process clean food! I do suggest however that you "best guess" your last 30-60 day caloric intake (pts x 50) and SLOWLY increase each week. Keep in mind as well that if you havent lifted alot in past month or so your muscles will definitely hang on to all the water/lactic acid for 2-3 weeks.... Just decide that whatever you do you'll stick with it for a few weeks once starting P90... The body changes internally first & externally second. I'm a believer at 4 weeks. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{were w/ ya}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Cheryl: I didnt realize that you also looked at calories... amazing how much clean food we can eat and NEED to eat to lose isnt it? Especially important since you work out so intensely!!! Thats why you're shrinking before our eyes!!!
Amy: {{{{{{{{{{{{{{3#}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Unless you have consumed extra 10,000 calories this week at least you KNOW it taint fat! Sometimes its easier to look at bigger gains in perspective for me cuz I know its just some of those mystery causes and not true fat. LOVE YA & SLEEP WELL!!!!
Gotta run- If I dont get back before afternoon have a great Friday to all!