I am doggedly plugging away at my rest week plan. This morning I popped out of bed at 6:45 am (got to sleep at 10:45 last night, woo!) with a reasonable facsimile of energy and jumped right into Yoga X with Tony Horton and his crew in the living room. I was very creaky and unbendy, but I felt a lot better after the interminable 90 minute workout was over. I even managed to balance into Crane pose for a whopping 2 seconds before tipping over.

It helped that P90X yoga posse member Adam (totally ripped dancer guy with the 6 pack and braids) was there to provide eye candy, but I still dread that workout. I counted it as a 90 minute moderate weightlifting workout in my tracker since half of it was power yoga.

I will do another 25 minute walk at lunch to burn a few extra calories.

I read over the TT for Women plan again last night to familiarize myself with the exercises for the next segment and realized that I am only supposed to take a break week every 12 weeks in this version of TT. Whoops.

Well, I will just finish up my recovery week as scheduled and then do a solid 12 weeks on the main plan (which consists of four 4-week blocks) before taking my next break.

Speaking of break, here’s a little photo of me, my fiance Chris :love:, and my family from the formal dinner night of our pre-Turkey Day Bahamas cruise last month!

(Clockwise from back: Me, Chris, my sister Carolyn, Mom, and Dad)

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TODAY’S WORKOUT:

P90X Yoga X (90 min)
Outdoor Walk (4 mph / 25 min)

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TODAY’S EATS:

1: 1/3 c. oatmeal, 1/4 c. raisins, 3 egg whites, 1 c. sauteed spinach
2: 3 oz. chicken breast stir-fried with 1 c. mixed vegetables, 4 oz. sweet potato wedges
3: 2 rice cakes, 1 T. all natural peanut butter, 1/2 scoop whey protein, 1 oz. trail mix, 3/4 c. baby carrots and zucchini
4: 1 oz. trail mix, 1 banana, 1 scoop protein powder, 3/4 c. baby carrots and zucchini
5: 3 oz. chicken breast, 3 c. lettuce/tomato/onion/pepper salad, 2 T. hot salsa, 2 corn tortillas
6: 4/2 egg white/whole egg omelette with 3/4 c. mixed veggies

Water: 16 cups (~2 cups green tea)
Supplements: 3 capsules Digest-All, 6 capsules fish oil, 1 multivitamin, 1 calcium 600 + D, 10 g. l-glutamine

CALORIES: ~2050 calories (40% carb/35% protein/25% fat)