Day 43 of 90 and I survived the holidays

It's been a while since my last confession I admit, and I did not do so well training wise during the last 5 days as well. Going to stay at friends, Christmas and all the gatherings have set me back a little bit.

My weight is still at the same level, 195lbs and today I started the next level in P90 which is the sculpt 3-4 series. It adds one more circuit and is more difficult than the first series by a long shot.

I did ok but I was definitely winded after the last circuit and my arms and shoulder now feel like Jello. I am sure that the sweat 3-4 will be as challenging tomorrow. We'll see.

In hopes you had a good holiday season, see you next time.

Day 1 of 90 to a slimmer me - Good times

I am back from a mini vacation as we spent a couple of days at the Great Wolf Lodge. It was totally awesome. I love the slides and the pools were entertaining. The kids had a great time and we all enjoyed each others company.

I did manage to squeeze a small workout while I was there. It was by no means the same as I do here but I was close enough and it kept me on track to my goal of 90 days of working out without a miss.

This morning I stepped on the scales and I was totally disappointed. There is no way I should be gaining weight with the exercise and the diet I am currently eating. 3 small meals a day, 2 snacks, no pop, no beer, no deserts yet I have put up 2 lbs since Monday. That would mean 7000 extra calories in 2 days. I don't see it.

I went through my workout and today I did the complete 100 reps the the P90 abs routine. I took a small break in the middle of the last 2 but I completed both for 100%. I feel good about this.

I will keep plugging away and in less than2 weeks I will be entering the phase 3-4 of the workout. I am curious how hard it is going to be compared with what I am doing these days, but I guess it's going to be wait and see as I do not plan to have a peak until the night before.

Until next time, have a great day

Day 29 of a slimmer me - no weight change

I don't know how to interpret these results, I'm working out every day and I have been pretty good with my diet. I hope I get the equivalent of a growth spurt in reverse during the last few weeks.

I see a bit of change in the belly. It's not a wow change but a change none the less. I think that after 8 more weeks I will be able to notice a dramatic change, I feel better in my pants and that in itself is good.

See you all tomorrow.

P.s. if you do stop by leave a quick comment, thanks.

Day 26 of 90 to a slimmer me - Saved the day

I usually wake up early and do my workout before the rest of the family wakes up. It gives me access to the living room as I like to workout there. Today my daughter woke up at the same time I did and I decided to postpone the workout until later that day.

In the past an incident like that might have caused me to find an excuse to not to do my workout at all and maybe stop my routine dead in it's tracks. But not today, I drove my wife to work, played with my daughter for a while then put her down for a nap.

I knew then that I had enough time to complete my workout without any interruptions and I could get back on track as for tomorrow is my rest day, not today. My workout went well and I still need to reach to be able to complete the 1-2 sweat routines. I cramp up in my legs during the jumps but other than that I'm doing pretty good.

Join me tomorrow for a weight update and new pictures. later.

Day 22 of 90 of a slimmer me - getting closer

Today I pushed myself during the cardio 1-2 and abs workout. I am almost there. Still a bit of cramping which is the main reason I am not 100% complete with the workout. I am confident that it will soon,

I have found old dumbbells and I am going to use them tomorrow. I a large leap but I think I can do it. They are both 11 lbs which is more that twice the weight I was using. I was easily making the 15 reps with the old weight. I will hopefully start at the 8 reps for each exercise then think my strategy again when I get to 15 reps.

A little tired today as I went out last night but still got up at 6 am. probably going to be at 10 tonite.

Have a great weekend.

Day 21 of a slimmer me. Doing still ok.

Getting up at 6 am is now into my routine as I wake up before the buzzer and I am quick to jump out of bed and get going. I start my day with some vitamins and some supplements and a large glass of water. I fill up another glass and get going on my workout.

I am doing progress and this morning I was 4 push ups shy of doing the complete workout. Pretty cool as the first week I recall being miles from thinking I could complete the workout in it's entirety. I should be there before I reach the halfway point and change to sculpt 3-4.

I have decided not to worry about weight for now and keep on trucking. I keep a well balanced diet and avoid the extra calories I do not need at this point. I will still be sociable for the holidays but everything in moderation should be my guide, now and from now on. 4 more workouts then I'll take the pics. See you then.

Later folks.

Day 19 of 90 to a slimmer me - Week 4

Today is the start of week 4. I see were people give up, as it is easy to listen to that little voice at the back of your head that says "It's ok if you skip a day or the results are not there, why bother?"

I was not in the mood today but I pushed myself through it. This is a struggle I will have for a while until I firmly believe that it's not good for a short period of time, it's good for the rest of my life. It takes no time at all and it's not that painful.

I don't miss the extra food, save cherry ice cream, and I am truly not missing beer at all. Sunday football with apple and water is doable. Today is MNF and I will probably indulge in a few pints if I go out.

I will see you all (meaning me) tomorrow.

Day 17 of 90 - End of week 3

I admit that my motivation is slipping. I stepped on the scales today and again I gained weight. It's discouraging but I'll pretend that I'm gaining muscle weight, Ya, that's it! That's what's happening. If you believe me I have an investment option you'll love.

I promised myself 90 days and I will complete 90 days. If the results are not what I expected I'll do something else. I am resolved and so far I have not missed a workout, been up at 6 am the last few days, 7 before that and I do feel better. So going for 90 days.

Tomorrow is a rest day but I will do something like go for a long walk or swim, not decided yet. Need to keep active as much as possible now that I'm not working.

See you at the end of next week when I recap the first month and take 30 pictures.
Ti'll then, have a great week.

Day 16 of 90 to a slimmer me - No gain, or is it loss?

I weighed myself this morning and I actually gained a pound since Monday. It seems that the scales do not want to cooperate with my efforts. I am not worried, for I know that I have been eating a well balanced diet that is between 1200 and 1500 calories a day and that I've done my workout everyday since day 1.

It is just a matter of re-distribution I think. I feel better and my clothes are not as tight as they were so I know I am making a difference. I think I can see it in my face (read chin), but that could be my subconscious telling me I did change. I am in the middle of week 3 of 12. 3 lbs lost on my goal of 12 to 18. On track.

I have to run but I will be back tomorrow. Until then,
Have a great day!

Day 15 of a slimmer me - the workouts

Well, today I almost made it through the entire circuit without stopping. This is a big change since day 1. I have mentioned before that I do not have a powerful upper body, and the circuit is comprised of 3 series of push-up.

The first series is 15 push-ups regular, then 15 push-ups wide, then it's 7-7-7 which are regular, close and wide. I can do the first 2 now, although I struggle for the 2nd one. The third series is still difficult for me but I'm getting closer, today it was 7-5-6. A few more and I'll be ready for the next step and we'll do it all over again.

It's a big change from day one. I wonder how much better it'll be at day 90.
Stay tuned to find out.

Day 14 to a slimmer me - Routines

It's been more than two weeks now and I am well established in my new routine but I think I'm going to kick it up a notch. At this time I wake up at 7 am and have a quick breakfast. I wake up my daughter at 7:30 and get her ready for school. When I come back I putter around for a bit and usually start my workout at 9 am and done between 9:40 and 9:50 depending on the workout. I cool of and then hit the shower between 10 and 11.

So in fact all I'm achieving between the time I get up and 11 o'clock is breakfast, helping my daughter and doing my workout. I seem to be waiting for something to happen.

This is what I know I should do. Up at 6 am. Breakfast. 6:30 to 7:30 workout. 7:30 wake my daughter up and get her breakfast. I shower up. 8:30 she's off to school and I'm ready for my day. At this time I have 3 hours to do what ever I need, or even better I could have until 1:30 pm if I need to do something and be ready for my wife to go to work.

I will be starting that tomorrow and I'll keep you posted on the results.