Day by Day

I am back!!!

Sorry for disappearing last month. My husband and I moved so we were busy with the whole moving process of packing and unpacking. Plus, we didn't exactly eat too healthy so it was pointless to write anything. School started back up 3 weeks ago so we have just trying to get into the routine of things again. I finally feel like things have slowed down so I can continue blogging!

This week we started 21 day fix (again). I probably ordered it during the worst time because we were in the middle of moving so it was hard to stick with it. Then we just got lazy with it. We still did the workouts off and on and followed the diet, but we definitely had our cheat days. The good thing is that I didn't gain weight, but I didn't lose weight either. At least the container system and occasional workouts did something good. I try not to beat myself up because if I just stuck with it a month and a half ago, I would probably be seeing significant results. 

I can't focus on that though. Yeah, maybe I messed up but I am still moving forward just taking it day by day. One of my mistakes was to consider this a weekly process. I can't do this week by week because whenever I fail or slip up I just say that I will start again on Monday and reason that it was ok for me to eat bad the rest of the week or enjoy food on the weekend because I will just start again on Monday. WRONG! Even if I fail today, the very next decision I make needs to be a healthy one. I need to stick to the program even if I have slip ups. Eventually I will get it right and change my unhealthy lifestyle and habits.

Until next time!

XoXo,

Christie

One Pound At A Time

Happy Wednesday!

I am happy to announce that I have successfully completed two days of 21 day fix and I am on the third day today!

When I ordered the program last week and as I was waiting for it to arrive, I searched through Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook to look at peoples progress photos and cool recipe ideas. I was shocked at just how many people where transformed inside and out by doing 21 day fix.

So far I am loving 21 day fix.  I am still trying to get used to the containers and figure out how to combine them throughout my day, but it is so nice to not have to count calories and constantly checking what I am eating with my calorie counter app. 

Confession...

Even though I am excited about the new program and I love the container system, I was pretty discouraged yesterday..When I look at the number on the scale I get depressed because it is so far from my goal weight..42 pounds away to be exact. The road to my weight-loss journey is a longggg one. I am sure I am not alone when I say that I wish I could just wake up and have lost ten pounds over night and that the weight would just melt off in a month. But I know that is unrealistic and it will take time.

I mentioned in another post how it took over a year to put this weight on, so it will probably take another year just to get it off. Even though I say it and know that it's true it has hard to accept. But as my sweet husband reminded me of yesterday.. yes, the road might be a long one but I am never going to get through it unless I take it one step at a time. Step-by-step and pound-by-pound this weight will come off. I understand that the choices I make today that might seem small to me at the moment are going to be the cause for the big changes later. Choosing to pass up unhealthy food options and deciding to press play  might seem small now, but over time the results of those small choices will show.

This is the "weight-loss road" picture I see in my head. But even in this picture there is an end somewhere even though I can't see it right now from where I am standing.



xOXo- Christie