Starting this Journey I was super excited to see my progress. I put in the work but lets just say I didn’t follow the nutrition plan 110 percent.
A little less than 20 days into this program I was freaking out! I felt like I gained tons of weight and I didn’t lose anything. I felt like I messed up by having my cake and eating too. Then I looked at myself and said F*** It! I felt great and I felt stronger than I had in years. So whether or not if I lost weight I was happy with how I felt and with what I was doing.
Along this journey, I put my all into the workouts. I fell in love with them, not just for how they made me feel but for the fact that I felt I was able to do them and I wanted to challenge myself to do more. Never in my life have I ever wanted to challenge my body like I have in this program. It excites me to find out how much more I can challenge myself. I want to see what more my body is capable of when I push it to its limits. I know my body can do so much more than I give it credit for and I am finally seeing my body in action. It makes me feel powerful! It makes me feel happy and like I am unstoppable! 🙂
When it came down to the nutrition part, I did my best. I am doing my best. Meaning, I am sticking to the promise I told myself before I started this program. I made a promise to myself to not deprive myself of anything, just find a healthy option that still satisfied my cravings. I LOVE sweets especially chocolate, so I found a very healthy and no added sugar recipe for brownies. Lets just say that recipe gets used a lot! No added sugars and almond flour! The best kind of healthy brownies, plus they taste amazing. They look healthy, but taste like chocolate. lol xD Also I refused to give up pizza. Because PIZZA is LIFE DUH!!! lol Pizza my heart<3 lol Anyway, I made weekends my designated “cheat days” or splurge fest lol I use Saturday and Sunday to eat one meal that day of whatever I want. Only one meal that day though, so I won’t over do it. With the sweets I have at least one sweet a day or I’ll go cray cray lol I need me some sweets lol During the week however, I eat as healthy as possible with the exception of my one sweet. Since that is how my nutrition plan is going and it’s working for me. I am losing weight and still being able to indulge in my favorite foods/snacks that may not be the best or healthiest for me. But this is what works for me and makes me happy. I want to be happy doing this, I don’t want to hate what I am doing. So, I will continue with my foodie plan as it is what keeps my cravings at bay while keeping a smile on my face 🙂
With all that being said it has only been 20 WORKOUTS!!! Less than a month and look at this amazing progress. It may be little but to me this is an accomplishment. I am in a better place, not just physically but I am happier and I actually have learned to love my body for all it has to offer. My body has shown me it’s only as strong as I let it be. I have fallen in love with myself. That in itself is a HUGE accomplishment. I never have loved myself the way I do now. I have so much more confidence in myself and in my body. I’m not embarrassed of my body or me. This journey has only been 20 workouts but I have learned more about me and my body than I thought I could in such a short amount of time. I am happy and I can’t wait to finish this program. I am lucky I found something that worked for me. I want to help others. I want them to be able to feel the way I do. I want them to feel the love and fall in love with themselves and their bodies. Because it truly is the best thing you could ever feel, besides the unconditional love you have for your kids. 🙂
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