Day 9 Ultimate Reset

This was my dinner at small group last night while everyone else was eating Little Caesars pizza and breadsticks. Mine looked and tasted so good that I actually felt a tad guilty eating it in front of them! In NO way did I feel like I was missing out and I guarantee that I feel better today than they do! In fact, Matt actually just texted me and said he is craving fatty/salty stuff.....need I give you more proof that good nutrition works?

Yesterday I felt sluggish as a result of getting little sleep during this cleansing week. However, I was blessed to lay down for 15 minutes now and feel like a million bucks. In my previous life, I would've gotten up and eaten something regardless of whether I was hungry because it in"helped me wake up." Now I see that I don't need that nor am I craving it.

Day 8 Ultimate Reset

It was another yummy day in UltimateResetLand! I have felt a little more tired today and it could have been from being too busy yesterday. Am up too late tonight but couldn't resist getting an update on here. Went to the dermatologist today who said my skin did look clearer as a result of my eating this week and even showed me how she had printed out Michi's Ladder from the Beachbody website to give to her clients! I love Beachbody and all that it stands for.

Fridge on Day 1 and Ultimate Reset Meals from Phase (week) 1. MAN! I have never had SUCH great food! And I cook all the time, have over 90 cookbooks, and read all-things cooking for a hobby. I have been so very impressed and am hoping that there'll be a follow-up cookbook and/or mealplan because I feel so amazing that I don't want to stop! HOWEVER, I think my portion sizes my decrease this coming week so we shall see if I change my tune! LOL

I am excited and a tad anxious to head into Phase 2 tomorrow. I have been feeling so energetic and powerful (in terms of sticking to the plan) that I don't want that to fade. My weight has dropped 4.5 pounds in the past week and I'm seeing more definition in my abdominal area and less puffiness in the hips so that's exciting. Feels weird not to be exercising daily as well. My initial bloodwork numbers came back all really positive and healthy so there may not be too much of a change there but I did take before photos including ones of my acne so hopefully that'll clear up in the next couple weeks too and I can post afters along with the befores.

And stay with me here...I'm posting two videos. The first is my first-ever self-recorded video and it's really pitiful as I'd just woken up in the morning. The second is only slightly better! So live and learn!

SUPER SATURDAY APRIL 2012 - AWESOME workout, sipping shakes with my pal, Chelly, super training with Arnauld, and meeting several people who've lost over 100 pounds each taking the Beachbody Challenge! SO motivating!

Day 2 Ultimate Reset

I woke up this morning with my joints feeling a little creaky but not painful and excited to try more great meals! And I have! Breakfast this morning was a tasty combination that I wouldn't have tried otherwise...1 cup of oatmeal and a cup of blueberries mixed with plain yogurt sweetened with stevia. I may have had these separately but decided to mix them and it was delicious.

Now for lunch I have a Greek chicken salad. The salad dressings so far have been AMAZING! And I get 2 tbsp so I don't feel at all like I am skimping.

Breakfast day 1 Ultimate Reset

2 slices whole grain bread, kale, and 2 scrambled eggs
Super yummy and filling!

Day 3/30 Nutrition Bootcamp

Today’s tip is from the Beachbody Step-by-step nutrition guide:  uh, oh….you knew it had to come at some point so I might as well get it over with on day three and say PORTION CONTROL! J 

Don’t eat until you are full; eat until you’re not hungry. If eating out, eat only half of what the chef gives you. Have the waiter go ahead and box half up before even bring your plate out to you. It’s not rocket science here…make sure you eat fewer calories than you burn. If you need help determining this, there are a number of options but I’ve found the Bodybugg or MediaFit armband to be the most accurate. Until you’re able to get one of these type things, I’d recommend logging your  nutrition on myfitnesspal.com (totally free and unrelated to Beachbody…however, Team Beachbody is working on getting a meal logging program set up on our website!).

 You can friend me on myfitnesspal and even adjust your privacy settings to allow me to see your food logs for accountability purposes.  Just let me know what your username is though so that I know it’s you! Another suggestion is to keep your metabolism guessing by figuring up how many calories you need for the WEEK and then eating them varied each day. For example, you may have 1200 one day, 1500 the next, instead of having 1300 each day.