Discoveries

I discovered a couple things about myself today.
First, I am really ADD. Okay, so remember how in one of my Confession posts, I mentioned how I really like having my "me" time in the morning? And remember how I said one of the things I like to do is clean house in the morning? Wellllll, I found myself cleaning up during my workout this morning. Today I did Chest and Shoulders for P90X. And in between sets, I found myself taking socks to the hamper, or straightening the couch cushions, or clearing stuff off the table. I mean, come on, I can't do push-ups for a solid minute anyway! Might as well make the best of that remaining 30 seconds. When I thought about it, I realized I do the same thing when I run. Not clean my house, of course....that would be disastrous. But I can't stand to just BE. I have to have music or a book to listen to while I'm road running, or something to read or watch if I'm on the treadmill. I have to split my focus between the physical activity and....something else. Weird, but I doubt that's just me.
Anyway, the other thing I discovered is that I really dislike the P90X Ab workout. Not because it's hard, I just don't like it. I don't like the exercises, I don't like the people in it. Who knows why, I just don't like it. So, I'm on the hunt for a good 3x a week ab workout that I can tack onto the end of my P90X workouts. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
The last thing I discovered was how quickly after starting a workout regimen I become more acutely aware of my body and how I treat it during the day. For example, I went for a walk on my lunch hour and for the majority of the walk I found myself paying close attention to my posture (which is horrible by the way). I did the same thing while at my desk and in my car. And everything I ate today and yesterday, I immediately began thinking about what my body needed out of what I was eating. I found it absolutely astounding how quickly that awareness came into play.
I also reinforced what I already knew...that if I'm going to work out, I have to do it in the morning. Otherwise, I will simply make excuses to not do it later in the day. Now, granted, I did snooze a little longer than necessary this morning and I didn't have time for the full 58 minute video. BUT I showed up. At 5:15 this morning, I showed up, and for for the next 45 minutes, I was there.