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So, I haven’t been here in a while! I’ve been working on my coaching blog… But, I have definitely been doing the things I set out to do with this blog.

I’m coming in here, because I started a “New Year New You” program that is pretty intense, and I am not quite ready to share it with the Beachbody world, but I would like to journal about it.

Have you heard of FasciaBlasting? Well, I hadn’t either until a few weeks ago. But, I am ALL IN.

Here is how week 1 went:

Well, prep week went awesome and I’ve gotten to know my blasting equipment pretty well. I am current in my challenge journal. But week 1 ended with the flu. This nasty bug has brought down our entire family One. By. One. So, I took a forced rest-break Friday, Saturday and Sunday while it was my turn.

Advanced Fitness: My workout program includes step aerobics for 20 minutes a day 6 days a week and a combo of strength training, cardio, yoga, resistance training, plyometrics, HIIT, and stretching/active recovery 30-60 minutes a day 7 days a week. So, I got 4/7 done. It was hard for me to miss because I have been very consistent since Christmas.

Tonics & Nutrition: I juice celery everyday, and have since 12/28/18. I started ACV daily with this challenge. I bought the herb book recommended by Ashley as well as the Blue Zones of Happiness (started reading it). Today, I stopped at the supplement store and picked up a couple things to try. I wanted to incorporate tonics, but realistically, I am not going to find the time to research and prepare them, and since hiring a personal chef/nutritionist isn’t in my time or $$ budget at the moment, this will be a goal for another season. I am following a whole foods diet, I do not drink alcohol or any beverages other than black coffee and water (and sometimes tea), and, I am staying away from processed foods, wheat, rye, oats, corn, tomatoes, peanuts, bananas, and raspberries (known allergens). I have cut sugar. I did enjoy a piece of my little’s birthday cake and a scoop of ice cream on Saturday. I drink a minimum of 120 oz of water per day.

Higher Thinking: I enjoy this group immensely. It fits well with my “Miracle Morning” practice that I started in 2017. My higher thinking program includes daily meditation, affirmations, visualization, exercise, reading, and journaling between 4 am and 7 am. I wanted to find a prayer group to join, but I haven’t had a chance yet… I am also looking to join a master mind group and I have recommitted to my Rotary club.

Fasting: I started a 16/8 IF schedule. It seems to be working. The only downside is that I have to juice my celery and take it to work so it’s about 4 hours old by the time I can drink it. I bought, and read, the book by Dr. Fung. I found it very interesting. I’ve lost net 1.4 pounds this week and 0.6% fat.

Cupping & Blading: I bought some cups and blades and a book, but it arrived the day I came down with a fever, so I haven’t opened it yet. I definitely want to try this.

FasciaYoga: I’ve tried all the moves, but I haven’t made it a daily practice yet. I am thinking I will try to do the full body routine on Sundays. My intent of following Julie’s schedule before bed hasn’t happened yet. I’ll re-access after I feel better.

That’s it! I learned about FasciaBlasting 2 weeks before this challenge started, thus I came in knowing nothing about it. I am getting a crash course! Pretty awesome! My # 1 goal was to decrease back, neck, and joint pain and regain flexibility. So far, I would say I have noticed a change! I *think* my beyond boundness is getting better, I had a couple days before I got sick where I was a 2 or so on the pain scale and mainly at night. That’s huge! And, I don’t know if it’s my imagination, but I think my “mom belly” is actually getting a tad flatter! That, my friends, would be a miracle!

As soon as I figure out this new editor…I will add pictures and links.

It’s the end of my first day trying out timed nutrition. Man, this is going to be tough. I am going to have to quit my job so that I can meal plan, grocery shop, meal prep, eat (a lot and often), and work out. This literally takes all day.

And, the meal plan makes a life long dieter freak out a little… They want you to eat about 300-500 more calories a day than you normally would on a weight loss plan.

Some changes will need to be made, that’s for sure.

I spent the day feeling pretty slim. I’m ending the day feeling achey and bloated.

Okay, onto the new thing… I am committing to 80Day Obsession! This is a new program from Beach Body. I even signed up to be a coach so I could get in the exclusive coach group with the trainer, Autumn Calabrese. I am SO EXCITED.

This will be tough to remain consistent. The food plan/planning is intense. I’m going to use this next 13 weeks to commit and execute. I’m also going to use this site to journal. I want to see what I can do with it and determine if I want to coach.

I know, I know… I’ve promised this before, but that was the old, unorganized me. The new me, is serious.

To be continued!

It’s the first day of the Beach Body Ultimate Reset.

Today’s topic: Water – when is it too much? Part of the reset is drinking water. Only water… Personally, since giving up alcohol and soda, I only drink water (and coffee – black). But, can you drink too much water? The answer is yes. Drinking too much water can result in a condition called “water intoxication” or “water poisoning” or “hyponatremia.” Symptoms include, dizziness, headache, nausea, and just basic malaise. You can die from this, but apparently this is pretty rare. The problem is that too much water can deplete your sodium levels to unhealthy levels and cause cell swelling. According to WebDM, this typically occurs when you drink too much too fast.

If you search for “how much water should I drink” you’re going to find several answers, from the old standby “8 8oz cups a day (64 oz for the math challenged like myself)” to 104 ounces for men, and 72 ounces for women to a more complicated math equation where you take your body weight in pounds divided by 2.2 times your age divided by 28.3 to get ounces per day and to a more simplified math equation where you take your weight in pounds and divide by 2.

See, easy to know how much, right? My goal was to drink a gallon a day through the detox. However, it is 9:30 am, and I have already almost finished a gallon. This got me thinking about whether I drink too much water… Since, according to my math, I should be drinking 105 ounces a day, I am going to stick with the gallon, and try to slow it down a little.

As for the reset, and how it is going, I had to force myself to eat breakfast, and I am really really full. I don’t normally eat breakfast. This will be new, and I hope, become a habit, since I need breakfast.

Starting stats:

Weight: 149
Waist: 38.5
Goal: to be at my initial goal weight of 140 and loose at least 2 inches from my waist other goals include kicking the coffee habit and quit smoking (again)

So, the focus of this blog has been about health. But, really, I have been working on complete self change. I got turned on to this book called “The Morning Miracle” and have been trying it for 30 days. The idea here is SAVERS

Silence (meditation, being grateful)

Affirmations (telling yourself you are the things you want to be)

Visualizing (see yourself having the things you want to have)

Exercise (self explanatory- get some exercise)

Read (spend time each day reading, either for PD or pleasure)

Scribing (either brain dump, diary, to-dos, work on a book … whatever)

I learned some things and improved some things. But, mostly the exercise has made me feel even worse. I believe this is due to adding too much! So, November is going to be about “cleaning.” The idea is to be squeaky clean by my birthday.

I’m going to par down my over the top goals and focus on those relating to detox -of the body and the home. I’ve decided that after 90 days of being super focused on losing weight, I’m finally at a place where diet consciousness and fitness are a norm; however, I’m ending the push to my birthday with a diet detox (more on that later). My home, on the other hand, is out of control.

Here’s the plan:

Home Detox. I’m doing a 30 day declutter to get rid of the unnecessary items that consume my every thought because I see it. Every day. I will spend 30 minutes (minimum) on throwing out the junk. The weekends will be spent taking items to donate, deep cleaning one area, and working on one home project.

I’ll use some of my scribe time to post here on the progress!

PS: this is the last week of the Fusion. It’s been going well! I’ve lost 7 more pounds. Stats at the end and I’ll let you in on what’s next in more detail later.