P90X

So.

I realized something today.  And that is, I'm way out of shape, or more succinctly, my body has changed shape into one I'm not all that happy with.

I ran track freshman year of high school and that was probably the best shape that I've ever been in.  But then after I stopped running track, I still was able to maintain a certain level of activity because I rode my bike all over the place (read: I didn't get my license until I was 17ish and didn't really get a car until I was 18 or 19).  So I maintained.

But then I went to college and for the first two years I was okay because, well, I drank a lot and walked around a lot to class and stuff.

Junior and senior year, I lived "off-campus" which isn't hard to do at MSOE.  But I got a moped at that time and really stopped the majority of my walking.  But I was still okay, mostly because I was broke.

The just after college I wasn't okay, but I had an obnoxiously small figure, maybe if I'm brave enough to reveal some skeletons I'll delve into that tail in a future post.  (If I forget, and you feel it's important in the telling, remind me and I'll at least respond to it and try to give an answer as to what's up.)

After that I moved to the city and still kept relatively okay, I even joined a gym for a few months (paid for a year, but honestly and truly went three times a week for about three months solid).  Nothing doing after that though.

Then I moved to the city and my commute got smaller and smaller.  That's when I decided to buy a bike again and at least up my daily activity level.  And that works for the summers but not really a long term thing.  It's kind of like a roller coast work out.  I've tried dieting, but it turns out that people and I don't really get along when I'm just tired and hungry all the time.  So that doesn't turn out all that well, since I can't stick to being mean to people all the time.

So today I got out of work a few hours early to drive down to the site to get my badge and dosimetry.  When I got back to the hotel, I thought, now's the time.  I acquired a quasi-legal copy of P90X and I thought I'd give it a shot.

I made it about 30mins into the first hour.  Not good.  Not good since I was definitely not even doing the required amount of time on each work out than I was supposed to.  I gave it my all, in my running shoes and t-shirt in my tiny hotel room.  Some of the floor work was a little tough do to limited space, but I still managed to do most of it.  Then I got light-headed and decided that I've pushed myself too far, so I stopped and just watched them go for the rest of the session.

So, I think I need whatever comes before P90X, which I think is just Power 90.  I think that's about the level that I need to start at.  So if anyone has a quasi-legal copy of that, give me a holler, and I'll definitely take you up on it.

I'd like to get into better physical condition, the longest bike race I've done was about 45 miles, and I think that's the upper level of my capability.  I didn't put up a good time or what I would consider a good time, but I finished and that was an accomplishment for me.

I think my overall problem is a severe lack of motivation and an ability to easily incorporate a work-out routine into my daily schedule, not to mention maintain it there for a considerable amount of time.  I'd like for it to just be routine.  Go to work.  Come home.  Work out.  Eat. Tv.  Sleep.

So, motivation, I don't really have's it, but I needs it.

Hasta.