The Ultimate Reset

In case you aren't following me on my other social media accounts, I have decided to try Beachbody's 21 day Ultimate Reset in which I started (05/19/2013).  I thought I would track my progress week by week to help those of you who may be interested in trying it one day. Think of me as your guinea pig- let me do all the dirty work first and pave the way for you in the future. :) Feel free to post any questions you have through this process or contact me directly:  ashleymstansfield@yahoo.com

What is the Ultimate Reset? 

A 21 day challenge to resetting your body ridding it of harmful toxins that you have put into it with fast foods, preservatives and other harmful chemicals. Within the 21 days you are given a day by day meal plan as well as supplements and a regimen on when to take them. No it is not a detox or cleanse and no you are not bound to the bathroom. 

Why would one do the Ultimate Reset?

Remove Harmful Toxins

Lose Weight Safely

Increase Energy

Lower "Bad" Cholesterol

Boost Mood and Mental Clarity

Reduce Inflammation

Improve Regularity

Why are YOU doing the Ultimate Reset?

Good question, I'm already pretty active and healthy but my eating can ALWAYS improve. For many years I have been addicted to caffeine (no wonder Starbucks is a multi billion dollar business). I have had a lot of medical issues in which drinking Shakeology a day has helped, A LOT! BUT, I still love sugars and CARBS- mm i love my pasta! So I wanted to challenge myself to learning how to eat healthier, cleaner, and rid MY body of the harmful toxins I have put into it. I haven't always been good with what I consume, alcohol, caffeine, sweets, fast food. When I started getting serious about working out and maxing out my results, I did cut back on A TON, I hardly ate out, I limit my alcohol consumption to once every month- if that! Fast food was never an option to me. I did pretty well cutting the crap out of my diet but then I noticed that i was eating A LOT of fruit, cheese, pasta, etc. So NOW its time to kick it up a notch and see what I can do with the ULTIMATE RESET. I want to ultimately live a happy healthy life and if food effects that, then I want to learn as much as I can to assist in taking care of it. To be quite honest with you, the MEAL PLAN is the BIGGEST reason why I wanted to do this. I wanted to learn new meals and recipes to ultimately eat cleaner. The supplements are great too.

Do you have to starve yourself on the Reset?

Absolutely not! Again, one of the biggest reasons I wanted to do this was to educate myself on the meals they recommend you eating. They are all clean! You end up eating 3 meals a day with the option of a snack. I am learning that the meals are soooo delicious, but the portions are smaller, so the first few days are sort of hard because you don't feel full, but that's because I was probably eating too much anyways! I will say there are some meals that fill me up over others so that's something to look at too. I will give you my full report come the end of week one! 

Ill keep you posted! 

Here goes nothin....