Quest attempt #2: FAIL

As the title reads: FAIL!

Haha, while that is over dramatic, I am disappointed to classify my second attempt as a fail for finishing all three phases of P90x.

To recap, my first attempt was during the summer of 2010, where I completed around 30~ days, and my second attempt started in early January 2011 (this blog).

Sure, I am disappointed that I wasn't able to complete this entire series. You may be asking "What happened that even you would consider this a fail? Why not just pickup where you left off?".

The simple answer is that I want to do this right. I learned that when I give myself too much slack, my discipline wavers, indulgence takes place and I lose sight of my goal. I "sinned" too much in Sin City (vegas) this past week, and ultimately, eating junk food (5 burgers, pizza, fries, ), not working out for a week, and consuming far too much alcohol... I can't look at the results at the end of the 90 days and attribute it to a successful p90x routine.

Anyhoo, to make this short, I wouldn't classify it as a waste of my time, as I started to wonder "why did I fail again?". And now I re-tell a standout quote from a movie I just recently saw: (Adjustment Bureau)

"But we had a rule in my neighborhood, when you got in a fight, it wasn't whether or not you got knocked down. It's what you do when you get back up."

I am doing P90X AGAIN! Starting today. I will try my hardest at completing my new year's resolution: Finishing all THREE phases of P90X in 2011. What I learned is that I am following the workout schedules, tips, and nutrition plan to a T and as strict as possible. I have to learn not to allow myself to cut corners here and there. I was far too lenient in my 2nd P90x attempt and gave in too many times to temptation.

I will be tracking reps and progress in an excel sheet that will be downloadable on this blog. I will do my best at posting status updates on this blog in a concise fashion. I am tracking what I eat using MyPlate on LiveStrong. I will post 0-30-60-90 day pictures on this blog as well as weekly number tracks of my weight and BF%. Sure, it's a little embarrassing, but you two are two of my most trusted people I know and I need to be help accountable =).

Let's do this, let's get fit by June 26, 2011 (91 day mark).

Thank YOU for your continued support.