Beachbody Ultimate Reset – Review

My experience with the Beachbody Ultimate Reset is now complete! In some ways, it feels like it flew by and others it felt like an eternity. I started off already familiar with kale, quinoa and some of the other foods but was introduced to many new foods as well.

Beachbody Ultimate Reset – Review

My expectations going into this 3 week journey were as follows:

1.)  Not to lose too much weight.
2.)  Eliminate caffeine
3.)  Eliminate alcohol
4.)  Be more aware of snacking
5.)  Take my nutrition up another notch
6.).  Introduce more of a vegan diet
7.)   Reduce sugar and dairy
8.)  Continue with new healthy habits after complete and incorporate new vegan recipes

Beachbody Ultimate Reset Before And After Results

Beachbody Ultimate Reset Before And After Results

Not sure if the pictures show much difference but I could feel the change.

My Beachbody Ultimate Reset results:

I lost 8 pounds while being generous on my portions.   I think as a society, we all focus too much on calories and the number on the scale.   If we focus solely on eating non-processed foods and actual REAL food, we would be half way there.   The other-half is how we perceive “diets”, cleanses or a detox.   There is no such thing as a diet.   They aren’t meant to starve us, be short term or make us miserable.   If you are miserable with what you eat, trust me the weight won’t fall off like you may want.   It’s a process.   New habits aren’t formed overnight.   Its all about having the right mindset.   Being healthy is a LIFESTYLE not a fad or a 3 week fix.   What the Beachbody Ultimate Reset teaches you is how to form new habits, how healthy food can taste great and not come out of a box.

 

Beachbody Ultimate Reset Before and After Results

Beachbody Ultimate Reset Before and After Results

Live life, be healthy and don’t think you have to be a robot.  Splurge once in a while.   Just don’t make it the norm.

I don’t deprive myself of anything.  I eat food that tastes good and that is good for me.

What I learned:

You can get full on veggies and don’t need meat with every meal.
I didn’t die without caffeine.
I didn’t die without bananas.
Eating healthy DOES require more time but it very worth it from what you get back.
When I snack, many times it’s due to habit vs. my need to be fed.
I can form healthy habits the same way I can create bad ones.
Kale is great when steamed.
It was a lot of work that required numerous trips to the grocery store and planning.
I would rather make a few staple items like quinoa, broccoli and millet and have them for different dishes over the course of a few days than have a unique meal for every single meal.
I actually like drinking all of the supplements; especially the detox.
I’ve never felt “cleaner” in all of my life :-)
I wasn’t tired at night.
I missed working out.
Extra virgin olive oil is a great replacement for butter when making eggs.
I was reassured on the importance of nutrition.   It is the secret sauce to getting into great shape.   You can’t out work bad nutrition.
Wow, that’s a lot!  I guess I learned something!

My favorite meals:

Baked Tempeh
Toasted Millet
Avocado - Cucumber Soup
Fruit plate
Sweet Potato and Roasted Red Pepper Bisque
Tropical Strawberry Shakeology as a fruit plate replacement

Having a Vitamix made making the soups much easier.   That really turned out to be a great investment.

My least favorite meals:

Miso soup – It tasted ok but a little bland.  It also required a lot of prep time.  Beyond that I looked through the list of foods that I prepared through this process and I can say I liked them all.   Some less than others mainly due to extra prep to make them.

What’s Next?

Going forward I plan on using my experience doing the Beachbody Ultimate Reset to consume less animal protein, consume less caffeine and eat more veggies.   If you are ready to take the next step to better your health, consider going through the process.    Message me for more information on how to get started.   Beachbody put extensive research into forming the Ultimate Reset and it shows.

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3 day Shakeology cleanse

I’ve decided to try out the 3 day Shakeology cleanse.    I haven’t done one yet mainly due to the fact that most people are looking to drop weight to kick start their fitness programs.  I am at a good maintaining weight and don’t want to lose any pounds.   I would like to see how I feel overall during the cleanse and after.  I am planning on adding the additional calories and maybe even an extra snack to keep the calories up.   Many people that have went through it have lost anywhere from 3-8 pounds in 3 days and feel great.

Here is my menu for the 3 days:

BREAKFAST:
Shakeology 140 calories – 1 scoop
½ cup of fruit (60-90 calories)-optional
add ice
8-10 oz of water

SNACK (85 calories)
1 piece of fruit
- Apple, pear, orange, banana mango, etc

LUNCH:
Shakeology 140 calories – 1 scoop
Add ice
10 oz of water
1 cup of green tea or a Detox Tea

SNACK:
(either snack here or after dinner one or the other)
Shakeology 140 calories – 1 scoop
Add ice
8-10 oz of water

DINNER:
Salad Grilled white fish or poultry (roughly 340 calories)

Here’s the break down on the details:

3 SHAKEOLOGY Shakes a day
2 Cups of Green Tea a Day
1 or 2 pieces of fruit a day
1 salad for dinner – Only white grilled protein in salad (Poultry or fish).

NO:    DAIRY, or EXTRA SUGARS – NO DIARY products at all for maximum results, no almond soy or rice milk,
Only Low Fat Dressings.
You can put your 2 snacks before/after any of the MAJOR MEALS-Breakfast Lunch & Dinner

The fruit is optional, some of will need the calories where others will not.
1 cup of green tea, ex. Triple Leaf Detox Tea
Power workout participants (Super Conditioned- not the weight challenged) are recommended the greater calories.

My log:

Day 1: 

Breakfast:  Chocolate Shakeology with a banana.  12 onces of black coffee (I cheated already :-) ).  I usually have an almond milk latte but thought I would do black coffee instead.  (233 calories)

Snack 1:  40 almonds, Tazo Om green tea  (195 calories)

Lunch:  Chocolate Shakeology with a banana.  I know 2 bananas already today but they are soooo good.     (230 calories)

Snack 2:  Apple, Tazo black Awake tea ( 195 calories)

Dinner:  2 cups mixed baby greens, cherry tomotoes, 1 cup green beans, balsamic vinagrette, 6 oz grilled chicken

Snack 3:   Greenberry Shakeology, banana, orange juice, 1/4 cup walnuts (485 calories)

Grand total for day 1:   1613 calories, 54 g fat, 105 mg cholesterol, 185 g carbs, 104 g protein

Overall, I am feeeling really good at the end of day 1.  I added a few things to up the calories a bit since I am normally way higher.  I feel like I could even add more tomorrow.  I also have some bananas that are starting to turn brown so I thought I might as well add one and then another and then another.  I love bananas!

My overall energy is great so far.  I even pumped out some push-ups at work today :-)   I have to add that during this 3 day cleanse that I am not exercising like normal.  The reason being that I injured my back and it is still in recovery mode.  If I was (please help it get better, I am missing it!!) I would up the calories accordingly.

Day 1′s starting weight:  170.4

Day 2:

Breakfast:  Chocolate Shakeology, banana, 1/2 cup oatmeal, 12 oz black coffee  (308 calories) I added the oatmeal to add a few calories based on my totatl from day 1.

Snack 1:  40 almonds, Tazo Om green tea  (195 calories)

Lunch:  Chocolate Shakeology, banana, 2 tbsp organic crunky peanut butter (430 calories)

Snack 2:  Tazo awake black tea, orange, celery (83 calories)

Dinner:  2 cups mixed baby greens, cherry tomotoes, 1 cup green beans and carrots, 1 tbsp balsamic vinagrette, 8 oz grilled chicken, apple, 1 tbsp organic peanut butter (428 calories)

Snack 3:  Greenberry Shakeology, banana, 1/2 cup organic orange juice (285 calories)

Grand total for day 2:   1729 calories, 53 g fat, 131 mg cholesterol, 230 g carbs, 118 g protein

I upped my calories slightly today.  Comparing to Day 1, I had the same amount of fat, higher cholesterol, more carbs and more protein.

Day 2′s starting weight:  166.4

Day 3:

Breakfast:  Chocolate Shakeology, banana, 1/2 cup oatmeal, 12 oz black coffee  (308 calories)

Snack 1:  40 almonds, Tazo Om green tea, banana  (285 calories)

Lunch:  Chocoloate Shakeology (140 calories)

Snack 2:  apple, Tazo awake tea (50 calories)

Dinner:  4 oz all natural smoked turkey breast, 3/4 cup red grapes, Romaine lettuce (181 calories)

Snack 3:  Greenberry Shakeology, 1/2 cup organic orange juice, banana, 1/2 carrots (287 calories)

 Grand total for day 3:   1251 calories, 26 g fat, 100 mg cholesterol, 221 g carbs, 94 g protein

Day 3′s starting weight:  165.0

Day 4 weigh-in:  164.2 for a total loss of 6.2 lbs in 3 days!

What did I learn with all of this?

1.) I didn’t deprive myself of anything really.  Yes, I picked a time when I knew it would be easier to accomplish the stricter choices.  I only felt hungry a few different times and that was usually right before another snack or meal.

2.)  My overall energy was quite high.  I remember feeling really “hopped” up on the 2nd day especially. 

3.) Contrary to what might be expected of a typical cleanse, it wasn’t hard.  I was eating food that I like, tastes good, full of nutrients and that filled me up.

4.) I didn’t work out during the 3 days.  This wasn’t due to the cleanse itself but due to an injury of mine.   I am recovering from a back injury.    If I was exercising, I definitely feel like I would want to increase the calories.   Lower intensity or during a recovery week is highly suggested when taking this challenge on.

5.) Improvisation.  I mean this when it comes to meals and food.  On day 3 I was on the go and unprepared for my dinner salad.  I ran into a local grocery story and bought romaine lettuce, red grapes and all natural smoked turkey lunch meat.   I found this just as easy as many find it to be to run through a drive-through fast food place.

6.) At the end of Day 3, I totaled my calories and found it to be lower than I wanted but I was full and it was 10 PM. 

7.) I highly suggest when taking this plunge to tweak it as needed.  I added calories and some fruit and veggies.  Not everyone is the same, some will need to cut calories, some will need to add.  Do what you feel you need.  The goal is to jump start your nutrition and fitness goals, not to starve yourself. 

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