Just a quick check in on day 13 to say that I feel AWESOME. Like really, fantastically awesome.
I was scared going into this thing, to be honest. Last time was HARD. I thought about food ALL the time. This time has been relatively easy and enjoyable.
Weight loss has not been as dramatic as last time (11 pounds in round one, if I remember correctly); thus far I've lost four pounds. Choosing to do 30 Days of Yoga with Adriene instead of working out has also been key, as I feel I'm maintaining strength while gaining flexibility and a general sense of emotional well-being, without burning a bunch of calories.
The one area I've struggled is sleep, but I think I know why. To drink one gallon of water takes all day, and usually after dinner I have one big old glass of hot Sleepytime Chamomile tea. It helps with any hunger that might crop up in the evening, but also ensures that I have to pee a lot in the first half of the night. Hence, sleep disruption. But last night I slept from 9pm - 5am with only one pee interruption, so I'm feeling feisty today!
You cannot imagine how good the food on the Reset tastes. Last night's Mediterranean roasted beets with a side of coconut collards (we actually used the fresh green leaves off our broccoli and Brussels sprouts plants we have growing in the winter garden*), was out of this world amazing. A little side of quinoa soaked up that delicious coconut milk....mmmm.
* While typing this sentence I realized that I have punched my one-way ticket to hippie-ville. Good thing we already live near Austin.
One breakfast change I've made: the plan calls for three cups of fruit. I'm doing chia pudding with my vegan chocolate Shakeology. Add fruit (strawberries and blueberries) with a tablespoon of soaked chia seeds, some walnuts, a scoop of Shakeology and some water. You get a chocolate pudding that's kind of warm and is most definitely NOT a freezing cold shake that makes me miserably cold. It's really good!
I turn 38 years old in a week, and I'm thinking this Ultimate Reset process is the best gift I could have given myself. I'm not worried about "missing out" on birthday cake, because I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything at all!
More updates to come!
***** Would you like to complete the Ultimate Reset? Zach and I will be more than willing to help you through the process! Visit www.UltimateReset.com/CoachZachH to read more about the plan and purchase your kit. ********
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Tips to Survive the Ultimate Reset
Day six of Ultimate Reset Part Deux!
Wow, this round of the Reset couldn't feel more different than the first. Turns out I didn't have an understanding of just how much the Reset impacted our menu plans and food habits as much as it has! I think the biggest change has been my attitude in that I actually look forward to my Reset meals, whereas the first time meals were full of fear and dread. Making new meals every day was hard, and when you like food as much as I do it felt like pretty much the end of the world if I put in all that work and then didn't like the meal (spoiler alert: it wasn't often that I didn't like the meals).
The other thing that has been different is that I have not been hungry at all. It seems to me I sat around and pined for food quite a bit the first time. I think our experimentation on the high fat diet has helped both Zach and I stabilize our blood sugar and not rely as heavily on snacks as we once did, so three square meals seems to be working just fine.
So, all that said, I've thought of a few tips to make the Reset easier for anyone who attempts it.
1.) Plan. Then plan again. And once more...the planning. I can't emphasize it enough. Whatever it is you need to do to get your head around what it is you need to do, do it! Use your phone, use paper, use whatever mode you feel most comfortable with to over-plan your plan. You must be the valedictorian of planning for the next 21 days.
2.) Take a chill pill. All that planning you did? You're still gonna forget stuff. Or you're not going to anticipate that it takes six cucumbers, not four, to make it through the week. Don't get annoyed, don't get mad at yourself. Either find a substitution (how about celery? It's basically crunchy water just like cucumbers are), or make a run to the store. It's not the end of the world. It's going to be okay.
3.) Open your mind. And your taste buds. You're going to eat things that look weird. Look at it as an adventure! It's not all going to be your favorite food, but you just may find some things you really like. My favorite food, zucchini cashew soup, comes from the Reset!
4.) Drink water early and often. You've got to drink a gallon a day on the Reset, and if that water bottle isn't in your hand basically first thing in the morning, you're not going to make it. It requires some diligence to get a gallon down your gullet. Remember that hot tea (particularly in winter!) counts toward your quota, so use that as much as needed.
5.) Batch cook. You'll see in the meal plan that you have rice, quinoa, and oatmeal several times the first week. Make big batches of all of these things before you start and your life will be so much easier! All of those items reheat beautifully and it saves precious food prep time. This time around, I also grilled a big batch of chicken to add to the kids' meals when we are eating largely meatless. If you have people in your family who aren't participating and you're responsible for feeding them, this makes life easier, too. Tonight the kids ate our roasted root veggies and zucchini cashew soup along with us, but I added 21 Day Fix turkey meatballs, which I had in the freezer, to their plate.
6.) Slow down! Savor your food. This has been huge for me this time around. I am famous for inhaling my food, so I've been making an effort to slow down. As a country, I think we've really disconnected from the gift of food. We take it for granted that we can get food anywhere, anytime. We see eating as a chore that we need to get done so we can get to the next thing. It's sad.
When you're on a plan that gives you only three square meals a day, you really look forward to that food and it tastes so good when you sit down to it. When you're eating your Reset meals, don't multitask. No T.V., reading your iPad or phone, or otherwise taking your attention away from the meal you're eating. Take small bites and chew them thoroughly. Eat slowly. Enjoy your company if someone is eating with you. Put your utensil down sometimes and take a deep breath. Enjoy.
7.) Think positive. Try not to dwell on what you're not having. Do I miss my Saturday morning coffee? Yes. But I've tried not to dwell on that and have bought some tea that I really enjoy to have in its place. So much of this battle is going to be in your head. You've got to choose to think positively!
That's all for now. Zach and I both feel really good and are glad we're taking this challenge together. We're also both enjoying our 30 Days of Yoga with Adriene! Check her out on YouTube for a great intro to yoga.
Wow, this round of the Reset couldn't feel more different than the first. Turns out I didn't have an understanding of just how much the Reset impacted our menu plans and food habits as much as it has! I think the biggest change has been my attitude in that I actually look forward to my Reset meals, whereas the first time meals were full of fear and dread. Making new meals every day was hard, and when you like food as much as I do it felt like pretty much the end of the world if I put in all that work and then didn't like the meal (spoiler alert: it wasn't often that I didn't like the meals).
The other thing that has been different is that I have not been hungry at all. It seems to me I sat around and pined for food quite a bit the first time. I think our experimentation on the high fat diet has helped both Zach and I stabilize our blood sugar and not rely as heavily on snacks as we once did, so three square meals seems to be working just fine.
So, all that said, I've thought of a few tips to make the Reset easier for anyone who attempts it.
1.) Plan. Then plan again. And once more...the planning. I can't emphasize it enough. Whatever it is you need to do to get your head around what it is you need to do, do it! Use your phone, use paper, use whatever mode you feel most comfortable with to over-plan your plan. You must be the valedictorian of planning for the next 21 days.
2.) Take a chill pill. All that planning you did? You're still gonna forget stuff. Or you're not going to anticipate that it takes six cucumbers, not four, to make it through the week. Don't get annoyed, don't get mad at yourself. Either find a substitution (how about celery? It's basically crunchy water just like cucumbers are), or make a run to the store. It's not the end of the world. It's going to be okay.
3.) Open your mind. And your taste buds. You're going to eat things that look weird. Look at it as an adventure! It's not all going to be your favorite food, but you just may find some things you really like. My favorite food, zucchini cashew soup, comes from the Reset!
4.) Drink water early and often. You've got to drink a gallon a day on the Reset, and if that water bottle isn't in your hand basically first thing in the morning, you're not going to make it. It requires some diligence to get a gallon down your gullet. Remember that hot tea (particularly in winter!) counts toward your quota, so use that as much as needed.
5.) Batch cook. You'll see in the meal plan that you have rice, quinoa, and oatmeal several times the first week. Make big batches of all of these things before you start and your life will be so much easier! All of those items reheat beautifully and it saves precious food prep time. This time around, I also grilled a big batch of chicken to add to the kids' meals when we are eating largely meatless. If you have people in your family who aren't participating and you're responsible for feeding them, this makes life easier, too. Tonight the kids ate our roasted root veggies and zucchini cashew soup along with us, but I added 21 Day Fix turkey meatballs, which I had in the freezer, to their plate.
6.) Slow down! Savor your food. This has been huge for me this time around. I am famous for inhaling my food, so I've been making an effort to slow down. As a country, I think we've really disconnected from the gift of food. We take it for granted that we can get food anywhere, anytime. We see eating as a chore that we need to get done so we can get to the next thing. It's sad.
When you're on a plan that gives you only three square meals a day, you really look forward to that food and it tastes so good when you sit down to it. When you're eating your Reset meals, don't multitask. No T.V., reading your iPad or phone, or otherwise taking your attention away from the meal you're eating. Take small bites and chew them thoroughly. Eat slowly. Enjoy your company if someone is eating with you. Put your utensil down sometimes and take a deep breath. Enjoy.
7.) Think positive. Try not to dwell on what you're not having. Do I miss my Saturday morning coffee? Yes. But I've tried not to dwell on that and have bought some tea that I really enjoy to have in its place. So much of this battle is going to be in your head. You've got to choose to think positively!
That's all for now. Zach and I both feel really good and are glad we're taking this challenge together. We're also both enjoying our 30 Days of Yoga with Adriene! Check her out on YouTube for a great intro to yoga.
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Ultimate Reset, Part Two: Day One Re-cap
Happy 2016!
Zach and I have decided to kick off the new year with another round of Beachbody's Ultimate Reset 21-day cleanse. We completed our first Reset almost three and a half years ago, and it's time to give it another go!
(Don't know what the Ultimate Reset is? Read about it here.)
When I told my boot campers that we were going to do the Reset, their response was: WHY? And then I was a proud trainer, because it's always good to ask that question of yourself before you embark on something that might be difficult. I knew that I needed to get in touch with my WHY before I did this, because otherwise it would be really easy to cave when the going gets tough.
My why for doing the Reset this time around is to shake things up and give myself a challenge. I've gotten into a pattern where working out and eating (relatively) healthy is just routine. Especially over the holidays, I find myself saying, "Hey, I can eat that because I'm a pretty fit person, and I can work it off tomorrow..." blah, blah, blah. I want to get back in touch with being on point with food because it's what my body needs and quit making excuses when I feel like treating myself...more and more often. And during this Reset I won't be working out, but instead taking a break and doing 30 Days of Yoga with Adriene on YouTube. Adriene has a GREAT page on YouTube and I definitely recommend that you check it out, even if you've never done yoga before. She is silly and fun, and makes yoga very accessible.
In an in-depth interview just now sitting across from the breakfast table with Zach, he said that his WHY is to "redefine his relationship with food." He feels like he's gotten into a habit of eating just because the food is there, instead of because he's truly hungry (I hear that!), and he wants to buckle down to get a bit more strict with himself.
So, we're going to try to check in regularly (I'd love to say daily, but I hate to make a promise I may not keep!) and let you know how it's going and what our experience is like this time around.
We finished day one yesterday, and it went very well...but it's the easiest and yummiest day of the whole Reset, with a dinner of Salmon, asparagus, and new potatoes. The food stays yummy throughout the three weeks but gets smaller from here, so that's where the challenge lies.
Things are already easier this time because we have kept so many of these meals in our regular rotation. The zucchini cashew soup coming up this week is my number one favorite food, so that alone is making it easier! Last time I was not prepared for the amount of food prep and being unfamiliar with the meal I was cooking each day. This time I've batch prepped all my oats, rice, lentils, and quinoa for the week, as well as some chicken breasts to help feed the kids when they're not having the same thing as us for dinner. Tonight they will have the same dinner again because they love the black bean and rice tacos!
Yesterday I got a little grumpy in the afternoon, but that could have been attributed to A) PMS, B) S.A.D. (Seasonal Affect Disorder, aka, I NEED SOME SUN IN MY LIFE!) C) I hate being cold D) I wanted to eat, even though I wasn't hungry. I think it was more of an attitude issue than a Reset issue. I got my gallon of water taken down (mostly in the form of hot tea), and woke up this morning feeling well and not terribly hungry.
Here's to day two!
Zach and I have decided to kick off the new year with another round of Beachbody's Ultimate Reset 21-day cleanse. We completed our first Reset almost three and a half years ago, and it's time to give it another go!
(Don't know what the Ultimate Reset is? Read about it here.)
When I told my boot campers that we were going to do the Reset, their response was: WHY? And then I was a proud trainer, because it's always good to ask that question of yourself before you embark on something that might be difficult. I knew that I needed to get in touch with my WHY before I did this, because otherwise it would be really easy to cave when the going gets tough.
My why for doing the Reset this time around is to shake things up and give myself a challenge. I've gotten into a pattern where working out and eating (relatively) healthy is just routine. Especially over the holidays, I find myself saying, "Hey, I can eat that because I'm a pretty fit person, and I can work it off tomorrow..." blah, blah, blah. I want to get back in touch with being on point with food because it's what my body needs and quit making excuses when I feel like treating myself...more and more often. And during this Reset I won't be working out, but instead taking a break and doing 30 Days of Yoga with Adriene on YouTube. Adriene has a GREAT page on YouTube and I definitely recommend that you check it out, even if you've never done yoga before. She is silly and fun, and makes yoga very accessible.
In an in-depth interview just now sitting across from the breakfast table with Zach, he said that his WHY is to "redefine his relationship with food." He feels like he's gotten into a habit of eating just because the food is there, instead of because he's truly hungry (I hear that!), and he wants to buckle down to get a bit more strict with himself.
So, we're going to try to check in regularly (I'd love to say daily, but I hate to make a promise I may not keep!) and let you know how it's going and what our experience is like this time around.
We finished day one yesterday, and it went very well...but it's the easiest and yummiest day of the whole Reset, with a dinner of Salmon, asparagus, and new potatoes. The food stays yummy throughout the three weeks but gets smaller from here, so that's where the challenge lies.
Things are already easier this time because we have kept so many of these meals in our regular rotation. The zucchini cashew soup coming up this week is my number one favorite food, so that alone is making it easier! Last time I was not prepared for the amount of food prep and being unfamiliar with the meal I was cooking each day. This time I've batch prepped all my oats, rice, lentils, and quinoa for the week, as well as some chicken breasts to help feed the kids when they're not having the same thing as us for dinner. Tonight they will have the same dinner again because they love the black bean and rice tacos!
Yesterday I got a little grumpy in the afternoon, but that could have been attributed to A) PMS, B) S.A.D. (Seasonal Affect Disorder, aka, I NEED SOME SUN IN MY LIFE!) C) I hate being cold D) I wanted to eat, even though I wasn't hungry. I think it was more of an attitude issue than a Reset issue. I got my gallon of water taken down (mostly in the form of hot tea), and woke up this morning feeling well and not terribly hungry.
Here's to day two!
Monday, June 11, 2012
Beachbody Ultimate Reset: Final Results
An open letter to our Moms:
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Dear Moms,
Yes, we know. We're a little skinny right now. And yes, it seems like we've gone off the deep end, eating roasted fennel with a side of zucchini cashew soup. And enjoying it.
We know we don't need to lose weight, and honestly weren't trying to. But 21 days of 100% clean eating of nothing but fruit and vegetables will do that to you. We went through 21 days of the Ultimate Reset because it was R&D for our little business. How can we recommend something to our customers that we haven't done ourselves?
We promise to eat meat again. And we promise to eat cake and ice cream again. How can we not, when we know you're going to make Dad's super chocolate birthday cake, and homemade ice cream is about to make its annual summer debut at the pool?
The Ultimate Reset was just the latest in our series of fitness and nutrition adventures that kicked off four years ago with P90X, wound around the bend to Insanity last summer, went up the hill on the Ultimate Reset, and down the road this fall looks like we're headed for a half and full marathon.
We've started introducing meat back into our diet, and already feel back to normal, energy-wise. We've both sworn off bacon and hot dogs, but that's just common sense -- not Ultimate Reset propoganda.
Try to look on the bright side! At least we're health nuts, and not gamblers, drinkers, or drifters. Thanks for understanding, and have some of that cake ready next time we come over. But just a small piece. ;)
Love,
Zach and Susan
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Workout of the Day
Awww yeah! The workout of the day is BACK!
Another round of P90X2 for these Resetters - X2 Core was awesome this morning!
Feeling great!
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Ultimate Reset Day 17: Superstar Soups
Only four more days before we are graduates of the Ultimate Reset!
We have settled into cruise mode on this thing. The prep has gotten easier, and I can now see the back of my refrigerator for the first time in weeks. The end is near! Still enjoying the food, but finding that our energy levels are very low. It seems that people who were eating a lot of processed food before the Reset experience an uptick in energy, while people who were eating pretty well don't have as much. We're really feeling the lack of protein.
We're having some cravings, but not for bad stuff. I'd love some oatmeal with walnuts on it or a small chicken breast. Some scrambled eggs and spinach or yogurt or something.
A big part of our post-reset meals will be the "Reset Greatest Hits"; the recipes that we enjoyed the most during the 21-day program. Turns out a lot of our favorites were the absolutely fantastic soups! They were simple, flavorful, and quick. Here are three of my favorites.
The first soup doesn't even have a name. Here were the instructions:
"Blend 1/4 cup coconut milk with 1/2 serving kabocha squash into a soup." The end.
I didn't have a kabocha squash, so I used about 1/2 a small acorn squash (cooked). I took a fork and mashed it up in a pan, added the coconut milk and heated it up. Holy moly that was some delicious stuff. Doesn't get easier!
My favorite soup, though, was the Zucchini Cashew Soup. Eaten warm or cold, this was one of the best soups I've ever tasted. It will be a regular part of our meal rotation.
Ingredients
Directions
Soak cashews in enough water to cover for 1 hour; drain. Combine cashews, zucchini, salt or aminos, and seasonings in blender and mix until smooth, adding water as needed for desired consistency. Pour into saucepan and reheat gently, but do not boil. For chunky soup, add steamed chopped vegetables of your choice. Can also be served cold. Serves 1.
And finally there's the Sweet Potato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup, which marked the first time I roasted my own red pepper. It was easy!
Ingredients
Directions
Peel and cube sweet potatoes. Cook in boiling water until tender. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, roast a whole red bell pepper on gas stovetop or grill, turning frequently until evenly charred on the outside OR in your oven at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, turning every 10 minutes or until skin is charred.
Put pepper in bowl and cover with towel for 10 minutes to steam. Clean off skin and seeds by running under cool water. Remove seeds, cut in quarters, and chop one quarter into ½-inch cubes. (Set remainder of pepper aside for another use.)
Place sweet potato, pepper, broth or water, ginger, oil, and miso in blender. (If you want chunky soup, set aside some chunks of pepper.) Blend thoroughly, adding more liquid to achieve desired soup consistency. Transfer to a pot and gently heat on low until hot. Add tamari or aminos, salt, and seasoning as desired. Serves 1.
Note that all the Reset recipes serve 1. My math skills got worked as I doubled and quadrupled recipes if leftovers were needed for lunch the next day.
If you're thinking about doing the Ultimate Reset, send me a message. It's not something you should jump into lightly; it's a significant monetary, emotional, and time investment. But if you choose to follow the guide to the letter, you will have results and you will learn a tremendous amount about yourself and about food. It's one of the best experiences I've had, despite the hard work.
We have settled into cruise mode on this thing. The prep has gotten easier, and I can now see the back of my refrigerator for the first time in weeks. The end is near! Still enjoying the food, but finding that our energy levels are very low. It seems that people who were eating a lot of processed food before the Reset experience an uptick in energy, while people who were eating pretty well don't have as much. We're really feeling the lack of protein.
We're having some cravings, but not for bad stuff. I'd love some oatmeal with walnuts on it or a small chicken breast. Some scrambled eggs and spinach or yogurt or something.
A big part of our post-reset meals will be the "Reset Greatest Hits"; the recipes that we enjoyed the most during the 21-day program. Turns out a lot of our favorites were the absolutely fantastic soups! They were simple, flavorful, and quick. Here are three of my favorites.
The first soup doesn't even have a name. Here were the instructions:
"Blend 1/4 cup coconut milk with 1/2 serving kabocha squash into a soup." The end.
I didn't have a kabocha squash, so I used about 1/2 a small acorn squash (cooked). I took a fork and mashed it up in a pan, added the coconut milk and heated it up. Holy moly that was some delicious stuff. Doesn't get easier!
My favorite soup, though, was the Zucchini Cashew Soup. Eaten warm or cold, this was one of the best soups I've ever tasted. It will be a regular part of our meal rotation.
- 1 large or 2 small zucchini, cut into chunks and steamed
- ¼ cup raw cashews
- Himalayan salt or Bragg® Liquid Aminos (to taste)
- Herbal seasoning or fresh herbs, like basil or dill (optional; to taste)
- Steamed vegetables (optional; for chunky soup)
Directions
Soak cashews in enough water to cover for 1 hour; drain. Combine cashews, zucchini, salt or aminos, and seasonings in blender and mix until smooth, adding water as needed for desired consistency. Pour into saucepan and reheat gently, but do not boil. For chunky soup, add steamed chopped vegetables of your choice. Can also be served cold. Serves 1.
And finally there's the Sweet Potato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup, which marked the first time I roasted my own red pepper. It was easy!
- 1 sweet potato (aka garnet yam)
- ¼ red bell pepper
- 1 cup vegetable broth or water
- 1 tsp. finely grated peeled ginger root
- 1½ tsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp. miso paste, diluted in 1 tsp. hot water
- Tamari or Bragg® Liquid Aminos, Himalayan salt, and herbal seasoning (to taste)
Directions
Peel and cube sweet potatoes. Cook in boiling water until tender. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, roast a whole red bell pepper on gas stovetop or grill, turning frequently until evenly charred on the outside OR in your oven at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, turning every 10 minutes or until skin is charred.
Put pepper in bowl and cover with towel for 10 minutes to steam. Clean off skin and seeds by running under cool water. Remove seeds, cut in quarters, and chop one quarter into ½-inch cubes. (Set remainder of pepper aside for another use.)
Place sweet potato, pepper, broth or water, ginger, oil, and miso in blender. (If you want chunky soup, set aside some chunks of pepper.) Blend thoroughly, adding more liquid to achieve desired soup consistency. Transfer to a pot and gently heat on low until hot. Add tamari or aminos, salt, and seasoning as desired. Serves 1.
Note that all the Reset recipes serve 1. My math skills got worked as I doubled and quadrupled recipes if leftovers were needed for lunch the next day.
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If you're thinking about doing the Ultimate Reset, send me a message. It's not something you should jump into lightly; it's a significant monetary, emotional, and time investment. But if you choose to follow the guide to the letter, you will have results and you will learn a tremendous amount about yourself and about food. It's one of the best experiences I've had, despite the hard work.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Ultimate Reset Day 9: Reflections and Realizations
Wow. What a week this has been on the Ultimate Reset. Only one-third of the way through, and I've already learned so much about food and about myself.
Here are some of my observations, in no particular order.
* I think the reason why I've been so moody for these nine days (yes, the moodiness has stuck around) has very little to do with the food. Yes, at the beginning I got irritated because I couldn't have my snacks, but that's not the root cause. The cause of my moodiness is because I am accustomed to running a very tight ship. By that I mean I go to the store once a week with my meticulous grocery list derived from my meal plan, and I know exactly how to cook what I'm cooking and what I need to cook it. I don't forget things, I (usually) don't use ingredients I'm not familiar with, and I have complete confidence in what I'm fixing and when.
This Reset has me out of my comfort zone. Zach says it ought to be easier because the plan is laid out so beautifully for you, which is true. But when you're having to prepare new meals every day, it throws you off. The prep work is intense, particularly if you're preparing meals to eat out of the home. I have to make sure Zach has what he needs for the day, which is sometimes breakfast, lunch, and dinner all packed in tupperware. The kids have eaten the same meals as us for the most part, but there have been a few times when I add chicken for them or they have some different veggies.
The refrigerator has never been more jam packed with different kinds of lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, and on and on and ON. It's wall to wall plastic containers and produce bags and I can't tell what's where.
It's just...a lot, is all I'm saying. It's intense and complicated and out of my comfort zone. And apparently that makes me very testy.
* The wonders of water as an appetite suppressant continue to amaze me. That stretch between 7am breakfast and noon lunch seems endless to me, but I just go get another drink of water and it tides me over every time.
* I am learning that the Reset "Diet" (I hate that word) is the way people should eat if they do NOT want to exercise. It promotes optimal health and the perfect calorie level for a sedentary person. It provides enough energy where you feel great and look great and have enough energy to function, but someone who exercises will need more.
* I love Bragg Liquid Aminos.
* My dreams have been c-r-a-z-y. I don't know why, but it's very common for people on the Reset to have vivid and bizarre dreams. It's gotten to a point where my brain starts wigging out even before I've totally fallen asleep and it goes all night long. Have you ever had a night where you remembered seemingly all your dreams, and so when you woke up it's like you didn't really get much rest? I've had a few of those nights.
Last night I dreamed Zach got mad about the way the garage was organized so he took my new car out in the yard and did doughnuts until it was completely underneath the mud. I woke up gasping and out of breath. (????)
* I would fix 95% of the meals in the Reset plan again.
* It IS possible for Zach and I to not have a bedtime snack. I was beginning to think that wasn't the case.
* I need to kick cereal out of my life. It's my "sweets" crutch that I have handful after handful of to get my sweets craving filled.
* It's best to go through this process with a support group. The best thing is to have your spouse along for the ride, but an extended group is pretty crucial, too. It's great to check in on our accountability page to see if others are experiencing the same things as us and to encourage each other to stay with the program.
* Yesterday the kids and I crashed the senior class field trip to spend the day with Zach at the zoo and state park in Tyler. I had no issues turning down the burgers and hot dogs that were cooked, as they do not appeal to me. But when they ran out of burgers and sent me down the road to buy five pounds of chopped beef brisket and barbecue sauce, I very nearly went off the rails. Are you kidding me? Bodacious BBQ? In my car? And I can't have any? It was a serious moral crisis.
Here's the voice in my head: "Why are you even doing this stupid cleanse anyway? You work out. You work hard. Why shouldn't you have that delicious, delicious chopped beef sandwich from the barbecue joint that you LOVED when you lived in Tyler? And by the way, have a brownie too, cause they're your favorite."
I don't know what it was that finally compelled me to stay away, but I did it. WE did it, since I'm guessing Zach had the same conversation going on in his head. We had extra lettuce and tomatoes instead. And you know what? That was a major victory for me. On a scale of 1-10, my will power when it comes to sweets and BBQ is about a 0.25. But when I finally resolved that I wasn't going to have any and thought about how truly full I was from the enormous salad I had, I felt good. I CAN say no. I DID say no. I'm still on the program and didn't derail. Such a relief. That gives me hope for Memorial Day weekend picnics and cookouts.
* Now that my fear about "being hungry" has been mostly unfounded, I am looking forward to the next few weeks of the Reset.
* I heard someone refer to the Ultimate Reset as P90X for your insides, and that's a really accurate statement. If someone who has poor nutrition habits were to commit -- truly commit -- to the Ultimate Reset and all the difficulty it entails, I can see that it would truly change your life. I teaches you about food, teaches you how to cook, teaches you how to be prepared. It strips you down and makes you really question why you eat what you do. It makes you see that you're capable of much more than you thought you could handle, and shows your weaknesses in a very bright spotlight.
Still almost two more weeks to go. Can't wait to see what's coming.
Ultimate Reset
Here are some of my observations, in no particular order.
* I think the reason why I've been so moody for these nine days (yes, the moodiness has stuck around) has very little to do with the food. Yes, at the beginning I got irritated because I couldn't have my snacks, but that's not the root cause. The cause of my moodiness is because I am accustomed to running a very tight ship. By that I mean I go to the store once a week with my meticulous grocery list derived from my meal plan, and I know exactly how to cook what I'm cooking and what I need to cook it. I don't forget things, I (usually) don't use ingredients I'm not familiar with, and I have complete confidence in what I'm fixing and when.
This Reset has me out of my comfort zone. Zach says it ought to be easier because the plan is laid out so beautifully for you, which is true. But when you're having to prepare new meals every day, it throws you off. The prep work is intense, particularly if you're preparing meals to eat out of the home. I have to make sure Zach has what he needs for the day, which is sometimes breakfast, lunch, and dinner all packed in tupperware. The kids have eaten the same meals as us for the most part, but there have been a few times when I add chicken for them or they have some different veggies.
The refrigerator has never been more jam packed with different kinds of lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, and on and on and ON. It's wall to wall plastic containers and produce bags and I can't tell what's where.
It's just...a lot, is all I'm saying. It's intense and complicated and out of my comfort zone. And apparently that makes me very testy.
* The wonders of water as an appetite suppressant continue to amaze me. That stretch between 7am breakfast and noon lunch seems endless to me, but I just go get another drink of water and it tides me over every time.
* I am learning that the Reset "Diet" (I hate that word) is the way people should eat if they do NOT want to exercise. It promotes optimal health and the perfect calorie level for a sedentary person. It provides enough energy where you feel great and look great and have enough energy to function, but someone who exercises will need more.
* I love Bragg Liquid Aminos.
* My dreams have been c-r-a-z-y. I don't know why, but it's very common for people on the Reset to have vivid and bizarre dreams. It's gotten to a point where my brain starts wigging out even before I've totally fallen asleep and it goes all night long. Have you ever had a night where you remembered seemingly all your dreams, and so when you woke up it's like you didn't really get much rest? I've had a few of those nights.
Last night I dreamed Zach got mad about the way the garage was organized so he took my new car out in the yard and did doughnuts until it was completely underneath the mud. I woke up gasping and out of breath. (????)
* I would fix 95% of the meals in the Reset plan again.
* It IS possible for Zach and I to not have a bedtime snack. I was beginning to think that wasn't the case.
* I need to kick cereal out of my life. It's my "sweets" crutch that I have handful after handful of to get my sweets craving filled.
* It's best to go through this process with a support group. The best thing is to have your spouse along for the ride, but an extended group is pretty crucial, too. It's great to check in on our accountability page to see if others are experiencing the same things as us and to encourage each other to stay with the program.
* Yesterday the kids and I crashed the senior class field trip to spend the day with Zach at the zoo and state park in Tyler. I had no issues turning down the burgers and hot dogs that were cooked, as they do not appeal to me. But when they ran out of burgers and sent me down the road to buy five pounds of chopped beef brisket and barbecue sauce, I very nearly went off the rails. Are you kidding me? Bodacious BBQ? In my car? And I can't have any? It was a serious moral crisis.
Here's the voice in my head: "Why are you even doing this stupid cleanse anyway? You work out. You work hard. Why shouldn't you have that delicious, delicious chopped beef sandwich from the barbecue joint that you LOVED when you lived in Tyler? And by the way, have a brownie too, cause they're your favorite."
I don't know what it was that finally compelled me to stay away, but I did it. WE did it, since I'm guessing Zach had the same conversation going on in his head. We had extra lettuce and tomatoes instead. And you know what? That was a major victory for me. On a scale of 1-10, my will power when it comes to sweets and BBQ is about a 0.25. But when I finally resolved that I wasn't going to have any and thought about how truly full I was from the enormous salad I had, I felt good. I CAN say no. I DID say no. I'm still on the program and didn't derail. Such a relief. That gives me hope for Memorial Day weekend picnics and cookouts.
* Now that my fear about "being hungry" has been mostly unfounded, I am looking forward to the next few weeks of the Reset.
* I heard someone refer to the Ultimate Reset as P90X for your insides, and that's a really accurate statement. If someone who has poor nutrition habits were to commit -- truly commit -- to the Ultimate Reset and all the difficulty it entails, I can see that it would truly change your life. I teaches you about food, teaches you how to cook, teaches you how to be prepared. It strips you down and makes you really question why you eat what you do. It makes you see that you're capable of much more than you thought you could handle, and shows your weaknesses in a very bright spotlight.
Still almost two more weeks to go. Can't wait to see what's coming.
Ultimate Reset
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Day 3: Inexplicable Anger
So, day two sailed by without much to comment about other than the deliciousness of the black bean and rice tacos (Drew had three, the lucky duck) and water. Lots of water.
Toward the end of the day some clouds moved in. Not outside...in my head. Angry clouds that are causing a wicked bad mood for no reason. Usually when I get in a mood like this I can put my finger on why. Usually it's P.M.S. or a project that I don't want to do hanging over my head.
I am irritated that I can't have a snack, even though I'm not hungry. Physically I don't feel bad other than a minor headache at the back of my head and maybe some aches. I did yoga this morning with no issues and felt good. It's just that laser beams shoot out my eyes when I look at you, is all.
I've heard this is normal but it sure ain't fun. The booklet even says days 3-5 can be the toughest. So I hope I'm on the early side of the storm and that it passes quickly.
My dear husband, on other hand, texted me earlier to tell me he feels fantastic. Feel as if he could take a jog. He should feel lucky he's not in scope of my laser beams.
Toward the end of the day some clouds moved in. Not outside...in my head. Angry clouds that are causing a wicked bad mood for no reason. Usually when I get in a mood like this I can put my finger on why. Usually it's P.M.S. or a project that I don't want to do hanging over my head.
I am irritated that I can't have a snack, even though I'm not hungry. Physically I don't feel bad other than a minor headache at the back of my head and maybe some aches. I did yoga this morning with no issues and felt good. It's just that laser beams shoot out my eyes when I look at you, is all.
I've heard this is normal but it sure ain't fun. The booklet even says days 3-5 can be the toughest. So I hope I'm on the early side of the storm and that it passes quickly.
My dear husband, on other hand, texted me earlier to tell me he feels fantastic. Feel as if he could take a jog. He should feel lucky he's not in scope of my laser beams.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Beachbody Ultimate Reset, Day One
One day down, 20 to go!
I spent the days leading up to the Reset trying not to behave like a bear preparing for hibernation. It was hard, though, since Saturday was Kate's birthday and Sunday was Mother's Day.
Saturday we had pizza (homemade grilled veggie pizza for Zach and me) followed by a trip to the ice cream shop (where we split a hot fudge sundae). On Sunday my parents came over for a very healthy, but big, meal of grilled chicken, roasted root veggies, brussels sprouts, green beans, and homemade bread. Then cupcakes! Then a "goodbye cereal" snack after dinner.
Promptly upon waking up on day one, you start up the supplement ritual. Lots of water, a shake of this, a few drops of that, a couple tablets. No biggie. Day one's breakfast was steamed kale, two scrambled eggs, and two pieces of toast. Normally I'm a "hide the kale in the Shakeology" kind of gal, but it was really good.
Oh wait! I forgot to show you the picture of our haul from the grocery store to prepare for the Reset:
I'm an adventurous eater, but there were some things I've never bought (or thought about buying) on the list. Seaweed sheets, anyone? Millet? Jicama? Ezekiel bread?
Back to the breakfast. When I threw my "generous handful of kale" in the pan, I thought I'd gone overboard:
But it turned out fine!
Between breakfast and lunch I felt a little fuzzy. Kind of in the Twilight Zone, or something. But lunch picked me up, and it was so colorful and delicious. It was a microgreen salad with homemade dressing, plus pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds mixed in.
More supplements, more water, and a one-time-a-day supplement called Alkalinize at about 3:00. It tasted like mulched grass, but luckily I'm not grossed out by that.
Dinner was supposed to be salmon, but I happen to have a freezer FULL of tilapia, so I fixed the recipe exactly as directed, but substituted the fish. This dinner was honestly easier to prepare than 85% of the dinners I make on an ordinary night. But I'm kinda weird like that.
Drew ate it and loved it, as did we. (Kate, of course, is out of the equation here. She ate her bread and drank her milk like every other night. Will that girl eat any food that isn't brown or orange one day? A mother can dream.)
And with that, the kitchen was closed for the night!
The day went very well. I drank almost a gallon of distilled water, the supplements didn't make me gag, and the food is so good. I can't wait to try some of the recipes coming up!
I did miss my celery with peanut butter and raisins at 3:00, and overall I caught myself thinking about just wandering into the kitchen for a handful of cereal or almonds or something. It made me realize just how much recreational eating I do. I eat because I'm bored, or because someone else is eating, or because "it's time" to eat.
One thing the Reset guide tells you to do is slow down and enjoy your food. Pause over it before you start eating. Be thankful for it and prepare to eat. When you're eating, you take small bites and chew them thoroughly. You drink 20 oz. of water 30-45 minutes before your meal, but you don't drink during the meal because extra liquid dilutes digestive juices. That's all a change for me...I usually inhale the food on my plate and go back before seconds before it's even reached my stomach.
When you think about it, we really should be so thankful that we have access to healthy food. We live in an age where food is readily available and plentiful, so we take it for granted. It's like we've forgotten that food fuels our energy, and I am starting to think it fuels our thoughts and emotions, as well. Is it just a coincidence that obesity and depression are both rampant in this country?
It's only been a few days, but I can already endorse the Ultimate Reset. It's teaching people how to eat, how to cook, how to appreciate food instead of see it as a necessary distraction. The positive testimonials are rolling in every day. I can't wait to have one, too!
Learn more about the Reset on my brand-spanking new Ultimate Reset website: www.UltimateReset.com/CoachSusanH
Or tune in for the adventures of our group going through the Reset together here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/211276352323112/
I spent the days leading up to the Reset trying not to behave like a bear preparing for hibernation. It was hard, though, since Saturday was Kate's birthday and Sunday was Mother's Day.
Saturday we had pizza (homemade grilled veggie pizza for Zach and me) followed by a trip to the ice cream shop (where we split a hot fudge sundae). On Sunday my parents came over for a very healthy, but big, meal of grilled chicken, roasted root veggies, brussels sprouts, green beans, and homemade bread. Then cupcakes! Then a "goodbye cereal" snack after dinner.
Promptly upon waking up on day one, you start up the supplement ritual. Lots of water, a shake of this, a few drops of that, a couple tablets. No biggie. Day one's breakfast was steamed kale, two scrambled eggs, and two pieces of toast. Normally I'm a "hide the kale in the Shakeology" kind of gal, but it was really good.
Oh wait! I forgot to show you the picture of our haul from the grocery store to prepare for the Reset:
I'm an adventurous eater, but there were some things I've never bought (or thought about buying) on the list. Seaweed sheets, anyone? Millet? Jicama? Ezekiel bread?
Back to the breakfast. When I threw my "generous handful of kale" in the pan, I thought I'd gone overboard:
But it turned out fine!
 |
| That dry Ezekiel bread tasted like a million bucks! |
Between breakfast and lunch I felt a little fuzzy. Kind of in the Twilight Zone, or something. But lunch picked me up, and it was so colorful and delicious. It was a microgreen salad with homemade dressing, plus pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds mixed in.
More supplements, more water, and a one-time-a-day supplement called Alkalinize at about 3:00. It tasted like mulched grass, but luckily I'm not grossed out by that.
Dinner was supposed to be salmon, but I happen to have a freezer FULL of tilapia, so I fixed the recipe exactly as directed, but substituted the fish. This dinner was honestly easier to prepare than 85% of the dinners I make on an ordinary night. But I'm kinda weird like that.
Drew ate it and loved it, as did we. (Kate, of course, is out of the equation here. She ate her bread and drank her milk like every other night. Will that girl eat any food that isn't brown or orange one day? A mother can dream.)
And with that, the kitchen was closed for the night!
The day went very well. I drank almost a gallon of distilled water, the supplements didn't make me gag, and the food is so good. I can't wait to try some of the recipes coming up!
I did miss my celery with peanut butter and raisins at 3:00, and overall I caught myself thinking about just wandering into the kitchen for a handful of cereal or almonds or something. It made me realize just how much recreational eating I do. I eat because I'm bored, or because someone else is eating, or because "it's time" to eat.
One thing the Reset guide tells you to do is slow down and enjoy your food. Pause over it before you start eating. Be thankful for it and prepare to eat. When you're eating, you take small bites and chew them thoroughly. You drink 20 oz. of water 30-45 minutes before your meal, but you don't drink during the meal because extra liquid dilutes digestive juices. That's all a change for me...I usually inhale the food on my plate and go back before seconds before it's even reached my stomach.
When you think about it, we really should be so thankful that we have access to healthy food. We live in an age where food is readily available and plentiful, so we take it for granted. It's like we've forgotten that food fuels our energy, and I am starting to think it fuels our thoughts and emotions, as well. Is it just a coincidence that obesity and depression are both rampant in this country?
It's only been a few days, but I can already endorse the Ultimate Reset. It's teaching people how to eat, how to cook, how to appreciate food instead of see it as a necessary distraction. The positive testimonials are rolling in every day. I can't wait to have one, too!
Learn more about the Reset on my brand-spanking new Ultimate Reset website: www.UltimateReset.com/CoachSusanH
Or tune in for the adventures of our group going through the Reset together here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/211276352323112/
***********
"Workout" of the Day
We're not technically working out during the Reset. Today we woke up at our usual time and did Les Mills Pump: "Flow" (the yoga routine) and the Pump Abs routine. Then I got right into food prep for the day! Made a romaine heart salad for Zach to take to work today. It was yummy.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Ultimate Challenge
We're just two short weeks away from starting Beachbody's Ultimate Reset, a 21-day detox program designed to hit your body's "reset" button. I've been stalking several coach's Reset Facebook pages, and so far I hear nothing but good things. I'm pumped to start this!
Zach and I were saying last night that we're hoping that the clean eating and vegan diet won't shake us much, because that will mean we're doing pretty well on our own. The two main challenges I see come in week three, when I have to make a one-year-old's cupcakes and birthday cake, and the Memorial Day summer kick-off pool party. Grilled veggies, anyone?
Beachbody's CEO Carl Daikeler had a fantastic post about the Reset the other day that I am reposting here. He talks about the collateral benefits of the Reset that he didn't expect when the program was being developed.
If you're interested in joining our group that starts on May 16, send me a message to find out how to order your ULTIMATE Reset.
My wife Isabelle has been designing detox programs for some of the biggest stars and professional athletes for over two decades. So when I told her that some people were using Shakeology as a 3-day cleanse program, she said “That’s not a cleanse. That’s just a shake diet. I don’t advise it.” Then since I had never done a cleanse, I asked her what the fundamentals of cleansing are and she didn’t miss a beat. “Let me and Darin (Olien) work something up and we’ll let you take a look at it.”
That was two years ago. And now I am proud to announce that just like Shakeology raised the bar on great tasting meal replacement shakes with unprecedented nutrition, the Beachbody Ultimate Reset they created now raises the bar on the concept of giving your internal organs a real fresh start, of flushing out toxins, of gently and naturally cleaning out years of waste blocked in the intestinal tract, and of revving up your metabolism with 21 days of healthy eating.
Get ready for the clouds to part, and a ray of sunshine to hit you as you experience a burst of vitality like you never thought was possible. You are about to get reset!
It is a three week program, with 3 phases, first cleaning up the diet and preparing the body to cleanse. By week two we have taught you how to eat Vegan (and like it!) while you have a week of cleansing and detoxification. Finally, in week three you restore the healthy flora to the GI tract and let the body completely reset itself from years of pollutants, caffeine, junk food and toxins.
If your experience is anything like our first 200 people in test groups, by the halfway point your eyes will see more clear, your energy will be through the roof, and you will feel healthy. You will feel stronger, more alive, and more vital than you can imagine.
I had an amazing experience: Down 10lbs in 21 days. Cholesterol dropped 42 pts. LDL (bad cholesterol) down a whopping 35%! Yes me, a devoted meat-eater, have had fruits, vegetables, and healthy grains every day for the past three weeks, and am currently eating vegan at least two days a week to maintain my results. I have discovered foods and particularly vegetables and grains that I never tried before. I feel healthy, a whole lot of healthy.
While going through the process, and now that I see the comments and feedback from the 3,000 people who are in their second week doing the reset since we launched it, I noted the top five reasons the Beachbody Ultimate Reset is a game changer for Team Beachbody:
#5. Friends
I have been impressed by how this process has helped me get to know the participants in our reset group.
We followed the program together on a private Facebook page we
set up. You will find that incredible friendships are created when you
go through this, as you help each other stay with it, show your
compassion balanced with support. Not many opportunities build
relationships. This one does and that’s good for your life, and good for
your business.
#4. Healthier Home
Isabelle and I did the Ultimate Reset at the same time. She always eats the way it’s outlined in the reset recipe guide. But for this 3 weeks, we were both eating this way. She was helping guide me through it, and we both were talking about our experience with the program. It was really nice to share this together, and I think other couples who are doing it are having the same “walk through fire together” experience. And the kids are seeing this and asking questions/trying the foods too. Nothing better than a good example set at home. My daughter is eating vegan with me on my vegan days, and cutting out red meat. I have even spoken to coaches who sold old clothes they had not worn in years, taken up cooking for the first time in their lives, even redesigning their entire kitchens around a healthier lifestyle!
#3. You Transform Your Diet First
By week two I had literally transformed my diet, and my understanding of how to eat to lose weight without starving. If I had done this before Power 90 and P90X, my results would have been even better, but I also know I would have had even healthier outcome. The Ultimate Reset is a great way to do the hardest thing about transformation from my perspective; change the way I eat. People who follow this program will be so primed to do one of our fitness programs, and they will get such amazing results that the flood of success stories will be unprecedented.
#2. Not a Victim Anymore!
#1. 21-Day Beachbody Challenge Groups lead to even more groups!
The number one reason the Ultimate Reset is worthy of the “Ultimate” name is the dramatic impact it will have on you and the people around you. And that means it will affect your business just as dramatically. If I was a coach my goal would be to build a new Beachbody Challenge group around the Ultimate Reset every week. I would support each group in its own private Facebook page. I would build those groups around these top reasons to do the reset. And I would ask everyone in those groups to let me know when someone they know is interested, because you can’t do a 3-week lifestyle change like this without people noticing and asking questions. I suspect over the course of 3 weeks, each group would generate enough prospects to build another group of 6-10, and each group would lead to at least one person seeing the value of being a coach to lead groups of their own. And going into the second half of each reset, I would transition interested participants into a fitness program to start gradually after the third week. Once you start feeling this good, you get motivated to feel better, and that’s when it’s time to do a 90 day challenge with one of our fitness programs and Shakeology.
With our mission of helping people achieve their goals to lead healthy fulfilling lives, we never pulled punches. We are challenging people to take on something incredible, to overcome their own obstacles and truly achieve their own magnificence. The Beachbody Ultimate Reset not only brings it together, it achieves it in only 21 days.
I never expected all that, but I have come to expect these unexpected positive outcomes once we take a bold step toward living a healthier lifestyle. And that’s the Beachbody difference. The ULTIMATE difference.
People improving their own lives. People enhancing the lives of the people they touch. It’s the perfect business model if you ask me!
Zach and I were saying last night that we're hoping that the clean eating and vegan diet won't shake us much, because that will mean we're doing pretty well on our own. The two main challenges I see come in week three, when I have to make a one-year-old's cupcakes and birthday cake, and the Memorial Day summer kick-off pool party. Grilled veggies, anyone?
Beachbody's CEO Carl Daikeler had a fantastic post about the Reset the other day that I am reposting here. He talks about the collateral benefits of the Reset that he didn't expect when the program was being developed.
If you're interested in joining our group that starts on May 16, send me a message to find out how to order your ULTIMATE Reset.
*************
“Ultimate” is for both the experience, the outcome, and also the level of effort I put into finishing my 21 day Ultimate Reset.
My wife Isabelle has been designing detox programs for some of the biggest stars and professional athletes for over two decades. So when I told her that some people were using Shakeology as a 3-day cleanse program, she said “That’s not a cleanse. That’s just a shake diet. I don’t advise it.” Then since I had never done a cleanse, I asked her what the fundamentals of cleansing are and she didn’t miss a beat. “Let me and Darin (Olien) work something up and we’ll let you take a look at it.”
That was two years ago. And now I am proud to announce that just like Shakeology raised the bar on great tasting meal replacement shakes with unprecedented nutrition, the Beachbody Ultimate Reset they created now raises the bar on the concept of giving your internal organs a real fresh start, of flushing out toxins, of gently and naturally cleaning out years of waste blocked in the intestinal tract, and of revving up your metabolism with 21 days of healthy eating.
Get ready for the clouds to part, and a ray of sunshine to hit you as you experience a burst of vitality like you never thought was possible. You are about to get reset!
It is a three week program, with 3 phases, first cleaning up the diet and preparing the body to cleanse. By week two we have taught you how to eat Vegan (and like it!) while you have a week of cleansing and detoxification. Finally, in week three you restore the healthy flora to the GI tract and let the body completely reset itself from years of pollutants, caffeine, junk food and toxins.
If your experience is anything like our first 200 people in test groups, by the halfway point your eyes will see more clear, your energy will be through the roof, and you will feel healthy. You will feel stronger, more alive, and more vital than you can imagine.
I had an amazing experience: Down 10lbs in 21 days. Cholesterol dropped 42 pts. LDL (bad cholesterol) down a whopping 35%! Yes me, a devoted meat-eater, have had fruits, vegetables, and healthy grains every day for the past three weeks, and am currently eating vegan at least two days a week to maintain my results. I have discovered foods and particularly vegetables and grains that I never tried before. I feel healthy, a whole lot of healthy.
While going through the process, and now that I see the comments and feedback from the 3,000 people who are in their second week doing the reset since we launched it, I noted the top five reasons the Beachbody Ultimate Reset is a game changer for Team Beachbody:
#5. Friends
#4. Healthier Home
Isabelle and I did the Ultimate Reset at the same time. She always eats the way it’s outlined in the reset recipe guide. But for this 3 weeks, we were both eating this way. She was helping guide me through it, and we both were talking about our experience with the program. It was really nice to share this together, and I think other couples who are doing it are having the same “walk through fire together” experience. And the kids are seeing this and asking questions/trying the foods too. Nothing better than a good example set at home. My daughter is eating vegan with me on my vegan days, and cutting out red meat. I have even spoken to coaches who sold old clothes they had not worn in years, taken up cooking for the first time in their lives, even redesigning their entire kitchens around a healthier lifestyle!
#3. You Transform Your Diet First
By week two I had literally transformed my diet, and my understanding of how to eat to lose weight without starving. If I had done this before Power 90 and P90X, my results would have been even better, but I also know I would have had even healthier outcome. The Ultimate Reset is a great way to do the hardest thing about transformation from my perspective; change the way I eat. People who follow this program will be so primed to do one of our fitness programs, and they will get such amazing results that the flood of success stories will be unprecedented.
#2. Not a Victim Anymore!
Some people like the freedom of living at the mercy of
circumstances. Not me. And not our best coaches or success stories.
These are people who, once they discover the reality that well-being is
in your control… it’s not about drugs, surgeries, big bones, or
“society,” but that our health and well being is a direct result of our
choices, our emotions, and the willingness to learn from past choices to
instead produce a better outcome. There’s no such thing as making the
same mistake twice, because the second time is a choice when you become
aware. That means YOU are in control of you. The trick then is accepting
that responsibility, and working toward making improvements like you
will achieve with the Ultimate Reset without putting yourself down in
the process. It’s an exciting tight rope. And it’s waiting for anyone
willing to step up and take it on!
#1. 21-Day Beachbody Challenge Groups lead to even more groups!
The number one reason the Ultimate Reset is worthy of the “Ultimate” name is the dramatic impact it will have on you and the people around you. And that means it will affect your business just as dramatically. If I was a coach my goal would be to build a new Beachbody Challenge group around the Ultimate Reset every week. I would support each group in its own private Facebook page. I would build those groups around these top reasons to do the reset. And I would ask everyone in those groups to let me know when someone they know is interested, because you can’t do a 3-week lifestyle change like this without people noticing and asking questions. I suspect over the course of 3 weeks, each group would generate enough prospects to build another group of 6-10, and each group would lead to at least one person seeing the value of being a coach to lead groups of their own. And going into the second half of each reset, I would transition interested participants into a fitness program to start gradually after the third week. Once you start feeling this good, you get motivated to feel better, and that’s when it’s time to do a 90 day challenge with one of our fitness programs and Shakeology.
With our mission of helping people achieve their goals to lead healthy fulfilling lives, we never pulled punches. We are challenging people to take on something incredible, to overcome their own obstacles and truly achieve their own magnificence. The Beachbody Ultimate Reset not only brings it together, it achieves it in only 21 days.
I never expected all that, but I have come to expect these unexpected positive outcomes once we take a bold step toward living a healthier lifestyle. And that’s the Beachbody difference. The ULTIMATE difference.
People improving their own lives. People enhancing the lives of the people they touch. It’s the perfect business model if you ask me!
**********
Workout of the Day
Les Mills Pump: Pump & Shred, Core
Pump & Shred is my favorite Pump workout because of British Rachel, who channels Austin Powers during the warm up: "Which way are your headlights pointing?...Yeeaaaahhhhhh!!" Plus I love Sheldon the squat king.
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