First, thank you for all my friends on Facebook who I’ve
been following and wondering – what the heck is the 21 Day Fix!?
Because of you, I tried it.
To back it up, Pat and I have been busy having babies and
getting our asses handed to us (who knew having kids would be so
challenging!?). After having two babies so close together - my time has become…
“not my own” and my body became something I didn’t even recognize.
When I got pregnant, I wanted to be one of those girls
who ran throughout my pregnancy and one who didn’t gain much weight. Ah, well
that didn’t work. Two back to back pregnancies and 50 pounds later I was
shocked to see what my body had become.
This past summer, I told myself “this is my year!” I was
no longer pregnant or nursing and we were past the infant baby stage. I started
running 2 miles and gradually increased that to 3.5 miles. By the end of the
summer I clocked a couple 7 mile runs. I was pumped but not really losing the
weight. The problem was, I was still eating as if I were training for an
Ironman.
For a while I just assumed that I’d have a mom bod
forever. But then again, I have a couple of warm weather vacations coming up.
Namely, I’m heading to Hawaii in December to visit with my brother, his wife
and new baby (and by the way, she's training for the Honolulu marathon and will be looking fab). Then, I am going to Anguilla in March with two of my fittest
friends. To keep going, my town is opening a new pool this summer! There is so
much coming up and I don’t want to assume the role of “mom bod” anymore. I am
so much more than that!
Back to my friends who I’ve been watching on Facebook –
yep, you’ve all inspired me. I wish all of you could be my coach, but I had to
pick just one! Maybe it was because I was working out harder and not losing
weight, maybe it was because I have vacations coming up and want to look great,
maybe it was because I was just sick of being “mom bod”…I don’t know why it all
clicked at once but I finally decided to try it.
21 Day Whaat?
At first, I committed to the concept of eating healthy
and exercising for 3 days (it was about all I could mentally handle). During
those days I kicked my bad habit of eating mints at work, which are so darn
addictive. However, I ate about 7 candy bars on Halloween and THEN I decided
that I needed to get it together!
I got with one of my friends who I knew was a Beachbody
coach, a working mom (like me) and bought a challenge pack through her which included Shakeology (a nutrient rich shake), the
full 21 Day Fix workout and the containers (which helped me understand what to
eat and correct portions). The Monday following Halloween I buckled down and
started doing it right. By the way, you all know P90X, Insanity, and Shaun T
(who doesn’t love Shaun T!?)… the 21 Day Fix is a weight loss program made by
the same company.
I’ve been doing the workouts each day, eating right and
drinking Shakeology. I cannot believe how much I love it. I am the nerd who watches
workout videos on the train to learn moves that I can do at the gym during
lunch! I love the 10 minute ab fix and the fact that the programs are done in
25 minutes. I overheard myself tell my neighbor that I can get a better workout
in by doing these than by running (seriously, me? did I say that?). I feel in
control, I’m losing weight (6 pounds in 15 days!) and feeling confident that I
am going to attain my goals (which is a liberating feeling).
My Next Challenge:
On Monday I’m going to post my #21DayFix first round results.
With Hawaii coming up, I’m going straight into 21 Day Fix Extreme. My goal is
to get into a bikini by Dec 10th. I know it’s a stretch, but I’m
going for it!
I’ll be blogging about my progress and what I’m up to. I’m
hoping to have a little fun with this and inspire a few people along the way. Plus,
I needed an excuse to write about something on my blog other than my kids! If
you want to learn more, or even better if you want to join my team’s next
challenge group, shoot me a note and
I’ll send you information.
#WhyNotYou?
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