I fully intended to do a WEEKLY update of my Faster Way to Fat Loss journey here, yet here I am 2 weeks in with my first update on how my FWTFL journey is all going! If you missed my introduction post, you can read it here to get up to speed on what exactly Faster Way to Fat Loss is and all the details!

Faster Way to Fat Loss…Week 1

Ok, now that we are all caught up to speed, let me fill you in on everything that I have learned in my first two weeks of Faster Way to Fat Loss. As I said before, I fully intended on this being a weekly thing, but in the first week, I quickly realized that it was going to be a SLOW introduction. I will admit, this is one aspect of the program I did not love. When I start a new fitness/weight loss program, I want to get going on DAY 1….and with faster way, this is just not how it works, and since I’m 2 weeks in now, I can see why.

This program involves A LOT: intermittent fasting, tracking micros, carb cycling, AND coordinating your workouts so that everything is working in synch to help your body burn fat. As someone who has dabbled in all of the above concepts, I didn’t find it too overwhelming the first week and was impatient to get going full swing, but I can see how it is probably necessary to start that first week slow for those people who maybe haven’t done anything like this before.

That being said, week 1 I really did not change my lifestyle too much. I half a**sed my macro counting and I certainly did not make the more major lifestyle changes, and I might have tried a couple of their workouts. I was definitely feeling like my momentum was taken right out of me with how slow the start this program was. Again, if you are more of a newbie to health and fitness, this is probably a perfect pace, but I wanted to dive right in.

Ok, now its time to get vulnerable. Here’s my week 1 starting photos and measurements. Hopefully in 6 weeks I’m more lean and toned up!!

Faster Way to Fat Loss, Week 2

Ok, so week 2 was totally different from week 1. In week 2, you take everything you learn in week 1 and implement it. I do have to say, I did feel VERY prepped and ready for week 2 to start. There have been some real challenges as well as some wins, so let me break them all down for you:

My biggest struggles in week 2:

• Tracking Macros: This definitely was the most daunting aspect of Faster Way to Fat Loss for me. Trying to make sure that I am hitting my macro goals everyday has been tough, but here is one thing I learned to manage it: plan out all your meals for the day and plug them into your My Fitness Pal app before your eating window begins. This way, you can play around with an ingredient or two in order to make everything work out just so. This is also super useful for just meal planning in general, but once I got this down, I felt less stressed about my macros.
• Hitting my carb goals: On the low carb days, I was golden because I am so used to a low carb diet, but on the “normal” macro days, when you actually need to eat carbs, I found myself struggling to work against my old mindset. Old habits die hard, but I am really enjoying this peanut butter/banana oatmeal bowl I’ve started concocting!
• Eating enough calories…period: Let’s be honest…I am freaking busy, as I am sure you are too! Before I started the faster way to fat loss program, I would just kind of eat when I was hungry and sometimes far beyond that…some days I would barely eat at all because time would not permit. I find it hard sometimes to find the time to eat during my eating window as well as having the appetite to eat enough to get too my daily macro/calorie goals.

My Week 2 Wins:

• I know you’re not supposed to weigh yourself in this program but….I couldn’t help myself. I was feeling pretty good midway into week 2 and was curious to step on the scale. Apparently, I’m already down 2 pounds! I don’t know if this is because I’ve lost water weight or if its actually 2 pounds lost, but what I do know is I am fitting into my jeans a bit more comfortably!
• Drinking less: if you know me, then you know I love my wine. With Faster Way to Fat Loss, you aren’t supposed to drink at all, but you can work wine into your macros. Tracking my macros has made me more aware of my intake and I’ve had much less wine than I would normally. This is great because I can really tell a difference in my energy levels when I wake up in the morning.

Its been a long two weeks, and I won’t sugar coat it, it is a lot of work to track micros, but I really feel great and I feel like I am starting to unlearn a lot of the bad habits and mindsets I’ve picked up over the years. I can’t wait to see how this huge 180 in my habits pans out a couple weeks from now, but I am already loving the way I am feeling. If you are interested in trying the Faster Way for yourself, click here to learn more and sign up!

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