The Healthier Me

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What's next after P90X?

Have you ever wondered what to do once you've conquered P90X? It's easy to keep up the intensity level of P90X with the One on One with Tony Horton series. Get up close and personal with Tony as he takes you behind the scenes to show you what he does to keep in shape in his home. No sets, no cast, NO MERCY.

P90X Round 3: Weeks three and four

This update is a little late but it's important for me to post — accountability and all that. Now, if I remember correctly, weeks three and four were a bit of a blur and some of the problems I've mentioned previously hadn't been fixed. Despite the setbacks, there were some nice improvements.

[Link] The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting

Lately I've started hearing more and more about primal eating and Intermittent Fasting — this article focuses on the latter. While the author pokes a little fun at diets being a method to sell books I couldn't help but laugh that at the bottom of the article is an ad for a book on Intermittent Fasting. There are some interesting scientific quotes and this is certainly a topic that requires more research.

Win $5000 drinking Shakeology

Yes, you read that correctly. Every month Beachbody is selecting one lucky person and giving them $5,000. What's the catch? Drink Shakeology and tell Beachbody your story. That's it.

[Link] Why You Got Fat

An excellent video explaining how your body deals with fat and processes carbohydrates. Found via Tyson, via Dave, via Mark.

P90X Round 3: Second week, more setbacks

As it turns out, my second week of P90X wasn't much better than my first week. This is going to be more work than I anticipated. Time to take it up a notch.

P90X Round 3: Struggling the first week back

If the title wasn't a big enough clue, the first week back on P90X has been rough. My entire body is sore and I'm finding it difficult to get back into a good routine. It's a nice reality check and puts the next few month into perspective.

[Link] Healthy, Hot Breakfast Recipes

Here are some excellent recipes for breakfast. All recipes contain less than 12g of fat and weigh in under 500 calories. There's a recipe for oatmeal, a "soufflé", a breakfast sandwich, and a hash.

P90X Round 3 — Here we go again

It's been a long time — far too long in fact — since I've done a regularly scheduled workout program. Sure, there have been days and weeks of workouts in the meantime but nothing rigid or planned. Everything changed this week when I started another round of P90X.

Power 90: Why I'm Starting Over

It's been almost five weeks since I started the Power 90 program, and there's been some decent success, so why am I starting from scratch?