SaturdaySaint! Part 3, This time...it's personal!

5:46 a.m. Friday. August 3, 2007. Kenpo X.

Okay...that hurt
yeah... definitely hurt.
YES SIR CAN I PLEASE HAVE ANOTHER!

Okay...so apparently, as the days progress, and I get further into this wonderful @$$kicking known as p90x, I push myself harder and harder. Because let me tell you. Yesterday, I pushed so hard that my body was pretty much vibrating all...day...long. And then this morning, when I got up to do some kenpo, calves, my legs, hips and hip flexors told me I had another thing coming. They were mad at me... wanted me to continue because of the pain that it would involve me. Not them so much, but me! I do believe that my muscles are pure sadists...at lease when it comes to me that is. I swear I heard them laughing after we were done stretching.

You know how I said in earlier posts that I didn't feel like I sweat enough during my workouts? Almost as if I wasn't really working hard enough? Well..that can all be put to rest. Why? Because I think I made up for missing any sweat days all this morning..w00t was I a wreck this morning. Looked like I got thrown into a pool...okay maybe not that bad...but still. I was dripping for the most part. Anyway, today was my last day of doing this for 3 weeks straight...well...tomorrow is X Stretch but for the first leg of the lean program, I in the home stretch being that Sunday starts the recovery week for me! I must say, I do feel stronger, my form is better, clothes are looser, I'm lovin my all around change. I'm impressed even. Do I want to see more definition? well duh... but I know that's coming. I'm more concentrated on keeping my form now, and doing my reps properly.

I love this program... SO much progress after such a long plateau!
 
Morning SS,

just dropping in to say you're such an inspiration. :D You're so positive and determined! You're doing fantastic! Keep it up, doll!! Hmmm... are new pix in the works? Enjoy your Friday!

-Sheryl
 
MsGhettoBooty said:
Morning SS,

just dropping in to say you're such an inspiration. :D You're so positive and determined! You're doing fantastic! Keep it up, doll!! Hmmm... are new pix in the works? Enjoy your Friday!

-Sheryl
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Hey Sheryl,

Thanks for the kind words! I think the key to doing this..getting it done, is having an extremely positive attitude. But seeing results doesn't hurt either ;) I REALLY need to make good on my promise and pop into your diary! How's p90 going? And yes..new pix will be taken on...um...Sunday i think
start of my recovery week. w00t! Have a good one!
 
saturdaysaint said:
How's p90 going? And yes..new pix will be taken on...um...Sunday i think
start of my recovery week. w00t! Have a good one!
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At first, I didn't think I would have problems doing P90, but it's definitely a workout. It's amazing that the DVDs are betw/ 30-40 mins long and I'm sweating up a storm. Then again, the weather doesn't help. haha Things are going smoothly and I'm loving P90! Hopefully after a couple rounds of P90, I'll be able to hit P90X. You're soooo my inspiration for wanting to do so. Your energy's so motivating!

Oh ummm... as for my diary... well, it's like a zoo in there, so if you get offended easily, don't read any of the posts. hahaa! Wishing you and the family a wonderful weekend, SS.

-Sheryl
 
4:53 p.m. August 5, 2007. Recovery Week. Yoga X.

Today sucks
one thing after another
I'm getting freakin nervous

Not that I want to unload all my problems on you guys...but Yoga X must be unlucky for me. Why do I say that? Because everytime I try to do it, something comes up. Now granted, last week was definitely needed. My and the Wife needed to reconnect and that was the perfect time. Today, I decided, to do Yoga X after my trip to walmart. Get hellmart out of my way first before doing some relaxing stretches. Well...first, I go to leave for Walmart and lo and behold... my only vehicle won't start. (Mind you... I have a 9 month pregnant wife). So, I have a friend come...who had to drive across town, to give me a jump. He does, it looks like everything is fine and I head to the store with my family. We get there and have the automotive test my battery. We need a new one. yay. $80 later. We start it up, head home. We get here, everythings fine...though we had a weird noise right before we got home. I go to start the bad boy up.... dead. Deader than dead. I mean WTF?!?! So now, I have a dead SUV, a wife that could pop at any moment... hot and sweaty, frustrated and annoyed... and now i have to do Yoga X.

It starts fine, enjoying the stretching. But now... my wrists start hurting..and hurting bad. I loose concentration and frustration from the day overtakes me. I don't finish again. WTF. Why is it that my roughest days are Yoga days? it's supposed to be relaxing. Granted, what I DID do relaxed me..but I just couldn't with the way my wrists hurt. I'm just frustrated. Why couldn't this have happened on my rest day? Ugh... Anyway..tomorrow is Core. I LOVE core. I'm going to kick Core's ass. Destroy it. Kill it. Bring it. I'm angry. Need to get my agression out. Too bad it's not Kenpo. Pictures probably tomorrow...
 
saturdaysaint said:
We start it up, head home. We get here, everythings fine...though we had a weird noise right before we got home. I go to start the bad boy up.... dead. Deader than dead. I mean WTF?!?! So now, I have a dead SUV, a wife that could pop at any moment...

It starts fine, enjoying the stretching. But now... my wrists start hurting..and hurting bad. I loose concentration and frustration from the day overtakes me. I don't finish again. WTF. Why is it that my roughest days are Yoga days? it's supposed to be relaxing. Granted, what I DID do relaxed me..but I just couldn't with the way my wrists hurt. I'm just frustrated. Why couldn't this have happened on my rest day? Ugh... Anyway..tomorrow is Core. I LOVE core. I'm going to kick Core's ass. Destroy it. Kill it. Bring it. I'm angry. Need to get my agression out. Too bad it's not Kenpo. Pictures probably tomorrow...
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Sorry to hear about the car problems, SS. Is it a possibility that the alternator could be acting up? Hmmm.. faulty wiring? You know certain SUVs can be. Might want to get that tested at an autoparts store when you have the time, Mr. Busy Body. As for your wrists, would you happen to have wrist braces? That might help, but then again, if it keeps up, you know what to do. I hope Core will allow you to get your aggression out tomorrow.. hell, every now and then, we ALL need that. haha Have a great week, doll...

-Sheryl
 
5:38 a.m. Recovery Week Monday, August 6, 2007 Core Synergistics

Muscle Confusion
Stress Management
Sweat factory

So... I think I'm starting to understand the whole "Muscle Confusion" part of p90x. Because I can tell you right now, my muscles are pulling a "What the Hell!?!?!!" right now. Normally, I do Core on the first day of the week (Sunday). I get that hammered out and I'm pretty god. Today, I was sweating like I was in a sauna...even with the AC on in the house. And I was pushin as hard as I could. My arms started to give early though. I truly could tell there was something a little off. My wrists still ache a tad, but not as bad as yesterday. I did not make it through the bonus round today. I wanted to scale it back a tad to preserve my wrists. It's a tad irritating that they're acting up. But Sheryl made a good point about the wrist braces, so I may look into that but for now, still push, still bring it... no if, ands, or buts.

After I was done, I observed myself in the mirror and I noticed that the weight was distributing itself a tad differently on my body. And the wife could see a huge difference in my back. It's getting sculpted, which I have 0 problem with. But the thing is, I have a fair amount of loose skin now. around my stomach. I mean, I truly can pinch the stuff. It's weird. I know I must give it time to shrink, and I also have to remember that for a very long time, my skin has been stretched...so it may take sooner than later.

And on the note of the events of yesterday. All I can say is, it sucks. I don't really have the funds to be fixing it..which sucks even more... but I'm going to do what I have to do. The baby sitter that's coming to watch the kids while my wife and I are at the hospital welcoming our new bundle, she is actually letting us borrow her car when she comes to watch the kids... so that's good. And I have a ride into work now until I can come up with the money to get it fixed. Too much stress on my poor little head. But I'm a fighter.. Tomorrow is...um...Cardio I think. I have to look at the schedule, regardless...whatever it is..I'm even more focused now. Nothing is stopping me. Stay strong everyone! Don't give up!
 
:hug2::hug2::hug2: Im sorry for all the crap going on handsome...part of life and when it rains it usually pours...you are a strong man and yes you are a fighter...you will get through this like everythign else...one step at a time and one day at a time one thing at a time:D:D:D
 
5:53 a.m. Recovery Week. Tuesday, August 7, 2007 Kenpo X

Sweat = Good
Strength = Great!
New Muscle Definition = WTF?!?!

Okay... seriously... Beachbody have to be damn geniuses. I'm on day 3 of recovery week. And Let me tell you, last night, I'm sitting here, trying to figure out what I'm going to do about my stupid car... and lo and behold, my arms start hurting REALLY badly. Curious as I always am, I flex...WHOA HOOOOO What the crap!? I've developed these crazy contoured biceps. Part of it, you can only feel under the skin being that I Have a fair amount from the weight I've lost, but holy moly that's nuts! I ended up staying up way too late and still getting up at 4:30. That was kinda rough. But I start out Kenpo, and I must tell you... there's a reason for recovery week. Though I'm not lifting, the change up is fabulous. I've never had a "problem" per se completing Kenpo X...but I will tell you that, I almost didn't. It was pretty rough at the end. Wasn't expecting it to be that hard. I LOVE IT.

I also picked up some Body Fortress Whey Protein powder to mix into my banana shakes! Been having it for the past 3 days as well so..that probably also plays into it.. Hmmmm...I want one right now.... I need to go shower so I can get on with my day!

On a side note... the truck is pretty much scrap. Vacuum issues, U joint problems, intake problems, etc etc. There's so much more to mention. Soooo...I need to figure out a way to just get around town atleast. IT couldn't just last me a few more weeks could it? Ah well...at least it didn't die on me while I was driving. Tomorrow is X stretch...it'll be good for my muscles.
 
Good morning! Awesome workout you're doing. Sorry about your truck!! That is really a bummer. So hope you have a good day today and that vehicle probs don't bring you down!!:hug2:
 
6:46 a.m. August 8, 2007, X Stretch

Went to bed late
Woke up late
Needed rest

Okay, this week, not only is it recovery week, it's stress week apparently. I'm in the middle of transitioning jobs, wife's about to give birth (no..no baby yet), the truck is officially dead unusable, and just a slew of other stuff. Not saying I'm not going to do X Stretch today, but it's goin to have to hold off until tonight unfortunately. I just woke up too late. Ugh... Recovery week started out strong, now seems to have hit a decline. My weight has actually gone up (from 191.5 to 194.5) and I'm not sure why. Maybe it is muscle. I'm gonna have my wife measure my waist, see if there's any difference. Maybe I shouldn't be worried about that right now. Matter of fact, I'm SURE I shouldn't be worried about that right now. So I'm going to stay focused. Pending no labor tonight (which we would actually would like to have her go into labor tonight... my wife is ready for this baby to be OUT), I'll be doing X Stretch, and getting back in the game! Though...I rocked it out yesterday, I don't think I really got OUT of the game. Wow I'm feeling "off" today... ugh
 
Okay... so I think I'm freaking out a tad. My weight is up a bit....and I've gained an inch on my waist. My wife thinks it's due to a number of things (stress, water retention, plus the fact that I normally weigh and measure after cooling down from a work out, and my muscles are taught... and not relaxed like this morning.) Even though this morning was stretching, I kinda feel like i've come to a stand still. And I did Kenpo yesterday AND Core the day before... Not sure why today is such a major thing. Maybe it's the stress... just thought I'd update!
 
It could be a number of things :) Try not to stress too much plus stress affects our bodies weirdly as well...

Try to relax a bit b/c you know once that baby gets here - there will be no more relaxing for a long time - I cant wait to welcome the bundle of joy - I wished I lived closer - Id totally be there for you guys:D:D:D

:hug2::hug2::hug2:
 
Hi SS. About the inch. Weight loss is weird and even measuring is not a reliable indicator for me - too much variability - I can change my waist measurement enormously according to how tight I'm holding my tummy - who's to say I have it in the same spot as last time!! :D Maybe you're the same?

About the exercise. You so enjoy the challenge of this thing don't you?!! :D You're doing great!!!

About the car. Crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap. Good luck. *Hugs*

About the bundle. Supposed to come on my son's birthday if I remember correctly, 13th August. My kids were kind enough to arrive 10-12 days early though and I'm sending a wish for early and kindly for you guys too. We will be here, with bated breath, waiting for pictures!! :)
 
5:25 a.m. Thursday August 9, 2007 Cardio X

That's more like it
Fair amount of sweat
When is this dang baby coming?

It's almost 5:30, got up an hour ago. Was dead tired because I've had to stay up late for the past few days working. Now that I'm about to switch jobs, I have a few things I need to take care of before I actually do. So I'm working during the day, THEN from home until the wee hours. I didn't get to stretch last night like I had hoped and I feel incredibly guilty. Finished working around 11:50 and I just had to crash. Couldn't stay up anymore. So when I woke at 4:30, I'm all blurry eyed...staggering around. THEN p90x starts on the dvd player and my eyes are WIDE open. And it felt GREAT! Sweat everywhere, body burning... just good stuff! Tomorrow is Yoga...will I break the cycle? I hope so... OH..and on a side note! That "extra inch" that I was freaking out about.... seems like that's my lower ab developing :eek: How's that for a blindside?! I'm all happy and stoked now! w00t!
 
6:11 a.m. August 10, 2007. Yoga X

Want to go back to bed now
I'm way too relaxed for my own good
What time is it again?

So, it was another borderline late work night last night. I got up about 6 or 7 minutes late in result. Which isn't bad... just I figured I'd end up not feeling it again, backing out of Yoga. Not today. I focused on the movements and positioning and I must say, I feel SO relaxed right now. Toward the end of the first set (downward dog, vinyasa, etc), like with only Warrior three to do, I had to take a break. My wrists started hurting again. I really need to get some wrist braces. So I stopped there while Tony and the kids progressed on the dvd, and joined back up at the onset of the balance poses. I made it through those without incedent. And at the end, there were a few things I couldn't do with keeping my legs in the air (like the scissors, for some reason my legs just wont do it... I"m trying though). SO all in all, I'm back on the Yoga wagon. I'm way relaxed (especially from Corpse pose...) and now I want to hop in a nice hot shower before work..... Still no baby... but will keep all of you posted!!!


and to everyone who posted yesterday... I'll be replying when I get to work! Promise!
 
i was trying to think up a helpful suggestion for the car thing, then i realized that ... hell! you could burn a few calories running to the hospital with a 9 month in labour pregnant woman! :D:D
 
9:55 a.m. Sunday, August 12, 2007. 2nd Leg of p90x. Core Synergistics.

Sweat
Sweat
and more sweat!

So, recovery week has come and gone. And I'm back in the saddle of the intense burn. And damn it feels good! Still not able to do EVERY exercise to completion. But getting closer as the weeks go on. I'm stronger, I know that. Not that much of a change in the weight loss realm. But I'm still liking how I'm looking. I'm resolved to the fact that, at this time, my loose skin is going to stay as the "overlap" that I"m always so focused on. Everyone has been saying, you really see the difference by day 50. Well..i'm over half way there! I'm excited.

So. The Wife has been having contractions on and off for 2 days now. They became 3 to 4 minutes apart last night in the middle of the night but weren't strong enough to warrant a trip to the hospital. Then they stopped all together :( So, here's hoping we have the big show today! All this waiting for the little one is driving us bonkers!!! lol.

So without further ado, here are the day 1 - day 29 side by side! Do you guys see a difference?
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