21 Day Fix Extreme Day 1 Review

Well, hello girl friends <3 and maybe the random guy who stumbles upon my blog. So I started the 21 Day Fix Extreme workouts as soon as I got it... I'll admit, I got the 2 Day Shipping because I was so excited.

BUT I totally dropped the ball on my diet...Here's my excuse (I told you we all have them)...  I knew what I was doing, but it was also somewhat on purpose. I knew I had a few events and things coming up that I wanted to indulge in and had planned. You gals know how that is! Who can say no to beers at Disneyland California Adventure... I mean why not. How often do you get to Disney and pay that much for a beer? ;-)

I  truly believe in life balance... and creating a shift in mindset with out guilt tripping yourself, while still embracing the things you want to do. I can't imagine being so strict that I forget how much I love pop tarts once in a while... (or once a month). I've done the crazy strict thing, and it just led me down a dark path of secret food binges.

That is a path I don't really want to go down again, so for me personally it's learning self control and knowing when to have fun. It was not an easy balance to find and it takes work everyday to maintain it.

This was last years results... and I know I can do this again. And DAMN I felt GREAT after the 21 days.. it made this whole meal prep so much easier. Surprisingly, I wasn't as committed before the Fix came out, I just kind of winged it. This absolutely filled in the 'gaps' - you know those questions we all ask 'what do I eat? How much do I eat? When Do I eat it? How much fruit should I be getting? How much protein should I eat? Do I need a multivitamin?"

If you want to read about my 21 Day Fix Results from last year, go here! 

Our success lies in our daily choices and habits... you are in control of what you do.

All within reason right? For me, its not ALWAYS 'all or nothing' 'black and white' ALL the time.

However, I want to do the 21 Days as best I can. I checked my calendar to make sure that there's really nothing to disrupt or at least find ways I can remedy social outings. The good thing is I have Shakeology and I can volunteer to DD (which I NEVER DO...)

So I'm doing this. 21 Days. 3 Weeks. Meal Plan. Portioned Containers and color coded per food groups. 30 min workouts via DVD. My Dvd Player. and ME.

So here we are... Day 1. I'm excited. I have a good idea of the workouts and now its time to stick that meal plan. As accountability, here's my food prepared for lunch. Tomorrow I have to grab a few things -- produce and veggies. Otherwise I'm good, I just want to make sure I'm 100% stocked on healthy options.

I'm doing it right this time ladies, no short cuts. Not skipping the before photos. No excuses!

Day 1 was successful! Stuck to my portions, got my workout in and honestly, Plyo Fix Extreme is an amazing lower body workout... I would love to see the person who doubts at home workouts sweat this one out... Alright 20 more days to go!

So who's with me?! If you want to learn more about this program and want to join me, click HERE.

I cant wait to hear from you! To our year round bikini bodies... #YesWeWill

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Spicy Chinese Shrimp Stir Fry

So.. I'm not sure if this is Chinese inspired or what but... whatever it is, its delicious. I usually just use teriyaki sauce and that's it (is that lazy or efficient?) but I wanted to try a little something from scratch. So alas... this is what I was inspired to try by a mashup of a few recipes I've seen. I didn't want to do as many steps or have as many ingredients. So it kind of snowballed into its own. And YUM.

What You Need:

• large eggplant 
• Rice wine vinegar 
• garlic
• 1 TBSP of sirarcha 
• crushed red pepper
• sesame seeds
• scallions
• sesame oil
• coconut oil
• 1/2 onion diced
• Himalayan salt
• zucchini - I used Mexican 
• yellow potatoes
• red and green bell peppers
• Protein: Use whatever you like, but I used shrimp! 
• Brown Rice 

Directions:

1. Dice up all the veggies. I cut the potato into small pieces and then boil for a few minutes alone. 
2. Prepare the rice (that shizzz takes forever)
3. Dethaw shrimp if need be and set aside. 
4. In a large pan, on low heat add 3tbsp of sesame oil and 1 tbsp of coconut oil. Add 1-2 tsp of crushed red pepper, and diced onion. Add the veggies and potatoes, sauté 
5. In a smaller pan, add 2tbsp of sesame oil and 1tbsp of coconut oil. Add 1 tsp of crushed red pepper and 1 tsp of garlic. Add 1tbsp of sirarcha and add the shrimp
6. Add the scallions and sesame seeds last then combine the shrimp with the veggies. 

VOILA! 

I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! <3 Ciao! 

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Healthy Fruit Tostada - Dessert is Served

WOAH I have NEVER uploaded an IG video onto my blog. For a less robotic version visit my IG account @fromflabtofabfitness 

Alright, are you ready to have an easy GO TO dessert that won't break the scale and avoids the guilt trip down memory dessert overboard lane? 

Oh, goody me too. Ya know me... always trying to satisfy that sweet tooth (besides Shakeology of course) 

I’m not exactly sure what you call this besides, AMAZING.. and so easy.

I love coming up with creations like this, especially when I’m down and out on dessert ideas and ingredients. 

What You Need:

• Whole wheat tortilla
• sliced bananas and strawberries
• chocolate chips (we also tried peanut butter chips and just regular peanut butter)
• honey or agave
• ground cinnamon
• unrefined virgin coconut oil
• unsweetened coconut 
• packet of stevia 

Directions:

1. Heat the pan with unrefined virgin coconut oil and flip tortilla so both sides are coated. 
2. Sprinkle cinnamon and stevia on each side and fry until crispy
3. Remove from pan and place onto a plate, sprinkle on unsweetened shredded coconut, add chocolate chips, bananas, strawberries, whatever you like. 
4. Drizzle honey or agave on top
5. Roll up or eat flat! It’s so easy and good you will want two 

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