The Forgotten Rose

Shoulders & Arms with Ab Ripper X.

Right now, I am feeling challenged in places that I didn’t even realize was there! It is day 3 of P90X and I am feeling the soreness everyone told me about. My core is especially sore…but in a good way.

Todays DVD was about a hour in length but I had to push “pause” a couple of times. So in all the DVD took me about 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete…but I did it.

I posted a video on YouTube about it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YCkxTvZio 

Tomorrow is Yoga, and I don’t do Yoga. So I will do some basic stretching and just let my body rest for the day.

It is exciting to challenge myself and see what I can accomplish. It is a feeling that I am not familiar with because I tend to give up easily. I am not sure what changed but something did, and now I have this “fight” in me to get healthy. A “fight” to beat the pattern that has plagued my family for generations. The urge to give up and die an early death.

I don’t want that for myself.

I did notice something I have not noticed before. I am sensitive to cheese. I love cheese, and since I began my weight loss journey, I have cut back on cheese…only allowing myself 1 - 1 ounce cube per day…if I want it. It is about the size of a dice.

Last night, I had very cheesy lasagna. It was delicious. I have to admit that. But this morning I woke up with my sinuses feeling clogged and I felt very sluggish. I am apparently sensitive to dairy products. Something I am going to be investigating further in the days ahead.

Anyway, it is late and I need some rest.

God bless you and good night,
Rita