First race post reset...

I did my first race since the Ultimate Reset.  I was very nervous because the race wasn't too long after the reset ended.    I did the Mud Factor at Vala's Pumpkin Patch.  I did so much better than I thought I would.  I was able to run nearly the whole time.  I got held up at the obstacles because there were so many people.  But I took that as a welcomed break.    The race wasn't officially timed but my husband said it took me about an hour and 15 -20 minutes.  I'll take that!  The hardest part I think was the mud.  We basically went through a small creek.   There was not much water and mainly mud.  Thick, deep, lose your shoes mud.  I fell several times and did a belly flop with a group of strangers.  After getting my feet stuck in shoes several times I decided they had to go.  I finished the creek carrying those heavy, wet, and muddy shoes!  Unfortunately the muddy creek contained lots of rocks.  Fortunately I only managed a small cut that I just now noticed. 
The only obstacle I did not enjoy was the slope.  It was steep, wood, and slippery from previous runners.   There were no ropes so we had to depend on each other.   But it took a long time  to get everyone through.   I was also disappointed to see so many people cheating. There were lots of people cutting corners and taking short cuts.  I don't know why.  The event wasn't timed.  It was a challenge against yourself and your own capabilities.  They way I saw it, they were only hurting themselves.  
I had a lot of fun.  he weather  could not have been more perfect.  The mud was a bit chilly but at least I wasn't sweltering before I was done!  If you have a mud run near you, do it.  I really enjoy them.  They make running so much more fun!  This week - get out and do something! 

Ultimate Reset Results!

Today was my first day after the reset.  I surprised myself.  I did not grab everything I could get my hands on.  In fact, I wasn't even tempted.  Ok, maybe a little.  But not enough to do any damage.  Breakfast was a big bowl of fruit.  I couldn't resist.  Lunch was peanut butter shakeology.  It was fantastic.  And dinner was at my parents house.  They had corn bread and ham and bean soup.  I am not quite ready to add in a lot of ham so instead I had two small pieces of corn bread.  I did add a little butter.  I also had a carrot, cucumber, and bell pepper when I got home.  Oh - and my mom made a cake with peanut butter frosting.  It smelled amazing. But you know what?  I did not try this hard to rid my body of toxins just to fill it up again.  I'm sure I will eat sweets again - but not quite yet.  I still need a little anti - sweets time!  Also kept out dairy today.  I'll slowly start adding that back in.  Now....what else was I going to talk about?  Oh yes - results!

I love the sleep I'm getting.  I feel so amazing.  It's so deep and truly restful.   My over all mood has improved.  I'm happier and feel more positive.  My skin is clearer and softer.   I have more energy and am loving the amazing food (most of it) that I have been eating.  I truly love that I learned to listen to my body and  can tell the difference between being hungry, thirsty, bored, or pissed off.  Apparently I eat when I'm mad.  Every time I got mad I thought about some sort of junk food.  Strange.  The best and most important thing that this reset did, was teach me that although my son is young, he is watching what I eat.  This reset allowed both of us to try new foods and I am so proud that he was learning to eat more foods.  And healthier foods.  This was the best thing for me to see.  I also lost weight.  18 lbs.  I'm happy about it.  Still seems like a shock.  But here is the picture

Day 1

Day 21 

Day 1

Day 21

Still embarrassing to post these but I needed too.   Now - should I do P90X or Les Mills Pump?  I just don't know!

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Ultimate Reset Day 21

Well, I did.  I have officially finished the Ultimate reset.  I've eaten foods I never would have and made recipe's that I would normally turn my nose up at.  I've drunken dandelion juice (alkenize), and have gone 21 days with out cheese, and over 14 without dairy of any kind.  I have followed the program with only one night of slipping up, in which case I had 4 chips and one small scoop of bean dip.  Oh and I've gone 20 days without meat of any kind!  I didn't mind it.  Sometimes I did miss a subway sandwich.  Post reset I will try and stay 70% vegetarian.  I can do with out chicken, pork and beef, but I would like the occasional deer and sea food from time to time.  I think in the near future I would love to have the asian stir fried veggies with some fresh shrimp.  Over all, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the food. 

Breakfast again was fruit.  I had watermelon (the last of it), an apple, and some other melon I found at the farmers market.  Rod loved the new melon.  He ate so much of it.  I said it yesterday but I'll say it again, one of the best things about this reset was getting Rod to try new foods. 

Lunch for me was raw veggies and almonds.  I'm just over the salad.  I'm sure I'll have one tomorrow though because I need to eat it before it goes bad. 

This was dinner.  I like how most of my plate is all veggies.   This is supposed to be garlic veggies.  However, I was out of broccoli, carrots (had one small), zucchini, and red onion.  But I had extra green beans and asparagus.  Tempeh was on the agenda but since I can't find it I had beans instead.  This is going to be made again.  I love it.  One of my favorite meals from a local Chinese joint serves 4 seasoned green beans.  This tasted very similar and will be made again. :) 

There you have it.  21 days of me doing something that was very difficult and surprisingly, got easier.  I am feeling much better about myself.  I've noticed changes in me that are so positive.  I'm happier, healthier, and ready to take this new life style to a new level.  I will admit that it feels strange not having my meals planned out for me.  I can't wait to have my Shakeology tomorrow!  It's been too long. Results will be posted tomorrow as well!  Stay tuned!

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Ultimate Reset Day 20

Today was another good day.   I am holding up and have achieved some excellent will power.   The only time I wanted something was when I made my son mac and cheese.  I miss my dairy and carbs.   Not as much as I thought I would, but I do miss them.   I got up early this morning and went to the farmers market.  It was so strange.  The last three weeks I've gone with a long list of foods I need.  So far, I've got plenty of goods and only needed a few items.  We spent the rest of the time walking around.  It was a perfect.  We enjoyed our time outside, I walked past an ice cream and candy shop and didn't even feel the need to stop in.    I am paying more attention to how I feel and whether or not I am truly hungry.   I love that I have learned this.  I am just please with how I am doing this.  :)  And the food today - TOP NOTCH!

Breakfast was fruit again.  Cherries, watermelon, and part of an apple.  I love that I can eat something that I can also give my son.   He loved the watermelon and kept coming back for more. 

Here was my yummy lunch. I had a proud mommy momoment today.  My son came up and tried the pepper on his own.  He LOVED it.  I was so proud.  It was then that I realized that what I'm doing is effecting more than just my body, but my sons.  Never would I have thought that he would have eaten the pepper.  Later on, he found a whole pepper, ate part of it like an apple and walked around saying "apple."  Sorry little buddy but your eating a pepper. Haha.

Mmmm.....dinner.  This has got to be one of my favorite meals.  Asian stir fry.  It is just so good and so flavorful.  I had it with half a cup of brown rice.   I can't wait to make this again.   Rod is not a fan of it, but the flavor is intense.   I am thinking about having this tomorrow as well.  We'll see though!

So another great day.  I feel great and am doing better than I expected.  Tomorrow is my last day of the reset.  My last day of the alkanize.  I am scared but hope that I can carry on and follow the post reset plans.  As always, if you have any questions, contact me or click here.

Ultimate Reset Day 19

Day 19 is complete and I feel GREAT!  I was a little tired because I stayed up too late again.  However,  I love the way the food is affecting my body, skin, and outlook.  I also notice I'm a little more sensitive to smells.  It's like I can smell the tiniest bit of perfume or deodorant.  My sons feet seems to smell worse too.  

Food this morning was good.  One apple, cherries, and watermelon.  The watermelon is very sweet and every time I eat it I am thankful that I was able to get one watermelon out of my garden.  :)

Lunch was also great.  I did NOT have the micro green salad.  WOOHOO!  Instead I had the hearty vegetable miso soup.  It was fantastic.  Really hit the spot.  

 Dinner was a sweet potato and garlic veggies.  I absolutely love this.  I think I'm going to make this with some rice and shrimp.  Doesn't that sound yummy?  I simply love the Liquid aminos that you spray on it!

This is it.  Bragg's liquid aminos.  I found it at Whole Foods.  It's basically an alternative to soy sauce.  No MSG and the soybeans used to make it are non - GMO.  I will be using this forever.  No way will I go back to using regular soy sauce!

Over all a great day.  My cravings have not been to bad.  My son wanted some ice cream so I got him a little and he enjoyed it.    I just kept thinking how I can't wait for my shakeology.  That stuff really helps with my ice cream cravings.  But isn't this something - I've had ice cream in my house for 3 weeks and I haven't had a lick!  Not even a sampling off my son's spoon!  Not that he gets it all the time, I think he's had it twice, but still I'm proud.   Looking forward to the next couple of days.  I will be done and can start working on my post reset eating habits.  I'm happy to be doing this journey.

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me or click here.  Have a blessed evening! <3

Ultimate Reset Day 18

Remember yesterday when I said I was going to pre cook my meals because I had a busy afternoon?  Yeah - that didn't happen.  I have got to be the most unorganized, ill time managed person I know.  I think this is a good time to re-read Eat That Frog By Brian Tracey.  It's a book about procrastination and time management. Yes - that will be a fantastic book to read. 

Breakfast was even better than ever.  Why you ask?  Well, you see the watermelon?  That watermelon is from my garden!  I thought I had lost all my watermelon due to the heat.  Then while weeding I found a hidden gem!  So good and so refreshing!

So I had an appointment in the morning and went grocery shopping immediately afterwards.  When I got home I started to prepare lunch.  When I opened the container of lettuce it was bad. :/  I tried digging through to find good pieces but when some gunk got stuck on my hand I decided it was enough.  So instead I had my own veggie tray with nuts.  It was a nice change.  And filling.

The time between lunch and dinner was hard.  I had a meeting with a friend to go over some MUM's stuff.  Then had another meeting with the Enlisted Spouses club.  I was fine with my friend because I had recently finished lunch.  But at the spouses meeting they had lots of yummy food.  I did not touch it but wanted it so bad.  I was so hungry and the cravings were hard.  Especially hard while my son was trying to shove food in my mouth.  I did eat some carrots and broccoli so I was good.

When I got home and finally had dinner cooked this was it.  Now, your probably thinking what the heck is that stuff?  Well, it's acorn squash and it was not very good.  The recipe said to put 1 tablespoon of olive oil in it.  I was questioning that but thought - hey what do I know.  I should have listened to myself.  It was terrible.  I tried to eat it.  And think I may have had about half.  But I could not get this down.   It's sad too as I was going to use this as a repeat  meal.  Oh well.  :)

Other than that - tomorrow shouldn't be too busy so it should be easier than today.  I can't believe I have just 3 days left.  I'm scared, but ready.

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Ultimate Reset Day 17

Today I learned why you should not work out while on the reset.  This afternoon I went to pick raspberries.  I only wanted 3 pints.  Those 3 pints took me 3 hours!  Then I came  home and planted my fall vegetables.  I planted swiss chard, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, green beans, and peas.   I sure hope they grow well!  It took a lot of work because I had to weed and dig up the summer plants.  That also took quite a few hours.  I am exhausted, tired, and am very low on energy.  I really need to get some cleaning done but want to curl up and go to sleep.    At least my food was ok today.

Breakfast was fruit again.  I had cantaloupe, watermelon, and cherries.  No rushing to get any where just enjoyed it at home today.

Lunch was VERY late.  I didn't pay attention to time while picking berries.  It was after 1:30 when I left.  Oops.  To be honest - I'm so sick of the micro green salad that I almost would have rather skipped lunch.  I also ran out of carrots and used the last of the lettuce and brocolli today.  I guess I need to go grocery shopping!

Dinner was left over from last night.  Except it tasted better.  Not the kale, the curry cauliflower.   I think because I made it last night and the flavor really got to soak in.    I'm also not hungry like I was yesterday.  I'm pretty satisfied.

So overall, a good day.  Going to be busy tomorrow so I will need to make sure I made dinner ahead of time.  And go grocery shopping.  :)  As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me!