before and after

ok, I am a little embarrassed, and clearly David had better result on muscle tune, but here you are:

Day 89-90: Xstretch and Core Synergistics

Ha! We are done!

We finished our P90X program with a Ab Ripper on Friday and Core Synergistics on Sat. Overall, from July 13th, 2 weeks after I quit my job and started our workout, we finished Insanity and P90X.  I lost total of 13 lbs, 20% body fat, 4 pan sizes. David lost 15 lbs. We survived the challenge during the Thanksgiving feast and now are confident that we will be disciplined through Christmas and New Year. After all, as much as we focus on every single day, what we eat, what we do while we are in the program, it is really a life style change, and we are in it for a long haul. We are stronger mentally, and physically, we are more knowledgeable about health and fitness. The only down side coming out of these 5 months is that I somehow, developed some sort of allergic reaction towards Whey Protein powder, it causes stomachache if I drink the protein shake with empty stomach, bazaar problem that I never had before.

I will (might) post the before and after pictures. I know you all are my families and close friends, so although I am uncomfortable, I think I owe it to you ;-)

So what's next.

The plan is that we are going to do a P90X and Insanity Hybrid. I played with the idea of taking a break, but since we committed not only to the program, but to the life style changing, it makes sense to continue our workout everyday - I don't want to get floppy again, ever.

Here is the version that we will do:

Week 1- 3
1. P90X chest & Back/Cardio Abs
2. Insanity Plyo Cardio Circuit
3. P90X Shoulder & Arms/Cardio Abs
4. Insanity Cardio Recovery
5. P90X Legs and Back/Cardio Abs
6. Insanity Pure Cardio
7. Rest or X Stretch

Week 4
Insanity Core Cardio
P90X Core Synergistic
Insanity Core Cardio & Balance
P90X Stretch
Insanity Core Cardio
P90X Core Synergistics
Rest or X Stretch


That's for the PH1.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Day85-88: recovery week

I am doing it, I am doing it, I just didn't have time to write them down. So before I go off on another task, I am finishing my blog, so mom won't say I am a lion's head with a snake's tail :-)

I took Monday as my off day, since I play about 3 hours volleyball at night anyway. I seriously think I jumped higher and run faster. So I can't wait to start lessons with Jamie on hitting during her winter break. Tue was a hectic day, Yoga at 10pm was not as enjoyable as it should be. I was at verge of passing it off, since I now have both David and Jamie watching me like hawks, making sure I am finishing up the program without regret. Core Synergistic from yesterday kicked my butt. I wanted to do it, and wanted that DNA removal (not my term, Tony Horton's) since I was really frustrated with our POS system and was going to march to the shop to have a year end come to Jesus meeting.  I needed to go into my little work out world to calm my nerves.

Today is a whole new day!! Got the Kenpo done first thing in the morning. Had a nice breakfast with my protein shake. Jamie finished all her finals by 9 o'clock, finished the semester with yet another straight A, including an AP class, not weighted 4.0. I am so proud of her!

Nutrition
water after up in the morning, my famous vinegar/honey drink :-)
Breakfast: 1 piece whole grain bread, oatmeals with raisin and corn meal, protein shake
Snack: ate it with breakfast, I am about to barf right now
Lunch: I will have tofu, veggie and rice for lunch
Snack: fuji apple and nuts
Dinner: steak and asparagus (I think)

Day84: kenpoX

Completed my P90X workout for the day, Kenpo X. This workout flew by (like usual) and I had a ton of fun kicking, punching, jabbing, and blocking! I was also sweating like crazy throughout the workout. Today basically concludes week 12 of P90X!

I am really looking forward for the volleyball tomorrow night. Last week when I was playing, I felt that I jumped higher and hit a little hard. Now I am stronger, I am going to ask Jamie to work with me a little more on hitting and setting. My friend Rick really inspired me on keep improving the game, if he can do it, I can too.

Next week is the recovery week, I then will take my after picture. I hope the change is obvious, last time I did body for life, the change was not so visible, i was really disappointed. We will see. I did loose more pounds than last time, so I am very hopeful.

Nutrition
Water
Breakfast: yam, eggs and fruit
Snack: spinich protein shake and piece of bread
Lunch: Costco food tasting (really bad)
Snack: aaple
Dinner: Chinese food at friends party(prob not so good either)

Day83: legs and back

Just finished day 83, legs and back. I can hardly type. My whole arms are shaking and my legs are too. I am so glad that I worked out hard. For my back, I used 60lb on the pull down machine and same reps. For the legs, the single leg wall squat still burns my legs and the last move - speed squat really got my heart beat going. I think I have as high heart rate doing legs and back as the P90X cardio workout.

Jamie is at ACT test today, so this morning, she suddenly have stomachache, her hands are frozen, she ate too fast that she wanted to puke ... all these symptoms, but "no, mom, it is not because of ACT ..." yes it is, and you are going ...

so wish her good luck!

Nutrition
Water
Breakfast: oatmeal, raisin, boiled egg
Snack: protein shake with berries
Lunch: Chinese spicy noodles
Snack: nuts and apple
Dinner: Tofu, eggs and tomatoes and rice

Day82: YogaX

I fall asleep doing yoga. The first part of this routine were always good, that's when I sweat a lot and was challenged a lot. The second part, at the days like today, just got too relaxing for me. The exciting part was that I can hold crane for about 5 seconds now. Next week would be the last week to try crane, I have made lots of progress, I know that ...

I am really tired, keep fall in asleep, so I am going to hit the hay ...

Nutrition
Water
Breakfast: oatmeals, raisin, corn
Snack: Greek Yogurt
Lunch: Mongolia beef, rice and veggie
Snack: nuts and apple
Dinner: pork, veggie and rice
 

Day81: back and biceps

I was so stressed today, David had to stay home to help me out till almost noon. I again sat in the office all day long, by the time David came home from the shop, I didn't move much at all. I know I have to pull myself away from the endless work. We decided to go watch Jamie's practice, seriously, the second I walk into the gym, smell the dirty sokes from those volleyball girls, I felt a hundred percent better!

Here we are, finished P90x day 81. I didn't break a sweat, but my arms were exhausted. 9 days left, I told myself I need push forrward. Upped all my weight today, and I really tried hard. The corn knob pull up remain the hardest one for me. Guess what, I don't think I will do this routine for a while,that thought made me sad :-(

Nutrition
Water
Bredahl: oatmeals, raisin, beans, scramble eggs
Snack: Greek yogurt
Lunch: tofu, cabbage mad brown rice
Snack: skipped
Dinner: Chinese

Day80: Ab Ripper and rest

There was no way we can get it done in the day like this.

I suddenly realized that I probably enjoyed my stay home life too much this past 5 months, there are lots of work piled up, the truth is, if I don't do them, they won't go away ... So as year end approaching, I shift into this panic mood ... Woke up in the middle of night, couldn't fell back to sleep, the sun came and left, I sat in front of computer all day long, but my desk didn't seem to get any less crowded... I almost chose not to go to Jameie's concert.

By the time we came back from the concert, it was so late, I tried to suggest to switch Wed with Sundaupy, didn't think too much of it since Last time I did this, David put me right back to where I needed to be ... Guess what? David is almost too eager to agree, darn!

So we did our Ab Ripper, and stretch, called it the day

Nutrition
Breakfast: oatmeal, raisin, beans
Snack: Greek yogurt
Lunch: tofu cabbage, and brown rice
Snack: nuts and apple
Dinner: chicken legs in pepper sauce (yummy, so you know it is fattening)

Day79: plyometrics

I felt it. We have to stop right before Tuck Knee Jump to eat a piece of bread so we can get some energy, i paid price of staying up late ... I really had good time last night, so it all worth it :-)

I think this is my last plyometrics for this round of P90X. I won't come back to it for at least a few weeks, maybe longer since we are thinking of doing a P90X Insanity Hybrid afterwards. I really tried to stay within my heart rate range today, so I actually don't feel that I pushed myself as hard as normal. I defiantly am getting a heart monitor so I can workout smarter too.

The result is awesome, I am thrilled with it.

Nutrition
Water with a piece of bread
Recovery drink( protein shake)
Breakfast: oatmeal with raisins and beans
Lunch: tofu, cabbage, noodles
Snack: nuts, aaple
Dinner: fish, veggie and rice

Day78: chest, shoulders, triceps and ab ripper

Finished day 78, and I can hardly raise my arms. I was so busy today that I almost forgot to workout. 5 o'clock in the afternoon is not the best time to workout either. I don't feel as energetic as I am in the mornings. The only good thing about working out at this time is that I can have a protein shake without worry about getting an upset stomach since I can eat dinner right away ...

Just got back from volleyball, well,drinking after volleyball and feeling sore of my arms. Had a great night tonight at the volleyball's. I actually had a few good jump and hit. I knew hard work is coming tomorrow for plyometrics, staying up late probably won't help.

Nutrition
Water
Breakfast: oatmeal with raisins and beans
Snack: Greek yogurt
Lunch: tofu veggie soup, whole wheat pasta
Snack: nuts and pear
Dinner: chicken breast with mushrooms and onions
Beer, 1 soft taco, oh, Jun!

Day77: Kenpo

I stayed in bed till 10a, surfing Internet, reading the news, cyber shopping, had a grand time (so I didn't workout this morning) Then I had to get up to make brunch, set up my new Mac, working on mails, then before I knew it, it's time to eat again (so I didn't get to workout again this afternoon), went to field house after lunch/snack for some volleyball, came home to get on face time with my little nephew. I just wanted to say hi, turned out to that he had a loose front tooth that he refuses to pull out. I had to confess to him that his dad pulled mine out with one end of a string tied to my tooth and the other end to the door. He finally asked his dad to do the same for him, and happily went to bed waiting for the tooth fairy's visit - that took me out of my plan of working out before dinner. Here I am, after dinner, very fiber of my being wants to go to bed. This is how two people working together would help: David gave me this famous evil eyes, sharper than the knife! I was so ashamed, so I worked out even harder ...

KenpoX, punch and kick to no end! I too had endless energy once I started. It was snowing outside, I was hot and steaming. It didn't even feel like working out. I so enjoyed it!

This concludes week 11!!!

Nutrition
Water
Breakfast: 2 pieces of whole wheat toast with peanut butter
Snack/Brunch: potato cake, scrabble eggs and breakfast chicken/tofu stew
Lunch/Snack: Nuts and banana
Lunch: veggie/ tucky pan fried noodles
Dinner: Enchilada (tucky)

Day76: legs, back and ab ripper X

What a great workout! I have not felt this great for a while. We had our breakfast and waited for an hour before we stated the workout. I pushed really hard, and the important thing is that I enjoyed it. I felt strong and energetic. My legs were wabblely afterwards, which is the result of working hard. I sweat a lot, thinking that I burned a few calories:-D my heart rate was up there too, which I didnt have before. Overall, it was an awesome start of my day!
Nutrition
water
Breakfast: oatmeals,raisin and eggs and beans
Snack: protein shakes (I found out that protein shake with empty stomach hurt my tummy really bad)
Lunch: turkey sandwich (yuck)
Snack: protein bar and apple
Dinner: steak and vegetabl

Day75: yogaX

David finally admitted that he thinks yoga is too boring for him, he felt it is too long and he doesnt really feel anything afterwards. Well, I do, and as we get oldr, i think we need more and more this type of mind and body workout, even it is borjng...and you know who is right!
I stayed for over 3 seconds on crane today!! I was so thrilled!
Nutrition
water after got up
Breakfast: egg english muffin
Snack: greek yogart
Lunch:spaghetti and meat sauce
snack: protein bar and orange
Dinner: veggie soup and tofu

Day74: Shoulders and arms, Ab ripperX

Happy Birthday Day, Dad!!

Finished day 74. As I got stronger, I started to like the upper body workout (except push ups). I could push myself a little harder and don't have to feel like a clown walking around with toy weight, I actually was using 10lbs dumbbell, and at several exercises, I was using 12lbs, that's up from 3 lbs when I first started. It was the first time too, for me to try the advanced version of ab exercises. I thought I would be hopeless, now I find out that I am stronger than what I thought.

16 days to go, hard to believe.

Nutrition
water after got up in the morning
Breakfast: oatmeals and scramble eggs
snack: 4oz Greek yogurt
Lunch: brown rice, turkey and veggie
snack: orange, nuts
Diner: spaghetti with meat sauce, with salads