P90X food question.....

I, too, am just starting P90X and I don't think i am going to follow his guide... I dont eat meat really, and I don't eat a lot of what's on there. I say that as long as you eat healthy, it shouldn't be an issue!

KZOsMommy: LOVE THE TICKLER!! I also have a Colts one (Manning) on mine! WhooHooo!

That sounds like a good plan doing all three types with increasing difficulty each time. My last round was similar to doubles in that I added in additional cardio 2-3 times per week. My wife thought I was too thin when done, I disagree as my arms and chest were as big as when I was 5 pound heavier.

Thank you Mworld. Has not following his guide hurt your results at all do you think?

I know for sure that if i followed the guide I would get even better results . I've followed plans similar to his in the past to a T and had great success and learned what I needed to learn from them. Also, taken grip loads of supplements. I of course recommend doing it if you have never done one of these - even if you dont keep it up the rest of your life you learn something from it.

The reason I am not doing it this time is because unlike when I was out of shape in the past, I am really not that far out of wack fitness wise from where I want to be. Food wise the takeway for me now is just trying to figure out how to get more whole foods back into my diet without sacrificing some of my culinary love affairs. Want to keep it balanced with small, but long term changes.

My real love for P90x stems from the fact that I now have a workout that kicks my gym workouts butt and I don't have to bother with the gym anymore and thinking about how i'm going to work it in when i'm at the office late etc.. I preferred to be fit from more outdoor activities like surfing and running, but at home is a close second....the gym sucks- its ultimate boredom to me and has always just been will power driven.

I too am doing P90X. My husband and I are in week 9. Nutrition is a very key factor. There is a lot of help on the Beachbody web site and the lady (choose2befit) below is an actual coach. So take advantage of that. I know that eating too little is not a good idea on this plan. So you should get your caloric intake correct.

Your body weight times 10= your resting metabolic rate
Your resting metabolic rate times 20 %= daily activity burn
Your RMR + Daily activity burn + 600 (for the p90x workouts)= energy amount needed.
It will seem like a lot. It did to me. If you want to lose weight subtract 500 from your energy needed amount.

Hopefully that makes sense.

I've done 3 rounds of P90X and followed the nutrition guide very closely, for the first round. The 2nd round, I followed the 30 day phased eating, although switched up the meals, while staying within my fat/protein/carb ratio.

I will say that the nutrition is a HUGE part of success to P90X. If you aren't a meat person, there are plenty of alternatives to get your protein, such as Shakeology, Tofu, poultry or fish.

My biggest and BEST recommendation for any new P90X'er, is to follow the phased eating as they have it laid out for the 30 day increments. It's paramount in shedding fat (first 30 days), rebuilding energy (2nd 30 days) and endurance (last 30 days). There is a method and strategy to it, so user's can get the best results. If you don't eat properly with this type of workout system, you could a) slow your results and/or b) risk serious fatigue and lack of energy.

I hope this helps. I'm a Beachbody Coach, so have plenty of tips and suggestions, if anyone has questions. I've also got all the PDF documents to track your workouts and a great quick reference for the nutrition approach. Feel free to email me: taryn@choose2befit.com.

Best of luck to all!
-Taryn

Taryn - Are you actually pictured on the P90X ads that show on MFP?!

I just saw the ad again and it had your name on it. That's AWESOME! I've seen a lot of the success stories and transformation pictures and have to tell your "after" picture is exactly what I want mine to look like.

Does anyone know how to track the p90x exercise in our logs?
Thanks, Christina

I use a heart rate monitor and burn anywhere from 500-850 calories per workout. It will vary a ton from person to person so your best bet would be to either just use what the nutrition plan estimates of 600 calories per workout, or invest in a HRM. :happy:

HTH

breadlove- Thank you for the help! Is there a way on beach body for choose2befit to be my coach? Today is the first day I am checking out there website. Ok so according to your chart there I should be eating 2280 calories!!! REALLY that is nuts! No wonder yesterday i was so darn hungry. If I want to loose a little more weight should I minus the 500 or will that come with toning? I am 140 now and a size 4/6 so I am happy where i am just still flabby lol.

Thank you so much for the help you are all WONDERFUL! SOrry for all the questions!

I don't want to go against anyone's advice here but FOR ME........I didn't follow the eating plan. I watch what I eat during the week and eat what I want on the weekend (within reason) I started at 148 the combined cardio and strength training of it got me down to 118 and I'm 5'6" and toned me up nicely. I didn't follow the work outs strictly that time but am this time and I'm 2 weeks in.......
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Thank you!