hey guys
i needed to post some grief, if anyone shares the same problems then post it up...here goes:

don't you just hate when people, who know your strict about your program, continously try to offer whatever junk they see lying around? They don't seem to understand that no means no. There seems to be a difference between p90xers and the non-users. Does anyone have any methods for keeping people's persistance at bay? Its not like im getting super angry about it, but I dont understand why some people believe that p90x is a matter of torture and that somehow i must be suffering and by offering me sweets, or food thats not even close to my diet, they will somehow liberate the 'p90x cuffs'. Even if you've graduated from p90x, that doesn't mean its "over now" and one should return to the old ways of unhealthy junk sitting in your body..

my results are also up, so feel free to take a look on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2S2_t8Ejao
cheers,
rick.

I know what you mean and I think they mean well...in a way. My wife does it. Constantly trying to fatten me up. Says my face looks too drawn when my bf starts getting down where I like it.
She makes nice roast beef dinners, buys ice cream or sneaks treats into my lunch box. If I pick at the nice dinner she takes it as an insult. I have will power when it comes to buying junk. I don't do it. But if you wave it under my nose I cave. Frustrating. As arnold would say: I LACK DICIPLINE!!

I really don't care what other people think; this commitment is for me for my family. I want to keep up with my kids at the playground, take them to the pool, and I want to deal with the stress of caring for three children under 5 without crashing from exhaustion at the end of the night. I feel great after doing these workouts, and I don't think twice when people offer me something that doesn't fit inside the program. Usually, I offer my treat to somebody else (usually the egg roll that comes with the meal at our favorite Chinese place).

Great posts, everyone!!

The reality is that most people don't eat correctly. There's a difference between being well-fed and well-nourished.

Well-fed people are everywhere...they're dozens of pounds overweight, or obese, and they live on a high fat diet. They wonder why their triglycerides and cholesterol levels are soaring, and why they have to take a bunch of medications to control their blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol. And they have zero energy. You can hear them huffing and puffing around the grocery store with their baskets full of macaroni and cheese, ice cream, and pork rinds.

Well-nourished people can be overweight, too. But more of them are adhering to a healthy diet like the diets we're all trying to follow. They are trying to eat correctly. They're not perfect, but they are striving for a healthier lifestyle. They may or may not live a day longer, but they'll live better and feel better because of their diet. They may splurge now and then with an ice cream cone or with a slice or two of pizza, but it's just a splurge just now and then. And they try to exercise for various reasons, but in many cases, because it's good for them. They like a snack, but will pick up an apple rather than a donut. Those who are overweight will lose in time, some faster than others. Personally, I'm taking a long time, but I keep my eye on the goal rather than on where I am in the process.

The well-fed people don't understand the logic of the well-nourished. And, since most of us here are striving for the well-nourished side of the street, we don't choose to understand the "logic" of the well-fed when it comes to food selections.

So, in view of the above, my solution is to sound like a broken record.

"No, thank you."

It is polite and it gets the point across. And the more times you repeat it the more likely the other person will get the message. It's worked for me, and I can continue to be nice to people.

Hope this helps...

Kevin

I've had similar issues with my parents and in-laws. When I was heavier than they were, they'd drop hints that I needed to lose weight. And now that they're heavier than me, all I hear is "you're losing too much weight."

Thankfully, I have a spouse who's working out with me and we're supporting each other as we do our best to stick with our diets, but when our parents are over (and they're over a lot, because they live nearby and come to visit their grandkids), we can't stop hearing about how it's "not healthy" to exercise so much. Their best line was about a cream-filled corn chowder my mom brought over: "It's just soup! Everyone knows that soup is good for you! It has no calories!"

I think we all deal with it to one degree or another. I definitely get it alot from co-workers and random people. Thankfully for me, my wife and kids are ultra-supportive.

Be polite but stick to your guns. When I started P90X and stopped going to lunch with everyone and talked to them about how their lunch at Islands was over 2500 calories (yes, it was!) they laughed. Now they see that I can run circles around them and look much more fit, they are starting to come around.

I have 3 people who are now borrowing a disk to see if P90X is for them. My solo hikes up Squaw Peak will now have 5 people alongside me next week.

Not everyone will be supportive or understand. Most of that is rooted in their own frustration with their lives, their weight, and their feeling of powerlessness. They criticize you out of jealousy, normally. That's my take on it.

Shrug it off and keep pushing play. Glad I did!

Rick

I think we are all going through the same thing with those who think we "missing out" on the good things in life like beer, pizza, ice cream etc. I have had people ask me why I would bother doing P90X at my age (52). Some say that I was "skinny" already but they don't seem to understand the difference between being fit and being thin. I feel great and wear the same size clothes that I did in high school (that is going back a bit!) I have to agree that some people are jealous that P90X er's can have such commitment to their health and to maintaining an all around healthy lifestyle. I do suggest to those who will listen to try P90X but not to the point of preaching. I think if they could just see what the first few weeks could do for them they would understand. I am finishing my second week of round 2 after two weeks off from my first 90 days, and look forward to my workouts (except plyo). It is obvious that I am hooked and will continue P90X indefinitely.

hey rick, im in the same boat as you, im on day 154 as of today and still people in my life try to push greasy fattening food in my face and then look at me like im from mars when i tell them "no thanks".

I don't get it still! Really! I just came back home to visit my family and some family friends and what were the first comments, "oh you've lost too much weight", and "you don't look 'right' anymore". As if being 240lbs at one point in my life wasn't enough ammo for these critics, now being slim is too skinny and their wondering if im eating at all?? C'MON!!!!!

I don't do my p90x for anyone but myself and I agree, it is always polite to be nice and courteous. But there seems to be a point now, where I'm always going to be under the microscope, if thats the way of the world then so be it but it doesn't mean being nice and courteous will always suffice.

sorry to vent, but this seems to be the only place to vent. This topic has taken some people by storm with their lenghty posts...and ive enjoyed each read so far, so please keep it up and share the advice!

Time for a protein shake!

This is quite an interesting read. I come from a fairly different demographic, where people generally appluad for people "taking the next step to better health". In my work place alone thier are three co-workers that are/have done P90x, and some friends I know are contemplating it.

I think it takes incredible strenght and determination to keep going and keep pressing play even while under discrimination(kinda funny, but thats what its sounding like). I'm deffintely no where near the 'thin' category(started out at just over 300lbs) and on my third month of P90x(30+ lbs lighter and a lot stronger ), but I personally would take such comments more of a commplement.

There are actually three people including myself doing P90X where I work as well. It is great to have others who know how much "strength and determination" it does take. It sounds as if you are doing well so far so keep pressing play and keep us informed of your progress.

Misery loves company is what I always remind myself.

There's about 4 guys where I work that keep saying they want to start P90X. They've seen me lost 24lbs in the past 6 months and think "all I gotta do is follow this video and I'll lose weight". None of them realize you have to stop eating McDonald's 3 times a day, supreme pizzas and Chinese takeout. So far none of them have done a single workout even though I've offered to let them try it repeatedly.

I also find it funny that they're using ARX to punish the "Fitness Enhancement Program" people. I'm in the Navy and they're using ARX and Plyo to try and get some massively overweight people to lose a few dozen lbs.

way to go buddy, keep bringing it. If you have any stretch marks I'd use vitamin E oil on your skin - sadly, i didn't.

lol, misery loves company - i love it!

Corp_T, what's ARX? I know what you mean about people's nutrition nowadawys. It doesn't help with new fat pills coming out, causing abnormal chemical reactions in your body. It's like their saying " dont worry, eat all the junk you want..then we'll give you some other junk to rid of it, p.s. side effects are plentiful "
- absolute rubbish. damn capitalism.

Im going to go ahead and say that I LOVE this topic. I am a 23 year old female, I weigh 180, not remotely close to my healthy weight range at 5' 6.5". I have been doing P90X for six days. Last night my boyfriend says "hey would you like to eat breakfast together in the morning?". Being together 4 years, and both working two jobs, I never get to see him, so I'm thinking heck yeah, thats so sweet. Then he says, "maybe we can stop at McDonalds while we are both heading out for work". I pause, staring at him... and he says "oooohhhh yeah thats right, your doing your 'diet thing', im sorry". LOL a 'diet thing'. Not to mention the fact that we NEVER have ever in 4 years gone to eat McDonalds together, that is one place I pretty much never went to no matter what. Then in my sarcastic girlfriend voice I said, "geeeee thanks for that temptation, but no... want to eat whole wheat waffles and veggie sausage with me in the morning, maybe even a banana or some yogurt?" lol, his answer was no. At least he apologized for trying to tempt me into eating crap. haha

I know what you mean. Most of my friends are overweght and eat very unhealthy theyre always tryin to get me go eat fast food with them or they want to ask me about what Im doing to lose weight and then make excuses for why they couldnt do it. Grrrrrrr........ It drives me nuts.

It honestly doesn't bother me.I work with a simpleton who offers me junk food everytime he gets it.Ive told him countless times i allow only 1 junk meal per week.Yet everytime he's like hey man want some.I just take it as his lack of brains cause he is pretty dumb to be honest.Other than that nobody really bothers me about it.Ive been rather healthy since i was a teen i never really ate junk but a few times a week to begin with,always was a workout buff.So it's really not weird to anybody in my family that i eat even cleaner now.I do enjoy my junk meal on friday night though Gotta live it up a little everyonce in a while.

alphasl wrote:

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I think we are all going through the same thing with those who think we "missing out" on the good things in life like beer, pizza, ice cream etc. I have had people ask me why I would bother doing P90X at my age (52). Some say that I was "skinny" already but they don't seem to understand the difference between being fit and being thin. I feel great and wear the same size clothes that I did in high school (that is going back a bit!) I have to agree that some people are jealous that P90X er's can have such commitment to their health and to maintaining an all around healthy lifestyle. I do suggest to those who will listen to try P90X but not to the point of preaching. I think if they could just see what the first few weeks could do for them they would understand. I am finishing my second week of round 2 after two weeks off from my first 90 days, and look forward to my workouts (except plyo). It is obvious that I am hooked and will continue P90X indefinitely.

Dude you don't have to give up pizza.I know some dang good wheat pizza recipes.I don't eat em all the time but i don't count em as a cheat meal either.Wheat crust,turkey pepperoni,Mushrooms,Lowfat cheese.Not the same as the real deal but good enough

Before beginning the P90X program on February 28th, I had an issue with sticking to working out consistently. As a result, I would make gains, but then eventually lose them in months after losing the motivation to keep on going.

Today is my second second/rest day and I'm already seeing a huge improvement in my appearance, flexibility, muscle gain and endurance. For example, last week, I could do four, maybe five pull ups and now I can do ten with good form. My biggest difficulty is the nutrition part, due to the fact I'm in college and my time is limited, in addition to issues with having a low budget for food. Though I've stuck to my guns and have tried to adhere to the diet in the nutrition guide.

Then like everyone else has mentioned about family and friends, there has been the lack of knowledge about the program and why I'm sticking to it so vehemently. They would offer me food, saying that it wasn't that bad for you, or cheating for a bit won't make a big impact.

I did cheat last night when I took a friend to see a movie, then we ate at this nice little pizzeria. I could tell she felt uncomfortable eating some type of crunch wrap, while I had a salad (They put a slice of cheese pizza on the salad, which cracked me up). Then after I had a frozen yogurt at a TYBC. Outside of that, I've really stuck to my guns.

My family and friends are starting to notice a difference in my physical appearance, so they have been a bit more supportive in my efforts. Hopefully in time they'll understand this isn't a 'health phase', but a lifestyle that I would prefer to stick to.