Get Fit Friday

Week #13 of P90X!  I DID IT!!!

Well, almost.  Technically, Sunday is the end of the program & when I will post my before & after pictures, my final measurements & results, as well as my thoughts about the program & my next exercise program that I'm going to do.

This week was a Recovery Week, so there were no strength training or abdominal work (yeah!!!) involved.  I did do some core work, though, as well as Insanity workouts.

As mentioned in last week's post, I had begun using flavored packets with my water.  My friend, though, pointed out how bad they really were for me & that they were probably causing my bloating, so I cut them out of my diet stopped using them as regularly as I had been.  I tried to go cold turkey with them but they are so good & sometimes I just need a little flavor to my water.  I think I've only used 3 packets this past week, in comparison to my 1-2 packets daily.  Baby steps, right?  I still notice some bloating, though, so I know that I really need to eliminate them all together from my diet.

I'm still working on eating a more balanced diet.  I've been using My Fitness Pal & tracking my intake & exercise.  I've noted that I'm eating too many carbohydrates & not enough protein.  I've been told I should aim for 40% protein, 40% carbohydrates & 20% protein.  Yesterday I ended up at 32% protein, 45% carbohydrates & 23% fat.  Yep, still need to fine tune my diet.  It's so hard, though, because I LOVE my carbs.  

I made this meal for Marc & the girls this week.  Marc loved it & so did the girls.  It is definitely a keeper & will be made again soon!

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We went shopping last weekend & I purchased a couple of bikinis.  At the start of P90X, I said that one of my goals was to feel comfortable in a bikini when we go to Punta Cana (in just 17 days!).  While I cannot say I feel 100% confident in the bikini, I do feel a lot better than I would have 3 months ago!  Seeing how hard I've worked these past few months & how much my body has transformed, I have realized how unshapely my body has become since before having kids.  But I know I didn't get out of shape over night, so I'm not going to get back to where I want to or feel comfortable at over night.

I am a work in progress & am motivated to keep working out & improving my diet so I can feel good about myself & my body again.

I've heard from so many people since I started P90X, 'I don't know why you are doing this, you look great!'  Or 'you have nothing to complain about, you look wonderful!'  Or even 'please, you are so skinny!'  

While these compliments are very flattering & I appreciate their kind words, I'm not doing this program for other people.  I am doing this for ME.  If I don't feel comfortable with my body or how I look, then I need to do something about.  I want to be able to wear tighter shirts without worrying about my extra flab/skin showing.  And I want to have the option to wear a bikini at the beach, rather than a one piece or tankini.  

Again this is all for ME!  I'm not doing this for Marc (though I do want my husband to find me attractive...which he does & always has), not the girls, not anybody.  Just ME.

Stay tuned for the final results on Sunday!