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Well back in August of 2007 my weight had topped out at
230lbs, cholesterol 222, triglycerides 331, and glucose at
111. I didn't appear to have a weight problem because I
carried the extra 40-50lbs I had gained on my 6'2" frame
well. The excess weight was evenly distributed throughout my
whole body; not just in my midsection where the majority of
men seem to pack it on. The health issues of my "now out of
shape body" concerned me , but what really motivated me to
change my current condition was my kids. When your daughter
comes to you and ask you to kick the soccer ball around with
her or your son asks you to throw the baseball with him and
you tell them that you'll be there in a few minutes and you
never show up because you just don't have the
energy.....Well something is Bad Wrong. I finally made up my
mind that I was going to do something, but just didn't know
what to do or exactly where to begin. I came extremely close
to buying a Bowflex, but I knew that I just wouldn't stick
with it. It just so happened on a Saturday near the first of
August in 2007 I walked in on the kids watching TV and they
handed me the remote. I turned the channel and there was
Tony Horton and a couple of other guys and gals working out
to P90X. I caught just about the last 5-8 minutes
of the P90X Infomercial. I don't really know what it was
that caught my attention, but something just seemed
different about this P90X workout......maybe the Ripped in
90 days or the Muscle Confusion. I don't know but I handed
the remote back to the kids and got on the internet to find
out all I could about P90X. After
spending a couple of hours on some forums and message boards
I quickly figured out that this P90X program is the REAL DEAL. I
read quite a bit more and learned a lot about eating a clean
diet and eating often to boost my metabolism. The very next
day I started eating healthy foods while eating smaller
meals 6 times a day. Over the course of the next month I
lost about 13lbs just by changing the way I ate and what I
ate. I then ordered P90X and started the workouts on
September 17 2007. I stocked up on the Beachbody Protein
powder, BB protein bars, and BB recovery drink. I ordered a
3 month supply of each of these. All of these products taste
great but the recovery drink is awesome!!! There were days
when I've skipped the recovery drink and the soreness really
kicked in. I'll never workout without taking it again,
because it works and it's delicious. Well, the workouts began
and all I can say is WOW!! What a first week I had. The
various DVDs in the P90X program make the workouts fun and
never boring. I was hooked early on. About the second
week into the workouts I set a goal for myself for the
upcoming year. My goal was to be in better shape than I was
when I got married 19 years ago. A very high goal for the
year, but I thought just maybe it could really happen if I
commit to it. A big part of this commitment was getting up at
4:30 AM to workout at 5:00AM so I could be finished in time
to fix the kids breakfast and help prepare them for school.
I knew that if I tried to workout in the evenings that it
just wouldn't happen.....it would get to late or I would be
too tired from working all day. If I was going to do this the only
time for me would be at 5am, so 5am it was and 5am it still
is. These 5am workouts are pretty tough to get up for and I
probably wouldn't have made it to all of them if it hadn't
of been for WOWY. Without my friends inviting me to woukout everyday
and encouraging me there would definitely have been days
that I would have slept in but I knew I had WOWY buddies
waiting on me for our early workout. I owe a special Thank You to
all my WOWY buddies for being there. The community message
boards were a great tool for me for all kinds of support as
well. There are so many helpful people from all over the country
helping others with any question or concern. I picked up
quite a few good recipes from the message boards as well.
Honestly, without the message boards and WOWY I probably
wouldn't have made it past 30 days. Now the exciting
part....I Reached MY Goal In 90 Days!!! At the end of the
90 days my weight was 185lbs, body fat dropped from 21% to
9%, cholesterol down to 167, triglycerides down to 40, and
glucose down to 87. Needless to say my Doctor was extremely
excited to see the changes I had made. I was now at
45yrs/old in better shape than I was when I played high
school football. Thank you Tony Horton and Team Beachbody!!!
I have to date completed 3 rounds of P90X and I'm currently
on my 4th found. (September 2008) My energy level and
endurance is abundant, and now I'm the one bugging the kids
to go out and be more active. My wife has had great results
with P90X as well and many friends and relatives. After
completing my 4th round of P90X I plan on trying various
other Team Beachbody workouts. There's no stopping me now!
This is a lifelong commitment not just a 90 day challenge
anymore. Thanks again Team Beachbody for changing my life.