Wacky Jacks!!!!

This has become my favorite exercise in the P90x Lean program. Tonight is week 5 Day 2 and we worked out to Cardio X!! Very hard workout!! I always have fun when Tony says, "Now, lets do Wacky Jacks!"...

What is Wacky Jacks????

WACKY JACKS
Works: shoulders, abs, obliques, butt, thighs


Stand with your feet hip-width apart; raise your arms to your sides, elbows bent, palms facing forward. Hop onto your right foot as you swing left leg out to the side as high as you can, bending your torso to the left (as shown). As your left leg swings back to the floor, hop onto your left foot, bending your torso to the right. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute. Horton’s hint: The sillier you look, the better!

You look like a wacky jack in the box. I always giggle to myself and have so much fun! It is ok to be silly and work out..

So, as I continue with my venture with P90x... I am going to continue with my Wacky Jacks! Who knows... maybe I will finish a triathlon with a Wacky Jack!

Have a great night!

Eling 

A day of indulgence and now....

So this past weekend, I went to a wedding and at the reception the menu was Gus's Famous Fried Chicken and Gigi's cupcakes.. Yummy!!! Two of my favorite bad foods

Before the wedding, I went for a run, so I wouldn't feel too guilty about eating the fried chicken and the cupcakes. The run was great! I ran 6 miles, cleaned up and then tried on a dress I hadn't worn in 5 years because it was too small. The dress fit and I was soo excited!!! You would think wearing the dress I would not give in to the fried chicken and cupcakes.. well... I wasn't. See... I am addicted to food. Salty foods are my downfall. I ate the chicken and then that night I went out drank two beers and ate tortilla chips,queso and a pretzel. Yes, when I indulge... I INDULGE!!!! The next day, I felt bloated.

Instead of saying I will start again tomorrow with calorie counting,  I went back to counting calories and ate healthy! I even worked the menu for the rest of the week. I wasn't going to let one day ruin the last 6 weeks!

Today, I was craving some fried chicken, so I drank some water and realized that I wasn't hungry, I was just thirsty.

This is a hard journey of learning to eat but I am not going to beat myself up. I know I will have bad days, I just need to let it go and move on.

Here's to learning more about myself!

Moving forward!
Eling

P.S. I tried P90X Kenpo X and I loved it! Can't wait until I do this again!