3 Day Quick Fix RESULTS

So I finished the 3 Day Quick Fix from the 21 Day Fix nutrition plan and WOW! As I wrote in my first post I had my reservations about how often I would need to eat and if I would feel starved, but after the 3 days I feel great. The best part I was able to keep up with my workouts without feeling sluggish. I think this quick fix is perfect for people who are going to an event and want to look and feel their absolute best. This is by no means a diet that you can maintain for longer than 3 days. Why do I say that? The food is very boring, you are eating everything in its original state which is fine for a few days, but I think that if any type of lifestyle change is going to happen with nutrition you need to eat healthy, but find a balance.
The menu was simple:
Meal 1: 1 Red Egg Whites        1 Yellow Steel Cut Oats     1 tsp coconut oil
Meal 2: 1 Red Grilled Chicken 1 Yellow Yams
Meal 3: 1 Red Steamed Fish     1 Green  Steamed Veggies
Meal 4: 1 Red Grilled Chicken 1 Green  Steamed Veggies  1 tsp coconut oil
Meal 5: 1 Red  Steamed Fish    1 Green  Steamed Veggies  1 tsp coconut oil
Meal 6: 1 Red Ground Turkey  1 Green  Steamed Veggies  1 tsp coconut oil

FINAL RESULTS: 
Before: 142.5 lbs (RIGHT) 
Pounds Lost: 6
After: 136.5  lbs (Left) 
Inches Lost: 2 

So overall this is exactly what I needed to lean out the area that I feel I need to work on the most which is my stomach. If anyone would like more information about the 21 Day Fix or what workouts I do during this eating plan just feel free to comment! 

3 Day Quick Fix Review

After my binge eating from the weekend I decided to take drastic measures and tackle a meal plan that has been staring at me for months. It seemed an impossible task 6 meals in one day! Nothing but chicken, fish and veggies....this did not seem like it was going to work. Plus it had me drinking coconut oil. However, since I have taken on so many tough challenges lately I figured I would give this a try and let you know what it is REALLY like.....

Day 1: Daylight savings still has me totally thrown off. I'm not sure what time it is in my house because I still have to change clocks in places that don't automatically do it. I get my daughters ready for the day and then the boys wake up. I still have not managed to get my first meal in. This is going to be a challenge. In my life being busy is a constant and finding time to eat is really difficult. By 8:30 my Mom arrives to help with the kids and I am finally able to make my steel cut oatmeal and egg whites. I use pepper on the egg whites and cinnamon on the oatmeal and have a glass of water. I down the coconut oil and surprisingly it isn't too bad. The day then consists of me prepping my meals (chicken, fish) and getting ready to eat every 2 hours. Well the best laid plans are not always possible. Between playing with the kids and getting a quick 30 minute workout in (I love morning naps) I was able to eat again at noon (so I wasn't sticking to the every 2 hour mark). I had grilled chicken and yams with cinnamon and it was good. I felt full I didn't have a craving for anything. After the kids went in for the afternoon nap I was able to eat the fist and broccoli combo and that was surprisingly satisfying. I am not a huge fish person. I love shrimp, scallops, lobster, but fish I am just not in love with. So this was my biggest hurdle, but it wasn't bad at all. Now most of the day consisted of the same routine. However, this is where I really need to improve. I only ate 4 meals today. I ate my chicken with green beans and it was delicious. I need to make it a point to fit the other 2 meals in. I will set my alarm and try to beat the morning rush of 4 little ones asking for breakfast or in the twins case (crying) and focus on them. I will be posting my before and afters on Thursday and will give an update about tomorrow's challenges!!

When You Fall Off Your Diet

Anyone ever have those weekends or weeks where the diet was just not coinciding with the workouts. Well if you have then you would be like me this weekend. I have been doing really well with the clean eating regime. I would say that every once in awhile I would find myself eating a pretzel or 2 or  eating a handful of chocolate covered almonds, but nothing that would make me think "oh wow that was really regrettable." This weekend I just didn't seem to make good choices and even though part of me is feeling a bit defeated after the fact I realize it isn't going to change anything. Yes, I probably have gained some of the weight that I have spent many hard earned hours sweating off, but I am going to get up early finish my workout and make good choices. I think part of the battle that we deal with in our fitness journeys is having those moments where it is ok to be defiant, but having the sense to come back and start fresh. I certainly don't want to go on a month long binge of eating poorly.
My post is meant to inspire you that today can be the day you start fresh. Make a healthy choice. When your are faced to going out to lunch with a colleague get the side salad instead of the fries. You may wish you had the fries at first, but as the day wears on you will feel really good about yourself. Start with simple replacements and work your way up to whole meals. Tomorrow I am going to be starting the 3 Day Quick Fix. It is part of the 21 Day Fix nutritional guide and I am using it as a way to cleanse my body and really lean out. It consists of a lot of protein and vegetables and the best part is I can continue with my workouts. Find your fresh start!! You can do it!! Get your support and if you don't have someone that will help you then message me! :-)

Insanity Max30 Results

On February 28th I finished my first round of Insanity Max30. I was so shocked when I did the cardio challenge on Saturday because I was finding that the exercises that were near impossible to me in the beginning were easier. However, in a program like Max30 you don't just let things get easier, you have to push yourself to make those movements harder and in many instances that meant moving faster. At the end of my 60 day transformation I am 14.5 pounds lighter and lost 10.9 inches overall. To say that this program has transformed me is an understatement. I have had to reach a new appreciation for fitness and health. I realized that by putting in this extremely hard work I wasn't going to negate it by eating foods that would not benefit my results. I decided to invest in Shakeology. With so many people talking about the benefits I knew I needed to do what Beachbody suggested. They believed in this product and I believed in Beachbody. Since starting Shakeology I feel healthier, I feel more energized. I am so glad that I made this investment. I invested in myself and sometimes I think that is really hard for people. I know it was hard for me. I have 4 children and being a stay at home mom this year (I am on maternity leave) I knew every cent counted. I also knew that by being fit and healthy I was going to be a better parent. I urge anyone who is considering this program or any Beachbody program to make the full investment in yourself. You do deserve it! You will not regret it!
Insanity Max30 was exactly what I needed to push me. It gave me the feeling of competition again. I competed with the old me. Each week I would look at the time I had gotten before and thought I am stronger than that person is and would make sure to work to my max. Many people rely on a scale to show progress, but I used my time as my progress. If I could beat my time by 1 second I knew that I was getting results.
My husband has been so supportive of me working towards my goals that he decided to join me in working out with this program. He has always been the type to lift in the gym and do a little cardio. After showing him that this type of resistance training can give him the results he wants he took a leap of faith and abandoned some of his old ways to give this a try. His transformation is amazing. He has lost over 10 pounds and 14+inches. The amazing thing is that he didn't look out of shape in his before picture, but looking at his after picture he looks like a very fit and athletic guy who is also strong. I am so excited for the next 60 days because we are going to continue to follow the meal plan and the workouts.

Before-12-30-14
After 2-28-15

After-Top
Before-Bottom

Before-12/30/14
After 2/28/15