P90X Modified UPDATE!

Today I went to the doctor and after looking at my xrays the good news is that my bones are alighned correctly and the need for surgery is really low, the bad news is that I have to keep the cast on for 3 more weeks possibly more. However Im greatful because I do not want to have surgery and be out of commission 100%, at least with the cast I can work out my upper body and concentrate on getting better.

Im living prooof that P90X works today at the doctors office everyone noticed the changes in me, the girl at the front desk told me she wanted to lose about 30lbs and she wanted to know what I was doing cuz you can see that I have lost weight and I was blown away, its such an amazing feeling when people can tell that your hard work is ACTUALLY working, WOW.

I know 1 thing for sure I would NOT be able to move around so well in these crutches at 39 years old if I had not been almost half way through my 1st 90 days on P90X, it has made me stronger on top of helping me look leaner and go down a jean size. Im TOTALLY ADDICTED to P90X, so with cast and all I will continue to press play and continue to give it my best, tonight on the schedule is Back and Biceps 1 of the easier routines on my chair who is becoming my BFF, lol. Day 45 of my P90X journey is ON!

P90X and Shakeology is changing my life 1 day at a time, and its really an awesome feeling when people want to get in shape because they see REAL RESULTS in ME, YAYYYYY, BRING IT!!!

Yosie

P90X modified...

Yesterday was the beginning of week 7 on my P90X journey and I wont lie it was hard to BRING IT!. Its been a week since I fell and fractured my foot and this cast is pain in my A$$, and getting around in crutches is a KILLER.
I am a single mom of 3 boys, 19, 17 and 11, my oldest is in College close by the house, my middle 1 is in his last year of HS and my little 1 is in his last year of Elementary school, 3 different schools and none of them drive. Im by myself with my kids, no fams or friends close by so I have to get up every morning and drop them all off at school which with the crutches is a MISSION and a half, but thanks to the 5 weeks of P90X that I got to do at 100% Im managing. P90X has made me stronger, leaner and given me more energy than I have had in a very long time, I know that if it wasnt for P90X these next few weeks would be brutal cuz there no way Id be able to get around in crutches in the shape that I was before I started my P90X journey.
Yesterday I did Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps and it kicked my A$$ big time but I did it, most of it, I had to do the push-ups on my knees but I was able to do most of them it was really hard cuz the cast feels like if I had weights on 1 leg, lol, and then I did most of the exercises in my chair, I BROUGHT it as best I could, I just kept telling myself remember what Tony says, "DO YOUR BEST AND FORGET THE REST", which is not always easy to do but I did, and Im so proud of myself. Tonight I was suppose to do Plyometrics the mother of all X's but I cant do it not even modified with my cast so Im replacing it with Kenpo X which is my favorite. I thought I couldnt do Kenpo either until I saw a video of a woman with MS doing it in her wheelchair, it made my day cuz I realized I could do it too in a chair. So tonight thats exactly what Im going to do Im going to bring it in a chair and do my best.
P90X has changed my life big time, it was the best decision I ever made, Im so thankful and greatful to my niece Vero who started P90X and through her excitement got me to finally do it to, Im soooo addicted because for 1 its amazing its empowering and its rewarding, but its also gratifying cuz it gives you real results, its NO gimmick, its REAL people getting REAL results every day, and Im 1 of those people.
Thank you Tony Horton, P90X and Beachbody for helping me change my life for the better, and thank you Vero, I love you dearly girly! For me its not P90X its P4lifeX, BRING IT!!! WOOT, WOOT!

Yosie
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Inspired...

I just finished watching a very moving and inspiring video on BB about a woman fighting MS. She was in a wheel chair and thanks to Shakeology and P90X she got in the best shape of her life. The most inspiring part of the video was her BRINGING IT big time even from her wheel chair, that left me thinking if she can do Kenpo X in a wheel chair than why cant I do it in a chair, ok so I cant do the legs cuz of the cast but I can definetely do the arms and get my stress out so KENPO X here I come, woo hoo, that video not only inspired me but it made my day since Kenpo X is my favorite workout and being in this cast is stressing the hell out of me, now I can release some of that stress even from a chair, BRING IT!

Thank you BB, P90X, Tony Horton and Cammie for sharing your story!
Yosie

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1 week in my cast...

Today is 1 week since I fell down and fractured my foot. I was really bummed at 1st but things are starting to look better. However Im not going to say that this week has been easy, NOT at all, being home all day with my foot up on a pillow sucks big time, and everytime I have to do anything its like a mission. Even taking a shower is a mission with this cast. I can definetely say that thanks to the 5 weeks of P90X I am stronger and it has helped me get around in these crutches. I had to modify my workouts to fit my needs, so I am continueing my workouts with a few modification. I started on a Monday so that my rest day could be on Sundays, well now because of my fracture my rest day is every other day since I can not do cardio. Week 7 starts Monday and my workouts right now look like this:
Monday:
Chest, Shoulders and Triceps:
Chest-I do the push ups on my knees.
Shoulders and triceps-I lift the weights sitting on a chair.
No Ab Ripper X!
Tuesday:
Rest, since I should be doing Plyometrics and I can not do it with my cast on.
Wednesday:
Back and Biceps:
Back-I do the pull-ups with the resistance bands sitting on a chair.
Biceps-I lift the weights sitting on a chair.
No Ab Ripper X!
Thursday:
Rest, since I should be doing Yoga X and I can not do Yoga with my cast.
Friday:
Legs and Back:
NO Legs, I cant with my cast
Back-I do the pull-ups sitting on a chair with the resistance bands.
Saturday and Sunday:
Rest, since I can not do Kenpo X my favorite workout on Sat cuz of my cast.
This will continue to be my workout schedule for the next 3 weeks until my cast comes off.
Since I am home doing mostly nothing except laying in bed with my foot up unless I am taking my boys to school, or doing my workouts, I am being extra careful with what I eat, I do not want to gain back the lbs I have lost so far. So for breakfast I have my Chocolate Shakeology with a strawberry banana yogurt smoothie, 2 oz of skim milk and ice, then for lunch I have some fruit and yogurt, honestly my appetite is almost completely gone, I kind have to force myself to eat, and then for dinner I have a small portion of what ever is on the menu for the day, for snacks I have fruits-grapes, bananas, pineapple, or cantalope.
When I was working out HARD everyday I was consuming about 1900-2000 calories a day but now since Im not really working out as hard Im trying to keep my calories at around 1500 calories a day, so far I havent lost any weight but I havent gained any weight either so that makes me happy.
I cant wait for this cast to come off, I decided that when it comes off Im just going to continue on with what ever week I should be on since Im still working out now and I will see how it goes, when I complete my 1st round of P90X depending on where I am with my goals, I will either go INSANE with Insanity or I will do a 2nd round of P90X, it all depends on where I end up at when I finish P90X.

Knocked down but not defeated...

On the last day of week 5 of my P90X journey clumsy me falls and fractures my left foot, I have to be in a cast for 4 weeks which sucks big time, but Im managing. At 1st I was totally bummed but now things are looking better. So with a few modifications I can definetely work out my upper body. I can do the push-ups and the side raises on the wall, and I can do the pull ups with the resistance bands sitting on the floor, which takes care of my chest and back, I can do my shoulders, biceps and tricepts sitting on a chair with dumbells. For sure I cant work out my legs and I cant do cardio right now, so my favorite workouts are out, NO Kenpo and Plyo, although getting around on the crutches is a cardio workout in itself, I break a sweat every time I walk around for just a little while, lol and Im pretty sure that walking around with this cast is working out my legs too. Ab Ripper X is out as well cuz its really hard to do the ab workouts with a cast on, its like trying to work out with weights on just 1 leg. The question is what do I do after the cast comes off, do I pick up right where I was when I fractured my foot, and start at week 6 or do I go back to the beginning and start all over again??? I dont know, the only thing I do know is that after 5 weeks of doing P90X I am stronger, I have lost 12lbs and 16inches all over my body, I have more energy and my clothes fit better, I even dropped a size in my jeans. Thanks to Shakeology and P90X my life has changed for the better and I will not let this fracture hinder my progress, I will do what I can for now and do like Tony says "Do Your BEST and Forget The Rest" and I will "Keep Pressing PLAY", Im TOTALLY amazed with the results so far, and I cant wait to see where this journey takes me, I look forward to BRINGING IT everyday, like I keep saying for me its not P90X its P4lifeX, BRING IT!

1 month of my P90X journey complete..

I cant believe its been a month since I started my P90X journey, it seems like just yesterday I did my 1st workout and today I just completed my last workout of phase 1, phase 2/week 5 starts on Monday. What a journey its been, when I started I was weighing 192lbs and now Im down to 180lbs, lost 12lbs in 4 weeks, I went from a size 14 to a size 12 in jeans, my arms, my legs, my waist, all my measurements went down several inches I lost a total of 14 inches in all. Im feeling stronger, Im feeling more energized,my clothes are fitting better, Im sleeping better, heck even my skin is looking better, and people are starting to notice the change, they are coming up to me now and asking me what am I doing to lose the weight, Im so proud of myself right now, I can do so much more than when I started, I can lift heavier weights, I can do more reps and I can last longer, I never though I would be doing military push ups yet now I can, and the side rises, OMG I could only do like 2 and now I can do about 22, what a difference a month can make, the results are small in numbers but huge for me in just 4 weeks, Im totally blown away by what I see in the mirror. This is a complete transformation for me, P90X and Shakeology is changing my life 1 day at a time, this is not a phase for me this is a lifestyle now, I might be getting older, but Im definetely getting healthier and fitter and when I turn 40 in July I will be happy to say that I will be in the best shape of my life, its not P90X for me its P4lifeX, thanks to the people at beachbody, and the amazing trainers, I plan on going insane with INSANITY and then mixing it up between P90X and INSANITY, this is for life, Im addicted to my workouts, its excillarating, and empowering, DECIDE, COMMITT, SUCCEED, I decided to change my life, I committed to working out and eating healthier to attain success in becoming the healthiest, and fittest I have ever been in my life! BRING IT!!

My P90X journey... Week 4 almost done, Week 5 starts Monday!

I cant believe its been 4 weeks since I decided to change my life for the better, to get healthy, get fit and get in the best shape of my life. I have been doing P90X for 4 weeks now and Im sooooooo amazed by the results. I can feel the difference a month has made, I feel stronger, I can do more reps, I can do more push ups, more pull ups and so forth. Im stronger, Im feeling more energized, Im looking better, and my clothes are fitting better, and Im even being approached by people at work asking me what I am doing. Well the only thing I am doing is P90X and drinking a Shakelogy shake for breakfast, I havent gone on any diet, I do watch my portions but thats it and Im seeing results, like I keep saying REAL people REAL results, its what got me hooked. I will be getting on the scale, taking my measurements and 30 day pics on Sun so everyone can see how Im doing so far, but I just wanted to give you guys an update on my P90X journey. I have dropped a size in my jeans, Im so excited I had to tell, I didnt think it would be possible but IT IS!, I was wearing a size 14 when I started P90X a month ago and now Im wearing a size 12, WOOT, WOOT. So if I can do it so can everyone else. More to come soon...

P4lifeX, BRING IT!!!
Yosie

Hard Work Pays Off...

Today at work a nurse in the ICU unit stoped me and asked me what I was doing to lose weight, she told me it shows in my face and in my clothes, so I told her I started doing P90X an amazing fitness workout a month ago and I started drinking a meal replacement shake called Shakeology, I drink it every morning for breakfast, thats it nothing more, Im not even following the nutritional guide that came with P90X, Im using portion control but not really dieting, and she was like wow, tell me more, I havent weighed myself since I started but I feel stronger, my clothes fit better, and its starting to show, YEEEE, thanks Tony and everyone at Beachbody, and thank you to my niece Vero who inspired me to get off my butt and just do it, BRING IT!!! Im almost done with week 4 and I know that for me its not P90X, its P4lifeX, P90X has changed my life 1 day at a time, I never thought I would love working out but thanks to P90X and all the support from beachbody and fellow fitness friends I push play everyday, Im inspired by all the REAL transformations taking place all over the world thanks to the beachbody products, so much so that I decided to become part of the team and become a Coach myself, I figured if I can help anyone change their life its worth it, not to mention the discounts you get as well, DECIDE- I decided to change my life, to get healthy and get fit before I turn 40 in July, COMMIT, Im committed to working out and doing my best every day, SUCCEED, as the title says hard work pays off, I can SUCCEED, and so can YOU, if I can do this and Im a single mom with 3 boys, working full time, dealing with work, HW, after school activities, my middle son plays soccer in a travel league and we practice everyday and have games all over the state of Fl, my car is only a year and a few months old and I already have almost 30,000 miles, I know any one can do it, all it takes is a DECISION to change your life, not just to look better but to be healthy, we arent getting any younger but we could age in the best shape of our lives...BRING IT!

Why I need to share my excitement about P90X

Im excited and happy about doing something right for my life, its not just about looking better its about being healthier too, back in 2005 I was at my heaviest, I was weighing 228lbs, I was so disgusted with myself that I decided to do something about it, it took me a year to lose 80lbs, I was very proud of myself but I did it alone, no support just me and it was hard, I was able to maintain myself at around 150lbs for almost 3 years then last summer my endometriosis started acting up and the docs put me on harmones, well it didnt help with the endometriosis and it made me gain 40lbs, I had surgery in Nov and couldnt really start exersicing right away, I went to my nieces bday party in Feb and when I saw the pics I got depressed I looked as big as I did when I was 220lbs and I said oh hell no I did not work that hard to gain it all back again, I have to do something, my niece had started doing P90X and she was so excited about it that it got me excited and my middle son was bugging me about getting it for him, so I decided you know what lets do this and I ordered P90X and started on 3/15, I get motivated by every day people pressing play and getting amazing results, that I have to share my excitement, its hard enough to lose weight and get fit, no one should have to do it alone, so I share my excitement, my enthusiasm and my love and plain joy for doing it everyday, its a choice we make and some of us need that extra little push to press play, if that push could come from me then why not, I do it cuz you never know when someone is where I was totally disgusted with how they look and that 1 post can make the difference and help them turn their life around, it motivates me even more when people tell me thank you, its a wonderful feeling to know that something I say or post can help someone else change their lives, its changing mines...