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After your exercise, it's much better to have carbs than protein. I would suggest a recovery drink like Accelerade or the P90X Results and Recovery formula. The recovery drink has the proper 4:1 carb to protein ratio, so you're giving your body exactly what it needs to rehydrate and recover from the workout. The carbs will…

It depends on what your goals are. I am doing P90X, and my goal for this 2nd round is to lower my body fat % and continue to build muscle. To do that, I am going to start on a diet of 50% protein, 25% fat and 25% carbs. After 4 weeks on that, I'm going to switch my macros to 30% protein, 40% carbs, and 30% fat. Shoot me a…

Drink skim or almond milk. Both are much better for you than whole or 1%.

Fast food?! Run for the hills!

No, I don't think weight loss will altar your taste buds. Enjoy your tea, just make sure you watch out what you put in it. Tea by itself is great, but if you start adding a ton of honey and sugar to it, it turns into soda in disguise.

Half your body weight in ounces...everyday!

Depends. If I'm doing a fitness program, I don't drink alcohol. At 9 calories per gram and zero nutritional value, I'd rather not have it as part of my diet. Also, alcohol blocks growth hormones and since I want to build muscle that would be a bad thing to have. I don't have any issues about going without alcohol for 90…

Your weight can fluctuate by about 5 lbs everyday, and the worst time to weigh yourself is after a workout. Your water weight changes all the time, so the best time to weigh yourself is in the morning, after you go to the bathroom, before breakfast and with no clothes on. I wouldn't read too much into that weight…

Soda, fast food, simple sugars, simple carbs, sweets, unhealthy fats...I've basically given up all of the garbage that you don't need, and I don't even feel like it's a sacrifice anymore.

Mine lasted for several months. I broke it with P90X.

Congrats on wanting to take this step! It's huge and often the hardest one. I lost 70lbs all together, so I know what you're going to go through. If you need any health, nutrition or fitness advice I can certainly help! I think the 10 minute trainer is a great way to get started, then after that you can move into something…

Absolutely. 70% of results come from nutrition, so if you have your diet locked down, you'll lose weight. As far as building muscle, or toning your body, that comes more from fitness but nutrition still plays a big part.

A big part of my motivation to lose weight was anger as well. When I weight 220lbs, I used to look at myself in the mirror and tell myself that I was disgusting. I was very upset with what I saw. Combine that with the heart disease that runs in my family, and it was enough to light a fire under my butt and get me moving.…

I wouldn't worry about your weight loss since you're only 2 weeks into your journey. Very frequently, we want to have instant gratification, but the reality is that real, lasting change takes time, practice and patience. You'll get to where you want to be as long as you remain consistent with fitness and nutrition. As far…

If you're not losing fat, the answer is going to be in your nutrition. You need to make sure that you're eating enough calories, and that you're also eating lean meats, healthy fats, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. You also need to make sure you're hitting your proper macro nutrient percents everyday (typically that's…