PiYO - Day 2

Today was Define: Lower Body. It was awesome. I seriously love Yoga, oh, and I might be girl crushing on Chalene Johsnon. She's kind of my favorite... Today was all about the legs. It felt so good to stretch and to use my own body weight to build muscle.

The workout was totally short, like 20 minutes short. Hello?? Awesome-sauce! I love short, efficient workouts! One of my favorite poses is pigeon pose. It really works my hip-flexor, which is so tight. I can't decide which is tighter my hip-flexor or my hamstrings? I'm hoping by the end of 60 days, everything will release!

I changed my eating habits a bit today. I love the 21 Day Fix eating plan, but I was realizing that I was eating so much food and really wasn't that hungry. This is normally a good thing, however, I hit a plateau with weight loss, so today I focused on clean eating, but listening to my body's signals and only eating when I'm hungry. I felt really good all day and less of the "full" feeling I was getting previously. I still got in all my proteins and veggies though. Don't want to slack on those, especially my veggies.

I slacked a bit on my water intake today. I was so busy, I just kept forgetting to drink it. I will need to make sure I focus on that tomorrow!

Tomorrow is Upper Body. You know I love me some arm work!!

P.S.  Why am I always so serious looking when I do yoga??

PiYo - Day 1

Soooo, I'm back! Phew! I had to get through this grad school class and finally it's OVER!! Celebrate with some chocolate! Just kidding, celebrate by doing more work and maybe having a chocolate Shakelogy.

Anyway, today I started a new fitness program: PiYo! This is done by Chalene Johnson. I've been eyeing this baby for a long time now and finally, I'm doing it. I'm going to stick to the eating plan of the 21 Day Fix, but focus on the workouts from PiYo.

Today was just the fundamentals day. It was about 45 minutes, but it was just working on alignment. Surprisingly, I felt really worked out afterward! I can't wait to get into the meat of things tomorrow. :) I really miss doing yoga all the time, so I'm super pumped about this.

I'll keep you posted!

21 Day Fix - Round Two FINAL RESULTS

I apologize for not updating week 2 of round 2, but I'm actually in grad school, so I have been SWAMPED!!

I have my results from Round 2 of the 21 Day Fix and I'm impressed! This time around was a lot easier than the first round. I really got into the flow of things and I was able to plan and prep without as much thought as I did the first round.

I have LOVED this program. It's amazing how great the results are in such a short amount of time. I love Autum's motivation throughout the program. I also decided to keep drinking Shakeology. This time I went with vegan chocolate... Umm... YUM!!! It's really rich tasting. I added some unsweetened vanilla almond milk and it taste pretty amazing!

I have just begun Round 3 of the 21 Day Fix, as I'm still not at my goal weight, but I'm going to switch it up some. I started doing TurboFire with Chalene Johnson. It's really awesome. I'm also going to test out a few other programs and once I decide on one, I'll walk everyone through it, just like I did with the 21 Day Fix. No matter which program I use for working out, I will still use the nutrition plan for the 21 Day Fix because it's so easy to use and really keeps me on track with my eating.

So, the moment you've been waiting for... MY RESULTS!

This time I am down 1 more pound and 3 inches!

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21 Day Fix - Round 2 - Week 1 Recap

I didn't want to keep documenting my daily 21 Day Fix routine, considering I documented the entire first round, but I did want to recap the week for you.

First of all, everything is easier! Yay! The workouts are getting easier, even Cardio Fix, but I still hate that one!  In fact, I am actually going out shopping this week to bump up my weights. I use 5lbs and 8lbs. I now need 12lbs for some of the workouts, so basically, I'll be switching between 5lb, 8lb, and 12lbs! I cannot believe how fast I needed to bump up my weights. I've definitely been getting stronger and my ability to hold plank is getting better too. I'm able to hold much longer than I could at the beginning of all of this.

Here's my plank:

As for meal planning, it's really starting to become second nature. I'm not struggling to think of what to eat and I'm finding it more natural to eat within the portions given to me. I switched up a lot of my meals this week, which is really daring for me. I usually eat the same boring stuff, but it was fun to try new things!

As for body changes, I'm not losing anymore pounds yet, but I am down another 2 inches! Yipee!! I'm really looking forward to my summer clothes fitting this year!

21 Day Fix Before and After

I have completely finished the 21 Day Fix! I'm pretty impressed with this program. It's kind of amazing the results you can get in 3 weeks. That's hardly any time at all and only 30 minutes a day, plus eating right.

Impressions of the workouts:

1. I love the way Autumn encourages you the entire workout. She pushes just enough, but encourages right along with you.

2. I also love how the countdown ticker is right there at the bottom of the screen. This keeps me motivated!

3. I love, love, love the modifier. Autumn doesn't make you feel guilty for having to modify. This is great because I've done plenty of workouts before where the instructor makes you feel bad for having to modify. I used the modifier a lot the first week, but by week two I was already moving away from some modified moves. You know what though? I still used the modifier during week three and I will probably need to modify this next cycle as well.

4. Bonus rounds! I have never liked bonus rounds on any workout, but Autumn makes them quick and easy and I love that about her instruction.

5. One thing that Autumn says a lot is "you can do anything for one minute." This keeps me going! I keep reminding myself that and it motivates me. This is a good life motivator too!

Impressions of eating:

1. Switching my eating habits was not too bad. I mostly ate well to begin with, but the 21 Day Fix helped me to see that I was way out of control with portions. I loved the containers and found them to be so easy to use and understand. Plus, who doesn't love a whole bunch of fun colors around their kitchen?

2. I thought meal prep was easy and by the time I got to week three, I felt like a pro!

3. Shakeology: I was really hesitant to use Shakeology, mostly because of the price, but I wanted to go all in. I wanted to make sure I got the best possible results, so I went ahead and bought it. I figured if I didn't think it was worth it, then I wouldn't keep buying it for future cycles. Well, I love it. It's like dessert in a cup. I enjoy it the most right after working out and I really feel like it makes a difference. I've gone ahead and ordered another bag for this next cycle.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm sold on this program. It's really great how quick the results are and how there's nothing gimmicky about it. It's just hard work and eating well. I still need to do another cycle or two to get to my goal weight, but for now, I'm really happy with the first 21 Day Fix results.

I lost a total of 4.5lbs and 6.4 inches all over.

So, without further ado, my before and after photos:

21 Day Fix- Day 20 & 21 Weekend Recap

Day 20:

Today was a busy day for me. I was in First-Aid and CPR training from 9:00am-3:00pm. We had to eat lunch out, which was actually pretty easy to fit into my meal plan. I was exhausted at the end of the day and still had to work out when I got home, yuk! I managed to get Dirty 30 in with no problem and then did a modified yoga routine before bed.

I can't believe tomorrow is the last day of the Fix!! Woohoo!


Day 21:

Today is the last day of the 21 Day Fix. I MADE IT!!! I did my yoga today and threw in some 10-minute abs for an extra push right here at the end. It was awesome. Today was so beautiful outside that I opened the doors and did my routine with the fresh breeze blowing in. Eating today was pretty normal, although I did have a small sliver of dessert this evening. I already took my measurements and can't wait to post about my before and after.

Stay Tuned!!!

Sorry, no pictures today, how boring! I was so busy this weekend, I didn't snap pictures other than my before and afters, which you'll see soon. :)

21 Day Fix - Day 19 Recap

Today was cardio fix day. I'm not even going to elaborate anymore on cardio fix day, other than to say it's complete.

I ate lunch out today, but did pretty well. I did sneak in one small piece of chocolate after lunch. It was a chocolate egg, about the size of hershey kiss. It was pretty good, but surprisingly sweet. This is pretty normal. When we give up sweets, then have them, they are overwhelmingly sweet sometimes.

I worked out before lunch, but wish I had worked out first thing in the morning. I've got to get back on track with that. For dinner tonight, we had fish, green beans, and salad. It was great! :)

I don't have too much else to say, but am definitely looking forward to the weekend recap. Can you believe I only have 2 days left?? CRAZY!