P90x Week 11: Day 2 - Plyometrics

I noticed today Tony recommended slipping some recovery drink into the water you would drink during the exercises - we tried this when we played in a volleyball tournament a few weeks ago. We both highly recommend NOT doing this! I don't know what it is about the recovery drink, but if it gets warm, or sits out at room temperature for awhile it tastes way too sweet - it's nasty! There is only one way to drink it - put in half the recommended water, dump in a whole tray of ice, blend it, and drink it immediately. It tastes really good if you do it that way, and gives us something to look forward to at the end of the workout.

I felt good today doing the workout. I went a bit over on the carbs last night and I think that helped with my energy level during the workout. I was still sweating up a storm though.

Week 1: Day 2: Fat Shredder Phase Menu Planner Method

Fat Shredder Phase: Menu Planner Method.
We wanted to let everyone know what's it like to follow the Menu Planner Method. This method gives you a nutrition plan for the week with recipes.
It's Day 1 and I was Prepping and Cooking all day. I found that the main meals took a lot of prepping and cooking so I really was cooking all day. Literally I was!

For me I couldn't finish my breakfast....Here's pictures of what I ate today. I tried I really did but this is a lot of food. I'm thinking I'll probably have to adjust the caloric intake for me...come on seriously...I don't need 2400 calories a day.

Breakfast: before:



After:

An 8 egg white mushroom,cheese, and tomato omelet, 120z of 1% cottage cheese, and 1 Cup of mixed berries (strawberries and raspberries. This was too much for me...I really did try.... ***** I will make the omelet again it's a keeper.

Doggy Bag:


After workout recovery drink: P90X Recovery drink. It's worth every penny! Yummy Creamsilcle/orange julius drink. It's good. Make sure to drink it with very cold water. For a super smooth taste, give it a whirl with a hand blender.



I ate a P90X Peak Performance protein bar. I have never been into protein bars. But really, is there such thing as a good protein bar? If there is let me know. I'm on the hunt. ug! The Peanut butter one is alright. I like it because it's not too salty and not too sweet so that's a super bonus! There just wasn't any WOW! factor. Yes disappointing:( I was hoping there would be a wow factor because the P90X Recovery Drink definitely had a WOW factor!

Lunch: Chef Salad: I don't think I'll make this again well with the process meat since I'm not a fan of processed meat and it called for turkey and ham. I substituted artichokes for heart of palm because I didn't have access to them where we live in our little rural town. There was a nice variety of toppings: avocado, tomato, mozzarella, and the marinated artichokes. I would definitely make this salad again but with cooked chicken breast or canned tuna. Oh, and I couldn't finish it again...I'm guessing in a couple days I may have to reconsider adjusting my caloric intake. I have a funny feeling there will be a good chance that I"ll start gaining weight.

Supper: Red Pepper Soup with added protein powder It was good. Just a tip about the red pepper soup recipe is add a bit more liquid like water and either omit the thyme and cumin or add them by taste not according to the recipe because I made this soup a couple weeks ago just to taste some recipes and the measurements for the thyme and cumin were so overpowering, I couldn't taste the peppers. So this time that I made it I completely omitted those spices because I wanted to taste the yummy roasted red peppers. Although it was very yummy, I couldn't finish the 2 cups of soup that I was suppose to consume. Yes I will make this again, it's a keeper.

Salmon, wild and brown rice blend, and green beans. I liked this, it was good. I ended up putting some of the red pepper soup on top of my rice and that was yummy. There was a lemon-dill sauce that was from the menu planner that I made but it was way too lemony so we did not use it. Yes I will make this again! I'm sure Mike is cringing. He's not really into fish but fish is good for you! I'll try not to make it too much. Snack: For level II you can choose a double snack from the snack list. So I chose 30 pistashios. They were good. Looking forward to what Day 2 of the Fat Shredder Phase brings.