i see no reason to make the general population of facebook made aware of this situation but i wanted to "say it out loud" somewhere for accountability purposes: i started p90x this weekend. i also took a "before" photo, but i won't subject you to that until i have an "after" photo to turn your attentions toward.
charles started swing shift on friday, so he is gone from noon to about 10:30pm. other than the fact that he isn't there to calm the baby when he cries, this is actually very helpful (at least as exercising is concerned) because i do not feel comfortable exercising around him - partly for my own insecurities and partly because he has a way of being "supportive" that is less than ideal. plus i am able to work on my nutrition without planning for both of us. the whole p90x thing is 90 days of some hellatious videos that are about an hour long. then they break the whole program up into 3-30 day sections. the first section you're supposed to focus on increasing protein and eliminating carbs; second section you can add some carbs; third section you can add more carbs because you're supposed to be on an "athlete's diet"... psh! so yea, eliminating carbs is HARD! i thought i ate fairly well but my goodness is my diet heavy on the pasta! (imagine that...) and pretty much all of my dinner staples involve pasta. i guess because it's cheap and easy and i'm good at pasta dishes. so yea, i made a big ass lasagna thursday night thinking that it would feed us through the weekend and i wouldnt have to cook much. great plan, except that charles started swings friday and hasnt eaten a full meal at home all weekend. it's pretty bad when you have to text your husband to request that he save you from the pan of lasagna. but whatever, hopefully he helps me out.
so yea, p90x....
the end of the 90 days is approximately the beginning of september. so if i can stick with it until then, i will turn my focus towards running - because that (running) and being able to do actual sit ups *gasp!* are two HUGE goals of mine.
here goes nothin!
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Oh, good luck. I am trying to find something workable over the long term as far as diet and exercise. My thing is sugar. And baked goods. And the sleep deprivation equaling no motivation to workout. I am excited to see your before and after photos :)
thanks! yea, the sleep deprivation is a real kicker. and i read an article on cnn yesterday about some studies that showed that when we are tired we tend to go for "quick energy" through high fat and sugar foods. makes sense. it's tough to keep it together, that's for sure.
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