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It was the end of October, 2008. I was on the vacation
of a lifetime in Rome with my girlfriend and her family. I
had just been given an awesome promotion at my dream job at
the record store beforehand. So why was I feeling just as
depressed as I had ever felt? Why was I feeling anxious?
Life was PERFECT!
Early on in the trip, while on a 5 hour walk through
Rome, I noticed how tired I was compared to everyone else.
I was JUST WALKING! I couldn't keep up. I was eating
ridiculous amounts sugar and carbs, and sleeping WAY too
much. There were a few days when I just stayed in our hotel
room and slept because I was so beat.
I realized that some of this was because I had recently
run out of my depression medication. I couldn't get more
because of a lapse in health insurance, and I wouldn't be
able to visit the doctor to receive another prescription
until March of 2009.
Tired and depressed, I also started to realize how out
of shape I had become. My eating habits, lack of exercise,
and the metabolism of an adult (not a teenager) had finally
caught up with me.
My 27th birthday was a month away. The only thing I
asked for was P90X.
My birthday came, so did P90X. But I was so depressed
through the holidays, I could barely get out of bed and go
to work, much less start a daunting physical exercise and
eating regimen. Plus, I was not ready to give up one of the
only things that made me feel happy: junk food. My
depression was getting to the point where I started feeling
unsafe with myself. I had been down that road before and
was not willing to go there again. I had to do something.
With no way of getting the medication I needed, and my
mental health fading fast, I started P90X on January 1st
2009 as a last resort. I threw out all the nasty food I was
used to eating. I stocked the fridge and cupboards with
only things the P90X meal plan told me to eat. I
did not do any of the pretests. I just went for it.
I made it through about 35 minutes of the first workout
('chest and back') and just lied there for 'ab ripper x'.
That's pretty much how it went for the first 2 weeks. My
body was in shock. It craved all the unhealthy food I was
denying it. It did not like being thrown around and
sweating profusely everyday either. I hurt, but it was a
good hurt. I kept pressing play.
By the 3rd week, I started feeling better. I wasn't as
sore when I woke up. I looked forward to sweating. My
body started to crave the endorphins from exercising. The
food wasn't as much of an issue, and I liked eating 6 times
a day. I was still tired a lot though, not used to working
out every single day.
By the middle of phase 2, people were asking me what
was up. I had lost a lot of weight in my face and my
clothes were getting baggier all the time. At this point, I
wasn't just pressing play, I was BRINGING IT!
Toward the end of phase 2, I remember coming home after
work to my girlfriend and her friends eating pizza and some
dessert. I didn't even care. I got on my sweats and
pressed play, right in front of them. I was a P90X machine.
Phase 3, I did not feel any depression. I was losing
3-4 lbs a week consistently. 'Yoga x' was my favorite dvd.
I could quote Tony verbatim for all the workouts, "I got
shot in the buttocks." Or "...well he was around when I was
a kid... cough... anyway..." Can you tell me which
workouts those quotes came from? I found myself laughing
out loud all by myself while BRINGING IT.
I completed my first 90 day phase on April 4th and took
my after photos. I am RIPPED! Although I must say, my self
perception is a little funny right now. I got used to
seeing a chubby, unhealthy looking guy in the mirror. I
forget that I'm skinny. I had to get rid of a lot of fat
clothes and have been having fun getting new skinny stuff
for this summer.
Yes, P90X works. Yes, P90X changed my life. Of course
it did. In the infomercials, people talk about it being
'easy'. 'Easy' is not the word I would describe P90X.
However, 'simple' works. The workouts are hard as hell and
eating healthy all the time is tough, but all you have to do
is what P90X tells you. Just press play. Just eat what the
meal plan tells you to. There's nothing more simple than
having it written in black and white.
I am still using P90X almost everyday and have not gone
back on depression medication. I'm excited to do many
shirtless activities this summer and I look forward to being
a member of the Beachbody Team.
Thank you P90X!