Sunday, March 8, 2009

P90X update

I have been doing P90X for the past 3 weeks and so far I have lost 8 pounds! I believe one of the factors for my successful weight loss is my dieting. I eat much less during my meals but I snack inbetween them. I snack on high protein foods or fruits and vegetables. I eat more fresh vegetables and no soda.
P90X is the most intense workouts you'll ever get on a DVD workout program. I love the various workouts. Theres weight lifting exercises, plyometrics, yoga, kenpo, and ab exercises. I thought yoga was weird because the weird stretching and poses. I have a different take on it now because it totally uses all parts of your body. After a yoga workout, my legs are all wobbly and I'm drenched with sweat. Its pretty cool. I've done plyometrics before when I was on my high school volleyball team. But I don't remember plyometrics being this difficult, maybe because I'm older or maybe this workout is just more intense.
You're probably wondering, "when do you have time to do your workouts ?" I do it when the kids are napping after their lunch or after dinner and bathtime for the kids. Sometimes my kids will try to do some of the workouts with me like the jumping in plyometrics or the leg exercises. I'm always nervous if I'm lifting weights and they're near by. So I use the weight bands which are just as effective as the free weight dumbells.
With any workout routine you have to plan to set aside time to do your thing. Then commit yourself to do it everyday.