Within/Without

Peace. I wanted to build this morning on something that is a regular part of my morning routine. The neti pot. I say regular part because I do this right after I shower. But if I’m running late, it’s the 1st thing I give up. I have owned one now for over a year and it has finally become a serious part of the toilette. What is that you ask? You have never heard of such a thing? Well let me explain…. A neti pot is a device used for irrigating the nasal passages. Typically it has a spout attached near the bottom, sometimes with a handle on the opposite side. It looks like a child’s toy kettle. Mine is made of recycled plastic. Neti pots flush out the nasal cavities by using gravity to draw the flow of saline. Now why do I do this? That is very easy to answer… I use it as an internal wash of my nasal passages. Follow me on this… Everyday we inhale and exhale. We don’t just inhale and exhale air and nothing else. We inhale impurities too. The hairs in our noses catch most of it. That...

Peace. It has been a week since I updated what’s happening in P90x world. I was off a lot last week. I don’t blog at home. I could, I suppose and occasionally I might. But it is rare because I have a lot of “home” stuff to do. This week begins my 1st recovery week and I got my wish…. If you know what I mean. It’s really not all that glorious. I have come to accept that all the P90x workouts are hard. Simple as that. I was expecting these recovery workouts to be easy peasy and they aren’t. Oh Well. No one said being fat was easy. I had a horrible realization…. I have been omitting the ab ripper x! I didn’t realize that there were 2 workouts every day you do strength training. I thought it was odd too that I was only doing abs once/week with legs and back. I re-read the information and saw my error. I guess I won’t have a 6 pack. Just a 4-pack. I’m going to add them in on week 5. Yet another error I need to admit, is that I fell off the raw bandwagon. I ate a half of pizza. I at...

Peace! Day Damnit 16!!!! And I feel GOOD!!!! And it was Plyometric day too! (So glad I didn’t take the pussy route and do cardio instead, feels like a real accomplishment) Let me tell you why I’m not dead, since every other time I’ve done Plyometrics I wanted to just collapse in a little ball. I changed my shoes, wore a better bra and I remember how to do all the moves. I have been dreading plyometrics since the last time I did it. I hate it. And it hates me right back. All that jumping is not good for the girls. Plus I realize that my old out of shape ass can’t jump anymore. When was the last time I jumped? Like college? Who frigging knows! But jumping around is not something a normal adult female does on the regular. I’m not saying I got completely airborne; but I did more of the modified jumping than I ever have. So I’m developing a tolerance. Yay. I decided to use regular sneakers versus the 5 finger toe shoes. There is more to the shoe. More shock absorption so landing...

Peace Day 15. 75 more days to go! Can’t think about it like that or I’ll snap! This is not just day 15, it’s the beginning of week 3. That last week in phase 1 before the recovery week. This morning’s workout was a lot different from Day 1 and Day 8. I knew what I was doing. I knew what was expected. I didn’t take the whole time. I could move ahead. One of the things that slow me down is getting on the Total Gym for the pull ups. Because I knew what was coming, I could move at my own pace and take my time. I broke my tennis bracelet rushing to get on and off the TG. I’m impressed with my push up ability. Yes they are girl push ups! But prior to P90x there were no pushups girly or otherwise. And after I was done, I felt terrific! Really terrific! I realize that P90x is only for 90 days a pop and it’s not designed to be life long, but I have come to realize with this experience and experiences past, that exercise need to be a daily activity for the rest of my life. Peace

Peace Today is my P90x rest day. And I am loving it…. A lot! I know I could do the stretching video but I don’t want to. And I don’t have to!!!!!! Also I find it wonderful that to day is Valentines Day as well. Not that I celebrate it, but I do plan to eat all candies given to me with no guilt. 14 days into P90x and 21 into raw foods (with some cheating) I feel great. The scale only gave up 1 lb, but my clothes have some ease fresh out of the dryer. I’ll take it. What is the difference between last summer and now? I’m guessing 1 of 2 possible things…. Either water intake or cardio. I drank a ridiculous amount of water last May. I was shooting for 100 oz/day. I admit that was a lot. And it made me pretty uncomfortable. Also I was walking at least 1.5 miles/day. I kept up with the walking and didn’t see continued changes. But I dropped the water as soon as June 1st rolled around. I’m thinking I will up my water intake this week and see if that affects the progress on the scale. I ...

Peace! Though that's not what I'm feeling.... I got on the scale this morning. I did it after a morning visit to the ladies, but before my workout (shoulders and arms) and the 32 oz (2lbs) of water I drink then. I frigging gained 2 lbs! I am not happy. Now I know I have been eating bits of cooked foods, but not to excess. I have still remained High-Raw. AND... I have been killing myself to do these workouts! I did read on the website that women are especially prone to gain around 5lbs when they start the program. They say if you stick with it for the long haul, we will lose that weight and then some. I swear it better be the truth. Because I will hunt down Tony Horton and punch him in the eye if I don't decrease. So I'm taking that bit of chi with me.... On a brighter note... I saw a muscle in my left upper arm fat. A good one too. It didn't move or go away when I touched it. I suppose all them weights, push ups and chin ups might be doing something after...

I have been through the 1st phase week and I have a sense of what I like and don’t like. I don’t like Plyometrics. And I kind of don’t like the yoga. Both leave me very drained, but that’s not why I dislike them. The plyometrics is an intense cardio workout. I’m okay with that. And it focuses a lot on sports moves. Not being much of an athlete, I recognize that my body needs to learn said moves. But all that jumping is not good for me and my Cooper’s ligaments. I didn’t like this workout last week and I didn’t care for it today. I can’t do all that jumping. It’s killing my boobs. And making me very winded to the point of near syncope. Even modified moves are a bit too much. Today, while jumping, I landed on my knee funny. Now it’s sore while I’m typing this. And I’m sitting down. That can’t be good. Also, I have been doing pylo in my 5 finger toe shoes. Maybe I should use thicker soled sneakers. So next week I will try to find a bra to fit and thicker shoes. One of the biggest surp...

Okay…. Yesterday I was so geeked of having finished my 1st of 13 weeks of P90x that I didn’t get all up and through the nitty gritty of the thing. There are a few things that have me VERY concerned regarding P90x… 1. I see from the blogs and such that many people fall off the bandwagon and don’t make it the full 90 days. This was never a thought for me, but now it is. I don’t want to have to make up any of these workouts. They are hard enough. 2. I guess this deserves its own category. I’m afraid of not finishing the 90 day program. I know today is day 8 and day 90 seems so far away. I mean I’m scheduled to finish May 2nd. Really? 3. I’m concerned about my health. I wasn’t sick all of 2010. Didn’t need to go to the doctor at all, for anything. I have been googling any and everything related to P90x and it seems like across the board, between 30-60 days folks get a flu that knocks them on their asses. I’m not interested in that. 4. Also, there are some people that at the end ...

Good Morning People! This is my update about the programs I am working. Remember? I somehow, without my noticing, became a fat morbidly obese slob? I have been relatively raw for the last 2 weeks and working out using the P90x Classic plan. Let me start off by saying that P90x is an advanced workout. Yeah, I know they say this all over the infomercial and on the website (I watched it again this morning), but I didn’t believe them. Also, P90x takes an investment of time. There isn’t a workout that is less than an hour. Some about an hour and a half. So you need to have time to perform them. It’s a 90 day plan and the sequence changes every 4 weeks or so with a week of recovery every 4th week. The only odd bit of equipment needed is a chin up bar. But for some strange coincidence, I have one. Go figure. Essentially the program alternates between weights and cardio. The cardio is called “Plyometrics,” “Kenpo” and the weights have a bit of cardio in them. There is also a long Yoga com...

Peace! This is my official 2nd week High-Raw. I'm not 100% raw. I have to cook for the God. And I taste his food to make sure it's prepared correctly. I don't see that changing. Also, sometimes, the opportunity presents itself to eat some cooked food that I find irresistible. When that happens I take it. For example; this woman came into the office unsolicited and offered me a FREE veggies sub sandwich. How could I not eat that? The bread was the only thing cooked on it. I still ate it... and enjoyed it. I mean to make this is a long term thing. So it would be self-defeating to declare myself 100% raw from now until the winter equinox, when I know I have some travel plans and events pending. Hell Friday is my 2nd anniversary. There will be plenty of good cooked vegan food for me and my God. So I am not 100%.... But I am 90-95%; and that ain't bad. Here is my question. I appreciate any and all answers.... I've been flirting with this raw thing for more than a few yea...

Peace Family, I started the P90x home workout program. That's all I have to say right now. Peace