i am getting ready to start week 7 on p90x and since week 2 my results have not changed at all. i am getting discouraged because i have been working so hard and even getting up before work to make sure i get my workouts in! i havent lost any weight and my weight has stayed around the same! i am ready to give up. yes by diet could be cleaned up a bit but i eat pretty healthy! help!

Rachk3315 wrote:



stick in there! i took my about 2ndish month and half to actually see results. no matter how long it takes just keep your head up. like Tony said "Rome was not built in a day, and neither was your body"

Ok, so your weight hasn't changed but what about your bodyfat %age? It's quite possible that you've lost fat and added muscle at the ame time and that your overall mass is about the same because of it. That would be the best of both worlds!
If that's NOT the case then re-double your efforts on diet and "bringing it". There's nothing wrong with the programme.
And remember: "Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more."
Are you stronger, more flexible and fit cardiovascualar-wise than when you started? I bet the answer is a resounding yes. How can you be discouraged by all that?

Rachk3315 wrote:


Don't use the scale as a measurement of how well you're doing. I'm on week 10 and I've lost 2lbs and that was only in the past week. Instead look at your before pictures and compare to you now. You're only on week 7, you can't change your body overnight. A sensible diet combined with the exercise and you'll lose the weight once your body is done building muscle.

One thing you can do about your diet is log what you eat on one of the online calorie counters. I use http://www.caloriecount.about.com. Once you start putting everything in, you may discover something you're eating that you shouldn't. A lot of people on here do it everyday, I personally only do it every once and awhile just to check up on my diet.

Don't lose hope though and just remember, you're correcting years of neglect in a matter of months, not weeks or days. Oh and, keep hitting play

Have no fear, you ARE doing something. I'm on week 13 (last week!) and just went to the doctor this morning. I have now officially lost NO weight at all, I am the exact weight I was when I started. BUT, my clothes are looser, I'm more toned, what was saggy and baggy is getting firm, the cottage cheese is turning into mozarella, and I feel fantastic. I told my doctor what I was doing, and while she had never heard of P90x (she's a runner, not a weight lifter), she was impressed when I explained to her about muscle confusion. I told her that I'd like to be 20 lbs lighter by my next appt in 6 months, and she told me that as long as my clothes are fitting better and I'm toning up, not to worry about my weight, that I have put on some muscle.
It may take you longer thatn 90 days to get the body that you want, and that's ok. There is no law that says you have to be ripped in 90 days like the people on the informercial. Every body is different, we all have different circumstances and lives that dictate what we can do in terms of diet and exercise. For some, it's not feasible to follow a rigid diet, and that's ok. Continue eating clean and as healthy as possible, keep up with your workouts, and you WILL see results. It was Phase 3 before I really started seeing big changes, so have patience. It will come.

The easiest way to figure out whether you're getting results is to see how your clothes fit. Are your pants looser? If they are, then you have replaced muscle with fat. I gained 5lb during my 90 days, but shrank. You may have to let go of a particular number you were hoping for. I started at 140 and wanted to get into the 130's, but I've done 2 rounds, and I'm now at 144.5.

What about increase in strength? How about number of reps for pullups & pushups? These should have increased. You should be lifting more weight now than week 1. If you are not , you are not pushing yourself enough. Increase the weights and you will build more muscle which will help burn fat.