As part of doing this program I am part of an exclusive Beachbody Coach test group. More on that soon. But what that really boils down to is that I am dedicated to following every aspect of this program just as it is recommended by Autumn and Beachbody.
The program also has a timed nutrition aspect to it. I’ll share my meals every day. In a later post I’ll get more into detail about how the timed nutrition works. But here are the basics: there are a handful of food types, each type is color coded, and you get to eat certain colors with each meal. More details on that to come, but I’ll still post my foods, even before I get in depth into the details about the color coded system.
Here are my before pictures and before measurements. I expect to have some huge changes between now and 80 days from now. More on my aspirations to come soon.
What did Day one have in store for me?
I had built it up in my head to be so difficult that I expected it to be a monster. I even had dreams about it the night before, including a dream that my partner got up and did the workout without me, and I slept so late I couldn’t workout. Madness!!
The good news is, when I build things up that big they tend to be easier than I expect, even if they’re really difficult. (Except the California Bar Exam, that was at least as difficult as I had built it up to be). So the first workout was super difficult, there were moves where I fell over. There were times I wasn’t sure that I could keep going, but I did it! And in the end it was easier than I had expected. I can’t wait to see what Day 2 has in store.
I also convinced my fiance to join me for the workout, that’s him in the blue.
So for the first meal of the day I got a carb, a protein, a spoon of oil, and vegetables. I got to have toast with coconut oil, and salad with lentils.
After the workout I got protein and fruit. I had Shakeology, with half a banana and 8 ounces of homemade almond milk.
Then I get a post-workout meal. Veggies, protein and a carb. Here is some steamed vegetables with black beans on quinoa.
I later had an ill planned snack.
I got to have veggies, and a healthy fat.
I grabbed some carrots and a handful of cashews.
Later I for to have veggies, fruit, protein and nuts. Here is veggie “meatballs” made of zuccini and garbanzo beans, plus a marinara sauce (fruit) with nuts and tempeh mixed in. Not my most shining meal, but it was better than it looks.
Later I got veggies, carb and another spoonful of oil. I fried up veggies in coconut oil, and put it on quinoa.
Last but not least, I got my most unpleasant meal… Cauliflower mush with baked tofu. It wasn’t very well thought out, but hey, I’m just starting.
I’ll update tomorrow with more info, all my meals and how Day 2 goes. Can’t wait to show you my after pictures in 80 Days!