P90X Adventures: P90X 3 The Prodigal Blog Returns!

Well, it seems as though I've fallen off a cliff and landed between a rock and a hard place.  The last time I wrote anything, we were getting ready to ride in the Seattle to Portland Classic...

...well...

Needless to say, we made it!  It's a little anti-climatic coming 7 months after it happened.  In fact, I had a rather large post I was in the middle of writing the day we got back.  I just lost track and then life reared it's ugly head.  The summer in general was probably one of the toughest financially, and as a result, emotionally.  I didn't get to do any big rides after STP and that really made me sad.  That was followed by a pretty half-hearted attempt to get back into P90X. Though some of it was cool, by the 3rd month, it just sort of completely fell flat.

Now that's all in the past.  The new year has started and I'm right back where I was this time last year...

...246.4lbs...

Last year, I did a 30 day juice fast along with P90X.  That was REALLY tough.  This time, I plan on actually following the meal plan and just going for a traditional attempt at the healthy thing.  I'm still juicing though!  Just as a meal replacement here or there, and smoothies.

This time around, we're doing the brand new P90X3!!!  Kicking my ass in just 30 minutes this time!

I'm hosting a P90X3 challenge group starting Jan 13th.  It's an accountability group for all of us to keep each other on track and motivated through the 90 days.  I've also joined another challenge group that started yesterday to give me a good idea how to run mine when it starts in a few days.  I'm also planning on starting up another challenge group in Feb and the hope is to just keep running these things and in the meantime, that means I'm basically gonna be doing P90X3 indefinitely for a while.  I'm hoping to get RIPPED!!

Day 1 - Total Synergistics
So, I decided to watch the program through once a few days before doing it.  Everything seemed pretty awesome and doable (they always make it look easy).  Then I gave it a shot...

Well... All things considered, I didn't do that bad.  It did whoop my ass like nobody's business though.  It took me more like 45 minutes to do because I was constantly having to pause to get things ready and go back to check form, so I kinda just flopped through it this first time.  By the end I was definitely fatigued and on the verge of either puking or passing out.  I definitely didn't have enough energy going into the routine, so I'll make sure to correct that for Today's routine.

Recipe Time!!
So, as a better breakfast start/ recovery continuance, I made a pretty tasty powerhouse of a smoothie.  I think I'll name it "Total Synergistic Powerhouse Smoothie"

3-6 Leaves of Kale (depending on leaf size)
1 banana
4-5 Strawberries
2Tbsp Almond Butter (I made my own from sprouted Almonds)
1Tbsp raw cacao powder
1Tbsp Maca Powder
2Tbsp Chia Seeds
1-2Tbsp Maple Syrup or Raw Honey
11/2 cups of Almond Milk

So, if you're interested in joining up in one of these P90X 3 groups and getting serious about your New Year's Intention (because resolutions always end up being broken.)  Then hit me up and I'll add you to the next one!  Come work out with me in your corner and we'll get you looking awesome!