Fall Fitness Challenge update weeks 1 and 2

I want to update you on how the first two weeks of the fall fitness challenge I’m doing are going! Here’s some Fabulously Fit Friday for ya!  

Hey all!

So you know I’ve been doing the Frisky Fall challenge through Tone It Up, and I wanted to give you a little update on how the first two weeks went!

Well, the challenge definitely started out full speed. Because everyone has a set goal of accomplishing 100 miles by Halloween, I clocked in just shy of 20 miles for week one and I’m betting on a similar distance for week 2. When am I completing these miles? At the crack of dawn while watching the sunrise. No joke. That’s not all, of course! There are toning workouts to complete every day. And, I tried Cardio Barre for the first time…AHmazing! I love that the challenge incorporates personal challenges too, like trying new activities, meditating, cooking new recipes, and making new friends! 

I feel amazing. I haven’t felt this good in a long time. I’m exhausted but happy. I feel so accomplished and like I’m a completely new woman, and this is only week 2! 

I decided to take the plunge and follow their nutrition plan. I have my twisted logic, but it basically comes down to being fully committed to everything I do, and not wanting my own actions, or lack thereof, to be to blame in the end for subpar results. I’m not expecting to walk away from this in 8 weeks with a 6 pack, because that’s just not genetically possible for me, but I know that even if I don’t have a noticeable difference in 8 weeks, I did every single thing I could to get it.

Note though! There is no self-torture in ANY of this. I’m actually eating MORE than I’ve eaten in SO long. Crazy. I am seriously overloaded.

I have to give an amazingly special thank you shout out to some TASTY companies that sent me goodies to get me through the Frisky Fall challenge! {photos from my Instagram}

1. Vega! My favorite vegan protein company sent me a stash to keep me rolling out my green protein pancakes every morning if I so choose…which, I do…If you follow my alter-Instagram, you’ll see an overload of breakfasty goodness. My jam.

2. Quest! Quest Nutrition Bars are the only protein bar I eat. I seriously stand by them 100% and have been reviewing their products since before they were sold in stores! That’s a true abiding love. My late-night snack or my snack before dinner (aka M4) is almost always a Quest bar. Without them, I think that I would feel some sort of dessert-deprivation. In the challenge, you’re encouraged to indulge once or twice a week, but I definitely haven’t felt that “I’m going to die if I don’t have chocolate RIGHT NOW” feeling yet because of my lovely Quest Bars. Nuked till gooey then schmeared with nut butter and I’m done. Drop the mic.

3. Sizzlefish! I am SO lucky that I have a huge supply of perfectly-portioned high quality fish in my freezer right now. Everything from salmon to scallops and trout…my possibilities for protein-packed meals are endless. I’m so excited. There’s only so much ground beef and shrimp I can make (because I’m still in an “I want to gag” zone with chicken breasts if I cook them myself…I’ll explain another time…) before I decide to go back on an all-yogurt diet (yes, I have). So, to have a huge variety of seriously delish fish in my freezer, there are no words. And I need it all because I am eating more protein every single day, and the thought of it overwhelms me, so thank sheesh its all there and available to me. 

 

Ok! Hope you’re still routing for me! Love y’all! 

 

Disclosure: this is NOT a sponsored post. I received products from Vega, Quest, and Sizzlefish as a fan of theirs and supporter of their company, and all opinions on this page and on my social media are my own. They chose to fuel me and I took them up on it, because friends are fabulous and I love that my friends come bearing food.