That’s it! I’m done! 90 days ago, I was just a lazy guy trying to get in just a little better shape and so started down this journey. Now, 3 months later, I’m a less lazy guy looking back on how I got in a little better shape.
Before I get started, a quick shout out to the 30 or so of you who have been keeping up with this blog over the past few months. It was really motiviating to get words of encouragement when things got hard and requests for more updates. It’s a lot easier when I know there are people keep me accountable for the whole thing. So all of you, much thanks!
So lets start off with the numbers…I know it’s what you want to hear about and it’s an easy way to measure how things have changed.
weight: -12.4 pounds
waistline: -4 inches
toe touch: 4 inch increase
1 mile time: est. -3 minutes
There were some other modest gains here and there (a few more push ups and pull ups, slightly larger arms, more endurance), but really what it comes down to is that I feel a lot better than I used to, I fit into my clothes better, and I think I can keep it up!
I now understand a key component of the Biggest Loser. I don’t want to diminish or trivialize their weight loss. They obviously are making much more diffiicult mental, emotional, physical, and dietary changes than I ever will need to. But they get the benefit of making weight loss their job. No stress of a job or a family life or keeping after yourself. No out of town trips or tempting moments eating out with friends. Nothing to do but to lose weight. But life gets in the way.
So it’s a bit of a lie to say I did P90X. I really only did the workout and ate right about 4 days of the week, so I’d rather say I did P51X. That’s mostly because I don’t want to cheat the program out of anything if random people ran across these posts. Conservatively speaking, I’d probably have lost closer to 20 pounds and gotten much better gains and a much slimmer body if I did all 90 days. But at the end, that wasn’t the point.
The point of doing this workout wasn’t about getting washboard abs or huge man breasts. It was about jumpstarting a more active way of life and beginning to lose some weight in a healthy way. On both accounts, I’m there! I think I can keep exercising 4 days a week and I now have a better diet than I have in my entire life. After 90 days, those things are a lot more normal. It’s normal for me to now pick something healthier at a restaurant. It’s easier to say “no” to the 11pm box of mac and cheese. It’s easier to get out and go on a run. And that’s ultimately what will be the most useful thing for me. So I declare it now:
I will post again in 100 days.
Octoboer 22nd, 2011, I’ll post again about how things have went. That gives me 10 days to chill out and just be lazy and a second round of 90 days. In 100 days, we’ll see if what I just said is true and I’m keeping up with staying healthy. Until then, thanks again my friends for supporting me over the last 3 months! Here’s to healthy living!
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Okay…mabye not quite finished. Some of you probably wanted to see before and after pictures. I have them, and I’m not showing them to you. That’s mostly because while you can notice the difference, it’s not really that impressive all said. It’s not the inspiring P90X pictures you’d expect to see and again, I don’t want to cheat the system. But if you must see a picture of my face and some washboard abs, here you go:
