Luanne Haak's Fitness & Health

Week one - done!!!

Whelp!  Week one of the 21 Day Fix Extreme is completed, survived and in the books!  I will be honest, I had a couple of adjustments I had to do - both physical and with my attitude!  Everyone knows how much I LOOOOVED The 21 Day Fix and was so excited for The 21 Day Fix Extreme!  But when I went to push play, I was not, let's say, thrilled.  I don't know - maybe it was the format.  Maybe it was that it just wasn't my old love.  Maybe it was the darn pink band!  I felt like I was spending too much time with a crooked dog's head watching and not doing (HUH?).  Then I remembered - THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALWAYS LIKE WHEN I START A NEW PROGRAM!  Phew, for a minute there last week I was kinda sad.

Let's talk about the Format.  Still actually, kinda the same.  4-5 rounds, 2 exercises each round.  (I think I just channeled my inner Autumn...)  The exercises each last 1 minute - technically.  See with the extreme, the first 30 seconds is always with weights, the second 30 seconds, with..weights, albeight lighter ones!  Or the pink band!  Sometimes we dropped them.  Don't let this scare you like it did me!  The routines are awesome, you feel the burn.  It goes by quickly!  You have bloopers  trying to wrap the band correctly - see?  Her workouts are fun!!!  But they're also tough.  That's why it's called the EXTREME!

The meal plan seemed to be my biggest hurdle this time - I wanted to do the Extreme workout with no treats - no chocolate.  Alas - that meant no Godiva Chocolate I was given for Valentines Day.  Didn't happen.  I tried to limit myself to one or two pieces each day, but it was GODIVA for Pete's sake!  Here was my solution and I am so sorry...

It's really not as bad as it looks - we ate (by we I mean me) all of the really good ones.  And that's the little bit of butter toffee that I had left but it all had to go because I gave it the good college try for a week and failed daily.  I'm actually kind of glad to learn that I'm human.

I did the workouts religiously every day and felt the burn every day - I loved it!  When your muscles are sore from a new workout it's your body telling you it's working!  That's what I LOVE about all of the Beachbody programs!  I had just finished Insanity Max 30 and totally thought I was going to kick some ass but nope - they decided to kick mine!

I only lost one pound but with seriously not following the eating plan all week I am SO GOOD with that!  Look above what 1 pound looks like!   I think too many times we become slaves to the scale and starve ourselves into weight loss.  If I can still eat, workout and continue to go downward on the scale I. am. happy!  I also lost 2 inches in my body so it is all good here!  The recipes, as usual are very good!  Enjoy this one for Hearty Beef and Butternut Squash Stew!

Stay tuned for more progress next week!  I'm doing the more difficult meal plan countdown to competition to REALLY dial in my meal plan to make up for last week!  Wish me luck!