P90X CHALLENGE (JAN 1ST) PHASE 1

Just finished Core synergistics

This was by far one of the hardest days for me. I don't know why i was so weak today. I literally felt like i was going to pass out. Maybe this means i should be eating more or something. I think my diet has been good and it hasn't bothered me before. I think i'm gonna have to do some more research on the diet aspect of p90x again.

Are you following their nutrition plan?

I'm on the lower side of calories unfortunately. I can afford to have that much food in my house as the nutritional guide says to do. my calories is near 1600 a day. I think i am at the point where i am going to start buying protein powder. I am probably gonna pick some up tonight when i go to work. My bf thinks that would be a good idea too.

The reason I asked is, if you're feeling weak during your workouts and it's hard to get through them, and you're following the plan for Phase 1, you could be "bonking" due to lack of carbs. It's the first thing that popped into my head when I read your post. If it happens for a few days in a row and you find you're struggling, adding a serving of complex carbs should help (like bread, potatoes or rice).

That said, for anyone doing this program, no matter which schedule or whether you follow the food plan or not - do not undereat!!! Eating at a caloric deficit while doing P90X is not only unrecommended, it's cautioned against. I don't mean to sound preachy nor am I an expert (by any means!!) so I apologize if it comes off that way, but you really do need to eat to succeed with this program. This is my second time around with P90X and food-wise, let me tell you, I was skeptical, especially in the last month when your carb servings go way up (YAY) but that last month was total MAGIC. So if anyone is discouraged by the intensity of the workouts or that the weight isn't coming off as much as you hoped, TRUST THE PROGRAM. If you want inspiration, go search YouTube for body transformations... a big trend I noticed in almost every one I've seen is that the biggest changes happen in the last 5 weeks. I personally noticed almost no difference in my body composition in the first 30 days. Just keep pushing play and bring it!!

Ok.... this is the strangest thing. I have just completed week 3. I watch the scale and weigh myself daily. I know, I've heard it before... you shouldn't do that... yada yada yada. . To me it's no big deal. I have a scale in each bathroom so I step on it... no big deal. Anyway, I started out at 205 to 206 lbs. Over the 3 week period my weight has fluctuated anywhere from 202 and 205 for the entire 3 weeks. Yesterday, I stepped on the scale and weighed 193 lbs. It is absolutely NO BS. I figure I must have broke the scale and went to the other bathroom to see my weight. 193 again. I literally lost 10lbs overnight. If anyone else told me this, I would laugh and say, "Right, Whatever Pal." This has never happened before and I've gone through P90X and other strenuous programs in the past. I still feel good and strong. Today I weighed in at 194. I follow the eating plan and bring it. The rest takes care of itself.