Day 31-35
Only day I can remember out of these 5 days is my sisters baby shower. I explained to Justin on day 1 that this day would be the only day I cheat on the diet. If I am cooking for 25 people you better believe I am eating the food I am cooking. really though, the only things outside the diet were spinach dip, meatball wontons, pulled pork and the cookies and mousse for dessert. Haha I guess that’s a lot but it was all worth it. We had a lot of leftovers I had to let other people take because unfortunately I could not eat round 2.
Day 36-39
I was down south this week for work, Gulfport and New Orleans. Although it was not easy to keep up with the diet, I managed. But when on this diet let me tell you a few things about New Orleans.
1) Unless you are familiar with the area and know where to eat, New Orleans is not a place to be when doing P90X. Everywhere I went all the food was fried fried fried. Fried catfish, fried chicken, fried shrimp. The only things to get were either a chicken salad or ribs. And yes ribs are not the best thing to get but when I needed protein those were the only “safe” option, you can only handle chicken breasts so many times.
2) Hurricanes are also not an option when doing P90X, but when you are New Orleans you gotta have one, or so I am told. So I substituted my snack and fruit for one (kinda makes up for one right?) Let me tell you, its like fruit punch on steroids. Too many of those and you are gonna wake up with the biggest headache.
Day 40
Ahhh finally back to my routine…well almost. It was the USA game vs Slovenia game so I knew I would be drinking beer, Tony can only control my workouts and eating, he will not control my drinking. Plus its World Cup time…enough said. We had people over for the game so we prepared a huge breakfast. We made whole wheat pancakes, and to be honest I really like them. I will probably substitute them even after the 90 days are up. We also made scrambled eggs, hash browns, and sausage (we couldn’t eat this but we also couldn’t feed everyone turkey bacon over hot sausage patties).
For lunch/dinner I had a chicken salad with feta, tomatoes, pecans, cucumbers and carrots with a vinaigrette dressing. Delicious, but not satisfying after all the drinking. All I wanted was a burger and fries….need that grease to soak up all the alcohol.
Day 41
We made whole wheat pancakes again; on the side I had a serving of ham and a protein shake.
We were going out to dinner for my sister birthday so I knew I wanted to save most of my servings for dinner so for lunch all I had was a snack of string cheese. Needless to say I was starving come dinner time.
For dinner we went to a greek/Mediterranean tapas place. Justin and I ordered a bunch of things. For appetizers we had a tzatziki spread and side salads. For dinner we shared steamed mussels, spare rib (fat taken off) with mashed potatoes and veal with polenta. Aside from the mashed potatoes and polenta the meal was within our diet.
Day 42
Today was fathers day and we went to brunch in the city at Tabards Inn. They say this is the best place to get brunch but after our experience I think everyone in the group highly disagrees. My dad ordered homemade donuts and whipped cream for the table, I sat on my hands when they arrived. Not only did they look delicious covered in sugar but they were fresh. I just bit my lip and sipped my mimosa. For my meal I had hanger steak, pouched eggs and home potatoes. Aside from waiting an hr to get our food, when it arrived my steak was cooked medium well to well and my eggs and home potatoes were cold. For the price I paid it was not worth it. Needless to say I will not be going back.
For dinner we had a leftover chicken and whole wheat pasta concoction that Justin made while I was away. Just needed to add a little more sauce and it was good. J
Day 43
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
For lunch I had a turkey sandwich with cheese and mustard. Boring yes but simple. Side of carrots for my vegetable.
For dinner I made lemon and garlic baked chicken. And Justin made the red pepper soup. For our dairy and carb we attempted to make the tzatziki spread with pita bread. In this spread was 2 cups of greek yogurt, 2 diced cucumbers (seeded), 1 tbsp fresh dill, 1 tbsp fresh mint, 1 tsp pepper, a dash of sea salt and 1 tbsp red wine vinegar. We got this recipe from a healthy eating magazine and when we ate it, we agreed that something was missing. After looking over other recipes on the web, all of them had sour cream. We determined that after the 90 days we are going to try it with sour cream and see if that was the something missing.
Day 44
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of water (out of milk) …blend…delicious
Whole wheat bagel with pb.
For lunch I had a salad with turkey, carrots and celery. Side of the tzatziki spread (no pitas) to get my serving of dairy. During the afternoon I went to my go to snack of string cheese.
For dinner we had the leftover red pepper soup and grilled cheese with turkey bacon sandwiches.
Day 45 (HALF WAY!!! WOOOHOOO)
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of water (out of milk) …blend…delicious
Whole wheat toast with pb
For lunch another turkey sandwich with cheese and added turkey bacon to kick it up a notch. And a cup of the red pepper soup.
For dinner Justin made chicken stir fry. He wanted to make it with brown rice but after I told him it takes about 50 minutes to cook he opted for whole wheat pasta. Since I did not have my snack for the day I had an all fruit popsicle…YUM!
Its bad to say but I am counting down the days till P90X is over. Its not that I hate it, I don’t, I like the workouts, I just cant stand planning what I eat everyday and making sure I get all my servings in. I know it’s supposed to be the way to eat when working out at a high level but it’s strenuous at times. Let me list off the top 5 foods I am looking forward to eating (in moderation of course)
1) Five guys burger and fries…you better believe this is where I am going to lunch August 9th
2) spare ribs with homemade bbq sauce – spare ribs are fatty so I have restrained from eating them)
3) Ice-cream…specifically Ben and jerry’s half baked…its in my freezer right now just staring at me.
4) any appetizer at a restaurant besides a salad.
5) Papa johns pizza
I have realized how bad these things are for you while doing P90X but that’s the important part right, realizing that then having it in moderation and not every week?? That’s my take on it anyways.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Bring on an extra serving of carbs!!
Day 23-28
Yea I was a slacker last week, no blog, but also no interesting recipes so you didn’t miss much.
Day 29
First day of 2 carbs. I know right, only 2 carbs?! This whole time I thought I was getting 3 but nope just 2. Justin can have 3, lucky, but not me, guess I will have to wait another 30 days for one more carb.
Here is what the new diet looks like for the next 30 days:
PROTEINS 4
DAIRY 2
FRUITS 1
VEGETABLES 2
FATS 1
CARBS 2
SNACKS 3
CONDIMENTS 1…we all know I get 2
So really the only difference is one less protein and one more carb.
Of course normal routine in the morning, protein shake with turkey bacon but now I add a whole wheat bagel with peanut butter. 1 tbsp of pb is considered part of a snack, so I thought that was doable on my bagel, and it was delicious. I should invest in some whole wheat English muffins then have myself an egg mcmuffin in the morning…mmm…that sounds good ill have that.
Actually had a normal sandwich for lunch, with a normal amount of meat, not like the ones I’ve had the past couple of weeks that just overpower the bread and fall out the sides. Just mustard, ham and cheese. Yes nothing extravagant but still delicious. Along side had 12 kettle flavored rice cakes (considered a snack). These rice cakes were deeeelicious. Sweet and crunchy, just the thing to go along with a sandwich, it did make me miss chips though. I used to put salt and vinegar chips in my sandwich, don’t knock it till you try it. I stuck my nose up at it when Justin did it for the first time, but I took a bite and never looked back. Of course had carrots to go along, I am starting to be called the carrot girl at work since I have carrots almost everyday for lunch.
For dinner we had left over turkey burgers (bunless :( for me) with turkey bacon and I heated up the V8 can to have tomato soup, Justin just shook his head.
I didnt feel like I have more energy but maybe it just takes times for your body to adapt. Well see…
Day 30
Cant believe it has been 30 days, well I guess I can since I literally count down the days till this is over. Not that I hate it, but it’s annoying to be honest. Annoying to “watch” what you eat and have to plan everything out. I am always asked “what’s after P90X” and the first thing I say is “Five guys”. Its true…
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
Side of turkey bacon and whole wheat bagel with pb.
For lunch I just had a ceasar salad because I was going to the Nationals game and I knew I would be drinking and eating at the ballpark.
Boy was I wrong. Note to self: don’t plan on eating healthy when going to a baseball game. Justin and I walked around the entire stadium and found 3 places with chicken sandwiches…all which were sold out. So we were left with only hotdogs, hamburgers, fries, chili, or fried chicken….we opted for a pretzel and called it a night.
One thing is for sure though; I woke up this morning with a headache and was so weak for my workout. Goes to show your body is not happy when you miss that much protein, vegetables and carbs…
Yea I was a slacker last week, no blog, but also no interesting recipes so you didn’t miss much.
Day 29
First day of 2 carbs. I know right, only 2 carbs?! This whole time I thought I was getting 3 but nope just 2. Justin can have 3, lucky, but not me, guess I will have to wait another 30 days for one more carb.
Here is what the new diet looks like for the next 30 days:
PROTEINS 4
DAIRY 2
FRUITS 1
VEGETABLES 2
FATS 1
CARBS 2
SNACKS 3
CONDIMENTS 1…we all know I get 2
So really the only difference is one less protein and one more carb.
Of course normal routine in the morning, protein shake with turkey bacon but now I add a whole wheat bagel with peanut butter. 1 tbsp of pb is considered part of a snack, so I thought that was doable on my bagel, and it was delicious. I should invest in some whole wheat English muffins then have myself an egg mcmuffin in the morning…mmm…that sounds good ill have that.
Actually had a normal sandwich for lunch, with a normal amount of meat, not like the ones I’ve had the past couple of weeks that just overpower the bread and fall out the sides. Just mustard, ham and cheese. Yes nothing extravagant but still delicious. Along side had 12 kettle flavored rice cakes (considered a snack). These rice cakes were deeeelicious. Sweet and crunchy, just the thing to go along with a sandwich, it did make me miss chips though. I used to put salt and vinegar chips in my sandwich, don’t knock it till you try it. I stuck my nose up at it when Justin did it for the first time, but I took a bite and never looked back. Of course had carrots to go along, I am starting to be called the carrot girl at work since I have carrots almost everyday for lunch.
For dinner we had left over turkey burgers (bunless :( for me) with turkey bacon and I heated up the V8 can to have tomato soup, Justin just shook his head.
I didnt feel like I have more energy but maybe it just takes times for your body to adapt. Well see…
Day 30
Cant believe it has been 30 days, well I guess I can since I literally count down the days till this is over. Not that I hate it, but it’s annoying to be honest. Annoying to “watch” what you eat and have to plan everything out. I am always asked “what’s after P90X” and the first thing I say is “Five guys”. Its true…
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
Side of turkey bacon and whole wheat bagel with pb.
For lunch I just had a ceasar salad because I was going to the Nationals game and I knew I would be drinking and eating at the ballpark.
Boy was I wrong. Note to self: don’t plan on eating healthy when going to a baseball game. Justin and I walked around the entire stadium and found 3 places with chicken sandwiches…all which were sold out. So we were left with only hotdogs, hamburgers, fries, chili, or fried chicken….we opted for a pretzel and called it a night.
One thing is for sure though; I woke up this morning with a headache and was so weak for my workout. Goes to show your body is not happy when you miss that much protein, vegetables and carbs…
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
It was just one frito...
Day 18
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
For lunch I had a homemade lunchable. Yup that’s right a lunchable, deluxe too. You remember those, the infamous classic Oscar Myer lunchable; with crackers, turkey, Capri-sun, cheese, squeezable mustard and a mint. Now a days though there are veggies, a cookie, a candy bar, pizza makings, its insane how much they have changed. Kids these days are so spoiled J the crackers were my carb, the 6 oz of turkey gave me my protein and my mustard was obviously the condiment. Yes I received multiple eye brow raises from the guys at work but hey it was just as delicious as I remember when I was 10. Along side I had carrots (frozen…do NOT recommend these, but my co worker and I are on a pranking spree, and this is how he got me back) and cucumbers.
Justin made dinner as I was busy in the yard weeding, I am not sure there is anything worse than yard work…wait scratch that…painting. He made chicken on the foreman, butternut squash soup and peas. Chicken was a bit dry, but that’s what the foreman does, it sucks all the fat out and leaves you with literally just the meat.
Day 19
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
Went out to lunch today and we went to a bar since the people I was with wanted fried food and beer for lunch, great I thought this is going to be interesting. I ended up having a chicken and lettuce wrap with a side salad. The waiter never gave me my dressing so after asking for the 4th time he offered me a beer on the house, I never thought there would be a day where I would turn down a free beer…until today. My friends looked at me in shock and I just shook my head and buried my chin further into my chest as a sighed.
It was Friday and Justin and I were feeling very lethargic after work (shocking I know) so we made chicken Caesar salad for dinner.
Day 20
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
For dinner I convinced Justin to fire up the grill for turkey burgers, he was not pleased but gave in. I told him although they are turkey burgers they still need to go on the grill because the smoky taste the grill gives will give them more flavor, I think that’s what made him agree. To make the turkey burgers I combined: ground turkey, bread crumbs, chopped green onions, old bay, hot sauce, worchestire sauce and chopped jalapenos. To make it extra spicy we put pepper jack cheese on top and had turkey bacon to get the last serving of protein we needed. They were not bad, definitely much better than veggie burgers. We did not use the sandwich thins instead we had wheat buns. Along side we had baked beans and peas. Not the combo I want with a burger but it sufficed.
Day 21
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
4 slices of turkey bacon…OD on turkey bacon huh?? Well I figured since we were going to a bbq that afternoon I was not sure how much protein I would be getting. And it was a good thing I had those extra pieces because I ended up having to share my burger and had only a couple pieces of chicken. I got enough veggies though. And I have to admit and Justin will never let me live this down but I had 1…yes that’s right 1…bbq frito. I could not resist, I love bbq fritos and when they are just sitting right in front of me temptation just took over.
Day 22
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
Turkey sandwich on wheat with mustard and an apple for lunch. I Spent the day golfing so I missed out on my snack and protein bar.
For dinner we ate steak with broccoli, squash and a salad. Needless to say I got my servings of veggies and then some. My sister was not happy we did not have steak and fries, which she had every right to be because on Sundays my parents have us over and we usually either have steak and fries or bbq chicken with baked beans and macaroni salad. Justin and I definitely threw in a wrench with this new diet. I told her 60 more days until we can go back to fries and ketchup (sigh).
Since I didn’t have my snack during the day we went to get ice cream and frozen yogurt. But for some reason sugar free, fat free ice cream just didn’t hit the spot like cookies and cream or cookie dough ice cream used too…
One more week of only having only 1 carb! In 6 days we will be able to eat 3. I know what you are thinking, what’s the big deal about carbs?? Well carbs give you energy to work out. Not in the same way that protein does. Protein just goes through your system where carbs sit there unless you burn them off, which in turn gives you the energy you need to do intense workouts. This is the reason I believe atkins and south beach diet are the way they are, they cut out the carbs because if you do not exercise on a daily basis having a lot of carbs will make you gain weight. This is the reason coaches tell you to eat spaghetti or “load up on carbs” the night before a big game, or any game. You need that energy the carbs provide. This tells me 2 things about P90X…(1) the workouts are about to get a lot more intense in phase 2 and (2) for people who are looking to lose weight phase (1) is the right way to go, cutting carbs (but not all) makes you lose weight but finding the balance between what your body is capable of doing and the right amount of nutrients it needs to do those things is tricky. If you are an active person you needs those carbs to be able to do workouts to the best of your ability. I am just thankful I can have a sandwich for lunch and garlic bread for dinner :)
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
For lunch I had a homemade lunchable. Yup that’s right a lunchable, deluxe too. You remember those, the infamous classic Oscar Myer lunchable; with crackers, turkey, Capri-sun, cheese, squeezable mustard and a mint. Now a days though there are veggies, a cookie, a candy bar, pizza makings, its insane how much they have changed. Kids these days are so spoiled J the crackers were my carb, the 6 oz of turkey gave me my protein and my mustard was obviously the condiment. Yes I received multiple eye brow raises from the guys at work but hey it was just as delicious as I remember when I was 10. Along side I had carrots (frozen…do NOT recommend these, but my co worker and I are on a pranking spree, and this is how he got me back) and cucumbers.
Justin made dinner as I was busy in the yard weeding, I am not sure there is anything worse than yard work…wait scratch that…painting. He made chicken on the foreman, butternut squash soup and peas. Chicken was a bit dry, but that’s what the foreman does, it sucks all the fat out and leaves you with literally just the meat.
Day 19
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
Went out to lunch today and we went to a bar since the people I was with wanted fried food and beer for lunch, great I thought this is going to be interesting. I ended up having a chicken and lettuce wrap with a side salad. The waiter never gave me my dressing so after asking for the 4th time he offered me a beer on the house, I never thought there would be a day where I would turn down a free beer…until today. My friends looked at me in shock and I just shook my head and buried my chin further into my chest as a sighed.
It was Friday and Justin and I were feeling very lethargic after work (shocking I know) so we made chicken Caesar salad for dinner.
Day 20
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
2 slices of turkey bacon
For dinner I convinced Justin to fire up the grill for turkey burgers, he was not pleased but gave in. I told him although they are turkey burgers they still need to go on the grill because the smoky taste the grill gives will give them more flavor, I think that’s what made him agree. To make the turkey burgers I combined: ground turkey, bread crumbs, chopped green onions, old bay, hot sauce, worchestire sauce and chopped jalapenos. To make it extra spicy we put pepper jack cheese on top and had turkey bacon to get the last serving of protein we needed. They were not bad, definitely much better than veggie burgers. We did not use the sandwich thins instead we had wheat buns. Along side we had baked beans and peas. Not the combo I want with a burger but it sufficed.
Day 21
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
4 slices of turkey bacon…OD on turkey bacon huh?? Well I figured since we were going to a bbq that afternoon I was not sure how much protein I would be getting. And it was a good thing I had those extra pieces because I ended up having to share my burger and had only a couple pieces of chicken. I got enough veggies though. And I have to admit and Justin will never let me live this down but I had 1…yes that’s right 1…bbq frito. I could not resist, I love bbq fritos and when they are just sitting right in front of me temptation just took over.
Day 22
Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and cup of milk …blend…delicious
Turkey sandwich on wheat with mustard and an apple for lunch. I Spent the day golfing so I missed out on my snack and protein bar.
For dinner we ate steak with broccoli, squash and a salad. Needless to say I got my servings of veggies and then some. My sister was not happy we did not have steak and fries, which she had every right to be because on Sundays my parents have us over and we usually either have steak and fries or bbq chicken with baked beans and macaroni salad. Justin and I definitely threw in a wrench with this new diet. I told her 60 more days until we can go back to fries and ketchup (sigh).
Since I didn’t have my snack during the day we went to get ice cream and frozen yogurt. But for some reason sugar free, fat free ice cream just didn’t hit the spot like cookies and cream or cookie dough ice cream used too…
One more week of only having only 1 carb! In 6 days we will be able to eat 3. I know what you are thinking, what’s the big deal about carbs?? Well carbs give you energy to work out. Not in the same way that protein does. Protein just goes through your system where carbs sit there unless you burn them off, which in turn gives you the energy you need to do intense workouts. This is the reason I believe atkins and south beach diet are the way they are, they cut out the carbs because if you do not exercise on a daily basis having a lot of carbs will make you gain weight. This is the reason coaches tell you to eat spaghetti or “load up on carbs” the night before a big game, or any game. You need that energy the carbs provide. This tells me 2 things about P90X…(1) the workouts are about to get a lot more intense in phase 2 and (2) for people who are looking to lose weight phase (1) is the right way to go, cutting carbs (but not all) makes you lose weight but finding the balance between what your body is capable of doing and the right amount of nutrients it needs to do those things is tricky. If you are an active person you needs those carbs to be able to do workouts to the best of your ability. I am just thankful I can have a sandwich for lunch and garlic bread for dinner :)
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