P90X Support Group...

YVL - welcome and congrats on starting P90X and being in week 2, we all been there so if you have questions do not hesitate to ask this is a great group of very supportive people.

Jay - you are a BEAST :explode: BooM! You rock it out ninja style and are such a motivation! Way to keep it real and keep it going! Have an AWESOME weekend in the US, it should be a great time, hopefully you can log in so that you maintain your awesome streak! And to let us know how the tour and concert is! That is going to be a blast and quite the whirlwind!

Nikki, Wendy, and Drew - I don't know if I have said this already but thank you SO MUCH for checking up on me.:flowerforyou: Last week I was an epic slacker, I had one to many work functions and so P90X fell by the side for a bit, I did manage a couple of the routines but it was not nearly what I need to be doing to be successful. So thank you guys for saying hi and encouraging me to continue! You are all a great example of the support we have building here.

Nikki - :flowerforyou: No worries if you have off days or an off week the important is that you turn it back on full force and you give it what you've got. We can't change the things we've done we can only change the things we will do. Do your best, life doesn't end after this 90 day stint, we can always add on to the end or start round 2 in the new year! This is a journey to a lifetime of success!

Now for my update....

My arms and chest were JELLO all day, typing seemed a chore because I had to maintain a bent arm for the day! I loved the feeling knowing that I worked my arms and chest to the point of failure! It was great, and though I was not able to life most things haha I was proud! I love this program and the successes it brings!

Yesterday I needed to jump out to the mall to pick up a new outfit because I have been staying at my parents longer than planned so I didn't have time to get the full Plyo workout in, because I want to be able to do that one in its entirety, I subbed it for the shorter Cardio-X and gave that EVERYTHING I had. I was a puddle by the end of it and felt great! Thank you Tony!!!

Today I am going to miss Back and Bis because I have a work dinner to celebrate my promotion :drinker: so I am going to do that tomorrow with Cardio-X instead of Yoga.

I know you guys are probably getting sick of these types of updates but... When I went shopping yesterday I decided to check what size I am in skirts - I started this journey at a size 8 in skirts, you may remember I bought a size 4 dress (for the guys, the dress sizes are largely based on your top half... just incase me being surprised now is confusing) anyhoo, I went to my favourite store, grabbed a couple skirts - half in 6 and half in 8. Fully expecting that I won't fit nicely in the smaller size I tried it on first to "get it out of the way". I got it up, good start, I started to do the zipper, it did up, EXCELLENT I looked in the mirror... no pulling, bunching or weird curves that are only created when a piece of clothing is suctioning you in!!! :happy: YAY!! It fits! SO I bought it - a skirt, size 6 with a SMALL top!!!

To recap my successes in the past month with the toning and tightening we do here (because it is important when you aren't getting the #s to realize that there are changes, and hopefully to motivate our ladies to keep pushing play):

I started this journey a size 8, pretty much all around. A medium for tops and general items.

Dress size (blouse size) 4
Coat size (general items) X-Small / Small
Skirt size (pant size) 6

:drinker: Yay - thank you TONY!

Hello Everyone! Thanks again for all your updates; they are SO inspiring! Especially for me to see since it is my first time doing P90X, and I can see what is in store for me in the coming weeks.

Wendy, your pics are amazing! I wish my abs and back would look like that after only 30 days! Wow.

Sassy...thanks for sharing your NSVs! Really, they mean alot b/c I have not been seeing any improvement on the scale, so to read about you dropping inches and dress sizes is SO encouraging!!

Jay and Drew, thanks for always being so encouraging!

Nikki, I get behind as well. Life will always get in the way sometimes. Just keep pushing play as often as you can!

Good job everybody! I look forward to reading the updates every day.

Have a great week!

Hey guys!
update! got leg and back IN yay the calf raises kills me all the time. i also did ab ripper before leg and back cause after leg and back my legs are so sore that i can't get through bicycles. Any WAYS it felt good.
Hope everyone else is bring it =] stay healthy !!!

Day 47 DONE. Legs & Back / Ab Ripper X. I pushed it HARD. I was a puddle of mush by the end of Legs & Back, which made Ab Ripper extremely hard, but I did my best. Last resistance workout of Phase 2... Recovery week coming up next week.

Kenpo X tomorrow!!!

Have a great one everyone!!!


-Mike

Checkin in- Did Yoga yesterday. Plan is to do Legs and Back today, I was getting lazy and thinking of not doing it but after reading some of the posts, I am ready to bring it. Thanks guys for posting, it really motivates me to push play when I am not feeling like doing it.

Drew- the abs are looking good, keep it up my friend!

Have a wonderful weekend y'all!!

Just finished legs &back. I'm hitting the sack!!!!

hey guys just checking in. my p90x schedule is pushed up a day. because i started day 1 on a sunday. so today is my rest day but im going to a breast cancer walk tomorrow and wont be getting it done tomorrow morning. so IM ganna fit it in tonight. wish me luck CHEST AND BACK is rough especially towards the end.
Everyones doing great =]

Hey everyone!!! Great job getting your workouts in guys/gals!! I can feel the motivation of this group!

Drew, your abs are looking killer man, keep it up!

Kenpo X today for day 48. Feeling good today, and had a great session.

Hope you're all having a good weekend, and BRING IT!!!


-Mike

Hey-O . I did chest back and abrx today . i had/ have a stomach ache but still got through it now i hope that sleep and water will take care of the ache cause i have a long day tomorrow. Good job everyone for getting their P90x IN especially during the weekend when people got other things to do. But you guys are awesome.
BRING IT and GOOD NIGHT

Hello all,

I just wanted to check in to say I SEVERELY blew my diet this weekend. I am still very bummed that I had zero self discipline on Saturday and Sunday. I did get Plyo in on Saturday, but nothing on Sunday. I am hoping this will not hurt my progress too much. I definitely gained some pounds on the scale.

This is recovery week for me, and then I will be done with Phase 1. I am hoping I can get some extra cardio workouts in this week so that I will not feel so bad. I am NOT looking forward to the check in with my measurements at the end of the week.

Take care everybody.

Hey team!

Phase 2 Recovery Week is underway for me, kicked off with Yoga X this morning for day 50 overall. Did my X Stretch yesterday to wrap up week 7. Lost another pound as of yesterday's weigh-in, making 71 pounds overall since the 1st of the year, and 9 pounds since starting P90X. I'm very close to my "goal" range which I think will be in the 170-175 area. Not sure exactly where my weight will end up, but more importantly I want to get my body fat percentage in the 9-10% area. I know I'm going to have to do another round in order to get there since I'm currently in the 13-15% area, depending on how I measure. We'll see how much that moves in Phase 3 (maybe I can get down to 11 or 12 in the third phase??) and then I'll decide what to do from there. But I know it will involve another round, maybe with some modifications like subbing in some Insanity workouts instead of the regular P90X cardio.

Anyway, hope everyone is doing great today, and BRING IT!!!!!


-Mike