An Introduction to My Affair

THIS IS ME:

THIS IS P90X: 

AND THIS IS P90X:

AND THIS IS P90X:

(I enjoyed their badass description they included for the workouts so I thought I would share.)

"P90X is a revolutionary system of 12 sweat-inducing, muscle-pumping exercises designed to transform your body from regular to ripped in just 90 days."

It includes comprehensive 6 day a week workout plan, 3-phase nutrition plan, a detailed fitness guide, a calendar to track your progress, and the ability to make me cry. The last one is an strictly an assumption and I will let you know if/when it happens.

 
THIS IS A LINK TO THEIR WEBSITE:

http://www.beachbody.com/text/products/programs/p90x/popups_control/philosophy.jsp?pn=18004611535

OH, AND THIS IS MY PULL UP BAR:

AND BACK TO ME:

Before entering into this I did much research. There are hundreds of youtube videos, photos and personal friend that have experienced the program and vouch for it. What I found appealing was that it made no easy promises. There is no "just 20 minutes a day" or "no need to change your what you eat" or "lose 100 pounds in 2 weeks" (okay the last one is a bit of an exaggeration).Its hard and promises to be hard. Its a commitment and there is need to reshape your life around the program. However, it does promise results for your immense sacrifice and this is what made me respect it and why I am doing it.

A few things have led me to this point. One was a weight gain of probably 20(ish) pounds. There are many components that led to this weight gain. Moving (to D.C.), quitting smoking, a bad relationship (I mean really shitty), good food, beer, an overly stressful job, a good relationship (the best one and the one that stuck), stress, knee injury from roller derby, quitting my overly stressful job, starting grad school, moving again (to Belgium) and finally my recent decision to take a hiatus from playing roller derby.  I am no longer comfortable in my own skin. I want my clothes to fit again,mainly because I don't want to buy more. I want to be healthy and happy again. I consider myself a healthy person. I am vegetarian, I focus on eating well and I have always worked out. I have also taken a bit of a hiatus from that as well. Belgium has offered me many an array of yummy chocolate, beer, wine, and all the fresh made bread I could eat.

That leads us to present day and this blog. I created a blog because, well, its a ass kicking hard program and I need to be publicly shamed into accountability.     

If all goods arrive on time, my plan is to start on 2/1/10. 

I invite you all along my journey. On the surface its about working out, but I imagine its really about much more....