Comments on: Using Meal Replacement Shakes for Weight Loss: Is It Right For You? http://www.extremebodyworkout.com/blog/2009/06/14/using-meal-replacement-shakes-for-weight-loss-is-it-right-for-you/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:08:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Staff http://www.extremebodyworkout.com/blog/2009/06/14/using-meal-replacement-shakes-for-weight-loss-is-it-right-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2649 Staff Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:53:24 +0000 http://www.extremebodyworkout.com/blog/?p=1620#comment-2649 Hello Alex, Abs are tough. Well, getting rid of the belly fat on top of them is the tough part. You are probably starting to build you abs, but you have to get the body fat percentage down. But, we have to try and keep things balanced here. You don't want to cut calories too much, you might end up cutting out some good things that you need for the workouts. As you progress through the program, you will need a few extra carbs and certainly more protein for energy and muscle build. If you are following the Nutrition Plan, I know you are already eating healthy, but check over some of the foods you are eating. If you are looking to refine your diet even more, perhaps you can choose some foods that are also low in sugar and salt. These things can contribute to fluid retention that can translate into water weight and extra pounds. As in P90X Doubles, you can add some extra cardio to burn more calories. Check out that approach to see if that is something you can do. It's a little more time and a lot more effort, but it may be what you are looking for. Otherwise, if your not into making a change to your workouts and diet at this point in the game, stick with what you are doing. We all have different transformations with the P90X. Some may need to work harder at it than others. You may need to work a little after the 90 days to get exactly what you want. Most people who finish the P90X want to do it again, or they move on to the P90X Plus. They don't want to stop working out and want to keep their new healthy lifestyles in tact. -Erin Hello Alex,

Abs are tough. Well, getting rid of the belly fat on top of them is the tough part. You are probably starting to build you abs, but you have to get the body fat percentage down. But, we have to try and keep things balanced here. You don’t want to cut calories too much, you might end up cutting out some good things that you need for the workouts. As you progress through the program, you will need a few extra carbs and certainly more protein for energy and muscle build. If you are following the Nutrition Plan, I know you are already eating healthy, but check over some of the foods you are eating. If you are looking to refine your diet even more, perhaps you can choose some foods that are also low in sugar and salt. These things can contribute to fluid retention that can translate into water weight and extra pounds. As in P90X Doubles, you can add some extra cardio to burn more calories. Check out that approach to see if that is something you can do. It’s a little more time and a lot more effort, but it may be what you are looking for.

Otherwise, if your not into making a change to your workouts and diet at this point in the game, stick with what you are doing. We all have different transformations with the P90X. Some may need to work harder at it than others. You may need to work a little after the 90 days to get exactly what you want. Most people who finish the P90X want to do it again, or they move on to the P90X Plus. They don’t want to stop working out and want to keep their new healthy lifestyles in tact.

-Erin

]]> By: Alex http://www.extremebodyworkout.com/blog/2009/06/14/using-meal-replacement-shakes-for-weight-loss-is-it-right-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2325 Alex Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:19:45 +0000 http://www.extremebodyworkout.com/blog/?p=1620#comment-2325 Hi, I am in week 6 of P90X and feel as if i am still carrying a couple of pounds of fat on my belly which is not letting my abs show through, im impatient to lose this although i have lost fat and my abs are starting to show, i feel if i continue to eat as instructed and work out as instructed that at the end of the 12 weeks i will not have the ab results i want, i have considered fasting on 1 aerobic workout day a week to help shift it or cutting the calories but im afraid that i will then not get the muscle growth or even reverse the muscle gains i have made, any suggestions, anyone ? Hi, I am in week 6 of P90X and feel as if i am still carrying a couple of pounds of fat on my belly which is not letting my abs show through, im impatient to lose this although i have lost fat and my abs are starting to show, i feel if i continue to eat as instructed and work out as instructed that at the end of the 12 weeks i will not have the ab results i want, i have considered fasting on 1 aerobic workout day a week to help shift it or cutting the calories but im afraid that i will then not get the muscle growth or even reverse the muscle gains i have made, any suggestions, anyone ?

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