One Week Until Reset!!!

I am getting so excited to be this close to starting the Beachbody Ultimate Reset Program!  I am looking forward to the changes my body will experience while it is cleaning itself out.

My poor body has been telling me that it wants to do this.  Since I last posted, I have been plagued with sinus and migraine headaches, stomach issues, asthma issues...the works.  My massage therapist even felt it when I went in for a massage last Friday.  My back was a knotty wreck!

Looking forward to sharing the process with you!

Blessings!
Erin :)

Just Because...

When you are on a fitness journey, sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself to keep from crying!

Here are a couple of things that I found on Pinterest to keep you laughing!

Blessings!
Erin :)

Training at 5 am

I know that I will feel better and more energized after a run, but that concept is extremely hard to grasp when your alarm clock is blaring country music at 4:05 in the morning.  For me, it doesn't matter how early I go to bed my body simply rejects the concept of being awake that early in the morning!  It seems like my body and our bed has become undeniably attracted to each other, my term for it is Velcro bed.

So from the first time the alarm started to play Carrie Underwood and 4:50, my hand became essentially glued to the snooze button.  I finally peeled my self away from my pillow, sheets and that oh so comfy presence of hubby on the other side of the bed to go for a sleepy run.

There is most likely nothing more comical than watching me stumble around the house (typically before my contacts are in) trying to find my running gear.  When I finally found my socks it was time to stumble downstairs and find my Bobble water bottle and switch on the Keurig for my after-run coffee fix.  Found my running arm band and the hunt was on for my headphones.  After Callie (our chatty little feline) helped me untangle the knots in my headphones, it was out the door with both my inhaler and a bottle of water (amazing that I can remember that at 5 in the morning, but not at 9 for a race!).

Once I got moving I felt great!  It was the perfect temp for a morning run, only 54 degrees!  I was able to get  almost 2 miles in before my calves decided that they were going to play a game and tense up on me.

This morning was truly the embodiment of the old phase "The body is willing, but the mind is weak."  I could have kept hitting the snooze, or reset the alarm to go off at a later time.  I could have rolled over and cuddled with hubby (always a temptation on a work day!).  When I couldn't find my running gear in the dresser I could have said, forget it and sit in front of the t.v. and watch the "news" or a show on the DVR.

It is amazing how many opportunities we have to give ourselves excuses not to exercise and we all know them!  The picture below is so true!

Blessings!
Erin :)

Ultimate Reset Supplements - Revitalize

Revitalize is the supplement that you will take during the final week of your Reset.  This supplement will help reintroduce good bacteria into the digestive tract.  The good bacteria will help your newly scrubbed tract break down carbs, promote a healthy immune system and control the growth of bad bacteria.

Ultimate Reset Supplements - Detox

Ahhh...the beloved detox!  When this word is used in connection with the word colon, all sorts of images come to mind.  Taking the pill / powder and within 5 minutes a trip to the bathroom is urgently needed.  Take a book, paper or movie with you because you are going to be there all day!

With the 21 day Ultimate Reset, you can take your Detox and still have a life outside of the bathroom!  Beachbody has designed this formula to be gentle!  The focus was on striking a balance between getting the toxins removed from the digestive tract without causing your system to "release" violently. This supplement will only be taken during the 2nd week of the program.

Now that all of that is out of the way, what does your digestive tract actually do?  Aside from the obvious waste removal application, our colon does a lot for our body!  Here is a short list of what this part of our anatomy does:

• influences hydration
• influences nutrient absorption
• influences our immune system functions
• extracts water, potassium and fat soluble vitamins from solid waste

Ultimate Reset Supplement - Oxygenize

We all know how crucial oxygen is to life on this wonderful planet.  Without oxygen, we would not be able to exist.  Oxygen helps us produce energy for our bodies, assists in eliminating waste from tissues and transporting nutrients into our very cells.

Oxygen levels have gone down in the atmosphere depleting our bodies of this needed element of nature.  Our bodies have been designed to require a specified amount that they are no longer able to completely fulfill.

This is where Oxygenize comes in!  This supplement is liquid oxygen that you add to your distilled water, or place directly on your tongue, three times a day during the 21 day Ultimate Reset.  This pH balanced formula will assist your body to receive the oxygen it desires to help restore your body to factory settings.

Ultimate Reset Supplements - Optimize

Optimize is another supplement that you will be taking during all 21 days of the Reset.  The purpose of this supplement is to increase the enzyme levels our bodies.  Our enzyme levels will naturally decrease as we age.  When this decrease is combined with our poor diet, illnesses and injury, it can be very easy to find our bodies in state of chronic enzyme deficiency.  This state negatively affects our natural body processes, including how we absorb and digest nutrients from food.

When your enzyme levels are increased your immune system can go to optimal levels, your bodies inflammation response is managed.

Another way to raise these enzyme levels naturally is to eat unprocessed and raw foods.  By eating raw fruits and vegetables, you can increase your enzymes prior to the Ultimate Reset.