I was out of town this past weekend on another golf weekend.   I gained some weight, but not 10 lbs like I did the previous golf weekend I was on.   I was able to quickly lose the added weight since I have returned.

 

I will need to stay strong this Holiday weekend with it filled with golf, BBQ’s and family get togethers.

 

Exercise – Shoulders/Arms and abs workout for P90X.   I also laid some mulch in my flower beds.

 

Diet – omelet with kielbasa/onions/cheese for breakfast, protein bar for snack, salad with lettuce from my garden and celery and turkey for lunch, protein shake for snack, & venison with onions/mushrooms/cheese for dinner.

 

 

Exercise – Today started Week 10 out of Week 13 of P90X.  I will complete the 90 days (91 actually) on July 17^th, 2 weeks prior to the final weigh in, so I wanted to find another workout routine to incorporate in my weight loss journey.  I decided on Insanity which is similar to P90X, but more cardio/core and less weight training.  I did my Chest/shoulders/Triceps P90X workout in the morning, and then the Ab routine in the afternoon.  I ended my day with the Insanity Fit Test (a 25 minute session which tests you in a variety of different moves).  That alone was a great workout.   I look forward to the full sessions once I start them.

 

Diet – egg white omelet with chicken sausage, red peppers, green peppers, jalapenos, & cheese for breakfast, protein bar for snack, rib roast leftovers for lunch, blackberries for snack, leftover rib roast for dinner, and a protein shake for snack.

 

40 more days remain in this contest.   I am aiming for 20 lbs lost in those 40 days.

 

 

The last two weeks were not definitely not my best for my diet, although I did keep up with exercise for the most part.  I was in Arizona for a week and a half, and then a golf weekend this past weekend.  I did OK with the diet while in Arizona, but the golf weekend and I did not agree, and somehow my scale read 10 lbs heavier after. 

 

I am back on track this week with my usual good diet and P90X workout every morning.  I am in Phase 3 of P90X, only 4.5 weeks more to go.    I find myself being able to do more reps of the exercises each week.

 

One week until weigh in for June, and 44 more days until final weigh in.   No more wiggle room for bad weekends. 

 

 

Exercise – Today was Stretch day.   I also incorporated 100 reps of jump rope after my 60 minutes of stretching

 

Diet – Omelet with turkey sausage/onions/peppers/jalapenos/cheese for breakfast, 2 mahi mahi tacos for lunch, blackberries for snack, ground turkey with onions/mushrooms/cheese for dinner – tasted like hamburger helper, steak taco and reese’s cup for snack

 

 

Exercise – Today was Core Synergistic day for P90X.   An intense workout for what they call Recovery Week.  Lots of routine that pound the core muscles.  It had been 4 weeks since my last Core workout and I notice myself being able to do much more now in that short amount of time.

 

Diet – My diet has sounded like a broken record this last month, but it’s a good thing I do not mind eating the same things over and over.   Omelet with turkey bacon/onions/peppers/cheese for breakfast, blackberries for snack, celery salad with turkey and ham for lunch, protein bar for snack, protein shake for dinner and then a red velvet cupcake for snack.

 

 

Exercise – This week begins the 2^nd recovery week of P90X (the 4^th week of Phase 2).  Today was one of 2 Yoga days for the week.

 

Diet – Omelet with turkey bacon/peppers/onions/cheese for breakfast, protein bar for snack, celery salad with ham and turkey for lunch, protein bar for snack, salmon/asparagus/potatoes for dinner.

 

A little side note: my brother has offered me some added motivation to surpass my original goal of 60 lbs lost during this journey.   Please find his email below (the Uncle Mike is in reference to him and his wife expecting their first child July 28^th, just a few days before final weigh in.  Hopefully by then I will have lost about 6-7 babies worth of weight.

 

“I am proud of you, and bet you can get beyond your goal of 60 pounds lost.  If you make it to 66 pounds lost, I will take Uncle Mike out for dinner at a restaurant of your choice.  Limit is $100 for the meal and drinks.  Or if you have another goal reward in mind outside of food, please let me know and we can look at that.

Why did I choose 66?  Lemieux!  That guy came back from Hodgkin's lymphoma to win the NHL scoring title.  You have a little extra fat, not cancer.  You can do this bro!”

 

 

Exercise – In the morning I got in Sunday’s P90X routine – Stretch X.  An hour of stretching feels great at the end of the week.   It also helped limber me up for the 18 holes of golf I played later in the day.

 

Diet – ½ of an omelet and hashbrowns for breakfast, protein bar for snack, other ½ of the omelet and hashbrowns for lunch, 2 protein bars for snacks, and some hot wings with 2 corona lights and limes for dinner.

 

 

Exercise – Woke up early around 5:30am and got my P90X Kenpo workout completed.   Later in the day I did some jump rope.

 

Diet – omelet/toast/hashbrowns for breakfast, protein bar for snack, granola bar for lunch, protein shake for snack, & hot wings and celery for dinner

 

 

Exercise – Did my Legs/Back workout in the morning before work and then I did my ab workout after work by the pool to work on my tan while I burned some calories

 

Diet  - omelet with turkey bacon/onions/peppers/cheese for breakfast, protein bar for snack, celery salad with turkey and ham for lunch, protein bar for snack, salmon with asparagus and potatoes for dinner

 

Bring on the weekend!!

 

Exercise – Today was Yoga day.. Each time I do Yoga, I am able to do more and more of the routines and for a longer period of time.  I also went for a 1.5 mile walk.

 

Diet  - omelet with turkey bacon/onions/peppers/cheese for breakfast, blackberries for snack, celery salad with turkey and ham for lunch, protein shake for snack, tilapia over lime/cilantro rice

 

Exercise – Did my Ab workout in the morning before work (I have done over 5000 reps in the Ab workout since I started 7 weeks ago), and then I did my Back/Biceps routine after work

 

Diet  - omelet with turkey bacon/onions/peppers/cheese for breakfast, blackberries for snack, celery salad with turkey and ham for lunch, protein shake for snack, pot roast with veggies for dinner.

 

Today was Day 45 of P90X.  Halfway through the 90 days.   I started April 18^th, and for 2 weeks I was feeling OK, but not great and the weight was not coming off (I had only shed 1 lb in 2 weeks).  So I started the P90X Nutrition Plan on May 2^nd, and in the month since I have been on that, I have lost over 20 lbs without ever feeling starved.   Needled to say, I am looking forward to the remaining 45 days of P90X and the remaining 60 days of our contest.   I have also never made it past Day 50 in my other attempts at P90X, so I am also looking forward to not only surpassing 50 days, but getting through the full 90 days.

 

 

Exercise – Got in my Tuesday routine of Plyometrics.  I always want to stop after the first 5 minutes, but I just keep plugging along and before I know it 60 minutes has gone by.

 

Diet  - turkey sausage sandwich from Einstein Brothers for breakfast, blackberries for a snack, pot roast with veggies for lunch, couple scoops of peanut butter for snack, and tilapia over lime-clinatro rice for dinner

 

Exercise – After taking two days off from my P90X routine, I got back into the swing of things with the Ab workout and Arms/Shoulders/Triceps workout.   Felt very good after work out.  I also got in some swimming at a friend’s pool, in addition to a 2 mile walk.

 

Diet  - omelet with turkey bacon/onions/peppers/cheese, protein shake for lunch, steak, baked potato & chicken for dinner, chips and beer for snack

 

Happy Memorial Day everyone!