Day 4!

The week is getting on now. It's day 4 but really only day 3 because of yesterday's mishap. I think I'm doing pretty good! I'm sticking to my diet, I'm working out on a regular basis. All-'n-all it's been a good start.

Today I worked arms and shoulders and then another round of abs. It wasn't too bad! I realized though that I need to start working out with my shoes on so I can use the bands that I bought, or I need to buy heavier dumbbells. I think the shoes win out. It's cheaper and with this program it is nice to do something that is cheap.

It's not that I didn't get a good workout in. I just had to do more reps because the weights were too light for my MASSIVE biceps... It's hard to stay on track with this program when you have to do extra reps. The way it works is that they do each exercise for so many seconds or minutes and then move onto the next. By the time I am finished with my reps they are half way through the next set.

I still am not able to keep up with the ab ripper x workout. BUT I was actually able to do about 12 wide leg sit-ups!!! If you notice in my previous post on Day 1 I wasn't able to do any. I think that that is a huge feat for me. I still have trouble with the frogy crunches (I think I called them monkey crunches before).

Workout aside, the thing that I am most proud of is my diet. Yes, it's only been 4 days on it, but I'm actually sticking to it. It's not even that difficult! Having breakfast in the morning and then a snack a couple hours later has really helped. Right when I start to get hungry again it's time for a snack. So I eat my snack and am good until lunch. Then when my body starts telling me to eat again it's snack time again. Then dinner time comes and I am just hungry enough to not overeat! It's been fantastic. Even cutting out 9/10ths of my carbs hasn't been that bad. I really don't even notice it all that much. Tonight I had broccoli for the first time ever. It wasn't half bad. I had it in a steak and broccoli stir fry so I couldn't get a real taste of it, but for me that's a good thing.

Another thing with this diet I've noticed, and I know this is going to sound a little weird. I think I have to train my tongue and mouth how to eat fruits and vegetables (quit being perverted!!). Because I haven't ever eaten these things I'm not sure what to expect when I do. Take pineapple for instance. You bite into it and it explodes juice (knock it off!) all over your mouth. I wasn't ready for that. You also have to swallow the juice before you eat the meat (WOW! Could this sound any more perverted?). If you don't you end up with a mouth full of stuff and it's more awkward to get down. Side note: I didn't think strawberries were all that great. I would take pineapple over strawberries any day.

I think the same thing goes for other fruits and vegetables. My common reflex for trying new and potentially disgusting foods is to build up a large wad of saliva in my mouth and then when I take a bite I chew as fast as I can and then swallow. I have found that with the huge wad of saliva it actually disperses the tastes more and possibly distorts it to make it taste worse that it probably is. This process has actually become so common place for me that I didn't even realize I did it until this week. It is a struggle, but I am doing my best to prevent this. When I go to try new vegetables I try to make sure that my mouth is somewhat clear of saliva. Obviously you need some saliva to chew it and then swallow. This is what I struggle with. It is a true fear of trying these new foods. Sometimes I almost get to the point of shaking I am so nervous and scared. It's ridiculous, but I can't help it! I'm trying.

Tomorrow is yoga. This is a workout I am most looking forward to. I LOVE yoga. I'm not the most flexible person in the world, but there is something about it that is just so relaxing. Now, I know that this is the P90X yoga workout so it probably won't be that easy. Besides it's an hour and a half long! But I'm still looking forward to it.