I did it. I freaking got my ass kicked 6 days a week for 8 weeks by ShaunT.
Let me preface by saying, I went into this program with everyone intention of staying 100% on my meal plan but let's be honest, it was summer. And summer means lots of activities, going out with friends, etc. so I did the best I could but one bad night out or a trip didn't derail me for weeks. I would just pick back up where I left off...
That is really what living a healthy lifestyle is all about. Enjoying yourself but still focusing on eating healthy the majority of the time. It just so happens that during summer, I am a little more lax on the enjoying yourself part. I tend to be more 80/20 during the summer whereas when I am really focusing on my goals, I stick to whatever meal plan is suggested for the particular program I am doing (as best as I can...I am human).
The meal plan wasn't too intense either! It allowed treats, like wine and chocolate...you know, the 2 things I can't live without! I kept my MOST of my plan fairly consistent throughout, the constants in my meal plan every day are:
Shakeology + Fruit (breakfast)
Apple + PB or Carrots (snack)
Lunch - Varied
Greek Yogurt + Frozen Cherries (snack)
Dinner - Typically Salad
So that being said, I am focusing more on what I gained from this program. Although I did lose 3 inches and 1 pound, yep, you read that right...1, I have my new muscle to thank for that though.
I gained:
-> Confidence
-> Strength
-> Endurance
-> Definition and muscle, my legs are freaking solid and my back isn't too shabby either...
-> The ability to do my own version of a tuck jump (for real, why can't I do those?!)
This is NOT an easy program. If you have ever heard of INSANITY, it is pretty much that but in a 30 minute time span and your goal is to push yourself as hard as you can for as long as you can in that 30 minutes before you MAX OUT. (MAX OUT = Your first rest period in the workout.)
Once you MAX OUT you keep going, but each time you are supposed to push a little harder, go another minute and try to increase your MAX OUT time as you progress.
I am not good with intense cardio or Tabata workouts, so that is one reason I took on this program. In 2014, before I was a coach, before I ever joined a challenge group...I bought T25 and quit. I was full of excuses..."It hurt my knees." "I was gaining weight not losing it." "The meal plan was difficult to follow." Really, the problem was, I didn't have a coach or a group to support me so I had no idea gaining would happen, hello muscle, good-bye fat and that meal planning wasn't THAT hard.
So I gave up, threw in the towel and didn't touch another program for months after that, once I found a coach who invited me to her challenge groups...and guess what, I still haven't done T25, I have done MANY other programs but given that INSANITY MAX:30 is way freaking harder than T25, I will call that a win in a ShaunT program library.
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