Change

We're still chugging along with the program. We're in the 4th week of phase two. Lots of core work this week. It's hard but it's worth it. Change doesn't come easy. I like the phrase above, it's so true!

Cheats!

So, I've had a couple of cheats this past week
and I figured I should be honest and share them on here. 

The first cheat was on Valentine's Day. The hubby and I made a last minute decision to stop at Olive Garden for dinner after work. We were a little burnt out on our nightly meal of oven baked chicken with steamed squash so we decided to treat ourselves. Looking back, a heavy Italian meal may not have been the smartest option, but it was the closest to our house!

The good thing about the menu was that the calorie count was listed, so I knew how many calories I was eating and I told myself to stay around 1,000 calories. I ordered the following -

Lobster Cannelloni = 510 calories

Salad - 150 x 2 servings = 300 calories

Breadstick = 140 calories

Wine = 230

This brought me up to 1,180 calories, so a bit over my budget. Oh, throw one of those delicious Andie's Mints in there too. Needless to say my weight was up a bit the next morning.

My second cheat was Friday night after work. Some co-workers threw together a sudden going away get together for me at a local brewery. I ended up having 2 craft beers. I'm not sure what the calorie count was on those, but I just decided to skip dinner afterwards since I wasn't hungry.

On both of my cheat days I worked out. Yeah, it was pretty funny doing an hour and a half of yoga late Friday night after having 2 beers, but I got it done.

My opinion is that life is going to happen and I'm going to live it. Sure, there will be a few cheats here and there, but I just need to get back on track and pull it together the next day. I think it's important to still work out and burn those extra calories off instead of letting them just sit there. Within a few days my weight got back to normal and I even dropped a bit. Life happens, enjoy it!

Day 48 : Sunday February 17, 2013

I hit 10 pounds lost with P90X this morning!

That means I'm down to 135! My next big goal is to weigh 128... what my license says I weigh! Ha,ha, I don't think I've weighed that since college. That was a few many years ago. 

We're past the half way point and I'm ecstatic. I can't believe we've made it this far. I mean, I guess I kind of thought we'd make it this far, but we're really here and it feels great! It's kind of surreal. Looking back at the last month and a half, it has been challenging at times but we pushed through. There were days when I didn't bring 100%, but at least I got off the couch and did the workout. I'm proud of myself for that. I have started to see the changes in my body. My stomach doesn't stick out as much anymore. I'm still not looking like the body in the pic above, but as the tagline says... Every day I'm one step closer to making it happen!

Woot-woot!

So, I tried on my wedding dress this morning! And it fit... GREAT!

I know it's been a while, and I'm truly sorry for it. It's been challenging, working out 1-2 hours per night. Honestly, if you think you were going to have extra time at night, you won't! This program takes up a good amount of time. It works for us, since it's just the two of us. If you have nighttime commitments or children, I can't image how you fit it all in. I am in awe!

Anyway, things have been going well. We are now in phase two!! It requires more energy. The hubby and I have both increased our food intake a bit. We believe it's we've converted our fat to muscle and need more calories throughout the day. I hope this is the case anyway!

We are using our core slightly more in this phase and it's challenging! Believe me. I am almost down 10 pounds since starting though, so I am stoked. Really, I look much better. I have muscles! As I said above, I am losing weight and my dress fit well... It also fit differently. In a good way! I love that I have a tighter body. My weight may not be less than it was at wedding time, but damn, the dress fits fine.

That's a good measure for me!