Body Beast Update

I realize I haven't posted an update in a while on my progress!  Well I'm in week 2 of the Bulk Phase.  Loving the Bulk workouts as they are a little bit shorter.  I have also stopped doing as many Turbo Fire workouts since I got sick.  So I'm only doing 2 each week, maybe 3 if I'm feeling good. 

Everything is starting to look tighter and more toned.  Last Friday was my one month mark.  So incredibly happy with the results.  The pictures are amazing!  The scale really hasn't moved that much.  I started out around 151 and now I'm around 147 depending on the day and water weight.  However, it's the visual differences that are the best.  Everything is tighter!  Stopping all the extra cardio has really helped to.  I've noticed much more of a difference in these past two weeks when I dropped from 5 days of cardio to 2.  My body is able to build and recover my muscles. 

I've also started drinking a post workout protein shake.  I think that has helped too.  This combo is my favorite.  Precision brand Whey Protein Isolate 1 scoop, with 1 cup unsweetened almond milk, and 1 tbsp natural peanut butter.  Tastes like dessert in a glass!

One of my biggest struggles lately have been the negative people in my life.  I guess haters are always going to hate but it doesn't make it any easier to deal with.  They say you need to cut ties with the negative people in your life... but that's hard to do when they are your coworkers! So this is my new motto.  Done letting other people influence how I feel.  I'm going to be proud!

How much cardio should you do?

Okay so as some of you know I got a really bad cold this past weekend.  Well it really got me to thinking... have I been pushing my body too hard?

So I started doing some research... I have found that when trying to build muscle most people recommend cardio only 2-3 times per week!  Yikes... I guess my 5 double days of cardio and weightlifting were too much. 

Why do they recommend only 2-3 days a week... well when you build muscle you burn fat which is the point of lifting the heavy weights.  However, when you add in extra cardio you are using your body's energy that could be better spent on repairing those muscles!  So if you're going to do both weights and cardio you really need to keep your calorie intake high enough to power your body to do both.  I know I wasn't getting the recommended calories.  Which for me is around 1800 per day...which again is a scary number.  Women as dieters don't like to eat that many calories. 

 Why is the gym divided?  I strongly dislike the gym... for one main reason... it's intimidating!  I love working out the comfort of my own home.  Where I don't have to conquer going to the weight rack as the lone female.  Have you noticed the gym divide?  Where women stick to the ellipticals and treadmills while the fellas tear it up with the weights.  Well time to ditch that old school thought.  Take the Body Beast challenge and see what muscle can really do for women.

Body Beast and Turbo Fire Hybrid Week 2

So I finished my second week with Body Beast, Turbo Fire, and Shakeology.  Everything is getting more toned!! I'm feeling so much better... well except for the sore throat and stomach ache I have developed.  My abdomen is like WHOA!  It feels so much more tight and toned.  I haven't measure or stepped on the scale though... I'm waiting for the 30 day mark before I do that again!

There still are times where I begin to doubt my ability to transform my life and my body.  Motivational sayings have become a huge part of my life.  I refresh my motivation every day!  If I'm sore I look at quotes about "Better to be sore than sorry!"  Things like this are really keeping me going.  That plus the motivation of my challenge group.  That constant influx of Facebook updates of people completing their workouts and scoring their clean eating a 5 on a 1 to 5 scale makes me want to post the same.  If during my workout I start to get tired I think about having to post how hard I worked.  I cannot imagine posting anything less than a 5 on my workout... and this makes me dig deeper.  Not to mention my fav person of all time... Miss Johnson!!

 She is possibly the most motivating individual I have experienced.  She is my aspiration.  I want to help motivate individuals like she does.  Practice makes perfect I guess.  You can do anything you set your mind to.. even if it's to complete a workout completely geared towards men...

Week 1 Body Beast Update

Well I have sucessfully completed a week of Body Beast!! Woo hoo!  So happy I pushed play.


In this week I ate clean (had one cheat meal - stromboli yummy) and drank Shaekology for one meal each day.  I added extra cardio with Turbo Fire for 5 of the 7 days of the week. 

My results so far down 4 pounds!!! Yes!
My waist is down 0.5" and that trouble zone below my belly button is also down 0.5".  That is all I measured just because I couldn't control myself!  I could see so many changes in the mirror I had to check and see if the measuring tape showed them too. 

Can't wait to finish and see some results like this challenge winner.

A Womans Journey with Body Beast

So today I began my journey with Body Beast and Shakeology.

I know it sounds crazy right?  The advertisements are all about getting HUGE and gaining weight!  Well it's not crazy.  Women will not bulk up like men due to the levels of testosterone in our bodies.

Muscle burns more calories while your body is at rest.  So it makes sense to add more muscle to trim your physique.  Notice how I didn't necessarily say to loose weight.  Muscle weighs more than fat.  Here is an example of what I'm talking about...

So if you are killing yourself with cardio and find that you have that "skinny fat" appearance you need to add MUSCLE. 

So for this challenge I'm going to ditch my scale and go by just my measurements!

Starting measurements: 

Bust: 38"

Left Arm: 12"

Right Arm: 12.25"

Waist: 31"

Just Below Naval (that terrible trouble zone of mine): 35"

Hips: 38.75"

Left thigh: 22.5"

Right thigh: 23"

This plan doesn't include much cardio.  So I will be supplementing cardio with Turbo Fire and my husband's T25.  I also will be adding extra ab work to really trim my waist.  

This girl won $500 for her Body Beast Transformation.  I WILL get results like these.  

Oh and most importantly... I will be drinking Shakeology every day!

 If you are a woman and interested in lifting to get that lean sexy body look no further than Body Beast.  You can order your Body Beast here.  Contact me and I will help guide you on how much weight to lift for each exercise since there is no female modifier.  Once again don't hesitate to make me your official FREE Beachbody coach here are the instructions.

And on a silly note...