Weeks 1-2 Body Beast for Women Update

Hey Everyone!

So I'm a week and a half into Body Beast so I figured I would write up a little re-cap. This blog post is going to be a little bit of everything, just writing down my thoughts so far! When I first considered doing Body Beast...I did ALOT of research on it. I couldn't find too much information from a woman's perspective. So I decided I would have to blog and YouTube about it for others who may be looking for some insight. I haven't gotten to the video making yet, haha. But I'm hoping to get some courage to do that for you soon. 

Oh hey Sean from The Bachelor!

Ok. So these workouts Wow. I'm still hurtin from legs on Monday night and it's WEDNESDAY. haha. But because of that I know its WORKING. I need to break out my foam roller for my poor (growing!) muscles. I need to broaden my weight selection, but for now I'm using 5lbs and 8lbs until I borrow my friends Select Tech weights. However, with the exception of a few exercises, those weights have been fine for the beginning.

Leg day is legit.

I'm following the LEAN schedule and it looks like this:

Week 1

Day1: Build: Chest/Tris

Day 2: Build: Legs

Day 3: Build: Back/Bis

Day 4: Beast: Cardio

Day 5: Build: Shoulders

Day 6: REST

Day 7: Build: Chest/Tris

I'm still trying to personally figure out what is best for me nutrition wise. Right now I'm clean eating, 3 meals a day, 2 snacks. I miss some meals. I have one cheat meal during the week. I have my Shakeology everyday, I have my Results & Recovery after a workout and I'm trying to stick to my water!!!

 

I know this isn't really going to help any of you, however I got so overwhelmed trying to figure out what I should follow, how many calories I should consume, if I really wanted to eat all of the food that was suggested in the Body Beast meal plan, if I wanted to follow IIFYM, or WHAT! It was driving me crazy and stressing me out so I said...I'm just gonna roll with it. I know what I should be eating, so I'm just going to scribble out a meal plan and go from there. And that's what I did for week 1 and now week 2. After some thought, I decided I would break out my 21 Day Fix book, and follow between the 2nd and 3rd tier of foods suggested so I will be creating that meal plan for week 3. That is the best and easiest way for me to make sure I'm getting the right balance of foods and the right balance of fats, protein and carbs (macros).

food is fuel!

I've also been considering adding in some extra cardio during the week (I know this is going to make some people cringe! haha) but for me, I KNOW I have some stubborn FAT I need to lose. So this is all trial & error for me. Body Beast is definitely not the "norm" for me where I just do the workouts as scheduled and follow the awesome meal plan provided (that IS why the hire professionals to figure it out for you haha). But I think for ME this is the best bet. And in a few weeks I will know if that was the best choice lol.

Using my ottoman as my bench! Make modifications when you need to!

All in all, I'm excited for my workouts. I know I'll be getting a good solid workout, and I know I will see results. I hope you will continue to follow me on my Body Beast road!

 

hold on a sec...the pug has something to say ....

{I realize that Body Beast isn't for everyone!!! So I want to make sure I add that the ever so popular 21 Day Fix is ON SALE until the end of this month. I don't think it will be on sale again for awhile, but this is the perfect place to start...if you don't know where to start. Along the same lines is Beachbody's newest program which is P90 by Tony Horton. Simply stated, this is the ON switch for fitness. Easy/doable workouts, easy to follow nutrition plan and support from me! Whatever you choose to to do, I will be cheering you on, keeping you accountable, helping to motivate you and help you nutrition. wise. YOU can do this. It is YOUR Turn!!!! Stop feeling tired, frumpy, grumpy and sad about yourself. DO something about IT! I have the tools, you just have to decide to START. I will be your coach and help you along. Fill out the form below and we will chat about your goals and the best plan for you.}

I believe in the person I want to be

I've learned.... with anything, any goal, you have to believe you can achieve it. Once you truly believe you CAN, is when it's the real deal. It will happen because you will start being that, surrounding yourself with people who's goals align with yours, and you will soak up anything you can learn to be the person you want to become.
Making changes is OK. You don't have to sacrifice who you are, you're just improving to be a better person for YOURSELF. Forget everyone else. Who do you want to be?

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