Motivation.....

The other day I was talking to a friend of mine about workouts and she asked me what is my motivation? She asks is there someone that gets on me about working out? Uh??? No. So what does motivate me? What keeps pushing me? How do I keep going on day to day from workout to workout? I really started thinking about this question. There was no one answer for me. There are many motivations for me.

Getting a new pair of workout shoes. I am so excited to put them on and test them out. How nice and clean and new they are.. How great they make my feet feel. My favorite (not an endorsement) ones are Nike Shox. They fit my feet perfectly. No sliding, slipping, fits exactly on my feet. I have not found another shoe that I love as much or fits as well.

Facebook. I know. I know. Seems silly but I log my workouts every day on there. Its a way for me to keep track but it does keep me motivated. I like seeing my progress and how far I have come. It was for myself. Then people started commenting. Good comments. Nice comments. Motivational comments and it kept me motivated.

Be a product of the product. I love love love Beachbody stuff. It works. If you use it. I have so many BB workouts. I love them all in their own lovely ways! I drink Shakeology everyday because its good for me and it works. If you use it. Its not cheap but its not a cheap product. Even if I didn't coach I would still buy their workouts & Shakeology because I believe in it. I am devoted to it. Whether its 90 days P90X2, TurbFire, HipHopAbs or 30 day yoga challenge I do my very best to keep on schedule & on track. Once I start myself on a challenge and don't stop until the end! I have been injured. Discouraged. Angry. Sad. I kept going.....I KEEP going.

I can't give up on myself. I refuse. I'm not gonna let some little bump in the road stop me.

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USMCdaffy
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Week 2 P90X2 Complete!

Week two of P90X2 is complete and on to week three! I think its going very well. Each time I do each DVD I am doing more reps and my form is getting better. Like Tony Horton says "Time. Practice.Patience". I already did my workout for the day which was Plyocide. And Tony likes to call that 'Death by Jumping'. Uhhhhh. What? He says he is kidding.... I have my doubts. Its a 'shorter' workout BUT its high high high intensity. And its not that I am not used to that kind of workout because I did do 100s of hours of TurboFire. Its that I have to get going. I literally drag myself to get started. Draggggggggggggg........ BUT once I started I really have fun. Tony is entertaining. And I have difficulty with boredom. So far there has been zero boredom. Actually because you do a different DVD each day its hard to remember each exercise is what. Even though I have done many of them on different workout DVDs from other trainers. They just have different names! The only routine I have with P90X2 is which DVD is which day! LOL At the end of this week I decide if I do another week of the 'foundation' (Phase I) or onto 'Strength' (Phase II) Will I be ready? Do I need the additional week? Each phase is 3-6 weeks. I want to keep the plan 90 days BUT I don't want to move forward if I am not ready.

But I don't give up. I keep going. Take a break keep going... Because.......


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USMCdaffy

P90X2 Week 1... And Time?

Week one of P90X2 complete. I am alive and uninjured! It went well. It was HARD. Yet it was FUN! I know I know. It sounds totally insane even when I say it myself! I learned two things. One there are lots of exercises that I have already done in other workout which is comforting. The second thing is that I love this workout! I know its only week one and I have weeks and weeks left but.... Its so FUN and Tony Horton is great! He's not only motivating but he makes you feel like you are there with him and the kids! I forgot how funny and enjoyable he is in his workouts. Also everyone on there is sweating like MAD! All of them including Tony. It can be intimdating with the level of fitness they ALL have but you see every person on there sweating and breathing hard because it's diffult workout for them too. I modify a lot and my goal is to do at least half the reps. I am so glad I did TurboFire and Chalene Extreme before I attempted P90X2. I did Power90 years ago with Tony Horton but never did P90X. So this all really new to me and I had no idea how exactly these workouts would pan out. My shoulders are always sore! Other parts are a little sore but my shoulders are always the tightest & most sore! The Yoga X2 was the HARDEST yoga I have ever done, its 67 minutes vs the P90X Yoga X which is  90 MINUTES! HOLY!!!  I could barely do the 67 minutes and I took A LOT of breaks. Tony says its okay to take breaks and since he is in charge.... ;o) So far I love it and I start of week two tomorrow! Oh and Sunday. I rest.




Time. The thing with time is that it slips away. It something that you can't get back. Time is everything. You have to MAKE time to do the things you want. You have time to tweet. You have time to Facebook. You have time to blog. You have time to watch TV. Then you certainly have time to exercise. You might not have an hour (which is the average P90X2 workout time) but you have 10 minutes. Or 15 Minutes. It adds up. I don't go to the gym anymore because I cannot fit that time into my day and since my days change around the best thing for ME is to workout at home. So Beachbody programs work for me and well a lot of other people too! LOL Interested? See my site www.beachbodycoach.com/usmcdaffy

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USMCdaffy

P90X2 and.... HAPPY NEW YEAR!

WORK IT OUT!!

Today is the day. Day One. Of  the 90 day program. Today I started P90X2. I never did P90X but I did do Power90 (on VHS mind you!) many years ago and I always loved Tony Horton! He's funny and charming as he beats you down! :o) I did X2 Core. It was not as bad as I thought it was going to be! There is NO DOUBT it was HARD! I was sweating. I was breathing hard. But! But it was do-able. Yes, folks! It IS do-able. It IS attainable! I had to modify and I couldn't do all of the reps of everything AND there is one move I cannot do. Yet. I think it was a successful workout. Next week I am going to add some bonus cardio. Usually the first week of a new workout I go slow because you never know how things are going to go with a brand new workout. I also preview the workout BEFORE I start them so kind of see what I am getting myself into first thing! I also want to mention that I think the reason Core X2 was not as harrowing as I thought is because TurboFire and Yoga prepared me! I was prepared and HIIT workouts make everything easier! Yoga helped with my balance! I have good balance and I am fairly strong. Food is really my weakness soooooooo... I went back to my old friend www.myfitnesspal.com. She keeps me ON track which has been seriously lacking! Lacking on the tracking people!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!!

So have you done your New Years Resolutions? I don't call them that.... I call them goals. I wrote 15 down yesterday. I also sent them to ONE person in email so I can be accountable! HA! I like to have a variety of goals. Not just weight loss and better eating but things that force me out of my comfort zone. I also gave them TIMES! Yes! I gave myself dates to achieve these goals. And I have already begun to implement these goals. I started my NEW workout today but I started changing my life yesterday! This year, 2012, is gonna be my best year. Why? Because I am telling myself that EVERY day.

And remember its never too late to make a change.

Ciao'

USMCdaffy