What is this 21 Day Fix everyone is talking about?

So instead of jumping on the bandwagon when it was released- I wanted to see others do this program before I tried it!

Coming back from vacation, running/walking 6 out of the 7 mornings, and really trying to watch my eating habit- I still gained 2.5 pounds. More than likely it was from the alcohol since I don't normally drink.

So lessoned learned- keep pushing forward and don't let a little set back keep me down. Just like everything I have been through over the past few years- I just need to take a moment to regress, reflect, and refocus.

So I took yesterday to prep my shopping list and today to prep my meal plan and food for the week. Tomorrow is officially day 1 of my 21 Day fix. 3 weeks of portion control, food group consumption choices, and to just DO IT!

Here is my meal plan for this week:

So how does this work? In a nutshell you calculate your daily needs and then plan on what you eat on those needs. The program comes with colored containers of portion control sizes.  So essentially, my plan contains 4 Red containers (protein), 4 Green containers (veggies), 3 Purple containers (Fruit), 3 Yellow containers (good carbs), 1 Blue container (cheeses), 1 Orange container (dressings), and 4 teaspoons of healthy oils.  As you can see according to my meal plan everything is color coded according to those containers. 

Like with everything Team Beachbody- you can substitute. If I want wine- I can have it as a substitute for a Red 3 times a week.  If I want an approved chocolatey snack- I can substitute for yellow. 

So some simple planning, effort on GOOD grocery shopping, and DEDICATION for 21 days- here we GO!