I created this video to share how The Ultimate Reset is helping my peri menopausal symptoms! So excited!

In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence – TOGETHER – with you!
TRACI

Starting on Day 8 of The Ultimate Reset, many people are freaked out about the Detox Supplement you take 3 times a day.
Is it gross? Will you like it? I have no idea, but here’s my first go with it!

In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence! – Join Me!
TRACI

Lots of people wondering if they should take the plunge and do The Ultimate Reset.
Wanted to share my thoughts as to whether or not you might want to strongly consider it!

In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence ~ TOGETHER!
TRACI

In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence~

TRACI

First day on The Reset with no meat. We wont have meat from this point on.

Not gonna lie, this was the hardest day by far for food prep! I was the last one to the dinner table because I was rolling everyone’s sushi rolls and a little obsessive about wanting to be able to cut the roll into perfect little sushi pieces. This is the day that I called Joey Petri, my friend who started the Reset 2+ weeks ahead of us, and a former Cutco knives salesman. I desperately need new knives and Joey was gushing over his Cutco knives. “Best knives ever!” “Lifetime guarantee!” “Will them to their kids, they can bring them in and get them sharpened…for life.” I love guarantees like that.  (KC calls me a ‘marketers dream’ ;o)) So I texted Joey, got his expert advise and ordered my knives. I WISH they’d gotten here before sushi night, darn it! I’m excited about a new “tool set” in my kitchen!

So here are our few pics from Day Three; missing is a pic of my least favorite recipe of The Reset so far, and KC’s favorite; Lentil Lime Salad. But that sounds about right for us. (we typically differ on things )

DAY THREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH

(Same as Day One – didn’t take a photo. It was eggs, kale, and toast. I figured you knew what that looks like And I somehow forgot to take a photo of lunch?

So I’ll instead show you a photo of an organic delivery system that I signed up for that delivered for the first time this morning! SCORE! )

DAY THREE DINNER

DELICIOUS! Miso Soup, Cucumber Salad and Nori Rolls with a delicious sprinkling of ground sesame seeds, seaweed, and Himalayan sea salt

I told you in the initial video – this is gourmet food – and YOU’RE the chef!

In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence – TOGETHER - as a family!

TRACI

Day two menu was AWESOME! Its funny how you tell yourself that you CAN’T have something and its immediately what you want. That’s how we feel. We are craving things we don’t even eat!?
Giving up my daily cup of coffee has been more of a struggle in missing the experience of coffee than the coffee itself. My typical routine is to take the kids to school, come home to a quiet house, boil water to make my via and then sit down to my computer, “at work” with a hot mug in my hands. I missed that today GREATLY. I actually felt really sorry for myself. haa That’s funny to admit but I love the emotional tie that I have to some of my routines. They mean something to me, and I’m not all that sure that its bad. As people we love routine don’t we? And when food and drink become a connection (or central focus) of the routine, it’s difficult when the routine gets shuffled. And so that’s where I stand today. 19 more days? Haven’t we already been on this for two weeks?

Enjoy the photos! Every meal was devoured with “oohs” and “aaahs”.

DAY TWO BREAKFAST

DAY TWO LUNCH

DAY TWO DINNER

LEFT: My serving size, RIGHT: KC’s serving size

Most people made taco’s of this, but we like to cut it into chips and dip it. I heated the tortillas directly on the gas stove burner, then cut them with scissors. **If you buy blue corn tortillas they are half the calories of yellow corn tortillas, so KC as a man got more (2) – this was a great way to do it! We just traded pieces so we got the flavor of each. My girls were mad that they had yellow corn (I remembered that I had blue corn too late for them) because they’d have rather had two tortillas. Lesson learned.

This dinner is a keeper also – like a taste explosion in your mouth.

As of the end of Day Two here’s our weight loss:

KC: 5.2 lbs

TRACI: 2.4 lbs

Holli: 3.2 lbs

Bayli: 2.8 lbs

Lyndsi: 2.6 lbs lbs

(again, I think this is water weight at this point) I kept saying “For lack of a better word I feel ‘empty’. Not hungry empty, just empty.” My friend Larry said it best “Like someone wrung you out?”

BINGO!

Till tomorrow ~

In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence!

TRACI,

for the Morrow Fam

Here are some photos from our house in the first couple of days.
Preparations are crazy! But a lot of laughing is going on in our kitchen and fun bonding over food – a new experience for us! I’m lovin it!!

BREAKFAST DAY ONE

LUNCH DAY ONE

DINNER DAY ONE

Going into the oven….and coming out…yum!

The flavors are amazing – I will use this salmon recipe again and again (it was EASY!).  I marinated it over night which I think added INCREDIBLE taste to the whole fish, not just the outside!

In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence ~

TRACI

I had no idea I sounded so mellow as I was speaking, but watching it back I think I sound weak in energy.

In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence ~ TOGETHER!
TRACI

We’ve jumped in with both feet. When Team Beachbody invited me to be in the test group of Elite Coaches doing The Ultimate Reset; a new program offered that helps you “reset” the inner workings of your body; flushing toxins and resetting the health of your organs, mindset, and attitudes about food. I declined. I eat pretty healthy and didn’t think this product was necessarily something that was for me, perhaps a little too “hocus pocus” for my taste. (just keeping it real) And then the test group that I declined to participate in started sharing results. And they were healthy, cholesterol dropping, weight loss, coffee-addictions-broken results. Hmmm….my curiosity was peaked, but still not enough to try. And then…..Holli (my 17 year old) caught wind of the Reset. And the rest is history. Cuz if my kids want to participate in something with me, and we can get “Dad” on board – its pretty much an open and shut case with me. (unless its my 19 year old son asking me to get on board for motor cycles for he and his dad, but that’s for another blog entry)

So after much talk and the back and forth of what should be our designated Day One, we purchased our systems and waited. And eavesdropped on Facebook as people posted their Reset meal pics, how they were feeling, and their daily weight. Worried about the time for meal preparation, I stressed over the “how to” of this program, but had already fully committed to the 21 days. When it arrived, we watched the videos and went to the website to print out the grocery list. The cooking video is so important – especially the first segment where Tony Horton’s Personal Chef Melissa Costello tells you what you need to have (or add) to your kitchen in order to prepare these awesome meals. LOVED THAT PART because I’m all or nothing on things like this. And the last thing I want to do is take on a huge project and not have the proper tools. I wrote down a list of things my kitchen needed. So make sure when you do YOUR Reset (and I suspect you may want to as you watch our journey) make sure you watch the video if you will be preparing the food.

The grocery list was a HUGE help – Beachbody is so great to lay everything out for the consumer because if you’re like me; you like it spelled out for you in simple, easy to implement language. The Reset is no different from P90X in the way that its methodically laid out for execution. I love that. So shop, and shop we did. Four different stores (Trader Joes, Albertsons, Vitamin City, and Target), and I ended up having to go online to purchase two things the local health stores were out of. (Bragg’s Liquid Aminos and millet; btw: NOT ground millet – lesson learned the hard way)

The first week will clearly be the toughest shopping week because there were so many basics for the program that I didnt have. But I was surprised and happy to see that also had several of the items already in operation in my kitchen. Yay! I am SO much farther along after nearly 10 years of knowing and working with Tony Horton and learning from him, than I ever would have been from my REAL Day One in my lifelong journey with Beachbody back in 2003. If you have NONE of the things on the list from the start, you’re in for a real treat of a crash course in what I’ve pieced together over the years.

My last stop was to Target with my list of things I wrote down from Missy’s (Melissa Costello – she’s a friend and that’s how I know her, so from here on out as I reference “Missy” – I’m talking about Melissa ) Reset cooking dvd.

Here’s my list:

• Bamboo cutting boards
• Good chopping knives (mine were all wedding presents, and beyond DULL with years of use. Um…I’ve been married for nearly 22 years – I’m due for new knives – but that’s also for another blog)
• Food processor (How fun! My mom had one, and it SEEMS the “Mom” thing to have, I just never had a use for one before now!)
• Hand held chopper for herbs (found one on the kitchen wall of Target where all the random spatulas, bag clips, timers are)
• Bag clips
• Salad dressing bottle or two
• Scale (I haven’t owned one for years – I bought the glass Biggest Loser scale at Target)

Things I’d recommend if you don’t have them (I did):

• Rubbermaid containers of all sizes (can be any brand – Target sells Rubbermaid)
• Stainless steel water bottle to carry your distilled water in
• Wok with lid
• Good set of measuring cups and measuring spoons
• Garlic press
• Magic Bullet (or any blender that chops things small) for dressing and soups

That’s all I can think of for now but if anything jumps out at me or if I need to go pick something else up I’ll let you know here. My goal is to help you make it as simple and FUN as possible!

We spent much of Sunday (the day before Day One) chopping, organizing the kitchen, and I moved some things out to the garage to make counter space for the food processor and our Reset necessities. May 7th we began our journey. I fully intend to blog daily – either by word or video. My goal is to be honest and open and *INVITE* you to join me on a Reset of your own! I will run a Reset private Facebook group for anyone who’d like to go through this with me as your Coach.

Thanks for joining us on our family journey.

I hope a sneak peek into our family helps you decide if you or your family is ready for a RESET of your own! Please feel free to leave a comment or question along the way!

In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence….TOGETHER, as a family!

TRACI

So as promised, here is a snippet of the first day on the Ultimate Reset with my 16 year old and 13 year old daughters. They are a HUGE help in the kitchen, both with food shopping, prep, packaging and dishes! Its truly a family effort, and I cannot imagine doing this without them!
Bayli is 16 and doing the Reset as written. Lyndsi is 13 and just eating according to the Reset plan but none of the supplements and additional snacks (from the list) as she is too young to take them. She’s also taking Activit with breakfast and dinner.
More to come shortly about our meals so you can get a snap shot of what they look like – they are colorful, delicious, and filling!! LOVE IT!!

If you’d like to try the Ultimate Reset just follow the link and you can purchase yours and I’ll answer your questions as you reset your own body!

In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence….with my family on the Ultimate Reset!
TRACI