Week 2 complete!

I have completed two entire weeks of P90x and I have already seen some pretty significant results! This past week I saw myself being able to get through the workouts a little easier and with more intensity. I was able to do all three days of ab ripperX (as opposed to only twice last week) and I was able to do the bonus round of Plyo and Shoulders and Arms. WOOHOO! As for ab ripperX, its still a ridiculously hard workout, but I am definitely getting stronger and I have been able to keep up a little more each time. The ony workout I have yet to fully complete is the YOGA X workout. I was able to push myself fifteen more minutes into the workout than last week, but it is hard....HARD I tell ya!!!

I have also been able to stay on my nutrition plan! I'm really pumped about that because I knew it was going to be the hardest part about the entire p90x plan! I mean...with my roomies eating out like every night, and at most of my favorite places (since I used to do the same thing), and I have a house filled with goodies....it takes a lot of discipline! And I'm really proud of myself for having the will power!

This next week is my last week of phase 1 before I got into the recover week. I plan to go hard all week long and get the most out of these workouts!

Until next time......


Here are this week's pics!

All I can say is WOW! This first week of working out left me physically drained. I woke up every morning sore as hell and not wanting to leave the comfort of my own bed. For those of you that do not know what I do for a living, I work at a police department. That means even though I was completely drained after these workouts, I still had to go walk around for four to eight hours “protecting and serving.” It was exhausting, but I got through it. I did miss one of the ab ripper X workouts right after the legs and back workout. I couldn’t do it. I had pushed myself as far as I was going to be able to that day. But other than that, I was able to do the workouts.

As far as eating right goes, I was pretty much spot on all week. I did have to improvise a bit on Saturday night because I was working and did not have anything for dinner. I ended up getting a salad from Baker Bros. that was chocked full of ham, chicken, and a bit of bacon. It had tons of veggies and cheese as well, so I thought it was a pretty good dinner. I have been trying to stick to the meal plan in the phase 1 (level II) section of the p90x nutrition book. It’s only been one week and I already feel like I can cook so much healthier. That’s really the first life altering change I think I’ve seen in myself. I also feel like I have more energy throughout the day (which is incredible). My favorite soup so far has been a red pepper soup I made on my first day. It was delicious! (and nutritious!!! Haha) I also made a pretty ridiculous beef and broccoli stir fry.

My Uncle Andy suggested I drink soy milk with my whey protein as my recovery drink. At first I cringed at the mere thought of this (because soy milk seems so gross to me). Well, let me tell you, it’s delicious! I look forward to it after my workouts every day simply because my recovery drink tastes so good!! My whey protein is cookies and cream flavored. Pair that with some soy milk and you have got yourself a glass of melted cookies and cream ice cream! Yum!! (at least that is what it tastes like)

Alrighty, so that’s a decent update for my first week. I don’t really have any results to compare all my stats with right now because I’ve only been through each workout once (except for chest and back, which I feel like I performed better in today).

Here are some Day 1 vs. Day 8 pictures! (I don't have a camera, so the pictures are cell phone pics I took of myself. Also, the day 1 pics are a not very good because I had not figured out a good system yet of taking the pictures. I have developed one, so they should be decent from now on.)