All DONE!

Wow, I am done with P90X. I hoped to complete the final week of Recovery. I was able to do 5 out of the 6 days. The last day was absolutely packed, so I wasn't able to do it. But I am so glad to say  I completed all 12 weeks of P90X. Here's what I accomplished in 12 weeks. I can do 25 sit ups from the ground, 10-15 pulls ups with a chair, I can lift 15 lb dumb bells and I can do 30 push ups on my knees and 3-4 without my knees.I lost 9 pounds, 2.5 inches on my waist, an inch on each thigh and an inch on each arm. ALL my clothes fit better and some of them are a little big. I am sorry to not have posted pictures, but I just couldn't do it. It was too personal.

I learned A LOT with P90X. I learned how hard I can push my body. I learned that exercise can be done in an hour and be effective. I learned how to make the most of my workouts and how to make time for it as best I can. I am so grateful for my husband for pushing me to do it. I whined and moaned, but in the end he was right and my body is better for it. At 33 and having carried 6 children, I am glad to know my body will get back to normal. My back doesn't hurt anymore and I feel so much better inside and out.

Thank you to all my family and friends who cheered me on and encouraged me through this process. I am excited to get back in the gym and try some new exercises. I plan to start this up again in the fall when my kiddos are back in school. For anyone out there wondering if they should do P90X, I would say go for it. Even if you can't do any of it in the beginning, know you will get stronger and it will teach you many things about yourself. I'm just so glad that 12 weeks is done and I survived.

WEEK12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my gosh it's here. It's finally here. At this point I am 9 pounds down from when I started, a total of 4 inches on my body has come off. I am not swim suit ready like I thought I would be, but I am in clothes that I had shoved in the back of my closet from 3 years ago. My surrogate twins turned 2 last week. I was a little depressed that it's been 2 years since they're birth and I still can't get in the swim suit I bought before they were conceived. I do however have to remember that there pregnancy was no easy task, they were big babies AND I had a c-section with them. And many women can vouch for me on this who've experienced both types of births, getting over a vaginal delivery is cake compared to a Cesarean delivery. (sorry boys, tmi, I know) I am enjoying the fact that my back aches are almost virtually gone. My stomach only looks 2-3 months pregnant, not 6 and I can fit in a size 10 jean very well. An 8 will take another 10 lbs to get into.

This week has been off to a great start. I am doing just a few more of everything, but still can't do any pull ups without the chair. I'll get there someday. On Memorial Day and I went to my parents house and forgot to bring the dvd and my dad does not have all the weights I need, so he and I went on a 3.2 mile run. He is 64 and can still out run me. =) My legs were actually doing awesome, but my lungs were dying. I think part of that is due to the fact that with P90 you do more strength than cardio and the elevation I was running in was 3000 ft higher than I am used to. But it was fun and it was the first time in years that I was in shape enough to even run along side my dad. As our parents get older we realize we aren't going to have those opportunities all the time like when we were younger. So, I am so grateful I was able to say, "Hey dad, let's go for a run."

The rest of my week of week 12 was pretty crazy. Trying to fit in P90 is really difficult being a single parent for the time being, tons of activities for the kids as baseball ends and school ends for the summer.But I don't think it ever is easy to put exercise first, especially for someone who would rather be cleaning, baking or being social. I have one more week after this, the recovery week. I am totally nervous how my end result will be. All I can say at this moment in time is I feel good.