Second Week: Second-Wind or Second-Thoughts!

Day 7 / 90
Phase 1 , Week 2 , Routine 1
Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X

Weight:	284 lbs	-	Loss:	14 lbs
% Loss:	4.7 %	-	Rate:	0.671 %

Like I planned on Monday, today I skipped the Rest Day(Routine 7) and started week 2 - Routine 1 to get back on my desired schedule. I however approached this routine, today, the same way that svg-p90x did on his Day 1. I swallowed my pride and did all the push-ups on my knees. Yeah I know, when I was in grade school they called them Girl(or Lady?) Push-ups. But, that is not "P.C." any longer and my body weight is 3 times heavier now then when I was in grade school. Also, I do not think I will need to be on my knees in a few weeks, anyway. I completed the whole routine and did 8-12 reps on almost everything. However, I skipped Decline Push-ups in the first round, but I found a second-wind in the second round(The second round is a good place to find a second-wind!) and did 4 reps of normal Decline Push-ups(no knees). In the first round I was thinking(my first mistake!) that I was already doing "easy" push-ups, and I could not figure-out how to do "easy" Decline Push-ups. I did not think putting my knees on the chair would make them any easier(probably harder), and I was too exhausted in the first round to do them normal. The Ab Ripper X routine also went well. I did what I could and I did more today than I did the last time.

I also changed some other things this morning. Last week I would wake up, workout, and then eat breakfast. Today I ate breakfast, then did the workout. I think this change may have been what brought the second-wind that I was lacking last week. Last week, I was worried that if I ate before the workout, it would slow me down or make me sick. Today, I found the opposite to be true.

I feel really good about my performance today.

Diet:

• Lean Pocket - 290 cal.
• Crystal Lite - 20 cal.
• Lite Yogurt - 100 cal.
• Lean Cuisine - 290 cal.
• Sausages - Hot and Maple - 440cal.
• One Egg- over easy - 90 cal.
• Toast - 1 slice - 40 cal.
• Potatoe's O'Brien - 60 cal.

Total: 1330 cal.