Question by qwerty: What should i eat and not eat with the P90X workouts if i don’t want to follow their nutrition plan?
I’m 16 and weigh about 140 kilograms. I do not want to diet plan to do so tell me what to eat and not eat would be especially helpful.
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Answer by Dennys
The most common answer you will hear is this: “Stay away from the Carbs (I.E: breads, pasta)”. Ignore this. This is extremely unhealthy. Carbs are where your body gets most of its energy from. Cutting out carbs while on the P90X workout will cause you to lose weight, but you will be tired, and possibly feel sick all the time. Limit your carbohydrate intake. Don’t eat as much bread as you usually would, but don’t cut it out all together. You want to stay away from deep fried foods, or foods cooked in or using a lot of butter, oils, or margarine. Keep away from too much sugar, this is pure energy, and whatever your body doesn’t burn off quickly will be stored as fat. Try to eat foods that are grilled or baked. Chicken and fish are your healthiest choices. For sides and snacks, fruits and vegetables are your best choice. You can’t go wrong with fruit. The sugar if fruit is easier for your body to burn off, and will not store as fat. With vegetables, stay away from a lot of potato, or corns. These are starch based veggies, and don’t have as much nutritional value. Stick with your colorful veggies (carrots, broccoli, tomato). If you like salads, go for the darker leaves(like spinach, or romaine lettuce), rather than the paler salads you usually find (like ice burg lettuce). These are vitamin and nutrient rich, and are more helpful in a diet. Don’t pile on the dressings and cheeses either. Just enough for you to enjoy the flavor, and try to stick with light dressings. As far a drinks, STAY AWAY FROM SODA, AND ENERGY DRINKS. These are loaded with sugars that will give you the energy now, but you will crash later, and all the unburned sugar will turn to fat. Fruit and vegetable juice is good. Drinks like Gatorade, Powerade, and Vitamine Water are ok in moderation. WATER IS YOUR BEST FRIEND. When using a rigorous workout plan, keeping yourself hydrated is very important. Water helps transport nutrients, flush out anything your body doesn’t need, including burned fat, keeps you cool while working out, and keeps you alive. Drink plenty of water. On average, a person should dring 8 8oz glasses of water, but if you are on a workout plan, I would stick with 10-12 glasses.
Remember that no matter what you do eat, portion control is the most helpful. Eat less per meal. Don’t eat untill you are stuffed; instead, eat until you are not hungry anymore. If you get hungry sooner than normal, thats fine… eat again. 4-5 small meals a day are better for you that 3 bigger ones. This will help speed up your metabolism, and increase your weight loss. No matter what though, a healthy balanced breakfast is important everyday. This sets you up for the rest of the day. Your breakfast will determine how your body proccesses its food and energy the rest of the day, as well as determine when you feel hungry again. You can skip breakfast, and not feel hungry for most of the day… this is not a good thing. When you don’t eat as much, you feel tired more. This is because instead of turning your meals into the energy it needs now, your body will store everything as fat for energy later. Also, avoid eating before bedtime. When you sleep, you aren’t using much energy, so anything you just eat will be turned to fat. I recommend eating at least 3-4 hours before you go to bed. If you get hungry between that time, a small snack is fine.
I hope this information is helpful to you
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