Results after just 3 weeks!

I was planning to wait until I was halfway through the PiYo program before taking pictures or measurements and posting about it. But the other morning I was getting dressed to workout and I was wearing the same thing I did for my pictures and was so astounded by my transformation in just 3 weeks so I had to do a sneak peek of my results. I will do an "official" picture and results next week, but here is a peek at what I have accomplished so far (sorry, I know the second pic is blurry!):

This is 7 pounds in 3 weeks! But it is so much more than just weight that is gone! I am so excited to see where I am doing to be at the end of 8 weeks! I am still keeping my eating in line with the 21 Day Fix program because it is just so much easier for me now. I love not counting calories and weighing my food. I love being able to just use the containers and not have to really think too much about it, and honestly the plans are so similar that there wouldn't have been much of a change for me anyway.

PiYo has allowed me to get back to running. I am now have a running buddy on Monday's which makes it go by so much faster! We have been doing 4 miles each time we run together, and I am LOVING it! I used to run because I loved the "high" I got after. I actually hated running in and of itself. Now I am absolutely enjoying each run. I can feel the strength in my legs! I am impressed each time I run with how much my endurance has improved. It's an amazing feeling!

I also got my FREE 21 Day Fix t-shirt for completing the program!

It fits great! I ordered a small and I can't wait to wear it proudly! I think I'm going to wear it tomorrow :)

In other news, my wonderful and beautiful children were featured in local newspaper about their participation in Dojo Karate! They were so excited to hear that they were going to be in the paper! So of course I had to take a new picture of them! They are all three in karate now. N is a red belt, E is a green belt, and S is just beginning in the Mighty Tiger program and just graduate to his first belt which is a Gold Stripe belt. He was so proud of himself! I love that they enjoy karate and I look forward to the day that I can be right there with them earning my black belt too!

I am crazy proud of my little family and how having a healthy, positive lifestyle is making a difference in my kids' lives too. N doesn't ever want to eat McDonald's again and they are all preferring to eat the healthier foods over the junk food now. When my kids ask to eat their veggies it just makes my heart smile because I know I am doing something right!

So apparently this post is a mish-mash of everything since it's been too long since I posted. Eventually I will get a schedule worked out and they will be a bit more organized....someday! But until then, here's just my little update :)