Day 3: A Little Harder....

Day 3 was a little harder this morning than yesterday. My muscles in my thighs were beyond sore. I am glad I did not give in to not working out. I would of felt horrible. I got up and set up my little workout area in my living room. I am still doing modified. I haven't worked out in ages and just don't think I need to push myself yet. Next week I will wean off the modified. I did the workout and felt good after it. I love getting up early and doing this. It is my me time and feel good to have the time to just do something for me.

As my journey of breakfast, snack, lunch,snack, and dinner continue I am finding it a little more easier to get my meals together and think of where and when I want to use the different colored containers. These containers have helped me realize how much I eat. I didn't realize how much food I put on a plate and never are satisfied. I now have 5 distinct meals and I feel satisfied with my meals, and make myself eat. Dinner seems to be the hardest. I mean when it is dinner time I really don't feel hungry at all. I know I need to eat and I do. The first night was the hardest. I felt like I was pushing so much down my throat to meet the requirements.  I am now eating it over time when it comes to my fruits. I am still eating the same amount just spreading out so I don't feel like I am making myself eat.

Today was my first test with eating. I had a baby shower to attend. There was dips, chips, and cake.  I stayed true to my diet. I ate the fruit and a few veggies. I drank my water and was actually ok. I so wanted to eat a piece of cake, but realized I didn't need it. I made it through the shower.

Dinner was my second test today. My husband went and got the best pizza in town. We are talking about extra large slices and tons of cheese. The best part greasy. My favorite pizza. So what do I do. I stand and stare at the pizza. I was able to be true to my diet and not really feel bad. I had a great little dinner. Tenderloin, edamame, and sweet potato. I was satisfied and of course happy.

My goal for tomorrow is to continue working out and eating right. Ready to take on the next 18 days. Ready or not here I come.

Day 1 and 2 of my 21 Day Fix Journey

How do you begin a blog about weight journey? I have done several different things from Weight Watchers, Body by Vi, Advocare, and now 21 Day Fix. I have started off strong, but then fell off the wagon. I know many people have done the same thing. I am not sure what this blog will do but I want to journal my journey. I have to say I came across this by listening to others, and my husband's cousin Lynne. She had great results. After reading up and asking questions I decided to do this journey. Thankfully Lynne has answered all my questions and has not been aggravated. This journey involves portion control, exercise, and water intake. I started my journey yesterday so I will write about day 1 and 2.

  Day 1: I started off looking at what I would eat. I know now that I need to have a plan ready. I did ok yesterday but had difficulty meeting all my containers. I thought I could just get up and look at my board to determine what to eat. Nope, that is not possible. I did great most of the day, but felt like when I was putting food in the containers I was eating so much. I got everything I need in one day, but oh my word it was hard. I did do the DVD exercise program. Thankfully there is a modified version. I felt good doing the exercise program in the morning. I think working out in the morning makes me feel much better. It is thirty minutes of movement. The trainer on the DVD does a great job of explaining what to expect. After working out I felt great. I know I will fell it. This journey with portion size is going to be the toughest besides missing Happy Hour. I have to make sure I eat regularly. I have a problem with not eating and then just eating to feel like I am full. This is were I overeat. I am realizing that just after one day.
  Day 2: Get up out of bed and oh man I feel the workout from yesterday. My thighs were burning as I got up out of bed, and then as I walked around this morning. I got up at 5:15 and began my workout. Day 2 workout is upper body. I didn't have my weights so I did the modified version without weights. I felt good doing the workout and was not tired. As I listen to the rainstorm outside and did my workout I was thinking ok, I can do this. After my workout I starting planning my meal for the day. Breakfast was easy because I was at home eating. I did have problems finishing off the container of blueberries. I have to figure out how to eat those containers and not have any left over. Come to find out I can eat this through the morning. At school I was a little worried about how I would handle school. I had my shake as a snack. I realized that the snacking is making me not want to eat lunch. I need to figure that out. I did eat a hour after my lunch break. I was able to eat all my food so I felt like I had accomplished something. I know that I felt good most of the day. Now as the evening has gone on I am very tired. I am ready to go to bed. I usually stay up way too late. This is going great so far. I am only 2 days into the 21 Day Fix. I will continue to journal about it and hopefully won't get discourage from my weight loss. I would post a picture, but will wait to post after the 21 days. You never realize what a picture shows that you shake your head and wonder how in the heck did I allow myself to get this way. The one thing I hope to learn is portion control, but I am able to do it without the containers. If it goes the way I am hoping then I can suggest it to a friend of mine who is wanting to lose weight too.