I began studying health and nutrition for over ten years ago-- mostly through trial and error, lots of research, and then of course my Certification Program through the Institute For Integrative Nutrition. You would think I knew all the answers to losing weight… but I
found myself 10 pounds over weight even though I was eating a mostly vegan
diet, and doing intense P90X3 exercises daily. For years I was cycling through my P90X workouts,
which I adore, and long runs. But I needed a change because I was no longer
seeing results. At this point I was eating close to nothing in my failed
attempts to lose the weight.
In 2012, at the age of 25 with acne and belly weight I could not shed, I was told that I was infertile because my ovaries were "fully loaded" with cysts. This is Polycystic Ovary
Syndrome. With PCOS, my blood sugar is
often elevated, and I am constantly bloated… It was the reason my skin was mess and my weight was out of control. Anyone with hormonal imbalances knows how difficult it is to maintain a healthy weight, let alone lose weight.
That was until about a month ago when I started the 21
Day Fix Extreme along with my Shakeology.
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| V.Day Dinner was amazing, and worth every bite! |
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| Here we are, all smiles after that sushi, wine, and chocolate :) |
The first week of doing the 21-Day Fix Extreme, I felt I was
eating SO much more food than before, and I was. But after just one week I lost
8 pounds, two inches in my waist, one in my hips, and a little less than one in
each leg. I was amazed how quickly the weight came off! My clothes were so much
looser, I felt more toned, and I wasn’t starving (like I was in the past).
The
best part about the diet was that I was able to eat pretty much anything that wasn’t
processed:
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| Here is an example of a typical day minus my snack: Shakeology with banana and Flaxseed, Kale Scrambled Eggs with Avocado and Sprouted Grain Bread for lunch, Then Salmon over a Kale salad with Asparagus and Sweet Potatoes. |
-Breakfast was easy, I would have my Vegan Chocolate
Shakeology (1 red) with half a frozen banana (1 purple) and two tablespoons of
ground flaxseed (1 orange). Since it tastes like a treat, I didn’t have too
many cravings for sweets.
-For lunch I would put a protein over a salad with a ¼ of
avocado. Most days I would use tempeh, others I would use eggs ( 1-2 green, 1
red, 1 blue) topped with balsamic vinegar, lemon, and seasonings.
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One of my favorite things to do was to make Tacos for dinner (minus
the shells, instead I eat as a salad), and then bring leftovers for lunch.
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-Finally for dinner I made variations of chicken breast,
ground turkey, fish, and vegetables. Some days I made turkey meatballs over
zucchini spaghetti, others I made tacos, or grilled chicken in hot sauce or a
homemade barbeque sauce. My favorite was baking Sole or Salmon in a lemon
sauce.
The options are endless. I fell
in love with asparagus; it is a wonderful food for detoxifying the body. My
favorite food was making sweet potato fries in place of my carbs. So dinner was
typically 2 reds, 1-2 greens, 1-2 yellows.
I made everything I normally would cook, just tweaked it a bit to make it healthier.
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| Grilled chicken is always an easy meal with my beloved asparagus and sweet potato fries. I also switched up my protein a few days to tempeh, which is a vegan protein. Pan seared in coconut oil and over a salad, it is delicious! |
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| On nights I made my husband Chicken Parm or meatballs, I would nix the cheese and eat it over Spaghetti Squash. This helped take care of those Italian genes craving I often get! |
By the end of the 21 days I had gained two pounds since my
first week weigh in, BUT the amazing thing was that I lost 3 more inches in my
waist (total of 5 inches), a total of 4.5 inches in my hips, and 1 inch on each
thigh. I could not believe that I had GAINED two pounds but lost so many inches!
Of course I knew this was possible, but I never quite experienced it, so I did
not really believe it, until now.
The three things I learned in the first three weeks:
1.) The
scale does not tell the whole story!
2.) It is not so much about how much you
eat, than what you eat. Eating more protein and less carbs, although more
calories have proven to help me lose weight.
3.) Squats + weights are amazing at slimming
and toning the WHOLE body and there a lot of them in the program! Amen to that!
Next week I plan to tell you all about my vacation-- balancing health and fitness with reckless fun. Lets just say I ordered the 3-Day Refresh to clean out my system post vacation and have already begun a third round of the Fix Extreme! (Is there any such thing as too much fun?)
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Healthy & Happiness (& some reckless fun!),
A
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