Just Push Play

Today was the start of phase 3 for me. I couldn't help but feel like I haven't been doing good enough though. After getting sick last month, and hurting my foot the week after getting better, I haven't been doing my workouts every single day as scheduled. It's easy for me to beat myself up over not following the program perfectly. However, when I think about it, I know I shouldn't get so down on myself. Sure, I've missed some workouts, and I had to extend phase two for a couple of weeks (even then I still missed a couple each week), but I didn't quit! When I hurt my foot (it's feeling a lot better by the way, still not 100% but I can manage!) I had to back off on a few things, but I figured out other things to do. I eased up a little bit on the scheduled workouts for the time being. I could still do most of the strength training stuff, but instead of doing full-on cardio, kenpo, jumping-around-all-over-the-place stuff, I did some walking, and other things that were lower  impact. I was still moving and getting exercise, while hopefully allowing my foot to recover so it wouldn't set me back even further. In other words, I was trying to be smart. And there's no reason to beat myself up about that. Yesterday morning, I went for a run again, and it felt great! Today, I started phase 3. Phase 3! The first workout for the week was Chest and Back. Holy cow. This one is HARD! You pretty much just alternate between different types of push ups and pull ups the whole time, and I suck at both! ...Well, actually, I've gotten better at doing push ups over the past couple of months, but I still can't do a real pull-up without using a chair... No wait, I shouldn't say "can't" ... I presently struggle with doing a real pull up without using a chair! There ya go, happy Tony? Heheh. I mean that in the best possible way, of course! ^-^ Anyway, I was toward the end of the workout, and still feeling kind of bad about slacking off the past few weeks, when Mr. Tony said something that kind of stuck out to me: "Keep pushing play." It's a new week, I just need to keep on keeping on and quit worrying about past weeks! All isn't lost here! I really haven't even done all that bad! Just Do My Best and Forget the Rest!

Oh, Hello Again!

Okay, so I've completely lost track of what day I'm supposed to be on, so I'm not really counting anymore. I think I'll just go by week. The past couple of weeks have been kind of sporadic for me with my workouts. My foot is still kind of having issues, so I've been trying to take it a little easier to see if it will get better. I haven't stopped altogther though. Mainly, I've continued doing most of the strength workouts since those don't really require me putting a lot of weight on my feet (for the most part that is), and I've scaled back a bit on the workouts where I am on my feet and jumping around a lot (mainly cardio and kenpo, that sort of thing). Also, we just got a dog, and we take her out on walks regularly, so I'm still getting some good walking in at least, and it's not quite as high impact.
I started another recovery week this week, so hopefully, my foot will cooperate so I can back in my groove again and be ready to go all out with my third phase!
Oh, in case anyone was wondering, as of the beginning of this week (3-13-11), I'm officially below 150 pounds! Just barely! I'm at 149.6! For fun, I also tried on a pair of size 9/10 jeans at the mall (my 11's are way loose!) and they fit! I'm making progess, and it shows! I need to get some updated pics taken soon, they're way past due.

Day 41: If It's Not One Thing, It's Another

Well, I guess I'm paying today for doing a different workout yesterday. :P I don't know if I stepped wrong at some point while running yesterday, or overdid it or something, but my left ankle and foot have been so sore today that it hurts to put my weight on it. I was supposed to do Cardio X, but I decided to rest my foot today. Hopefully, it'll recover quickly. I had this happen to me a little over a year ago on my other foot and it went away on it's own within a few days because I took it easy, so let's hope the same thing works this time!

Day 40: I Little Switch Up

Okay, so I'm not technically supposed to do this, I'm sure, but instead of doing my core workout today, I decided to go for a run. I haven't gone running for a while since starting this, and I just plain missed it. Now, I wish I could say I was cool enough to do both in one day, and I even thought about trying to do the core workout after running, but I ran long and good, and by the time I was done, I was spent! It was fun, and I brought it! I didn't do my scheduled workout, but I didn't slack off!

Day 38-39: I Need to Plan My Weekends Better

I missed Kenpo today. Dang it all! The weekends kill me! I have work in the morning, and when I get home, we get going doing too much stuff, and before I know it, it's midnight and I'm too tired to do my workout! Shame on me!
Day 39 was a rest day for me, but I did weigh in at 150.2 lbs! It isn't down by much, but honestly, I had thought my weight loss from the previous week was just because I was sick and was half expecting the scale to go back up. Plus considering how many workouts I missed, I'm pretty happy with what I see. Besides, my jeans are starting to feel pretty loose, and I don't think I'm just imagining that! :)

Day 37: I Remember Pain

It's Legs and Back for me today. This workout wasn't anything new, so I didn't expect it to be too brutal, not as hard as introducing a new workout like yesterday... But I forget that this is P90X... and the last time I did this workout was two weeks ago! So yeah, this one was still hard! It was hard, but in a weird way, I liked it... except for the 80/20 squat, if that move weren't in there, I wouldn't be too torn up about it. It's in there though, so I do it the best I can. I also had Ab Ripper X again (good thing it's short), so I buckle down and give it my best as well. I feel good afterwards, but man, I have a hard time walking downstairs afterwards....