21 Day Fix

My 21 Day Fix has arrived!!!  I've been rather impatiently waiting for this program to arrive for 3 weeks.  Beachbody just couldn't keep up with the demand and it had been on back-order for while but it finally came earlier today.  I have heard so many positive things about this program and am excited to try it myself.  The program claims that you can lose up to 15 lbs in 21 days!

The 21 Day Fix focuses on clean eating with  a 30 minutes workout a day.  There are color coded containers that foods get classified into.  Yellow for carbs, red for protein, green for veggies, purple for fruits, blue for healthy fats, and orange for seeds/dressings.  The containers help take the guesswork out of portion sizes.  For the most part, if it fits in the container you can eat it.  I won't lie, at first when I saw the containers they seemed pretty small.  But, most people that have used them say you get more food then you think.  I guess I'll find out soon.  I ordered a challenge pack which includes Shakeology.  Shakeology can replace one meal a day and counts as 1 red container.

There is a formula in the eating plan book which helps determine your calorie target.  Once you determine  your calorie target, you find the calorie range you fit into.  Then, each calorie range brakes down how many of each container you can have a day.  I am in the lowest calorie range (1,200-1,499) so I get 3 green, 2 purple, 4 red, 2 yellow, 1 blue, 1 orange, and 2 teaspoons (nut butters and oils).  The eating plan book lists foods that are allowed for this program which makes things more simple.  Still, it is kind of intimidating and will take some time and practice to figure everything out.

I am excited to start this program and become better at clean eating and learning proper portion size.  I'm guessing most of my portions are much larger than they should be.  The other part of the program is working out 30 minutes a day.  Honestly, I haven't been very good at working out on a regular basis lately but this program is going to kick my butt back in gear and set me on the path to becoming more fit.  I love how you only need to work out for 30 minutes because that short amount of time is totally doable regardless of how busy I am on a particular day.

I plan on starting this program on Monday, March 24.  In the meantime, I'll work on getting use to eating clean and creating a meal plan to help ensure I get the appropriate amount or each container on a daily basis.  I'll probably try out some of the workouts too.  Leave me a comment if you have questions or would like to join me during my 21 Day Fix transformation.  I would love to help you start your transformation as well!  I'll try to post updates on a regular basis to let you know how things are going with the 21 Day Fix.