6 Day Supermodel Slimdown Day 1 Breakfast

*peeks head sheepishly through the door*

Hi! Remember me?

I had stopped posting last summer because....well....I kind of lost my way. My youngest (who was like 15 or so months) was dropping naps, my 3 year old stopped napping....and it just seemed like chaos ensued!

Then I was ashamed I lost my way and stopped posting and I barely was working out.

BUT I AM BACK! I started up Brazil Butt Lift again (what can I say, I love that workout) and I've been doing the "Booty Resolution" contest from the Brazil Butt Lift Facebook page. This time they created a private group to help with motivation and support. Part of the contest is that you are supposed to do the "6 Day Supermodel Slimdown" that comes with your Brazil Butt Lift dvds. I never did it before because it's basically like an 1100 calorie diet for 6 days, and working out every day....I tend to get grumpy if I have low blood sugar or get hungry, and I didn't want to be a grumpy Mom lol. But I'm trying it now! Here's my breakfast:

1 small apple, 1 slice of 45 calorie bread, 1/4 cup egg beaters (can't have eggs without Franks!) and some mixed veggies. As you can see it's slightly different then what the guide said, but I haven't been to the store yet and t his is what I had....I would think it is very similar calorie counts.

I am heading to the store in a bit with the boys, I actually bought a digital bathroom scale that just got in so I cant wait to pick it up! I'll be taking pictures and my weight when I get home. Today's workout is Cardio Axe, which is great because it's only like 25-30 minutes long!

I've  been doing Turbo Fire the past 2 weeks and I LOVE it. I'm seriously getting addicted to it. Even Ethan sings the songs from it. He goes "Mama! Who's house my house?" and goes "What's that from?" already playing trivia lol.

I went to a birthday party on Saturday and I was going to wear jeans, a tank and a cute lightweight short sleeved sweater thing (super super light weight) but I knew it was going to be at least 90 degrees and I'd die in that outfit. But I dont have much clothes that fit me right now, so I tried on a skirt that usually is to tight for me...and IT FIT. So I wore that and a tank and I was surprised how much smaller I'm looking in pictures.

I should of already lost more weight, but it's hard to give up my wine after a long stressful day :) My diet isn't to bad, but I think I still need to check out my portions. I'm going to try measuring my food for a week to REALLY see portion sizes and I bet that will be a nice dose of reality lol.

There is another Jean Queen contest from Brazil Butt Lift starting June 1st! I heard this time they are giving a prize to anyone who submits there day 1/30/60 pictures! That's awesome. I will definitely be doing it again, but more of a Turbo Fire Brazil Butt Lift hybrid. Basically I'll be making sure to do 3 days of HIIT and 3 days of BBL High & Tight. I'll figure out the rest, but my body seems to really love those 2 types of workouts.

I'm off to DMV now then I have a date with Chalene Johnson :)

Turbo Fire Brazil Butt Lift Hybrid

I've done 5 days of Turbo Fire now, but I think I'm going to do a Turbo Fire Brazil Butt Lift hybrid instead. I'm thinking of something like this:

(Red is Turbo Fire, blue Brazil Butt Lift)

Monday: HIIT 15, High&Tight
Tuesday: Fire 40, Stretch 10
Wednesday: HIIT 15, Sculpt
Thursday: Fire 30, High&Tight
Friday: Tone 30, Low HIIT 20
Saturday: Bum Bum, Abs Rapido, Stretch 10
Sunday: Rest or Stretch 40

I'm not sure if this is to much (or to little!) so I will try it for 2 weeks and see what happens. My rest days usually end up being sometime during the week since there are some days where I just cant seem to fit it in, and by the time the kids go to bed I'm beat. But I REALLY want to try Stretch 40, I'm so inflexible it's embarrassing lol.

If anyone has any input I'd be appreciative :)

I just found this schedule from Sorey Fitness that seems great:

Week 1
Monday – Bum Bum
Tuesday – Fire 45 EZ & Abs 10
Wednesday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Thursday – Fire 55 EZ & Stretch 10
Friday – BBL Sculpt
Saturday – Stretch 40 & Core 20
Sunday – Rest
Week 2
Monday – Fire 45 & Stretch 10
Tuesday – Bum Bum & Abs 10
Wednesday – HIIT 15 & Stretch 10
Thursday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Friday – Fire 55 EZ & Stretch 10
Saturday – BBL Sculpt
Sunday – Rest
Week 3
Monday –  Bum Bum
Tuesday – HIIT 20 & Abs 10
Wednesday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Thursday –  Stretch 40 & Core 20
Friday – Fire 45 & Abs 10
Saturday – HIIT 15 & TF Sculpt 30
Sunday – Rest
Week 4
Monday – Fire 45 EZ & Abs 10
Tuesday – Bum Bum
Wednesday – HIIT 25 & Abs 10
Thursday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret **
Friday – Stretch 40 & Core 20
Saturday – Cardio Axe & Stretch 10
Sunday – Rest
Week 5 (Recovery)
Monday – Stretch 40
Tuesday –Stretch 40 & Core 20
Wednesday – Stretch 40
Thursday – Stretch 40 & Core 20
Friday – Stretch 40
Saturday – Stretch 40 & Core 20
Sunday – Rest
Week 6
Monday – Bum Bum & Abs 10
Tuesday – Fire 55 EZ
Wednesday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Thursday – HIIT 30 & Stretch 10
Friday – Stretch 40 & Core 20
Saturday – TF Tone 30
Sunday – Rest
Week 7
Monday – Fire 55EZ
Tuesday – Bum Bum & Abs  10
Wednesday – Fire 45EZ
Thursday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Friday – Cardio Axe & Core 20
Saturday – BBL Sculpt
Sunday – Rest
Week 8
Monday – Bum Bum
Tuesday – HIIT 30 & Abs 10
Wednesday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Thursday – Fire 45 & Abs 10
Friday – Fire 55 EZ & Stretch 10
Saturday – Stretch 40 & Core 20
Sunday – Rest
Week 9
Monday – HIIT 30  & Abs 10
Tuesday – Bum Bum
Wednesday – Fire 60 & Abs 10
Thursday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Friday – HIIT 20 & Bum Bum Rapido
Saturday – TF Sculpt & Core 20
Sunday – Rest
Week 10 (Recovery)
Monday – Stretch 40
Tuesday –Stretch 40 & Core 20
Wednesday – Stretch 40
Thursday – Stretch 40 & Core 20
Friday – Stretch 40
Saturday – Stretch 40 & Core 20
Sunday – Rest

7 weeks down!

I still have another week before I hit my 60 day mark, but I was taking pictures for the Beach Body Photo a Day contest and I was surprised how much weight I've lost already. I should be getting Turbo Fire any day now and I'm SO EXCITED to blast all this weight off me, I cannot wait to see my 90 days of that!

I'm also thinking of doing the Shakeology cleanse which is basically 3 days of Shakeology for breakfast and lunch, fruit for snacks and protein and a salad for dinner. The only thing that's stopping me is that I do want my supply of Shakeology to last as long as possible lol :)\

This picture is just doing almost 60 days of Brazil Butt Lift, drinking Shakeology and watching what I eat. Although I kick myself now thinking of how much better I'd look if I had stuck to it 100% :)

Rio Extreme!

I wanted to finish the 60 days of BBL just using these DVDs, but I've been eyeing the Rio Extreme workout for awhile now.....and I decided what the heck, I'll just get 'em. With my coach discount it is only $22. That's why I signed up to be a coach....discounts! :) I also picked up a medium strength - strength band. The DVD set comes with the yellow beginner one, but I thought I'd see if I can handle the medium! The deluxe DVDs comes with 3 extra workouts:

• RIO EXTREME - Break through exercise plateaus with this challenging workout. (50 min.)
• ABS RAPIDO - Slim and strengthen your abs with this tummy-tightening workout. (10 min.)
• UPPERCUTS - Incorporate kickboxing moves into your workout for sleek, sexy arms. (13 min.)

Hopefully I'll get them by Wednesday, every time I've ordered from Beach Body, I've gotten the product 2 days after the order date....so we'll see!

My "baby" starts PRESCHOOL on Tuesday, and he turns 3 on Saturday! I'm so excited, he's going to LOVE school and I cant wait to give him all the fun birthday presents :) One of the presents we got him was an orange yoga mat...every time I work out and use my yoga mat, he always says he wants an orange one so he can work out "Next to Mama". I found him an orange one with sunshine's on it from Amazon, which is perfect because he loves doing this kids yoga thing on Comcast on demand and they do this sunshine stretch move. Hopefully he will like it :)

This week starts week 7 for me. I have to admit week 6 didn't go so good, I had a few glasses of wine, pizza one night and I missed 2 days. Eek. I don't know what happened, I just lost focus. I'm back on track though and this week will be much better, and hopefully my DVDs will come soon so I can add them in!

I'm thinking of doing a fitness board in my room similar to this, but I didn't know if this was appropriate for an adult woman's room....not a teenage girl haha. I don't think my husband would care, and I think it would be nice to have an inspirational space that isn't online, but I'm not sure :P I DID buy a bikini though, my first ever. I'm no where near bikini ready, but I am not stopping until I am! :)

A missed workout

I didn't workout yesterday, and I feel guilty today. Arg. The kids just have been on some weird schedule lately, and they BOTH are working on molars so it's been cranky city over here. I will try and add 1 extra workout 2 different days next week to make up for it since the kids will be at their grandparents. Hopefully that will help. I'm starting week 6 on Monday so I'm so close to my 60 day goal, I don't want to mess this up!

I do need to go to the store and try and do some prep work in advance for foods, it's been to easy to just grab a veggie burger for lunch....I need less processed foods for sure. I'm going to do some more research on menu plans and start tracking my calories instead of guesstimating them, I think that will really jump start the weight loss.

I think I've finally decided that P90X will be my next workout! I've always admired the people who've accomplished that, so it would be an awesome personal goal to complete it. My husband was kind of talking about doing it with me, so I think it would be fun to have an accountability partner! At the end of April is when I'll be buying it, and maybe I can get a P90X challenge going!

Brazil Butt Lift 60 Day Challenge!

I lost 10 inches all over in 30 days just by doing Brazil Butt Lift and drinking Shakeology every day! I want to share this with you, and to challenge ourselves to get swimsuit ready by summer! Summer is LESS then 90 days away, and you CAN change your body in that time.


What is Brazil Butt Lift?

Brazil Butt Lift™ uses cardio, dance, and a unique training method to work your rear end from every angle. You’ll reduce your hips, slim your thighs, and lift your butt, shaping your “bum bum” (pronounced “boom boom”) into the best booty of your life. And, it’s fun! Brazil Butt Lift will show you why Leandro is known as the Brazilian Butt Master

It's a 60-day Brazil Butt Lift workout program challenge and it's the easiest way to achieve your goals ever. As part of my group, you'll be one of five like minded people. We'll track our progress along the way, hold each other accountable, and motivate, inspire, and encourage each other to achieve amazing results through our private Facebook group.

What's amazing about this program, is that it's all laid out for you, there is a calender based on your booty type, that gives the exact workouts you should be doing for the day.

The booty calenders are:

- The to flat solution
- Pear shape
- To big solution
- Classic solution


And, with The FAT-BURNING FOOD GUIDE we’ll eat healthy yummy foods. This easy-to-follow meal plan was created by a nutritionist and is filled with mouth-watering, Brazilian-inspired recipes that will help you slim down without sacrificing flavor. The Food Guide incorporates the use of Shakeology as a meal replacement, or snack

Shakeology is highly recommended nutrition support tool but optional for participation in the Challenge Group.

And as an added incentive, you’ll be able to participate in The Beachbody Challenge™ contest.
PRIZES!!!
(Available to US legal residents only 18+, but the groups are open to US and Canadian residents 18+)

- $500 daily giveaway just for logging your workout into the SuperGym!
- $1,000 monthly will be awarded, so be sure to submit your results at the end of each month.
- $5,000 quarterly - Someone will be chosen from the monthly submissions each quarter and awarded $5,000
- $100,000 if you are the Male or Female with the most remarkable transformation!!!

Brazil Butt Lift Purchase Options:

Option 1:Brazil Butt Lift Challenge Pack $160

Everything you need to get into the best shape of your life.
-Shakeology Home Direct (like a monthly subscription)
-Brazil Butt Lift Fitness Program
-Team Beachbody Club: 30-Day Free Trial!
-Free Shipping
-Free Coaching by me
-Exclusive Accountability Facebook Group

Option 2:Purchase Each sold separately.

Brazil Butt Lift $59

Shakeology "The healthiest meal of the day!"

Chocolate or Greenberry $119.95
Ultra Tropical Strawberry $129.95

Please email me at tiffanyratzman@gmail.com if you have *any*questions or are just interested in Beach Body!

Week 5, Day 4

I'm down another inch off my waist since Sunday! Maybe it could of been more if I didn't have a slice of pizza for dinner last night, or the 2 glasses of wine on Monday lol.

I added an extra weight to each ankle last night during High and Tight, and wow I felt it! I never feel sore the next day though, I feel like I'm pushing myself...but I'm not sore anymore. I do want to get a set of 8lb dumbells soon, we'll see if I can handle that yet though.

I finally decided to commit to being a coach! I'm so impressed with my progress so far, and I'm very impressed by Beach Body in general, I want to share it with everyone, and help everyone get healthy! I also will take full advantage of the 25% off products that I get, I want to keep drinking Shakeology and I am planning on getting another program at the end of April!

New Before and After

Here is a better picture demonstrating the difference 9 inches lost makes!

Month 1 complete!

Today is week #5, day #1. I probably wont do my workout until my husband comes home from work tonight, 1 kid is napping and the other one I'm trying to get to nap....so I can get some chores done like grocery lists, meal planning and picking up the house a little bit. The boys will hopefully be staying a couple of days with my parents this week so I can get some deep cleaning done, and my husband and I can have some relaxing time! I miss them so much when they are gone, but it is nice to have a day or 2 off to do whatever I want, and not have to worry about schedules and tantrums :)

Today I am supposed to be doing Bum Bum and Tummy Tuck, but I did that yesterday and I'm soooo sore! I seriously dont think I could do Tummy Tuck even if I wanted to lol. Instead I'll do Cardio Axe and Sculpt (because I missed it last week!)....Sculpt is my favorite. I'm not the biggest fan of Cardio Axe because it's a little boring, it seems like the whole workout is just to lead you up to the last 10 minutes. Bum Bum is a cardio too, but waaaay more challenging. I'm STILL having to pause it, and I'm on week 5! My poor quads...that video is a quad killer haha.

Here are my stats so far:

2/20/12
Day #1
Chest: 45"
R Arm: 13 1/2
L Arm: 13 1/2
Waist: 44
Hips: 47
R Thigh: 26 1/2
L Thigh: 27 1/2
Weight: 181

3/28/12
Day #30
Chest: 43 1/2
R Arm: 13
L Arm: 13
Waist: 42 1/2
Hips:  45 1/2
R Thigh: 26 1/2
L Thigh:  26
Weight: 182

9" down in 30 Days!!! But I've also GAINED a pound. That sucks. I know I've put on a ton of muscle though, and I do look leaner, and have less cellulite so I know it's working.

Before and after shot:

As you can see, there is not that much visible difference (except in my butt, which is lifted) but it's only been 30 days. I cant wait to see on day 60!

After I complete the 60 days, I plan on ordering another Beach Body workout, either ChaLean Extreme, P90X or Turbo Fire. I really cant decide! I'll worry about it in a few weeks though :)

Week 3, day 2

Today is week 3, day 2...and I haven't exercised yet. I'm SO exhausted. I dont know if it's from just for the first time in my life working out (around an hour a day) but I'm so tired every single day. Last night I was asleep around 10pm and I slept until around 6:30am, but I feel like I could go back to sleep for a few hours! My kids are napping so right now would be the ideal time to exercise, but I'm just looking at the Beach  Body site trying to motivate myself. I think part of the reason is that I really thought I would of lost more weight by now....I've lost a pound. I quit drinking, followed a healthy meal plan and with the exercising...I thought I would at least be down 5lbs. My husband just keeps reminding me that it's a 60 day program, not a 2 week program...so I have no right to be upset until it's done. He's right.

I would love to add Turbo Fire to my life, but Beach Body DVDs are so expensive. I know the whole "You cant put a price on your health!" line, but really....Beach Body DVDs are freaking expensive lol. Hopefully in April or May I can look into purchasing it.

I've been doing pretty good on my meal plan...and then I had to blow it with a half a grilled cheese sandwich. I just got home from the store, I was super hungry and my brain like shuts off when I'm hungry so I wasn't thinking clearly. Oh well, I'll just make sure no more slip ups for the rest of the day!

Shakeology!

I start week 3 on Monday of Brazil Butt Lift! I actually haven't lost a pound, but I am down inches! My butt already is feeling tighter and higher, I'm shocked....so glad I bought this program. I also am drinking my first glass of chocolate Shakeology. It's SUPER chocolatey, more then I thought it would be actually, I thought it would kind of taste like a SlimFast. I love that it doesn't taste like chemicals, it tastes like an actual real chocolate milkshake. I blended 1 scoop of Shakeology with 2 tsp instant coffee, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 water, 1 TBS of Better 'n Peanut Butter. YUUUUUUM!

I cant wait to start week 3! I'm halfway done with month 1, and I cant wait to take pictures on day 30 so I can see the difference more, and hopefully I will also be down some pounds. After I finish 60 days of Brazil Butt Lift, I'm going to get either Insanity, Chalean Extreme or Turbo Fire and do a hybrid of both programs. I'll have to research them more, but for now....I hear destructive kids.

Brazil Butt Lift

I'm on week 1, day 4 of Brazil Butt Lift, and I'm ALREADY seeing changes! I'm loving it. I'm pretty out of shape, so I've only been able to do 1 video a day (the guide has you doing 2 usually), but I'm hoping by next week I can start doing 2. I currently weigh 180, and my goal is 130....then we'll see from there. But seriously, this is the FIRST time that I've ever really committed to getting fit. I just canceled my Weight Watchers subscription because I wasen't getting anywhere with it. I love that with this program it has a menu guide to go along with the workouts....they've mapped out your whole month basically. It's perfect, I need to be told what to do when it comes to diet/exercise lol.

I actually joined the Brazil Butt Lift "Jean Queen" contest, where you just follow your routine for 90 days, and whoever looks best (or however they judge it) wins a $400 jeans shopping spree! I've already submitted my "before" photos, and in 30 days they have you submit another set, and another set in 90 days. I'm really hoping that this will help me stick to the program, knowing that there is more of an incentive. My real incentive though is to be able to wear a bathing suit and cute clothes this summer. Last summer was awful, I was so self conscious in my bathing suit, and I never even wore one to the beach, so I missed out on taking my kids in the ocean.....I was so depressed. I dont expect to look like a supermodel in a bikini, all I'm asking is to be able to look ok in a tankini.....good enough so I can feel comfortable to play with my kids in the pool!

So far I've ate today:

Breakfast:
1/2 cup old fashioned oats with 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Snack:
1 cheese stick and 1 plum

Lunch:
Whole wheat wrap (high fiber, low carb) with 1 tablespoon hummus, 1 wedge light Laughing Cow swiss cheese, spinach, chopped tomato, 2 slices thin deli meat and spicy mustard

Snack:
Vita top 100 calorie muffin (later I had some carrots and mustard....I felt really run down after working out)

Dinner will be a taco salad that will consist of mixed greens, chicken, salsa, low fat cheddar, and black beans.

I'm not sure how many calories that is, but I'm thinking it's ok. I just found my Brazil Butt Lift nutrition guide so tomorrow I can start following that better. My only real slip up so far is that I had some wine last night, other then that I've been pretty good at working out and eating right.

I'm so excited that I'm ALREADY seeing a difference, and it's only been 4 days! I need to go find a tape measure to measure myself so I can track inches too. I'll post before and after shots when I hit the 30 day mark :)