Day 2

Today I woke up and actually did breathing exercises before getting out of bed. It was amazing how invigorating that simple act is!! I had time to read and listen to the birds and watch them flitting in the backyard before the crazies started waking up. Food today was mostly delish! I could do without some of the variety in veggies in my hummus lunch, like uncooked green beans and cherry tomatoes. But aside from that all was fantastic! Especially enjoyed stir fry dinner.

I did have a couple moments today where I felt light headed. I was putting up the kids bounce house slide and stood up too fast and another time when I bent to pick up strawberries that spilled and again up too fast. I think I need to drink even more water, plus it was 80* today which probably contributed to that a bit too.

My headache is still there but much more mild today. I completed my 3 Week Yoga Retreat Workout and it was stretch day and good gosh did I need that!! It was AMAZING! It’s a little crazy but I feel like after my yoga I have more energy. My mood is definitely lighter and although I usually like working out in the early morning, I am enjoying this yoga practice in the late morning, after we’ve gotten homeschool started and the baby has gone down for his first good nap. It’s a good break from the stress that can come with managing 3 kids in the morning.

I am feeling REALLY fatigued tonight. Like all I want to do is go to bed and sleep!! It could be from quite a bit of extra work like putting up and taking down the bounce house, and tending to the pool this evening and it being a hot day for April. So I’m not attributing that completely to the reset. But I will say I’m down for the count and hoping the baby is down for the night too!! Excited and ready for Day 3.

Day 1

Today I went through a thorough questionnaire and got myself ready for the reset. I woke up early, gave myself an hour of reading time that was interrupted by Baby Boo after only 20 minutes.

Breakfast was delicious! I had the Oatmeal refrigerator jars and for lunch my mason jar salad, for snack a shake, and dinner was lentil salad, miso soup, and a sweet potato. I drank a TON of water and used the bathroom nonstop.

I decided to workout and completed Day 1 of 3 Week Yoga Retreat. That was oddly relaxing and felt amazing and also reminded me how much flexibility I’ve lost. Which then made me realize how happy I was to be getting started with 3 weeks of yoga as I clearly need it!!

By dinnertime, I had a headache, which I figure is from the complete lack of sugar in my diet. And the extreme caffeine reduction. I was exhausted and beyond ready for bed by 9 and don’t remember falling asleep after I tucked myself in.

I’d say Day 1 was a definite WIN!

21 Day Ultimate Reset

Cleanse 🧘🏻‍♀️ Detox 🍋 Reset 🌟

Why?
You see, I have battled with my weight for YEARS!! Pretty much my entire adulthood. I’ve tried all kinds of diets (whole 30, keto, Atkins, paleo) and has temporary success, all kinds of quick fixes (lemonade cleanse, cabbage soup cleanse, 2 day fasting, working out in plastic🙈) literally EVERYTHING. Then I started doing these at home workouts that come with built in nutrition and accountability groups to lean on, and they worked… as long as I was on a program. 🤨

But the second I stop doing a program or even one of those fad diets, I would head right back into my old ways. Like ‘yep, that worked now I get to treat myself’ and those treats would turn into habits, and those habits would turn into problems, and then after gaining ALL the weight I fought to lose on my fad (most times plus a couple pounds), I’d start another program. 😳 see that vicious cycle?
It has taken me 20 years to see it clearly. Since being home under quarantine I’ve been reflecting on life, and me, and watching when I eat, even when it’s terribly late, and what I eat. I’ve been noticing how I feel after I eat certain things or drink certain things. When I finally got honest with myself, 5 weeks in 🙄, I realized I had been CONSTANTLY treating what should be a lifestyle, like a fad diet.
I’ve been a coach for 3 years!! 3 YEARS! It’s not like I don’t know what to do or have all the tools to do it. But I was missing a HUGE piece. I have to take my nutrition and all that knowledge I have learned as a coach and through experience, and apply it as a HABIT. A daily constant thing that I do, not some diet I do while I’m in a program. Most importantly I had to admit some serious truths:
I am a sugar addict.
I am a chip addict.
I am a chocoholic.
I am a drinker (it’s not social when you’re quarantined!!)
Recently, I found myself spiraling and headed for out of control with my using alcohol and processed/sugary foods to cope with feelings and stress and all things life.
I recognized that spiral and could feel myself on the verge of losing control. Addiction is not something I’m a stranger to.
So I decided I needed not just a program but a tool to bring me back to my core. And I found this cleanse and decided it was exactly what I needed to find my center.
I’m not doing this to lose weight, to get through another program, to take before and after photos yet again.
I’m doing this because my mind needs a cleanse to relearn how to cope with life’s stress in a healthy way.
I’m doing this because my body needs a cleanse to be refreshed from the abuse my bad habits have laid on it.
I’m doing this because my family deserves a clear headed, bright eyed mom and wife and sister and daughter.
I’m doing this for me, because I love me, and I want to be the absolute best version of me, everyday. ❤️