Thinking Nutrition

As I am getting ready to go into week 3 of my P90X journey I am becoming more aware of what I am placing into my body. I assume this is a normal part of the journey as we discover what our bodies really need, and what really is junk and unnecessary for our bodies. This realization makes me crave for more information. What should I be really eating? How much should I be eating? How often? I have been having way to many questions recently, and so I have been trying to answer them one by one.

When I was younger and I was trying to get fit in order to get into the US NAVY I underwent the Atkin's diet. Maybe because I was young or whatever the real reason, I did not grasp the important implications that the diet was only a temporary solution. The body can't sustain itself on a healthy level with just protein. It needs a considerable amount of carbs, vitamins, good fat, etc. that the Atkin's diet just simply does not provide.

Currently I am on Phase 1 of the P90X Nutrition Plan, and it resembles the Atkin's diet on many aspects. But one major aspect stands on its own, and that is that there is a continuation to the nutrition plan. Meaning that there is a Phase 2 and 3 to the plan which teaches how to really take care of your body as you undergo your transformation. And if you are considering in maintaining your new figure at the end of 90 days, then the phase 3 of the plan fits for your new life. You can continue on the "Athlete Diet", as phase 3 is normally called, for as long as you continue doing P90X and similar workout programs that demand that your body continue to be in peak shape physically and nutritionally.

I found this video very interesting and applicable to this case. It is from Melissa Costello, who is Tony Horton's Chef. Tony being the creator of the P90X workout program.