21 Day Fix: Week 2, Day 8 (Total Body Fix)

You better believe Breaker pouted the whole time.
Mommy, pay attention to me! 

It's official. Day 8 is here. Last week was awesome. I weighed in this morning and lost 3.4lbs last week. CRAZY. Plus, 1.5 inches off both my waist and hips. Talk about progress. That makes me so excited for the next two weeks and I definitely want to kill it.

Mantra of Total Body Fix: "One day at a time, one pound at a time". This is a tough one for today as I am wanting to fast forward two weeks to when I have my final results. But it doesn't work that way. It's like seeing the results from last week has me unrealistically thinking that tomorrow I'll be right where I want to be. Sigh. That's not how it works, though so, must put in that DVD and get my butt moving.

Quick easy dinner.

Not so great sleep had me super tired all day. Truthfully, I really wasn't hungry today. My body is getting the nutrients I need through my meal plan and hunger pains are staying at bay. Thanks 21 Day Fix! I spent my lunch time preparing dinner for tonight. White beans in the pressure cooker. 15 mins of prep, put all the yummies in and press the button. 30 mins later I had dinner cooked. In order to stay warm, I kept it on low pressure for the rest of the day. No fuss here. LOVING this pressure cooker (when it works of course). It really doesn't take a lot of time or money to cook a healthy meal. This one cost under $10 and will feed Chris and I for two dinners.

"Are you done yet?"

After work, I popped in Total Body Fix and got my booty moving. Whew. This is an awesome workout. It truly works every muscle in your body to fatigue. I can feel my body moving and getting stronger and it feels awesome. Sweat is dripping, heartbeat is up and my loving dog is pouting away in the corner of the room.

Here is how the workout breaks down:

• Round 1
• Surrenders- Right
• Side shuffles
• Surrenders - Left
• Side shuffles
• Round 2
• Squat Wood Chip - Left
• Cross Country Runners (ski people) 
• Squat Wood Chip - Right
• Cross Country Runners
• Round 3
• Weighted Jog
• Weighted Knee Pull
• (Repeat Both)
• Round 4
• Frog Crunches
• Oblique Crunches (R/L 30 seconds each)
• (Repeat Both)

Tips of the day: 

• It takes 21 Days to break a habit and 21 days to make a new one.
• Focus on this exercise and only this one. Not what we just did or what we are going to do. 

Each one of these exercises is intense on its own, however, with only 60 seconds per mini round they go by quickly. Right when you think you can't go any more, the exercise changes. With 20 seconds of rest in between, you have the perfect amount of time to catch your breath, not get mentally out of it and right back to hitting it hard. Round 3 is a beast. At one point I thought, we get to do abs next...YAY... then abs come... and man oh man... each round it right on point. 30 mins fly by and it's time to hit the shower. 

Ended the day with a dip in the pool and a quick sweet treat. Now its time to catch up on some tv time and turn in for the day. 

Ready to end Day 8 and head into Day 9. Day 21 will be here in no time!