P90X – Day 2 – Plyometrics

Today was Day 2 of the P90X body transformation program I’m following.  Last night I went to bed at around 3:00am, which is an hour earlier than the day before but because of the extreme workout yesterday I didn’t get up until 11am again.  I woke up thinking that it’s still early, until I looked at my watch and saw that it’s already 11am!  So, unfortunately this threw my meals schedule out of wack again for today, but I made the best of it.

Breakfast Shake

Unlike yesterday’s ginormous breakfast, this morning the nutrition plan called for a very simple shake for breakfast.

I made the shake by blending together frozen blueberries, banana, a little bit of skim milk, a bit of grape juice and some unflavored whey protein powder.

The shake tasted delicious.  I think next time I might add in a little bit less banana because the shake was really thick.

This thing was very easy to make.  Took me about 3 minutes to make it, and then another 5 minutes to clean up after “breakfast”.  Very cool.

The guys who put together P90X are geniuses.  They thought of everything.  The reason they made the breakfast on Day 2 a shake instead of big breakfast like yesterday was because today we did a very hard workout called…

Plyometrics

Today’s workout was Plyometrics, a very intense cardio workout involving a lot of squats and jumps and leaps and such.  You don’t want to be doing this workout on a full stomach – hence the small breakfast this morning.

They call Plyometrics the mother of all workouts in this program because it’s very intense.  You definitely want to be wearing a heart-rate monitor and watching your heart rate while you do this.  I kept an eye on my monitor and used it as a guide to help me gauge when to take a short break (they are encouraged by the trainer in this program).

I am still very much sore from yesterday’s workout, but I think I did alright trying to keep up with the pace of today’s workout.  I can’t wait until I actually have the cardiovascular endurance to do this workout at full speed along with them.  It’s a killer workout (in a good way).

Day 2 survived!  Yaaay!

Dinner – Salmon Stir Fry

For dinner today I made a salmon stir fry.  I followed the recipe exactly as in the book, except that I substituted wild salmon instead of the shrimp they called for.  I had salmon in the fridge from yesterday and I didn’t want to waste it.  The shrimp I have is in the freezer, so it can wait until next week.

Here’s a picture of the stir fry:

My younger brother Bart stopped by after work and I made enough stir fry for the two of us.  He really liked the Stir Fry and commented on how filling the meal was.  It’s funny because all these meals on this diet are so filling.  It’s not like a typical diet plan where you’re always hungry.  On this plan I’m always full and I’m still consuming less calories than I was before.  I think it’s because I’m finally eating all whole foods that are not processed.  I think it’s processed foods that make us overeat because the body keeps wanting more nutrients, and those foods don’t have them so you’re never satisfied.

A few hours later, I also made Butternut Squash Soup. Making this soup was a real shocker for me.  It was SO EASY!  Ok, look at the ingredients in this soup:

1. Butternut Squash – 3 cups
2. Shallot (Onion) – 1 Tbsp
3. Garlic – 1 Clove
4. Chicken Broth – 1/2 cup

I mean, who can’t make that!  The hardest part was just cutting up the Butternut Squash into small pieces since I’ve never peeled and cut up a Butternut Squash before.  Besides that it’s just a matter of putting it into a pot and letting it cook, then using a blender to puree it and then you’re done!  Took no time at all and it tasted awesome.

If I knew Butternut Squash soup was this easy to make I would have made it long ago.  Here’s a picture of it:

The only thing I’d change in the recipe for next time is I’d probably add more Chicken Broth or some water as the soup was a little bit too thick, but it tasted really good!

The great thing about cooking this way is that you know exactly what’s in your food.  No extra chemicals or artificial ingredients.  I love it.

I also had a protein bar, my recovery drink after my workout and some pistachio nuts.

Here are my nutrition stats for today:

Calories: 2011
Fat: 47 g  (29g of that from Pistachio Nuts)
Carbs: 261 g
Protein: 157 g

I’m hoping to go to bed even earlier tonight so that I can get up earlier and get my nutrition schedule more on track.

Day 2 complete.  88 to go.

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