P90X - Day 2

Week 1, Day 2

Workout:
CardioX
45 min.
burned 300 cal.
HR max: 165
HR ave: 131

Diet:
B: CLIF Builder's bar; 1 serving FRS Plus
S1: 1 serving FRS Plus
L: Garden Salad (about 1 1/2 cups), 5-way grilled cheese sandwich
D: Burrito (tortilla, refried beans, grated cheese, 4 Morningstar Breakfast Patties)
S2: Edamame, 2 light string cheese sticks, 13 (raw) almonds

I was thinking that I really hadn't worked hard in yesterday's workout. I did my best, but, some of those push-ups were too difficult for me to squeak out more than 5. (I was more exhausted after a P90 cardio 3/4 workout than the Core Synergistics yesterday.) But, last night, as I was falling asleep, I noticed soreness in my butt and trunk!

Woke up a little sore and stiff this morning!

CardioX. What a great workout! Nice mix of all the cardio work in X. A little Yoga, Kenpo, Plyo & Core all mixed up together. I feel like I did better today keeping up, than yesterday. Even with my soreness today, I was able to work through it.

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Weight Watcher's meeting today was interesting. Talking about "falling off the wagon" during the summer months, and not letting the slip-ups linger all summer. One point she made, which I really liked ... 1 bad day doesn't have to mean 7 bad days.

I had a 2-pound weight gain this time. But, I'm not stressing over it. It's totally alright ... it was over a 2 week period (I was in Hawaii last week), it included a little over-indulgence from my vacation, & it included food and water intake prior to weigh-in that I don't normally do. I'm going to plan on doing the same thing next week, so, the trend should stay the same, or go down.

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I'm still off-target with my food (from a higher protein standpoint, and my fat was a little higher than I normally like ... probably all the full-fat cheese), my ratios today were: 25/31/45 (C/P/F). I need to have some higher protein tofu cooked and ready to eat. That would help give me additional protein in those lower protein meals. And, I should probably have a protein shake more regularly than I currently do. The Morningstar breakfast patties in my burrito were helpful (8 g. protein to 3 g. carbs), however, since my diet for the day was already heavy on the carb side, it only helped to balance things out for me.

Calories today were closer to my goal ... 1941. This afternoon I was definitely feeling sluggish. So, I know I need to eat more, and better.

Goals for tomorrow:

1. Shoulder & Arms in the morning before I head out of town.
2. Increase my protein intake by a ratio of 10% more than carbs. (Small incremental steps work better for me.)
3. Keep the fat intake to 25-30%.