Day 4: The Day of Pain

Well I absolutely hate Pilates Fix. My hips just cannot take the pressure and feel like they are going to pop out of joint every time I do this workout. Last night I was in so much back pain I had to take advil to get to sleep but that may not be from the workouts, it may be a combination of that and the fat I am at my lady time of the month. Sorry for the information, but my back is killing me and the exercises aren't helping.

Total was 10's all around except for the workout as I would give myself an 8 as I can't quite physically do all of the full movements, but I am getting there. I might take a trip into the doctor to get the back of my knees checked though. Whenever extending and retracting my legs in and out I have a popping feeling behind my knee on the back of my leg and it feels gross and creeps the hell out of me.

My shake was the same as yesterday. Peanut Butter and Jelly heaven. 1 cup strawberries, 1 1/2 water and 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. Delicious!!

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Sweaty Picture #4

Day 3: A spoonful of peanut butter makes the Shakeology go down!

Oh my god, I feel like my legs are jello! Today was obviously leg day and if it wasn't bad enough I was running back and forth in work today trying to get things done. I did swear at the TV a few times and may have called Autumn some bad names, but I made it to the end and did not give up. Dave was coaching me through it the entire time and telling me not to give up, which helped but the laughing when I am swearing in an angry rage because my thighs feel like they are on fire only fueled my motivation to finish it.

So yesterday I said that Shakeology was an acquired taste, today I have completely changed my views. I added a tablespoon of peanut butter to the same recipe I used yesterday and it was amazing!!!! It tasted like I was drinking a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with chocolate! I was very disappointed when I finished it and can't wait until I can have my shake tomorrow. Its too early to say only being my second day of Shakeology how it has effected my energy thus far.

So day 3 complete and 10's all around for water intake, getting all my containers in, my shake, and my workout effort.

Sweaty Picture 3!

Day 2!

Day two is complete and I am EXHAUSTED! My shakeology order came in today so on my lunch break at work I ended up going home just to make myself a shake because I was so excited. So here is the recipe I used:

• 1 scoop of chocolate shakeology
• 1 cup of frozen strawberries
• 1 cup of water

My review of this recipe is a bit bland. I can taste the strawberries and the shake, but the shake is a bit of an acquired taste like coffee. I don't think I will have a problem adjusting, I think I just need to find the right recipe for me.

Today's workout was Upper Fix and it is my favorite workout out of all of them aside from the Yoga Fix. The reason I love this workout is that I love feeling a burn in my abs(they're in there somewhere). When I was in shape I worked out daily and did a minimum of 500 crunches a day. It got a little addicting for me. Usually I find this workout pretty easy but I bumped my weights up to 10lbs and today I also mowed the lawn before my workout.

Here is today's sweaty picture. I had a workout buddy today.

Day 1 Complete!

So today is the end of my 1st day of 21 day fix and I have to say I missed this. You feel so good at the end of the day after working out. My muscles are killing me. Total Body Cardio Fix was the work out today and as you can imagine it works your entire body. The very first workout you do after the warm up is surrenders. They are a bitch, thankfully I was able to power through them like never before. Usually I was dead on my feet 30 seconds in but now I can make it through both legs and not have to stop.

Unfortunately my shakeology and 3 day refresh have not arrived yet so I did not get to have my shake for the day, it should arrive tomorrow hopefully.All around I did a solid 10/10 for my workout, water intake and sticking to my meal plan.

And as promised here is a post sweaty workout picture.

Tomorrow is the day!!!

So tomorrow I start back on the 21 day fix challenge! I am super pumped this time around and will be posting daily with my progress and may post a sweaty work out picture or two. I am going to do my meal prep tonight as I have my meal plan all set for the 21 days. Unfortunately my shakeology has not arrived yet but it should be here tomorrow or Tuesday so its not too bad of a wait.

I am about to do something that is a bit embarrassing. I am going to post my weight so that I can motivate myself to push through this even more. So if you have read my blog before you will know I gained 30lbs of relationship weight bringing me to an all time high of 174lbs. I got myself down to 168lbs and down 12 inches after one round of 21 day fix without shakeology and cheating a few days on my meal plan and skipping workouts sad to say. So this time around I am going to stick to it and do my shakeology and 3 day refresh afterwards. So hopefully I see much better results this time.

So in light of my new start tomorrow I am going to share my favorite 21 Day Fix recipe that I make. It is so good! If I eat this and believe I do eat it often, I am so stuffed afterwards I have no urge to snack.

Ingredients:

-1 chicken breast

-red, orange and yellow peppers

-garlic chopped

-broccoli

-splash of balsamic vinegar

-sea salt

-pepper

-chili flakes

So wish me luck and I will be posting tomorrow! :)

Upcoming Blogs!

So starting next Monday I will be blogging daily(I will try my best to stick to it) reviewing my progress through another round of 21 day fix, shakeology and 3 day refresh. All three products are from BeachBody and is a hit workout company and gaining popularity fast. Now if you remember a week or so ago I made a post about weight loss and have mentioned 21 Day Fix. I did the 21 days without Shakeology and 3 day refresh. So I am going to compare my results.

Last time I lost a total of 12 inches and 5 pounds. So lets see how much I can lose this time on all three products! My goal weight is to lose another 25lbs(not all at once of course).

The Morning After

So I am sitting on my couch with the curtains covering the windows as much as possible and the volume barely on the tv. Why the hell is having friends over and drinking so much fun but the next day is pure hell?!?!?!?!? That's enough for now...