Introduction

Amiee and I decided to try P90X because both of our current workout regimens had become a little stagnant. Amiee has been working out regularly 3 times/week, doing mostly cardio - and I had most recently adopted what I labeled the "24 Workout." I had purchased all the seasons of the TV show "24" and would watch two episodes each night (4-5 nights per week) while on the elliptical trainer (approximately 90 minutes of action packed fat burning). We've both successfully shed 10-15 pounds or so in the past 18 months, and have been maintaining fine, but we wanted to take it a level further.

We chose P90X because we'd seen it on TV several times, and most recently all of the ESPN Radio hosts that I listen to have tried it and had good results.

We ordered it last weekend and it arrived within a few days (free rush delivery was a special offer!). We added the pull-up bar and resistance bands to our order, so I think the grand total was somewhere around $300. The pull-up bar was harder to put together than it should've been (the shape of it was slightly off) but after smacking it with a hammer a few times it fell nicely into place!

We read through the nutrition guide and we're both scared to death about the eating regimen for the first 30 days - known as the "fat shredder" phase. We can only have one portion of carbs (e.g. two slices of wheat bread) each day and we're both huge carb lovers so that could be trouble. We also aren't big fans of a variety of vegetables so that could also be an issue - but we'll see.

Our Goals:
Jason - drop from approximately 200 pounds to around 180 or so, take 2-3 inches off of my waist, and increase overall energy levels.
Amiee - drop a couple of clothes sizes.

With that we're off & running! We plan to start day 1 on Sunday - that will give us time to get our menu in order and to make sure we have a relatively free day to fit a solid workout in. Wish us luck!