for scott since i was MIA

mmmk so I have been on and off again for awhile now since oh january stuck in phase 1 for what seems like an eternity. my plan is to do this week 7 days straight NO EXCUSES and see how my muscles feel to see if I should move on to the recovery week or to stay in phase 1 longer. I have been keeping track of my reps and wrote the date on a few things so here it is any advice on where to go from here is much appreciated!!!

chest and back
standard push ups 3/2:18, 16   3/13: 20,20  3/28: 20,20
wide front pullups3/2: 8,10  3/13: 10,7  3/28: 13,8
military pushups3/2: 14,10 3/13: 12,8  3/28: 12,8
reverse grip chinups 3/2: 10,8 3/13: 12,10  3/28: 12,10

well, I won't bore you with the whole write up but basicly shows that there has been some improvement over like oh 4-5 weeks? I know it is too much time in between days sometimes I will hit 3 or 4 days in a row then miss a few...I also have written down 3 other weeks besides the 3 I put here and that was in January and February so I'm just pretty lost as where to go from here. I hate staying stuck and I shouldn't view it that way but it can be frustrating. I have the same amount of weeks for arms and I get through plyo on those weeks also but I have noticed the legs workout isn't there as much only about 4 weeks worth so I guess I have a habit of starting the week off strong then it dies off near the end.....

So my goals.....
1) Right now I can do 25 pushups in a row I want to be able to do 50 by the end of phase 2
2) I want my abs to show through nicely
3) Never let my boss Liz beat me at arm wrestling she keeps challenging me and I win and I need to keep it that way! And it is right handed (I'm a lefty :P)
4) Do 15 pullups (reverse grip) with no help from the stool (can do 9 right now)
5) Drop 5 more pounds (currently 131 down from starting weight of 140)

I'll call that good for now, how will I reach these goals?
1) stop missing workouts!!
2) Do ab ripper 3x a week
3) start watching my diet better...one of my toughest obstacles right now
4) cut down on pop my BIGGEST CHALLENGE

All suggestions very welcome and much appreciated!!! :D

my 'idol'

alrighty im taking the advice of scott and picking who i want to look like as motivation, well ive always loved surfing and like the movie blue crush so i would say definately kate bosworth the main character

 yep shes got what i want thin yet toned and i wouldn't mind being even more toned than that not too much but enough to look good but still be feminine. :)
yesterday i did chest and back but didnt have the energy to fit in abs. today im going to kill plyometrics and see if i have the energy for abs. im going to try to add some cardio in at least 3x a week to burn the extra fat, another tip from scott keep em coming scott!!!! i need all the help i can get! im looking forward to watching my body change. :) i just need to keep staying commited to working out and to updating this blog.

back on track

I guess this time being sick didn't last too long it was weird I still feel a little iffy today but I was good enough to do the arms workout and abs. My reps are up from the last time I did this one so I'm feeling good about it. Tomorrow I might attempt plyo if I'm up to it and if not I'll do another one of the other ones as long as I can keep up on it on a day to day basis. I have 3 tests next week so trying to work out and study ought to make for a fun week. I still need to take measurements and pictures considering I've been at this for almost 3 weeks....I need to just do it and stop talking about it :P

sick...again....?!!!

so yesterday did chest and back and abs. I can do more reps and I'm not very sore yet so that is good. The plan was to hit it hard this week and do 7 days in a row and blammo I'm sick again go figure. Headache, sore throat, blowing my nose every 2 seconds. I just hope it goes away fast I hate when getting sick interferes with working out and I'm never sure what to do work out anyways or let my body recover, pick up where I left off or backtrack. Either way its a big pain!

hiiiiiii YA!

I did abs and kenpo karate tonight and I feel pretty good now. I have been slacking the last couple of days and didn't do anything but I did do legs on Sunday. Well most of legs, I didn't make it through the last 15 minutes because I had to get ready for work but I figured most of a workout is better than no workout!

The way P90X works is that there are 3 phases each consisting of the same 7 workouts for 3 weeks and the 4th week is a 'rest' week with a little bit different mix up and then each new phase brings in new workouts. The 7 workouts of course go throughout the 7 day week....my question to myself is when should I move to phase 2? I'm not sure because I have done about 2 weeks worth of phase 1 but over the course of a few weeks or maybe a bit longer with sometimes 1-3 days between workouts depending. I don't know if I should stick to the 1st phase longer than normal or spend 2 more weeks in it. Any thoughts?

My weight has been fluctuating between losing 5-6 lbs to being only 3-4 but I think its because of different times of day weighing I should just pick 1 time...but I also think it has to be the added muscle which in the end will burn more fat so I need to be patient. I do know that my jeans fit looser and a couple people have said I'm looking better so I'll go off of that. :) All 3 sure would be nice though...:P

As far as nutrition, I have my good and bad days. Some days I have milk and juice and fruits and veggies and other days I eat chips and pop. haha. I know I shouldn't but its hard to go all out on it. I just need to make small improvements for now and maybe I will get there.

yoga tonight

I'm having a hard time getting up the energy to do yoga tonight probably because I know it hurts my wrists and its a really long video, an hour and a half. Sunday I did arms and abs, Monday I did chest and back and abs, Tuesday I did plyo and tonight I need to do yoga.

I have been working out with John and Lexie and having other people to do this with helps tremendously! On nights that I don't work out with them like tonight it is harder to motivate myself but I need to get it done. They did it earlier today so I need to hold up my end.

I still need to get my camera and take the actual 'before' shots before I get too far into phase I and measurements as well.

My weight is at a standstill right now but I think I'm gaining muscle and losing fat and my pants are looser. Things are getting easier too. The first couple times of plyo I could hardly sit afterwards and now I'm barely even sore from it and didn't have to pause it. Ab ripper is always a good workout and I can do most of the reps of everything now minus bicycles those are still a pain.  I can do about 20 pushups in a row (real pushups not girl pushups!) and 3 pullups. 3 doesn't sound like much but considering when I started I could only do 1 and that I'm a chick I think its not too shabby. :)

Im excited to see what another week will bring and how much I will improve.

ARMS!!!

so tonight I will be doing arms and abs. I'm still getting over being sick so I'm glad this one isn't as intense as some of the other workouts. i entered a biggest loser contest where im doing clinicals so i can have more motivation so im excited. i weighed in today at 135 :).
i took a picture the other day it will be weird to post it but what the hay maybe you all 3 whole people want to know where im starting at haha.
i know these should probably be longer but maybe they will be eventually, i just want to keep up on the blogs and the workouts . :)