I made it! I didn’t miss a single day in March (although I did miss starting April out perfectly – this was a very busy weekend and I was just too exhausted to workout last night). The entire month of March I worked out at level 3/4. It was tough, sometimes so tough I was afraid I wouldn’t make it, but I did.
I’ve never completed such an exercise program before. I’ve never worked out 90 days consistently before. Even if I didn’t have very good results on the scale or in measurements, that alone would be a victory.
However, I saw pretty awesome results!
March 1- 31 results, followed by (totals) since Jan 1st:
- Lost 5.4 pounds (12.6 pounds)
- Bust 0 (-3)
- Waist -1 inch (-4)
- Arms 0 (-.5) each (doesn’t even come close to showing how rock-hard my arms are getting!)
- Hips -1 (-5)
- Thighs -1 inch (-4) each
Amazing – I lost a total of 21 inches in 90 days!
I am so much stronger. In one routine of sculpt/strength, I’m able to do a total of 71 pushups (from my knees). Compare that to when I started Power 90 – I could only do 15-20 total. I’m doing the dips now (with my legs under me to help, but I couldn’t do them at all before). In the cardio portion, I’m able to make it all the way through level 3/4 without having to pause to catch my breath (I do bring my arms down to rest occasionally, but I keep going!). I occasionally do more of the high impact jumping jacks and cross hops, versus absolutely none at the beginning. I can do almost all 200 ab crunches — the last two sets of 20 are touch and go but I can almost do it.
Since starting Weight Watchers over one year ago, I’ve gone down from a 24W or 26W to 14W-16W/XL in dresses. From that first pair of 24W jeans I bought (which were probably at least 2 sizes smaller than I would have worn — if I’d even tried to wear jeans), I’ve gone down to 18W and I have a pair of 16W that I can zip (I just can’t sit in comfortably!) In tops I’ve gone down from 2x or even 3x to an XL.
Here’s the funniest measurement: I’ve gone from a 10/11W (wide) shoe to a 9W. Who thought my feet would lose weight too? I’ve even returned a pair of 9W that were too big!
My exercise goals for April are mixed. Since I’m going to Chicago for RT, I think I’ll take that week off except for walking. I am going to take my exercise clothes and tennis shoes, and if I get the opportunity to do some cardio, I’ll be prepared. I’ve never been to this kind of conference before so I’m not sure if I’ll actually have time to work out or not. At the worst, I’ll take the week off since completing Power 90 and I’ll start up from scratch Monday, April 16 (I’m taking that day off from the Evil Day Job to recover).
I plan to do Power 90 through April 10th, the day I leave for Chicago. That’ll get me another full 6 days of training in, even though I missed yesterday. However, I might switch things up a bit and do some Walk It Out or other cardio routines just to keep things exciting. Since my workouts will be interrupted (or at least not “routine”) thanks to the trip, I’m going to use the opportunity to try some new things.
Once I’m back, I plan to get right back on the Power 90 horse through the end of the month. At this point, I’m going to stick with Power 90 through May and then see if I think I’m ready for P90X. Who knows – I might ask for it for my birthday!
Amazing numbers there! Way to go!