Phase III AND Supplements...What a Deal!!

So...I was perusing the web today and thought that I'd check the Vitamin Shoppe website to see if there were any deals that I could take advantage of...and...low and behold...there were!!  My "coupon clipping" friends would LOVE me for this one!!  Here's the deal:

1.  Go to www.vitaminshoppe.com and, if you want the Ultimate Man Daily Pak, select the quantity you want.
2.  Automatically, there is a "buy 1 and get the 2nd at 50% off" deal that is applied to your order.
3.  As you continue to checkout, there will be a place for you to enter a coupon code.  Enter 2464 in that box and you'll save an additional $20.00 on an order of $100.00 or more.
4.  End result...I ordered 6 boxes (6 month supply) of the Ultimate Man Daily Pak for $95.40.  That means that each box cost me $15.90 instead of the listed $24.99 on the site...which is $34.10 cheaper than the P90X supplements PER MONTH.  Cha-ching!!

If you are considering the supplement route, this is a great way to go and it's very economical.  That's not much more than buying a single bottle of One-A-Day Men's Health multi-vitamins.  I now have enough vitamins to take me through the rest of my "3 times through P90X" program.

OK...now to Phase III of P90X.  This phase is one week longer than the previous phases.  It changes weekly.  Week 9 and 11 are the same and then week 10 and 12 are the same as well.  At the conclusion of those 4 weeks of working out, I will go through a "recovery week" again.  The diet is labeled the "endurance maximizer" and the servings change quite a bit:

Here are my serving maximums now (previous serving quantities are in parentheses):
Protein - (8) 4
Vegetable - (3) 4
Fruit - (2) 3
Dairy - (2) 1
Fat - (1) 1
Carbohydrates - (3) 5
Snack - (2) 1 double, (0) 2 single
Recovery Drink - (1) 1
Protein Bar - (1) 0
Condiments - (3) 4

Yeah...I know...still a lot of food, but I'm still a big guy!  The protein is going to be the biggest adjustment.  I've become very "protein minded".  My default is to pile up the meat and now I have to switch gears.  For example, I usually have a protein shake every morning with 3 servings of protein in it.  Tomorrow starts a new routine that involves me eating a serving of oatmeal and some sort of carbohydrate.  I'll figure it out.  Another killer is the dairy.  While 2 servings don't seem like much, 1 is devastating to me!  I either get 1.5 ozs of cheese or 8 ozs of milk....oh, the choices!!!

Overall, I'm pretty amped to get into phase III...I've lost a total of 27.5 pounds at this point.  Referencing my children, that is Sarah, my 2 year old.  I've now lost her...figuratively, of course!!  I was carrying her up and down the steps today thinking...well, my legs are feeling what carrying all that weight was like 2 months ago.  I feel great...no pain, I feel stronger, more flexible and have an amazing attitude about diving into phase III.  I'm really going to push myself and see what I can get done as well as really try to "up my score" on the post-test.

Also...a pretty exciting bit of news...I just found out that a former student just finished her 1st month of P90X.  She's dropped 2 dress sizes and is really excited about her results!  Her "tip of the day"...add a bit of lemon to your water to "shave an extra pound a week."  I plan on trying it...I'll let you know!  Hang in there, girl!!  I'm pulling for you!!

If you are doing P90X and just kinda "lurk" in my blog...send me your success stories...I'm happy to share them!  My mom reminded me of a quote I said (actually, I don't remember saying it, but I trust my mom's memory way more than mine!!)..."It's a life change with weight loss as a benefit."  Not to "toot my own horn", but that sounds like a T-shirt slogan if I've ever heard one!!

Well, enough for now...have a great week!  I'll get back on here in few days and keep you apprised of my progress!!

Later!!!