Day 29

One more day and I am day 30. WooHoo!!! Wait... This is not a huge thing, but it is for me. "They" say it takes 21 days to form or change a habit. Well that is false. It actually takes on average 66 days by a study published in the European Journal of Social Psychology back in 2009. The study actually stated that it could take as few as 18 days and as long as 250 days to form or break a habit. The 21 day rule was from a book published in 1960 by a plastic surgeon. Dr Maxwell Maltz noticed that amputees took, on average, 21 days to adjust to the loss of a limb and he argued that people take 21 days to adjust to any major life changes.

Whether or not it takes 21 days or 66 days or even 250 days, I have 30 days down of eating good and working out. I say just good, but it's much better than good. It's great! I am so used to eating so bad over the years, it is almost so foreign to me to eat the way I have been. Yes, there have been some bad patches like Christmas day, but all in all I have been eating very good for the last 30 days. It is apparent in my face and my abdomen. No, you can't see abs, but I am hoping that after my second round it will be close. My real guess is that it will take 3 rounds for me to get down to a weight that will show good definition in my body. I hope, but all I can do is show up daily and push that play button, eat as clean as I can and get the rest I need.

Today is Week 3, Day 5 of P90X3 and the workout is CVX. The cardio work with weights. I used the four pounds again today, and although I still feel that first rotation more in my shoulders than the other rotations, I was able to keep pace without not being able to keep my arms up. Four pounds doesn't sound like a lot, but it is for this. The people in the dvd use between 5 and 10. They keep up, and they are all in great shape and have completed the entire P90X3 program at least once during the test group phase. Tony says your weight should be between helium balloon to 12 pounds. You don't need a lot of weight to do a lot of work.

I do love push and pull and think that I might want to incorporate some shoulder and arm exercises with block 2, but I might just stick to the program and finish it the way it is. I am not really trying to build massive muscles. I am trying to become fit and lean. The bulky mindset has to be vanquished. I don't need to be the strongest or biggest guy. I would love to be the fittest though. This is a decision I have yet to make, but I have a weekish to figure it out.