Oh Weight! Keep the Curves, Drop the Fat (Week 1-2 Review)

As part of my life journey, I decided to rededicate myself to my fitness journey. The pandemic has taken a toll on all of us mentally, physically, and spiritually. To be honest if you either gain or lose weight during quarantine, know that it’s OK and that we are all going through difficult transitions but don’t let it overwhelm you because there’s hope. Just like our moods and dispositions, our weight fluctuates due to many factors like stress and our eating and sleeping habits. I was suffering with all three especially with my anxiety and I relied on the gym so much to exercise to relieve stress. Well this quarantine has taught me to get creative and that if there’s a will, there’s a way and I fell in love with working out at home … recently. For most of 2020 I was working out at home off-and-on but since the beginning of this year I’ve been on a new program by Capri Curves “Keep the Curves, Drop the Fat”. This is a 4 week program where you can either workout at home or at the gym. I’ve chosen to workout at home because it's been easier since I work from home 3 days a week.

Typical day working remotely: Meals & Workout

• ***Fasted Workout**** ( Leg Day + ABS)

• Example workouts: Jump squats and plank walk outs etc. for about 3 rounds for 45 secs. Please note if you’d like the full workouts, you can purchase it on capricurves.com. :-)

• Breakfast @ 10 AM: (2) boiled eggs and a half cup of oatmeal with sliced bananas.

• Lunch @ 12 PM: Quinoa & kale with salmon and vegetables.

• Snack @ 3 PM: (2) Kiwis sliced with tajin seasoning (Mexican seasoning). This can be purchased at Walmart.

• Dinner @ 5 or 5:30 PM: Sardines with sauteed spinach and onions. Might sound weird but it's delicious when seasoned right. Yum!

• Bedtime by 10:30 PM because half the battle to a fit life is getting a sufficient amount of sleep. So, try to get your 7-8 hours of sleep okay!

Typical day working in the office: Meals & Workout

• Breakfast @ 10 AM: Green Smoothie -- (1) cup of almond milk, (1) medium banana, (1) cup of spinach, (1) scoop of vanilla protein powder of your choice. The brand I use is “Vega Protein & Greens” in the coconut almond flavor.

• Lunch @ 12 PM: Veggie Burger patty on Boston Lettuce.

• Snack @ 3 PM: Kettle pop chips (1 oz) with spicy hummus from Alidi’s.

• ***Workout****: (Booty + ABS)

• Example workouts: (3) rounds of Reverse lunges pulse, 30 secs on. Next, Plank-holds with kickbacks for 5 rounds. Please note if you’d like the full workouts, you can purchase it on capricurves.com. :-)

• Dinner @ 6 or 6:30 PM: Tilapia with a side of asparagus and half and avocado. Also, sometimes I’ll put an avocado in my smoothies, it's delicious!!

• Bedtime by 10:30 PM

Does it work?

So far, I’ve had a positive experience on this program. I lost 10 lbs of my holiday weight simply by changing my diet, having set times to eat, and being dedicated to workout an hour a day or whenever I completed my assigned workout for the day. I would definitely recommend this to those who are looking to jumpstart their fitness journey. I definitely see the difference in pictures and in my waist and I’m only 2 weeks in. I have 2 more weeks to complete the program, so I’ll definitely keep you posted on my progress.

Comment down below on what you’re doing to keep yourself active and let me know if you get the program as well!