This was the longest cleanse that I have ever done.  It was also the most organized cleanse that I’ve done. In the past I’ve done a box kit where I took lots of horse size pill supplements. As you can imagine, it wasn’t very comfortable for me being that I have a crazy gag reflex. The cleanse in the past also gave me stomach cramps sometimes and I didn’t like that at all.

Juice cleanses for 3 days have been my detox of choice the since January 2012 when I created my 3 day juice cleanse. Which is free over at GetFitWithAnnett.com when you sign up.  I really enjoyed the juice cleanse because it was short and sweet and juicing made me feel powerful and extremely healthy.  Plus, the juice recipes that I made were very very tasty (even the green ones).

I’ve been a coach for Beachbody, the awesome company who makes Insanity and P90x, almost a year now.  Our company came out with a cleanse last year called Ultimate Reset.  Being that I have love all things made by Beachbody I had to give it a try!  For the last 21 days I’ve been following the Ultimate Reset.

My thoughts on the Ultimate Reset:

1.  First of all on sheer packaging alone it’s the best looking kit I’ve seen.  You get 6 supplements neatly packaged in a box,  some pills, and some powdered form.  No horse size pills here.   You get a recipe book, quick start instructions, a getting started DVD, and even a how to cook DVD. A bracelet came with the kit for you to wear during the cleanse to remind yourself what you are doing.  Lots of information so that you are well prepared.

2.  What I liked the best about this cleanse were the recipes.  You are given a book with pictures of all the meals you will be making. All the recipes are included in the book, as well as on an online site.  You have access to a weekly shopping list which made shopping easy.  The recipes were delicious for the most part. I got to try a lot of new things like tempah, and millet. Learned to cook things I’ve never made before like miso soup, and sushi.  It was a very fun and empowering cleanse.  I’d say I really loved 95% of the meals in the plan, and I will make all of those again, especially the Zucchini Cashew soup!

3. One major thing that was lacking on the other cleanses I have done was support.  This isn’t the case with this cleanse. You have a ton of support on the Ultimate Reset.  I have monthly challenge groups that are accountable in my private online challenge groups.  You are always welcome to get Free support from me there as my client/customer.  Beachbody also has support groups as well.  The group I was in had others who started the cleanse the same day as me so we could ask questions, post concerns, and get support if we needed it.

4.  Bottom line, would I do this again?  Yes I would.  I lost 7lbs on this cleanse.  I was already at my perfect weight so losing 7lbs was too much for me. I had to add a few more calories the last week so that I wouldn’t lose any more.  My goal was not weight loss but just to clean my insides out.  It’s an extremely gentle no starvation detox. I LOVED that about it. You get to eat a TON of food that is very filling, but the nature of the food options were low calorie and highly nutritious which is why I still lost weight.

All of my challengers had great results as well.  One lost 14lbs, another lost 10, my husband lost 8 by the 2nd week! Everyone was pleased with their results.

Below is a picture of one of my fellow coaches Joline. Here’s what she said about are her AWESOME results!

10.5 lbs down.
10 inches down.
Coffee and meat are no longer a staple.
I shed my “winter coat” and am now back in my best shape.

Love it! I highly recommend Ultimate Reset! I’d love to come alongside you if you are ready to reset your body!

You can reach me at Get Fit With Annett on Facebook OR email me at annett(at) GetFitWithAnnett (dot) com

Check out her advice on How To Garden.

Share with your kiddos, I think they’ll think it’s cute and hopefully this will inspire your family to start a garden full of healthy veggies.

Annett Davis, Olympian & Founder of Fit Moms Fit Kids

Two to three times a year I give my body a good overhaul.  This year is no different.  Have you ever seen the oil in a car when it’s long overdue for an oil change? The oil is pretty disgusting gunk that looks like mud.  Once that’s flushed out, new clean shiny oil is put in so that your car can work more efficiently.  That’s what a cleanse does for your body. It flushes out the old gunk, you know the toxins and build up, to help your body run smooth like a well oiled machine.

Photo by Jessie Wagstaff

Over the years I’ve learned when it’s time to give my body a good cleanse.  One thing that helped me was an Oprah show featuring Dr. Oz where he talked about, of all things, poop.  I don’t want my body clogged up like a pipe waiting to burst, it just doesn’t feel good.  Having toxins stuck in my system isn’t a good thing either.

Personally, I’m against anything that is extreme.  I believe in gentle cleanses that do the work naturally.  I’ve done detoxes and cleanses before where you take a ton of pills all day.  I have an awful gag reflex, so taking 14 horse size pills in a day for a month was not very fun for me.  Last year, inspired by Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead I created a 3 day Juice Cleanse that I know many of you have tried. I LOVED it! The juices were very tasty, and I felt great after it was over, and suprisingly had plenty of energy during it.  Since I completed my 3 day juice cleanse in January, for my spring cleanse I’m trying something new! And, I’d love for YOU to join me.

So, what’s my spring cleanse of choice?? It’s called the Ultimate Reset! No starvation diets. No harsh laxatives. No running back and forth to the bathroom all day long. No horse sized pills. This sounds like the perfect cleanse for me! I have many friends who have done this and have lost 5-15lbs doing this 21 day cleanse.  Many have also lowered cholesterol, improved regularity, increased energy, and more.

What I LOVE about it is that you get a meal plan with the cleanse helping you eat clean foods, slowly taking you from lean meats to vegetarian, to vegan meals by the end. I’ll get familiar with delicious new foods and recipes to help me maintain health gains beyond these 21 days. In other words, the Reset isn’t a quick fix. It’s a path to real, long-term change! I LOVE that! I will also get in my kit six supplements to help detox, alkalinize, oxygenize, mineralize, optimize, and revitalize my body! (Thankfully NO horse size pills! lol)

Friends who have done this cleanse eliminated sugar and caffeine cravings, and said their meals were amazing! They still eat many of them today. One friend told me she never thought she could live without meat, and she was surprised she did, and how she actually liked it. Now she’s incorporating a few meat free days to her week.

I’m so excited about doing this cleanse! Knowing that I’m the type of person who NEEDS support and accountability to complete things, I’m starting an exclusive Ultimate Reset accountability group for anyone who wants to JOIN ME! We’ll discuss how we are feeling, trouble shoot, and encourage each other every step of the way to cross the finish line! Plus, I’ll be your virtual coach FREE if you are my client! Message me for details to let me know you want to join me, and I’ll let you know what’s required.  You can get your Ultimate Reset here through my site.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention the BEST PART!!!! The Ultimate reset is on SALE until March 31st!  Secret: the best deal is always the challenge pack (or value pack I call it with savings of $85 this month) but there are various options (up to $50 savings for March only), even dual options if you want to do it with your mate. 

Annett Davis, Olympian & Founder of Fit Moms Fit Kids

OK, enough small talk. Here’s what you’ve been waiting for… Enjoy!

Annett Davis, Olympian & Founder of Fit Moms Fit Kids

All I have to say is OMGoodness!

A couple of weeks ago I posted a picture of my Cajun Butternut Squash Fries (see picture below) to Facebook and Instagram, and the response was huge!!!

Everyone wanted the recipe, so as promised here you go!

Annett Davis, Olympian & Founder of Fit Moms Fit Kids

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Hosanna is a homeschooling mom of 4! She’s loves healthy eats, and sharing them with family and friends.

From time to time I get the pleasure of sampling wonderful dishes at Hosanna’s home.  Every one I’ve tasted I’ve LOVED! I’ve asked Hosanna if I could share some of her awesome dishes with you and she said YES! Ladies, we are truly blessed!

Here’s her first treat for us… a Scrumptious Spinach Salad! Enjoy!

FYI… if you want to learn how to make the yummy lemon dressing Hosanna uses, stay tuned I’ll post it next week.

If you’ve been around here long enough you know that I LOVE to EAT! I’m not talking about rice cakes either. I’m talking about real delicious food. I like to think of myself as a foodie. Since I love to eat and I love to be healthy I know that there are only a certain number of calories that I should consume in a day to meet my daily goal. I don’t want to waste my calories on nothing.

Everyday I see people committing this crime. They waste their precious calories on things that are filled with zero nutritional value.  Sugar filled substances could be sitting in your fridge and pantry right now and you may not have given it a second thought.

What is it??? Soda (or pop as you may call it) and fruit juice.

This week as part of the Lean and Clean 2013 challenge we are giving our soda and sugar filled juice the boot in an effort to get our bodies back this year. You could lose up to 15lbs this year by just saying NO to your beloved pop.

If you want more information on this particular challenge (all the details), join us at GetFitWithAnnett.com and sign up for the Lean and Clean 2013 challenge FREE!  There’s a short video over there you can watch to see if this is for you. I’d love to have you!

Today I’m linking up at Happy Wives Club. If you missed my post last week about Why I Love My Husband go check it out!

Like I said last week the list is never-ending…

Reason # 13   He washes the dishes for me because I work so hard making healthy meals for our family.

Reason # 14  Byron goes to sleep early, and wakes up at the crack of dawn (about 4am because he wants to).

Reason # 15   I know that our family is covered spiritually in prayer because I can hear him praying at 4:30am through the walls since our room is above his office. I LOVE hearing him praising the Lord. I know he’ll be ready for whatever the day brings and know he’s lifted our family up.

Alright until next time.. if you’d like to read why some other women Love their husbands go to Happy Wives Club and check their posts out.

I can’t believe it, but it’s that time again. Giveaway time! Last week we had the Great Hospital Bag Giveaway with over $800 in prizes (which you still can enter until the 31st)! And now, t’s the Tablet Time Nexus 10 edition! This Tablet Time has a couple extremely generous sponsoring blogs, Making Sense of Cents and FITnancials, and is hosted by Measuring Flower, Grandma’s Secrets to Savings, and Life With 2 Boys! Myself, along with a bunch of other bloggers, have teamed up to bring you a super awesome Nexus10 OR $399 cash (winner’s choice!).  Now isn’t that AMAZING!

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A good friend of mine, Fawn Weaver started a blog a few years ago called Happy Wives Club. It was a breath of fresh air! With so many negative images or marriage in the media, and so many people divorcing, she wondered if there was anyone out there like her. Fawn LOVES her husband. In fact I’ve never seen a couple so into one another like the two of them. And, no they are not newlyweds.   It’s so refreshing! There are over 84,000 women who have agreed with Fawn, and have declared on her site that YES, they too are happy wives. And, I am one of them!

Fawn is having a link up and asked if those of us who are happy wives would dedicate a blog post to let the world know why we love our husbands. So here you go!

Why I Love My Husband (the never-ending list):

Just looking at this shot of us last month, I mean this should be enough right. Gesh the man is a HUNK!

The moment I met him I fell in love with Byron and I knew from the moment I met him that he was going to be my husband!

I can go on forever listing reasons I love my husband but I’ll just name a few.

He is the most authentic person I know.

He puts my needs, wants, desires above his own.

Whenever I need help with a presentation or webstuff he stops what he’s doing and assists me giving me 100% attention.

Byron can’t stand to see me ill or sad. He would do just about anything to comfort me and make sure I feel better.

He’s not interested in winning an argument just for the sake of being “right”.  He cares more that we are on one accord, and that in the process we fight fair, by  mutually loving/respecting one another. Winning a fight isn’t worth it if he loses his best friend.

He’s read more non-fiction books than anyone I know! I love that about him.

He LOVES to learn.  He will forever sharpen his mind.  He will forever be a student of life.

I love that he’s a people magnet. He meets people in the gym or coffee shop and they just open up to him like he’s their therapist. I love that he likes to spend time with folks helping them through the rough patches of their lives, and does it anytime anywhere. Even if it throws his schedule behind because he loves people that much. And, loves helping them reach their potential.

I love that Byron thinks everyone can do/be something special and has something amazing to offer. And that he believes everyone can and should be living their epic life and he loves to help them through coaching them to live it!

Did I say he was a hunk. Oh, yeah I did.. He’s an Ironman too! I love that he loves adventure and testing himself. He’ll do things I would never dream of doing.

I LOVE how awesome of a father Byron is to our kids. He never misses a teachable moment. He engages them. He has fun with them. He spends tons of time with them. He loves them like I’ve never seen another dad do.

OK.. I’ll end here. I LOVE his sense of humor. Byron is hilarious! He keeps us laughing everywhere all of the time. He’s a prankster, joker, and a fun loving comedian (at least I think so).

Well there you have it in a nutshell because I could have went on for years listing Why I Love My Husband.

If you’d like to see Why I love him so, you can check him out today or Saturday on a FREE webinar he’s holding called Unleashing the Unstoppable You! It’s going to be GREAT! Spots are limited! Last I checked there were only a few spots left. So, hurry on over to see what it’s all about! Go NOW!  If you can’t make it live, those who register will get a link to see the replay.

See how awesome he is, even giving YOU a free gift. And, believe me his words are so full of wisdom this webinar workshop may just change your LIFE like so many of his words, encouragement and wisdom have changed mine!!! Find Out More Here!

Why do YOU Love Your Husband??

Annett Davis, Olympian & Founder of Fit Moms Fit Kids

This was shared at Happy Wives Club!

P.S. If you haven’t signed up for the Lean and Clean 2013 challenge go on over to GetFitWithAnnett.com and sign up NOW!