P90 Question about the Diet?

[angelwithin]

I got it today! I know there's a meal plan for it -- though it's not as rigid as the P90X. Do I have to stick to it to the T or can I just eat much more healthier stuff? I go to college and I'm on campus 12 hours at a time most days.. I can't carry the protein power and stuff with me.. but I can take protein shakes (like the Special K brand) and leave it in the fridge I have access to on campus. Will substitutions like this still give me a legit weight loss?

[WeaponZero]

The Power 90 and P90X diet plans are a big component to seeing results with the plan. However you can still show good results (but not AS drastic) is you simply try to follow a 40/40/20 macronutrient profile while on the plan. Basically at the end of the day you should half consumed the same amount of protein as you did carbohydrates, and 20% of your calories should come from fats.

Ready-made protein/meal replacement shakes are a bad idea because of the preservatives added to keep it from going bad. It's best to buy the powder, keep it in a shaker bottle, and simply add water from a water fountain when you can. And remember when you're following a strict workout regimen (which P90 is, though not as much as P90X), you have a MINIMUM CALORIE A DAY requirement that is much higher than that of someone who is sedentary. DO NOT GO UNDER THIS REQUIREMENT.

[angelwithin]

do you recommend any protein power shakes that don't taste like chalk?

[WeaponZero]

most any of the better more reputable brands taste good. in general though the shakes are pretty much irrelevent if the rest of your diet is squared away. but if you absolutely need them for high protein meals on the go, then the one I would most recommend is BSN Syntha 6. You can order a tub containing roughly 30 servings worth from Bodybuilding.com for about 30 bucks, or for 45 you can get a tub containing about 70 servings worth. It's one of the only ones that is also high in fiber.

[WeaponZero]

And it tastes great when made with water. Most say you can make them with water but they come out with a weird texture and taste when you do so you end up making them with milk instead (which adds unnecessary calories). Syntha 6 has additives that improve its taste and texture so you can simply fill up your shaker cup with any water fountain and you're good to go.

[Anonymous]

The P90 stuff is not reliable. It's very hard to stick to that diet. If you're really strict about your own nutrition, you should calculate your BMR / RMR which will tell you more about your nutritional needs than GAG or P90 will.

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Good luck!

[angelwithin]

thanks!

[Deepthinker25]

If you go the whole diet, your gonna get the best results however, the diet is very rigourous. Assuming that your not trying to get the absolute perfect body and just trying to stay in shape, just eat healthy stuff, have lean meats, lots of vegetables, carbs are the most important thing in a diet because that's what your brain runs off of and it helps a lot with exercising and some fats like a cup of pudding a day so you have something to burn off. When I was on the P90X the most important thing for me wasn't having the right diet, it was finding enough food and I eventually had to stop because I couldn't afford the food intake anymore. Think of it this way, your body runs on food as a car would run on gas. When you take a monster truck on the highway (which gets like 3 miles a gallon) and runs out of gas quickly, this is like when you go on the P90X you have to eat massive amounts of food to prevent overtraining. Hope this helps :)