Besides loving the workouts in Kathy Smith’s Project YOU! TYPE 2 was all the goodies which come with it.  I am a goodies kind of girl and looking support tools and tracking tools.  The Good to Go is a 12 Week Food and Fitness Journal to use while on the program.

The guide contains:

Welcome to the Program Guide

Using Your Guide

What is Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes

Good2Move at a glance

Good2Eat at a glance

Combo Food Plan

Food Exchange Lists

Guide to Getting Started

Good2Go! 12 Week Food and Fitness Journal

This guide is intended as a tool and guide for you while doing Project YOU! TYPE 2.  It also serves as a reference and answers all of your questions.   In the Good2Move! section Kathy shares some incentives to get moving and added benefits:

~Improves your mood

~Combats chronic diseases

~Strengthens your heart and lungs

~Increases quality of sleep

~Puts the spark back into your sex life

I promise you can do this program becuase I did.  Let me support you and get you on the road to Healthy Again in 2010!

Let’s get moving!!!!

When Kevin and I did Kathy Smith, Project You!  Type 2 we committed to the entire 12 week program.  That was both exciting and scary becuase I had never done a regular workout for three months in my life..  One of the tools included in the program is a Workout Calendar which shows which work out to do each day and what your rest days are. This is so me becuase I am the type of person who gets great satisfaction from crossing things off a list.  And I inspired to see the X’ed off days add up.

And just like everything else, I began by taking it one day at a time.  Step one, get the first workout done and cross it off.  The first night we did not get to start until 9:30 becuase we had a Beachbody Briefing Meeting earlier.  I upped the ante by telling everyone at the meeting I was going to work out when we got home and for them to ask me about it.  I, like most people do better sometimes with someone else holding me accountable rather than just me.  Those first 30 minutes were rough and there were moments when I did not think I would make it through the whole thing.  So the message I kept giving myself was just one more minute.  When I completed that (and I was watching the workout timer) then I would say again, just one more minute.  And then I was done.

I was excited and I have to say very proud of myself.  I had committed to working out and I did it.  The most fun was walking right to the workout chart on my office wall and putting  a big bold X over Day 1.   My next goal was to do all the workouts till the first rest day.  Next came finishing the first week and then the next and the next.  I knew when the first 4 weeks were over, I got to turn the schedule over to the other side and then only 8 weeks remained.  Almost before I knew it there were only 4, 3, 2, 1 weeks until I done.

Above you see my actual work out calendar (both sides) and my X’s and a couple of circles.  The circles represent the days I did not get my workout in and in 12 weeks there were only 6 days.  The old perfectionist Judi would have then considered the whole thing a failure and would not even have said I completed the program.  The new and gentler Judi recognized what a huge accomplishment this was for me and am proud to show you my calendar.

The point is keeping track of what you are doing, how often, how much, setting a goal and checking it off each day created a big success for me personally.  Did I lose weight during the 12 weeks? Yes.  Did I lose inches during the 12 weeks?  Yes.  However the most important thing achieved was my confidence gained by setting an intention and following through with it.

What intention have you been wanting to set for yourself?

Decide – Choose an intention!  Commit  – When will you start?  Succeed – Track it every step of the way.

I am here to support you in fulfilling your commitments to yourself.

Helping REshape the World,

Judi

Team Beachbody Founding Diamond Coach

Kathy Smith’s Project You was the first Beachbody Program I completed.  Because of my weight and lack of prior exercising, I wanted to start with something I felt I could do successfully.   When I picked this program, I asked Kevin if he would do with me and he said YES so fast I could not believe it.  I have a special place in my heart for Kathy Smith from the first Beachbody Meeting more than 3 years ago when the coaching opportunity was first presented to us.  There I sat in the front row, the heaviest person in the room and feeling very self conscious about it listening to all of the celebrity trainers come in and talk to us about their programs.  When Kathy came onto the stage she asked for two chairs and said she wanted someone to come up and workout with her.  And embarrassingly enough she choose me.  I was mortified becuase instead of being able to have my back to the fit people in the room, I was facing them instead.  Yikes.

Kathy took my hand (yes, Kevin got photos) and never released it the whole time she spoke.  And for exercise we did some leg and arm things from the chair.  In the space of those 10 minutes she captured my heart forever and when I started this program, felt like I was working out with a dear friend.

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, you may help manage or prevent it with the revolutionary new lifestyle program, Kathy Smith’s Project:YOU! Type 2®.

Developed in conjunction with doctors, certified diabetes educators, and the American Diabetes Association, Project:YOU! Type 2 is the first all-in-one solution to help manage diabetes, reduce your risk for diabetes complications, and get you back in control of your life!

The 12 week program consists of 10 different workouts which I found I really liked as it was always changing up and not boring.  Also, they increased in length of time and intensity very gradually.   The first night I thought I was going to drop dead after about three minutes and instead kept going!  Foundation (30 minutes) is the first workout and is a solid foundation of strength and stamina to get you started.  You meet Kathy and her team and learn the basic moves and techniques you will build upon in your upcoming workouts.
My favorite part was crossing workout number one off my 12 Week Workout Calendar.  It was the most exciting “X” I have ever written in my life and next time I will talk to about Work Out 2.  What I learned this first night was that I could do it.  The key was getting the courage to begin with the intention of completing just 30 minutes of exercise once!!!

Helping

REshape the World,

Judi

Kathy and I on stage at the Founding Coaches Meeting for Team Beachbody