21 Day Fix Grocery List

I am SO in love with the 21 Day Fix Meal plan!! It's my new go to guide when it comes to meal planning each week. I really love the WHOLE PROGRAM! I truly feel like it was GENIUS! 

I love the containers

I love how they are color coded for each food group 

I love that you know exactly how much to eat of each food with out even TRYING

No calorie counting

No guessing

I love the workouts

I love that they are short

I love that they work the entire body

So .. that MIGHT sum it up ... but not really!! 

I mostly love that my challengers are FINALLY finding something that works and getting AMAZING results all while learning how to properly fuel their bodies. 

I have been following the fix meal plan for a month now and I can tell you that I don't even have to use the containers most days. I can pretty much eyeball how much of each food group I'm suppose to have. It's become a HABIT and something that I just do and follow. 

I love how I didn't really have to change much to the clean eating plan that I already follow but It really let me zero in on how many portions of each food group that I needed to have daily. I still have a complex carb and protein with every meal. 

When I head to the grocery store every week I pretty much have the same things on my list. No, they aren't always used for the same meals but normally the same ingredients are used and mixed around to make various meals. There are a list of foods that are approved on the 21 day fix and most of them are what I was already currently eating so it made things pretty simple. I can't tell you exactly what to buy but I can give you a good idea of what you should see in your cart each week. 

Proteins (RED)

Lean chicken breast

Pork Tenderloin

Flank steak

Eggs

Lean ground turkey

Salmon/Tilapia

Plain greek yogurt

Organic veggie burgers

Protein powder

Turkey Meat, Ham, and Turkey Bacon are on the list. I do enjoy Turkey bacon at least once a week with my breakfast but it's not something that I would include in your diet daily. It's higher in sodium and your body will retain water. So I try and stay away from these things. 

Healthy Fats (BLUE) 

Avocado (I love the mini wholly guacamole, perfect size for the blue container) 

Raw unsalted nuts (I like almonds and walnuts) 

All natural Peanut Butter

Hummus

Feta

Extra virgin olive oil

Coconut oil

I do have to say this is the category that I found I was eating way to much of. I really really love my peanut butter, hummus and avocado. I would eat all of these in one day and it was one of the main factors holding me back from progress. YES they are healthy but having to much of a good thing CAN hurt you. That's what I love about this plan. You can be a beginner or a pro clean eater but you are still going to learn something. I've eliminated a lot of dairy from my diet and i've noticed less bloating and stomach pains. 

Fruit (PURPLE)

Berries (my favorite strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries) 

Orange

Apple

Grapes

1/2 Banana 

Watermelon

Kiwi

Limes/Lemons for flavor in water or on fish. 

Try and watch your sugars when it comes to fruit. If you are really wanting to shed weight or only have a little bit to lose. Stay away from Grapes, Mangos, and Banana's. Those are higher in Sugar and Banana's are high in starch. This is a hard one for me because I love fruit but I promise the minute you make these small changes you will see those changes you have been wanting to see. Also try and have your fruits earlier in the day. 

Vegetables (GREEN)

Baby Spinach Leaves

Broccoli

Aspragus

Green beans

Carrots

Cucumbers

Tomatoes

Celery

Peppers 

Onions

Squash

No CORN is not a vegetable people!!! It's a STARCH! Stay away from it. 

Complex Carbs 

Yams or Sweet Potatoes 

Back Beans

Pinto Beans 

Quinoa 

Brown Rice

Rolled Oats (NOT INSTANT) 

Ezekiel Bread

Whole Wheat Tortilla

Brown Rice Cake 

Here are a list of things that I frequently use:

Chia seeds

Unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Mrs. Dash seasonings (salt free) 

Raw honey

Cinnamon

Garlic 

Seltzer Water 

Green tea

If you would like more support in your 21 day fix journey or you would like to start your 21 day fix journey please complete the application below to be considered for my next 21 day fix accountability, support/challenge group

P90X3 Week 1 and Meal Plan

Yep, I've been in a complete funk when it's come to working out and eating clean. I guess we all go through these times but the thing is we have two choices - We can either decide to gripe, complain, and keep telling ourselves how "fat" we are and lazy .. then do NOTHING about it. OR you can get up and decide that you have had ENOUGH and it's time to take Action.

So that's what i'm doing, I'm throwing away the old "i'm fat" crud that is stuck in my head these last few weeks and making PROGRESS! I can't erase the past few weeks of doing good and then binging circle i've been going through but I can pick up where I am today and decide that I'm done and ready to move on.

We will never be perfect! There will be weekends we totally blow it and there may even be weeks but the moment you decide that you are WORTH so much more and aren't going to let the little set back ruin you, is when you have finally made it. You have made it a LIFESTYLE!! You can get out of those funks and get back up and go again.

Something I want you to remember :

So let's get up and DECIDE to be HEALTHIER, FITTER, AND FASTER!! <3 

This week I decided that I'm ready to LIFT HEAVY and commit to 90 days of P90X3 using the 21 Day Fix Nutrition Guidelines. I really love this system and plan on continuing it. 

So How do you get your week straight and get back on track!?!? Here are my simple tips to planning out your week. 

Plan Your Week Out!! 

Open a can of whup ass on your insecurities, your fears, your excuses and time management issues and WRITE DOWN YOUR PLAN OF ATTACK for YOURSELF for the week ahead.
1. Workouts you're going to do and days you are doing them
2. Goals to accomplish with clean eating and HOW you're doing it (i.e. 5 days of clean eating so I can earn my Saturday when my friends are in town. I'm meal prepping for the week tonight)
3. Personal goals to complete by the end of 2014 - one thing I can do to get closer THIS WEEK.

GET AFTER IT MY FRIENDS...NO ONE ELSE CAN DO IT FOR YOU.

This week has been super busy for me! I'm creating a whole 21 day meal plan, grocery list, and step-by-step prepping instructions for my upcoming challenge group. I'm super excited about it. If you are interested in joining you can fill out an application HERE !! 

So here it goes Week 1 and my commitment to stick with it!! 

I'm replacing those 21 Day Fix workouts with P90X3 - Classic Schedule!! **

Eggs with Toast and Salad. One of my favorites

So I chose to do the Classic version of P90X3 because I wanted to create some lean muscle. Im really ready to slim down and tone my body up all over and I feel like lifting heavy is totally the ticket. Remember people Lifting increase your metabolism and the more you lift the more calories you burn!!

I'm ready to take action!! 

So it's time to take action and really CRUSH this week!! 

Here is The Week 1 and the start of Block 1 : 

Day 1:  Total Synergistics
Day 2:  Agility X
Day 3:  X3 Yoga
DAy 4:  The Challenge
Day 5:  CVX
Day 6:  The Warrior
Day 7:  Rest or Dynamix

I've seen friends get amazing results with this program and it has inspired me to totally bring it and give it ALL I GOT!! So it's TIME, it's game on!!! I'm ready to put every ounce of energy into these workouts so that I can get the best results. I have just under 2 months until I will be on stage at Summit in Las Vegas and I'm ready to feel my best and most confident. Yes, as Beachbody Coaches we live our life from Event to Event!! They challenge us to give it our all and it also gives us a deadline to get it DONE! So i'm human, I totally ate pizza this weekend and Ice cream and i'm ready to get on track and really push myself. I am finding a few healthy substitutions to my cravings and keeping it clean and healthy these next 50 some odd days. Game face ON #fitfam 

Oh and if you need a AMAZING and healthy dessert for those after dinner cravings TRY THIS!! Seriously SO good and guilt free!! 

The 21 Day Fix - Here's the Plan

The 21 Day Fix Nutrition Guide 

I had to wait forever for this little baby to get here!!!! The 21 Day Fix has been CRAZY to get your little hands on and little did I know because I waited a day to put my order in. When I got it, it totally felt like Christmas day all over again. I was CRAZY EXCITED!! I have been testing the waters on it over the last coupe of weeks because I wasn't able to fully commit to the program but now i'm READY!! I can tell you I have learned a lot about the program over these last couple of weeks through trial and error and i'm ready to ROCK it! I am loving P90X3, the workouts totally challenge me in all the right ways and Tony Horton cracks me up but the portion sizes is where I really wanted to put my focus too. I am a clean eater but you can sometimes over estimate how much of a good thing you really need. I'm the type of person that truly loves following something because it motivates me to get it right. That's why this is so great, because it really breaks it all down for me and makes it EASY to determine how much I need of each everyday with out really having to think about it. The Beachbody Cruise is only 2 weeks away and I couldn't be more excited to get this plan out and let some abs come out.

So after a couple rounds of the 21 day fix I'm going to come back to P90X3 and finish the last 60 days with my nutrition in check to give me the best results. The great thing about this program is that it's principals you can take with you everywhere and even beyond the 21 days. You can use this nutrition plan with any fitness program. 

I spent this last week reading the nutrition plan and figuring out my calorie range. Once you have calculated how many calories you need daily you then determine how many containers of each color you can have. Your container allowance per day is calculated based on your weight and the average of 400 calories burned per fix workout.  Then you are given a range you need to stay in!

For me, I am in the 1,200 to 1,499 calorie range! That gives me 3 green (veggies) 2 purple (fruits), 4 Red (protein) 2 Yellow (starchy carbs) 1 Blue (nuts, ect) 1 Orange (nuts and dressings) 2 spoons (nut butters, olive oil).

Once you have how many containers of each color you can have the manual then gives you a list of foods that you can eat in each container. I truly love this because I can just look at the list and come up with my meal plan for the week. Easy Peasy! The foods on the list are also listed in importance they are to have. The higher on the list the more nutritional value it contains. However, it's always good to mix things up and get a good variety. 

I get my containers every time i'm ready to eat and have been filling them up and then dumping out on my plate and each time I seriously can't believe how much food it adds up to be. When you first get your containers you are thinking "that's it" because I know I did and my husband even told me "I don't want to hear you are starving through this whole thing" you know how they get!!! HA But honestly, I eat more than ever! 

21 Day Fix Approved Meal
poached eggs, spinach, grapes, and wheat toast

You do get the option to drink milk, soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, coconut water,  and juices BUT you have to sub a yellow container and you are ONLY allowed it 3x a week. So it kind of makes you think how you plan your day. I have been finding myself asking myself if it's worth it to save for this meal or the next. The carbs are the big thing I have to compromise! I love my carbs but I like that it's making me retying and restrict. You also are allowed a glass of portioned wine but you have to give up one of your yellows (carbs) for the day. In my case it's not worth it! That only leaves me with ONE yellow for the full day and I would personally rather eat!

Shakeology can also fit into this plan and counts as a RED container or a Protein. LOVE THIS!! Easy quick meal I don't have to think about. Water, Ice, Shake up and there is a meal. 

Another PERK ... You are allowed some fix approved TREATS!! They give you a whole list of yummy recipes to replace with your yellow container. 

The whole nutrition guide really gives you a lot of recipes to choose from. 

There is a seasonings guide that you can use to season your food with. There are recipes to go with your containers as well. I love the salad dressings included that would go in your orange container and the delicious Shakeology recipes!! It really is a nutritions and delicious nutrition guide to go off of. 

There is also an awesome Restaurant guide included and a list of containers you can check off according to what you are eating. 

So how can you make this work for you in a simple way so that you aren't going around counting like a crazy person all day!??! Luckily we have made it easy for you!  On the Team Beachbody site there are tracking sheets that you can put your container allowance at the top and you can tally each meal of the day and check of what you have! This really gives you a visual to follow.

I have to plan my meals out each week or I will go crazy. My challengers and myself made a color coded spreadsheet of all of our meals for the week. This way we can just grocery shop, prep, print, and stick on the fridge so we are ready to go for the week. No sitting in front of the refrigerator trying to figure out what to eat. We are prepped and ready to go!! No room for EXCUSES!! 

Here is a little sneak peak of our meal plan: 

and pictures of my challengers prepped and ready to go. I have already had ONE group finish the first 21 days and they are ready to get going again. The second group is on the 2nd week and kicking butt. 

I plan on totally getting on the ball and starting FULL BLOWN TODAY!! It's on !! No cheats until CRUISE DAY!! I can do this ....... I THINK I CAN I THINK I CAN I THINK I CAN!! 

Let's go ..... 

A new workout outfit to top it off was totally in order!! Nothing gets me more motivated!! 

My New Target workout gear! 

For this workout program you need a light set of weights or resistance bands and a yoga mat

Here are my before pictures!!!! Hoping to get those abs popping before the big cruise

Ready to Rock the Fix

It's totally GAME ON from this point on!! You can follow my journey and results over the next 21 days, I'm totally ready to ROCK IT!

Do you want in on my 21 Day Fix accountability and Support?!?!  Complete the application below to be considered for my next accountability and support group!  I will keep you on track to reaching your own 21 day success!!!!  The start of a new you, a healthier lifestyle and the body you have always wanted..... THE HEALTHY WAY!! Pre orders go in NOW and we start on April 10th. BOOM! Let's do it together! 

21 Day Fix Approved Snack

This is one of my all time favorite snacks EVER!! Just so happens to be approved for the 21 day Fix program too. I really think you will love it too. I use to think I couldn't eat yogurt with out having it flavored but now that I add cinnamon and my own fruits it's not only BETTER for you but it taste amazing.

Try this!! Promise you will love it.


This is what your portion can look like when doing the new program ... 21 Day Fix


1 Red Container - Protein 
1 Purple Container - Fruit 
1 Blue Container - Nuts 

I also added a tiny sprinkle of unsweetned coconut shreds and topped it all with cinnamon!! 

Cinnamon is FREE ... YAY!!

Lots of food .. and CRAZY SIMPLE!

ENJOY! Mix all together!! YUM

The Final Product