So you may notice that the one thing missing from this site is progress photos. It’s not that I didn’t think about taking them. To be honest, I really didn’t think I would complete the program so I didn’t think I’d need “before” pictures. As I’ve mentioned before, I never worked out for more than a couple of weeks at a time before so I was pretty sure I was going to quit P90X too. Image my surprise 2 months in when I’m not only sticking with the program but actually really enjoying it.
I think the reason I’ve been able to stick to it and am enjoying it twofold. First, have a hyper-structured plan is ideal for me. I need to know exactly what I have to do to get to the end goal. If there’s anything vague or if I was told to “do cardio 3 times a week” I’d fail. I would walk around the mall and consider that cardio. Or I’d put off all my cardio until the end of the week and then run out of days. Second, I saw results fairly quickly. Sure, during the first month I was a little frustrated because I actually put on some weight. But, that was my fault for not changing my diet. Now that I have my diet in line I am seeing great results. Every week I see something new that makes me go “Hell yah! Keep pushing!”. Recently it’s been my shoulders. I *love* the definition I’m getting there. And for the first time in my life I have actual muscle in my calves instead of a soft lump that serves as a calf leading into my cankle.
The funniest part is that I still get stuck watching the infomercial on TV! Even though I am 2/3 of the way through the program and I know the informercial almost by heart from how many times I watched it before I decided to commit to doing the workouts, I get sucked in. The results are so great and compelling that I can’t help but watch how people have changed their lives. And now I’m one of them.
So, do I wish I had “before” photos? Kind of. But, there’s no way in hell they would have been in a bathing suit so it’s not like I’d be showing the world how much better my upper inner thighs look now or something equally as embarrassing. So, all of the regular photos of me in every day clothes will have to serve as before photos. My after photos probably won’t be in a bikini either. Maybe after 2 cycles 
58 days down, 32 to go. I can do anything for 32 days!
