Fully ready to kick 2015’s ass (and my own), I’ll be documenting my #failproof2015 journey every other week. Follow along for motivation, fitspiration and a whole lot of real talk!

I don’t know about all of you, but I couldn’t be more excited that bari is giving us this opportunity to get back on track after the last two months just sort of happened. And by that, I mean got totally out of control between holiday parties, indulgent meals/desserts and wild weekend nights leading into Seamlessing Pick-A-Bagel’s breakfast platter special plus a blueberry bagel with extra cream cheese and contemplating your life choices in a dark room until it was time to go to work on Monday. (Wait, was that just me?) Needless to say, I’m ready for #failproof2015 and itching to feel healthy again.

My measurements last week were a huge wakeup call for me. Since my last check-in over the summer, I’ve gained seven pounds and five percent body fat. What was the culprit? Maybe I’d gotten a little lax with my workouts, but I’d still been coming a few times per week. I knew exactly what the change had been: diet! According to the measurements, my unruly eating habits (or lack thereof) had basically undone all my hard work in the past year.

But do I feel discouraged? Not at all. I’m ready to move forward and kick some serious ass. I decided to re-download the MyFitnessPal app to keep me on track. I got rid of it a couple years ago when I felt it was making me calorie obsessed, but I’m not getting wrapped up in that this time and really just using it as an accountability tool. This challenge is a bit different for me than when I started with bari a year ago because I now know what I should be eating; I just need to do it! I’m back to following the real food diet, and I already feel better.

For the six weeks of failproof, I’m working with the vivacious and uber motivating Sarah Hackwith. Based off my current fitness regimen and measurements, Sarah recommended that I take five classes a week with an emphasis on the cardio classes for at least the first half of the program — which seems like a ton, even for me! My main concern about taking this many classes a week was that every time I’ve gotten in the groove of going that much, I always end up hurting either my back or neck, putting me out of commission for at least a week. My rationale had been that I just need to take it easier- while Sarah explained to me that this most likely has to do with my form.

I can’t believe it took me over a year of being #bariddicted to sign up for a privé, but I could never justify spending the extra money. What I didn’t realize is that just one private class could give me the right tools to go into the group classes with a completely different mindset. Sarah was able to show me exactly what I was struggling with, and I have already noticed a difference in my classes. Still on the fence? Consider signing up with a friend. My bari BFF Laura and I took a privé2 together and scheduled one every other week with Sarah to keep checking in on our form and goals. Both Laura and I feel like the bari group classes are completely different (and harder!) now that we’re doing each exercise correctly. I have also felt more inclined to ask questions in group classes now just to make sure I understand the movement and all of the trainers have been so helpful. Since I’m now really aware of my form, I’m getting so much more out of the classes, resulting in an extremely sore bari body. But no pain! Which is really encouraging. Sarah also recommended that I switch up my cardio class routine. I LOVE bounce. There’s really no place I’d rather be than on a trampoline (or my bed). Sarah appreciated my enthusiasm, but prescribed I mix it up and work on some floor cardio classes. I switched two of my bounce classes to a macro and a hybrid, and it was actually really fun! I forgot I had calf muscles — oh hello, there you are.

So how did I do this week? I took five classes, reduced my caffeine, sugar and sodium intake, added in veggies whenever possible and took time to unwind and decompress from the work day each night. It was a struggle to take the morning classes this week with the freezing temperatures, but I did it! And obviously have had way too much fun with the failproof chart. Did I eat a bagel this Sunday? Yeah. That happened… But you know what? I’m focused on the power of today. Week two: here we go!

I’ll be sure to keep you all posted on my progress!