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I have always been a pretty active person until fairly recently. I have Lupus and it flared up again so I've been pretty sick and in some pain. I've been on meds for almost 2 yrs now and I'm finally going back into remission and feeling a more like my old self. It sucks. I was diagnosed in '96. My doctor at the time warned me about eating healthy and excercising. I am so glad I listened. I ran, I

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I have always been a pretty active person until fairly recently. I have Lupus and it flared up again so I've been pretty sick and in some pain. I've been on meds for almost 2 yrs now and I'm finally going back into remission and feeling a more like my old self. It sucks. I was diagnosed in '96. My doctor at the time warned me about eating healthy and excercising. I am so glad I listened. I ran, I worked out, I weight trained and it kept me strong. Then I got sick again. I hit a patch of very stressful times, and that triggered the flareup. Even though I hurt and I felt drained, I continue to push myself to excercise. I noticed when I stopped weight training, my joints would get stiff and hurt, in particular, my hips and ankles. I have a great support system in my family and friends. My fiance motivates me to work out because he worries about me. I"m glad he's there for me. There were so many days that I would have passed on any kind of activity if it weren't for him. Even if it was just a walk around our neighborhood, I'm so glad he pushed me to do it. We're planning on having children and I decided I was going to get my strong body back because I know that will help me in my pregnancy. I had seen the P90X commercial so many times and I began to miss that feeling of accomplishment after a hard workout. I decided to try it. Well, I'm on Training Block 1, day 9 of the Lean regimen and I'm feeling great! Anyone else out there with Lupus, stick at it. Don't give up. The pain won't always be there and you will have good days, very good days with more ahead of you.

I don't think I'm that bad as far as my fitness level. I'm 5'4", 127 Lbs. I've always eaten a some what low fat diet even though I know I don't eat enough fruits and veggies. For some reason, I just like to load up on fish and various grilled or broiled lean meats. I LOVE bison, venison, rabbit, stuff like that. I'm doing my best to be more conscious of what I eat and I take supplements. I'm already starting to see changes in my physique so that's good. I have already hit that phase where I look forward to my next workout so I can see how many more reps I can do, how much longer I can go. (I'm guessing by now you've figured out that I'm a very stubborn person. Remember the little chickenhawk in the Bugs Bunny cartoon? He was always after Foghorn Leghorn and he never gave up. Yeah, that's me...Chickenhawk.)I just wanted to say that I am glad a man like Mr. Horton has devoted his life to helping others achieve strength and balance in their lives. I am glad I decided to take his challenge.

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