Back on the Wagon

So this past weekend...I was bad...very bad. I drank coke and ate brownies. What can I say; I'm very weak. Once Monday rolled around, though, I was back on the wagon and eating healthy again. It's amazing how much better I feel when I eat healthy. It's also interesting how coke and sweets don't taste as good as I think they will. It's like I imagine sheer joy if I could only have a coke or a brownie but then I give in and it's not really all that awesome...plus I feel crappy afterwards. Not crappy as in guilty, like I literally FEEL crappy. All that being said, I messed up last weekend and I'm sure I'll mess up again but I'll keep getting back on the wagon...

Week Two

We are almost done with week two of P90X. I AM SO SORE!!! I will say that I have already lost about 7 pounds!!! Craig, of course, has lost more than that...but that's the difference between dudes and chicks. I am actually enjoying eating healthier; I can tell a difference in the way I feel. I'm not going to lie and say that I don't have fits for chocolate like a crack addict in rehab but I get through them.

One of the greatest byproducts of doing this is seeing Hailey want to get involved with our exercising. She gets out mine or Craig's mat and asks us to turn a video on. She does it for a good ten minutes and she's ready to move on. The idea of being a parent and leaving a legacy with my children has motivated me more than weight loss. I want eating right and exercise to be a normal part of daily life in our household. I want to raise healthy kids who become healthy adults. I want it to feel odd to them to be couch potatoes because that's just not how they were raised. This is all within reason, mind you...we don't want to be total health and exercise "freaks" to the point of absurdity. We just want to create a healthy lifestyle for our family.

The other awesome byproduct is my time sharing something with Craig. We make jokes during the exercises and make fun of the similarities between the instructor and someone we know. We enjoy the time spent together; working toward a goal together. It makes sharing the success that much more rewarding.

It's only week two and it feels like month two...I can't wait to see the results when we actually get to month two!!!

P90X - I'm ready to "BRING IT" and be "X-CELLENT"

So Craig and I are starting P90X TOMORROW!!! I have been to the grocery and bought all of our P90X friendly foods. We went to Target and got our mats and resistance bands. We even took our "before" photos. It was hilarious how uncomfortable Craig was posing for the camera in nothing but workout shorts. This is going to be something we can do together each night and be each other's support as far as watching what we're eating and whatnot. What's the worst that could happen? We lose a few pounds? I'm really looking forward to it!