Mon Jan 27 Day 6 Ultimate Reset

Mon Jan 27 Day 6 of the Reset. Woke up early (for me) again today around 7:45ish, 7:10 hrs of sleep which is really good for me. I love this Link. Was hoping I would have a BM, but I seem to be stopped up, hoping the Detox phase helps flush it out. Plus I think I will add some more greens to dinner. Have been trying to stay away from goitrogens (Cruciferous Vegetables) and Soy to give my Thyroid a break or hopefully try and kick start it. We literally had been eating one or many of these in our daily diet, raw spin for lunch, Brussels sprouts, kale and kale chips, bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower etc. So while I tried to stop eating raw broccoli and cauliflower I continued to eat raw spin. I was trying to eat healthy, but too many of these can trigger my thyroid. This in combination with wine and cheese and nitrates.. no wonder I had a growth on my thyroid. It is time for me to pay attention to what, why and how I am eating. I also need to wipe away my old diet habits and thoughts - Atkins (no carbs) and fasting.

Reflection time - I was in Harris Teeter tonight picking up fresh fruit and a few other things. I stayed away from the cheese and wine isles :) but it smelled so good in there, roasted chicken and bread. But what did I crave.. not cheese, not wine, not sweets.. Diet Pepsi!! Man I wanted to get a single.. and it was everywhere due to the Super Bowl. As I was walking through the store, I was trying to figure out why I wanted a DP so badly (gave it up over 15 yrs ago)... was it the caffeine, the fake sugar.. WHAT?? Then it dawned on me. I am in diet mode and DP was my goto diet aid starting when I was 13ish. Some habits/feelings just never die. Wish this damn cigarette habit would die.. I just can't completely stop. I am way down, but went out again today and got a pack. I have to get it together and just stop!!!

Today I decided to up my calorie intake to at least 1200. I have been eliminating things from the diet to keep if at or below 1000, but need the new mind set.. Don't let your body go into hibernation mode and slow your metabolism even more. So today added more nuts etc to get me to ~1200. Hope that helps the weight loss. I also need to get my but moving. It has been so cold so I haven't been walking, but no excuse.. I need to get moving if I want to see the scale move.


Breakfast - Shakeo
Lunch - Salad, Pumpkin seeds, 1/2 Lentil lime salad, 10 olives
Dinner - Quinoa Lentil Pilaf (another keeper), root medley

Noticeable changes 

Miss watching my cooking shows.. having AB (Alton Brown) withdrawal..

Body - Not as cold today, no headache, skin is dry, less redness on the face, but break out on my face is getting worse, my stomach was hurting all day - then I realized it was hurting from the pilates I did yesterday.. guess I need to retrain my brain as to inside pain and muscle pain.. haa, more enegery but still a bit sluggish, had gas I think from the lentils, no BM but not constipated (need to add greens)

Mind - clear

Totals for the day -  1,256 Cal 132 Carb 65 Fat 55 Prot 38 Fiber 112 oz H2O
Link data -  2784 Cal burned, 7 min moderate activity, 3677 steps, 7:10 hrs/min sleep

Goals met for the day - ~ 1200 cal, 100 + H2O, no dairy, no cheese, no coffee, no snacks,oil pull
Goals not met for the day - smoked ~ 10 cigs, no activity, no 5000 steps, forgot to add greens to dinner

Sun Jan 26 Day 5 Ultimate Reset

Sun Jan 26 Day 5 Ultimate Reset. Woke up this morning feeling really tired but needed to not fall back asleep so I can start working on getting up early in the morning and not our typical 10 or 11 AM on weekends. :) I immediately linked my phone to my new arm band.. arg.. only 5:40 hrs/min of sleep! No wonder I am tired, but I love this new toy. So challenge for today - hit the goals I set up in the tracker. Min 2300 cals burn, no more than 1300 cals in, 30 min activity, 5000 steps, and it is making me push for 8 hrs of sleep. Reviewing the results from yesterday I see that I hit the steps, cals burned and in, didn't hit my activity nor sleep. Today my mission is to hit my 30 min activity. Still not sure what HR the monitor is looking for (need to research this).
Drank my salt water, pills and had my Shakeo. We decided to do some food prep for the week - make dressings, grains, cut veggies etc. A lazy Sunday
 Chet decided that he wanted to make the Zucchini and Cashew soup to go with our salad. I was not expecting to like it that much. I don't like cashews but OMG!! This is another keeper, so freaking easy and low calorie, plus good for thyroid! Chet even commented on how it tasted like it had cream in it.

By lunch time it started to warm up so I decided that I wanted to walk to Fresh Market for some lemons and dandelion tea, this should give me the 30 min activity to hit my goal. So after lunch Chet and I walked over to Fresh Market, something that I couldn't do less than a month ago. Was excited to see what the Link would track.We were gone for about 45 minutes. As soon as I got home I synched up and saw that the Link only gave me 27 minutes of activity.. GRRR!! but tons of steps. So I got on the bike for 15 minutes for a fast paced ride, but the Link didn't register that activity. I need to try again to see if it had issues tracking my HR or what was going on. I did over 30 minutes of stretching and light pilates. I also tested out my new foam and nub roller. Got a great stretch on my calf and ham, but that nub roller is killer - taking it back and getting the softer and smaller one.
Diner - Chet is master chef today, he wanted the Tempeh. I wasn't crazy about the idea as I am trying to limit thyroid triggers, but figured I'd try it. It was not bad, will do again during the Reset, but not something I'll add to my post Reset routine.

Noticeable changes

Body - Not as cold today, no headache - but I did take a NSAID, skin is dry, less redness on the face, but break out on my face is getting worse, no BM but not constipated

Mind - clear

Totals for the day -  946 Cal 82 Carb 51 Fat 52 Prot 16 Fiber 112 oz H2O
Link data -  3034 Cal burned, 27 min moderate activity, 6696 steps, 5:40 hrs/min sleep

Goals met for the day - under 1200 cal, 100 + H2O, no dairy, no cheese, no coffee, no snacks, exercised
Goals not met for the day - smoked ~ 10 cigs

Sat Jan 25 Day 4 Ultimate Reset

Sat Jan 25 Day 4 Ultimate Reset. Today is the first full day of wearing the Link arm band, excited to track my steps, sleep and Cal in and out!
This morning I woke up around 3 AM, typical if you fall asleep around 8 or 9 the night before. Watched a show till ~5 then fell back asleep. Woke up around 8:30 feeling refreshed and excited for the day. Was psyched to see the Link tracked over 8 hrs of sleep.
Did my morning ritual, 20 oz salt water, 2 caps, Thyroid, Vit B12, and Vit D. Wait 30 min then drink my Shakeo. I decided that I need to continue my Vit D, B12 and Glucosamine, but had to go to Whole foods and get Vegan Vit D and Glucosamine.
Had great energy today, still feeling cold and my knee is very tight. We went shopping today which put our lunch ritual off by a few hrs. So had to skip the afternoon Alkalinize and move it to after dinner. A tip I learned from the Facebook Reset group. I really like the fact that the Beachbody team has FB groups for all 3 phases of the Reset. It's great to see the questions that people ask who are doing the same regimen that you are, and even better that an expert from the Beachbody team answers.

Lunch - 1/2 Lentil salad, and 1/2 cucumber & tomato salad, Miso soup and 1/4 avocado
Dinner - 1/2 Miso soup and 1&1/2 Nori roll with Tuna and Liquid Amino

When having the Nori rolls I need to be careful with how much Amino I use because of the sodium content, also I am hoping that all this seaweed intake doesn't knock my thyroid in the wrong direction or give false readings. I'll wait till a few weeks after we come out of the cleanse to get my blood drawn. But after having the Nori rolls with less rice, we will want to make these probably 1x a week, so quick and easy, low calorie ~200 for the whole roll, and taste soooo good!! Lentil salad and Nori rolls will make a weekly appearance in our diet going forward.

Noticeable changes

Body - Freezing, pallet more sensitive to salt and sweet, mucous is thin vs the thick milky mucous I normally have, morning tongue is not coated, have a mild headache through out the day, skin is dry, noticing less redness on the face, but started to get a break out on my face

Mind - foggy, hazy

Totals for the day -  921 Cal 103 Carb 41 Fat 47 Prot 29 Fiberr 160 oz H2O
Link data -  2992 Cal burned, 13 min moderate activity, 5253 steps, 8:23 hrs/min sleep, 1.6 Lbs lost
Goals met for the day - under 1200 cal, 100 + H2O, no dairy, no cheese, no coffee, no snacks
Goals not met for the day - smoked ~ 10 cigs, no exercise

Fri Jan 24 Day 3 Ultimate Reset

Fri Jan 24 Day 3 Ultimate Reset. Woke up early and had a moment of weakness.. Went to the store and bought 2 packs of cigarettes. Well I justify it by reminding myself that I have given up wine, salame, cheese, coffee and other comfort foods over the past 45 days, so just a few more days of nicotine won't kill me. But I need to be done by Day 6. I'll push through over the weekend. Plus I really really wanted a cup of my coffee, so cigs it was :)
Had my shake and was freezing, so I decided to dry brush and take a hot shower and weigh in. Was a bit disappointed that I was only down a pound, while Chet was down 5, but I did carb load Tuesday night and I'm sure I was up on Wednesday. Need to keep on track for the Big Goal and I'm almost 1/2 way there.

Chet wanted Nori rolls again for lunch, so while I made the rolls, he made the lentil salad. Didn't have time to let it sit, so will have the salad for dinner. Both of us noticed how sweet the squash tasted. I'm thinking that our pallet is also being cleansed and now our taste buds can taste the natural sweetness in foods. I also noticed that I thought that the liquid aminos were very salty.

 
My Link armband arrived in the afternoon. Linked it up to myfitnesspal and iphone. So excited to see how this lil gadget works and could potentially change my results for the positive

Dinner - Lentil - lime salad (a keeper), Chicken and Veggie stir fry. Chet made a cucumber and tomato salad but we were full and didn't eat it. Actually I didn't eat my entire dinner as I was stuffed from all the veggies and the lentils.

I was so exhausted that I fell asleep around 8 or 9 PM

Noticeable changes

Body - Freezing, tired, pallet more sensitive to salt and sweet, mucous is thin vs the thick milky mucous I normally have, morning tongue is not coated, have a mild headache through out the day, skin is dry

Mind - foggy, hazy


Totals for the day - 956 Cal 90 Carb 38 Fat 74 Prot 23 Fiber 160 oz H2O
Goals met for the day - under 1200 cal, 100 + H2O, no dairy, no cheese, no coffee, no snacks
Goals not met for the day - smoked ~ 10 cigs, no exercise

Thurs Jan 23 Day 2 Ultimate Reset

Thurs Jan 23 Day 2 Ultimate Reset. Woke up late so had to rush to get my 20 oz salt water in before my chiro appointment. My back and knee were very tight and needed some relief. Got home from the chiro late, made my shake just in time to receive some expected but unsettling news from work. Spent most of the day on conference calls learning about my new work situation. Remembered that I had a few cigs left, so I choose to smoke vs fall off the reset wagon.

Lunch consisted of - salad, 2 Tbs Greek dressing, 2 oz left over shrimp, 1/4 C pumpkin seeds

Feeling a bit emotional due to work, I really really wanted a nice mug of my coffee. But I stayed on course and decided to make a blooming jasmine tea instead. Today I learned of the approved teas for the reset.

Approved teas during the Reset are 

Dandelion tea - contains antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and substances that help to reduce blood cholesterol levels and also maintain the health of your blood and major organs.
Morning tea – high in antioxidants, great for the kidneys, and refreshing!
Lemon/Ginger or just Ginger tea – Aides in digestion, and is also a great midday pick-me-up.
Pau D'Arco tea – is an all natural anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal Tea.
Chamomile tea - Soothing to the stomach, aides in digestion, acts as a mild anti-inflammatory, and has been known to help with anxiety and insomnia.
We also recommend Fennel Tea (a great aide in detoxification) and Cardamom Tea (a calming, warming tea, that aides in digestion.

Dinner - We decided to change it up and have the Nori rolls but with Tuna and Tobiko vs Tempeh. Made a big batch of Nori Gomasio (sesame seeds, Nori and sea salt) to use through out the Reset, Chet made the Japanese Cucumber salad but I didn't like it, was too sweet, I like my cucs in ACV, so I didn't have any. I made the brown sushi rice.. gagging all the way.. I still have emotional issues with brown rice from my childhood. Story for another day :) The Nori rolls were awesome, even with brown rice.. haa..We liked that there was less rice then what you get in the store or at a restaurant (1/3 C rice, cucs, avocado, tuna, etc). We have made these 3 times now :) So good and low in cal - 200 Cals

Was totally exhausted both physically and mentally. Ran out of left over cigs and debated going out to get a pack. Choose not to go out and fell asleep early again.

Both Chet and I were freezing all day and night. 

Totals for the day - 1023 Cal, 69 Carb, 66 Fat, 58 Prot, 21 Fiber, 120 oz H2O
Goals met for the day - under 1200 cals, 100+ oz H2O, no dairy, no coffee, no cheese, no snacks
Goals not met for the day -  smoked 9 cigs, no exercise

Wed Jan 22 Day 1 Ultimate Reset

Wed Jan 22 Day 1 Ultimate Reset. The day before we had gone to Whole Foods to get the last few specialty items. We decided to also get a few things from the hot bar for dinner, including a few of the homemade cookies. That turned out to be a bad idea. I had been prepping for the cleanse and not eating simple carbs and sugar, so my body did not do well with the sugar overload.
The day started out sluggish and wishing I didn't eat those cookies and that pasta salad the night before :) Chet felt the same, great way to start a cleanse.

The first ritual was to drink 20 oz of distilled water with Himalayan salt and take 2 caps of Optimize, then wait 30 minutes before eating breakfast. I am not a big breakfast eater so I have chosen to have shakes during the reset. I had Green Shakeology (not a fan), Chet had oatmeal with Flax and blueberries - our typical breakfast for a few months so no big change. The big change was no coffee first thing in the morning. It didn't really bother me the first day as I was not feeling well anyway, and the coffee would have just made my stomach feel worse.

The second ritual was to wait a min of 2 hrs before the next 20 oz of distilled water with salt and 2 caps. Then wait another 30 minutes before lunch. Chet was chomping at the bit to make lunch. So he made us the Miso soup. I hated it, I didn't realize when I bought the Miso paste that it was Hacho vs white. I have since bought the white paste which I like better. In addition to the soup we both had a nice big salad with lots of raw veggies (cucs, tomatoes, baby greens, peppers, sprouts), 2 Tbs of Greek salad dressing, 1/4 C toasted pumpkin seeds, 1 tsp of chia seeds (love this addition). Was a very filling lunch and I really didn't miss the cheese I normally have on my salad. I remember thinking that I can replace the cheese with the pumpkin seeds. But after entering the meal into myfitnesspal I realized that with the seeds and the dressing, my healthy salad is a whopping 350 Cal, 13 Carbs, 30 Fat, 12 Prot, 6 Fiber. But as I am changing my thinking, the fat is from Seeds, Olive Oil and Flax Seed, these are all 'good' fats. I am so used to using fat free salad dressings - filled with chemicals and fillers, that it's hard to see the fat content of real 'live' dressing. I gave up store bought dressings over a year ago, but have not been religiously measuring and tracking they way I have been for the past 2 months. 30 grams of Fat for a salad with no cheese on it.. Blows my mind!! The fact that the salad actually tastes great with no cheese.. blows it even further..

Third ritual - 2 hrs after lunch another 20 oz of water with salt and this gross tasting Alkalinize powder in 2 oz of water. It tastes like grass and you have to drink it fast to get it down. You can have a snack 30 minutes later if you choose. I am trying to not snack as I want to lose 32 lbs during this reset. I did unconsciously have a snack, smokey almonds.ARG!! But I realized why I had the snack. Late afternoon on work days I would always make a mug of coffee. It is a habit.. a part of my work day routine! I missed it and was actually pacing the kitchen, not for the caffeine per say, but I needed a new habit. So I got on my bike and rode it for 15 minutes. Guess that is a good new routine.

Forth ritual - 2 hrs later another 20 oz of salt water, 2 caps and 2 caps of soothe, wait 30 min then have dinner. Dinner was 4 oz shrimp, 6 oz Salmon, ~10 stalks of steamed asparagus, and 1 small sweet potato oven roasted. I felt exhausted, a) from lack of sleep from all week b) from the carb overload the night before. I went to bed around 9 or 10 PM.

Totals for the day - 1019 Cal, 64 Carbs, 52 Fat, 88 Prot, 20 Fiber 128 oz H2O
Goals met for the day - under 1200 Cals, no dairy, no coffee, no cheese, no food after dinner
Goal not met for the day - I threw away the left over cigarettes.. then pulled them out of the garbage mid AM. I had ~8 of them

Twas the night before the Reset..

Tomorrow morning Chet and I will begin the Beachbody Ultimate Reset. We've done mini cleanses over the past few years. Chet always flakes out within the first few days, I stick it out, but don't follow through and fall back into old habits. This time we are both physically, mentally and spiritually ready to make drastic changes in our lives. This journey is not just about the '21 days cleanse' clear the body and go back to the lifestyle we led prior. The plan is to focus on how we feel during the cleanse, but also carefully begin to introduce foods and activities, paying very close attention to those foods that cause bloating, digestion issues, mood changes, etc.
We will take the next 6 weeks, or longer if needed, to clean our body removing toxic build up by eating whole and clean. We will spend 2-3 weeks as vegans watching carefully how different vegetables effect my thyroid, along with how gluten effects us both. Chet is lactose intolerant, yet eats cheese and many dairy products. I have hypothyroidism, yet eat goitrogens veggies daily and have not really paid attention to how my diet is effecting my symptoms. We both drink alcohol in excess, have borderline high cholesterol and overweight. I smoke and Chet has borderline diabetes. Recipe for major health problems very soon. The time for change is now, not after we are diagnosed with a life threatening disease. God knows our gene pool is laden with any one of the popular diseases.
Over the past few weeks I have been cleaning out the fridge, pantry and cabinets of any and all 'forbidden' foods. Any non perishable unopened packages and condiments are boxed up to take to the shelter. Yesterday I printed out the shopping list, reviewed what we already had. which was actually many of the staple items (Braggs ACV and Aminos, EVOO, Coconut Oil, Himalayan salt, herbs, spices, almonds, nuts, seaweed, miso, etc.) cuz we are foodies.. :)Today we headed to Whole Foods for the produce and few other items, also brought home 8 gallons of distilled water. We have a reverse osmosis system and a whole house filter, but Chet made the call, after watching the video's, to go for distilled for the best results.
We cleared the coffee and beverage station

and now have a His and Hers Reset station

I am going to step it up a notch for maximum weight loss, by starting my mornings with Vegan Shakology as I have been doing meal replacement shakes for most of my life. I like them just plain with water and ice. I made one with Almond milk.. and man.. I felt like I was at an ice cream shop.. so creamy :) Too many years of medifast and other diets :)
Another major change that I have been implementing prior to the reset is to drink lots of water 100+ oz. As I look back, I have been living in a dehydrated state for many years - salty and nitrate laden foods, wine, this warm climate (I sweat like a pig in the summer) the lack of even drinking 32 oz of water.. no wonder I was always bloated and could never see the tendons in my hands :) If nothing sticks but the increase in water consumption, I'll still win!!
Well I guess I need to shut down and head to bed. Tomorrow is a big day. I'm very excited!
Ciao Ciao!!