I've been getting a lot of questions about the 3 day refresh so I thought I'd answer a few below with my 3 Day Refresh FAQ! Below are the most common questions I get emailed or asked on facebook. If you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out to me! Oh and of course I have the 3 Day Refresh Meal Plan for you.
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How much weight will I lose on the 3-Day Refresh?
Most people lose between 3-5lbs in three days. But there are people who lose up to 8lbs. It all depends on how much weight you have to lose, and how bad your diet was before the cleanse.Click here to order YOUR package of the 3 Day Refresh and join me on this incredible journey!- US
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Can I eat while on the 3-Day Refresh?
Yes! You will get 3 shakes, 1 fiber drink, 6 healthy snacks and 1 dinner recipe each day. And it's all real food! There is a LOT to choose from so you won't be eating the same thing everyday--unless you want to.What is the estimated daily calorie intake while on the 3-Day Refresh?
The calories are approximately 900 calories per day. It depends on what you choose and how closely you follow the guide.Will I be spending my day in the bathroom?
No! The Fiber Sweep is gentle and will not have you racing to the bathroom in cold sweat!Is the 3-Day Refresh Vegetarian or Vegan?
Yes is it! To make it Vegan, be sure to use Vegan Shakeology. SO Carnivores... you will be going three days without meat... YOU CAN DO IT! Who says you don't make friends with salad.Is the 3-Day Refresh Gluten Free?
No, there is Oat Protein and it is not certified Gluten Free. This one is really up to you. For me, I know I indulge more on my nutrition during the weekend so I chose to start on a Monday. But what you should do is choose three days that will work best for you and your schedule. You want to be able to stick with the program. Some people start on Friday so that they end on Sunday and can focus over the weekend. Choose the 3-day period that’s best for you!Can I exercise while doing the 3-Day Refresh?
Yes you can totally exercise during the 3 day refresh! The program suggests moderate to light exercise, I personally could still go for a run. BUT I wouldn't recommend doing an hour long session of P90X, or Insanity. Keep in mind that even though you may be able to do a harder program, your body is working to clean your system. So, it is recommended that you not overdo it with a strenuous program.
How often can I do the 3-Day Refresh?
It is at your discretion, it is safe enough to do once a month, but designed to be done once a quarter. You can do the program as a kick-start your weight loss. But think about it, you can lose between 3-5 lbs with the program. So, if you do it monthly, you could lose over 30-50 lbs in a year.
Is Shakeology required to do the program?
Yes you need to get Shakeology. Shakeology is part of your breakfast each day. It is recommended you get the Vegan formulas but it's not mandatory. You can still use the whey formula if you're not into vegan.Is coffee allowed on the program?
If you can ditch the coffee for three days, that's going to help you get better results, but if you must have it, you can't milk/cream, sugar or anything else unnatural, You can add stevia if you need it sweeter. If you are going through severe caffeine withdrawal, using green tea or Yerba Mate is a great option! My favourite green tea is an organic jasmine sencha green tea, or a fun one from David's tea called Kiwi's big adventure. I'd highly suggest you ditch the coffee because it makes your body more acidic.Green Tea
Can you do the 3-Day Refresh while pregnant or breastfeeding?
I always advise people to check with their doctors when I get asked questions like this, because I'm not a medical professional. I am however a nursing mom, my little one is 10 months old, and I did not notice a drop in supply when on the cleanse. It's generally not recommended because of the low amount of calories you are consuming, but when I needed it, I added an extra vegetable and healthy fat, and still get awesome results. I'd recommend you drink a LOT of water. But in terms of the supplements like shakeology, the fiber sweep and the Vanilla Fresh protein shake, there are no concerns there for breastfeeding moms.I’m In, Let Me Try 3 Day Refresh with a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
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Whenever I start a cleanse? My first thought is, Ok, what can I still eat. So when I got the cleanse in the mail, I beelined it to the meal planning part... and I was actually excited to make some of the recipes for dinner! And I wasn't even on the cleanse yet. HA!
The best thing about the three day refresh? The meal plan is simple. It offers a whole bunch of alternatives you'd never think you could eat on a cleanse, creative ways to prepare your meals, and a timing guideline so that you know when to eat/drink what.
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Because I'm a nursing mom, and I also chose to exercise I allowed myself an extra serving of vegetable and healthy fat at supper time as well.
Breakfast
You get to have delicious Shakeology! (Try to opt for the vegan kinds as dairy can really inhibit weight loss on a detox) and 1 serving of fruit. So for example I had Chocolate Vegan Shakeology and strawberries. Now I choose to have strawberries each day because I got to eat 12 of them. Yup, it was the "most" food out of the fruit options.
Morning Snack
You get to have a Fiber Sweep! Now, we all know fiber keeps us regular but did you know it can back you up if you do not hydrate enough? Now I actually didn't mind this fibre drink... Even though it was still nasty, it wasn't as bad as ones I've had before and it had a citrus flavour to it.
Morning Tea (optional)
I love tea, so this was a no brainer. I'm a big fan of Yerba Mate and Green tea, so this was just part of my daily routine anyways. DavidsTea has great options to choose from, some of my favourite options are organic jasmine green tea or Kiwi's big adventure. Make sure it's not sweetened or caffeinated and NO dairy.Lunch
You get to drink your vanilla fresh shake (I added peppermint extract to mine and it was freaking amazing) and a vegetable serving along with a healthy fat.
Afternoon Snack:
You get to have another vegetable serving and a healthy fat, so I most often chose Veggies and Hummus for this.Afternoon tea:
No not your tea and sandwich type deal, but you get to have delicious tea again. Green tea is amazing for your weight loss and to detoxify your body. It's got to be unsweetened and decaf for the best results.3 Day refresh Dinner:
My favourite meal! I got to have one of the recipes in the book (I liked the spinach salad cause I got to eat 2 cups of spinach) and also the Kale. You also can add a cup of organic vegetable broth--which I did because it's MORE FOOD.
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Evening tea:
Again, nice to unwind with an unsweetened cup of herbal tea before bed. Tips for success on the 3 day reset: Plan it out! Write out all your meals and go grocery shopping before hand! Drink a lot of water, and get a lot of sleep. Tell your family you are committed to making this work, and afterwards to keep the weight off drink your shakeology!I’m In, Let Me Try 3 Day Refresh with a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
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I have faith in each and everyone of you that you can do this! I will help you every step of the way.
So this is a question I have asked myself A LOT over the years and I've done some research into WHY that is. If you want to be more fit, read the top 5 things that are preventing you from losing weight.
Now we all saw that picture that was viral with the mom of three, asking you what your excuse was. But seriously, when I had no kids, I thought I had no time, then I had one kid, and two kids, and now I have three kids and I have no time. But now? I make time. I spend half an hour less on facebook (which pains me), or I watch one less show. I want you to stop saying my genetics make me fat. NO!! Your genetics set the stage! YOU pull the trigger on what happens with your diet and your active lifestyle. I want you to schedule your workouts like they were meetings, and you are the boss. You know what bosses never do? THEY DON'T CANCEL. Stop cancelling on yourself.
1) Skipping meals is making you fat
When we miss meals our bodies think we are starving! When our bodies are starving, it releases a hormone called Cortisol, which makes our bodies build fat around our midsection. Fat is what our bodies survive off of when we are starving, so this biologically makes sense. Eating 3 meals and two snacks a day is the perfect ratio for your body's metabolism.2) You are not eating often enough to lose weight
That's right, I said it, eat more often! Every 2.5-3 hours helps remind our bodies that it is getting fueled so that it doesn't go into starvation mode. This is actually more difficult that it sounds, so what I like to do is set a reminder in my phone. Eating more frequently (even up to every 3.5 hours) doesn't let us get into that "i'm starving--feed me everything and the kitchen sink" mode.3) You have no idea what you are eating
I don't remember what shirt I wore yesterday unless I look in the hamper, how on earth can you remember what you ate? When I first started doing this, I thought, oh i'm good, I don't eat that badly. When I added it up? Most days I was 200-300 over where I need to be to lose weight! Do you know why? My Portion size was too big! So even though I was eating healthy, I was simply eating too much. By simply over eating 100 calories a day for a year could make you gain between 10-20 lbs!4) You don't have a clear goal written down
If you want to make it happen, take out a pen and a paper and write that stuff down! Post it where you will see it every day. Tell someone about your goals so that it will make you accountable! Make sure you have people in your corner to cheer you on! Weight loss is a journey!5) You make excuses
Now we all saw that picture that was viral with the mom of three, asking you what your excuse was. But seriously, when I had no kids, I thought I had no time, then I had one kid, and two kids, and now I have three kids and I have no time. But now? I make time. I spend half an hour less on facebook (which pains me), or I watch one less show. I want you to stop saying my genetics make me fat. NO!! Your genetics set the stage! YOU pull the trigger on what happens with your diet and your active lifestyle. I want you to schedule your workouts like they were meetings, and you are the boss. You know what bosses never do? THEY DON'T CANCEL. Stop cancelling on yourself.
The bottom line
There you have it folks, there is no secret to losing weight. It is basic math, you burn more calories than you consume! BUT we have so many things attached to eating that it has moved from fueling our bodies to a social event! Think about it, when you go out with your friends, it's usually to a place to eat or drink. When you want to celebrate something what do you do? EAT! We need to start changing the way we reward our kids when they do well at things, or to make them feel better. We have created a society that is food-centric! And not salad-centric, Fat Food-centric. Start by making sure you have a support system to help you! If you don't have one, GET ONE! Start by making small changes, even by cutting out 100 calories each day. I know you can do this! You've got this. Remember, you're the boss of your life, and you can do this!
If someone told me I'd be doing Pilates or Yoga 6 months ago, I would have laughed at them. Seriously. Yoga and the Ommmm and the namaste is just not my thing. You know why? Because I have to be still, and mediate, and quite frankly, I suck at that. So I thought PiYo (a mixture of Pilates and Yoga) would SO not be my thing. (more…)
One of the fears my husband and I faced was that we were going to be out numbered. With two kids it's "easy", you have man on man coverage, with three, you move to zone coverage. So here are some things we do when we are outnumbered.
1) Stress out. Yes, sometimes it happens, when all three are crying for all different reasons. Remember this too shall pass. What I will say about this? Have a sense of humour. Laugh when this happens, cause really, it's ridiculous. And repeat, this to shall pass.
2) Give the oldest a job to do(some sort of responsibility over something). I don't mean sign them up for a paper route like my parents did--and didn't that backfire on them when they had to get up to help me deliver the paper! I mean like, it's your job to hold the baby bag, or it's your job to hold your brother's hand.
3)Yell. A lot. And I don't actually mean at them. But sometimes you have to, to get their attention. When we took our three kids to disney, we yelled. A lot of: "Stop, Get back here, Get off that, Don't hit your brother, Share, Just a few more minutes, Sit down, Stand up, Walk faster." Remind me again why they don't sell booze at disney? Oh yah, all the parents would be wasted.
4) Get them to hang on to something. When getting out of the car, I always get my oldest to put his hand on the circle (where the gas tank is), If I have to get him out first. Now, he is responsible enough (scared enough of me--because of all the yelling) to listen to me when we are in a parking lot. When we walk places, he always has a hand on the stroller, or in one of our hands. Unless we're at a park, then by all means roam free child.
5)Lower your expectations. We can't be Mary-Freaking-Poppins all the time, and you know those happy pictures you somehow manage to take a midst all the chaos is what they actually remember. Sometimes it goes good, sometimes it goes bad, but it rarely goes perfectly. The lower your expectations are, the less you'll yell, and stress out. Expect the worst and hope for the best!
By no means am I an expert at 3 just yet, and i'm sure that one day, one of my kids is going to by laying on a therapists couch talking about their crazy mother, but for now, they're still alive, fed, clothed and happy--most of the time.
Aaaand it's positive. For the third time in my life. Holy crap.
I wish I could just post that and have that be enough of a post to show you all how completely shocked I am. What is the popular saying? God laughs when we make plans? Yeah, he's busting a gut right now. I'm pretty sure of it.
My saving grace? (besides that it's a baby) My husband is actually very excited. I mean after all he's the MAN, right ladies? All the work they put into it? Ya that.
So holy crap--I said that already right? I'm going to have another baby. Some people don't like to share this information online. I however like to. You know, I was done at two. I had been telling everyone, nope, no more babies for me--I'm done! I even gave away my maternity clothes the week before I found out. Yeah, isn't that a kick in the ass.
I'll be honest, I freaked out. I mean, things were finally starting to get easier. I had made that decision in my head that, two, was a great number to have. I had started to picture what ages i'd take them to Disney world, I pictured sleeping at night. I'd had two boys and I'd made my piece with it, two boys afterall, was all I needed. Or so I thought.
So because of my wacky menstrual cycle, I had NO idea how far along I was. I found out on December 18th (and it's taken me 8 months to post this), yup, just before Christmas parties, and New Years. It was going to be my third dry holiday season. Yay me. I went to see my doctor on the 23rd, and she put in a request for a dating ultrasound (which i'd never had before) and I finally got in to see the baby in January. I wasn't even as far along as I had guestimated.
Everyone says, "Oh for sure girl!" but I'm not holding on to that, after all teenage girls scare me. Chill me to the bone. And then there are the people who say, wait a minute, didn't you just go back to work? Why yes, and aren't they going to be pleased when I tell them. I also have two kids in one room already. So, three kids, one room? Shoot me now. We also have two cars that don't suit three kids. Oh the things that need to be done to prepare for this little one make my head spin. And yes, everyone keeps telling me, oh it will be fiiiiiiine! Yes, I understand we will make it work. It's just hard to change your perspective so quickly. I guess that's pregnancy is 9 months, it will give me enough time to get my stuff together.
So hang on, because here comes another Carrasco.