Week 1 with P90X

As if I don't already push my self and train hard I have decided to give P90X a try. Monday was day 1 for me, I am going to do the lean version for my first 90 days. It is supposed to deliver the most fat loss, so here I go!! Yesterdays workout was a little challenging, but too hard. I am guessing it wasn't too hard because I have done a lot of push-ups, weight training, and cardio in the past. Some of the ab exercises were the ones that gave me the challenge. I am weakest in my core, that is my trouble area, but what do you expect when you have had 2 c-sections where they go in and cut through your muscles right there. I am hoping this P90X will help give me the abs I am craving and have been having a hard time getting to. I did wake up this morning with some sore muscles, my lats, abs, lower back, and glutes are all sore, but I like that sore feeling. I know I am a bit weird... I am continuing to eat as clean as possible while doing this I plan on keeping everyone posted in my progress. Joe is going to take my before pics tonight, and then after my first 90 days, so I will post them together after the 90 days so you can see the comparison. I still plan on running and swimming while doing the P90X, I have to run, I go insane if I can't, same with swimming. I guess I am addicted to them both, I crave the pavement and the pool and I am constantly thinking about it in the back of my mind....I guess there could be worse things to be addicted to right? If any of you out there are also doing P90X I would love to here your feedback, please post a comment!! :) And any one else working out I would love to here what you are doing and how your progress is too. Well good luck to you all, and happy training!

Running through the tears.......

As the week comes to an end and with it the Race for the Cure, I find my self getting very emotional. All this week as I have been running on my treadmill I keep thinking of how Saturday morning will be and the feeling of it, and I can't help but start to cry. I see my friend with her fashionably cute short hair, (Brought on by chemo) and her big beautiful smile that is so contagious. I can't even imagine what it must be like to have to go through such a difficult thing as cancer. Yes, I have had family who have suffered from other forms of this horrible disease, my dad and grandpa both had a form of melanoma on there face, nothing too serious I am happy to say. My mother-in-law also had a form of melanoma, a mouth cancer. She had under gone radiation treatments, had a piece of her tounge removed, and all of her lymph nodes removed. Now she has some bone loss in her jaw because of the radiation, but has been in remission for quite some time now. Thankfully these cases weren't as serious as some of those suffering with breast cancer. These women that will be at the race on saturday are some of the strongest, both physically and mentally, women we will ever meet. Sure running a marathon is a hard, it challenges your body and your mind. It takes months to train for, it's painful at times, and sometimes you just want to throw in the towel and give up, but you dig deeper and keep on going until you reach the finish line. But for those suffering with cancer, some will never see the finish line, no matter how hard they try. These women have to find strength from some place deeper to keep going, and not give up. They put on there game faces so they're loved ones don't see just how painful it is at times. They live each moment as if it's there last, who knows what tomorrow will bring. If you decide you would like to participate there will me registration in the morning on saturday at 7 am, or if you don't want to walk/run just come and support these fabulous women. I will be there running with tears I am sure. Remember these women are some ones Mother, Sister, Aunt, Daughter, Wife, Partner, Friend, HERO. Please support the cause.....