P90x 2014 Summer Challenge

This morning, a group of us are started a round of P90x.  It's been a long time since I've done just P90x.  I haven't been sitting around doing nothing, having completed several P90x/x2 hybrid rounds, P90x3, another round on Insanity, and then Asylum vol 2.  I've had a couple weeks off to recover and get fat.  Having taken a cruise and then gone to Universal for a few days definitely didn't help. 

I've been giving a lot of thought regarding my goals.  Lately I haven't had any...I've just moved from workout to workout and program to program.  I haven't focused enough on my eating and haven't been giving my workouts 100%, more like 75.  So here are the goals.

1.  Be the best I can be.  Yes, I could put some nonsense about losing 20 lbs here, but that will come if I can be the best I can be.

2.  Eat right.  I've never been able to eat right AND workout at the same time.  This will be a high protein, low carb diet.  I'm thinking Atkins meets Paleo....very little processed food.

That's really it....2 simple goals.  I expect if I follow those, I'll need a new belt and pants because the current ones will be falling off me.

This will not be without its challenges.  The two long term ones, that will likely haunt me the whole time, are some tendinitis in my right elbow and something not good in my right shoulder...I suspect it's a small tear.  I've had it for years and it usually stops bothering me a few weeks into a program as the supporting muscles help stabilize it.  The elbow I will have to listen to and occasionally tone down exercises.

I know there will be a few very challenging days with it comes to eating right.  The first already rears its ugly head next week...my company is bringing in a pizza fire truck for lunch.  In the past, self control for just about everyone at work has gone out the door.  I expect to not be happy with myself that evening.  The second is my brother's birthday at the end of the month.  We're tentatively going to see the new X-Men movie and then for beer and wings.  He's also a member of the challenge group, but I suspect I will be paying for this afternoon the next day as well.