P90x Graduate!!!!!

Okay it is over. I completed P-90x on June 14.

I am now a P90x graduate.

So it took me 2 extra weeks to complete the 90 day program so that is 104 days total.

So here is what I have accomplished:
I have to say I feel a lot stronger.
I can do about 20 military style push ups down from 0.
I can do Ab Ripper with out stopping.
I can do each and every move in the Core work out with Tony and the Crew with out stopping.
I will find out if I’m faster tomorrow. I’m going back to running this week (2x a week). I also start Cha-Lean Extreme tonight.

Here are my starting measurements

Start Finish
Bust 47.5 39.0 8.5 inches loss

Waist 39.5 31.5 8.0 inches loss

Hips 49.5 42.5 7.0 inches loss

Total in all 23 inch lost

Goal was size 16.
I have gone from a Size 18-20 to a 12-14 top and 14-16 bottom.

Goal Was Body Fate 27%
My Body fat was about 51% and now it is 33% (18% difference) (Note I have gone from The OBESE RANGE TO HEALTHY TO OVER WEIGHT RANGE).

Goal Weight was under 200
(Now the weight issue and the dreaded scale). I have gotten all the way down to 203 during this process but right now I fluctuate between 210 and 214. )
I also so found a formula to calculate how much fat loss I have achieved. According to the formula I have lost about 45-47lbs in fat. (I hope that formula is accurate)
So according to this formula I have gained a lot of muscle.

Even though I didn’t meet all my goals I think the Fat loss and clothing size make up for that.
So all I can say is wow.

I think I will do P90x again in the fall. It is a little to hot in the summer for Tony’s madness.

Phase 3 Weeks 9-13

PHASE 3

Week 10 (again)
Monday June 1, 2009
So I'm back on schedule. I started week 10 again yesterday. I did Chest, Shoulders & Tricep and Ab Ripper I feel pretty good. I have Cardio tonight and will try my best to stick to the schedule. I have also decided to start the "What I ate Today" back up. I seemed to do better watching what I eat when I was forced to record it in the blog. I 'm still working towards that size 14.

Friday June 5, 2009
Okay so I’ve reached my goal of wearing a size 14 pants. Yeah me!! I have them on today. When I was visiting charlotte I also purchased a pair of 14 Banana Republic shorts and a BGBG Run Way dress size medium (this was my splurge/ reward for all my hard work). Another Yeah Me Moment!!! I will now take a 1 minute break to do "the Dance of Joy…” .
So I have 3 more weeks of P90x hell. I only have Stretch X, Kenpo and Ab Ripper left this week. I will do Ab ripper and Stretch X tonight and KENPO before Karate class on Saturday. Almost at the end and I will have earned my P90x t-shirt.

So now I’m trying for a size 12. I bought this dress from the Banana Republic that has a label that says size 16 but I measured the dress and it is more like a size 10-12 through the hip area. So since I can wear all my goal clothes, I have hung this dress up as my new goal as well as a sequin skirt from NY & CO that is a size 16 but also measure size 10-12 range. The dress I can only button down to my waist and the skirt I can get into and zip but all I will say is "WOW" on the visual. If you thought muffin top was a HOT MESS you haven’t seen anything yet.

Have a great week.

Just a little Thank You to “The Fluffy Girl” support group. Thanks to Leslie for being a constant voice of encouragement and understanding and for joining the “ I hate Crazy Tony Fan Club”. Thanks to Shaq for taking my early morning calls and listening to me moan and complain about P90x. To my Little sister Ketha who gave me a great pair of Designer size 12 jeans and told me they would fit and thanks for shopping with me and making me try things on that I thought would never fit. And to My Cousin Teah, who just started P90x – Thank you for just being there. You should be joining the “I hate Crazy Tony Fan Club” some time this week. WEEK 3? And Last but not least. My Hubby, Mr. P90x himself. Thanks for all the love and support and for encouraging me to move when I really didn’t/don't want to. And for loving both, the fluffy me and the better version of me.

So here is to another great work out week and staying focused on small goals. ONE DRESS SIZE AT A TIME.


My work out attitude:
Food issues:
Weekly Wrap Up:

Cardio week (May 15-May 29th) note this is 2 weeks

All I did was Cardio, Core and Kenpo 3 -4 times a week .

My work out attitude: Very bad. I didn't want to work out at all.

Food issues: I had a lot of cereal. I was craving it.

Weekly Wrap Up: All in all a pretty bad work out week but I'm back to the GRIND.

WEEK 10 (May 10-15)
My work out attitude: Well I started out real good this week and then I caught some kind of bug. So I haven't done anything for about 4 days. I'm going to do week 10 over starting Monday 25th. I figure since I'm going to be away visiting my parents next week I won't try and start week 10 again until I'm back from Charlotte. I will just do Cardio, Core and Kenpo until I can get back on schedule. I will start tonight. (Friday May 15). I think 2 weeks of just cardio will be good and just enough muscle confusion.

Food issues: I have been having salads for lunch almost everyday and light dinners.

Weekly Wrap Up: Well I have nothing to report seeing as I didn't do much of anything this week. I'm still shrinking. My size 16s are getting loses. I bought a pair of 14 goal pants and I can zip and button them but yes there again is muffin top. So I'm working my way into that 14. I think I may be able to wear it by the end of the 90 days. I'll keep my finger crossed.

WEEK 9 (May 3-9)

My work out attitude: Was good I did miss one AB RIPPER this week. But I will make it up later in the week.

Food issues: I haven't been paying attention to diet as much. But I have been having salads for lunch almost everyday and light dinners,

Weekly Wrap Up: This week was hard but I made it through. I don't think I have been Bringing It. The CHEST AND BACK work out is a killer. I still had Kenpo and a AB ripper to do. So I finished up on Friday night and Saturday morning.