Resetting When Life Doesn’t Cooperate (But It’s Still Worth It)
A busy week, a painful face, and a reminder that healing doesn’t have to look perfect to be real.
Last month I hosted my first ever Spring Fiat Reset. And let me just say, it wasn’t a great week personally for me to do a reset…. The day before we started, I developed a severe TMJ flare up on my left side, paired with a persistent sinus infection on the same side. AKA the entire left side of my face hurt. The. Whole. Time.
I tried every sinus and TMJ massage I could find on YouTube and even took some pain meds, but nothing helped. I slept with a heating pad over my face for the week. Oh, and I realized how many reset-friendly foods are crunchy… (think carrots, celery, almonds… I swear it felt like everything!).
For the second time in less than a week, I almost cancelled the entire reset. But I didn’t. I decided to commit and see it through anyway (even though I could have easily coached my fellow resetters from the sidelines as I tried to recover).
I realized, through a jaw that could hardly open and near-constant pain, that God decided to give me an opportunity to practice what I preach. To surrender. To offer it up. To turn to Him when I felt like I couldn’t handle it myself. That also reminded me that even Mary’s yes didn’t come with comfort.
“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Luke 1:38 (NABRE)
And yes, this is the part where I tell you that doing the Spring Fiat Reset was still totally worth it, even through the pain. Because even though my head throbbed the whole time, it almost felt disassociated from the rest of my body.
My bloating pretty much vanished by day two, and by day three my sugar cravings were gone. I wasn’t as great about my water intake as I should have been, but I did refocus my prayer life and built it back into my daily routines which is a huge win alone!
I also got more sleep, but I won’t pretend that it was better quality because that was actually the most painful time with the TMJ + sinus issue. But I did sleep more hours trying to avoid the pain, so that probably helped.
What I learned by persevering through this weird set of circumstances is that you don’t have to feel amazing every day for good things to be happening inside your body.
And by day 5, my TMJ/sinus issues finally went away, and I was able to enjoy feeling all the benefits of doing the reset! For me, the biggest victory was getting out of my sugar addiction cycle. (I didn’t weigh myself or take measurements because I’m pregnant and my goal wasn’t weight loss).
My clients who reset with me noticed many different things including more energy, less self judgement and negative self-talk, giving themselves more grace, 3-5lb weight loss, and several inches lost!
If you’ve been wanting to get a fresh start on your health goals, I’d love for you to join us for the Summer Fiat Reset. It will kick off at the end of July/early August, so make sure to hop on the waitlist so you’ll be the first to know about it!
That’s it for now, but make sure to keep scrolling because something FREE and exciting is below!
xoxo,
Andrea
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