Ultimate Reset Day 10

Ultimate Reset: Day 10
The Should I Keep Going?

Today was a bit tough. I stepped on the scale in the morning, and it was down five pounds in only a week and a half. I looked in the mirror and I felt tiny. I know, what a problem to have. But the truth is, and I had to remind myself of this, I am doing the Reset not because I need to / want to lose weight. I need to get leaner and build muscle, but I was happy with my starting weight. I am doing the Reset to give my body a healthier restart. Ridding it of the environmental toxins, cleaning out animal products and the residue they leave in the body. The Reset helps reduce LDL (bad cholesterol), reduces inflammation, soothes the nervous system, provides mental clarity, not to mention how educational it is. Most of us tend to get settled in a certain way of eating – even it if’s a healthy way of eating, there’s always more to learn, more to explore. New flavors, different food pairings…. So I told myself that I’m not on this journey to lose weight (it happens naturally, caloric intake is reduced). And I told myself to keep going.

Normally, I’d recommend to anybody to have a support/accountability group. It’s tough going through this alone. And I’m not alone. My husband is supportive of it, though he’s not doing it. He eats the dinners I make, sometimes even for lunch the next day, but for him, it’s not enough. I’m really surprised at myself how much self control I have. To not fall for the temptation of him eating… fish, bread, cheese, sweets, you name it. It’s a journey very well worth it. I do feel like my body is getting retuned.

And with that said, I realized that thinking I want to do P90X3 a week after finishing the Reset is just…. well, not smart. 🙂 My body won’t be ready. So switch gears, July 7th, I’m starting PiYo It’s a 60 day program that uses no weights at all. The name suggests it’s Pilates and Yoga mixed, but it really isn’t. It’s more than that. It’s a very dynamic, high intensity, yet low impact program – no jumps either. So for two months after the Reset, that’s my plan – and I’ll be posting my workout calendar soon too. If you’re starting a new routine on July 7th, please let me know and let’s motivate each other. (It doesn’t have to be PiYo, though that’d be fun too).

Ultimate Reset Day 9

Ultimate Reset: Day 9
The Wife Wants to Date Again

It’s not enough that I forgot to take a picture of my breakfast plate (I probably was too hungry :P), hence the picture of Sophie in the kitchen… I had the wrong breakfast. Quite frankly, I did not look in the guidebook and had fruits for breakfast. I was supposed to have miso soup and avocado and chickpeas and all those goodies… Oh well. I like fruits.

Today was a bit easier as I had more than just a salad for lunch. Yesterday’s dinner was for lunch and I really liked it. Just beans and rice, sounds simple, but it’s actually perfect. Here’s why. With a very few exceptions, plant based proteins are considered incomplete, as they do not have all the essential amino acids (building blocks of protein) that our bodies cannot synthesize and therefore we must get from our diet. But if we consume well paired incomplete proteins within a 24 hour period, they become complete proteins. One such pairing is beans and rice. See? It’s all perfect. 🙂

And dinner was again a huge success with a sweet potato and roasted red pepper bisque. As a mom, I measure a meal’s success by how Sophie reacts. And she loved it. Interestingly enough, she doesn’t eat anything the next day, no matter how much she liked it the night before.

My mood was okay as well, wasn’t especially high or low. I’m sleeping really well and feel like I can focus better. Cleanses are not simply for the body, getting rid of toxins, recharging our systems, soothing the nervous system; they’re also for the mind. Sure, we get clarity, but whatever your belief might be, it’s a great time to reflect and seek answers. In a way, as the body is “muted”, the mind becomes more alert, the heart becomes more open. And in that respect, I feel like I cannot take full advantage of the Reset with my day-to-day-routine. I’d love to meditate more. But there’s a time and place for everything. I do feel more open though. But my focus is more on my love life. It’s easy to be just moms. To take care of Sophie, make sure she has outside play time, has good food, etc; do the groceries, to keep the house clean (more or less), to take care of the dogs. But I’m also a wife. So I started looking into where we could go. Clearly, our options are limited. We can’t stay overnight (our parents live in Hungary, and our sitter works nights in a restaurant). But I love breakfast, so I figured for the first “date” a brunch would be perfect. So the date is set. I can’t wait. ❤