Day 6

WEEK ONE COMPLETE!!!

Words cannot express how accomplished I feel! I know it probably sounds silly, but I feel so great for getting through my first week! Honestly, I thought I was going to struggle a lot more than I actually did. Don't get me wrong, all of the workouts were extremely challenging, but I DID IT! I wasn't sure I'd be able to, but I did! Woo-hooooo!

Tonight was kenpo, which is hands-down my favorite p90x workout. One hour of cardio kick-boxing, throwing punches and banging out some kicks, is fun. A lot of fun! It goes by so fast, it stays interesting and you work up a great sweat! Oh man, I love it, haha. I wish I could cut out yoga and do kenpo twice a week instead :P haha. I seriously despise yoga. But at least I have kenpo to look forward to every Friday!

I also thought I would have a much harder time with the diet... It's very restricting, but I'm getting used to it. Today, I did not feel deprived at all! And I'm finding ways to make it fit into my lifestyle so it will stick even after I finish p90x. It's a beautiful thing, haha. I had the best dinner tonight- a lean turkey burger with a piece of low-fat cheese, some bbq sauce and a piece of turkey bacon. Yum. And I discovered the most delicious snack of all- 2 cups of sliced strawberries with 4oz of nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt! Oh man, I felt like I was cheating when I ate this!! But it counted as one fruit and one snack, so it was totally allowed ;] I'm getting better at planning ahead and figuring out what I'm going to eat all day in order to space out my meals and snacks and get all my portions in. I've got to admit, it's a little fun! I like challenges, obviously.

All-in-all, I am feeling GREAT! I'm expecting to hit a plateau in the next two weeks or starting "bonking" (as the p90x nutrition guide calls it, haha) from lack of carbs, but right now I'm feeling so good. I'm proud of myself for this somewhat minor accomplishment and I am even more determined to stick with it and bring it again next week! But for now, I will enjoy a well-earned day of rest tomorrow!