As I sit here writing, sweat is dripping down every crevasse of my body. And I mean EVERY. It doesn't help that today is 100 degrees out, although in my house it's a lovely73, so that means I have no excuse not to do my 21 day fix workout...darn. I'm hot. Not as in sexy lady! But as in H-O-T and disgustingly sweaty. I literally just finished the workout 3 minutes ago and am writing while my day and exercise is all fresh and smelly. So, today was day two of working at the hospital a 9 hour day. And needless to say, having a 4 month old and waking every couple hours during the night does not make for a well rested woman. I'm tired, I'm grumpy and the last thing I wanted to do was get in my workout. I wanted to make every excuse under the sun, but anyone can do that...so I have to be different if I want different results. Different kind of sucked tonight...ok, majorly sucked, but I sure as heck am expecting some incredible results! I'm not doing this kind of self inflicted torture because I'm crazy, right??? I mean, I am going to see a difference and feel a difference, RIGHT?
Oh well, trust the program. It's worked for thousands of people already, so it can work for me too. Here's a shout out to all you ladies (and gentlemen) that are following me. Keep it up! You can do this one day at a time. One horrible, miserable, beautifully sweaty workout at a time. We will reach our goals! Yay us! :)
By the way, my new nickname is "rabbit" because I'm constantly munching on fruits, veggies and proteins to get in all my containers. I feel like all I do is EAT!
Take care and sweat hard,
21 day fixin' momma signing out!
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
In the beginning...
It was a hot July evening and on a whim at a BBQ I decided to order the Beach Body 21 day fix clean eating and exercise program from a dear friend of mine who was a coach. I thought if my friend could lose over 100 pounds on this program, then I could definitely shed the last 30 pounds lingering from my fifth child.
$140 later the package arrived with the portion containers, eating guide, Shakeology and workout DVDs. This was it. Now that I had bought it, I had to follow through or I'd be hearing it from my wonderful husband who is super supportive in all my crazy endeavors. Besides, he bet me that if I couldn't make it 21 days straight on the program doing the workouts I'd owe him $1 for every day that I missed, which in this family is a big deal! There's no way I'm going to give him free coffees from my lack of willpower or unwillingness to succeed, so the game was on! ...Besides, I wanted to feel sexy again and if it took money to motivate me, even just $1, THEN SO BE IT!
Day 1, I did the Total Body Cardio Fix. I'm not going to lie. It was intense! I was sweating and shaking and totally impressed that I didn't die half way through! Day 2...that's a different story. You see, day 1 was so rigorous and apparently I am so out of shape that I could hardly move by day 2...and 3...and 4. It was so bad I was using the elderly bars in the bathrooms to lower myself down to the toilet. Not a pretty sight for a 29 year old. We haven't even talked about stairs yet! Yeah, that was like a snail race, painfully lifting one food in front of the other using the railing to pull myself up the steps. I'm sure I looked awesome to onlookers. So needless to say, there was no working out on days 2-4... Way to start a program eh? :P
After the 4 recovery days and completely abandoning the program, I decided I was ready to start again, now knowing what to expect. I went grocery shopping for greens, fruits and proteins. I decided, instead of starting with that same horrible day 1 workout I jumped to #2 Upper Fix. Ahhh....so much better! Still intense and a sweaty hard workout, but at least I could walk like a normal person after it was over.
Around day 5 of my workouts fell on a Sunday... donut day at Church. I was so strong, determined to eat clean and stay the course. And I did! That is until my 2 year old asked me to hold his apple fritter while he went and played. Let's just say, one smell led to a nibble, led to a bite and next thing I know, HALF the darn thing was gone!!! Dang it!!!! I was SO upset with myself! I had been doing so good and being so strong and here a stilly little sugary beautiful donut was my demise. Blast it all! Needless to say, all of Sunday I was a little down on myself, but I decided instead of quitting the program calling it too restrictive, I would pick back up and go at it even harder with more vengeance...on Monday. Next time I will NOT eat the lovely donut!!!
Throughout the rest of the week the workouts were amazing. I could feel myself getting stronger every day. Sweating like a pig, yes, but stronger and more able to do them without being crippled the next day. It was awesome! I was shaking and dripping from parts of my body I didn't even know had sweat glands! Holy cow, if this isn't fat burning progress, I don't know what is! As of yesterday, my week one was completed. I have two weeks of the 21 day fix left and I am so nervous, anxious and excited to see the results. I don't feel or notice a whole lot of change in myself except my shorts are fitting a tad better. Otherwise, not much difference in anything. I'm not going to weigh or measure myself until the 21 days are over and I will share results with you then. FYI I started out at 167.8 pounds.
Thanks for joining me on this journey and I am so excited to share it with you. I am so hopeful that this change will be the new me. A happier, healthier, more confident woman who loves her body even more than I do today.
$140 later the package arrived with the portion containers, eating guide, Shakeology and workout DVDs. This was it. Now that I had bought it, I had to follow through or I'd be hearing it from my wonderful husband who is super supportive in all my crazy endeavors. Besides, he bet me that if I couldn't make it 21 days straight on the program doing the workouts I'd owe him $1 for every day that I missed, which in this family is a big deal! There's no way I'm going to give him free coffees from my lack of willpower or unwillingness to succeed, so the game was on! ...Besides, I wanted to feel sexy again and if it took money to motivate me, even just $1, THEN SO BE IT!
Day 1, I did the Total Body Cardio Fix. I'm not going to lie. It was intense! I was sweating and shaking and totally impressed that I didn't die half way through! Day 2...that's a different story. You see, day 1 was so rigorous and apparently I am so out of shape that I could hardly move by day 2...and 3...and 4. It was so bad I was using the elderly bars in the bathrooms to lower myself down to the toilet. Not a pretty sight for a 29 year old. We haven't even talked about stairs yet! Yeah, that was like a snail race, painfully lifting one food in front of the other using the railing to pull myself up the steps. I'm sure I looked awesome to onlookers. So needless to say, there was no working out on days 2-4... Way to start a program eh? :P
After the 4 recovery days and completely abandoning the program, I decided I was ready to start again, now knowing what to expect. I went grocery shopping for greens, fruits and proteins. I decided, instead of starting with that same horrible day 1 workout I jumped to #2 Upper Fix. Ahhh....so much better! Still intense and a sweaty hard workout, but at least I could walk like a normal person after it was over.
Around day 5 of my workouts fell on a Sunday... donut day at Church. I was so strong, determined to eat clean and stay the course. And I did! That is until my 2 year old asked me to hold his apple fritter while he went and played. Let's just say, one smell led to a nibble, led to a bite and next thing I know, HALF the darn thing was gone!!! Dang it!!!! I was SO upset with myself! I had been doing so good and being so strong and here a stilly little sugary beautiful donut was my demise. Blast it all! Needless to say, all of Sunday I was a little down on myself, but I decided instead of quitting the program calling it too restrictive, I would pick back up and go at it even harder with more vengeance...on Monday. Next time I will NOT eat the lovely donut!!!
Throughout the rest of the week the workouts were amazing. I could feel myself getting stronger every day. Sweating like a pig, yes, but stronger and more able to do them without being crippled the next day. It was awesome! I was shaking and dripping from parts of my body I didn't even know had sweat glands! Holy cow, if this isn't fat burning progress, I don't know what is! As of yesterday, my week one was completed. I have two weeks of the 21 day fix left and I am so nervous, anxious and excited to see the results. I don't feel or notice a whole lot of change in myself except my shorts are fitting a tad better. Otherwise, not much difference in anything. I'm not going to weigh or measure myself until the 21 days are over and I will share results with you then. FYI I started out at 167.8 pounds.
Thanks for joining me on this journey and I am so excited to share it with you. I am so hopeful that this change will be the new me. A happier, healthier, more confident woman who loves her body even more than I do today.
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