I am about to embark on a new journey for 80 Days with my trainer Autumn Calabrese. I have been looking forward to this and envisioning this moment since last summer when I was pregnant with Lexi.
Since last year, I knew that Autumn was releasing a new program in January 2018 and even though I had no idea what it was all about I knew I was going to do it. So even though I was pregnant at the time I never lost focus of that.
I am now a little over 4 months post partum and I am feeling amazing. When I got cleared to workout again at the 6 week mark I was super excited and I could not wait to get back at it. I began my post partum journey with T25, it was the first time I have ever done T25. I knew that it was a great "get back into it" program. It helped me build my endurance & my strength with little to no weights. I had amazing results and it got me ready to go a more intense program.
As I said I had everything planned out so I knew I was scheduled to finish T25 just before Christmas. My original plan was to do a round of 21 Day Fix Extreme in between T25 and the launch of 80 Day Obsession BUT as amazing as Beachbody is they created a week long program called A Little Obsessed to get you prepared for 80 Day Obsession. So I decided to do that instead and it has been great!
This is my third and last week of A Little Obsessed and its been a journey. The first week I spend figuring out the equipment and where my strength was with for them. For A Little Obsessed and for 80 Day Obsession the equipment needed are 3 resistance loops, sliders and weights.
Each loop is a different resistance for from easiest to hardest the colours go yellow, green & blue. For the first week I did not touch the blue but for the second week and this week I was all about the green and blue and trying some double loops. I know it might sound crazy but if I am not pushing my limits then I am not growing or getting stronger.
So now I am more prepared for the 80 Day Obsession because I know where to start with my equipment. I know there will still be some guess work as I start these more intense workouts but I am so excited!
The other piece of the puzzle for this program is the time nutrition. This is something I have never done before but I am looking forward to the journey. Autumn has given me EVERYTHING I need to know for this program. My container, my calculations, my meal plan and most importantly what to eat and when to eat it.
So now it is is up to me to do the work and make sure I follow the meal plan to the T. This piece for me is going to push my out of my comfort zone again. I use my containers but I am not getting all of them in most days. As a mom who is breastfeeding I need to make sure that I am on top of my meals. I need to EAT and eat properly in order for my milk supply to be constant.
So weeks 2 and 3 of A Little Obsessed I was me trying out timed nutrition. I have not found that rhythm with it as yet but I do have some tips and techniques to implement to help me. For example setting alarms when I have to eat.
I am also going to switch my workouts to 5/5:30am just after my first breastfeed. I love working out in the mornings, I have more control over my day and I feel less anxious and stressed throughout the day. I have been working out in the mid morning since my scheduled changes with 2 kids but now that Lexi has a better sleep pattern I should be able to go back to morning workouts.
I am super excited for this new journey and everything it is going to bring. All the changes, all the obstacles, all the growth and all the experiences. I have never done a program of this length before but I know I can do it there is no doubt about that.
The best part is that I am not doing this alone. I am doing it with some other women in my virtual fit club. We are totally excited to start this journey together.
I will be sharing my journey and my experiences with 80 Day Obsession on my blog. I am starting on Monday 15th January. Stay tuned! ;)
xoxo
Kars
PS: If you want to learn more about A Little Obsessed or 80 Day Obsession I am a message away. Comment on this blog or send me an email to kariluequifitness@gmail.com
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