P90X Day 1

Well, I’m a day late on starting my routine but in my defence I forgot that yesterday was the Super Bowl and therefore my TV was occupied Im honestly a little nervous in letting all of you know my figures and see my pictures. My friend Shelly was so sweet in reminding me that its not about my numbers but about me being healthy, which is something I easily forget.  I am doing this in hopes of both making my body healthy in case I were blessed to become pregnant and making my mind a little less stressed. Between school and work its so easy for me to become stressed and I know that is not the healthist environment internally for a little one. My numbers as far as weight and things are not bad and I would probably be fine staying where I am at if my body was healthy lean muscle instead of unhealthy subcutaneous fat.  So anyway here we go!

Day 1

• Weight 122.6 lbs
  
• Chest 34 in
  
• Waist (small) 25 in
  
• Waist (at umbilicus) 28 in
  
• Hips 36 in
  
• Rt Thigh 21.5 in
  
• Lt Thigh 21 in
  
• Rt Arm 11 in
  
• Lt Arm 11 in

Well there you go! Hopefully I will stick to my plan this month and come May 2 I will be the healthist I have ever been!

Off the Wagon

I have fallen off the working out wagon AGAIN! GRRRRR….  I dont understand what my problem is. I bought the P90X workout off of ebay and was really gungho about it for the first week. My whole body was sore and I felt like it would really work if I could stick with it. I am so frustrated with myself for quitting so soon.  I can already feel my body pudging back out.  Since I have been on so many hormones lately my body is starting to fake pregnancy. I am bloated and am having some horrible cravings without the bonus of being pregnant.  I am embarrassed to say I ate an entire bag of cheeto puffs and bag of reisens chocolates almost completely on my own…in less than 2 days! Needless to say all of this is causing some unwanted weight gain. With my PCOS I will continue to balloon up if I dont get myself under control. I can only imagine how quickly I will gain weight if I actually become pregnant without an already established workout plan. I’ve seen results of other people with PCOS who have become pregnant and some have gained anywhere from 50-100+ lbs! I gained 30+lbs in 3 months during my time at Evansville so I have reason to be worried!

So I’ve decided that asking for encouragement is not enough to keep me motivated! I am going to get drastic with myself.  Starting Sunday, I plan on beginning the P90X workout for real! I will take before pictures along with my weight and measurements and (gasp) will post them for all to see! My thinking is if I am willing to put myself out there completely then maybe I will stick with it.  Its one thing to just tell my faithful readers that I am working out knowing that there is no consequence if I dont stick with it, but if I am expected to post update pictures and stats then there is the consequence of embarrassment if I do not show improvement.

My plan is to post updated weights weekly and updated photos every 2 weeks or so. I am also willing to take any advice on keeping motivated or any tips on how to eat better. If you have any recipes to share or any stories of success in your life I would love to hear them!

Working it

So Adam and I are now members of the DQ rec center. We’ve had the membership for almost 2 weeks and have only gone twice! Yikes…So needless to say I need some motivation. In the last 2 years I have lost a total of almost 40 lbs with some encouragement/threats from my doctor.  Im very proud of myself for accomplishing my weight goal but now its time to shape up and get rid of my budda belly! You would think having a budda belly would be motivation enough but instead it just makes me sad and want to go eat more…not a good thing! So I need some encouragement & advice on how to stay motivated or at least need someone to keep me acountable. My new goal is to feel comfortable enough to wear a pair of shorts this summer & actually wear a swimsuit in front of someone who isnt in my family. Id post a before and after picture but I dont want to scare people away, so just trust me that my belly looks like buddas.