bring it

March 8, 2010
day 57 of P90X; day 1 of phase 3

so, if you read back earlier in my blog it is obvious that it has taken me longer than 90 days to complete p90x. after my car accident i took a week off & it was semi-hard to get back into the routine considering i didn't want to strain my back. then i got lazy and took a week off two weeks ago because it was hard to get back into the routine.

now that i'm in phase 3 i could dance! i am starting phase 3 today & it is my goal to complete p90x in the next 5 weeks. i'm totally pumped! and also trying to promise myself to continue to bring it! like a crazy person & keep pushing through. i'm excited that Chest & Back is making its return -- i'm a sucker for push-ups & pull-ups. i'm ready.

my last day of P90X should be April 11 -- one week before my friend's wedding!

♥

farewell for now,
KC

now that's clean living

it is day 3 of eating clean, except those couple of beers i had yesterday with friend that came in town from kc out of the blue; i had to.

it is easier for me to give up sugar than it is yeast. i love beer. not in the traditional, i love getting drunk on beer sense, but the actual love for a good beer. especially with friends. you can't beat that.

sorry if this gets annoying, imaginary readers, but i'm going to list what i had to eat yesterday as well. just to remind myself & track progress.

yesterday's food choices were:
breakfast
yogurt + 5 blackberries + granola

snack
24g protein shake (always with H2O unless otherwise noted)

post-workout-shake
52g protein shake + carbs

lunch @ local-vegan-loving eatery
veggie quesadilla with cheese; still not sure what i'm doing about dairy intake, it is limited but not cut out entirely

dinner @ local brewery
veggie sandwich: hummus, peppers, goat cheese, yum!
sautéed veggies
2 beers

i ran into my long-lost buddy A, at the local-vegan-loving-eatery, who informed me that if i came in on saturday nights he would comp my meal, because i'm slightly poor. wow!

also, that was too much food for yesterday. today will be filled with correcting that. hello H2O!

today's meals:
breakfast
3 eggwhites + 1 egg
granola + local milk
kombucha
32 oz of H2O

no protein today, as it is my off day for training & i am getting a massage! so that means lots and lots of H2O. i wonder if i can drink two gallons today?

farewell for now,
KC

it's the start of something new

i paid my credit card off today.

i am going to start eating 100% clean.

that means, fruits & vegetables, whole grains, lean protein & water. i will also add in organic yogurt & milk from a local farm where i know how the farmer treats the cows (no hormones & give those cows grain please!). i have been inspired to do this not only because i have been doing P90X for around 60 days now, but because my convictions about food continue to grow. it is important to put money back into the local economy to stimulate my town, but also to build a relationship with the people that grow my food is amazing. i believe eating clean will also give me more energy while i am not relying on processed foods and sugars and crashing in between meals. it is much healthier for your body & hopefully it will be fun too!

okay, so i'm not all that excited about cutting out all sugar and i may even eat a cookie once in a while but i think this will be an important step into becoming the healthiest i have ever been and it will also allow/force me to not hold onto my love of sweet things --- aka cookies, ice cream, etc. it is not that those things are bad for you, but when you are trying to get "into the best shape of your life" (thanks Tony Horton!) they probably are not the best choice.

so there you have it. i am officially on my way to eating 100% clean. i don't really have a plan. i think i'll just wing it. goodbye icecream i bought yesterday, you are going down the drain.

today:
breakfast
3 egg whites + 1 whole egg; canola oil
1 piece of whole wheat toast with butter & honey
3/4 cup of organic yogurt with 5 raspberries & homemade granola (honey, almonds, oats, coconut, wheat germ, whole wheat flour, canola oil, vanilla, H2O)

snack
24g protein shake + 8 oz skim milk + mango & flax seeds

lunch
 1/2 cup of oatmeal
1 plum

snack
1/2 avocado
12 almonds
28g protein shake + H2O

62oz of H2O today; will achieve 1 gallon daily

wow. this feels good!

farewell for now,
KC

goal

my goal for the end of February is to have my credit card paid off.

it is amazing how easy it is to spend money.

this is a doable goal and i already cut my balance into a third this month (thanks tax refund!) and i am positive that i can have it paid off by February 28.

days until goal deadline: 9

farewell for now,
KC

Senses

I was dancing today. I jumped up, did 180 degree turn and came down on the outside of my left foot instead of the sole. I fell. I felt my ankle burning with fire and I forced myself to move it to make sure I could. As I breathed through the pain, my senses awoke. I became more aware of the sensation going on in my body than the actual pain. What a beautiful thing. Our minds can not only tell us that a part of our body is in pain, but we can detach ourselves from that feeling and interpret what it feels like. In doing so, the pain melts and you become acutely aware of your breathing, the airy feeling in your head, the noises being blurred and running together. As I focused and became aware of the pain, while breathing through it, it faded. I got up and walked on my foot. Although still kindling with fire I was more aware that my hearing was blurred and my eyes were moving at an oddly rapid pace. The experience was revolutionary. In some degree, I controlled how much pain I felt. My mind switched to how my body was responding rather than the pain itself. It was absolutely beautiful.

The other day, a friend said this to me, Your mind creates the world around you. Now I have experienced that to be true.

The following is what I have learned from being in an accident:

1. Your insurance agent does not give a shit about you, they just want to know what happened so they can pay as little as possible. Even when you pay them for 6 years in case something like this happens.
2. People want to know way too many details. They think they are trying to help, but they are in fact making the situation worse.
3. When you don't own your vehicle it is a pain in the ass to do anything with it, because you don't have the title at your desecration and you have to wait for others to give it to you after you explain to them, again lots of worthless detail, what you plan to do.
4. Friends, trying to help you figure out what to do with your vehicle, are in fact worthless.
5. If you tow your vehicle and it is kept there you're in fact screwed. You'll get to pay a holding fee of $35 a day and while all your friends and family are making the decision on what the hell to do with the vehicle your money is wasting away.
6. The only thing you really want to do is say goodbye to your beloved friend, gut him & sell his new tires, engine, transmission, and anything else of value and mourn.
   

1.11.2010

January 11, 2010
Day 1 of 1st Recovery Phase

I thought I would look forward to the Recovery Phase & then starting something even more bad ass afterwards, but I think I was mistaken. Two Yoga X's in the same week. That's even more ass whooping than the other workouts! Oh Tony, you just love me so much you want to whip my lower body into shape in 7 days. Wonderful, thanks. I'm thinking about not doing my workout for today. Ha, like that's an option.

Farewell for now,
KC