Just sayin...

Umm.. did back and legs today... just wondering who ever thought doing a zillion pull-ups was like a FANTASTIC way to get your back in shape... err... my arms are hammered.. every freakin' P90X workout I've done seems to involve my ARMS!!! My arms hate Tony Horton... but... I can already SEE a difference in them... hmm... I see the love/hate relationship building. :o)

YAY YAY YAY!!

Okay.. I've done 3 days of p90x so far and thought I would share what I've learned but first.. a little about p90x. P90X is a series of workouts on DVD. It comes with a fitness guide that tells you a recommended schedule for workouts. IT doesn't advertise as a way to lose weight but as a program to help healthy/average people get in the "best shape of their life". They like to advertise with amazing before after pics of average people (some with small beer bellies) looking ripped after 90 days. As it turns out.. my goals are no longer a number on a scale but have switched to a body fat % so getting ripped is kind of my thing right now! ;o)

Anyway.. what I've learned so far is that P90X only gives what you put into it! You could do the program and not have fantastic results.. you really have to be willing to yell at your TV.. push yourself... do 3 more when you are screaming I'M DONE!!!

Basically what I'm trying to get to is that I have kicked my own butt when it comes to my back, arms, chest, shoulders.... but umm.. I am slacking on the Ab Ripper... cause.. well... someone told me that people don't ever want to hear this but... my butt is gone and it HURTS to balance on my frickin' tail bone!! So.. here is my wish list:

I need bigger weights for sure! My friend Kari says her hubby will look for me... I am too cheap to buy them at full price.. even at walmart so I'm constantly checking secondhand shops for them!

I have decided that the BOSU ball would end my whiny tail bone issues. I am pretty sure I could do ANYTHING that the stinkin' ab ripper asks of me if I had a ball to sit on!!

I also really want a weight bench... really.. they are just incredibly functional for training purposes.. even if they are just a huge step up... someday.. I will have one of these badboys... ;o)

Okay... my dreaming is over... on another random note. (THIS WOULD BE THE YAY YAY YAY thing). I went to the gym to officially join today cause I plan on going to spinn 3 days a week. While there I saw that THEY are having a competition. Of course I know I won't WIN BUT.. it's only a $10 entry fee, the prizes are based on BODY FAT PERCENTAGE and the top 50% get a FREE MONTH OF SAUNA USE!! I figure that all I'd have to do to be in the top 50% is do what I'm already doing (P90X) and it's an opportunity to have an accurate measurement of my body fat !!! For only $10! SO.. I'm totally joining.. it's only like a 2 month thing but seriously it ends at the end of my first p90x series.. by then I will be RIPPED BEYOND BELIEF!! ;o)

Tonight I have Yoga X and Spinn class!! I CAN'T WAIT!!

Weigh in!

It's day 1 of the new comp and why am I SOOO excited? Well.. 2 days ago I did my "sample pics" and I weighed in 3 lbs heavier. I was kind of feeling sorry for myself but weighing myself today made me realize that I didn't actually gain 5 lbs!! 2 just sounds much better. BRIEF EXPLANATION: I have an IUD which makes me generally not have periods so when I have them.. I don't really know what to do with myself or how to deal with the bloating and blah blah blah and I happened to have my first one in a while this week. Anyway.. yay!! I only gained 2 lbs during the holidays. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! ;o)

And here are my P90X before pics!!! They actually tell you to take these 6 poses. Promise I wasn't just having a bikini photo session in my basement! ;o) I'm just going to say that when I looked at the pics after the fact I realized that they weren't nearly as bad as I thought they would be. I even mentioned to my husband that they really weren't scary and he said "were they supposed to be?" and I was like YeS!! Holy geeze it's ME in a frickin' BIKINI... he just rolled his eyes and said " and you say you don't need a boob job!" Poor guy is a boob man and well... notice the lack of cleavage in this size SMALL bikini! Oy!!

Home Gym!!

Kay so this is really not as cool as you might be thinking it is but it is OH SO COOL TO ME!! My hubby installed/rigged me a pull up bar. I also have resistance bands that are hanging in the pics. The TV is a must since my workouts are going to be p90x for a while. I still want to get a weight bench, bosu ball and MUCH BIGGER WEIGHTS but for now... I'm stoked and READY to start this new exciting adventure in fitness! Wish me luck!! ;o)

This one is my attempt to do a pull up. I really pulled myself to this position from being straight up and down... I was impressed! ;o) Oh and PS.. those are one of my pairs of size 3 jeans!

This is the tv with the weights and yoga mat and junk. My husband did a lot of rigging electrical stuff since there are no outlets in the basement. He also bought me a floor pad cover thing for the ground! LOVE IT!!

And here is the "pull up bar" and the resistance bands! I was thinking I would modify my pull ups with the resistance bands but now I may not have to because of the bar. We will see how much I can handle! ;o)

I also have my treadmill down there... we'll see how much I use it! I still plan on getting a gym membership so I can do the spinn classes. It's totally worth the money to me!

OH.. AND I took the bikini pics. They weren't QUITE as scary as I thought they would be... but... I think i'll save them for now! ;o)

Can't wait for this new adventure to start! I am OH SO READY TO BRING IT!!

Still here!!

CONGRATS to Angela, Elise and Robyn... you gals are amazing and I LOVE that you all lost more than 17% of your weight in 4MONTHS!!! HOLY GEEZE!! And of course.. congrats to everyone who started and finished the last comp. Even over the holidays we managed to lose weight. Seriously.. we're AWESOME!!
And thank you Melissa and Tammy for throwing it together. You girls have inspired so many women (directly and indirectly) to lose weight and you really deserve a pat on the back! LOVE YOUR GUTS GIRLS!!

Kay.. pretend this is a new entry!!

Sorry.. I've been slacking! I'm really kind of crazy getting everything ready for the new comp to start!! I was driving home from Utah yesterday and didn't even weigh in! Don't worry... I'll be posting my weight on Tuesday. I'm hoping that now that I've started my period... the gain won't look SO GINORMOUS!!

Today my hubby took a zillion steps to get our basement ready for me to bust out my mad skills with my new challenge... P90X. I also went to Target and bought a [ugh it hurts to say this outloud] bikini . AH!!! I can't believe I said it! ;o) I do not plan on EVER being seen in public in it... but... I think that considering that P90X is about building muscle... I would get the best pics if I went all out and squeezed into an itsy bitsy teenie weenie (hot pink and black striped) bikini! I am debating whether or not I will post the pics on here... I think I might wait till I get the 30 day results... so as not to SCARE others!!
I am also trying to get a few more pieces of equipment so I can start training in my basement! I might even take a few of my friends on as clients... for fun... experience and the ability to kick peoples butts! I am planning to certify as a personal trainer this year... but the experience is kind of tricky as most of the programs are like online based. SO.. if you are in COLORADO and want a TRAINER for whatever you are willing to donate.... Call me!! ;o) ;o)
SO EXCITED TO START THIS NEW COMP!! So excited for the roster of peeps who have signed up! Seriously... there is some mad competition in this place... crazy women who are ready to REALLY CHANGE THEIR LIVES!!! YAY!!! Love it!! :o)

Gain?

So... after careful consideration I've decided to give myself a little break. Or at least... I've decided to be OKAY if I end the month with a gain. I'm not sure how I'm even going to weigh in on Friday cause I'm not at home... but I will figure it out. Either way.. I anticipate ending this month a little larger than I started.
I just feel like it will always be my routine to gain weight in December.. but I promise to lose what I gained and then some in January. I'm really trying to adjust to the new place, new routine and I'm excited to join the gym when the new year starts!!
I got P90X for Christmas. It's not exactly an "official" copy and I don't have the guide book or anything... BUT... I'm going to find one.. or use LisaB's blog and do the program as it should be done. I have to get some resistance bands and probably some bigger weights (which are already on my list of desires for this year). I plan to do all the before, 30 day, 60 day and 90day pics. It will be fun to use this blog as a place to post what I really think about the product! I did the ab ripper X today.. just to try it out and... it makes me SO excited to start this thing and see where it takes me. Good luck to all of you gals as we finish off this comp! I'm very excited that my 2 sister in laws have both done so well and can't wait to see who wins!
I'm absolutely doing a comp starting January 5th. If anyone is still wanting to compete.. you can check it out here!

New pants...

I must admit that throughout this journey it has been fun to buy pants. I remember the first time I fit into a single digit size!! It felt AWESOME!!! Well, after years of shoving my HUGE body into a size 16/18 with massive amounts of hangover... I am a little timid about lowrise jeans, and jeans that really let it all HANG OUT!! I wear pants that I know are a little too big in order to protect myself from the muffin top... SO.. I haven't bought pants in a while... my size 7/8's were getting kind of ridiculously large and so.. today.. I stepped into Plato's Closet to buy smaller jeans. Umm... let me just say that I am still incredibly frustrated by my skin literally hanging over the edge of my pants but... after trying on like 15 different pairs of size 5/6 jeans... I had to admit to myself that they were not flattering... and try on size 3/4!!! HOLY BANANAS!!! One year ago almost to the day I bought 2 pairs of size 2 Lane Bryant jeans (these are the equivalent of a 16 and I pretty much had to lay down to zip them up!!). Today... I bought 3 different brands of size 3 jeans... IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!! One year... of hard work... and not giving up on myself... I would never have imagined this day would come.. but it's here! It's reality!! It feels FANTASTIC!!!