I just made a grocery list and meal plan to take me through next Thursday. I do have food prepped to carry me through until Saturday, but I did need to make a plan and grocery list for next week. Being honest, I’m glad to switch it up a bit. I am a creature of habit, but after doing this program for the last 4 days, I’m finally able to see where I need a little more food. It’s all about trial and error though, so I will continue to tweak my meal plan as necessary.
The first thing I did was gave myself some carbs in the morning. I need that fuel to gas me up until lunch time. I ended up swapping my carb during lunch and putting it into the breakfast slot. We’ll see how that goes over the next few days. I’m hoping it makes me feel a little more energized throughout the day. I do feel like I’m dragging a bit. I don’t want to feel down and tired. I haven’t weighed myself, or anything yet either. I’m not sure if I’ve lost any weight, which I absolutely do not want to do. I might have to up my containers if that’s the case, especially because I am starting to feel hungry between meals. The beauty of this program is that it’s essentially tailor-made to your needs. Yes, I needed portion control and a way to monitor my food intake, but I don’t need to drastically cut calories. I think by adding in an additional container, or two, I’ll curb the weight loss, but still control my eating habits. Paired with the workouts, I think I’ll be more than fine and still have fantastic results. I’m going to hold off on tweaking things until Sunday when I weigh myself.
The workouts are going amazing and I couldn’t be happier with them. I’m A LOT less sore now. My body is adjusting nicely and I’m finally gaining strength. I did the lower body extreme workout last night and barely had to stop at all. It was intense, don’t get me wrong, but I was able to power through. 6 days ago, I was stopping periodically and having to do the modified exercises. Now, I’m starting to keep up a lot better. Today is my 4th day of the diet portion and my 6th day of the exercise portion (I skipped Sunday). So far, I’ve done the Total Body Cardio fix, The cardio fix, Upper body fix, Lower body fix, and the yoga. All are amazing! Tonight, I’m finishing up with the Dirty 30, which sounds intense. Being honest, I like the workout portion over the food portion. I just have to find the right combination to make myself feel full and satisfied again, but staying within my budget of containers and portions. I can tell my metabolism is revved up, so I don’t want to cause a lag because I’m not consuming enough food!
How am I feeling? A lot better. Clean eating is TOUGH. I will not lie. It takes a few days to get into the routine and to get used to changing your eating habits. I’m feeling that right now, but I have the ability to change it. I can move things around to fit to my needs. I haven’t noticed a physical change yet outside of having sore muscles. Again, I’ve only got 5 workouts under my belt, so I’m hoping to see some change by next week. What keeps me going is knowing that I’ve always had a fitness goal of having some noticeable muscles and looking lean. I’ve NEVER had that. I’ve always been a regular-sized girl with excess flab, or a skinny girl (like now) with excess flab. Thinking that I could reach my fitness dreams is enough to keep pushing me. I want it so darn badly!
I’m attending a wedding on Saturday, which makes me extremely nervous. It’ll be a bit of a chaotic day, so I’m hoping by prepping, I’ll be set up to succeed over failing. I plan on eating at the wedding. I’ll stick to protein and veggies, over starches and carbs. I’m not going to worry TOO much about staying within my container count either. The trade-off will be staying far away from those carbs. My workout will definitely suffer that day because I won’t be getting home until LATE. The likelihood that I’ll workout at 10pm is slim to none. I need to get ready for the wedding, while Emerson naps, so I won’t be spending that free time working out. Instead, I’m going to just do the 10 minute AB workout. It isn’t a full blown 30 minute workout, but at least I am doing SOMETHING over nothing.
Yesterday, I really started to doubt myself and my ability to complete this program. I get inside of my own head at times and tend to self-sabotage. I signed up to be a Beach Body Coach yesterday and after reviewing the website and seeing some other coaches at work, I started to doubt my abilities. I know that I do have the drive and passion to help people feel better about themselves. I’ve always had this drive and passion ever since I started my own journey over a decade ago. I just think everyone deserves to be happy with themselves and not waste one iota of time beating themselves up, or holding their life back over weight. I did that for SO freaking long. It was agonizing. I think back to situations all of the time where I didn’t do something because of my weight. I’m glad I got ahead of the issue while I was still young. My life drastically change the second I dropped the lbs. I don’t mean in a superficial way either. Professionally, my life changed. I would have NEVER taken the plunge I took had I felt terrible about my outside appearance. I wouldn’t have had the confidence. I just know how good it felt, so I want others to have that same experience. I hope that I can convey that without coming across as preachy and a salesperson.
Alright, I’ll continue to update you guys as I muddle through these next 17 days. Please keep rooting me on. It’s appreciated!!
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