Okay, so it's only Saturday so I still have 1 day left of Week 1, but I just did my grocery shopping for Week 2 so that's now on my mind... I can tell the bloat in my stomach has decreased from my Easter weekend and BAD ice cream and peanut butter melt away addiction. I did take some progress pictures, but I'm holding the for the end of the reset. The suspense is terrible, I know! :)
My breakfasts alternated from oatmeal, 1 cup of blueberries and greek yogurt to 2 scrambled eggs with 1 and a half cups of steamed spinach and a piece of whole grain toast. **I did cheat the one day and I made 2 scrambled eggs with 1/2 an small organic avocado on top of it and skipped the spinach because I just couldn't bring myself to eat spinach again. Once you see my lunches, you'll completely understand why :)
For lunch, I mostly had a microgreen salad with home made greek dressing on it. The salad doesn't seem like much, but in reality it was 3 cups... yes 3 -- that's not a typo.... of salad greens, some red pepper, some cucumber, some broccoli, and some tomatoes. Seriously, HUGE! If I didn't use my chopper, I never would have been able to eat it all.
pumpkin seeds, which are a favorite of mine, were also on my lunch menu.... It was crazy exciting to see that I could still have those on the Ultimate Reset. *You will see these reappear in week 2! Also, I wasn't able to find unsalted pumpkin seeds so I didn't do the full amount that it called for.
I've also had a quinoa salad with cucumbers and tomatoes that wasn't too bad, but it was paired with a raw veggie and hummus which took over most of my belly and I rarely finished both. I also hardly ate any of the hummus even though I usually can demolish it and not think twice about it.
My favorite lunch was the zucchini cashew soup. Let me tell you what. I fell IN LOVE with this recipe. Not only is it easy, it is super delicious! You will see it in week 2 also so I don't want to give too much away about it now.
Dinner was by far my favorite meal! I had stir-fry veggies over brown rice! The recipe for the stir-fry is one of my favorites and even my MOM loves it! That's how you know it's good. Usually, she will try to say she is allergic and can't risk trying my healthy mixtures that I come up with, but she actually asked for some of my extras last time I made this.
I also fell in love with my cucumber and tomato salad. Seriously, this salad reminds me of TGIFriday's salad (minus the fresh mozzarella). This will definitely reappear in my meal planning for this summer. I just need to find a way to make it with less sulfites so I don't die the next day with a migraine.
Although when you are on the Ultimate Reset you aren't supposed to work out and give your body time to detox, Kam Niskach, Master Trainer (ranked 4th!!!!) asked me to do the modifying portion of her workout. How can you say no to THAT!? So I did a modified workout!
Other cheats that I have had... Thursday night in stead of my sweet potato, green beans, and rice I had some dippy eggs. I really just wanted them, but I didn't want to wait until morning. I figured that the eggs were better than the carbs anyways.
I also had about a half ounce of Energize before the workout and about 3 cups of green tea. I had 3 mints on Tuesday because of a KILLER headache... Let me tell you, detoxing is NOT pretty! HA!
Other side effects: I'm a little tired, but I am able to sleep more without working out. I have also noticed that I get cold much easier now. I will find myself shivering much more than usually. I walked into Giant Eagle tonight and I was literally shivering for a solid 5 minutes before I warmed up from walking around.
Other than that, I have been sticking to the books. Here is to week 2! :)
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