Hard Work Works!!

I have to rant for a second.  I was online the other day pre-ordering Tony Horton's new book, "Bring It!," on Amazon and a link came up for a "buyer's guide" for P90X.

The author planned to delve into all the cracks and crevices of the program to help buyers determine whether or not they're ready for the program.  Team Beachbody has message boards for this exact purpose, but it's a noble attempt to make a buck, right?  I followed the link to the author's site and was shocked by the pro/con list that I saw.

The pro list basically stated that if you follow the program and do the workouts, you would get the results you want.  The con list, on the other hand, was appalling.  It said absolutely nothing about people's usual complaints-the workouts are too hard, they're too long, etc.  What it did have at the top, and was basically the only valid "complaint" to be found on the con list:  "You will only really see the results shown on TV if you eat right."

Why did this make me tick?  Not so much that it's listed as a kind of ultimatum-I'm not stupid, I know there are a lot of people who undervalue their nutritional responsibilities, and I'm one of them on occasion-but that it's listed as a "con" in the first place.  P90X was designed as an extreme FITNESS program, as in a program designed to get you fit.  There is not a single fit person in this world that pays zero attention to what they are eating on a regular basis.  Fitness is not just about how much you exercise.  In fact, 80% of the results you obtain from a fitness plan come from eating properly. 

Statistics aside, why do people see proper nutrition as a chore!  We were given the right to live when we were born and nobody is living to the fullest potential unless they nourish their bodies in the way they were meant to be nourished.  Whole, unprocessed, unrefined foods are the only way to deliver proper nutrition to our bodies and function the way we're supposed to.  I can most certainly not call myself a saint in this arena; nutrition is something I struggle with on an hourly basis and I deal with it as it comes.  Shakeology is, hands down, my biggest ally in this battle.  I never see it as a con, though...it's just something I need to do in order to, well, LIVE!  The body shuts down without proper nutrition, so why shouldn't I do whatever is possible to make sure I'm functioning correctly?  Exactly.

Proper nutrition is never a "con"-it's just necessary.