P90X CHALLENGE!!!!! STARTS JANUARY 1 2011

CombatVet_Armywife

Cost isn't my issue....I won't be following the eating plan for the same reason I'm never able to follow any other eating plan: availability. I was planning on following THIS eating plan to the letter....until I found the same problem I always find....where the heck do they expect we're going to find the ingredients to buy it???? Most of the ingredients are fine, but then there are others I'm like...wait...what IS that? And when I TRY to find it in my area, it doesn't exist.

So I look for it online and IF I'm even able to find it, it's only sold in stores that don't exist (in my area). I give up. I WISH there were some bright individual to create a decent eating plan that uses 'normal' ingredients and suits all us 'normal' people who shop at 'normal' stores!

I am just going to follow my own eating plan that I've been following since starting with MFP. I've lost 27lbs so far, so I'm hoping what I'm doing will work with P90X too. Not going to stress over it too much. I figure as long as I'm eating the right foods, tracking my intake (cals, carbs, fat, etc.), and following the P90X program, I should be alright!

doncheco

I cannot start with you all on the 1st as I am on the 2nd month of Round 2, but I wish you the best of luck and hope that you get the same result that I have with this program. As for the nutritional guide provided, I believe that it is great option which will help you maximize your weight loss, but it is not the only way to do it. I personally did not follow and just used this site as a guide to help me eat the right amount of carbs, protein, etc..., and I lost 27 lbs just doing it that way.

I will leave you all with on phrase that Tony Horton (if you didn't know as he likes to say in his videos) uses to sum it all up. BRING IT!

bethvandenberg

@ Beth: How do you like the Lean program?
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I haven't started yet. I'm planning on starting on the 1st. I will tell you all that I'm a bit nervous about it. I don't know how I'll do but am really excited to see if I can make some big changes in the next couple months before swim suit season again.

I hope that I disappoint any of you.

sarina87

Hi Everyone,

I'm so glad we have more people who want to take on the P90X challenge on the 1st. We got 1 more week. In the mean time i would love to see you guys continue to talk and maybe share you goals for new year and talk about what you achieved or didn't acheive this year. I will try to post my goals within the next 2 day. To be truthful, i feel like garbage right now. I got sick yesterday and it definately feels like i'm gonna be sick all through christmas this year. Just trying to get a lot of rest and heal up is my goal right now. I will talk to ya guys in a lil bit.

sarina

happinessblossoms

Happy Christmas everyone!

Hope you feel better soon Sarina.

Katrinamorgan9

P90 X is the bomb. I never felt so freaking awesome in my life. I would recommend to all that you do the basic. If you want to be leaner, run more. The lean one doesn't burn as many calories so you don't get to eat as much. For me, that's too tough. But hey, if you are disciplined with the food, go for it. If you are not, you simply won't lose as much weight. I plan to start it about jan 1 too. So let's get after it!!! whoo hoo!

epeebes

As long as I can get a working dvd player before the 1st I'm in!

sarina87

P90 X is the bomb. I never felt so freaking awesome in my life. I would recommend to all that you do the basic. If you want to be leaner, run more. The lean one doesn't burn as many calories so you don't get to eat as much. For me, that's too tough. But hey, if you are disciplined with the food, go for it. If you are not, you simply won't lose as much weight. I plan to start it about jan 1 too. So let's get after it!!! whoo hoo!

Thank you for that advise, that is really helpful for me personally.

sarina87

Hi Everyone,

So its christmas, i hope everyone had a great holiday. For me personally, i was really sick on christmas eve and weighed myself and found out that i lost a pound. YAY but then i ate some pineapple upside down cake. Today when i woke up i was feeling alot better and i decided to go on my elliptical for an hour. I was so full of energy because in the last 2 days i have not gotten time to work out. I burned some serious calories today for sure.

In 1 week from today well will start our P90X challenge and i would really like to hear "What everybody achieved this year and hope to achieve in 2011". I will start you Guys Out.

What i achieved in 2010

I Lost my first 50 pounds and am now at 174. I did this by changing my diet and working out everyday for 40 mins.
I gave up soda for good
I gave up Fried food (my food is always grilled)
I cut down red meats to once a month
I gave up Fettuchinni alfreado
I got a Job after being unemployed for a year (in may)
I gained 15 pounds during the summer but got back to my 50 pound weightloss in nov.
I got my first apartment
I fell in love with bike riding and rode my bike to work during spring, summer, and fall

What i am going to achieve in 2011

I am going to lose 10 pounds by february
I am going to finish P90X 90 DAY CHALLENGE!!!!!
I am going to embark on the New Year New You challenge at my work starting in jan.
I am going to Train my Friend.
I am going to stay true to my diet
I will not let failure or the unexpected define me.
I will start riding my bike again to work in the spring
I will be at my goal weight of 135 pounds by June
I will get a new wardrobe and have a new life that is my own.


I can't wait to hear everyone else's accomplishments and goals for the new year. Hurry up and type them up


sarina

yasdnilear

Hey I'll be on week 3 or 4 of Phase 1, so I'll be a bit ahead, but I'd love to join you if that's ok?! I'm doing the lean version, and following mfp cal counting rather than the nutrition plan. Also, if you're looking for more of a cal burn for the lean version you can trade out cardio for plyo which is way tougher. I also sometimes do doubles on strength training days, or go for a run, seems to be working so far.

PJudt

Hello everyone,

I just started P90X today. I wasn't aware that myfitnesspal.com had message boards. I just started using myfitnesspal.com again because my computer crashed and I was using a local copy of a product called CrossTrainer. It is actually a great product just like myfitnesspal.com, but I don't want to have to rebuild a local copy again.
I've used the message boards a little bit at beachbody.com, but thought I'd try the ones here. As Tony Horton says, variety being the spice of life. I've done P90X in the past and really enjoyed the results. I've been doing the "One On One's" regular for the last few years. I've decided to do another round of P90X mainly to keep a detailed log of my workouts. My workouts have been whatever I felt like doing on that particular day.
The "One On One's" workout are great, but they are mainly used for maintaining. P90X will actually force me to work a little harder and that is where results change your body. Like I mentioned earlier, I just did the first day today and felt I had to vomit at the end of the workout. Looks like need to ramp up on Vitamin B&C and drink some water.
The other major reason for doing P90X again for me is to follow the nutrition plan. I don't eat horribly, but I don't eat perfectly either. Following the P90X nutrition plan makes me eat perfectly for 90 days.
In any event, I'm starting a week before everyone and was hoping I could tag along on your thread here and hope to motivate and get motivated by others.

sarina87

So hows everyone doing? Is everyone getting pumped for the 1st.

mlb929

Excellent. ! I just read online you need a chin up bar? I don't know if hubby will let me put one of those up haha is there any alternative?

I ordered a free standing pull up bar off amazon for about $120 with free shipping. I don't have door frames in my house that would have allowed this support. I love it.

Stooooo

Excellent. ! I just read online you need a chin up bar? I don't know if hubby will let me put one of those up haha is there any alternative?

I ordered a free standing pull up bar off amazon for about $120 with free shipping. I don't have door frames in my house that would have allowed this support. I love it.

Ahhhh a power tower. Excellent choice. I really want one of those, but the ceiling in my basement is to low.

PJudt

Whew!!! I did Disk 2 Plyometrics today! Wow, I forgot how intense this workout is. Grabbing my knees and breathing heavy throughout. It is definitely the Mother! Although, I was able to get through the whole workout, my intensity level near the 3/4 mark was not as strong as I would have liked. I was able to recover a bit and kick it near the end. Like Tony says this workout is kind of a love/hate. My HRM was in the high 150s the entire time and I was burning in the 800 calorie range for 60 minutes. My performance in the plyo increases more than any of the other disks. The worst part about this one being over is you have to wait a whole week to do it again. The great thing about it being over is... you get to wait a whole week before doing it again! :happy:

kc4173

I love your positive attitude! I am new to this site and needed a jumpstart. Thank you

Jazznit

Hey all.. i know i know no pic! One is coming soon i swear. Yesterday i bought my resistance bands and weights for P90X. As I live in Northern Alberta Canada, I am having a hard time finding the Yoga bricks. Can anyone tell how essential they are before I start the January1st challenge. Better yet can anyone give be some good advice to prepare for my first round of P90x? P.S. this is my first offical post!

PJudt

Hi Aimee23,

The need for Yoga blocks all depends on you. I've done P90X in the past and have yet to ever use or need a yoga block. I'm male and am just not flexible enough to need the Yoga Blocks. I'm suspecting since you question the need you may not have had much experience with Yoga yet. If that is the case, believe me the Yoga moves themselves without the blocks will be more than sufficient. If you do feel the need for the blocks you can other household items such as soup cans or anything that can extend your reach from 2 to 8".
As far as some advice, I'd give you 2 suggestions. Follow the nutrition guide as closely as you possibly can. I've followed the boards at beachbody and read countless times where people are doing the exercises as hard as they possibly can and don't see much change. Yes, they feel stronger (and are), but they still have a case of dunlap disease (their belly done lapped over their belt). The nutrition part of P90X is 50% if not more of the program. The other suggestion I would offer is make sure you write everything down while doing the exercises. You may only be able to do one pushup, but write it down. Any details are also good. That way when you do week 2 or week 3 or even week 10, you can compare your own results and most of all know when you are not pushing it hard enough.
Good luck and enjoy the ride!

GSandusky

Hi everybody, new to the site and started my p90x earlier today and it kicked my but i loved it!

Jazznit

PJudt:

Thank you so much for your insight and knowledge. You are correct on a few points.. I am definitely not well versed in the yoga-bending area! I will have my notebook/pencil ready & I am already preparing my grocery list too. I think my next step will be to try some of the videos and see how I do!~

Thanks again for the advice.. look forward to sharing the experience (and pain) with you all

maexxy

Hey everybody, I would love to join your p90x challenge - I just hope to be able to motivate myself enough to hang in there the whole 90 days

murf19

Hi, Not sure if I mentioned this. I have a P90X thread started on Beach Body. I'm starting my 3rd rd on 1/8. You are all welcome to post to it. Its fun to see how everyone is doing as well as a place to post spacific p90x questions.

http://teambeachbody.com/connect/message-boards/-/message_boards/message/81737137

To join bb for free. go to www.beachbodycoach.com/murf19 click join , then click join for free, fill out form and add murf19 to refural coach and your done. You can now brouse the bb site that includes many threads on p90x etc as well as diet.

You can get to my thread above as well.

happinessblossoms

A BIG welcome to all the newcomers! I hope everyone had a lovely holiday. I am starting to get pumped about my new workout schedule. I need to look over the guides and go shopping. Also, I have no idea where my resistance bands have run off to, so I will be on a search and rescue mission sometime this week.

sarina87

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to say welcome to all the new people who want to embark on this P90X adventure with us. Particulary maexxy. i also wanted to give PJudt a big thank you for sticking around the board and giving advice to all of the newbies of the P90X equiptment. It was very educational for me as well.
We officially have 4 days left till we start the P90X CHALLENGE!!!! For me personally, i have been reading alot of reviews online and i am confident that the lean program is the road i am going to take. Before we start, i would be very interested to see what programs you all are going to embark on as well. Lets keep our energy on the max and get ready for the 1st.

sarina

Laura80111

Bump #3 Son gave it to us for Christmas....and am hoping to get it going on the 1st.

cdngrl81

I'm in for the lean program!

littlenikah

I am ready! I lost 15 pounds over the past month. However, I just put on 2 pounds this week. I am really upset about it but know what the problem was this week. I weigh in every Monday. My goal this week is 5-7 pounds. I am looking for a jump start and then I will set a 2 pound a week goal.

sarina87

I'm in for the lean program!

I am doing the lean program too

sarina87

I am ready! I lost 15 pounds over the past month. However, I just put on 2 pounds this week. I am really upset about it but know what the problem was this week. I weigh in every Monday. My goal this week is 5-7 pounds. I am looking for a jump start and then I will set a 2 pound a week goal.

Congratulations on your weightloss success. Don't worry about your gain too much. The whole point about this process it to not let failure or disapointments define you. We all are more than that.

sarina87

Announcement

All challengers Please post in the board what program of P90X you will be doing by friday. You can choose from the Basic, Lean, or Doubles Plan.