Last round of 21 Day Fix!

When I look back at my before pictures before each of my rounds, I realize that I thought I was looking good, and although I still think I was I then look at my after photo and realize WOW, I didn't know I could get better, but I do!

I get so excited on after photo days because I know how hard I worked and how much work I put into getting into my after photos.  This round was a little different... It started off with this before photo

 

I then did 10 days of 21 day fix with no issues, I started to feel some pain in my knee and then fluid started to build up.... From that point I ended up going to ER and they removed the fluid and told me to stay off of my leg until the swelling went down.  I left the Hospital with CRUTCHES!! I was really mad and defeated because I really did want to finish my 11 days that I had left but with doctors orders I stayed off of my knee.  I did end up doing two Upper Fix workouts as I was having withdrawals and was really impressed with how my arms were looking and did not want to loose that. From there I decided to still take my after photos as I stayed pretty good on point with my eating and regularly did 10 Minute Abs. Here were my after photos;

See!! Mighty impressed with 10 days in and then having to sit on my butt and wait for my knee to heel! I was very happy with my results and so impressed with 21 day fix.  It has changed more than my life and I get to see it change others everyday!! 

If you are wanting more information on 21 Day Fix or Shakeology, email me and we can chat!!

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Workout Gear

I LOVE getting new workout gear.  I always feel like when I get new gear, I workout better (Weird and totally not true, I know) but it's still fun to add pieces to a collection of sweaty gear!:) I received mine in the mail today that I ordered off of Etsy. I ordered from sunsetsigndesigns and they were great! Fast and exactly what I wanted.  How often do you buy new workout gear? Every time you go down a size, when it's on sale, whenever?  I tend to buy new workout gear when I feel my best that way when I put it on, I will then go workout.  I guess that is probably the point of it!

Go get yourself a new workout shirt, it might make you workout harder!:)

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Side meal recipe

Are you bored of rice or salad or those bagged side meals? Here is the perfect, healthy solution! These sweet potato bites are amazing. They are so good with cinnamon and a little
Honey on top and make for a perfect treat at supper time! Mix up your salad for a different veggie to change up your meals. If you eat to much of the same thing you tend to get bored and that is when you start to revert back to poor choices!

Yum! Thanks Averie cooks for bringing this delicious side meal to the Internet!



http://www.averiecooks.com/2014/09/honey-roasted-sweet-potatoes-with-honey-cinnamon-dip.html

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Meal Prep!!

I wanted to post about Meal Prep, I do get a lot of questions about it so I thought I would air it all out!  With my shakes, as stated before I do 1 scoop Strawberry Shakeology, 1 purple container of fruit, 1/4 cup yogurt and about 1/2 cup water for my smoothies every morning.  To make it EASIER on myself, I buy my fruit frozen and package it in Ziploc bags when I get it home.  It makes it so much easier in the morning trying to get the kids ready and lunches made, etc to just grab a bag and throw it in the blender!!

Here is my prepackaged bags- 1 Green Container of Spinach mixed with some carrots (a friend told me to put carrots in to hide them from my kiddies, smart woman!), 1 Purple container of fruit (strawberries, peaches and mangos).  All of this in the bag so in the morning I just plop it into the blender with yogurt, Shakeology and Water and we are good to go!

Tips #2

I also pre package my frozen veggies.  I do this because on Monday and Tuesdays, it is very busy in our house.  We have swimming on Mondays and Gymnastics on Tuesday nights so getting home from work and out the door is not the easiest! On those days, I have started to pre package and freeze slow cooker meals as well as 4 servings of veggies so I can pop them into the steamer when we get home and voila it is done in minutes! It's the perfect solution to busy people trying to keep your meals healthy and easy all at the same time! Take a Sunday afternoon to prepare and your week will be peeeerfect! I have attached a link to the slow cooker meals I have found.  I was finally able to find recipes that were decent for you (actually pretty good for you) that were not full of fatty foods, or sodium and the ones we tried were delicious! I hope you enjoy them too!

Here are my veggies that I took I bought tonight and pre packages, I use the Green container so I know how many servings are in each! I also buy frozen cauliflower, carrots and broccoli mixture which is a hit around here!

On the nights that we don't have something going on we will have fresh veggies, but steamed veggies have to be the best!! MMM MMM

http://whoneedsacape.com/2012/11/crockpot-freezer-cooking/
 (the crock pot recipe blog I mentioned above)

She has some great ideas, here are the ones we tried;
Applesauce BBQ Chicken
Pesto Chicken
Mongolian Beef
Orange Chicken
and Beef Tips
(We enjoyed every single one) We usually paired with Brown Rice and some Veggies, or a Salad.

You have to check out the website, she has some great meals for people that like to prepare and don't have a lot of time on their hands! :) ENJOY!



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Day 1-3 (well sort of) of 3 Day refresh

So, I told you guys I would write about the 3 day refresh so here it goes!

I was super excited to get started as I was doing my last round of 21 Day Fix before I start a new program.  I was ready to go through this refresh but I KNEW that my body is kind of wonky and although it is supposed to react one way, it does another so I knew going in that things might be different for me.

Before I started I took some measurements
Stomach- 34 1/2 inches
Butt- 38 Inches
Hips- 35 Inches

I am pretty happy with these before measurements and I wasn't exactly doing the refresh to "loose weight", I was doing it because I knew it was good for me and I read a lot about it and thought why not try it out!

Day 1

In the morning I drank my glass of water that it told me to drink, I then had my Shakeology on the way to work with no yogurt (like I usually have it) and that was all great.  At about 11:00 am I drank the Fibre Sweep, the first couple drinks were not that bad, pretty lemony and delicious, but then it got to the bottom and that was pretty bad!!! I then realized that I put too much water into the Fiber Sweep ( I put 16 ounces in), so by the time I hit the bottom it wasn't lemony anymore. So REMEMBER to put 8 ounces and mix really well!

For lunch I had my 1 serving of fruit (grapes) and my 1 serving of veggies (carrots) and I was actually pretty full from that and my Shakeology in the am. After lunch I continued with it and had my Vanilla fresh, I used 12 ounces of water and if I was being honest, I had to plug my nose I was so grossed out I could not handle it!!

Afternoon, I ate my fruit which was an apple and for supper I ate a strawberry almond salad (in the book) and had my yummy (NOT) Vanilla Fresh drink.

Day 1 I was feeling okay, I wasn't hungry, I wasn't bloated, I felt just good!

Day 2 was a different story, I woke up did the same thing over again and by the time lunch came around I was literally starving.  Also on Day 2 I had a serious headache and my stomach was really hurting.  I did read beforehand  that these things could happen, but it was a pretty intense headache.

So, sadly on day 2 at lunch I decided to have some soup. I can't really say that I enjoyed the 1 1/2 days I took part in the 3 day refresh but I can say that my results from those 1 1/2 days were pretty sweet and I do have to say for only doing half of it, I do feel well.  My stomach feels different, my bloating has gone down (and this has gone down substantially since starting Shakeology).  So, this post is not to steer you away from the 3 Day Refresh but just let you know how it was for ME.

I wouldn't do it again only because I couldn't handle the drinks and my horrible headache, but not everyone is the same !:)

So there you have it.. oh yes, I almost forgot my after measurements;

Stomach- 33 inches (down 11/2 inches)
Butt- 37 (down 1 inch)
Hips- 34 (down 1 inch)

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3 Day Refresh- A daily look into what the 3 day refesh is

Over the next 3 days (starting tomorrow), I will be starting my first ever 3 day refresh.  The refresh is supposed to cleanse your body, while still eating to help you get back into eating well and back into routine.  I have kind of fallen off the wagon (confession time, I have been busy ( no excuse) and need to get back in it so I decided why not now, start over with a clean refresh
and get back on track! I start my LAST round of 21 Day Fix on Thursday
and then I will move on to a new program. I will be walking you through
what affects 3 day refresh has given me each day and what I chose for my
Fruit, Veggie, Fat and Dinner options!! Can't wait.. Check BACK:)

                                                                                                            (Confession Time Face)

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