Hello, and welcome to my page. You've most likely arrived here by searching for P90X or Insanity. If so, you're at the right place!
Background:
I am Stephanie Wisdom, 35 yrs old, married, mother of two young kids. I started P90X in October of '09 because I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I work full time, so once 5 o'clock hit, i felt like i was in the tedious and tiring schedule of making dinner, playing "mom taxi," doing laundry, etc., etc.... After I got the kids to bed and I showered, I would easily (and gladly) fall asleep on the couch by 930pm. Do you hear me? Been there?
I just kept telling myself that there should be more. I should feel better. I shouldn't be so tired. Plus, I was a good 30lbs overweight, and because of that, felt frumpy and unattractive. I can easily think of a handful of women that are in the same boat. I want to tell you that i just said, "Okay, i'm going to do it." Got off my couch, did P90X for 90 days, got fit and thin, and that was it. But it's not. There's a lot more to it.
If you're anything like me, you've tried a million things before--every workout and diet under the sun. What do they all have in common? YOU DON'T STICK TO 'EM. You just don't. You get bored/life gets in the way/you don't have time. Well, here's the kicker: You have to MAKE time.
I know you don't want to get up earlier: Suck it up and do it.
I know you don't want to have to workout after the kids are in bed: Quit your whining, and do it.
But you LIKE going out to lunch with your coworkers!! Forget it.
But you like to hang out with the guys and stuff your mouth full of trash and work on that gut: JUST STOP NOW.
Do something for yourself. Quit making excuses.You have one life; one body. You can be single, a parent, married, divorced, an empty nester--it doesn't matter. It's YOU time. I had a HUGE issue with this. I am one of those crazy, over-dedicated moms. I work fulltime, so i feel like i have to make it up to my kids somehow. I know--issues, right? However, me not being in the best shape I can be, and in optimum health is a total smack to my kids. How can I sit there and tell them not to sit in front of the tv/computer when i'm doing the same thing? How can i tell them they need to go outside and play, when I only run 20 yds and am out of breath? How can i tell them that junk food is bad for them, when i would sit there with a Diet Coke and a bag of chips? I made the decision: I CAN'T, I WON'T, AND I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.
I basically got so fed up with myself, and so pissed off at myself, that i said, "Screw this," and bought P90X--off of an informercial. AN INFORMERCIAL. Do you know how sad it is to buy stuff off of an infomercial?! I was there, people. It was sad. But i had to do something about the way i felt and looked.
The first day of P90X, i thought i was going to die. DIE, i tell you. It was hard. Difficult. Horrible. And it irritated the crap out of me. I hated that the people on the video were doing everything so easily, and i couldn't. That motivated me. I kept going. I made it through the first week. I made it through the second week. I made it through the third, and you know what? I. LOVED. IT. You know what's better? I saw results. Yes, already! No special diet--just watching what i was eating. Doing P90X everyday. NOTICEABLE RESULTS IN 3 WEEKS. How's THAT for motivation?! By day 90, i was down 24lbs, and tons of inches. I decided to go an additional 30 days. :)
After P90X, I had people stopping me asking me what I did to stay in shape. I got the ever-so-lovely, "What?! How do YOU have kids?!" a lot. For all you moms out there--that's awesome. At that point, I knew that i had done more than get my body fit--i had gotten my mind and my life fit, too. It's a total lifestyle change. Next up, i ordered Insanity. Holy freakin' goats, people. This workout is crazy. It's 60 days of hardcore kicking your a$$ all over the place. And I LOVE IT. I did that for 60 days and lost another 6 lbs--anyone counting? That's 30 POUNDS. WOO HOO!!
Now, and for the past 3 months, i've been doing my own hybrid of P90X and Insanity. I've lost more inches than ever imaginable. My waist is 26". I can't even remember the last time i saw that number in relation to my waist...
I am SO excited and so pleased with how my life has made a complete turn, that i decided to join Beachbody as a coach. Now, in my spare time, I get online and help people who were once just like me--looking for a way to make that life change. It's that easy. It really is.
YOU can do it! Take control of your life and make it happen!
I can help you. Email me at FitWisdom@beachbodycoach.com, or go to beachbodycoach.com/FitWisdom to learn more.
