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Insanity – The First Week

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Eric
May 25, 2013
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I said the other day that I had started Insanity, a Shaun T work out routine. Some folks know, from Facebook or Twitter or in real life, that I have been on a quest to get healthy and fit again.

I was very unhealthy a year ago. I had gone from a very fit, very active man while I was in the Army (and after) to incredibly unhealthy and struggling with weight, blood pressure, blood sugar and all the other things that let you know you are in poor health. I was 45, obese and unhappy. Last June I started on a journey to change all of that.

I will write more about all of that later. I think this is not an unusual thing for a middle aged executive, and perhaps my tale can help someone else. In any case, for now suffice it to say that I lost the weight (from 218 to 185), got the blood sugar and pressure under control and got in shape again. Not fantastic shape, but good enough to pass the Army’s Physical Fitness Test by last fall. Then I decided to tackle Tony Horton’s Power90 as my next step. T…

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