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Strawberry Yogurt 

Ingredients:

1 cup cottage cheese 2 tbs. heavy cream3 tbs. Splenda(vary amount to taste)

3 strawberries(fresh or frozen)

You don’t have to shell out the big bucks at Godiva^® to make it a romantic evening with your sweetie.  All you need is a microwave (or a double boiler), some dark chocolate (70% to 85% cacao solids), some strawberries, and some love. And if there’s a better way to show your love than with these two great sources of antioxidants, I’d like to hear it. In fact, if you’re single, this is a much better way to love yourself than with that pint of Ben and Jerry’s^®

• 1 dark chocolate bar (3 oz.), 70% to 85% cacao solids(Not Cheap but worth it)
• 1 pint large strawberries (about a dozen)

Microwave chocolate in microwave-safe bowl, or melt in double boiler on stove.  Holding the strawberry by the stem, dip in melted chocolate to lightly coat. Set aside on plate or wax paper to cool.  When chocolate has hardened, serve (or if you can’t wait, dip and eat, and call it chocolate fondue!).  Serves 2.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Nutritional information (per serving):

It’s weird because I don’t feel guilty when I know that I’m getting a good amount of protein and fiber out of chocolate covered strawberries.   Don’t eat these after 8 or 9 pm because it will sit in your stomach all night long.  You will then have to get up and work extra hard at Ab Ripper X and Plyometrics.  If your interested in more food recipes then check out my healthy meals page by clicking here.  If your already in shape with P90X and are looking for another way of selling your results to others then check out the affiliate programthat Beachbody offers.

Basically, instead of adding eggs and oil to the mix as directed on the box, you food-process a can of black beans (unseasoned, of course) and 1/4 cup of water.  Add the mix and bake according to the directions on the box, and boom! You have delicious chewy brownies now with more fiber than fat.

• 1 15-oz. can unseasoned black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 package brownie mix (12 to 14 oz.—I recommend a healthy one with whole-grain ingredients)

Puree beans and water in food processor or blender. Add beans to brownie mix, and bake according to package instructions.  Do not add any other ingredients.  Serves 16.

Preparation time: 10 minutes, plus baking time

Nutritional information (per serving; will vary depending on brownie mix used):

Remember that this isn’t going to taste horrible but it may not taste like your true chocolate brownie but that’s why your getting into the best shape of your life.  P90X will get you there and eating healthy meals and some healthier deserts will kill some cravings along the way.  Do you think celebrities pay for a personal trainer and then come home and eat whatever, NO!  Make sure your still sticking with your workouts and doing every single one even if you don’t enjoy it as much.  I disliked Yoga X because for a guy it was not easy to do all those stretches but now I’m so flexible its amazing!  Please comment if you have tried them out.

I have been fielding a lot of questions regarding the P90X guides and how helpful they are.  The P90X guides are helpful in that they tell you obviously what workout to do on what day and week.  What the P90X guides fail to do is give you each individual workout guide and how long you can expect the workout to be.  Beachbody also gives you a nutrition booklet with what to eat and what to stay away from.  A few healthy meals are in the booklet as well but nothing to crazy.  So why am I writing about the P90X guides?  I am writing today to tell you that there is a better guide out there.  This guide is very intense and descriptive to help you along the way of becoming in better shape.  It comes in a excel spreadsheet that is customized to your goals and fit test.  See usually the first P90X DVD explains the position of before pics and what to expect from P90X, but that’s all.  So the guides that I have are fantastic in many ways.  You can input your fitness test, all of your measurements and even your weight loss goal per week. 

So while you wait for your P90X program to arrive (usually 7-10 days) you can take a few days to get accustom to expectations of the program.  You will have access to all printable workouts so you can right down all your reps for each P90X exercise.  The best part is still coming!

After each workout you can input the weights that were used and the amount of reps directly into your computer and the awesome spreadsheet charts everything out for you.  You will have a graph for every P90X exercise in your hands to see your progress.  Every week you will also be able to input your weight and see if your on track or not.  How cool is that!  So I am not selling these guides like all the other people on ebay.  I am giving them away for FREE.  So what’s the best part?

I am also giving you a copy of the Nutrition Manager as well as the Workout Manager!

The nutrition manager will help you keep track of what you eat as well as calorie intake and recommended amount of calorie you should be eating.

Take 2 minutes to sign up for a FREE beachbody account and I will send them to you via email when you confirm it back to me by email (g.licari@hotmail.com).  It’s a pretty harmless process for someone that really feels like they need any extra motivation to stick with the program.  How easy will P90X be after this?  Well remember you still have to eat right to get the best results.  How do you think all the celebrities have done it?   Oh did I mention that everyone is selling these guides at $10 per file.   If you have any other questions let me know.

**None of their trademarks appear anywhere in the spreadsheets, and none of their copyrighted materials are included with or in the files. They are not the creator of these workout tools, and they do not endorse them. These workout tools were created in order to help you get the most out of your workouts.

Mayo vs BBQ sauce-  The reason why I recommend the Sauce is because there is zero fat compared to mayo that includes 50 calories of fat, 5 grams of total fat, 1 gram of SATURATED fat and 5 mg of cholesterol.  There is a high intake of sodium in the BBQ sauce but nothing is ever going to be perfect.

Total intake of calories is 420 with BBQ sauce and 370 calories if you eat it plain.  If you can stomach just the bun, lettuce, tomato and chicken then go for it.  Don’t get me wrong here because in total the sandwich packs a whopping 1100 mg’s of sodium and 4.5 grams of total fat but 32 grams of protein.  When your building muscle and working out 6 days a week you should at least be eating half your weight in grams of protein but more for a better build.  Once again I’m not telling you that this is as healthy as grilled your own chicken breast and slapping it on a bun but a good choice for emergencies.  I had roughly 6-8 of these on the P90x program and I still got awesome results.  If you want more fast food ideas then I suggest you google some other chains and make your best judgment.  If you have all ready been doing P90x and people are starting to notice your results then look into the coach program as you can benefit from it

6 large eggs
1-2 tablespoons mayonnaise (or Greek yogurt)
Salt and pepper
A tiny squeeze of lemon juice
2 stalks celery, washed and chopped
1/2 bunch chives, chopped
2 small handfuls of lettuce
8 slices of whole grain bread, toasted

Place the eggs in a pot and cover with cold water by a 1/2-inch or so. Bring to a gentle boil. Now turn off the heat, cover, and let sit for exactly seven minutes. Have a big bowl of ice water ready and when the eggs are done cooking place them in the ice bath for three minutes or so – long enough to stop the cooking. Crack and peel each egg, place in a medium mixing bowl. Add the mayonnaise, a couple generous pinches of salt and pepper, now mash with a fork. Don’t overdo it, you want the egg mixture to have some texture. If you need to add a bit more mayo to moisten up the mixture a bit, go for it a bit at a time.

Stir in the celery and chives. Taste, and adjust the seasoning and add more salt and pepper if needed.

To assemble each egg salad sandwich: place a bit of lettuce on a piece of toast, top with the egg salad mixture, and finish by creating a sandwich with a second piece of toast.

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

Serves: 4

I had this today because today is Ash Wednesday and as  a Catholic were not supposed to eat meat today.  This is also good for the vegetarian fan.  You can also keep the rest in a bowl and refrigerate for one day and have for lunch the following day.  Ever since I have been doing RevAbs I have had a harder time sticking with a good diet so writing about it helps me stay focused and get good results like I had with P90X.

For more food ideas check out my other meals!

Mix and mash all three ingredients into a bowl. Spoon onto a sheet of wax paper. Roll up the contents into a hot dog shape.  Stick in the freezer. Ready in about 90 minutes. Cut off little bites or eat the whole thing. Eat it frozen or throw it in the microwave for 10 seconds. Serves 2.