Contrary to Popular Belief

I have NOT fallen off the bandwagon Kayonne! lol, though I must say I am holding on for dear life!!!

I am still keeping with my commitment, but I've been met with much discouragement along the way. I am a whopping 23 days behind in my Bible in 90 day plan. At this point, I think it may end up being Bible in 180 day plan...sigh. BUT....I am not quitting. I think I bit off more than I could chew- 1 hour workouts plus at least an hour and a half reading ( I'm not a good speed reader) and writing a blog. I've learned a valuable lesson here. The race is not given to the swift, but to the one who endureth (India. Arie paraphrasing a part of Ecc 9:11).

P90x has been going well, I have skipped a couple days here and there, but with good reason. My back, elbows and knees are now starting to feel the effects of it. I am going to an orthopedic surgeon on Thursday to find out what in the world is wrong with my knees. I can barely climb stairs, or sit down/stand up from a chair without feeling the pain in both knees. This is undoubtedly a result of my intense workout. My body hasn't seen daily workouts since...well, never actually!

On the bright side, I have lost 2.5lbs and lost a total of about 3.5 inches. I can now do about 4 pushups ( at the start of this I couldn't do one single 'man' pushup). I feel great, I'm breathing better than I ever have. For the first time in my adult life I went biking with my husband. It felt so good to be active without huffing and puffing for dear life. Additionally, I've been working out for the past 2 months or so with my sister-in-Christ who lives a quarter mile down the road. We meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30am to exercise for 1/2 hour and pray. It's been so great building a friendship, building our relationship with God and building our bodies.

I think one reason I haven't lost much weight is my diet. I have not taken a disastrous detour, but I did find that the P90X was all too rigourous. I mean,who eats 6 egg whites for breakfast? I have made healthy choices and allowed myself to splurge here and there on our date nights. The other reason is that P90X was not exactly designed specifically for weight loss. I need to incorporate more cardio into it to get the results that I want.

So, to all my fans out there - Kayonne! :) I am alive and well, struggling to maintain, but fiercely devoted to doing my best.