I decided, to write a few words here, about what I did last summer.  And no, it wasn’t anything nasty, illegal, or immoral . . . you guys watch too many movies.  What I did, was get into the best shape of my life.  So, I’ve decided to write about it here to share my success with everyone else out there.  And, maybe to brag a little bit.  Also because, my family and friends are getting tired of hearing about it, so I’m in search of a new audience.  Yes, that would be you guys.  Well, what I ended up doing, was a little fitness program called P90X.  Now, before you start running away because you’ve seen the infomercials, just give me a minute or so to explain.

While it’s true, that yes this is a program that was hawked with one of those sleazy infomercials that will all flip by with our remote faster than George Clooney runs from a marriage altar, it doesn’t mean they don’t work.  To be quite honest, just about any of those fitness programs out there will work, if people summon up enough determination and grit to follow them though from beginning to end.  I’ve never done one before personally, and I kind of just stumbled onto this one.

I was actually reading a online discussion forum, that had absolutely nothing to do with health, fitness, or losing weight.  It was a techie forum actually, and a few of the geeks were asking each other if they did anything to stay in shape when they found the time to get away from their computers.  Someone mentioned this program, and actually posted a few pictures of himself.  I must admit, this guy looked pretty ripped.  Especially for a computer geek.  My interest was peaked.

I did a bit of research, read a few blogs, watched a bunch of YouTubes, and read umpteen testimonials of others who had completed the program.  It was pretty hard to find someone that had actually finished it, and had anything negative to say about it.  So, I decided to give it a shot.  I normally don’t do regular exercise type stuff, as I’m a pretty avid squash player.  I generally figured that kept me in pretty good shape.  The thing is though, that squash is a high impact game and people that play a lot tend to end up with a bunch of nagging injuries.  Especially those getting as old as I am.

So, I figured, that this would give my body a bit of a break, and perhaps get me in a bit better shape.  I hummed and hawed a bit about the whole nutrition side of the program, as I wasn’t sure I really wanted to figure all of that out.  I decided, if I was going to do it, then there was no point in going half way.  So I did both the workouts and followed the nutrition guide religously.   OK, maybe I deviated a few days, but only a few   In hindsight, that was a great decision, as there’s no way I would have gotten the results I did without good eating.  Even today, when I’m not doing all the workouts, I still follow a lot of the nutrition stuff.  It just became a habit.

These days, I’m thinking of doing the whole thing over again.  Many people do a few rounds of it.  Can’t wait to see what I look like after round 2.