The End of Week 1 and the Dreaded Weigh-In

Today marks the start of week 2 of P90X for me. Looking back, I had a great week with the program. There is no doubt that my mentality was one of simply getting through each workout. Ipushed myself, but always had in mind that it is fine to simply work through the exercises. At times this felt like I was dogging it, at times it felt like I was making a smart choice so that I would show up again the next day. And that I did. I showed up every day. I also ate well. I haven't been trying to follow the nutrition guide with P90X, but I do eat pretty healthily.

So, where am I now. I chose Saturday mornings as my weigh-in morning and that's today. Heading to the scale, I noticed that I feel better than I did last week. More energy, a bit more toned, stomach (slightly) smaller. As I stepped towards the scale, I told myself that THAT is what is important. No doubt, I want to lose weight. I have my sights set on sub 180. I figured a few pounds (with a slight chance of up to 5 pounds) would be a good step. Last week 211 pounds, this week...210.8 pounds. And there goes the wind from the sails. That sucks. The effort doesn't suck. The way I feel doesn't suck. But come on! Are you frakking kidding me! All that and essentially no movement towards 180?

Where do I go from here?

• For one, I am going to give the nutrition guide a look. I am not interested in drinking power shakes or supplements or crazy diets. I want healthy and sensible. Maybe the guide will give me enough of that to move in the right direction. (Really though, I never eat fast food, I haven't had any alcohol, I eat little meat compared to most, I had dessert once and that was corn pops from Wegmans. Doing alot right!)
• As far as the workouts go, I will step them up. I am using the training philosophy I used for the Cherry Blossoms 10 Miler. Start easy and build, build, build. Nothing but time as I get stronger and fitter over the next 12 weeks. Rome was not built in a day. So, this week I will start recording numbers (I didn't have worksheets last week.) I will keep giving my best, and, yup, forgetting the rest.

The big question for me right now is do I weigh in next week or not. Before seeing the number, I felt good. Healthier. Happier. Afterward, I felt disappointed. I feel like I might just weigh in at the end of each cycle (essentially the end of each month). Or maybe at the start of the recovery weeks. I think I will leave it open until next week and see how I feel next Saturday.

For now, I will do Yoga X this morning, work hard this week, keep an eye on my diet and continue to be healthier and healthier.