Initial Thoughts on the 21 Day Fix

It's been three days since I started the 21 Day Fix. (That would be Monday, if you can't do math). I didn't make a big ado about it since there's always that fear of failing and not completing what you set out to do, but it's hard not to mention it here or there, especially since it effects my daily life.

Anyway, before I subject myself to posting any before photos or stats, let's wait and see if I can survive and conquer the next 21 days. In the mean time, here are some of the random thoughts and realizations that went through my head these past three days.

{My little workout buddy}

>> Fiction: I thought I didn't eat a lot during the day. Fact: I really do eat during the day, except that instead of meals, I'm a perpetual snacker and grazer. A cracker here, a hunk of cheese here, Sully's unfinished breakfast/snack/lunch here, etc, etc. I'm constantly popping something into my mouth.  

>> Oh my god, I eat a lot carbs! I almost always reach for something carb-y when I'm hungry. It takes a lot of mental power to convince yourself that you do not need a starchy carb to satisfy your hunger. Still working on that.  

>> I'm starving. I want more carbs. 

>> I might be able to run 10k, but I am not in shape AT ALL.  

>> How am I sweating so much?! Even my eyelids and elbows are sweating. 

>> I am so sore. Every inch of my body hurts. Why am I so out of shape? 

>> Why are my neck muscles so sore? Do I not know how to do crunches anymore? 

>> Why does my kid want me to read him a book while I'm holding a plank? He doesn't even like books! 

>> I don't want another container of veggies. I want more carbs! 

>> I'm starving.  

>> Why does coffee with milk taste so much worse than coffee with cream? Why can't I just like black coffee? 

>> THIS is one serving of brown rice? I've easily been eating three times as much food at one meal as I should have been. 

>> Am I going to be sore for the whole 21 days? 

>> I have way more willpower than I ever gave myself credit for. I can do this.*

*Confession: I'm not doing this all on my own. A friend of mine (she who will remain nameless until she's ready to share her story) started this at the same time as me. We figured the moral support would be good, and keep us on track.  When she texts me that she's hangry and starving, it's so comforting to know I'm not alone. Only someone who has gone through this program or is going through this program, can truly appreciate how challenging it is. And I feel like if we can hang in there together, we can get through this. Accountability really does make a difference. 


Have you done the 21 Day Fix, or a similar program before?