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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