Team Beachbody Guest

This before picture was taken just as I was finishing a 5 day backpacking trip
way
back in the High Sierra’s. This was my second trip in the last two years. I
had
gone with three other women, as this was a “girl’s only” trip. I had a great
time
for the most part. That is with one exception: I could barely make it on the
trails
on this second trip. It was sheer pride that got me through it. You see I had
been newly married for almost a year. I have heard it said that you could
gain 10
pounds the first year of marriage. Yep, that’s just what I did. So, I had to
keep
stopping and gasping for air and let the burn go out of my legs.

Just before I got married in Hawaii I was consistent in exercising by either
lifting
weights or going on the elliptical and treadmill. I got into that size 4
wedding
dress. Just eight months later it was a different story. I had gotten really
inconsistent and ate whatever I wanted and rarely exercised. I knew it would
catch up with me but I had no idea until this photo was taken how quickly it
could happen. Then September, October, November, December went by and
of
course there was the busyness of getting kids back in school, the fall and
winter
holidays with all the festivities. Always in the back of my mind was the fact
that
I needed to start exercising consistently.

Now here’s the part I didn’t mention. I had a friend at work that was looking
through a P90X food plan and making out his menu. I asked him what was,
“P90X”. He was so excited to tell me about it and showed me his before
photos
and then pulled out his current photos. He was just finishing week 12 and
stated
that he was going to repeat the program. When I looked at his photos I was
really impressed how defined his body had become. He gave me the website
and
I thought I would check it out.

The next day I was watching TV and saw an infomercial about P90X. I was
intending to check out the website anyway so it was nice to see the
testimonies
of people and how they had changed their health and their lives. The next
week I
got the pull up bar, the recovery drink and the new DVD’s.

I did “try” to do it for 4 weeks and then just gave up. Here was why: I wasn’t
committed to really pushing myself and see how fit I could become. I hated
anyone telling me how many calories I should eat. As I found it difficult to do
the workout I thought I could never get close to what Tony Horton and the
others were doing on the DVD’s. I looked at my exercise equipment and
thought I could just go back to doing what I was “used” to.

Before I knew, it was January. I was getting ready for my one-year
anniversary
trip to Hawaii. The holidays were over and nothing fit right. Every thing I
could
have possibly put on to wear was ridiculously tight or did not fit at all. I got
really depressed. I had to buy a really frumpy bathing suit on my first
anniversary. I was so embarrassed. On that trip it was a huge wake up call
for
me.

I was flipping through the channels and saw another P90X infomercial. It was
then that I remembered that I already had everything I needed to do the
workout. This time I was more inspired. I was tired of the person reflecting
back
at me in the mirror. I started in the February. In week 8 I still was not seeing
the instantaneous results of the workouts. Here is the one thing I heard that
kept me going. It was when Tony Horton said something like, “Rome was not
built in a day and neither will your body”. My friend at work was really
encouraging me also.

I am almost done with the first round of P90X. Honestly, it has been the last
few
weeks that I noticed a real difference. I have consistently been using the
P90X
recovery drink since I started. My husband and I both started drinking the
Shakeology for over a month now. We love it! We have just ordered the
Activit
supplements and joint support super formula. We both have had many
opportunities to share our excitement with our friends. In the last month
there
were seven of us who became Beachbody Coaches. We go on to WOWY and
set
up times to exercise at the same time.

Others have inspired me and I hope to be an inspiration for all those who
want to
see how fit they can become.