I am now 9 days into p90x, and I stand by my original statements – this thing is hard. It definitely wasn’t intended for people at my current fitness level. However, even struggling to do half of what the program requests, I’m seeing real results in only a week. In fact, I nearly doubled my reps on every single chest and back exercise from last week and I made it all the way through the plyometrics video without throwing up. So even if it wasn’t intended for me, if I keep sticking with it, I’ll be able to make it work for me. Only 81 more days to go.

Also, a friend mentioned that I sounded a bit hypocritical talking about Daris’ struggles the other day. I didn’t mean to sound like I was harping on him, or coming from a place of superiority; I only meant to convey sympathy and understanding. This last week I’ve been working out as hard, if not harder, than I ever have in my life. If my calorie intake were on point, I’d have easily seen a 2-3 pound loss. So while I’m definitely getting fitter and stronger, I’m not getting all the benefits I could be out of this effort.

It’s terribly tempting to say “Well, I’m putting on muscle” or “I’m still working on maintaining the changes I made to my diet previously” but those are exactly the sort of justifications I’m talking about. What I should be saying is exactly what I took offense at all those years ago – “Don’t kid yourself, you’re overeating.”