Today was my 16th day of P90X and not too much to report. The workout video today was Plyometrics and it’s just absolutely brutal…
I took a few extra breaks throughout the plyo DVD but I finished. I felt great when I was done, even though I was completely exhausted. I’m so happy that plyometrics is done for this week.
The diet went well again today and I’m staying on track. I’m running low on a few things so I’ll have to make a grocery run in the AM. I’m due for a reload on fruit, fat free yogurt, and fat free cottage cheese… love that stuff. I’ve also been drinking a glass of low-sodium V8 juice each day with breakfast to satisfy one of the daily veggie portions. I used to absolutely hate the taste of tomato juice, but I’m getting used to it…
Stay tuned fo’ mo’.
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Heather
June 11th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
1I am very nervous about the diet part. I am such a sweet eater! I thankfully love fruit….so that will have to be my sweet fix. Any diet tips? I also am an RN and work night shift…but only 2-3 nights a week. I’m so intimidated!!! Thanks again for blogging…you’re doing an outstanding job! I’ll keep you posted…especially when the videos arrive.
-Heather
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June 12th, 2008 at 7:32 am
2@Heather: I have a huge sweet tooth also and my diet was in pretty bad shape before starting the P90X program. I eat one bowl of fat free cottage cheese or fat free yogurt each day and mix fresh blueberries, strawberries and raspberries in. It’s delicious and I usually have it with my final meal of the day (gives me something to look forward to).
You can go a few different ways with the P90X nutrition plan. I’m taking the “portion” approach instead of the “meal” approach. It’s super easy to throw together meals and I spend literally no time at all messing around with meal prep. I highly recommend this method, unless you’re a huge fan of cooking and have the time to spend preparing each meal.
The “portion” approach would also be better for you with your work schedule. You can take the stuff to work with you and eat it when you have a free second. An example of a meal would be a can of tuna, skim milk, whole wheat bagel, and 1 cup of raw veggies (I usually eat carrots, cucumbers, or celery sticks).
The biggest thing for me was not to mess around with the diet. I went cold turkey. No junk food, no cheating. At all. Some people can stay on track and enjoy one cheat meal a week, I prefer not to remember how good that cheeseburger and shake tastes.
Don’t be intimidated, follow the program to the letter, and just be patient with your progress. This program definitely works and is really complete (flexibility, conditioning, strength, weight loss, muscle tone, nutrition, balance, etc.), you’ll love it.
Keep me posted Heather and thanks for your comment!
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