p90x - Round 1 beginners

Holy 8.5 inches lost!! WOW! Great job!! 3.5 off your hips alone!!!!!! WOOHOO!

I had a HUGE belly when I was pregnant, and I measure my hips right where the leftover pouch is, so I'm sure some of these inches are from that! And I'm glad. lol.

This was me 2 days before giving birth in Sept. http://imageserve.babycenter.com/26/000/053/8Vrcssa3wIPpqQll8Z4gR6txhwDJvqEk_lg.jpg
I looked like I was having twins.

Speaking of twins.. Mandy, you got any pics of your belly when you were pregs with your twins? :-D

Holy 8.5 inches lost!! WOW! Great job!! 3.5 off your hips alone!!!!!! WOOHOO!

I had a HUGE belly when I was pregnant, and I measure my hips right where the leftover pouch is, so I'm sure some of these inches are from that! And I'm glad. lol.

This was me 2 days before giving birth in Sept. http://imageserve.babycenter.com/26/000/053/8Vrcssa3wIPpqQll8Z4gR6txhwDJvqEk_lg.jpg
I looked like I was having twins.

Speaking of twins.. Mandy, you got any pics of your belly when you were pregs with your twins? :-D

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I think the last picture I have is like 7 months and I was as big a a house (or so my husband will tell you). It was miserable! And the twin skin? UGH, I don't think that will EVER go away without surgery, lol. I'll look and see if I can find it.

This was me 2 days before giving birth in Sept. http://imageserve.babycenter.com/26/000/053/8Vrcssa3wIPpqQll8Z4gR6txhwDJvqEk_lg.jpg
I looked like I was having twins.

Women just don't get enough credit, holy moly, I'm not sure I could do that! Congrats on the nice improvement these past 30 days, keep going!

This was me 2 days before giving birth in Sept. http://imageserve.babycenter.com/26/000/053/8Vrcssa3wIPpqQll8Z4gR6txhwDJvqEk_lg.jpg
I looked like I was having twins.

Women just don't get enough credit, holy moly, I'm not sure I could do that! Congrats on the nice improvement these past 30 days, keep going!

Girl! You SURE you didn't have another baby in there hiding? I think you were probably the same size as me, but my belly was all the way up, down, very wide. It HURT!!! Couldn't eat, sleep or move, lol!

Just finished Week 2 Day 2 of Plyo!!!! Burned a whopping 634 calories!!! That makes me feel awesome!!! Hope everyone else had a great workout!!!

this was my 5th time thru plyyometrics...and it's still a beast at week 5, whewh....

I think this workout will always be difficult, but that is good!!! If it wasn't then we wouldn't get the excellent results! I love challenges and this one is definately a challenge!

Maybe it just me, but day 2 was slow and hard for me to get up and down from the floor alone. So I'm taking it to the gym for my workouts. For now, I'm done.

Did the yoga this afternoon. I found it kinda boring, maybe I'll like it better next week. What do you all think of the yoga x? Those with HRM, how many calories are you burning?

I sub in cardioX for the yoga, I did not much care for the yoga set.

Did the yoga this afternoon. I found it kinda boring, maybe I'll like it better next week. What do you all think of the yoga x? Those with HRM, how many calories are you burning?

I sub in cardioX for the yoga, I did not much care for the yoga set.

It took me a couple weeks, but I actually like it now! Tomorrow is yoga for me and for the first time, I am looking forward to it!

Here goes nothing!
30 DAY STATS:

.................Day 1.....Day 30....Difference.......comments
Weight.... 215.2.......203.4....... -11.8 ...........Pure joy of course! Goal was 10 lbs.
Chest......42.5..........40.5.......... -2.0.............boobies almost gone
Waist.......41.5.........40.0........... -1.5............Was expecting more of a change since my pants are significantly looser
Hips.........44.0.........41.5.......... - 2.5............Is this just a girl thing? I dunno, but here it is.
Rt Thigh..21.5.........21.0.......... - 0.5............Not really a problem area for me
Lft Thigh..22.0.........21.5......... - 0.5............Ditto
Rt Arm.....14.5........14.25........ - 0.25.........Toning my arms, will add muscle eventually, expect this to grow in the future
Lft Arm.....14.25......14.25......... 0.0.............Well, at they are even now.
Neck.........18.0........15.75....... - 2.25......... Perplexing. Maybe it's right or maybe I measured wrong 1st time. Strange.

Additional Notes: I gave up Pop and Alcohol cold turkey. I use to drink about a can of pop a day about a year ago but have really cut back to about 3 a week and usually just when we go out to eat. So, I didn't find it all that hard and I don't miss it really at all. Alcohol I thought would be harder, I honestly can't think of a time I went 30 days without drinking since before college. I'm not a heavy drinker by any means but I like a few beers a week and probably a little more during the summer and on the weekends. I also like wine a lot and probably would drink about a bottle a week. I work in the liquor industry as a wine buyer so giving up any booze was a considerable challenge. Weird but just a few times have I craved it, it's been easier then I thought. I'm going to keep going as long as I can but I'm pretty proud of myself to have gone 30+ days now. I think it's helped with the weight loss for sure. I also gave up candy (but I don't consider myself a big candy eater) and high fructose corn syrup which I think is evil. I've avoid anything with HFCS in it, except for once I had some maple syrup with french toast and I kept it to 1 oz.

Meals: Breakfast is pretty much 5-6 egg whites every day. Sometimes with Turkey Bacon and/or a wheat english muffin. Snack is always carrots, string cheese and Chobani yogurt. Lunch, I usually eat shrimp and a salad with chicken or steak strips and another egg plus either an orange or apple. Next snack is a Pure Protein bar and sometimest urkey jerkey. Dinner is some kind of meat dish and maybe a veggie side along with a protein shake to even out my ratios for the day. I don't get bored of eating the same thing most days, never had bothered me, if anything the routine makes it easier. I ignore the temptations at work, most people know I'm dieting.

Water: I've kicked this into high gear, my goal is a gallon a day and I've been surpassing that most days. Weird thing is I am thirsty a lot. I drink 32 oz on the way to work, another 32 before lunch then another over lunch and into the afternoon. I fill it up for the drive home. Drink another 16 over dinner, 32 more during the workout and another 16-20 after working out. It's the only fluid I have except for Silk Unsweetened Almond Milk with my protein shake (sometimes regular skim milk).

Okay, there's my 30 day update. I have pictures and if I can figure out how to post them, I will! Look for them soon.

Keep pushing play!

Okay, hope this works, no snickering!

Good for you! you look great, I wish I had taken photos like that to look as great as those. Nice work!

I had golf tonight and had to much to drink I had to be picked up. Man, I hope stilll goes as planned. I dont reget the beers but I wish they didnt do this to me.

Knocked out shoulders/arms this morning I had to wake up earlier than normal to get the workout in and I'm proud that I just didn't say "I'll do it tonight at work"...BUT I got my butt out of bed and hammered it out. Tonight, though, I need to do ARX...

Chelios: Great job with those day 30 results! Can't wait to see day 60 and 90....very motivational!

Awesome Chelios! You are doing GREAT!!

Just started day 1 yesterday! I WILL be doing day 2 today whether I like it or not!