In 2014, 21 Day Fix launched. It offered color-coded containers, with each color corresponding to a food group, to help with portion control and daily 30-minute workouts. It was easy: All you had to do was plug your weight into a formula, answer a few questions about your lifestyle and goals, and VOILA! You received a tailored plan telling you how many of each container you could eat per day to achieve your goals. Following that eating plan combined with the 21 days of prescribed daily 30-minute workouts would get you to the promised land. It took off and everyone fell in love. For those of us who don’t understand macros, the color-coded containers put it all together in an easy-to-understand way. People were losing 3-10, or more, pounds, in 21 days by following this nutrition plan and the daily 30-minute workouts! And it has been a fan-favorite for the five years since its launch.
But, while we were all using our containers and eating our Fix-approved recipes, the 21 Day Fix creator, Autumn Calabrese, and the Beachbody team were learning. What resulted was an update to our beloved program, called the Ultimate Portion Fix. I’ll be honest; I wasn’t sure I needed this new program. I mean, how different was it really?
In true NLJ Fitness fashion, I did my research. I participated in training calls, followed Autumn on social media, and devoured any information I could find. What I discovered is that I DID need this new program. Here’s why.
The original 21 Day Fix is bare bones. You get the containers, an 80-page book with lists of which foods fit which colors, some recipes, and the workouts. These are great tools, to be sure, but it is just the basics. The Ultimate Portion Fix, though, is a COMPLETE package of tools to help you learn the skills you’ll need to achieve not just weight loss, but improved health. The Ultimate Portion Fix kit includes 30 step-by-step videos on topics like emotional eating, meal planning and prepping, food shopping, using the program as family, and many more. For me, these videos were the seller. They helped me TRUST Autumn and her system and made me believe that I could be successful in improving my overall health by following this program. I am such a believer and so wanted to share this program with all of you that I became a certified Master Coach in Ultimate Portion Fix. Many of my clients are down 2.5-10 lbs in their first 2 weeks and we are all feeling amazing, sharing our recipes and our goals and holding each other accountable.
There are so many programs and products out there, it’s hard to know what will work. I can tell you that the containers work. My favorite part is that both 21 Day Fix and the Ultimate Portion Fix are healthy plans that can be sustained over the long-term without the need to cut certain food groups out of your life. If you’re anything like me, telling you that you can’t eat something makes you want it EVEN MORE. That’s a recipe for failure. These two programs allow the flexibility we all need in our lives to feel like we are fully participating in all the fun stuff while still maintaining healthy eating habits.
The other thing I love about these two programs, and all of Beachbody’s programs, is that I can fit them into my busy life. My girls are in dance and gymnastics and we are out of the house most nights until 8:00 or 9:00 PM. So, I work out first thing in the morning in my living room before my house wakes up. I have been able to stick to that schedule for the past 2.5 years, completing program after program and using amazing nutrition-balanced programs like 21 Day Fix and Ultimate Portion Fix. Let me tell you, I turn 43 this year and I feel the best I ever have.
The other crucial piece of my fitness journey is SUPPORT. I offer an online Fit Tribe to all my clients. We inspire each other. We share tips, wins, recipes, and strength. We inspire each other every day to become the best version of ourselves. And we are always ready to welcome someone else who is ready to make a change toward living a healthier life.
We would LOVE to have you as part of our family. We are here to help you reach those goals you have been working so hard achieve. There are, sadly, no quick fixes; but, we can give you the tools you need to see and sustain long-term results.
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