I am not going to lie, I struggled today.  If you are addicted to food like I am, I would suggest not doing the Reset during a holiday.  
There were so many temptations: Halloween candy, pizza at lunch, happy hour drinks, and more drinks later.  I caved and had a handful of dried fruit and nuts and a few wasabi peas.  I know that’s not the worst thing for you, but it’s not part of the Reset plan either.  The other thing is that I am really starting to see how I am addicted to food.  The Reset has been amazing because it tells me when to eat and how much to eat.  Before this, not only have I been eating unhealthily, but I LOVE food so much that I was eating ridiculous portions as well.  On top of that, there are always plenty of snacks and coffee with sugar around. 

I know it probably sounds silly to some of you.  For me, it’s not easy to say no to food.  In fact, it has been extremely HARD, one of the hardest things I have ever done.  I have never denied myself food or treats because I have never been overweight.  But the truth is that you CAN and SHOULD say no to some food.  I had already eaten a great and filling dinner.  I wasn’t hungry in the least.  So why did I eat that mix?  It was more than just the fact that everyone else was eating.  Honestly, as I’m looking back and analyzing it now, I think it was just because I associate eating with pleasure and seriously CRAVED that feeling.  WTH?  I’m still processing it, but to me that is seriously MESSED UP.  I hope that by the end of this I can pass up snack foods because I seriously don’t want them, not because I am forcing myself.

Here is my food for today:

Breakfast: Yogurt and fruit

Lunch: Quinoa Salad & ½ cup of hummus with veggies

Snack: Lentil Salad (leftovers)

Dinner: Taco (See yesterday)


<3 Kristina

I know I committed to posting daily, but I skipped posting yesterday.  I felt AWFUL.  I was exhausted and couldn’t focus.  I had serious brain fog and I couldn’t get warm!  In addition, I had a headache that just kept getting worse and worse!  I went straight home after work and fell asleep immediately.  

When I woke up, my headache was so bad that I felt like I was going to throw up, so I immediately took two Aleve and laid back down.  I felt almost instantly better!  I kind of wish I would have taken it earlier in the day.  It got me back on my feet so I was able to eat dinner and prep my food for today.  I ate the exact same thing that I ate on the first day because I didn’t have time to prep any new food, except I had yogurt and fruit for a snack.  I was kind of annoyed about having leftovers when I made some of the recipes in the guidebook, but now I am so thankful they were there!

Today I feel amazing!  Actually, if I am truthful, I still am tired and still am a bit groggy, but I feel so good in comparison to yesterday that I am just so HAPPY!  I ate yogurt a bit of maple syrup and oatmeal with blueberries for breakfast. 

For lunch, I had a salad with a lentil-lime salad on the side.  

I had Shakeology for a snack. 

Dinner was a corn tortilla taco with rice, black beans, avocado (guac in my case).  There was WAY more filling than just for one taco so it was plenty of food.  

 The food has been so good; I know I will be adding many of the recipes to my regular rotation of food once I am done.   You can get just the food guide from Beachbody for about $15, totally worth it in my book!

Going to bed early to see if I can't help this brain fog!

<3 Kristina

I had a tough start this morning.  I got up and drank my water and took my supplements.  I spent an hour making breakfast and doing the food prep that should have happened last night.  Ugh, soooo exhausted.   I had eggs, toast and kale for breakfast.  Isn't it funny how greens cook down to practically nothing?

I was so tired (and fighting a wicked headache) that I actually went home at lunch and took a nap.  I actually felt quite a bit better when I woke up and was actually able to be quite productive at work.  Lunch was pretty good.  I loved the salad, but my miso soup wasn’t the greatest.  Not to mention, I was feeling pretty waterlogged by that time from drinking so much h20. 

I definitely wouldn’t have made it through the day without a snack.  Shakeology was a good, quick option, though the thought of more liquids didn’t quite appeal to me at that point.  Dinner was salmon, asparagus and potatoes.  I cooked my potatoes a little longer with two cloves of garlic and made them mashed rather than just boiled.

I’ve been working my ass off trying to catch up on my bookkeeping work as well as stay on top of my Beachbody stuff and blog.  I’m afraid something is going to have to give soon…I’ve been trying to find a groove with all my jobs since July and it’s just not really happening.   It’s something I am going to seriously think about this weekend – when I have time…HA!

Have you ever taken on too much?  Did it work itself out or did you have to untangle yourself from the mess you created?

Today is the day before I start Beachbody's Ultimate Reset!  It’s been such a busy day, spent mostly running around and working.  I somehow manage to get most of my shopping for the week in, but unfortunately, there was no time for food prep.  I will be waking up early to get all my food and supplements ready for the day! This is what my shopping cart looked like:

You really have to be somewhat organized and on top of your game to be ready for this!  I am finding that I thought I budgeted enough time for the food planning, shopping, and prep, but I actually didn’t.  I will definitely take that in account for next weekend. 

I had to host at the restaurant tonight and we actually ended up being busy, so I decided to treat myself to one last hurrah.  I had a Caesar salad and a Nutella pizza (basically a pizza crust sandwich with a Nutella filling) .  So worth it! 

I’m feeling excited, sleepy and kind of nervous!

Until tomorrow,

<3 Kristina