Congratulations Kristine!

So the big winner was Kristine who lost a total of 6.66% of her total body weight.

I lost approximately 6.4% - don't ask me how much I've gained back!

To all those who are following this blog, I apologize for not updating lately but it has just been way too crazy at work and we haven't been home for a weekend in a long while.

My one confession would be that I have not worked out since the weigh in but I have not given up on the P90X. I am telling my coworkers that I am doing P180X! This is also partly due to a foot injury that I have on my right middle toe.

Lastly, this blog address technically doesn't belong to me since I didn't win the biggest loser. Therefore, next week, the blog site will change to www.p90xcarlo.blogspot.com

Weigh In Day

Today is the weigh in day and in a few hours we shall see who the winner of the big kahuna is!

We travelled to meet with everyone for the weigh in and I ran 3 miles when we got to our destination and ran around the hills outside early this morning burning about 1,000 calories in total. So in the past 3 days, I ran a total of 9 miles.

Food Journal, Friday, May 29, 2009

Breakfast: Fat-free strawberry banana yogurt, coffee with skim milk, water

Snack: 8 honey-wheat pretzel twists, water

Lunch: Half a pint of vegetable soup, water

Snack: Caramel rice cakes 100 calorie snack pack, water

Dinner: Fresh fruit cup, water

I have not given up...

P90X is once again on a break because I need to focus on cardio and losing as much weight as possible during this final stretch. Weigh in is tomorrow and this week was tough.

I ran 5K last night and if there's anything that I am grateful for regarding P90X is that it took away my shin splints - something that I've always had throughout my life and a major part of the reason why I hate to run. I felt that "runner's high" for the first time last night and basically ran 5K in about 32 minutes. Some of you may think that this is a slow pace, and it very well could be, but it was fast for me. The last time I ran a 5K I was in worse shape and I finished in 47 minutes, about halfway through the race I had major shin splints in my left leg and literally almost collapsed due to pain.

Kris has made me crave Philly Cheesesteaks due to her Facebook update and I am seriously hoping that we get some while in Philly this Saturday evening!

Food Journal, Thursday, May 28, 2009

Breakfast: Coffee with skim milk, water, fat-free vanilla yogurt

Snack: 10 almonds

Lunch: Chopped salad with balsamic chicken, water

Snack: None

Dinner: None

To my fellow competitors: I am the lightest I've ever been within the past 10 years, so even if I don't win, thank you for motivating me to get in shape and be healthy once again. At least my doctor won't tell me that I am living in the body of a 40-something year old!

Week 2 - Rest day / Stretch X

Yesterday marked the final day of week 2 and you have the option of taking a rest day or doing the Stretch X. We were left with little option but to take a rest day because we had a dinner previously scheduled with some friends.

Food Journal, Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Breakfast: Turkey Sandwich with fat-free American cheese, mustard, hot sauce, water, coffee

Snack: Fat-free vanilla yogurt, water

Lunch: Eggplants sauteed in oil and garlic with sliced chicken breast, brown rice, tea, water

Snack: None

Dinner: A scoop of shrimp fried rice, scoop of spicy noodles with cubes of beef, 1/3 of a breaded pork chop, rice cakes with spicy sauce, a couple bites of frozen yogurt with fruit, water

These meals were not what I was planning for given that we are in the final few days of the Biggest Loser competition. Even though I have not given up, I am starting to come to terms that I may not be the winner of this thing after all. I have lost weight but I don't think it is enough to match the percentage lost by my fellow competitors. We shall see...

P90X - Week 2 Kenpo X

Almost done with week 2 of P90x. Today was Kenpo X (a series of martial arts moves consisting of kicks, punches, and blocks). Week 2 was not as hard as week 1 but the challenge this week was that it was not a continuous week. Furthermore, not sure if my allergies are kicking in or if I'm under the weather or if I am just feeling weak due to lack of food. This is the last week of our Biggest Loser competition so I am eating barely enough to get by this week.

This is a picture of my P90X partner, Mel, who is beautifully performing a high block. Picture doing this exercise alternating arms for 60 seconds while in a "horse" stance.

Food Journal, Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Breakfast: Water, coffee with skim milk, banana, fat-free blackberry yogurt

Snack: None

Lunch: Water, almonds, shrimp and corn chowder soup (pint)

Snack: None

Dinner: Fat-free yogurt, water

Long weekend without P90X

I am out of town for the long weekend but that didn't stop me from working out this morning. I ran 3 miles and after lunch, bowled 3 games.

Food Journal, Saturday, May 23, 2009:

Breakfast - none

Snack - none

Lunch - Water, 2 oysters, Maryland crab soup in a tomato base, salad with grilled salmon, tuna tartar, a few french fries

Snack - Water, 1/2 green apple

Dinner - Peking duck, shrimp tempura (Chinese style), sauteed string beans, fried rice, water, tea

Food Journal, Sunday, May 24, 2009

Brunch: French-style grilled ham and cheese, water, side salad with vinagrette, lemon tart, water

Snack: None

Dinner: 6 raw oysters, 2 crab cakes, steamed vegetables, fries, water

Food Journal, Monday, May 25

Breakfast: McDonald's Steak burrito, 2 hash browns, light lemonade

Snack: None

Lunch: Rice, fried fish, vegetable eggroll, water

Snack: Pear

Dinner: Fat-free yogurt, pretzels, water

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It's been a terrible weekend hence me not eating much during the latter part of Monday.

I did get back into the P90X and did week 2 of legs and back as well as Ab Ripper X.

The picture is actually from the Ab Ripper X exercise called "Mason Twist" - your legs are up in the air, you hold your hands like an interlocking praying pose and tap your knuckles on either side of your body on the floor for approximately 2 minutes.

P90X - Yoga X Week 2

Today's P90X session will unfortunately be my last until after Memorial Day Weekend. We are going out of town on a small vacation but I will still be watching my diet since the official weigh in is 9 days away!

Yoga X week 2 was not as brutal as week 1 but it definitely makes you sweat! I was able to do most of the yoga poses this time around but still struggling with my flexibility. One accomplishment that I can report is that I can now touch my toes when sitting down with my legs directly in front of me.

This is a picture of the "table pose"

Food Journal Thursday, May 21, 2009

Breakfast: Fat-free raspberry yogurt, coffee with skim milk, water

Snack: Water, banana

Lunch: Toasted multigrain bread with tuna (no mayo), lettuce, tomato, spinach, roasted red peppers, and mustard, 3/4 of a pickle, water

Snack: water

Dinner: Water, pork chop, white rice, steam tilapia, thinly sliced steak, seafood stew with vegetables

Midnight snack: Korean bbq (beef and pork)

another day without P90X

We met up with family and friends for dinner after work yesterday and man, did I break my diet!

Food Journal Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Breakfast: Fat-free strawberry yogurt, coffee with skim milk, water

Snack: Banana

Lunch: Apple

Snack: Water

Dinner: A double Shake Shack Burger, Chicago style Second City Dog, Root beer, Fries, Water (pictures to follow)

It was definitely the best burger in NYC but I would not quite give it the title "Best Burger Ever".

Don't worry my loyal followers, I have not given up on P90X, but I think I might have to rename it P120X!

Food Journal, Tuesday, May 19, 2009


Breakfast: Coffee with skim milk, water, fat-free blueberry yogurt


Snack: Water, banana


Lunch: Water, Roast beef on toasted multigrain with mustard, hot sauce, lettuce, tomato, spinach, and roasted red pepper. 1/2 a pickle.

Snack: Fresh fruit salad (Strawberries, blueberries, kiwis), water


Dinner: Water, burger patty with melted mozarella with no bread, side salad, celery sticks

No P90X tonight, I just got home from a business dinner and I seriously contemplated doing the workout tonight but to be quite honest, I am just exhausted. The 90 minute workout would mean ending close to 11 p.m.

Although I am thinking about getting up super early and catching up then.

P90X starts again tonight...

Today marks a new day for a new week on P90X. I am going to workout hard tonight to make up for lost time. Plus, we are less than 2 weeks away from the finish line regarding this Biggest Loser competition. I will be on the verge of killing my body but it will be all worthwhile even if I don't win. I've already received comments from random people about how much I've lost weight. The body feels good and my back pains are much less these days. Reality is though, who would not want $300?! That is the prize of the competition.

Food Journal Monday, May 18, 2009

Breakfast: Fat-free strawberry yogurt, banana, water

Snack: Water, coffee with skim milk

Lunch: Grilled chicken with grilled onions, grilled mushrooms, grilled peppers in a whole wheat wrap with hot sauce, water

Snack: Water

Dinner: Sliced chicken breast cold cut sandwich with fat free cheese and mustard on 15 grain bread, water, handful of almonds.

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Week 2 P90X Shoulders, Arms, and Ab Ripper X brought a new milestone for me. Not only was I able to finish all the arms and shoulders exercises at maximum reps, but I was also for the first time (with 30 second breaks) able to finish Ab Ripper X at 25 reps per exercise! That is a total of 350 different reps of various ab routines!!

I think that today's accomplishments were due to my motivation to get back on track and the energy brought forth by all the food I've eaten the past couple of days!

This picture is the "chair dips" exercise with one leg raised and switching legs every 5 reps and do that as many times as you can in one minute... without falling off the chair of course! :)

Another bad Sunday

Yesterday was a terrible day in that I did not work out yet again and I somehow managed to eat poorly - the only positive spin to it is that I did not eat until I was sickly full.

Food Journal - Sunday, May 17, 2009

Breakfast: Coffee with skim milk, water, 2 pieces of toasted 15-grain bread with 2 slices of fat-free american cheese, 1 strawberry, 2 blueberries, a slice of banana

Snack: Water

Lunch: Went to a Filipino children's party - a scoop of paella, a scoop of spaghetti, grilled vegetables, beef with onions (beefsteak), chicken adobo, lechon (no skin - this is roast pork), a couple bites of cake, small brownie, a small cookie, coffee, coke zero.

Snack: Water

Dinner: Chicken cheesesteak with lettuce and tomato on french bread, water

** It really makes me sick thinking about the food I ate yesterday...

One bad day...

Saturday was one bad day.

I had every intention of continuing with P90X but it ended up being a "break" along with a "break" in the diet!

Didn't work out and ate poorly.

Food Journal, Saturday, May 16, 2009

Brunch: Brazilian barbecue - basically all you can eat meat, all you can eat sushi, all you can eat vegetables. The only good part is that I ate until I was not hungry, I didn't eat until I was full. Furthermore, I felt more energy throughout the rest of the day - I've actually felt quite weak from starving myself and eating just all veggies lately with no carbohydrates.

Snack: Coke zero, water, a couple of pretzel chips

Dinner: This was the most disappointing. We were supposed to go to NYC to meet with some colleagues of mine from Germany, but we ended up staying in. I had not one, not two, but THREE NY-size slices of pizza!

This is it, no more weak moments for me. I was doing so well and now I got it all out of my system, I hope!

Week 2 - P90X Plyometrics

I must say that today is the first day in which I had zero motivation. It's Friday, it's beautiful outside, I'M STARVING, but the show must go on...

Tony, the P90X trainer, says that Plyometrics is the "X" in P90X, the mother of all routines and he is not kidding.

I left work early thinking that I can get this workout over and done with but instead I had a million shirts for work to iron (still not even halfway done), cleaned the house (I'm talking dusting, kitchen, bathroom, vacuum, dishes, clutter, etc.). So, with that said, would you want to jump and squat and lunge for an hour after all that?!

Side note, my partner, Mel, decided to skip today's workout cause she was starving after coming home from work and decided to jump straight to dinner. To rub salt on the wound, she was eating ice cream while watching me work out! I would sell my soul to the devil to be able to eat a pint of Ben and Jerry's right about now!

This picture is called the "Heisman Jump" - it is the end pose then you jump laterally to the other side and do the same pose with the opposite leg. The people in the dvd have their knees basically touching their chest, for me, there was just no freaking way.

Food Journal - Friday, May 15, 2009

Breakfast: Water, coffee with a touch of whole milk (they ran out of skim at work), banana, fat-free raspberry yogurt.

Snack: Water

Lunch: Work has a guest from Munich and we took him to my favorite pizza shop. Everyone essentially had a pie each (it is thin-crust pizza), but I, on the other hand, had a salad with grilled chicken with oil and vinegar, water.

Snack: Water

Dinner: Sliced chicken cold cut sandwich on whole grain bread with mustard, hot sauce, and a slice of fat-free cheese, water.

Week 2 - P90X: Week 2 - Chest, Back, Ab Ripper X

8 down, 82 days to go.



Week 2 presents a challenge because Mel and I are absolutely sore from week 1. Tony, the trainer, asks you to step it up a notch for week 2. Chest was all different variations of push ups - regular, wide, military, diamond, decline; pull ups and chin ups - regular, reverse, wide; back exercises involving weights - heavy pants, lawnmower, etc. If there is one accomplishment of tonight is that after 4 attempts at Ab Ripper X, we were finally able to complete about 80% of the routine. So, other than the ab exercises, you are suppose to do each set to "failure", meaning that your body just can't take anymore and your mind says that you have at least two more reps in you.

A picture of the decline push up involving putting your legs on a chair - do it as many times as you can in one minute. Trainer was doing about 30, I was lucky to reach 15 without faceplanting on the floor.

Food Journal, Thursday, May 14, 2009

Breakfast: Water, coffee with skim milk, eggwhites with mushrooms and hot sauce in a whole wheat wrap, fatfree strawberry yogurt.

Snack: Water

Lunch: Water, Half of mixed green salad

Snack: Water, banana

Dinner: Water, 8 baby carrots, 12 almonds, 3 cold cut slices of chicken breast on whole grain bread with spicy mustard, hot sauce, a slice of fat-free cheddar cheese, and tomato, and a banana.

Day 9 - P90X: Stretch X/Rest day

Today marks the completion of the 1st official week of P90X! 7 down, 83 days to go.

The program calls for an exercise called Stretch X or rest, but I think I will try and enjoy the weather (and pollen) outside and go for a run and then do the Stretch X. After all, I still have not hit the target for my weight loss by the end of May for the Biggest Loser competition so running will help.

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I ended up not running because it was really windy out and honestly I just didn't feel like it. I did do the 60 minute stretch program.

Tomorrow marks another week of hell as I do the week 1 routine all over again!

Thanks to all who've written me, you continue to inspire me to keep going and not give up.

Food Journal, Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Breakfast: Water, coffee with skim milk, banana, fat-free raspberry yogurt

Snack: Water

Lunch: Grilled bbq halibut over mixed greens with a touch of balsamic vinagrette dressing, water.

Snack: Water, banana

Dinner: Leftovers from last night... water, bowl of brown rice with chicken and veggies, handful of almonds.

Coffee

Found this on the Internet - today is my last day NOT drinking coffee...

How Drinking Coffee Helps:
Coffee reduces the risk of type 2 Diabetes.

Coffee gives you more energy for a tougher workout that lasts longer, making it possible to burn more calories.

Coffee does not contribute to heart disease as we previously thought.

Caffeine speeds up your metabolism making it easier for us to burn more calories --- even while at rest.

What To Watch Out For:
Avoid fancy drinks from places like Starbucks that are loaded with hidden ingredients and additional calories. Frappacinnos and Mocha Lattes are not going to help you lose weight.

Don't add cream and sugar to your coffee. These only add extra calories and make you crave more sweets.

Don't give into the donuts, muffins and other similar goodies when you stop to grab a cup of coffee. A donut can add another 200-300 calories (and who can eat just one?) and a muffin can range from 450-700 calories depending on the size and type.

Don't try to cut out coffee and reduce calories all at once. Gradually reduce your intake to phase it out if that is your goal.

Overall, coffee has been given a bad reputation and as long as you don't fill it or pair it with sweets it is a healthy way to start your day and kick start your weight loss.

Day 8 - P90X: Kenpo X

Thank you Tito Ricky for being my first official fan/follower!

You know you've had a good workout when it takes effort to climb out of your bed the following morning. More torture later today...

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Another day, another dollar, or should I say another pound!

Today brings to an end the 1st official week of P90X! It was 60 hard minutes of mixed martial arts moves consisting of kicks, punches, blocks. Think TAEBO on steroids! Billy Blanks ain't got nothin' on me! On the other hand, I couldn't really kick past my waist, once again belly was kinda getting in the way. Tomorrow is suppose to be a "rest" day but I had two days of "rest" this past weekend so I think I am going to do the recommended 'Stretch X' program tomorrow.

For your viewing entertainment:

Food Journal, Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Breakfast: Water, fat-free blueberry yogurt, fresh fruit salad (strawberries, blueberries, grapes)
Snack: Water, fuji apple

Lunch: Water, Veggie burger on a multigrain ciabatta with hot sauce, mushrooms, roasted pepper, lettuce, tomato

Snack: Water, cereal bar

Dinner: Water, and the healthiest meal I've ever cooked in my life. Stirfry vegetables with skinless chicken breast (celery, broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, yellow squash, orange pepper, garlic, tomato, red cooking wine, a touch of soy sauce, a pinch of salt, and pepper) with some brown rice.

This crash diet is terrible but there's money to be won, $300 awaits me at the end of this month. I can't wait to cook 10 cups of korean/japanese WHITE rice and eat it straight out of the rice cooker! On second thought, then all this hard work will go out the window. S o, is it wrong that when I work out, rather than thinking about the "beach body" that is being promised to me by the trainer on the dvd, all I can think about are IN-N-OUT Double Doubles? That's what I get for starving myself...

Day 7 - P90X Legs & Back + Ab Ripper X

Case of the Mondays? I have it, but that won't stop me from restarting P90X tonight!

Today's P90X workout consisted of Legs, Back, and Ab Ripper X. It's more challenging for me because of the surgery I've had on my right foot but going at my own pace and pausing every now and then seems to work ok. I am still struggling with the Ab Ripper X program, although I am already seeing an improvement from the 1st time I tried it, in terms of keeping up with the exercises, but not in my abs, hahaha.

I must say though that since I don't have a pull up bar, I don't believe I got the full effect of today's workout. Using resistance bands anchored to a door also give you a workout but it is definitely not like pulling my fat @$$ up on a pull up bar 120 times! Either way, pulling on a resistance band 120 times (heavy resistance that is) still makes it quite hard to type this out.

Here is an example of one of the exercises, a one-legged squat and hold that pose for 30 seconds and switch feet. I was shaking like a blade of grass blowing in the wind! For the record, as of day 7, you still notice a double chin on my face. One of my goals by day 90 is to have ONE chin folks! Wish me luck!!

Food journal, Monday, May 11, 2009

Breakfast: Toasted multigrain sandwich with egg whites and mushrooms with some hot sauce, water. I am going to see if Kristine is right about coffee so I chose not to have any today and through the end of the month.

Snack: Water, plum EDIT: 1/3 of a plum (it was terrible) and 1/2 cup of coffee with skim milk (I couldn't shake off my addiction to caffeine and just needed a "sip")

Lunch: Toasted multigrain roll with turkey, spinach, roasted red pepper, lettuce, tomato, mustard, and hot sauce, water.

Snack: Cereal bar, water

Dinner: Water, 3 slices of turkey cold cuts, 3 slices of chicken cold cuts - this dinner should make up for last night's glutonous feast.

Day 6 - P90X break day 2

Sunday, May 11, 2009 was a BAD day!

Given that it was Mother's Day, I was asked (not forced) to set my diet aside and have some sort of a normal day and my meals just avalanched as the day progressed. So why not start with the food journal first?

Breakfast: black coffee, water, one small glass of fresh orange juice, crepe with strawberries (I think there may have been sugar in the strawberries, but I did not put any cream sauce), 1/3 of a vegetable omelette, 5 pieces of turkey bacon. I WANT TO BE MANOREXIC JUST WRITING THIS OUT!

Snack: Sun chips (this strategy blew up in my face because I brought it from NJ to DE to entice my fellow competitors) and what happened? Pops strategically pours it into a bowl, places it on the dinner table for his guests, and guess who finishes the bowl!? ME!

Lunch: Let's just say that the above entries constituted for a BRUNCH...

Snack: Water

Dinner: This was absolutely horrible! We attended a Filipino Unity Mass and there was a dinner served afterwards. Here goes... White rice, one piece of fried chicken (breast, I had every intention of not eating the skin but that was like the forbidden apple hitting Adam's mouth!), 5 pieces of beef steak with onions, side caesar salad, macaroni, 3 palitaws (a Filipino dessert made out of rice cake, coconut, sugar), a tiny bite of a brownie, and water.

Sunday was like 10 steps backwards!!

My workout was the Biggest Loser Bootcamps level 1 & 2.

Time to get hardcore and win this thing again. NO MORE TEMPTATIONS!

Day 5 - P90X break

Mel and I had to leave town for the weekend and I had every intention of bringing the 2 P90X dvds but the dvd player is unavailable.

So instead, I went for a run on the hills outside for 30 minutes.

Food Journal, Saturday, May 9, 2009

Breakfast: Banana, water
Snack: None
Lunch: Mixed green salad with grilled chicken and very little Italian dressing, water, nonfat yogurt parfait with honeydew, mango, blueberries, and granola.
Snack: None
Dinner: EDIT: We had a Mother's Day dinner for Mel's mother at an Italian restaurant named Sofritto. I had a side salad with a touch of Sun-dried tomato dressing, chilean sea bass with broccoli rabe and steamed vegetables, water, unsweetened iced tea.

Day 4 - Yoga X

The 4th day of P90X is Yoga and boy do I have a new found respect for Mel and others who do Yoga.

Ab Ripper X was not the hardest, YOGA X was!

I have sweated more during this routine than any other but yet right now I feel great!

I am about as flexible as a cement wall but hoping that in due time I can do most of the Yoga poses with no balance or flexibility issues.

Food Journal, Friday, May 8, 2009

Breakfast: Coffee with skim milk no sugar, cereal bar

Snack: Water

Lunch: Grilled chicken and grilled vegetables in a regular wrap (no sauce), mixed green side salad with oil and vinegar, water

Snack: None

Dinner: (Edit) Tuna Nicoise on a whole wheat roll, water, fat free yogurt parfait with blueberries, strawberries, and granola.

Some pictures from Day 4 for your entertainment:

Day 3 - P90X

3 down... 87 to go.

Today was Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps, Ab Ripper X

It normally would not have been too hard for me but today was especially difficult because my office had our community involvement day and raked wet leaves (42 industrial size garbage bags) at a historic house in Ho ho kus, NJ where George Washington stayed. I was sweating all day long from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. raking and lifting heavy garbage bags. The team told me to skip today's workout but as soon as I got home I committed to another 90 minutes of P90X.

My goal is to be able to do Ab Ripper X correctly and fully by the end of this program. Still by far the toughest exercise routine.

Here is a picture after day 3 exercise:

Food Journal Thursday, May 7, 2009

Breakfast: Unintentionally skipped but had a cup of black coffee no sugar

Snack: Half a bottle of water

Lunch: Whole wheat chicken greek wrap (had lettuce, tomato, cucumber, grilled chicken, feta, and yogurt sauce), side salad with oil and vinegar, 2 glasses unsweetened iced tea, 2 glasses of water

Snack: none

Dinner: EDIT: I am somewhat dissappointed in myself, we met my cousin and his wife for some Korean BBQ at our favorite restaurant in Fort Lee and I was being so good. I had nothing but grilled vegetables, seafood tofu soup, and 2 lettuce wraps with a small piece of beef ribs (kalbi). Didn't touch the rice so I was feeling proud. Then, BAM, the waitress drops off the rib bones to our table (this is my favorite part of the Kalbi) and a lot of people do not understand why I love the cartilage part so much. I end up eating all of it! To top it off, I am sickly full at this point, we end up going to our new favorite yogurt place for dessert. I was hoping to either share with Mel or not have any but I end up getting my own cup with fruit toppings. You pay by weight at this place and let's just say my cup of yogurt cost me $9! Oh well, I kind of earned that dinner based on my very active day but back to starving myself again...

Day 2 - P90X

They say a picture is worth a thousand words... How about two pictures then?

Taken after Day 2 of P90X (Polymetrics):

The half smile is not really a smile, I am grimacing in pain.

Will I really not lose weight sweating like this? Highly doubt it...

Polymetrics, for those who don't know, were a series of different types of jumps, squats, etc for a full hour.

The most challenging part was doing jumping jacks with your hands behind your head and squating the whole time. Can you imagine it? Now do it for a minute straight!

Day 1 - Couldn't open a shower curtain

Day 2 - Can't sit on a chair

Food journal for Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Breakfast: Banana, cereal bar, peach activia yogurt, water, coffee with skim milk and no sugar

Snack: Orange

Lunch: Mixed green salad with grilled vegetables, pear, water

Dinner: Lean Cuisine Orange Peel Chicken Dinner with wild rice, steamed vegetables, water

Upcoming temptations for the next 88 days

- Korean BBQ dinner scheduled for tomorrow

- Williamsburg, VA trip in May

- Columbus, OH trip in June (think chili cheese coneys!)

- Las Vegas, NV trip in June (think IN-N-OUT Burgers!)

Must... stay... strong... C-O-M-M-I-T-T-E-D!

Day 2

P90X, if I could describe it in one word, BRUTAL. I knew going into it that it was not going to be a piece of cake. What I did not know was that halfway into the first exercise, I would be doing the women's version of it!

Day 1 of P90X: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps + Ab Ripper X for a total of 90 minutes.

So I may be a bit out of shape, but I couldn't believe the level of difficulty in those exercises especially the ab routine! I could barely open and close the shower curtain last night after the workout and it is a bit of a task to type this morning.

Commitment is what I'm giving to this and this blog will help me stay committed.

Sidenote: They say that you should do P90X if you're at your goal weight, I say bs. I sweated last night like how I would have sweated running on a treadmill.

Food blog for Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Cinco de Mayo? What's that? Gone are the days of celebrating with burritos and tacos!

Breakfast - coffee with skim milk no sugar, water, cereal bar, banana
Lunch - mixed green salad, mushroom barley soup, water
Snack - 10 almonds
Dinner - 1/2 cup of white/brown rice, 8 bite size pieces of general tso chicken

EDIT: I had 2 York Peppermint Patties after dinner

Dinner was not as healthy as I wanted it to be but I couldn't stand the thought of throwing leftovers into the trash.

Hint for my Biggest Loser competitors

I'm the lightest I've been in 3 years.

Day 1

Yesterday marked the day Mel and I committed to P90X so that we can be fit by mid summer but moreover so that I can win the Biggest Loser competition by the end of May!

Better late than never. I've already been exercising but I really do think that this will take it to a whole new level. They say diet is key so I have been watching what I'm eating and eating until I am not hungry not eating until I am full.

This blog will only go until the final day of the competition and I'll probably start a different blog then.

In the meantime, this is dedicated to Kristine. You make it fun to compete in this challenge and it will be more fun beating you in the end. Thanks for egging me on to try harder!

For all my fellow competitors, fans, supporters, enemies, I will update this blog daily with my food journal as well.