About 3 weeks ago I took a break from training P90X style.... You can see form the pics on the right that I lost 2% bodyfat and I am about as lean as I have ever been in my life... My size 32" pants are falling off of me! I am 43 years old and my waist measures 30 inches! WOW....
Now, in assessing this I lost 10 total pounds of bodyweight, a few pounds of extra fat but I gained strength so I don't think I lost any muscle. On paper it appears I lost some muscle but the excess weight could have been water...who knows for sure?
Conclusion: P90X does work.... it works extremely well for losing bodyfat... keep in mind that a heavier, more overweight person will lose MORE fat that I did.... I was already lean to begin with... I used P90X because I wanted something new to refresh the daily grind of working out for years on end.
For now I am steadily increasing my caloric intake and slowly increasing my carbophydrate intake in the form of oats (breakfast) and a yam/sweet potato (lunch) and a whole grain tortilla at supper time.... This doesn't seem like much to the average person but I am diabetic and i have to be careful and very judicious when playing with carbohydrates so that my dependence on insulin doesn't increase..... so far, so good. The carbs I am injesting are very clean and healthy and increase my blood glucose levels by a neglible amount...
NEW BREAKFAST RECIPE....WHOLE GRAIN PANCAKES!!!
This is something I invented in the kitchen and I love it, it is now my daily breakfast:
Ingredients: (1 serving)
1 packet of Quaker HIGH FIBER Quick oats
2 whole Omega eggs (I use organic, free range chicken eggs)
1 extra egg white (from generic, cheap eggs)
1 tablespoon of ground cinnamin
1 tbsp of nut butter (I switch between peanut butter or cashew butter)
Mix all ingredients in a bowl, stirring thoroughly..... oil a skillet with pure coconut oil..... pour batter on oiled skillet and cook on medium heat (stove).... flip once.... should make 2 large pancakes... add a thin layer of nut butter atop each cake.....
THIS IS DELICIOUS, HEAVY EGG FLAVOR AND IS VERY, VERY HEALTHY.....10 grams of fiber per serving!!!
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