21 days complete...and a couple more!

Hello friends!

So my first round of 21 Day Fix is now complete!  That was a fast 21 Days!  I am so pleased with my results.

I am so glad I took before and after photos.  They always say to do it, but it can be a very humbling experience to take photos of yourself before you start a workout program. No one wants to see those photos. But I am so glad I did it as I can really see the progress I made in 21 days.

Throughout the summer I was doing Cize and Les Mills Pump. I was doing sometimes 2 workouts a day and I didn't see nearly the same results as I did during the 21 Day Fix.  It really comes down to what you are eating.  In the summer I was doing all the workouts but I know all my snacking was working against me.  So by having an eating plan and having it be so simple with the containers, it really helped me achieve my results.  I still kept my eating plan on the fridge and I would plan out what I would eat every day.  I found that staying on track really helped when I was at work. As I am teaching, I can't just leave the classroom and grab a snack. I have very specific times when I can eat, so at recess and lunch time I could keep myself in check.

This week, since I dropped down a category, I lost one of my beloved yellow containers.  So now, I only was able to have 2 yellow containers per day. I thought this would be a challenge, but since I planned out my meals, I would have a yellow container as part of my morning shake (milk) and some sort of carb with my dinner. I really didn't miss having a carb at lunch time.  Again, my most difficult time came right before dinner, but now since we are trying to eat earlier with the girls, this has also helped with my my snacking.

So...I am going to take a week off from the 21 Day Fix. I plan on doing another round in October but I want to put some more variety in my daily workouts.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do this week so my husband suggested trying the "Challenge du jour" on Beachbody on Demand.  The Challenge du Jour is a different Beachbody workout from the huge collection of workouts.  Before I left school today I decided to check what the workout was....it was Plyo Fix Extreme from 21 Day Fix Extreme. OMG, I was worried. I had only done 21 Day Fix Plyo and that was tough, but extreme.....that was a different story.  It was tough!  I am curious what workout it will be tomorrow!  Can't wait to see what it is!

Thanks for reading and I will be doing another round of 21 Day Fix in October.  If this is something you would like to try, send me a message.  I would love to have some friends go through this with me.  It is always so much better having a support group!

Take care!
Kristin