Day 78

Week 10, Day 5 Pilates X done. I am happy to see how I have progressed in this particular workout. I had never done pilates prior to starting this program. It isn't easy and definitely tough for an old, out of shape and no core having slob like me. Haha! It feels good though to be able to perform most of the moves without huge issues. One thing I have problems with, since my core is still week, are the moves requiring me to come from laying down to a seated position. I was just able to do that the other day, and it is still a struggle. I am getting better, but it is not something I would do in any sort of competitive setting.

Today is Friday and for our challenge group it is #flexfriday. That is something that a lot of people practice along with #mcm (man crush monday) #wcw (woman crush wednesday) #tbt (throw back thursday). I have seen something for Tuesday, and not sure if there is anything other than TGIF for Friday. Today I took a picture for #flexfriday and I looked at it and I wasn't happy. Let's take a look.

First, I am disappointed that you can't really see any real muscle development. It is tough to see in a single snapshot that isn't really trying to look for it. I am still too "puffy" and full of fat that is there, but it is coming off. My weight is around 308 which is about 37 or so pounds since starting to workout on about Dec 13th when I started this. I have been losing total body weight, but I have been putting on lean muscle mass, but again I have more fat to lose and you can't really tell anything in this picture. 

Second, the shirt I am wearing is too big to show anything even if my lean muscle mass did show without the shirt on. It leads me to another observation that I had, which was this. I look much skinnier than when I did my 60 day pics. That was just 8 days ago. The 60 day pics were for 60 days of P90X3 and not in line with what I have been doing. I started working out and eating better 10 days prior to starting X3. Maybe I should do a side by side to see how it looks with this pic. So here we go.

I feel like the comparison shows me looking thinner. Since they are not shot with both shirt on/off or in the same light it makes it hard to tell. I think I look thinner in today's shot, but you can be the judge of it. I am on day 14 of the 21 Day Fix meal plan and I think I am down around 7 lbs so one more week and I am hoping to get under that 300 lb mark very soon. All I can do is keep pushing play and eating as clean and in the proper portions. If you want an idea of what I am eating here is another picture. We got a new camera so it's easier to take pics now. This is the dinner that I just consumed and it was pretty tasty. It is 2 quinoa and roasted pepper or black bean veggie patties (2 red/protein) and a veggie stir fry medley which contains yellow squash, zucchini, green beans, onions, red and green peppers, celery, carrots and some chia seeds. (2 green/veggies) and fresh steamed spinach (1 green).

Without getting too detailed into what the 21 Day Fix is about nutritionally, there are these containers. They range in size based on the food type and you get to put whatever you want into them as long as they fall within that color spectrum. They are all different sizes so green (veggies) are not the same size as yellow (carbs, starchy veggies) or red (protein) for example. There are 6 different size of containers and then there is the teaspoon, which is your oils and nut butters and such. I will be doing a 21 Day Fix challenge group after I finish P90X3 and I will get into specific detail on what it all means and how work it. It really is easy once you get the hang of it and get out of your own head.

My mom started this with me and well she was in a nutritional hell. She was eating cereal for 2 to 3 meals and maybe a banana. Not near enough calories in general and then no diversity. Well she has gone from 174 to about 160. I am not exactly sure of the time frame, but I think it has been roughly 12 days to 2 weeks. It's nice to see the changes she is making and sticking with them. Anyone can do it, they just have to try. Remember what Jim Rohn said.... If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.