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I'm Nicole, I am a full time student trying to get back on track with my fitness and I am hoping to help others do the same.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Day 60 Progress Photos! This pie is 2/3 eaten!



Some of my friends have been telling me that progress photos, rather than just before and after photos, are much more motivating to them. So, here I am posting my Day 60 photos.


I really enjoy taking these progress photos, because between day 45 and day 60 it would be difficult for me to tell by myself if I had any progress. Since I have these photos I am able to tell I have made some progress! I mainly notice the difference in my waist and thighs. It’s not a huge change, but remember from day 45 to 60 it is only two weeks and a day! So seeing any progress in that amount of time is amazing in my book!

Successes:

Crane pose! I can finally do the crane pose from Yoga X for more than five seconds! This is a huge improvement for me, because when I first saw that pose I was like “umm yeah no way.”

 For those of you not familiar with crane pose here is a picture of Tony Horton showing how it is done!

Weight loss!: I honestly didn’t think this would be very possible for me, because I have been on that “last five pounds” forever. I wasn’t too concerned about what the scale said, because I know muscle weighs more than fat so I have been more motivated by my progress photos than anything. But still it has been pretty awesome to take a couple of pounds away from those “last five”. The weight loss finally started to happen after I started drinking Shakeology so I really think that helped. Of course the exercise helped too, but I have really been snacking much less now, because Shakeology is giving me the nutrients my body needs. So, I don’t crave filler food as much anymore.

How I plan to improve:
Bring on the intensity: around day 50 I realized that my body was getting used to certain exercises. Since then I have been trying to increase the intensity of those exercises, by jumping further, lifting more…. Also, I finally got a yoga mat and a pull up bar which has really helped me increase the intensity of these workouts.

My diet: I know, I know… I will probably say this forever. Since I have started this my diet has improved by drinking Shakeology once a day but I know I am still eating a bunch of processed foods that aren’t good for me. I have just been struggling with my diet because I have been getting results that I am happy with without changing my diet much. (I know my diet is improved with Shakeology but that was so easy to do it didn’t feel like much of a change). I have been consciously adding more vegetables to my meals so there has also been improvement there. I just really think I would be seeing even better results if I did a complete reboot of my diet. 

For more information on Shakeology click here or email me at ulyssesfitness@gmail.com Also feel free to email me if you would like help finding your motivation! I truly feel like a different person now that I have finally found mine!

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