P90X Final Results!

Yesterday was my 90th day of P90X, so I can officially say that I FINISHED the program!  Woohoo!

The program, overall, was wonderful!  It really helped me get back into working out hard.  Gone are the days of reading a magazine on the elliptical & calling it a workout.  Before having the girls I could get away with that & still maintain my weight.  But that was over 5 years ago.  Thanks to getting older, a slower metabolism, coupled with extra belly fat added with each pregnancy, I now have realized I need to make my workouts count, as well as eat a more balanced diet.  P90X has been a great program for that.  

With that being said, here are my overall thoughts about the program:

Pros: What I liked most about this program is that anybody can do P90X.  Young or old, exercise fanatic or someone just getting into exercising, anybody & everybody can do this program.  It is nice because you can adjust your weights as well as your reps, based on your fitness level.

Cons: I really didn't feel like I got a good cardiovascular workout.  While the strength training was wonderful, the cardio workouts were not.  That is why I incorporated Insanity workouts in place of the P90X cardio workouts throughout the course of the program.  Also, the yoga workout was ridiculously long.  92 minutes to be exact.  As a busy mom of two, I just don't have time to do a workout that takes an hour & a half.  And one other thing that I was not a fan of in P90X was the host, Tony Horton.  He was so cheesy & told the most annoying jokes, that after awhile I had to just put the video on mute & do the workouts that way.  If not, I don't think I would have been able to finish the program.  He was that bad.

Other than that, though, I am super glad I did the program & would definitely recommend it anybody looking to lose weight and/or get in better shape.

And now, without further ado, here are my Before & After pictures!

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I am proud to say that I lost 2 pounds and 5.5 inches!!!

While that may not seem like much to some, I am very proud of what I have accomplished.  I am naturally a petite person, so there is no way I could lose 26 pounds & 17 inches (like Marc did).  But the 5 1/2 inches & 2 pounds I did lose, I can definitely see a difference in the above pictures & when I look at myself in the mirror.

Am I at my goal & where I want to be in terms of weight & body composition?

Nope.  

But I am a work in progress & am proud of where I've come in just 90 days!

And so the journey continues.

Up next?

Insanity!!!!