Happy Monday!
Need some help getting a little pep in your step this morning? How about an extra-crazy picture of Sadie?
She told me you can borrow some of her never-ending energy today if you need it.
Workout
Ryan forgot to set the alarm last night (he’s alarm boy in our house), but thankfully he somehow naturally woke up at 5:01 a.m., so we made it to the gym at our usual time without a hitch.
This week is the final week of Phase One of the LiveFit workout program that I began loosely following at the end of May. (I’m not following the meal plan and changed some of the workouts a little bit.)
I completed the same leg workout that I did last week and really like it a lot. It’s probably my all-time favorite leg workout because it’s fast-moving, challenging and targets all different parts of the leg.
Even though I really like the leg workout, I am more than ready to move on to Phase Two of LiveFit. I’m getting a little bored and am definitely missing my circuit workouts. Phase Two incorporates supersets which will hopefully hold my interest a little more!
Since a few of you requested progress updates, as far as body changes are concerned, I haven’t really noticed anything dramatic, though I feel like my shoulders may look slightly more muscular. I stepped on the scale this morning and noticed that I gained a couple of pounds since I started LiveFit, but I’m not following the meal plan, so I really can’t speak for the program as a whole. I have definitely been eating my fair share of sweet treats lately, but I’ve also read that a lot of people put on a few pounds in the first phase of LiveFit, since gaining muscle is the primary goal of the first phase.
Breakfast
Breakfast this morning was a cold bowl of overnight oats topped with a sliced banana and berries.
Overnight oats may be one of my favorite summertime breakfast options. It’s satisfying, cold, thick and creamy.
Time to play catch-up after a relaxing weekend!
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I love the pictures of your sweet Sadie!! Makes me smile !! Happy Monday!!
I’ve been reading quite a few recaps of LIveFit and it sounds like a great program. I did BFL but, like you, did not follow the eating plan which is why I didn’t see the results (appearance-wise) I hoped for!
exactly. i’m sure following the meal plan would alter results A LOT.
I had overnight oats for breakfast yesterday–perfect for the summer!
I’d be SO grateful for some of Sadie’s energy right now!!!!
I just finished up my overnight oats! Best summer breakfast ever!
I have to agree with you on those phase 1 workouts – I got a little bored of them too and really wanted to incorporate some of my own moves to mix things up a bit. Have a lovely day Julie!
Sadis is so adorable! I actually looked into getting a vizsla because my son has allergies but loves dogs. Our recently passed away.
How did you find Sadie?
Have a good Monday!
i love sadie pics 🙂 good monday morning! Live fit sounds like a good lifting program..i want to check it out!
Your Sadie pictures always make me smile! 🙂
Omg! Sadie is so adorable! The pictures always make me smile 🙂 Happy Monday
Thank you to Sadie for sharing! She put a smile on my Monday morning face 🙂 And now I’m craving overnight oats with blueberries and bananas – I’ve never combined the two!
Isn’t the body’s natural alarm amazing? Maybe I’m a nerd, but I think it’s pretty cool.
As for the workouts, I found Phase 1 a little dull too. Hang in there!
I gained about a pound or two in phase 1 as well and when I made that exact comment about building muscle, someone left a comment on my post saying how muscle doesn’t weigh more than fat, that’s a myth. I have no idea what’s true or not, but it did make sense to me in retrospect that a pound of muscle is the same “weight” as a pound of fat…it’s all a pound. It’s just that apparently, one pound of fat apparently takes up a larger area.
Anyway…curious to see how you like Phase 2. I’ve been “stuck” in it for weeks now with a bunch of traveling that hasn’t allowed me to finish it strongly like I had hoped. At first I found it much more interesting than phase 1 but now I’m totally annoyed with the length of all the workouts. I just don’t enjoy working out for more than 1.5 hrs no matter how “interesting”!
I gained a couple pounds we well when I did Live Fit but I don’t think it was noticeable. I did have a lot more muscle in my legs and shoulders so I wasn’t too upset. I tried following the diet in the beginning but it just wasn’t my cup of tea. I like protein but goodness, the plan required WAY more than I could stomach!
I don’t aspire to look like a fitness model so I am not sure I would do it again. Just a little too strict for me!!
i’ve also read a lot of people gain a little weight in the first phase because of muscle gain so i’m sure you’ll quickly drop that in the second phase. i hope to do try out this program someday, so i like these recaps! i don’t think i’d do the meal plan either (too strict for me!), but the idea of having a workout plan, i like.
I always hate gaining weight at a time when I’m both exercising or strength training more but also eating more sweets. I’m never sure if it’s muscle or fat 😛
Yay for gym time Mondays!! 🙂 Sounds like phase 2 is coming at the perfect time. I’ve heard good things about it!
your overnight oats always look so good! I’ve been wanting to incorporate livefit workouts into my weeks, but I’m also training for my first marathon so I’m concerned they may make me too sore for all the running I have to do!
I definitely think the LiveFit program helped define my shoulders a lot more and relatively quickly. Phase 2 gets to be pretty tough with some LONG workouts but definitely helps keep your attention. Good luck!
I’m glad she’s lending out some of her energy. I think I’ll take her up on the offer 😉
Hey Julie: I just happened upon your blog, and I’m a fan! Have you ever tried steel cut oats in you overnight oats? I love their texture, but wonder if they’d soften enough. Maybe you can experiment on behalf of us :). Cheers!
Oh, Sadie and your super long tongue. LOL She’s a cutie pie. I actually saw two vizlas while driving around this week, and it made me think of her. I don’t remember actually seeing vizlas before reading your blog. I probably just didn’t know what kind they were if I did see them.
I’m starting LiveFit today, and am looking forward to having a regular workout structure.
My dog is pretty much comatose today after a weekend away. He looks so cute when he has no energy 🙂
When I started focusing more on strength work more than cardio I noticed that the scale stayed the same or even went up a pound at first, even though I saw changes in my body and toneness. After a few weeks I did see a jump down in the scale by a few pounds. I’ve heard that’s how it works, first you gain (muscle) then it starts to burn that fat and you see a little loss finally. I’ve had a lot of compliments on how great I look, and people ask me if I’ve lost weight, I tell them well kinda, my “number” is still the same, but I’ve toned but lost fat, so it’s weird how that works!
I haven’t had overnight oats in almost a month, I haven’t had a “hankering” for them lately…even though its stinking hot out I still love my bowl of hot oats!
Hi Julie! I have a question about your overnight oats recipe (forgive me if you’ve already answered this somewhere): you use Old Fashioned Oats in your recipe. Have you ever used Quick Oats? I want to try your recipe but I never have old fashioned oats on hand, but I do always have quick oats. I’m curious if it would still turn out. Also, can I use skim milk instead? Thank you!
Hi Michelle! Hopefully I can help you as well~I haven’t tried overnight oats with quick oats but I would imagine that you have to reduce the liquid measurements by a good amount since quick oats are so much thinner and…quicker! haha.
yes! you can definitely use quick oats, but, like ellie said, i’d probably decrease the amount of milk.
Your Sadie captions always crack me up.. Happy Monday!
haha, that face from Sadie always cracks me up! (2nd pic). And perhaps you’re one of those people who build muscle easily! It’s really weird because I’m petite but I gain muscle easily so it can be deceiving on the scale.
Sadie is SO cute! Also, remember that muscle weighs more than fat, so it would make sense that you are seeing gains!
Hun, if you’re changing some of the exercises, doing cardio (when instructed not to) and not following the meal plan – very simply, you are NOT doing the program. So, please do not say you are following it. You are doing YOUR OWN program – BASED OFF OF Jamie’s Livefit.
I agree, but I’m not even sure I would say it’s based on it. Julie, you have modified a) the diet, b) the cardio and c) some of the strength exercises.
I think it’s great to give progress updates and let your readers know how your body responds differently to different exercises (everyone wants to know!) but this is in NO WAY the livefit program.
i totally agree and will change my wording moving forward.
Im GF and DF and the beans and rice look really good and something my tummy can handle! What did you put in them?
That first picture of Sadie literally made me laugh out loud.
I need to try some overnight oats this week, they always look so creamy and delicious!
I was watching Workout (anyone remember that show from Bravo?) on Netflix the other day and Jaimie Eason was on the show! Did you know that she’s a breast cancer survivor, Julie? Thought you might find that interesting.
yes!! i love that! she’s definitely inspiring.
I started the live fit program the same time as you and I notice the biggest difference in my shoulders as well. I love leg days they best and I am getting a little board of phase 1 and I am excited to move to phase to although a little nervous. Those one leg deadlifts are still killer. I am a little confused on supersets and active rest so will have to look into that sometime this week. Weight training is completely foreign to me, started with this program to help me jump into it.
I’m on week 3 of the first phase and really enjoying it so far. I am doing it at home, so I’ve had to modify quite a lot, but it’s still super challenging! I really like Jamie and I’m looking forward to seeing some results at the end! 🙂
I’m also on week 3 of the program right now! I just did my first set of single leg deadlifts this morning and whew, I can already feel my hamstrings crying. You weren’t lying, Julie.
*phew* I am on the last week of phase 1 as well and found myself to have gained 3 pounds… I think it’s a mixture of sweets and muscle as well. I was miserable for a second and then realized at least 1 lb has to be muscle after all this extra training I’m doing!
Im in phase 2 week 7. For me the scale didn’t budge until week 4.(i am followung the diet). I’m looking forward to the last phase where some plyo is tossed in, I’m hoping then will be the most amount of loss. I’m loving it. I’ve never felt so strong!
Hiya, I too am on phase 1 of livefit, only halt way through, so not noticed much of a difference yet either.
I read that you do your workouts early in the morning, do you eat before you go?
This would be better for me, as like you I work from home, and always find an excuse not to go later in the day, so if I have already done it then my day is clear for work :).
Sadie is gorgeous by the way