Wellness Wednesday: 3-Day Nutrition Reset (even here, even now)
Happy Wellness Wednesday, friends!
I’m here.
If you’ve been following along on social media, you know I just lost my step dad to a heart attack on Thursday, June 13. It was so sudden, so unexpected, such a shock. I just wrapped up my 3-Day Refresh on Wednesday with the girls from my accountability group, and was documenting the following day to share as well, when we received the call you never want. It all happened within an hour, the panic of the heart attack and the ambulance coming, to being told he went to be with Jesus.
Losing my dad just two years ago, let me tell you this - there truly are no words that can express the pain and hurt from losing someone you love. It just hurts so bad. We are clinging to the hope we have in Jesus, the promise of eternal life, and the comfort and peace that only He can give. He is so faithful, so kind, and we have felt His love through so many of you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. When your world stops, but the world keeps going, and others stop theirs to acknowledge your pain and hurt, to offer support, it really keeps us going. Thank you. xx
God has us, we know He is with us, and is for us. We trust Him, and I’m still showing up here because I know that’s what honors Fred most. He was my biggest fan, he believed in me so much, and was so excited for this new journey of mine. I’m here for him.
The thing about grief and loss, the thing about trials is your habits keep you grounded. They keep you going forward. My spiritual habits of prayer, of being in the Word, and my healthy habits of prioritizing my nutrition, and moving my body - all of that is my secret weapon to love myself through this. Even here, even now.
So, let’s dive in. I’ve done so many cleanses and detoxes, way too many to be honest. My approach to this one may surprise you too. I am always in full support of whatever encourages a life-long, healthy relationship with food. I think there can be a healthy place for a reset or cleanse, as long as your mind is in a healthy place, and it doesn’t trigger restriction or starving yourself. Understanding your goal is so important, and remembering your why. I absolutely do not support restricting hard for 3 days to then binge and gain it all back, my hope for everyone is that, of course, they feel better, but that they also leave the reset with healthier habits going forward.
My WHY: I was drinking way too much coffee. I was up to about 2-3 cups a day, and using coconut creamer (healthier option, but still not great), and I was excited to connect with the girls in my group, to do something hard together, to lean in on the accountability, and also feel better, have more energy! I absolutely hit all of my goals! It was such a great experience for me.
The 3-Day Refresh truly is just nourishing your body with whole, clean foods and you’re focusing on protein, fiber, veggies, fruit, healthy fats - it is gluten and dairy free, and your protein is coming from the plant based shakes it comes with.
Here was my third and final day, I was feeling great and ready to share all the details with you:
I started the day with water and collagen, instead of coffee. It actually has helped my energy so much! And then, energize. That’s a non-negotiable for before a work out. It gives me the best, clean caffeine from green tea, pushes me, and I never crash.
Work out, check! Time to re-fuel! Shakeology which is so much more than just a protein powder, believe me - I've tried them all, it’s full of all the super-foods, and everything my body needs. I add a little greens as a nutrition boost, and paired it with some berries. Protein, fiber filled carbs, which is actually what my nutrition plan calls for on a normal day too. Simple!
Fiber sweep for mid-morning, and I chose to ditch the creamer for my one cup of coffee for the day. A little honey, oat milk and vanilla - SO good, and I’m still sticking to this! I love it! Goal accomplished, too!
It was the first week of summer break, swim lessons every morning for Smith, we needed to run errands and grab groceries, so the day got a little crazy! This is what I love - the simplicity of eating well, my nutrition plan lunch plate is literally the same as this refresh! I quick grabbed protein, veggies, fruit (fiber filled carb) and a healthy fat (hummus). Perfect! Off to Trader Joe’s with my crazy crew.
Lunch, check! Lots of groceries with the cutest helpers, check! The 3-Day Refresh calls for veggies and a healthy fat for an afternoon snack, so I got a little creative and it was so delicious!
It’s just chopped avocado, tomato, basil, balsamic vinegar, and garlic salt. Simple, healthy, and tasty! This is where I am willing to break the reset rules of portions - and just focus on sticking to what I know are healthy habits I want to take with me after those 3 days.
My dinner was a salad, with lemon juice and olive oil as my dressing, paired with my vanilla protein shake. Again, my nutrition plan also calls for 25% protein, 75% veggies. So similar to how I usually eat, just more simple. I had small group this night, and afterwards was a little hungry. I was done with my 3 days, and excited to wake up feeling refreshed and lighter. BUT, I don’t do hungry. So I wanted to give myself something to feel more satiated before bed. I chose to use my favorite Recover protein powder mixed with a little almond milk to make a whip - it’s my favorite, mindful way to give myself 20g of protein, but also tastes like such a treat!
That wraps up my third and final day of the Nutrition Reset, and I woke up ready to keep the same momentum going! I was down a few pounds, had absolutely no bloat, and my energy was amazing! I wanted to document my eats the following day, to show that you can keep eating mindfully after a cleanse, and the goal is to keep going forward, not restrict so much that you gain it all back right away.
Energize and Jesus time, check! Work out, check!
Of course, never did I think as I was documenting this day that our whole world would stop, that we would lose one of the most important people to us. We prayed, we cried, we were heartbroken, scared and confused. We needed to head to the hospital to see my mom, and say goodbye. Waiting for Scott to come home from work, I told my kids we needed to take care of ourselves, we needed to fuel our bodies and eat before heading to the hospital.
Not pretty, nothing fancy. Just fuel to keep going, because that’s what you do. Keep going forward. I also grabbed a quick Shakeology shake and headed to the car. We came home, and of course, it feels absolutely wrong and weird to make dinner as if nothing happened. You want the world to stop, to give you a break - but those routines, our time together, that’s what keeps us going. One minute at a time. We made my BBQ Chicken and Coleslaw Bowl for an easy, healthy supper.
See, those healthy habits are what ground me. My nutrition plan doesn’t call for me to count anything, it doesn’t go out the window when life happens, and circumstances are incredibly hard and difficult. You keep going, you keep nourishing your body, you keep showing up. Even here, even now.
For more information on the nutrition plan I follow, or the fitness program I’m currently doing, make sure you check out my other posts. I break it all down for you!
This was outside the hospital, and of course Fred’s name stood out to me. There are SO many things we don’t know, but this is what I do know - I know that God promises to bring good things out of the bad, that He is with us, and has prepared a place where there will be no death, and my heart longs for that. I grieve and mourn all the things we never got to do, all the memories we didn’t get to make, but I know that God is good, I know He is faithful, I know He will show up. Even here, even now, even through all of this, and nothing brings me comfort and peace than knowing Jesus is so near, He is with us, and Fred is with Jesus. He wouldn’t want to come back here, even for a second. Jesus changes everything.
If you don’t know Jesus, please reach out to me. I would love to share all about the hope that I have, this peace and comfort that only He can give. I know I’m not alone in loss and grief, and I know we’re not meant to carry it alone. I’m here. I’m always here for you. See, it’s so much bigger and deeper than the scale, or how your body looks - your mind matters, your habits matter, how you feel and how you live your life matters, and I’m here for that.
I promise to keep showing up, keep sharing, and I’ll keep it real, but hope to share lots and lots of grace. Please continue to pray for our family, for my sweet mom as we navigate this new chapter. Thank you so much.
I shared another simple, healthy meal today that you’re going to want to check out! I’ll also be leaving tomorrow morning for a BODi event called Summit, in San Antonio and I’m looking forward to finally meeting in person the girls on my team! Stay tuned, I’ll share all the details next week, and follow along on social media.
See you next Wednesday, friends. xx
