MONDAY - AUGUST 7, 2017 - P90X3 - Isometrix
My mind was wandering a bit, but I stayed in most of the moves longer than usual, probably because I wasn't thinking about them as much. I was just doing them. My balance on my left leg still sucks, but that's just the way it is. I still try to get better though. I'm hoping one day I'll get it.
Time: 30 minutes; Calories Burned: 134; Avg Heart Rate: 107; Max Heart Rate: 127.
TUESDAY - AUGUST 8, 2017 - P90X3 - Accelerator
I'm still eating bad, but I'll correct that. I started the workout a bit intimidated, because this one has always given me problems. The last few times I did it, I got through it fine, but that's when I was really concentrating on the nutrition. Now I'm struggling with it and I really, really feel it. I was timid for the first 10 minutes, then took a small, needed, bathroom break (too much information?). When I came back a few minutes later my head felt all congested like I had a bad cold. What energy I did have was totally gone. I limped through the rest of the workout and took some lengthy breaks on many of the moves. I've never really done that to this extreme. Maybe it was a wake-up call.
Time: 30 minutes; Calories Burned: 255; Avg Heart Rate: 121; Max Heart Rate: 154.
WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 9, 2017 - P90X3 - Dynamix
This is probably the easiest workout in the program ... and I struggled. I drank three Diet Pepsi's today, which is becoming a habit. I had 2 large cookies with my lunch at work, which is becoming a habit. When I got home I ate half a bag of chocolate covered almonds. I was sweating like crazy throughout the workout and it wasn't overly humid. My range of motion is horrible. I was watching my legs move during the first few minutes of the workout and they are so twisted they don't move properly. That's not entirely my fault. That's how I'm built, but there should be something I can do to make it a bit better. My balance sucked on the front to back lunges. Etc, etc, etc .... I realize in writing everyday it sounds like I'm being a little bit hard on myself and that I'm never satisfied, but I'm frustrated because I'm not doing anything to make things better. I'm not happy with a lot of things, I'm burned out, and have no goals to get me out of this cycle. After this workout, and before I'm entering this, I was watching an episode of Million Dollar Listing New York. One of the brokers in the show, a very successful one, suddenly said he feels like every day is "Groundhog Day". That everyday is a repeat of the one before. While talking to his therapist he mentioned that when he was just starting out, he had goals . To be in the top 1000 brokers, then the top 100. Now he's at the top and has nowhere to go. That's sort of how I feel. I'm certainly not at the top, but when I started all this in 2008, my goal was to lose 40 lbs, because I was told I was overweight ("borderline obese") by my doctor, and one of my clients lost 40 lbs, and I figured if she could do it, so could I. It was a goal, and at one point I lost those 40 lbs. Then it became a chore. Then it became "Groundhog Day", and it still is. I have to find out what makes me happy. I have to find a purpose again. Maybe just one word, or one little thing I can focus on to make me have that purpose ... Just Something. I need to figure out what that is ... Perhaps all this doesn't belong in a fitness blog, but it's what I'm feeling right now, and it'a all intertwined. Wish me luck.
Time, Calories Burned, Heart Rates: It doesn't matter today.
THURSDAY - AUGUST 10, 2017 - P90X3 - Pilates X
Made a few baby steps attitude wise and nutrition wise today. The workout went OK. I've done better on this one in the past, but I was a bit more flexible and in a bit better shape at the time.
Time: 30 minutes; Calories Burned: 104; Avg Heart Rate: 103; Max Heart Rate: 124.
FRIDAY - AUGUST 11, 2017 - P90X3 - Decelerator
Just not a good workout. I played golf this morning. Stopped on the way home to get something bad to eat, so I was sluggish. This is not a workout you can do when you're sluggish. I tried my best, but it just wasn't there. By the time I got to the Superman / Bows I couldn't even begin to get into bow. Will try and relax over the weekend and get my mind right.
Time: 30 minutes; Calories Burned: 236; Avg Heart Rate: 120; Max Heart Rate: 143.
SATURDAY - AUGUST 12, 2017 - P90X3 - X3 Yoga
I wasn't flexible at all. I knew it wasn't going to go well, so I just wanted to get through it.
Time: 30 minutes; Calories Burned: 81; Avg Heart Rate: 99; Max Heart Rate: 119.
SUNDAY - AUGUST 13, 2017 - Rest
SUNDAY WEIGH IN
Weight: 196.6 (no change)
Body Fat: 21.8% (+0.1%)
Didn't eat well. Surprised there was no gain.
THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK
Frustration with myself. I was struggling and huffing and puffing with stretching workouts.
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