One of the best ways to gauge my progress is to challenge my nephews to try out some of the things I've gotten better at. This week, I've been able to nail some exercises I couldn't do before: sprawls, roll-ups (with no sticking point!), to name a couple. I need to pull up a list to really get into how I've improved, but when my body decides to work, I'm always in for a shock.
I have my nephew helping with arm and back mobility by pushing my arms up on the shoulder stretch. I really need to work on that since it seems to be the least improved. I showed them starfish pushups, which they enjoyed doing. I swear though, nothing feels better than being able to best them at some physical challenge. It gives me back years of youth like nothing else can.
I'll have three new P90X3 workout reviews to add to that post this week: Decelerator, Eccentric Lower and Eccentric Upper. This is the last phase so I expect them to be frustrating at first then give me the joys of accomplishment later. Seriously, I could hug Tony Horton. If you told me I could ever make so much progress in my war on chronic pain, I would have called you a liar, but Tony made it happen. I probably swore at him like a sailor more times than I can count (and Tony, I almost peed when you pulled off that dance on Inner Balance when my eyes were supposed to be closed, but I forgive you), but now I'm singing his praises. I have a long way to go before I can nail some of these down quite so skillfully, but I haven't been this damn healthy in years and it's the most amazing feeling.
I am ever struggling with the weight loss part, but I will nail that too. I've lost 32 pounds since January, 14 of those since starting P90X3 (started at 197 lbs, now at 183). It feels slow but considering I had a long plateau over the summer, I'm just glad to see a pound a week if that's all I get. I definitely know the muscle is there so the numbers are secondary. I have 34 to go to get to my big goal. I'd like to get to 135 (another 15) but as long as I'm healthy I won't hate the numbers. I've never had lean muscle like this before so I don't know if 135 is practical for that. 150 definitely is so we'll see.
I think it was Kate Moss who said nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. She's kind of full of shit, but only because nothing tastes as good as HEALTHY feels. Skinny kind of seems miserable and food is awesome, so it needs a revision. I'm rather fond of strong curves. I know skinny girls and I know fat girls and one thing the happiest among them can agree on is that nothing is better than good health.
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