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P90, The On Switch, and Why It’s Close to My Heart
Almost ten years ago I embarked on my own personal health and fitness transformation. It started almost nine months before the actual “work” that changed me, but it included an infomercial and something called Power 90. It was the first Beachbody program I ever completed, long before P90X, Insanity, and even TurboJam. If you know my story, you know it started with an emotional breakdown in a Target dressing room and ended with the completion of the now famed Power 90 almost a year later. (Click to hear more of my story).
The original Power 90 program had two discs (or VHS tapes!) It included Sweat 1 & 2, Sculpt 1 & 2, Sweat 3 & 4, Sculpt 3 & 4, and Ab ripper 100 & 200. Included was “Michi’s ladder” which was basically a chart of foods, the higher the food was on the chart the better. This was it. No fancy equipment, no crazy jumps, no specific meal plan, no amazing Shakeology, and definitely no convenient little measuring buckets. It wasn’t fancy nor was it catered to variety, but it was effective. How do I know? I went from a size 15 to a size 4 in those 90 days. It WORKED because I WORKED. In fact, when I met Tony Horton and thanked him for changing my life this is exactly what he said, “YOU did the work.”
So, even though I’ve moved on to bigger more complex programs, Power 90 holds a special place in my heart. So, imagine my excitement (and a little sadness) when I heard they were “reworking” Power 90! Recently, Tony Horton went back to the table and revamped Power 90 into a completely new BEGINNER’S program called P90. It is a 90 day program designed to ease beginner’s into a healthy lifestyle. It’s made on purpose to guide people new to exercise. It’s the “on switch” for people who want to make a change and don’t know how or are not ready for huge commitments of extreme programs like Insanity, TurboFire, or P90X.
It looks like this…
http://youtu.be/C5c0iXqDpo8
Maybe you feel like I did while I was crying in that dreaded dressing room with my babies wondering what was wrong with their Momma. Maybe the doctor has told you that you need to make some changes and do it sooner rather than later. You might just want to be able to climb the steps without stopping and gasping for breath. There’s a possibility you just want someone who knows how you feel and how to climb up out of that pit. I can be that person for you. I lived these things, I felt the same way, and I can help you work your way out of that pit. Are you ready to make some changes? Message me to get started by talking through your goals and finding out if P90 is the right fit for you.
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Food Prep Friday
WOW! What a glorious view! It makes me happy just peeking into my tiny little freezer and seeing almost TWO WEEKS worth of meals! One of the most difficult things for me is to plan. I am not a “planner.” I am a fly-by-your-seat kind of girl. The problem with this is that we are busy and to make sure that I (and the rest of my family) make good healthy food choices, I MUST plan. So, I found some determination deep inside me and went to work.
First, I scoured the internet (ahem, Pinterest) for slow cooker meals. I struggled with this because although there is a plethora of them out there many of them use ingredients that I no longer use in my kitchen, like cream of whatever soups, package soups mixes, and lots of other processed foods. So, after many sites and some frustration, I found a few places that had recipes that were close to what I would use or that could be workable with some tweaking. SixSistersStuff was by far the best that I came across. Most of their recipes were pretty close and only needed minimal tweaking. Plus they have SO MANY to choose from!
I made a list of all the recipes and what I would need for each one, then I took that and created my grocery list. I went to two different stores, Aldi and Food Lion. I ended up getting all I needed for eleven meals and a little extra for under $200! SCORE!!!
*Learn the Hard Way Tip: Make sure you Pin the ACTUAL recipe or bookmark it.When I went to arrange my recipes I found that I had pinned the places where the meals came from, but not the actual recipe so I spent a LOT of time looking them back up. UGH! Learn before you waste your precious time!
One of the blog posts on freezer meals mentioned that she labels her meal and how to prepare it. I took it a little further and wrote the entire recipe on the freezer bag and how to serve it. This was a HUGE help and time saver. I didn’t have to drag my computer or a bunch of printed recipes to my tiny kitchen and everything was listed on each bag so I could separate the bags according to what went in them. So, I grouped all the “onion containing ones” and so forth.
I lined the bags up on the counter, cleaned the meats and put them in the bags first. The weight of the meat helped keep the bags upright and open. I also set out any cans, jars, or veggies next to my workspace.
Then I cut up and added the veggies. Green peppers first and dumped them into whatever bags called for them. I did the same for all the other veggies (onions last since they tend to be so strong). While I was cutting the veggies I rinsed and had the black beans soaking, then added those as well. I then added all the spices and whatever liquids were called for, squeezed out the air in the bags and laid them flat.
Voila!
In truth, from start to finish, with just the meal prep part, it took about three hours. So, this did take a big chunk of time, however if we think about the fact that there are NINE, pre made dinners and if each dinner took a minimum of 30 minutes, I saved a ton of time including only having to clean up once! Now, that is enough for me to carve out that time once/twice a month!
*Another Learn the Hard Way Tip: Make sure you plan a simple make ahead meal for the day you do the actual meal prep! When I was finished doing all the prep, I didn’t have anything left to make (nor did I WANT to make) dinner! So I ate leftover chili and the rest of the family had pizza. SMH.
I challenge YOU to carve out some time to do some simple meal prep. I will be adding recipes to my crock pot board on Pinterest so check those out and send me any you find as well!