New Program!

I haven't posted for a while for a few reasons but mainly, I just didn't have a moment where I thought "I need to do a blog post about this".  I've been having a tough time grieving lately and it's hard to be motivational to others when you're having a crappy day.  The exercise does help though.  Helps lift my mood, focus on something that's good for me and sweat out the negativity in my life.

I finished ChaLEAN Extreme and, while I didn't lose a lot of weight, I lost a bunch of inches!  Here are some before/after pics:

Where did my hips go??  I'll be honest, I didn't think I had that much of a change while I was doing it so I'm so glad I took before/after shots.  I HATE pictures of myself.  Even the ones that look good.  Don't like my body, smile, hair, clothes, none of it.  But I'm slowly working to change that mindset.  It takes time to change a lifetime of habits but I'm on my way.

I then started what has become BeachBody's huge seller, the 21 Day Fix.  It sold more in a week than they had projected entirely, to the point where it got back ordered pretty quickly.  Here's what you get with the Fix:

2 workout DVDs with 10 workouts, Shakeology shaker cup, meal plan & containers for portion control.  OMG I was in love.  Portion control is, I think, where the majority of us struggle and these containers really and truly help.  There is a calorie calculator and a chart that shows you exactly how many of each container you can eat & what to put in it.  It was slightly intimidating at first because A-I was excited and B-I like to complicate things for myself.  

I started off strong and then life got in the way for about a week so I've restarted the Fix to get myself back on track.  Week 1 went great and then I started doing a squat challenge which REALLY gave me a lot of pain in my hip joint so I needed to take like 4-5 days off.  Couple that with working last week and I just went off the rails.  It happens.  Nobody's perfect.  Least of all me.

I'm day 2 into my restarted week 1 and let me tell you, the chick that devised this system is the devil herself.  Autumn Calabrese is a fitness trainer & bikini competition winner and has a SMOKING body.  The workouts are tough but they're only 30 minutes.  You can do anything for 30 minutes, right?  One of the things I love about the BeachBody workouts is there's a timer on the bottom of the screen so you know exactly how much longer you have to endure whatever it is you're doing.  

Don't forget, as a BeachBody Coach, my coaching is 100% free!  Just sign up for a FREE BeachBody account so I can keep track of who I'm coaching.  I became a coach to help others with their fitness & nutrition goals.  Helping others, in turn, helps me to keep myself on track & motivated.  Just follow my link or message me with any questions.  http://bit.ly/1dpmHFG

Until next time.....