Quality Over Quantity

I wonder if I am the only one who has the strangest dreams since starting P90X... I'm sure it's because I am sleeping HARD these days from the ass kicking I've received, but they are bizarre! Last night for example... I was working out in my dream... Pushups, pullups, kicking, punching, the whole nine yards... And then when I finished there was a massive mound of chocolate cake waiting there to try and get me to cave! This must be a reminder in my unconscious state about the battles I fight in real life. Yes, I would love to have my cake and eat it to, but I have found an incredible will power within myself that I never knew existed... A will power that allows me to say "NO" when I should! This is how I know I've been successful with the program... Not only am I down 13 pounds, more toned than before and motivated, but I have the tools and knowledge to stay this way! Carpe Diem!!

“Tip of the day- Don’t smash your face!” - Tony Horton

Well.... I must say that for the past 60-something days Kenpo has kicked my butt once a week... Yesterday was nothing new. Whew! I am feeling it today. It's a good kind of sore though! I am so very excited to add Insanity to my list of things to accomplish this year! I ordered the workout dvd's yesterday, and once I am done with P90X I am going to jump straight into it. Perhaps a hybrid mix of the two is something in the very near future... I can't decide... Decisions, decisions! Regardless, I plan on being one fit woman this summer! :)

Get Fit Or Get Out

Hello Day 65!

Woot Woot! After seeing some clips from the new P90X (MC2, unofficially) last night, I am super pumped to be done with this round of P90 so I can move onto bigger and crazier things! I suppose since I only have 25 more days of P90 left I need to start planning my next move.... After talking with some people and reading up on things, I'm pretty sure that plan will be an Insanity/P90 hybrid mix... At least until Asylum and MC2 come out... I CANNOT WAIT!!! I'm sure I will not be this excited when I am actually doing the workouts and dying! LOL... But for now, I will use all the excitement of something new to BRING IT with my regular routine!

MC2 (Muscle Confusion 2)

Monday Again?!?

I have been one heck of a slacker the past couple of days... I feel full of regret over it today, but at the time it seemed my birthday weekend was some sort-of free pass to eat, drink, and be merry! With that being said, I am starting a fresh new week as a 25 year old, and I am prepared to bring it to the max to make up for my lack of effort over the weekend... Eating bad is definitely something that I do NOT miss! I feel so gross from the cake and other finger foods I consumed on Friday... Friday! It's Monday and I'm still feeling gross from them... I knew better, but people really pressure you to have your cake and eat it too on your birthday! Now that I have confessed my weekend of weakness, I feel much better.... Time to get it together and bring it!!

Since I finally broke down and purchased a heart rate monitor, I realized I have no idea what my zone is.... So I decided to find out!

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Drink Your Water People!

Yes, those are 5 gallon jugs... Apparently we LOVE our water in the office! :)

Legs & Back Routine ='s more Pull-Ups.... I must say that I am not looking forward to those... All I can say is that I will do my best and forget the rest. I'm not certain girls were made to do pull-ups though. I hope that statement doesn't offend anyone... Perhaps I should rephrase and say "I'm not certain this girl was made to do pull-ups"... HAH! Happy Thursday! BRING IT!

"Like a pterodactyl backing out of trouble." -Tony Horton

I always feel bad for cutting corners, but I did the good ole Cardio X today for lack of time... I know, I know... Lack of time is not a good excuse, but it's my birthday week and I am a very busy bee! Tonight I had birthday dinner with my family and I must say there were some interesting conversations.This is usually the case since my family is full of medical people. One story was about about a man who came into the emergency room at a hospital with a screw in hook stuck in his forehead. How did it get there you ask? He decided he would screw the hooks into the ceiling tile and fasten his workout bands through them.... I don't think this was what they had in mind when substituting bands for the pull up bar was mentioned... Needless to say it came crashing down when he started his workout and the hook lodged in his forehead... Nice! LOL! Let's all remember to put safety first and think before we act when it comes to our workouts! :)

"The magic, the money comes in the last three reps!" -Tony Horton

So, I saw something rather alarming at lunch today. A woman ordered a salad, sat down at the lunch table, and then proceeded to dump a bag of Cheetos on top of the salad... Really!??! Is this what our world has come to? We have to add something terrible to something so good for us? I get it... She just wanted to add a little somethin somethin to her salad, but why not a boiled egg, some chicken, or something else beneficial to the body! I don't mean to ramble, but this was extremely frustrating to me... On another note, I'm looking forward to back and biceps this afternoon. That workout made me hurt for 3 days last time! Corncob and Towel pull ups... YIKES! I know that when I'm sore I did some serious work though, so I'm excited.... I'm ready for the magic in those last three reps and I'm ready to BRING IT!

Yeah.... Enough Said...