P90X Week 6

[reishka]

Some pretty big changes this week! I'm excited. I was able to fit into a skirt that I haven't been able to fit into for almost two years. It's still snug, but I'm making progress! I still don't feel like I can really "see" the progress, but my measurements, and now my clothes, don't lie. It's great to have some affirmation that all this working out is actually DOING something.  I'm still struggling with pushups... I'm still doing girly pushups, and I can do like... half of a one-armed pushup. Hopefully by the time I'm done I'll be able to do two. That's my goal. :) And I've seen weight changes everywhere but in my hips... hopefully that'll change soon.

Week 6, Day 1 Measurements:

Measurement	This Week	Last Week	Change	This Week	Beginning	Change
Weight	150.4	152.2	-1.8	150.4	156.8	-6.4
Body Fat %	36.6	36.4	0.2	36.6	39	-2.4
Underbust	35.25	35.5	-0.25	35.25	36	-0.75
Waist	36.5	37.5	-1	36.5	40	-3.5
Hips	39	39	0	39	39	0
Thighs	21	21	0	21	22.25	-1.25
Biceps	10.75	11	-0.25	10.75	11.5	-0.75

Comments

[nicholedunigan.wordpress.com]

Yay! That's always awesome. I never see any changes. It might sound absolutely bonkers, but when I was 38 weeks pregnant I didn't think I was that big. Not until I look back at the pictures now do I realize how gigantic I was. I think I have a very weird body image. Like.. body image blinders. I know that example is kind of the opposite direction, but I was the same way when I lost weight too. You're almost into the next 10s. That was always my favorite milestone. Just seeing that number go down a 10 was awesome, even if it meant I only lost .2 pounds or something tiny. I'm almost into the 70s. woohoo!

[reishka]

Woo! Go you! :D

I actually hit 149.4 this morning! For some reason, though, Tuesdays are my 'lowest' day, and then I cycle up by about a pound the next day, and then it slowly drops down the rest of the week.

BUT.

I cut my diet by ~100 calories a day, and last week the weight drop was steeper. I'm wondering if it's really going to make that big of a difference. I also upped my fat intake, so we'll see what happens. :)

I agree with you about the weird body image blinders. I think I have them both ways. When I was thin in high school, I didn't see it. When I got fat, I didn't see it. It was really only when I saw my mom 2 years ago and realised we only had a 10 pound difference in our weights that it hit home that I'd become a tent. (We have the exact. same. body type/build, no joke.) And seeing that 10 drop is nice. I'll be super happy when I hit below 145... since 145 was the lowest I got about 2 years ago before I started gaining weight back.