Over the holidays, I always have an issue with this little thing called a sugar cookie. I have amazing willpower when it comes to almost anything else, except a good sugar cookie. I have no control. If there are 5 sugar cookies, I will eat 5 sugar cookies. If there are 30, I will eat them until there aren't any left. Hence, we do not buy or bake sugar cookies any other time of year.
My favorite jeans informed me that perhaps I had overindulged over the holidays. I refused to check the scale because that would mean owning up to my weakness. I finally had to admit to myself that I needed to take action when I was forced to remove my belly button ring because it was getting caught on my pants.
You can laugh all you want but even a Team Beachbody Coach can have a set back. That is one of the reasons we need the
Ultimate Reset.
I started the Ultimate Reset on December 29th, 2012. I have to admit that even as a coach, I was a little skeptical. I was also more than a little afraid of losing coffee, tea and wine. I wasn't that concerned with meat and dairy since I am mostly Vegan anyway. This is my experience on the
Beachbody Ultimate Reset.
Beginning Stats:
Weight: 143.6 Waist: 29.5 Chest: 36 Hips: 40.5 Rt Thigh: 23 Lft Thigh: 22.5
Cholesterol: 200
Triglycerides: 105
HDL: 59
LDL: 120
I will post photos at the end of this post so you can view them next to each other.
Week One Reclaim:
Each day I was required to drink at least a gallon of distilled water.The water is mineralized with Himalayan Pink Salt. At scheduled intervals I had to take my supplements with at least 12 oz of water. I used a 20 oz. cup for this. Supplementation is 4 times a day so that was 80 oz of water. Then I drank water in between so getting in my gallon wasn't that hard. A gallon of water a day goes the entire 21 days, so you get used to it quickly. Supplements were
Optimize caplets &
Oxygenize three times a day and
Alkalanize once a day. I downed the
Alkalanize like a shot. Much easier to take that way.
The meal plan is really good. The first week, those that eat meat and dairy get some fish, chicken and yogurt. I used the Vegan menu. The only thing in the whole weeks meals that I didn't care for was the seasoning with seaweed in it. Not a fan.
On the second day, I got a headache in the afternoon. The mentors said drink more water. I did but I still had a headache. They want you to try not to put any chemicals in your system, so I didn't take anything for it. Eventually, the headache subsided and the body aches started. Apparently, when you go through a Holistic type cleanse, your body can have what is called a 'Healing Crisis'. I looked it up. It's real. My legs ached so bad I had trouble going to sleep. Epsom salts baths, foam roller massage and dry brushing helped some. By day 5, I felt much better. By day six all those symptoms subsided.
After week one, I had lost 5 lbs. and 2.75 inches. Honestly, I was shocked.
Week Two Release:
The second week was a cinch. This is the Detox week. The Detox granules are mixed with water and you drink it 3 times a day, along with taking your
Optimize and
Oxygenize. I am not going to lie, it wasn't my favorite part. I just drank it really fast. Then there was the
Alkalanize shot. This cleansing is very gentle so you aren't saddled to the house like you are for a Colonoscopy. It was really no problem. I felt pretty good during the whole week with the exception of being cold. When I got really cold, I would do a chore or take a short walk. No hard exercise during the Reset.
The food in week two was great! I loved the Zucchini Cashew Soup, Lentil Salad, Moroccan Carrot Salad and the baked Tempeh. I am still making some of the recipes. The downside to the food if you do the
Ultimate Reset in winter is many of the meals are served cold. You are allowed to drink a cup of hot HERBAL tea. No Earl Grey! Darn!
After week two, I was down another 2.8 lbs. and 3 inches. My pants were feeling a little better too.
Week Three Revitalize:
This week the supplements were all the regular players but the
Detox granules are replaced with
Revitalize caplets. Yay for caplets! This week you are eating completely Vegan. I felt really good. My skin started feeling soft instead of dry and flaky. I wasn't near as tired as I was when I started. I was really missing coffee. Also, in weeks one and two, my husband had been out of town. He came home and it was hard to watch him eating Maple Pecan cereal and drinking coffee. It was a lot easier when I didn't have that temptation.
I made it through till the end though and I am pretty proud of that.
My final results on the Beachbody Ultimate Reset are:
Weight: 134.4 Waist: 28 Chest: 34.5 Hips: 38.75 Rt Thigh: 21.5 Lft Thigh: 21.25
Cholesterol: 171 (Down 29 pts!)
Triglycerides: 106
HDL: 55
LDL: 95 (Down 25 pts!)
The photos do most of the talking:
I am very happy with the results I got from
Beachbody Ultimate Reset. It is not a cheap cleanse. It is a high quality, healthy program to reset your system for optimum health. I feel it is a product worth the money and the effort for the great benefits it generates. It was a jump start for me to get back to living a healthy lifestyle.
If you are willing to make the commitment of 21 days, I recommend it. The first few days are the toughest, if you can get through the first week, you will be so pleased with your results at the end, it will be worth it.
If you would like to know more about the
Beachbody Ultimate Reset, please email me at the link on the right column and I can send you more information and a video explaining what you need to do.
Blessings,
