I had these high intentions of blogging about my 60 day Hammer & Chisel journey DAILY...but let's be real, ain't nobody got time for that....
So I have changed my goal to WEEKLY. I mean, I can handle that, right?
Here was my week 1 Meal Plan:
Week 1 before Chi trip.
I did it! I made it through ONE entire week without my kids food, without Girl Scout Cookies AND no wine! Phew. We even threw in a random travel day and I am proud of my choices. I edited my original meal plan (above) to fit in the one thing I knew I couldn't do without if we were going to Chi, deep dish pizza from Lou Malnati's....now, usually I would also say a chocolate cake shake from Portillo's but I knew there was no chance of working that into my meal plan, so I put on my big girl panties, had a mental talk with myself & dealt with my mouth watering each time we passed a Portillo's....and yes, it seems like there is one on every corner in the burbs of Chi.
Anyways, when life hands you a curveball, you roll with it and I think I handled it pretty well with my modified plan!
Struggles: I can tell you that while I may have not touched my kids food, not drank wine or had ice cream, it wasn't easy. This is proving to be challenging for me mentally, but I have to stop and remind myself that I want results more than I want a thin mint or a glass of wine...although both sound really good right now. :)
Week 1 with modified meal plan for our random one night trip to Chi!
I mean, here is a glance at the food I GET TO eat. It is amazing. People seem to think you have to starve yourself to get results. This is far from true!
Most of these recipes are on my blog...they are totally worth making too! Especially the meatballs and the buffalo chicken pizza (or wraps).
Workouts: Even with a travel day, we didn't miss a workout. Honestly, this isn't my problem area. I have gotten myself into the habit of getting up...well, setting my alarm for 5am and getting in a early morning workout. I know that if I get up and get it done early that I can get in my shower and a little bit of work before the kids are up, it just helps jumpstart my day. And, I can tell you that if I wait until later in the day, I am REALLY good at making up excuses as to why I don't have time to get it done. Or, I don't push my hardest if I do workout late in the day. Saturday was an exception to the rule for me though, we got home around 8pm at night from our 4.5 hour drive, I was determined to not miss a day, so I drank my Energize and got it done!
I also decided to up the anti this time around, I am not just using Energize and Recover, I am also using our Hydrate and Recharge. You guys, I am in love with our Performance Line. I seriously look forward to using it each day to enhance my workout, improve my recovery and in turn, improve my results because I can push myself harder!
Round 1
Round 1 Results....I figured there is no better place to share these results than here, that way I can look back and see how far I've come once I finish round 2! Right!? And I guess, I will share Aaron's too, even though he drank way more beer than me, didn't even plan his meals and still managed to get abs! #men
Down 4 inches, the most being in my thighs, which you will NOT hear me complain about. I can also see a difference in the pictures from day 1 to day 60 in my stomach!
"Damn Daniel...." I'm just saying, look at those abs.
But what you can't see in pictures is the strength I gained, the confidence that I am capable of doing a program that I was originally scared to do! I also need to get a shot on my calves for you all to, not going to lie, I am a little proud of how good they look. :)
Now for the kicker, I went out and bought a TWO PIECE for my before (good-bye)/after pictures this round. Yep, you read that right. I have not purchased one of those since the summer before I got pregnant with Mason....does that mean I am ready to wear one to the pool, no...but that does mean I am growing more and more comfortable in my own skin each day and that is one of my biggest goals on my journey to a healthier me. <3
Stay tuned for more!