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Am I completely insane? I just might be! I guess I won't know until I start Insanity. They say it's the hardest set of workouts ever put on dvd but if you dig deep and really commit to it, you will get AMAZING results in just 60 days! 

My plan is to do the third phase of P90X, which is the last month of the program, and the first month of Insanity at the same time. I've matched up the days to have Cardio and Strength Training be on the same days for both programs. Of course both days will have tons of cardio since Insanity is in the mix!

I have no doubt this is going to be EXTREMELY hard and require me to DIG REALLY DEEP, but I want the results and I want to see what I can do by doing this! I will post workouts done, calories burned, how I feel that day, and all other progress and results here and welcome any feedback I can get. Please feel free to comment on these posts. 

Is this a good idea? Do you think you could ever do something like this? Please leave your comments and suggestions below! 

I challenge anyone else to do just one of these programs with me! Alone, it will get you EXTREME results! I'm starting tomorrow! DIG DEEP!

So far, I've been talking mainly about my progress in P90X and on drinking Shakeology. It's amazing progress and since I started on P90X, I've been sharing it with everyone I know! That's what we do. When we like something, we share it! If you go to a good movie or find an incredible restaurant, everyone you talk to is going to hear about it! Chances are, they are going to go to it too.

As friends or family, we are just sharing what we like but companies call this word of mouth advertising. Most tell you it's the BEST form of advertising. People will be more convinced on something if they hear it from their friends and family.

After a few weeks on doing P90X, I had made the decision to go into a career in health and fitness. I figured this would lead me to being a personal trainer or nutrition expert but I found out that Beachbody, the parent company of P90X, has a business opportunity! I've done business opportunities, network marketing, mlms... whatever you want to call them, in the past and swore I'd never do one again! Most of the time when you join one of these companies they consist of a new product no one has heard of or something that you would only buy to be a part of the opportunity. These companies are usually based on building a network of distributors and not really caring about customers. This never works, people get discouraged and they quit!

So why is Beachbody different? First of all, it's product based! I bought P90X from the infomercial. I loved the product so much that I started telling my friends and family about it, all BEFORE I even heard about a business opportunity!

Second, it's something you HAVE heard of! P90X and Insanity are the number 1 and number 2 infomercials on television right now! Their other programs are huge too including one of the newest ones, Brazil Butt Lift. If you watch television, you've probably seen them. So brand recognition is there.

Third, recruiting "distributors" is only encouraged if you plan to work with them and help them to become successful. We make money on customers and helping other Coaches become successful by building their organizations. This is definitely a customer based company.

Oh, and did I forget to mention, you know all those ads on television Beachbody has? You know, the $100 million a year they spend on them and get 20,000 new customers a week? Those people that buy from the infomercials are all assigned a coach so we get them as our customers in our organization for free!!! How sweet is that? I'm getting about one a day right now. At that rate, I will be replacing our full time income in one year, without doing any more effort on my own part! Of course I will be, since this is my new passion!

What other company gives you free customers? I've never heard of that! What other company has this kind of pay scale with this kind of brand recognition? Who doesn't want to get fit? No one! If you say you don't, you're lying! Trust me, if you did the work and three months from now were in the best shape of your life, you wouldn't regret it. This is just the start of my journey and I can't wait for the ride!

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Yesterday I was feeling SO good during my Yoga routine that I was going for the most stretch I could possibly get. I should have been a little more cautious than that because I pulled my back. It hurts like crazy! I don't think it's enough to keep me from my workout today but it's definitely a HUGE inconvenience!

I guess the moral of the story is to take care of yourself. Yoga can be a great thing to do to take care of all your muscles but if you pull too hard on one that's not used to it, it can be detrimental. Luckily, I've pulled this muscle before so I know it recovers within a day or so but the process can really suck!

Today I'll focus on really taking care of myself during my workout and making sure I get all my supplements. It might be a good day for a little extra recovery drink to make sure I recover quickly.

UPDATE: I just finished my workout and feel great! A lot of the soreness has gone away. It's still kind of dull but I know if I would have just sat on the couch, it would have gotten worse. Yea!

Recovery week number 2 starts today. It's a good thing because I was really busy today! I couldn't imagine fitting in almost two hours, since I'm doing the Doubles program. Day 1 of Recovery Week is Yoga X. I know some people aren't big fans of Yoga but I LOVE IT! I love challenging myself to get into the positions and being able to hold them. I love the peace and serenity it brings me.

If I were to give one tip, make sure you have NO DISTRACTIONS while doing Yoga. I have done it on days where my kids were running around the house and I find that when I don't have the concentration I need, I can't do nearly as much. I won't get everything out of it. Yoga is definitely more than 50% a mental exercise! So turn off the tv and the phone and lock yourself in a room. Try to plan it for when the kids are in bed or at school. You will feel completely energized and stress free after a Yoga session but only if you're able to lose yourself in that session. Personally, I'm doing it tonight after the kids are in bed. I just get WAY more out of it that way!

On another note, the past couple of days have been hard for me with my diet. I keep getting tempted to eat after 10pm and then cave a little bit. I've also been tired in the mornings. I have to wonder if I got more sleep if it will ward off these cravings. So my new rule is that when I start to get the urge to eat late at night, I'm just going to go to bed. I might stay up and watch a tv show but no more going into the kitchen. I might still drink some water, tea or my Shakeology at that time, but no more food! To make up a little for yesterday, I should have plenty of calories left over today.

One of the things that motivated me is the fact after Recovery Week is the big four week push to go ALL OUT in P90X. This is where you're supposed to see the most results and I definitely want that. So here's to staying disciplined nutritionally and kicking some butt over the next few weeks to get some amazing results! Only 40 days left!