The Recovery Drink of Champions

There are NINE DAYS until Kt and I embark on the epic P90X adventure!

This morning mom woke me up at about 8 after a taunting storm passed by.  She asked me if I wanted to work out with her.  Well, because I wasn't able to fall asleep right when I got to bed last night, I was very groggy and obviously didn't want to get up and jump around and work out right then.  So I had some breakfast: Flax Plus Organic Oatmeal with peanut butter and bananas on it.

It was pretty good.  I'm trying to like oatmeal because it is so healthy for you, so I'm trying it out.  I couldn't finish it all, but I ate most of it and it kept me full all morning long.

Mom wanted to do Chalean Extreme because it is lifting and she wants to work her arms a little more.  I don't own it, but I've borrowed Katy's and done it with mom before.  The only other arms/ shoulders work out I had was P90X.  OH! DID I MENTION I HAVE P90X NOW?!  [ I babysat for a family from church when Mak was here and as a "payment" she gave me the P90X DVDs.  I think I got the better end of the deal though!  ;) ]  I hadn't done this work out yet since Kt and I are starting it in nine days.  I thought, "Oh, it'll be similar to INSANITY and be 45 minutes."  No. It's and HOUR!  But the last 15 minutes were a "bonus" round.

It felt so good to be lifting again.  I was able to feel that exhaustion of my muscles.  I'm going to be so sore tomorrow!

After our work out, I really wanted chocolate milk.  It is a really good recovery drink.  

FitnessMagazine.com states, "it has double the carbohydrate and protein content, perfect for replenishing tired muscles. Its high water content replaces fluids lost as sweat, preventing dehydration. Plus it packs a nutritional bonus of calcium, and includes just a little sodium and sugar -- additives that help recovering athletes retain water and regain energy. "  But they also warn that you should not "chug" all those carbs right after a "light" work out.  "A drink like chocolate milk is most useful to a cyclist, swimmer, or long-distance runner. These sports stress high endurance levels and constant, sustained movement. Competing athletes need high levels of calories, carbs, and protein to sustain that level of performance."

WebMD.com also recommends low fat chocolate milk for a recovery drink.

So I decided to add chocolate milk to as "not a sweet only when drunk an the appropriate time after working out" to the rules of our Eight Week Get Healthy Challenge.  Speak of which, I cannot believe we are already in week FOUR!  Time has gone by so quickly!  I can't wait to see what all the results of this are going to be in habit, energy and weight loss!

Off to bed now, hope you all have a great night!