My Power 90 Diet

I REALLY liked the nutrition plan that came with the Power 90 Home Boot Camp. It will give you some awesome recipes and ideas for some surprisingly delicious meals. Being used to other diets I honestly didn't expect to see a breakfast with two poached eggs and toast... =) Awesome, huh? So make sure to read and re-read the Nutrition guide before you get started with your Power 90 program. Nutrition is 80% of fitness and if you go into the exercise program without properly planning your meals and snacks you won't see the incredible results that you want to see.
I kept my calories at 1500 a day with a 50/30/20 ratio. 50% of the 1500 calories was protein, 30% in carbs and 20% in fat.  This actually made for some excellent meals and snacks.

Here is an example of what I ate every day...

Breakfast: Shakeology with 2 Scoops of Optimum Whey Protein & PB2

Mid-Morning Snack: 1/2 Service of Raw Almonds (12-14)

Lunch: Whole Grain Pita Pocket with 6 slices of Deli Turkey, 1 oz. of Low Fat Pepper Jack & Romaine Lettuce & an Apple

Mid-Afternoon Snack: 3 Slices of Deli Turkey & 1 Cup of Mixed Berries (Strawberries, blueberries & blackberries)

Dinner: 6-8 oz of Chicken, steak or fish. Two cups of steamed veggies (usually broccoli and cauliflower) and 1/2 Sweet Potato

Evening Snack: Protein shake (1 scoop)

This gave me enough variety that I didn't get bored with what I ate and I never felt hungry or full. So it was perfect and I had alot of energy.

I "never" cheated. Well actually... I haven't cheated yet. =) It may come to a time where I may, but I do encourage you to stick to your nutrition plan. Don't have any cheat days. If you HAVE to, enjoy a cheat meal once in a while, but keep it to a minimum. Maybe once or twice a month, tops. I have been so excited with the Power 90 program and Shakeology that I haven't been tempted to cheat at all. I have had a few days that I was craving carbs, but it wasn't overwhelming and I didn't give in.

Planning and focus is key. We spend weeks and months planning vacations, but how often do we plan things that REALLY matter, like our health? Take the time to prepare for your new life. Get rid of that bad food in the cupboard. Go shopping for new healthy food. Get those supplements and be ready for your Day 1. It made SUCH a huge difference for me. I planned almost two weeks to do this program and I'm so glad I did. It has paid off ten fold.

Don't make the mistake of just doing the exercise and not starting to change your lifestyle. If you do, you won't be happy with the results AND you won't have the energy and focus to make it through your routine. Imagine eating at a buffet and then going to do a workout. Know how you'd feel? That's what I mean. =)

Power 90 - Week 1, Day 5! Day before Shakeology!

Week 1

Sculpt 1-2 went very well this morning.  Really felt pumped up afterwards and I was able to push through all of the push ups.  My chest and triceps were really tight and pumped up...  I had forgotten how great that felt...

Nutrition-wise I am sticking around 1300-1500 calories so I am not craving anything but I don't feel like I am over eating either.  I get my Shakeology in tomorrow, which is VERY exciting.  I've heard and read so many great things about it.  I also ordered some PB2 tonight so I can't wait for that to show up either. =)

Speaking of supplements, right now I am taking a multi-vitamin and Omega 3's.  I plan on taking creatine when I move into P90X but for now I didn't want to load up and take on too much water. 

I'm not feeling like I'm dominating the workout, but I feel like I may be ready to move on to phases 3-4 in a week or two... When my free weights show up though that may change a bit...  Will keep you posted. =)

One more day to week one and then a rest day on Saturday... I may sneak in some cardio but nothing serious...

Until tomorrow...

Power 90 - Week 1, Day 4

Week 1

Short post today, folks... Hung out at my son's Tae Kwon Do class today for a bit... Tons of fun!

Sweat 1-2 wasn't too intense today, other than my legs getting week towards the second circuit of knee lifts... I'm hoping that goes away soon. I want my muscles there with me so I can power through the workout. The abs workout is still amazing and I really feel it afterwards... I'm not sore at all though, which I kind of miss... lol Pretty sad to be missing being sore... I guess if I am sore that means I'm really making gains... =)

As far as my nutrition is going, the food is still excellent.  I am only having one starchy carb a day... Either at breakfast or lunch...  Avoiding them all together at dinner.  So far I really haven't experienced any cravings... I really haven't felt this focused about exercise and diet before... Very encouraging.

My BowFlex weights still haven't shown up yet so I will be using the bands again... The days are really flying by, exercise-wise... I can't wait to be moving on to P90X... That's about it for now...

Signing off...