Week 1 Review

I knew it would be physically demanding.
I wanted it that way.
It lived up to it's billing as an extreme home fitness program.

My body is very sore and I know that I "brought it" to all my workouts. I have a long way to go, but it felt like a good foundation was being built throughout the week.

I appreciated the variety of programs. It was nice to not repeat anything furing the seven days. I'd much rather be wanting more than being bored with the same program 2-3 times in a week. The videos were well prepared and very inspirational. The people on the vids were a good mix of people who could do the exercises perfectly and those who weren't afraid to show it when they struggled. There was no question, the people on the video were gettign a great workout and this pushes you to work harder.

I feel stronger after one week, but I didn't really lose any weight. Not that weight loss is my primary goal, but I am having issues with the diet.

This week I ate as healthy as I ever have in my life. I had no chips. I had 6 Dr Peppers as opposed to 12-15. I had no chocolate (except the Chocolate flavored Protein Shakes from Muscle Milk). I didn't have any fast food. But I don't think I met my DCI goals on any day (Daily Caloric Intake). I didn't eat that many veggies, but that was still an increase from the zero that I usually ate. I ate whole grain cereal. I ate whole grain English muffins. I actually ate three meals a day. I drank water. Lots of water. I ate some fruit (probably more than I was supposed to) and I took a multivitamin twice a day. The recovery drink from P90X was excellent. I don't know if it actually helped or if it was a mental thing, but I felt that I was much more ready for a workout the next day. And it tasted pretty good as well. I snacked on protein bars and string cheese and raspberries instead of Doritos. I didn't have any pizza or hot dogs!

I am really happy with the program and I expect my results to improve as I solve some of the issues mentioned above.

Today starts week #2, which means that the dreaded Ab-Ripper lurks in my future.

Thanks for those that are actually reading this blog. Bring it!

More later!