21 Day Fix: Reflect & Reload

Hey everyone,

I haven't posted in a while, though I meant to after Day 21. Things went haywire and now that the first two weeks of school are in the bag, I'm ready to take stock and reload.

First off, how did 21 Day Fix Round 1 go?

• Weight Loss: 2 lbs
• Inches Lost: 1 in for each section of my body
• Workouts completed: 85% (approx.)
• Nutrition followed: 50%?

I didn't lose much weight, but this was a start and as I've told quite a few people, I learned an incredible amount about myself. The biggest thing? Nutrition matters way, way, way more to my body than exercise.

As some know, I have PCOS so losing weight can be very difficult and my metabolism is sluggish and struggles more than usual with foods high on the glycemic index. I've noticed a bit in the past that I have to do crazy cardio and working out to see results even when I was pretty perfectly following Weight Watchers' plan. I hope if I stay focused on the 21 Day Fix foods and make use of my great magazines and books on food that I can help counteract the inflammation and issues from PCOS.

Planning = the most important thing ever. And boy did I bloody well SUCK at that last time. My goal now is to be strict about recording everything and prepare in advance.

So, why am I doing it again and how's that planning thing going?

• Even if it's tiny step by tiny step, I'm going to lose weight
• It felt good to be trying to be healthy
• The better I ate and the more I worked out, the better I felt even if it was hard to maintain
• I have lunch for the next three days made up in tupperware in the fridge
• My crockpot is filled with 21 Day Fix approved chicken and veggies which should last 2-4 meals

All measured & got the planner ready to go. #adultinghardcore

Finally, I think it's important to have a positive outlook for myself and for things in general. It's hard to be super happy when society is telling you that you're worthless because of the way you look and that's one hell of a vicious cycle. I don't feel like giving up again and even if I'm not tiny, I'm going to be me and I'm doing this for myself.

I appreciate each and everyone of you who have commented on Facebook, liked my posts, or just straight up told me in person "Hey, I read some of your blog!" It means the world!

I don't plan on posting every day this time around, but I do plan to keep updating about my progress. My instagram (@peace4renee) will be uber active though, with all my food and workout selfies.

Peace out! <3

Day 7!

It's pretty surreal that I have been doing this challenge for a full week already. I expected it to be extraordinarily difficult especially since I've always been a fail with blogs. Yet this time around it's been different. I have no pressure to make long posts and I'm not stressing myself about it.

In fact, I find myself looking for a happy moment or deciding if this moment is "right" since I could pick from more than one. It's actually pretty cool to realize.

This one might seem silly to many of you, but it's super important to me and this challenge is for me.

For the second week in a row, I have seen the number go down and that makes me happy.

It might not be much yet, but it lets me know I can do it again and go even further than I did last time. Last night, my friend and I drank wine and scrolled through tons of fitspo stuff on Pinterest and I felt inspired, not stressed.

I find myself happy, not pissed that I weighed myself this morning instead of yesterday because I had forgotten. And that's a pretty big deal.