Well; I will have completed my third week of P90X tomorrow and I have to say, it is everything that I wanted and expected. I don't see any physical results yet but I do feel a big difference. The only part I still can't finish is the Ab ripper X. WOW! It's a killer workout for my abs even when I don't do it all.
I'm having a problem with the food also (HELP!) I just cannot eat everything they suggest. I try my own versions of their meals because I can't stick to theirs 100%. I can do the shakes, protein bars, the meat and salad meals fine, but the I cannot seem to make the major meals taste any good.
I've tried the almond soy milk with the Whey powder and it is
I've also tried the strawberry, vanilla and the chocolate Whey powder with both milk and water and I can't stomach them either. I guess I'll have to find another brand maybe? Do they all taste the same?
I think I'm going to give up the Creatine drink also when I use it all up. I don't think it's doing anything, really. I was sore the entire first week and into the 9th day but, after that, I haven't been sore since. :shrug:
I want to make sure you're drinking the right milk. Almond milk is not soy milk, they are two different products. Almond milk is made from pureeing almonds in water and then straining it. They then fortify it with vitamins and minerals so in the end, it has fewer calories than skim milk and more nutrition. You can make it at home and you can use the leftover almond puree in baking, though I'm not sure it's cost effective to buy as many almonds as it takes to make half a gallon of milk vs buying it.
I've only tried one protein powder, and I never drink it mixed with water or milk straight, I always mix it with food, either fruit and milk in a shake, or with oatmeal. You might not even need to take it that often. If you're getting enough protein in your diet from the foods you eat, there really isn't a need to take the powder.
As for the meal plan, I don't follow it. I stick with the Insanity nutrition plan which is much more simple. Five small meals a day, and attempt to hit a 40:40:20 ratio of carbs
rotein:fat. You need to calculate your caloric needs using the Harris-Benedict equation and once you know how many calories you need every day, you divide those up over your five meals.
The H-B equation takes into account your age, weight, height, gender, and activity level to find the number of calories you need each day to MAINTAIN your current weight. If you need to drop pounds, you subtract 500-750 calories, and if you need to gain, you add about 500. First you find your basic metabolic rate and then you multiply it by a coefficient that depends on your activity level. If you're doing P90X, your coefficient will be the second highest.
Lastly, as for the recovery drink, the purpose is simply to refuel your muscles so they are less fatigued and ready to perform again sooner. Your body keeps about an hour's worth of glycogen in your muscles for immediate use. After an hour of working out, those stores are sapped so it helps to replace them as soon as possible, within an hour is recommended. Recovery drinks contain simple sugars, fructose, dextrose, etc. so that you can replenish those stores very quickly. Protein powder, creatine and all that aren't really the point of a recovery drink, what you need right away is carbs in the form of sugar. I've heard recently that Boost chocolate drink has the correct carb
rotein ratio (4:1) and similar calorie count as the P90X drink so I'm going to try that when my supply runs out. It's also around $1 a serving at walmart.
I'm not a nutritionist or an expert in fitness or anything. Everything I've told you I've gathered either from my own experience or from reading the discussions on the P90X and Insanity facebook pages and Beachbody forums.
Hope it works for you...
