Today marks my official last day on my first go-round of the 21 Day Fix and I thought it would be a great idea to write out my observations, reactions, results, and overall conclusion about this three week experience. So here we go!
Reaction:
I'm a believer! It's not that I wasn't ever
not a believer, it's just that now that I've done it to the best of my current ability and am seeing the results of what just three weeks of change can do, I'm blown away.
I'm honestly amazed at how much progress was made in just three weeks when I compare it to how hard, unorganized, and without direction I exercised last year. Previously, it took four months to get anywhere near where I am now.
I can't wait to see what happens in the next three weeks!
Observations:
I have been able to pinpoint where I store a lot of my fat. When I told people I was making food changes and exercising more I typically get this scoff and then some sort of comment accusing me of not needing to lose weight because I look fine. Which is true, my body carries my weight in different places and it's not noticeable when I'm wearing jeans and a t-shirt or my work clothes. But believe me, I have the tummy pudge, the double butt, the arm flaps, the armpit butt. I know it's there, trust me.
So flash forward three weeks later and I'm truly able to see where I've slimmed down and toned up. Places like my feet, ankles, knees, side thighs, back, arms, elbows, and wrists are all places where my fat hides (other than the obvious gut region). Also, apparently, my boobs. Yeah... those bad boys are shrinking and shrinking fast, damnit.
Those are some amazing non-scale victories that I'm focusing most of my attention on. I can visibly see the difference in my arms and legs. And I can feel the muscle that has been developed all over my body these last three weeks. When I fold my arms across my chest I can feel the muscles in my arms. When I put my hands on my hips I feel muscle in my back and core. It's wonderful! And when my husband goes to pinch my legs he is met with muscle instead of chub... that was a fun discovery one day!
New Goals:
The new go-round starts tomorrow and I have I a few things I want to work on specifically this time:
- Challenging myself with heavier weights
- Better water intake. I'm good, but not consistently so.
- Portion control while out at restaurants
- 10 Minute Abs every night (except Sunday's)
- Take better progress picks!
- Go tanning
My Message To You:
If you've been contemplating changing your lifestyle to meet some fitness and health goals that you have, stop waiting and go do it! I don't care what program you go through or if you use one at all, just get up, get moving, and get healthy! We all have to start somewhere, so get going!
If you're looking for a program to follow, I highly recommend BeachBody's 21 Day Fix coupled with Shakeology. It took all the guess-work out of it for me and was so well-organized that the only way you can fail is if you stop trying.
Results:
Starting Weight: 156.1 lbs
Ending Weight: 150.6 lbs
Weight Lost: 5.5 lbs
Starting Inches: 176.75
Ending Inches: 171
Inches Lost: 5.75
Non-scale Victories:
- I feel stronger!
- I can see my leg muscles through my jeans.
- My work pants don't fit anymore, they're too loose!
- My stomach doesn't touch the inside of my shirts anymore.
- My fingers are noticeably slim.
- I don't need as much food as I thought I did.
- I'm not craving sugar anymore! (This one is HUGE!)
