My aim to get healthy and lose some weight has not gone very far. In fact it has gone nowhere!!
So when we moved house and finally had more space i resolved to start exercising again. Now the question was what should i do?
I used to jog a lot before my daughter was born. But it was the middle of winter and i dislike running in the dark from a safety point of view.
I couldn't afford to join a gym. So it looked like exercise videos were the best option. I have put together quite a collection over the years and each have their merits. But for some reason i bypassed the Davina workouts, the dance workouts and even the 30 day shred. And went straight for the hardcore P90X.
Now i have done the workouts from this boxset occasionally before, but i haven't ever followed the 90 day programme before. I'm not sure why i thought it was a good idea to undertake this when i haven't exercised in so long, but undertake it i did.
As it currently stands i am on day 38 of the P90X programme and i feel confident that i will keep it up and complete the programme and become a P90X graduate! Whoop!
Now whilst i feel confident regarding completion of the programme i am under no illusions that i will look like the ripped people on the DVD's. I was seriously overweight when i started the programme and am not much better off now (what i initially lost i gained again over christmas......damn all of that christmas chocolate!!) but i kow that even if on the outside there isn't much of a change that i will be stronger, more flexible, fitter and generally more healthy than i was to start with.
on the 7th January i started eating healthy so that i could shed some of the excess pounds. To get to a healthy BMI i need to shed 47lbs which seems like a massive amount to me. So far i have lost 5lbs.
I am going to try not to focus on the bigger number and try to remember that every lb i lose is a sucess and a victory. As i find it so easy to lose myself in the enormity of the number on the scale!
Anyway, P90X, for those who haven't tried it is a killer of a workout. It comprises of 12 workout DVD's which should be followed in a specific order. They cover cardio, weight training and flexibility so you really get an all round workout which is fantastic.
I wasn't in the best shape to start with (and am still not now really) and so i find these DVD's hard. There are some moves i am physically unable to do (the Crane in the yoga DVD for one) and i am unable to complete the Plyometrics DVD without pausing it on multiple occasions to catch my breath!
But....i am improving, I feel so much stronger and am able to do so much more than i could to start with. And whilst i was flexible to start with i am now even more flexible.
I have 22 days until Day 60, on which i will be taking some update photos. I am excited at the prospect of seeing a change (no matter how small) in comparison to my before pictures.
Wish me luck with the rest of the programme!!
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