My 90 Day Plan - (Cycle 1)
- Emily
- Apr 11, 2017
- 4 min read
Hi everyone :)
I’ve had my plan through for a week now so I began the 90 Day SSS Plan on Thursday 6th April (came through within three working days)
This blog just goes through what you can expect in the first week, I will adapt this as the weeks go on.
How The Plan Works:
The 90 days is split into three cycles (each 30 days) so I’m currently in Cycle 1. The pack I received via email is 80 pages long and it’s packed full of recipes, workouts, nutritional information, and fitness information - when to do training sessions and how to refuel yourself afterwards.
Basically with this cycle you’re earning your carbs, which are to be eaten 60-90 mins after your HIIT session, other than that you’re eating from the reduced carb section of your pack (all recipes are included and written much like the Lean in 15 books if you’ve used them before) Just to note if you don’t do a workout (recommended 4-5 times a week) you can’t eat from the Carbohydrate Refuel side of the menu.
Having been on Lean in 15 for a few months before getting into the plan I hoped the recipes would be the same, however they are definitely refined. All the recipes so far have been delicious and are easy to do. Some take longer that the 15 mins I was used to, but it’s worth it.
What you Need:
It didn’t have this in the pack so thought it might be handy for anyone looking to do the plan to know just a few essential items you may need –
SCALES – Everything is weighed (also a jug for measuring liquids)
BLENDER – Get the blender out and sit it on your kitchen work surface, you will use this a lot for smoothies and some of the recipes.
TUPPERWARE – If you have a busy life and can’t afford the time to make everything fresh, these will become your best friend.
DRINKS HOLDER – Perfect for smoothies on the go, or protein shakes.
THE PLAN ITSELF – I printed this off, I know its 80 pages, but to have the recipes in front of you (I put mine in a ring binder and file) is so much easier than going through your emails all the time to see the recipes and information.
USE THE MEAL PLANNER – The plan comes with a week meal planner, I think this is great and I always do mine the day or two before (not a week in advance) just because my life can be unpredictable and I never know what may come up that may interrupt it – a week is an awful lot of commitment.
Average Day in Cycle 1:
So an average day for me in this cycle would look like this:
MORNING: Reduced Carb Oatmeal
SNACK: Fruit Portion
LUNCH: Lime and Avocado Smoothie
SNACK: Weighed Mixed Nuts
HIIT SESSION
DINNER: Thai Green Chicken Curry
And that’s it. You can use your snack allowance in the recipes - for instance I find the Reduced Carb Oatmeal to be more palatable with my fruit portion allowance chopped on top (as per the picture.)
Maximum of 2 Tea’s, Coffees or Diet Fizzy Drinks to be consumed (Green Tea is allowed)
No Alcohol
Water - 2-3 Litres (daily) is heavily encouraged.
The Workouts:
The HIIT training is the free content you get off of Joe's YouTube The Body Coach TV (link below) just note you have to do a warm up and cool down for each session (some of these aren’t included on his channel workouts but he does provide a link which is handy.)
There’s certainly an abundance of different workouts depending on your fitness levels and health, for instance low impact which is good for people with bad knees, backs etc. So there’s enough to get stuck in to. Also there really are no excuses with this one as lots of the workouts do not include any weights and can be done from the comfort of your own lounge.
I’m naughty and mostly do 6 workouts a week – mostly because I’m going away in June and want to have the best result I can – also this is going to sound crazy but I feel so much better after I’ve done one so why not?
If you want to see what you're letting yourself in for have a look at his channel here - just to note, he makes it look easier than it is...
Is it Working?
I certainly feel fitter, the HIIT training sessions are definitely feeling a lot more beneficial than the gym. I feel you can be easily governed by how you’re feeling at the gym and get lost in your own little bubble of keeping within your comfort zone. For some reason I seem to push myself harder for a HIIT workout.
I can certainly feel the muscle benefit as well, the next day I am often aching from using muscles I wouldn’t usually at the gym, this just makes you feel like it’s working. Also a lot of his food essentially combats that ache you often get the next day and gets it all over with quickly (if you’re one of those people that doesn’t appreciate ‘feeling the burn’ for 48 hours after)
As I’m only a week in its hard to say but I’m sure when I see the progress pictures at the end of the month, I hope to see a marked difference with the lack of carbs. All I can say is sometimes I'm hungry but I don't think I've nailed the lunches properly yet - I barely get a lunch break at work so I will try and work on this over the coming weeks.
Emily
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