GREAT workout today. First off, I REALLY like the Chest, Shoulders and Tris workout. Secondly I had a TON of energy today for some reason. I felt like I really brought it.

Yesterday was interesting. It was a nice day and the kids and I were outside most of the day. I saw neighbors that I had not seen since hibernation season (something many of us in the Midwest do during the Winter). Two of my neighbors commented on my weight loss and they both used the same word. They both used "ton" when describing my loss. I didn't think that I was THAT heavy but they both thought that I had lost a TON of weight. And these comments were totally independent of each other.  In other words these neighbors were not standing next to each other when commenting. They were two different occasions.

The reason that I mention these complements is because while a person is going through a transition like this, it's not always obvious to the person losing weight that their appearance is actually changing. The changes happen relatively slowly and can go unnoticed to people that see you everyday. Including yourself.

The interesting thing is that I have only lost 20 pounds since Jan and about 10 pounds since I started P90X. The scale has not moved for the last 30 days or so. But, P90X literature says not to focus on weight. It states that as long as you are not gaining weight that you should be OK. So I guess my weight is just being redistributed. It's like the old saying "muscle weighs more than fat". That's not actually true unless you complete the sentence and say "muscle weighs more than fat PER VOLUME". Muscle is more dense. So as I gain muscle and lose fat it all gets redistributed without really losing weight. So even though I have not really lost much weight I can now fit into pants that I could not wear two months ago. I am also wearing T-shirts that I did not wear two months ago because they were too tight and emphasized my big fat belly too much.

Finally, I feel like I'm getting better at Ab Ripper X (ABX) but there are some exercises that I REALLY struggle with.

#1 - Crunchy Frog.

#2 - Masson Twist. I don't know if I'll ever be able to do that entire sequence with my feet not touching the ground! Heck, for the first 50 days I couldn't even hit the ground with my knuckles. I think that my stomach was in the way. At least I can touch the ground now.

#3 - Every other ABX exercise. I don't think I can do any of them perfectly and rep for rep yet. SOMEDAY!

Till next time... Bring It!