THE FIRST MONTH OF INSANITY IS OVER!! You have no idea how good it feels to say that. This work out program defiantly has the right name!
I havent lost any weight (as with the first month of P90X but I am pretty sure I have been losing inches. James keeps telling me that my body is "shaped" differently. I'll have to take his word for it. I have to say I'm a little frustrated with the no weight loss part but I actually am really enjoying working out and feeling fit so it's not THAT big an issue right now. If I don't start shedding soon though I'm going to have to take a good hard look at what I'm taking in(dietary) to see how it can be modified, because there is no way I should be doing this hard of a workout everyday and not seeing some fantastic results.
The thing I'm more excited about right now is I am starting to grow some confidence(finally right it took long enough) I may not be as skinny as some of those gym girls but darn it I can run circles around most of them! I actually started this week to put together a resume. Now I initially thought this was going to be a confidence killer, seeing as I have only held one job in the last 10 years, I actually feel accomplished instead. I feel like it is (my life) moving in the right direction. I feel totally confident in my decision to apply to gyms in the immediate area. Like I actually have a chance at it, and as we all know confidence is a great thing to have when applying for a job.
Over all things are going well, although I don't know for how long seeing as I lost my most constant workout buddy this week. He'll be back but I don't know how this week without him is going to go......do I have enough motivation to do this on my own? Honestly I don't know but it's now or never. This has forced me to face the realization that Stanley will not always live with me. There will be a time (and probably very soon) when he will have to spread his wings and fly away from the nest (well the second nest really) and it's going to be difficult for me. He has been my biggest motivator and cheering section. Somehow I will have to find the will to go on without him. It's time to find out how badly I really want this!
ok so far I have lost 1 inch in my hips, an inch in my chest, and half and inch in my waist. so over all pretty good but people keep commenting on how different I look so things must be moving around. I don't know where they are going and at this point I don't really care as long as it stays away! I'll check in with you guys about a month from now when this Insanity business is over!
Me
Monday, May 28, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Goodbye p90x Hello CRAZY!
So it has come down to this P90X is DONE!!!! It was so much fun to say goodbye. Unfortunately we didn't give ourselves a break we went right into Insanity(but more on that to come shortly). So the pictures and measurements you have been waiting for are here!
I started P90X at 205lbs and I am now down to 185 which puts me at almost exactly 20lbs of weight loss through the program and a whopping 50lbs since I started my weight loss Journey last September! I lost half an inch on my arms, 5.5 inches on my legs, 7 inches on my waist and 5 on my hips. Stanley said he doesn't take measurements but he feels smaller LOL! James hasn't really lost much weight (and he didnt need too)but he lost some inches and developed a lot of definition while increasing his stamina. He recently recived a 288 out of 300 on a PFT(physical fitness test, used for military service) which is better than he has ever done in 12 years!
P90X was a challenge and we rose to it so I'm very proud of my family. I'm really glad we did it and surprised that I was strong enough to pull it off. Still kind of in shock about that last part. How I feel physically, that is a different question. I feel almost unstoppable, where as I started this journey thinking that maybe one day I would feel like I could run one lap around a track, I feel today like I could run 3 or 4 miles if I put my mind and heart into it. I am still not in TOP shape but I really feel like it is totally possible now for me to come ALL THE WAY back from this weight gain nightmare. I thought when I started "Boy it would be nice to lose about 60lbs" but I have decided to go all the way now. What started as the best I thought I could do, has now turned into I want to lose 100lbs. Stay with me, it sounds crazy but I really think I can do it, and it would put me back to what I weighted 11 years ago when I got married.
Also what has come from this, is a decision I'm almost 100% sure about. I have decided when this craziness is over, fitness is a very viable career choice for me. I don't know wether it will be teaching fitness classes or becoming an actual personal trainer but I really think I could be good at encouraging other people especially women that feel hopeless about their weight situations like I did before this all started. I want to prove to women that they can also be up to the challenge....or atleast I did until we started Insanity!!!!
We started Insanity last week and like I posted on Facebook the reason they call it "Insanity" is you would have to be crazy to do it more than one day!!! The first day was a fit test, a test of your fitness only and It had me so tired out I was ready for a nap. By the time the first workout came I was terrified, but I finished some how and that is just about how everyday goes. I make it through some how. I still don't know how I do it. In that sense I am also glad we finished p90x first because it boosted my confidence. It was hard but I finished it. In my opinion the Insanity is SOOOO MUCH HARDER! If I had tried it before p90x I would have quit on day 2 for sure. It's only the knowledge that I thought p90x was SOOOO hard when I first began that keeps me going on this plan. p90x had some cardio but it mostly focused on building muscle as compared to Insanity which is about losing weight and building endurance. Honestly I still don't know that I'll finish but I'm going to give it my best. Oh get this, if I fill out some paper work with my before and after pictures beachbody(the company that puts out the Insanity workout) will send me a free Insanity shirt so I guess I'm working for a shirt as absurd as that sounds when I have so much more to gain than that. I'm glad I could take you guys all on my journey with me so I don't feel quite so alone. I hope to take you with me till the end if you would be willing? Sometimes when I would think of quitting I thought "but what will I tell everyone I blog too that I'm a quitter....a loser?" I just couldn't do it so thanks for keeping me accountable ya'll!
pictures = Febuary to May transformation
so if you are all tired of waiting I finally am going to post some pictures in my new P90X shirt to prove I completed the program!
I started P90X at 205lbs and I am now down to 185 which puts me at almost exactly 20lbs of weight loss through the program and a whopping 50lbs since I started my weight loss Journey last September! I lost half an inch on my arms, 5.5 inches on my legs, 7 inches on my waist and 5 on my hips. Stanley said he doesn't take measurements but he feels smaller LOL! James hasn't really lost much weight (and he didnt need too)but he lost some inches and developed a lot of definition while increasing his stamina. He recently recived a 288 out of 300 on a PFT(physical fitness test, used for military service) which is better than he has ever done in 12 years!
P90X was a challenge and we rose to it so I'm very proud of my family. I'm really glad we did it and surprised that I was strong enough to pull it off. Still kind of in shock about that last part. How I feel physically, that is a different question. I feel almost unstoppable, where as I started this journey thinking that maybe one day I would feel like I could run one lap around a track, I feel today like I could run 3 or 4 miles if I put my mind and heart into it. I am still not in TOP shape but I really feel like it is totally possible now for me to come ALL THE WAY back from this weight gain nightmare. I thought when I started "Boy it would be nice to lose about 60lbs" but I have decided to go all the way now. What started as the best I thought I could do, has now turned into I want to lose 100lbs. Stay with me, it sounds crazy but I really think I can do it, and it would put me back to what I weighted 11 years ago when I got married.
Also what has come from this, is a decision I'm almost 100% sure about. I have decided when this craziness is over, fitness is a very viable career choice for me. I don't know wether it will be teaching fitness classes or becoming an actual personal trainer but I really think I could be good at encouraging other people especially women that feel hopeless about their weight situations like I did before this all started. I want to prove to women that they can also be up to the challenge....or atleast I did until we started Insanity!!!!
We started Insanity last week and like I posted on Facebook the reason they call it "Insanity" is you would have to be crazy to do it more than one day!!! The first day was a fit test, a test of your fitness only and It had me so tired out I was ready for a nap. By the time the first workout came I was terrified, but I finished some how and that is just about how everyday goes. I make it through some how. I still don't know how I do it. In that sense I am also glad we finished p90x first because it boosted my confidence. It was hard but I finished it. In my opinion the Insanity is SOOOO MUCH HARDER! If I had tried it before p90x I would have quit on day 2 for sure. It's only the knowledge that I thought p90x was SOOOO hard when I first began that keeps me going on this plan. p90x had some cardio but it mostly focused on building muscle as compared to Insanity which is about losing weight and building endurance. Honestly I still don't know that I'll finish but I'm going to give it my best. Oh get this, if I fill out some paper work with my before and after pictures beachbody(the company that puts out the Insanity workout) will send me a free Insanity shirt so I guess I'm working for a shirt as absurd as that sounds when I have so much more to gain than that. I'm glad I could take you guys all on my journey with me so I don't feel quite so alone. I hope to take you with me till the end if you would be willing? Sometimes when I would think of quitting I thought "but what will I tell everyone I blog too that I'm a quitter....a loser?" I just couldn't do it so thanks for keeping me accountable ya'll!
pictures = Febuary to May transformation
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