What’s good everyone,
I just wanted to share a quick story about my ongoing fitness battle to be the best I can. So I was at an event last night and saw friends I haven’t seen in a few months. The usual jokes and catching up ensued. During the course of the conversation, my fitness regimen was discussed, asking if I was still doing P90X. Of course I let them know that while I completed P90X, I was still in the gym and doing a whole bunch of other craziness that my body curses me for daily.
So when I mentioned that, one person said “I can tell you lost weight”. 0_0 really? I couldn’t tell (as usual). She asked if I lost about 5 pounds, and she was spot on! It was uncanny really, because I hadn’t seen her since December, and I’ve lost 5-7lbs since that time. My friends wow me hahaha!
That just goes to show that sometimes we make progress and see it on a piece of paper, but need other ways to measure our results. This is why I take pictures, measure my body fat, do waist measurements, and check a scale. I try to get a comprehensive look at my results. Nothing beats commentary from people though, because they can always tell whether you shifted in the positive or negative direction. Shoot, it was my frat brothers who initially pushed me to my current fitness focus years ago when they said that I was getting a gut and need to get in order, smh.
Use all avenues to measure fitness. Sometimes you can be pleasantly surprised!
I like this post Streetzie. You're right that it's hard for us to see changes in our own bodies – I really wish I had taken pictures when I started working out so I could compare them to now. I was completely oblivious to the changes in my body until I went to get waxed and the esthetician started talking about how toned I was….I started laughing but when I really looked I was like hey! where did those muscles come from?
Nice post, Streetz. And spot on.
I took pictures before I started my first round of Insanity, and the pictures have helped me see myself. Saw a former co-worker last week, and she commented on how good I looked, and wanted to know what I did to lose the weight. I'm thinking, I haven't lost much weight at all. lol. I struggle with not seeing the numbers I want to see on the scale. But this past Friday, I noticed that my trouser jeans were too big for my waist, and were slouching. Not a good look for casual Friday, but I am happy about it. Very, very happy.
Tomorrow, I'm starting a second round of Insanity, so I took some pictures today. I'm excited about the changes I'll see in the next 60 days.