First week’s results are in!  I apologize for the quality of the pics in advance, I’m terrible at taking pictures with my phone with one hand.  After week one I am 5 pounds down (not the purpose of me doing the Reset, by the way).  This is part of a total of 10 pounds lost from Beachbody journey!  I didn’t know I had that much to lose, but I am happy that it is making me fitter and feeling more confident! 

Today starts day on of the detox phase.  They say it can affect your mood as well as your body, so I am curious as to what it is going to be like.  

Several people have said the detox supplement is gross, but I found it to be perfectly fine.  The texture is a little gritty, but I just chug it down with a big straw.

As far as how I am feeling after a week, it's not extremely different than when I started.  I feel a bit lighter, but I still have some brain fog and am a bit tired.  

Today was the first day I was actually starving, but the menu for today didn't seem like it was a lot of food!  I had fruit for breakfast.  

Lunch was the typical salad with avocado.  I was still starving after I ate it so I cheated a little and had leftover lentil salad.

Dinner was beans and brown rice, green beans and zucchini.  It was so much food I definitely couldn't finish it. 

I'm not sure why there was so little food at the beginning of today and so much at the end, but I guess that's just how it worked out.  

Going to bed early!  See you tomorrow!

<3 Kristina

The dreaded Sunday…the last day of the weekend…and oh so much to do!  Why didn’t I do any chores yesterday?  Grumble.  Grumble.

I woke up early today.  I considered going back to sleep, but then I figured I could go grocery shopping before all the crazies were out, so I jumped out of bed, threw some clothes on, and headed out.  

I was right; it was nice and quiet at the store.  However, there was one thing I overlooked…I should have eaten before going.  Everyone had coffee, the bakery was putting out muffins, and because I was shopping for things that I don’t normally buy, I had to wander around and pass every delicious looking thing in the store!  I was able to restrain myself, but Lesson Learned!

Once I got home I ate oatmeal and fruit for breakfast.  I used to DESPISE oatmeal, but I am doing better with it now.  It’s still not my favorite, but it’s at least edible. 

I did some work on Facebook and figured out what I need to prep for the week.  The Ultimate Reset really makes you PLAN.  I have planned out meals before and it is work, but somehow this is way more extensive then any meal planning I have done.  Also, I feel like I have never done so many DISHES in my life!  Thank God for a dishwasher, because there is no way I could have kept up.  I have already done two loads since I started!  Not all of the dishes are from cooking, actually the majority is from storage and transportation to and from work.  

Here is a picture of my disaster of a kitchen after one day of meal prep:

A workout sounded like a good idea, so I popped in the Tai Chang video that came with the Reset.  I got about 2 minutes into it and decided it was not for me at all, so I did the Focus T-25 stretch video.  I don’t know if it helped, but it was nice to feel like I was doing something.  I miss Shaun T!  I will definitely be restarting T-25 when I am done with The Ultimate Reset.

I was (and am still) feeling tired, so I took a good nap and then ate lunch.  It was leftover zucchini soup and a salad.  I cheated a little bit to make the soup more palatable – I added Cholula.  It definitely helped a lot!  

Something else happened that could be worth noting.  I didn’t finish all my food.  I ate all the soup but actually realized that I was full so I stopped eating.  This is amazing because usually I will tell myself that there’s not that much left and just keep eating until it’s done.   BUT, maybe it’s just because it’s salad and not something delicious, like a burger haha. 

My salad dressing is made, rice for tonight and the rest of the week is cooking, the tempeh for dinner is marinating, and I am about to get started on quinoa and chopping veggies for salad…I never said it wasn’t a lot of work!

I am headed off to host at the pizza place and then I will take my supplements and cook dinner when I get home.  Busy day!

I will be posting my Ultimate Reset - week one results tomorrow, so come back and check them out!


<3 Kristina

PS-After work pic addition.

“Dear Diary, Nothing really exciting happened today.”  Haha, but really it was my day off, and I spent most of it sleeping.  I have been SO tired lately.  I don’t know if it’s from the Reset or just getting adjusted to a new job or what.  I had so many chores that I decided to ignore while I got caught up on Facebook, caught up on blog and played some video games.

I did not feel like making the tempeh, so I cheated and had eggs again for breakfast.  It’s the last time for two weeks!  I was also trying to use up some ingredients in my fridge, so I decided to make cookies.  Really, the stupidest idea ever, but I guess after last night I wanted to test myself.  I did end up having ONE, mostly because I really wanted one, but somewhat because I needed to make sure they were edible for my coworkers.  I tried a new recipe so I had to check. 

I hope to be feeling a bit more rejuvenated tomorrow after all my sleep today.  

Until Then!

<3 Kristina

Wow, I cannot believe it’s NOVEMBER already!  This year has just flown by!  On another note, I think if you told me last year at this time that this is where I would be, I would have laughed at you.  A new job at the best breakfast restaurant in Denver, Snooze, Tony with a new job at Spirit Airlines, and a new dream house!  I am looking forward to see what the next year has in store for us!  

I got to a late start this morning, so I went to my breakfast restaurant and ordered the quinoa oatmeal with a side of fruit for breakfast…all plain.  It was great, but it was so much food that I couldn’t finish it!  Lunch was a leftover salad from the pizza ordering yesterday (I hate wasting food).  I ate that with leftover quinoa salad.  Because I ate breakfast so late, my supplement schedule was off about two hours!  This actually ended up working out to my favor because I had to host at the other restaurant I work for (pizza) and didn’t have time to eat at my usual 7pm dinner time.  I had Shakeology for my snack, and because I forgot my shaker bottle, I had to use my empty gallon water jug haha!   I also turned down the Friday, 4pm beer that anyone who is in the office usually has.

So something really unexpected happened when I got off of work.  I got fired (not my main job, thank goodness).  

I also do bookkeeping for the pizza restaurant. When I got off of work (early), they told me that they felt like I was treating it like my second job and not getting things done quickly enough. I kind of knew I was slacking a little, but I thought that if it got to the point where they were annoyed they would discuss it with me and I would put in the extra effort. And as I'm typing this out, I am realizing how lame that sounds. I should have been giving it my whole effort the entire time. The truth is, I didn't really enjoy the work, but the money was good.

I am really upset that I lost that source of income and I am disappointed with myself because I let these people down that were relying on me. I still have my hosting job there, but I feel like they are going to view me differently now, and that really bothers me. 

IN ADDITION, because I am doing the UR, I can't drink or eat my feelings away, nor can I exercise to the point where I don't have to think. So I guess I have to just DEAL with them, and maybe this is part of it, so thank you if you are still reading. 

I am one of those people who thinks that everything happens for a reason, and that maybe this was God's way of telling me that I needed to stop doing what I DIDN'T enjoy and spend that time on things I DO enjoy. I have decided that I am not going to have a pity party, and that I will spend the time that I was bookkeeping on my Beachbody business instead. I think/hope this is the direction that I am supposed to be taking.

I am not really feeling like eating or making dinner tonight, so I am just going to take my supplements and go to bed.

Phew, what a day.  I am exhausted.

Goodnight!
<3 Kristina

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 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