Starting Over: Day 1

Super excited for Day 1 today!

Day 1 used to mean that I had been dieting for awhile, maybe even having some success and then I walked away. Day 1 used to be filled with a lot of guilt that I was starting all over again as well as the uncertainty of whether or not I would actually get anywhere this time.

This is so not my mindset now. Day 1 means I get to try something new! It doesn't mean I'm starting over. It doesn't mean I've completely messed up. It means a new program is on the horizon. I've been contemplating starting this program for quite some time. I finally purchased it around the same time I purchased 21 Day Fix and I think I am ready to dive in.

My new program will be....

And I am absolutely certain I will look just like Sagi when I'm through ;)

Kidding.
I hope :)
No, really... I'm kidding :D

I love strength training. I would choose it any day over cardio. I get my HIIT workouts in at the church 5 days a week and I'm getting back to occasional walks so I have cardio covered. Body Beast is a 90 day fat blasting, muscle building program... well, that's the claim. I am going to put it to the test! I have never been able to complete a 90 day program. I can usually make it to about day 60 and then I am out. Please hold me accountable to this! I want to finish :)
(And when I finish... Core de Force should be releasing! An MMA style kick boxing program!)

The hardest part of Body Beast is going to be nutrition for me. Wrapping my brain around eating more is so hard for me. I had to do that with 21 Day Fix, and now Body Beast wants me to eat even more! I mean I like this idea, who doesn't want to eat a lot of food, right? But it still amazes me how much nutrient dense food our body can eat when you are fueling it properly.

Prior to changing eating my habits I often couldn't understand how I gained so much weight because I didn't feel like I ate that much food. Well, the truth is quantity wise I might not have always been eating excess amounts of food. The problem was there was no nutritional value to the food, which often left me hungry for more. Now, I can eat sooo much food and still be at or under calories every single day. I can't fathom the amount of food Body Beast is suggesting I eat, haha. It makes me nervous to think about consuming that amount of food each day. But I am going to follow the plan exactly like it is.

Why? Because, if I'm eating clean, which I will be on the plan... and working out, I'm getting healthier regardless of what the scale says. I hope... I REALLY hope to continue to watch the scale decrease. But I also can't wait to celebrate lifting heavier and heavier because that is a huge success too! Skinny has never been my goal, strong and healthy always has. I think this is a program to help me reach those goals!

Here is to DAY 1!!!

I will check in with some results after the first 30 days!!!

(And side note: I didn't end round 2 of 21 Day Fix well, but here were my results: Weight stayed exactly the same, O.K. I was down .6 lbs and 4 inches! Still awesome!)