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Around March or April of 2007, I was filled with this strange notion that I should enlist in the U.S. Navy. Oddly enough, the idea came to mind after the woman, who I thought I was in love with at the time, told me she had enlisted and suggested I follow her lead.

So logically (or, illogically rather)I thought joining in the Navy for a girl would be a good idea. After all, we’d be in the same

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Around March or April of 2007, I was filled with this strange notion that I should enlist in the U.S. Navy. Oddly enough, the idea came to mind after the woman, who I thought I was in love with at the time, told me she had enlisted and suggested I follow her lead.

So logically (or, illogically rather)I thought joining in the Navy for a girl would be a good idea. After all, we’d be in the same boot camp and there may the be the opportunity for us to be stationed in the same area, right? (FAT CHANCE, STUPIDITY…I know)

I proceeded to meet with a recruiter and after my intial physical (height, weight, etc.) I was told that I would need to lose around 20 pounds before I could even be considered. At this time I weighed 250 lbs. and I was 17…
I had thought about losing weight before and had cut some things from my diet such as soda and…well…that’s about it.

The recruiter gave me a list of foods I couldn’t eat which pretty much left fruits and vegetables, and told me that if I followed this regimen, I could lose the weight in about 2 weeks. Oh, and I would also need to incorporate some physical activity, to which he suggested running.

Well, being 17 and “in love” I decided this step would be necessary to continue to pursue the “woman of my dreams”. Although it was ill-advised, I restricted my diet to fruit, vegetables, and chicken for about 2 weeks and began to run every night and eventually worked my way up to 1 mile. In 3 weeks I had lost the weight and subsequently in that 3 weeks I decided against enlisting in the Military and told the woman I “loved” how I felt, who proceeeded to tell me she did not share the same feelings…

CRUSHED, is an understatement. However, a change had already began to take place that (little did I know) would not stop. I realized that I had lost 20 pounds and how accomplished I felt, not to mention how much bigger my clothes seemed on me.

I continued with this trend of running but, incorporated more foods into my diet and in September if 2007 I moved in with my [disabled] mother (to care for her) and joined LA Fitness. I began to work out daily at the gym, doing more cardio then I ever imagined and, again ill-advised, focused little on weights, I was mainly conscerned with getting rid of my ponch.

From what I had read/heard this meant heavy on the cardio and ab exercises and little on the weights. I then discovered there was no such thing as “spot reduction” and that I needed to focus on building other muscles in my body, which I also learned would burn just as many (if not more) calories as if I spent 30 minutes on the elliptical, if I put my best foot forward.

And for a few months I was stuck in a perpetual cycle of doing the same thing day after day at the gym and not really understanding why I wasn’t attaining the same results as those guys on the covers of those Men’s Fitness magazines.

That’s when I discovered P90X!!!

Even after I began the program, it took a lot of time and effort, not only into the work outs and diets but, doing research to see what works for me with regards to my diet, building muscle, and daily routine of exercise. As stated in my transformation story, physical fitness has a learning curve to it. But, if you’re willing to learn, put in the time and effort, there is no limit to where you can go!
I never thought I would see anything close to abs or that I would ever be in the shape I am now, much less love working out!!! I hope this story has inspired you and that you will allow me to help you attain the goals that you’ve set for yourself and maybe need a little extra motivation or push to get there.

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