The key to any fitness plan is four words. That’s the magic right there. Four simple words. “Eat right and exercise.” That’s all there is to it. It doesn’t matter the fitness plan so long as
it pushes you to exertion for longer than thirty minutes and uses all areas of
your body. Well, that and the fact that
you have to do it consistently, over and over, to get results. Did I say you have to eat right?
There I was, looking for a fiction book that I was sure I
had stuck somewhere in the family room.
In desperation, I dug to the bottom of a basket of books and stuff. Guess what I found? The P90X Nutrition guide! I didn’t even remember getting one. There was also a wall chart for the program
that you could chart results on. Now I
do remember getting the chart, because I searched high and low for the damn
thing when I was beginning the program and couldn’t find it. Here it was, with the Nutrition Guide.
You may have surmised by now, but just in case I will point
this out, that I don’t go by the P90X Nutrition Plan. As I skimmed through the book last night, I
realized why. The Nutrition Guide is as
big, if not bigger, than the Fitness Guide.
It also is loaded, absolutely loaded, with content. By that, I mean words…lots of them. Also, it has meal plans in phases, graphs
with blocks representing your daily carbs, proteins, fats, etc. There are zillions of recipes….and
pictures. It was mesmerizing. It also was obvious why I opened the box and
pitched it. It is also why, maybe, they
don’t show it in the infomercial. But,
and this is a big but, your diet and nutrition are essential to your fitness
success…at least if you want to do it efficiently and safely.
There is a diet balance to be struck here. My general rule is to make sure that I monitor
my calorie intake, ensure they are good calories, and my newest rule, make sure
the food is nutrient dense. That said, I
am an odd duck when it comes to food. I
don’t care what I eat. I really
don’t. It’s not important that I have a
certain steak or a special fish dish. I
don’t care how the food tastes. I know
that sounds foreign to many of you.
Except for some very particular tastes I deplore, like liver for
instance, I can eat virtually anything.
With that in mind, variety in my food has no meaning. None.
Everyone who knows me knows that, even when I was really fat, I ate the
same way every day consistently. When I
was fat, however, it was consistently poor food and in large quantities.
As I looked at the P90X Nutrition Guide, it exhausted
me. Too many things to think about…too
many choices…too much time to cook and prepare the meals. I am not lazy. You would know that if you saw me work
out. But I hate to spend any time at all
cooking or preparing what I will eat. It
probably stems from the fact that food has no meaning to me. I don’t need to spend an hour and a half
trying to make something taste good…because I won’t care how it tastes! If there is one thing that can kill any
decision that someone makes to get fit, this is it. A complicated diet plan. The Guide is designed as a healthy transition
for those who live for food…and apparently that is most of the free world. It just isn’t me. I count myself lucky for that.
To be successful doing any exercise routine, you need to
have a good, solid and stable diet. Find
a diet that works for you, or find a good nutrition guidance counselor who can
help you. If you want to avoid
roadbumps, keep it simple. You may never
get as simple as me, but it can be done!
Good luck!
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