brag post!

This here is a brag post. Finally. A good post. These are my guns. Okay, not really. This is the first time I ever have some kind of definition in my arms. I usually have big flabby butter arms. I can see definition now!!!! P90x is awesome. I will have nice arms for this summer. No more hiding in cardigans and long sleeves!

fat face

When I get fat, so does my face. If I gain ten pounds five will go to my arms and belly and the other five will go directly to my face. Seriously. I get big puffy cheeks when I gain weight and I hate it. This is one of the reasons I like to maintain a healthy diet, and stay thin, so that my face doesn't look like I've eaten two cheeseburgers.

Between these two pictures there is a 7 pound difference. SEVEN POUND! WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE ALL 7 ARE IN MY FACE??!?!

I know the picture isn't the greatest comparison but I'm sure you can tell. I was 148.8 on the left (or more) and 141.2 on the right. You can see my eyes look bigger and my cheeks look smaller. It's ridiculous but I wanted to share my almost number 1 reason for staying thin!

month two

Since starting month two this Monday things have been interesting. 
Here are the boring parts:

Day 1 which was Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, was hard. Just like it was hard in month one. I felt defeated and frustrated. I felt like I wasn't doing the moves right and I couldn't do them all the way anyway. The next day I was sore, so sore, and that my friends is a good thing. I was working hard and sweating through it and I felt it. 

Month two is so different, I haven't even completed one week and I'm hooked. I feel like this is such a great program because I don't feel entirely exhausted and defeated at the end. I'm learning so much about my body and seeing immense toning in areas I'd never seen before. My arms are starting to look so much better. I usually had big, fat, flabby arms and now I can actually see muscle and it's so motivating! 

My eating habits have stayed on board. I am not following the eating plan exactly but I still maintain a very healthy diet, one which I plan on sharing with you more frequently! 

progress

The day I posted my progress pictures I knew it may have been a bad idea. I was (TMI WARNING) a bit bloated because it was that time of the month. I am the type of woman that really does bloat during this time. I hold on to my water weight and it's just bad all over. I knew stepping on that scale may have been discouraging but surprisingly it wasn't. The kicker comes in when I got back on a day later, no longer bloated and TWO POUNDS LIGHTER. The official weight loss has gone from 148.6 to 141.2 It's pretty fabulous for a little over 30 days.

I need better pictures, but I'm struggling with how to post them without being immodest and completely exposing myself. I'm sure I will come up with something.

I'm also going to commit to posting pictures, recipes, or ideas of my lunches and dinners. I am a strong believer in weight loss being 30% gym and 70% diet. It really does matter what you eat. You can spend two hours everyday at the gym but if you go home and eat crap, well there goes your workout!

side by side

Here are a few side by side comparsion pictures. The flash and position of the shirt don't exactly help but here's a 5 lb weight-loss.

30 day results

Ah! 30 days later into p90x and... HERE ARE THE RESULTS!

I weighed in at 148.8 lbs

and now... DUN DUN DUN!!!!

I weight 143.8 lbs! 

I am officially down 5 whole pounds!

 I didn't think it would be such a big deal but it is! 

I feel that in the pictures I can't see much of a difference but I sure can tell in my face, which obviously isn't pictured here LOL. I can definetly tell in my arms when I flex but I failed at flexing in pictures. It isn't a huge AMAZING difference but I feel like I've lost quite a few inches over all. I feel that I can see it in my side picture and under my arms when I have them up in the pictures. I can tell that I'm toning a lot as well. This has been a good journey and I can't wait to see what month two has in store for me. If you pay close attention to detail you can see that overall I'm shrinking a little, losing inches over all :) 

update

Week 1 was a bit hard. It was all new moves, new videos, new eating habits. I felt like I worked half as hard as I should have because I was so busy trying to learn the new moves and actually do them correctly. After three days I decided this would be my "practice week", not a quit week or start over, but a practice. I did try to focus on proper movement and quality over quantity. It was great, and it encouraged me for the next week. I technically restarted but for a good cause. The restart was a lot better, went over faster and easier and I felt a lot more tired because I was doing the movements correctly. After 1 1/2 weeks, I can already see a BIG difference in my stomach. I really want to take pictures but I know I shouldn't, not until the 30 days are over! I think what is helping a lot is the consistent 15 minute ab video 3x's a week. It's really short but really hard. I never really worked on my stomach but it honestly is the area that needs the most work, along with my arms. I'm hoping to lose ALL of my back fat.

I know I've lost about 2 lbs but I'm a bit bloated because, TMI WARNING, it's that time of the month. Also, I've been sick for 2-3 days and feel a little weak. I've managed to still do my videos but my eating has slowed down so much, I'm hoping this doesn't stall me or set me back. I know that under-eating really can affect you because if you aren't eating enough then your body will hold on to your fat ;) What has helped a ton is drinking my shakes. I have 1 cup of 2% milk, 1 medium banana, and 1 scoop of Chocolate flavored "Designer Whey Protein". It's so much easier to gulp that down when you're sick instead of egg whites. Gross!

Okay, off to my 2nd day of my 2nd week!