Team Beachbody Guest

I have been battling my weight almost my entire life. I was always unhappy
with the way I looked and I had very low self
confidence. Many times I joined fitness centers and gyms to find myself
finding excuses of why I couldn’t go. I also tried every
fad diet out there. My yo-yo dieting was out of control, lose 5, gain 7, lose
10, gain 14, over and over again.


My husband John and I did the Atkins diet for 2 months before and right up
until the day of our wedding. I weighed about 145 on
my wedding day. We went on a cruise the next day for our honeymoon.
During our 7 day cruise, I gained 15 pounds! When we
disembarked off the ship, I couldn’t fit into any of the clothes I had bought
for the trip.



Well, 9 months later when I delivered my son, I weighed over 200 pounds. I
lost some of the weight but seemed to hover around
170. My daughter was born 2 years later and again I found myself back
around 200 pounds.



This past Christmas, I weighed myself and found I was at 180…and I was not
pregnant this time. I had to do something. I found
my Turbo Jam DVD’s and started doing those everyday and following Weight
Watchers. I did this for 6 weeks. I ended up losing
14 pounds. I was feeling much better and had tons of energy! I started
watching the P90X Infomercial more and more. I also did
some research online to see if this program really worked. I talked to John
about it and he agreed to try it with me.



We started P90X on 02/09/09. Before I started, I had never worked out with
weights my entire life. I could only do 3 push-ups
on my knees and zero regular ones. Do a pull up? No way. Well, everything
changed after that first day. I was amazed at the
determination and drive that I found this time. I was even more amazed at
how quickly I built strength and endurance. I noticed
a difference in the first week. I was amazed and hooked! I followed the
Nutrition plan and did my workout every day. I have lost
fat and gained muscle. I fit into clothes that I wore on my honeymoon and I
am still 15 pounds heavier than I was when I wore
them!



That is the beauty of gaining muscle. It took me a while to understand that
you have to eat to lose weight, you have to eat the
right things and frequently. I actually look forward to working out everyday.
I look forward to preparing healthy meals to eat. I
do not struggle with what to wear, I enjoy my life now. I feel great and it
shows. I knew within the first week that this was going
to be a lifestyle change for me. I was not planning to stop after the 90 days
was over. I am committed to being healthy for the
rest of my life.



We will be done with our first round of P90X on May 9th. We are starting a
second round on May 18th. Please join me in getting
fit and healthy!