Beachbody Challenge (and sustaining my lifestyle)

One of the things I've taken on this month is the Team Beachbody Challenge. I decided to join after one of the Beachbody coaches hosted the Holiday Challenge I took part in at the end of last year and I wanted to keep going with some sort of challenge/support. 

I ordered the chocolate flavored Shakeology (I could probably make it cheaper myself by getting a generic protein shake and adding a scoop of greens and fruit, but the convenience has been worth it so far), which I've been having for breakfast, and the Turbo Jam DVD. I've done the Learn & Burn portion of the Turbo Jam for the past couple of days so I'm thinking I'll go ahead and skip past the intro tonight and try a new workout. I'm very excited!

I've also been trying to implement more snacks into my diet to keep me from being hungry once I get home from work. It's been going pretty well and I find myself looking forward to my evening snack to fuel my workout before Joe gets home from work. I'm not entirely sure how this will all change once classes start back, but I'm just going to try to play it by ear.

Last night for dinner I made grilled salmon with a homemade yogurt dill sauce (adapted from Beachbody's dill sauce recipe), roasted brussel sprouts, and brown rice. 

Let me just start by saying, who knew brussel sprouts could be delicious?! I certainly never would have imagined that I would be left wanting more of the vegetable most despise as children. The whole meal, while not very pretty, was very satisfying and tasted great. The dill sauce made me feel like I was having something I shouldn't, but it was fat free and low calorie. 

I'm excited for tonight's adaptation as well. I'm using Beachbody's recipe for teriyaki beef and making an orange beef instead, using diet orange soda the way I've made orange chicken in the past. The difference is that I'm going to bake it rather than boiling it and I'm going to add sliced onions and bell peppers at the end in a stir-fry fashion. Cross your fingers that it turns out!

Overall I'm just so happy that I've committed to keeping up this lifestyle. That's the biggest measure of success for me, that I can sustain what I've accomplished. Losing weight means nothing if it's a fad diet that leaves me just as heavy as before (or heavier!) once I give it up.