Do you struggle with feeling tired all the time? Like the person you USED to be or HOPED you'd be has just evaporated?? I used to just feel like a shell of a person, just going through the days making the motions as the days passed on...
I was in full flabby new mommy mode at the time. My youngest son had just turned 2 and I had done pretty much zero physical activity since then. My scale weight wasn't too frightening a number, but I think that's what had stopped me from getting in gear sooner. My body fat number however was very high, my energy terribly low and there was no way in h--- you could've gotten me in a swimsuit. Because of this, I actually undermined every attempt my family made to go the beach for two summers in a row. Thinking of all the missed memories still makes me sad. All because of my lack of motivation and determination. All because of ME. It was then that Tony Horton started preaching to me and my husband Mike about P90X from the television late one night and obviously the rest is history!
The part I really want to share though, is how things progressed over those first 90 days. The first month was SO HARD. I literally couldn't walk for the first few weeks, let alone sit down on a firm chair (or the toilet seat..OMG!!). I was physically exhausted from the workouts and then even more exhausted by the amount of time I spent in the kitchen…like seriously ALL DAY. Before P90X, dinner was pretty much pizza or restaurant food, we hardly ever ate at home. But when we committed to the workouts, we committed to the nutrition too, so, with grit and determination, I persisted.
Finally, it was time for the first round of pictures and measurements. We had put the scale away so we wouldn't cheat, so I was really excited after all of that hard work. I just knew it was gonna be good! Mike got on the scale first and he had lost 15 pounds..15! Now it was my turn….my heart was pounding….I stepped gingerly on the scale and held my breath (that makes you lighter right?) and…..NOTHING! N-O-T-H-I-N-G! NOT ONE STINKING POUND! You can imagine how upset I was. Next, feeling deflated, it was time for the (now) dreaded pictures. Once again, we took Mike's pictures and WOW what a difference. Then mine and ……meh. Not so much. There were slight differences..but you REALLY had to look. I was SO upset. Like crying my eyes out frustrated and upset. I said it didn't work. I said what a waste of time. I said lots of things I actually can not repeat but I'm sure you can imagine.
Then I checked in with my accountability group. They assured me that this was all normal and that bodies, especially women's bodies with less muscle and testosterone, will take longer to show the results. They reminded me that I needed to refocus on WHY I was doing this…was it JUST for image or for long term health and vitality? Because when you stop making it about looks alone, you realize that it really doesn't matter how long it takes, you are on the right path, the healthy path, the path that will sustain you for the rest of your life and that if you just stay the course THE RESULTS WILL COME. So that was it. I realized that they were right. The first 30 days had seemed like a lifetime, but in hindsight, it really wasn't that long at all. It had taken me years to put on my weight, it would take more than 30 days to take it off. And even if the results weren't visible yet…they were coming, and it would've been tragic to quit when I was already a third of the way there.
So keep your mind right! Keep your eyes on the prize! Vow to yourself that it doesn't matter if you take your progress measurements and pics and see no change YET…this is your new LIFESTYLE…this is WHO YOU ARE NOW. Keep doing what you're doing because IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. And once you do, when you truly accept that, that's when the negative thoughts and doubts and old temptations just fly out the window. Because that old way of thinking is GONE, this is the NEW you, the STRONG you, the FIT you…and YOU WILL KEEP GOING!!
So how about YOU?? Are you ready to lose the exhaustion, the lethargy the feeling of just going through the motions every day? Are you ready to start feeling GREAT and regain your energy and be the person you've always felt you SHOULD be?? Message me and let's TALK! It doesn't have to be P90X....you don't have to kill yourself with ridiculous weights and crazy cardio....you just need at least 30 minutes a day and a willingness to trust and follow the process! I can't wait to hear from you!
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