Slow and Steady Wins the Race :)

Week 8 and another pound down, and week 4 of P90X finished. I have to tell you, I am so impressed with this workout program!  When I began this biggest loser contest I could do a grand total of THREE push ups!  Four weeks in to P90X and I can do at least 20!  (That's because you do them nearly every freaking day in some form or another!).  It's amazing how fast your body can adapt when you push yourself.  I have no doubt in my mind I can get back to the kind of shape I was in when I was young. (er)  It's going to happen I tell ya! 

Besides the obvious benefits of being thinner, I am feeling so much better.  Before I started the contest I was having to take Prilosec every single day to combat nausea and/or heartburn.  I was having major peri-menopause symptoms and just felt all around crappy!  Since I've been doing this I have not had to take one single pill, have not had one single night sweat or hot flash and I just feel sooo much better!  I don't feel deprived, or feel like I'm starving.  I'm just enjoying eating good food. The weight is coming off and the health benefits are huge!  What's not to like about this??  And why was it ever so hard to get off my butt and get started?  I hope I never fall back in to bad habits again.  I just have to remind myself how good this feels. :) 

And for no other reason than just being the plain CUTEST thing ever......I had to share this!

I seriously feel so blessed to have this "not so little anymore" baby in my life.  She just makes me feel happy!

Week 7

The scale was better this week, hurrah!  Weight down, fat % down, muscle % up.  All good things!  I love doing P90X!  Some nights I go down to my gym dreading what I'm about to put myself through, but I am always amazed at how much better I can do from the last time and it makes me feel great!

Yesterday as I was at the SLCC campus having lunch with my sister I walked past the "culinary arts" center.  The smell of freshly baking cake or brownies drifted right up my nose and put a growl in my tummy!  It was crazy I tell ya.  So, not to be de-railed by running out and finding the nearest Paradise Bakery (which wasn't far), I reminded myself I had THIS

waiting for me at home!  Delicious strawberry shortcake using lite Cool Whip (or light cream in one of those pressurized cans) and angel food cake.  It's so delicious I feel like I'm cheating, but it's less than 200 calories a serving. :)  Yum!  Sometimes you just have to treat yourself nice. :)

Plugging along!

Only 69 more days to go :) 

Week 6 Already!

Time is flying by! Seriously, it's the middle of May already....slow down please! I'm not ready to be 50. Week 6 is over, and I won this little prize for being "the biggest loser to date". :) Mid-contest prize.

It's not much, but it's something!  Down 3.1% in body fat.  The scale didn't move for me this past week even though I was really good, but I'm not gonna let it get me down.  I'm wearing clothes I haven't been able to get in to for way too long! :)  The measuring tape is moving, even if the scale isn't.  I hear a lot of complaints about the scale from fellow P90X'rs.  It can be frustrating to work hard and not see the scale come down.  But when you're replacing fat with muscle (which weighs more) you can expect these kinds of results.  Stay away from the scale.  It is not your friend. ;) 

Week 5

Down another 1.5lbs for a total of 10lbs lost.  I don't think it's ever taken me this long to lose 10lbs when I'm really trying.  A little frustrating, but I am older.....boo.  I am not going to be discouraged! Fat percentage is down, and muscle percentage is up.  I attribute that to P90X!  And, I can chaturanga!  Couldn't do that last week!  I seriously shocked myself when I didn't just fall flat on my face. LOL  Really learning to love yoga! 

What's for Breakfast?

I am a creature of habit...escpecially if I find something I really like.  I look forward to getting to work in the morning for one reason: my breakfast!  (Yes, I eat breakfast at work.)  A bowl of whole wheat cereal; Zoom, with cinnamon, blueberries, walnuts, flax seeds, and skim milk.  Not many people seem to know what Zoom is.  It's like Cream of Wheat only  not as refined.  This breakfast is not only YUMMY..but good for you in so many ways!  Don't take my word for it, check these out:

Whole Wheat: http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/what-are-the-health-benefits
Cinnamon: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-surprising-health-benefits-of-cinnamon.html?page=1
Blueberries: http://www.womenfitness.net/blueberries.htm
Walnuts: http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/walnuts.html
Flax seeds: http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/benefits-of-flaxseed

Week 4

I stole this from a friend who posted it on Facebook.  So appropriate!  Week 4 completed.  8.5lbs lost. P90X started yesterday.  Made it through the first DVD without completely dying.  I was actually surprised at how much I was able to do.  I had to modify a couple of things but not until I did a few un-modified reps first.  I think if I had started 4 weeks ago with P90X I would have died!  LOL  I can do this! 

Zions

Went to St. George and Zions National Park over the weekend. Don and Audrey had never been. It could not have been a more perfect weekend weather wise, and we got in to the park unexpectedly free :) Who knew it was National Parks Week? Here are some pictures from our adventure. I'm gonna miss these guys so much!   (Click on the pictures to make them bigger, otherwise we look like ants.)