Today was Core Synergistics...only my second time doing it. I found it a little easier this time, probably because I knew what to expect and I've been going over the routine to understand it better. I tried it with a HR monitor on and learned that it burned 820 calories.
I was able to make it through the entire first section which includes 8 exercises without stopping. I started to lose strength and endurance during the second section...particularly the prison cell push-ups (which I did maybe 8-10 of), the plank to chaturanga run (which I just did the plank and had to stop twice) and the walking pushups (once again had to stop twice). There are just too many push-up-like exercises squeezed in too closely...my arms just couldn't hold me up anymore.
I actually completed the last section fairly well with the exception of the plank to chaturanga isos...I did the plank/chaturanga/plank and half a chaturanga before I could do no more. Once again...a push-up like exercise.
Despite the difficultly (or perhaps because of it), I am really liking this workout. I like that it is unique and focuses on the core. Because of this, I think I may swap out Kenpo every week for Core. Kenpo really isn't that challenging...all that I'll lose by dumping it is some balance work with the kicks. However, I will get plenty of balance with Yoga and I think the Core will really add to what I am doing.
I'd been playing around with tracking calories and with encouragement from Stephanie Osborne (the Beachbody coach I purchased the P90X program through), I started today. I used MyFitnessPal.com (the mobile app) and I was very surprised at what I saw.
I would normally consider today a day where I ate way too much and really fell off the wagon with Coke. If I didn't look, I would assume today would be a day that the scale would start moving up. Here's the overview:
Breakfast
-Protein Bar, 90 calorie Coke
Snack
-Peanut mix, half of a 240 calorie Coke
Lunch
-Panera half Turkey Bravo, large bowl of potato soup, baguette, small Coke
Snack
-Peanut mix, Protein Bar
Dinner
-five large stuffed pasta shells, salad, 90 calorie Coke
Snack
-Popcorn, Juice
That comes up to 2931 calories. Subtract 820 and I netted 2111. I've played around with dieting before and found I need 2200-2300 just to maintain weight. The breakdown was 53% carbs, 31% fat and 16% protein (MFP tells me the targets should be 55%,31%,15%). Since today was a huge Coke day (4 drinks), it now isn't surprising that I've lost 5-6 pounds in the three weeks when I had one Coke and less snacks.
I'll keep using MFP to track things for a while. What I'd like to do is stay at NET (after exercise) maintenance calories (~2200-2300/day), stop the Cokes and replace those calories with protein rich foods/snacks. Any ideas other than protein bars and peanuts?
