Ultimate Reset Day 0
I consider myself a fairly good meal prepper, but it is really overwhelming to start out the week with a completely new meal plan. Especially when it contains foods I don’t normally eat. I spent a lot of time looking over the menu and thought I had things ready to go. I had a little extra time so I went back through the menu like I was going to pack my lunch and realized I missed a few things.
Ultimate Reset Day 1
I did my yoga routine this morning. Both the dog and my toddler had accidents before I was done. We don’t have potable water at work?! Seriously? On the plus side I am going to easily get my steps in walking all the way to the nearest restroom. The universe always tests me when I decide to make a change or start something new. It’s like “Are you sure you really want to make this change? We like operating at this level so I’m really going to challenge your commitment.
So far, the food has been decent, and I think because I added extra veggies to my salad, more than I can eat. I am going to make a tweak to move my breakfast a half hour earlier because I was starving by time I got a chance to eat.
I did cheat a little and have some green tea this morning. I am not technically supposed to have any caffeine, but I figured dragging ass and having a headache on the first day back to work wasn’t a great idea. I also believe in the power of a positive mindset. If I felt like shit and resented this program I would have never finished.
Ultimate Reset Day 2
Huge shout out to my hubby last night for making dinner while the youngest was being extra difficult. I was tired this morning. I woke up a ton of times last night and once because I had a crazy dream that prevented me from just falling back asleep.
I jumped on the scale this morning and was pretty happy with what I saw. Normally what that means for me is I do really well for most of the second day then start “rewarding” myself with treats for doing a good job. Not this time though. I plan on using the scale regularly throughout this process along with a body composition scanner.
I am definitely more hungry today than I was yesterday. I am not starving and don’t have low energy so I am working through it by keeping myself distract…hence the midday documentation of how I am feeling.
Ultimate Reset Day 6
I think one of the hardest things for me has been starting on a Wednesday. I wasn’t able to do my normal shopping trip and meal prep because I don’t want to get too many fresh fruits and veggies just to have them go bad. With that being said though I am getting better about looking ahead and getting stuff ready. Luckily I had a long weekend and my hubby isn’t working early this week.
I haven’t been as hungry today as I have been on previous days. I have been practicing eating more slowly and consciously chewing my food and experiencing the flavors of my meals. Since the meals are so big it can, no joke, take me an hour to eat a meal.
The biggest unanticipated result I am experiencing right now is that my anxiety level has gone from like an 8 or 9 to a 3 or 4. It feels amazing. I almost felt like I was operating in slow motion this past weekend, but at the same time getting an amazing number of things done. I am still struggling being 100% present in the moment. I still get distracted by my phone. We’ll see if that gets any better next week.
One anticipated but still surprising thing that has happened is that I no longer crave sweets. I saw a doughnut this morning and looked at it and just shrugged my shoulders. There were chocolate peanut butter balls on the counter and I picked up the bag and looked at them and said to myself, those look good, then I put them back down and just let it go. Prior to my reset I would crave something sweet after lunch and now that is totally gone. I do really miss my wine though. I don’t obsess over it like I used too. At the risk of sounding like I have a problem; I used to almost count down the hours until I could go home and unwind with a drink. Now that my anxiety is essentially gone so are the strong cravings.
Ultimate Reset Day 8
I can’t believe how amazing I feel!! I made it through the first phase too. I took my measurements today and I am down almost 3 lbs. I also had an InBody scan performed and none of that weight appears to be muscle or water weight. I didn’t think I would ever say this but I am already trying to figure out how to incorporate being vegan into my normal routine. I have a ton of great recipes to mix into my routine.
Ultimate Reset Day 9
Today is the first day I haven’t been excited about the food. Breakfast seemed super small compared to the giant fruit plate. This might be TMI but I am pretty sure it’s related to that time of the month. Surprisingly breakfast held me over and I felt better as the day progressed.
Ultimate Reset Day 11 & 12
I have been planning trips out of the house around my eating schedule. I feel like of lame for doing this but it makes life for me a lot easier. On the plus side it’s a whole lot easier to get the girls out of the house in the afternoon than in the morning. I really appreciate my fit friends too, that don’t mind me coming over with a lunch box and a half full of food because they’ve “been there and done that”
Ultimate Reset Day 13
I missed my yoga this morning. I was actually starting to enjoy it but I slept in and the little one was being ridiculous this morning. I modified the meal plan a little this morning for breakfast because we had some stuff that needed to get eaten up. I am seriously debating sticking to a vegan meal plan going forward. The only exception to that might be eggs…and cheese. The more I think about it the more animal-based items I start to think of that might be exceptions. I will most likely consider them treats instead of having them fulling incorporated. I will definitely continue to up my veggie game. How can you say no to a salad that has almost 5 servings of veggies? My unofficial Phase 2 results are that I am down another 3lbs. That brings my grand total to 6lbs. I am only about 3lbs shy of my goal weight now. Phase 3 limits the amount of protein I am supposed to concern so I am a little nervous for muscle loss, but there is no doubt in my mind that it won’t quickly come back.
Ultimate Reset Day 14
I think I have officially decided that after the reset I am going to be mostly prescetarian. That’s the most undecisive statement ever. I want my diet after the reset to consist of primarily plant based products but I am not doing it for ethical reasons so I won’t beat myself up for having venison tacos every once and awhile. I am honestly pretty anxious and excited to be finishing up Phase 2. I really enjoyed all of the meals. I am looking forward to having a glass of wine, or at least having the option to have a glass of wine at the end of the reset. I am also looking forward to upgrading my meal plan for Transform 20 to a more plant based plan.
Ultimate Reset Day 15
Down 7lbs in only 2 weeks! The InBody scan I took this morning said 1 of those pounds were muscle, but I am not too concerned. My hubby, who is doing this with me, is down 11lbs. I can honestly say he has had a much harder time with temptations than I have. I have been able to avoid all lunch meetings, etc. He, on the other hand, half missed out on his employee appreciation lunch. He did have a few bites of steak and told the guys that his salad was better. I watched one of my friends transform her life with one of our workout and fitness programs and always thought to myself that I could never do that. I watched her energy level skyrocket and the weight just fall off. I now know why she felt so amazing. She’s the one that convinced me to do this program and I am forever grateful for it. This weekend is going to be my biggest commitment test and I am a little nervous, but I’ll deal with it when it comes.
Ultimate Reset Day 17 and 18
This fruit for breakfast is going to be the end of me. I really need something more substantial ie protein, to go along with it. I have been breaking the rules a little and adding chia seeds. My energy levels are super low in the mornings. They pick up after lunch but I am really struggling right now. Only a few more days to go
Ultimate Reset Day 19
I felt a lot better this morning. The food for the day wasn’t enough though. I knew I should have grabbed some extra veggie for lunch but I held strong.
Ultimate Reset Day 20
My unofficial weigh in has me down almost 10 lbs. It’s probably bc I was starving yesterday. Only 1 more day though. I am getting a little lazy with my meals and just eating veggies of any kind for dinner. I am excited and nervous to migrate back toward my old eating habits. I really want to incorporate these new recipes into my every day meal plans. I am thinking that sticking to the same thing lead to a gradual weight gain. Not because the food on my plan was bad, but because I was bored with eating the same thing almost every day so I would often not follow it.
Ultimate Reset Day 21
I was excited that this is the last day that I only get fruit for breakfast. The end of the day turned out to be a mess. I had an hour long meeting that overlapped my supplement time. Then we got sent home from work early but since everyone was leaving at the same time it took over an hour to get out of the parking lot. Tonight is the first night in awhile that I really just wanted to have a drink. I told my husband (who is amazing for sticking to this program with me) that you can justify it either way. I can either have one since the program is essentially done or I can suck it up for one more night. I chose to suck it up 😊
Ultimate Reset Day 22
My official weigh in this morning had me down 9 ½ lbs. I am so unbelievably excited. I am back down to my goal weight. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance this morning to do an InBody scan so I don’t know how much of my weight loss is muscle. You are supposed to slowly incorporate grains back into your diet, but I decided to add a handful of them back. Seven grains to be exact, or at least that’s what the package of mixed whole grains said. I only went with ¾ of a scoop of my pre-work drink this morning and I felt like I was bouncing off the walls. I did have a half a scoop of my post workout protein, that has whey protein in it, because I knew I was going to feel my workout tomorrow if I didn’t. I am going to shoot for sticking with a vegetarian diet this week the best I can. I was planning on slowly easing back into my workout routine, but since the new program I am following is only 20 mins I just went all in. Now I am debating trying to double up on workouts for a few days to keep my rest day on Sunday or just stick with a Tuesday rest day.
This past three weeks has been life changing for me. Starting my health and fitness journey with Beachbody 4 years ago was life changing and now following the Ultimate Reset has jump started my passion for why I started doing this in the first place. I can’t even begin to tell you how amazing I feel after just three weeks. I watched another one of my fellow coaches do this program twice and another while she did it for the first time and I always thought that there was no way I could stick to something 100% for three weeks. Even though I only stuck to the program about 99% it’s way better then the effort I put into any other program. I am excited now to be more mindful about my meals and see some great results by adding my workouts back in.
If no one else tells you today, you are amazing and can do hard things!