Transformations Only You Can See!

I have yet to meet someone who complains about how great they feel when they are exercising and eating right. Feeling physically and mentally great due to healthy choices along with having your clothes fit better are great incentives and motivation to continue on the right path. However, nothing feels as great as having someone say, "Hey, have you lost weight? You look great!"

Unfortunately, sometimes eating right and exercising doesn't produce the physical changes that lead to compliments as quickly as we would like. I know from experience that I may lose a few pounds, my clothes may fit better, but ultimately my body doesn't change as much as I would like as quickly as I would like it to. Due to this experience I need to look for transformations in different areas.

I began my Beachbody journey on March 18. On this day I committed to 21 Day Fix. I absolutely LOVED the program. It gave me the motivation I needed to get back into an exercise routine. After 28 days of 21 Day Fix, I switched my exercise routine to P90X3. I have always had an interest in P90X, but didn't have time to commit to the long workouts that P90X provided. The 30 minute workouts with P90X3 were perfect for me!

P90X3 is tough, but doable because throughout the entire workout I think "I can do this for 30 minutes!" I had to wonder how it was actually helping me physically. Would 30 minutes per day really make a difference? 

Of course I am seeing changes in how much I can accomplish in each 30 minute workout as I progress through the 90 day program, but my biggest surprise transformation came to me while I was running.

I have been running for exercise since high school. I am not a strong runner, but I do it because you get the most bang for your buck with running. My normal running pace has always been between 10 and 11 minute miles. Nothing fabulous, actually quite embarrassing when my husband literally runs twice the speed that I do. Recently, I've been running at a pace of around 9:30 per mile. Again, nothing fabulous, but pretty exciting for me! Especially since I have NOT been training to run. 

The top picture is of my pace from last summer. The bottom three pictures are of my pace from the last two weeks.

I have been exercising to get fit and to feel better both physically and mentally. As an added bonus P90X3 has improved my running by taking almost one minute off per mile!

Can you see this transformation by looking at me? Nope! Does that make it feel any less great? Nope! Every time I return from a run I can't help but say, "Look at that! 30 minutes per day really does work!"

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