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I just started the full P90X plan (including nutrition) on Saturday!  I am so excited for the transformation to begin.  I bought P90X over a year ago, did one video and didn't touch it again.  In the beginning of March I started doing 3 of the lifting videos per week to add strength training to my workout plan.  Last week I thought, "what the heck, let's stop fooling around and just do the program."  Today is Day 4 (Yoga), and I'm feeling good and strong.  It amazes me that I am down 3 lbs from Saturday already.  I had completely plateued with my weightloss, but P90X has broken through that barrier.  I see good things ahead. 

Thanks everyone for sharing their stories and struggle with the tough workouts.  Keep at it, and remember, "do you best and forget the rest!"

Thanks Saling!  Also, you were right, Plyo is some serious cardio!!  Did that one for the first time Sunday, and made it through the whole thing.  A little modified at the end, but I was proud to get through it.  I can't believe that I was concerned about losing cardio fitness - I bet that my lung capacity will actually increase with the program.

So, are you a P90X graduate?

Wow, great thread.  I haven't been on BT for a while now, but this site was instrumental in getting me off the couch several years ago.  I completed several sprints and olys and then moved over to xterras, to adventure racing and now concentrating on trail running mixed in with a few adventure races.  I have a 50k this saturday and plan on starting p90x the following monday.  I will be focusing mainly on the p90x for the next 3 months except I will probably skip kenpo on saturday and do a long trail run instead.  I really need to stay focused on the diet as that has been my achilles heal for quite a while now, I know I have limited my potential with my diet and I need to change that this time around.  It is good to be back on this site, and I look forward to starting p90x!! (doing the cheesey x sign with my arms).

It seems to me that money spent on your health and fitness is money well spent.  Maybe you can save up a month or two and then purchase?  Or find someone who will let you borrow the DVDs.  You could always start with P90X again for now.  I'd be happy to be an accountability partner, and one that you can share your pain with.

I'm curious about INSANITY - maybe I'll try that after this round of P90X.  I'd love look great in a bikini when I go home to Michigan this summer.   I know... its the little things in life.

I started P90X (Lean version) on Sunday, as a way to strengthen everything, especially core, to power my triathlons.  From what I have seen, this is a GREAT program.  I just remind myself to "start where I am", and not be concerned about how wonderfully well the people on the DVDs do everything. 

Round 1 will be Lean, which takes me to two weeks before my first HIM.  After that, I will go to Round 2, which will be full-blown P90X.