Days 16-18 of 21 Day Fix and PiYo Results

I normally try to blog every other day, but I missed last night. My apologies!  I blog in the evenings after my little one goes to bed, but last night I was invited to go to an evening fitness class and didn't get back home until late.  The class I attended was something called Gravity Fit Fusion.  Gravity Fit is a high intensity trampoline fitness class.  The Fusion class is a combination of Gravity Fit and Dance Fitness.  It was a blast! It was also a killer calorie burner.  I was dripping in sweat at the end of the class.  If you have a trampoline park anywhere near you, check out their fitness classes.  It was a nice change of pace and so much fun!  

21 Day Fix Progress

I've been struggling to get in all my fruit servings the past couple days.  Given my calorie bracket on the 21 Day Fix, I'm supposed to eat 3 fruit servings a day.  I always get 2 servings in, but I'm really inconsistent when it comes to that third serving.  I only like a few fruits: apples, grapes, bananas, and cantaloupe.  I used to eat watermelon as well, but I found it is way too sugary for me and I don't see as good of results when I eat it.  I may need to start drinking smoothies again in order to get enough fruit in my day.  I've been on Pinterest pinning all sorts of Shakeology recipes to try. Take a look! Yum!

I've been trying to get in double workouts of 21 Day Fix now that I have completed PiYo.  My plan was going great until yesterday, when my daughter decided to start waking up an hour earlier.  She did the same thing today too.  Looks like I'm going to have to get up even earlier if I'm going to get in doubles. Sigh.  

Only 3 days left of my first round of 21 Day Fix, and I am going to do the 3-day quick fix eating plan to finish out the program.  This is a much stricter meal plan than the normal meal plan, where you increase your protein servings and decrease your carb servings. Also, no fruit, no cheese, and no dressings, seeds, or nuts.  We shall see how it goes.

PiYo Results

Alright the results are in!  During my first round of PiYo I lost: 9.6 pounds and a total of 12 inches.  Looking back, I could kick myself for not following the meal plan for the first 6 out of 8 weeks.  I wasn't eating total junk.  I love veggies and lean protein, but I was a bit heavy handed on the carbs and dairy.  I very pleased to have gotten the results I did, but I also know I could have done even better if I had been more disciplined in the kitchen. I am sharing my before and after pictures, knowing that I still have a long way to go to get back to my pre-preggo self, but I cannot expect you to trust me and put yourself out there if I am not willing to the same.  We all start somewhere on this fitness journey and it's okay to be a work in progress! Every pound and every inch gets you one step closer to your goals and should be celebrated!

I loved, loved, LOVED this program.  PiYo takes the principles and exercises of Pilates and Yoga and combines them into a fast flow workout.  The workouts combine strength and stretch exercises to tone, tighten, and increase flexibility.  One of the most unique aspects of this program is that with the exception of burpee sets, the program is entirely low impact. Don't let the low impact fool you though, I can promise your heart will be pumping and you will be dripping with sweat after each workout.  

Does this sound like the program for you?  Message me for more information! PiYo happens to be part of the November Beachbody Promotions.  Let me hook you up!

Days 14-15 of the 21 Day Fix and Week 2 Results

Enjoyed a lazy weekend this past weekend.  Our agility training class was moved to a later time for the winter, so we can now sleep in both days of the weekend.  I'm kind of torn about this.  I get into a routine during the week where I get up early and workout before my daughter wakes up, and I know it would be easier to keep that routine if I didn't sleep in on the weekends, but I'm a girl who really enjoys her sleep.  My husband does too, and he is who makes sure I get up in the mornings on the weekdays. You could call him my accountabili-buddy when it comes to dragging my butt out of bed.  On weekends though, he likes to sleep in even later than I ever would, which makes it really hard to get myself up early enough to get a workout in. I know that consistency is key, and its just a matter of finding the motivation to get myself up, no excuses. 

My eating plan was on point all weekend.  We didn't eat out for the first weekend in I can't even remember how long.  I only got one workout in on Sunday, PiYo Sculpt.  Today, I did get both workouts in, PiYo Drench and 21 Day Fix Cardio Fix.  I am officially done with this round of PiYo!  I will share a review of this program as well as my results from the 8 weeks in my next blog post.  It feels great to see myself through a program from start to finish.  Now my focus is just on 21 Day fix. I will have to do some double days to get caught up on my 21 Day Fix workouts, but I should be able to do that no problem now that I do not have to split my focus on two different programs. 

Yesterday marked the end of week 2 on the 21 Day Fix.  Today I weighed in and took measurements.  I am happy to report that I am another 2.8 pounds down and I have lost an additional 3 inches, bring my 2 week total to 5.6 pounds and 8 inches.  One more week to go!

On Mondays, we have out weekly Bombshell Dynasty Team Call with my fellow Beachbody coaches.  Today the topic was how not to lead with your emotions.  It was a great call, and I left it inspired to put even more of myself into helping others through my coaching business. Beachbody is such a great company to work for, and my team has some of the most successful, supportive, helpful, and kind coaches in the business.  It is from this call that I got the Motivation Monday gem I'm going to share today. Here it is:

How would you approach your life differently if there was no chance of failure?