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P90 Excitement


All week I have been waiting patiently/impatiently for my P90 routine to arrive in the mail.  Today's the day it finally came!  Of course I am uber excited and want to start it immediately, BUT, I also want to do this thing right!  So I am abstaining...barely.

I have already watched the first dvd, read all the materials, and am staring at the equipment that came with it wanting to begin NOW.  Instead, I have updated my Beach Body account and my, oh, my...it's amazing what 3 yrs has done.  Instead of looking at it from a negative standpoint, I am opting to look at it in a positive.  Three years have gone by and my numbers could have been a LOT worse.  Instead, they have fallen into the zone of what I expected.  I mean, come on...I've lived with this body for three years and I live with the changes on a daily basis.  Looking at a number on a screen should not deter me in the slightest.  Who cares what it says on paper. 

Setting up my goals was a bit more challenging.  Yes, there is a target weight but ultimately I'm more concerned with lowering my BMI than I am dropping inches or pounds.  I am still in the healthy range, but I would rather be more in the middle for the healthy range vs the end toward the not-so-healthy range.  I don't care what measurement my arms are as long as they look fit and toned.  Of course I want my core to be a heck of a lot stronger and stronger means more defined muscles and less fat.  A stronger core helps build a stronger back and that is my goal.  Of course, in the end if I look better in a bathing suit, I am not about to complain!

I will admit, I have seen videos of Horton's prior videos of P90X and the like and have been hesitant because they are for a fitness level I am not at (yet).  I never want to start out a routine destined to fail within a week and this is where I always saw myself winding up.  Yes, all good trainers tell you to work at your own level and modifiers are always in place (Tony Horton is no exception), but I  know my competitive self, and if I can't at least keep up with the slowest person in the room, I just won't do it.  Plain and simple.

My trainer has been very patient with me over the years and my many failed attempts at re-starting a new challenge.  This year I vowed to try again.  February was unsuccessful with the many paintings I was trying to complete at once so I pushed this venture back to March.  When he recommended I try out Tony's newest workout, P90, I agreed - but I will admit I was skeptical.

After watching the first workout through its entirety, I am confident I can do this!  But first, I want to get my nutrition in line with the program so this pushes the P90 start back to Monday...Onward and upward!  The next few days I will continue to use my existing tapes from other trainers as I set my sights on the 23rd...

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