Day 1 - P90X is in the books!



Cara - Day 1
Dave chose not to publish his Day 1 photos.

 So today we started.  And we survived! :)
Today our workout was Chest & Back and Ab Ripper X - all I can say is WOW!  Tonight both Dave and my arms are still feeling a little rubbery.  I don't think either of us has ever even attempted to do that many push ups.  CRAZY.  I will admit that I could not do all the fancy ones they did, so I just focused on getting my technique and getting lower on the regular "girl" ones.  My max was 15, and since I haven't done a push up since...well probably high school, I am pretty happy with that! As for the Ab Ripper X - well we were more previewing that one - we did a little, but good grief, it is INTENSE!  Even what little we did had our bellies aching all afternoon!
Dave is already having some ankle issues, so we are both praying that it will hold up as we work through the next 90 days. 
After our big workout this morning, it became obvious that we were going to need some additional equipment.  Our P90X package came with the resistance bands, which were great for alternate chin ups (since we are nowhere near being at the level to do *real* chin ups - not even with the chair), but not really that great for the weight exercises.  And both our wrists were really hurting from all the push ups.  So we went to Play It Again Sports and got some free weights (8lbs for me and 20 lbs for Dave).  We really want the fancy ones that can go up to 90lbs from BowFlex, but those babies are like $500!!  Too rich for our blood!  We also got a couple yoga kits (mat, block and some strap we have no idea what to do with) for $8 each!!  We thought that was a pretty good deal!
I am really trying to also watch my calorie intake, with a goal of 1200-1500 calories a day.  But I am not really sure how to determine the calories when I make something from "scratch".  Do I add up all the calories I put into the dish and divide by the number of servings?  I don't want to turn into a calorie cop, but I want to make sure I am not sabotaging my work in one meal!
I am still debating on posting our original weights and measurements.  Maybe I will save that for the 90 day reveal.  There is something about putting how much our weight out on the Internet that makes me a little nauseous!
Tomorrow is Plyometrics!  I don't even know what that means, but I guess I am going to find out tomorrow morning!