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The Nutrition Guide for 21 Day Fix is all about PORTIONS! There is a simple formula you use to find out your own personal calorie needs to fuel your body properly. After all, you need calories to burn calories, right? If you feed your body the right food and the right amount of food, your body will have the energy it needs to do the 21 Day Fix workouts and get through your day!

What makes 21 Day Fix unique are the color coded containers used to measure out your food portions.

So my personal calorie needs fell into the 1800-2099 calorie range. To me, that is A LOT of food. It’s important to know that there is no need to count calories and you do not need to eat all of the food; I certainly don’t! This is the only diet I have ever been on that hasn’t left me feeling hungry and deprived. Listen to your body. If you’re keeping yourself well hydrated with LOTS of water, eating the right foods, and exercising… your stomach isn’t lying to you when it starts growling. 😉 Grrrr!

These are the amount of containers for each color for the 1800-2099 calorie range:

Green – 5
Purple – 3
Red – 5
Yellow – 4
Blue- 1
Orange – 1
Teaspoon – 5

In the nutrition guide there are options of how many meals and how often you should eat. I followed THE FAT BURNER which suggests to eat every 2 hours with all yellow and purple containers consumed before 6pm.

Here are the meals that I prepped in bulk, so that my husband and I had enough for several days!

MEAL 1

2 hard boiled eggs (1 red), 2 slices multigrain bread (2 yellow), sriracha (free)

MEAL 2

Greek yogurt (1 red), granola (1 yellow)

MEAL 3

Smoothie: 1 cup water, frozen spinach (1/2 green), carrots (1/2 green), frozen mango (1 purple, banana (2 purple), splash of lemon juice (free)

MEAL 4

Baked wild-caught salmon (1 red), texmati rice blend (1 yellow)

MEAL 5

Mocha Chiller Shakeology: 1 scoop chocolate Shakeology (1 red), 16 oz chilled coffee (free) AND baby carrots (1 green), peanut butter (4 tsp.)

MEAL 6

Lettuce mix (1 1/2 green), grape tomatoes (1/2 green), cucumbers (1 green), grilled chicken breast (1 red), feta cheese (1 blue), 21 Day Fix Creamy Herb Dressing (1 orange)

I hope this was helpful for you! If you want to know more about 21 Day Fix you can read my post 21 Day FixExplained + My Own Experience So Far!

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For those of you who know me, you know I have been in Japan for a little over 5 years now, and it has been the MOST challenging time of my life. Being away from home and all the people I know and love for 5 years has really taken a toll on my mind and my body. Along with being overseas with my sailor hubby, 2 babies and the demands pregnancy and breastfeeding had on my body, I have struggled with adjustment disorder and depression and with that came emotional eating. I have felt so incredibly alone, isolated, and defeated.

It has been the darkest time of my life.

Shortly after seeking help, though, things slowly started improving for me. I started feeling more like myself and in time I started loving myself again. I started to care about my body and the food I put in it. Then I started adding in exercise, some of which were Beachbody programs. I found out that I love lifting because of ChaLEAN Extreme and developed a love-hate relationship with Shaun T because of his crazy-insane Insanity workouts. I fell in love with working out again and though I have a long way to go I have lost 15 pounds from my highest non-pregnancy weight so far and I’m proud of myself.

So… This is My “Why:” I want to relate to others and be able to help them realize that they are not alone, they are not defeated, they are worth fighting for, and that a true transformation starts with loving who you are every step of the way.

That is WHY I am a Beachbody Coach. I was so hesitant about becoming a coach. I wondered, “Will people care about my story? Will I inspire them?” I don’t know if I will but I know without a doubt that I want to help people. My fear of failure will not keep me from trying.