808 Fitness Blog

Okay - finally got these put together and uploaded to the internet so that I can share them with you.  Here are my Day 90 pictures for P90X (also my Day 0 pictures for INSANITY - more on that later).

People have been asking - how do you stick with it? I got tired just watching.  Honestly, I think it was a life savor to have workout buddies who wanted to do this with me.  At first it was just my wife.  Then my daughter…and my brother …and my father.  Each person gave me more motivation to push play and bring IT each day.

So, if at all possible…find a workout buddy, someone to hold you accountable, even if it’s just an online buddy through BeachBody’s WOWY (work out with you - free to join).

Next - stop watching the DVDs and psyching yourself out!  Do them!  Choose a day to start, put the first DVD in, press play and follow along!  You’ll never get started and do it if you just watch.  There are sooooo many ways to modify and make it do-able for you.  Give it a try.  You won’t keep up with the guys and gals in the video during Week 1 (unless you’re already super fit, but then, if you were, you wouldn’t be worried about starting)…and that’s okay because all you have to do is YOUR best each and every day.  If you do, it’s almost impossible NOT to get results and see improvements in yourself.

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ANYWAY - I’ll stop talking and get to the pictures! (click for larger view)

Day 4 of our journey through the classic P90X workout program gave us a chance to do Yoga for the first time. Now, my husband and I were both athletes growing up. I played softball at the DI level and was pushed beyond what I ever thought possible during strength and conditioning there. My husband used to do crazy workouts for hours on his own during high school “just because.”

But this P90X Yoga, was our first time ever doing any kind of Yoga and within the first 30 minutes of the workout, neither one of us had ever wanted to quit a workout so badly! Total wimps huh? Quitting yoga!

But we didn’t quit. We stayed with it and were glad we did. Even though it was super challenging, it also did our bodies good. Just glad we get to do some other stuff before having to go through that again.

People are right when they talk about this workout program as “love/hate” - they hate it…but they love it. That’s definitely what Yoga day was like for me. My husband said that I should say that I hate it because then every time we have to do it I’ll dread it and it won’t be good if I’m dreading it. See…that’s why it’s nice to have a workout partner! They help keep you motivated, positive, and on track when you don’t feel like it.

Wow! I never would have really thought about it today except that my husband was making comments. I seriously had a lot of junk food and honestly wouldn’t have given it a second thought. The only reason I realize just how much sweets I put into my body was because my husband said something each time he saw me eat “dessert” or a “snack.”

I had…

• a Drumstick (ice cream)
• an Ice Cake/soft serve type treat
• a Creamsicle
• and it was our daughter’s birthday, so I had a piece of birthday cake too

When he saw me eating the drumstick he was like, “I can’t believe you’re eating that AND the ice cake.” I informed him that I had bought the drumstick for him, but since he said he didn’t want it, I was more than happy to take care of it for him.

Then he saw me start on the ice cake too and said, “You’re going to eat that too? Oh, that’s enough for today, no more for you. You can’t eat cake tonight.”

I told him that I had to eat cake - it was our daughter’s birthday!

But before the party came around we had some time to relax at home. The kids all asked to have a popsicle, so I grabbed one too. Didn’t even cross my mind that I had already eaten 2 other forms of ice cream for that day and was planning on eating cake later that really did NOT need to eat a Creamsicle at that moment. But I asked the kids to pass me one without even giving it a second thought.

Yet again, the only reason I ended up thinking about what I was doing was because my husband woke up from his nap and said, “I don’t believe you’re eating that! Didn’t you have enough today already?”

Now each time he said these things, it was very light-hearted and in a fun, laughing way so it wasn’t insulting or degrading at all and it REALLY opened my eyes to just how much junk I was consuming without even realizing it or thinking twice.

So, my question to you is…

Do YOU know what you’re eating?

I guess that’s why people do food journals. It’s an eye opening experience I bet (I don’t know because I’ve never tried it-I can only imagine). But if you’re looking to try journaling in your fitness journey, there’s a free online source to keep a food journal at Fit Day (see banner below). This can help you make better food choices each day and accelerate your progress along your fitness journey. Click on the banner below to check it out.