Five Pounds...GONE!
Have you done a detox before? Were you happy with the results? If you're interested in learning more about the Ultimate Reset or Coaching, please click here.
One week down of the Ultimate Reset and I have lost 5
pounds. Say what? I can’t even believe it. But at the same time I can ...with the
amount of healthy foods I have been consuming.
My goal starting this detox wasn’t to lose a bunch
of weight, though I’ll be OK with a few pounds gone. I have a stack of pants in
my closet that just don’t want to fit right.
Truthfully, the main reason I did this was to FEEL good on
the inside. Karl reminded me several times that I already eat healthy and my
insides are fine, did I really have to do this detox?
 |
| Starting Weight: 157 Day 7 Weight: 152 |
My answer: YES.
In the pictures you can’t tell much of a difference. Or at
least I can’t tell. However, the scale doesn't define us. But I can see why
people would give up if they CAN'T SEE a difference in themselves when they put
so much work and time into making a change. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Healthy changes take days
upon days of hard work and dedication. And let me tell you, one week in and I
feel amazing. I’m going with that!
I had been feeling so much brain fog, I was jumpy at times and
anxious a lot, full of worry and I’d wake at night almost in a panic with all
the thoughts racing through my brain. I would toss and turn and dwell on things
I didn’t need to be worrying about but I could not release them. I’d work out,
but I still felt tired though I had energy. I’m not sure that makes sense but
it was a different sort of exhaustion. More like a “burned out” feeling. I felt
stuck. Almost frozen because there was so much going on that I didn’t even know
where to begin. And it kept coming. But by doing nothing, I created a huge amount of pressure on my
chest. And I constantly had to remind myself to breathe.
 |
| Starting Weight: 157 Day 7 Weight: 152 |
With the Ultimate Reset, you get a sweet booklet that has
everything in it. Grocery lists, your meal plan for the week and recipes. It’s
THE best guide EVER. You head off to the health food stores and fill up your cart with a
ton of great organic healthy eats. You learn about WHY you are doing this and what it will do for you, what you can expect and why these foods are the chosen ones. There are three phases. Week One - Reclaim. Week Two - Release. Week Three - Restore.
What I like best is in the booklet, there is
a section on “This is Me Now”. It’s a place to journal the day you start and on
day 21.
DAY ONE ENTRIES:
HOW WOULD YOU RATE OR DESCRIBE YOUR OVERALL HEALTH?
I’d give myself an 8.
I get up early to workout. I pretty much follow the 80/20 rule when it comes to nutrition, but I don’t get the greatest sleep and stress seems to be a constant
thing in my life right now. And I let it eat at me. Why?
DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS?
No. I'm pretty good!
HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE A BOWEL MOVEMENT?
Daily.
ARE YOU AWARE OF THE HABITS and PATTERNS YOU HAVE FORMED
AROUND EATING?
Eating has been
stressful for me. Kids are usual screaming or crying and I find myself dreading
it. I love preparing the food for everyone but when it gets flung across the
room and Nathan screams his brains out and Jackson cries and tells me it’s “yucky”, that causes stress. It's not a fun time. So I find myself forcing food down my throat at a crazy fast speed.
ARE YOU ABLE TO HAVE A COMPLETE AND SATISFYING ELIMINATION?
YES.
ARE YOUR BOWEL OFTEN CONSTIPATED? HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN
GOING ON?
NO.
DO YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS?
NO.
HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR OVERALL ENERGY LEVELS?
8. I have a LOT of
energy, but I think I’m hovering around the “burnt” out energy levels now. I
never shut off. I keep going and I want to find the part of me that can relax.
DO YOU RELY ON STIMULANTS, SUCH AS CAFFEINE OR SUGARS TO GET
YOUR THROUGH YOUR DAY?
YES. I will have coffee
in the morning on my drive in. Do I ever finish my coffee? No. Is it usually
hot? No. Do I spill it? Yes.
DO YOU SLEEP WELL?
I can fall asleep in a
second. But I wake up often. I toss and turn. I worry. I feel anxious. I have
lots of thoughts going on in my head. Ideas. Stories. Memories. Crazy dreams.
DO YOU WAKE FEELING RESTED?
If I get over 6 hours and
45 minutes of good sleep, yes. Anything less and the answer is NO.
HOW IS YOUR COMPLEXION?
I have this strange
rash on my right cheek. And hard zits like I used to get my freshman year in
college.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE HEADACHES?
Not too often.
DOES YOUR BREATHING FEEL SHALLOW OR CONSTRICTED?
All the time.
DO YOU FEEL MENTALLY CLEAR AND ALERT?
No. This makes me feel
panicky because I honestly can’t focus for a second.
WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO DO THIS ULTIMATE RESET AT THIS TIME?
My focus is so wonky right now. I am
way too anxious. I have never done a detox for the fear of starving myself. I
need a change. I want to feel awesome. I want to prove to myself I can do this.
I want to see if this will help my optic neuritis. If this will help my stress
levels. Just want to be the best mom and wife.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO GAIN FROM THE ULTIMATE RESET?
I want to feel like me
again. Not sweat the small stuff. I want
to feel refreshed, healthy from the inside out, determined to take on the day and
laugh throughout the day. ENJOY every day. Feel rested and calm but still have
that fire in my belly to knock the socks off my dreams. Not feel like I need to take on other’s problems and just simply
focus on how grateful I am for this life I have been blessed with. Be more
mindful and simply just love! I want to express my emotions better too. When something is on my mind, I just want to get it out rather than holding it in. I have this thing of keeping in any sadness/frustration I feel. Like when my grandparents died, I felt like life just kept going and I had to be done feeling sad.
WHAT HABITS DO YOU FEEL ARE CAUSING YOUR CURRENT DECLINE?
Not asking for help
enough. Putting on my oxygen mask last, not first. Not taking enough time for me to breathe. Not saying affirmations
enough. Complicating everything rather than simplifying. Spreading myself too
thin. Need to be better at communicating how I’m feeling with others rather
than holding it in until I'm ready to blow.
THE FOOD
The food has been incredible!! I thought it'd be tasteless. I'd be starving. My whole life would revolve around what I was eating and when. It hasn't been that way. I'm not going to lie and say there isn't prep work involved. I had to do that in pockets of time on the weekends but just like anything, you start to get the hang of it. You just need to give it a TRY! I will post more food in the recap of WEEK TWO!
THE CRAZIEST PART FOR ME
Drinking distilled water. I never really knew that was the most purest form of water. I have cooked and baked with and only drank distilled water! Nuts, huh? But perhaps this is why my skin is so great right now?
THE MOST CHALLENGING PART
The fruit for breakfast. I LOVE fruit but I feel like I need protein. I'm super hungry right after breakfast until lunch time. I'm trusting the process though. After all, it's only 21 Days and I probably will be adding more protein back into my breakfast and another protein filled snack before lunch once this is done. For now, I can get my mind right and breathe through it. And I drink a LOT of water!! Distilled water, that is.
HOW I FEEL AFTER ONE WEEK
AMAZING!!! I haven't slept this hard and good in years. I feel incredibly rested. My rash on my face has cleared up. I have little anxiety. The brain fog is gone. I had a couple rough days with detox headaches but for the most part I feel STRONG. Love feeling like this! I wake up and drink 12 ounces of water right away and I sit and breathe for 5 minutes. I do words of affirmations and I stretch. Doing this has been so great for me!
HOW I FEEL AFTER ONE WEEK
AMAZING!!! I haven't slept this hard and good in years. I feel incredibly rested. My rash on my face has cleared up. I have little anxiety. The brain fog is gone. I had a couple rough days with detox headaches but for the most part I feel STRONG. Love feeling like this! I wake up and drink 12 ounces of water right away and I sit and breathe for 5 minutes. I do words of affirmations and I stretch. Doing this has been so great for me!
I'm SO glad I'm giving this Reset a try. I can't wait to see my results after Week 2!! I'm super grateful that I am a Beachbody coach so I hold myself accountable to my own health and fitness and I get to try out all these amazing programs and products AND get the amazing discount too!! Just knowing that we get to EAT normal foods and not have to do all this crazy wonky stuff you see how there (wraps, pills, patches, double shakes for days), makes me feel proud. If I wasn't a coach, I probably would have kept going like I was and would have forgotten how good it feels to be healthy from the inside out!!
Have you done a detox before? Were you happy with the results? If you're interested in learning more about the Ultimate Reset or Coaching, please click here.
