You're Doing What??

I ask myself this question just about every morning.  I get up most mornings at 4am just to work out.  Then it is a quick shower, cram in breakfast, and off to work by 530.  Okay so I don't get up at 4am on the dot, usually I hit my snooze button once.  And it is out the door by about 540.  But hey that is still good for me!!

I have been doing this for almost 7 full weeks now.  Which is even more impressive!!  I have been doing Insanity.  What is Insanity you say, well turn on the tv and watch the infomercial.  That's right I am doing an exercise program from an infomercial.

I have used Beachbody products in the past and I have really liked them.  This program is a lot more intense than anything I have ever done before.  And I am loving every minute of it!!

Do I look like the people on the informercial, or the dvd's? NO, I don't.   But my arms are starting to get leaner, and so are my legs.  My calves have always been "large", but now they have shape.  I can actually start to see my triceps, which I have never seen before.  I can do 16 real pushups, not the girly kind, but the ones the Boys do.  My endurance has gotten better, and I feel like I have so much more energy throughout the day.  Even Nona wants to exercise along with me.

so why am I doing all this craziness?  I want to be healthier, and set a good example for my child.  I want her to see that exercise can and should be a part of your everyday life.  It is just one hour, that is only 4% of your day.  

So I only have two weeks left of my Insanity program.  What is next you ask?  Well good question, next is P90X.  I figured I deserved a rest after the intense cardio I have been doing for the past 7 weeks.  Ha Ha Ha.  Well it will be somewhat of a cardio break.  

I am super excited about starting P90X.  Aaron and I are both doing Insanity now, so we will both be doing P90X as well.  That is another thing that I think keeps me going.  I know that if he can do it so can I, and I can do it better.  Nah, I'm not competitive or anything.  

When we start P90X I am really going to try and work on following the nutrition plan.  I haven't really done that with Insanity.  I have to some extent, but not fully.  I am really going to try and give P90X my all and see how far I can go.  

I know that it is going to take a while to get to where I really want to be and that is okay.  Everyday I get a little bit closer and a little bit better.  That is all I can hope for.  Somedays I get discouraged because I don't feel like I am making any progress.  But then I have days like today, when I work out and I can do oblique push-ups and actually touch my knee to my elbow for the first time.  AMAZING!!!!  

This really is an uphill battle for me.  Exercise and healthy eating has always been a struggle for me!  But I am going to win this time.  I am going to take it a day at a time, this isn't a diet, it's not an exercise fad, This Is A Lifestyle, and I CAN DO IT!!!!