3-Day Refresh: Day 4 and Beyond

In case you don't know anything about the 3-Day Refresh, check out my blog post about my second round, and the good, the bad, and the ugly.

So I want to RE-re-emphasize my point of doing the program in the first place (because I know some of ya'll WON'T go back and read the blog post that explains it all), was to get my mindset back to a healthy eating lifestyle and to remind myself that I CAN overcome food temptations more than anything else.  The physical transformations were great, but just a side effect of the short, intense, eating program.

The BIG thing to know is that eating like that is not meant to be long term and that you HAVE to make changes in your mindset in regards to eating that continue for a longer duration.

I was asked what I would eat on day 4. Cookies? Pizza? Ice cream? Whatever I wanted?

No.

That's not going to do me any good at all.  The good news is, the program comes with a maintenance guide that tells you exactly how to eat to maintain your results!  It's very similar to the type of meal plan you would have on programs like 21 Day Fix, 21 Day Fix Extreme, Hammer and Chisel, 22 Minute Hard Corps, etc.

And since I had to majorly plan out what to eat for those three days, it really gave me a lot of confidence to continue on!

So, was I perfect? Nope!  But I planned, and I resisted some stuff.

I had my normal eggs cooked with coconut oil, fruit, and toast (with coconut oil and cinnamon) for breakfast (and coffee!!!!)...  I knew I was talking Ella to Chick Fil A for a treat that day, so I had the Spicy Southwest Salad (very little dressing, no toppings) and unsweet tea. Resisted the cookie. That was big haha.  Then we were going to the movies, so we split a small popcorn.  She's definitely my child because she ate  most of it and begged for more.  THAT was a big resist too, because I definitely wanted more and it's HARD to tell her no!  Had my shake and some fruit when we got home, then had steak, home made mashed potatoes, and brussel sprouts for dinner.  Only had half of the steak (so... resisted some there) and a small portion of mashed potatoes because I knew they were loaded with butter!  So the day wasn't even based around container counts, but I felt proud of myself for letting myself indulge a little and practice some resistance.  (I also wanted candy at the movies and fruit snacks, so, more wins there!)

Where do we go from here? Meal planning, plain and simple. And... sticking to it.  I'll never be perfect, but I do want to come pretty close!