kick it to the Carb!

I had my two week check in today and I am still rocking this challenge! I also noticed something this week.  Though I am pretty good with being consistent I usually have at least one unplanned snack or meal when I am trying to win a competition or hit a goal. It is one the reasons why I can get close to my goal but never quite there UNTIL NOW! This week I had several changes to eat kitchen mess ups, homemade cookies and birthday cake and each time it was an easy no! I think this is for two reasons. 1. I really want to win that trip to Cabo so anytime I was tempted I would just tell myself I could indulge now or I could stay consistent for 28 days and win a kick ass vacation. My reason why for doing this challenge is helping me say no but it's two fold. 2. I have accountability. I am sharing my goal like crazy with my friends, co-workers, family, social media followers and even random strangers. If I don't go all in I won't win. I mean how cool will it...

I am officially seven days into my 28 day challenge. I miss understood directions on day one and thought my post workout meal counted as breakfast since I workout in the mornings and spent most of the day so hungry I thought I was going to throw up. Day two was so much easier though because I got more food, so even though I am still adjusting to not snacking the hunger is way more tolerable than it was on day one. Silver lining! I also accidently went to hard with the workout on Monday. I haven't been lifting heavy these past few months and instead doing a lot of HIIT and silly me thought I could just jump back in and my old high weights. So after several days of not being able to move my neck due to pain from my shoulders up to my head I am ready to get back into the gym and go all in this week!! I am super excited about my week one progress and can't wait to see how far I can do this challenge. I am in it to win the grand prize of a trip to CABO!!!

Monday I shared my before pictures for my competition. The grand prize is a trip to Cabo and I am all in for that vacation! Almost eight years ago I started a journey simply to be able to fit in my clothes again. Little did I know that simple journey would change the entire trajectory of my life. My original goal was to be able to wear all my clothes again but after smashing that goal I started to focus on building muscle and getting fit.  I set my next goal to be 19% body fat. Sometimes I get close but I always fall back on old habits and derail my progress. This year I said no more! So I have been focused (minus that New Orleans trip) and I am currently at 23.7% and I am committed to following the 28 Day program with 100% accuracy BUT I also know myself and I know my usual trip ups and so I did what any former crisis communication major would do and brainstormed all of my potential downfalls and what I will do when faced with them. I won't go over all of them because they ...

Today  kicks off the 28 Day Metabolic Switch and I am so excited to get started but also super excited for these pictures. I have had a hard time getting back into routine these past weeks as some things transitioned for me and when Zack (my boyfriend) handed my phone back after helping me take these I was floored at the progress I had made since my horrible weigh out from the Body Transformation Challenge. I have never had a before picture that I was excited about (They are called befo r e pictures for a reason right?) but now I am even more excited for this challenge and the next Body Transformation Challenge, because if I love my current results I can imagine what comes next! I will posting a more detailed account of my journey on Instagram so if you want a detailed account find me on the gram! @stevie_the_girl