I’ve been trying to get more sleep in the past two days, but I think the extra hour and a half of snoozing is actually counterproductive for me. My normal sleep cycle is 6.5 hours, and forcing myself to stay in bed for a full 8 hours is leaving me with a dull headache and an overall fuzzyheaded feeling every morning. I even feel MORE sore and achey than I did with my usual sleep amount.

So much for that experiment. I’m going back to my tried and true 6.5 hours tonight. The extra sleep wasn’t very restful anyway with Neville meowing in full kitty voice from 5:45 am through 6:30 am and sprawling his 14-lb self across my chest for his daily morning cuddle.

Besides, the additional lie down time is giving me a crick in my neck.

I’m also modifying my program slightly in these last 4 weeks to bump up fat loss and allow time for my left elbow to recover.

- Calories are dropping to 1300-1500 on every day except Wednesdays and Saturdays, which will be 1600-2000 calories
- Macro targets are still 40-50% carb/30-40% protein/20-30% fat
- 2 splurge meals a week (unchanged)
- 45 minutes of fasted morning LISS cardio M-Sat
- P90X plyo, yoga, and kenpo will still be performed
- For now, P90X resistance workouts will be replaced by SGX or BFL style free weight workouts on M/W/F. No pull-ups until the elbow stops complaining. :ouch:
- Supplements taken according to SGX plan, and GNC Creastack with creatine/glutamine

So consider this a P90X/SGX hybrid. I do want to finish out the P90X cycle, but I’m not willing to keep reinjuring my arm just to put a check mark on my fitness To Do list.

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6/7/05 P&P Challenge Report

Consecutive Perfect Days = 15
Total Perfect Days = 37/62

- 2137 calories eaten / -355 deficit
- 48.7% carb, 29.0% protein, 25.0% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water
- All planned workouts performed

Weekly Weigh-In:
5/1/05 - 135.4
5/7/05 - 135.0
5/14/05 - 134.8 lbs
5/21/05 - 135.8 lbs
5/28/05 - 134.4 lbs
6/4/05 - 135.6 lbs

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Nutrition: 1400-1500 calorie low zig zag day

1: 3/4 c. 1% cottage cheese, 2 T. (dry) oatmeal, 3/4 c. blueberries, 1 Lactaid pill
2: 3×1 omelette, 2 c. spinach, 1 apple
3: Banana yogurt protein shake
4: BBQ ranch chopped chicken salad
5: Turkey spinach lasagna, 1 Lactaid pill
6: 2.75 oz. tuna, 3/4 c. broc/cauli/carrot, 1/2 banana

Total: 1411 calories, 45.7% carb, 39.6% protein, 17.7% fat

Daily Supplements: multivitamin with iron, calcium 500 + D, 1 T. flaxseed oil or natural peanut butter
Water: 16 cups minimum

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Workout:
12:00 PM P90X Abs
10:00 PM P90X Back/Biceps

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The Awful Truth:
1. Back on the cottage cheese (with Lactaid) for the sake of convenience this morning. Stomach is DEFINITELY reacting poorly to the return of dairy. So much for my secret hope that CC was safe.

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Brownie Points:
1. 16 cups of water is easy to chug down now.
2. Got 8 hours of sleep again.
3. Scored some great deals on chicken and eggs yesterday at Albertson’s!

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Short-term Goals:
1. Make forms for P90X module.
2. Pick up some beef for steak and beef noodles.
3. Declutter sewing/drawing table.
4. Try out a new recipe from In2nutrition file or eDiets EFL meal plan this week.
5. Clean kitchen.