- So far, the workouts are totally doable and definitely not grueling - but certainly enough to work up a sweat! Thumbs up for that. 30 minute workouts = thumbs' up in my book.
-I am loving the eating plan. I mean. LOVING. In the past, I have tried diets where I was just STARVING the whole time, and very cranky about it. Just really not a fun experience. And then it makes it that much harder to not "cheat" or just quit. But the 21 Day Fix containers - it's really working for me overall. I have found what works for me as far as figuring out what to eat when (more on that later).
-Like I mentioned in my last post, I'm still going to Crossfit. On those days, I add an extra protein shake to my daily portions (not Shakeology, but a protein powder formulated for muscle recovery) - like I said, I'm interested in healthy, and NOT in depleting myself. So far it seems to be working out pretty well.
- So far I've lost 3.5 lbs! I know it won't come off this quickly the whole 21 days, but it's sure a great start!!
Ok, so that's the progress update. Moving on!
Most days I have a lot of time at the house, which means that I don't HAVE to plan the whole day's food in advance like you would if you were away or on the go all the time. However, I have done it both ways, and I have to say that it is WAY more stress-free and enjoyable for me if I get my food all ready to go and prepped the night before!
One day I didn't do this - I decided to wing it and figure out what to eat as each meal came up. I had a hard time keeping track of how many containers I had already had, how many I should have for that meal in order to leave enough for later in the day, etc. It required a lot more thinking. I didn't eat as well during the day, because I hadn't really divided the portions up evenly throughout. I wasn't as happy with it then.
The other days, I prepped the food the night before. I used the containers as measuring cups, and once I had used up my portions for a certain container, I would put it somewhere else so I knew I was done divvying up that particular type of food for the following day. Essentially, I would make 3 small prep stations - and then divide up the day's worth of food between the 3. Then, the following day, if I needed a snack, I would (for example) grab a banana from one of the 3 segments, or have my Shakeology.
Here's a (bad) picture of last night's prep efforts:
So a chef salad for each meal, a fruit, and brown rice pasta - all divided evenly from the total amount of my portions for the day.
TIP: The orange containers make really great portable dressing containers to stick in your salad containers! I only use my one orange container filled per day, but then I just divide it up 3 ways and store it.
BONUS TIP: Frozen Mango is AMAAAAZING for a sweet tooth. Just sayin'.
I would REALLY recommend you try this style of prep, even if it's just to try it out just once! If it's not for you, it's not for you - but for me it made a huge difference in how I felt about the eating plan and alleviated stress surrounding what I was eating for the day!
Now, to planning workouts - another thing that will be to your benefit. I need to keep this in mind as much as anybody though!! Last night I did the workout at 10:00 (which is when I was aiming to go to bed - guess who put it off all day????) - and while it was okay, I would much rather have done it earlier in the day. I find that if I schedule a time for the workout, it is much more likely to happen at a practical time, as opposed to when I don't schedule it and it ends up getting pushed off the whole day (like my yesterday).
Anybody with me on their 21 Day Fix journey?? If you are, I'd love to hear how you like it - am I weird that I'm loving this?
I have yet to plan my day! Maybe Monday :P Good for you!
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