Day 4 of the reboot diet started at 5Am with my early morning wake up. It was the first swim practice of the new year after about a 2 week layoff. I had a banana and apple before practice. The coach said, "happy new year, today we are going to do something special." Kick drills! Lots and lots of kick drills. I was exhausted by the end of practice.
Unfortunately when I have swim practice, I don't have much time afterwards to dilly dally as I have to jet off to work. I grabbed my fruit and headed for the door. Work was pretty good. I was feeling pretty awake and alive and I had some things to work on which kept me relatively busy. But I was HUNGRY! Swim practice really works up an appetite. I had another banana and orange in the morning before having another leafy green salad with lots of raw vegetables. It was very satisfying although I think I have eaten more salad in the last 4 days then I usually do it several weeks. It is a big change from the PB&J, chips, and a pickle that I used to have quite often.
When I got home from work, I did some short exercise in the form of one mile on the bike and then Ab Ripper X. Interestingly enough I felt very strong during Ab Ripper and got a nice core workout. And it only took 16 minutes. I also did some light stretching before getting to the task of making dinner. Pictured above is what we had for dinner. Leftover cauliflower mash from the night before, zucchini with onions, garlic, tomatoes, and spices (the cumin really brought home the flavor although I could have used more tomato) tossed in olive oil and then baked at 4:00 for about 20 minutes, some steamed Kale drizzled with Organic Ginger Soy, and a green salad with fresh avocado, carrots and red pepper. Melissa mixed up some oil and vinegar for the dressing which turned out very good.
After the feast and cleaning up I decided to take the advice of the Join the Reboot web site and do an Epsom Salt soak. A little King Crimson live from 1974 with the Fripp, Bruford, Wetton, and Cross lineup made for some good relaxation.
Today was another good day. I managed a vigorous swim and Ab Ripper X for exercise. My bike ride was cut short by the sun going down but it is encouraging to see that the days are already getting longer. Plus dinner was a success.
We have one more day of eating and then it is on to 5 days of juicing. It is going to be hard for me I think. I am going to have to get up early on work days to make sure I have time to make tons of juice to bring with me. I was joking with Melissa that it will be hard for me to not eat and if I cave, I might end up calling her from our favorite Thai place and saying, "I just woofed down some Drunken Noodles." I don't think that will happen but I am predicting some hunger pangs. I am so used to eating on a regular basis. It is actually a habit that I would like to break. I would like to be able to go without food every once in a while and still be able to perform. You never know what might happen and I might need that ability.
Melissa has done a fast before so I don't think she will have too much difficulty. I will have to work out some mantras to help me stay focused. I may even print out some pictures of my heroes to have at work to remind me why I am doing it all.
Now before I sign off, I want to give you a brief summary of my P90X results. The numbers don't actually convey the results. The mirror does and my 5K PR also is a testament to my advances. But people like numbers so here they are. The first numbers are from pre-P90X and the second are from after the 90 days. Also some of the measurements I will just say stayed the same.
- Body Fat 16% down to 14% (as measured by our scale-who knows how accurate it really is)
- Weight 144.5 down to 140.5
- Chest -stayed the same
- Waist -32 inches down to 30.5
- Hips - stayed the same
- Thighs and Arms-Roughly the same although they look a lot bigger so maybe our measurements were off.
- Pull Ups 6.5 to 9
- Vertical Leap - improved by 2 inches
- Push ups 18 to 28
- Toe touch - we sit on the ground straight legged and bed over and touch the toes. Before P90X, I could extend my fingers half an inch beyond my toes. Afterwards, I could extend them 6.5 inches beyond my toes.
There were a few more measurements but they are not too interesting. Not that any of this is all that interesting but I know some people who were curious about the P90X results (Rachel-http://dirtdivadynamo.blogspot.com/) so I thought I would go ahead and share.
No doubt P90X is for real and I plan to stick with the program in some fashion. I will be biking and running and swimming more but I still plan to also do some P90.
Day 5 tomorrow. Thanks for reading.
3 comments:
awesome results, and you're doing well on the reboot, too. Just think, though, before you know it the 5 days of juicing will be over, and you'll wish you had them back. ;)
"I am so used to eating on a regular basis." Aren't we all!! Well, at least this much: that is a fairly human condition!!
I fasted once for a full day and night back in the 70's (water only). By 10:00 AM I had a grinding hunger headache. I thought the noon lunch hour would never end (ditto the supper hour) and I spent all evening counting the hours until I could eat again the next morning. I never fasted again!!
Those P90 results are indeed impressive. So is this Reboot diet. We're both enjoying hearing about it day by day, but it makes us feel a little sorry for the both of you!
Allen. Let me clarify. I know plenty of people who can forgo meals now and then and still feel pretty good and continue to function and perform at a high level-with work or exercise. Myself in particular does not seem to be able to do that very well. Especially while at work. There is a growing movement of scientists who suggest that the human body does not really need to eat all the time and that small fasts now and then are good for the body. Honestly, I don't seem myself ever skipping meals. I would rather eat the right stuff as much as possible and the wrong stuff never. But it would be a good skill to be able to function well on an empty stomach in case of an emergency.
Also you don't need to feel sorry for us. I did not mean to make it sound bad. Then again, talk to me after tomorrow and I might sing a different tune. :)
Thanks for your comments by the way. Keep them coming.
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