So I have really been on the line about this 3 day Refresh thing since
Beachbody introduced it, but decided that it might be good to try after
Thanksgiving. I love my Thanksgiving meal, but I know it’s really hard to stay
on track as well, so it was the perfect time! If you know nothing about the 3
day refresh he is a little break down.
General Day- 1. Wake-Up: Drink 8-12 oz. of water
- 2. Breakfast: (within an hour of waking up)Shakeology shake plus Fruit option
- 3. Mid-Morning: Fiber Sweep (digestive health drink)
- 4. Lunch: Vanilla Fresh (high-protein, hunger-satisfying shake)
- a. Plus options from the Fruit, Vegetable, and Healthy Fats list
- 5. Afternoon Snack: From the Fruit, Vegetable, or Juice Option lists
- 6. Dinner: Vanilla Fresh plus a meal made from our Dinner Recipes list
Fruit Options Consist of the below:
- · Apple:1/2 medium
- · Apricots: 3 small or ½ cup sliced
- · Banana: ½ medium
- · Blackberries 2/3 cup
- · Blueberries 2/3 cup
- · Cantaloupe: 1 cup diced
- · Cherries: 2/3 cups pitted
- · Grapefuit: ½ large
- · Grapes: ½ cup
- · Honeydew melon: ¾ diced
- · Kiwifruit: 1 fruit
- · Mango: ½ cup sliced
- · Orange: ½ large
- · Peaches: 1 medium or ¾ cup sliced
- · Pear: ½ medium
- · Pineapple: ½ cup chunks
- · Plums: 2 small
- · Raspberries: ¾ cup
- · Strawberries: 12 medium
- · Watermelon: 1 cup diced
Vegetable options Consist of the below:
- · Artichoke: ½ small
- · Asparagus: 5 medium spears
- · Beets* 1 cup sliced
- · Bok choy*: 1 cup chopped
- · Broccoli: ¾ cup florets
- · Brussel sprouts: 2 medium
- · Cabbage: ¾ cup shredded
- · Carrots: ½ large or 4-5 baby carrots
- · Cauliflower: ¾ cup florets
- · Celery: 2 medium stalks
- · Collard greens*: ¼ cup chopped
- · Cucumber*: 1 cup sliced
- · Eggplant*: ¾ cup cubed
- · Green beans*: 12 beans
- · Jicama*: 1/3 cup sliced
- · Kale*: ½ cup chopped
- · Lettuce*: 3 cups
- · Mushrooms: 1 cup sliced
- · Okra*: 4 pods
- · Onions: 1/3 cup sliced
- · Pepper(red)*: 1 small
- · Snow peas*: 10 pods
- · Spinach*: 2 cups
- · Summer squash*: 1 small
- · Swiss chard*: 2 cups chopped
- · Tomato*: 1 medium
*Options followed by an asterisk
tend to be easier to digest/low gas-producing vegetables.
Healthy Fats include:
- · Hummus: 2 tbsp.
- · Avocado: 2 tbsp. mashed
- · Coconut oil, virgin, unrefined: 1 tsp.
- · Olive, extra-virgin: 1 tsp.
- · Almond butter, no sugar added: 1 ½ tsp.
I’ll post the dinner recipes in
the recipe section.
So here is a little how day 1
went down.
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| T25: Total Body Circuit |
Morning: Woke up and had my 12
oz. of water and then my Shakeology and a cutie. At this point I am good, I
usually have Shakeology anyways.
Mid-Morning: When I had my
mid-morning snack (Fiber Sweep), it started off good. It tastes citrus-y. I
would highly recommend drinking this fast. I took my time and by the time I got
to bottom, the fiber was thickening up. The drink wasn’t bad, but just a little
tip.
Lunch: The Vanilla Fresh shake
was not bad either. To me, it tasted like a birthday cake…just my opinion. I
had another cutie and 5 baby carrots. At this point, I was a little nervous
Afternoon snack: For my snack I
had another cutie and 5 more baby carrots. It was delicious!!!
Dinner: I had another vanilla
fresh shake and the asparagus meal from the dinner recipes list. I don’t know
if it was the lack of food, but the asparagus was delicious!!! I ate them
slowly and savored the taste.
Overall: I also did do the T25:
Total Body Circuit workout, but I followed the moderator the whole time. I didn’t
want to push myself too hard with the low calorie intake. There were times when
I felt a little hungry, but I would drink 8 oz. of water anytime, I felt the
hunger and that did the job! Can’t wait to see my results in Day 2!!!
