Post Reset Day 10 (2/21)

Fri Feb 21 - Day 10 post Reset  

YEA it's Friday!! Sister, sister (aka Sissy Puss or Puss) and her family will be here tomorrow night.. So excited to see them even if it is just for a few hours. I want to get a few pictures of me holding the baby - now that I have lost some weight and my face is not as big as it was last month when they was here. Fortunately my family understands that BAD pictures are NOT allowed to be kept nor posted on social media.. We are Kodak kids and value nice pictures. Others not so much..  Sis knew I was not feeling comfortable enough in my appearance to have a face shot with the baby. But I am ready NOW..I'm not kidding myself to think I look 'thin', but I can actually see my chin when I smile now.. So, I'll put makeup on and normal clothes for when they arrive so we can get a few. Early AM when they leave on Sunday will not be my 'prime time' :) Not a morning person..

Chet made fruit for breakfast this am and made me a small plate. What a great guy, at least at this moment.. Haa.. Doing really well staying away from processed foods (hot dogs, lunch meat, pickles), fake sugar (Splenda, Gum, mints), real sugar (only add 1 tsp to each coffee), nitrates (salame, wine) gluten and red meat.

Adding a new Daily Goal Met objective - Maximum 2 oz full fat cheese per day or up to 3 oz of goat, Kefir, 2%/skim cheeses or up to 1 oz full fat cheese and 1 oz low fat cheese
CONFESSION - I am a cheese-aholic.. YES I admit it - for those who know me - I know you are not surprised. The excess fat on my body is from my addiction to cheese and cured salame, ohh and what goes best with those?? Crusty bread or crackers probably came to your head.. NOPE.. Too many years on Atkins.. I eat them straight like a cheese salame sandwich.. but nothing better than a bottle of wine to wash them down.. Why yes I am Italian.. add olives, brine'd and grilled veggies and that is what my body mass has been made of. Dairy Fat, Animal Fat, Nitrates, Fermented Grapes and Salt!! ohh and just a touch of pasta - fresh homemade is my favorite!

I laugh when people say they have 'cottage cheese' thighs.. well mine are made of cheese curds (plain, garlic n chives, buffalo, hot pepper.. hell all of them).. Haa.. OOHHH --- CHEESE CURDS.. so thankful I can't get them here in the south! And glad I didn't grow up in Chet's house as I would have ran, walked or crawled to the farmers market up the street from him.. Fresh apple cider and homemade cheese curds.. Would have been even fatter as a kid! teen! Adult!

Alright enough about my cheese addiction. I went ~4 weeks with no cheese so still a bit obsessed. hence the reason we are NOT following a strict diet - Atkins, South Beach, Paleo, Nutri System, Medi Fast, Jennifer Aniston (heeee)! Once a food becomes forbidden you CRAVE it.. or our case with Atkins, it teaches you very very unhealthy eating habits. Unlimited meat and fat..

BTW - weighed in yesterday and lost another .8 lbs. Better than nothing. Need to up my water..

Time to go clean.. get to see the kids tomorrow.. YEA!! CIAO CIAO!!

Breakfast - Shakeo w/ 1/2 C Kefir, 1 Kiwi, 1/2 Mango, 1/2 Blood Orange, 1 Coffee
Snack -  1 Coffee
Lunch - 4 oz Chicken, 2 asparagus spears,
Snack - Salad w chia seeds, 1 oz goat cheese,  1 Coffee
Dinner - 4 oz Salmon, 3 seared Scallops, 9 asparagus spears

Noticeable changes 
Nervous energy levels all day - Worried that Dad will not be able to take care of my Mom and I might need to pack up and go home.. We shall see.. He better step up!!

Still getting hives/rosacea on my face/neck/back and upper arms.. But just a few in each . I am pretty sure it is the Kefir but not sure if it is the dairy or the mass FRESH probiotics. I am going to stick with it and reassess when I move to coconut milk Kefir

I'm a bit blocked up - need to bring back more veggies, especially greens. They always get me moving.
BP good - low 90's High 80's

Body - My body temp has definitely 'reset' to a more 'normal' body temp, vs the hot mess that I was before

Mind - excited to see my Sister tomorrow.. OYE need to clean.. :-(

Totals for the day - 1,211 Cal 112 Carb 49 Fat 101 Prot 22 Fiber 80 oz H2O, 47 LBS lost
Link data -  2895 Cal burned, 1 min moderate activity, 4484 steps, 8:07 hrs/min sleep

Goals met for the day -  ~1200 cals, oil pulled, stretches,
Goals not met for the day -  need to drink 100+ oz H2O, smoked ~ 18 cigs, 30+ min activity, 5,000+ steps

TMI - 11 days late ..  cramps and bloating from HELL!!

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Follow my Ultimate Reset Journey and quest for better health from the early days (1,2 or 3 weeks ago):

Night Before Prep Jan 21, 2014
Week 1 - Days 1 - 7 Reclaim
Week 2 - Days 8 - 14  Detox
Week 3 - Days 15 - 21 Restore