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I began my journey in January 2009, not as a resolution, but as a way to make myself feel better about myself. I started at 206.8 and my goal was to lose 41 pounds. I asked my fiance' to set up a workout program for me. We had a free membership to the YMCA and figured that would be the best thing to do for now to get me into shape. Well, in my first 90 days, I lost 22 pounds and 22 total inches. To me that was a great start and I was feeling a lot better about myself. Then I had him do another for me, for about 6 weeks. I did lose a little more and more inches and then we decided to purchase a house. You know how that goes, stress and not thinking about what you are eating and not exercising like I should. So for the month of May I took a break. I decided during that time to do P90X at the beginning of June. So, the month of May I only gained 5 pounds, which isn't bad considering how much I ate. So, June 1 I started a round of P90X. I am so glad that I did that. I lost 9 pounds and 11 total inches. I even started running, using the Couch to 5K program. For me that is big, because I told myself I would NEVER run. I kept telling myself, my body is not made for running. Well, using that program I was able to get up to 30 mins of running without stopping. I was so excited about that. Because of P90X, I had the courage to face my fear of running. I am more confident in myself now and feel great. I have now finished my second round of P90X and my first round of Insanity. For the first time in my life I have a Two-Pack and little to no stomach. I feel I am in the best shape of my life. Nothing can stop now.
May 9th (Mother's Day weekend), I am running my second 5k race. I am very excited to get out and run again and prove that I can do it. I made record time for that run, 33:31. My very first 5k, I ran in 42:00 mins. So, I shaved off several minutes and I know for a fact that Insanity helped with my endurance to push harder and faster. I have also challenged myself this year to do a half-marathon (13 miles). I will be finishing that race on October 16th at the Crown Center Plaza in Kansas City. I am intimidated by this, but know that I can do it with will power and persistance.