My start day is finally here.

WORKOUT:
It kicked my a$$ a little more than I expected. When I was done working out and went to take a shower I noticed both of my eyes were totally bloodshot and were ketchup red. I got a little freaked and started googling and apparently this can happen when either you strain really hard and/or you don't breathe right. I know I did both so it's something I'll need to make I sure I do.

DIET:
My wife and I went shopping yesterday and got everything prepared to make it as easy as possible. We're following this to a T. Two things I noticed...plain, no fat yogurt sucks and plain unflavored oatmeal sucks. Also it appears I should just buy a few live chickens with all the egg whites I'll be eating.

It was good day...I look forward to plyo (which I tested last week) where I know my eyes won't pop out of my head.

Cheers!

Sux bout your eyes!
I got a terrible bloody nose after my last plyo. It started when I was bending over stretching. Guess I should have waited until my heart rate calmed down a little more.

Wow wshngtn214 - I bet you were freaked out when your eyes got bloodshot on you! Glad OK. And then mohms gets a bloody nose? P90x should be renamed P Bloody 90 X.

If you stick with it you will be very happy after 90 days. Keep us posted.

Also, dont be shy to start a new thread every week instead of all in 1 thread, this one is already 2 pages long

Good idea about starting a new thread each week. If one isn't started on Sunday, I'll create a 'Updates for Week of March 2-8' or something like that.

I did plyo yesterday while being sick...it was tough but I didn't want to miss day 2 . So far I haven't skipped a beat on the diet...though the temptations are hard to resist...

Alright fellas, this is why I signed up for this thing. I need some help. I'm starting my 3rd week and I am losing steam. I skipped Monday morning and today. I am planning on doing todays workout tonight. how do I stay motivated?

Mocheeks.

I too am now in my third week . Yesterday, I really did not feel like doing the plyometrics.

All I did was told myself you already did 16 days , if you miss or stop you will have to start all over.

I also took the day 1 picture and now have taken day 14 . I can see slight improvement between the two. Not dramatic enough to show anyone .

I also feel after I complete a daily workout I really acomplished something. Makes me feel good that I am doing something for myself.

Hang in there you can do it man , set yourself a specific time to do the workout each day . Just keep hiting the play button. Moving is gotta be better than sitting.

mocheeks wrote:

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Alright fellas, this is why I signed up for this thing. I need some help. I'm starting my 3rd week and I am losing steam. I skipped Monday morning and today. I am planning on doing todays workout tonight. how do I stay motivated?

I also just started my third week last night. I also feel like it is getting redundant. BUT, all I have to do is stick out my gut and that is enough motivation for me. I live in Ohio but I visit Clearwater Beach Fla. usually twice a year. Nothing but hard bodies there. I find myself repeating "Clearwater beachbody you f#cking sissy" to myself when the pain starts kicking in, especially during ab ripper X!

Other than that, if I am feeling like not doing a particular exercise any given day, I tell myself "Just Push Play"! It is only an hour of your life!!! Stop being a WUSS!

It is all about self motivation. You get to work out in your own house without paying gym fees... what more could you want?

Good idea Mocheeks - I'm on Phase 2, end of 2nd week. First month was great - I can tell an improvement by muscle tone and I always seemed to have a pump feeling. That kept me going. However, now on Phase 2, I haven't noticed much improvement and more importantly, haven't lost much weight. I'm certain it's my diet so, I decided enough is enough and now doing a Dr. Ian Smith's diet. I will prob blog about it soon... Because of this I'm beginning to get even more motivated on doing the workouts.

Just like what Mocheeks said, just go in and hit the play button.
Do not rationalize! "well, maybe I can wait and do this tomorrow" Don't even think about it! Just do it! (lol, old saying but it works) - Once you start, you'll forget about everything else!

Keep going!

Kenny

What are you all eating in any given day. I am a level II so it tells me I need 2400 calories , to live and breathe . Less calories I lose weight. Since I am in phase 1 the fat burning part of P90X .

This is what I had today .

Breakfast. Fetta cheese ,mushroom,turkey bacon Omlette

consisting of 3 egg whites, 3 slices turkey bacon, few mushrooms, 1 oz fetta cheese . Low cal.

Lunch :
10 - 12 oz Homemade Tomato soup , 5 baby carrots.

Snack ; Power Bar.

Dinner :
6 -8 oz baked chicken breast,
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup mixed vegetables.
8 oz V-8

Totsl calories : would be like 1700 - 1800 calories. I hope ? lol

That would be a typical day for me.

I would be interested in some of your meals. I do not like fish . So it is turkey or chicken mostly.

Wow, that is a heck of a lot better than I eat! I am out of the house for work from 7:30 to 5:30 every day, sometimes longer. It is next to impossible to make each meal like you described! I resort to cottage cheese, cashews and bananas for snacks at work, and try to eat "healthy" fast food, like subway, for lunch. Forget breakfast. Then hopefully my wife is cooking something healthy by the time I get home

I should be at level 3 and I get no where near the calories they tell me I need.

I was doing about the same - eating a bowl of Special K cereal, light fast food for lunch, usually I would eat half then half later. My BIGGEST problem was I would do the work outs late, like 8:30 or 9 PM then would be STARVING afterwards. Of course eating late is a HUGE no-no.

Just like what someone posted earlier, the best thing to do is try to prepare your meals ahead of time. I'm doing the Dr. Ian's diet which is probably similar then P90X. It's this:

9 Days detox - You eat 4 to 5 meals a day which is basically veggies, oats,egg whites, 2 cups of whole wheat rice, lentils, salads, etc.

No caffeine, no sugar, no meat. After 9 days, you bring in the other food slowly, lean meats, some whole wheat pasta, nuts. I think this goes on for 3 weeks. Then there is another phase which I haven't read yet.

I'm on day 4 and so far I feel it's paying off. I did however started to drink black coffee on day 2, I just had too since I had a huge headache and was EXTREMELY cranky.

I also stopped eating late. One thing I do miss is beer

Hubz wrote:

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What are you all eating in any given day. I am a level II so it tells me I need 2400 calories , to live and breathe . Less calories I lose weight. Since I am in phase 1 the fat burning part of P90X .

I'm actually a Level 3 according to the book but its mostly fat and not muscle so I really don't want to eat 3000+ calories a day. I decided to go with Level 2 and I'll just adjust if needed.

I just finished day 3 and EVERY part of my body is tired. It's good though. But here is exactly what I've eaten the past 3 days.

Monday
Breakfast - English Muffin, 3 egg whites, soy sausage patty (eat it as a sandwich)
1st Snack - Oatmeal, protein shake, banana
Lunch - 16oz plain no fat yogurt, 1 can tuna (tsp ff mayo), 3 egg whites and a low sodium V8
2nd Snack - (3)1oz string cheese, cup of baby carrots
Dinner - 6oz turkey burger w/cheese (no bun), 2 cups mixed veggies.
After workout - P90x recovery drink (which is surprisingly good IMHO)

Tuesday
Breakfast - Egg, Bacon & Cheese English Muffin
1st Snack - Oatmeal, protein shake, banana
Lunch - 2 cups cottage cheese (that's a lot), 6oz ham, low sodium V8
2nd Snack - (3)1oz string cheese and half of cucumber.
Dinner - 6oz chicken with salsa, 2 cups of mixed veggies.
After workout - P90x recovery drink

Wednesday - same as Monday
Tomorrow - same as Tuesday.

It's not the burgers and wings I'm used to, but I'm giving this my all. Next week will be something totally different - my wife and I just need to sit down and plan it out. It sucks, but I'm going to do all I can to stick with it.

Now if I could just quit dipping I'd be leading (albeit only 3 days so far) a healthy lifestyle

I really hope I don't hit a wall during week 3. The good news for you guys is next week is a different routine...and hopefully a little rest. Just finish this week up, make it through the 'rest' week and then hit phase 2 hard! I'm sure you guys are getting close to seeing a difference...or at least real close to feeling a difference. Hang in there - I don't want to be posting here alone..

Hey everyone first post here, been reading this stuff for a couple days now and ordered the P90x program, very excited and impatient. But I figured I'd put my newly adopted dieting rutine out there.

I'm a pretty aloof kinda guy and I'm not the kinda person that wants to plan his meal which is probably half the battle. I saw a video on utube of a guy who video blogged his journey through the P90x and explained in one that to keep a little control on his eating habbits he took 3 tennis balls and marked them with a P(rotien), V(eggies) and C(arbs). And he uses those as a guide as he chooses his meals so gets the right sized portions and the right kinds of food and over time he cleaned up and refined the types of protiens and carbs he was eating. Said he ate 3-4 meals a day with snacks in between which would be one of the 3 choices. I started this about 2 weeks ago and I'll have to say this is the easiest and brainless method I have used to control my eating. I'm pretty much an Ice cream addict and now I can't find a place for it when I have those Tennis balls in my hand. Ha.

So for those of you that don't feel like writing everything down you eat and thinking too hard this might be a good place to start.

Thanks for the encouragement guys, I got up at 5 am today to do shoulders and arms. I think I am going to have to do week 3 over again. I have only got two weight workouts in and no cardio.

I took a look at the before pictures and that is all I needed.

Quick question: are any of you guys using any other supplements other than the recovery drink and protein. Any thoughts on fat burners?

HEY THERE, SAW THIS STREAM A FEW DAYS AGO AND FINALL GOT TO MY COMPUTER AT HOME.
I STARTED P90X IN JANUARY AND AM JUST FINISHIN UP WEEK 6. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THOSE THAT HIT THAT THREE WEEK WALL, IT IS SOMETHING WE ALL GO THROUGH. IN FACT, I HAD A 3 DAY CONFERENCE, AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO DO A COUPLE OF THE WORKOUTS, SO I MADE MYSELF PAY FOR IT BY REPEATING WEEK 3 WHEN I RETURNED.
I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I EAT THE SAME TYPES OF THINGS, IT'S ALOT EASIER FOR ME TO STAY TRUE TO MY DIET, AND I TRY TO INTRODUCE TWO NEW MENU ITEMS EACH PHASE, (SOMETHING ELSE TO LOOK FORWARD TO).
SOMETHING ELSE THAT ADDED A LITTLE MOTIVATION, I TOOK MY BEFORE PHOTOS AND HAD A POSTER MADE AND PUT IT ON THE GARAGE WORK OUT STATION WALL, TO MAKE SURE THAT "THAT FAT GUY" NEVER LIVES IN MY HOUSE AGAIN.
JUST GOT DONE TAKING A WEEK 6 PHOTO, AND I CAN ALREADY TELL THE DIFFERENCE, BOY IF THAT'S NOT MOTIVATION FOR ME TO GET TO WEEK 12, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.

Easy on the ALL CAPS there killer...

Congrats on the determination. I just got done with my fav: Arms and Shoulders. Feel the burn!!!

Anyone else despise YOGA day???

Sorry bout the caps.
If Arms/Shoulders is your favorite, then your gonna love weeks 5 through 7 with Back/Bi's and Chest/Shoulder/Tri.
Yoga kicks my butt, but I am still trying to master that damn crane move, I can only hold for about 10 seconds or so. I actully sweat more during yoga then I do during Kenpo.
I'm off to go do Yoga now.