21 Day Fix Day 1 :)

Whoa!! Day 1 was GREAT!!! I woke up ready. I finally got my box with all my containers, dvds, and book.....I was like a kid on Christmas!! I ripped it open and checked it all out! Super excited that I finally have the fancy Shakeology cup! :)



Yummy Chocolate Shakeology!



The GOODIES!!

 

 Once I read through the book and opened up the containers, my girlfriend, Elizabeth came by and we got ready to get Total Body Cardio Fix done. Elizabeth is going to do the Fix with me! So excited to have her along with me. :) We definitely had so many reasons this morning not to get it done...the videos didn't get here until this morning, my 3 kids were running around like crazy (I was able to get one to workout with us), her 4 month old didn't want to lay on the mat, and my AC decided it wanted to re-set itself to 85 degrees!! What!? But we still pushed play and got it done.

We didn't have weights but it was still a crazy workout! I definitely feel I need to go get my weights out of the garage. They're only 5lbs, it'll make it a much better workout but with that being said I still sweat and my legs were burning! I'm pumped to see what tomorrow's workout will be!

The other and I think most important part of this program is the food. I'm having fun with this part. I know that this is where I need the most work so I am really concentrating on it. Today, from my meal plan was my normal breakfast; scrambled eggs with spinach. What I realized is that my portions are way off! Even though I am eating healthy options, I am still over-eating. I made 2 egg whites, 1 egg, (1 red container) and 1 green (1 cup) of spinach (picture is below). That breakfast keeps me pretty full for a while. My first snack was an apple cut up to fit into 1 purple (1 cup). While eating my snack I started to prepare my other snack for the week. I made a cucumber, tomato, and onion salad. Super easy!! I just cut up 1 large tomato, a cucumber and about 1/4 of a red onion and mixed them together. It'll be enough for my afternoon snack all week! (picture is below) After that I got the kids ready to head to the pool and meet my aunt and family friends.



Scrambles Eggs with Spinach



Cucumber, Tomato Salad

On our way to the pool I drank my lunch. Shakeology is seriously a lifesaver!! It's super easy. It's super yummy. It keeps me full and curbs my cravings. And it holds all the SUPERFOODS you'd ever need in one desert-like shake!! You can get it here if you want to try it out!

We had a blast at the pool swimming around and of course swimming makes everyone hungry. I had packed the kids apples and pretzels for snacks and in my super awesome containers I packed my cucumber, tomato salad in the green container and 1/2 filled the orange (1T) with the 21 Day Fix balsamic vinaigrette. Having that snack by the pool was perfect!! Super light and yummy.

 

 





After a great day at the pool, we came home and got ready for dinner. I was really excited about this dinner. I found this dinner on lots of different places and couldn't wait to try it out myself! I love Chinese food but of course it's not that great for you and this version was so yummy and it was a ton of food! So much that I had to check my measurements twice. This Fix version will definitely curb that Chinese craving and fill you up! Here's the recipe for it:

* 2 Red containers (2 cups) of baked chicken breasts cut in cubes
* 2 eggs (Red)
* 2 Yellow containers of cooked brown rice
* 2 Green containers of mixed veggies ( I used carrots, green beans, corn, peas) ++edit I just was told that corn and peas are a yellow....so it most likely added up to 0.5 yellow...you can chose a mixed frozen bag with broccoli and carrots which would work great too and just be a green.++
* 1 Orange of Liquid Aminos (you can find it in the grocery store organic isle)

--Scramble the 2 eggs in a large skillet, add the veggies, rice and chicken to the skillet and heat until heated through (shouldn't be that long since everything is already cooked). Once heated through stir in the Liquid Aminos, mix it through all and let the entire meal heat for a few more minutes.

--Ready to serve. Split into 2 and ENJOY!!

-- 1.5 Red, 1.5 Yellow, 1 Green, and 1/2 Orange per serving

Here are some pictures of it!! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!

21 Day Fix Chicken Fried Rice

So, all and all Day 1 was a great day!! I got in all my water, my workout, had a blast at the pool with the kids and had a great food day!! I'm ready for tomorrow and I'm really excited to see where is process takes me. Catch up with you guys tomorrow!! Day 2 here we come!!

Tracey

 

21 Day Fix Prep!

This past weekend I have been enjoying all that 4th of July has to offer. Great times with friends, fun at the pool, patriotic bike parade, BBQ food, drinks and treats, and of course fireworks. Which by the way surrounded us!! It was amazing!! We live in the distance to see the fireworks from Magic Kingdom and those fireworks any night are great but extra special on the 4th of July....and to add to it we had people all around us setting off some pretty AWESOME ones as well!! Here are some pictures from this weekends fun!

Before preparing for this week today, I relaxed with the family. Then the meal planning began!! I would normally plan on Saturdays because that's when we grocery shop but since it was the holiday weekend it was today.

I am starting the 21 Day Fix tomorrow....which I am super excited and a little nervous for. I have to admit I'm a CARDIO JUNKIE!!! I love a good sweat!! And I'm obsessed ;) with Shaun T!! I am a graduate of Focus T25 and Insanity Max 30. I've also done Insanity and I run. So, I love the torture of the cardio workout. Not that 21 Day Fix doesn't have cardio, I just hear it's different but I think different is exactly what I need to get me to my goals!!

So, today I planned out all my meals and snacks, went shopping and I'm all prepared for the week. I'm planning on using the Beachbody 21 Day Fix Tracker App on my phone along with this tracker that a coach on my team made. And once I get ink in my printer again I will have the weekly planner printed out. This week I just wrote it out. The pictures below show my plan. :) As I make the dinners I will post them and the recipes!!

 


I can't wait to get started and so glad you are along for the ride!! Check back tomorrow to see how day 1 went!! :)

Tracey :)

First Blog Post for the Ruel Tribe!!

Hi everyone!! I'm so excited to start this blog!!

For just over a year now I've been on a journey to re-find myself. I was just not in a place with myself or even in my entire life last year that I was proud of even though I had a wonderful supportive husband, 3 beautiful healthy children. I still was not happy with how I felt, looked and was in a super bad mental place. When we as a family decided to move back to Florida where my love story with my husband started, I decided that I would no longer feel that way anymore. And from that point I began my journey to where I am today.

When we moved down to Florida June 2014, the first day here I woke up early and went for a run. I should give you a little background in that I have always been an active person. I'm not great at anything that I do but I do my best and always have enjoyed fitness and competition of sport. So, back to that first run. It felt great!! Better than any other run I had done because it had a feeling of hope to it. A feeling of "this is only the beginning". That morning I saw the sunrise and new my new beginning had started. :)

(1yr anniversary)

 

But with all this running and reading motivational posts and quotes still something was missing. I ended up having some major issues with fainting and my blood pressure that summer. I was just in the end told (after tons of tests) that I was severely vitamin deficient and put on multiple daily vitamins. And around Christmas time I saw an advertisement for Insanity Max 30 and Shakeology. I had been introduced to Beachbody before but when I was I just wasn't mentally ready for it. I did some of the workouts and tried Shakeology but never bought in until now. I asked for Max 30 as a Christmas present and started the whole process on January 3rd!! It was an amazing process. Super hard but with the Shakeology, Shaun T and the Challenge group I was a part of my entire transformation started. Not only did the weight come off but the mental weight and negative attitude that I carried for most of my life went away!! And that's when I realized that I was no longer needing my daily vitamins because Shakeology had all of them and more (and honestly tasted sooooo much better). I was no longer looking at life with a "why me!?" attitude and I had lost over 30 pounds!!!

 

So, with theses results why not jump in and become a coach!! I love helping people and want everyone to see the same results I have seen and to live their best life!! I can't wait to continue this journey and post all my ups and downs throughout it here!! Thanks for following and I can't wait for what's ahead!!

 

Love!!!

 

Tracey