SO these last days were rough .. i was ill from thursday till the weekend (my eating wasnt that great then).. but i was def better by monday .. so yesterday i was back on track (great eating and lots of water today).. however i could not do the entire core i was kinda beat .. only did 20 mins ... i walked with my mom before for about 40 mins b4 .. and i ran for 25 mins before i started core .. i guess i pushed myself too far. anyway back on track today (tuesday) .. cardio x this evening after my walk with my mom .. should be a good day :)
hope all is well with u mands :)
much love simone
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
SIMONE - DAY 17 & 18
unfortunatly i was unable to do anything the last couple days ... i have had a bad sickness /virus ..
i think i may have to sit out the rest of the week .. fresh on monday
sorry manda :(
much love
i think i may have to sit out the rest of the week .. fresh on monday
sorry manda :(
much love
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Day 18 - Manda
Totally bailed on Yoga this morning. I reset my alarm and slept in until 7am. It was a beautiful thing. Lol.
I WILL do it tonight though. No doubt about it.
I am more and more confident every day that i can stick this thing out.
Eating today is going to be a bit of a pain. literally. Got my braces tightened yesterday and I am so feelin it. My teeth are extremely sensitive.
Simone I hope today goes well for you. I know it is your least favourite day of the week (as opposed to mine which is tomorrow.. f'in "legs and back" i hate you) but you can do it.
Keep me in the loop. Excited to know how you are doin
I WILL do it tonight though. No doubt about it.
I am more and more confident every day that i can stick this thing out.
Eating today is going to be a bit of a pain. literally. Got my braces tightened yesterday and I am so feelin it. My teeth are extremely sensitive.
Simone I hope today goes well for you. I know it is your least favourite day of the week (as opposed to mine which is tomorrow.. f'in "legs and back" i hate you) but you can do it.
Keep me in the loop. Excited to know how you are doin
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Day 17 - Manda
Woke up this morning and got straight to Ab Ripper X. I like to do the Ab workout before the other one.
I still cant do the V Up Roll Ups or whatever they are called and I have trouble with the Oblique V Ups to but every week I can pump out a couple more reps of everything else.
Shoulders and Arms went awesome today. I up'd my weights to 8's today for most of the exercises except mostly all of the tricep ones. I felt like i really worked today and had to grunt out the last couple reps.
Drank mad amounts of water yesterday. Was peeing like a pregnant lady but dont feel as though i am retaining as much today which feels good.
I still cant do the V Up Roll Ups or whatever they are called and I have trouble with the Oblique V Ups to but every week I can pump out a couple more reps of everything else.
Shoulders and Arms went awesome today. I up'd my weights to 8's today for most of the exercises except mostly all of the tricep ones. I felt like i really worked today and had to grunt out the last couple reps.
Drank mad amounts of water yesterday. Was peeing like a pregnant lady but dont feel as though i am retaining as much today which feels good.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
SIMONE: DAY 16 & 17
GOOD MORNING MANDA!!!
I HAVE BEEN GETTING INTO THE ROUTINE NOW .. IM OFFICIALLY BACK TO MY MORNING ROUTINE YAY!!!!
AFTER MY WORK OUT YESTERDAY (MONDAY) MY BF AND I DID A 15 MIN HARD FAST RUN FOLLOWED BY A 15 MIN WALK IT WAS AWESOME .. MY HEART WAS POUNDING AND IT WAS VERY HARD BUT FELT SOO GOOD WHEN I WAS DONE :)
SOO THIS MORNING TUESDAY MARCH 9TH I WOKE UP .. IT WAS VERY HARD TO WAKE UP AFTER PUSHING MYSELF WITH CORE AND A RUN/WALK THE PREVIOUS DAY BUT I DID IT CARDIO WAS AWESOME THIS MORNING AND AS MANDA SAID I REMEMBERED IT AS ONE OF MY FAV WORKOUTS :) I EVEN DIDNT MINE THE YOGA THIS MORNING.
I COULD TAKE YOGA IN SMALL INCREMENTS ... DREDDING THURSDAY FOR YOGA X .. I LOVE HAVING MY AFTERNOONS FREE TO TAKE A RUN .. NO PRESSURE TO HAVE TO DO THE P90X UNTIL MORNING TIME :)
IM DEF DOING GREAT ON MY EATING .. I DECIDED TO TRY TO STICK MORE TO THE P90X DIET PLAN .. AND IM DOING ALOT BETTER .. THE PROTEIN BARS REALLY HELP KEEP ME FULL AND HELP MY SWEET TOOTH CRAVINGS .. JUST BEEN CUTTING BACK ON THE CARBS NOW AND DRINKING THE WATER AND THE GATORADE (MIX) ONE SQUEEZY BOTTLE A DAY AS MY "RECOVERY DRINK"
FEELING GOOD FEELING GREAT .. FEELING GREAT FEELING GOOD HOW R U?
MANDA .. I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE INSANITY THING ILL CHECK THE SITE AND GET BACK TO U .. BUT IM ALWAYS UP FOR A CHALLENGE
LOVE YA
SIMONEY OUT
I HAVE BEEN GETTING INTO THE ROUTINE NOW .. IM OFFICIALLY BACK TO MY MORNING ROUTINE YAY!!!!
AFTER MY WORK OUT YESTERDAY (MONDAY) MY BF AND I DID A 15 MIN HARD FAST RUN FOLLOWED BY A 15 MIN WALK IT WAS AWESOME .. MY HEART WAS POUNDING AND IT WAS VERY HARD BUT FELT SOO GOOD WHEN I WAS DONE :)
SOO THIS MORNING TUESDAY MARCH 9TH I WOKE UP .. IT WAS VERY HARD TO WAKE UP AFTER PUSHING MYSELF WITH CORE AND A RUN/WALK THE PREVIOUS DAY BUT I DID IT CARDIO WAS AWESOME THIS MORNING AND AS MANDA SAID I REMEMBERED IT AS ONE OF MY FAV WORKOUTS :) I EVEN DIDNT MINE THE YOGA THIS MORNING.
I COULD TAKE YOGA IN SMALL INCREMENTS ... DREDDING THURSDAY FOR YOGA X .. I LOVE HAVING MY AFTERNOONS FREE TO TAKE A RUN .. NO PRESSURE TO HAVE TO DO THE P90X UNTIL MORNING TIME :)
IM DEF DOING GREAT ON MY EATING .. I DECIDED TO TRY TO STICK MORE TO THE P90X DIET PLAN .. AND IM DOING ALOT BETTER .. THE PROTEIN BARS REALLY HELP KEEP ME FULL AND HELP MY SWEET TOOTH CRAVINGS .. JUST BEEN CUTTING BACK ON THE CARBS NOW AND DRINKING THE WATER AND THE GATORADE (MIX) ONE SQUEEZY BOTTLE A DAY AS MY "RECOVERY DRINK"
FEELING GOOD FEELING GREAT .. FEELING GREAT FEELING GOOD HOW R U?
MANDA .. I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE INSANITY THING ILL CHECK THE SITE AND GET BACK TO U .. BUT IM ALWAYS UP FOR A CHALLENGE
LOVE YA
SIMONEY OUT
Day 16 - Manda
Day 16 already. Man.
So yesterday I did get around to Core. Got a good workout out of it but maybe didnt push as hard as i could have.
Woke up this morning and hit Cardio hard though. Felt awesome. This is slowly becoming one of my favourite workouts. I like that it starts off with Yoga as I typically do Yoga first thing in the morning if i am saving P90x for after work and then you get all sorts of variety. I wouldnt have said this three weeks ago when i was doing the test run but the video really does move quite quickly now.
Back at work today so hopefully that will keep me on track with my diet. Didnt do so well while i was at home but really didnt do THAT bad either.
With each workout it feels just the tiniest bit easier to imagine myself making it to the end of this.
Simone - Have you seen the infomercial for INSANITY yet? Sweet mother of everything holy. If not go to the beachbody website and check it out. Ideally when I make it to the end of this round.. AND I WILL MAKE IT... i would like to do a round of the classic and then possibly take a stab at INSANITY. Let me know what you think suhmoeknee. Luv ya my trini princess!
So yesterday I did get around to Core. Got a good workout out of it but maybe didnt push as hard as i could have.
Woke up this morning and hit Cardio hard though. Felt awesome. This is slowly becoming one of my favourite workouts. I like that it starts off with Yoga as I typically do Yoga first thing in the morning if i am saving P90x for after work and then you get all sorts of variety. I wouldnt have said this three weeks ago when i was doing the test run but the video really does move quite quickly now.
Back at work today so hopefully that will keep me on track with my diet. Didnt do so well while i was at home but really didnt do THAT bad either.
With each workout it feels just the tiniest bit easier to imagine myself making it to the end of this.
Simone - Have you seen the infomercial for INSANITY yet? Sweet mother of everything holy. If not go to the beachbody website and check it out. Ideally when I make it to the end of this round.. AND I WILL MAKE IT... i would like to do a round of the classic and then possibly take a stab at INSANITY. Let me know what you think suhmoeknee. Luv ya my trini princess!
Monday, March 8, 2010
SIMONE - DAY 13,14,15 & 16
good morning,
last time I wrote was friday ... and i made up for the missed day .. this weekend was def one of the hottest weekends of life 36 degrees celcius OMG and the air was still .. very hard to work out
not to mention i went to the hair dresser friday evening .. soo friday was a hopeless case and could not muster up the strength to work out .. and saturday was filled with errands and to do lists and the heat had everyone overwhelmed and drained two fans on me and keron just to keep sane lol
soo unfortunatley this weekend was not as productive as i thought it would be ... and of course sunday was some more needed relaxation with some more heat .. gosh i wish i could afford air conditioning :( .. anyway soo the eating wasnt that bad ... but i had a weak moment i had something called doubles sat night .. manda u remember that .. anyway not the healthiest .. but did pretty good other wise .. i had some fries .. baked .. but cassava and sweet potato fries .. just for a change with some sauteed chicken and shrimp for dinner last night .. holy yummy but not too bad i think... not much snacking and lots of water esp cause of the heat.
good news is I woke up this morning ..MONDAY MARCH 8TH AND KILLED CORE THIS MORNING ~~ :) mornings are def my thing when it comes to working out .. i have more energy .. once i get out of bed .. which by the way was soo hard to do .. .. im trying the p90x diet this week .. to see if this helps soo far im doing well today .. it satisfies me ... as i know it did before
i weighed on sunday and i lost 2 lbs which is good i now weigh 144 soo im happy with the progress slow but steady.
im going to try to run this evening on the treadmill tonight .. before keron and i try to go see alice in wonderland in 3d!!! im soo excited :) .. gonna eat dinner first soo im not tempted to cheat lol
my mom isnt feeling well these days soo our walks are put on hold until maybe next week when she feels better .. love u mummy!!!
good going manda .. we have hard days but the point is for us not to give up and keep on getting back on the horse!! we can do it .. even if we stumble !!!
Simoney out!
last time I wrote was friday ... and i made up for the missed day .. this weekend was def one of the hottest weekends of life 36 degrees celcius OMG and the air was still .. very hard to work out
not to mention i went to the hair dresser friday evening .. soo friday was a hopeless case and could not muster up the strength to work out .. and saturday was filled with errands and to do lists and the heat had everyone overwhelmed and drained two fans on me and keron just to keep sane lol
soo unfortunatley this weekend was not as productive as i thought it would be ... and of course sunday was some more needed relaxation with some more heat .. gosh i wish i could afford air conditioning :( .. anyway soo the eating wasnt that bad ... but i had a weak moment i had something called doubles sat night .. manda u remember that .. anyway not the healthiest .. but did pretty good other wise .. i had some fries .. baked .. but cassava and sweet potato fries .. just for a change with some sauteed chicken and shrimp for dinner last night .. holy yummy but not too bad i think... not much snacking and lots of water esp cause of the heat.
good news is I woke up this morning ..MONDAY MARCH 8TH AND KILLED CORE THIS MORNING ~~ :) mornings are def my thing when it comes to working out .. i have more energy .. once i get out of bed .. which by the way was soo hard to do .. .. im trying the p90x diet this week .. to see if this helps soo far im doing well today .. it satisfies me ... as i know it did before
i weighed on sunday and i lost 2 lbs which is good i now weigh 144 soo im happy with the progress slow but steady.
im going to try to run this evening on the treadmill tonight .. before keron and i try to go see alice in wonderland in 3d!!! im soo excited :) .. gonna eat dinner first soo im not tempted to cheat lol
my mom isnt feeling well these days soo our walks are put on hold until maybe next week when she feels better .. love u mummy!!!
good going manda .. we have hard days but the point is for us not to give up and keep on getting back on the horse!! we can do it .. even if we stumble !!!
Simoney out!
Day ? - Manda
So I dont exactly know what Day it is.
This weekend went okay. I ate deep fried food on Saturday. I know. I know. I felt pretty guilty about it.
Did Kenpo and Ab Ripper X on Saturday since i COMPLETELY forgot to do it after Legs and Back on Friday. No excuse. It totally didnt occur to me that i had to do it.
Went for a pretty lengthy walk with my mom and saturday and sunday. She has decided she wants to be more active so i am happy for her and i think we are going to start walking on a pretty regular basis. Like you simone, my mom doesnt walk that fast so i dont consider it "exercise" personally but she needs the moral support and I am more than happy to oblige.
Yesterday (Sunday) i was dead to the world. I felt like shit. I fell asleep on the couch at 6:30 and didnt feel much better when i woke up this morning (Monday). Needless to say i didnt get around to Core this morning like I had planned but i am going to take it easy today and try and get some food into me and If i am up to it later on tonight i will do it.
Hope you had a good weekend Simone! Miss you!
Peace Out
Manda
This weekend went okay. I ate deep fried food on Saturday. I know. I know. I felt pretty guilty about it.
Did Kenpo and Ab Ripper X on Saturday since i COMPLETELY forgot to do it after Legs and Back on Friday. No excuse. It totally didnt occur to me that i had to do it.
Went for a pretty lengthy walk with my mom and saturday and sunday. She has decided she wants to be more active so i am happy for her and i think we are going to start walking on a pretty regular basis. Like you simone, my mom doesnt walk that fast so i dont consider it "exercise" personally but she needs the moral support and I am more than happy to oblige.
Yesterday (Sunday) i was dead to the world. I felt like shit. I fell asleep on the couch at 6:30 and didnt feel much better when i woke up this morning (Monday). Needless to say i didnt get around to Core this morning like I had planned but i am going to take it easy today and try and get some food into me and If i am up to it later on tonight i will do it.
Hope you had a good weekend Simone! Miss you!
Peace Out
Manda
Friday, March 5, 2010
SIMONE - DAY 12 &13
HEY SOOOOOOO I TRIED TO MAKE UP FOR THE DAY I MISSED ... I DID SHOULDERS AND ARMS AND AB RIPPER X (WHICH I COULD NOT FINISH ) .. THEN I RAN HARD ASS ON THE TREADMILL FOR 30 MINS!!! I WAS VERY PROUD OF MYSELF FOR STILL HAVING STRENGTH AFTER THOSE WORK OUTS.
SHOULDERS AND ARMS I WAS A BIT LACK LUSTER ABOUT IT I DEF DIDNT HIT IT HARD AND AB RIPPER I DID WHAT I CAN .. MY ENERGY WAS LOW FOR THAT .. BUT I PUSHED SOO HARD ON THE RUN AFTER . WHICH IS WHY MY KNEE IS SORE RIGHT NOW ( AN OLD KNEE INJURY ) BOO HOOO
ANYWAY I HOPE LEGS AND STUFF GO WELL THIS EVENING
MUCH LOVE MANDA BEAR
SIMONEY OUT
SHOULDERS AND ARMS I WAS A BIT LACK LUSTER ABOUT IT I DEF DIDNT HIT IT HARD AND AB RIPPER I DID WHAT I CAN .. MY ENERGY WAS LOW FOR THAT .. BUT I PUSHED SOO HARD ON THE RUN AFTER . WHICH IS WHY MY KNEE IS SORE RIGHT NOW ( AN OLD KNEE INJURY ) BOO HOOO
ANYWAY I HOPE LEGS AND STUFF GO WELL THIS EVENING
MUCH LOVE MANDA BEAR
SIMONEY OUT
Day 12 - Manda
I am tired. Super Duper-style tired today.
Yesterday I put on Yoga X after supper. I did the first half up until the balance poses and that was about all i could muster.
Later on in the evening after i did some laundry and dyed my brothers hair i busted out Yoga Burn with Rodney Yee which is an hour long. So while i may not have stuck out the Yoga X video i still feel i did a substantial amount of Yoga yesterday.
Woke up this morning to Legs/Back. My least favourite workout of the week.
The pads of my hands, right under my fingers, are a little sore from the pull ups. I never would have even remotely fathomed doing that many squats ever!
Weekend coming up. Hopefully i will have the will power not to over indulge this weekend.
Sorry for the lame post today. Tired.
Yesterday I put on Yoga X after supper. I did the first half up until the balance poses and that was about all i could muster.
Later on in the evening after i did some laundry and dyed my brothers hair i busted out Yoga Burn with Rodney Yee which is an hour long. So while i may not have stuck out the Yoga X video i still feel i did a substantial amount of Yoga yesterday.
Woke up this morning to Legs/Back. My least favourite workout of the week.
The pads of my hands, right under my fingers, are a little sore from the pull ups. I never would have even remotely fathomed doing that many squats ever!
Weekend coming up. Hopefully i will have the will power not to over indulge this weekend.
Sorry for the lame post today. Tired.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Day 11 - Manda
Woke up at 6 this morning and hit play on Yoga X. I lasted about 15 minutes before i completely crashed. Just didnt have the energy this morning. I did indeed have my two glasses of wine last night (and perhaps one shot...) and i was out much later than usual.
I WILL do it tonight when i go home. No excuses.
No worries Suhmoeknee. Ill let it slip. hehe.
I WILL do it tonight when i go home. No excuses.
No worries Suhmoeknee. Ill let it slip. hehe.
SIMONE - DAY 10 &11
DAY 10:
SOO YESTERDAY UNFORTUNATELY I COULD NOT WORK OUT :( I KNOW IT WAS NOT PLANNED I HAD TO WORK LATE PLUS I HAD A DEADLINE FOR A PRIVATE CLIENT .. AND BY THE TIME I FINISHED EVERYTHING .. I WAS TOTALLY TIRED ... I WILL DEF MAKE UP FOR IT TODAY AND YOGA IT OUT AND ADD AN EXTRA MINI RUN AND PROLLY DO THE AB RIPPER TODAY AS WELL.
I GUESS I CANT BEAT MYSELF UP TO MUCH ABOUT MISSING IT .. WORK HAD TO COME FIRST ...
ANYWAY I ATE WELL YESTERDAY AND DRANK LOTS OF WATER SOO THIS IS JUST A MINOR SETBACK
DAY 11:
TODAY I FEEL TIRED .. I THINK MY BODY IS MISSING THE P90X SOO I FEEL EXTRA TIRED .. BUT ALL THE WORK PROBABLY DIDNT HELP .. I WILL HAVE ALOT OF ENERGY THIS EVENING FOR MY WORK OUT. ILL MAKE U PROUD MANDA DESPITE MY SETBACK YESTERDAY
SIMONEY OUT
SOO YESTERDAY UNFORTUNATELY I COULD NOT WORK OUT :( I KNOW IT WAS NOT PLANNED I HAD TO WORK LATE PLUS I HAD A DEADLINE FOR A PRIVATE CLIENT .. AND BY THE TIME I FINISHED EVERYTHING .. I WAS TOTALLY TIRED ... I WILL DEF MAKE UP FOR IT TODAY AND YOGA IT OUT AND ADD AN EXTRA MINI RUN AND PROLLY DO THE AB RIPPER TODAY AS WELL.
I GUESS I CANT BEAT MYSELF UP TO MUCH ABOUT MISSING IT .. WORK HAD TO COME FIRST ...
ANYWAY I ATE WELL YESTERDAY AND DRANK LOTS OF WATER SOO THIS IS JUST A MINOR SETBACK
DAY 11:
TODAY I FEEL TIRED .. I THINK MY BODY IS MISSING THE P90X SOO I FEEL EXTRA TIRED .. BUT ALL THE WORK PROBABLY DIDNT HELP .. I WILL HAVE ALOT OF ENERGY THIS EVENING FOR MY WORK OUT. ILL MAKE U PROUD MANDA DESPITE MY SETBACK YESTERDAY
SIMONEY OUT
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Day 10 - Manda
Got up early this morning and got Ab Ripper X and Shoulders and Arms out of the way first thing.
I feel like I am making a bit of progress of Ab Ripper X but admittedly it is a slow journey. I still cant do the thing where you pop up and then lower yourself down and then push up to touch your toes from there. Really hard.
Shoulders and Arms went well. Not sure why but my left bicep started to "workout burn" last night so this morning i really felt it but made it through the dvd. Didnt do the bonus round. Not so much because i couldnt, i think i could have made it through but i was running pretty late for work. I forgot that we started having morning meetings on wednesday mornings at 8 which is half an hour earlier than i usually have to be there so we could discuss what happened at Council last night.
Did well with eating yesterday. Tonight could be a bit of a bust. I am going to a working dinner tonight for a committee i sit on which means a) i will be eating out at a restaurant and b) i will be with a bunch of adults who have no qualms about putting back a couple glasses of wine. I will try to limit myself to one glass, okay probably two but no more than that!
Noticed today that the black pants i wear to work are fitting a tiny bit looser. Definately having to pull them up more frequently and Simone im with you on the peeing every 5 minutes business. There is only me and 1 other women on the upstairs floor of the building i work in so her and I share a bathroom which is right next to her office so she must be convinced i have some sort of bladder problem by now. Aw well.
Peace for now!
Manda
I feel like I am making a bit of progress of Ab Ripper X but admittedly it is a slow journey. I still cant do the thing where you pop up and then lower yourself down and then push up to touch your toes from there. Really hard.
Shoulders and Arms went well. Not sure why but my left bicep started to "workout burn" last night so this morning i really felt it but made it through the dvd. Didnt do the bonus round. Not so much because i couldnt, i think i could have made it through but i was running pretty late for work. I forgot that we started having morning meetings on wednesday mornings at 8 which is half an hour earlier than i usually have to be there so we could discuss what happened at Council last night.
Did well with eating yesterday. Tonight could be a bit of a bust. I am going to a working dinner tonight for a committee i sit on which means a) i will be eating out at a restaurant and b) i will be with a bunch of adults who have no qualms about putting back a couple glasses of wine. I will try to limit myself to one glass, okay probably two but no more than that!
Noticed today that the black pants i wear to work are fitting a tiny bit looser. Definately having to pull them up more frequently and Simone im with you on the peeing every 5 minutes business. There is only me and 1 other women on the upstairs floor of the building i work in so her and I share a bathroom which is right next to her office so she must be convinced i have some sort of bladder problem by now. Aw well.
Peace for now!
Manda
SIMONE- DAY 9 UPDATE AND DAY 10
GOOD MORNING !!!!
SOO YESTERDAY I SOOO MASH UP THE CARDIO X WORKOUT !!! I WAS AWESOME IF I MAY SAY SO MYSELF .. I DID EVERYTHING BUT THE DREYA ROLLS AS I STATED BEFORE I DONT DO NOT GOOD FOR MY BACK IN ANY WAY .. IT WAS DEF EASIER THIS WEEK I WAS SWEATING SOO MUCH AND IT FELT SOO GOOD .. AND LISTEN TO THIS AFTER I DID THE WORKOUT I RAN REALLY FAST ON MY TREADMILL FOR 10 MINS!!!! JUST FOR THAT EXTRA PUSH .. YES I KNOW *APPLAUSE*
MY EATING WAS IMPECCABLE I DIDNT CHEAT AT ALL AND I DRANK 3 AND HALF 630ML BOTTLES OF WATER YESTERDAY.. OMG I WAS PEEING EVERY 5 MINS IN WORK BUT WAS DEF WORTH IT !!! I FEEL GREAT AND CLEAN! :) IM CHALLENGING MYSELF TO DRINK THAT MUCH EVERYDAY.
LETS SEE HOW I WILL DO TODAY WITH THIS WORK OUT ... IM DOING THE EVENING THING AGAIN THIS WEEK .. I CANT SEEM TO WAKE UP EARLY LOL .. ANYWAY NEXT WEEK IM SUPPOSE TO WALK AGAIN WITH MY MOM .. AS SHE ISNT TOO WELL THIS WEEK SOOO ILL HAVE TO PUSH TO DO IT IN THE MORNINGS NEXT WEEK SO I CAN RUN ON EVENINGS WHILE MY MOM WALKS ... I KNOW I CAN DO IT .. AS THIS IS WHAT I DID WHEN I WAS TRAINING FOR MY HALF MARATHON LAST YEAR .. AND NOVEMBER I DEF WANT TO DO THIS RACE AGAIN SOO IM STARTING MY TRAINING FROM NOW AND I WANT TO DEF IMPROVE LEAPS AND BOUNDS FROM LAST YEAR .. I WANT TO PLACE IN THE TOP 300 IF POSSIBLE .. I PLACED 6 HUNDRED AND SOMETHING LAST TIME .. OUT OF 999 PEOPLE.
DAY 10:
SO TODAY I FEEL GOOD .. DRINKING MY WATER IVE ALREADY HAD A HEALTHY BREAKFAST AND HAD A BOTTLE OF WATER .. GOING ON TO BOTTLE TWO NOW !!! LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORKOUT LATER .. HOPE I COULD DO A LITTLE RUN AFTER AS WELL :) WISH ME LUCK
ANYWAY WISH ME LUCK AND HOPE U DID AS WELL AS I DID MANDA !!!! WE GONNA DO THIS BIG!!!!!
LOVE U!! SIMONEY OUT!
SOO YESTERDAY I SOOO MASH UP THE CARDIO X WORKOUT !!! I WAS AWESOME IF I MAY SAY SO MYSELF .. I DID EVERYTHING BUT THE DREYA ROLLS AS I STATED BEFORE I DONT DO NOT GOOD FOR MY BACK IN ANY WAY .. IT WAS DEF EASIER THIS WEEK I WAS SWEATING SOO MUCH AND IT FELT SOO GOOD .. AND LISTEN TO THIS AFTER I DID THE WORKOUT I RAN REALLY FAST ON MY TREADMILL FOR 10 MINS!!!! JUST FOR THAT EXTRA PUSH .. YES I KNOW *APPLAUSE*
MY EATING WAS IMPECCABLE I DIDNT CHEAT AT ALL AND I DRANK 3 AND HALF 630ML BOTTLES OF WATER YESTERDAY.. OMG I WAS PEEING EVERY 5 MINS IN WORK BUT WAS DEF WORTH IT !!! I FEEL GREAT AND CLEAN! :) IM CHALLENGING MYSELF TO DRINK THAT MUCH EVERYDAY.
LETS SEE HOW I WILL DO TODAY WITH THIS WORK OUT ... IM DOING THE EVENING THING AGAIN THIS WEEK .. I CANT SEEM TO WAKE UP EARLY LOL .. ANYWAY NEXT WEEK IM SUPPOSE TO WALK AGAIN WITH MY MOM .. AS SHE ISNT TOO WELL THIS WEEK SOOO ILL HAVE TO PUSH TO DO IT IN THE MORNINGS NEXT WEEK SO I CAN RUN ON EVENINGS WHILE MY MOM WALKS ... I KNOW I CAN DO IT .. AS THIS IS WHAT I DID WHEN I WAS TRAINING FOR MY HALF MARATHON LAST YEAR .. AND NOVEMBER I DEF WANT TO DO THIS RACE AGAIN SOO IM STARTING MY TRAINING FROM NOW AND I WANT TO DEF IMPROVE LEAPS AND BOUNDS FROM LAST YEAR .. I WANT TO PLACE IN THE TOP 300 IF POSSIBLE .. I PLACED 6 HUNDRED AND SOMETHING LAST TIME .. OUT OF 999 PEOPLE.
DAY 10:
SO TODAY I FEEL GOOD .. DRINKING MY WATER IVE ALREADY HAD A HEALTHY BREAKFAST AND HAD A BOTTLE OF WATER .. GOING ON TO BOTTLE TWO NOW !!! LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORKOUT LATER .. HOPE I COULD DO A LITTLE RUN AFTER AS WELL :) WISH ME LUCK
ANYWAY WISH ME LUCK AND HOPE U DID AS WELL AS I DID MANDA !!!! WE GONNA DO THIS BIG!!!!!
LOVE U!! SIMONEY OUT!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Day 9 - Manda
Feel pretty good this morning. Woke up at 5:45am and ROCKED Cardio. Simone I was the same as you and couldnt do the Sphinx pushups either but this morning was different. I busted out 5 of them (on my knees of course). I would have cried i was so happy for myself had i not had at least another 30 minutes of work out left. Haha.
It feels SO GOOD to have it out of the way and know that i can just go home and relax tonight. My test run week was ROUGH. Not gonna lie or sugar coat it. It was ROUGH. Test run week i woke up EVERY morning and felt like i was gonna die afterwards. The first time i took cardio x for a spin i literally thought i was going to throw up when i was done. I think this was why i was so incredibly reluctant to go back to morning exercising. I had alot more energy when i switched to the after work workout but this morning i totally got through it and felt great after. I am going to try and keep up the morning routine.
Suhmoeknee, I thought of you this morning when things got really tough and wished that we were closer so we could workout together and I could have somone to push me for those extra couple reps that i tell myself i just cant do. Regardless, my mantra is still "simone did it, so can I". Love you my Trini Princess!
Peace!
Manda
It feels SO GOOD to have it out of the way and know that i can just go home and relax tonight. My test run week was ROUGH. Not gonna lie or sugar coat it. It was ROUGH. Test run week i woke up EVERY morning and felt like i was gonna die afterwards. The first time i took cardio x for a spin i literally thought i was going to throw up when i was done. I think this was why i was so incredibly reluctant to go back to morning exercising. I had alot more energy when i switched to the after work workout but this morning i totally got through it and felt great after. I am going to try and keep up the morning routine.
Suhmoeknee, I thought of you this morning when things got really tough and wished that we were closer so we could workout together and I could have somone to push me for those extra couple reps that i tell myself i just cant do. Regardless, my mantra is still "simone did it, so can I". Love you my Trini Princess!
Peace!
Manda
SIMONE - DAY 8 UPDATE & DAY 9
GOOD MORNING,
SO I WAS SUPER SUPER SUPER TIRED MONDAY MORNINGS ARE NOT MY FAV .. SOO I SLEPT IN ... AND WITH ALL THE WORK I HAD TO DO TODAY IT WAS SUPER HARD TO DO CORE AFTER WORK TODAY .. BUT I DID IT AND IT WAS ALOT EASIER TODAY OF COURSE .. I KNEW THIS .. BECAUSE OF LAST TIME I DID IT .. YOUR BODY GETS GROOVED AFTER EACH WORK OUT.. AND AS MANDA SAID UR BODY KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT NOW WHICH HELPS.. I DEF DID ALMOST ALL THE REPS .. BUT THERE ARE SOME EXERCISES I JUST DONT DO .. AS I SAID DISCLAIMER ... THE SPHINX PUSH UP .. JUST CANT GET UP .. ALL THE OTHERS ARE FINE. THE PRISON PUSH UPS I CANT DO THAT MANY. I CANT DO DREYA ROLLS BECAUSE OF MY HARD FLOORS BUT ALL THE REST I TACKLED HARD AND I DID MAXIMUM REPS .. IM VERY PROUD OF MYSELF :) ... MY MOTIVATION TO ACTUALLY DO THAT WORK OUT IS BECAUSE THE SEASON FINALE OF THE BACHELOR WAS ON LAST NIGHT SOO I SAID I SHOULD GET THIS WORK OUT OUT OF THE WAY SO I CAN RELAX AND WATCH THIS :)
THE BACHELOR PICKED STUPID VIENNA BUT I GUESS THEY LOOK HAPPY SOO I CANT NOT BE HAPPY FOR THEM .. ANYWAY P90X IS GOING WELL AND MY EATING WENT OK YESTERDAY .. I HAD A SPOONFUL OF ICE CREAM AS MY BF GAVE ME A TASTE TO HELP MY SWEET (MONTHLY CRAVING) AND THERE IS LEFT OVER LASAGNE .. SOO I HAD A SMALL AMOUNT AND HAD A SALAD TO FILL ME UP.
I DRANK HUGE AMOUNTS OF WATER TODAY WHICH WAS GREAT AND DEF DID WELL WITH MY FOOD TODAY .. IM HAPPY. DESPITE MY LITTLE CRAVINGS WHICH I EXPECT THIS TIME OF MONTH :)
DAY 9:
SOO AFTER STAYING UP UNTIL 12 LAST NIGHT TO WATCH THE BACHELOR ETC I WAS SUPER TIRED THIS MORNING AND ONCE AGAIN WATCHED MY ALARM AND SET IT FOR LATER ... SOO I WILL HAVE TO DO CARDIO X THIS EVENING .. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT ..
GO TEAM MANDA BEAR!
SIMONEY OUT!
SO I WAS SUPER SUPER SUPER TIRED MONDAY MORNINGS ARE NOT MY FAV .. SOO I SLEPT IN ... AND WITH ALL THE WORK I HAD TO DO TODAY IT WAS SUPER HARD TO DO CORE AFTER WORK TODAY .. BUT I DID IT AND IT WAS ALOT EASIER TODAY OF COURSE .. I KNEW THIS .. BECAUSE OF LAST TIME I DID IT .. YOUR BODY GETS GROOVED AFTER EACH WORK OUT.. AND AS MANDA SAID UR BODY KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT NOW WHICH HELPS.. I DEF DID ALMOST ALL THE REPS .. BUT THERE ARE SOME EXERCISES I JUST DONT DO .. AS I SAID DISCLAIMER ... THE SPHINX PUSH UP .. JUST CANT GET UP .. ALL THE OTHERS ARE FINE. THE PRISON PUSH UPS I CANT DO THAT MANY. I CANT DO DREYA ROLLS BECAUSE OF MY HARD FLOORS BUT ALL THE REST I TACKLED HARD AND I DID MAXIMUM REPS .. IM VERY PROUD OF MYSELF :) ... MY MOTIVATION TO ACTUALLY DO THAT WORK OUT IS BECAUSE THE SEASON FINALE OF THE BACHELOR WAS ON LAST NIGHT SOO I SAID I SHOULD GET THIS WORK OUT OUT OF THE WAY SO I CAN RELAX AND WATCH THIS :)
THE BACHELOR PICKED STUPID VIENNA BUT I GUESS THEY LOOK HAPPY SOO I CANT NOT BE HAPPY FOR THEM .. ANYWAY P90X IS GOING WELL AND MY EATING WENT OK YESTERDAY .. I HAD A SPOONFUL OF ICE CREAM AS MY BF GAVE ME A TASTE TO HELP MY SWEET (MONTHLY CRAVING) AND THERE IS LEFT OVER LASAGNE .. SOO I HAD A SMALL AMOUNT AND HAD A SALAD TO FILL ME UP.
I DRANK HUGE AMOUNTS OF WATER TODAY WHICH WAS GREAT AND DEF DID WELL WITH MY FOOD TODAY .. IM HAPPY. DESPITE MY LITTLE CRAVINGS WHICH I EXPECT THIS TIME OF MONTH :)
DAY 9:
SOO AFTER STAYING UP UNTIL 12 LAST NIGHT TO WATCH THE BACHELOR ETC I WAS SUPER TIRED THIS MORNING AND ONCE AGAIN WATCHED MY ALARM AND SET IT FOR LATER ... SOO I WILL HAVE TO DO CARDIO X THIS EVENING .. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT ..
GO TEAM MANDA BEAR!
SIMONEY OUT!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Day 8 Update - Manda
Core went really well today. I feel like i make a little bit more progress every week. Push a little harder, stick out a couple more reps, sweat a little more. Feels good. Maybe its because i have a better idea of what to expect now and the whole "is this ever going to end?" wondering is gone.
Did not do the bonus round. Again. C'est la vie.
More or less stuck to my meal plan today although i did cheat and have 4 of those tiny red big feet candies. I dont know if anyone outside of canada would even know what they are but in no way shape or form are they even remotely nutritious. lol. My office will slowly be the death of me i think. The lady who brought them in bought this ginormous (seriously huge, like a sack of potatoes huge)bag at costco and brought them in so she wouldnt eat them all (much like i did the muffins so i cant hate on her too much. i feel her pain).
Until tomorrow...
Peace - Manda
Did not do the bonus round. Again. C'est la vie.
More or less stuck to my meal plan today although i did cheat and have 4 of those tiny red big feet candies. I dont know if anyone outside of canada would even know what they are but in no way shape or form are they even remotely nutritious. lol. My office will slowly be the death of me i think. The lady who brought them in bought this ginormous (seriously huge, like a sack of potatoes huge)bag at costco and brought them in so she wouldnt eat them all (much like i did the muffins so i cant hate on her too much. i feel her pain).
Until tomorrow...
Peace - Manda
Day 8 - Manda
I had good intentions of waking up early this morning to rock core synergistics but it just didnt happen. My alarm went off, and i gave it some serious consideration, but ultimately just couldnt haul my ass outta bed. Once i did roll out of bed however i did manage to get in a 20min Energizing Yoga Routine with my beloved Rodney Yee. (Should we change the name of this blog to "Manda Loves Rodney Yee"?)
This weekend was a bit of a bust eating wise. Last week i did pretty good and for the most part stuck to my meal plan but saturday and sunday were questionable. I am hesitant to meal plan a whole week but think i might have to for the next couple of weeks to keep on track and form good habits.
I had a blueberry muffin this morning. I made blueberry lemon streusel muffins for my coworkers to brighten up their monday morning (or sometimes i bake to celebrate the upcoming weekend and bring in treats on friday morning) and i couldnt bring myself not to try one. I did factor the calories into my meal plan today. It is unfortunate i love to cook/bake as much as i do. I always want to try out recipes and it would be impossible not to try at least a little of everything i cook. Anyway, now that the blueberries are out of my fridge i will try to refain from baking delicious goods, much to the disappoint of my coworkers i am sure. I just dont have the kind of self control needed to tempt it.
Gonna go home tonight and rock the core dvd right away. I think because of the energy required for both core and cardio i will continue to do these after work and wed, thurs, fri, and sat will get the morning treatment.
Glad to hear you are still with me Simone. We can do this! Together!
Peace Out
Manda
This weekend was a bit of a bust eating wise. Last week i did pretty good and for the most part stuck to my meal plan but saturday and sunday were questionable. I am hesitant to meal plan a whole week but think i might have to for the next couple of weeks to keep on track and form good habits.
I had a blueberry muffin this morning. I made blueberry lemon streusel muffins for my coworkers to brighten up their monday morning (or sometimes i bake to celebrate the upcoming weekend and bring in treats on friday morning) and i couldnt bring myself not to try one. I did factor the calories into my meal plan today. It is unfortunate i love to cook/bake as much as i do. I always want to try out recipes and it would be impossible not to try at least a little of everything i cook. Anyway, now that the blueberries are out of my fridge i will try to refain from baking delicious goods, much to the disappoint of my coworkers i am sure. I just dont have the kind of self control needed to tempt it.
Gonna go home tonight and rock the core dvd right away. I think because of the energy required for both core and cardio i will continue to do these after work and wed, thurs, fri, and sat will get the morning treatment.
Glad to hear you are still with me Simone. We can do this! Together!
Peace Out
Manda
SIMONE - DAY 5,6,7,8
HI!!!
SOO DEF DIDNT HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND I DEF CHEATED .. I HAD MY GRANNYS YUMMY LASAGNE ON SUNDAY FOR LUNCH AND A SMALL CUP OF NEOPOLITAN ICE CREAM AND SOME OF MY FREINDS YUMMY CHEESE DIP WITH A HANDFUL OF TORTILLA CHIPS ... SADNESS .. BUT ITS A NEW WEEK NOW AND WELL ILL HAVE TO TRY HARDER .. I KNOW MY MONTHLY LADY FRIEND DID AFFECT MY WILL POWER
SOO THIS COMING WEEK SHOULD BE BETTER.
FRIDAY DAY 5 : WAS GOOD DID THE WORK OUT GOT THROUGH IT WELL .. LEGS AND BACK .. MY LEGS ARE DEF SORE TODAY .. THOSE WALL SQUATS ARE A BITCH! LOL BUT DEF GOT THROUGH IT WELL. AND WELL AB RIPPER IS PAINFUL ITS ONLY THE V UP ROLL UPS I DEF CAN DO ALL OF THOSE .. BUT I GET THROUGH ALL THE REST PRETTY WELL :)
SATURDAY DAY 6: YAY KEMPO X MY FAV WORK OUT! I DEF ENJOY THAT ONE .. I DID TAE BO FOR YEARS AND KEMPO X IS VERY SIMILAR :) .. THIS WAS THE DAY I CHEATED WITH THE CHIPS AND DIP :(
SUNDAY DAY 7: SOO MY MONTHLY LADY FREIND ARRIVED TODAY SOO I WAS DEF CRAMPED UP AND FEELING LAME BUT THIS IS WHY MY CRAVINGS WERE DEF BAD SOO THE ONE PLATE OF LASAGNE WHICH IS MY FAV MEAL MY GRANNY DECIDE TO MAKE .. I COULD NOT RESIST .. PLUS SHE BOUGHT ICE CREAM FOR ME .. I HAD A SMALL CUP ... SOO REGRET BUT ANYWAY I DID MY WEIGH IN ON SUNDAY MORNING
AND NOTHING .. I STILL WEIGH 146LBS .. WEIGHT LOSS NOTHING! WHICH SUCKS BUT ANYWAY .. IM GOING TO TRY AND WORK OUT MORE THIS WEEK AND I THINK I WILL GET BETTER RESULTS NEXT WEEK .. ALTHOUGH IM A BIT DOWN .. I WONT GIVE UP
DAY 8: I TRIED TO WAKE UP EARLY TODAY BUT I HAD TO WAKE UP EARLY TO DROP MY GRAN TO THE DOC BEFORE I WENT TO WORK SOO I COULDNT MAKE WAKING UP EVEN EARLIER THAN THAT .. I WILL DO MY WALK/RUN WITH MY MOM THIS EVENING AND DO THE CORE WORK OUT TONIGHT .. AND NO MATTER WHAT TOMO MORNING IM WAKING UP EARLY SOO I CAN DO THE WORK OUT IN THE MORNING AND RUN IN THE EVENING AND MY WEIGHT LOSS WILL BE GUARANTEED NEXT SUNDAY :)
WELL DONE MANDA STAY STRONG ..
SOO DEF DIDNT HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND I DEF CHEATED .. I HAD MY GRANNYS YUMMY LASAGNE ON SUNDAY FOR LUNCH AND A SMALL CUP OF NEOPOLITAN ICE CREAM AND SOME OF MY FREINDS YUMMY CHEESE DIP WITH A HANDFUL OF TORTILLA CHIPS ... SADNESS .. BUT ITS A NEW WEEK NOW AND WELL ILL HAVE TO TRY HARDER .. I KNOW MY MONTHLY LADY FRIEND DID AFFECT MY WILL POWER
SOO THIS COMING WEEK SHOULD BE BETTER.
FRIDAY DAY 5 : WAS GOOD DID THE WORK OUT GOT THROUGH IT WELL .. LEGS AND BACK .. MY LEGS ARE DEF SORE TODAY .. THOSE WALL SQUATS ARE A BITCH! LOL BUT DEF GOT THROUGH IT WELL. AND WELL AB RIPPER IS PAINFUL ITS ONLY THE V UP ROLL UPS I DEF CAN DO ALL OF THOSE .. BUT I GET THROUGH ALL THE REST PRETTY WELL :)
SATURDAY DAY 6: YAY KEMPO X MY FAV WORK OUT! I DEF ENJOY THAT ONE .. I DID TAE BO FOR YEARS AND KEMPO X IS VERY SIMILAR :) .. THIS WAS THE DAY I CHEATED WITH THE CHIPS AND DIP :(
SUNDAY DAY 7: SOO MY MONTHLY LADY FREIND ARRIVED TODAY SOO I WAS DEF CRAMPED UP AND FEELING LAME BUT THIS IS WHY MY CRAVINGS WERE DEF BAD SOO THE ONE PLATE OF LASAGNE WHICH IS MY FAV MEAL MY GRANNY DECIDE TO MAKE .. I COULD NOT RESIST .. PLUS SHE BOUGHT ICE CREAM FOR ME .. I HAD A SMALL CUP ... SOO REGRET BUT ANYWAY I DID MY WEIGH IN ON SUNDAY MORNING
AND NOTHING .. I STILL WEIGH 146LBS .. WEIGHT LOSS NOTHING! WHICH SUCKS BUT ANYWAY .. IM GOING TO TRY AND WORK OUT MORE THIS WEEK AND I THINK I WILL GET BETTER RESULTS NEXT WEEK .. ALTHOUGH IM A BIT DOWN .. I WONT GIVE UP
DAY 8: I TRIED TO WAKE UP EARLY TODAY BUT I HAD TO WAKE UP EARLY TO DROP MY GRAN TO THE DOC BEFORE I WENT TO WORK SOO I COULDNT MAKE WAKING UP EVEN EARLIER THAN THAT .. I WILL DO MY WALK/RUN WITH MY MOM THIS EVENING AND DO THE CORE WORK OUT TONIGHT .. AND NO MATTER WHAT TOMO MORNING IM WAKING UP EARLY SOO I CAN DO THE WORK OUT IN THE MORNING AND RUN IN THE EVENING AND MY WEIGHT LOSS WILL BE GUARANTEED NEXT SUNDAY :)
WELL DONE MANDA STAY STRONG ..
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Day 7 - Manda (Weigh In)
As promised...*Drum roll please*........
118.
Thats right. 118lbs. After my first week of P90x I have officially gained .5 of a pound.
Where did i go wrong? I am reluctant to attribute this minor gain to one thing in particular. Could it be water retention? Could it be my eating slip ups throughout the week? Could it be new muscle mass (which i am told weighs more than fat)? I seriously have no idea. I know that when i put on my belt yesterday i quite comfortably had to go to the next tighter loop to keep my pants up so not too sure what is going on.
This morning when i woke up i was sore. That good kind of sore. The i worked really hard yesterday sore. Kenpo was fun and I am feelin the burn today, which, inspite of the pain, or because of it, makes me feel pretty good about myself.
So despite my .5 gain I am not going to let it bring me down. I worked really hard this week and getting through it in one piece makes me want to bring it that much more next week.
I am planning my meals for the week and my goal is to stick to it as much as possible so there is no leeway for excuses at next week's weigh in. I am confident that if i stick with it and push every workout that I will get to my goal. I never expected the results to be immediate and i never expected it to be easy.
I am going to do some Yoga today. Most likely the 1hr Gaiam Yoga Burn. Nothing like an hour spent with Rodney Yee on a Sunday when i could use a good stretch. I thought about doing the X Stretch but I am Tony Horton'd out. The idea of listening to his voice for an hour today does not please me. Need me some soothing, relaxing Rodney Yee.
Havent heard from you in awhile Suhmoeknee. Hope you are sticking with it and that your weigh in today goes more smoothly than mine did. Thank you for keeping me motivated and encouraged. Love you girl!
118.
Thats right. 118lbs. After my first week of P90x I have officially gained .5 of a pound.
Where did i go wrong? I am reluctant to attribute this minor gain to one thing in particular. Could it be water retention? Could it be my eating slip ups throughout the week? Could it be new muscle mass (which i am told weighs more than fat)? I seriously have no idea. I know that when i put on my belt yesterday i quite comfortably had to go to the next tighter loop to keep my pants up so not too sure what is going on.
This morning when i woke up i was sore. That good kind of sore. The i worked really hard yesterday sore. Kenpo was fun and I am feelin the burn today, which, inspite of the pain, or because of it, makes me feel pretty good about myself.
So despite my .5 gain I am not going to let it bring me down. I worked really hard this week and getting through it in one piece makes me want to bring it that much more next week.
I am planning my meals for the week and my goal is to stick to it as much as possible so there is no leeway for excuses at next week's weigh in. I am confident that if i stick with it and push every workout that I will get to my goal. I never expected the results to be immediate and i never expected it to be easy.
I am going to do some Yoga today. Most likely the 1hr Gaiam Yoga Burn. Nothing like an hour spent with Rodney Yee on a Sunday when i could use a good stretch. I thought about doing the X Stretch but I am Tony Horton'd out. The idea of listening to his voice for an hour today does not please me. Need me some soothing, relaxing Rodney Yee.
Havent heard from you in awhile Suhmoeknee. Hope you are sticking with it and that your weigh in today goes more smoothly than mine did. Thank you for keeping me motivated and encouraged. Love you girl!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Day 6 - Manda
Today was my first time trying Kenpo. I didnt get around to takin this one for a test run last week. I must say, I rather enjoyed it. Im glad i did because i was worried about not taking the initiative to workout on a saturday, which is day 6, but now i am confident that not only will i work out on saturday but i will actually look forward to it. You were right suhmoeknee. Kenpo is fun!
I was sweating like i was on fire halfway through this. It was gross. But made me feel mad productive at the same time. By the end of it i was stripped down to my sports bra and a pair of booty shorts and i was soaked to the bone.
I showered and went to get dressed to go to the mall afterwards and had to move to the next hole on my belt. Always a good sign.
I definitely cheated last night though. I had two glasses of champagne with my mom and then we went to the local sports bar to watch the Canada vs Slovakia semi final Olympic Hockey Game. I had three cocktails there as well as some of the chicken nachos my mom and i ordered. So pretty big cheat there.
Feeling pretty damn bloated the past couple days. Girls, i am sure you can guess why. Not sure if my water retention will play into my weigh in tomorrow or not but we will see.
Looking forward to a rest day tomorrow. I think I will still do some Yoga. Or maybe try out the stretch dvd cos i havent tried it out yet.
Hope you are having a great weekend Simone and that the weather is beautiful and that you dont succumb to temptation like i did.
Peace Out
Manda
I was sweating like i was on fire halfway through this. It was gross. But made me feel mad productive at the same time. By the end of it i was stripped down to my sports bra and a pair of booty shorts and i was soaked to the bone.
I showered and went to get dressed to go to the mall afterwards and had to move to the next hole on my belt. Always a good sign.
I definitely cheated last night though. I had two glasses of champagne with my mom and then we went to the local sports bar to watch the Canada vs Slovakia semi final Olympic Hockey Game. I had three cocktails there as well as some of the chicken nachos my mom and i ordered. So pretty big cheat there.
Feeling pretty damn bloated the past couple days. Girls, i am sure you can guess why. Not sure if my water retention will play into my weigh in tomorrow or not but we will see.
Looking forward to a rest day tomorrow. I think I will still do some Yoga. Or maybe try out the stretch dvd cos i havent tried it out yet.
Hope you are having a great weekend Simone and that the weather is beautiful and that you dont succumb to temptation like i did.
Peace Out
Manda
Friday, February 26, 2010
Day 5 - Manda
i hate legs day. Seriously. Hate it. No questions asked, by far the worst out of all the days. I would rather do the Yoga dvd twice then do legs day.
Not a fan.
Manda
Not a fan.
Manda
Thursday, February 25, 2010
SIMONE: DAY 4 UPDATE
OK SOO IM SORRY BUT I HATE YOGA AND DONT THINK I COULD COMMIT TO DOING THIS THE ENTIRE TIME .. WHATI DID LAST TIME WAS I WOULD DO 30 MINS OR SO OF IT THEN RUN FOR THE REST OF THE TIME ON MY TREADMILL .. TODAY I DID AN HOUR OF YOGA AND RAN ON THE TREADMILL FOR 20 MINS .. PLUS BEFORE THAT I WALKED WITH MY MOM FOR 45MINS SOOO IM FRIGGIN TIRED .. SORRY YOGA X I COULD NOT FINISH U NOW OR EVER LOL.. BUT SERIOUSLY IT HURTS TOO MUCH AND BORES ME
I THINK IM GOING TO DO AS MUCH AS I CAN WITH THIS DVD WEEK BY WEEK BUT NO PROMISES TO DO THIS WHOLE THING .. BUT I WILL DO THE ALOTTED 1HOUR AND HALF WORK OUT TIME .. THATS A PROMISE.
I ATE REALLY WELL TODAY.. NO CHEATING .. BUT ITS THAT GIRL TIME OF THE MONTH SO I FEEL BLOATED AND BLAH .. BUT ANYWAY IM STILL GONNA TRY TO WAKE UP EARLY TO GET THAT LEGS ONE OUT OF THE WAY EARLY .. I HAVE SOO MUCH MORE ENERGY IN THE MORNING. ANYWAY .. I DID WELL DESPITE IT WAS YOGA DAY EWWWWWW
GONNA EAT DINNER NOW .. NOT TOO SURE WHAT IT WILL BE YET.
GOOD NIGHT
SIMONEY OUT
PS MANDA DONT BE MAD AT ME I WARNED YOU ABOUT MY YOGA HATRED .. 110% FOR EVERY OTHER DAY
I THINK IM GOING TO DO AS MUCH AS I CAN WITH THIS DVD WEEK BY WEEK BUT NO PROMISES TO DO THIS WHOLE THING .. BUT I WILL DO THE ALOTTED 1HOUR AND HALF WORK OUT TIME .. THATS A PROMISE.
I ATE REALLY WELL TODAY.. NO CHEATING .. BUT ITS THAT GIRL TIME OF THE MONTH SO I FEEL BLOATED AND BLAH .. BUT ANYWAY IM STILL GONNA TRY TO WAKE UP EARLY TO GET THAT LEGS ONE OUT OF THE WAY EARLY .. I HAVE SOO MUCH MORE ENERGY IN THE MORNING. ANYWAY .. I DID WELL DESPITE IT WAS YOGA DAY EWWWWWW
GONNA EAT DINNER NOW .. NOT TOO SURE WHAT IT WILL BE YET.
GOOD NIGHT
SIMONEY OUT
PS MANDA DONT BE MAD AT ME I WARNED YOU ABOUT MY YOGA HATRED .. 110% FOR EVERY OTHER DAY
SIMONE - DAY 3 & 4
SOO I HAVE LOTS TO DO .. WORK WISE SOO IM COMBINING THIS POST :)
YESTERDAY WAS GOOD I WAS VERY PROUD OF MYSELF EATING WISE .. THERE WAS A BIRTHDAY IN THE OFFICE SOO CAKE AND SODAS SHARING AROUND .. AND I DIDNT TAKE ANY !!! OMG THAT TOOK SOO MUCH WILL POWER! AS I WAS CRAVING SOME SWEETNESS. ANYWAY AFTER MY CARDIO THE DAY BEFORE AND CORE THE FIRST DAY, YOU KNOW THEY SAY IT TAKES TWO DAYS TO START FEELING A BIT SORE .. AND I DEF WAS FEELING SORE ON WEDNESDAY .. BUT NOT UNBEARABLE :) THE KIND U CAN BOAST ABOUT .. HEY IM WORKING OUT LOL
ANYWAY I WENT HOME WEDNESDAY FEELING REALLY TIRED .. IM SOO GOING TO SWITCH TO DOING THIS IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I HAVE MORE ENERGY .. THIS EVENING THING IS KILLING ME .. IM EVEN MORE INCLINED TO WORK OUT ON EVENINGS ONCE I DO A MORNING WORK OUT HOWEVER ITS VERY HARD TO DO P90X WORK OUTS IN THE EVENING AND WAKE UP EARLY THE NEXT DAY .. ITS SUPER HARD FOR ME ESP WITH PCOS WHERE FATIGUE IS A SYMPTOM .. DAMN U. BACK TO THE POINT I TACKLED THE SHOULDERS AND ARMS WORK OUT FIRST AND DID WELL .. WEIGHTS ARE NEVER TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM BUT I PREFER CARDIO WORK OUT I FEEL MORE ACCOMPLISHED FOR SOME REASON ... AND I SWEAR WAYYYYYYYYY MORE. BUT I DID WELL 15 REPS FOR EACH EXERCISE WITH 5LBS WEIGHTS AND NO MANDA I DIDNT DO THE BONUS EITHER IM NOT GOING TO DO until month 2 lol
AB RIPPER FOLLOWED I DID SOO WELL UNTIL THE V ROLL UPS AND THEN I STARTED TO FALL APART I DID EVERYTHING UP UNTIL THERE AND THEN TOOK A MINI BREAK ... BUT FINISHED STRONG WITH THE MASON TWISTS I LOVE THAT! :)... I SLEPT LIKE A BABY AND MADE PROMISES TO WAKE UP THIS MORNING TO DO MY WORK OUT BUT ONCE AGAIN WAS TOO TIRED SOO THIS EVENING IT IS ... NEXT MONDAY .. MORNING WORK OUTS FOR SURE.
DAY 4:
TODAY IS THURSDAY AND WELL I FEEL GOOD AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORKOUT TODAY .. WAIT I THINK ITS YOGA ISNT IT? EWWWWWWNESSSSSS I HATE THIS ONE .. 1 HOUR AND HALF OF YOGA .. VERY PAINFUL FOR ME ,,, ANYWAY IM GOING TO GRIND MY TEETH AND DO THE DAMN THING :( .. MY LEAST FAV DAY :(
I HAD A GOOD BREAKFAST AND ALREADY PUTTING IN THE WATER AND GATORADE ... MUCH LOVE MANDA AND IM VERY PROUD OF U!!!
SIMONEY OUT :)
YESTERDAY WAS GOOD I WAS VERY PROUD OF MYSELF EATING WISE .. THERE WAS A BIRTHDAY IN THE OFFICE SOO CAKE AND SODAS SHARING AROUND .. AND I DIDNT TAKE ANY !!! OMG THAT TOOK SOO MUCH WILL POWER! AS I WAS CRAVING SOME SWEETNESS. ANYWAY AFTER MY CARDIO THE DAY BEFORE AND CORE THE FIRST DAY, YOU KNOW THEY SAY IT TAKES TWO DAYS TO START FEELING A BIT SORE .. AND I DEF WAS FEELING SORE ON WEDNESDAY .. BUT NOT UNBEARABLE :) THE KIND U CAN BOAST ABOUT .. HEY IM WORKING OUT LOL
ANYWAY I WENT HOME WEDNESDAY FEELING REALLY TIRED .. IM SOO GOING TO SWITCH TO DOING THIS IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I HAVE MORE ENERGY .. THIS EVENING THING IS KILLING ME .. IM EVEN MORE INCLINED TO WORK OUT ON EVENINGS ONCE I DO A MORNING WORK OUT HOWEVER ITS VERY HARD TO DO P90X WORK OUTS IN THE EVENING AND WAKE UP EARLY THE NEXT DAY .. ITS SUPER HARD FOR ME ESP WITH PCOS WHERE FATIGUE IS A SYMPTOM .. DAMN U. BACK TO THE POINT I TACKLED THE SHOULDERS AND ARMS WORK OUT FIRST AND DID WELL .. WEIGHTS ARE NEVER TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM BUT I PREFER CARDIO WORK OUT I FEEL MORE ACCOMPLISHED FOR SOME REASON ... AND I SWEAR WAYYYYYYYYY MORE. BUT I DID WELL 15 REPS FOR EACH EXERCISE WITH 5LBS WEIGHTS AND NO MANDA I DIDNT DO THE BONUS EITHER IM NOT GOING TO DO until month 2 lol
AB RIPPER FOLLOWED I DID SOO WELL UNTIL THE V ROLL UPS AND THEN I STARTED TO FALL APART I DID EVERYTHING UP UNTIL THERE AND THEN TOOK A MINI BREAK ... BUT FINISHED STRONG WITH THE MASON TWISTS I LOVE THAT! :)... I SLEPT LIKE A BABY AND MADE PROMISES TO WAKE UP THIS MORNING TO DO MY WORK OUT BUT ONCE AGAIN WAS TOO TIRED SOO THIS EVENING IT IS ... NEXT MONDAY .. MORNING WORK OUTS FOR SURE.
DAY 4:
TODAY IS THURSDAY AND WELL I FEEL GOOD AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORKOUT TODAY .. WAIT I THINK ITS YOGA ISNT IT? EWWWWWWNESSSSSS I HATE THIS ONE .. 1 HOUR AND HALF OF YOGA .. VERY PAINFUL FOR ME ,,, ANYWAY IM GOING TO GRIND MY TEETH AND DO THE DAMN THING :( .. MY LEAST FAV DAY :(
I HAD A GOOD BREAKFAST AND ALREADY PUTTING IN THE WATER AND GATORADE ... MUCH LOVE MANDA AND IM VERY PROUD OF U!!!
SIMONEY OUT :)
CHEAT ALERT - Manda
I just ate a Timbit. A sinfully delicious, melt in your mouth chocolate timbit. It was glazed. For the record I do feel weak for doing so. I will only eat the one. Thats the problem with workin in an office. Especially a government office. There are always delicious temptations being brought in for mass consumption.
From now on i will avoid going down to the treasury office where all the goodies are put out daily unless it is absolutely necessary. See no evil, eat no evil... or something like that.
From now on i will avoid going down to the treasury office where all the goodies are put out daily unless it is absolutely necessary. See no evil, eat no evil... or something like that.
Day 4 - Manda
Who the hell wants to do an hour and a half of Yoga? Seriously. Regoddamndiculous.
I knew this was not going to be easy (P90x not yoga specifically) but I have been trying to limit my complaining. Here it comes though. AN HOUR AND A HALF!!! Way, way too long. I know, I know, make the commitment and just do what Tony says. If you cant find an hour and a half in your day to commit to your physical well being then what are you doing attempting p90x in the first place, right? I know the arguement and I hear you. But that doesnt mean i have to like.
I love Yoga. I really do. I have been doing Yoga for awhile now, long before i had even heard of P90x. Sometimes i do a morning yoga routine when i wake up and an evening one before bed. Sometimes just one or the other. But i do lots of yoga. This one is just way to long. Do i sound like a broken record yet?
Wtih all that complaining out of the way, Yoga X is a very challenging workout. If you thought "Oh sweet, Yoga, a rest" were you ever mistaken. I was really sweating about 30 mins in. After 45mins my legs were shaky and if i had to vinyasa one more time i probably would have passed out (okay so that is a pretty huge exageration but i was pretty tired at this point). To be honest if after the 45mins of seriously hard work he would have went into stretching out for 15mins instead of starting into balancing poses this might have been my favourite video of the week.
Did i mention this video is AN HOUR AND A HALF? Okay, Okay, Im done now i promise.
Glad that i woke up and got this out of the way right away. I am going to try and wake up early to do legs and back tomorrow morning too. Same with Kenpo on Saturday. Get it over first thing.
Simone i know you mentioned before you hated this video so I hope you got through it without too much frustration. You are killin it so far and you are still my inspiration to get to it every day and really bring it.
Peace out! Manda
I knew this was not going to be easy (P90x not yoga specifically) but I have been trying to limit my complaining. Here it comes though. AN HOUR AND A HALF!!! Way, way too long. I know, I know, make the commitment and just do what Tony says. If you cant find an hour and a half in your day to commit to your physical well being then what are you doing attempting p90x in the first place, right? I know the arguement and I hear you. But that doesnt mean i have to like.
I love Yoga. I really do. I have been doing Yoga for awhile now, long before i had even heard of P90x. Sometimes i do a morning yoga routine when i wake up and an evening one before bed. Sometimes just one or the other. But i do lots of yoga. This one is just way to long. Do i sound like a broken record yet?
Wtih all that complaining out of the way, Yoga X is a very challenging workout. If you thought "Oh sweet, Yoga, a rest" were you ever mistaken. I was really sweating about 30 mins in. After 45mins my legs were shaky and if i had to vinyasa one more time i probably would have passed out (okay so that is a pretty huge exageration but i was pretty tired at this point). To be honest if after the 45mins of seriously hard work he would have went into stretching out for 15mins instead of starting into balancing poses this might have been my favourite video of the week.
Did i mention this video is AN HOUR AND A HALF? Okay, Okay, Im done now i promise.
Glad that i woke up and got this out of the way right away. I am going to try and wake up early to do legs and back tomorrow morning too. Same with Kenpo on Saturday. Get it over first thing.
Simone i know you mentioned before you hated this video so I hope you got through it without too much frustration. You are killin it so far and you are still my inspiration to get to it every day and really bring it.
Peace out! Manda
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Day 3 Update - Manda
So I started with Ab Ripper X. Man. Man o Man o Man. I suck. Seriously. Almost pathetically weak in my core. If i going to be really honest with myself and with Simone my core is by far my weakest link. I really need to work at this. Hard. I might try and squeeze Ab Ripper X in 3 days a week instead of two until i get to a place where i dont feel so pathetic.
Shoulders and arms on the other hand was rad. Love this dvd. Felt the burn and loved it. I really want to develop my upper body strength. That and my core are big focuses for me. I bought a removable stripper pole for my house (for play only, no plans on going pro lol) and you really need insane amounts of upper body strength to do anything really cool. Strippers dont get enough credit man. That shit is hard.
Used mostly 8lbs today but rocked out the 5's for the hard ones. Especially the tricep exercises.
Didnt do the bonus round but seriously considered it. I felt like i could have kept going but since i up'd the weights today i figured id wait until tomorrow, see how sore i was and possibly be thankful i didnt push myself too hard. I used just enough weight that i reeeeeeally had to pump out the last couple reps (I did 12 for all the ones where we were given a choice to set a goal). If i am not jelly armed tomorrow i will definatley definately do the bonus round next week.
Did really well at sticking to my meal plan today. Was really craving something sweet this afternoon but managed to hold out.
Hope you had a wicked good day Simone, the outside of my oreo!
Peace Out!
Manda
Shoulders and arms on the other hand was rad. Love this dvd. Felt the burn and loved it. I really want to develop my upper body strength. That and my core are big focuses for me. I bought a removable stripper pole for my house (for play only, no plans on going pro lol) and you really need insane amounts of upper body strength to do anything really cool. Strippers dont get enough credit man. That shit is hard.
Used mostly 8lbs today but rocked out the 5's for the hard ones. Especially the tricep exercises.
Didnt do the bonus round but seriously considered it. I felt like i could have kept going but since i up'd the weights today i figured id wait until tomorrow, see how sore i was and possibly be thankful i didnt push myself too hard. I used just enough weight that i reeeeeeally had to pump out the last couple reps (I did 12 for all the ones where we were given a choice to set a goal). If i am not jelly armed tomorrow i will definatley definately do the bonus round next week.
Did really well at sticking to my meal plan today. Was really craving something sweet this afternoon but managed to hold out.
Hope you had a wicked good day Simone, the outside of my oreo!
Peace Out!
Manda
Day 3 - Manda
As far as I am concerned i have the two toughest days under my belt. Mind you i didnt test run Kenpo last week so i should probably be biting my tongue. Something tells me that is going to be intense.
Got up and did a 20 minute forward bends yoga routine. Pretty sure I have already mentioned how much i love Gaiam Yoga. Right after Christmas all their yoga dvds were half off and i went a little buck. I am ADDICTED to amazon. Its borderline pathetic. I spend more money on books then i do on food/clothes/anything really. I LOVE LOVE LOVE to read. And I also love Yoga. Anyway, i regress. I got Gaiam AM Yoga for your week which has 5 different 20min workouts and this morning the forward bends routine perfectly complimented the cardio workout from yesterday. It loosened up all the tight spots i had upon waking up this morning. I didnt get around to that half hour of Yoga before bed last night but i figure a yoga workout in the morning yesterday and then that cardio blast was more than enough.
Tonight is shoulders and arms. I want to really bring it with this one as i feel i kinda played it safe with last week's test run. At the end of the three months i want me some Michelle Obama arms! I am going to work out with 3, 5 and 8lb weights tonight. My brother has a set of 10's that he said i could have so i will see how tonight goes and maybe up it next week if i feel i need more.
I did pretty good yesterday as far as water consumption goes. The P90x book wants you to have 6-8, 12oz servings and i definately had 6 at the least, probably 7.
Today my goal is to start being more concious of my sodium consumption. It was something I have had on my radar but have never really given it enough thought to do something about because, lets face it, salt is ridiculously delicious.
Here is what the Mayo Clinic says about sodium:
"Your kidneys regulate the amount of sodium kept in your body. When sodium levels are low, your kidneys conserve sodium. When levels are high, they excrete the excess amount in urine.
If your kidneys can't eliminate enough sodium, the sodium starts to accumulate in your blood. Because sodium attracts and holds water, your blood volume increases. Increased blood volume, in turn, makes your heart work harder to move more blood through your blood vessels, increasing pressure in your arteries. Certain diseases such as congestive heart failure, cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease can lead to an inability to regulate sodium."
Will give a post workout update later on today.
Got up and did a 20 minute forward bends yoga routine. Pretty sure I have already mentioned how much i love Gaiam Yoga. Right after Christmas all their yoga dvds were half off and i went a little buck. I am ADDICTED to amazon. Its borderline pathetic. I spend more money on books then i do on food/clothes/anything really. I LOVE LOVE LOVE to read. And I also love Yoga. Anyway, i regress. I got Gaiam AM Yoga for your week which has 5 different 20min workouts and this morning the forward bends routine perfectly complimented the cardio workout from yesterday. It loosened up all the tight spots i had upon waking up this morning. I didnt get around to that half hour of Yoga before bed last night but i figure a yoga workout in the morning yesterday and then that cardio blast was more than enough.
Tonight is shoulders and arms. I want to really bring it with this one as i feel i kinda played it safe with last week's test run. At the end of the three months i want me some Michelle Obama arms! I am going to work out with 3, 5 and 8lb weights tonight. My brother has a set of 10's that he said i could have so i will see how tonight goes and maybe up it next week if i feel i need more.
I did pretty good yesterday as far as water consumption goes. The P90x book wants you to have 6-8, 12oz servings and i definately had 6 at the least, probably 7.
Today my goal is to start being more concious of my sodium consumption. It was something I have had on my radar but have never really given it enough thought to do something about because, lets face it, salt is ridiculously delicious.
Here is what the Mayo Clinic says about sodium:
"Your kidneys regulate the amount of sodium kept in your body. When sodium levels are low, your kidneys conserve sodium. When levels are high, they excrete the excess amount in urine.
If your kidneys can't eliminate enough sodium, the sodium starts to accumulate in your blood. Because sodium attracts and holds water, your blood volume increases. Increased blood volume, in turn, makes your heart work harder to move more blood through your blood vessels, increasing pressure in your arteries. Certain diseases such as congestive heart failure, cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease can lead to an inability to regulate sodium."
Will give a post workout update later on today.
SIMONE - DAY 2 UPDATE
HEY!!
I DID MY USUAL WALK THIS EVENING WITH MY MOM AND MY DAD JOINED US TODAY TOO ( MY PARENTS ARENT TOGETHER BUT STILL GOOD FREINDS BUT MY FAMILY TIME LIKE THIS IS RARE *TEAR* IT WAS AWESOME AND MOTIVATING AT THE SAME TIME TO KILL IT WHEN I GOT HOME.
I GOT HOME CARDIO X ONE OF MY FAV WORKSOUTS AFTER KEMPO OF COURSE :)
I HATE THE YOGA PART IN THE BEGINNING BUT ITS WORTH IT .. I LOVE THE PUNCHING AND KICKING AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF I DID EVERYTHING REALLY WELL TODAY .. THE ONLY THING I DONT DO IN ANY OF THE ROUTINES IN THE DREYA ROLLS AS MY TILED FLOOR IS TOO HARD AND I TRIED IT LAST TIME AND ALMOST MESSED UP MY BACK .. I DONT HAVE A MAT THAT IS THAT CUSHIONED SOO I USUALLY JUST RUN ON THE SPOT DURING THAT TIME.
I FELT GOOD ABOUT TODAY .. I DRANK QUITE A BIT OF WATER TODAY AND SOME GATORADE SOO NO DIZZY SPELLS YAY!
MANDA I JUST READ YOURS AND IM SOO PROUD OF U !!! UR DOING WELL WE WILL DO THIS TOGETHER !!!
I HAVE ONE CONFESSION I HAD 3 MILANO COOKIES TODAY (TUES) I HAD A WEEK MOMENT .. PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE WERE PASSING THEM AROUND .. BUT I DIDNT BEAT UP MYSELF ABOUT IT .. I JUST PUSHED HARDER AT CARDIO X .. SOO IM CUTTING BACK ON THE CARBS TODAY (WED) TO MAKE UP FOR MY MISTAKE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SHOULDER AND ARMS ONE WITH AB RIPPER :)
MUCH LOVE MANDA BEAR
SIMONEY OUT :)
I DID MY USUAL WALK THIS EVENING WITH MY MOM AND MY DAD JOINED US TODAY TOO ( MY PARENTS ARENT TOGETHER BUT STILL GOOD FREINDS BUT MY FAMILY TIME LIKE THIS IS RARE *TEAR* IT WAS AWESOME AND MOTIVATING AT THE SAME TIME TO KILL IT WHEN I GOT HOME.
I GOT HOME CARDIO X ONE OF MY FAV WORKSOUTS AFTER KEMPO OF COURSE :)
I HATE THE YOGA PART IN THE BEGINNING BUT ITS WORTH IT .. I LOVE THE PUNCHING AND KICKING AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF I DID EVERYTHING REALLY WELL TODAY .. THE ONLY THING I DONT DO IN ANY OF THE ROUTINES IN THE DREYA ROLLS AS MY TILED FLOOR IS TOO HARD AND I TRIED IT LAST TIME AND ALMOST MESSED UP MY BACK .. I DONT HAVE A MAT THAT IS THAT CUSHIONED SOO I USUALLY JUST RUN ON THE SPOT DURING THAT TIME.
I FELT GOOD ABOUT TODAY .. I DRANK QUITE A BIT OF WATER TODAY AND SOME GATORADE SOO NO DIZZY SPELLS YAY!
MANDA I JUST READ YOURS AND IM SOO PROUD OF U !!! UR DOING WELL WE WILL DO THIS TOGETHER !!!
I HAVE ONE CONFESSION I HAD 3 MILANO COOKIES TODAY (TUES) I HAD A WEEK MOMENT .. PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE WERE PASSING THEM AROUND .. BUT I DIDNT BEAT UP MYSELF ABOUT IT .. I JUST PUSHED HARDER AT CARDIO X .. SOO IM CUTTING BACK ON THE CARBS TODAY (WED) TO MAKE UP FOR MY MISTAKE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SHOULDER AND ARMS ONE WITH AB RIPPER :)
MUCH LOVE MANDA BEAR
SIMONEY OUT :)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Manda - Day 2 Update
Cardio X Day,
Came home from work and got straight to it. Today's workout was intense. I dont think i have ever sweat so much in my life. I pushed really hard today and am really proud of how hard i brought it. Had to take a couple "press pause and chug some water" breaks but managed to do almost all reps with the exception of the steam engines. I crashed halfway through those. Oh, and the squats when it got to the jumping at the end. Jeeeeeeeeesus. I did about five of those before i bailed. Almost made it to the end of my second set of wacky jakcs but not quite. Not proud of that but its only Day 2. I will strive to do better.
I was definately laying on the floor gasping for air at the end of the dvd. Definately did way better this time around then last week's test run.
I think my least favourite move in Cardio X is the cross, jab, hook, uppercut thingy. Not feelin that one at all. Not because its too hard i just....well, i just didnt like it. Cant explain it. Just didnt like it.
I feel the workout more in my muscles, especially in my legs and butt, directly after this workout more than i did yesterday.
Tommorrow is shoulders and arms which isnt as sweat inducing as the past two days but still a good workout. I have fond memories of this one from last week.
Got a decent amount of water and green tea into me today so i am feelin good about that.
Gonna try and get my mom to take some pics tonight even though its day 2 already. Still would be good to have for posterity.
Simone i know you brought it today! I just know it! Thank you for keeping me motivated and for being so supportive. Miss you like its my full time job.
For now i am going to go soak in a hot bathtub while vibe'in out to some alicia keys. Later i am going to catch the new episode of Lost and then probably do a half hour evening/relax/stretch yoga session (definately gonna need a good stretch out after today) before bed (maybe sqeeze another tub soak in there) and then hit the sheets. My super duper most comfortablest sheets in the world. If you happen to have a Beddingtons near you.. go and get their 100% organic cotton sheets. Sweet mother of everything holy they are delicious to my body. Cant wait.
And cant wait to hear how you did suhmoeknee. love ya.
Came home from work and got straight to it. Today's workout was intense. I dont think i have ever sweat so much in my life. I pushed really hard today and am really proud of how hard i brought it. Had to take a couple "press pause and chug some water" breaks but managed to do almost all reps with the exception of the steam engines. I crashed halfway through those. Oh, and the squats when it got to the jumping at the end. Jeeeeeeeeesus. I did about five of those before i bailed. Almost made it to the end of my second set of wacky jakcs but not quite. Not proud of that but its only Day 2. I will strive to do better.
I was definately laying on the floor gasping for air at the end of the dvd. Definately did way better this time around then last week's test run.
I think my least favourite move in Cardio X is the cross, jab, hook, uppercut thingy. Not feelin that one at all. Not because its too hard i just....well, i just didnt like it. Cant explain it. Just didnt like it.
I feel the workout more in my muscles, especially in my legs and butt, directly after this workout more than i did yesterday.
Tommorrow is shoulders and arms which isnt as sweat inducing as the past two days but still a good workout. I have fond memories of this one from last week.
Got a decent amount of water and green tea into me today so i am feelin good about that.
Gonna try and get my mom to take some pics tonight even though its day 2 already. Still would be good to have for posterity.
Simone i know you brought it today! I just know it! Thank you for keeping me motivated and for being so supportive. Miss you like its my full time job.
For now i am going to go soak in a hot bathtub while vibe'in out to some alicia keys. Later i am going to catch the new episode of Lost and then probably do a half hour evening/relax/stretch yoga session (definately gonna need a good stretch out after today) before bed (maybe sqeeze another tub soak in there) and then hit the sheets. My super duper most comfortablest sheets in the world. If you happen to have a Beddingtons near you.. go and get their 100% organic cotton sheets. Sweet mother of everything holy they are delicious to my body. Cant wait.
And cant wait to hear how you did suhmoeknee. love ya.
DAY 2: PERSONAL NOTES AND MOTIVATION
THESE PICS ARE MORE OF WHAT I LOOK LIKE NOW .. BUT I HAVE REGRESSED AND I AM MORE LOOKING LIKE WEEK 1 AGAIN ... BEFORE I DID THE HALF MARATHON AND P90X UP TO DAY 45
SO IM BACK ON IT AGAIN .. I WILL PICS BETWEEN TODAY AND TOMO OF HOW I ACTUALLY LOOK NOW AND CONTINUE TO DO SOO EVERY WEEK AFTER MANDA AND I HAVE OUR WEIGH INS ON SUNDAY
THANKS :)
WEEK 1 P90X AND RUNNING TO RACE DAY ... I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE P90X TRAINING CAUSE DO THE DOUBLE TRAINING WAS TOO MUCH FOR ME. .. THIS WAS NOV 2009
WEEK 1 WEIGHING 142LBS TILL RACE DAY LOOSING ALOT OF INCHES AND WEIGHING 135LBS
I DIDNT STICK TO MY DIET AS WELL BUT IM GOING TO DO BETTER THIS TIME
SO IM BACK ON IT AGAIN .. I WILL PICS BETWEEN TODAY AND TOMO OF HOW I ACTUALLY LOOK NOW AND CONTINUE TO DO SOO EVERY WEEK AFTER MANDA AND I HAVE OUR WEIGH INS ON SUNDAY
THANKS :)
WEEK 1 P90X AND RUNNING TO RACE DAY ... I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE P90X TRAINING CAUSE DO THE DOUBLE TRAINING WAS TOO MUCH FOR ME. .. THIS WAS NOV 2009
WEEK 1 WEIGHING 142LBS TILL RACE DAY LOOSING ALOT OF INCHES AND WEIGHING 135LBS
I DIDNT STICK TO MY DIET AS WELL BUT IM GOING TO DO BETTER THIS TIME
DAY 2 : SIMONE
HEYYYYYYYYYYYY :)
SOO YES THIS MORNING IM FEELING A LITTLE SORE BUT NOTHING BAD OR ANYTHING
FEELING A BIT TIRED BUT GOOD NONETHELESS .. I TRIED GETTING UP THIS MORNING TO DO THE CARDIO THIS MORNING .. BECAUSE I PREFER TO DO THESE WORKOUTS IN THE MORNING AND GET IT OUT OF THE WAY :( UNFORTUNATELY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN .. HOWEVER IM GOING TO CONTINUE WITH EVENINGS UNTIL WEEK 2 SOO AFTER MY DAY OF REST ON SUNDAY ILL START FRESH IN THE MORNING .. MONDAY MORNING. :) WISH ME LUCK!
MY EATING TODAY IS GOING REALLY WELL .. ONCE I START TO WORK OUT MY EATING AUTOMATICALLY FALLS INTO PLACE, BECAUSE I DONT WANT ALL MY HARD WORK TO BE IN VAIN.
NO CHEATING ... JUST HEALTHY EATING
DONT FRET ... JUST A LITTLE SWEAT
:) THATS MY MOTTO FOR THIS PROGRAMME .. I JUST MADE THAT UP .. IM SOO AWESOME LOL
ANYWAY IM LOOKING FORWARD TO CARDIO TONIGHT !!!!
OH YES I FORGOT TO PUT MY GOAL WEIGHT ON DAY 90!!!
PRESENT WEIGHT AS OF THIS MORNING : 145LBS
GOAL WEIGHT (DAY 90): 120LBS
SOO YES THIS MORNING IM FEELING A LITTLE SORE BUT NOTHING BAD OR ANYTHING
FEELING A BIT TIRED BUT GOOD NONETHELESS .. I TRIED GETTING UP THIS MORNING TO DO THE CARDIO THIS MORNING .. BECAUSE I PREFER TO DO THESE WORKOUTS IN THE MORNING AND GET IT OUT OF THE WAY :( UNFORTUNATELY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN .. HOWEVER IM GOING TO CONTINUE WITH EVENINGS UNTIL WEEK 2 SOO AFTER MY DAY OF REST ON SUNDAY ILL START FRESH IN THE MORNING .. MONDAY MORNING. :) WISH ME LUCK!
MY EATING TODAY IS GOING REALLY WELL .. ONCE I START TO WORK OUT MY EATING AUTOMATICALLY FALLS INTO PLACE, BECAUSE I DONT WANT ALL MY HARD WORK TO BE IN VAIN.
NO CHEATING ... JUST HEALTHY EATING
DONT FRET ... JUST A LITTLE SWEAT
:) THATS MY MOTTO FOR THIS PROGRAMME .. I JUST MADE THAT UP .. IM SOO AWESOME LOL
ANYWAY IM LOOKING FORWARD TO CARDIO TONIGHT !!!!
OH YES I FORGOT TO PUT MY GOAL WEIGHT ON DAY 90!!!
PRESENT WEIGHT AS OF THIS MORNING : 145LBS
GOAL WEIGHT (DAY 90): 120LBS
Day 2 - Manda
I woke up this morning a little more tired than usual but once i got up and movin felt pretty damn good. Was surprised to find that i wasnt as sore as i anticpated being but i suspect that might have something to do with the 15min Evening Yoga routine I did right before bed and the 2nd tub soak of the night right after that.
Did a quick 20min Morning Yoga routine this morning (love me some Gaiam Yoga, Rodney Yee is my hero) and felt pretty optimistic about today.
I was excited to see how Simone faired out the night before. After reading her post i was comforted to see we are more or less on the same page. I definately couldnt do all the reps on some exercises either and had to take wee breaks as well but overall still felt that i pushed myself.
Didnt put down measurements, goals and what not yesterday so i will now:
Age: 28
Height: 5'1
Weight on Day 1: 117.5lbs
Goal Weight on Day 90: 105lbs
Strenghts: Relatively flexible from previous yoga experience
Weaknesses: Upper body/core strength
Actually looking forward to tonight's cardio workout.
Good luck suhmoeknee. Love you girl!
Did a quick 20min Morning Yoga routine this morning (love me some Gaiam Yoga, Rodney Yee is my hero) and felt pretty optimistic about today.
I was excited to see how Simone faired out the night before. After reading her post i was comforted to see we are more or less on the same page. I definately couldnt do all the reps on some exercises either and had to take wee breaks as well but overall still felt that i pushed myself.
Didnt put down measurements, goals and what not yesterday so i will now:
Age: 28
Height: 5'1
Weight on Day 1: 117.5lbs
Goal Weight on Day 90: 105lbs
Strenghts: Relatively flexible from previous yoga experience
Weaknesses: Upper body/core strength
Actually looking forward to tonight's cardio workout.
Good luck suhmoeknee. Love you girl!
SIMONE - DAY 1: UPDATE
YES TONY HORTON .. I LOVE U AND HATE U ALL AT THE SAME TIME
YES I DEF LESS OUT OF SHAPE THAN WHEN I DID THIS THE FIRST TIME SO DEF HAVE A PROB WITH LOOSING ELECTROLYTES FAST .. MY MIND TELLS ME AND I CAN DO IT .. BUT THEN I GET DIZZY .. SOO I NEED TO GATORADE IT UP FROM NOW ON TO HELP ME GO ON .. I HAD TO TAKE 30 SECOND BREAKS EVERY NOW AND THEN BECAUSE OF DIZZINESS.
IM HAPPY TO SAY TO HELP WITH MY MOTIVATION MY WONDERFUL BF DID CORE SYNERGISTICS WITH ME IN MY LIVING ROOM LAST NIGHT AFTER I WALKED AROUND THE SAVANNAH WITH MY MOM 2.2 miLES (3.5 km) IN ROUGHLY 45 MINS (SHE DOESNT WALK THAT FAST) I CONSIDERED IT A WARM UP.
WE BOTH STARTED OFF BRIGHT EYED AND BUSHY TAILED BUT GOT VERY TIRED VERY QUICKLY AND WE BOTH WERE NOT ABLE TO FINISH THE FULL SETS OF A COUPLE THINGS AND YES I DID GIRLY PUSH UPS. MY CORE ISNT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT .. MY SUPER MAN BANANAS AND THOSE GENERAL MOVES WERE NOT AS BAD I WAS ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THEM I THINK DOING THE DVD UP TO 45 BEFORE HELPED ME WITH THAT :) .. I DID NOT DO THE BONUS ROUND BUT THAT WILL CHANGE IN ABOUT A MONTH I THINK LOL. I WAS FEELING SICK AT THE END OF IT ... ALMOST PUKING AND VERY SHAKY BUT EVERYTIME I PUSH MYSELF VERY HARD THIS HAPPENS SOO I WILL TRY TO PACE MYSELF A LITTLE BETTER TODAY.
MY GOAL TODAY IS TO DRINK ALOT MORE WATER AND GATORADE DONT CHEAT AND EAT HEALTHY TO GEAR MYSELF UP FOR TONIGHT TO SEE TONY AGAIN FOR CARDIO!!!! I LOVE THIS ONE :)
I TEND TO BEAT UP MYSELF THE FIRST DAY BECAUSE IM NOT AS GOOD AS I WANT TO BE AND I STRUGGLED BUT I KNOW ITS A PROCESS SOO ILL GET BETTER AND WORK THROUGH THIS.
VERY PROUD OF YOU MANDA BEAR :) WE ARE DOING WELL DAY 1 DONE AND DONE
LOVE YA!
YES I DEF LESS OUT OF SHAPE THAN WHEN I DID THIS THE FIRST TIME SO DEF HAVE A PROB WITH LOOSING ELECTROLYTES FAST .. MY MIND TELLS ME AND I CAN DO IT .. BUT THEN I GET DIZZY .. SOO I NEED TO GATORADE IT UP FROM NOW ON TO HELP ME GO ON .. I HAD TO TAKE 30 SECOND BREAKS EVERY NOW AND THEN BECAUSE OF DIZZINESS.
IM HAPPY TO SAY TO HELP WITH MY MOTIVATION MY WONDERFUL BF DID CORE SYNERGISTICS WITH ME IN MY LIVING ROOM LAST NIGHT AFTER I WALKED AROUND THE SAVANNAH WITH MY MOM 2.2 miLES (3.5 km) IN ROUGHLY 45 MINS (SHE DOESNT WALK THAT FAST) I CONSIDERED IT A WARM UP.
WE BOTH STARTED OFF BRIGHT EYED AND BUSHY TAILED BUT GOT VERY TIRED VERY QUICKLY AND WE BOTH WERE NOT ABLE TO FINISH THE FULL SETS OF A COUPLE THINGS AND YES I DID GIRLY PUSH UPS. MY CORE ISNT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT .. MY SUPER MAN BANANAS AND THOSE GENERAL MOVES WERE NOT AS BAD I WAS ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THEM I THINK DOING THE DVD UP TO 45 BEFORE HELPED ME WITH THAT :) .. I DID NOT DO THE BONUS ROUND BUT THAT WILL CHANGE IN ABOUT A MONTH I THINK LOL. I WAS FEELING SICK AT THE END OF IT ... ALMOST PUKING AND VERY SHAKY BUT EVERYTIME I PUSH MYSELF VERY HARD THIS HAPPENS SOO I WILL TRY TO PACE MYSELF A LITTLE BETTER TODAY.
MY GOAL TODAY IS TO DRINK ALOT MORE WATER AND GATORADE DONT CHEAT AND EAT HEALTHY TO GEAR MYSELF UP FOR TONIGHT TO SEE TONY AGAIN FOR CARDIO!!!! I LOVE THIS ONE :)
I TEND TO BEAT UP MYSELF THE FIRST DAY BECAUSE IM NOT AS GOOD AS I WANT TO BE AND I STRUGGLED BUT I KNOW ITS A PROCESS SOO ILL GET BETTER AND WORK THROUGH THIS.
VERY PROUD OF YOU MANDA BEAR :) WE ARE DOING WELL DAY 1 DONE AND DONE
LOVE YA!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Manda - Day 1 Update
Fuck You Tony Horton, and "Blam" and Dreya and the sexy guy in the back!
Day 1 - Core Synergistics
I have no core. Lets face it. I am core-less. If i were asked to superman/banana to save the life of myself and my family we would all die. Bottom line.
I did not do the bonus round. Not gonna lie to y'all. Didnt do it. Turned the dvd player off. But I will try next week. Do i feel guilty about it? A little. Simone if you did the bonus round i am going to feel like a pussy. That would for sure up my guilty quotient.
Regardless of my inadequacies i am still quite please with myself for coming home and getting right into it. I pushed myself harder today than i did when i was taking the dvds for a test run last week so i felt good about that. For the most part i am doing girly-on-my-knees pushups but hopefully that will change in the coming weeks. All in all a pretty good day.
Super pumped that we are doing this together suhmoeknee. I hope you got as sweaty and winded as i did today.
My goal for tomorrow is to drink more water. Mad amounts of water.
For now i am going to go soak my muscles in a well deserved hot lavender bath and then make a delicious veggie burger.
Peace Out
Manda
Day 1 - Core Synergistics
I have no core. Lets face it. I am core-less. If i were asked to superman/banana to save the life of myself and my family we would all die. Bottom line.
I did not do the bonus round. Not gonna lie to y'all. Didnt do it. Turned the dvd player off. But I will try next week. Do i feel guilty about it? A little. Simone if you did the bonus round i am going to feel like a pussy. That would for sure up my guilty quotient.
Regardless of my inadequacies i am still quite please with myself for coming home and getting right into it. I pushed myself harder today than i did when i was taking the dvds for a test run last week so i felt good about that. For the most part i am doing girly-on-my-knees pushups but hopefully that will change in the coming weeks. All in all a pretty good day.
Super pumped that we are doing this together suhmoeknee. I hope you got as sweaty and winded as i did today.
My goal for tomorrow is to drink more water. Mad amounts of water.
For now i am going to go soak my muscles in a well deserved hot lavender bath and then make a delicious veggie burger.
Peace Out
Manda
DAY 1: SIMONE
IM SUPER EXCITED TO TRY THIS FOR THE SECOND TIME .. I MADE IT TO DAY 45 LAST TIME BUT IM DETERMINED TO MAKE IT TO THE END THIS TIME :) I COULD NOT COMPLETE IT LAST TIME BECAUSE I WAS TRAINING FOR A HALF MARATHON AND IT WAS TOO HARD ON MY BODY .. GOOD NEWS IS I COMPLETED THE HALF MARATHON .. FIRST RACE I EVER DID IN MY LIFE .. OTHER THAN SWIMMING IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IM STARTING THIS JOURNEY UNFIT AGAIN .. BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I WORKED OUT STEADILY WAS FOR THE RACE IN NOVEMBER 2009 ITS NOW FEB 2010 .. I PLAN TO START THIS EVENING
NB: ONE OF MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS LOOSING 30LBS IN 2008 AND I HAVE SINCE GAINED ALMOST 25 OF THOSE LBS BACK .. SOO THE JOURNEY BEGINS AGAIN
IM A PERSON WHO HATES NOT COMPLETING SOMETHING SOO THIS TIME IS IT ... WISH ME LUCK PEEPS
ETHNIC DESCENT: MIXED (BLACK/WHITE/INDIAN/SPANISH)
AGE: 27
COUNTRY : TRINIDAD .. WEST INDIES (FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW ITS IN THE CARIBBEAN)
WEIGHT : 146 LBS
HEIGHT : 5'2"
OBSTACLES : PCOS
STRENGTHS : MY MIND
WISH ME AND MANDA LUCK!!! LOVE U GIRL AND I MISS U AND WE WILL DO THIS TOGETHER!!!
WE WILL BOTH BE HOT ON DAY 90X LOL
SIMONEY OUT :)
IM STARTING THIS JOURNEY UNFIT AGAIN .. BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I WORKED OUT STEADILY WAS FOR THE RACE IN NOVEMBER 2009 ITS NOW FEB 2010 .. I PLAN TO START THIS EVENING
NB: ONE OF MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS LOOSING 30LBS IN 2008 AND I HAVE SINCE GAINED ALMOST 25 OF THOSE LBS BACK .. SOO THE JOURNEY BEGINS AGAIN
IM A PERSON WHO HATES NOT COMPLETING SOMETHING SOO THIS TIME IS IT ... WISH ME LUCK PEEPS
ETHNIC DESCENT: MIXED (BLACK/WHITE/INDIAN/SPANISH)
AGE: 27
COUNTRY : TRINIDAD .. WEST INDIES (FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW ITS IN THE CARIBBEAN)
WEIGHT : 146 LBS
HEIGHT : 5'2"
OBSTACLES : PCOS
STRENGTHS : MY MIND
WISH ME AND MANDA LUCK!!! LOVE U GIRL AND I MISS U AND WE WILL DO THIS TOGETHER!!!
WE WILL BOTH BE HOT ON DAY 90X LOL
SIMONEY OUT :)
Manda - Day 1
Day 1.
I first heard about p90x from Simone a couple months ago. Whenever i signed into msn her name mentioned p90x day whatever it was and i dismissed it the first couple times and then curiosity got the better of me and i went and wikipedia'd (nice use of wikipedia as a verb Manda) it and realized how insane and intense this program was. Simone instantly became my new hero. I didnt start right away as i had an upcoming jaw surgery and would be on a liquid diet for a lengthy period of time.
Fastforward to today. I am on the mend and eating again and have purchased the program and am ready to get at it. As fate would have it i went on msn today for the first time in months and low and behold simone happened to be on as well. We chatted for a bit and decided that we would both start p90x today and chronicle our results as a team!
I dont have Day 1 pictures but will post some tomorrow (or maybe tonight if i can find someone to take them)
I am going to do the "lean" version so that means today is the Core dvd. Not going to be easy.
Good luck Simone! Go team Manoney!
I first heard about p90x from Simone a couple months ago. Whenever i signed into msn her name mentioned p90x day whatever it was and i dismissed it the first couple times and then curiosity got the better of me and i went and wikipedia'd (nice use of wikipedia as a verb Manda) it and realized how insane and intense this program was. Simone instantly became my new hero. I didnt start right away as i had an upcoming jaw surgery and would be on a liquid diet for a lengthy period of time.
Fastforward to today. I am on the mend and eating again and have purchased the program and am ready to get at it. As fate would have it i went on msn today for the first time in months and low and behold simone happened to be on as well. We chatted for a bit and decided that we would both start p90x today and chronicle our results as a team!
I dont have Day 1 pictures but will post some tomorrow (or maybe tonight if i can find someone to take them)
I am going to do the "lean" version so that means today is the Core dvd. Not going to be easy.
Good luck Simone! Go team Manoney!
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