The New Before: Back in the Game!

I'm pretty excited to be starting Round Two of Beach Body's 21 Day Fix.  I wasn't able to match up my before photos exactly because I've been slammed for time.  But I do plan on doing that eventually! I did a collage of shots taken before starting and during my rest week after finishing the first round.  Clearly, there's a huge difference.  I lost a total of 5" in each thigh, 3" in my hips, 3" in my waist, 2" in my chest, and 1" in each arm.  I also lost seven pounds!

Mmm, sassy mama. Look at my butt! haha.

What I didn't always broadcast about the last round is that I cheated...a lot.  Definitely threw some junk food in.  This round, I am much more determined.  If I can lose that much not even giving it my all, how much more can I lose if I give it everything I've got?  This time around, I went down a calorie level.  There were so many nights when I just felt like I was making myself eat dinner--I was so full!  Not to mention, if I did throw in something off schedule, my calorie intake went way overboard.  Plus, having a little less food meant less food prep time for me.  Good times.  If I get hungry, I'll add extra food.  Gotta make sure you're eating enough!  But I know it was a good choice for me.

Another thing I'm really trying to do is work out more.  The 30 minutes a day is extremely effective.  But since I have the time to commit and because I want to excel, I'm going to try to add extra sessions in when I can.  Yesterday, I did Total Body Cardio and 10 Minute Fix for Abs.  Today, Upper Fix and a modified Total Body Cardio Fix (didn't do the weights).  I don't always want to work out, but once I do, I feel great.  I want to keep that feeling going.  I am becoming a bit addicted to self-improvement.

During my rest week, I realized how integral food prep is.  I had gotten in the habit of eating healthy every day and had no problems with it--then all of a sudden, since I hadn't pre-made any healthy meals, it was so easy to just go for junk.  It really drove the point home that you can't succeed if you're too lazy to prepare.

It's also important to ALWAYS schedule your workouts.  Know what you are going to do each day and purposefully set aside time for it.  My favorite tool is the WOWY Supergym on teambeachbody.com.  You can sign up as a free player (you don't give any payment information, you don't get charged; it's all free) to use the online gym and pre-schedule your workouts on the calendar.  Every time you log a workout, you have the chance to win cash prizes.  Become a free player today!

I am so excited to see the changes I want.  It gets discouraging sometimes because it takes time--and I'm the most impatient person in the world--but if you do the work, there's no way you won't see results.