21 day fix week 2

This week I was supposed to focus on adding exercise into my new eating plan but nothing went as planned. I didn't follow the eating plan very well and I didn't exercise at all except for a 15k that I ran on Saturday, which was very difficult! I am hoping to have a much better week next week and I am thankful that my bad eating this week didn't do too much damage. But between last week and this week I have definitely learned that it takes more than exercising as I lost weight when I was eating right and gained weight when I wasn't!

Measurements:

Weight 115.1 lbs

BMI 22.5

Body Fat 21.3%

Waist 30 inches

Thighs 21 inches

Hips 32 inches

We ran through the park. It was still beautiful even though it was freezing!!

Running is always better with friends!

21 day fix week 1

This week went very well! I stay on the plan the entire time and had my planned cheat meal on Saturday before a four mile hike with Becky and our dogs. I ate the same two basic meals for breakfast, eggs with fruit or oatmeal with fruit. For lunch I had a ham sandwhich with mozzarella cheese and spinach, carrots, and celery with peanut butter. I had a snack of vanilla yogurt with strawberries. Dinner included some form of protein and a vegetable. I did not exercize at all except for the four mile hike on Saturday. I am going to focus on adding in exercise next week.

Measurments:

Weight 114.9 lbs

BMI 22.5

Body Fat 21.5%

Waist 30 inches

Thighs 21 inches

Hips 31.5 inches

Lost 1.3 lbs, 0.6% and 5.5 inches

My "cheat" meal. The only thing that was off program was the dessert and then I ate the whole pizza instead of the two slices I was suppose to have!

It was in the 60's in Feb!!

7 months later...

I signed up, with my family, to run, walk, or hike (or elliptical) 2015 miles in 2015. In the month on January I made 14/31 days which ended up being 20.26 miles. I have also decided to work on my eating habits. I, like most Americans, have a problem with portion control. I can sit down and easily eat half a box of pasta, or half of a medium pizza (or a whole one if I am really hungry!). I am going to complete the 21 day fix food plan in the hopes that it will help me to understand appropriate portions. If you don't know about this program, it is a product of beach body. There are lists of foods you can eat (which is not super exclusive as that is not the point of the program) and containers that are colored and go with each food group. Once you figure out how many calories you need to eat a day you can find how many of each container you are supposed to eat. Then you fill up the appropriate container with a food from the list and if it fits in the container you can eat it. They have recipes as well and you don't really cut any foods out, you just limit foods that may be bad for you. I am not going to use the exercise videos that go with it right away as I need to get in the habit of working out every day first. So for the first week I am going to focus on waking up on time, following my routines, and running. I am hopefully optimistic that this plan will work as there is not a restriction on what food you can eat just how much you can eat. I am hoping to use this for more than three weeks as I want to make a lifestyle change not go on a diet.

Current measurements:
Date: February 1, 2015
Weight: 116.1 lbs
BMI: 22.6
Body Fat %: 22.1%
Waist: 32.5 in
Thighs: 21 in
Hips: 34.5 in