Succeeding With Parkinsons » Health and Fitness

P90X round 2

mneshati — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:24:55 +0000

About four months ago I started day one of P90X. I took the fitness test that comes with the DVD set and I was a poster child for “DONT ATTEMPT P90X” until you are in better shape. BUT I am nothing if not stubborn so I started. I couldn’t do a single push-up or pull-up, I staggered through that first week, but 12 weeks later I was a different person. Fit, 36 pounds lighter and ready to go at it again. SO Monday the 31st I start round two, another 12 weeks of P 90 X, I took 2 weeks off and I really missed it. And what will make it extra fun this go around is I will have someone doing it with me, in different cities yes, but we will check in with each other each day and share our experiences. Looking forward to raising my fitness level to the next notch!

Health and Fitness

mneshati — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:04:34 +0000

Probably the most significant things that I have done for myself in the last six years since I learned I had Parkinson’s is to start a fitness program, and boy am I glad I picked P90X, what that program has done for me in 90 days (well 86 right now 4 days to the finish line) is nothing short of miraculous and exactly as they promised. I am stronger, more capable, and have more energy than I did in my 30′s and 40′s.

What I am really amazed at, and had no expectation of getting this result, is that my Parkinson’s symptoms are diminishing, my right hand trembles less, and I can actually write legibly again…

Sorry if some of this sounds redundant to you, I am sure it is, but be patient with me please…some of this progress still seems unreal to me and I am in such amazement, that I keep wanting to talk about it.

If paying attention to your diet, excercising and getting healthier can do these things for me, imagine what they can do for you!

I don’t care what program you use, I don’t care what company or who or where you get it, I just want to keep encouraging my friends to get fit, get healthy, adopt excercise as part of your daily life…You’ll be glad you did when your bouncing around like a 40 year old in your 80′s!!

Accountability Group

mneshati — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:08:58 +0000

A good friend, Lou Sardo, saw the positive changes P90X had made in me and bought a copy, he has graciously agreed to wait until January 31st, which allows me to finish my first go around of P90X, take a two week break, and start round two. While we live too far away to work out together by starting the program together on the same day we will check with each other daily, share stories of progress, gains, and sometimes console each other through soreness and bad days.

It helps provide moral support and motivation while also being accountable to the other person who is counting on you to do your part.

I am humbled by Lou’s willingness to be my accountability buddy, and my exercise buddy. THANKS Lou, I won’t let you down.

Accountability, day 2 of the first 90 days

mneshati — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:15:00 +0000

Here is a question for all of you wonderful people to ponder. If you know that something is good for you, do you have a moral obligation to take that course? If you know there are things you can do to improve your diet, lower your cholesterol and therefore your chances of heart disease and stroke, don’t you almost have to do it. If you know that you must exercise in order to have a rich and enjoyable quality of life in your senior years don’t you have a moral obligation to then do it for the benefit of yourself, your spouse, your children and grand children and your friends???

For me the answer became clear over the last year and it is a glaring YES! I didn’t ask for Parkinson’s, but it chose me, so I am determined to use it to make me better. It is motivating me to get and stay fit, and to do that you have to combine exercise with good nutrition. I am determined to eliminate all artificial drugs and chemicals I can from my life…I don’t have much choice over my Parkinson’s medication BUT I can work to slow the progression of the disease and therefore keep my medication to a minimum MORE IMPORTANTLY though, is I know that I can seek out natures own nutrients to fight off heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure I don’t want to take pills which are man made chemicals to fight off these issues. I now know I can do it with natural ingredients and I am determined to take that path. SO I can enjoy every minute I can with my beautiful wife Kim, my daughter Nikki, son Justin, grand kids Savanna and Dylan, and Caden, and all of you wonderful friends, and to lead a life that doesn’t end up a burden on them.

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post I have joined my friend Jason Scheff and a group of super motivated people who have banded together to form an accountability group. We are going to pick a health program, regardless of the brand or where it comes from, this isn’t about buying or selling products, it is about holding each other accountable, picking a health and wellness program, committing to it, checking in every day with your partner and holding each other accountable as we get healthy together.

So I ask all of you again…write me, pick a program, is it going to a gym, walking around the block? My commitment is to keep drinking Shakeology everyday and after finishing P90X ten days from now I am taking a few days of recommended recovery time, and on January 31 starting P90X all over again. We can do this! Lets do it together!!!
Macy

Accountability

mneshati — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:10:05 +0000

My commitment to getting healthy starting in July 2010 has had remarkable impact on me and inspired me to try to help others get healthy.

Here is a startling set of facts: After almost a year of taking DRUGS for high Cholesterol and Triglycerides My numbers were still not great. I stopped the meds cause I am tired of taking drugs and chemicals, I don’t have a choice for my Parkinson’s meds, but I want to get rid of as many pills and chemicals as I can. A friend got me started on Shakeology, so here is a side by side comparison of my numbers before and after drugs versus Shakeology:

After a year of drugs: Triglycerides 197 After 4 months of Shakeology 144

After a year of drugs: LDL (Bad Cholesterol) 115 After 4 months of Shakeology 110

After a year of Drugs: HDL (Good Cholesterol) 32 After 4 months of Shakeology 39.

I wasn’t on Blood Pressure meds and my numbers were OK around 124 over 75 range and a resting pulse of 90-94 but after 4 months of Shakeology…. 110 over 69 resting pulse, 70-75.

Did I mention weight loss? down from 237 to 205.

Then got in shape, I have ten workout days left to finish the 13 week P90X Extreme fitness program. Guess what…I flunked the fitness test that comes with the program so technically I shouldn’t have even tried P90X but I tried it and now in week 12 of 13 I am in the best shape of my life.

So to the real point. I have joined my friend Jason Scheff and a group of super motivated people who have banded together to form an accountability group. We are going to pick a health program, regardless of the brand or where it comes from, this isn’t about buying or selling products, it is about holding each other accountable, picking a health and wellness program, committing to it, checking in every day with your partner and holding each other accountable as we get healthy together.

Will you join me? write me, pick a program, is it going to a gym, walking around the block? My commitment is to keep drinking Shakeology everyday and after finishing P90X ten days from now I am taking a few days of recommended recovery time, and on January 31 starting P90X all over again. We can do this! Lets do it together!!!
Macy

Excellence Through Commitment

mneshati — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:46:38 +0000

Don’t really remember if I made that up or saw it written somewhere, it doesn’t instantly resonate with everyone, but the more it runs around in my head the more I like it, the more it really speaks to me. Want to be an excellent musician? You have to be totally committed to that goal. Want to be an excellent sales proffessional? Commitment, commitment to the product, commitment to studying the craft the art, to learning the skills, and maybe most importantly, commitment to your customer.

Want an Excellent marriage? Commitment! Can any of you actually think of a an excellent marriage that doesn’t involve total commitment? No Way.

SO that is were I have arrived in my life in regards to my health, nutrition and fittness and what a difference that has made in my life and my fight against Parkinson’s. And how sad and silly of me to take this long to reach that realization. Once I committed to achieving excellent health and fitness my progress came in leaps and bounds. In July I committed to my nutrition and health which involved losing 36 pounds and getting in shape. In the 14 weeks since then I have lost 26 of those pounds using a product called Shakeology, which has also added energy, lowered my already decent heart pressure, and has killed my cravings for bad food. I am on a path of excellent nutrition, so now I wanted to get fit. So I started P90X, an extreme fitness program that promises to get you ripped in 90 days. at the end of week 4 I already feel transformed, and the better I feel fitness and health wise the more I want it. I want to be in excellent health and fitness, and once I committed to it it is amazing how quickly it happened. My tremers are lessening, I am regaining some dexterity in my right hand and can write and type better, and I can only credit good nutrition and good fitness for stemming the tide of Parkinson’s advancement.

I feel better than I did in my 20?s and 30?s health wise and I didn’t have Parkinson’s.

Moral? Commit to being Excellent in Everything You Do

Excellence through Commitment

mneshati — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:01:36 +0000

Want an Excellent marriage? Commitment! Can any of you actually think of a an excellent marriage that doesn’t involve total commitment? No Way.

I feel better than I did in my 20′s and 30′s health wise and I didn’t have Parkinson’s.

Moral? Commit to being Excellent in Everything You Do