Phase 3 of P90X and me

Okie dokie folks! I have officially started the final phase of P90X. I have two weeks until my brother gets home from the Marine Corps OCS and I can't wait for him to see how I look. I have been able to tell over the past several weeks that I am getting toned in more areas like my arms, back and the ab area. I still have that little bit of flab around the mid section and in my thighs that I want to get rid of, but it's not over yet!


Phase 3 of the P90X workout system shakes it up quite a bit, regardless if you are on the regular routine or the lean routine like me. During the first two phases of the workout system, the first three weeks are the same routine followed by a fourth week that is called your recovery week. During Phase 3 its more about no pain no gain. Instead of doing more reps with a little less weight to get the lean muscle mass, you switch it and try to do a little more weight with less reps. Weeks 9 and 11 are the same routine, while weeks 10 and 12 are a different routine. Week 13 is the final recovery week. So instead of 3 weeks of the same routine you get 4 weeks with two different routines to bust out the last phase of this extreme workout.


Here are some of my pictures before starting Phase 3. I'm almost there!!

Working out with P90X

Okay, so like most women after having a child, my body did not look as fit and trim as it did pre-baby. In fact, had I realized how cute my body was before I had my daughter, I think I might have flaunted it a little bit more! Like most busy moms, I didn't exactly work hard at getting back into shape. I did get luck and most of the water weight came off pretty quickly, but I still had that mommy pooch that can occur after gaining an extra 50 lbs. along with a little extra flab here and there.

My daughter is now 3 years old and a little more independent, so I decided this would be a good time to start getting back in shape. Another motivating factor was that my younger brother was about to leave for OCS and would be gone for 10 weeks, leaving behind his newly purchased P90X system that he just bought. The entire workout takes 13 weeks to complete, meaning I wouldn't be able to finish the entire thing before he got home, but I'd be able to get most of it done so that once he did return he'd hopefully be able to tell a difference.

Now as a note, I haven't followed the diet to the letter, but I have added more protein into my diet via protein bars and shakes, as well as my diet. I am currently finishing up week 7 and I have definitely noticed a difference. Not only can I tell physically, but I can also tell in my over all well-being. My energy level is much higher (especially useful when chasing around a 3 year old) and mood is just better. I just feel so much better about myself! When I look in the mirror and see that my abs are getting more toned and my legs and arms are looking nicer, I just feel excited that the program is working. I look forward to my daughter taking a nap every day so that I can do my daily P90X workout. I get to have my "me time" and do something productive at the same time.

I highly recommend this system to anyone and everyone! I personally don't like working out at a gym, so this system was right up my alley. Right in the privacy of my own living room I spend about an hour a day getting fit and feeling better about myself. I love the look on my husband's face when I start getting all pumped before or after a workout and how excited I get when I can see the changes. He just gets this grin on his face and I can see how proud he is of me and my commitment to working out.

At the beginning of each phase--in which there are three--you take several different pictures so that you can see your progress from one phase to the next. Here are a few pictures from right before I started working out and from the start of phase 2. The pictures of me in the flowered swimsuit top and shorts are right before I started and the ones of me with the white top and brown shorts are right before I started phase 2.