Part 2: Week Two
After two full weeks of 21 Day Fix, I am down a total of 10.4 pounds! In addition, I have lost a combined 4 inches off of my waist, hips and chest. I am encouraged by my results thus far, and continue to challenge myself by waking up early each morning for my daily workouts. Planning and prepping my meals for the week has also been essential. However, I believe the real key to my success has been my CHALLENGE GROUP.
When I look back on the few times in my life when I've lost weight, I am able to narrow it down to one common denominator - GROUP ACCOUNTABILITY. I participated in group accountability through the duration of my weight loss journey, but then I stopped once I had reached my goal. The moment I stopped participating in the accountability group, the weight started creeping back. Why? Because I had no one to answer to other than myself. If I didn't exercise for a week or if I binged on fast food, no one was there to call me out on it.
As a Beachbody Coach, I participate DAILY in a virtual (and private) Challenge Group. Just knowing that I have to share with the group each day helps me make smarter choices. The last thing I want to do is tell everyone I ate a pint of Ben & Jerry's! BUT if that's what I ate, then that's what I have to post. Accountability is about being HONEST and TAKING RESPONSIBILITY for our own actions (the good, the bad & the ugly).
When I look back on the few times in my life when I've lost weight, I am able to narrow it down to one common denominator - GROUP ACCOUNTABILITY. I participated in group accountability through the duration of my weight loss journey, but then I stopped once I had reached my goal. The moment I stopped participating in the accountability group, the weight started creeping back. Why? Because I had no one to answer to other than myself. If I didn't exercise for a week or if I binged on fast food, no one was there to call me out on it.
As a Beachbody Coach, I participate DAILY in a virtual (and private) Challenge Group. Just knowing that I have to share with the group each day helps me make smarter choices. The last thing I want to do is tell everyone I ate a pint of Ben & Jerry's! BUT if that's what I ate, then that's what I have to post. Accountability is about being HONEST and TAKING RESPONSIBILITY for our own actions (the good, the bad & the ugly).
Some days accountability keeps us from SLIPPING UP.
Other days it helps us OWN UP.
Other days it helps us OWN UP.
There were days this week when I just simply did not want to exercise, but I knew that my Challenge Group would hold me accountable. I was physically able to do it, I just didn't feel like it. Not a good enough reason to skip it! When you are LINKED to a group of individuals who share COMMON GOALS, you don't want to let them down.
I also struggled more this week with the eating plan than I did in Week 1. There were a couple days when I skipped lunch, which is neither a HEALTHY nor effective way to lose weight. It was not intentional, I just got busy and forgot. Is that a good enough excuse? Absolutely not! What I learned this week is that I must make healthy eating a PRIORITY, just as much as I've made exercise a priority. I actually lost significantly more weight in Week 1 when I ate every single container, than I did in Week 2 when I cheated myself. My body needed FUEL, and depriving myself of it did not help me toward my goals.
Next week I'm going BACK TO THE BASICS. I will track my food intake by using the 21 Day Fix Tally Sheets, and make healthy eating a priority again. At the same time, daily exercise must remain a priority. By staying FOCUSED and ACCOUNTABLE, I will be able to complete this 21 Day Challenge and achieve incredible results!
If you'd like to join my CHALLENGERS and me in our weight loss journey, please contact me by leaving a comment below or submitting a contact form from this site. If I can do it, so can you!
Living with purpose,
Danielle
I also struggled more this week with the eating plan than I did in Week 1. There were a couple days when I skipped lunch, which is neither a HEALTHY nor effective way to lose weight. It was not intentional, I just got busy and forgot. Is that a good enough excuse? Absolutely not! What I learned this week is that I must make healthy eating a PRIORITY, just as much as I've made exercise a priority. I actually lost significantly more weight in Week 1 when I ate every single container, than I did in Week 2 when I cheated myself. My body needed FUEL, and depriving myself of it did not help me toward my goals.
Next week I'm going BACK TO THE BASICS. I will track my food intake by using the 21 Day Fix Tally Sheets, and make healthy eating a priority again. At the same time, daily exercise must remain a priority. By staying FOCUSED and ACCOUNTABLE, I will be able to complete this 21 Day Challenge and achieve incredible results!
If you'd like to join my CHALLENGERS and me in our weight loss journey, please contact me by leaving a comment below or submitting a contact form from this site. If I can do it, so can you!
Living with purpose,
Danielle