21 Day Fix - Week 1 - Women's Update and Meal Plan

21 Day Fix Week 1 Update

So I've completed week 1 of the NEW 21 Day Fix!  I'm really liking the program.  It was such a wake up call to me with the portion sizes I am supposed to have vs. the serving sizes I used to eat.  I followed the meal plan really well, although on Sunday I did have a bit of a "special treat" that I did not account for in my planning...

I stuck to every workout this week, the workouts are only 30 minutes long and it's easy to get through each of the workouts if time is an issue for you.  Now, don't get me wrong…the workouts aren't "easy"…they make you work and they are tough, but if you are a beginner, they are completely doable for you.  There are modified moves and you can take it at your own pace until you build up enough strength to increase your weights or graduate from the modified moves.

Biggest struggles this week…

• The pre-measured containers take a bit to get used to.  Remember, you are most likely breaking old habits of eating too much of one food group at a time or too little of another, so you will need to adjust what you are used to eating.
• Decreasing my yellow container (carb container).  Now, I don't feel like I ate a ton of carbs to begin with, however, my portion sizes for my oatmeal in the morning and my rice or quinoa in the evening had to be adjusted.  I found myself just taking out my morning oatmeal all together and just having my shake for breakfast.  
• I need to drink more water!
• It was a lot of work making sure I had my Green Container (veggies) all in for my day.  I thought I ate more veggies than I really did!  Oops!  

Loves for the week…

• I really gained an understanding for correct sizes of portions!  
• I was not as hungry as I thought I might be.
• I felt like I was eating a LOT of food (I love food, so that's a great thing!)

Tips from this week…

• If you find yourself getting hungry, look back at each food option and substitute a different food from that group and see if that will hold you over longer.  
• I found that Greek Yogurt (red container) plus a fruit (purple container) was a really great and filling snack for me.  I felt like I was eating a lot of food at one time!
• Get the workouts done FIRST THING in the morning!!  Makes the day run so much smoother!
• PLAN AHEAD!  This is really tough if you don't plan ahead.  Bring your snacks with you if you are going out for the day!  Don't find yourself without your meal plan or snacks.

Favorite 21 Day Fix Snack!

Here's my meal plan for this week.  A lot of it is the same but changed the dinners up a bit!

Meal Plan for Week 2 - 21 Day fix

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Pizza Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Who DOESN'T love pizza?  I know I love it!!  And no, it's not the slightest bit healthy for you…not at all!  So does that mean you should never have it for the rest of your life?  NO…(everything in moderation people!!)…BUT, if you want it more than "just in moderation" you better find a more healthy way of eating it!  One way, is to make the Cauliflower Pizza Crust, you can find that recipe HERE!  But if you want even another way of making "pizza"…try this: Pizza Stuffed Sweet Potatoes! Ohhh…how I love sweet potatoes!!

Pizza Stuffed Sweet Potato

Here's what you need:

• 2 large sweet potatoes
• 1/2 red onion
• 1 cup mushrooms
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 TBSP olive oil
• 1 TBSP coconut oil
• 1 applegate organic sausage, sliced
• organic pizza sauce
• organic shredded mozzarella or parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Slice potatoes in half and place face down on a baking sheet
3. Bake 20-30 minutes, until soft
4. In a skillet, over low-medium heat, add oil and onion and garlic.  Sauté until caramelized.
5. Remove and add a little more oil and the mushrooms.  Sauté until soft.  Remove mushrooms and add sausage over medium heat.  Sauté until browned.  
6. Once the potatoes are soft, flip them over and smash the insides a bit with a fork. 
7. First top them with sauce, then add any desirable toppings, then with cheese.  
8. Put face up in the oven on broil for 2 minutes until cheese is melty.

Homemade Almond Butter!

I love almond butter…do you?  Have you ever made it?  It's really super easy, here's how you do it…

Homemade Almond Butter

Homemade Almond Butter

• 1 lb. raw or dry roasted almonds
• Cinnamon to taste (optional)
• Sea salt to taste

Directions

1. Pour Ingredients into the food processor and blend for 5 minutes or so.
2. Wait until the mixture gets oily and starts to "ball up" and then let if blend for 1 more minute.
3. Add more salt and spices if needed.

1 Down…20 to Go! (Quick Update of 21 Day Fix, Day 1)

1 day down…20 more to go…

21 Days to a New Habit!

I felt great all day yesterday.  It was the first day of the 21 Day Fix.  And I will be honest, I was afraid I would be starving all day!  But it wasn't too bad!  I felt like I had enough to eat all day.  I don't know if it was because of my choices that made it feel like I had a bunch of food, but I didn't feel like I was having to "skimp" on food.  In fact, I had steamed veggies (2 green containers) at night and felt like had a TON of them!!  

Now, I will say…it was a HUGE wake up call (and quite a disappointment) when I filled my yellow container in the morning with my absolute favorite, steel cut oats.  WOW was that a small portion, or what?  I have been having way too large of portions in that area, that's for sure!  Well…this is why I'm doing this.  It's a simple eating plan that will build new habits for me that are more in line with the portions I should be eating!!

The most exciting part was that I got to try the new Strawberry Shakeology.  It was super yummy and a good change up from the Chocolate that I've had for a long time, even though that will always be a favorite!