I’ve had SO many questions – probably most ever – about the 6 week “FASTer Way” program I completed February – April to lose fat and gain strength. Now that it’s done, I’ve continued on as a “VIP” and am still feeling SO motivated and consistent! Not perfect. But so consistent and loving how I’m feeling! Can honestly say I have never felt better – and as a mom of two young boys who’s busier than ever I didn’t even think it was possible.
If you’re just now hearing about it all, you check out my previous posts for all the details:
Quick recap of what it is?
The FASTer Way is a health and wellness program focusing on nutrition and fitness and whole body health. Perfect if you have fat loss and/or strength building goals and just want to improve your health! Everything is housed in one app – and you join for 6 weeks and then can continue on as a VIP member at a much lower monthly cost.
They combine intermittent fasting, carb cycling, macro tracking, & whole food nutrition with targeted workouts (that never repeat!) to meet your goals the fast and healthy way. You get 1:1 coaching, accountability group, an app that houses everything you need, and a customized blueprint to follow. Just show up (even if imperfectly) each day and do the work and you WILL see results like I have. I’m obsessed!
Who is your coach?
I’ve been working with Coach LeAnne and she’s so wonderful! She keeps things simple and to the point and is always available. Love that I get to see her training in the workout videos – makes her feel that much more “real”, haha! If you sign up through THIS LINK you will be assigned to her!
Do I have to commit to the nutrition portion AND the workouts?
You don’t HAVE to do anything. They will set up you up with a customized plan to meet your goals, and you can take on as much or as little as is comfortable to you. I love how they ease clients in with just focusing on 1-2 new things at a time and adding to their pile of good things. Not a cold turkey overwhelming overhaul, ya know? They baby step it until before you know it you’re doing full workouts, following your macros (pretty closely!) daily, and all the while – seeing great results.
What kind of equipment do I need for the workouts? Do I need a home gym?
Each workout has a low impact option, a home gym option (dumbbells are the main thing you need but you can also do the workouts with bands!), and a gym option (using more standard gym equipment). You can even follow their recommendations to simply walk and get moving if that fits your level. I honestly LOVE the workouts, but do think the biggest game changer is in the nutrition!
How often are you working out?
I’m averaging 4 workouts per week and love how sustainable that is for me. I usually get in a HIIT workout, a Tabata workout, and upper body strength day, and a lower body strength day. They have workouts available every day, all on demand and every workout is brand new recorded live so they never get old or boring.
What does your diet look like on lower carb days?
I’ve eating lower carb for a long time so honestly these days come more naturally to me. I usually stick to egg bites and bacon or a scramble with sausage for breakfast and a chicken salad or protein shake for lunch. At dinner, I’ll do “burger bowls” (with greens, burger patties, and toppings), a super meaty chili, steaks or pork chops with sautéed veggies… something like that! Chipotle makes it easy if I want to eat out – I’ll do a steak or chicken salad with guacamole since I have more fat macros to spare those days!
What does your diet look like on higher carb days?
On higher carb days, I do similar meals but reduce the fat a bit and add in things like a banana to my protein smoothie, a slice of sourdough toast with breakfast or will make a sandwich for lunch. For dinner I’ll do more pasta based dishes (love the Banza chickpea pasta that’s higher protein too), add a sweet potato side or mixed into chili, or will serve sourdough or rice with dinner. Anything “bowl” style is a favorite and easy to add potatoes or rice depending on what the meal is (rice with fajitas, burrito bowl, stir fry, hibachi chicken, salmon bowl, etc – and then potatoes for burger bowls, breakfast bowls, with steak, etc).
What is your fasting schedule? Do I have to do the fasting?
I stop eating after dinner around 7:00 PM and then eat my first meal the next day around 11:00 or so. That gives me a 16 hour fasting window and 8 hour eating window. To me it feels perfect – enough time to really digest all of my food from the day before and then start eating again soon as I’m feeling hungry and ready for a meal again.
If ever I wake up *starving*, I eat early. I never deprive myself and don’t take any of it too seriously. I’m a human, not a robot! Some nights I barely sleep because I’m up with my kids all night and I wake up feeling hungrier than usual, and that’s okay. But I do my best to be consistent because it really does leave me feeling my best!
If you want to skip the fasting altogether, you can definitely do that! Everything is a recommendation – you’re the boss. Do what works for you. Some will start with committing to a 12 hour fast which I find really easy since a lot of those hours are spent sleeping. That would still give you great results to start and give your body a chance to do its thing and get into fat burning mode! You can always increase your fasting time from there if you want!
What happens after the 6 weeks ends?
You see and feel the most incredible results and determination to continue. Or at least I did! And then I immediately paid for VIP access so that I can continue with the app, the workouts, all the things. To me it’s like spending $ on a gym membership but so much better and more worth it because it’s like having the personal training team included PLUS the whole nutrition piece with the fasting timer, goal trackers, etc…. worth its weight in gold!
Hope this helped answer some of the Qs I’ve been getting most – in case you were wondering the same! If you want to join me, you can sign up for the FASTer Way HERE! Cannot wait to hear what you think!
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