1 year ago I started Shift Shop. The picture on the left was my before picture. Sometimes month to month I don’t notice the changes but I really do see it after a year! It’s a 21 lb difference. Lots of inches were lost but I haven’t measured lately to do the total inches lost. It’s amazing what hard work everyday can do. I’m still not done. I’m always working to get stronger.
If you ever want to join me let me know. I run various free challenge groups and different month long ones.
Usually I like to compare with the same exact poses but I didn’t have time to deal with my actual camera and load the pictures to my computer.
I did programs before Shift Shop but all before having Miles. My knee was just injured for so long. I even had to modify a lot of of the first few programs I did a year ago from the knee.
12-13-17
Pilates with my zoom call crew. Then I started Upper Fix Extreme. I wanted to get it done. Divya was ready to workout so I stopped that and did T25 Total Body Cardio with her. That was tough!
12/14
12/15
12/17 I did more yoga before the video and some after but I stopped trying to record and I didn't compile the 2 clips I had.
I took pictures of a lot of my food but didn't compile it. I took my final pics before the last day since we traveled. I ate like crap the last few days of it too since we were traveling.
Push-ups are still so hard! I dropped to my knees after 30 seconds when they were half range motion push-ups. Those are hard. The 2nd round of it, I did stay on my toes for 45 seconds then dropped to my knees.
For hammer curls and concentration curls I used 15 and 10 lb weights instead of 10 and 5 lb weights!
Dolphins are challenging and I wish I knew how I looked doing them while I was doing them!
My shoulders are fatigued after this workout!
In the back there that's our new elliptical machine. We opened the box then decided to pay someone to put it together for us!
I took the final pics a 2 days early because we were traveling.
Overall this round was better than the first because I didn't get lightheaded for many days in the middle. I didn't do any double workouts this time. I did miss 1 workout in 21 days. I'm bummed I pulled the shorts up higher in the after pics. It makes it harder to tell the differences.
Week 2 went better than Week 2 the first time around. I was only a little lightheaded here or there this time around. I didn't miss any workouts. I did have more trouble sticking to the meal plan. Its extra hectic around Christmas too.
According to my weight app I lost 3.3 lbs in week 2.
Plyo Fix Extreme!
Upper Fix Extreme. My shoulders get so fatigued after the first round. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqH_lGGlbDo
Wednesday was Pilates but then we did Country Heat too. Miles was pretty good to put up with 2 workouts.
Sunday was yoga. I took some video for the purpose of screen shots to be able to compare form. The video is quite boring since it's at normal speed!
I still take pictures of my food but never seem to make the collages anymore. I seem to stick to most of the same stuff.
I did have pizza and french fries during the week. I hate every time I take pictures, my phone has the food pictures rotated so I have to go in and fix them. Above I did not! Those are just 2 examples of food.
I never eat my orange. I have been under on protein almost every day. I'm also under on fruit too but I'm getting better. These small apples I got are easy to grab and eat in the car so that's helpful. I drank recover once or twice. I had one shakeology.
Overall 2.2 lbs lost. Most meals were on plan. But I was a little under on protein each day and a lot under on fruit. Saturday I went over on carbs! I did my workouts!
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Cardio Fix Extreme
Miles gave me a high five
Dirty 30 Extreme. I'm not a fan. My shoulders are on fire and my legs feel like they need more.
Yoga: I didn't concentrate as much as I should have but did it! No video. Here is a pic! Taken so later when my form is better I have a nice comparison
I took pictures of my food the rest of the week but didn't make collages.
When we were at the mall I only had about 5 french fries instead of an entire side myself. I considered that a win. I ate some fries with gravy at the Christmas party on Saturday. I ended up gaining a pound back that I had lost after the weekend.
I don't feel as strong as I did with week 1 of 21dfx the last time I did it. Being lightheaded for awhile did a number on me.
I've been doing these workout programs for a few months now. I started out with Shift Shop and I followed that meal plan to a T. Then I took a week off and pigged out because I was craving all these foods I was depriving myself from. I gained back a couple of the pounds that I had lost. Then I did Core De Force and Core De Force Round 2. I didn't follow those meal plans very well and ate desserts. I also didn't drink shakeology. I missed a lot of workouts because my knee was bad. I also went to PT for my knee during this time. Then most recently I did 21 Day Fix Extreme. I felt myself getting stronger and then I got lightheaded so the last week of it, I didn't go full out.
I'm not even sure you can see a difference between the pictures. I lost 9 with shift shop but then quickly gained back 4. I have not gotten as low as I was on Shift Shop since then. But I have gotten stronger. My measurements are slowly decreasing.
More than just the changes in numbers, there's a change in how well I can meal plan. The first few weeks using the containers, it took me about 2 hours to plan a week's worth of meals. Now I'm much quicker. I'm so happy I'm getting stronger. I also felt like I was spending all day in the kitchen cooking or eating. It's no longer taking me that long.
Here's a collage from the back. The picture on the left is 1 month after Miles was born. I don't like how they are different outfits but you can still tell!
I never had to concentrate this much on nutrition after I had Ella. I also could just run outside many times a week. I didn't have a knee injury. It just isn't good to compare the 2 pregnancies. I am still over 20 above what I was when I got pregnant with Miles.
The same thing happened with this one as it does with every program. I lose some weight. Then in the few days after, where I don't specifically watch and I eat some stuff I was missing out on, I gain 1-2 lbs of it back. It happens every time. This time I was down 3 then got lightheaded and had to miss workouts and I ate extra food trying to become not lightheaded and then I ended up gaining a pound back. So I ended down 2. Then in 3 days after I gained 1.2 lbs back. Beachbody says you should do a 21 day fix/fix extreme and then take a week off before starting it again. Most of my measurements were the same. Nothing got bigger at least!
When I follow the diet strict then I just want to eat some sweets and have the constant feeling. If I just eat the little bit I'd normally eat and eat everything else healthy, then I don't just constantly keep craving it.
I actually took the measurements and pics 3 days early so that I could have a couple days off before starting the next round. I didn't have enough time to take a full week off and I didn't want to do 2 rounds back to back.
I looked everywhere for my red shorts. I even dug through all the dirty laundry. I could not find them. I have since found them between the bed and the cedar chest. The pics aren't that much different but now I'll always have this set with pics in the wrong shorts.
Plyo https://youtu.be/bvzd3bDajJkk
Instead of recording at time lapse speed here is 1.25 speed for you.
These moves keep me motivated because my body can do them without pain. I cannot believe it!!!!
Upper Fix and A Little Bit Obsessed - Core
I did Upper Fix with Miles around. Then after I got him to nap, I went back downstairs and did the Core workout. Here's another version of the video but of the full workout. (Shorter upper fix workout was wrong above. I will try to add correct one later but probably will never get to it.)
Pilates
I had a busy day and didn't get it done until late at night. I still have issue with my band. I used a gray band this time but couldn't get into 2 moves. Last time I used my red band and had trouble getting into even more moves. I think the workout calls for a pink band. I never looked up what exactly the difference is.
I didn't workout Friday, Saturday, or Sunday because I didn't feel well and was also busy.
My Food
I was starving and it was 3 PM and I didn't eat lunch yet so I had made the quick sandwich.
Spaghetti squash is there but then I ate all that and had some pasta. Miles ate a lot of the steak.
I had 2 helpings of the beef,broccoli, rice but didn't take a pic of second plate. I added a lot more broccoli too. I did not eat enough. I was too busy.
I ate breakfast at 10 AM and had leftovers. I also had leftovers at dinner. I might have even had 1 more plate of the leftovers. I ended up putting too much rice down so then I needed more beef and broccoli to go along with it.
I took pictures of more food but never made the collages. It was not as healthy because I didn't feel well so didn't want to cook.
Overall the week started great. I was so impressed with how well I was doing with the workouts. But then it fell apart.
Plyo Fix Extreme
I had to miss the bonus round. Miles was not having it.
Upper Fix Extreme
Miles almost had enough at 16 minutes in but I managed to distract him and he lasted the rest of the workout. My arms are sore now! I just wore what I was wearing but took the shirt off over top this white tank so now I feel indecent. The basement is getting more and more a mess since I workout with Miles. I can't find my actual exercise bands but found some other ones that worked. For hammer curls I will use my even heavier weights next time. This time I didn't drop down halfway through and was still fine. I started my fitbit midway through the workout.
Pilates Fix Extreme (and A Little Obsessed - Booty)
I didn't do video or pics during Pilates. Well I did and they were framed horribly.
Lower Fix Extreme
I had a little trouble keeping Miles out of my way. He also kept going up the stairs but I thought I could finish it and he'd be fine. He was. At first I worried he'd fall down the stairs but he helped me out by closing the door at the top of the steps so then I knew he couldn't fall back down. I did a booty workout yesterday so my muscles were a bit sore for this. I felt like it was tough. I like tough. I like that my face was red by the end. I did want to do A Little Obsessed workout but beach body on demand is not working for me.
20 min of legs for a little obsessed then cardio fix extreme
with a few little breaks to help Gio with her homework
Anyone else almost pee their pants on jumping jacks?!
I skipped some of little bit obsessed since I did legs yesterday with 21 day fix extreme but I liked the idea of using sliders for the first time. It was a little tricky at first!
Yoga Fix Extreme was a big joke because Ella would not leave me alone. I did it. It wasn't relaxing. I got into wheel pose for about 2 seconds.
Food:
(snickers not included in Day 1 screen shot or at all since I didn't even know where to put it.
My goal is to plan meals with veggies and meat because I know all of my carbs just get used up without planning for a carb.
I wanted to have chicken for dinner but failed at it so then it was hot dogs. (I ripped off over half that bun. It was just too big for the hot dog. And yes I had a slice of cheese in the car on the way home from the grocery store.
11/10/17
I messed up the stir fry and forgot to add the chicken broth then some burned. I had it going in 2 pans since I made enough for leftovers it didn't all fit in one pan. That drink is recover.
I didn’t go to the store so I didn’t have the best choices.
The cheesesteaks Dave makes are so good!
I forgot pictures. I had more pizza than that. I didn’t finish the container of veggies. I had the plate with the cheesesteak for lunch and then the container with the pizza for dinner.
I ended up dumping out 90% of my shake. I left it in the basement and forgot. Dave made the steaks for a late dinner but he didn't make sides and the kids were nonstop all over me so I didn't make a veggie. I had "salad" which was lettuce with a dot of ranch. Well the kids loved that and kept stealing it. Well sometimes they stole it and it'd end up on the ground so then they wanted more.
Overall:
I noticed by the end of the week, I was a lot more on edge getting mad about not having time to prep or work out and also being more annoyed with Ella when she would do a million things wrong.
I was feeling a lot better. I didn't really notice difference in my belly but when I looked in the mirror I felt like my neck was slimmer than it's been. I think I lost 2 lbs but I weighed myself with my PJs on at the end of the week so it's not exact.
