Savasana makes me cry

Well first off my stats:
weight 156
I don't feel like measuring so I'll save that for later.

Onto the interesting stuff. I'm on day 11 of P90X Lean and another yoga day. An hour and a half seems like a long time to devote to yoga. But again~ I fit it in. Got up at 5:30 this morning, wasn't too tired and not having a particularly bad day. then when I went into Savasana (corpse pose) it happened again (this has happened twice in formal classes and twice at home). I cried. Not the boo hoo I'm feeling so sad kind of crying- just ... release. tears. a heavy heart. and for no reason I can formulate. After googling this phenomenon I realize it happens to other people. its strange. but somewhat cleansing. so.... I guess just go on with my day and be left to wonder what it was all about.

Its been awhile!

Wow- just looked at the this blog and realized i havent posted since Feb! So... 6 months... Where does the time go. I can happily report I've lost 11 pounds since Feb ( but its actually more since I gained weight in between). In June we went to Arizona for 2 weeks and I was 172, I didnt gain or lose while on vacation which was frustrating since I was doing my best to eat right. When I came back I had many appts with an endo and was informed I have PCOS and insulin resistance. They put me on Metformin and Im feeling more like my old self everyday. So! 15 pounds in 2 months! Not bad! I've been walking/ jogging 4-6 miles a day and have only missed one day in the last 2 months. My energy is good, no terrible cravings and my mood has mostly stablized(pMS is still a sketchy time). So maybe this weekend I'll do a measurement check-in here and see how I'm doing measurement wise.

Week 4 stats

Weight- 168 (-4)
neck- 13 (-1)
R arm- 12 (-1)
Waist- 32 (-4)
Hips- 39.5 (-1.5)
R thigh- 22 (-2)
R calf- 15 (-.5)
Total inches= 133.5 (-9.5)

Testing done with Omron Fat Monitor
32.6% body fat (lost 1.9%)
28.8 BMI ( down .6)

Well even though my weight hasn't went down this week, I have lost  a little bit more body fat. I started doing weights this week and have been sore all week. That's a good thing- right? :) I'll continue to post weekly stats but no more food photos- they haven't been that helpful to me.

Week 3 stats

I'm late getting this on the blog- but it was taken Sat 2/5/11

Weight- 168 (-4)
neck- 13 (-1)
R arm- 12.5 (-.5)
Waist- 32 (-4)
Hips- 40 (-1)
R thigh- 22 (-2)
R calf- 15 (-.5)
Total inches= 134.5 (-8.5)

Testing done with Omron Fat Monitor
33% body fat (lost 1.5%)
28.9 BMI ( down .5)

I've decided I'm not going to be negative about this... Rome wasn't built in a day and this fat didn't get on my body in a day either. I'm still eating somewhat clean, but have been negligent in taking and posting pics. Mostly because I hadn't entered my stats and I didn't want it to get all out of order. I am happy I've maintained under 170 for almost 10 days- I never trust a day or two because of water weight and whatnot. So hopefully I've left that behind and I can focus on getting to 150 and beyond. I have a personal trainer now and I've been diligent about doing free weights. He assures me this will produce results- time will tell. My mood has been pretty good the last couple days, another plus.

Week 2 weigh-in

Weight- 169 (-3)
neck- 13 (-1)
R arm- 12.5
Waist- 33 (-3)
Hips- 40 (-1)
R thigh- 23 (-1)
R calf- 15 (-.5)
Total inches= 136.5 (-6.5) only an inch off this week & no weight

Testing done with Omron Fat Monitor
33% body fat (lost 1.5%) lost .5 this week
29 BMI ( down .4)


All in all a pretty crappy week.

Day 11

I have no self restraint....

Day 10 dinner

Salad
Beans
Salsa
Chicken
Guac

Day 10 lunch

Han salad in mushroom caps

Day 10 breakfast

Eggs
Sausage

Day 9 dinner

Salad
Black beans
Chicken
Salsa
Ranch

Day 9 lunch

Mushrooms stuffed with ham salad
Yummy

Day 9 breakfast

Tsk Tsk I didn't eat breakfast today- first time since starting this diet- as a matter of fact. It's after 11 and I haven't had anything to eat yet today. I'm going to get something for lunch in a bit. I started my time of the month- so not feeling the best today. damn hormones.

Day 8 Dinner

Went to Wendy's forgot to take a picture, Had the chicken salad, no croutons.

Day 8 lunch

Lentil soup

Day 8 breakfast

Eggs
Sausage

Day 7 Dinner

Had the same thing as lunch... I'm getting tired of eating the same things. And I'm PMS'n this week, not helping at all...

Day 7 lunch

Salad
Beans
Chicken
Salsa
guac

Day 7 breakfast

Eggs
Sausage

Day 6 dinner

Ho hum... I'd like some crackers or cornbread.

Day 6 lunch

Looks gross but it actually tasted good ;) the other half of my Chipotle salad leftover.

Day 6 breakfast

Eggs
Sausage
Tomato
Guac

Day 5 dinner

Didn't eat lunch but had these finger foods at the tea house-yummy!!!! Also had some toast with lemon curd later before I went to bed.

Week 1 weigh-in (slow carb diet)

Weight- 169 (-3)
neck- 13 (-1)
R arm- 12.5
Waist- 34 (-2)
Hips- 40 (-1)
R thigh- 23 (-1)
R calf- 15 (-.5)
Total inches= 137.5 (-5.5)

Testing done with Omron Fat Monitor
33.5% body fat (lost 1%)
29 BMI ( down .4)

Wow. I am surprised I lost so many inches considering I was discouraged by the 3 pound loss. I wanted to lose like 5 or 10 pounds (I do realize that's not very realistic but still... A girl can dream) :)

Also, this wasn't a full week on the program since Monday was a holiday so I started Tuesday. Hopefully I can keep it up.

Day 5 breakfast (cheat day)

Tried to start the day right with protein.
2 eggs
Sausage
Tomatoes
Cheese (*cheat)
1 piece whole wheat toast (*cheat)
Coffee with flavored creamer (*cheat)

The 3 cheats so far didn't taste as good as I thought they would, except the coffee creamer, that was wonderful. Probably because that's the first sugar I've had all week!

Day 4 dinner and EOD

Went to Chipotle for dinner and ran into a couple people so forgot to take a pic. I had the salad bowl, chicken, pinto beans, pico, corn salsa and gauc. Was SO good! I ate half and brought the other half home. I'm proud of myself for not eating out more this week since previously I ate out at least one meal every day.

Water: 4 liters (barely, I finished the last liter a little after midnight)
Vitamins

Thoughts: Tomorrow is my cheat day since I'm taking my daughter and grandma to a tea house in the afternoon. I think this is a diet I can maintain for awhile since I'm not hungry on it. I need to eat more vegetables but have been doing pretty good considering previously I ate none. I also plan on exercising more next week, I've been pretty lame in that department this week.

Day 4 lunch

Salad
Refried black beans
Chicken
Tomatoes
Guac

Day 4 breakfast

3 eggs
Sausage crumble
Tomatoes
Guac

Day 3 dinner

Same stuff as lunch

Day 3 lunch

Salad
Refried beans
Chicken
Tomato
Guac

Day 3 breakfast

Eggs
Sausage crumble

Day 2 eod

Water 4 liters
Vitamins

Day 2 dinner

This chili was awful.. Ate only a little of it then ate some chicken instead.

Day 2 lunch

Black beans
Chicken
Guac
Tomatoes
Salad

Day 2 breakfast

2 eggs
sausage crumble
guac

Day 1- End of Day (EOD)

Water- 4 liters
vitamins
Exercise- 30 min. on treadmill

Thoughts: Today wasn't that difficult, I wasn't hungry. I did want to eat a couple times which reaffirmed my thoughts that I eat when I'm bored. Just distracted myself with something else and it went away.

Day 1 dinner

Beef
Lentils
Broccoli/cauliflower steamed
Tomato
Guac
Diet coke

Day 1 lunch

Salad
Chicken
Black beans
Guac
Tomatoes
Diet soda (I'm limiting myself to 2 a day)

Day 1- breakfast

2 eggs
Sausage crumble
Salsa
Guac
Protein shake made with water

4 hour body

Even though I'm not starting today- I decided to take some measurements and start tracking since I did start P90 Master yesterday. I have started P90X 3 separate times in the last 3 years (never getting farther than 32 days). I finally came to the conclusion that I modify WAY too much and should just suck it up and do an 8 week cycle of P90 master since I am way out of shape and very overweight right now. I did take some before pics but just don't have the courage to post them. On to the measurements-

Weight- 172
neck- 14
R arm- 12.5
Waist- 36
Hips- 41
R thigh- 24
R calf- 15.5
Total inches= 143

Testing done with Omron Fat Monitor
34.5% body fat (OBESE!)
29.4 BMI

Exercise- P90 Sweat 5-6

It's been awhile

Well, another 16 months have passed by and I'm worse off then when I started this blog. I just started reading "the 4 hour body" and this is the place I've decided to use to be accountable. I'm going to upload before pics, stats as well as taking pictures of every bite I consume. Interesting idea and something I haven't tried before. I'll also track my workouts here. So, tomorrow is another day and I'll start in the morning!

Workout- P90 sweat 5-6