P90X Meal Plan

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I'm on day 11 of P90X and I found that following their meal plan seemed more challenging than the workouts. I'm following the Phase 1 Level 3 plan right now and I'm focusing more on the 50% protein, 30% carbs, and 20% fat. If you're not used to calorie counting and keeping track of how many grams of carbs and protein your consuming, it does take some time to get the hang of it. Myfitnesspal is a great way to make it easier for ya. You need to get familiar with whats in foods, finding the foods you like, and getting the most food for the amount of calories you have to use each day. It's a work in progress and every week I'm finding ways to tweak it here and there to make it work for me. I eat every three hours and plan my meals out ahead of time. I don't know if that's any help but best of luck to ya. Remember what Tony H says "Do your best and forget the rest!"

thats great, I started about 40 days ago and haven't noticed much weight loss, but I can tell a difference in my body fat, I have heard that the pounds start to drop in phase II and III, sis u find this to be true.

I started P90X on November 1st. In addition to the program I added a 45-60 minute cardio session to the schedule 5 or 6 days a week. I do P90X in the morning and then cardio on my lunch break or after work. While I have not lost much weight on the program (yet) - I have lost inches and my clothes are starting to fit better. I am building muscle and shedding some fat. People on the Beachbody website caution against relying on the scale especially during the first month.

I don't follow the plan exactly but I do eat pretty clean. My biggest struggle is getting enough calories... I would like to be at 1400 consistently. I average out to about 1200 per day and have been trying to increase by snacking on almonds or adding peanutbutter to my afternoon apple. I try to consume my carbs in the morning. The fat shredder is just too low in carbs for me -- I need to have some whole grains or something or I become a crankmonster.

One suggestion is to prepare your meals in advance for the week. I do this and it helps me tremendously because I have a pretty hectic schedule and with the P90X combined with my cardio, I am exercising 2-2.5 hours per day. I keep things pretty simple. I usually grill some chicken breast and pork tenderloin to use as a "base" then just make some veggies, a salad, stir fry, etc. I also make a soup or two to have on hand for the week and what I don't eat of that, I freeze.