So I sucked at blogging the last 2 months of the year. I got too caught up in my fertility stuff (which BTW is going amazing since I've started taking 1500mgs of Metformin a day) and got too caught up finishing Christmas craft projects etc.
My brother and his girlfriend asked me if I wanted to do the P90X plan with them and I thought "Why the hell not?!?" So I printed out my workout plan, got my DVDs ready to go (have had them for a few years and haven't done them) and am ready to start!
My husband has been busy creating a new online app called Kinspire. I'm not sure how it works yet because he's kept it pretty hidden from me but he assures me it will be ready to go by tomorrow when I start my first workout!
My eating plan will not be too complicated. I'm going to be doing a type of insulin-resistance diet which is a form of low-card in my opinion. Essentially I'm going to aim for a 40-30-30 ratio meaning 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat. This is a great diet to do for those of us who have PCOS and who take Metformin especially (it prevents the upset tummy).
The most important thing to remember with an insulin-resistant type of diet is to link your foods. You can eat carbs, but you've gotta keep it to under 30 grams of carbs per sitting and link them with about 14 grams of protein. I've already been doing something similar to this already so I'm excited to see how it will work.
Of course I will be tracking everything through MyFitnessPal so that I can see where I'm at during each point of the day. I'm also going to try and stick to between 1500-1800 calories per day. We'll have to see how much P90X kicks my butt - cause I KNOW it will.
So why is this weight loss attempt any different from all of my previous attempts you might ask...well, it's because I've created some built in consequences and rewards for myself. In order to ensure that I actually DO my workouts every day, I'm not allowed to watch TV (I have a few favorite shows I record that I have to watch!) OR come down to my computer/craft area and sew (my favorite pastime). If I'm not allowed to do either of those things until I've worked out, I KNOW I'll actually do it. But I'm not going to be policing myself....I've given my husband permission to actually hold me accountable to this so if he sees me watching TV, he has every right to ask me if I've worked out yet....and I better be able to say YES!
And what is my motivation for actually completing the full 90 days besides the negative reinforcement? Well, if I complete the full program, my husband has agreed to take me to either Disneyland or Disneyworld...depending on if we want to make a trip all the way to FL this year again.....SO....that's motivation enough for me because I just LOVE Disney!
I'll be taking my "before" pictures tomorrow before my workout and I'll post them up. I'll also try and be better about blogging my progress and my reaction to the P90X workouts. I'm a little scared about the intensity....but I also know I just need to do it already.
Also, there's the slight possibility I may be pregnant....but I won't be able to know for sure until the end of next week or so. Even if I am, I think I'll still stick to the program in some way.
