Not Just A Pretty Face: September 2009

Monday, September 28, 2009

P90X Yoga....It goes on for-freakin-ever

Posted by Jenny

Man, I thought P90X's yoga would never end. It's an hour and a half. Blah. It was a great workout though.

I need to add cardio into my P90X weight routines. It's just not cutting it by itself in my opinion.

Short blog. I know. I'm exhausted.

:-)

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Monday, September 21, 2009

Day 2 of P90X: Plyometrics + Flooding in GA??

Posted by Jenny

I'm originally from Alabama, guys, and this flooding in ATL?? IT'S boggling my MIND! So weird to me. Has this ever happened before? No idea. But I hope everyone I know who lives in that area is fine. Fitting Back In: I know you are. YAY! :)

I have never seen this in Atlanta before. Please avoid Freedo... on Twitpic

So, on to the hard stuff. This week I'm taking a Strategic Communication course at Georgetown in place of the usual work week--not bad--got done around 5:00, came home and started Plyometrics courtesy of P90X. It was hard, guys. Not gonna lie. Add in the fact my chest, back and biceps are sore from yesterday's workout and you have a next to impossible workout. I did manage to do most of the moves, but the way its set up is you do 4 sets of different plyo moves. You do each set TWICE. Gheeshhhh. Lots of jumps I could NOT do. LOL Kinda funny imagining what I looked like do a cheer-like jump. BAHAH! I felt great after the 58 minutes though, and took my happy little butt to the tanning bed. Two thumbs up for getting back into a routine :-)

Tomorrow is Arms and Shoulders + AB RIPPER (AKA: DEMON). Are they serious? My abs are incredibly sore from Monday's Ab Ripper session. That thing was intense. The thing I've picked up about P90X is there is very little rest. You're constantly working--which is a good thing once you get into the swing of the program I'm sure. I'm excited to see how I do three weeks from now. It's nice to look back and see what you accomplished strength wise.

Now I'm just enjoying my after workout protein shake, about to pop in Britney Spears: For The Record. Love some Netflix. And yes, love me some Brit Brit. I must say, however, that I saw her Circus tour twice and this past time a few weeks ago just wasn't up to par as the first go-round. Blah. Although she did do a kick-ass r

endition (LIVE might I ADD) of Alanis' "You Oughta Know". LOVE that

song. Yes yes yes. I leave you with a photo of her killing that song....Goodnight ladies.

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Day 1 of P90X (FINALLY!): Chest and Back + Ab Ripper

Posted by Jenny

FINALLY, started P90X after having it collect dust on the coffee table for a few weeks. Here is my Day 1 overview.

I don't know, seriously, how any woman can get do P90X's Chest and Back DVD. I sure as hell couldn't do all of the moves. The workout itself was fine, but besides the pull-ups (waiting for my pull-up bar to get here in the mail) and push-ups, there were only a few other moves in the workout. What?? I cannot do a push-up. A REAL one. I can only do so many on my knees at that, and in the DVD you do two "rotations" of about 3 or 4 different push-up variations. Ugh. Really?? Really.

Upper body strength is not my forte', so I wasn't that surprised, but for most of the DVD I just stood around. Sure, I would get down and do as many wimp push-ups as I could, but I felt like my precious workout time was wasted. I think from now on when this DVD comes up in the rotation of workout discs, I'll incorporate a run or 45 minutes on the elliptical. The Ab Ripper DVD was, of course, a good workout. Ab work is always a challenge.

Tomorrow is Plyometrics--I have high hopes for this one. Hoping it really gets me gasping for breathe. haha Yes, I'm serious! I love the burn.

Otherwise, my eating was great today--trying to get back into the swing of things, and so far so good. Excluding the teeny fact that I'm now craving cake and/or cookie batter with chocolate chips. BAH!! Funny, I didn't have this craving until "COULDN'T" have it. Go figure, right? Guess it also doesn't help I'm watching the history of chocolate on television. :-)

My time here in DC is winding down. I think the count is 6 weeks, 2 days. Please don't get me wrong. I like DC, getting great work experience here, but I miss Alabama, and I'm ready to settle down and unpack my LIFE! (For a few years anyway) I've been living out of a suitcase (or two) for 4.5 months now. Strange way of life. Brady (my Chihuahua) and I are ready to move into our new house :-) Did I tell you guys I will be a first-time home buyer come November?? All I can do is daydream and decorate the house in my head--I know exactly how I want to decorate (minus the guest bedroom...ANY IDEAS? Colors, decor, etc? Would love to hear what you guys think.)

Here are a few photos of the house. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 1 car garage. I didn't get photos of the upstairs. Those and more will come in a few months!

Empty living room/Front Door