P90xperiment: Day 45!

Here we are... day 45 means we are half way through this little journey!!!
I am beyond excited... why? I'll tell you... because honestly I thought I was going to be one of those people who started the program and got a week into it and realized it was insane and got discouraged and quit... but for some reason or another... here we are half way to the end!

Progress report:
People ask me if I've lost a ton of weight on this so far... My answer is, "I guess". By that I mean I thought things would be a lot quicker and I'd be rail skinny (results not typical) by now... but as of today I am 15 pounds lighter than when I started and a lot slimmer... to me that means I'm almost to half of my goal weight loss... I never had a goal on clothes size or anything of that nature... so I'm not lacking there (can't miss a goal you don't have)...
I do feel a lot healthier and have more energy... I think even bigger than that this has got me off the couch a little bit and made me get out of my comfort zone in a lot of ways... I feel like I'm being a lot more of me lately and I'm happy with that.
I'm not sure if I'll ever love eating healthy all the time and I still have a very strong love connection with Dr. Pepper... I'm just trying really hard to stick to the plan. There are good days and bad days and some really delicious bad days. I'm just truckin along (I'm going for compact car-ing along... see what I did there?)
Also... Yoga is getting better (I hated on it a while back and thought I should give an update)... which I guess goes to show that with a little determination anything can get better... except protein powder, it's still the worst!

Sorry, I don't normally write this much. I suppose I'm just excited to be half way done! Here's to 45 more days of fun!

(this picture is to prove that I do wear other shirts) 

(and no thats not the day counter shirt underneath)

(ok, maybe it is)

Mike!

P90Xperiment: Day 40

We are down 40 days! Fifty days to go and in five I'll be half way through with this whole program! Its crazy to think of how much I've done and how much there is still left to go!
Its funny after all this time you think it'd be easy to just be in the program but its always not! Sometimes it  tough to keep up with the workouts all the time and if I'm going to be honest I miss certain bad foods too! All that said though, everything is really good... I do enjoy the program and I honestly do feel better with the way I eat. I need to find more creative ways to cook protein (healthy recipes anyone?)...

I'm almost half way to my goal and I couldn't be happier!

I don't feel like I say this enough... but thank you all so much for your support with my little adventures. It really means the world to me how much people have gotten behind me in this whole process! It makes me smile. Thank you.

Now for the pictures you've been waiting for!

P90Xperiment: Day 30!!!!

Can you believe it?! We made it to day thirty! I am now officially one-third of the way done with P90X... I'm honestly a little stoked right now(for 2 reasons: #1 I totally forgot today was day 30 until about 2 minutes ago when I wrote on my "daily shirt" #2 because I really didn't think I'd make it this far, but here I am)... It is fantastically ridiculous!

They say the first part is the hardest... but it has paid off...
I did my workout today, took a shower and looked in the mirror and this is what I saw!
IT HAPPENED! I don't know how it did... but it happened! Day 30 must be magic!

(this photo has not been doctored or distorted) 

(thats a lie... I'm not that tan...)

(I also added the medal...)

(everything else is 100% real)

(thanks chupacabra)

But honestly things are going well... I feel myself not wanting to work out and not wanting to eat right... but for now I'm pushing through... Its a cool journey and I'm happy to be on it! 

Now for the PG pictures...

Fourth Of July Post

I'm an American... So I feel its necessary to post today about today...
I don't normally get caught up in the Fourth Of July but tonight I went out to see fireworks with my girlfriend and some friends and as the fireworks were going on I began to think about all of our freedom and the blessings that God has given us all... Its really beautiful. I know its cheesy and cliche but I for a moment today I was very grateful for everything I've been born into and to all the people who made it possible... It's nice...

On another note... This is my most favorite version of the Star Spangled Banner... Marvin Gaye was the man.. And this is ridiculous!

Things like this make me want to do better!

I love insanely creative stuff like this... It makes me want to do better...
The most crazy part about this whole thing is it was shot on a CELL PHONE! Thats INSANE! (a lot of caps... I know... I felt it was necessary)
A lot of times I get caught up in the trappings of you have to have the nicest most expensive best equipment... when honestly it's not true... a little creativity can go a long way (although the cash doesn't hurt at times *wink*)
I already have everything I need to make and create everything I dream of, its just up to me to make it happen!

P90Xperiment: Day 20

The last time I blogged I was at Day 10... Welp, time flies and we've already DOUBLED that somehow...

Its crazy to me that it's already been that long... I am 2/9ths of the way through this journey and I am excited.

Things have been going well... I haven't missed a workout yet and I'm (for the most part) doing pretty well on the diet side... I need to be more strict on myself with the way I'm eating but aside from that everything is really good... I wish I was dropping more weight faster but I think that will just come with time... and even though I'm not loosing actual weight I feel like I'm slimmer...

I still hurt most days and still hate Yoga and protein powder but I honestly can't complain!

I can't believe that its already been 20 days... here's to the next 70!

If I look skinny it's because I got my hair cut.

(all of them) (thanks for the joke, dad)