Reset?

Do you ever wish you could just hit a reset button? Sometimes it’s easy to let unhealthy habits take over our life. And then sometimes it just snowballs and makes it harder and harder to break that cycle. Despite my best efforts, sometimes willpower just isn’t enough to make me drop those bad habits. (And yes, even a personal trainer isn’t perfect! ;))

A few months ago, Plexus introduced a new program, the Reset. It’s a 3 day nutritionally supported fast that resets your metabolism at a cellular level. Lots of big words, right? Anyway, in layman’s terms, it’s a 3 day program that allows your body to heal and reset so you can feel your best. You’re not starving yourself, in fact, I found that I was consuming something every 1.5-2 hours. This program has over 70 grams of protein a day, so you’re definetly not starving yourself. It’s full of nutrients and helps you to regain control of your eating habits.

I did my first Reset in July and I loved it. 3 days was the perfect length of time to get out of my poor eating habits and start some healthier habits. Fast forward and a few too many camping trips, adult drinks, and meals out, and I found myself sliding back into some old eating habits. I decided after a weekend away in October that it was the perfect time for another Reset. And this time, I made a firm commitment to myself to stay on track and not backslide after completing the Reset.

Curious how it turned out for me? Check it out below!

Before and After, 3 days apart

This is what I posted on Facebook the day after my Reset: “I didn’t know what to expect to see—I know that I feel great! I feel energized, lighter, my belly feels flatter…but would the inside work reflect on the outside? It did! I lost over 6 pounds (pm me if you want the exact number!)!

While the Reset can be great for weight loss, that wasn’t the only reason I did it this week. I’d let a few unhealthy habits creep in (eating outside of my feasting window, adult beverages , and some unhealthy meals from vacations and celebrations). I knew it was time to reign in those habits, reset my tastebuds, and set the ground work for getting back on track with my goals.

I’m pleased with the weight loss, but more than that, I’m proud of myself for sticking with it! It’s not easy to be limited to what I’m eating, especially when others around me are eating “normal” meals. But I stayed strong and again realized how much mindset plays into making healthy choices. It was absolutely worth the work and sacrifice and now I’m ready to continue eating well and mindfully to fuel my body properly!”

It’s now almost 2 weeks since I did the Reset and I’m proud that I’ve stayed on track with my healthy eating habits and I’ve maintained the weight loss. I’ve been able to keep the right mindset and stay focused on my nutrition goals. Having the support of my Plexus supplement routine helps too! Pink drink for life! 😉

Now for the even better news? You can Reset your mind and body too! I run a group every week for people to do a Reset together. Accountability and motivation make a huge difference in results, and let me tell you, the results I’m seeing from people are incredible! So many lives are being changed through this program!

Want to try it for yourself? Shop here, or leave a comment so I can get you started!

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May 2020 to May 2021

May 2020 to May 2021

The Wall

The latter half of the second week is always the hardest part for me.  The first week is easy–I’m all gung-ho for making changes and ready to stay on track.  But mid-way through the second week, I’m starting to miss some of the foods I’m trying to avoid, the convenience of grabbing a pre-packaged snack, tired of being so conscious about every bite I put into my mouth, and tired of having a salad every day for lunch.

What it comes down to, honestly, is that I’d rather be lazy.  But that’s not going to get me to my goals!

So what do I do when I hit that “wall”?  Depends on how much self control I have.  Sometimes I give myself an extra cheat snack or meal.  So like this week, I had a cookie.  It tasted good, and satisfied what I was needing, and then I got back on track.  In the past, I might have just quit instead.  Yikes.

Honestly, I shouldn’t have hit the wall this week, because I did have a couple cheats.  It was Tulip Time week, and I did enjoy a corn dog and a deep fried Snickers.  It was totally worth it.  Just like one salad isn’t going to make me skinny, one unhealthy meal isn’t going to make me fat.  It’s about balance.  Life is about balance, learning to take what’s thrown at you, run with it, and make the best choices!

While my nutrition might not have been 100% this week, my exercise was on point!  I worked out every day this week, and since the weather is finally nice, I was able to get lots of steps in outside too.  I did pull something in my back last night, and it was quite sore today, so I made sure to get some good stretching in with yoga tonight.

On to week 3! 

Balance

We went down to Tulip Time tonight for our annual junk food dinner.  I had a corn dog, a few fries, and a deep fried Snickers bar.  It was delicious and I don’t regret a single bite!  Wait, you don’t regret eating that junk?  Even when you’re trying to be healthy? Yep, exactly!  That’s part of what I keep talking about and learning–balance!  It’s okay to eat “junk”, just in moderation and not every day!  Tulip Time dinner only happens once a year, so I won’t have this food again for another year.  I’m okay with that and I’m okay with enjoying it when I can.  I did make sure that I ate really well for the rest of the day so that a few extra calories wouldn’t throw me off too badly.  I did a lower body circuit for my workout tonight, so I made sure to burn off a few of those calories, and my legs are really feeling it now!

Willpower

How much of what we do is based on our mentality and what we *think* we can or can’t do?  How often do we limit ourselves in what we think we can or can’t do?

I’ve realized this week how much mindset and willpower comes into play on the journey of weightloss and getting healthier.

I’ve noticed how often I just do things out of habit.  Eat bits and pieces of the kid’s food even though my food is right in front of me.  Snack as I’m making dinner even though we’re about to eat dinner.  Grab a can of pop because I have one every day, so I have to, right?  WRONG!  This week I’ve really tried to break some of those bad habits, and I’ve been pretty successful.  Today I had my first drink of pop since Sunday (I was drinking at least once can a day).  After the first three days of caffeine detox (yes, even just the caffeine of 1 can was enough to give me major withdrawal headaches!), I realized I didn’t even miss pop.  I had it tonight because I wanted it, and that was ok, after a cup I was done and I don’t *need* (or crave) anymore.  I feel like I finally have control over that habit.  Another big thing was when I bought Summer a package of Lofthouse sugar cookies at the store yesterday.  Usually I would think nothing of having one or two along with her, but they sat in the passenger seat beside me and they didn’t even look that appealing.  I just reminded myself of how much sugar was in them and that it wasn’t going to help me on my goals.  (Now tonight I had a homemade chocolate chip cookie, and it was definitely worth the sugar!)  But I’m learning to make those choices, and choose which things are worth splurging on and what isn’t.  (Because when we go down for Tulip Time dinner next week, I’ll definitely be splurging on a deep fried Snickers.  So bad, but so good.  And, I’ll keep the balance by bringing some food from home from dinner so I’m not eating all fried foods.)

Ok, that was a really random rambling paragraph, but that’s ok.  #myblogmyrules 😉

On to workouts…yesterday was Upper Body.  I wrote up this routine and ended up really liking it.  It’s a little random, especially the arm circles, but there’s a reason for those.  The other day I was putting stamps on 200 envelopes at work.  In the process of that, I realized that my arm was getting pretty sore from that repetitive motion, so I decided to incorporate some endurance moves too. I loved the Romanian Deadlifts into Overhead Press too, I intended it as an upper body move, but I was surprised how much it worked my hamstrings and booty too.  Bonus!  (Let me know if you need descriptions of any of the moves or modifications for anything.)  I did the rows, curls, and deadlifts with 15 pound weights and the extensions with 10 pound.

For today’s workout, I walked all over downtown Holland for Tulip Time this morning, I tracked 4 miles on my Fitbit (probably a little more because it isn’t completely accurate when I push the stroller.)  Then tonight I did about 25 minutes of steady cardio on the treadmill.  I blew my step goal out of the water as I’m now at 15,052 steps (compared to just over 2,000 that I had on Thursday!)

I’m looking forward to Monday, and I’m excited to see what the scale shows.  Even if the number doesn’t show what I’m hoping for, I’m still counting this week as a win because of all the willpower I’ve learned to exhibit, and the bad habits I’ve already been successful in breaking!