Back with the Body Coach-SAS Month 1

So back in 2015 in the three months leading up to our wedding I done The Body Coach 90 Day Shift, Shape Sustain (SSS) plan, ending up in the best shape I had ever been, which you can read all about here.

From the end of the plan I generally maintained my new fitness and eating habits (and dress size), that was until Mr B and I bought our flat back in December 2016. In the two months leading up to us finally getting our keys we moved in with a friend and once we eventually moved into our flat we started working to make it how we wanted, which included a full bathroom makeover (you can read about that here) and knocking a wall down between the living room and kitchen to make it open plan. All in all it was a tough 6 months and it most definitely had an impact on my routine. I kept up with the gym but had began slowly started eating carbs with rest meals and eating other treats/takeaways when we were busy. I fell down with my prep, firstly as I didn't want to take over someone else kitchen, then second our own kitchen was a bit of a building site. I put 9lbs on (after having stuck at the same weight for the previous 2 years) and with that added on the inches I had previously lost.

Anyway, last month I decided I needed to get myself back on track so I signed up to The Body Coach Support And Sustain (SAS) 30 Day plan which is exclusively available to 90 Day SSS graduates. You can learn about and sign up to the plan here but in simple terms you get 4 weeks worth of training plans, 20 recipes and macro calculated lists on ingredients to make your own recipes. Perfect. It works on a rolling contract so when you submit your measurements and pictures at the end of the month you decide whether you want to pay for the next month.

4 weeks later, 1.5kgs (3.3lbs) lighter and 1 inch smaller, here are my results from month 1:

Now I know, the room/lighting/bra is different but I am going to try and keep that consistent for each month going forward. I was just in a  rush to start month 1 so asked my husband to take these first pictures quite late one evening.

I'm happy with the progress as I think my bum seems more defined and there seems to be less fat at the top of my back.

My favourite things about the plan

Structure in the gym. Before signing up I had been following the year one challenge from Michael Matthews, which you could argue is structured, but I feel like it was getting so repetitive and boring so this felt like a breath of fresh air. 

Price/value for money. For half the price of one PT session I feel like this is an absolute bargain!

Favourite workout

Leg Day (always)

Favourite meals

From the set recipes:

For rest day it would have to be Coconut Porridge, which you may have guessed this if you ever watch my Instagram stories, I'm obsessed! It's a low carb alternative to porridge, super easy to make and sooooo delicious.

My fave post workout breakfast was the french toast with berries (I used frozen)...

This one was more of a weekend treat though, to keep it simple in work I tended to stick with chicken sausages on a bagel for post workout breakfasts (not so pretty to photograph).

Favourite meal I made myself from the list of set ingredients:

Rest Meal: Bolognese with Courgette (sometimes courgetti). I tend to exercise in the mornings so the only carb meals I get are breakfast which means I need major inspiration for low carb evening meals. This is easy to make and can be done in bulk so you have meals ready for a few days.

One thing I learned this month

Having to submit pictures and measurements is a major motivator for me.

One thing I'll improve on next month

Be more varied, I have been quite organised in planning meals this month (even when I've had meals out *or two hen parties to go to* I've known ahead what I will eat) however, I have tended to stick to maybe 4 or 5 go to meals max...next month I hope to use the other books I have (including the new one which I haven't made anything from yet) and try to come up with some different meals using my given ingredients list as a guide.

I'm now actually three weeks into month 2 (it took me too long to get round to writing this) and will be posting on my progress each month. I'd love to hear from anyone already taking part in this plan. Any tips, let me know in the comments below.

xx J xx