Have you ever been looking through old photos and had the "Who the heck is that? Holy crap that's me?" moment? Well I had that moment recently an it was a horrific realization. I was recently looking through random facebook photos from college. I looked really confident and felt great about the pics. However, I then compared them to recent pics and was horrified. I could not believe how my body had changed in a few short years. It was like a crazy slap in the face and I immediately felt embarrassed. First of all, let me start out by saying I know I am not obese, but I'm unhealthy and lacking even the slightest ounce of muscle definition. Most people would look at my weight and say that I have nothing to worry about, but I am quite short at 5'2 and used to be very active, my extra fluff can begin to make me look like an oompa loompa. I decided something had to change. I am no longer living the active lifestyle of a college kid with nothing strapping them down with an endless metabolism that can take on the junkiest of foods. I am now lazy Netflix addict who slowly slips into "show holes" while devouring a Little Caesars deep dish stuffed crust pizza.
The Research:
I immediately took to the internet and of course right a million things popped up! A million diets, a new thing called "wraps" (?), and let's not forget the wide world of Pinterest. All of these solutions seemed like a bunch of money making gimmicks and I quickly became over whelmed and pretty much just turned back to my best friend Netflix. Even though my motivation had kind of left me for the time, I found myself not quite as comfortable wearing those skinny jeans or laying by the pool in my bikini. I noticed that I was much more self aware and wondered if my boyfriend or family noticed the same changes with my body that I had. It made the horrible self awareness feeling grow. A short time later, I noticed a post on facebook from someone I had gone to college with. She had posted a before and after shot from a workout program she had just finished. I couldn't believe it. It was a crazy transformation and I wanted the same thing. I wanted that before and AMAZING after shot. I commented on her pic and asked her what program she used. We started messaging and it turned out she had used programs from beach body and it had worked so well for her she was now a beach body coach. Now up until this point I had always grouped beach body into the above mentioned gimmick category, but actually seeing someone you know with a success story and a trustworthy before and after shot where you recognize that it is the same person in both gives you a little relief and hope.
The Result:
So after much deliberation and talking back and forth with this person, I decided to go for it. I purchased the 21 Day Fix and Shakeology challenge. I mean I can do anything for 21 days right?
I am totally committed to doing this because I want to get back to being that confident girl in my old pictures. My pack has already arrived in the mail and I am attaching pictures below so that you can see what all is in it. To prepare to start my challenge tomorrow, I had to do a couple things. First, I had to take dreaded before pics. Let me tell you I recommend taking them, but not actually looking at them until you have finished the program because I was horrified! I was planning on sharing them in this post, but couldn't bring myself to hen the time came lol. (I SOLEMLY SWEAR THAT I WILL POST THEM THOUGH WITH MY AFTER SHOT AT THE END) Next, I had to calculate which eating plan based off of calories was right for me (I will be using Plan A). I also had to make sure I stocked my fridge with lots of fruits and veggies that aren't normally there and finally I had to invest in some $5 weights from Walmart. Now I am ready. I will be starting first thing in the morning and I plan to update this blog regularly throughout my experience!
(For those who don't know, 21 Day Fix is a program that is designed around tailored workouts and portion control. You are given small boxes for each food group and you are only allowed to each bx so many times in a day based off of which eating plan you calculate for yourself - the kit has a calculation guide to assist you)
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