The dreaded word in any womens life "weight" no matter who you are you do not like this word (well atleast for us normal women we don't)....Having had two kids and being married and getting older....things change....life changes....your body changes...things are not were they are suppose to be anymore...(thank you kids for that)....but after I had Sydney I was in a rut...I was not happy with the numbers on the scale....the number in the jean/pant size I had to now buy....i hated it all...hated the way I looked....and I had heard about the Insanity program and its runner up the P90x....but I was hearing about all the equipment you needed for the P90x and did not want to venture down that road....to me I wasnt about to spend a dime unless I knew I would A) like it and B) not die doing it....so I stewed on it for awhile (probably 6 months) until I couldnt take it anymore...and drove head first into the Insanity Program!...I told myself what the hell might as well give it a try...during the first week I was like OH MY GOD! what have I done....Shawn T is killing me...i couldn't walk...couldn't bend...couldn't lift....my muscles were so angry....they hadn't been used in years.....during the workouts I wanted to either throw up or pass out....or being painfully honest both!!! But somehow I found the determination to muscle through it...and in two weeks I started to notice the things were tightening up....and that I was losing weight....holy crap....so I kept on going....to be honest I could not do all the moves right away...I mean Im a girl I have never once in my 32 yrs of life have done a real push up....thats was crazy talk....so I had to modify it....after doing the program for about 30-45 days the holidays hit and I took a break....but in Jan of 2010 I got back on....and busted through it....the whole thing including the MAX month....that was a life changer...from that point forward I have been an Insanity Junky.....and thanks to Shawn T and his body killing workouts I have lost a total of 47 lbs...I have muscle were I never thought I would or never thought I would again....I have reached a weight I thought was fantasy...So I thought I would share this video I found on youtube.com that is a review of the whole series:
I watched this video and laughed because I agreed with him on it. This workout is hard....you have to have the desire and willpower to make it....if you don't have that you will be chewed up and spit out by Shawn T and I am not lying!
My views on fitness three years ago are extremely different than they are now. Back then I was looking for the easy way out....anything that would get the numbers to go down on the scale...but then I realized that I need to actually get my ass off the couch and do something about it....that drinking some magic potion wasnt going to change me....Beacuse I am not going to be living on that drink or fancy diet for the rest of my life...I need to put in the pain, tears, sweat and hard work to get my butt back into a size 6 jean....to change my eating habits with real food....and re-teach myself about portion size and self control.....and I am so glad that I have....its a never ending journey....every day is a new day....5 days a week I have a date with Shawn T...and almost a year and half later he still kicks my ass....but its so worth it!
Elisa
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