Real Life Fitness – Getting Fit With Brent

P90X Day 89 – I woke up with a headache.  Well, it felt like a headache.  The first thing I could think of is “low calorie result” from the Shakeology cleanse.  Apparently that wasn’t it as it went away after some water and some exercise.

Core Synergistics was….an experience.  I was actually very surprised (again) how well I did with it.  I was able to keep moving for most of it.  I did skip the bonus round and decided to hold on to those calories, just in case.  But, I was able to complete with some additional rests here and there (the thing about the cleanse, you know you cannot perform at your top and accept it….but you still do as much as you can).

Today’s menu was identical to yesterday’s menu.  And tomorrow’s menu will be identical as well.

Cleanse Weightloss after 1 day:  3.0 pounds

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P90X + The Shakeology Cleanse – Day 1

Today…easy day.  Started out with my green tea and then Stretch X.  I’m not a big fan of Stretch X, just because I like to sweat a bit more.  But oh well…it is always a good thing to do.

Breakfast – Shakeology with water and 1/2 cup banana.  Actually tasted pretty good.  To me, Shakeology with water is almost too sweet.

Snack – An apple.  I savored that apple, considering we only get 2 solid foods a day.

Lunch – Shakeology with 12oz of water.  Very, very, very sweet tasting.  Now I remember why I like a banana.  The fructose in the banana and the flavor seem to soften the sweetness of Shakeology.  Green tea was a bit cool by the time I started drinking it.

Snack – Another Shakeology with 12oz of water.  See above.

Supper – Salad.  YUM!  4oz of grilled chicken breast tenderloins with romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and bell pepper, and 2 tbsp of light Italian dressing.  Very good.

So day one was a breeze.  Was busy today which kept my mind off a  lot of it.

Tomorrow will be the first interesting day.  Core Synergistics will burn almost the total amount of calories I’ll take in during the day.  I am carrying an emergency piece of fruit with me, just in case I need it.

Will report weight loss tomorrow for day 1.

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Friday was day 3 of my Shakeology cleanse.  It was also Core Synergistics day, the day I figured would be the hardest of all the days.  Amazingly, I woke up with a ton of energy and muscled through the routine fairly well.

But late in the day, all my energy was gone.  I was down enough to where I could not take in my final shake.  Just could not muscle it in.  So I skipped straight to the salad for supper.

Final weight loss from the cleanse was 2.4 pounds.  Not bad for 3 days.

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Ok, so on to day 2 of the Shakeology cleanse.

First, an update.  Hopped on the scale this morning to see my weight down 1.4 pounds.  What that means, I’m not sure.  I’m going to assume that some was water, some was toxins, and know that to make sure I’m doing things right to keep hydrating.

I started today by doing Cardio X.  I was a bit unsure about doing it, since my energy levels were lower (as was expected, and should be expected).  But on the flip side, I wanted to burn something, and X Stretch just doesn’t do it for me.  I ended up burning 420 calories, so not much less than normal.

Today my energy was a bit lower except for the little bit after having something to eat.  I did not feel as hungry today until after I ate a solid at supper.  I expect energy to be a bit lower, though, since I’m consuming a bit more than 1/3rd (calculated intake to be around 800 calories or so, so quite a bit lower than normal).  I could probably stand to add some almonds or flax seeds to what I’m doing, but do not have any on hand or else I would…..some raw almonds actually sound REALLY good!

This afternoon during X Stretch I could tell that my body was ready for a solid.  My salad tonight was great…just wish it was more!

Tomorrow morning will be a big challenge.  It is Core Synergistics, and takes quite a bit more energy than anything I’ve done yet.  My goal:  Survival!  Just kidding….but seriously, my goal is to do my best, and forget the rest.  I feel like I’ve heard that somewhere before….

Day 3 tomorrow.  Looking forward to Saturday and eating a carb or two!

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Today was the first day of the Shakeology cleanse I decided to do.

I was a bit amazed at how well it went until around 7pm tonight.

I started out with P90X Kenpo X (P9oX day 24, in the middle of the first recovery week).  I had a pretty good burn, a bit over 600 calories according to the heart rate monitor.  I usually do not do Kenpo due to the fact that I feel there are routines that give me a great burn in less time, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

So begins the cleanse.  Right after exercising, I had a cup of green tea.  This was my first green tea experience, and I rather enjoyed it.  No sweeteners, just straight brewed tea (the tea does have natural honey and lemon flavors, which I did not particularly care for).

For breakfast, 1 scoop Shakeology, 1/2 cup banana, 8 oz water, and some ice.  YUM!

For my mid morning snack, I had an apple.  Up to this point I was not too hungry.

By the time I had lunch at 1pm, I was hungry.  1 scoop Shakeology, 8 oz water, and some ice.  For some reason, this tasted very sweet to me (almost too sweet).  That’s odd, considering how little sugar (fructose) Shakeology has.

Mid-afternoon snack was another Shakeology.  Had a friend try it with me.

Right before dinner is the first time I felt “drained” all day.  In fact, most of the day I had a lot of energy.  For supper, I had a salad with mixed greens and iceburg lettuce, tomato, bell pepper, and 4 oz grilled chicken with 3 tbsp of light Italian Dressing (has EVOO which is why I wanted it).  It was so nice having my first solid food since 10:30am.

What suprised me was how little I was actually hungry and how much energy I had all day.  I’m used to a recovery drink post workout, a protein shake, and a protein bar all before noon.  My body stayed energized though until it was time to eat supper.  As of writing this, I am a bit tired, but not feeling real drained.

Tomorrow will be the challenge.  Let’s see how exercise goes in the morning.  I’m either doing Cardio X in the morning/Stretch X in the afternoon, or just Stretch X.  I need a calorie burn, though.

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