Shutter Island and p90x
Shutter Island and p90x
Feb 28Last night Randy and I had a “date night” and went to see Shutter Island and went to dinner first. The day started out rocky since he went on no sleep (couldn’t sleep when he tried) and we got into a mini fight but it was stupid and we hung out at his mom’s house for a bit. Then we went to eat and he spilled my entire glass of Pepsi ALL over me. My shirt was soaked, my jeans were soaked, and all I could do was stare at him with my mouth dropped open. The glasses at this restaurant are like 32oz so believe me I was WET. Thankfully he had a hoodie in the truck which was a little snug but nothing unbearable and my jeans had to just dry on their own. Despite that we talked a bit and just enjoyed ourselves. We headed off to the movie theater to see Shutter Island and he fell asleep the entire movie from exhaustion. It sucks in some regard but I got to see the movie and he used me as a pillow the whole time so it works. I didn’t expect that story line at ALL so definitely go see it. I highly recommend it.
We got home at about 10 or so and immediately went up to bed and snuggled and slept. It’s nice to sleep together once in awhile. I miss that with him being on 3rd shift. I’ve done 2 days of p90x and ouch. The first day I completed it and was exhausted (although ab ripper X I struggle hardcore with. I have a LOT of excess fat and NO balance so some positions are difficult to even get into let alone hold) and yesterday I made it until 20 mins of plyometrics was left. I definitely don’t have endurance and my heart rate was above the threshold. Next time I’m going to try to make it through the entire workout. I also still have a sprained toe which made jumping VERY difficult every time I came down. I have issues even walking on it. I was definitely working but I can’t expect to be as fit as they are or even a normal person because I don’t have an active life style and I’m not going to pretend that I do. Today I’m doing shoulders/arms and ab ripper X. I hope to get a little further with Ab ripper (make it through each exercise without time left) and I’m going to get a few stronger resistance bands today as well.
I’m struggling especialyly when it comes to support. I got wise cracks from my mom about “Well how long are you going to stick with THIS?” and laughing at me struggling to do a certain exercise or whatever. That right there is why I find it so hard to workout. I’m SO self conscious and I don’t need negative influences. I shouldn’t be ridiculed for trying to do something to change my body which I’m most definitely NOT happy with. I just know today that EVERYTHING HURTS. Abs and legs the most.
On the food front, changes haven’t really been made too much. I’m trying to make baby steps here instead of diving in all at once and failing. My biggest struggle is pop and I can’t do diet (ewww artificial sweeteners). I can’t handle them in ANYTHING so sugar free this or that is out of the question. All I can say right now is that I’m trying. It has to count for something.
I saw Shutter Island last night too. I also loved it.
I’m sorry that people are giving you crap about trying to lose weight and exercise. They should be supportive, not cracking jokes. That’s horrible. Maybe you could tell them how you feel and tell them to back off. Maybe they don’t realize that you are so self conscious about it and they are trying to lighten the mood?
I’m dying to see Shutter Island, it just looks like a REALLY good movie. I’m sorry that Randy fell asleep on you, but at least he agreed to go out with you! Dan would be a stick in the mud and insist on staying at home, so we would both miss out.
I’m also very sorry that your mom is poking fun at you. It seems like the people we need support from the most tend to be the most critical of us. I can’t even begin to list the numerous things my mom said to me/about my when I was pre-op and doing everything I had to (including losing weight) in preparation for surgery.
Just keep at it, work through the pain if you can — but don’t overdo things! As you said yourself, you’re overweight and you have excess fat to deal with; you don’t want to overwork your muscles and potentially injure them, or even increase your risk for an asthma (not sure if you’re asthmatic or not) or heart attack!
One of the great things about P90X is that you can manipulate it to work for you. If jumping hurts during plyo, then step turn instead. I do that with the running stance jumps where you touch the floor then jump to switch. I can jump for about the first 15 then have to start stepping. I have really bad shins so I have to compensate for that.
Also, one of the best things you can do on the food front right now is just start paying attention go portion control. In the beginning, take your plate of food, divide it into fours then remove 1/4 of the food. You’d be surprised how satisfied you’ll still be with 1/4 less food. Then, EAT MORE OFTEN. Start eating every three hours. Your body works SO much more efficiently when you get food OFTEN. You don’t get as hungry then you don’t end up eating as much. It’s tough at first but once your body gets on the schedule, you’ll start to feel a lot better.
Also, EAT AFTER YOUR WORKOUTS! Within an hour try to take in an equal amount of healthy carbs and protein. You body NEEDS that food to repair itself and if you are really sore, protein, protein, protein. Your muscles will heal a lot faster that way and that first hour after the workout it’s CRITICAL to refuel.
Keep with it Amanda! I KNOW it’s hard, the first week KILLED me, but I promise it gets easier.
Also, tell your mom to STUFF IT!
I’m sorry you’re not getting support at home, but we innernet peoples are here for you! Anna had some really good suggestions. I actually use a suggestion I read in a book called “French Women Don’t Get Fat” that my roommate had – eat half of what you’re served, then put your fork down for a few minutes and assess how hungry you are. I don’t do this so much at home, as I just serve myself less, but it’s very helpful in restaurants where the portions are ridiculous.
Trying is all anyone can ask of you. You don’t need to start off being perfect – just keep making small changes over time, and that will eventually add up to HUGE changes. Even if you just cut back your pop consumption by two pops per day, over a week that’s about half a pound of fat.
One thing that really helped me to change my eating habits was to do a lot of reading about what different foods (and nonfoods) actually do in my body, and how to increase satiety. I am not an Oprah fan, but Dr.Oz who used to be on there has a book called You: On a Diet, which really explained a lot. It’s easier for me to say “I’m not going to drink a pop because it will cause havoc with my blood sugar, making me feel hungrier later, and it will also leach my bones of calcium, giving me poor bone density later in life” than it is for me to say “NO! POP BAD! NO FUN! DRINK WATER!” I guess it all depends on how your brain works, but it really helped me. Spark people also has a lot of helpful articles.
It will be spring soon. Walking for 30-60 minutes a day with Gracie and doggies would burn a whole lot of calories, if it’s something you’re able to do where you are.
All I can say is – keep ploughing away. You don’t have to be perfect every single day – or even any day – you just need to keep working at it.
Congrats on starting the workout! Don’t let people get you down. You know the old adage that Misery loves company. I find that statement true most days. Making snide remarks seems to give some people a boost of self esteem. Don’t let them get you down. Just think about how you can make them eat their words in a few months.