Ultimate Reset Day 4 and 5

Day 4 was the breakfast lunch and snack were the same as Day 5- yah I'm boring like that. I did remember to snap a picture of my snack:

I am grateful for co workers that 

chant "chug chug chug" when I drink my power greens and then make fun of me because my mouth is green.

Honestly the worst part of this other than the no gum no sugar thing. Headaches are gone and I'm getting less and less tired except when I am driving.

Supper was something new:

Stir fry veggies (which I ended up moving over my quinoa, cucumber and tomato salad and a sweet potato. All amazing! I could definitely eat this meal on a regular basis.

Saturday I had some overnight oats and then we were off to my moms.

I felt so fancy making my quinoa salad. Belongs in good housekeeping right?

Lunch was quinoa salad with veggies and hummus. I REALLY wish I hadn't put the fresh mint in there. Mint is for mojitos not salad. It was really good otherwise. 

Didn't even bother me watching my family eat grilled hot dogs, fruit salad and veggies. Yup- that was our Mother's Day meal. Changing my whole family one small step at a time.

Lucas insisted on eating at the table with us....Oh My Big boy!

Supper was the same as Day 4 and just as good! I had some caffeine free herbal tea last night because my throat was killing me from allergies.... Almost felt like caffeine. Almost.

Tomorrow marks day 7 and I will hopefully have a day 6 recap up.

Happy Mother's Day to all of you. Such a special day to remember those who had a hand in raising us.  

Ultimate Reset Day 2 and 3

Day 2 meals were the exact same as Meal 1 so see my previous post if you are interested in what that looked like.

As far as how I felt... Ugh! Not as bad as Day 1 but still exhausted. Headache. (Stupid allergies!). And I almost cracked spending 45 minutes on meal prep which normally wouldn't be a big deal. But I made it through to Day 3.

Which was a lot easier!!

Breakfast was overnight oats minus the almond milk. 

Not as creamy as usual but still so yummy and delicious!

I was surprised with how much more awake I felt when I first woke up. I got super tired on my drive but I was way less tired throughout the day compared to days 1 and 2.

Lunch was so much food- not pictured is my sunflower seeds. I stuffed myself full. Note to self- you do not have to eat everything you bring. Eat until full. 

Micro green salad and lentil-lime salad.

Lentils aren't my favorite but they weren't as bad as I thought they would be. The sauce was AMAZING! I think I would love this a lot more if I made it with rice.

Snack was raspberries in yogurt with some cinnamon- yum. Sorry no pic- a co worker was talking to me while I ate and it seemed weird to snap a pic in front of him.

When I got home, we hit some garage sales and then I got Lucas fed and sent him and Mike to swimming lessons while I hit a few last garage sales. We stopped at a daycare friend's house so by the time I got Lucas wound down and in bath and bed, it was 9:00 before I sat down to eat.

I promise you, that would have NEVER happen end in the past. I would have been STARVING! But honestly, I was hardly hungry. I had half a cucumber, some brown rice and a sweet potato with coconut oil. I ate about half of what I could have for the program and I went to bed full. 

I can definitely see some definition in my stomach coming through which is exciting. 

I was cold and my joints hurt today which they talk about as things you might feel but an Epsom salt bath cured that for me.

18 days left! 

Ultimate Reset Day 1

This will be short because I am tired but I have survived!

Breakfast was two scrambled eggs with spinach and Ezekial toast. 

Getting to lunch was the hardest part. I wasn't hungry but I just wanted to chew something.

So I drank a lot of water instead...

Lunch was super filling- Greek chicken salad! 

The dressing I made last night was delicious. 

My allergies were killing me and I had a major headache so I called it a day at work and came home and took a 2 hour nap and I felt so much better!

Until I did my Power Greens....

The rumors are true.... It's disgusting. One down 20 to go.

I got to follow it up with almonds and an apple so it was all good.

And supper... Oh was supper good. Southwestern tacos. Yup those are beans. I eat beans now. I would actually eat this even when I wasn't on the ultimate reset.

Feelings- headache, cold, and very tired.

But NOT hungry. 

20 days to go! 

It begins.... Tomorrow lol

So tomorrow I'm starting a big personal challenge: the Ultimate Reset

I am actually happy with my current weight so this is NOT a weight loss program for me. I really just need to re-establish a healthy relationship with food and myself again. I've been feeling so bleh and tired lately and just had terrible sugar cravings. And so I thought this would be a great way to reset my system.

So my meal prep will look a little bit different so I thought I'd share the meal prep I set up for one of my challengers. I gave her 4-5 options for each meal and then she picked and I gave her a final menu and what she needed to prep. This is what I love to do as a coach!

Here is our end result:

21 Day Fix B

Breakfast: Red yellow purple

-Overnight oats (red yellow purple)

Snack: Red, purple 

red: 2 hard boiled eggs

Purple: berries, Apple or half a banana

Lunch: Red, yellow, green, green, orange

- stir fry (chicken or steak) with rice and a side salad 

Snack: Purple, Blue, 2 teaspoons if you didn't have them at breakfast 

Blue- Almonds

Purple- Apple , grapes or berries with 2 teaspoons peanut butter 

Supper: Red, yellow, green, green, 2 teaspoons 

- Sliders with bun or a potato, 2 veggies (green beans, carrots, peppers) teaspoons would be sauce on slider 

- tacos with half red on a shell and half red on a salad, side of veggies (carrots or peppers)  teaspoons of sour cream or taco sauce 

- steak with potato and 2 veggies teaspoons steak sauce- get 8 oz steak, will be 2 meals 

- you could do spaghetti for a supper and then have leftovers for lunch 

Meal prep:

5 containers overnight oats 

Mix half cup oatmeal with 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt with a splash of milk until

Smooth and creamy. Add 3/4 cup fruit

Hard boil 10 eggs

Wash your fruit for morning and afternoon snacks and divide into baggies unless doing apples

Portion out 5 servings of nuts using blue container

Cook chopped 1.25 pounds of chicken or steak for stir fry. Add a 16 oz bag of frozen veggies until warm. Divide into 5 containers over 1/2 cup of rice-- use the uncle bens 90 second rice bags or something similar to make rice 

Side salad- divide bag of chopped salad mix using green container. Use orange container to make 5 servings of dressings in advance 

How I meal prepped in the amount of time it took to boil water

I hear so many times from people about how time consuming meal prepping and planning is. And yah, it can be. Absolutely. But when you have a crazy week and no time, it is possible to do it in less time than it takes water to boil. Seriously. I did it today!

Step 1- toss chicken, garlic and chili powder in the crockpot. Cook on low 6-8 hours.

Step 2- heat Uncle Ben's rice. Not my preferred kind but only thing local grocery store had. 

Step 3- divide bag of rice into 4 containers. Add frozen veggies (a one pound bag is perfect for 4 servings). Top with a red of chicken. 

Step 4- wash two containers of grape tomatoes (afternoon snack) and grapes and use a purpleOr green container to divide into 4 servings. Apples for my other fruit of the week and 100 cal bags of almonds to add to tomatoes for afternoon snack. No prep needed.

Step 4- overnight oats. 

My other breakfast will be Shakeology of course.

Done. Water boiled and I tossed in noodles for our spaghetti tonight.

No. More. Excuses. 

How I Meal Plan

I have been getting a LOT of questions about meal planning and people interested in it, but they seem so overwhelmed by it.  I used to spend a LOT of time meal planning, but since I’ve started following the 21 Day Fix guidelines, I find it much easier.

I fall in Plan A for the 21 Day Fix which means I get the following:

3 Green (Vegetables)
2 Purple (Fruits)
4 Red (Proteins/Carb heavy vegetables)
2 Yellow
1 Blue
1 Orange
2 teaspoons

I also add an extra yellow because I have personally found I need the extra carb when running to prevent myself from getting hangry.

Most of the people I coach fall in to Plan B of the 21 Day Fix which means they get the following:

4 Green (Vegetables)
3 Purple (Fruits)
4 Red (Proteins/Carb heavy vegetables)
3 Yellow
1 Blue
1 Orange
4 teaspoons

So this is how I map out my meals:

1.             I eat 3 meals, a morning snack, and an afternoon snack
2.             I want a yellow, red and either a green or purple at each meal
3.              I fill in my snacks with what is left

90% of the time this is how my meal plan A looks

Breakfast: Red, yellow, purple
Morning snack: Red
Lunch: Red, yellow, green, orange
Afternoon snack: Green, Blue, Purple (sometimes I have this purple in the morning)
Supper: Red, yellow, green, 2 teaspoons

Pre-Workout: Energize from Beachbody Performance Line
Post-Workout: Recover from Beachbody Performance Line

If I were to do a meal plan B, this is how it would look:

Breakfast: Red, yellow, purple
Morning snack: Red, purple
Lunch: Red, yellow, green, green, orange
Afternoon snack: Blue, Purple, 2 teaspoons
Supper: Red, yellow, green, green, 2 teaspoons

Pre-Workout: Energize from Beachbody Performance Line
Post-Workout: Recover from Beachbody Performance Line

And then I fill in each area with what I want.  I tend to do the same breakfast, lunch and snack for the week or pick two things and alternate them if I want some variety and then I make a list of suppers what I want to have for the week.

I use my Fixate cookbook a lot because it tells me exactly what each recipe is by containers- foolproof. You can buy yours here:

Fixate Cookbook

http://www.teambeachbody.com/shop/-/shopping/FixateCookbook?referringRepId=917703

Do NOT overcomplicate the process and let it feel overwhelming.  Meal planning is one of the number one keys to your success! 

Birthday weekend celebration and my new favorite lunch!

I know some of you couldn't believe how I spent my ACTUAL birthday but I knew I had a good weekend planned so it was okay.

We left for the Cities as soon as I got off work on Friday. It had been a long day so I was more than ready to go. 

We stopped at my in laws for supper and got to our hotel right around Lucas' bedtime. He was a great traveler and went to bed easily after he watched all the planes land. Thank God!

I didn't want to, but I needed to get a few

miles in.  Happy Flex Friday! 

Saturday we (aka Lucas) got up bright and early. We had breakfast at the hotel. The Mall didn't open until 10 so we decided to hit a local park. Lucas had an amazing time and got a couple bruises from playing too hard.

We also hit Trader Joe's on the way back but sadly everything I wanted was fresh and I knew it wouldn't make the trip home.

Then it was time to hit the mall. 

I went to Disney with Lucas and then it was time for Daddy to take Lucas and Mommy to hit the mall.

I bought one pair of dress pants and everything else was running gear. I have a problem.

I also got lost on my way back to the hotel so I stopped for coffee.

Lucas took an awesome nap and then we went to Sea Life.

Lucas was too busy watching fish to take a photo with me. A little more shopping that night and bed.

Sunday morning it was zoo time! 

I haven't been to the Minnesota Zoo in years and it was so much fun!

I asked Mike to take a picture of Lucas petting all the baby goats. This is what I got...

Today was back to reality aka work.  At least I had an amazing supper.

http://www.thestayathomechef.com/2015/04/easy-slow-cooker-chili-lime-mexican.html?m=1

I used chicken instead of roast. Served over Uncle Ben's jasmine rice- amazing! Going to add some stir fry veggies next time.

Not that my actual lunch wasn't good too....

Oh, and my iced coffee....

Good things happening today. 

This was the icing on the cake.... Love my ladies!