Insanity 60- Day Total Body Conditioning Program + Food Plan Week 1

When's a better time to start working on your fitness than during the holidays?  Typically, people use this time of year to pig out and over indulge on foods and sweets.  I plan to bring in the new year toning and sculpting my body with matching healthier eating habits.  I choose INSANITY® 60-Day Total Body Conditioning Program  to reach my goals.  My sister Caress has successfully done this program and with consistency and determination she has lost 68lbs and looks amazing!


 I will be recording weekly updates and VLOGs on my youtube channel (subscribe here).  Also I will be blogging my meals and sharing my progress on social media with hashtag #BetterMe30.  So let's get started with a food plan and workout schedule.

 Week 1

Monday: Fit Test

Tuesday: Plyometric Cardio Circuit

Wednesday: Cardio Power & Resistance

Thursday: Cardio Recovery

Friday: Pure Cardio

Saturday: Plyometric Cardio Circuit

Sunday: REST! I'm so looking forward to this day already lol

To get everything you need to be successful for the #BetterMe30 journey is available at your local health store of you can shop it conveniently here.

Proteins 60-90 grams daily:

-fresh salmon

-canned tuna

-baked chicken wings

-eggs

Snacks:

-almonds

-sugar-free popsicles

-greek yogurt

-watermelon

-grapefruit

Vegetables: 

-cucumber

-kale

-spinach

-tomato

Must Have drinks:

-ballerina tea (available here)

-almond milk

-homemade protein shakes (shakes I buy here )

-coconut water

-cucumber + lemon water 64oz. daily

1,200 calories daily, 60 grams of fat or less daily, no bread, pasta, refined sugar

*tips: TAKE PLENTY OF PICTURES!  Pictures will show your progress as well as keep you motivated.  The mirror is not always your friend so pictures will help, also try not to weigh yourself more than once per week.  Your weight fluctuates many times during the day and week so its ideal to check your weight the same time of day weekly.  Lastly, TAKE MEASUREMENTS because again, the mirror and scale can sometimes not tell the whole picture during your weightless journey.

Below are all of my social media handles where my journey for the next 60 days will be shared:

Snapchat | Instagram | Fitness Pal: CrissyTheDoll

Plus Size Girl's Guide To Fitness

It is a new year which for many means a fresh new start to healthy habits and nutritious meals.  Fitness resolutions are made by thousands to shed the extra holiday weight  or to start a new workout regimen into their lives.  Motivation is key when staying focused to lose weight and the following items keep me excited to work out.  My favorites include my Polar watch so I can see my calories burned from free lance workouts.  My Fitbit tracks my sleep performance and my juicer was inexpensive but gets the job done so I can get the benefits of vegetables and fruits without eating them. This is a Plus Size girl's guide to stay motivated to reach her fitness goal and look good while doing it!

polar fitness watch | jumprope | water that holds fruit bottle | pedometer and sleep tracker 

sports bra | jacket | leggings | workout pants | sports bra | sneakers | juicer

Get It Right, Get It Tight: Snacks To The Rescue

80% of weightloss success is from the food you eat... 20% from working out.  

That is the fact that shocked me to the core.  For years I've been focused on going to the gym, or jumping around my living room to work out with videos,  and even invested in personal trainers to lose weight.  During this time I had no clue that eating once or twice a day, skipping breakfast, or not getting enough water was doing more damage to my weightloss goals than the exercising did to help.

By visiting a nutritionist and also by doing research online I've learned it is imperative to increase your metabolism by eating more food. Crazy I know!  Eating more helps you lose weight..who would of thought it??  Getting healthy is a big part of my vision for 2014 so I've decided to share a few tips here and there with you Dolls because we need to be fabulous and fit!  This series: Get It Right, Get It Tight will be 5 segments of videos and posts talking about what I'm doing to get fit.

By eating small meals every couple of hours during my day I am able to speed up my metabolism and stay fueled throughout my day.    It's a good idea to preplan your meals so you can grab pack your food on the go.  By pre-packing food, its less likely you will make poor food choices during the day.  Try ziplock bags or visit your local dollar store for inexpensive tupperware. To help me remember to eat I've set alarms on my iPhone.  I do not starve myself and I find it less likely to pig out on a meal because I am no longer famished by end of the day.

My favorite snacks of the moment:

1. Apples and Peanut Butter

2. White chicken salad and crackers

3. Avocado, turkey slices, and cheese roll ups

4. Fage cherry greek yogurt

5. GNC Lean Shake Chocolate

*all photos are from Pintrest