Got it. If you’re losing weight than that’s probably a good thing (unless you’re trying to bulk up). You’ve just got to do whatever works best for you and your wife and what will get you to your fitness and health goals. Just try to keep the protein high. That will really help in building muscles and burning fat. Also, Fiber One is great because it helps keep you feeling full longer. I like the Original and the Honey Clusters version tastes really great too.

Actually, I probably have had a change in diet. Due to my new 68hr work weeks and my wife’s electric wheelchair being dead for 10 weeks now, everything we eat is something I have to make from start to finish. With about 11 hrs between getting home and leaving for work the next day, we have been picking and choosing the healthiest frozen or fast foods we can find, except Sundays. Lots of frozen lasagna, McD’s salads, and sandwiches from Subway and Jimmy Johns. Moving now into week 1 of P90X, has seen no real change in dinner selection, although it has been a few weeks since we had even the McD salad. And I have a GNC whey protein shake after each workout. I’ve also followed your example and changed to buying Fiber One for breakfast, although I occasionally swap that for the cranberry cereal we sell for Amway. It is a lot more satisfying in general, without the sugar low, than anything I’ve found at the stores.

You sound like you probably have a similar build to me. Is there another scale you can hop on to double check? That sounds like a good thing though if you’ve lost weight and your body fat % has gotten lower. Have you changed your diet?

Sleep deprivation and hot weather is a bad combination and would cause poor performance from anyone! Could you drive to the base the afternoon before you have to report so you can get a good night rest?

P90X is a tough program, but if you do your best each workout, follow the nutrition plan or other high protein diet that works for you, and you stick with it, then you will definitely see results. Being flexible is not a requirement for the program. I have always been extremely inflexible (my wife laughed when she found out I had to do Yoga during P90X)! Prior to P90X I could not touch my toes! I have actually never been able to touch my toes even when I was younger. Now that I’m at week 10 of P90X I can touch my toes! You’ll do a lot of stretching during P90X which will really help your flexibility. Also, don’t worry about lifting your legs higher than 45 degrees during leg lifts. That isn’t a requirement either. I can’t lift my legs all that high either, but I’m slowly improving.

I actually haven’t had to run the PT test yet since I’ve been doing P90X. I thought we were going to do it this past weekend, but it didn’t happen. They are now saying we are going to take it this upcoming month. I’ll report back and let you know how I do. I would expect to see a pretty big improvement from before.

If you are mainly focused on improving your endurance, you could do the “Lean” version of P90X (instead of the “Classic” version) which is focused mainly on cardio. I think P90X would be a great program for you! Let me know if you have any other questions about P90X!!

Go here to watch a video about P90X and to hear some success stories-
https://trek2befit.com/p90x-workout.html

This is beginning o look a bit intimidating, though. I can do 50 push-ups, and 40-some-odd curl-ups on a good day, and can just barely touch my toes when sitting, which is required or it’s an instant failure in the Navy, but I cannot keep my legs straight for leg lifts past 45 degrees, and have never been able to, even as a kid in gymnastics class. Is this required for this program? Also, have you noticed an improvement in running during PT at drill? I need to keep in mind while I’m doing this, that I have to still be able to finish a mile and a half in 11:45, or all the muscle strength in the world won’t help me.

I appreciate it! I’ve been going to the gym for about 2-3 months prior to P90X (Monday through Saturday), and I really focused on push ups & pull ups to prepare for P90X.

That is definitely smart to take it easy in the beginning to prevent any more injuries. Good luck!!!

I injured myself a few months ago, so I lost a lot of power in my right arm and unfortunately I think it affected other areas, so I am not as strong right now as I used to be.

I skipped the entire Fit test since I know in my heart I can accomplish the P90x program no problem, it will just be slow in the beginning.