Day 3

Day 3: Back Where I Started

So, I've made it back to Day 3 - Shoulders and Arms. It's really a great workout! I'm currently starting with 10 lb weights for my biceps and 7.5 lb weights for my triceps and shoulders, though, toward the end I moved up to 10lbs on everything. My shoulders are the toughest. Luckily I had worked out quite a bit last year, and specifically put some work into my shoulders; otherwise, this would be A LOT more difficult. But I've got some decent definition there and the muscles are building, so we shall see what happens over time. I think next week I will try to move up to 12 lbs on my biceps, though.

Oh, I forgot to mention the P90X app. It's pretty awesome. I use it to track everything I do during a work out: how many reps and how much weight I'm lifting. What's cool about it is that it keeps all of that info and makes little nifty graphs that show your progress. Every once in a while I will be entering my weight and measurements, and it will show my overall progress in a graph. Once there is something worth sharing, I'll be sure to grab a screenshot and post it.

On to food. Today for breakfast I made a 6 egg spinach scramble. I joined it with half a cantaloupe and a glass of water. For lunch, I had to run to the bank and decided to stop at home to check on Max, since he had to be coned up all day. The bank took longer than expected, so I had to grab some food from My Fit Foods. Since their meal plan has carbs at lunch and no carbs at dinner, and my plan is the other way around, I bought a steak dinner, which came with green beans and mashed cauliflower. It was quite delicious and filling (pictured left). I also bought turkey jerky at the gym, since it was only 50 cents more than Trader Joe's jerky and was healthier. It also has some useful advice on the package that could probably get you fired from work if you take it. 

  

On my way home, I finally did a really grocery shopping trip, which really entailed buying a crap load (that's a technical term) of protein: salmon, steak, ground beef, chicken, turkey, protein bars. It was kind of ridiculous, but now I'm set for about two weeks!