I ate poorly last night. I've been carefully watching what I've been eating for the past 6 months or so, and in the last few months especially, I've been severely cutting down on my grain consumption with the ultimate goal of eliminating grains entirely. This is due to my recent adherence to the tenets of The Primal Blueprint, by Mark Sisson. I'd recommend to all that you look at his website, marksdailyapple.com, where you can find a litany of information about healthy eating and healthy living. He makes a cogent argument for eliminating grains from the diet; hence, my attempt to do so.
Anyhow, I gave into my cravings for pancakes. I had three pancakes with some sort of sugary syrup on top. Loved it at the time, and regretted it later in the evening and into this morning. My stomach really felt out of sorts when I woke up, and it still feels a bit off as I write this now. I should have known better. I don't react particularly well to wheat products and, having basically eliminated that from my diet for quite awhile now, the introduction of wheat products was probably seen by my body as some sort of invasion. It's no wonder that my body reacted the way it did. Lesson learned: don't do that again.
So when I woke up this morning, I wasn't particularly in the mood for Insanity. As a result, I didn't have the greatest workout. I managed to scrape through it, not with any sort of grace, paused the DVD twice to catch my breath, and struggled through some of the moves, per usual. I still managed to get a decent calorie burn and worked up a tremendous sweat, but in no way did I come close to conquering the workout. On the other hand, I'm no longer huffing and puffing through the warmup routine, so I am starting to get used to the regimen. I'm going to have to be stricter about my nutrition and I'm going to have to make a mental adjustment to get more out of my Insanity workouts.
2 comments:
wow you must really like P90X if you have done all these programs. I am about to start any advice?
I discovered Tony Horton by accident (saw 10 Minute Trainer on an informercial) and got hooked on his workouts. When you enjoy what you're doing, you tend to keep at it. If you're about to start, I'd give you the following advice:
1. Don't expect changes to come immediately.
2. Follow the nutrition guide! Eat clean.
3. Do your best, forget the rest (don't beat yourself up if, at first, you can't keep up).
4. Dedicate yourself to working out for the 90 days. Then, see how you feel.
5. Write down your reasons for doing this (or any) program. What's your motivation?
6. Use dumbbells, if possible.
7. Listen to your body. Only you really know whether you're doing OK, or you're injured.
8. Don't sweat it if you miss a few days and have to start over again from Day 1. It's not really a 90 day program, but rather a tool for changing the rest of your life. I'm on day 300-something, and still going.
9. The scale is not your friend. You can be getting fitter, without losing weight. Take your starting measurements, and re-measure yourself from time to time. Check how your clothes are fitting, what others are saying about how you look, etc.
10. Don't give up! Change takes time.
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