No, I did not fall off of the 21 Day Fix wagon. I did, however, fall off of the blogging wagon. ;)
After 3 weeks, I lost 8 lbs and 7 inches! I was very happy with the results. I am beginning week two of my break. Last week, I exercised every day, splurged some, and ate moderately the rest of the time. I am happy with the way I am maintaining most of the weight loss, but I am already looking forward to seeing more results.
Despite splurges, I am not really eating many sweets; I have found that I do not have much of a taste for them after the Fix. I am, however, eating a lot of bread and butter. Ha!
I am continuing with the workouts, and I love how they make me feel. I am getting stronger every day--moving past a lot of the modifications and using heavier weights. The planks still kill me. I can barely do the modifications! So I'll be full strength and weights in one exercise and barely going through the modifications on the next. ;) Little by little, though.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Friday, March 13, 2015
Days 10, 11, & 12
I've been busy. ;)
The morning workout are going great! I hate waking up early, but I love how it makes me feel so energized and focused. And I love knowing my toddler is sleeping through them. ;) I can see that I am getting stronger. The workouts are going smoother and are getting more intense now that I am getting in the swing of things. And now I have my weights. Yay! I really feel I will get more out of the upper fix, since I struggled so much with the band.
I am not eating all of my boxes each day. End of story. I probably need to shift down, but, for now, I'm leaving it and just listening to my body. I'm trying to vary what is left at the end of each day. My appetite is really shrinking--or maybe I'm just bored and only eating enough to fill full. Both are valid possibilities. ;)
I also finished my Shakeology samples. I loved it. I really did. I almost decided to be a coach just for the discount, but then I talked myself out of it because I am SO busy...and I just don't think I can justify the cost, especially when looking at our other financial goals. So, back to the regular protein powder for now. I am, however, continuing to jazz up my breakfast shake with yogurt, fruit, and almond milk. And I'm doing it every day, regardless of the rules.
Wednesday:
Breakfast:
Shakeology [red] + almond milk [yellow] + pineapple [purple] + water + yogurt [red]
Snack:
Orange [purple]
Lunch:
chicken [red] + broccoli [2 green]
Snack:
Peanuts [orange]
Dinner:
Tacos
Hamburger meat [red] + two corn taco shells [yellow] + cheese [blue] + refried beans [yellow]
Banana "ice cream": frozen banana [purple] + dash of almond milk + honey
Thursday:
Breakfast:
Shakeology [red] + almond milk [yellow] + mixed fruit [purple] + water + yogurt [red]
Half whole wheat English muffin w/coconut oil, honey, and cinnamon
Snack:
Carrots [green]
Apple [purple]
Lunch:
Roast beef [red] + broccoli [green]
Snack: Peanuts [orange]
Dinner:
Chalupas
Meat [red] + two taco shells [yellow] + cheese [blue]
Friday:
Breakfast
Protein powder [red] + almond milk [yellow] + pineapple [1/2 purple] + yogurt [1/2 red] + water
Snack:
Carrots [green]
Apple [purple]
Lunch:
Roast beef [red] + broccoli [2 green]
Peanuts [orange]
Dinner:
Open faced ham/egg/cheese sandwiches
Whole wheat English muffin [2 yellow]
2 eggs [1 red]
Cheese [blue]
Deli ham [1/2 red]
The morning workout are going great! I hate waking up early, but I love how it makes me feel so energized and focused. And I love knowing my toddler is sleeping through them. ;) I can see that I am getting stronger. The workouts are going smoother and are getting more intense now that I am getting in the swing of things. And now I have my weights. Yay! I really feel I will get more out of the upper fix, since I struggled so much with the band.
I am not eating all of my boxes each day. End of story. I probably need to shift down, but, for now, I'm leaving it and just listening to my body. I'm trying to vary what is left at the end of each day. My appetite is really shrinking--or maybe I'm just bored and only eating enough to fill full. Both are valid possibilities. ;)
I also finished my Shakeology samples. I loved it. I really did. I almost decided to be a coach just for the discount, but then I talked myself out of it because I am SO busy...and I just don't think I can justify the cost, especially when looking at our other financial goals. So, back to the regular protein powder for now. I am, however, continuing to jazz up my breakfast shake with yogurt, fruit, and almond milk. And I'm doing it every day, regardless of the rules.
Wednesday:
Breakfast:
Shakeology [red] + almond milk [yellow] + pineapple [purple] + water + yogurt [red]
Snack:
Orange [purple]
Lunch:
chicken [red] + broccoli [2 green]
Snack:
Peanuts [orange]
Dinner:
Tacos
Hamburger meat [red] + two corn taco shells [yellow] + cheese [blue] + refried beans [yellow]
Banana "ice cream": frozen banana [purple] + dash of almond milk + honey
Thursday:
Breakfast:
Shakeology [red] + almond milk [yellow] + mixed fruit [purple] + water + yogurt [red]
Half whole wheat English muffin w/coconut oil, honey, and cinnamon
Snack:
Carrots [green]
Apple [purple]
Lunch:
Roast beef [red] + broccoli [green]
Snack: Peanuts [orange]
Dinner:
Chalupas
Meat [red] + two taco shells [yellow] + cheese [blue]
Friday:
Breakfast
Protein powder [red] + almond milk [yellow] + pineapple [1/2 purple] + yogurt [1/2 red] + water
Snack:
Carrots [green]
Apple [purple]
Lunch:
Roast beef [red] + broccoli [2 green]
Peanuts [orange]
Dinner:
Open faced ham/egg/cheese sandwiches
Whole wheat English muffin [2 yellow]
2 eggs [1 red]
Cheese [blue]
Deli ham [1/2 red]
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Days 8&9
These days have been hard, but not as bad as the weekend. On Monday, I did my official weigh-in, and I've lost 2.5 lbs, 1/2 an inch off my waist, and an inch or so off each leg. Progress!
I also decided to start doing my workouts in the morning to avoid dealing with K while trying to workout. It is exhausting, but it gives me more time to spend with her and allows me to concentrate on the workout.
Monday:
Workout: Total Cardio (LOVE)
Breakfast: Shakeology [red] + almond milk [yellow] + Greek yogurt [red] + fruit [purple]
(I love this! It lasted me a nice long time and was so yummy!)
Snack: Carrot sticks [green]
Peanuts [orange]
Lunch:
Chicken [red] + broccoli [2 green]
Cantaloupe + strawberries [purple]
Dinner:
Chipotle Chicken bowl--soooo yummy!
Chicken [red]
Brown rice [2 yellow]
Corn [yellow]
Mozzerella cheese [blue]
Tuesday:
Workout: Upper Fix
Breakfast: Shakeology [red] + almond milk [yellow] + Greek yogurt [red] + fruit [purple]
Snack:
Carrot sticks [green]
Lunch:
Leftovers:
Chicken [red]
Brown rice [yellow]
Corn [yellow]
Mozerella [blue]
Snack:
Peanuts
Dinner:
Roast [2 red]
Green beans [green]
Carrots [green]
Dessert:
banana [purple] (frozen) w/peanut butter, almond milk, and a dab of honey--blended together in the food processor. SO YUMMY! K thinks it is ice cream. :)
I also decided to start doing my workouts in the morning to avoid dealing with K while trying to workout. It is exhausting, but it gives me more time to spend with her and allows me to concentrate on the workout.
Monday:
Workout: Total Cardio (LOVE)
Breakfast: Shakeology [red] + almond milk [yellow] + Greek yogurt [red] + fruit [purple]
(I love this! It lasted me a nice long time and was so yummy!)
Snack: Carrot sticks [green]
Peanuts [orange]
Lunch:
Chicken [red] + broccoli [2 green]
Cantaloupe + strawberries [purple]
Dinner:
Chipotle Chicken bowl--soooo yummy!
Chicken [red]
Brown rice [2 yellow]
Corn [yellow]
Mozzerella cheese [blue]
Tuesday:
Workout: Upper Fix
Breakfast: Shakeology [red] + almond milk [yellow] + Greek yogurt [red] + fruit [purple]
Snack:
Carrot sticks [green]
Lunch:
Leftovers:
Chicken [red]
Brown rice [yellow]
Corn [yellow]
Mozerella [blue]
Snack:
Peanuts
Dinner:
Roast [2 red]
Green beans [green]
Carrots [green]
Dessert:
banana [purple] (frozen) w/peanut butter, almond milk, and a dab of honey--blended together in the food processor. SO YUMMY! K thinks it is ice cream. :)
Days 6 & 7
Um. I'm behind.
So, the weekend was really, really tough. I also accidentally ordered a regular Dr. Pepper instead of a Diet. I didn't drink much, but, ugh.
Saturday, Day 6.
This day was brutal. The workout was Dirty Thirty, and, about halfway through, I got so lightheaded that I couldn't finish. I was lightheaded the rest of the day. :(
Breakfast:
Protein powder [red] + water
Snack:
Broccoli [green]
Lunch (out):
Two tacos [2 yellow + 2 red]
Snack:
Cantaloupe (I think?) [purple]
Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner:
Baked potato [2 yellow] + olive oil + cheese [blue] + chicken [red]
Sunday, Day 7
Breakfast: Shakeology + almond milk [yellow] + water + frozen fruit [purple]
Lunch:
Tortilla [yellow] + refried beans [yellow] + mixed veggies [green]
Snack:
Protein powder [red] + water
Dr. Pepper [oops] [boo]
Dinner:
Tacos [1 yellow + 1 red + 1 blue]
Refried beans/chips [2 extra yellows; I just....did]
Workout was Yoga. It was okay. I didn't realize I needed to be barefoot. This was the first time I had done the workout in the morning; not bad.
So, the weekend was really, really tough. I also accidentally ordered a regular Dr. Pepper instead of a Diet. I didn't drink much, but, ugh.
Saturday, Day 6.
This day was brutal. The workout was Dirty Thirty, and, about halfway through, I got so lightheaded that I couldn't finish. I was lightheaded the rest of the day. :(
Breakfast:
Protein powder [red] + water
Snack:
Broccoli [green]
Lunch (out):
Two tacos [2 yellow + 2 red]
Snack:
Cantaloupe (I think?) [purple]
Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner:
Baked potato [2 yellow] + olive oil + cheese [blue] + chicken [red]
Sunday, Day 7
Breakfast: Shakeology + almond milk [yellow] + water + frozen fruit [purple]
Lunch:
Tortilla [yellow] + refried beans [yellow] + mixed veggies [green]
Snack:
Protein powder [red] + water
Dr. Pepper [oops] [boo]
Dinner:
Tacos [1 yellow + 1 red + 1 blue]
Refried beans/chips [2 extra yellows; I just....did]
Workout was Yoga. It was okay. I didn't realize I needed to be barefoot. This was the first time I had done the workout in the morning; not bad.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Day 5
Yup--we're in the hard part. Plugging through. I'd like a nice fat bagel with cream cheese..
And, while typing my food, I realized I went over my yellow. Blast. I forgot about the toast I had this morning.
Food:
Breakfast--Protein powder [red] + almond milk [yellow] + toast [yellow]
Lunch: Ham [red] + whole wheat tortilla [yellow] + cantaloupe/strawberries [purple]
Snack: peanuts [orange] + hardboiled egg [half a red]
Post workout snack: protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: whole wheat tortilla [yellow] + carnita meat [red} + cheese [blue] + veggies [2 green]
Snack: Toast [yellow] + coconut oil + honey + banana [2 purple} + chocolate [zing]
Exercise: Full cardio
It was so nice to have a routine without weights. I am ready for mine to come in! This was quite the workout, but not horrible. My backside is pretty sore, but I am glad my legs got a little bit of a break.
And, while typing my food, I realized I went over my yellow. Blast. I forgot about the toast I had this morning.
Food:
Breakfast--Protein powder [red] + almond milk [yellow] + toast [yellow]
Lunch: Ham [red] + whole wheat tortilla [yellow] + cantaloupe/strawberries [purple]
Snack: peanuts [orange] + hardboiled egg [half a red]
Post workout snack: protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: whole wheat tortilla [yellow] + carnita meat [red} + cheese [blue] + veggies [2 green]
Snack: Toast [yellow] + coconut oil + honey + banana [2 purple} + chocolate [zing]
Exercise: Full cardio
It was so nice to have a routine without weights. I am ready for mine to come in! This was quite the workout, but not horrible. My backside is pretty sore, but I am glad my legs got a little bit of a break.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Day 4
Today was hard.
I woke up not feeling it....just sore and out of sorts. I had an 8 am class and a hectic day, which left little room for eating. That meant I was HUNGRY. (No bueno). On my way home, my mom wanted to know if I wanted to meet for dinner, and I badly wanted to do so. But I resisted and went home and worked through my Pilates.
Pilates. Ohmygosh. I thought it would be some relaxing...stretching...breathing.
Not so much. I thought I would die.
Anyway. I ended up having plenty of containers leftover, so I whipped up a 21 day Fix "banana split"--frozen yogurt with a banana, a couple strawberries, some peanuts, and some melted chocolate (my zing). Amazing!
Food
Breakfast: Protein powder [red] + water/ toast [yellow] w/coconut oil [3 tsp], honey, and cinnamon
Snack: Hardboiled egg [half a red]
Lunch: Refried beans [yellow] + whole grain tortilla [yellow] + cutie [half a purple]
Postworkout snack: Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: Carnitas--2 red containers of meat on 2 corn tostada shells w/1 blue of mozzarella cheese
Snack: Half a red container of yogurt with peanuts [orange], a banana and some strawberries [purple] + a square of melted chocolate [zing]
I woke up not feeling it....just sore and out of sorts. I had an 8 am class and a hectic day, which left little room for eating. That meant I was HUNGRY. (No bueno). On my way home, my mom wanted to know if I wanted to meet for dinner, and I badly wanted to do so. But I resisted and went home and worked through my Pilates.
Pilates. Ohmygosh. I thought it would be some relaxing...stretching...breathing.
Not so much. I thought I would die.
Anyway. I ended up having plenty of containers leftover, so I whipped up a 21 day Fix "banana split"--frozen yogurt with a banana, a couple strawberries, some peanuts, and some melted chocolate (my zing). Amazing!
Food
Breakfast: Protein powder [red] + water/ toast [yellow] w/coconut oil [3 tsp], honey, and cinnamon
Snack: Hardboiled egg [half a red]
Lunch: Refried beans [yellow] + whole grain tortilla [yellow] + cutie [half a purple]
Postworkout snack: Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: Carnitas--2 red containers of meat on 2 corn tostada shells w/1 blue of mozzarella cheese
Snack: Half a red container of yogurt with peanuts [orange], a banana and some strawberries [purple] + a square of melted chocolate [zing]
Day 3
I'm a little behind.
Day 3 was smooth. The only issue I had was I had a TON of food leftover.
Breakfast: Protein powder [red] + 8 oz almond milk [yellow] + oatmeal [yellow]
(I tried to find a new yellow for breakfast since I wanted to save my oils for dinner. So, I soaked 1/4 c. oats in 1/2 almond milk and added cinnamon. They were pretty gross. Eh.)
Snack: Banana [purple]
Lunch: Chicken [red] + broccoli [green] + mixed veggies [green]
Post-workout snack: Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: Omelette [3 eggs + 3 slices of deli ham + cheese--2 red + 1 blue] + broccoli [2 green]
The workout today was Lower Leg Fix....and oy! I'll be hobbling tomorrow.
The cool thing about today is that I noticed my hands are starting to look less puffy. Woop!
Day 3 was smooth. The only issue I had was I had a TON of food leftover.
Breakfast: Protein powder [red] + 8 oz almond milk [yellow] + oatmeal [yellow]
(I tried to find a new yellow for breakfast since I wanted to save my oils for dinner. So, I soaked 1/4 c. oats in 1/2 almond milk and added cinnamon. They were pretty gross. Eh.)
Snack: Banana [purple]
Lunch: Chicken [red] + broccoli [green] + mixed veggies [green]
Post-workout snack: Protein powder [red] + water
Dinner: Omelette [3 eggs + 3 slices of deli ham + cheese--2 red + 1 blue] + broccoli [2 green]
The workout today was Lower Leg Fix....and oy! I'll be hobbling tomorrow.
The cool thing about today is that I noticed my hands are starting to look less puffy. Woop!
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Day 2
I got on the scale this morning, and I was down 1.5 lbs! I was really surprised, but I was happy to see that my body had not gone into starvation mode. Woop!
Today was a weird day. I woke up really hungry and ate my way through the morning...and then I just wasn't feeling it. I didn't get near the fruit/veggies I was supposed to. I need to really make them a priority.
Today's workout was the Upper Body Fix. I didn't really like it, mainly because my weights aren't in and I only have a band. I couldn't figure out what the band lady was doing half of the time, and I felt like my momentum was interrupted by that. Plus, my two-year old was cranky. I pushed through, though, and I'm hoping for a better one tomorrow. I am pretty sore today; I am looking forward to a hot bath here shortly. :)
Food:
Breakfast--Protein powder + water [red]
Toast w/coconut oil/honey/cinnamon [yellow] (This was sooo good! I didn't even miss the butter.)
Lunch:
Whole wheat tortilla [yellow]
Refried beans [yellow]
Cheese [blue]
Green beans [half a green]
Snack:
Hardboiled egg [half a red]
Peanuts [orange]
Postworkout snack:
Protein powder + water [red]
Dinner:
Chicken [2 red]
Potatoes [yellow]
Mixed veggies [1 green]
(I used this recipe.)
I was going to do some fruit and yogurt, but I just wasn't feeling it tonight. I am full! It is a lot of food. I need to make sure I am eating more fruit and veggies, though, and not just filling up on carbs and protein.
Today was a weird day. I woke up really hungry and ate my way through the morning...and then I just wasn't feeling it. I didn't get near the fruit/veggies I was supposed to. I need to really make them a priority.
Today's workout was the Upper Body Fix. I didn't really like it, mainly because my weights aren't in and I only have a band. I couldn't figure out what the band lady was doing half of the time, and I felt like my momentum was interrupted by that. Plus, my two-year old was cranky. I pushed through, though, and I'm hoping for a better one tomorrow. I am pretty sore today; I am looking forward to a hot bath here shortly. :)
Food:
Breakfast--Protein powder + water [red]
Toast w/coconut oil/honey/cinnamon [yellow] (This was sooo good! I didn't even miss the butter.)
Lunch:
Whole wheat tortilla [yellow]
Refried beans [yellow]
Cheese [blue]
Green beans [half a green]
Snack:
Hardboiled egg [half a red]
Peanuts [orange]
Postworkout snack:
Protein powder + water [red]
Dinner:
Chicken [2 red]
Potatoes [yellow]
Mixed veggies [1 green]
(I used this recipe.)
I was going to do some fruit and yogurt, but I just wasn't feeling it tonight. I am full! It is a lot of food. I need to make sure I am eating more fruit and veggies, though, and not just filling up on carbs and protein.
Monday, March 2, 2015
21 Day Fix Day 1
This is an odd second post in my badly neglected blog, but I thought I'd start tracking my progress as I work through Beachbody's 21 Day Fix
Day 1:
Food
Breakfast
Protein shake (1 scoop vanilla powder + 12 oz unsweetened almond/coconut milk) (red + yellow)
1 slice whole grain toast w/honey (yellow)
Snack:
Peanuts (orange)
Hardboiled egg (half red)
Lunch:
Chicken (red)
Broccoli (green)
Cantaloupe (purple)
Snack:
Broccoli (green)
Apple (purple) w/fruit dip (greek yogurt [half red] + peanut butter + vanilla + cinnamon]
Snack 2 (workout recovery):
Protein powder + water (red)
Dinner:
Steak (red)
Baked potato (2 yellow) w/cheese (blue) and olive oil/dab of margarine
Green beans (green)
Strawberries (purple)
That seems like so much food! And it really was. I felt like I ate all day long. I was energized and satisfied, but not overly full. I didn't get hungry until the evening when we had to delay our dinner a little longer than planned. I followed my meal plan pretty well except I swapped out my night snack of yogurt for a protein shake after the workout. I also could NOT get all five servings of veggies in. I have to work on that.
A couple of interesting points: the All Purpose seasoning recipe is working pretty well for me in lieu of salt, which is surprising. The smell is a little strong due to the onion powder, but I am using it for everything and it is fine. I also know that I am not supposed to use any margarine, but I compromised and swapped it for one of the oils...and then used olive oil on my potato for the rest of it. I was a little skeptical about the potato since I put such little butter and about half the cheese I usually do. It was great, and I really didn't miss the other stuff. Woop!
The other victory was that I figured out how to combat the caffeine issue. I made some strong unsweetened tea and then I mixed 20 oz of it with a sugar free lemonade packet. It is probably not fix approved, but there's nothing in it, really. It was just enough sweetener to make it taste decent--and it gave me the caffeine I needed without my pop. I didn't even miss it today!
The workout was hard. My weights aren't in yet, but the modified version didn't require it. I was so awkward working through everything, and, even though some of the exercises appeared really simple, they were quite the workout. I'm rather sore now. :)
On to Day 2!
Day 1:
Food
Breakfast
Protein shake (1 scoop vanilla powder + 12 oz unsweetened almond/coconut milk) (red + yellow)
1 slice whole grain toast w/honey (yellow)
Snack:
Peanuts (orange)
Hardboiled egg (half red)
Lunch:
Chicken (red)
Broccoli (green)
Cantaloupe (purple)
Snack:
Broccoli (green)
Apple (purple) w/fruit dip (greek yogurt [half red] + peanut butter + vanilla + cinnamon]
Snack 2 (workout recovery):
Protein powder + water (red)
Dinner:
Steak (red)
Baked potato (2 yellow) w/cheese (blue) and olive oil/dab of margarine
Green beans (green)
Strawberries (purple)
That seems like so much food! And it really was. I felt like I ate all day long. I was energized and satisfied, but not overly full. I didn't get hungry until the evening when we had to delay our dinner a little longer than planned. I followed my meal plan pretty well except I swapped out my night snack of yogurt for a protein shake after the workout. I also could NOT get all five servings of veggies in. I have to work on that.
A couple of interesting points: the All Purpose seasoning recipe is working pretty well for me in lieu of salt, which is surprising. The smell is a little strong due to the onion powder, but I am using it for everything and it is fine. I also know that I am not supposed to use any margarine, but I compromised and swapped it for one of the oils...and then used olive oil on my potato for the rest of it. I was a little skeptical about the potato since I put such little butter and about half the cheese I usually do. It was great, and I really didn't miss the other stuff. Woop!
The other victory was that I figured out how to combat the caffeine issue. I made some strong unsweetened tea and then I mixed 20 oz of it with a sugar free lemonade packet. It is probably not fix approved, but there's nothing in it, really. It was just enough sweetener to make it taste decent--and it gave me the caffeine I needed without my pop. I didn't even miss it today!
The workout was hard. My weights aren't in yet, but the modified version didn't require it. I was so awkward working through everything, and, even though some of the exercises appeared really simple, they were quite the workout. I'm rather sore now. :)
On to Day 2!
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