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I may have mentioned that hubby and I are doing P90X this summer. Today is Day 8. Loving it. In addition to the torturous extreme exercises that it involves, P90X comes with a structured nutrition guide with meal plans, portion plans, and recipes. Last week I followed the Phase 1 Week 1 meal plan almost to a T, and this week I plan to do the same. Instead of sharing the menu, I'd like to share some of the recipes that we have already tried. Because, yall, they're DELICIOUS, healthy, and easy. AND they're not much different than the meals I was preparing in the first place. That makes me very happy! Here are some of the P90X recipes that we have enjoyed so far, with my modifications as noted... Pear & Granola Muffins this is actually a Level 2 recipe but I wanted to make muffins for the kids and I like how healthy and filling these are. 3/4 cup pear nectar 2 egg whites 1 Tbs lemon juice 1 Tbs vegetable oil 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup brown sugar packed 1/2 cup low-fat granola (I used Special K Strawberry cereal) 1 Tbns baking powder 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/4c chopped pear (I only used 1/2c) Preheat oven to 350. Whisk first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl. Stir flours and sugar in a medium bowl. Mix in granola, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Add pear and toss to coat. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture until blended. Pour into muffin cups - makes approx 10. I sprinkled brown sugar over the top of each muffin. Bake about 20 minutes or until tester inserted comes out clean. One serving is one muffin because they are about 230 calories each, 5g protein, 43g carbs, and 5g total fat. Moist, light, but filling, and not too sweet. Perfect! Lemon Garlic Chicken 1/4 c fresh lemon juice 2 Tbs molasses 2 tsp Worcesterschire sauce 4 garlic cloves chopped 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepperlemon wedges parsley sprigs Combine first 4 ingredients in a nonreactive dish and add chicken. Cover and marinate at least an hour. Preheat oven to 425. Remove chicken from dish, reserving marinade, and arrange in shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray (I used parchment paper). Pour reserved marinade over chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 20 minutes at 425, basting occassionally with marinade. Serve with lemon wedges and garnish with parsley if desired. 6 ounces of this chicken has only 150 calories but 21g of protein and 4g total fat. And it was tasty! Italian Meatloaf you know I have a favorite meatloaf recipe that we love love love (Max's Famous, recipe here.) But I had to try the P90X meatloaf to see if it could even compare. I was pleasantly surprised! 1/2 c onions diced 2 Tb fat-free low sodium chicken broth 2 Tbs minced garlic 1.5lbs ground turkey breast 1/2 c sourdough breadcrumbs (I used whole grain bread crumbs) 1/2 c + 2 Tbs low sodium low fat marinara sauce (like Ragu) 2 Tbs fresh basil, chopped 2 Tbs parsley chopped Preheat oven to 350. Saute the onions in the chicken broth until lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly. In a large mixing bowl combine the onion mixture with the ground turkey, breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup marinara sauce, basil and parsley. Put mixture into an ungreased loaf pan. Brush with the remaining marinara sauce and bake 30-45mins. Drain off fat and cool before cutting into slices. Should make approx 8 3-oz slices and one serving is 2 slices. Each serving has about 300 calories, 45g of protein, and 3g total fat. Delicious! I'm sure as the weeks progress I will find even more yummy recipes in the P90X Nutrition Guide, and I promise to share them when I do. BRING IT!

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I can hardly believe that I am heading into week 8 of P90X3 as of TOMORROW! It is crazy to me how much strength I am gaining from this program! I have done almost all of the Beachbody programs and I love them ALL in different ways! I will be honest, on the first day of each of the workouts it took me almost the whole 30 minutes to figure out the moves. That is TOTALLY normal. Don't give up when you don't get something on the first try.. or even the second or third try! It is like the saying goes. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!! The strength and flexibility I have gained over the past 8 weeks is crazy to me! I am able to do 4 unassisted pull ups at this point. I can do 8 unassisted chin ups and I am going up in my dumbbell weight each week. I actually just told my husband that I really 'NEED' the select tech weights because I am going to surpass 30 pound dumbbells before I know it!! ;) He didn't seem as enthusiastic about it as I do!! Dumbbell point aside... this workout is amazing and it TRULY IS FOR ANYONE AT ANY FITNESS LEVEL. There is a modifier and there are things that you won't be able to do the first time. PERIOD. There are things you will have to work towards for awhile before you master it.. BUT, that's just it... we are ALL a work in progress. RIGHT?! Yes. So, get something that challenges you and you get to work for something every single day. Isn't that what life is all about? Striving for progress and not perfection? That's my thoughts at least. I do know one thing about working out (well, honestly.. I know more than one thing, but I will say one thing right now)... You have to make it a habit. I get up every single day between 5:15 and 5:30 am to get my workout done. The BEAUTY of P90X3 is that it is 30 minutes from start to finish. So, I know that I will be done by 6:00 am and then I put my mommy hat on and get the kiddos breakfast, dressed and out the door for school. That is just how my morning goes. I have a plan and a schedule every day and it works for me. NOW, you do not HAVE to workout everyday before the sun comes up. It really is whatever time works best for you and your schedule. I will say that if you are someone who will fret about your workout until it is done and not looming over your head, then you SHOULD TRY to get yourself in the HABIT of working out before you start your day. It amps up your energy for the day, you feel great because you know you already got your sweat on and you don't have to plan around the rest of your day to 'fit it in.' You should never have to fit in your workout, your YOU time. It should be a priority. You don't cancel on your boss do you? Well, don't cancel on yourself! Make YOU the best you there can be. Take care of your body. The more you workout, the more you eat healthy, the better you'll feel. It's simple science. And you will begin to get results! I don't care who you are.... I promise that you will and do feel better the more you workout and eat clean. Fueling your body properly sets your days, weeks, months and years up for SUCCESS!! I am a prime example of how meal planning will get you results. Eating clean is a passion of mine. I started my clean eating journey last March, so it's been 11 months now and I have never looked back. I was always someone who could run through a drive thru 3 times a week, drink a soda a day and be 'fine.' (OR SO I THOUGH).. The first picture was taken last March. I was 130 pounds and really felt bloated and icky all the time. I was a size 4 and just didn't feel comfortable in my own skin anymore. YES, I know some of you are thinking... "OH POOR YOU... A SIZE 4!!!"... I never did nor will I ever complain about being a size 4! However; again it does not matter what SIZE you are or how much you WEIGH.. it is how you feel that should matter! I was feeling tired, grumpy, lazy, bloated and just plain miserable most days. I could FEEL the sugar/wheat/gluten take over my insides when I would eat it. NOT A GOOD FEELING!! So, I started researching clean eating and embraced it. My family and I eat the same things each day. We LOVE what we eat and don't miss Taco Bell or McDonalds... that's for sure!! Now, another important factor in this.. WE ARE REAL PEOPLE. We cheat at least one meal, sometimes two meals a week. We plan it out and decide what we want. Most days we go out to eat after church on Sundays. Some days it is pizza, others it is pasta, hamburgers, ice cream, whatever!! 80% of the time we eat clean and 20% of the time we splurge and eat what we are craving. I will ALWAYS tell everyone that MODERATION is the key. If there is a night where I just WANT a beer, guess what.. I'm going to have a beer. I just ALWAYS ACCOUNT FOR IT. That is another key factor. You should count calories if you don't really know what you are eating and WRITE EVERYTHING YOU PUT INTO YOUR MOUTH DOWN ON PAPER. It may be a reality check for some of you! It sure was for me! SO this is what I started to do... I started to make a weekly meal plan. Wrote out EVERYTHING I was going to eat.. And guess what? IT HELPED! I would print out a copy and hang it on my fridge, I would print a copy for my car and I would give a copy to my husband who would pack his meals and take them to work with him. We started to lose weight and feel better!!! So, now.. 11 months later I weigh in at 120-122, depending on the day and I just FEEL BETTER. I love this lifestyle, I know that we are doing our bodies so much more justice than before and the biggest reward is knowing that my kids are being properly nourished. We all LOVE shakeology each day and that is our 'treat' for the day. We LOVE our life! Now, like I said before it has become a lifestyle change. BUT, it did not happen overnight! It is baby steps!! I don't expect you to throw everything away in your pantry unless if you are an all or nothing type of person. It is the gradual little changes that happen. Do you think that I LOVE to get up at 5:15 every single morning?? NOPE! BUT, I love the rewarding feeling I have after my workout is over, so that is worth it for me. I am like the rest of you. I want to stay in my warm bed and hit the snooze over and over, but I MAKE myself get up and head out to my freezing cold garage by 5:30 am. It works. Some mornings I want to cry! HAHAH!!! Other mornings I'm fired up and ready to go! (Those are usually the mornings that I have some new workout clothes to wear!! ;) ) But, this is just the real me. Sometimes I will have a Pepsi on a day that isn't a scheduled cheat mea (NOT OFTEN, I PROMISE YOU THAT) but sometimes... I do. It's all about accounting for it and making up for it in other ways. Maybe and extra workout session or a few cut calories for another meal. All in all.. Enjoy your life, but be HEALTHY! We only get one body! TREAT IT WELL!!! And yes, this is me in front of my space heater waiting for my P90X3 workout to START!! YOU CAN DO IT! You have to WANT IT :)

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If you are anything like me then the first time you looked at the P90X Nutrition Guide, you were overwhelmed by the amount of information; and I dont know about you, but I was quite intimidated. I had no idea where to start or how to begin and my results reflected that confusion. The P90X Nutrition guide really is a masterpiece of nutritional info, but I will admit that it could have been a little more simple. One of my primary goals as a coach is to simplify the nutrition part for people as this seems to be where the most difficulty is found. If I can help you understand nutrition and how to succeed, then you will have a huge advantage in the results category!!! So what I will do here is clear up any confusion that surrounds the P90X Nutritional Phases.

I've always been skeptical of "extreme" workout programs like P90X and Insanity. I tend to raise an eyebrow when a workout seems like a fad or claims you will "get ripped fast." Plus, I had always heard that the P90X style workouts are so intense that they can really be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. A few weeks ago, however, Jay's brother showed us a new 30-minute P90X3 program that he was following. He shared the video program with us so that we could check it out. Jay loves to have a set workout schedule, so the fact that this exercise program is all planned out with a calendar appealed to him. I wasn't sure if I wanted to be locked in to anything, but I figured I would join him when I could and see how it went. I have ended up doing the videos with Jay almost every day, and I am surprised at how much I like the program. The best thing is that you genuinely get in a really great workout in just 30 minutes, without having to go to a gym or buy a lot of special equipment. There are about 15 different workout routines plus some stretching videos that rotate, so it keeps things interesting and your body challenged. It has been really nice to have my workouts all planned out and not have to decide if/when/what I'm going to do. Aside from free weights and a mat, the only other equipment you need is a pull-up bar. If you can't do a pull-up (like me) or don't have a bar, you can easily modify with a resistance band. Jay had been using one of those door-frame pull-up bars, but earlier this week decided to build something more heavy-duty using metal pipes from Lowe's. My goal is to be able to do an unassisted pull-up by the end of summer! We are still in the first 4-week "block" (it is 90 days total), so we haven't gotten to all of the workouts yet. Here is a recap of what we have covered so far. Total Synergistics - A total-body strength workout that incorporates a lot of body weight exercises, balance, and even some yoga. Some of the moves take some practice to get the hang of, and there are some ridiculous pull-ups that I definitely have to modify. Agility X - Agility training that involves all sorts of "quick-feet" type movements. You run and jump all over the place in every direction. It is very challenging but goes by quickly. Yoga X - A quick, 30-minute stretch session. Most of the moves are traditional yoga poses, but the video moves quickly and doesn't give a whole lot of explanation on how to do them. It's probably not the best for people who have never done yoga before. The Challenge - Alternates between different styles of push-ups and pull-ups for 30 minutes straight. You try to complete the same number of reps in each set for the entire time. Holy cow were my arms sore after I did this for the first time! The Warrior - A full-body, army boot-camp style workout. It's a great combination of upper-body, lower-body, core, and cardio exercises, with no equipment needed. One of my favorites! CVX - A cardio workout in which you hold a weight throughout all of the exercises. It's easy to follow but will leave you dripping with sweat. Many of the workouts use high intensity intervals in order to be effective in a short amount of time. A lot of scientific research has shown that this type of "HIIT" training is just as effective as traditional cardio in a lot less time. These 30-minute P90X3 videos definitely beat spending hours on the machines at the gym. As for the downsides - Tony Horton really gets on my nerves. He never stops talking and making goofy comments. I am constantly rolling my eyes. Sometimes his banter is entertaining, but most of the time I just want to put tape over his mouth. Another negative of the program - it is true that a lot of the moves are intense and sometimes complicated. While there are beginner modifications, Tony generally doesn't go into specific detail about form. I can see how someone without a lot of exercise experience could overdo it or hurt themselves. Jay and I had to do a lot of pausing and practicing to figure out some of the moves initially, and I am all about the modifications, especially when it comes to the pull-ups. There are still quite a few videos that we haven't gotten to yet. I will post another update on how it's going in a few weeks!

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We begin Week 4 tomorrow, which marks the final week of Phase 1, Fat Shredder. Fat Shredder only allows one serving of a traditional carbohydrate per day (ie bread or pasta), and therefore we are fairly limited on what we can eat. We eat eggs for breakfast every day and we eat a salad with plenty of […]