Beachbody Ultimate Reset is Here!!

Well we got our boxes in the mail yesterday (will post pictures soon)!  I am so excited to start this resetting process, but it won't begin until July.


Why?


I am going to be running in the Firecracker Five race in Granville, Ohio on Independence Day.  This is the oldest footrace in Ohio and is a 5 mile race and I have promised my husband that I will run it this year.


Beachbody recommends that you begin this process at a point when your schedule is "calm" and as stress-less as possible.  Also as part of this reset program you are to refrain from strenuous exercise.  The recommended exercise program during the 21 day reset is light stretching and 2-20 minute walks a day.  


The idea behind this is that your body will be working overtime to eliminate the toxins from itself and asking it to rebuild your muscles during these 21 days will push your body even harder.


While I desperately want to being this process now, I will wait and begin to wean my body away from the addictive substances I am putting in my body currently. I am going to accomplish that by:

• Limiting my caffeine intake - bye bye coffee you will be missed :-(
• Reducing the amount of refined sugars I consume
• Change my snacking habits to consume whole foods, not processed chips, cookies, etc.

Other "addictive" behaviors that you may want to reduce if you are planning on doing this program are:

• Limiting your alcohol consumption
• Cutting out tobacco use

I should put this out there...I am not a Beachbody Coach.  I am just a wife who wants to improve her health and wants to help you on your weight loss journey!

Blessings!

Erin

Running Shoe Conundrum....

One thing that you need to know about me is that I am cheap, I am an accountant by trade it that tells you anything!!!!  So for me to buy myself new running shoes takes an act of God!!!

My Nike's are my newest pair.  They have so much cushion and give me the support I need, but they also give me something else...BLISTERS!!!  Definitively not a girl's best friend!  After my half marathon in early May 2012, I took of my shoes to find a total of 4 friction blisters and 2 blood blisters underneath my toenails.  This is with a $10 pair of Smart Wool running socks too!  Those shoes are so lucky to even be alive!!!!  Then there are my Mizuno's.  They make my Achelles tendon hurt, my plantar fasciitis flare up, but no blisters.

So what to do?  Go with the Nike's knowing the chances are good that I will get blisters (even on a 2 mile run!) or my Mizuno's knowing that my feet and ankles will be wrecked....

I know....get a new pair of shoes.....did I mention that I was cheap?

Proud of myself!

Last night I must have gotten a burst of energy after work!  After dinner instead of becoming a couch bum I began cleaning....For any of you who know me, know that this is a HUGE accomplishment in and of itself!  I try to avoid cleaning the house like the plague!

So I decided to clean up the kitchen; clean, sweep and steam mop the bathroom (the worst part of cleaning in my opinion!); sweep the entire upstairs and steam mop it; vacuum and steam mop the stairs and do a load of socks!

After that I figured I was already sweaty and nasty, so why not go for a short run?  So proud to say that I was able to run 1 mile without stopping (or my asthma deciding it would play tricks on me)!  Now it wasn't record breaking time, 10:40 min/mile, but it is an accomplishment!!!!

Beginnings....

Beginning my weight-loss journey has been so difficult!  I have started and stopped too many times to count.


At my wedding in 2008, I weighed 120 lbs.  Now, less than 4 years later I have gone up to 160 lbs, way too heavy for my 5'1" frame!


I have tried to lose weight, believe me I have tried!  I have completed the 1st cycle of Beachbody's Insanity program and didn't lose a pound!!!  Talk about discouragement!!!


I have run/walked 2 half marathons and the weight will not budge.


I have ordered the Beachbody Ultimate Reset program and am hoping that this detox program will allow my body to lose the weight.


Honestly, I don't expect anyone to read this blog, but if you do I hope it will help you in your struggles with weight loss.


Erin