Anybody doing The 21 Day Fix

I found the calculation on the beachbody website. Just cannot figure out the container portion.

I was religiously counting and measuring for a while and developed pretty good habits, so have relaxed about it a bit and am keeping the weight relatively stable (with regular exercise, of course) without logging on here in a while.

But I saw the little tubs and thought, sure, I could see how that could make things a bit easier, especially since I always pack lunches to take with me for the day. So I came back on to see what folks have to say about it and hoping to find some specifics. What I don't understand, and hope someone can clarify, is the weight vs volume part of it.

For example, if I fill my nut container with whole almonds, that's going to be the same volume as if I fill it with almond slivers, but obviously I can pack a whole lot more almond slivers in there, making a huge difference in the weight, and thus the calories. I'm not saying I would do this intentionally to try to game the system or anything, it's just that if what I have on hand are almond slivers, that's what I'll put in the cup. Same issue, I imagine, with different proteins that have different densities - I feel like tofu, for example, is less dense than tuna, so the protein cup might have quite a bit of variation. Are there guidelines in the program for how to deal with these differences? I feel like these could add up to substantial variations in any given day...

(Tomorrow is day 995 of my however-many-day MFP-method fix plan.

I'm not at all nervous about it.)

I am currently doing the fix and am as well an independent BB coach. It's surely NOT a disappointment and the cost is far less than a years gym membership (and you have it all forever). The truth is that there are a lot people who go to the gym that do not know how to appropriately train their bodies. So to them a gym is a room with a bunch of random fitness equipment. For a lot of other people, the produce section doesn't really make sense and what or how much should they buy?

It's not just about losing all the weight you possibly can and getting fit within 21 days. It's about having a plan laid out for people who don't understand the right ways to eat or train their bodies so you're learning how to use the correct portion control, filling up on GOOD foods and GOOD carbs and treating yourself rather than guessing what types of foods your body needs or doesn't need. It's a system. It's a program. Programs aren't meant to take you from A-Z in 20 days or 30 days. It's about building a solid foundation for yourself with health & fitness. It's about doing the program for that specified amount of time, and continuing to do rounds of that program until your JOURNEY, your PROCESS with your goals is getting you and your body to the place you want. You make your food, you put what fits into the containers and then you take it out and put it on your plate. That's the purpose of training yourself to learn how much you should be eating so eventually you do not even need to utilize the containers. I assure you, it's A LOT of food. You just don't realize it at first because how many of us have spent any time putting our food in containers before we put it on our plate? It's widely used as a starter program. Then to move on to doing higher intensity programs like P90X or Insanity because it's naturally extremely difficult for most people to jump into those kind of workouts. BUT if you wanted to keep doing it, as you get stronger, you use heavier weights or add more resistance to a resistance band.

It's OK. When people don't educate themselves about something, it's understandable to go in with a negative opinion. There will always be doubters. EVERY program is not for EVERY person.

If any of you want to join my challenge group it starts Monday April 14th! I will provide the grocery list, meal plans menus and workouts!

The 21 Day Fix is actually meant to be a "jump start" if you will. It's for people just starting out, or wanting to learn more about portion control. After the 21 days, you will (hopefully) have a better understanding of portion sizes and choosing food groups more wisely.

I am just starting on day three with the 21 day fix. Looked over whelming at first, with the containers, so I was a little late starting, but started the food today and am loving it! The containers give you portion control-or helps you eat ENOUGH of the RIGHT foods which is vital and I always struggle with both those, so I am liking those containers! I got my 21 day fix kit when it first came out and thought the price was good, now that I have been doing the program, the price was definitely worth it!

Scropioangel I agree with you. I've been working out for several years and with set backs from health issues have gained the weight back. Some people don't need the little colored coded containers but for some like me it will make it easier to get back on track and learn portion control. All things in moderation is true but if you can't get a handle on the moderation this means nothing. Thanks for the post.

I'm confused...and I don't mean this to sound rude, but if you haven't found a method that has worked for you to reach goal and maintain long-term, how could you possibly know that this particular color-coded approach will "make it easier" and lead to success?

I understand you saying that you think it *might* be helpful, but your posts speaks with such conviction...when what you're working with is a theory.

Also, it's interesting to note how many in this thread have found their long-term success from using this approach vs those who have found it without the program (and not to be confused with those who just started and don't really know yet how effective it will actually be). (Yeah, I know, not exactly a random sampling...but can we at least agree that there *might* be something to this observation?)

I'm assuming the 21 day fix lasts 21 days. Then what? You start over, learn to weigh your own food, join a gym, become a "coach" and sell it to someone else? It sounds like a pretty expensive way to lose weight. When I cut back on calories I SAVED money by buying less food. So, if you're a busy adult (like everyone else) you just keep buying this food program forever and never learn to schedule your own food prep/maintenance? I do not see how this is sustainable especially if you aren't single and have to buy/fix food for your family?

buy a scale and weight EVERYTHING you put into your mouth if you are watching your calories those containers really are not a way to do it . I have the program info that i got of a site on line and it tells you what size the cups are and you can stuff them as full as you can with the lid still closing is what they say well this morning i did just that with a 1 cup container that i have at home and WOW if i would have eaten all the fruit that would fit in that containor i would be WAY over my fruit in take in just one meal.