P90X: week 7

Ok! OK! ... my apologies for not being able to update this blog. I have been very busy lately (more like so lazy to write) but I have not been neglecting my workout program.. I just finished week 6.

First up. Current weight 145 Lbs (I went down to 142 lbs last week) so I maybe fluctuating in between until I maintain my momentum with fat burning. But hey I lost 5 lbs since I started doing P90X.. I am now 15 lbs closer to my goal.

I'm done with the fat shredder stage (thank God!).. Eating omelets every morning make me feel like I'm about to grow chicken feathers.. but yeah, I'm seeing results.

So now I'm doing the P90X Energy Booster meal plan. 4 proteins, 2 carbs, 2 dairy, 1 fruit, 1 condiment

I just found out that 1 lb = 16 oz. (HEHEHEHEHEHHE... *grins*).. as in! I had no idea. Although I've been eating all those healthy meals i know that something was wrong with how I portion my meats.. I think I would consume like 10-12 oz in one sitting when I'm only allowed 6 oz. Guilty!


I bought a 5 lb whey protein powder from GNC Golden standard... Yes, the over cautious me who is afraid to bulk up finally conceded and used whey protein. The only thing is I only get to drink this 2X a week which is really great since it's not one of my faves... I bought a blender for it $11 at wal-mart which I won't recommend since it's made of plastic and will probably just last for a couple of months.. Get a more durable one folks!

P90X Recovery formula is yummy... Now I don't have to worry about the excess sugar i got from my choco milk. I know choco milk is cheap.. real cheap.. and the RF is expensive.. very expensive.. but it's a sacrifice I have to make to make this thing work.. Drinking RF heals all my post exercise soreness, I feel good the next day. I subscribed to their home direct program to get free shipping and ordered the packet versions so I can drink an exact amount each time.

One thing I'm having trouble with is late night cravings.. As in like midnight I would crawl up from bed to open my fridge or cup boards to check on anything I can get my hands on. Be it a piece of cheese, yogurt, protein bar or peanut butter.. I would consume like 100 to 200 cals to calm my growling tummy. Yikes!

I will be posting some of the meals I have prepared for your convenience. Some of them directly from the P90X manual, some my own concoctions so just beware: I hold no responsibility if you wish to follow 'em.

Week 2: P90X diet

PLYOMETRICS-- doggin' it


Meal for the day
Bfast
Protein: 2 grilled turkey bacon 100 cal
Fruit:OJ or apple 100 cal
dairy: yogurt 100 cal

Snack: protein bar 140 cal

Lunch tuna salad
Protein:6 oz tuna in water 200 cal
veggies: 2 cups lettuce
snack: 8 alonds 100 cal
condiment: light ranch 50 cal
dairy: yogurt 100 cal

Snack: protein bar 140 cal

Dinner chicken adobo
Protein: 6 oz chicken 200 cal
carb: 1 cup brown rice 200 cal
condiment: sauce 50 cal

After workout
Recovery drink: 24 oz choco milk 500 cal


total cal...

Curbing your weekend cravings

Day3 Shoulders and Arms/ ab ripper X
"they're working real hard, I know you are...."-TH

As you go through the P90X program you will experience A LOT of upsets. There's the not losing weight, missing out on workout days, muscle soreness..... and the worse GIVING IN TO YOUR CRAVINGS.... I have experienced this a lot of times. Just when you're about to see some progress, killing your meal plan destroys everything. It's hard, very hard and very frustrating. Many times I conceded and just gave in. Moping and feeling guilty right after and promising myself to be more disciplined next time. But It's a Habit. Weekday you do good. Good food, well balanced diet and a good set of exercise. Then weekend comes which starts with friday night. I stay with a friend on the next town over the weekend to have company. Some friends come over, The feast begins. Fatty foods, high carbs... it's a feast I tell you. How I rationalize this one is I set myself on a starvation mode during the week. I try to cut as much carbs in my diet and stick between 200-300 cal a day. Whole wheat bread is not a happy meal I tell you. I have to force it with it's bland taste in my mouth. Eating wheat bagel with turkey ham for lunch (no mayo) isn't very appetizing for everyone. But it's for my health (Char on that!)... i'm trying to make some sense to this.. So anyway, when weekend comes my friends would prepare a very sumptuous filipino meal. The smell/aroma of the food makes my common sense jump out the window. i would get 1-2-3 servings.. and before I realize it I have eaten 3 plates in one seating. This is how it will turn out when you are not getting enough or not eating right during the week. I have no resolution for this so far... will keep[ on experimenting and researching on this stuff. (FYI: I am talking about my food cycle during the bout 1 of P90X.. will make an effort to make some changes this time)


Meal for the day
Bfast
Protein: 3 grilled turkey bacon 3 egg whites 200 cal
Fruit:banana 100 cal

Snack: 8pcs almonds 100 cal
protein bar 140 cal
Lunch
carb: whole wheat bagel 240 cal
Protein:6 oz lean turkey ham slices 200 cal
dairy:

Snack: protein bar 140 cal
2 cheese stix 200 cal

Dinner Stir-fry turkey with mixed veggies
Protein: 3 oz lean ground turkey 100 cal
Veggies: 2 cups frozen mixed/okra veggies 100 cal
fats: EVOO 50 cal

cravings: 1 Tbsp peanut butter 100 cal

After workout
Recovery drink: 24 oz choco milk 500 cal


total 2170 cal...

Fat shredder level 1 Phase 1

Day 2 Plyometrics- nobody said this was easy-- TH

So this is the meal plan for the next 30 days from yesterday.
In portions:
Protein-5 dairy-2 Fruits-1 Veggies-2 Fats-1 Carbs-1 Snacks-3 Condiments-1
In calories:
Protein-500
Dairy-200
Fruits-100
Veggies-100
Fats-50
Carbs-200
Snacks-900
Condiments-50

total 2100

*why 900 cal for snacks? I'll have to research further.. meanwhile, current info I have is that from the meal plan it is cal deficient when snacks aren't included. Since you are maily burning 600 cal during the P90x workout you'll need to burn carbs for that (e.g protein bar, choco milk, recovery drink, shakeology.. etc)

Meal for the day
Bfast
Protein: 3 grilled turkey bacon 3 egg whites 200 cal
Fruit:banana 100 cal

Snack: 8pcs almonds 100 cal
cheese stix 100 cal
Lunch
carb: whole wheat bagel 240 cal
Protein:6 oz lean turkey ham slices 200 cal
dairy: 2cheese stix 200 cal

Snack: 2protein bar 280 cal


Dinner(Sauteed turkey with cabbage/asparagus)
Protein: 3 oz lean ground turkey 100 cal
Veggies: 4 cups green veggies 100 cal
condiments/fats: EVOO/soy/teriyaki 100 cal

After workout
Recovery drink: 24 oz choco milk 500 cal


total 2220 cal...

P90X-II: Back to Basics

Rd2 Week1 Day1 Chest & Back/ Ab ripper X
Starting weight: 148 lbs
Calories required per day: 2376

After a 3 week hiatus I'm back to doing my P90X. And man was it hard... I thought I was about to die, my last ounce of breathe was poured all over after the abs ex... But it was all worth it.. I'm proud of myself to stick to it till the end.

New diet.. *_* I know.. I know... I always wanna try something new.. well the thing is this time it's actually a P90X diet that I'm following by the fit club network.. Did my grocery shopping yesterday choosing only the foods that are recommended.. funny thing was I didn't realize I can only eat one fruit a day.. Orange juice btw is considered as fruit.. since I drink OJ during breakfast.. this automatically trashes my banana and apple (newly bought).. darn.. but it's all good. will feed it to the rabbit.. I was actually talking to my Beach body coach Dave Ward about this and he is being supportive... also he advised me on using real sugar as opposed to sweet n' low.. there goes another two boxes unused... one advise I couldn't be accountable for is coffee..down to a cup a day?. noooo sir! I drink 4 cups of freshly brewed coffee.. I may downsize to 3(still thinkin' about it).. but that's it...

Since I am now a bona fide member of the beachbody I'm more inspired to work out and give it my all.

Meal for the day
Bfast
Protein: 3 grilled turkey bacon 3 egg whites 200 cal
Fruit:6 oz OJ 100 cal

Snack: 7pcs almonds 100 cal

Lunch
carb: whole wheat bagel 240 cal
Protein:6 oz lean turkey ham slices 200 cal
dairy: cheese stix 100 cal

Snack: protein bar 140 cal
cheese stix 100 cal

Dinner(Sauteed turkey with bokchoy)
Protein: 3 oz lean ground turkey 100 cal
Veggies: 4 cups green bokchoy 100 cal
condiments/fats: EVOO/soy/teriyaki 100 cal

After workout
Recovery drink: 24 oz choco milk 500 cal
snack protein bar 140 cal

total 2120 cal...

(I need at least 2100 cal/day)

P90XII: Spring 2010

The second bout of my P90X challenge starts today. A big difference MUST be followed this time. First off: track the exercise (reps, weights)

I started today with Back & Biceps/Ab Ripper X. My push ups started at 20 reps then went downhill but I tracked it. Bands were pretty consistent. Still no pull up bars. Weights between 12.5 to 15 lbs X15 reps (the girl is getting serious dude!)..

Ab ripper X was a toughie... It's been a long while, approx. 2 wks that i haven't done any abs workout, so naturally i was struggling and was out of air halfway. I stopped before V-up roll ups began. Will work harder next time.

Rome was not built in a day, and so is your body.........

P90X : Last Day

Whew! Last day of my P90X.

What a challenge! It was grueling.. intense.. and exciting! The past 90 days had been a great journey for me. There had been a lot of times when I thought of giving up and just didn't want to do it. Every time I feel good with my exercise something always comes to ruin everything. A lot of things can be reflected during this 90 Day challenge. Day 1 was started on dec 7 and redid on dec 10. The holiday season was a struggle that i was too weak to resist. I gained 5 lbs by January which was very upsetting. But I didn't give up. I hang on. I even signed up for the 30 Days Got Resolutions challenge by Gary Ryan Blair to fast track with my results. A good thing happened though. I finally got my car which was among my 5 goals to achieve at the start of the year. I still have 4 left. I then signed up for the Start Fast Finish Strong still by Blair. It's a 100 day challenge this time. But more often than not I get side tracked. Be it procrastination, some friend invitations or just a lack of will I was slowly losing the inclination to work out. I was just wasn't consistent enough. Plus there's the diet. Oh the diet. I thought I had it good when I would mostly eat salads on weekdays. It's the weekends that kills all the dieting. I would binge on whatever food was placed on the table. I eventually changed my diet by the end of february to high protein and low carbs. I haven't seen a drastic change so far so we'll see. I'm still bingeing on weekends so that's an area of improvement. Then there's winter. Some said it's hard to lose weight during winter time. Your body's metabolism is just not high during this time. As a consolation though at least I didn't pack up more weights by the end of the challenge. I dunno whether to be sad or glad that I am at the same weight where I started 90 days ago. 150 lbs. The change that I noticed though was that I felt more stronger, I can do more push ups. I'm improving on my badminton agility, stamina and strength. Well, it's true that P90X is primarily a strengthening program, not more on the diet thing. I read that 70% is your diet if you really wanna change your body. I am not giving up though, This Sunday, I will start my 2nd bout of P90X--