It will probably surprise ALL of you who know me to discover that it was I who choose the P90X fitness program.
For those of you who do not know me yet, I will explain. I am not the fitness guru of the family. That role is played by my
husband John, the runner, the marathon runner, the several marathons a year marathon runner. Me, the perfect way to spend the day would be a good book (by Christine Feehan), a great view, and a tall glass of sweet ice tea (I'm a true southern gal at heart). I am the very last person you would think of in terms of fitness.
So what changed? A lot.. It often takes a major event on ones life to bring about change, and my life is no different. Along with a wonderful husband, I have been blessed with two fantastic sons. This past year the youngest graduated High School and joined the United States Marine Corp. I have always enjoyed time spent with my sons and facing the “Empty Nest” was difficult for me. I wrote more letters to my son while he was in boot camp than I think I have written in the past five years. I wrote and I ate, trying to fill the empty feeling I had with no children living at home. Trying to swallow my loneliness with each and every bite. It was a hunger that, try as I might, would not be sated with food..
Then, a truly horrible event occurred. I lost a good friend. Uilani was a woman full of life. Joy and enthusiasm flowed from her like the water over Akaka Falls. She was a difficult person to hem in, or discourage because she simply would not be hampered by another's doubt or reluctance. It was a shock when she passed away suddenly from a heart attack. She was so full of life that it seemed impossible to believe that she could ever loose it.
When I shared the news about my friend with John his face was as easy to read as one of my romance novels. He feared the same fate for me, because among other things, Uilani and I were both overweight. (I was nearing the 200 lb mark) I think it was the fear I saw in his eyes that first made me realize the danger I was in. It was feeling the loss of my friend that made me realize that my choices could cause the ones I loved even greater pain.
When my youngest came home from boot camp I was impressed with his new physical appearance and thought to myself... If he can do it - get in good physical shape and be strong for our counrty, then I could do it. I would get fit and be strong for those I loved, including myself.
Perhaps the hardest part of the first 90 day experience as accepting that I deserved the "time" the progam took each day. That I deserved to do this for myself, and if my guests were without me for an hour a day, it was ok. The Inn would not burn down, the guests would not stop comming to stay - the business would go on without me for an hour or so a day. I was worth the time it would take to get fit. In the long run it has help our business because I have so much more energy and stamina. And this year, the first of many that I can recall, I did not ever get sick, no flu, no colds, no nothing...just health. It was GREAT!
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