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So at the risk of sounding like a jerk or not seeking to understand your underlying questions, I am just going to throw it out there.
I read through your last 10+ posts and they all basically deal with food questions - mostly about chips, muffins, packaged frozen yogurt, hot dogs, etc. Here's my advice regarding all of the posts:
throw it all away
P90X has many great examples right in the book that came with it on proper meal planning and goes so far as to list out specific foods and recipes to include. Follow it!
Being serious about getting real results anywhere near what they showcase for P90X means being extremely serious about the nutritional aspect of it. There's an old saying: Abs are made in the kitchen. Contrary to some people's beliefs, you simply cannot out-exercise a poor diet and get hardcore results unless you're genetically gifted -- and I doubt anyone who qualifies as gifted is bothering with P90X.
When I buy food I ask two questions:
1. Does this food look like something I can recognize as a real food item? Other than whey protein, basically everything else is in, or very close to, its natural state. Chicken, eggs, vegetables, whole sweet potato, turkey, beans, brown rice, water ... you get the idea. Most stuff that comes in a box, has refined flour, has fructose, etc, is poison to P90X results.
2. What value does this food bring to my fat-burning, muscle-building obsession called P90X? I dont know about you, but putting in over an hour of hardcore, sweaty, soul-breaking work is not something I want to throw away for a hot dog. I want to fuel that fire in my belly with good, clean, healthy foods.
So to me, and this is my opinion, there's no room in my diet for those things you've been mentioning. Mentally it's difficult to resist all temptation -- I know that and struggle with it too. I took some advice and have a single cheat meal each week. While eating it, I love it, I get that food high on stuff like In n Out, french fries, stuff I crave. I almost always regret it though as the sodium and general nastiness of the food inevitably causes me stomach issues or deflates my workout for that day. That crappy feeling compared to the powerful feeling when I eat right helps keep me focused and eating right. Try it -- eat nothing but clean, pure foods for a week or more -- then eat a meal from your favorite fast food restaurant and then try to work out... never fails to disappoint me with its crappiness and reminds me why I eat what I do.
Anyway, that's a long answer, and again it's my opinion only ... but you asked!
It's much like Tony says during the videos about the exercises -- you want results, you have to BRING IT. Intensity and focus while exercising. Well, that's only 50% of it -- the same idea applies to the diet. Not all calories are made the same!
All that said, maybe I am unique ... I am very open to others opinions and views on the subject and look forward to any replies.
Rick
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