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day 37/90
plyometrics
weight after: 302.4 lbs

so today i woke up and my back isn't hurting nearly as bad as it was the last 2 days. I think my almost full day of rest helped it alot. But there was still a mild sting the whole time, and a sharper in certain posistions (marching with left leg out right arm up). To avoid reinjuring my back in such a high intensity workout, i didn't do much of the jump moves, if there was a jump i would spring up to my tip toes. And i would shuffle my feet rather than jump my feet on the switch stances. Even with these modifications, i still got an awesome workout. I was drenched by the end. Since, i'm trying to pull up my caloric intake like dvg-p90x's doctor suggested for optimum health, thats what i attribute my weight gain too. My body was probably in a quasi starving mode, thats probably why i wasn't that hungry even though i was consuming so few calories. Yesterday I ate my 5 meals and felt stuffed all day. But, im not worried about small weight gains right now. What i care about is health, and how i look when im done, weight is not an issue for me. If im 300 lbs when i finish but am loaded with muscle and not too much body fat i'll still feel just as successful as if i end being 260 lbs with less muscle and not much body fat.

diet for today:
water: 0 cal
omelete: 250 cal
canned peaches, lite/drained: 150 cal
h/t sandwich: 250 cal
canned corn: 220 cal
6" sub w/chips,drink: 450 cal

total: 1320 cal

plagued by injury

day 36/90
shoulder, tricep, chest, ab
weight after 301.4 lbs

so yesterday halfway through the day, i got this pain in the lower right portion of my back. as the day went on it intensified to where i had to take pain medication cause i couldn't bend over or reach out in front of me. I dont know how i got this knot like feeling, all i did was stretch yesterday.

So, i was hoping a good nights rest would aleviate the problem. I woke up and felt good, but within 5 min of walking around and starting the routine. The pain came back even worse, now it feels like a knife is in my back and everytime i take a step a pain shoots through my back). I didn't get far into the routine before i had to stop to sit down/lay down to relieve the pain. Today I have to take off from school, (bad that im missing team meeting with company, but im missing 1 class that doesn't hold session very often cause its just a guide class for senior design). I need to get my rest so i can get back on track for tomorrow if I want any success at plyo and gettin back to school

diet for today: (if i manage to make it too my kitchen)
water: 0 cal
omelet: 250 cal
canned peaches, lite/drained: 150 cal
h/t sandwich: 250 cal
canned peas: 210 cal
CN soup: 220 cal

Total: 1080 cal

wtf

day 35/90
x stretch
weight after: 301.6 lbs

alright, i dont know wtf is going on. 2 days in a row i've put weight back on and i dont know why. im hoping tomorrows more intense workout puts me back in the right direction. nothing new about this workout, stretching as usual

diet for today:
water: 0 cal
omelet: 250 cal
canned peaches, lite/drained: 150 cal
h/t sandwich: 250 cal
canned green beans: 70 cal

Total: 720 cal

Weirdness

day 34/90
kenpo
weight after 301.4 lbs

well, i dont know what happened cause i haven't changed anything about my diet. Maybe i packed on some muscle to my arms. They've been dead tired the last few days, my left arm is still a little sore right at the elbow joint. good workout anyways

diet for today:
water: 0 cal
omelet: 250 cal
h/t sandwich: 250 cal
canned peaches, lite/drained: 150 cal
canned green beans: 70 cal

Total: 720 cal

so close to the 3 bills mark

day 33/90
back, legs
weight after: 301.0 lbs

good workout today, did all the moves without having to stop like the last couple of times. although i did still skip abs because i just dont feel the abs after a leg workout (since half the ab moves require leg moves which doesn't work with dead legs)

diet today
water: 0 cal
omelete: 250 cal
canned peaches, lite/drained: 150 cal
h/t sandwich: 250 cal

total: 650 cal

bad day

day 32/90
yoga
weight after 302.4 lbs

so today was yoga, my least favorite routine. and i woke up and just couldn't get into it this morning. i have alot to do today and i was more focussed on that rather than "clearing my mind" so i made it through about 30min of this routine before i stopped it cause i couldn't focus and get into it.

diet for today:
water: 0 cal
omelete: 250 cal
canned peaches, lite/drained: 150 cal
h/t sandwich: 250 cal

total: 650 cal

another fun new workout

Day 31/90
back bicep
weight after: 302.4 lbs

im actually fine with the lack of weight loss considering i had such a big dinner last night, and generally you will hold that weight for a couple of days (thats how long it takes to pass). So i expect to start losing again tomorrow. this was a pretty awesome workout also. my biceps were feelin the burn really early. i also made a change this workout. i used to do the pullups with the bands attached to a hook in the wall. but since my room isn't big enough, its not challenging anymore. So i started using my bench/weight set. Which has a pullup attachment (lat tower whatever) that i can use and ramp up the weight as i get stronger. I have about 260 lbs of plate weights, its just a matter of if the tower can handle that much weight...lol.

diet for today:
water: 0 cal
omelete: 250 cal
canned peaches, drained/lite: 150 cal
h/t sandwich: 250 cal

total: 650 cal

30 day results

from my pictures i have my shirt tucked in tight so you can see the outline of my body. I also wore the same clothes so there is no variation. From the front, my stomach and chest have the same general outline....just less volume so its smaller. you can also see that my arms hang more vertically than they hung before because my stomach overhang on my sides isn't nearly as dramatic. from the side view you can see that my stomach overhang has lifted up and no long points south and has shrunk in size. you can see that my stomach has flattened out more so im not as thick as i was before. you can also see on my arms, there was a fat roll poised to roll over my elbow which is dang near completely gone. you can see more fore arm is more defined and less smooth from elbow to wrist. i dont have that bubble butt anymore. and my back is flatter without some of the back fat.

37.6 lbs in 30 days :)

day 30/90
plyometrics
weight after: 302.4 lbs

return of the ol' jump training. an boy did it work just like always. got an awesome workout

diet for today:
water: 0 cal
omelete: 250 cal
footlong oven roasted chicken breast: 630 cal
lays baked chips: 110 cal
lemonade: 20 cal

total: 1010 cal

great new workout

day 29/90
chest, shoulder, triceps
weight after 303.4 lbs

this was a great workout. i've been looking forward to a workout that just burns your arms to a crisp. i know we had chest and shoulder earlier, but like they said, it was mainly chest and shoulders. I loved how at the end of this, my arms were so tired i could barely reach em up above my head to do the cooldown stretches. AWESOME!!!! now im looking forward to the bicep one in 2 days.

oh, and for anyone interested, my omeletes are actually looking like omeletes now rather than a mix of eggs/veggies/meat. the problem was the skillet i was using before was all metal with no nonstick surface so i picked up a new skillet with a tephlon coat so the eggs wont stick and can actually fold and slide off the pan

diet for today:
water: 0 cal
omelete: 250 cal
canned peaches, lite/drained: 150 cal
h/t sandwich: 250 cal

total: 650 cal

gumby wannabee

day 28/90
stretch
weight after: 305.2 lbs

nothin new, stretchy stretchy stretchy

diet for today:
water: o cal
omelete: 250 cal
canned peaches, lite/drained: 150 cal
h/t sandwhich: 250 cal

total: 650 cal

its yoga time

day 27/90
yoga
weight after 305.8 lbs

So i still dont like this routine very much, but like last time i put full effort into it and did all the moves that i could get into. not the same super loss as before but i was sweating up a storm again.

diet for today:
water: o cal
omelete: 250 cal
canned peaches, lite/drained: 150 cal
h/t sandwich: 250 cal

total: 650 cal

what rest week?

26/90
core synergistics
weight after 306.0 lbs

So today i rearranged some of the furniture in my room to be able to do some of the moves in this routine. I got a much better workout than last time cause i only skipped 3 routines compared to about half of em last time. This got me sweatin and breathin like a champ and the results showed in my poundage. skipped bow/boat, prison pushups, and dreya roll.

diet for today:
water: 0 cal
omelete: 250 cal
peaches, lite/drained: 150 cal
h/t sandwich: 250 cal

total: 650 cal

stretchy

day 25/90
x stretch
weight after 308.6 lbs

stretching like usual. not very intensive. nothin new to add

diet for today:
water: 0 cal
omelet: 250cal
peaches drained/lite: 150cal
H/T sandwich: 250 cal

Total 650 cal

A trend

Day 24/90
Kenpo
Weight after 308.8lbs

So just like everyweek yesterday was friday and i had mexican food for dinner. And i probably ate more than i should and i think im still carrying it in my body for the weigh in. Had a good workout today punchin and kickin to victory.

diet for today:
water: 0 cal
omelet: 250cal
peaches drained/lite: 150cal
H/T sandwich: 250 cal

Total 650 cal

do they think i have floor space?

Day 23/90
core synergetics
weight after: 308.0 lbs

So I started this routine without knowing really what to expect besides dvg's vague descriptions. And throught the routine it was kind of a half effort on my part as a whole because they had so many workouts that either required alot of "real" pushups (which i attempted while on knees) or that you had to roll around on the ground....(which i have kind of a "S" shaped workout area in my room, so rolling isn't very possible, I may rearrange some furniture to allow limited rolling for next time...lol). Anyways, i got an okay workout, i had sweat beads and some sweat drips. Afterwards mainly my legs felt the burn due to being able to participate in all those exercises.

Diet for today:
Water: 0 cal
Omelet: 250 cal
Beef Burrito: 450 cal
Chicken Burrito: 220 cal
Rice/Beans small: 50cal

Total: 970 cal

You can rest when your dead

Day 22/90
Yoga
Weight after 308.6 lbs

So today was full of turmoil throwin my routine in a loop. I woke up my usual time 5am this morning but not to jump right into my exercises. I had to finish a bunch of drawings for my senior design that my teamate was picking up at 8am. After that, i had to go to the store cause i had no more cereal and thus enabled the perfect time to start making my omlette i've been craving. After my workout I made my 1st omlette ever and it wouldn't of won any beauty contests but it tasted good. Tomorrow get no bologna and less eggs (bologna in omlette not as good as i thought it might be and 3 jumbo eggs was too much...lol). Lol...the top looked like a mess of eggs instead of a crisp fold over and the stuffin wasn't really stuffing but just filling spilling out all over the place.

But too my workout. I decided I should put more effort into this routine even though I hate it so dearly. And i gotta say, puttin that extra effort in goes miles. My head was drippin from about 10min in. There were so many times sweat was either in my eyes, or in my mount, or drippin off my nose onto the floor. Which just inspired me more. For the first half, (all the upper and downward dog) i did all the moves but the last 2 due to their advanced nature. And for the balance poses i did the first few, then skipped some advanced ones in the middle, then picked up with all the stretching. I did about 3/4 of the yoga abs 7 special.

Diet:
Water
Omlette: ~350 cal (ate late so was more like a big brunch)
H/T sandwich: 250 cal

Total: 600 cal

30 lb mark :)

Day 21/90
X stretch
Weight after 310.0 lbs

Oh yeah! .2 lb burned in the stretch routine :P. Same as usual, lots of stretching. Nothing new to tell here.

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)
Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
CN Soup (220 Cal maybe if im hungry)

Total: 680 to 900 cal

Punch'n Kick'n below da belt :P

Day 20/90
Kenpo
Weight after: 310.2 lbs

I slept in an hour later than normal today but got to it feeling fully energized. Was totally pumped throughout the workout. I really like this one cause its fun and gets you sweatin.

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)
Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
CN Soup (220 Cal maybe if im hungry)

Total: 680 to 900 cal

No abs today

Day 19/90
Legs, back, abs
Weight after: 311.2 lbs

Today I barely made it through the legs/back routine. Didn't even attemp the abs. Coming to the end of the legs/back i wasn't feeling so great and whats weird is this is the 1 week aniversary of the last time i felt bad after a routine. I think this has to do with not having the normal supply of mini breaks throughout the routine. Most of the routines have 30sec breaks after 3-4 exercises. This one has One 1min break right in the middle. I think this caused my heart rate to be elevated to high levels for the whole 50min workout causing me to feel really tired and not very well by the end of the routine. Anyways, i still got a good workout. lookin forward to kenpo

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
CN Soup (220 Cal maybe if im hungry)

Total: 680 or 900 cal

Back on track

Day 18/90
Yoga
Weight after: 312.2 lbs

So yet again this is by far my worst and most hated routine. And it all stems from me being overweight and not being able to do half the moves. So I did what i could and skipped the rest. Got a mild sweat going but not too much exertion.

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)
Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
CN Soup (220 Cal maybe if im hungry)

Total: 680 or 900 cal

Wrong Way

Day 17/90
Arms, Shoulders, Abs
Weight after 313.8

So my weight went up 1lb. I think that has to do with my late night dinner with the friends. Ate the footlong sub around 8:30 which is 2hrs later than i normally do. So i think i ended up carrying most of those calories to bed with me rather than burning em off while im still active. Anyways, no worries. Got an awesome workout today. Really pushed my arms and shoulders to the extreme. And I did atleast half the reps in abs on all the workouts and all of the reps on about 4-5 of them.

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)
Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
CN Soup (220 Cal maybe if im hungry)

Total: 680 or 900 cal

I HATE it, But i LOVE it

Day 16/90
Plyometrics
Weight after: 312.8 lbs

Like that catchy slogan Tony uses before Ab Ripper, thats how i feel about this workout. I've always had tree trunk legs full of muscle due to my weight and activity playing sports. So, having a workout that can actually burn my legs to a crisp is great even though i dread going into it because i know its gonna school me. Friday night party with the pals today.

Diet for Today: (Friday party with friends)
Water (0 cal)
Cereal (280 cal)
Canned Peaches Drained (150 maybe)
Footlong H/T Sandwich + Lemonade (620 cal)
Total: 900-1050 cal

Week 3! What Plateau?

Day 15/90
Chest, Back, Abs
Weight After: 314.6 lbs

What Plateau? All i hit was a speed bump. I got an awesome workout with the chest and back. Feels great burning those muscles down to nothingness. As for the abs, I was doing awesome throughout the beggining only missing a few reps in each set. But started to drain through the middle. Did all the obliques.

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)
Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
CN Soup (220 Cal maybe if im hungry)

Total: 680 or 900 cal

Stretch it Out

Day 14/90
Stretch X
Weight After: 317.2 lbs

So, nothin much to say about routine, its all stretching. I almost got up into the vertical body stretch thing. An inch more and i would've had my balance over my neck. As for the weight thing, i know this workout isn't intensive. But I think dvg-p90x and I are experiencing that workout platuea. Unfortunately its seeming to happen too early :( cause i still got 2 more weeks before the routine changes. Anyways, i'll see how weight goes after tomorrow's more intensive workout.

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)
Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
CN Soup (220 Cal maybe if im hungry, yesterday i wasn't so i didn't eat the soup)
Total: 680 or 900 cal

Puttin Foot to Butt

Day 13/90
Kenpo
Weight After: 317.2 lb

So i didn't lose any weight today. But i still got a good workout. Finished it all like usual. See how the weight goes for tomorrow.

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)
Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
VB Soup (260 Cal)

Total: 940 cal

Uhhggghhhggg

Day 12/90
legs, back, abs
Weight after 317.2 lbs

Uhhghghhhhghhgggghhhggggg. Well, i did all of the legs and back routine like usual. With more participation. I only got about halfway through abs routine cause i was feelin really crappy. I still am feeling really crapy. I write this as I eat my breakfast normally, and i feel bad enough that i've had about 5 spoonfuls of my Cereal. I think im gettin sick. Anyways, hope i feel better for kenpo tomorrow morning.

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)
Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
CN Soup (260 Cal)

Total: 940 cal

Yoga is not for me

Day 11/90
Yoga
Weight after: 318.6 lbs

So today was yoga again. And this routine i dont care for that much because alot of the moves are way to advanced for my non flexible oversized self. But atleast I was attempting most of them again. There are a few parts that I skipped because I could not get into the position. But of the moves that I could get into, I performed them better this week than last.

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)
Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
CN Soup (260 Cal)

Total: 940 cal

21 Pounds in 10 Days!!!!!

Day 10/90
shoulders, arms, abs
Weight After: 319.0 lbs

Oh YEAH!!! Now thats extreme results. I've heard of routines that claim 10 pounds in 2 weeks to be awesome results. I've even been told my past workouts were crazy with 30lbs in 1 month. But holy cow, hitting 21 lbs in 10 days is EXTREME!!! And i LOVE P90X. Once i'm done with my 90 days these bad boy workouts aren't gonna collect dust. Pop these babies in whenever i need a pickme up :) .

Anyways, onto todays workout. Did full reps on everything but the tricep ground lifts and seat lifts. Put on some stronger bands than i used last week also. Arms are tired right now. Participated to almost a full extent in the ab workout. Just missed the last exercise, and parts of the balance on your butt while moving torso and legs at same time.

Diet for Rest of Day:
Water (0 Cal)
Cereal (280 Cal)
Canned Peaches: Lite, Drained (150 Cal)
H/T Sandwich (250 Cal)
CN Soup (220 Cal)

Total: 900 cal

Frogger Man

Day 9/90
Plyometrics
Weight After: 320.8

Woot! this week got all the way through. A few sets i couldn't complete (mostly low squat to jump exercises). But I felt that i didn't have much trouble with the rest. Hung in, breathed hard, got it done, but yet again although im breathing i dont feel out of breath which is awesome! Sports routine in the end it a great way to end the whole routine cause its fun exercises :D. I dont think i'll be in a much soreness afterwards like last week, but i'll still take today slow since my muscles are spent.

Diet for Today: (Friday party with friends)
Water (0 cal)
Cereal (280 cal)
Canned Peaches Drained (~150)
Footlong H/T Sandwich + Lemonade (620 cal)

Total: 1050 cal