Ultimate Reset: Day 3

Today was a good day!

Breakfast was different because I decided to eat my lunch for breakfast. I had a lentil salad. I was also supposed to eat a green leaf salad, but I was so full I just couldn't. Now, the lentil salad was interesting because I've never had lentils before. It was good, but it's not something I would eat on the regular like the other meals I've had so far.

Lunch was the same ol' Shakeology, same recipe. This time I did add unsweetened coconut flakes because Mike bought some for me. I also had the salad that I couldn't eat at breakfast.

Dinner was so much food! I had sushi made with tempeh (it's made from soybeans. kind of like tofu, but it's firm instead of smooth and wet. this particular kind was smoked, so it had a bbq-ish flavor) and veggies, a cucumber salad, and miso soup. I like all of these. I would definitely make the sushi again, it was so good! I think I rolled that sushi pretty good for my first time, lol. It was my first time having tempeh too. I was scared at first because I've never heard of it before, but it was surprisingly really good.

Tomorrow, I'm going to try to get in some stretching or do the Tai Cheng (which is basically tai chi, which is a gentle martial art) DVD workout that this program comes with. It is recommended that you go for walks, stretch, or do light workouts.. but nothing that exerts yourself because the focus of this cleanse is rest and food. You don't want to confuse your body.

I didn't experience any headaches today. I didn't feel hungry at all. No issues! Well, I was pretty cold in the office today.. and it says in the program guide that it can happen and it's normal (because the body tends to chill more easily when cleansing), but it's always pretty cold in the office.. so I don't know, lol. As for cravings, I haven't really had any. I mean, Mike did buy more junk today. He asked me if I needed anything from Walmart and you know what I said? 2 cucumbers and rice vinegar (for the cucumber salad I had for dinner). Lmao. How random is that? Anyway, he sent me a picture of what he bought..

I could only imagine what that looked like as he paid for everything. All junk food and then he has 2 random ass cucumbers, lol. But anyways, I really wanted some of that frozen custard and popcorn.. but I didn't.

I am pleasantly surprised how well this first week is going! I'm sure by the time I reach week 2 it'll change up a little bit. It's 10:13pm and way past Caleb's bedtime, so I need to wrap this up and get him ready for bed. Till tomorrow..

Eat right, sleep tight!
Tiare

Ultimate Reset: Day 2

Day 2 went well. I woke up tired, because I still don't get enough sleep! I was doing this thing where I couldn't use any electronics after 9:30pm & absolutely had to start getting ready for bed at 10:30pm.  That lasted about a week before I went back to my old habits, smh.. lol. Day 2 was pretty much like day 1 except I felt a headache later in the day rather than in the morning.

For breakfast, I had Shakeology again.. same recipe, minus the coconut flakes. 

Lunch consisted of a salad with leftover salmon and pine nuts. Oh, and I was definitely tested that day because Mike ordered Pizza Hut and I did not have one single bite of any of this!

Talk about self control!

I'm not gonna mention all of the supplements I had to take again, they're all the same supplements at all the same times.. for week 1 at least. I'll definitely mention the different supplements in weeks 2 and 3.

Dinner was a veggie taco topped with avocado and pico de gallo. I didn't roll it up like a taco though. The tortilla is too small, lol. It all goes in the same way anyway, it doesn't matter what it looks like.

You guys are going to think Mike is so rude after this picture, lol.

He bought cookies and guess who baked them? Me. Did I have any though? No. I sat there and watched him and Caleb eat a couple and I got jealous. Lol, so I had carrots and hummus.

All the food for day 2 was so good and I would definitely eat them again! I drank all of my water and I didn't feel hungry at all. Overall, day 2 was a success! Gotta catch up and blog day 3.

Eat right, sleep tight..

Tiare

Ultimate Reset: Day 1 in the books!

It was a really great day! I started the morning off at 6:45am with drinking a glass of water with Mineralize (adds natural minerals needed by the body -- you just sprinkle it in your water) and Optimize (promotes healthy metabolism and effective body functions -- these are in pill form). No issues there.

I had breakfast at 7:15am, which was Shakeology. I blended 1 scoop of vanilla Shakeology, 1/2 cup fresh pineapple chunks, 2 tsp. sweetened coconut flakes, and 1 cup water. I was supposed to have unsweetened coconut flakes, but I couldn't find any at Albertson's.. so I'll have to find them somewhere else like Whole Foods or maybe Walmart might have some. 

Around 9:30am I did notice that my tummy was starting to hurt. You know, that feeling you get when you feel like you're gonna poop. Lol. TMI, but I don't care. I didn't poop though. Yet, anyway. It's 9:00pm right now, still haven't pooped all day. But anyways, I took my second dose of supplements at 12:30pm (Optimize). 

Oh, before I go on.. the Mineralize (it's basically just Himalayan salt) supplement.. I have a 32 oz. water bottle, so I just put about 30 shakes of the salt into the whole water bottle and I just drink it throughout the day.. and I only refill once. So I'm drinking 64 oz. of water/day = 60 shakes of the Mineralize supplement. I was surprised to find out that it doesn't make the water salty at all. Can't even taste it.

Moving on. Lunch was at 1:00pm and it was probably one of the biggest salads I've ever had! This picture doesn't even show how big it was, but that container goes pretty damn deep. I was so full. The miso soup was good. I had no issues of still feeling hungry afterwards, as most people would say, "A salad! That's it?!" I felt satisfied. I didn't even feel the need to have a snack between lunch and dinner like usual. (You're allowed 1 snack/day, but only if you really feel hungry.)

I took my third dose of supplements at 5:30pm. Optimize and Soothe (helps enhance digestive health and reduce inflammation -- these are pills too).

As I was cooking dinner, around 6:45pm.. I took my fourth dose of supplement.. Alkalinize (helps maintain alkalinity -- this is in powder form). I was supposed to have this as my 3rd dose, but I realized that I didn't have an extra cup at work to mix the powder in.. so I took it as my 4th dose instead, at home. If you're wondering what it is, it's a green powder that you just mix in water. It tastes.. very green, lol. Kind of reminds me of wheat grass. But anyways, I had dinner at 7:00pm, which was salmon, baby potatoes, and asparagus.. and it was really good! This is something I would normally eat anyway, so it wasn't a big change for me. 

So, it is now 9:16pm.. about 3 hours after dinner and I am still feeling full! Like I said earlier, I haven't had any issues in having to go to the bathroom. I still went pee the same amount of times I normally do (which is a lot, because I drink a lot of water and I have a small bladder.. or I might have an overactive bladder, who knows? I don't, because I haven't gotten it checked. I'm stubborn like that.) Today has been a really great day and I look forward to tomorrow!

Eat right, sleep tight..

Tiare

The Reset Begins!

On Tuesday, I will be taking on my first ever cleanse! I'm sure if you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw the picture I posted of my kit.

It is a 21 day cleanse and one that resets your body from the inside out. I am both excited and nervous at the same time because I'm not sure what to expect or how to feel.

Until then, I have gone through my kit and made sure I had everything. I have read through the material and have my shopping list for week 1 ready, so I feel somewhat prepared! I'm going shopping tonight and meal prepping tomorrow. I have yet to view the DVD it came with. I look forward to shopping tonight, I just hope I can find them all because some of the stuff on the list.. I've never heard of before! Lol. Oh well, taking on something new should be fun.

I will be keeping track of my progress on here, as well as my thoughts on how I feel and post pics throughout this new adventure!

Love,
Tiare

Kid-proofing Our Marriage

Kids.
Change.
Everything.

I recently heard of this book called "Babyproofing Your Marriage" and I was drawn to it, because.. everything that goes into having a baby, both the huge job the mommy does, from conception till.. well.. the day she dies, and the hard work that daddy has to put in, really changes a marriage. You go from lovers to co-owners of small day care where the client never, ever leaves.

I need to speak to Mike about making sure to keep the spark alive, have date nights, and stay connected.. but it's hard. Our schedules are whack. Our sleeplessness is whack. Caleb just needs so much all the time. We don't really have date nights, because our schedules are opposite. Maybe we should just take little man along with us on date nights. ...nah, lol.

I miss having grown up dinners and seeing movies together. I want Mike to see me as a woman, a lover, and a wife, and not just a mom.

Kid-proofing our marriage is something I need to commit to and we both have to work at it each day. I don't want us to get even more stale than we've already become and I don't want to lose our spark.

Love,
Tiare

Our Favorite Things: 2 year edition

OMG. He is 2. He turned 2 in January, so I'm a couple of months behind. Shit, where did the time go? That sounds like a cliche but it is so damn true!

I said I wasn't gonna do one of these posts anymore, but I'm bored. I need to start blogging more. And about other things besides Caleb, lol. I just never really have time anymore. I want to make time though. I used to blog almost everyday before and during my pregnancy. Anyway, Caleb is still my baby in my eyes.. even though he's a little boy now. Waaaahhhhh!

So, without further adieu, here are Caleb's favorite things right now!

Disney Cars

Specifically Mater. OMG, they are BFFs for life! (Aside from Mickey of course) He is constantly asking to watch "cars" on TV. He has pretty much been into cars for a while now. Kid is obsessed. It's so fun to see him get so excited over them too. I like that he has such clear favorites and preferences now!

Cars

It's so cute, he will take cars and run it along any surface or body part and pretend that he is driving along a road. Or, he will countdown from 10 to 1 and pretend it's a spaceship and say, "Blast off!" and make it fly in the air, lol. He likes outer space too so I guess that's another favorite.

"Choo Train"

So pretty much like every other boy, I'm sure.. he loves trains as well. He is so cute when he yells out "choo choo! All aboard!" He got this train ball pit for Christmas and he always asks to take it out. It's such a mess though, so I kinda stopped taking it out for him.. lol. It takes up too much space in our little apartment and the balls are everywhere. I took him to this indoor playground and he seemed to like the toy train to ride and the little train tables they had there also. I'm just gonna say that he likes pretty much every transportation there is, lol.. just so I don't sit here and name them all.

Purees in a Pouch

These things still rock our world. They are the perfect snack to stash in his diaper bag for those times when "OMG I'm starving mommy, feed me!" hits and you are away from home. He just loves these things and drinks them like they're juice. We like all brands too, not just Happy Tot.

The Pout-Pout Fish

AKA, "Pout Fish." This is the only book that he will ask for by name. I posted this book on instagram a while back, and it's still so awesome to him. He loves it during bath time :)

Love,

Tiare

TWO YEARS OLD!! How is motherhood going?

Caleb turned 2 last week.

Can you believe he ever looked like this!? I can hardly remember those days!

I still can't believe he's 2! When I was pregnant I used to be able to imagine myself the mom of a baby, but I couldn't see myself as the mom of a little boy. I just didn't know what it would be like!

In recent weeks, Caleb's language has come to life. Before, he would say a word at a time, but now he really puts emotion into it and sometimes says full sentences. He has started saying "Yeaaaaaahhh!" or "Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!" when asked a question (instead of a simple "yes"). He says "bye-bye" to things all the time (cars, dogs, people) and waves his hand. There is always lots of commentary about eating and drinking: "Eat eat? Mum? Yum! Juice!? Cookie! Cereal!" etc. And when people sneeze, he says "Bess you!" Or if he or anyone gets hurt, he says "Are you alright? Are you okay?" When I play Trivia Crack on my phone, he insists on spinning the wheel every single time and says "Spin!" There's also lots of repeating everything he hears, so now we really have to watch what we're saying because he copies it. He likes nursery rhymes! He knows the words to Twinkle Twinkle, Row Row Row Your Boat, ABCs, Itsy Bitsy Spider, B-I-N-G-O.. and I think that's all that comes to mind right now. It's cute when he sings them.

Something new he's into lately is climbing. He hasn't been much of a climber until now and all of a sudden he got the concept. He climbs up on the back of the couches and up on chairs a lot. He climbs on the coffee table, and he goes up stairs too.. and of course, he climbs on top of people.. Lol. 

On the food front, things could be better. He is so picky! He loves berries of all kinds. He loves pizza, fries, chicken nuggets, rice, and noodles. And that's most of the time. Sometimes he won't eat the foods that he does like. And some of the foods that he used to love, he doesn't like anymore. He's so unpredictable. He definitely has a texture problem. He can tell that he won't like something if the texture is weird as soon as he puts it in his mouth. 

Naps are going well. He takes 2-3 hours naps everyday. Sometimes he takes 3 1/2 hour naps. In September though, we took a trip to Hawaii and that was the only time he skipped naps and it actually went pretty well. He was definitely tired by the end of the day and knocked right out at bedtime. 

However, bedtime has been a bit tricky. He cries when we try to leave him in his crib alone. My dad says he wakes up in the middle of night when he sleeps over at my parents' house. He's just spoiled, and I admit it's my fault because I like him to fall asleep with me.. and when Mike goes to work at night, I leave Caleb in our bed with me because I either fall asleep with him or I just don't wanna be alone in bed. Sometimes I do leave him in his crib and let him soothe himself down after several minutes of crying himself to sleep, but it's probably not consistent enough for him to get used to it.

Some of the things he likes: baking, coloring, playing cars, play-doh, ice cream, Mickey, Leap Frog, toy tools (mainly screwdrivers & screws), candy.. just to name a few.

Anyway, that's mainly it. I don't have many pictures from his birthday because we didn't throw him a birthday dinner party this year. We took him to see Disney on Ice though! It was amazing and so much fun!

XOXO,

Tiare