Oh it has been a loooong week for sure, but just stopping in to say hi. I've been getting up early for my 2nd week of P90x and working late. This is one of those times I wish there were an extra day in the week and not just the weekend.
Yep you heard me right, I started P90x last week. Even though I didn't make it through my 30 days unlimited Bikram yoga challenge...I made it 14 days on that one...I've decided to push even further and try for 90 days. Ha! I'm laughing at myself too. I know, it's rare to make it past a month, but that would be a month more of exercise than I would have done otherwise.
So far so good, once I decided to suck it up and press play. I tried to make excuses like...I really don't want huge muscular thighs like the people in the video, and I don't want to bulk up my arms, yada yada. But after some googling I've decided that these people work out for a living, and I would have to do a heck of a lot of squats to get thighs like that. Then I broke down the days of arms (with weights) in the P90X lean routine and it is really only like 8 days out of 90. So I upped the weight this morning because Michelle Obama did not get those arms by lounging around the White House.
Mind games, that is what I have to do to get myself motivated. Especially because I want to punch Tony Horton in the face and not because of the routine, but because he is so obnoxious. Working out and eating well seem to go hand in hand for me. As long as I've made an effort to move my body that day, I'm more conscious of what I'm eating. Why erase all the good work you just did?
What sort of things do you threaten yourself with for follow through? Motivate me!
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P90X? You're my heroine!
ReplyDeleteGood for you! You can do it!
ReplyDeleteI literally hung my new bikini top in the kitchen so when I grab food I can remember that I would like to wear that, and look GOOD, this summer... haha. I understand the feeling of working out and then wanting to eat healthy. Just seems I'm more concerned about eating healthy right now, and not working out, but know that I should... Good luck!
ReplyDeleteIt's impossible for women to get huge without the help of steroids, so don't let that get in your way (although I completely understand - I could write a book of all the excuses I've used for not working out).
ReplyDeleteAlso, weight lifting is REALLY good for your bones and helps prevent osteoporosis, so go pump that iron!!!
When I don't feel like working out, I just keep telling myself that I have never, not once, regretted a workout. I always feel better afterward, so I yell at myself to GET OFF THAT FAT ASS AND MOVE!
Girl...I've been making excuses on why not to do P90X and Insanity for months now. I do my regular walking 4 times a week but can't get motivated to push myself!!! Not even watching The Biggest Loser motivates me! They're working their butts off!!
ReplyDeletewow go you! i have been working with a personal trainer for a couple weeks now- it's tough to stay motivated. Good luck! :)
ReplyDeleteThe number one motivator I've ever experienced was knowing that I would be photographed in a clinging silk dress with 100+ people staring at me for 6ish hours. Every time I didn't want to get out of bed or off the couch, it worked like a charm! =)
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