P90X preview

So here is absolutely ridiculous video of John and me.... (more ridiculous of me)  working out on day 14.  Everyday we move the furniture out of the way and make our dog sit on the couch while we dance around.  I enjoy days when we could do the workout together.  Most of the time, I do it while John is at work and he does it whenever he can.  Some days, we  have to do it separately because we have only one set of weights.  

The program is good and I will explain more about it in the 30 day update.  (They tell us to take pictures every 30 days).

Day 14 is called Kenpo X  which is like kickboxing and karate combined. This is my least favorite day because, well- I can't do it right. 

Here is Tony Horton who leads all the videos.... John likes him because he reminds him of a good friend of his.....Crazy.   

Okay... I can't believe I am posting this.....

  Oh goodness!  What makes the video even more silly, is that we turned the music off so it would not be so loud in this video... 

There is music on the P90X video, but John likes to use his own music.  There is option to turn P90x music off and just hear the work out cues... pretty cool...except when you are making a personal video like this one.   Enjoy laughing at us!

P90X

So we bought it..... I have been watching this infomercial for at least a year now.  I am a big sucker for infomercials.  I think in my life time I have fallen for the ploy maybe once....I can't remember what it was.... I think I was by myself at home and I took my moms CC and ordered something. (Mom did you know this?) 

Anyway....we bought THE P90X! For those of you who do not know about this program, let me splain.  It is 90 days of intense Muscle Confusion......do I sound like them?  Anyway, It comes with a nutrition plan for those who have their own personal chef and a gazillion dollars.  But, I figure if I am at least do something.... I am heading in the right direction.  

I will post from time to time how we are doing.  Don't think that I am about to post my before picture.  If the program works I might....MIGHT post a before picture.  

I do have goals:

1) I have lost muscle from not dancing everyday....rebuild my muscles.

2) Get in good running shape for the half marathon in April.

3) John and I are taking pictures in March with our wedding photographer......I don't want to look far off from the wedding weight pictures......unless it is better! 

4) Actually see if I can push myself and not be lazy.

5) Get back into some kind of Climbing shape.

We started the program on January 14Th so we will be RIPPED (yea right) by the middle of April?????  Oh goodness.

Anyone else have any goals for fitness? 

I made it!

YEA! I Did IT! We woke up early this morning, ate breakfast, and headed out the door. After setting up my station, We walked to the pool and got ready for the swim.

The swim portion last year was my hardest, this year, it was my easiest. Last year, I biked every other day, this year, I did that with the swim. I am not sure of my individual times, but my overall time was 2 h and 11min. Last year, 2h and 10 min. At least I am consistent. I guess you can add a min for the added year older. :-)

It was a bit colder this year so when I got on the bike and rode a little, I began to notice that my toes were freezing! It is hard to bike with no feeling in your toes. It is also hard to run right after that! I had to walk a little more during the run than I wanted, but I did get a boost of energy around the 3rd mile. My friend Kathryn (who made me do this all over again this year...and I am thankful) cut 15 mins off her bike time! WOW- she placed 3rd in her division. Go Kathryn!

ME after the swim- all smiles.

Me after the bike...where is that smile now?

Miss Kathryn and I after the race.

Diesel Dog...who is still sleeping after 2 hours of being home. Apparently he was very popular at the race.

And of course, Susan B Cox of the Susan B Cox Triathlon. Who by the way told me she would see me at swim practice tomorrow. :-)

WISH ME LUCK!

Tomorrow, I will wake up around 5 am and head out to complete my second triathlon. I feel like I will finish, but not sure how I will compare with last year. My dad has driven up from Alabama and John will of course be there to cheer me on. And we could not forget the amazing super dog Diesel! It will be fairly chilly for the bike ride and nice for the run. I am a little anxious but also very excited! Let you know how it goes sometime after the race.

This is me setting up my area last year. Hopefully I will get the end spot again!

This is the pool that we swim in- most Tri's are open water like in a lake... thank goodness for walls to push off of!

Yes, I know I look cool!

And the final leg.. running. Last year a did an 8:43 mile... we shall see how it goes this year.

Swim Coach

I am doing my second triathlon on Oct 5th. Tri For Sight is a sprint distance triathlon which includes an 800 meter swim, an 18 mile bike ride, and a 4 mile run.

I did this last year and I loved it. I was so surprised that I accomplished it. Previously I had never participated in anything that I had to actually "work" for. Anything I ever did with dance always came naturally but running, swimming, AND Biking.....definitely not in my area of expertise.

About 3 weeks ago my friend Kathryn called me up to see if we were going to do it "together" again. I say "together" but really she was so kind to go before me and make sure that the track was safe. Anyway, if it wasn't for her, I would have not done it this year. When I went to get my bike down off the rack, I had to take the race number off from last year... that is the last time I had ridden the bike!

So far the running is slowly coming back, the biking is not as easy as last year and the swimming has had to start all over. BUT- this year I signed up for something called Masters Swim. It is a swim group that meets with a coach and you do certain workouts and receive critiques from the Master Swimmer. The Master Swimming coach of my group happens to be Susan Bradley-Cox. If you click on the Tri link you will see that the event is named after her!

On Friday I went into my second practice and she was there. She looked at me and said, "Okay Diana, let me see you swim." She then proceeded to tell me with each lap every thing I was doing wrong. I swam for an hour non stop repeating drills over and over again. It was awesome and exhausting. I was so excited that I got a private lesson with her but it was completely unexpected.

This lady is amazing. I remember swimming at a local pool this summer and there was a woman wearing a 2 piece SPEEDO. She swam an hour and half longer than me with out stopping. She being Susan B Cox is 71 years old. This is a lady that I did not want to disappoint while she was coaching me.

She will be there tomorrow to see if I have improved on my stroke. I am nervous.

3 miles forward, 1,000 calories back.

So I have decided to run a half marathon in Louisville, KY. I have 10 weeks to get into shape to go this distance. I knew I wanted to run the race back in December and the last time I ran was back in December.

I am in BIG trouble.

For the last 3- 4 weeks I have either been sick or recovering from being sick. For the last two months, the weather has been less than ideal (for me) to run in. But today I decided that 13 miles will take forever if I have to walk 11 of them.

I got online to see if there were any training programs for procrastinators. I found one that maybe happened to mention that you needed to already have a good running foundation, which I DID. For me, this counts. So I went for a run and almost passed out, but I did it. 3 miles at a 9:50 pace.

For me, it will not be about time, but about crossing the finish line and getting one of those really cool foil wrap things. I always wanted one of those!

Staying on point- I came home, stretched, showered, and decided to make something healthy for lunch. What better than "Healthy Choice" chicken noodle soup. Low Sodium of course, I add that later! Now feeling warm and good about myself, I thought I would have a banana for dessert

with peanut butter........

with a small portion of the mega cookie.....

covered in peanut butter!

AHH- there goes my run- well, at least the benefit of the weight loss. Tomorrow is another day.

Hopefully, not a another cookie.