The Way Of The Hand

Since I started this journey a few months back I've been really good with my food choices. It's been all healthy food all the time. I haven't had any junk food, fast food, alcohol or anything else that would derail my results. The one thing I haven't been overly strict on has been my portion control. I really need to work on that because it's certainly possible to over eat healthy food too. I've got 22 days left in the P90X3 program and I'm making it my goal over these next 22 days to really do my best to stick to the portions listed in the X3 Nutrition Guide. I'm hoping that by sticking to these guidelines I'll really be able to blast the remaining belly fat that's still hanging around.

So I thought I'd share some of the info in the Nutrition Guide. I know it's tough to read some of the items listed in these pictures so if you have some questions just fire away.

Based on my current weight and goals, this is the meal plan I should be following. The numbers are number of servings of each: Protein, Carbs, Fat. And yes, your body needs a certain amount of fat and carbs.

So how do you measure out a serving? If you have a measuring cup and/or food scale those are the most accurate ways of course, but if not...just use your hand. The guide below shows you how to measure food with your hand and then in the food lists you'll notice amounts listed as "1 fist" or "2 fingertips."

Here's a sample of how the food is listed in the guide. All of these foods are healthy, but they're listed from "healthiest" at the top to "healthy" at the bottom. These are the protein and fruit carbs pages. If you're interested in what else is listed just let me know. Hopefully you can read these. 

So starting tomorrow I'm really going to try to stick to these portion sizes. I'm going to plan out my meals as much as possible. Here is what I put together for tomorrow. We'll see how this goes...

Breakfast	Shakeology w/ 8 oz Almond Milk and Banana
AM Snack	Strawberry, Mango, Pineapple Mix (Frozen, thawed) & 6 Whole Raw Almonds
Lunch	6 oz Lean Ground Turkey, Avocado Slices, 1/3 cup Quinoa
PM Snack	1 1/2 Cups Broccoli (cooked)
Dinner	Skinless Chicken Breast, 10 Brussel Sprouts, Bell Pepper/Onion Mix over Lettuce Mix, 2 Tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese