End of Phase 1

And the start of Phase 2 of the P90X! Woohooo!!

But the pics don't show much change. I see some slight improvements, but overall- they look very similar! That's okay though- as I know how the X works on me. I don't have much change in the first month, but come that second month... things really start changing visually!! So I just have to have faith and keep on going. I mean really... just how fast did that one month fly by anyway?

Ugh on the pics though. I'm sooo not a fan of displaying myself. But for this purpose, here they are:

And the goofy flexed poses:

I've maintained my weight, but lost an inch in the waist. I do like being under 30 inches there! The stuff I have gained- are the things the photos just don't show. I'm stronger, I'm feeling less jiggly, I'm feeling more energy (most days)... and my endurance has increased. It takes more to get me out of breath once I've warmed up (the whole warming-up process still hurts though!), and I can calm back down again quicker. All of that is good. I haven't tried running again since starting the X... I should probably try it and see if there is improvement there as well. But I'm sort of holding out a bit. But I will try that soon.

I still need to drink more water. I am in a slight state of dehydration, I feel... so I need to make sure I keep the water intake high. Especially when I love my morning coffee- that will get me off on my day with a deficit anyway.

I also have to avoid the baked treats more. I haven't laid off on those much this first phase. I've been eating them the way I normally do (which thankfully, isn't an overload anyway) but I really can do better if I would decrease the junky stuff. It's hard to do with the holidays around, but at the same time- it's surely not impossible.

I bet that if I would've stopped the treats completely in the first phase, there'd be definite differences in the photos! So it's my own fault that they don't show much change. I'll make sure Phase 2 is different.

Keep on going...