Day 1 - The beginning of the end.

For the past few days, I've been dreading having to start p90x. Today I discovered why. I wasn't very amped the entire day, after eating a rather large meal of Pad Thai, and other saucy and spicy Thai dishes last night, I felt rather queasy all day long. There was no way I was going to bag out though. My brother encouraged me to start this blog, as it worked for him to keep him motivated to "push play."

I like to think of myself as a fairly strong person. I'd say probably above average for a girl, especially my upper body as I've been pretty faithful in keeping my shoulders, back, chest, and biceps worked at the gym. After doing the Back and Chest DVD, I've never felt more incompetent in my life! I'd finish my max reps, and Tony and the Gang would continue for another 20 seconds after that...and fast! Like...is this guy f'real?

Diamond Push-ups are from hell. I wouldn't wish those upon anyone.

After I'd finished the Back and Chest portion, Sam (my brother) and my Mom (who is also currently doing p90x...'atta girl, Kath!) warned me about Ab Ripper X, which follows soon (a little too soon) after the cool down from the workout prior. I'm thinking to myself, "Oh good, crunches!" Ha...yeah....not! It was only in this portion of the workout where I actually really started to sweat, grunt, and do all those nice things that come with a killer ab workout. By the last few reps of oblique crunches (which apparently, I'm not at all co-ordinated enough to do) and mason twists, i was ready to hurl my bottle and a half of water I'd downed during the workout. And then it was done. Over. Cobra pose and Child's pose are my favourite place to be.

Although I didn't feel at all competent enough for Chest and Back, the fact that I can barely life my arms to even type this post, gives me slight satisfaction. No pain, no gain. So, here i begin my journey over the next 89 days. Phew. Here we go....


What I ate today:
Breakfast:
-Two egg omelet with onions and mushrooms
-Nectarine

Snack:
-1/2 Cup 2% Cottage Cheese with Salsa on top.

Lunch:
-Tossed Salad, with homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette
-2 Hard boiled eggs
-60 Calorie Pudding Cup

Snack:
-Cucumber Slices
-Apple
-Yogurt

Supper:
-Curry Breaded Chicken Breast, with Raspberry Chipotle Relish
-Roasted Sweet Potato with Splenda

Dessert:
-Kashi Dark Mocha Almond Bar
-Hot Chocolate