December Fit Check In

December Fit Check In! What I’m doing, how I’m feeling and everything in between. Posting this because so many people are asking me if I am still doing Faster Way to Fat Loss. Well, here’s the update! I’ll also talk about my goals for 2024!

This photo was taken yesterday, 12/27/2023, at our hotel, after my workout. All photos here (with the exception of the “before” photos were all taken yesterday, 12/27/2023).

Friends, I can’t believe this year is coming to an end in just a few days! It’s December 28th and I can’t believe it. This year literally flew by. On social media, I share a lot of my workouts, obviously recipes and what I’m eating and some of my life in general. The question I have been getting everyday lately is: What workouts are you following? How do you stay fit and eat the foods you eat and for those who know I started Faster Way to Fat Loss back in April, people have been asking: Are you still doing Faster Way to Fat Loss?

This Past April

You can read more here if you are new, but I started a program back in April of this year. Here are my before and “after” pics. I think you can see the main difference in my tummy and midsection and in my arms. I have lost 15 lbs. I was 125 and now I’m 110. I really don’t think the number on the scale means anything but I am only sharing that information here for this blog post.

Here’s me wearing the same thing but this photo was taken earlier this month and the photo above was taken yesterday.

When I posted about Faster Way to Fat Loss yesterday on stories, many of you messaged me with questions. I’ll try to answer most of your questions here.

Lots of you wanted me to speak more in depth about how the program works. The program consists of: macronutrient nutrition (meal plans and actual recipes) and yes, I do follow some of them. Or, you can call It Macronutrient Tracking: you are basically counting your macros (carbs, fats, protein and fiber). The app tracks and does everything for you. For most of the recipes, I put my own spin on them but I will use their recipes as a framework or starting point. For example, I will make my own sauce or dressing or I will season the food differently. Or, if I don’t want to eat what the app has planned for a certain meal, I will simply make myself a protein and some vegetables or a cooked protein and a salad. Bottom line: for the first 6 weeks at least, you will be: eating whole foods and cutting out sugar and dairy. You can have one sweet treat every Saturday. Like a cookie, donut, whatever you want.

Intermittent Fasting. This was the hardest thing for me initially but when you get used to it, It becomes very easy. During the 6 week program, I would fast from 7pm to 11am. So, I would be finished with dinner by 7am and have my first meal of the day at 11am, after my workout. After I lost the 15 lbs, I noticed I would get hungrier earlier so I would only fast for 12-14 hours, instead of the 16 hours. If you are over the age of 40, I think this will help you the most. During intermittent fasting, your body exhausts its sugar stores and starts burning fat. Intermittent fasting works by prolonging the period when your body has burned through the calories consumed during your last meal and begins burning fat. I believe this and the macronutrient nutrition (cutting out certain carbs and sugar) helped me the most.

Workouts. I have always worked out. HIIT classes, spin, boxing, running, you name it. I was working out 6 days a week and not losing anything. Keep in mind, I was eating anything and everything I wanted but I was working out a lot. When I was younger, I could do that and still lose weight. But after the age of 40 and into our 50s etc, I really believe we (women) need to exercise differently in order to see results. I started doing more weight and strength training and LESS cardio. Yup, I said it. Less cardio. I still do cardio and take some HIIT classes but I believe the strength training has changed my body the most.

The App: their app is fabulous. You can track your daily water intake, your fasting, your workouts (and they have great workouts in the app too). Whenever I am traveling, I do the workouts from their app and when I’m at home, I do their workouts on Mondays and Saturdays. Other days I go to my local gym and I rest on Sundays.

My Goals for 2024

As we move into the new year, I just want to maintain what I have right now, I would like to keep toning my body, my midsection and see more muscle definition on my rear end. My bootie. 🙂 I am still in the VIP program with Faster Way, and along the way, I slacked off a little here and there. I am now going back to a more strict intermittent fasting schedule, and will go back to whole food nutrition. Over the holidays, I enjoyed myself and ate what I wanted. I really don’t eat pasta anymore and don’t miss it every much surprisingly but if I want a little here and there, I can have some but I find myself just wanting potatoes, rice and some bread sometimes and that’s it.

So, I will continue to eat clean. I have worked dairy back into my diet. I love eating cottage cheese and yogurt, which are great sources of protein. I eat a ton of protein. I try to snack clean: nuts, grain free chips and hummus, fruit (dry and fresh). I try to stay away from sweets but do make myself protein rich energy bites. I will still do the Saturday sweet treat: a cookie, ice cream, whatever I want just on Saturdays. And my exercise schedule will remain the same.

I don’t see this as a diet but as a way of life. In my opinion, this is VERY DOABLE. With any program or change like this, you have to want it. You have to want to do this for yourself. I also think that if you follow the program and stick with it, for 3-4 months at least, I think you will definitely see results. I hope I answered all of your questions, if you have any more, please let me know!