Day 65

Week 8, Day 6 X3 Yoga done. I only have Dynamix tomorrow and that will be that for the transition week into Block 3. Booya! I am beginning to really love yoga again. It is always nice to do yoga and feel like I am getting better at the balance poses and the vinyasas. Today, however, I was having some issues with my right are as I think I killed my right shoulder in CVX yesterday. I don't think I injured myself, rather just killed that shoulder in my workout. I will take it easy today no pushups or planking to give it a rest and see how it feels tomorrow with Dynamix. My pain is not in an area that is synonymous with injury more rather a very worked and tired muscle.

Today is essentially day 3 of the 21 Day Fix nutrition guide/container implementation and it's going great. Even though I started 2 days ago, I feel like yesterday was my first real day, maybe because it was my first day of Shakeology. The first day I had a shake, but the peanut butter was not in correct portions and I was using the Whey protein powder and not my chocolate vegan Shakeology. Regardless of day 1 or 1a whatever you want to call it, yesterday went fabulously. I felt hungry in a couple of spots and that was more due to not getting dinner fixed in the appropriate time frame, as we were late with dinner by almost an hour and then it caused me to eat my final meal/snack too close to the end of dinner. Not a huge deal, but just some tweaking to do here and there.

I have to say, though, that I am extremely pleased with how it is going after one day. I had plenty of food, my cal count was around 1900 and I never had an issue with the portions. I do think this program is going to reign me in on portion control where I was out of whack and help me increase areas I wasn't taking in enough. The plan is simple enough that anyone can do it and if you don't understand something there are a litany of people to go to for answers. There will always be those scenario questions what about this or this, people if it isn't listed in the guide as something to eat, then don't eat it. For one reason or another food items that we ingest daily (good or bad) are not a particular nutrition guide and they are not on there for a reason. Also, this is a new program and just out of development and testing, so there may be tweaks and additions that they may make along the way, allowing this or that into a particular container. Don't sweat the small stuff and follow the guide the best you can. Hardly anyone can be 100% perfect all the time, life happens and we all know and understand it. Try to limit those types of issues or be creative and figure out some work around areas that will fit within the program and your lifestyle/nutrition style.  For instance, I am not seeing where protein bars have been worked into the program, and maybe I am wrong, or maybe there was some information delineated out over youtube that I am unaware of. It is possible.

The containers look too small for adequate portions, but trust me, you will be very surprised if you try this program and find out that you can eat and eat plenty. It's about making choices. For some of us, these are very tough choices, but still they are choices. If you choose to eat according the guide and the portions laid out, you will have success. If you choose to eat how you want, then you might or might not have success. If you don't, you will know why. If you are curious about the 21 Day Fix or P90X3 there are 2 banners on this page... 1 up top for 21 Day Fix and one to the right for P90X3. You can also browse the Beachbody shop for other programs, supplements and accessories like the chin up bar or resistance bands. There are links up top to show you all you may want to check out.