Good evening, Friends!
Well, today is Day 60 of this awesome P90X Challenge. I went the entire day just marveling in the fact that we are 2/3 of the way done with the program. No, this doesn't mean we are done, done. It just means that we persevered, we survived, we fought to keep pushing play when the world around us kept throwing obstacles in the way to distract us from accomplishing a goal. Believe me, there were plenty of times when I would rather have not pushed play to work my machine than lace up the shoes and beat myself up. But, the rewards are astounding!
I read today, "People are opportunities, not distractions." What does that mean to you? Really, think about that for a minute. Do you go throughout the day with tunnel vision, with your eyes set only on the next task where you miss opportunity after opportunity to engage those around you? Are people just strangers who are out to get you for what you're worth so you just hang your head low and not say a word as you pass by? I used to be that person and I fight to open my eyes and pay attention to those around me every day. You never know what is going on in the life of that person sitting next to you on the bus, or standing in line at the grocery store, or sitting next to you in the church pew. Just say, "Hello!" and smile. See what they say. Be nice. You might be surprised when you make a new friend.
I've noticed a few things about myself throughout the past 60 days during this challenge. Chances are when you don't like a particular exercise, it is because your muscles aren't developed enough to perform the exercise as it should be done with proper form and you are uncomfortable. It is hard! It pushes you to your mental limits. All forms of pushups, back flys, crouching cohen curls, flip-grip twist tricep kickbacks, banana's, 50% of Ab RipperX, pike presses, floor flys, single-leg wall sits, and crane are just a few examples of the exercises which push me to the limit every time they come across the TV screen. I'd rather poke my eye out with a dull spoon than do those...yes, it's that bad. BUT, I have learned to endure and to modify. To my surprise, I've gotten better at them each time and actually have increased weight and/or reps with each one. Stick with the program, never give up, and the results will come. You just have to make it up in your mind that you are going to do it, then go do it.
For the past 2 weeks I've been waking up at 5am to workout in the morning. What a switch that was! I used to be the afternoon/evening workout kind of girl. Now that Peter is playing football and 2nd grade has began, there's zero time to workout at night. So, morning it is. Once you make exercising and taking care of yourself a priority, there really is zero time to make excuses about when you are going to workout. It's that simple. I know that it's impossible to workout in the evening now, so I must wake up early and knock it out. You know what? My workouts are just as intense as they were in the evening. It was just a mental hang-up that that time of the day was my prime. Not so much the case anymore. The perfect time of the day to workout is the time you schedule. There isn't a magic time. It's when you schedule it into day and then you get it done.
Even though today is Day 60 for me, it doesn't mean that it cannot be Day 1 for you. Please join me on this health & fitness journey. Take charge of your life. You can have a healthy fulfilling life. The only obstacle preventing you from having all your dreams come true is YOU. Take the first step. We are here for you. Now, let's to make a difference.
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