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Just like alot of other people I saw the P90X advertisements on TV. After researching reviews of the program I decided to purchase it and give it a try. I was excited for it to arrive and to get started. When it arrived I immediately opened it up and thought wow, this looks more involved than I thought. "Am I really ready for this?" I questioned myself wondering how committed would I be if I started the program the next day. I decided to postpone the start of the program until I was better prepared. I knew my biggest hurdle was going to be the nutritional phase of the program So I took some time to really look at this part of the program. I began to ask myself what would it take for me to succeed. Could I really dedicate myself and cook all those meals. See, before P90X I must have eaten out 95% (mostly fast food). The other 5% were simple easy to fix things like a bowl of cereal or a frozen pizza. Before I started the program I even tested a few of the meals to see how long they would take to make and to see if I would enjoy them. So over a few months a put together my own meal plan. Some recipes from the P90x plan, some from the WOWY website and a few other healthy recipes from other sources. The meal plan was quick, tasty and nutritional meals that followed the guidlines of the plan. I'm proud to say now that I eat about 90% of meals in and only 10% of meals out. And when I do eat out, it's no longer fast food, I make better and healthier choices when dining out. So I started my first round of P90X at the beginning of 2009. During the 90 day program I only missed one workout and stuck to my meal plan 95% of the time. I didn't get totally ripped in 90 days but with out a doubt I saw tremendous results. Highlights from the first round include losing 20lbs, decreasing my body fat by 6%, losing 6 inches around my waist and gaining 5 inches of flexibility. But most importantly is feeling good about myself again. I may not have accomplished all my goals in the first round but I still plan on reaching all of them. I'll be pushing play for a long time!