Days 19-20 of the 21 Day Fix and Birthday Fun

Yesterday was my birthday and I spent the day with my little family.  We started the day at our weekly Friday morning playdate.  My husband worked from home so that he could spend the day with us.  After our playdate, we went out to lunch.  Keeping in mind that I am nearing the end of the 21 Day Fix, and wanting the best results I can get, I did the best I could to eat on plan during out outing.  I ended up getting a grilled chicken sandwich with a side salad.  I still had both my carb servings still available, so I ate the sandwich with the bun intact.  A great way to lessen the carb load when you go out to eat is to eat your sandwich or burger open-faced.  Try it sometime, I bet you won't even miss the other half of your bun. For my side-salad, I ordered the dressing on the side.  Always do this.  Restaurants are notorious for over-dressing salads.  I reduce the amount of dressing I use even further by dipping my fork into the dressing before picking up salad rather than pouring dressing over the top of the salad.  Here was my yummy birthday lunch, look at how much dressing they gave me for that little salad!

Eating out can be healthy too! Dressing on the side and an open-faced grilled chicken sandwich

I hit a huge milestone on my birthday.  I can finally get into my pre-preggo jeans!  Now, I've been able to get them on and buttoned for awhile, but yesterday marked the first day in longer than I'd like to admit that I could feel comfortable going out in public while wearing them.  

Woo hoo!  Back into my size 10 pre-preggo jeans! Next goal: get into those 6's and 8's hanging in the closet.

I was one of the unfortunate women who could not lose weight while breast-feeding, so I was stuck for the first 12 months after the birth of my daughter.  I would not trade anything for those 12 months of bonding with my child, but as soon as she was weaned, I got straight to work trying to lose the last bit of baby weight.  At the time, I was teaching Zumba classes and getting back into running.  I taught 4 classes a week and ran 3 days a week, but was hardly making any progress.  After 2 months of this, I felt like I needed to regroup and make a new plan.  My husband's work schedule was changing, so I was not going to be able to keep teaching Zumba in the evenings.  I knew I needed to replace my Zumba workouts with something, so I turned once again to Beachbody.  (I used Beachbody programs to lost weight before I got pregnant).  I had already done 2 rounds of ChaLean Extreme in the past, and although I love the program,  I wanted something new, so I stuck with my girl Chalene Johnson, and purchased PiYo.  PiYo was such a great program.  I just finished up my first round this past Monday, and I was super happy with my results.  My body, which had held on to all my extra fluff for the year I was breastfeeding and then hardly responded to my workouts for 2 months, finally began to change in the ways I wanted.  To help with my meal planning, I started 21 Day Fix almost 3 weeks ago.  This program really kicked my weight loss into high gear.  I can't wait to see my final results on Monday!

I truly believe in Beachbody and their products, so much so, that I became a coach last month to help others achieve their health and fitness goals the same way I have, using the Beachbody programs and products.  I love what I do.  I'm getting paid to workout and help others reach their goals all while being able to stay at home full time with my daughter.  Does this sound like your dream job?  I'd love to share what it is that I do with you.  My team is hosting a sneak peek into Beachbody Coaching next month. It's the perfect opportunity to see what coaching is all about.  Message me or email me with your interest and contact info and I will add you to our group!