Ready to RESET

I've spent the last few days getting everything prepared for my RESET week. I went to the Russian market for my produce, I stopped by Bed Bath Beyond for a blender bottle, and I even made a trip to Home Goods where I picked up a nifty new lunch box. It is nice to have a new accessory to help with the process.  Plus it'll be big enough to carry my blender bottle for my lunch.

My RESET kit came on Thursday.  It was all neat and tidy; I find that very motivating.  I'm pretty excited to systematically work my way through the kit.  The shakes are on the left, and the bars are on the right in the front.  The vitamins are on the right in the back, all pre-portioned in little packs for AM & PM.  I think one of the things I am most looking forward to is a new vitamin regime.  I've been lacking in this area for a while now and I know my nails and hair will be thankful for daily vitamins.

My other tools for the week include my new blender bottle for making a shake at lunch time, my handy water bottle, which I plan to refill often, and my personal blender that I bought a few months ago for making smoothies at breakfast. It's nice because you blend the drink right in the portable cup, so you don't have to bother transferring the smoothie from the blender to an on the go cup.  Not that that is a big deal, but it does cut down on the dirty dishes.

Lastly, I spent quite a bit of time tonight cutting up vegetables for a really nice salad.  I'm not a big fan of cooked vegetables, so I plan to eat salads each day.  I've got romaine lettuce, tomatoes, red beets, onions, mushrooms, carrots, red pepper and celery.

Lastly, I believe one of the bottled salad dressings we use regularly is compatible with RESET.  It's an oil and vinegar dressing from Newman's Own, and there is no added sugar or unpronounceable ingredients.  It's just spices, garlic, oil and vinegar.

SO I think I'm ready to go.  I plan to review everything again tomorrow, and then I get to participate in my first phone call tomorrow night.  I definitely want to confirm that my bottled dressing is "legal" and I want to understand more about the glycemic index of other foods.  I really want to be able to choose the best food combinations for each day, but the information I've found on the internet is quite confusing. I'm hoping for a more directive answer come the Q & A time of the phone call.