needing a change of scenery

disclaimer: this is not a paid review. i just love me some Focus T25 and wanted to share that with you!

When I started this whole lifestyle flip, I was a bit overwhelmed. I would start one thing and then I would do something else. Then I would start this diet and that wouldn’t work so I’d do something else. Finally I settled into a good routine of walking every other morning with my mom and then hula hooping, then on off days I would do a kettlebell workout with Dave. I was also running three to four evenings a week and throwing in a pilates video on Saturday after my morning run. All while tracking calories and exercise on myfitnesspal. And let me tell you, it worked. I lost my first 50 pounds that way. 

Then my body hit a plateau and I got discouraged. I made bad food choices for a bit and stayed put, weight wise, for about a month. I was also stressed to max with Silas starting school about that time and workouts didn’t happen as frequently as they should have. Anyway. Another story for another day. 

Someone approached me on Instagram about a beachbody product called Focus T25 around the middle of July and I kind of blew them off because I thought I couldn’t afford the program. She was cool about it, no pushy pushy crazy buy my stuff now kind of girl. A month later, after much research, I decided that maybe I could afford the program and bought it through her on her beachbody site.

The rest is Focus T25 Love history. I seriously love this program! It focused me in ways that I hadn’t been able to do before (promise I’m not trying to be all ‘let me keep using that word focus because it is in the title of the program’). It kept me motivated. It wasn’t the same workout every.single.day. I was challenged every day. There was no ‘muscle memory’ because it was different every week! There are two phases: alpha and beta. Each phase has a ‘focus’ and 5 workouts for each phase. You use the same stretch video for each phase. And get this: IT’S ONLY 25 MINUTES A DAY! Plus, there is amazing online support.

I also LOVED that there was a modifier involved. Another reason I was hesitant to invest in a program from beachbody was because I was afraid I couldn’t do it. I had seen the Insanity infomercials and KNEW there was NO WAY I could do that. No way. Enter T25 and Tania the Modifier. My life has changed forever. No really. Changed forever. I lost another 20 pounds in the 10 week program. I followed the included nutrition plan and fell in love with the process. 

 

I have now completed two rounds of Focus T25 and added in the Gamma (sold separately) round as well. As much as love this program, I am ready to try something new. I’ve hit another plateau of sorts. I see changes in my body, but the scale has stayed the same for about a month. I know, I know. The scale isn’t the end all be all. BUT I want my weight to drop.

 So I’m going with another beachbody program called The 21 Day Fix. I had such great success with Focus T25, that I figured it was a wise investment to choose another program from the same company. This program focuses on nutrition as well as the workouts. T25 was a workout program with a nutrition guide kinda just thrown in. It was effective, but it wasn’t the main focus. This program focuses equally on the nutrition plan and the workout program. It comes with color coded pre-portioned containers to help you build proper sized, balanced meals. There is no calorie counting. No food tracking. No points counting. If it fits in the corresponding container, you can eat it. ­

There are not a ton of options here in small town, USA for exercise options. We have one gym and a couple classes that are offered during the week at a local church. Those options are GREAT if you have the time and money to do it. I decided it was more cost, and time efficient, for me to invest in a quality home workout program and some weights for my 'home gym' than to try to manage a daily/weekly class fee and specific time. With my home workout programs, I pay one price and they are mine to use over and over again. Which I like. (and if I'm honest, I don't want to work out in front of anyone other than Dave.)

I’m looking forward to my new program. I am rocking this process and even though I have a long road ahead, I am proud of myself!

If you have questions about either program please don’t hesitate to ask! Or you can visit my beachbody site at www.beachbodycoach.com/sarahfus 
or click that little T25 button on the right hand side of your screen.