Ready for Round 2

So, yesterday was the first day of my second round of P90X.  I'm sticking with the lean program because I am still worried about bulking up.  But, I have a few new goals this time around.  My first goal has been to increase my weight for resistance training. When I began the first round of P90X I only used 1 lb. dumbbells.  After phase II, I increased to 2.5 lb weights and felt good resistance with those.  This time around I am starting with 5 lb. weights to try to maximize the toning in my arms and shoulders, and yesterday I sure felt it. 

My second goal is to complete the program doing regular push ups.  During my first round of the program I struggled to do pushups from the knees since my upper body strength was pretty much nonexistent.  By the end of the program I very easily completed pushups from my knees one for one with each workout.  My goal this time is to complete the videos doing all regular style pushups.  Yesterday I managed about 7 or 8 before I tired out, but I still have 89 more days to improve that! :)

The diet is challenging again during this first phase because I have to incorporate so many proteins into it, but I remember pretty well what I did last time, so I'm not exactly starting from scratch. I'm also finding that it is not as difficult to eat all my portions like it was last time.  I logged my meals into an app I have on  my phone and was surprised to find that despite all that I had eaten yesterday it only tallied up to about 1160 calories total.  I did miss one snack, and perhaps if I had eaten a 300 calorie protein bar then I might have come closer to achieving the 1800 calorie plan. 

I'm working on taking pictures of and posting some delicious recipes for all of you.  I hope to have some up  in the next few days.  If you have any special diet considerations please message me and I will try to find some that will accommodate you.  And of course, I'd still love to hear any recipes that you'd like to share, especially any for home made protein bars.  Good luck!