The motivation

First off CONGRATS on the first day of the workout that will change your life!! I wanted to tell you all it only gets better from here. I have been around this block before, and actually just completed the program in May. I really liked the results that I got, and I hope you all will feel the same when you are done. I wanted to give you all a couple recommendations that I tried and some that I wish I would have done the first time around. First I really think for your own benefit you should take the before and after pictures. This is something that I really didn't want to do the first time around, but by the end found looking back at pictures was really fun and I wish I would have been able to see the whole transformation. Second is if you are committed to the eating program more power to you. I found that I didn't have the time to make all the meals, so I implemented my own eating schedule. I went to Marys (a healthy product store in Layton, you can go anywhere really) and bought some Flax seed oil, some protein powder (vanilla worked best), some frozen berries, soy milk, a banana, apple or orange juice, and ice. I would blend it into a smoothie right after my workout. I found this really filling and very healthy. The P90X program offers a mixture that you can poor into a water bottle and mix up, I personally wasn't fond of this but I know many who liked it. So just go with how you feel, and really just make sure to eat better than you have been and you will see the results you want just as much as the person who did the eating program, but its all up to your preference. I also wanted to know how many of you want to do the eating program. I was thinking that I would post every Sunday the eating program for the week, but I first want to know if any of you really would like me to but this up. If so I will gladly take the time. As for now I will post this weeks and see how it goes, depending on your responses I will either keep going with it or I will just let you all eat your veggies, fruits and protein that you think is sufficient enough for you. So here you all go, this weeks NUTRITION PLAN:
There are three phases to the plan the first is the fat shredder, second the energy booster, and last the endurance maximizer. Remember to get rid of all the junk in your homes/ apartments. They recommend that you go through all your food and get rid of anything that will be fattening or junk food. This will be hard with the upcoming seasons ahead, but just make sure you remember moderation in all things!! They also say to drink plenty of water, 12 oz water two hours prior to exercise, 8-12 oz water 15-30 minutes prior to exercise, and 4-8 oz water every 15 minutes during exercise.

Now for the eating plan, I realized this is pretty lengthy so I am going to give you a protein shake recipe, they recommend a protein bar, and the recovery drink (mixing the powder into water bottle), cottage cheese, nuts, and string cheese for the snacks, and the breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes are really insane so if you want them let me know and that way Katie or I can get them to you.

here is the protein shake, there are 2 versions...
protein shake 1:
1 cup skim milk
1 scoop protein powder, the whey protein you can get from any health product store.
1/2 cup berries
1/2 banana
1/2 ice

combine in the blender and blend until smooth

protein shake 2:
1 cup skim milk
1-1/2 scoops protein powder, whey protein
1 cup berries
1/2 banana
1/2 cup ice

combine in the blender, and blend until smooth

Hope this helps you all. Just remember to watch what you eat, and get the recommended fruits and veggies you need. Good luck with the program and when it starts to get rough just remember the results that you want!