Day 18 -Yoga

This morning I attempted Yoga, I got through the first 50 minutes and completed all of the downward and upward dog exercises, but I had a lot of problems with the balance section. I also struggled with the core section, I'm seeing an underlying theme with each post here and that is - I have a weak core. This program is definitely bringing out my physical weaknesses. So from plank position I did a push up on every rep and I was able to go from downward dog to runners position without actually falling over or having to stand up in order to get my foot up by my hands. I must say I was pretty proud of myself. I once again skipped the two minute meditation, but I did everything else. All in all it was a good workout, obviously not intense like the other DVD's but still very uncomfortable for me at this point. I really hope to much more flexible when the 90 days is up, right now I have trouble touching the ground when my knees aren't bent. I should look into getting a Yoga block, I'm not nearly flexible enough to touch the ground with my legs straight, so that's probably something I should look into.

Breakfast was the same, protein shake, an orange and a nice treat in a sugar free popsicle. For lunch I ate a sandwich (no condiments), a mango and a nectarine. I'm eating way too much fruit the last few weeks, but it's natural and I won't do any diet that doesn't allow me to eat all the fruits and veggies that I want. That just doesn't seem right, plus fruit satisfies any sort of candy/sweet hunger that I feel throughout the day. I'm not sure what dinner will be, but today has been a good eating day and I think my appetite is slowly starting to change again.

When I started losing weight back in January, it was extremly difficult to start a diet, but it got pretty easy by the end of the 11 week challenge. I never actually eliminated any of my favorite foods, I just watched my portions, reduced the restaurant eating by about 90% and just flat out ate healthier. Once I stopped Autumn's challenge, I reverted back to the "eat everyhting under the sun" mentallity. I didn't gain any weight back, but it's definitely made it harder for me to start another diet. In retrospect, I should have started P90X the day after Autumn's challenge ended, but I'm hoping this week will get me on track and that I'll continue to do well on the diet until the 90 days are over. In the P90X material it talks about doing the workouts without the diet. It basically says you'll still get in shape, but you won't look in shape. So without the diet I'd have an in-shape body dipped in a layer of fat. So I better lay off the pizza and restaurant eating for a few weeks.