Physical Fitness Exercise Programs

Im a 19 y/o and I just ordered p90x.
I am not necessarily looking to lose weight. I play a few sports in college, but I’m still not very physically fit. I injured my back/side in volleyball and then ended up resting too long and now my once fairly strong core is soft and weak. I have a large belly for my slight, tall frame now, thats basically the only fat I want to lose.

1.)I was just wondering if I needed to follow the diet plan in order to get good results. I eat ALOT, and my favorite foods are meat, potatoes, fruit, and basically… any junk food. :\ I have always eaten this way, and I used to be able to stay "skinny" with occasinal exercise.

2.)Also, I hear that alot of women do the "lean" track. Is this really the best way to go? I definately don’t mind having some muscle as a collegiate athlete.

3.) I also should be running some during this time, because one of my sports involves alot of running. How should I work this in? Will I be able to do the p90x in the morning and run at night, or vice versa?

any other tips for me?

1. Yes, you should try to follow their nutrition plan for best results…I’ve been through the program 3x and didn’t do the nutrition part and didn’t get as good of results as I could have (I just HATE structured eating plans)…I did lose some weight though (which was my desire) and gained muscle and strength…you’ll need to eat more healthy than meat, potatos, and "junk" if you want decent results. That food may not cause you weight gain (now) but it’s also not the fuel your body needs to build muscle and get you through the workouts at peak performance…make your eating more healthy and save the "junk" as an occasional treat (permanently)…just because something doesn’t cause weight gain, doesn’t make it healthy…your body doesn’t get much benefit from a lot of that stuff (I love it too, I just know it’s not what my body needs to perform properly)…

2. I did Classic the first time, Lean Doubles the second time, and Classic the third time…Lean just takes out one strength training day (if I remember correctly) and replaces it with core work I think…

3. It’s an intense workout plan, don’t overdo…if you feel you can do it and run, then you’d be on the "doubles" plan and just going running insted of using the cardio DVD as your 2nd one of the day…give yourself a week at least of working just the program, before you decide if you want to add another workout (the workouts themselves are right about an hour, except yoga which is 90 mins).