21 Day Fix

I've gone back and forth, trying to stick to eating right and being healthy and I always go back to my old ways. LOL not that it's a bad thing, I am enjoying myself and eating what I want when I want and not necessarily worrying about what I "look" like. However, it has come to the time that I just want to feel better and have more energy! I feel heavy, tired, and out of shape, and I don't want to feel that way anymore! So, I've decided to get back to 21 day fix, a wonderful Beachbody Program that I have done before and it worked great! I loved it and I stuck to it, it was challenging but I really enjoyed it! So here I go...

Day 1!

I prepped most of my meals for this week, even though I am starting on a Thursday, yesterday so that I would be ready to go today! The 21 day fix is a Beachbody Program that uses color containers to help you track and choose the right foods to eat for the day. You don't have to use all of them in one day but its based off how many calories are right for you to have and you base your diet off of that section. Green is veggies, Red is protein, Purple is fruits, Yellow is good carbs, Blue is healthy fats, and Orange is seeds and dressings. You also are aloud 2 TBSPs of healthy oils/butters, such as peanut butter, olive oil, coconut oil, etc.

For my calorie intake I am in the 1200-1400 range so I am supposed to have 3 Greens, 4 Reds, 2 Purples, 1 Blue, 1 Orange and 2 TBSPs, when your range goes up the number of each colored container changes.

When I first start it is always too much food, I don't really eat a lot, I tend to graze and eat only when I am hungry. This program though helped me to eat the right portions of food and I would feel better after I eat, such as not feeling bloated or still hungry. You can mix and match things and it helps you get creative! The best part for me was I was still able to have bread and pasta, whole grain but still it tastes great and it satisfied that craving for me. I am luckily not big on sweets so the Shakeology is great because I can get a sweet tooth fix by having my shake, which I usually have after my workouts or for early morning work trips when I know I won't eat breakfast and while be hungry around lunchtime.

As for the workouts, they are no joke. I thought I was in shape until I started the first workout and was horrified that I was doing the modifications, almost barley making it through the 30 minutes! LOL but everyday got better and every week I got stronger and I continued to see results! How can you not do it?! It's 30 minutes thats it! Don't knock the home DVD either, you sweat and feel like you got a great whole body workout in!

Can't wait to post my results at the end of the 21 days for you all to see! I'll be posting some meal ideas, even if you aren't doing a Beachbody Program or on a special diet, the meals and recipes are healthy and taste great!