So it begins!!

Here we go! Day 1 of Beach Body's P90X Extreme program! Two friends of mine, Bill and Cory, are beginning with me today as well and I wish us all luck. A little about me, I am 29 and live in Canton, GA. I have been active most of my life but have battled weight issues for years. At the young age of 11 I was already in the Weight Watchers program. The program was successful but hard to maintain. By the time I was in 8th grade, I was 6.1 and weighed 218lbs. I knew I was going to begin high school the following year and did not want to enter into it as the "Brown Cow".

So, I decided that most runners were thin therefore,....I just started running. I ran in my neighborhood for awhile and then my parents decided to invest in a treadmill for me. I lost a lot of weight, in fact 63 pounds. I started my freshman year of high school weighing 155 pounds and had a 32 waist (a size I had not seen since the age of 8..or maybe ever) I continued with running trough high school by joining Track and Cross Country.........Here comes college!!!

College was fun and challenging at the same time. I moved out of my parents house, where my mother had always cooked balanced meals for me. I began to eat the college diet and not run very often. Over a 3 year period I gained back all of my original weight....plus some. I could not believe it. This weight gain continued after my college experience to peak at a whooping 265 pounds in 2006. I needed to start the track back to health! I was depressed and had a really poor self image.

In February of 2006 I joined Gold's Gym and hired a personal trainer for 3 days a week. Wow, I was in bad shape. After the first week I thought I was going to die from muscle soreness! Then it got better and the weight started to fall off and I was gaining muscle at the same time. After training at Golds from 2006-2008 I got my height and weight in line (6.1, 196 pounds) and lowered my body fat percentage from 32%-21%. Not to shabby. Since then I have gone up and down a bit..however, not much and still continue to run, workout, and watch my diet. I was looking for a way to take it to the next level and that is how I came across the P90X program. I decided to buy the program and give it a try because of the raving reviews. I will post photos and such as I get going. I will also let you know how my friends Bill and Cory are doing.

Program Start

6.1
209 pounds
23% Body Fat

As the program says.....I am ready to bring it!