Day 6

"Today's workout is a winner so get psyched and do your best..."

"You can't wish for it, you have to work for it" 

Wow let me get excited about this!  The name of it is Dirty 30.... It sounds terrible. Well, my attitude was definitely not great for this workout but it really wasn't that bad... Compared to previous ones in the week :) I have recovered from my pulled muscle with plenty of Ibuprofen and a heating pad... Disappointed this guy:

I did make one change to the plan I posted yesterday- moved my peanut butter sandwich to post workout. I was getting hungry before bed and I definitely didn't need it at snack time! 

I think that all this self control with my food is wearing off my ability to control other aspects of my life as I dropped 4 months of fun money on clothes today- oops. I did clean out my closet tonight to make room but finding some gems I forgot I had already purchased made me realize I probably should hold off on buying clothes again. Just wanted some cute stuff to go with my new body ;). A few maybes I had to get advice on but ended up purchasing:

If anyone is looking for amazingly comfy capris, run to Maurice's! I bought them in 3 colors! 

Ok and let me geek out for my final pic of the night- finally found colored baggies at Target so when I portion control everything out, they match my 21 day fix containers :) 

Tomorrow marks 7 days- 33% complete!! 

Day 5

I know I know... A day late! But I have a good reason.

Yesterday started off well. Mike was home, Lucas took a 3 hour morning nap. Went to the spa and got a facial. Got a pedicure. Got Lucas to bed with minimal battles (weaning from bottle Day 2!) and went to workout. Total Body Cardio- yes supposed to be Cardio Fix but I accidentally did that on Tuesday instead of this. So I'm doing my warm up and as usual, the dog is in my way wanting to play as soon as he sees me in my tennis shoes. So I give him a good minute of tug and war... And end up pulling a muscle in my butt! Oh my God, are you kidding me?!? So first move after warm up and every move after, all I feel is a literal pain. In. My. Ass! P.s. When she says the first move on the dvd is the hardest, I firmly believe that is a lie. And if I hear "Give me everything you have and then a little bit more", I might throw the remote at the TV. 

Not sure how today's workout will go. I've been doing Ibuprofen and a heating pad off and on throughout the day. Definitely not doing the double workout of running and Dirty 30. Debated doing Yoga today but I really want to run the same day I do that.

On the plus side, I did map out my meals for the week. A little dull but I'm trying to use up what's in our fridge and what I got in our Bountifuk basket this week. 

Day 4

A little late but another successful day despite temptations. I had a work meeting and they provided lunch. I packed my own just in case there wasn't anything I could eat and I'm glad I did because it was pasta salad, egg sandwiches, fresh fruit (I did take a cup of that) and a brownie! 

The one thing I am getting sick of is explaining it to everyone when they are asking what I'm doing. Example: one co worker saw me unpacking my lunch "oh looks like you're doing the low carb thing" Um, no. I'm doing the don't eat crap thing! 

And even though I didn't think it would happen, I did get my Pilates workout in! Mike kept Lucas entertained while I worked out around them. Probably my favorite workout so far!

Today is Day 5- it was nice to be able to make eggs and oatmea for breakfast- I've missed warm food! 

I forgot to take pics yesterday so this is what I have :)

First flower of the year!

Day 3

My child has been fussing every 10 mins for last hour and I'm exhausted so this is going to be brief.

Bumped up my calorie intake today and much happier about life. I also did some measurements of my trouble spots to see if I gain any muscle in this process (which is the goal!) 

Two major successes today- 1) I did NOT eat Edgerton bakery donuts someone brought even though they are amazing and 2) I did not eat birthday cake someone brought even though a co- worker was sweet enough to bring a piece to my office. Last week I would have ate it without even thinking even if I didn't want it just to be nice but not today.

Speaking of amazing co-workers one of mine gave me this today;

I feel like I am officially doing it now :)

Still packing my mapping out my meals for next day the prior night and almost cried when my bread broke:

You better believe I added that extra piece to the bag!

Workout for the day was Lower Fix which focuses on legs. I was nervous after how sore I am from previous two days but it was actually the easiest so far. Maybe it was because Autumn and I matched.

Tomorrow I have to go to my nieces dance recital- a good person would wake up early and work out but I am not a morning person. I will try to squeeze it in between work and leaving but I also want to spend time with Lucas since this will only be the second time in 13.5 months I am not hear to put him to bed. I will let you know this weekend what I ended up doing :)

Day 2

Well I made it through another day. I was very tempted to get a pop, especially when I realized my son had removed my can of tea from my bag this morning so I only had water, but I resisted. I'm not opposed to having pop at some point in this process, but trying to behave. I did eat the crusts off Lucas' cinnamon and sugar toast but I called it a yellow container and figured I was good- haha! 

I am going to go up a level tomorrow. When everyone says "oh I was never hungry" and I am HUNGRY, I think it's time. All of my foods are really low in calories (hello green cup of celery) compared to things you could put in (example red cup of chicken is less than red cup of beef) and so I think that's part of the reason I'm hungry. Or maybe I really was eating just a crap ton of food and my body is in shock... Either way ;)

You will laugh at my pic from today:

Trading in my glass of wine with my bag for a delicious glass of calming tea. Maybe I will sleep better :) I am surprisingly awake for getting up with Lucas at 5:20! 

One big downside so far- the number of times I had to walk to bathroom today (just a number one- unlike some plans, this one doesn't give you a colon cleanse). I really need to cut myself off after 7- too late for tonight but lesson learned for tomorrow! 

21 Day Fix Day 1

Well I survived!!  There were some rough moments but I survived :)

First test was when I got to a conference this morning and everyone was eating delicious frosting covered cream filled donuts. I also arrived late so I didn't have a chance to eat my two hard boiled eggs which left me starving and ready to grab somebody's donut out of their hand... But I didn't!

Challenge 2 which will be ongoing is balancing running with 21 workouts. I did Total Cardio today thinking that I would run after....ha! I can barely walk let alone run. Note to self- run, then workout. Or maybe some of them will be easier to do on the same day as a run- only time will tell.

I am still debating whether to go to next level of calories. I added up the calories of what I am eating and I am at about 1,200ish. That would be ok if I was trying to lose weight but I'm not... I'm just trying to maintain and tone.  I will see how tomorrow goes and then decide.

20 days to go. Took some time to pick out my meals for tomorrow and divvy them up across the day :) yum yum!

29....

Today is my 29th birthday. Do I feel old? Not really... Might have a hard time remembering my age though- sometimes I still feel 25! However, it did make me realize there is a lot I want to accomplish before 30.  Two big ones- pay off my debt and run a half marathon. I am in track for the loans so now need to hit the half marathon part! I have my eyes set

on the Sioux Falls half marathon which I Seotember 13-5 months. Eek!

So step 1- find a training plan.

Step 2- clean up my diet and start strength training. Enter my 21 day fix! 

Essentially it's portion control in a box and I am blessed to have a friend who loaned me the book and containers although you can find it all on Pinterest.

According to the calculations I am in the first column. There is also a corresponding strength training program. We will see how I feel with adding running to the mix- might bump myself up to the next level. 

I spent an hour cutting, measuring and prepping tonight. 

Green- veggies- I have spinach, cherry tomatoes, carrots, broccoli and cucumbers 

Purple- fruit- strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, apples, pears, half a banana, watermelon 

Red- protein- I bought a rotisserie chicken for convenience and shredded it, ham and turkey deli meat, eggs, Greek yogurt 

Yellow- grains- lots of options but mine will be bread, half a pita wrap and brown rice... Maybe oatmeal :)

Blue- nuts, cheese- sticking to almonds this week

Red- seeds or dressing- mine will be balsamic vinegrette dressing for my salads this week 

Teaspoons- I can't remember everything that this can be but mine will probably be oil and peanut butter :) 

This is what my food for tomorrow looks like.

Hopefully I can stick to it- they say you can do anything for 21 days.

I will say I am surprised at the low cost for groceries. I have WAY more than what I need for this week and our bill was about $85. I doubt Mike and Lucas will be on this plan for me but there are some components I can share with my family.

I will let you all know how it goes !