5-day reset

I just came off a 5-day reset. What is a Reset? Pretty much a cleanse. 5 days of shakes and bars, plus fresh raw veggies and 1/2 C. fruit a day. I decided to do the Reset because I could not stop eating sugar. Large amounts of sugar. Tubs of frosting, boxes of Girl Scout Cookies, cans of butter toffee nuts. If I ate a little bit of sugar, it led to a binge until all the sugar was consumed. I looked at the Reset as a chance to get rid of all the cravings for sugar and give me a jump start on my weight loss goal. It is kind of like starting over with a clean slate, and a healthy body.

So for the past 5 days I've had 3 shakes a day, and 2 bars a day. And tons of water. Surprisingly I wasn't hungry all. That's not to say it wasn't hard. The first day I was ready to eat my arm as I poured Riley her bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios. Making Riley's food was the hardest part. And it took everything I had to not sneak a Cheerio, or a finger full of peanut butter.

At the end of day two, the strangest thing happened. It was like a fog lifted from my eyes. I see things clearer now. Who knew I was living in a fog? I'm happier, too. Things that made me want to scream before are no big deal now, seriously. It seems my body was addicted to sugar after all. And being strung out on sugar made me a bit crazy. The key to the plan I am doing is keeping your blood sugar stable. All shakes and bars are low glycemic. I really liked this. I was never starving and delirious and weak, nor way too energized. I had a nice even energy that lasted through the day.

The nutrionist who designed the plan sent this email to me on the 5th day. I thought there was good info here, and you might be interested.

You are in your last day of the 5-Day RESET Program. You have just completed the challenge you set out for yourself 5 days ago. The overwhelming majority of individuals are noting improved energy and focus, decreased cravings, and an overall improvement in their sense of well being. Now many have actually begun to experience a siginificant amount of weight loss. However, this is not the most important thing that has happened. You have truly begun to RESET your life and your metabolism. You have reversed that glycemic stress, which occurs when you spike your blood sugar. The overwhelming majority of you have also been able to reverse what I refer to as a carbohydrate addiction and cravings, which leads to that uncontrollable hunger and overeating that you have previously called emotional eating and cravings. You have also gone a long ways in improving your sensitivity to your own insulin.

I lost 5 pounds on the Reset. Now to lose more while I continue to train my body what real energy feels like. For the next 4 weeks, I'm continuing the program with the shakes, bars, and supplements. But I'm going down to 2 shakes a day. This means I get to eat dinner with the family every night. I think another easy aspect about the Reset was that I didn't have to think about anything for 5 days. I knew exactly what to eat and when. Also, by knowing what I was going to eat when, I didn't have the opportunity to eat out of habit. When I get bored at work, I used to make popcorn, or find another snack. I wasn't hungry, it was just something different to do. While on the Reset I would have to talk myself out of that unnecessary snack. I'm hoping that the past 5 days, plus the next 4 weeks will cement these new good habits in my life.