P90X Day 11, 2012

Day 11 / 365
P90X 11 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 2 , Routine 4
Yoga X

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	248.4 lbs	-	Loss:	6.0 lbs
% Loss:	2.4 %	-	Rate:	0.218 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	90.6 min	-	Burned:	899 cal
Max:	162 bpm	-	Avg:	123 bpm

I completed the entire Yoga X routine today, with much higher participation than last week. Going into the routine I decided that I need to add my own soundtrack. The routine being Yoga, I thought that it ought to be something calm and relaxing, so Slipknot was out. I settled on Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here). This worked well for me by giving me something to focus on while I am stuck in all those uncomfortable positions for what seems like forever. I’ll have to add another album to the playlist next week as the music ended before the routine was finished. I achieved 899 Calories burned today! Alas, I seem to be stuck on a plateau. I feel that with all the work (calories burned) and strict adherence to my diet, I should have lost some weight over the last three days. I’m starting to wonder if this is a result of consistently low caloric intake in my diet, and that if started counting my calories and force a minimum of 1400 Calories in my diet, that maybe this problem will go away. Then again, a three day plateau is likely not an indication that a problem exists, but it could just be a that my body needs to re-adjust before I can lose more weight. Starting to get a little frustrated...

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Protein(10g) Bar	½ cup
•	Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Butter Flavor (8g Protein)	½ cup
•	Smart Ones Orange Sesame Chicken (13g Protein)	½ cup

P90X Day 10, 2012

Day 10 / 365
P90X 10 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 2 , Routine 3
Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	248.4 lbs	-	Loss:	6.0 lbs
% Loss:	2.4 %	-	Rate:	0.24 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	60 min	-	Burned:	851 cal
Max:	168 bpm	-	Avg:	148 bpm

I ended up sleeping in and getting a late start which resulted in me not having enough time for Ab Ripper X. Shoulders and Arms went well today. I made some improvements in nearly every move and I managed to participate in Side Tri-rises. My calorie burn was decent at 851, but it was down from last week. This was possibly due to missing Ab Ripper X today. Also, I ended up gaining 0.2lbs today for unknown reasons. Looking at the trend line on the weight loss contest at Skinnyo.com, I think Sean is slacking if he doesn’t pass me this week.

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Protein(10g) Bar	½ cup
•	Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Butter Flavor (8g Protein)	½ cup
•	Homemade Naked Tacos	½ cup

P90X Day 9, 2012

Day 9 / 365
P90X 9 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 2 , Routine 2
Plyometrics

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	248.2 lbs	-	Loss:	6.2 lbs
% Loss:	2.4 %	-	Rate:	0.267 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	58.6 min	-	Burned:	863 cal
Max:	174 bpm	-	Avg:	151 bpm

Plyo when pretty well today. I burned a few more calories than I did last week which was likely due to my participation in the bonus round this time. I lost 1lb from yesterday. I was hoping for more, but it’s better than nothin’.

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Protein(10g) Bar	½ cup
•	Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Butter Flavor (8g Protein)	½ cup
•	Mini Rigatoni with Vodka Cream Sauce (13g Protein)	½ cup

P90X Day 8, 2012

Day 8 / 365
P90X 8 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 2 , Routine 1
Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	249.2 lbs	-	Loss:	5.2 lbs
% Loss:	2 %	-	Rate:	0.25 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	68.3 min	-	Burned:	944 cal
Max:	175 bpm	-	Avg:	145 bpm

I am very happy with my performance today. In the Chest and Back routine I was up in every set from last week except for the dreaded decline push-ups. All of my push-ups are “on-Knee” right now and In the past I had figured out how to do decline push-ups “on-knee”. This week I was trying to think about the physics and thought that perhaps on-knee decline push-up may actually be harder than regular decline push-ups. So today I attempted regular decline push-ups and still was not able to do any. I know this will change as time goes on, so I will keep on trying. I also made some improvements in Ab Ripper X. I made it through to the end of the routine only skipping three of the twelve moves. I of course did not come close to doing 25 reps each on the moves that I did participate in, but I participated and in most cases improved from week 1. My weight is flat from yesterday, “chalked up” to the low intensity routine. I burned 944 Calories today, so I am expecting to see some loss tomorrow.

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	One Egg, Bacon, and Cheese Omelette (18g Protein)	½ cup
•	Two Large Hard-Boiled Eggs (12g Protein)	½ cup
•	Smart Ones Thai Style Chicken & Rice Noodles (15g Protein)	½ cup

P90X Day 7, 2012

Day 7 / 365
P90X 7 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 7
X Stretch

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	249.2 lbs	-	Loss:	5.2 lbs
% Loss:	2 %	-	Rate:	0.286 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	57 min	-	Burned:	543 cal
Max:	145 bpm	-	Avg:	120 bpm

Well, I decided that I would choose the X Stretch option. I have been pretty stiff and this routine did help to loosen everything up. My heart rate data today is the lowest of this week; even lower than Yoga. This was somewhat surprising because I had almost 100% participation in this routine, opposed to my partial participation in Yoga. From my memory, X Stretch was a sweating and heart pounding super long stretch session, but this time I ended up with little calorie burn. Also I ended up gaining 1lb back after my big loss of 2.6lbs yesterday. Check out my weekly video update below.

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	One Egg, Bacon, and Cheese Omelette (18g Protein)	½ cup
•	Two Large Hard-Boiled Eggs (12g Protein)	½ cup
•	Smart Ones Three Cheese Ziti Marinara (14g Protein)	½ cup

P90X Day 6, 2012

Day 6 / 365
P90X 6 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 6
Kempo X

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	248.2 lbs	-	Loss:	6.2 lbs
% Loss:	2.4 %	-	Rate:	0.4 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	62.3 min	-	Burned:	957 cal
Max:	178 bpm	-	Avg:	154 bpm

Another great workout! My heart rate stats are outstanding. This is another fun workout like Shoulders and Arms that I breeze through, find the end before I’m ready, and notice that burned far more calories than expected. I broke my diet a little bit at dinner last night, but it does not matter because I still lost 2.6 lbs from yesterday!

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	One Egg, Bacon, and Cheese Omelette (18g Protein)	½ cup
•	Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Butter Flavor (8g Protein)	½ cup
•	Smart Ones Lasagna Florentine	½ cup

P90X Day 5, 2012

Day 5 / 365
P90X 5 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 5
Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	250.8 lbs	-	Loss:	3.8 lbs
% Loss:	1.5 %	-	Rate:	0.3 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	65.5 min	-	Burned:	1022 cal
Max:	175 bpm	-	Avg:	157 bpm

Wow! Look at the heart rate data. This is a new record for calories burned in 2012. I knew it was going to be good because the heart rate monitor was complain most of the workout that I was above the upper limit. I was not expecting a new record though. I think that I did pretty well on this routine for week 1. I skipped Ab Ripper X entirely today. I started my workout late and I did not have any time left after Legs and Back. I was pretty exhausted anyway. I show a 0.2lb gain today, and I can only blame the lack of “work” done in Yoga X yesterday. But with todays’ monster calorie burn I expect to be back on track tomorrow. I have some new ideas on my diet strategy but I still need to do some research. I will post it here when I have more information.

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Protein(10g) Bar	½ cup
•	Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Butter Flavor (8g Protein)	½ cup
•	Meatloaf Hamburger w/ Chili Cheese Fries	1½ cup

P90X Day 4, 2012

Day 4 / 365
P90X 4 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 4
Yoga X

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	250.6 lbs	-	Loss:	3.8 lbs
% Loss:	1.5 %	-	Rate:	0.375 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	56 min	-	Burned:	601 cal
Max:	155 bpm	-	Avg:	127 bpm

Yoga X is by far my least favorite routine. Mostly this routine shows just how flexible I am not. I cannot do most of the moves. Of the moves that I can do, I can only do them with terrible form. So I will “keep pressing play” on Yoga day and stumble my way through this routine, but I am considering Yoga day just a midweek rest day. Anything that I can accomplish in this routine is better than nothing. Additionally, after the previous 3 days, I need a good opportunity to stretch my stiff/sore muscles out. I know that by the end of the 90 days I will be able to do a lot more of this routine, but it is the most frustrating in the beginning because it’s so long and I feel like I am not getting a workout when I cannot do the moves, as opposed to Chest and Back where I know I am getting a good workout even though I have difficulty with many of the moves.

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Protein(10g) Bar	1/2 cup
•	Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Butter Flavor (8g Protein)	1/2 cup
•	Smart Ones Ravioli Florentine	1/2 cup

P90X Day 3, 2012

Day 3 / 365
P90X 3 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 3
Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	251.4 lbs	-	Loss:	3 lbs
% Loss:	1.2 %	-	Rate:	0.4 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	63.75 min	-	Burned:	903 cal
Max:	168 bpm	-	Avg:	148 bpm

Shoulders and Arms is one of my favorite routines. Time just seems to fly by and the workout is over before you realize it. Ab Ripper X is still too much, although I did make a slight improvement from Day 1. It’s hard for me to compare todays' effort to Day 3, 2008 because I’m using dumbbells now and I was using resistance bands then. The calories burned as reported by the heart rate monitor went up again today from 826 to 903. I am starting to doubt the accuracy of this. I will have to look into it. I have lost one pound per day all week!

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Protein(10g) Bar	1/2 cup
•	Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Butter Flavor (8g Protein)	1/2 cup
•	Spaghetti	1/2 cup

P90X Day 2, 2012

Day 2 / 365
P90X 2 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 2
Plyometrics

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	252.4 lbs	-	Loss:	2 lbs
% Loss:	0.8 %	-	Rate:	0.4 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	65.3 min	-	Burned:	826 cal
Max:	164 bpm	-	Avg:	139 bpm

Up for today is Plyometrics. Again, I think that I did at least as good this time around as Week 1, 2008. I made it all the way through, kinda. I skipped the bonus round, and toward the end I was doing mostly the “low impact” version because I was running out of gas. I was surprised when I compared my heart monitor data to yesterdays calories burned and noticed that today I went up from 784 to 826 even though I felt like I was working much harder yesterday. I guess Plyo is just so much more fun than endless push-ups and pull-ups that you don’t feel like you’re working.

Although, last nights dinner (nachos) probably wasn’t really a great choice for a healthy dinner. I was proud that I kept the portion size at ½ cup (sticking to the goals) even though I felt like I could have eaten 5 times that portion.

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Protein(10g) Bar	1/2 cup
•	Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Butter Flavor (8g Protein)	1/2 cup
•	Smart Ones Chicken Sante Fe	1/2 cup

P90X Day 1, 2012

Day 1 / 365
P90X 1 / 91
Phase 1 , Week 1 , Routine 1
Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X

Weight Loss Stats:
Weight:	253.4 lbs	-	Loss:	1 lbs
% Loss:	0.4  %	-	Rate:	0.4 %
Heart Rate Monitor Stats:
Time:	60.5 min	-	Burned:	784 cal
Max:	164 bpm	-	Avg:	141 bpm

It’s been awhile, but I’m back! I have dusted off and updated the site, so look around and see what’s new. I have made a few changes to my diet strategy since 2008. I am not counting calories any longer but rather focusing on smaller portions of healthier foods. In general, I am looking for low fat, high protein foods. Most importantly, I am shooting for only three meals per day with a portion size of ½ cup each meal. I think this will be especially challenging as I try to do P90X with this limited volume of food and perhaps much lower caloric intake than before. Like I said, I’m am not counting calories this time around, but I am guessing that my daily caloric intake may be lower than 1000 Cal. Keeping this in mind, I will have to accept the notion that I may not be able to push it so hard, and I will have to be extra mindful of my limits. Safety first. For those of you that want to follow my lead, I am not a doctor. I am meeting with a dietitian on a regular basis, and I recommend that you check with your doctor before you begin.

I am planning to include periodic video updates this time around. Culminating in a 91 Day Results video collage, which I trust will be truly AMAZING! I have shot the before video and I will post it here as soon as it is ready.

Chest and Back + Ab Ripper X was pretty challenging today as expected. But I think that I performed at least as well as I did on P90X Day 1 2008. I had to quit after the second exercise in Ab Ripper X. Check out my Workbook (linked on the sidebar) if you are interested in the details. I think starting is the hardest part. From here on out it’s just, “keep pressing play.”

Diet:
•	Protein(54g) Shake, Chocolate	16 oz.
•	Nature Valley Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Protein(10g) Bar	1/2 cup
•	Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Butter Flavor	1/2 cup
•	Nachos	1/2 cup

Video: