Insanity Max30, more than a home workout

I can't believe it's taken me this long to talk about one of the most important parts of Insanity Max30!!

Who has gone to the local store and bought one of those workout DVDs from the fitness aisle with full intentions of killing it and losing all of our weight? I know I have many times.  The problem with most of the DVDs in that aisle is they are missing a VERY important component that is needed for weight loss.  Nutrition.

Insanity Max30 (and every BeachBody program) comes with a meal plan.  The Max30 meal plan is based on my favorite meal plan that BB has. Who recognizes these containers?  These little containers make portion control and knowing what food to eat fool proof!  No scales, no calorie counting, no restrictions.  You can have wine, you can have chocolate, you can have bread (GASP).  It's all about moderation.

Container breakdown is as follows:
Purple-Fruits
Green-Veggies
Red-Protien
Yellow-Starchy carbs
Blue-Healthy fats
Orange-Dressings/oils
Tsp-nut butters, oils

There's a list of what foods go in each container and how many containers you get each day.  You pick what foods from the list you eat.  EASY!

The best part is it teaches you how to eat long term.  I have been using these containers off and on for the past 6 months.  Even when I am not following the eating plan exactly, I still think of what I am eating in terms of containers. When I am packing my food for the day I think "3 greens. That's a purple. Oh I already have a blue."  It is second nature now.  I credit this eating plan with helping me maintain and continue to lose.

Are you ready you ready to Maxout?  You don't even have to maxout to join my next online weight loss group!  There are so many options to choose from.  Let's work together to find the one that is right for you!  Click here to apply!

Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats

This recipe is being used in one of my current meal plan groups.  I had never tried overnight oats and assumed it would taste like paste since that is typically what all the oatmeal I try and make myself tastes like.  I was wrong!!! This oatmeal is SO tasty.  It makes a great quick breakfast and even a good snack.  Enjoy :)

Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats
4 servings

INGREDIENTS:
1 large ripe banana, mashed (about ½ cup)
¼ cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup almond milk
1 TBS chia seeds
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 tsp honey

PREPARATION:
Mix all ingredients, seal in an airtight container or mason jar, and put in the fridge overnight. Serve cold or hot, whichever you prefer!

I am excited to play with adding other ingredients to the oats to change up the flavor.

Not gonna lie...

I'm all about being honest with you all.  I love exercise I really do and usually no matter how I feel before I start I am able to push hard once I get going.  Today's workout from Insanity Max30, Friday Fight: Round 1, was TOUGH!  Shaun T says it's a fight between your mind and your body.  This morning that was very true.  My body was still tired from my Tabata Strength workout I did yesterday. My arms were sore, which is a good thing but it made all the moves today that much harder.And I'm sure my wine drinking 2 nights ago paired with not eating enough yesterday did not help.

I maxed out earlier than I did last Friday by 15 seconds and I modified a lot more than I have ever have.  It was NOT pretty but I got it done.  There were so many times I thought about just stopping and calling it a day, but I didn't.  I kept pushing myself as hard as I could.

My point for writing this post is to let you know that not every day is going to be awesome.  There are going to be days where you are dragging and the workout just doesn't go as well as you hoped it would.  This happens to all of us!  Whether you are in tip top physical shape or just starting to exercise. That doesn't mean you should stop and give up!  You keep going!  Be proud that did it anyway and didn't give up!

I get 2 days off now and I will for sure be taking my rest day tomorrow because I can tell my body needs it. I'll see how I feel on Sunday and maybe do some PiYo.  But I will for sure be back at it on Monday!

Are you ready to max out?  Apply to be in my next online group here!

 

Too funny not to share!  Mine have shrunk but that' OK I had too much to begin with!

HIIT WORKOUT: Week 1

For January I will posting some HIIT workouts to get you all all moving!  Here is Week 1 workout!  join the event here.