Week one of Faster Way to Fat Loss is in the books! There are so many things I want to share. So let’s get to it!

1. I didn’t cheat–not once! Even through the Super Bowl, a day date, and a birthday party, I didn’t cheat. I love how you get one treat on Saturdays, as long as you don’t go over on that day’s macros.
2. Intermittent fasting isn’t nearly as hard as I thought it would be. My window to eat is 11am-7pm. Do I get a little hungry by 9am? Yes. But it’s totally doable to wait until 11.
3. I am exercising again! After over a year and a half of not exercising regularly, it was humbling to jump back in the seat on this one. But the workouts weren’t intimidating at all if you go the beginner route. And by the end of the week, I was so happy that I had made exercise a priority each day.
4. I understand foods a little better. I honestly had no idea what foods were high in good carbs or foods that were low in carbs but high in fats, etc. But after a week of tracking my food and checking out the macros, I’m more educated about how my food choices help my body.
5. Planning is important! After a week of logging foods, I find it so important to build your day before you begin. At first, I was logging my food as I ate and then at the end of the day, I hadn’t eaten all of my carbs and it was time to enter my fasting period.
6. I can drink coffee with just Nutpods. Am I missing my creamer? Well, yeah. But it’s still a win that I have given it up.
7. I’m learning moderation…finally. Y’all, I’m either an all or nothing kinda gal. I’m either going to eat ALL of the ice cream or I just can’t have any. But this program works really well for my rule-minded self. I really have been able to enjoy a treat once a week without falling back into bad habits. The accountability part with my group really helps with this aspect, but I’m hoping it’ll continue even after our six weeks together is up.
8. Speaking of accountability, it’s the game changer for this program. Knowing that I have a group of people to report to at the end of the day has forced to me do workouts when I didn’t want to and stick to my food goals.
9. I am celebrating non-scale victories. I stepped on a scale to get a beginning weight and then made the decision not to weigh myself during this six week program. Because I DO.NOT want this to be about weight. Do I want to lose weight? Absolutely. But when I make these things about a number, I tend to get discouraged if I don’t see myself hitting a certain number. Plus, if I do hit that certain number, I tend to “treat” myself and never get back on track. So far, my face looks thinner, my eyes are brighter, and I can see my clavicle emerging once again.
10. I’m enjoying some really delicious foods! It’s amazing how tasty strawberries become when you aren’t eating processed treats. I made slow cooker shredded buffalo chicken over sweet potatoes tonight and it was amazing!

My coach, Becca’s, next class begins THIS Monday, Feb 11th! The first week is a prep week that helps ease you into the program. If you made health goals for 2019 and are struggling to stay on track, I highly recommend this program. You can sign up HERE!!

From my porch to yours,

Sharlie