Oct 9, 2011
If you’re sitting around thinking it’s time to make a change, “I use to be an athlete, I use to workout all the time but life has just taken over and I’ve let myself go.” Trust me I know where you’re at because I use to be there too! I’ll show you how you can make simple changes in your life that will make all the difference in your health, fitness and if it’s right for you, your finances. What have you got to lose but body fat!
I was completely frustrated with myself. I was 41 and had always been athletic, active, but got stuck in some bad habits of not exercising or eating properly. What the heck happened? I used reasons like; busy with work and starting up a new business; family that included three kids under the age of 7; no time to get to the gym; no time to get to the hills for a ride, blah, blah, blah. All excuses NOT to workout!
I’m flipping through the channels late one night and come across the P90X infomercial, these guys and gals are doing stuff I use to be able to do, pull ups, push ups plus a whole lot more, they’re working out hard and not using some crazy gadget designed to only lighten your wallet. “I can do that!” The next day, I to the website, did a little research and DECIDED that I was going to get absolutely RIPPED in 90 days!
Even though I had decided to make a change I still procrastinated, P90X sat in the corner my office for almost a month, opened but not touched. Once started I was 100% committed, no nutritional cheating, no missing workouts, and it paid off in more ways then I ever imagined. I went from 195 lbs, 21% body fat to 168 lbs, 7% body fat in 90 DAYS. I have continued with the program and been able to maintain 8% body fat and added more lean muscle mass to my current weight of 178 lbs. This has been a lifestyle change for us, it wasn’t a short term weight loss program, it’s part of who we are and how we live our lives.
My three brothers and sister-in-laws, a sister and her husband, cousins, friends and it seemed like half the neighborhood was doing P90X! Even my 64 year old mother was doing P90 and some P90X workouts! I’ve had friends tell me they no longer needed their cholesterol medication because of the program, I’ve had people thank me for introducing them to the program cause it’s changed their lives and brought them closer to their spouse. My wife did her own 90 day rotation and went from a size 10 to a size 4! And then to top it all off, Beachbody took my video and put me in the new P90X infomercial, talk about coming full circle!
I had a few minor issues with a bad knee having had three surgeries but it didn’t deter me from my goal of getting RIPPED, and thanks to very supportive wife who committed to the program as well it really made it easy. I also relied on the Beachbody Message Boards for plenty of support and answers to countless questions. Because if that I had no issues with achieving success. It’s Simple, Just Not Easy! I had the typical challenges of managing proper nutrition and fitting the workouts into a busy schedule that included family vacations away from my home gym but that’s all part of the healthy lifestyle journey I had committed to. I’m just your normal dude who decided not to be a typical 43 year old bald fat guy, and instead I’m now the atypical 43 year old bald RIPPED guy!
Some of my friends have asked me why? Why did I go to this extreme, I wasn’t “fat”, I was just stopping the direction I was headed. I didn’t want to be 30-40 lbs overweight and be told by my doctor that I had to lose weight because of health issues. I also needed to set an example for my kids that health and fitness is important, how do you teach that if you’re overweight and out of shape? It’s a sad state of our society that it’s “normal” to be 20-30 lbs overweight, sorry but that’s not NORMAL!
I started with P90X and have since done P90X+, some TurboJam, P90, 10 Minute Trainer, and now ChaLEAN Extreme and One on One with Tony Horton. My fitness level has gone to a level I haven’t seen since I was in my teens. I wish I could say I’m able to leap tall buildings with a single bound but what I’ve gained most from my fitness is that I’ve got lots of energy all through the day, if you’ve got young children you know how important it is to have lots of energy to stay ahead of them!
