21 Day Fix Extreme-Week 2 Menu

21 Day Fix Extreme Week 2 is going well! Week 1 was a little difficult because in addition to adjusting to a new eating plan, I also had a lot of stressful events happen mid week.  Needless to say my willpower was not at it's best and I definitely did some cheating.  Thankfully, I am not really in a competition, so it's NOT THAT SERIOUS! I am not beating myself up over it.  BUT I am back on track!

Week 1 was definitely an adjustment.  I followed the Countdown to Competition plan to a T for several days, but it was hard because I was SO FULL! I was eating when I wasn't hungry, and in fact, I still felt full from my last meal.  It definitely wasn't working for me to eat when I wasn't hungry, and this was reflecting on the scale.  I am not giving up, but I don't want to continue with a plan when it's not working, so I made some adjustments for Week 2. :)  I am very happy with these changes!

First, I still planned out the 6 proteins a day I was supposed to be eating, but if I wasn't hungry I decided I was not going to make myself eat them just because I was supposed to.  Instead, I decided to skip one of my snacks if I wasn't hungry.  If I skipped a protein, I added another veggie.  This has worked beautifully! I haven't been hungry or stuffing myself and I feel great!

Second, I have been drinking LOTS more water, especially on the Countdown to Competition days.  Normally I drink around 70-80 ounces a day, but I have upped my intake to at least 100 ounces. It sounds like a lot, but it's really not too bad and it definitely has helped.  My plan of attack to drink all this water was to fill my 32 oz Camelbak twice and I take it with me everywhere! I take it to meetings, when I'm driving to drop/off pick up kids, and even going room to room in my house.  It's easy to keep up my water intake when I always have water with me. I also keep a cup of water with lemon in the fridge that is 20 oz.  I refill this cup 3-4 times.  I love to pull out this cold lemon water to sip on while I'm cooking.  This has worked really well for me! The extra water has really helped!

Lastly, I have switched to tea.  I made iced tea to drink in the afternoon and had hot tea several times in the morning.  I have been drinking black coffee, but I really LOVE coffee and black coffee just is not the same and my usual coffee with a TBSP of half and half.  It just made me miss it more to drink it black, so I decided to just switch to tea for the next 2 weeks until I finish this challenge.

Here are some pics of the yummy food I have been eating this week! Eating healthy should not make you feel deprived! This week has been delicious!

I am really excited for the last week of 21 Day Fix Extreme! I have another delicious menu prepared! I love trying new healthy recipes! :)