About 5 weeks ago my husband decided he wanted to lose some weight. He was uncomfortable with his weight and really wanted to get some of it off. I contacted on of my FaceBook friends that I had seen posting about some other BeachBody programs. After some discussion, she advised me that the 21 Day Fix Challenge Pack was a great value for the money and that it contained nutrition and workout DVD's that could help him achieve his goals. Needless to say we ordered it that day. It contained everything in the photo above for $160. For the month of September it is on sale for $140!
I will be 110% honest here. I was skeptical. Especially about the Shakeology. I mean, it was a "protein shake" in my mind and I wasn't sure it would really help in the process but we were willing to give it a shot. I can't explain to you how much I love this product now! I feel so much better an can tell if I miss drinking it everyday. It helps curb my craving, especially for chocolate. I highly recommend that you give it a chance with a challenge pack!
Now on to the 21 Day Fix program! Honestly, when I got this challenge pack, I was like really?!? The containers and instructions completely overwhelmed me! But once I took it and broke it down into a plan, it turned out to be really simple and easy. I absolutely adore the nutrition plan on this program. Everyone that I told I was doing this program was like "you don't need to lose any weight" or "that is too complicated and will never work". But I was determined to help Tony lose the weight he wanted and if I got more in shape and tone in the process that would be great! Besides, just because I dress and can hide some imperfections didn't mean I didn't need to get my sugar addiction under control! :)
I sat down on a Friday night and made a menu plan for the week and then went shopping. I am a true believer in the phrase "fail to plan and you plan to fail". So I cleaned the pantry out and got rid of all my temptations-yeah Little Debbie Nutty Buddy I am talking to you! It was thrown out and almost broke my heart in the process. Haha!
The first few days I was not very creative with my food. I stuck with the basics like salad and grilled chicken at every meal-and it got old, really fast! I love that food, but once you eat it every day it gets on your nerves. It was at this point that I decided that I had to get some new ideas and foods going if I was going to make it. I began a journey to find some clean eating foods that had great taste! One of the main components of the 21 Day Fix is clean eating (no processed, pre packaged food). I thought it was going to be really, really hard to do every day, but turned out easy. And I feel better than I have in years! I have way more energy!
Keep watching the blog for more food and recipe posts! My goal is to post recipes at least 2-3 times a week.
Now on to the workout DVD's. The trainer for the 21 Day Fix is Autumn Calabrese, a national bikini model/competitor and probably knowing that Tony was going to get to look at her every day while working out is quite possibly what motivated him to order it. LOL! ;-) I wasn't sure how I would feel about the DVD's since sometimes trainers get on my nerves-think Jillian Michaels. But I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I really enjoy these workouts. Some days are harder than others for me, but I always walk away feeling like I got a great workout. My favorite is probably Dirty 30. But, I like them all!
So now for the real question.....DID IT WORK?!?! I will let you be the judge. This is Tony and I on day 1 and day 21. I lost 5 pounds and 5 total inches and Tony lost 10 pounds and over 12 inches in just 21 days. We are on round 2 of the program and are still seeing results! If you are interested in ordering this program, joining a challenge group or just getting more information, feel free to shoot me an email at lbmintz8@yahoo.com or contact me on my coach page.
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