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Hi my name is Larry and I'm 28 yrs old. I've recently gained some weight and tried to pick up running along with my brother and sign up for Carlsbad half marathon. I chose a running program that was too much for me and gradually got an injury. The doctor had told me I had gotten plantar fascitis and achilles tendinitis, but I did lose considerable weight. So I took a break and the weight came

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Hi my name is Larry and I'm 28 yrs old. I've recently gained some weight and tried to pick up running along with my brother and sign up for Carlsbad half marathon. I chose a running program that was too much for me and gradually got an injury. The doctor had told me I had gotten plantar fascitis and achilles tendinitis, but I did lose considerable weight. So I took a break and the weight came back. Then when my foot felt better I started running again and found a better program. The plantar fiscitis went away but my achilles tendinitis lingered but it was better than before. However the weight did not come off as I wanted because my eating habits did not get any better. I tried eating healthy but I would always craved or snacked on something, so it went to waste.

Now I have another foot problem that seemed totally different but my doctor said it was plantar fascitis but just a different area. This injury doesn't hurt but I can still feel some discomfort throughout the day.

As all this was happening to me, my brother ran the Carlsbad marathon and had done his first sprint triathlon in San Diego. All I could do is watch and cheer him on along the sideline. Deep down inside I wanted to be there running alongside but I couldn't from the injuries I had. Then my brother took on p90x and I saw all the benefits he was getting while nursing my foot and making excuses for myself.

He had finished his 90 days and I was wondering if I could ever do the same. My brother and I would head to family functions and parties and people always complimented oh how he looked. I would just sit there listening to all this. I started getting involved in the conversation and people were asking me if I tried doing it. I had told them I did try but it wasn't for me, it was too hard. I couldn't stay motivated to keep working out at home. My thing was going to the gym and getting motivation from seeing other fit people.

I would meet up with friends at the gym and we would have random conversations. My brother's name would come up in the conversation on how he got fit. I would tell them he was doing a program called p90x. My friends goals' were similar to my brothers and get ripped while my goals were just to lose weight. So I told them to come over one time and maybe borrow a dvd and try it for themselves. A few friends accepted the offer and they tried it out.

The next time I saw them, they had told me how hard p90x was but they loved it. They told me how difficult it was to finish the whole dvd and that they didn't even do all the reps. My friends were totally hooked and they could see the potential these dvds could bring them too. At the same time, my brother had signed up to be a beachbody coach and insisted I would do the same since I was broadcasting how successful the programs can be even though he was the only one who completely finished the p90x successfully.

I thought about it but I wondered who would believe me when I try to convince them of a program that I haven't completely finished. But I remembered what was my goal and what motivated me. Helping other people along the journey of their weightloss and fitness goals motivates me at the same time to achieve my goals.

As I continue my journey to meet my goals I hope to inspire others as my brother has inspired me through beachbody products or even better I hope my brother gets inspired by me.

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