A week of the fix and a peek at a day of food

So after a week on "the fix" all I can say is I HATE EXERCISING!  When I met my husband 10 years ago we were gym rats.  I started my day with 45 minutes of cardio and ended each day with an hour aerobics/strengthening class.  There's something to be said about working out in public verses at home, but it is what it is and I'm making the most of it. Yes now I feel better, let's move along.  

It's been 7 days of healthier eating and daily exercise.  The easiest part has been the eating.  There is just so much more food than I'm used to consuming on a regular basis.  The problem isn't that I was eating a lot but rather WHAT I was eating.  My calories were empty and convenient.  Now my calories are less but the food is more and much better for me.  I struggled to meet all my containers but I did.  The water intake is a work in progress.  I was literally drinking and going to the bathroom all week.  Not sure how this is going to fly during the school year, but I plan to get it all in.

 Here's a list of approved foods:

Vegetables	Proteins	Carbs	Fruit	Seeds/fat	Nuts/Dairy	Oils
Mushrooms Sprouts Onions Radishes Carrots Cauliflower String Beans Broccoli Brussel Sprouts Collards Kale Eggplant Lettuce Jicama Cabbage	Ham slices Ground chicken Wild Fish Eggs Yogurt Ground Lean Beef Ricotta Cheese Cottage Cheese Protein Powder Veggie Burger Chicken breast Turkey breast Turkey slices Tuna Pork loin Tofu	Quinoa Corn Potato Wild rice Brown rice Yams Sweet Potato Pasta Pancakes Bagel Tortilla Corn Tortilla Cereal Couscous crackers Steel cut oats Pita bread English muffins Rolled oats	Mango Peach Nectarine Figs Papaya Blueberries Orange Banana Watermelon Apricots Kiwi fruit Cherries Pineapple	Olives Peanuts Coconut Sesame Seeds Sunflower Seed	Coconut milk Avocado Hummus Parmesan Cheddar Pistachios Mozzarela Goat Cheese Almonds Provolone Feta cheese Wallnuts	Seed butters Nut butters Extra Virgin Olive Oil Coconut oil Walnut Oil Flaxseed oil Pumpkin seed oil

Sample Day

Day #- Morning workout- Full Body Cardio
Breakfast- shake with 8oz almond milk
Snack- Fruit

Lunch- Romaine lettuce, chopped tomatoes and green peppers, can of tuna, hard boiled egg, fix approved  balsamic dressing

Snack- fruit and cheese stick

Dinner- mashed potatoes, grilled chicken, summer squash chips

Snack- almond butter and celery sticks

 

Workouts

There are 7 workouts plus a 10 minute ab workout included with the 21 day fix. 
Each workout is 30 minutes long with warmup/cool down/stretching included (with the exception of the 10 minute abs).  The workouts are a mix of strength, cardio, and flexibility with modification available for those that need it.

After my first 30 minutes I was huffing and puffing and ready for a shower.  None of the exercises in The Total Body Cardio Fix were hard to figure out and look easy enough UNTIL I realized...I'm so out of shape.  I am working muscles that have been asleep for 6 years.  Holy Moly wobbly legs.  I was sore for 3 days.

Upper Fix targeted arms, torso, back and shoulders. Loved this one, expect the plank to be tough.  Lower fix sculpts the legs and booty.

The second, more intense Cardio workout was done later in the week.  Holy Moly isn't even the phrase for this.  Can I say it again...I HATE EXERCISING!  Those darn bur-pees should come with a license.  I don't think I'll ever do them right.  Dirty 30 was an energizer and I felt great by the end of the week.  Feeling the burn!

The Yoga and Pilates Fix workouts are great for flexibility, which I learned I do NOT have.   Getting my stretch on this week has been a challenge but I do enjoy it. 

Equipment

Simple: 2 size dumbbells,  mat, videos and a workout space.  Keep the water and towel handy.

Final Thoughts

Next week has to be easier.  That is all.