I can honestly say that day two of 21-Day Fix Extreme was extremely hard on me nutritionally. I'm here to be honest, and that is what I'm going to be. Although I am a relatively clean eater, the elimination of fruit, dairy, and most carbohydrates on the Countdown to Competition Meal Plan, sent me into a bit of sugar withdrawal. Fruit is one of my main substitutes for processed sugars, obviously, so having none at all was a bit of a shock to the system by day 2. Also, getting only one serving of carbs on those days creates a complete depletion of insulin spikes, so my body was burning red hot from the workouts, and really just burning off of the fats on my body. This is the idea, clearly, but when you're going through it, it just doesn't feel so pleasant. Protein and veggies, protein and veggies...that's about it.
OK, now that I'm done whining, the things that I have learned thus far. Planning, planning, planning. When my body was burning like a furnace, I really only had about a two hour window before I was starving again. So, if I didn't have food prepped already, it was an additional 15-20 minutes that I had to wait to eat, and that just made me hangry. Fish, eggs whites, turkey, and lean red meat. Buy it, prep it, and cook a ton of it. Have it sitting in the fridge for when your stomach starts to speak. Otherwise, you'll find yourself standing with your refrigerator doors open, hating that you ever made the decision to start down this path. Same thing for veggies; broccoli, asparagus, peppers, cucumbers, green beans. Buy them, clean them, steam them, portion them. It's survival in order to make it through the C2C Meal Plan days. I also tend bar on Tuesday nights, and hadn't accounted for the extra calories that I would burn from running around the bar area, so I learned my lesson there. Bring more food, eat more often. Overall though, I loved the Upper Fix Extreme workout, as I LOVE to push weight, and the 10 min. Hardcore video that you can add on is quickly becoming one of my favorite add-ons to the program.
DAY 3
Ahhh, 2 extra carbs, and 3 servings of fruit?!? I didn't know I could be so excited about this, but it was seriously like a mini celebration when I woke up. My favorite Chocolate Shakeology recipe has Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, banana, and peanut butter, and I can't have that on my C2C meal plan days, so when I woke up at 5:30 am (yeah, I couldn't freaking sleep, and my stomach was GROWLING), and knew I could have my favorite breakfast. there was a sigh of relief. It's the small things people...otherwise, you'll end up shoving a donut in your face. This was a bit of a relief in my day, knowing that I wouldn't be feeling like I was having a totally restrictive food day.
Poached eggs over steamed asparagus, Cashew n' Oats Pancakes, Turkey Meatloaf with sweet potato and steamed broccoli; all this made my day a little bit better. Even my boyfriend was surprised by how good the meatloaf was, and it will most certainly make it only my food blog.
When it came to approaching Pilates Fix Extreme, I went at that workout with the wrong mindset. I have done Pilates in workout programs before, and thought, "I totally have this, NBD!" Yeah, add a resistance band to anything, and it'll make you realize you were barely doing any work before. Autumn Calabrese brings Pilates to a whole different level, so if you think your arms and legs are safe, they are not! I don't think I've ever been so exhausted from floor work in my entire fitness career. My favorite move of the day, had to be the Circle Teaser. The abdominal work, and the leg work are insane, and the burn is AWESOME!
It never ceases to amaze me how a new move in your routine can change how you look at the previous work that you have done. I've done this move plenty of times before without resistance bands, but add that little bit of resistance, and you entirely change what muscle groups that you engage. Give it a try, and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about.
STATS
So on day three, what had changed? Well, I had gone from 148.4 lbs. on Day 1 to 146.6 lbs. on Day 3. That's almost 2 lbs. in three days. This is a huge loss, as most people would find difficulty in losing a pound a day, and it certainly can't be maintained for a lengthy period of time. But, this is the point of 21-Day Fix Extreme and the Countdown to Competition Meal Plan. Extreme results in less than 30 days, as long as you stay committed to your nutrition and exercise; it's not impossible, it's just hard. As they say, it's supposed to be hard, if it wasn't everyone one would do it. My Day 3 photos:
I am excited to see this change over 21 days. This is the first time that I have taken photos this often, as most programs have you do it once a month, as you progress through different stages of the program. If you folks have any questions or comments, throw them my way. I would love to hear suggestions and concerns that other people have also faced. So far, I FREAKING LOVE THIS PROGRAM!!!
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DECIDE. COMMIT. SUCCEED.
Maria
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