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So I started to feeling myself a bit, after crossing the 45 day mark of the P90X Challenge. Going from a largely sedentary individual to 6 days a week of hellish workouts was a big deal for me.

A little History on the P90X Challenge(Or as I like to affectionately describe as a pact with el diablo)

According to their website:

P90X is a revolutionary system of 12 sweat-inducing, muscle-pumping workouts, designed to transform your body from regular to ripped in just 90 days. You’ll also receive a comprehensive 3-phase nutrition plan, specially designed supplement options, a detailed fitness guide, a calendar to track your progress, online peer support, and much more. Your personal trainer, Tony Horton, will keep you engaged every step of the way, and you won’t believe your results!

Now beyond all the hype and sales pitch, this program has proved to be nothing shy of a straight ass kicker. Anyone who has attempted it, or is in the process of doing so, can relate.  This leads me to why I am writing this.

I began the P90X program 2 months ago, more so because I began to see that specific challenges work pretty well for me. There seems to be something to focusing on a bite sized goal.  I can wrap my mind around the challenge, sike myself up a bit, let everyone know, and the positive peer pressure of completing what I set out to do, tends to push me forward.  Well…This 90 day challenge hasnt been without its set backs.

One of the systems selling points is minimal equipment purchase. There are a set of resitant bands one can use in place of dumbells.  Hypothetically this should allow you to workout anywhere.  I had planned a trip to Baltimore, and half committed to continuing my 6 workouts per week regiment while away.  Point blank.  This did not happen.  Not only did it not happen.  I was introduced to a burger place called 5 guys

Now that I am back,  and 4 pounds heavier with guilt and grease. I now have a choice to make.  Do I quit, due to this obvious set back.  Or do I acknowledge that I have succeeded in beginning and almost attaining the halfway mark of this challenge.  Do I decide to forgive myself this, unfortunate(but tasty) set back, and continue, with renewed committment to the finish line?

Tony Horton, the celebrity fitness trainer for the program, keeps repeating a phrase that I was initially tempted to contemptuously dismiss, but am opting to adopt as todays phrase of the day, and possibly a good one for life.

Do Your Best and Forget The Rest

So today begins(again) the completion and hopeful life long commitment to better health. My ultimate goal is to be in the best shape I’ve ever been in my adult life.  Can you believe I even flirted with the idea of training for a triathlon with my cousin while in Baltimore?  Hmm…who knows…I have years of bad habits, wrong choices, and 2am Calzone runs to undo.  I’ve done it before, and the future looks bright.

P.S.  Before and After pics coming soon.