30 Day Test

This morning I woke up to a comment on my last blog entry which read,

Hi there! I'm a new follower and have found your posts real and inspiring. Please come out of hiding! 

So here I am! (Thanks for the push)

For the last few days I've been toying with the idea of buying a 90 day in home work out program. There are quite a few options out there;

• p90x (too extreme for my current fitness level) 
• Insanity (even more extreme!)
• Power90 (p90x's predecessor which one description called "p90x for beginners")
• Jillian Michaels Body Revolution (a friend has this and really likes it. Especially because the work outs are only 30 minutes compared to an hour for p90x)

I narrowed it down to Power90 and Body Revolution because I need a workout I can manage or I won't stick to it. Power90 is less expensive, but Body Revolution also comes with a ton of nutrition information including a 7 day kick start diet and diet guidelines and recipes to follow for the entire 90 days. Now I know the two go hand in hand but it seems to me that Power90 (as well as the others) are more geared towards getting in shape, getting ripped and trimmed while Body Revolution also focuses on weight loss and healthy eating habits.

So after a day of research I was ready to buy Body Revolution, then I stop and made myself look at this realistically. I say to myself, "Ok Stacy, can you really commit to doing this? If you order this $120 package of DVDs and books is it going to be like all the other workout programs (couch to 5k, biggest loser DVD 6 week program...) you have started and given up on? Are you actually going to stick to this or will you start finding excuses not to do it?" (Yea I talk to myself, wanna fight about it?)

Knowing my history I couldn't make such a large purchase with a clear conscious. You may argue "Well if you spend that kind of money on it it will make you want to use it!" Which sounds good in theory but once the order is placed and I get the product I kind of forget what the cost was and only feel mildly guilty for letting the money go to waste. I already have a gym membership I pay for every month and never use. My credit card just gets billed everyone month and I only think about it when I drive by the gym and try to avoid it's judging glances. (I plan on canceling that in another 9 days. I had to wait for my contract to expire)

So here is my plan. I am going to put myself on a 30 day challenge. I am going to use a workout DVD I already have (staying away from the biggest loser. WAY too many lunges) or pick a cheap one up at Job Lot and start counting calories religiously again. It will be a test for myself. If I can stick to a 30 day program then I know I will be able to stick to a 90 day program. I'm sure whatever I come up with won't be nearly as rigorous or strict at the Body Revolution program but it's mostly just to prove to myself that I can make the commitment.

Once I come up with a more exact plan I will update you with what that plan will be. And after the 30 days I will decide if I want to purchase a 90 day program or not. I also plan to use this blog as a tool to keep me in check.

So here I am! I am coming out of hiding! It seems I've chosen a path, or at least a direction to head in. Now it's time to take my dog and go for a hike on this beautiful day!