Hey Jerzee, it's good to have you join us again!
It is Week 6 for me and I am now down 8 pounds total.
The one pants size I did drop earlier this month is now getting very loose which I noticed at a theater bathroom yesterday (I don't have a full length one at home). So I'm happy about that and the way I'm looking.
Just so everyone knows, I increased my net calories to 1400 for P90X. It slows down my rate of weight loss to a half-pound per week (mathematically speaking). So they might start dropping off slower but I need the calories to keep my workouts going strong. It strengthens my metabolism and makes it easier to lose fat, even while I'm not working out. I see it as training my body to lose weight for me, hehe.
P90X recommends 1800 calories so these aren't arbitrary numbers. I experimented with different amounts when my past 1200 calorie restriction started to fail on me (I stalled). So yes, eating 600 calories more than before has me melting pounds off again. It's definitely better than eating just 1200 calories a day and working out really hard only to not lose any weight (or worse ... gain it)!
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