The Ultimate Reset Days 1 and 2 Update!

Well, I've got days 1 and 2 in the bag so far on my 21 day journey of the Ultimate Reset.  I've got to say that I'm actually really enjoying this so far!  The foods and recipes I've been introduced to on this just in the 2 days are AMAZINGLY delicious!  I'll be sharing some of those recipes with you.

(Not sure what the Ultimate Reset is…Click HERE)

So, you may be wondering WHY I am doing this Ultimate Reset…well, I am doing this for a few reasons…

• I want a RESET and fresh start for my body!
• Increase my Metabolism.
• I don't want to be a slave to food & emotional eating.
• I want to learn new healthy ideas and recipes for my family.
• I want my body to feel the way it's supposed to, free of toxins.
• I want to be at my OPTIMAL health for my family
• I want to complete this 21 day journey to the end and be proud of how far I've come!

I'm doing this for me, because I know that when I am feeling the best, I can give the most to my family, friends, and challengers!

Day 1

I was totally excited to get day 1 started…I had prepped the night before some of the things I would need for the week.  I actually had been prepping my body a few days before to be prepared for NO coffee in the morning.  Which, I think my body needs a break from every once and a while!  I knew I would get major headaches if I didn't slowly go off this!  So I switched to decaf from Sunday-Tuesday. My headache was minimal on Wednesday when I started.  YAY!!!  I did experience a bit of nausea and I think that was some of the coffee headache talking!

So the UR (Ultimate Reset) calls for you to drink Distilled water with "Mineralize" added to it.  So you add back in proper minerals to the nutrient void distilled water and drink on that ALL day!  Like over a gallon of water I've been drinking these last 2 days!!  

Water on the Ultimate Reset!

I loved the food on day 1 it was so delicious and I was a bit hungry before lunch but I think that was my being used to having a snack between breakfast and lunch.  This program calls for 3 meals and 1 snack (but allows for you to add in extra snack if you need to!!).  So far I haven't because I think my portions have been a bit too big, so I want to truly make sure that it's hunger I am eating from and not habit!

So day 1 I really was expecting to "feel" different, and other than the headache I was great!

Here's my food I ate through the day!  And I'll say, I'm a creature of habit and like the same things all the time, so this is really putting me out of m comfort zone…I'm discovering different snacks to have and enjoy the variety!  I think it's good for my body to have variety!!

Plus I will add, this meal plan is SO CLEAN!!  It's amazing!!

Breakfast

Whole grain toast, 2 scrambled eggs, 1 1/2 cup steamed kale or spinach

Lunch

Miso Soup (this was a stretch for me…not bad, but not my favorite), Microgreen Salad, toasted raw pumpkin seeds (yummmm), and Ginger-Sesame-Miso salad dressing (this is my favorite!)

Dinner

Baked Salmon, steamed asparagus and boiled baby potatoes.

I must say I varied the salmon a bit...it was 100 degrees outside this day, I decided to grill the salmon instead and then there was a marinade that I was to use, so instead of marinading it, I made it and drizzled it over the top of the salmon and it was AMAZING!!!  It was a basil/lemon marinade!

Day 1 Ultimate Reset

Day 2

Well, I woke up feeling great!  I had prepared my lunch the night before.  Gearing up for another REALLY hot day so I made sure that I had enough water.  I think I drank more than a gallon on day 2!

I didn't have any headaches this day, but toward the end of the night I was EXHAUSTED and I started having a few body aches.  Not much though.  I think this is part of the process of detoxing your body! 

Day 2 kind of finished with no real "feeling" that different, I felt great again, but was really tired at the end of the day!

Each day I take a packet of Alkalinize…it's not too bad!  It's my "Green" to alkalinize my body!  Go Green!!

Alkalinize - My daily Green Drink!

Day 2 Meals

Breakfast

Oatmeal with blueberries, plain organic yogurt sweetened with pure maple syrup (my favorite!).

Lunch

Greek salad with leftover salmon and pine nuts…homemade greek dressing.

Dinner

Southwestern Veggie Taco (this was YUMMY!)

I'm totally loving the food!!  I look forward to the variety each day!!

Day 2 Meals Ultimate Reset

What is the Ultimate Reset?

Well today marks the day that I am starting Day 1 of the Ultimate Reset!  I'm really excited…a bit nervous…and ready to do this!  I plan to journal as much as I can over the next 21 Days of my experience and hope you'll follow along!  But in this post, I'm going to lay out for you what the heck this "Ultimate Reset" is…

What is the Beachbody Ultimate Reset? (Info straight from Beachbody…)

The Beachbody Ultimate Reset is a comprehensive, no-starvation, inner-body tune-up that offers much more than the typical cleanse and detox programs on the market.  The Ultimate Reset not only helps you eliminate toxins and waste gently and naturally, but it also maximizes your cellular energy production, helping your body process food more efficiently and your systems run more smoothly.  You'll replace the processed foods you've been eating with healthy foods.  You'll eat cleanly--possibly for the first time in your life--and take supplements designed to help your body remove from your cells and organs tons that you've been taking in for decades.

The Ultimate Reset is a complete, three-phase, 21-day mind and body program that provides everything you need to:

• Reclaim your body's natural balance
• Release the harmful materials you may be storing within you
• Restore your system to its maximum health

Some of the benefits of the program described by participants:

• Flush toxins from organs
• Improved digestion
• Increased energy
• A more positive mood
• Weight loss (improved BMI)
• Lowered cholesterol
• Eliminated dependencies on sugar and caffeine
• Improved overall health

The Beachbody Ultimate Reset program will help you gently restore your body to its "original factory settings" to be able to feel, look, and be healthier!  This is a breakthrough program you won't want to overlook!

Why Reset?

We live in an environment that that has become increasingly filled with more and more toxins.  Our bodies absorb pollution and harmful chemicals our entire lives, along with the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink.  These toxins get into our bodies and are stored, clogging our cells and slowing down their natural functions.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the average American has approximately 219 toxic chemicals stored in his body, primarily in fat cells.  This toxic overload can help lead to premature aging, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.  In fact, the American Cancer Society states that 75-80% of cancer deaths are linked to environmental factors like toxins.

It's not enough to just work out and eat right.  Beachbody realized we had to take a break from the everyday and find a way to get the toxins out of our system.  Along with getting in shape on the outside, we needed to get healthy from the inside too!  It's time for a RESET!

How does the Ultimate Reset work?
The Ultimate Reset is a 21-day program, but it’s helpful to think of it in three distinct phases, each 1 week long:

• Phase One: RECLAIM your body, accessing its inner chemistry and preparing for change.
• Phase Two: RELEASE the toxic compounds that are stored within your tissues.
• Phase Three: RESTORE your metabolism to maximum efficiency.

After just 21 days, you should feel dramatically better physically, mentally, and emotionally. Will it be challenging? Sometimes. But just as Beachbody’s workouts aren’t the easiest fitness programs you can do, the Ultimate Reset may also require some extra effort. In return, it can deliver extraordinary results. And keep in mind that no matter how challenging you may find it, you’ll have your Coach and the entire Team Beachbody® community in your corner to help you through.
Once you complete your 21-day program, you’ll have a “transitioning back” period, during which you’ll be guided back into life after the Ultimate Reset. You’ll get advice on food and exercise, along with helpful tips on how to maintain—and continue to build on—the great work you’ve accomplished. 

What the Beachbody Ultimate Reset is NOT:

• A starvation diet (you’ll eat three filling, healthy meals every day)
  
• An abrupt cleanse that’s hard on the body (the supplements work together gradually to gently shift your body’s internal settings)*
  
• A Laxative-based, colon-focused cleanse, which fails to truly detoxify the whole body (you won't be running to the bathroom every hour!)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  0. How is the Beachbody Ultimate Reset different from other cleanse programs?
     The Ultimate Reset isn’t a crash diet or a processed-food meal replacement. It’s an integrated, whole-body reset solution—a step-by-step program that lets you have real food along with the specially formulated supplements that are included. It also teaches you to engage in conscious living techniques that help you detoxify and restore your body. You’ll not only help return your metabolism to optimal function, you’ll learn conscious self-care behaviors that can help you maintain better health, even after your Reset.*
     
     
     
  Do you have goals to have your body perform the best it can?  Do you want a fresh clean start to your workout programs?  Are you tired and run down and feel like your body needs a RESET?? Then this may be just what you're looking for!!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Ginger-Sesame-Miso Dressing

I just made the most amazing dressing for my lunch tomorrow and I can't wait to have it!  I am starting the Ultimate Reset tomorrow so I was preparing for my meals tonight.  (Lots more information to come about the Ultimate Reset!).  I don't think I will ever buy salad dressing again!

This recipe comes from the Ultimate Reset.

Ginger-Sesame-Miso Dressing
(Makes 8 servings, about 2 Tbsp. each)

• 2 Tbsp. miso paste (with NO MSG!)
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp. Bragg Liquid Aminos (this is a really great alternative to high-sodium Soy Sauce)
• 1/4 cup sesame oil (I used toasted sesame oil)
• 1 tsp. chopped ginger 
• 1/4 cup water

Place miso, vinegar, Bragg Liquid Aminos, oil, ginger, and water into a blender or food processor.  Blend until smooth.  Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

Ginger-Sesame-Miso Dressing
Ultimate Reset Recipe

Clean Eating Carne Asada Fajitas - Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!  So today is another great excuse to have Mexican food in our family!!  Whaoo!!  So instead of having it just once…I decided to start early and have it last night and tonight.  I'll come up with a different recipe for tonight…or who knows, maybe do this again tonight because it was so good!

So here it is…clean eating Carne Asada Fajitas.  I found this recipe and decided to try it out…yummy!

Clean Eating Carne Asada Fajitas

Ingredients:
2-3 lb flank or skirt steak, about 1 inch thick
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/3 cup olive oil
2 limes, juiced
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
11 tsp pepper
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp smoked paprika

--Corn Tortillas

Directions:
Combine white vinegar, olive oil, lime juice, garlic and spices together in a bowl.  Mix well.  I like to pour my marinade in a freezer Zip Lock baggie with the meat and let it marinade for at least 1 hour (up to 24 hours).  Make sure to flip the bag of meat/marinade to get both sides!

After it's finished marinading, grill the flank steak (doesn't take long on grill).  You can also broil the steak on the tap rack for 6 minutes, then flip steak and broil for 5 more minutes for medium.  Cut the steak into slices top with toppings listed below and serve on heated corn tortillas.

Toppings:
Guacamole
Cheese
Sautéed peppers
Black Beans
Tomatoes
Cilantro
Onions


Homemade Guacamole:
2-3 Avocados
Cilantro (as much as you like)
 1-2 limes, juiced
tomatoes, diced
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)
chili powder (to taste)
cumin (to taste)