Right now I am loving P90X! I really enjoy the variety of the workouts, different resistance workouts for each muscle group, yoga, plyometerics, kenpo, and stretching. My results thus far have been a little better than I expected. I knew that I would lose weight and get into great shape. However, because of the amount of weight that I had lost in the months prior to beginning P90X, I figured that my weight loss would plateau and slow way down. But, as of today it appears that once I complete the program that I will have lost around 25lbs in 90 days! I'm sure that I will go through P90X again in the future and look forward to doing P90X2. Really, there are a lot of Beachbody workouts that I can't wait to try, including Insanity, Insanity the Asylum and soon Insanity the Asylum 2. I still love and look forward to drinking my Shakeology everyday! I'm also Amazed at just how focused Beachbody is at listening to and focusing on helping their customers, while staying true to their beliefs and principles. An example of this is the recent formula change that they've made in Shakeology. They added more Superfoods (very nutrient dense foods) and made "The Healthiest Meal of the Day," even healthier. The taste also changed and many people have complained, most large companies would tell you, "it's better for you, get use to it." Beachbody, while reminding people how much better for them it is and stating that they are not going back, is going to pick individuals to try and test different variations to possibly find a taste that would be more widely accepted.
I've finally decided that once I complete P90X, I will be doing Body Beast for 90 days!
I have always enjoyed weight lifting/body building, more than I do cardio or aerobic exercise. And this home workout program specifically designed to build muscle through weight lifting. There is some cardio in the program and I will add a little more throughout the 90 days. I will also be doing Yoga X from P90X on my days off. I've watched the bonus DVD that comes when you order through a Coach or from Team Beachbody and I really can't wait to start! If you'd like to learn more about Body Beast or any of the Team Beachbody products, feel free to e-mail me as I would love to answer any questions that you have and help you reach all your health and fitness goals!
Alright, I'm now 2/3rd's of the way through P90X. That's 60 days down and 30 left to go. It's been about 10 years since I have felt anyway near this fit and healthy. Although, my diet back then was still very unhealthy with lots of junk food, soda and fast food. Now a days I'm constantly striving to find ways to improve my eating habits, from eating smaller portions to eating more often (usually eating at least a snack every 3-4 hours), and also working on the balance of carbs, protein and fat in my snacks and meals. This has lead to a lose of 17 pounds, 9.5 of those pounds coming in the last 30 days. I have also dropped 2 pant sizes and lost 4 total inches off of my body measurements; waist (measured around the belly button), hips, chest, thighs, and arms. Not too sure exactly where my body fat % started at or where it is now, but I know that it has dropped a good amount as my Abs are beginning to become clearly visible.
Because I had lost about 38lbs in the three months leading up to me beginning P90X, my weight loss had began to slow down and plateau. But, by beginning P90X and replacing one meal a day with Shakeology (I added a considerable amount of calories to my shakes, by adding bananas, peanut butter and sometimes greek yogurt) my weight loss continued and has begun to speed up a little again.
When I began P90X, I really worried and wondered if I would be able to workout every day! My main fear was that I work very long hours (13.5hrs a day, for 20 days in a row...then 10 days off, which I usually end up working several of those days as well). To give you an example of how many hours we're talking about, in the first 60 days of the program I worked at total of 590 hours. That's the equivalent of almost 74 eight hour work days or 14 forty hour work weeks! On top of the hours, I work outdoors, in one of the world's largest open pit mines. Being exposed to the elements and standing most of the day is very draining, and in the past I have only had the energy to come home shower and eat before heading to bed.
This is not the Actual, Tempurature...It's just as High as the thermostat on the work truck goes!!!
I know that a large part of my increase in energy is due to my improved fitness level. But, I also believe that the nutrition that Shakeology delivers has provided a huge boost in my energy, while also helping curb my cravings for junk food. I was very skeptical of Shakeology at first, especially given the price ($4 a serving). However, after the first week of use both my wife and I were hooked! Now neither one of us can imagine going without our daily Shakeology! I know it sounds crazy, but the only way that you will ever know is to try. I challenge anyone to try it for a full 30 days and decide for yourself. It has a money back guarntee, use the whole bag and if you're not completely satistifed return the empty bag and Beachbody will refund your money! More importantly Shakeology lowers bad cholestrol levels, raises good cholestrol and boosts your immune system. The video below, show's what 100 Doctors have to say about Shakeology and it's benefits.
In the end, it's all about what you want! And just how bad you want it! After letting myself go for so long and becoming so unhappy with myself, I wanted to change and wanted the rest of my life to start as soon as possible! I could have done it without P90X and without Shakeology, but it would have taken me a lot longer to get to where I am. You can do it, You are Worth it! I would love to help you and support you through your fitness journey! Please feel free to visit my Beachbody Websites, my Fitness Page on Facebook or e-mail/message me. https://www.facebook.com/HarryMoorsFitness
Yesterday's workout was the halfway point of my 90 days on the P90X workout program. It was also my 45th day taking shakeology. I have been following the "Classic" P90X workout but my resistance training and diet have been focused on gaining lean muscle while losing a little fat. I have only taken 2 days off during the first half, while doing X Stretch on the other recommended days off. My results thus far aren't anything dramatic or shocking; but for where I started, what my goals are and how I followed the program, I am happy with the changes I am seeing. After 45 days I have lost 12lbs, 1 pant size and can really begin to see my body changing as my body fat percentage drops. I am noticeably stronger and am able to make it through most of the workouts without extra or longer breaks. I also have a lot more energy and I am less tired, even when I get very little sleep.
I am really excited for the second half and know that this is where the major transformation will take place! I can't wait to push myself every single day and do everything that I can. I'm also looking forward to my 60 day pictures and measurements, to see how my progress is coming along. But, because I committed to 90 days...the real goal and payday will come when I take my pictures and measurements on day 90! Loving the workouts, the Results and Recovery Drink and Shakeology (especially the Chocolate!). Also, really enjoy having the P90X app on my iPhone.
Still have so many different Beachbody workout programs that I want to go through! Body Beast will be the next one, but one day soon I'll have to try P90X2!
Back in 2002-2003 I was spending a lot of time in the gym, most days it was 4-5 hours a day. I was single, working 8 hours a day 5 days a week and just didn't have much else to do. I was in the best shape of my life and was loving it. I was not eating very healthy and as a result had not lowered my body fat percentage low enough to reach my goal of having a well defined "six pack." Still I was very happy with how I looked and how I felt, and I swore that I'd never let myself get so out of shape again. None of us ever plans to gain weight, to let our health go or to become obese. But, that is exactly what happened as my bad diet continued and my exercise ceased. I found excuses for why I was letting myself go or why I couldn't exercise, the most common one being, "I'm just too busy and can't find the time." Not that this was a lie, I was busy, few of us these days have any free time. More often than not we are busy from the moment that we wake to the minute we lay our heads down at night.
I told myself, "if I could only find the time!" I would workout, and get healthy. As I changed jobs it really seemed that this would be impossible for me. Working for a drilling company, I began working 13.5hrs a day 20 days on and 10 days off. I never had any energy and even on my days off, just wanted to rest and relax. After watching my beautiful wife push herself and workout everyday for years, I finally reached a point where I could no longer stand the way that I looked and felt. My wife's example had inspired me to change. I began eating better and working out 30-45 minutes a day 5-6 days a week. Till, she became a Beachbody Coach. Feeling that I was ready to increase the duration and intensity of my workouts, and also as a show of support towards my wife in her new venture, I began P90X.
In a few days I will have completed six weeks of the program. Many of those days working 13.5 hours outdoors and on my feet, only to come home and workout for 50-90 minutes. I have no secret and never did "find" the time to workout. But, I did find the burning desire to change myself, enough so that I decided to make the time. To make my workout a priority, to hold myself accountable and show up everyday just as I do for work. I thought that giving up that amount of sleep everyday would leave me drained and tired, but though I have had days that I feel worn down, most of the time I feel that I have more energy and that I'm more able to face the day and it's challenges.
In short, look and look but you will never find. There is no extra time, just lying around waiting to be discovered! Make the time, Make those things that mean the most to you the highest priority. Make time for family, health, and self-improvement...And in the long run they will make time for you!
After using Beachbody products and workouts for years, my beautiful wife recently became an Independent Team Beacbody Coach. To help her in her journey and to learn more about Beachbody products we decided to try out Shakeology. To be honest, we were only planning on taking Shakeology for a month or two. Part of the reason was because of the cost, at $120 for a month supply per person we thought it was a little expensive. However, using it to replace one meal a day, $4 a meal isn't bad. Then after we factored in the amount of nutrition that you receive in each shake, we felt a little better about our decision.
In the months leading up to taking Shakeology I had lost around 30lbs by eating smaller portions and eating more often (5 small meals/snacks a day), working out about 45mins a day/5 days a week and cutting out the 64oz or so of soda that I was drinking most days. On the same day that I started taking Shakeology I begin the P90X workout program. My weight lose for the first three weeks was at the same rate as it was before Shakeology and P90X, between 1lbs-1.5lbs per week. I did feel that I had more energy within the first couple of weeks and noticed after the first week that my cravings for junk food and unhealthy foods began to diminish. Instead I looked forward to my Chocolate shake everyday. Another thing that I noticed is that I felt fuller longer then I had in the past using other meal replacement or protein shakes. After just a week of using Shakeology we were hooked and knew that this was a product that we would continue to use and love!
Weighing in after weeks four and five my weight lose had increased to 2.5lbs per week. And I continue to feel energized, healthy and strong. I am extremely excited about my lifestyle change and can't wait to complete my 90 days so that I can share my results with everyone! As I started on this journey it was for myself and for purely selfish reason. But, because these products have helped me to feel so much happier and more full of life, I can't help but share what I'm doing and what I've found with everyone that I come in contact with. And now I have joined my wife as an Independent Team Beachbody Coach! We look forward to helping as many people as we can reach their fitness goals, so that they can get the most out of life!
