Day 17 and 18

I am getting soo close to being DONE!! I can see the end.

Day 17 has been tough. I really want more than just fruits and veggies.  I want meat!!!!  However I am feeling really lean today!

Meal 1:
While making my plate for breakfast I couldn't help but think of my grandma. 

When we would spend the night, she would have a tray of fresh fruits for us in the morning for breakfast! ❤️

This breakfast is in memory of Grandma Betty Lou! I love you!

Meal 2: Lunch.

I simply cannot think of one reason why you should not be eating this food besides maybe the fact that you could be allergic to something in it. (Not likely)

We often make excuses as to why we can't eat healthy...like it doesn't fill me up or it's gross or too expensive and the list goes on and on.

You've been watching my journey of learning how to feed my body better by going back to basics of eating fruits and veggies. I've tried so many new foods and have learned to like some of it, it may have taken a few tries but I didn't give up.

If you want results while working out your nutrition has to come FIRST. You have to learn about your body and what it needs to run.

I fully agree that it sucks watching people eat pizza, cookies, brownies and so on but I don't have the bloated and sluggish feeling after like they do while eating my salad.

Am I living my life?? Yes!!!

But the maintaining part comes after you've gotten your results. I want results! You have to be ALL in when it comes to your nutrition or your wasting your time. 

Meal 3 - Stir Fry Veggies the norm!

Country Heat LIVE Night..

DAY 18 has arrived  - 4 days to go!

That moment when you forget to take a picture of your shake.. I was STARVING and was really craving everything and anything!!  Today has been super rough.  I am just ready to be done!!!!

Here's the ingredients to the power greens... YUCK

Bring on the last 3 days!!!!!!!

❤️

Day 15 and 16

RESULTS ARE IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Over the past two weeks I have been working on my nutrition by resetting my body. I gave up caffeine and junk the very first day 😬 After day 5 I gave up meat and dairy. 🙅🏼🍳🍗🧀. After week 2 I’m giving up nuts which includes peanut butter that I have been sneaking in a few times a week. It is sooo important to watch what you are putting into your body. Feed your body right so you can feel great and look great.

Happy to say after 2 weeks. I am down 6.8 pounds and 7.25 inches.

The days are starting to become the same, I am not switching it up by much, just because it don't like some of the recipes provided for this week.  I plan to stick to things that I like.

Breakfast as ALWAYS - FRUIT!  It looks so pretty!!!

1 cup Strawberries, 1 cup Honeydew, 1 peach

Lunch - Salads everyday!! Loaded with Carrots, Jicama, Zucchini!

Shakeology time!!!  I've been a shake drinker beyond that for quite some time, but to be completely honest none of them have measured up to how I feel with Shakeology. It's literally been what I have needed for so long. 

I'm not protein deficient, so I don't just need a protein shake. With all the cravings I have, I am nutrient deficient and that's exactly what Shakeology provides me. NUTRIENTS. 🙌🏽🙌🏽Super foods that make my body feel amazing!

SUPPER - Tried something NEW!! Sweet Potato.  WHYYYY haven't I tried it sooner!! I love it!

ALSO on Day 16 I tried Curried Cauliflower for supper....not so good.  I didn't eat it.  I just don't like curry, BUT the asparagus was good!!!

Hit up the grocery store to get a few things to finish off the week... Water included...

REMEMBER!!!!  SERIOUSLY!!

Day 14 - Last Week of Detox

GOOOOOD Morning Day 14.  I have made it two weeks on this journey. SO awesome.

Things are going great.  I am feeling wonderful.  I am starting to miss chicken and eggs as those are my favorite.  I am going to into week 3 which is just veggies and fruit.  We no longer get beans or seeds.  At least that is how I understand it.

Meal 1: Breakfast - the wonderful breakfast.  Yeah yeah yeah same picture of fruit again, however it never gets old eating fruit for breakfast. Gives you energy in a natural way!

It is Sunday and we have no plans for today besides house work and relaxing, BEST way to spend a Sunday!!


Meal 2:  Lunch is served - I have switched my dressing to Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic and Basil.  It is organic and taste wonderful!

Snack - Shake TIME - might be my second favorite part of my day! EVEN if I only get half a scoop!

LAST DETOX going DOWN, even though I would much rather drink it for another week instead of Power Greens!

Meal 3:  Gave the Lentils and Quinoa another shot - I ate it, but it wasn't good. I made a huge batch of it too, I ended up throwing it away :(

Day 14 Comes to an END.  RESULTS to come!!

Day 13 of the Ultimate Reset

Week 2 is coming to an end!  I am feeling great at this point!  The weekend is going smoothly!

Breakfast:  Fruit

 My day was pretty relaxed, nothing too fancy going on.

Lunch: Micro Green Salad - I am learning to really like this salad BUT not until you drink the DETOX.

We were getting bored so we decided to hit up the lake one last time before it gets cold.
Shakeology for a little snack!

Kamden by West Lake Okoboji  - the docks are out :( Such a sad moment!!

Supper was new! - I tried the Lental and Quinoa Pilaf - Very DRY - not what I was expecting and I clearly didn't finish it all.

Day 13 ended very well.  I feel amazing.

Over HALF way done with the RESET

Day 12 has arrived.  I survived day 11 but BARLEY.

This day has begun better than I thought.  After the day I had yesterday I stepped on the scale... BOOM down a TOTAL of 5.8 pounds!   CRAZY.   It is even better that my mindset is changing and I am getting the opportunity to work on my relationship with food.

Meal 1:  You guessed it FRUIT - Get prepared to see a full week more of this!!  Strawberries, Honeydew, and Pineapple.

But not after I drink DETOX.  This is a good picture that shows you it looks like your drinking pepper. haha.  Taste like lemon :)

Meal 2: LUNCH - I was a little worried about today. We had a team building activity today and since I am the new girl (only 2 girls in our whole department) I didn't want to not eat what they were serving and be THAT person.   I sucked it up and ate what they served which consisted of choosing our own meat.  I went with chicken breast.  I ate about 2 oz, it helped that it wasn't full cooked so I just ate the cooked parts and brought the rest home.  Then I had to choose from the following sides Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Potato Salad, Rolls.   I chose a little bit of baked beans and potato salad.  I was pretty happy with myself as I didn't use it as a cheat and I was conscious of what I ate and I still felt full but not bloated.   I have to call that WIN!!!

SNACK - Vegan Chocolate Shakeology.  I am so thankful for Shakeology.  It is helping me with my cravings and providing my body with proper nutrients and it taste absolutely wonderful without all that extra sugars and crap!

Meal 3: Supper.  This is also a meal that I have surprisingly haven't gotten sick of eating. I enjoy eating these veggies and I feel so AMAZING after I eat them!

Friday Night wraps up my FIRST full week of Country Heat LIVE classes :)

That feeling after you get done teaching your first week of classes! 

I can't believe that I thought I was not fit for the "fitness class teacher" life.

I have been missing out for far to long! I'm so freaking thankful that I have found my passion and get to go outside of my box to learn new things and learn about me! I am an introvert still awkward at times when it comes to conversation but I've learned to embrace it because it's who I am and I can only learn to break out of the boring old box more often!

That's a WRAP on DAY 12!

Day 11 of the Ultimate Reset

What to say about this day.  This DAY was by far the HARDEST!

My mind just didn't know what it wanted.  I was VERY tired.  I could hardly keep by eyes open at work.  It was craving chocolate ALL day!  and to know that we have a "treat" fridge at work makes it harder!   FULL of all sorts of candy bars...   BUT I avoided it.  I have come TOO far to throw it all away for a craving that would soon go away.

I did get a workout this morning - Hammer and Chisel and practiced Country Heat LIVE.  Normally after working out I feel great! So TIRED!!

Meal 1: FRUIT as always!! 

As you can tell... my mind was boggled this day - I didn't SAVE any pictures! I had to go back to IG and Snapchat to find them!!!   Feel Free to Follow Me if you aren't already.

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During week 2 before each meal you are to drink DETOX and take 2 pills of Optimize.  The detox drink looks horrible BUT I can reassure you.. it taste SO much better than the power greens!!  It has a lemony taste to it.   IF you are a texture person this might get you because it is kind of like drinking poppy seeds which we would never do but the particles are about the same size or a little smaller.

Meal 2:  I was still on track however I was still sleepy even after all of those natural sugars!  Today wasn't any different from any other day so besides this cleanse I am not sure what else was making me so tired.       1c brown rice and pinto beans and 1 cup green beans. (pictures again from IG)

Pre Snack - NASTY POWER GREENS - This is a mix of celery powder, spinach powder and some other powders of vegetables.  Not good.

Snack:  And 30 MINUTES later...It was FINALLY time for my SHAKE.  CHOCOLATE!!! YAY!!!! ( this picture I remembered to save!!)

Meal 3:  I learned how difficult it is to go out to eat and choose something healthy but also choose something that fits what I am allowed to eat during this reset..  It was so hard and I felt AWFUL for being so picky.  I went with the Crispy Chicken Salad - No black olives, bacon, and no cheese.  It came with chicken which I gave to Kamden but the chicken was chopped up so there were a few pieces on my salad and it came with an egg which sat there for a while until I ate half of it.  Dressing was Light Italian but I barely used any because I don't even like Italian dressing.  There are also tomatoes on there and I ate them.  They were small enough for me to hardly taste :)

 Day 11 was over and SOOOOO tough!! FINALLY It is OVER!

Days 9 & 10

Day 9.  I have come so far.  For the most part I am not craving anything specific. I am not missing the meat and eggs like I thought I would.  I have had some temptation with cheese because I give Kamden string cheese but other than that I feel AMAZING!

I am sure I am going to drink this Gallon PLUS more!

On the Reset, you drink distilled water and you add Mineralize to it, which is a compound that Beachbody has put together!  There is no taste to it, the distilled water doesn't taste any different than regular tap water either.

Meal 1: FRUIT- I love this part! Strawberries, honeydew, a little bit of pineapple, and 1 kiwi.

Meal 2: Veggie Stir Fry.  I am so amazing at how full I actually feel after eating 2 cups of this!

HOWEVER, by 2:30 I am really ready for my snack so I drink down the Power Greens and then get the yummy apple and peanut butter.

This snack never failed anyone's expectations :)

When I got home from work.. I was still craving a little some sweet so I ate Cinnamon and Sugar Toasted Pumpkin Seeds - they are organic and healthy :)  Still not something that was necessarily NEEDED..

Meal 3: I tried something new again!   Brown Rice and Pinto Beans and then added some green beans! FULL plate - never disappointing!!

DAY 10

By this day I am feeling really good.  I did step on the scale and I am still down!! WHOOT.  Down 4 pounds at this point!! Feeling BOMB about that!!

My favorite part of the reset really has to be breakfast! FRUIT I love it!!  This morning I only had Strawberries and Honeydew.   Honeydew has also become a favorite fruit of mine.  I has avoided it forever, even in those fruit salads I would pick around it.  I don't even know why... maybe because it is green???  Who knows but I am sad I waited until now to try it!

Meal 2: Lunch - 1/2 cup of pinto beans and rice mix. lettuce, 1/4 c carrots and 1/8 c of sunflower seeds with EVOO dressing.   I might have found the only way that I will eat the "microgreen" salad.  Plain as plain could be!

Snack: Vegan Shakeology - Only half a scoop.  Makes me sad because I love Shakeology and I feel like in 2 sips its gone!!  If you have ever tried shakeology you know how I feel!

Sweater weather was here this day!!

Meal 3: Supper 2 cups of veggie stir fry

No challenges today!  I was feeling pretty good about that.. Stuck to the plan :)  

Wednesday is WORKOUT night.  2nd Country Heat LIVE workout went down!!!  Added more people today!! It was Awesome!! :)  I love this!!