EmpowerMoms

I got my deluxe piyo kit in the mail last night!! I posted a youtube video yesterday with the contents.
You can see my blog post here:
http://66.147.244.197/~empowfu5/2014/06/my-deluxe-piyo-kit-from-chalenejohnson-is-here-piyoworkout.html

I’m planning to start PIYO on Monday along with “The Daniel Plan” program which is implementing healthy eating along with daily exercise.

As I was looking thru the food plan last night (which is awesome!) I didn’t really like the food tracker that I downloaded from the beachbody website that I previously shared here on my blog. I wanted more space to write down what I actually ate and for what categories.

I made up a new PIYO food tracker and hopefully you will like it and it will be helpful with your food logging. Theres room to write down food for every meal, what category, how many servings, and how many cups of water per day.

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE FOOD TRACKER HERE:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2pDqGIZYlisb3ZEcW1kY3VFenc/edit?usp=sharing

The Food plan seems very similar to the 21 day fix food plan except you aren’t using colored containers. You eat specific servings per day of the specific food groups and each page tells you what items you can eat and what a serving size is. Super easy to follow and understand!!

For example, because of my weight I will be following plan B which is 1400-1599 calories.
So every day I can have:
5 servings of food from the primary vegetables category,
2 servings of secondary veggies and grains,
2 servings of fresh fruit
5 servings of lean protein
4 servings of healthy fats

For breakfast I typically have:
1 scoop of Greenberry shakeology (or any protein drink)
1 cup frozen berries
1/2 banana
1.5 tsp almond butter
1 cup water
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EQUALS for the PIYO plan:
1 protein
1 fruit
1 fruit
1 healthy fat

For lunch I could have:
unlimited romaine lettuce salad mix
2 hard boiled eggs or 3 oz turkey breast
dressing
1/2 sweet potato
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EQUALS for the PIYO plan:
1 primary veggie
1 protein
1 healthy fat
1 secondary veggie/grain

Printable calendar:

You can download it free here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2pDqGIZYlisLXNDOUV2cW40UEk/edit?usp=sharing

I also found this awesome food tracker on the Team Beachbody website that I also wanted to share:

Food tracker:

You can download it free here: 
http://www.teambeachbody.com/en_US/home/-/dl_get_file/1ead773b-79b0-4eb4-b512-d39ee83bba92

I really enjoyed this book!! It took me a couple chapters to get use to the Amish words the author used, but there was a glossary word listing in the beginning of the book to help with the translations. This story was about Godly forgiveness and Carolyn’s journey to find true love and acceptance in her Amish community and with her family. The story line was very good and kept my interest, although I felt like the last chapter was a little rushed. I loved reading about the Amish people and the author’s descriptions about the Amish homes and how they acted and spoke were very authentic.  

About the book: 

About the author: 

I’ve been participating in the #nataliejillfitness challenge during the month of June and decided to use the 20% off coupon code to purchase her digital 7 day jumpstart program. I didn’t find alot of reviews online, so hopefully my review will help others. 

This program is designed for women and is a nutrition/lifestyle guide only (not a workout plan). This was exactly what I wanted and needed!! 

I read thru the entire booklet (36 pages) and then printed off the grocery list, list of approved foods and 7 day menu plan. All the foods on the list are normal every day “clean” foods and I was still able to stay dairy and gluten free while following her plan. 

I did the plan 2 weeks ago and felt great the entire time I did it! No cravings for dairy or sugar which was big for me, plus I felt FULL and most times never had my 6th meal of the day. I’m disappointed in myself that on day 6 and day 7 I didn’t follow the plan 100% because of fathers day weekend and eating other foods not on the approved list. 🙁 

So I will still share with you what I ate every day and my weight loss (WHOOHO!!) but understand that I’m not perfect and I didn’t do the program 100%. I also did exercise along with this nutrition program. Results will obviously vary depending on your exercise and how well you follow the nutrition plan. 

I started round 2 yesterday and I’m determined to do a full 7 days according to the program so check back with me next week for round 2 results.  

If you want to purchase your own digital copy of this program you can find it here:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

MY RESULTS: 

3.6 pounds lost in 7 days! I’m thrilled!! 

I can’t wait to see my results after round 2-hoping for the same or better weight loss! My cravings are gone, my pants fit better, and my energy level is alot better!!  

Have you been doing the #nataliejillchallenge this month? 

Have you done any of her virtual programs, like this 7 day jumpstart, before?