90 Day Transformations

Hey, Mom, Where's MY $2,300?

In his own words:

It's been an interesting 90 days for sure. I've worked out in hotels and borrowed living rooms in Indiana, Missouri, Colorado, Wisconsin, Indiana again, and on day 90, Florida. Once I got into a routine, I found I needed less and less motivation to get started. Once the clothes started falling off, I was looking forward to eating well and breaking a sweat. Everyone with fat pictures of me should hang onto them. They'll be collector's items one day. I'm just simply not gonna be out of shape again. It hurts and makes me sad. Those of you who have known me for long enough know there are times when I've had less body fat or bigger muscles, but I have never been this fit. So, time for the nitty gritty such as it is...

Before:
Chest:40"
Biceps: 14"R 13.5"L
Waist: 37"
Hips:37"
Thighs:22"
Weight:167#

After:
Chest:35"
Biceps:14.5" each
Waist:30"
Thighs:20"
Weight:144

Also, my mom offered up a hundred bucks per pound I lost, so protein drinks on me. Couple of things the stats don't show..haven't used my asthma medicine in over a month (savings of $185 per month), I don't make noises when sitting or getting up, my back doesn't hurt, I feel good all the time. Worth it. All of it.

And now for the photos.  Here he is on Day One, all soft and doughy:

And here he is today, Day 90:

Dude, you look phenomenal.  You really have to really want it to get here.  Congratulations on all of your hard work. 

I'm still going to beat you in the pushup competition, but you'll look good losing.. 

Shannon's 20th Lost Pound Celebration!

Shannon here:

I thought I'd like to share that as of this morning, I have now lost 20 pounds since starting P90. I started at 235 pounds.

20 pounds in 48 days which equals close to losing a half a pound a day.

The funny thing was that I weighed myself first thing yesterday (Saturday) morning and weighed 217. I then got real down on myself and starting wondering why I hadn't lost more. This was the second week in a row where I only lost a pound.

I didn't know what was wrong. I just bumped up to level 3-4. I'm working out harder yet I lost less. I was so confused.

At any rate, I assessed the many reasons why; too much fruit, starting drinking protein powder, stopped taking energy supplements. It could have been all of those reasons. It could have been none.

My girlfriend and her sister kept telling me that it was because I was building muscle but I know it takes a while for a pound of muscle to replace a pound of fat. I consulted with Mat and he made me feel better even though we couldn't pinpoint the exact reason.

He reminded me that it didn't matter how much I lost week to week but that by having this different lifestyle of working out and eating better, I will lose it eventually anyway. Not to mention, feel better physically and mentally FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

I went to bed feeling a little better. Woke up this morning and hit the scale first thing and wouldn't you know it, 215 popped up on the display. 20 pounds. Gone.

What I lost was 2 pounds of stress and worry.

And I feel a weight off my shoulders....and stomach...and legs.

You get the idea.

Tony Horton Turns 50!

Our manTony Horton is now a half a century old and in the best shape of his life.  The man is a machine.  According to this interview, he originally moved to LA to seek fame as an actor and model.  After getting involved with Beachbody and finding success with Power 90 and P90X, he's found a different kind of reward:  people come up to him on the street and thank him for helping change their lives.

Happy Birthday!