Day 3 & 4: 21 Day Challenge

 Day 3 & 4: Make it or 

Break it Challenge

Party over here woot woot!!

As we conclude this beautiful Saturday, be proud & feel fabulous! We've made it past the hardest part, actually starting a major challenge. We are no longer beginners, we are determined! By now you should have encountered some roadblocks or curve balls & you should have moved right on, no questions asked! If you weren't able to move past them, what did you learn from the defeat? Was it worth it? 

I've had a few small victories over the past few days and they just help fuel my drive to push harder! I hope that most of you are subscribers to my newsletter (enter your email address at the top right corner of the homepage). Every morning, I look forward to sending out my motivational reminder. I really hope the information I provide gets you all as excited as it does me! I think school house rock said "knowledge is power" and it's true. The more educated you are about your goals & how to accomplish them, the more success you will see. Keep going!

Need a powerful Pick me up!?

Berry Protien Shake

1c. Frozen Berries

1/2c. Non-fat Greek yogur

3/4c. Unsweetened (Vanilla) Almond milk

1Tbsp. Almond butter

3/4c. Frozen Spinach

Toss it all in your blender. Add a pinch of Splenda for add sweetness. This little power punch has 280cals, 10.1gFat, 30.8gCarbs, 7gFiber, 14.8gSugar, 19.2gProtein. 

I was totally dragging today, and I made this right before I did insanity Day 6. It totally helped me power through it! 

Need ideas for dinner!? 

Get in your car right this second and go to Jimmy John's. Order the Beach Club (unwhich style) with no mayo. I promise it will change your world! 

Low-carb. High protein. 100% awesome.

(Note: the chips & coke weren't mine!)

Please let me know how your challenge is progressing! I am here to help. Don't forget to subscribe and share. 

Good night!

❤Jana

Day 2: 21 Day Challenge

 Day 2:Make it or 

Break it Challenge 

Boom baby! We made it through day 2, y'all! How'd we do?? Did anyone run into roadblocks or curveballs?

Holidays are always the hardest for me, food wise! They are meant to be celebrated with lots of good eats & even better drinks... But part of my challenge is understanding how to enjoy my holidays without throwing my body into a sugar coma. Which I can proudly say I successfully accomplished today! Instead of burgers, chips, dip & beer, I treated my self to BBQ grilled shrimp on a HUGE crisp salad! I still got that smoky BBQ flavor we all crave on the forth, but I modified it with my goal in mind! My biggest Challenge today was refusing the D-word (DESSERT) at Sebastian's uncles house! Strawberry short cake, another one of my faves! I quickly dodged the offer and headed straight for the juicy fruit bowl! I sucked down a whole cup of sweet pineapple and enjoyed the satisfaction of saying no to junk and keeping my goal at the front of my mind! 

We were so busy all day, running around town seeing all of the family, I really had no time to graze at each gathering! This worked out well because I ended my day with almost 200cals to spare! And since I got my workout in early this morning, the only thing I have to do tonight is relax & blog! Loving life. 

I hope your day was as successful as mine. Please share & subscribe to my email list (enter email @ top right coner). I will attach special downloads for new subscribers to assist you in your 21 Day Challenge!

Thank you for reading.

Good night.

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❤Jana

Day 1: Make it or Break it Challenge

 Day 1: Make it or Break it Challenge

How'd today go? Do you feel motivated, powerful, & inspired? Day one can be the hardest and the easiest. You've made your first step towards a major accomplishment so you are usually very pumped and ready to conquer all on the first day! You'll find that there are very few road blocks on day one because you may have been avoiding them. This is great, but it's not real life. 

To stick to my goal, I have been avoiding eating out and even looking at sweet treats, so that I am not even tempted to cheat myself. Well, that was all fine until my boss brought the office cupcakes, my absolute fave! Thank goodness I was pumped about our new program and it being ONLY day one I was able to talk myself out of those sweet little gut busters! If you don't feel that motivation on day one it's going to be a serious challenge to get through the other 20 days. I hope and want all of you to be in this 100%. Breaking or making a habit is not easy, if it was then there would be no point to our challenge!

We all must anticipate roadblocks, We must anticipate negitive people, and We must anticipate a slip in our will power. Expecting the unexpected will give you the best fighting chance to over come all obstacles and to stay true to you goals! 

What road blocks did you run into today? 

I hope you have all had a great Day 1. And If not, make it happen tomorrow! We got this!

If you haven't already, subscribe to my blog via email and I will be sending out motivational emails! I promise to do my best to inspire you all to strive for your best self! I hope you enjoy this fun challenge! 

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  Good luck, see you tomorrow!

(Below is a live journal I will keep of my personal progress. It takes two minutes

 to write and is just a brief recap of my day to help remind me what I am trying to accomplish.) 

Jana's Day 1 Journal:

Goal: Track my daily caloric intake. Keep my daily calories under 1200. Engage in some sort of physical activity.

Accomplished: I completely tracked my daily calories via My Fit Pal, and successfully stayed under 1200 calories. I ended the day with 1995cal. I also finished day 2 of insanity, burning almost 600 calories. 

Challenges to overcome: keep talking myself through temptations. Today, it helped to stop and think before I made any decisions that I would regret. 

Starting weight: 167lbs.