One year down and a lifetime to go...

Warning...Self Indulgence is abundant in the following post:

12 months ago today, I decided to get myself back into shape. I had various reasons to lose weight such as wanting a healthier lifestyle, be around long enough for my family, reduce certain risk factors, look better and probably the most demanding issue was I didn't want to go out and buy a bunch of fat clothes because I had run out of clothes that fitted.

So during April last year I came across the P90X informercial and thought yeah that looks like something I should be able to do. Well after a little research I realized that NO that was NOT something I could do. So I started off on the baby version, Power 90. So at 4.30am Monday May 5, 2008 I dragged by sorry 245 pound @55 out of bed and pushed play. I nearly died ........ of embarrassment that I couldn't do a proper push up (had to do them on my knees), couldn't do a single chair dip without bending my legs and so on. It was devasting that I let myself go so much. But I continued to push play and it slowly started to come together. I even managed to keep up the workouts while travelling for work. I had hoped for more dramatic results at the end of the 90 days but I was still down 25 pounds and could see results such as pants fitting again.

I again considered the P90X but still thought I wasn't physically ready so went onto the P90 master series. This was a fun workout series as there was good variety and the intensity level was brought up from the Power 90 routines. After the first round I was down another 20 pounds and then another 10 on the subsequent round. Still slower than I wanted but everything was going in the right direction.

Now here I am in week 1 of Phase 2 of my first round of P90X just about 60 pounds lighter than where I was a year ago. Although I no longer get up at 4.30am (I get up at 3.30am) it is actually fun for me to workout and it has become part of my routine and what I do each day.

To those that think it is too hard or takes too long, your right it does take hard work and it does take time but if you do these two things you will see results. If you get yourself into a routine it will take care of itself and you won't have to think about doing it, you will just do it.

Okay, I think I may have to go to the doctor as my arm is sore from patting myself on the back so much. Anyway I hope everyone has similar success that I have had.