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We’re definitely in the home stretch now! Just 5 days remain on this Reset and we definitely can see the finish line! I’m 0.5 pounds down today which is a total of 8.5 pounds of toxins leaving my body- YAHOO! Woke up at 6 am and just got up, no big deal… Have I mentioned lately that I used to be a daily coffee drinker? Getting up at 6 would have resulted in many cups of coffee so this is kind of like an alternate universe!

Had a nice bunch of fruit for breakfast- went to the grocery store and picked up a Tropical Mix of fruit yesterday. Now, this probably isn’t the lowest in glycemic index, but it looked so good and I really wanted it. I haven’t had much of what I want during this Reset, so I went for it. And yes that may sound self-centered and I just don’t care! Haha. The fruit was delicious- kiwi, blueberries, pineapple, mango and papaya! I also cut up some strawberries and added it them in- they are sooo good right now you can smell them across the store!

Seriously, got so much done in the morning especially since I was up so early. I was done with most of my “work” by like 11 am. That felt good- definitely something I strive for anyway and today I achieved it with no problem whatsoever!

Lunch was a Moroccan Carrot Salad over 3 cups of greens. I really liked the Carrot Salad- it had a delicious marinade- which by the way needs to marinate for at least 2 hours in the fridge so make sure you plan for that! I made it last night so it would be an easy lunch today. It was pretty filling all things considered but just was delicious overall!

I totally dug into a snack today- peanut butter and banana. Again, banana is not the lowest in glycemic index, but I was having a bit of a rebellious day- so sue me. I’ve done SOOOO well on the Reset and it isn’t about cheating or not cheating because it’s not a diet, it’s a Detox. Really you just need to stick it out for 21 days to get the full effects and to really clean out your body and I get that. But did I feel remorse for my banana- heck  no! 😉

Dinner was Roasted Delicata Squash, Green Beans with Lemon and Toasted Millet. We couldn’t find Delicata Squash so we just had regular Yellow Squash. Also, we opted for no grain tonight since we had some last night. This was a pretty good dinner- very simple. Basically roast the squash a season with Himalayan Salt, Liquid Aminos, Olive Oil, and Lemon or Lime Juice. The Green Beans were simple too- just steam them and toss with Lemon Juice and Himalayan Salt.

The meals now are all fruit and veggie based with optional grain at dinner. We’re trying to do every other day for grains and it kind of depends on what the rest of the dinner is. Like the night we had that huge sweet potato we certainly didn’t need any grain! That’s something I’d never thought I’d say so there’s another improvement! Overall I’m feeling good and waking up feeling as refreshed as I have is amazing! Day 18 is on deck!

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Today, I woke up 1 more pound down, wide awake, alert and ready to rock the day! Well…. until I took Draco for his morning walk and it was freakin’ freezing! That generally bums me out anyway, but I might reach for something like oatmeal for breakfast and soup for lunch, you know? I wanted those warm foods that aren’t even necessarily bad for you, but help warm you from the inside and in my near future today was Shakeology and salad- both very cold items! The other thing I might normally turn to is exercise… again…. a no go on the Reset. It was a real struggle. It’s probably the closest I’ve come to really wanting to just throw in the towel and have some flippin’ oatmeal! But…. I didn’t. I gathered up my self-control and whatever positivity I had in me and decided on…. RETAIL THERAPY!

Imagine my delight to discover that the Seattle area has a DSW! I needed shoes for my sister’s wedding next week and I have been having THE hardest time finding EXACTLY what I wanted online. Now, let me tell you, there are plenty of shoes that I WANT online and you know, in the next month I’ll probably buy for another event, BUT I needed something really specific for this, so…. off I went. I also went to Target (very dangerous) and bought some stuff for other people which always makes me feel better.

Here’s what was really awesome- when I came out of the store, the sun was out and it was much warmer! Crisis averted- just needed to get out of my routine a little and give the sun a little time to shine!

So I already spilled the beans- Tropical Strawberry Shakeology for breakfast today and Microgreen Salad for lunch. You’ve seen both before. 🙂 Both are delicious, so don’t get me wrong with my above rant, it was just one of those days and at Day 16 of having such a regimented schedule, I think I’m allowed a little freak-out. I even had a snack today- peanut butter and celery sticks which I thoroughly enjoyed!

Dinner tonight was something I was actually looking forward to for a couple reasons- first is that I LOVE cauliflower and we haven’t had any yet during the Reset, the second is that it sounded super interesting- Curry Cauliflower! Accompanying it was Lemon Pepper Kale (which we had previously on the night of the less favored Succotash night) and then 1/2 cup of Brown Rice. The rice was optional but we opted to have a grain tonight- it seemed unnecessary with the HUGE baked sweet potato we had last night, but tonight we enjoyed the rice with the cauliflower. It’s an okay recipe though I’d almost rather eat steamed cauliflower on its own. Not bad though!

So a little bit of a rough start to my day today, but it all ended up okay and I feel much better now as I’m writing this. It’s all a process, you know? And I knew that before jumping in, but today was quite possibly one of the tougher days so far for me. It’s all down hill from here- we’ve got 5 more days left and we’re nearing that finish line! Ready to get a good night’s sleep and wake up refreshed for Day 17!!

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Holy Moly! Phase 3 already! We started the Restore Phase today and added an additional supplement. Detox is now out of our lives and we add Revitalize to our repertoire. So that means we’re taking 4 pills 3 times a day. I actually felt a little off this morning at first because I was used to taking Detox each morning. I was used to it, but…. I’m not going to say I miss it- haha!

No weight change today which goes both ways right- no weight loss, but also no weight gain. Truthfully, if I don’t lose any more weight on this Reset, I’d be just fine with that, but we’ll see how it goes!

Fresh fruit for breakfast today! We’re still eating on what we had cut up over the weekend so it was super easy to pull it out of the fridge and dig in! We really haven’t had any sugar, save from fruit, so it tastes really sweet now.

So…. I totally forgot to take a picture of my lunch because I DUG IN! The Asian Cabbage Salad is delicious! It’s marinated in a sort of dressing and it is delightful! It’s also nice to have a little change from the microgreen salad. I’m adding a picture from the guidebook of what it looks like. You’ll like this one! Along with the Asian Cabbage Salad, Miso Soup was on the menu for lunch. The warmness of the Miso Soup is nice because it really fills the stomach.

I felt pretty focused this afternoon which is a welcome change from how I used to feel before the Reset. That’s one of the reasons I tend to drink my Shakeology in the afternoon (pre-Reset of course)- it helped me get over the slump. I’m glad to say I’m cruising through the afternoon without a big slump.

For dinner, we enjoyed Garlic Veggies and Baked Sweet Potato. Quinoa is an optional grain for this evening’s meal, but our baked potatoes were so big, we decided to skip the quinoa and we had plenty to eat. The Garlic Veggies are simple AND delicious! I really, really enjoyed those- of course I am a HUGE fan of garlic, so this was right up my alley! And you can probably see that we didn’t skimp on the garlic!! The sweet potatoes are just baked and then seasoned with some olive oil and Himalayan salt.

Nothing from tonight’s dinner is carried over to tomorrow, but you do have Microgreen Salad for lunch so make sure you’ve got your salads prepared!

It seems like FOREVER ago when we were cooking that first meal of salmon, asparagus and potatoes. I guess my main thought on Day 15 is just that I’m really proud of us for getting through these first two weeks and we only have 6 more days. It seemed like an ALMOST insurmountable task when we started- especially with our mini melt-downs on Day 1, but tomorrow is Day 16 and it’s look very bright!

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Well,  I lost another pound so that brings my total to 7! It’s the last day of taking Detox and…. I’m not really sad about that. Woke up early again and was ready  to rock and roll which made for a very productive day!

We switched it up today and had some vegan Tropical Strawberry Shakeology this morning! It’s an appropriate substitute for morning meals on the Ultimate Reset, BUT keep in mind that especially in weeks 2 & 3 you aren’t having much protein so it’s probably not the best idea to have Tropical Strawberry Shakeology everyday. And make sure you stay away from Chocolate and Greenberry, at least for now, because they aren’t vegan. I do have to say though…. it tasted sooooo good! 🙂

Lunch today was salad (of course) and then the squash soup we made last night. I have to say, it was pretty good! It was just the squash from last night blended with coconut milk- easy and delicious! Definitely easy to do if you didn’t make it ahead of time, but if you’re away from home for work, it’s a cinch to make it the night before and just warm it up at lunch time.

Alkalinize is like old news now- not a big deal to take it at all! Thank goodness, because I was a little worried the first time I tried it… The point of this is to have your body expect the nutrients it needs at a certain time which is why these supplements are so regimented. Alkalinize falls into this- our bodies need what’s in it in that afternoon time to keep us energized and efficient. That’s why we’re able to drink it down with no problem whatsoever- our bodies want it!

Dinner was not one of our favorites- I mean it was okay, but we have enjoyed other meals much more than this one. It was Lemon Pepper Kale and Edamame and Roasted Corn Succotash. I thought it actually tasted pretty good, but I was really tired of eating it by the end and I think we used too much lime because that was sort of grossing me out. I know that probably sounds like the weirdest thing to complain about, but there you go. I ate it all though- I mean that was dinner and I know it’s healthy, but… I’m glad we don’t eat it again! Neil basically hated it- he didn’t eat much of his so, needless to say, this won’t be a recipe we make post-Reset!

Tonight we took our last Detox packet! WOOOT!! And this is my last Detox packet face! Can I be honest about the Detox supplement- it really wasn’t that bad at all. You hear detox and you think you’re going to be running to the bathroom every 5 minutes and it’s not like that at all. It’s super gentle and really didn’t disrupt my normal life. They did a really great job with this!

I will say that along with detoxing my body, my emotions were also feeling the strain of the detox. Some old issues were popping up and I had some moments where I was upset. This is pretty normal as we detox one area of our life, other areas follow suit- especially when we’re talking the physical and the emotional. Today, on the last day of taking it though, I feel good and maybe dealing with some of those things was exactly what I needed to truly complete this Reset process.

Wow- starting Phase 3 tomorrow– Restore!

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Well, here we are lucky day 13! No weight change today- I’m cool with that. I woke up WAAAAAAAAAY before my alarm totally ready to get up and start my day! I was even shocked by that and thought I’d go right back to sleep, but didn’t even need or want to. That’s a really good feeling! It’s not even that I’m getting MORE sleep, it’s that I’m getting better quality sleep.  I think that’s truly amazing! All my aches from when I started this are definitely gone which is comforting.

Mashed chick peas, avocado and steamed spinach for breakfast today! Let me give you a friendly tip for the mashed chick peas- just add a little garlic! It seriously makes it SOOOO delicious! I wouldn’t mind eating that again and again! It’s super easy and yummy! We had made extra coconut spinach last night so that was what we had with our breakfast today- that made it really easy.

I got a TON done today and Monday is my busiest day hands down. This is going to be good for my health and all aspects of my life I think. I love how clearly I’m thinking and how efficient I am these days. I can’t describe it, you just have to experience it- it’s a new clarity!

Lunch today was Mediterranean Beets and Microgreen Salad- or if you’re me, it’s more like Mediterranean Beet Chips- haha! I have to say again that these are just so delicious! I still can’t believe that I’m saying that I actually like beets- who would have thought that!

Had another snack today because I knew we would be eating dinner a little later. Delicious green apple makes a wonderful snack, by the way! I always thought that green apple was sour and not sweet at all, but cutting sugar out with this Reset has really changed how I feel about that. Green apple tastes SO sweet!

Can I be honest? I was slightly concerned about tonight’s dinner because there were no grains at all. I didn’t know how that would go down. We couldn’t find kabocha squash so we used regular yellow squash and it worked out just fine. The sauce is delicious and ours didn’t turn out all liquidy like the picture, but I liked our version- it was kind of a crisp layer on top. This was really delicious! On the side we were to have steamed vegetables so we made some brussel sprouts. I know, I know… most people don’t like them, but we do! These were simply prepared with pepper and Himalayan Salt!

For lunch tomorrow we used coconut milk blended up with some of the squash for a soup. You may as well make extra squash to use in the soup tomorrow. While you’re at it, go ahead and blend up the soup for tomorrow too. It doesn’t take long and then you’re all set for lunch.

Tomorrow’s the last day of taking Detox powder and I’m not really sad about that, but it actually wasn’t anywhere near as bad as I was prepared for it to be.  Someone in my building was making tacos tonight and they smelled really GOOD! That was a little tough, but the “craving” passed just as soon as it came. Day 14 tomorrow!