The Start of a New Adventure…Day 1 – P90X2 Core X2

To begin with, I don’t know that I intend to keep up with the blog on a daily basis. I may, but my focus is in a new place. The blog will be part of it, as I fear that losing my imaginary audience may hinder my feeling of accountability. But I don’t plan on listing each day separately if multiple days are recorded at the same time. On a side (literally) note... hard to see my last "after" pictures... hopefully I'll be back there in the next 90 days. If you want current pics you're going to have to go to the post preggo blog: http://reclaimingjoyful.blogspot.com

I’m pretty excited about embarking on a whole new exercise program and my husband is joining me this time. We generally won’t be working out at the same times of day but we will be doing the same routines on the same days… at least to begin. One of the changes with P90X2 is that the schedule isn’t set in stone. There are three phases plus a recovery week schedule. Each phase is done for a recommended range of weeks. For example, the first phase is building a strong core and 3-6 weeks is the recommended time for this; recovery can be thrown in as needed. Therefore, my husband and I will be on the same schedule for at least the first three weeks and then it is dependent on how we are doing individually. Recovery weeks are all about Yoga and Stretching.

I plan on doing better with the eating portion of this program. And by “doing better” I mean that I’m going to acknowledge that there is an eating portion of the plan. With the support of my husband this should be easier. We’ll be eating dinner together every night, with all weekend meals together. So, I just need to focus on the lunches I bring to work and the types/amounts of my snacks. One challenge for me will be that I’ll need to figure out how breastfeeding factors in to my calorie/portion intake. Last night we had one last pizza splurge and now I’m committed!

I really want to lose weight and see my goals being met by the end of this 90 days. Day 90 will be April 7^th. I’ll be running the Lincoln Half Marathon on May 6^th. So, that gives me about a month to really focus on training for the run after completing P90X2. Presumably running will be easier with weight loss and strength building, but I’m happy to have a month of running planned to acclimate my legs. P90X2 allows for two days off per week (for me these will fall on Wednesdays and Sundays) and depending on how I’m feeling I hope to sneak in some short (2-3 mile) runs when nice outside weather beacons.

The first workout was good. I’ve done this one before but it was nice to have the workout sheets printed so I could write down what I could (and couldn’t) do. I have a ton of room for improvement and I’m excited to see how the numbers and comments change over time!