STATurday: My Journey with PiYo and Shakeology

When my PiYo program arrived in the mail 2 weeks ago, I was genuinely excited to open it.  I had been reading about this program ever since they made the announcement a few months ago. Superstar trainer Chalene Johnson created this program to help people get an ultra-lean and an intensely defined physique - without bulking up or straining your joints.  This to me was a HUGE selling point.  

Another big selling point for me was the fact that this program only uses your own body weight - there is no P90X type weight training.  By using your body weight you'll carve every muscle in your body and keep it nice and lean.  It's incredibly low impact, yet high intensity.  For instance, the PiYo Sweat session REALLY DOES make you sweat.  I couldn't believe how much sweat was dripping down my face!  This all happening with no weights and no jumping (say what?!).  Ultimately, I love the fact that it fuses Pilates and Yoga together for an optimum workout with hardcore results.  

So, I ordered the Deluxe Package Kit as I wanted to get the strengthening discs and a new yoga mat (you can never have enough of those laying around the house).  The basic kit comes with the program DVDs, calendar and meal planner.  

Between summer cookouts, vacation, my birthday, etc - I gained some weight (and body fat) back.  One of the main things that I love about being a Beachbody Coach though is that is encourages me to get back on track when I fall off the wagon.  After all, I am only human, right?  No one is perfect and that is what I tell my clients all the time.  You can't expect to be perfect, but you can try to do little things each day that will help get you closer to that goal.  The support that I get from my own coach family and friends is amazing.  This PiYo program, I already can tell will bring me back down to a nice comfortable weight and tone me up!  See for yourself below - it starts working right away and I already fit into my jeans a bit easier than last week.  All great signs! 

Day 1 STATS (Monday, July 14, 2014):
Weight:           156 lbs

Waist:              33 in.

Hips:                38 in.

Chest:              38.2 in.

R. Arm:           11.8 in.

L. Arm:           11.8 in.

R. Thigh:         22 in.

L. Thigh:         22 in.

Body Fat %:    32%

DAY 6 STATS (Saturday, July 19, 2014):

Weight:           152.6 lbs

Waist:              32 in.

Hips:                36.9 in.

Chest:              36.5 in.

R. Arm:           11.5 in.

L. Arm:           11.5 in.

R. Thigh:         21.3 in.

L. Thigh:         21.3 in.

Body Fat %:    30%

Here is my meal plan for this first week on PiYo - it is all clean eating and created from the booklet that the program comes with; these are most of my favorite healthy foods!  :)  This was incredibly easy to do for this first week and I found myself NEVER hungry.  

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