Lately, I have been wanting to get into better shape and get more toned. TJ and I signed up for the gym three weeks ago and are both ready to make a point to be healthier this year! I came across a program online by the blog, SkinnyMom, called the 10-day Shred. I was automatically interested! The program is designed to help you kickstart your metabolism and put you in a great position to see success in your healthy living goals.
I decided to start the ‘shred’ on a time that coordinates with my spring break from school, so that I can focus more on my eating and get to the gym regularly. The program also incorporates 10 days of daily excersises. I went to the store, picked up all the healthy ingredients I needed and got right to meal prepping. I like that the program lays out what you can and cannot eat.
You are allowed to have unlimited vegetables during the day if you are hungry but your main meals consist of 2 shakes (one with protein) and 3 main meals. The shred encourages you to drink half a gallon of detox water a day. I bought a 2L water bottle from the store so that I can visually see my progress. I rather have one large water bottle to work on throughout the day, seeing it twindle and twindle with every sip.
Today is my first day starting this routine. I have to get used to eating on a program, with certain time periods between meals. I am excited for the challenge and look forward to seeing the results. I am not looking to loose lots of weight, I am just looking to gain muscle and shred any excess body fat.
Will update with my progress as the week goes on!
3/22/15
Back again! So I have officially completed 10 days of the challenge! Was it easy? Absolutely not. I struggled at times and was hungry at others. Because I tend to get low blood sugar a lot, I needed to “cheat” and have a granola bar or something extra after certain excersises. Overall, I think I did a pretty good job. There were a few days where I had a cookie, or a cupcake at night, but mostly I stuck to the plan. As far as the excersies that went along with the shred, I did not stick with them. As I mentioned I get very low blood sugar and when I started to do them, after one set I felt dizzy. I modified the excersise plan and created my own. I just made sure everyday I was doing ‘something’.
From doing this shred I drank so much MORE water than I normally would (& I drink a lot to begin with). I excersised routinely and went to the gym a lot during the 10 days. If I couldn’t get to the gym I made sure to run or walk extra that day. Overall for 10 days I am happy with my results! I will continue to keep up with this kind of lifestyle change and will definately continue the shred into the next few weeks!
Here are some pics of my week 🙂
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