A New Challenge! & Your On-Ramp to Fitness

Today my hubby and I started a brand new Beachbody workout program: P90!

We had been doing with 21 Day Fix since February, and I hopped between 21 Day Fix and Piyo since Piyo released in June.  

When we saw this program we were both intrigued and excited. 

I'm not going to lie --- I've NEVER completed P90X or Insanity. 

Why?

They scare me! 

They're long, arduous and seem designed specifically for pro athletes or people in the military. 

There was once a time, when I was wanting to get serious about my health and fitness, that I thought I would do Insanity. 

That lasted about 2 days. 

But this program? This we knew we could do! (We were even able to get my parents on board with us and they didn't need much persuading!)

Why this program? This program is being called Beachbody's "on-ramp to fitness".

You may be wondering why we felt we needed an on-ramp to fitness since we've been working out consistently for well over a year by now and the answer is extremely simple - our goal is to show the versatility of this program. 

As I mentioned earlier, my parents agreed to do this program with us so now we have the privilege of showing people of different stages of fitness and ages getting incredible results from the program that is the perfect introduction to home fitness. 

My parents have just left on vacation so they'll be starting the program once they get back but let me just say - day 1 was excellent and I genuinely can't wait to tackle the rest of this program! 

I'm confident that P90 will be the spring board for giving us all the skills, confidence and fitness levels necessary to confidently take on Insanity or any of the P90X series - I'm thinking Insanity Max or P90X3 will be next on our list! 

What are you taking on this season to continue challenging yourself? Leave a comment below; I'd love to hear about it! 

xoxo,

Corina

21 Day Fix - Container Breakdown & What I Eat In a Day

I've been following the 21 Day Fix program for my nurition since February and I have to say I honestly am head over heels in love with it!! 

Not only does it  allow me to flex the nutrition to my tastes and family activities, it shows me exactly what to eat to get amazing results like I've never seen with any other program while I'm still able to eat my favorite foods - like pizza and chocolate!  I have seen unbelieveable results with this program and that is why I've maintined the nutrition as my lifestyle. 

So....how does it work? And what does my day of meals actually look like? 

It's pretty simple - I eat very similarly every day as far as which container I eat at what time, but I change up what I actually eat according to my cravings and what we've agreed to have as a family for meals that week.

The plan is based off of a container system; depending on which calorie bracket you fall into you get a specific number of containers to eat each day. 

I fall into the lowest calorie bracket of the plan and this is how I breakdown my containers for the day:

Breakfast - 1 red, 1 spoon:

Shakeology (1 red) with peanut butter (1 spoon) + Coffee with stevia or Green Tea with honey 

Snack 1 - 1 yellow, 1 purple:

Oatmeal (1 yellow) + fruit (banana, apple, berries, etc - 1 purple) + cinnamon + stevia

Lunch - 2 green, 1 red, 1 blue, 1 orange:

Green salad mix (kale, spinach, romaine, bell peppes, cucumbes, carrots mixed - 2 green) + Baked Chicken/Tuna/Hard Boiled Eggs/Salmon (1 red) + Crushed pecans/almonds + 21 Day Fix dressing (1 orange)

Snack 2 - 1 purple + 1 red OR 1 purple + 1 spoon OR 1 green + 1 orange OR 1 green + 1 blue:

Sliced fruit - strawberries, pineapple, apple, banana (1 purple) + Greek Yogurt - sprinkled with cinnamon & stevia (1 red)

Piece of fruit - Apple or 1/2 Banana (1 purple) + Peanut Butter (1 spoon)

Sliced veggies - cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers (1 green)  + 21 Day Fix dressing to dip (1 orange) 

Sliced veggies - cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers (1 green)  + hummus (1 blue) 

Dinner: 1 red + 1 green + 1 yellow

Meat of choice (chicken/lean steak/ground turkey - 1 red) + Steamed or raw veggie of choice (1 green) + Carb of choice (brown rice, tortillas, sweet potato - 1 yellow) 

BAM!  By the end of the day, I'm full, satisfied and my metabolism is revving!! I love this plan because it allows SO much flexibility and that is the KEY to keeping me content and on track with my meal plan & my fitness goals! 

What is YOUR favorite thing about the 21 Day Fix meal plan?

Until next time! 

xoxo,

Corina

If you're tired of the mundane diet, retricting yourself to a certain list of foods or you're just plain tired or feeling sick and tired and ready to be energized, loving life and in the best shape of your life, fill out this form and I'll contact you about my upcoming 21 Day Fix accoutability group!

Don't Let Your Hang-up Be Your Hindrance

I heard this on my way home from work this afternoon and it made me pause:

Radio DJ:
"I was reading out of Galatians, chapter 6 this morning:
"Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone..." 
So I should see people as an opportunity - an opportunity to do good, share good and show love. Being introverted my natural instinct is to see people as an inconvenience, not an opportunity to show love. What areas of your life are you ignoring the opportunities to share goodness and seeing only inconveniences?"

In my car, by myself, I found myself saying "Woah."

My introverted instinct is to feel the same way. I'm shy. I end up feeling awkward in one on one conversations. I am constantly looking for a way to get out and get on the outside of the action, looking in.

Each and every time I react in such a way I'm missing the opportunity to love on people, as Christ calls us to do.
Today I'm claiming my timid nature & shy personality and seeking every opportunity to interact, to love and share life with others.

What inconvenience do you need to turn to opportunity?

Don't let your hang up be your hindrance.

xoxo,
Corina