This summer I took the challenge for a 14 week fitness plan. I did it to keep my honest, give me current fitness goals, and I’m trying to win a trip to Maui as part of the Tom Venuto burn the fat inner circle contest. Motivation all around. It’s been 8 weeks and I love the progress I’ve made. Well, I like it. I’m a perfectionist at times, so I know where I need to work, but I’m getting there.
I’m thinking about July 2010 today. A year ago today, I started doing Insanity and eventually re-started P90X. Around this time, I took my day 0 pictures and my day 0 measurements. At the time (I would say mid-late July) I was 206lbs and a 36.5 in waist and about 20% body fat. As of now, a year and change later, I’m 188lbs (as of last weeks weigh-in) and a 33 inch waist with about 10-12% body fat. Sometimes, I dwell on what I have yet to accomplish, and fail to see the forest from the trees (I’m too lazy to google the right way to say that). I’ve been able to maintain a healthy disposition for a year! That’s an accomplishment to salute in itself!
My motivation has always been my family. We have a lot of health related ailments in my family, and I just refuse to go out that way. There’s always the motivation of looking good on the beach and by the pool, but I love having the cardiovascular fitness to run miles and not feel like I’m near-death. I like having great cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure. I put a lot of pressure on myself, so it’s good to be able to reflect and see progress. No, I’m not super ripped or look like I breathe steroids, but I’m healthy and the sky’s the limit for my success! Building a culture of health and fitness is my main goal and I’ve achieved that.
So now to this contest. I’m trying to turn it up the last 6 weeks to see how close I can come to mind-blowing results. Cardio is the name of the game. I’ll be in the gym lifting weights of course, but I’m going to double up on cardio, while keeping a good diet. I know how my body reacts to cardio, I just have a hate-loathe relationship with it, but it must be done! Benefits outweigh the costs!
Thanks for hanging with me the last year. Thank you for those who subscribe via email. I looked at the list, saw family, friends, and associates. Some people I don’t even know. It warmed me to #BigSeanTears almost, but I’m a thug with a keyboard, so I held my composure. Seriously, thank you to everyone who reads, supports, and motivates me. I claim to need no one at times, but I’d be lying if I said support wasn’t needed and appreciated.
Let’s reach our goals together, leave excuses in our rear view mirror, and have limitless ambition with work ethic to match!
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YAY! lol. Congrats on your results. I hope you get that trip to Maui. And even if you don't, do something awesome for yourself. You deserve it..
In regards to my fitness goals, this has been a pretty awesome summer. I've lost weight, I'm becoming more toned, and more overall level of fitness has increased. I may have mentioned once or twice, that I hate weighing myself, so I try to use the fit of my clothes to tell me how I'm doing. lol. Last week, I wore a smaller size to work, and figured I should weigh myself just to see how I'm doing. As of this past Sunday, I'd lost 10lbs since June 15th. I was so happy to see that number.lol. My goal is to drop another 8-10 by Labor Day. I have a wedding that weekend, and while its no Maui, I want to be the finest, fittest sista at my homegirl's wedding. Single, young professional black men is all the motivation I need.