Well we made it through the first month, and I know everyone is disappointed because there isn't any Fatty pictures pt. 2 but I didn't have time to have some one take my picture so you get what you get, but I do have a lot of stats for you.
I measured myself before I started to lose weight so it was a while ago and I added to the measurements a week ago. I lost an average of about 2.5 inches all over! I only got one inch on my arms(everybody says thats because i've gained muscle) but I got a whooping 4 inches around my waist! I've lost about 5lbs which isn't that much but the inches are what counts. I have lost 2 pant sizes, hold your breath, i've gone from an 18 to a 14. I had to buy all new workout clothes because none of them fit any more and next month for my birthday I think I'm going to have to go shopping for some new pants. In addition to the visual changes in my body I have also excelled physically. I went from pushups on my knees to doing 15-20 regular pushups at a time. My flexibility has improved so much I had to purchase a yoga block for stretching. No pull ups yet but according to James I'm really close.
Stanley and I (and now James) are moving on to the second phase of p90x. I'm a little scared(it starts on monday) because Stanley and I have elected to do the doubles program which means we will be doing cardio and strength training programs congruently. I am having serious doubts. I know this first 3rd I've made a lot of progress but it was A LOT of work! and to know I'm not even half way (and the fact that I have so much weight to lose that they recommend 2 cycles of p90x for full results) I'm so tired already. Now I'm not saying I'm going to give up and I know it might even sound ridiculous but I expected more results than I got. Maybe it's my own expectations. Perhaps I have to work on my brain as I work on my body. WARNING GRATUITOUS WORKOUT ENCOURAGEMENT SLOGANS: I didn't get this way over night, and nothing worth having is easy to get.... and if I hear any one of these phrases again I'm going to hit somebody, but maybe it's true. What can I do? I can't quit, not after all the suffering I've already endured...No it would only let the people that are rooting for me down. I have to power through. I have to put more thought into what I'm eating if I want more drastic results. I have to work out to exhaustion. I have to put everything I have into the journey I've started because that is the only way to get what I want. The only problem is that in the past doing something for me hasn't had as much weight in my life as doing something for someone else. I have to decide I'm worth not giving up on and that is the struggle I'm left with today. The only way I know out of this thought pattern is to encourage others. Pray for me, Think about me and Think about if you perhaps short change and think of yourself as less important than others.... You deserve to love who is in your skin don't settle for less for yourself than you would for someone you love! You are not alone. see you guys in 30 days......
ps: James saw how hard we are working and wanted in so now we are a fitness family! plus it makes me feel better to see that, although in different ways, he struggles and sweats through the work outs too!
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