P90X, Days 7-10: Rest day, Chest & Back + Ab Ripper X, Plyometrics, Shoulders & Arms + Ab Ripper X

Rest Day was Friday. Loved it!

I wanna talk about motivation and priorities. I read this article in Fitsugar said that women in relationships gain weight, and the amt of weight she gains gets higher as she moves through the stages of the relationship, from 15 lbs over 5 years during just dating to 24 pounds for newlyweds. El Mando and I don't spend way too much time together, but this weekend we did :) We spent all of Saturday and Sunday together, and I can totally see how a woman can gain weight from being with a man. He eats more than I do, and when he grabs food, guess what I want to do? This weekend we kind of compromised, though; he ate pretty much my diet (vegetarian, whole foods, some grains) but just more of it. Like, the ENTIRE bag of vegetables save 4 cauliflowers. If it was "our" house we would have a lot more of HIS food there which consists of... potatoes. (Why do I date guys who like potatoes so much?) Additionally, his being there makes me want to spend time with him and not work out! Luckily, my priorities lie in this order:

1. Sleep
2. Working out
3. Work
4. Family
5. Social life

AND he and I have a deal where if either one of us gets fat the other has the right to break up with said fatty. On Saturday I sat him down in my room with his laptop while I worked out for 1.5 hours in the other room (Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X). He says he did work but he probably looked at girls. And cars. Anyway, you've GOT to be able to maintain your priorities if you're in a relationship and you want to work out. You also can't be too shy -- he didn't see me this weekend while I was working out (well except to pass a msg to me from my mom) but your sig other will see you if you're working out at home. At first I didn't like working out around people unless I was at the gym. A month into Insanity I felt confident enough to work out in front of very close friends (at Mammoth), so I'm more okay about it now.

Sunday was the same deal. He watched Community and I did Plyo. Plyo for me was harder this time around. I remember last week I was all braggy about how easy it was. It was tougher this time. Thighs a lil sore.

This morning I did Shoulders & Arms and Ab Ripper. Now that last week is over with, it takes a LOT less time to transition between bands. (I still want weights though.) Ab Ripper X is getting a little easier; I last longer through the beginning portion. I also skip 2 of the exercises because I hate them! One is the V up things and the other is the sideways sit ups that hurt my hips. I also do a modded version of the leg climb with one hand behind my head and sit up that way.

My buddy's doing some sections of P90X when he has time. He gets ripped fast (and gets fat fast) but he also knows how to eat right (probably part of how he gets ripped fast). I made the resolution on Saturday to stop eating crap and eat better. This means no more eating after 6 or 7, lessen the sugar intake, NO eggs or dairy (minus Yogurtland of course), less carbs. Also what is motivating me is how I compared pictures from this weekend to pictures from before I started Insanity. Not much change.. a little, but not a huge amount. Granted I was facing the window both times so there's no shadowing to highlight any muscle definition but I think I look a lot better in person. That being said, I want the change in my body to be reflected in pictures, and as my last blog post stated over and over, I must eat well!