P90X And Adding More Fat (To My Diet, Not My Gut)
If you follow P90X’s plan, you know you’ll eat 20% of your calories in fat (either 360, 480, or 600 calories a day). Of course, you’ll eat the rest in lean proteins (i.e. low fat meats) or carbs/grains.
Which is counter-productive to the Primal Blueprint diet.
Instead of a 50/30/20 protein/carb/fat ration, I’m aiming for something that looks like 50/35/15 fat/protein/carb ratio.
And ideally, I’d rather be 55/30/15.
So in calculating what I’ve been doing while doing P90X, I’ve learned that I’m a bit low on carbs (need to be around 70-80g more often), okay on protein, and okay on fat.
Except there is one problem: I’m not eating enough! When I add things up, if I get to 1800 calories a day, I’m having a good day. Now, I”m only eating 3 times a day. I eat when I’m hungry, and eat until I’m full. But now I’m wondering if I need to eat more often, maybe a nighttime snack (I get full at supper, but feel a bit hungry before bed sometimes).
For instance, tonight I had a pork chop, good amount of veggies, and some sweet potato/bacon hash (yes, the potato was cooked in bacon grease). I was full after I ate. Nearly 2 hours later, I’m almost feeling hungry. I’m drinking water to see if it just thirst.
Right now I feel great with my exercise and my energy during the day. I’m rarely tired after I wake up. I only get tired around bedtime. So energy isn’t the issue.
I measure on Saturday. Depending on what I measure, I will probably increase my eating (i.e. my fat and protein) for the next 2 weeks. And see what happens. I’m going to gun for carbs in then 70-80g range (I see lots of tubers in my future).
And lets see what happens.
