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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 :)