The Forgotten Rose

I didn’t get to start P90X Day 1 yesterday.

I did the “Fit Test” on Wednesday, and I did miserably on it! But it also gave me an idea of where I am starting, and what my body can, and cannot, do.

This morning is Day 1.

The thing I like about P90X is that Tony says if you need to push pause and re-group, you can. He takes into consideration that people are different, and will be working out at different levels.

The next thing I like is he encourages you to set a goal before each exercise. Example: how many push ups do you want to do? The amazing thing about this is that by setting that goal, you often pass it.

Today was “Chest and Back with Ab Ripper X”. For example, I set a push up goal of 3…and I actually ended up doing 5! Setting that goal encouraged me and challenged me to do better than 3 push ups. It challenges me to change my thinking from, “I can’t” to “I can”.

The next thing I want to say is….THERE ARE NO EXCUSES!

Did I keep up with the routine? No! I went at a much slower pace, and it even tho it took me 1 hour and 43 minutes to do the 52 minute workout…I did it!

I have multiple sclerosis. Doing push ups with numb hands is not easy…but “I can’t” is no longer in my dictionary! My body hates me…and it lets me know by fatigue and numbness and all the other stuff I deal with on a daily basis, but the one thing I have learned is that there are no excuses.

I know there may be people reading this that know what they need to do to get healthy, and they have been playing around…making excuses.

Today is the day of decision.

Are you going to continue making excuses or are you going to do what you have to do to get healthy???

The choice is yours!

God bless you,
Rita