21 day fix vs p90x3??? Looking for the quickest results

If t25 is killing your knees, I don't think P90x is the program for you.

lisasc0721 wrote: »

I am looking for the most effective program with the fastest results. I am currently doing t25, it is killing my knees but I am trying to muscle through. Trying to figure out if the 21day fix diet plan is worth it, or if it is better to eat healthy and do the p90x3. Or something totally different. Would love stories of success from people who have done any of these programs successfully (I know a handful of BB coaches already, would love other people's insight).

Thanks!

Eat at a deficit.
Exercise isnt what makes you lose weight. It can offer you a bigger deficit for a bigger loss or more calories to eat.
But its primary goal is fitness/health improvement.

There are no fast results!

I have not done any of the 21 day fix workouts, but I did have the same experience with T25 killing my knees. I did p90x3 and that is by far my favorite of the programs I've done. There are three levels of intensity offered for exercises, there are actual breaks between exercises which either give you moment to rest or work a different area (which is different from Shaun T's "let's take a break by slowing down a little while hitting the exact same body part!"), and the workouts do vary from day to day. I found that most of T25 was the same thing with a slightly different name, so I appreciated that p90x3 provided actual recovery time in between workouts.

I'm going to quote an eHarmony commercial: "do you want fast or forever?"

From personal experience, doing something for 'fast' weight loss means that when it is all said and done the weight comes back.

I found the 21 day fix a waste of time and money (and a little crack in a friendship since a friend convinced me to do it)--MFP has plenty of tools (for free) that can help you in your journey. A lot of people here also have great suggestions on workouts too if that is what you are after. I do have a co-worker that does P90x and has lost weight, but it has been steady weight loss, not 'fast'.

But yeah, just because the commercial just came on again: "do you want fast or forever?"

I did P90X3 two years ago, and I lost 40 pounds while doing it. I had a vacation coming up, and it worked great for me. After vacation, I got pregnant, quit exercising and ate a ton and gained a bunch of weight. I started up again last week, and I love it. Last time I did it, I think I ate around 1800 calories per day. I didn't use their calorie suggestions because they seemed really off, but I did use the suggested macros. The reason why P90X3 works well for me is because it's only 30 minutes, it incorporates a lot of resistance training (I generally hate cardio), the workouts change often (I get bored easily), and it's time bound (90 days is easier to conceptualize than "rest of my life"). I do plan on setting new fitness goals after P90X3 is over (Stronglifts or ICF, Crossfit, etc), so I do have a long-term plan in place this time. I have a friend who did 21 Day Fix and got great results, but I have no idea what she's doing now that she's done. The whole container thing doesn't make a lot of sense to me. You can find the measurements for all of the containers with a Google search, plus tons of recipes on Pinterest. I don't know that there's anything special to the workouts.
Anyhow, P90X3 works well for me because it fits my personality (limited time, loves resistance training, generally hates cardio, gets bored easily, likes having a finish date). I'll probably do another 90 days when this one is over because I enjoy it.
And, no, I have no affiliation with Beachbody and I hate drinking my calories.