week 5 update

I'm on week 5 of p90x and still chugging a long. did back & biceps last night and my arms are mucho sore.

On February 17 I'm going to see RED, TFK, and Manafest at the National.

Not a lot to update on any other front. February still has my least favorite holiday and I'm ready for March(MY BIRTHDAY!)

p90x log

did day 3 yesterday...did not do the super set..used my 15 lb weights for most the workouts. Still trying to figure out the best way to use the bands to get that resistance...I'm not as sore today as i thought i would/should be. That might be good...it might also mean I'm not pushing hard enough. Today I get to do an hour and a half of yogaX...this should be interesting. lol

p90x log

I'll be updating this occasionally with a log of how I am doing. Not sure if i should do multiple posts.

Today will be day 3 of week 1...tbh I've never attempted this exercise in all my attempts at p90x...I'm always so sore and quit...today..I'm still sore but i will do the exercise.

right now: 5 foot 11 inches @ 190lbs. Lots of stomach fat + no upper body strength.

motivation

How does one motivate themselves? This is a question that has been haunting me for a year now. I always get it in my mind that i would like to accomplish a goal(lose weight, learn guitar, etc) and then I don't succeed because i do not put the time or effort in to accomplish the goals I've set. How do you motivate yourself?

Update

Well i've gone to the gym for two consecutive days straight...i'm sure this must be setting some sort of record for me since i left college. I find it hard to motivate myself to go but i know in the end i have to go to be healthy. I've been trying to cook my own meals and eat out less but with my work schedule that is not always possible. I would really really like to be around 175lbs again. Hopefully i can keep up the effort.

Musings

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• I've started to cook my own meals a little bit more. My menu for this week is/was picante chicken, beef enchiladas, citrus salmon, asian chicken salad, and spinach pies.
• RED is once again coming into town. This time on October 24th with Brian Head Welch and Icon for Hire
• I'm taking a mini-vacation next weekend to visit leesburg and alexandria...oh and some pretty Baller-ific friends that live there.
  

Activity

So last week(ish) i wrote about feeling down in the dumps....well that hasnt really changed...except it has.

I made the mental decision to reject those feelings...and it worked! :)

Thats not to say i dont feel lonely at times...but rather that i dont allow those feelings to consume me/define me. You see, I had to actively fight off those feelings. You see, a lot of times I approach life passively...waiting for stuff to happen to me so that i can react to it...this usually ends poorly.

Hebrews 12:1(NIV)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.