I am both excited and filled with pride as I post today’s
blog! It’s my husband, Jason’s, success
story!
In January of 2012 Jason bought the ever popular P90X home
workout program. He set a weight loss
goal, did the 90 days, and got incredibly fit while reaching his goal. His
workouts were long and hard. He usually
did them at night after the kids were in bed.
Still he managed to remain consistent, but it came at the sacrifice of
time with me.
However, after the 90 days he started relaxing. Then life set in and he got really busy at
work, and started stress eating. He’s
also working on his Masters degree and there were a couple of semesters of
really tough classes. In a matter of
months (9 to be exact) he had put back on all the weight he had worked so hard
to take off with P90X, plus a few extra pounds.
Then it came time for his yearly physical, and for the first time in his
life he received a bad bill of health…high cholesterol. It was a wake up call.
Right before this I had decided to do a Beachbody Challenge,
ChaLEAN Extreme. It was something I had
wanted to do for awhile, so when I get some extra money for Christmas, I
finally stopped making excuses and committed.
That was the point that I also decided that if this was going to work
for me I needed to get up early, before my children. It wasn’t easy…definitely an adjustment, but
I quickly got used to my new morning routine and actually started looking
forward to that time.
At no point did I nag Jason about what he was doing, I just
consistently stuck to my program (and my challenge group was giving me awesome
accountability). It didn’t take long
before he started noticing that this new routine was working for me. He knew he needed to do something, but there
was no way he could handle an intense workout like P90X before the sun came
up. Besides he wasn’t even sure if the
whole morning workout thing was going to work for him…he is NOT a morning
person.
We started researching programs that may fit his needs and
he finally decided on Power 90. The
workouts were short, approximately 30 minutes.
The exercises were basic, no major jumping, no crazy pull-ups. It was doable! Even early in the morning! So he set his goal and began. It didn’t take long for him to adjust and
quickly he started feeling better and seeing results. The morning routine enabled him to get it
done with little distractions, and kept his nights free for relaxing, dealing
with whatever life threw our way, or simply hanging out with me. :)
Power 90 was 90 days, just like P90X except the workouts are
about half the time and not as extreme.
And guess what happened? He lost
MORE weight this time than he did before!
And the best part of all is he has created a new routine that really
fits into his life and has become a true lifestyle- not a temporary thing.
So how did he lose more weight with shorter, easier
workouts? One word…nutrition! First of all, he started drinking Shakeology
everyday for breakfast. He replaced his
snacks with healthier choices, and his meals (lunch and dinner) remained the
same. He also tried to not eat late at
night (most nights :) ).
If you asked him, he’d tell you it wasn’t that hard. Just one day at a time, one meal at a time,
one workout at a time. Add in a little
motivation and a lot consistency and there you have it…success!
So here are his results!
Measurements
Before After
Chest 38
in. 37 ½ in.
Upper Rt. Arm 13
½ in. 13 in.
Upper Left Arm 13
½ in. 13 in.
Waists 38
in. 34 ¼ in.
Hips 40
in. 37 ¼ in.
Abductors 39
in. 38 in.
Thigh (Rt.) 22
½ in. 22 in.
Thigh (Left) 22
½ in. 22 in.
Body Fat % 24.4
% 12.7%
Weight 177
lbs. 162 lbs.
A total of 15 lbs. and 11.7% body fat and 10 inches
overall! I’m so proud of him! He was gracious enough to allow me to show his before and after pics.
Day 1
Day 90
Day 1
Day 90
That's my man...I love him! So what's next for Jason? I think he may have been bitten by the Insanity bug. He's been watching me do it, and he's gonna give it a go! :)
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