Results: Day 370

Hello!  Thank you for visiting my blog!  My name is Jeanette Paradis and I am writing this entry as an update on my progress over this past year.  Today is my own "Day 370" since I began to change my life.  The photo on the left was taken in September of 2012, as my daughter needed a family photo to share with her kindergarten class.  But I was the same size and wearing those same clothes when I began with my "Day One" on September 16, 2013.  The changes that I made that day include eating clean, daily workouts and daily Shakeology.  I had wanted to create a blog entry on Day 365 or 366... but this week has been BUSY!  I did put together a "video journal" to capture my perspective on the day of my 1 Year Anniversary.  That was a full day for me and the kids and I was "hiding out" in our lower level bathroom to quickly record that one!  Rather than me repeating everything here via blog entry, check out Day 366 with 54 Pounds Gone - How???

 

My husband has been great about everything, including helping me to track my photos and measurements.  We do this whenever I am about to begin a new program and sometimes at the half-way mark of a program.  * Don't mind my photo-shopped shorts in my Day 1 photo above!  I didn't have any shorts that fit at that point and so these were "added" as an overlay to that photo.  My journey began 1 year ago with ChaLEAN Extreme which I did for 5 months before moving on to 4 months of the 21 Day Fix.  Next was 3 months of PiYo with a "Doubles Week of the Fix" when I jumped in with a challenge group to do that a couple of weeks ago.  I have to admit that I was a bit reluctant to record my stats and photos yesterday...  The last time that we had checked my measurements was about two months ago, as I reached my 30 Day mark with PiYo.  Since then I have lost just another two inches total and additional pound or two and I know that this is due to my less-than-stellar nutrition and life habits this past month!  I have not been 100% where I would like to be with my nutrition!  I have been a bit "soft" on myself in this area over the past month and in turn I have literally become "softer" than I was 30 days ago.  Not a good feeling.  Good thing that I have a plan to implement on Monday!  This past month of my life has been overflowing with stuff and has been stressful too much of the time.  As a result, there were different days where I would reach for some of the kids' "bunny crackers" as part of my coping mechanism.  Once in a while, I would be down a serving of protein within a day and would reach for a couple of extra handfuls of a "healthy fat" (such as nuts and seeds) instead of my protein.  This is NOT optimum for me!  Now, in the past I would have been all about some ice cream and cookies as my "comfort foods".  That just is not the case these days.  I make pretty good choices much of the time.  We do not keep "danger" foods here in the house.  It is as simple as that if you are looking to give yourself a boost in making right choices!  But we are going to have days where we do not do as well as we would like.  The key is to NOT GIVE UP!  This is a lifelong kind of thing... not some quick fix where you throw in the towel after a couple of not so great days! 
   

Oh, and yesterday was an odd hair day.  I like my curly hair the majority of the time.  But some days it is just doing weird things! (See photo above)  This was another reason that I was a bit reluctant to get some new photos done yesterday while we were also getting my updated measurements!  But it had to be done!  I look back on my beginning with ChaLEAN Extreme and I think of how strong and capable I became during those first five months.  Next was the 21 Day Fix (see 21 Day Fix Review and Results) and this was life-altering for nutrition!  Plus I really enjoyed the variety of workouts included in that program.  PiYo (see this entry) was my most recent and my body has felt the best it has ever felt in my entire life!  I have experienced some nice sculpting and toning during PiYo.  Plus I have become so much more flexible and my balance has become better than ever.  For someone who previously fell under the "klutzy/uncoordinated" category, this is huge!  The main thing is that there are a variety of workouts out there.  Find one that you enjoy and then JUST DO IT!  

   

So, what is next??  On Monday I will be getting back to Day 1 with ChaLEAN Extreme!  I am so excited to enter back into this 90 Day program being an entire year stronger and more fit!  I became a Team Beachbody coach back in March of 2014.  I so enjoy helping others to make their own healthy changes!  I am joining in with my challengers for our 60 Day Fall Challenge group.  We will have our "Day One" there on Monday the 22nd.  YOU are invited!  We will have a variety of workout programs represented in this group, including the 21 Day Fix, PiYo, ChaLEAN Extreme, T-25, Brazil Butt Lift and Slim in 6.  The group will focus on clean eating, encouraging one another and how to make all of this work in real life.  Being in a challenge group can be the boost that you need to really make this happen.  I would love to be your coach!  I oftentimes think of how things would be so different today if I had not taken the leap to make my first steps forward.  If you are interested in improving your health through better fitness and nutrition, please think of me!  I also meet many of my new customers through referrals.  Let's talk soon!