Post workout recovery drink I use currently is Endurox R4. I've also tried the P90X recovery drink in the past.
This is what I was doing when I did P90X last time:
Breakfast 6:00am: Usually a bowl of vector cereal or 4-6 egg whites and 2 slices of turkey bacon
Snack 9:30am: banana, rice thin crackers and granola bar
Lunch 12:00pm: non fat ham or turkey sandwich with low fat cheese and 2 servings of condiments. (low fat low sodium mayo/mustard), non fat yogurt, celery serving
Snack 2:00pm: baking almonds (no salt, no sugar) low fat cottage cheese, cucumber or celery
Work out 4:00pm: usually work out after I get home from work
Dinner 6:00pm: protein shake, chicken breast, fish, pork and olives etc
Snack: if I feel like something else I will try to scrounge up some more protein and stay away from the carbs for now. tuna or some peanut butter will fit the bill. or have a couple of egg whites or something.
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My meal plan now is pretty much the same but I have loosened up a bit:
Breakfast 6:00am: Usually a bowl of vector cereal or waffles
Snack 9:30am: banana, rice thin crackers and granola bar
Lunch 12:00pm: non fat ham or turkey sandwich with low fat cheese and 2 servings of condiments. (low fat low sodium mayo/mustard), non fat yogurt, celery serving
Snack 2:00pm: protein bar, almonds or cashews (no salt, no sugar), cucumber or carrots
Work out 4:00pm: usually work out after I get home from work
Dinner 7:00pm: Endurox R4 after workout, milk, chicken breast, fish, pork, salad etc
Snack: tuna or peanut butter, but my dinner is pretty close to my bed time so I don't usually get hungry again after dinner.
I never ate junk food in the first place. My meals have kind of always been like this regardless of if i'm working out or not. I don't drink pop anymore. I don't drink fruit juices. I don't eat chips or any other junk food. I don't get cravings, in fact, I actually don't want to eat any of that stuff. The thought of some of that junk food actually makes me go ewww.
I cook all my meals. I hardly ever eat fast food. I think that is a big point. Fast food is full of sodium, sugar and fat.
Probably the biggest change someone can make is stop drinking pop of all kinds. No diet pop, no regular pop. Just quit it all. I don't even really like carbonated drinks anymore. I do drink a cup or two of coffee a day though. I quit that for a few months but started again. I could quit if I wanted to, which I proved to myself that I could, but I don't really want to. The only other things I drink really is water, milk, protein shake and Endurox. That's pretty much it.
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