Committed to Living Well: Week One: Check!

Well, I've successfully completed week one of the BeachBody Challenge. For the most part, I stuck to the program strictly--especially with regard to the exercise portion. Some days, I even went for an additional walk with the baby. The nutrition seems to be the more difficult part for me. As I suspected, the August 5th menu that I created was a great "skeleton" plan. However, I found that on most days, I would become hungry between my afternoon snack and dinner....and then again before bed time. When this happened, I generally allowed myself a sensible snack. My most common "go to" items are always plain yogurt with berries, fruit and a string cheese, or a couple of WASA crisp breads with PBJ smeared on them. Can't get enough PBJ......

But, other than those minor run-ins with unanticipated hunger, I would say that the plan was well followed. So....now we get to the good part.....RESULTS!

Considering it was just one week of work, I decided to monitor only my waist size and weight. At the close of the first week, I had lost a full pound and a full inch off of my waistline! I WAS SO EXCITED! SO SO EXCITED. This was the first real progress that I had seen in weeks! Well worth the effort. As the weight watcher cliche goes..."nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." For me--that's the darn truth!

Looking forward to the week ahead.....Here is my menu and fitness plan for WEEK TWO:

I must say, where Shakeology is concerned, I am really enjoying it....I find myself loving the chocolate--blended with 1 cup of skim milk and a handful of ice cubes. That's pretty boring, compared to the fancy recipes that I've seen for Shakeology. But, it works!

Since Sunday is the day that I create my weekly menu, it also happens to be the best day for me to go food shopping. With that said, I came across a pretty cool visual to keep in my "Fitmama" toolbox. I actually took a picture of it with my phone, so that when I am in the grocery store...I can look at it. I thought I'd share...