But fear not those of you that are still reading my blog despite the fact that I have barely posted in the last two weeks, I am not returning to my sluggish ways of the past, or planning to drown myself in Jack Daniels or Crown Royal (or insert other alcoholic beverage that I love). Starting this Sunday, May 16th I am starting 100 days of fitness, that will conclude Aug 24th. While I will mainly be continuing on doing Power 90 and Power 90 master series workouts during this time, I will also be throwing in a mix and match of many different workouts. 6 days a week I will do something. There will be a lot of “Pushing Play”. I have many different workouts that I have gathered over the years. And over the last few months I have gotten Power 90 and Power 90 MS, P90x, Insanity, 3 different Jillian Michaels Dvd’s, an assortment of Wii fit games etc. There will be mountain biking and walking. There will be hikes with the family, and hopefully playing some pickup sports such as tennis and basketball. This summer will be my most active summer in years.
This isn’t me giving up on my plan to get into my best shape ever in 2010, but rather REDEDICATING myself to just that. This will be me focusing on moving more, everyday and continuing living a healthier lifestyle than I have in the past. I have some big goals for the next 100 days (they are coming). 6 days a week, I will move move move, and I will document the whole journey here. Then come September I will do P90x or Insanity or some program and follow that to a T. To get ready for that, I am going to do things that give me the best opportunity to get the best results. The ultimate goal, is come NYE 2010, my 38th Birthday, be in the BEST SHAPE OF MY LIFE.
Just as there has been the last few months, there will be bumps and bruises. There will be detours that life will throw at me. However, to the best of my ability, I am dedicating myself to working hard every single day to just move move move, and to make healthy choices when it comes to eating. I will be continuing doing Weight Watchers as I like the program. I will be more vigilant in tracking my daily points and I will work hard to get all my water in as well as hit my daily point allowance (I have been under eating much of the last 9 weeks). I will continue taking and posting my progress pictures every Saturday for the duration of my 100 Days of Focus.
What led me to the decision of not doing P90x til the fall is the results I have been having on some of the Power 90 Master Series workouts I have done over the last 10 days or so. Part of me wanted to stop doing P90 and jump ahead to P90x starting as early as this coming week. However, if I am going to be realistic about things, I am not quite ready to get the full benefit of the program. Yes you can modify and yes I can take breaks or hit the pause button etc, but I want to get the best results possible. While the 1-2 workouts are now to easy, the 3-4 workouts are starting to get boring. I am 48 days into power 90, plus I had done 6 weeks of it earlier this year. I am tired of the same couple workouts, and starting to know what Tony is going to say before he says it on the tapes. Meanwhile over the last 10 days or so I have been doing the different workouts on power 90 master series and done the ocasional Jillian Michaels DVD’s and I am enjoying doing different workouts. So my thoughts are I am going to take the summer and just do a variety of things. I will give whichever workout I do my all, and I will just be sure to do SOMETHING six days a week. I will work hard to build my cardio, improve my strength and flexibility, and work on my endurance so that come the fall I can give my all to P90x or Insanity or whatever I decide to do and get maximum benefit.
Goals for May 16th-Aug 24th 2010
1. 1,000,000 counted steps on my pedometer
2. 500 km on bike (combined mountain and stationary)
3. lose 30 scale pounds
4. lose 6 inches from waist
5. be able to perform at least 3 chinups (minimum recommended to start P90x)
6. be able to wear my wedding ring again
7. get to 4th knotch on my weight belt
8. Be able to jog 2km without stopping
9. blog 5 days a week minimum
10. take fit tests at days 25, 50, 75, 100 to measure progress
So there we have it, 10 goals, measureable and challenging, yet realistic. Full starting measurements and pictures will be posted this weekend. I have my weight watchers meeting tomorrow morning, and I am not sure what to expect. I have been working out all week, but have not been on the scale, I have been so close to breaking 210 pounds, only to creep up again. 210 is a mental block for me much like 200 has been a mental block for me in the past. But I will get there, and maybe as soon as this weekend, we’ll see. I am excited about the next part of my journey. This 100 days of focus will get me through the doldrums of working out “to feel better” or “to get healthier”. These two statements are important and they are what I want to do, but they are not truly measurable. My brain needs something to shoot for, and I think I have given myself plenty to shoot for. I will be ready come September to give P90x my all. Over the summer I will start doing the odd p90x workout, mixing it in with power 90, and I will be ready to really rock it. I am excited for the most active summer I have had in years. Bring it on!
