7 Days

Week 1 of the Ultimate Reset is in the books.  The day I never thought would come, did.  Not without some bumps and bruises, but overall the first week went well.  It was way more difficult than I imagined it could be emotionally, mentally.  It challenged me, a lot, but I made it through.  Definitely not without the help of numerous friends, my sister, my parents, and most importantly, my husband and children. 

My thoughts for week 1:

• Prepare yourself, mentally.  Even if you think you are prepared, keep prepping.  Anyone who asked me last week if I was ready for day 1, I would have hands down said yes.  That was a lie.  I didn't realize how hard mentally it would be, especially when I was feeling down.  There were several times when I wanted to thrown in the towel and I had to talk myself out of it.  I just kept reminding myself of my WHY (will discuss that later), how good this will be for my body, and how great I will feel in the end.  Not to mention the cost. 
• I mentioned this in a previous post, but get ready for food prep.  I easily spend 2-3 hours a day preparing food and most of the time Matt is right alongside helping me.  I am pretty sure you use every utensil in the kitchen, too.  I think it might be easiest to chop all your veggies ahead of time so you can just throw things together.  I have yet to do that.
• Shredded carrots are your friend. 
• I don't like tempeh and probably never will.  I don't quite understand why it is on the reset because to me it is a processed food.  You can substitute beans and grains for the tempeh, I just choose to substitute meals. 
• Other than the "day of depression," I didn't have any major side effects the first week. 
• I miss working out, but have discovered a love for yoga...thanks, KL! 
• The alkalinize is disgusting, but goes down fairly easy mixed with 3 ounces of cold water.  Shot from a small pill bottle, with my nose plugged. 
• You do not need that much olive oil to sautee veggies or prepare anything for that matter.  1 teaspoon can go a long way.
• I am down 5.2 pounds!!!!!

As I look into week 2, I am excited.  There are some great meals ahead...let's hope the prep time decreases a little bit, as the week is focused more on just fruits and vegetables.