Week 1 Review: 21 Day Fix

My Week 1 Review of the 21 Day Fix
Week 1 is complete! YAY!!! I have to say that this week was a bit of a struggle but usually the first week of any new program is. I have learned alot though in just a week:
1. I was eating WAYY too much healthy food (yes you can over eat on healthy food). I was eating ALOT of peanut butter, fruit and starchy carbs and not enough veggies. I was doing Body Beast before this, tracking my macros and calories and trying to get a certain amount of carbs in a day and not watching what those carbs were.
2. I missed salads. Again, I was trying to reach a certain calorie and macro goal before so salads just didnt have enough calories in them to fit my plan before. I have one every day now and LOVE it (even got the hubby eating more salads as well)
3. I don't miss all those carbs. I was surprised because I was eating a carb at every meal (including snacks). The first day was a little difficult but by Day 7 I was fine with the 2 carbs a day.
4. I need a eat a just a little more than the plan starts for me on certain days. I am a nursing student so I have days where I am on my feet for 5-6 hours at a hospital and I need more food to fuel those days since they are not my usual days activities. I am going to add a container or two on those days to fuel me through those days (a veggies or carb on those days or an extra shakeology).
5. I missed cardio. I love LOVE love lifting weights especially since it was something my husband would do with me but I missed my cardio as well. I love that this program incorporates weights with the cardio so I get my fix of both.

My MealsMy meals varied from day to day because we all need a little change in life but I do enjoy eating some of the same things every day like my breakfast and snacks. I CRAVE them daily, which is perfect because it keeps my grocery bill down and helps me stay on track. So below are some of my meals for the day including what containers they fill. I will be posting some of the recipes for them through out the rest of my challenge :)

2 Green, 1 Red (Chicken Meatball), 1 Orange

1 Red (Vanilla Shakeology) and 1 Purple (Pineapple and Strawberries)

My ResultsI am pleased with my results seeing as its only been 1 week. I do not have alot of weight (lbs) to lose so I will not realistically lose 10-15lbs in the 21 days but I am happy I have started to lose inches as well. I lost a total of 2 lbs and 4 inches over my body. I can definitely see a difference in my stomach. I apologize now for the pic being in my bra. I figured it covered more than my swim suits anyways haha.



How You Can Join the Challenge!
We have a private group of just women who are doing the 21 Day Fix who are all seeing awesome results! If you would like to be apart of the challenge, message me on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BBCKristie) , email me (kmyers12410@gmail.com), visit the link below, or leave a comment!
http://teambeachbody.com/en_US/shop/-/shopping?referringRepId=303114

21 Day Fix: What is it?

The 21 Day Fix! What is it? What can you expect? Does it get results?

I received my 21 Day Fix pack this weekend and I am soo excited to start tomorrow (Monday Feb 24). I have already planned out my meals and packed them for tomorrow so I will stay on track. I will be posting weekly on my progress, my ups and downs and a real life account of how the program works. But enough about me, lets get to talking about the program itself!

What is it and what does it include?

It is a 21 day program with 7 different workouts (8 if you order through a coach). Every day, you will be doing a different workout that works different muscle groups. They include cardio, total body, upper body, lower body, Pilates, yoga and dirty 30 (pretty excited about this one). Along with the workouts, you get portion control containers along with a nutrition guide to help you pick healthy choices while eating at home or out (I will explain in a bit). These take all the guess work out of nutrition. You eat what fits in the containers. If you order the challenge pack, you also get a 30 day supply of Shakeology! It is part of the meal plan and will get you maximum results during your 21 days.

What are these containers?

Each container has its on purpose. They include: Protein, Carbs, Veggies, Fruits, Nuts or healthy fats, Seeds and dressings, and you get teaspoons as well that are nut butters and oils. Depending on your weight, you are assigned a certain number of each containers. For example, I am in the 1200-1499 calorie range, therefore I get 4 proteins, 2 carbs, 3 veggies, 2 fruits, 1 healthy fat, 1 seed and 2 teaspoons. You just put as much food that fits into its container and then eat it! SIMPLE! And trust me, the containers may look small but I packed my food for tomorrow and you get ALOT in those containers. You are also allowed treats through the program 3 times a week (wine, chocolate oo my!).

What kind of results will I expect?
The test group lost between 10 to 15 lbs in just 21 days! I have been snooping around at people doing the program now and they are seeing similar results. This is amazing! There is also a 3 day fix, that is great to kick those results into over drive and get ready for that special event or vacay!

Like I said before, I will be posting weekly my results and journey throughout the 21 days. If you are interested in more information or how to order, visit the link below! This is the last week you can get FREE shipping on the 21 day fix!

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The Healthiest Meal of the Day: Shakeology VS other "shakes" and "meal replacements"

When I started my weight loss and health journey, I thought that I need to drink my calories because food calories were "evil". I was so lost and took advice from TV commercials and never looked at an ingredient list or what I was actually consuming. You see all the time on commercials to try SlimFast or fast options to lose weight. But have you ever looked at the ingredients of some of those shakes? Half of the stuff you cannot even pronounce! I don't want to put that in my body on a daily basis! Our bodies aren't meant to have that in our systems because it doesn't know how to properly digest it, so it stores it as fat. (Kind of the opposite effect of what you are trying to do right?) I decided to take a look at some of the products out there and compare it to Shakeology, a CLEAN and HEALTHY meal or snack replacer. I use Shakeology on a daily basis because it has 70 all natural ingredients, have 23 vitamins and minerals, helps me reach my veggie servings for the day and keeps me full, energized and helathy! I also know that it is good for my body, just not for weight loss (even though it has helped me tremendously with my weightloss journey). I will talk more about Shakeology in a little bit.


So lets just compare the nutritional facts a minute.
 Alot of people see calories, carbs, fat and protein and stop there! NOO!!! LOOK AT THE INGREDIENTS!! Yes, Shakeology has more calories than they average shake out there but guess what? They are all good calories. Not all calories are created equally! Calories from fruit, veggies, lean protein and complex carbs (things that are included in Shakeology) are not the same as artificial, fake and processed calories (what is found in the other shakes below).

	Shakeology (chocolate)	Vi Shakes	Slim Fast	HerbaLife
Calories	150	90	220	90
Carbs	17g	7g	42g	13g
Protein	18g	12g	10g	9g
Fat	1g	1g	3g	1g
Fiber	3g	5g	5g	3g
Sodium	100mg	75mg	600mg	95mg
Sugar	9g	<1g	35g	9g
Cholesterol	15mg	15mg	5mg	0mg

What Ingredients are in These Shakes

Again, if you just look at the stats, it looks like there are options with less calories, but you need to be concerned with WHAT is in those shakes. Below is pics of the ingredient list for each of the shakes listed above. Take a close look because only ONE has all natural ingredients in it.

Shakeology, All Natural Ingredients

Slim Fast, additives, artificial and added fillers

Herbalife, Additives, artificial and added fillers

Vi Shakes, additives, artificial and added fillers

Shakeology: Why I (and you should too) choose it over the other Brands out there

To start, it is all NATURAL! Look at the ingredients, they are all natural, healthy ingredients. Shakeology is going to aid in your weightloss, curb your appetite and cravings, help your digestive system and boost your energy. How??

What to try before you buy a 30 day supply? You can get a sample pack at this link to try the different flavors and experience it first hand. You will not regret it.
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If you have any questions about Shakeology, your weightloss journey or anything, please feel free to contact me :)

Have a happy, healthy day (And Happy Valentine's Day <3)
Kristie

Welcome!!

Hello everyone and WELCOME to Daily Dose of Wellness.

I thought I would start with telling you who I am and what this blog is all about. My name is Kristie, I am 25 years old, am a full time nursing student, wife, sister, daughter, mother to my 3 adorable fur babies (my cats) and dedicated Independent Team Beach Body Coach. I will be posting my experiences, nutrition tips, recipes, workouts and motivation along with success stories (along with mine).

My health and fitness story starts much like others do in the sense that I was unhappy, unhealthy and knew I needed to make a change. It started in 2011 when I was at my heaviest. I was so unhappy with myself and was going to the doctor multiple times a month for various reason, being put on medicine after medicine and felt crummy. I also had low self esteem, wore clothes that was WAYYYY to big on me, and suffered from crazy anxiety and panic attacks. How did I get to this point?? Well I got engaged to my husband in 2010, planned a wedding in 6 months, was buying our first home, worked night shift at a hospital and ate what ever I wanted to stay awake. In the matter of acouple months, about 6 or 7, I gained 35 lbs. That might not sound like alot to some people but that is alot in a short amount of time. I used to blame it on the medications, lack of sleep, and working night shift but to be honest, it was my eating and lack of exercise that really contributed to my gain. I never realized I had gained that much either until I looked at pictures of me at my sisters wedding and a vacation I had taken that summer and noticed I did not look like the old Kristie. Even my smile didn't match the person I used to be. At that point, I decided I was NOT going to let my weight control my life anymore and started my journey.

Summer 2011

October 2011

I started with Weight Watchers (which I do not recommend, keep reading as to why) to lose weight, walking on the treadmill 10 to 15 minutes then increased to 40 minutes in between class and work and it seemed to work for me, losing the first 20 lbs. But then I started to up my gym time and was not seeing ANY results. Now, this might seem weird to some of you that I increased my workouts but was not seeing results to match. This is why I do not recommend Weight Watchers for people who was to get the results I wanted because I was not getting enough food to go with my workouts (But that will be another post for later on the amount of calories you actually need). Another reason I do not like Weight Watchers is because everyone I know that has done it (including when I did it) was starve all day so you could have Oreos before bed!! It worked but not long. It didn't teach me the healthy eating I needed to know to get the results I wanted.

In February 2013, my life changed! I had a friend offer to let me borrow Insanity, a Beach Body Program, because I as sick of being at the gym for 2 hours and not getting ANYWHERE! I started Insanity with my husband and the first workout we almost threw up! I look back on that day and laugh because we were in rough shape. I also posted on Instagram asking about Insanity and that is where my now coach found me. She was so helpful with all my questions and trust me I had ALOT. She taught me that my body needed food for fuel and that I was not eating enough to get my results. I fought her alot in the beginning but after 1 round of Insanity, I dropped a pants size. Doesn't seem like alot but in the beginning it took alot for me to get out of the mind frame of only eating 1200 calories versus 1800 calories that I needed. I did another round and dropped another pants size and was gaining awesome muscle. I was soo happy that I did not give up and that I was FINALLY seeing the results I wanted with clean eating, working out daily and checking in with my accountability group. My goal: get back into a bikini by my next vacation and I did it!

My 2 year transformation

After vacation, I decided to challenge myself some more and start Focus T25 (I have a bit of an obsession with Shaun T). Completed the program and then started Body Beast to build some lean, sexy muscle. I have been eating clean, drinking Shakeology, working out regularly, and checking in with my accountability groups all while being a student, wife, daughter, sister,  friend and now coach! I am a work in progress, but as long as I am progressing, I am happy :)

During this time, I became a Independent Beach Body Coach myself, because having my coach with me through my programs helped me soooooo much and I wanted to give back and help people through their journeys as well! I love hearing peoples stories and helping them through their good days and bad days. I love talking about nutrition and fitness and learning everyday about new things about there to help better ourselves. It is truly a passion of mine and I want to share want I have learned with you! I know you have heard this before but if I can do it you can do it!! And I am serious!!! I am a busy nursing student and wife and know what it is like to have absolutely no time to get things done, eat healthy and get a workout in but it is manageable and it can be done and you will thank me later for starting your journey as well!

If you are still reading this CONGRATS!!! I wanted to share my journey with you so far so you know about me before I start posting in this blog. If you have any questions about me, nutrition, fitness, or about Beach Body products, PLEASE contact me! You can do so through my email (kmyers12410@gmail) or my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BBCKristie).

Have an amazing, healthy and happy day <3
Kristie