P90X and Coaching

So I started P90X again yesterday. Whew. I hurt so good today...though am terrified for my workout later.

See, the first day of P90X is Chest and Back. An hour of pushups and pullups. I have such a love/hate relationship with this workout, because it's where I always see the quickest gains - and I am always most sore after this one the next day. I also had to do Ab Ripper yesterday, which is pretty much the most brilliant ab routine ever. It's only16 minutes long, and it's just amazing.

Today is Plyometrics. An hour of jumping and squatting and jumping again. The serious fat burner. I haven't done this workout in over a year, because when I did p90x last summer, I supplemented Plyo with Cardio. I thought I was too big to really get through Plyo. But not this time. All the way, baby.

Along with doing p90x again, we're actually following the nutrition plan that accompanies it. When Eric and I did p90x last summer, we watched what we ate, but didn't follow the guide. I am so excited to see the results now that we are sticking to the books AND drinking Shakeology.

I do feel great, and I know it stays. It used to take me weeks to talk myself into starting a program, but not anymore. Now that I know how great I can feel and how good I can look following a program like this, I'll just never go back.

The Shakeology has been such a game changer! Yesterday morning I literally cleaned my coffee pot and put it away for special occasions only! ME!!!!!!!!! I used to drink 5 cups a day! Not anymore. Shakeology's nutrients give me so much energy...and it's so much more natural than caffiene. I am just. so. in. LOVE!

In other news, I also became a Beachbody Coach, which I'm very excited about. I didn't do it for the money at all...I did it because although it might sound silly, I just want to be as involved as I can be with this wonderful company. I want to help people change their lives for the better as well as hold myself accountable to do the same.

I've written down several goals over the past few days due to a 30 day challenge with Chalene Johnson I'm participating in (Chalene is a social media guru, Organization Queen, and fitness trainer extraordinaire). Yesterday we were asked to share our "push" goal (dominating goal of all other goals) for the next 12 months with people. So, even though it might not seem attainable initially, I have drive, and I'm GOING TO DO IT. Ready?

By January 2012, I will be a Diamond Coach with Beachbody.

Whew. It took a lot out of me to type that.

Now, for those of you who are unaware of what a Diamond Coach is, you're probably rather unexcited about my goal. To keep it simple, it's a level I want to reach within my company, based on coaches under me and products sold. Some people do it in 4 months. Some take 2 years. Some never do. A year is ambitious, but I'm stoked. I know I can do this.

A shorter term, simpler goal, is that I will lose 25 pounds by May 1. All the encouragement you want to throw at me is greatly appreciated. :)

Today is a fun day in the Vollman house. Little Madden comes to play with the kids on Thursdays. I think I've talked about him before. What a sweet kid, man. I love THursdays, because (as awful as it sounds), I'm so un-needed. The kids play so well together that I'm not getting 50 questions every five minutes; they just get lost in their world of make believe. And mommy gets lost in a world of bleach, windex, lysol, and laundry. What a wonderful world.

I hope everyone is having a great day, a great start to 2011.