A NEW ME

 

 

 Up above is what I looked like last october. I wasn't happy with the way I looked, and even less thrilled with the way I FELT. I felt sick almost all the time, I didn't have a lot of energy, and I never really thought that I was handsome. Plus, moobs.
So yeah, never even liked looking in a mirror, but more importantly, I was not healthy. I drank WAY too much soda, and ate junk food all the time. Not really thinking about what it was doing to my body, and my health, even though doctors and my family always told me. So, here I am six months later from that, and I feel terrific. I may not look like I want to, but I feel the difference. I wish I had a picture right now of me, but I don't. So, sorry everyone.
I guess the message of the day is, why we kill ourselves to better ourselves. Here's my reasons:

 

In fact, they are the only things worth doing anything for. But, after my Mom passed, I realized that I want to be with them for a LONG time. So, I better get in shape, and healthy. And along the way, I found that I now like the way I feel and look, and really want to be as good looking as i feel. so, the message of the day again, is: Figure out what you're doing things for. Why you exercise, why you work, why you do anything difficult. Because in the end, if it isn't worth it, don't do it. With love, here's looking at ya!

I begin this new post with a word of advice, I am no fitness guru. I never have been and never will be. I just got tired of being overweight and unhealthy. I decided after my mother died that my lifestyle needed some tweaks, and now am starting to do that. In the form of excercising more.

Now, I know most people out there are very good at keeping themselves fit, and trim...Or at the very least, non-obese. whereas I was getting to be a rather large inividual, without the "oh he must play football" remarks from passer-bys. So, here I am this year, doing Shaun T's Insanity program, and having finished that, doing P90X right now.

Yesterday was my first day on p90X. I have to say, while difficult, it wasn't as huge a struggle to get through. I credit Insanity for that one. That program killed me. I mean, it was one of those exercise programs where you REALLY have t push yourself to press play. But, herein lies the awesome factor (Which by the way, I will use this phrase a lot) I got leaner. By NO imagination skinny, but I lost some inches, and I felt great. And isn't that what we are really striving for? To feel great? About our health, our body, our accomplishments?

Back to the X. As I said, it was Chest and arms, and I had no real issue. It was a struggle, but I could handle it. Now the butt kicker came in the form of the Ab Ripper X workout. 16 minutes of gut wrenching hades. I struggled immensely with that one, but I did it all. And here is what I learned yesterday, strength comes from the core. (Shaun T talks about this a LOT, but I am using it in a differential understanding.) It really is what you have inside of you that pushes you. That shows what you cando, and where your limits are. Everything comes from the core. Core beliefs, core strength, and core ideas. we focus at what the best of us have inside, and we can push it. We may get tired, or strained, but we can push. becoming even stronger for the next challenge. (Metaphor over)

Today was the Plyo aspect of P90X. And I wish I could say, I did it all, but I cannot. I have a good reason though. My 16 month old wouldn't sit in her seat, and had to be held. And while I lover her, jumping around the room with her isn't gonna happen. So I had to end early. It still was awesome though. i mean, it was the small simple movements that a child could make, but it got me going and sweating, and tired, and after a while. sore. I LOVED it.

In the coming days I shall share pictures of my struggles, so that we can all have fun, and I'll share some more tidbits like my life vs. LIFE picture comparisons. They are fun. Scroll down my blog to see the one I did YEARS ago. Anyways, I am back to blogging, and here's hoping it gives me the writing inspiration to finish my books. Thanks all. PEACE!!!