Saturday, July 4, is day 90 for me. Can’t believe it’s almost over. The changes have been stellar.
I hope I’m able to push the intensity even higher when I start P90X on Monday. It’s going to be challenging, that’s for sure.
Didn’t really have anything to say other than that. Hope everyone has a great July 4 weekend. See you on the flip side.
Also, check out Firefox 3.5 which was released earlier this week. Best version yet. I’m back on Firefox now (from Chrome) for a while at least.
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Well, as of yesterday, I’m officially committed to doing P90X when I’m done with Power 90. I officially place my order for the program. I should have it next week. I wanted to review it and figure out the nutrition stuff before I jump right into it. Now I’ll have plenty of time to do that.
Bring it.
Josh Young Josh is a Big Loser, Personal, Power 90
Well, I’ve made it 60 days into this routine. Not too bad. Missed a few times in the last 30 days, but still good overall.
Here are my stats day 1 vs. day 30 vs. Day 60:
| |
Day 1 |
Day 30 |
Day 60 |
| Weight (lb) |
173.5 |
168.0 |
164.5 |
| Chest (in) |
39.5 |
37.25 |
37.0 |
| Waist @ bellybutton (in) |
39.25 |
36.5 |
34.5 |
| Hips @ pantline (in) |
37.75 |
35.5 |
35.0 |
So I’ve lost 9.0 lbs (5.19%) during the first 60 days of Power 90, almost 5 inches in the gut and 2.75 inches in the pantline. My heaviest weight was 184.0 lb (which I was at a few months ago, so I’ve actually lost 19.5 lb total so far.
I’m really thinking of ordering P90X now and starting it the day after Day 90 of Power 90. I want to keep up the momentum, and I think I’ll be ready for the X.
I’m anxious to see how the final 30 days of this goes – especially now that I’m off of my blood pressure medicine. I’m feeling much better and have much more energy now because of that, so I’m hoping I’ll see some great results in this last month.
Josh Young Josh is a Big Loser, Personal, Power 90
Just got off the phone with the doctor, and as of today, I can officially go off my blood pressure medicine! Hopefully it will stay low and I won’t have to go back on it (at least not for many years). All of this exercise, weight loss and diet changes are having a huge effect, thankfully.
Just thought I’d share the good news. I’m pretty excited about it.
Thank you, Power 90!
Josh Young Josh is a Big Loser, Personal, Power 90
Week 7 Stats for Josh is a Big Loser (missed Week 6 post due to Marie’s surgery)
- Starting Weight: 176.0 lb
- Today’s Weight: 166.5 lb
- Weekly Loss: 1.5 lb
- Total Loss: 9.5 lb
- Total % Loss: 5.40%
This was an interesting week. Marie had surgery on Monday, and I spent my week taking care of her and playing Nurse Josh, so I worked out a total of zero days. I did my best to eat as well as I could, but it was by far the worst week since starting this. I definitely appreciate how much time Marie has put into taking care of both of us on the nutrition side of things (among many other things that she does as well). In no way could I possibly do this by myself. So a big thank you goes out to my beautiful wife for helping me through this. She is pretty amazing.
However, that being said, I still managed to lose 1.5 lb. I think that can be attributed to kicking my butt the past 6 weeks so that I have built lean muscle and my metabolism has dramatically increased. My body was just doing it’s thing, and it worked wonderfully.
Today is day 43 of Power 90, which means I’m nearly half done with the initial program. Even though I didn’t work out at all last week, I moved up to Level III-IV on the videos, and I have to say…it completely kicked my butt today. I had no clue how increasingly hard it was going to be jumping up to the next level. I have no idea how I finished it. I have to say though, I am really excited to see my Day 60 and Day 90 pictures because there is no way that there won’t be a dramatic difference after seeing what I’m going to be doing for the next month and a half. If I can stick with this closely, it ought to really whip me into shape. Now I know why people say they can see the most dramatic results in the last 30 days of the program! Bring it on!
Josh Young Josh is a Big Loser, Personal, Power 90
I just realized that I didn’t post anything on day 30 of my Power 90 journey!
Here are my stats day 1 vs. day 30:
| |
Day 1 |
Day 30 |
| Weight (lb) |
173.5 |
168.0 |
| Chest (in) |
39.5 |
37.25 |
| Waist @ bellybutton (in) |
39.25 |
36.5 |
| Hips @ pantline (in) |
37.75 |
35.5 |
So I’ve lost 5.5 lbs (3.17%) during just this part of Power 90, 2.75 inches in the gut and 2.25 inches in the pantline. My heaviest weight was 184.0 lb (which I was at a few months ago, so I’ve actually lost 16.0 lb total so far.
I can definitely see and feel a difference, that’s for sure!
If I keep up at this rate, maybe I’ll be brave enough to post my day 1 vs. day 90 pictures at the end. :)
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Week 5 Stats for Josh is a Big Loser
- Starting Weight: 176.0 lb
- Today’s Weight: 169.0 lb
- Weekly Loss: 2.5 lb
- Total Loss: 7.0 lb
- Total % Loss: 3.98%
Not too shabby. I was actually down to 167.0 lb a few days ago, but I think the weekend kind of hurt me (again). It’s amazing how hard it is to actually eat right when you’re so busy. No one makes it easy at restaurants, that’s for sure.
I have now completed my fourth full week of Power 90…except that I disappointed myself this weekend when I officially missed my first day of workout time. We were working on a big project at the house all weekend, and I had zero time left over to workout on Saturday or Sunday. I was pretty aggrevated at myself.
Tomorrow is Day 30, so I have my first real comparison measurements and pictures for Power 90. I’m excited to compare more numbers than just the pounds to see how I’ve progressed.
Josh Young Josh is a Big Loser, Personal, Power 90
Week 4 Stats for Josh is a Big Loser
- Starting Weight: 176.0 lb
- Today’s Weight: 171.5 lb
- Weekly Loss: 0.0 lb
- Total Loss: 4.5 lb
- Total % Loss: 2.56%
This past weekend really messed me up. We visited our parents and were gone all weekend, and we ate out four times in two days. I basically had two cheat days instead of one. I had fast food for the first time since starting this, and I felt like total crap after I ate it – even though I got the “healthier” option on the menu. Fast food sucks.
I have now completed my third full week of Power 90. I switched to using free weights this week instead of the resistance bands, and I really felt a difference. I think they both have their benefits, and switching back and forth should really give me some good variety. I think I’ll do another week of free weights and then switch back to the bands (2 weeks each). I’m wondering if using the free weights had anything to do with the fact that I didn’t change my weight this week. I noticed a difference from last week, but I think I’ve gained some more muscle and lost fat. I need to check my body fat % again tonight to see if that has changed. I’m betting that it has (although I don’t really trust the number that’s on my scale/reader very much anyway – I’m not sure how accurate it is).
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Week 3 Stats for Josh is a Big Loser
- Starting Weight: 176.0 lb
- Today’s Weight: 171.5 lb
- Weekly Loss: 1.5 lb
- Total Loss: 4.5 lb
- Total % Loss: 2.56%
Not too bad this week. I was pretty consistent with things again, and I think I’ve gained the momentum I need to keep going on this. I’m finding that I’m really not hungry all that often, and my big struggle is making myself eat my two snacks per day so that I can keep increasing my metabolism. It’s been hard finding time to eat my morning snack especially since I’m busy at work most of the time. I usually just plain forget. I need to be more diligent with that this week (starting this afternoon since I already couldn’t eat my snack this morning due to 3.5 hours of conference calls).
I have now completed my second full week of Power 90. I’m starting to really get the hang of the workouts. I know what’s coming, and I’ve gotten the form down pretty well on most of them. I’m going to try some free weights instead of resistance bands a couple days this week on the sculpt sessions, so we’ll see how that goes. I’ve already noticed a little difference in my arms and chest from these two weeks. And I’m able to do more pushups than I could before (although I still can’t perfectly do all three sets of 7 in a row – wide, narrow, and normal – without taking a break). I’m not close to switching to level III-IV yet, but I imagine I’ll probably be making the switch before the halfway point at this rate.
Josh Young Josh is a Big Loser, Personal, Power 90
Here’s my updated stats:
- Week 1: 176.0 lb
- Week 2: 173.5 lb
- Week 3: 173.0 lb
Stats from Week 2
- Weekly Loss: 0.5 lb
- Total Loss: 3.0 lb
- Total % Loss: 1.70%
Not as much weight loss this week as I would have liked, but I also recorded my body fat and water percentages each of these weeks, and although I only lost 0.5 lb this week, I actually lost 2.0 lb of fat and gained 1.5 lb of muscle (thanks to Power 90). So that’s good news.
Easter weekend was a little rough with all the food around, but I did pretty well as far as my eating goes except for Saturday night and Sunday night when I had pizza. Those were my “cheat” meals for the weekend. I probably should have eaten a little less each time, but I couldn’t resist. I think next time it will be a little easier to tone it down a bit. I’ve noticed a significant increase in my self control when it comes to eating (not only in how much I eat, but also in what I eat), which I’ve never had before in my life. That’s pretty exciting to me.
I have also completed my first full week of Power 90. I successfully exercised for 6 straight days and rested yesterday. I can already tell a difference in how I feel. Also, I’ve been on medication for high blood pressure for several years, and about a month ago it was still running around 145/95. I checked it recently, and I’m down to about 121/69, which is huge! Part of it is likely attributable to a new medication that I’m on, but I’m sure this exercise has helped it as well.
Now it’s on to the new week.
Josh Young Josh is a Big Loser, Personal, Power 90