So here goes the recap on Day 1!
I woke up at 5 am, drank my water and E&E (can't live without this stuff), laced up my tennis shoes and got ready for my first 21 Day Fix workout. I put my workout clothes on before bed because I really don't want to have to stumble around at 5 am looking for all my items!
Today's workout was Total Body Cardio and it.was.amazing! The entire thing was 30 minutes and you do 1 minute intervals of different exercises with a short break in between. I felt like the 30 minutes flew by and I was never looking at the timer countdown thinking "when will this be over?!". And let me tell you, it was a great workout. I literally had sweat pouring off my arms. I really like the trainer, Autumn Calabrese - which I'm super excited about. Sometimes you just never know if a trainer is going to annoy you. She certainly does not. And I want her abs - so I'll listen to her :) I burned 248 calories and that's usually where I like to get in a good workout of that time frame, so I was definitely happy with that!
Before we get into the food - this is a sample of what my tracker looks like. You calculate what calorie bracket you should be in and then you are allowed so many of each container per day.
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After the workout, I showered (of course) and then started to prepare breakfast. Today's breakfast was 1 yellow container and 1 red container. Yellow was rolled oats just cooked in water and Red was my favorite go-to breakfast of egg whites. These containers look small but they are sneaky that way. I was VERY full!
I am working at my husband's office today because the internet isn't limited like it is at home. So for my morning snack I packed my little thermal tote and took it with me. 1 purple container contained sliced apples and 1 Blue container contained 12 almonds. I like to space my meals about 2.5-3 hours apart by the way. I feel that keeps me feeling satisfied, lessens cravings, and keeps my metabolism going for sure.
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| Working as MY OWN BOSS and enjoying my morning snack! |
Then there's lunch - and I always get excited about lunch because that means it's Shakeology time!! This is how my Shakeology recipe was broken out using the 21 Day Fix containers. 1 Red is my Chocolate Shakeology scoop, 1 Red is my greek yogurt, 1 Purple is banana, and 1 orange is a flaxseed. Blend all of these babies up with lots of ice and water and I have a delicious lunch (& dessert by the way)!! This keeps me full for a long time too which is super helpful because if I'm at home with the girls - afternoon time is when I am most likely to crave snacks.
For my afternoon snack I thought it would be a great time to start using the green container and get some veggies in. So I cut up some summer squash and zucchini and baked it in the oven @ 350 for about 10 minutes. So this used up one of my green containers and I sprinkled some of my homemade spice mixture on since those are unlimited :) YUM!
I'll probably have a lot of the same items for breakfast, lunch and snacks - but dinner is where I'll want to try to mix it up between days. Today I have 1 Red container for tuna fish (planned on chicken breasts but they weren't thawed yet so improvised on my protein!), 1 Yellow container for steamed sweet potato, 1 Green container for broccoli, and 1 Green container for cucumber. First look at everything in the containers - looks like so little food, right?
But then look at the picture of everything on my plate. That is actually a LOT of food!
I also get 2 tsp of my choice (there are different options) and today I chose 2 tsp of all natural peanut butter - because who doesn't LOVE a little PB!! I had this at 7pm because I'm going to get all of my food in every day before 7 pm. I find that when I do this, my stomach feels SO much better in the morning and I always thank myself the next day!
So that wraps up my Day 1. I hope it was helpful to read what it entailed. I had a great day, I felt very satisfied and full and more importantly - I felt a lot of energy and no stomach discomfort! Can't wait for Day 2 tomorrow.
Reminder: this program is the September Special and my new challenge group starts September 15th. If you've been contemplating doing something, now is a great time!
