21 Day Fix Extreme - DAY 1

Well...yesterday was my very first day on the 21 Day Fix Extreme. We are doing a team Challenge Group (Team Fired To Get Fit) where everyone had to pay $10.00 to enter! There are going to be two winners each getting $160.00!!! If that's not motivation then I don't know what is! 

 If you haven't heard of this program let me just tell you a bit about it. 

Autumn Calabrese created a program called the 21 Day Fix. This program is geared toward portion control with these amazing containers you use. The workouts in this program are only 30 minutes per day! Which for a mom, is amazing! You have a booklet that you can use to help plan out your meals! You are in control of how you use your containers and when you eat them each day! 

The 21 Day Fix Extreme is exactly what is sounds like, it's extreme compared the original program. You are still doing 30 minute workouts and using your colored containers but the workouts use weights a lot more and are more intense. 

Now with the 21 Day Fix Extreme you have two options, you can follow the Regular Extreme Plan (which is exactly like the original 21 Day Fix Plan) OR you can follow the Countdown to Competition Plan which I will explain. With the regular plan and the extreme plan in the bracket I fall into, I get 4 reds, 3 greens, 2 yellows, 2 purples, 1 blue, 1 orange and 2 tsp PER DAY! With the Countdown to Competition you get 6 reds, 3 greens, 1 yellow and 3 tsp PER DAY! 

With Countdown To Competition, you  do TWO DAYS of the Countdown Plan then ONE DAY Extreme Plan and you do that for 21 Days! 

Moving on...like I mentioned yesterday was my first day using the Countdown to Competition Meal Plan and let me just say one thing, it is very hard to get in 6 RED containers in one day! 

My day yesterday consisted of: 

Breakfast: 7 Egg Whites & Vegan Tropical Strawberry Shakeology with water and ice blended! 2 red

Snack: Cucumbers 1 greeen

Lunch: Chicken with peppers and quinoa 1 red 1 green 1 yellow

Snack: Chicken 2 red

Dinner: Barbecued shrimp with steamed asparagus 1 red 1 green

As you can see I did manage to get in 6 RED containers yesterday! Was it easy? Nope! I had to have egg whites about 30 minutes after I woke up and then about 30-45 minutes after I had my shakeology! 

Trying to eat like this takes a lot of planning and commitment. 

Yesterday's workout was Plyo (LEG DAY) and OMG I felt like I was going to have a heart attack - not literally though! I have done this workout before and for some reason yesterday just seemed 10x worse! But trust me when I say your legs will be on FIRE! 

Although I am doing the Countdown to Competition Plan I have agreed that if I can't handle this type of eating after a week then I am switching completely to the regular extreme plan. 

Here is hoping day 2 goes just as good! Looking forward to having some fruit and a little more carbs on Wednesday! 

Until Tomorrow! 

Sara Barry