Gully68

Hey Archie - remember my whole (annoying) 'getting back on the horse' speech? It's the same deal here. I know people who sabotage themselves by getting so overwrought about one piece (or five pieces) of cake, that they just chuck it all - including their progress. For one thing, it's fairly accepted that it's better to be…

Hey Archie! I'm guessing you're trying to follow P90X's first nutrition phase (fat shredder)? If so, trying to get 50% of your calories from protein IS really, REALLY hard. Nearly impossible without supplementing. It's even harder as a vegetarian, as some of the highest-ratio carb-to-protein foods are tuna and turkey. Do…

Archie - good for you for getting BACK on the program! We're all human; we get busy, we miss days. The key is getting back on the horse; too many people take an all-or-nothing approach. Tony's mantra is true on ALL levels: Do your best and forget the rest - whether that's reps of an exercise or only being able to…

Rachel - Congrats! I just started a week ago. It's great. My best tip is: don't under-eat. They mention it in the guidebook - and they're not kidding; it's surprisingly easy to NOT eat enough calories - when you aren't eating pizza, doughnuts, or other calorie bombs. Today's my first day on MFP - which I signed-up for…