Back on Track!

Wow, it’s been ten months since my last blog or should I say my first and only blog! Life always seems to get in the way. In this case, it definitely did! I received a promotion at work shortly after starting my blog. So combine my new work duties with going to school full time and raising three kids, I kind of have my hands full. I’m not stressing out though. I am happy where my life has taken me. I have a great job that I love and an amazing family to go along with it. So here is what you missed over the last almost year of my life.

Things have definitely not been easy. In November of 2011, I hit a rough patch with my weight loss. It was not that I quit working out or eating healthy, I just hit a plateau. I was going to the gym five to six days a week along with eating healthy, for the most part, and not losing any weight. Even though I hit a plateau, I didn’t give up. I kept at it which brings me into March 2012 and still no dramatic results. I lost about 3 more lbs. which didn’t seem like a lot considering all the hard work I was putting into my workouts. Working hard and expecting different results makes it difficult to not fall off the wagon and return to my old ways. I knew back in March that I needed a change. Not sure exactly what kind of change but something different. My body was obviously getting used to my daily exercise routine which was prohibiting me from any further weight loss. It was in April that I decided to try a different workout.

Up to this point, I had lost 29 lbs. over the course of the last year going to the gym, 22 of which I lost from May 2011 to November 2011 when I hit my plateau. I felt stronger than I did before so I decided to give P90X a try. I bought the DVD’s for my husband a couple of years ago and they have just been sitting on the shelf collecting dust. I started P90X in April 7, 2012. I have to say this has been the best decision of my life! I feel absolutely amazing! Better than I’ve ever felt before. Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s hard, real hard sometimes, especially in my first month of doing the workouts. There was many times where I thought to myself, “What the heck was I thinking!” But as Tony Horton would say, “Do your best and forget the rest!” I continued to push play. In my first month, even now that I am entering my third month, I couldn’t keep up with the reps in the workout. But instead of quitting, I just modified and did the reps at a pace I could keep up with. I am seeing some amazing results. I am down 14 lbs. since I started P90X. I am also down 3 inches in my waist and thighs and 2 inches in my chest and arms. It may not seem like a lot considering all the hype you hear about people losing extreme amounts of weight and inches in the first month of P90X but it means a lot to someone who hasn’t been able to lose a pound in months! I also incorporated Shakeology into my daily diet. I substitute one shake for breakfast. I can’t even express to you how amazing I feel. I have all this energy now!

Now, don’t get me wrong, there are days when I don’t feel like doing anything at all. And there are days when I still struggle and even fall off the wagon every now and then. But when I do, my body feels miserable and it is not a welcomed feeling. I know that in order to stop feeling this way, I need to feed my body right and get back into my exercise routine. I just started phase 3 of P90X and look forward to these final weeks. I am still undecided on which program I am going to do next, another round of P90X or Insanity! Not sure if I’m ready for Insanity yet! We shall see.

I am also going to try to blog about my journey on a daily basis. I am hoping that this blog will not only help me stay on the right track but help others as well! I wish everyone the best of luck in achieving their life goals no matter what their goals may be!

Happy and Healthy Living,

Neisha