reishka | P90X Week 9

So, after skipping working out on Friday because I had no energy, and only doing half of Yoga on Saturday, I had a cheat day for the first time in four weeks on Saturday. AND IT WAS LOVELY. Pizza & Beer, oh my! (Yeah, remember that DQ ice cream cake two weeks ago? I was awesome and WORKED IT INTO my diet. So those don't count!) Unfortunately, I had FINALLY made it into ketosis (where your body burns fat for energy due to a lack of glucose(carbs)) and eating all that pizza kicked me out. Being in ketosis explains why I was really tired and wanting to take a nap in the middle of the afternoon, though. Now I'll be more prepared for next time.

On the up side, MY HIP MEASUREMENT FINALLY MOVED! OMG *squee!* I'm so happy. It's about damn time! It's tiny, but it's a start. HOPEFULLY IT KEEPS MOVING. Do you hear that, hips? You did well, but you're not off the hook yet! :) And I've lost 10 pounds since starting. Overall, not too shabby for recovery week.

Week 9, Day 1 Measurements

Measurement	This Week	Last Week	Change	This Week	Beginning	Change
Weight	146.8	148.8	-2.0	146.8	156.8	-10.0
Body Fat %	36	36.5	-0.5	36	39	-3.0
Underbust	35	35	0	35	36	-1.0
Waist	35	35	0	35	40	-5.0
Hips	38.5	39	-0.5	38.5	39	-0.5
Thighs	20.5	20.5	-0.	20.5	22.25	-1.75
Biceps	10.75	10.5	-0.5	10.75	11.5	-0.75

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Well, it depends on what you're doing. Sometimes, weight is NOT the best indicator to go by. Like in my case... I'm doing a lot of muscle building at the same time as losing weight. So if my weight drops slowly, and I was measuring only by weight, then it's really not a good indicator if I'm losing inches at a moderate rate. But it's a definite motivator!

The other thing is that my tips for breaking the wall probably won't work for you, unfortunately -- we're a very dissimilar body shape! Most of what I'm doing involves watching my carbs and making sure at at least 40% of my diet comes from healthy fats (if most people looked at my diet they'd call me crazy because it flies in the face of most 'standard'/accepted ideas about nutrition).

P90X Week 9

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