Have been off of p90x since the beginning of April and it feels really good to give my body this break. I'm not sure that my right forearm is ever going to be fully healed... not sure exactly what is wrong with it, but the tweakiness of it hasn't gone away with this extended rest.
So I started out with the intention of doing pushups on my non running days. After doing that twice, I had to give that up, too. I did 200 the first day, 250 the second day. And started experiencing some soreness in both of my rotator cuffs. I'm an idiot - I just push too hard and too much. So I gave that up and my shoulders have recovered just fine.
I also really got into the mindset of eating the number of calories for maintenance of my goal weight. This is doing wonders for me in so many ways. I feel like I'm a completely new person in regards to how I feel about workouts, calories, etc.
So now I eat 1976 every single day - whether I work out or not. That is the maintenance number for my goal weight of 119lbs with a moderately active workout schedule (3-5 days/week). On the days that I run, I have a significant deficit from the 1976. On the non-running days - when I do yoga - I still have a slight deficit.
This has done amazing things for me, mentally. I no longer feel like I have to workout 6 days/week or I suck. I no longer feel compelled to increase my duration, frequency, or intensity of my workouts. I no longer pay attention to how many calories I burn during my workout. I no longer feel guilty on days that I don't workout. I am enjoying myself for the first time in a really long time. I am not obsessed with miles, time, pace, heart rate while I run (okay, I pay attention to it only because its always high and I'm going to a cardiologist in 2 weeks). I run because I enjoy it. I enjoy it while I'm doing it. I don't worry when I have to stop to walk or even to tie my shoe or take a drink (previously that would bother me because my heart rate would slow down, which would pull down my average HR and thus decrease my calories burned). I don't flip out on days that I do yoga and am not burning many calories, which means I'm enjoying the yoga more than before.
And... I have not gained weight by increasing my calories from 1200/day to 1976/day. I was 127+ when I started this, and now I'm below 125, which is a comfortable weight for me (it fluctuates between 123-126 on any given day, but that is comfortable for me).
I am loving everything about this.
We start p90x again on Monday and then I'll increase my calories to a highly active level (workout 6 days/week).
