Week 0, a new greeting

This week when asked, “hey, how’s it going?” I reply with “great” or something cordial with a little voice in the back of my head usually agreeing. With starting P90X tomorrow the greeting won’t change, I’ll still be “Great”, in fact, it will mean I am better than great. I am on a plan to change my life, just wait and see. However, that little voice in the back of my mind will be saying I am SORE, I hurt all over, legs, shoulders, arms, abs…..but it feels so good! I’ll label it “CAUTION, construction in progress”.

I worked on a “detox" diet this week trying to stabilize blood sugars and get ready for some action. I did sample several of the P90x workouts to ensure I have all the equipment and space to “bring it”. I also took my fitness benchmark and found it to be an equal blend motivation and humiliation. There are some things you can learn from a fitness test…..

- If you don’t stretch for 10 years you may be able to touch your knees, but not your toes!

- Pull-ups are a hard way to get your feet of the ground
- Push-ups sucked in 6th grade, and they still suck

Plenty of room for improvement!

I am encouraged to find some other Christians that share the same passion to be the best in mind, body, and spirit. It’s so easy to approach these programs with “self” as the focal point, so I will fight that urge every step. I have been through a few “seasons” of life and know the best results in everything come with trust, faith, and humility. I have experienced some radical blessings when I first transformed from fat to fit about 12 years ago. I am not exactly sure where this is headed, but it’s clear the first step starts Sunday.