Started the 21 Day Fix!!

Started 21 Day Fix on Sunday instead of Monday, so my husband is able to get a full 21 days in before a business trip he has coming up.

Making the meal schedule wasn't really that hard.  We are creatures of habit when it comes to breakfast and lunch, so I just worked out the number of containers into our day.  Dinner was a little different, so I had to do some shifting around.  All in all, it worked out really well.

We are "allowed" 3 green containers, those are the veggie containers.  2 purple are the fruit.  4 red those are protein.  2 yellow grains, bread, wine, or beer.  1 blue those are the fats like avocado, almonds and cheeses.  1 orange is our oils or chocolate.  Last is 2 teaspoons of nut butters or coconut oil...I arranged them on the top of my list so I can remember what portions fall in my level.  And those foods I listed are just examples of what can go in each container.

The second thing I did with my list was actually put the first initial of the containers so I could tally them up while I was doing my menu.  It was a little more time consuming, but not by more than 10 minutes out of the 10 minutes I take to do this weekly anyways.  I'm sure next week will be easier.

Today we had Geek yogurt, oatmeal, and a mixture of raspberries and blueberries.  I mixed mine all together, and only got half way through before I was completely stuffed.  Wish I could have eaten the whole thing, I really needed the energy for the workout and run :-/

Our workout today was Total Body Cardio, and Autumn is NO JOKE!!  Even my husband said that it was just as challenging as Focus T25 and he actually enjoyed the workout!!  I was a little nervous that he was going to hate it.  I honestly think he liked it more due to Autumn being so gorgeous......he did say she was better looking than Shaun T.  We went for a 2 miler and my legs where whooped, I've been pacing a 10:00 since picking up running again after a month or two off, and today, I almost averaged an 11:00.  Yeah, my legs will be feeling it tomorrow.  By the way....We are also training for the Ragnar SO CAL!!

I slurped down my Results and Recovery, and that should help with some of the muscle soreness.  We are not counting the R&R (it would be a yellow) because we are doing an "extra" workout.  We will only be drinking that when we do a double like today.

For lunch we had once slice of Ezekiel bread, 6 slices of turkey, 2 slices of mozzarella cheese, tomatoes with balsamic vinegar and basil (those two items are "free" foods).  I did put a fruit salad in the mix on our menu, but we actually put the fruit in our Shakeology for a snack.  I know it doesn't look like much food, but trust me, it was!!

Dinner consisted of chicken with a spice rub and kale with a teaspoon of coconut oil.  I was going to use 2 green here, but decided (because I forgot how far down kale cooks) to use 1 and save the other green container (celery) and 1 teaspoon (of peanut butter) for a snack.  My husband is horrified by my chicken picture.......he said it didn't do it justice....I would agree.

Day 1 was VERY successful!!  I wasn't hungry once, my main concern was Devin, but he surprised me and said he was very satisfied as well!!  SCORE!!!

Another score???  Is that we actually saved $60 on food this week!  Not sure if this was a coincidence.  If we save just $30 next week, that would be my program cost!!  So basically doing this program paid for itself.  I'll let you all know for sure next weekend when we go grocery shopping again.  One of the we are making is flank steak, we can never find a flank steak that's small enough for us, so we bought one and split it in three.  We will have one for next week, and the week after, same with the chicken!!  I was so impressed with this, I asked another person doing the program and she said the same thing.  Interesting right??  A program that might pay for itself??

Right now the 21 Day Fix Basic Kit is on back order until the end of March.  YOU CAN pre-order it though, and you won't be charged until the program ships.

IF you don't want to wait until the end of March, my suggestion is order the 21 Day Fix Challenge Pack.  The challenge pack is the best deal in my eyes.  You'll get to try Shakeology, PLUS get the program with FREE SHIPPING (until February 28th)..........Did you know that Shakeology is $129 by itself?  So basically you are only paying less than $10 for the actual fitness program with containers!!  Seriously that a great deal.  AND yes, the CP is on back order as well, but only by 10 days. 

For more info on the program, or if you have any questions at all, hit me up on Facebook or by E-mail