Diet Plan for the next 160 days

Ok, so let's see how things are going to work out.  If I write this down and read it every now and then, I'll be able to cement in my mind how I'm going to eat for the next 5-6 months!

Power 90 - 70 more days

Current meal plan is around 1400-1500 Calories/day - let's say 1450 Cal.  I want to get it up to 1600 Calories/day.  Instead of switching over instantly, I'm going to add a snack to one day/week every week after week 6.  My snacks are usually around 100-200 Calories, so that's 150 Calories on average.

MON - WEEK 11
TUE - WEEK 13
WED - WEEK 8
THU - WEEK 10
FRI - WEEK 12
SAT - WEEK 7
SUN - WEEK 9

This will bring me to about 1600 Calories/day when I start Power 90 - Master Series.  I will be having 3 meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) and 3 snacks (Morning, Afternoon, and Night).

Power 90 - Master Series (90 Days)

I will be working to get from 1600 Cal/day to 1800 Cal/day, which is the Level 1 Calorie count for P90X.  I will add this as 50 Calories to my snacks (go from 150 up to 200 Calories) and 100 Calories to my breakfast (about 400 Calories up to 500 Calories).  Especially with working out in the morning, getting more food directly after to restore the body's reserves should be good.

This should be accomplished by adding about 30 percent to my snacks and 25% to my breakfasts.  So instead of 1/2 cup of oatmeal, I will have an extra 2 Tbl of oatmeal, plus more of the stuff that gets added to it.  My snacks will be a little bit harder, since I just have fruit.  Maybe I'll add some almond butter!

P90X (90 Days)

Once I start P90X, I will be following their diet plan as precisely as I can - using the recipes, NOT relying on myself to portion things out and plan on my own.  I will do Level 1 (1800 Calories) and move into Level 2 (2400 Calories) over the first 4 weeks.  There are 5 meals a day (3 meals, 2 snacks), so I will make the transition with:

MON - WEEK 1
TUE - WEEK 3
WED - WEEK 2
THU - WEEK 1
FRI - WEEK 4
SAT - WEEK 3
SUN - WEEK 2

This way, by Week 4, I will be entirely in Level 2 at 2400 Calories.  The recipes are the same, regardless of which level you are in, the serving size just changes.  So it will still be easy to grocery shop and make my meals ahead of time.

So that is my meal plan for the next 160 days (Power 90, Power 90 MS, and P90X).  I really like the way the diet looks for P90X, so I plan on sticking through that even in P90X+.  But now I am really getting ahead of myself! :)