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wannabefitgrl 06-23-2010 12:48 PM

plyo did definitely get my heart rate up and I was brething hard, but I recovered quickly. I had shoulders and arms today and there are a lot of moves similar to the power 90 circuit with the intensit turned up a little bit so it was a good workout. First time on the ab ripper too, and once again, I have to credit p90 with getting me ready for it. Even after doing the X before, I was never that great at the ab ripper. Today, though, it was amazing how much easier a lot of the moves were. Only thing I noticed was my tailbone/spine got sore with some of the moves, even with doing them on carpet and a mat.

@jdallas-I don't have the diet plan stuff either since my dvds came from a friend, but I did find a lot of sites that map out what you should be eating (it's laid out by portion...so many portions of protein for the first phase, so many portions of fruit, etc.). I do have a neat little excel spreadsheet but I don't think I can upload it here and I can't seem to find the website I got it from. I could email it to you if you'd like...but certainly no obligation. Or you can do some googling for yourself.

As for the calorie counting, I just plug in the activities here on fitday, usually using the 'calisthetics, vigorous effort' activity and the minutes I do it for. That's the best I can do without a monitor I think. Maybe someone else has a suggestion?

wannabefitgrl 06-24-2010 12:19 PM

Hey GT, any chance you've had some luck getting your protein to 50%? I'm having the hardest time upping my protein without the fat going up too. Or I cut back other things to keep my carb low, but then my overall calories are a hundred or two lower than usual...endless struggle to up that protein percentage. Wondering if you have an example of a days worth of food at that percent? I'd appreciate the info!

01gt4.6 06-24-2010 01:01 PM


Originally Posted by wannabefitgrl (Post 14357)
Hey GT, any chance you've had some luck getting your protein to 50%? I'm having the hardest time upping my protein without the fat going up too. Or I cut back other things to keep my carb low, but then my overall calories are a hundred or two lower than usual...endless struggle to up that protein percentage. Wondering if you have an example of a days worth of food at that percent? I'd appreciate the info!

even on the days that I hit 250g of protein it's still around 35%. I usually hover around 35% for the most part. I consume a lot of chicken, fish, whey and casein protein. 50% seems like it would be tough to do unless you were doing like a keto type diet.

denizko 06-28-2010 09:13 PM

Hello everyone!

Finished P90X doubles last week, took a week off. Never missed a workout, even did extra running during P1 and P2.

Love the results in terms of feeling more flexible, my stamina increased drastically.

Interesting though, I gained weight, being 27yo/1.73m/69kgs I went up to 74,5 keeping calorie intake roughly at 2000, eating clean food (with a food log) 6 times a day and keeping carbs under 130 with carb refeeds once or twice a week (200-250). Now that's discouraging :(. Accoring to AccuMeasure fat caliper test I gained 2,2% BF, wastline went from 78 to 82cm

My goal was to see at least a hint of that 4-6 pack :)

Now starting P90X+ and Insanity workouts to replace P90X+ cardio workouts.
So my schedule looks like Insanity AM, P90X+ PM.

Any suggestions on diet?

denizko 06-29-2010 03:46 AM

Hello, I'm a new to this forum and fitday, and I think I need I suggestion.
I've already posted my problem here http://www.fitday.com/fitness/forums...html#post14680

Thoughts, anyone?

agarfield 06-29-2010 08:09 AM

Denizco,

I've read over your post (a few times) and have been trying to come up with an answer for you. It sounds like you have done a great job with working out and eating well. A couple questions: are you male or female? My thought was maybe you need to up your calories with all the workouts you are doing. Did the weight gain happen after you stopped or is that what happened from the beginning of the program to the end? I was wondering if one thing was you gained muscle and that is why your weight went up. Have you had someone help you try the body fat calculation again. I've had to do that before.

I'm impressed with your workout schedule. My husband and I completed both P90X doubles and Insanity, with good results-even though I never saw six pack :( but we haven't tried them at the same time. I'm not sure I want to. I did an Insanity workout this morning and it is still an intense workout! Good luck and keep up the hard work. Maybe with some more information I can try to think of something for you, although you sound more knowledgeable than me!

wannabefitgrl 06-29-2010 11:18 AM

Did you try eat the proportions given in the X plan? As opposed to just eating clean and counting calories? I know phase one, protein/carb/fat percentages looks like 50-30-20. phase 2 is 40-40-20 and phase 3 is 20-60-20. I don't know if it would help to try to stick to what they propose or not.

In past experiences, I lost some weight during phase 1 and then not for the rest of the program. This time around I'm being good about my eating (except for the other weekend....oops!) but don't really see the scale moving at all. I know I might just be building muscle faster than I'm losing fat, but it is a little discouraging. I had been losing at least a pound a week doing p90 and that's stalled since starting the X. I don't plan to quit or anything, but it's hard to transition from losing steadily to seeing the scale stop moving.

I've only been at it a week or so and plan to take measurements after phase one to see what changes there have been. Guess I'll keep at it until then. In the meantime, I have a wedding this weekend and lots of weekends planned with friends and am concerned about missing workouts or not being able to keep up my eating routine (hard to eat the same snacks and meals when I'm off camping!). But we'll see how things go. Suggestions or encouragement here is always welcome.

denizko 06-30-2010 12:31 AM

Hello again!
Thanks all for your input!
I’ve done some thorough review of my Food and Workout plan and research, and have some thoughts and predictions.

I think my post would be a bit offtopic, so I created my own thread at success stories
http://www.fitday.com/fitness/forums...nity-p90x.html

CoeyCoey 06-30-2010 12:12 PM


Originally Posted by denizko (Post 14680)
Hello everyone!

Finished P90X doubles last week, took a week off. Never missed a workout, even did extra running during P1 and P2.

Love the results in terms of feeling more flexible, my stamina increased drastically.

Interesting though, I gained weight, being 27yo/1.73m/69kgs I went up to 74,5 keeping calorie intake roughly at 2000, eating clean food (with a food log) 6 times a day and keeping carbs under 130 with carb refeeds once or twice a week (200-250). Now that's discouraging :(. Accoring to AccuMeasure fat caliper test I gained 2,2% BF, wastline went from 78 to 82cm

My goal was to see at least a hint of that 4-6 pack :)

Now starting P90X+ and Insanity workouts to replace P90X+ cardio workouts.
So my schedule looks like Insanity AM, P90X+ PM.

Any suggestions on diet?

Hi Denizko,

I am sure you have sprained an ankle or twisted a knee at some time in your life, right? What happens? It swells like crazy! Anytime you injure yourself, you body sends water to the injury to protect it and help it heal. Well, P90X is an intense workout and you are tearing a lot of muscle during those workouts. You are essentially injuring most of the muscles in your body. You are going to gain weight, swell, and feel a little bloated. This happens to me every time I start on a program after taking time off.

As for diet, eat plenty of fresh fruits, and vegetables, and throw is some beans and legumes. All of these have many more nutrients than processed foods. They will also be loaded with protein and fiber. In fact, if you focus on foods high in protein and fiber together, you will get the best of both muscle gain and weight loss. Protein will help build your muscles and prevent muscle loss from restricted calories, and fiber are free calories. This means you can eat all the fiber calories you want, and your body cannot process them for energy.

Avoid foods high in protein with no fiber. These foods have poor nutrient density and won't supply you with the micro-nutrients your body needs.

Avoid or, if you can, eliminate oils. They are pure fat and have an extremely low nutrient density.

10-15% protein is well more than enough on a program like P90X. I know competition body builders who only take in 20% protein. I consume around 6% protein and have no problem maintain muscle mass. I do find I have more difficultly increasing strength unless I up it to at around 10-15%

Good luck!

CoeyCoey 06-30-2010 12:22 PM


Originally Posted by wannabefitgrl (Post 14733)
Did you try eat the proportions given in the X plan? As opposed to just eating clean and counting calories? I know phase one, protein/carb/fat percentages looks like 50-30-20. phase 2 is 40-40-20 and phase 3 is 20-60-20. I don't know if it would help to try to stick to what they propose or not.

In past experiences, I lost some weight during phase 1 and then not for the rest of the program. This time around I'm being good about my eating (except for the other weekend....oops!) but don't really see the scale moving at all. I know I might just be building muscle faster than I'm losing fat, but it is a little discouraging. I had been losing at least a pound a week doing p90 and that's stalled since starting the X. I don't plan to quit or anything, but it's hard to transition from losing steadily to seeing the scale stop moving.

I've only been at it a week or so and plan to take measurements after phase one to see what changes there have been. Guess I'll keep at it until then. In the meantime, I have a wedding this weekend and lots of weekends planned with friends and am concerned about missing workouts or not being able to keep up my eating routine (hard to eat the same snacks and meals when I'm off camping!). But we'll see how things go. Suggestions or encouragement here is always welcome.

Hi Wannabefitgirl,

You might benefit from some of the things I suggested to Denizko. I would like to highly recommend tossing the scale. It is the worst motivator in the world. LOL Go by how you feel and look.

I hate to tell you this, but you probably won't build a significant amount of muscle if you are on a calorie restricted diet. The workouts will help you maintain muscle mass while losing fat.

Are you on a calorie restricted diet? Can you give us an idea of what you typically eat?

Edit: I forgot to mention. I would reconsider trying to achieve a high protein diet. There is a lot of controversy over the harmful effects of a high protein diet, but not so over the effect of a high carb, low fat, low protein diet. Also, you mentioned you are having trouble maintain the protein levels. If you can't make a diet a permanent part of your lifestyle, then, statistically speaking, you are destine to put the weight back on and more. I was one of those statistics for years. I tried every diet in the book and every time I failed and ended up weighing more than I started. I eventually got up to 240 pounds. With a simple lifestyle change, I dropped to 165 in about a year. That was several years ago and now I am around 170, but the weight I have gained back is muscle. I am around 14% BF now.

I hope this helps. Good luck!


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